Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-09

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The Report of the Attorney General as
to the Liquor traffic in Maine for the past
year is as follows:
In Aroostook county genuine Improvement
a. regards liquor drinking is reported
In Cumberland county the amount Of fines
collected is largely in excess of any previous
year, am ounting TO some SIS 900 in the Superb
or Court alone. while there has been paid in
the Municipal Court of Portland $1,000. The
total costs OF criminal terms of the court amount
10 more than $4,000. The enforcement of the
law in Portland has not accomplished all that
its most Jealous supporter, desre, and vet. the
county attorney thinks, it has done much to re-
strain the sale of intoxicating liquors. MANY
old dealers have been driven out of the bust
ness, but their places have been taken by new
offenders. While the number of open b irs has
been largely reduced, he cannot say that the
amount Of liquor illegally sold has been cores
pondinsly diminished. Liquor has been driv-
en- under cover but not out of reach
In Hancock county there is a mar ked improve.
ment over 1854. The temperance revival has
extended over the entire county and the people
generally are pledged to the good cause. Some
Of the sellers in Ellsworth have omit the bust
ness.
In Knox county the county attorney reports
that the liquor law in his judgement is well
enough when the public are educated TO prop
er standard. He fsvors license law.
In Lincoln county, while the open sale of
liquors has been substantially suppressed, the
traffic has notceased. In certain localities il is
pursued in such covert manner as to render de-
lection and conviction extremely difficult The
amount of fine and costs collected is about ST.
1000. The law works admirably when suppor-
ted by sound and hearty public sentiment
In PenObscot county the sheriff has been very
active in enforcing the law, especially in Ban
goT. At the August term one hundred liquor
indictments were founl. Some have been driy-
en- out Of the business others, mostly in Ban
sor, still continue it.
In AndroscOggin county the law has been
faithfully enforced. The county has no open
bar within its borders, and rum is under COM
plete control
In oxford county it is believed that not one
open rum shop exists. but some disguised ones
may exist in the town agencies. Noble and eff
fective work il being done by reform clubs.
In Piscataquis but few indictments have been
fonnd. Before the illegal sale of liquor can be
entirely suppressed thestown agencies Of Dover
and Foxcroft must be abolished. These two
are the only places licensed in the county.
In Sagadahoc there is no difficulty in enforce
ing the law. The county is as free from tip
ping shops AS it has ever been.
In Washington county the trade has materi-
ally declined, and there is much less drinking in
the county than formerly. The County AttOr-
ney has administered this as he has other laws,
with view principally to the suppression of
the evils prohibited, and not as license or rev.
enue law. Since that has come to be under
stood by hose In the trade, but little money has
been realized from fines.
In York county the efforts have been unre-
hitting in eiectually enforcing the law, and