Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-30

LomoilIe Countv Court
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of Elmore; there was some evidence also, that
former owners of the land through which said
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P"pic highway thlr'I years ago or more Inc
state claimed that said road was public high
way in which the public had right for the use.
of travel first, by gift from the owners of the
land, and secondly by user for long term of
years. The respondents evidence tended to show
that said road had never been used regarded
by the public AS a highway, but had always been
regarded as private way, and had been used
principally as numbering road" aud that the
respondent had right to close it against any
travel by the public, he being an owner of land
through which it passes. The jury returned a
verdict OF " not guilty" they regarding said road
as being public highway. T.. W. Thorp States
Attorney, for the state; Bingham x Waterman
| for the respondent
Seth II Pecker & Co., appellants, rs j. d. Titus
The plaintiffs are wholesale liquor dealers in Bos-
ton and in September 1876, through their agent
one Putnam, sold the defendant who was at that
time the keeper Of u grocery store in Hardwick a
barrel OF whskey which was ordered by the de-
PENDANT upon Il blank for that purpose which
furnished by said Putnam, and was filled
out and signed by the defendant, and read as
follows:
nAhp"ioh' w. september l''n' 1870
Gr>rs.ple,se .h,n ma tho ,oi,oy,n, ,n', ~, ,ro,,,
marked 5. Z. r. a Co.. wocott Depot w. packed into a
barrel of Sweet valley whiskey $500 per gallon
sehd the p'i' TO hsruwi'k' w.
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written ny Saiu Iu'hah ana theh copied by the
ueienu''h' ol 10 'ne oahh oruef furnished by s''d
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way ~ '"e s"sses''on oi S"'u rutha'h us II cover
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AUTHORITIES Oh iiafu"'ck or "o''olt Iur'her
"Ppe"reu III e''uehoe t""' "heh the p'aih'iHS
shipped s'iu wh'Skey theS sent an order To me
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uei"er sa'u "h'sNey 10 .ne bearer Oh saiu order,
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no N"e" ""e'o onu''H' 'o"'u se' Soine Wits
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No" !" oou'n oe 'ine'eu 80 rs 10 Keep 1t sa'o rom
seizure, anu 'i'"' he gave Tue ue'ehnah' Tue III
iorhatioh ne desired on' to'd me defendant he
coulu not sell ueieh"ant any iiquor' as tue laws :"
TINS s'"'e Wo"'u NOT "i'o" H. ana that All ne uld
, ABOUT the matter was a. a iaVorto the defendant
, ana AT the defendant sspeeia' request Inc eonf'
charged 'he Jury tnat II they 'onnu that Na'o