Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-06-11
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT,

In tho case Of State VI, Dressed,
who was tried last week for selling
lager beer the jury returned q ylrdlet
of Oh offences making q fine together
with cost of about $500, This case
goes TO the Supreme court on En-
eeptlons,
Thursday q, m, Pratt vs., Town OF
sherburn was commenced, The &C.
ton being brought for lnsuficlency Of
the highway, but the case was dlspers
cd by the Court ruling that the notice
giving by the Pr was insufficient,
Appealed TO the Supreme court on
that question,
Friday p, N, Alasworlh Va. Hutch
inson was called and lasted until
Tuesday morning. This was n case
Of trespass the parties residing 10
Bethel, ylrdiol for Plf With $i92
damages,
In Ballard vs.. Twilchell the Jury
brought yirdlct for the Plf This
was q lrespass and trover case Dam
ages $50,
Simonds vs.. Pollard Ii now Oh trial
as We 90 TO press,
That there are ''smellera" IN every
village OF any size, Is beyond question,
and the village Of Springfield Is not
an exception, was fully shown In the
beer case tried In the county court
here last week, THIS class Is largely
In the minority, and are hated alike
by gods and men, yet their power for
money.making aud vindictiyeness is
great under the prohibitory liquor law,
Why the majority will 60 on year al
ter year and elect men to the legisla.
ture to make this law more stringent
is beyond our ken, The boys iu
Springfield formed club, which they
called "Wish wash"-not a very class
ical pame-elected president, secre'
tary and treasurer, same as any organ.
ization, The secretary and treasurer,
q Mr.. Dressed, ordered the lager, and
the boys paid him five cents q glass
cheap enough-wish we had n glass
now, as the late Sewcll Fullam said
about the GIN, when questioning
witness on the stand as to its quality,
and he Qhe witness) stating that it
was good Those "smellers" and
"meddlers" are generally men who
have no earthly business only to
swatch EN-" having retired on
competency made by selling rum,
beer or cider, Or shaving" and take
this way to compound for sins they
were inclined to, and thereby ease
their consciences. The Springfield
boys can well exclaim with Sbak-
speare Of this ''iniormer'-
Ancient damnation! o most wicked Asnd."
What this state needs is stringent
license liquor law, instead Of the pro-
hibltory one. Dressed was arraigned
in court and some 81 offences proved
against him. He took exceptions and
gave bonds.
A stranger, with a smile that was
"child-like and bland" stepped up to
US in front of the post-office, the other
day, and said, "It takes you long
time to eat your dinner" We told
him we had some extra work to do,
and passed up to our office, expecting
him to follow and deposit $3.50 for
the AGE, but he didn't, and we have
not seen him since, and are at o loss
to KIN, W who he is.
Hon. Justin + Mckenzie, having
purchased the barn and piece Of land
OF the widow of the late Lester A.
Miller, in rear of homestead, IS fitting
up the barn for horse stable, and it
is going to look ''nobby.'
The weather is wet and cool.
A heavy frost Saturday night
made "garden sass" look sick in many
places.
Windsor.
The shower Of Monday night laid the
dust, so drive to Woodstock to attend