Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-03-30
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srIrIoss, ACCOM-, MAIL
White II, Junction, l'sp Ky
Hartford, I'pp sv
Dswsy's Mills, zee XXX
Queehes, Ar, sOoL' ~ az
Taftsyilie, bM sW
Woodstock, eH so
,PoRTrH ,aupt
wANTED--A gril 10 do general
house'work, Inquire at this o'''ee'
Our worthy States Attorney s'op,
ped over last week, and made himself
generally rIdiculous--it Ia aot the l'rst
time since no has been In office either
Because, through charity, struggling
member Of the bar Ia given this oiii'e'
By tho dominant party, to help him
"eut his fodder" 1t does not give nm
license to abuse people Tie said
somebody entered complaint to him
against o. a. Kimball tor selling
rum. (Whoeyer did II must feel 10
cheap M Jack Falstaii did while
being conveyed from Mrs. Fords
bed.ehamber in the buck'basket Of
dirty clothes,) Some people locate
a.
the "iniormer" not far frem the
State Attorneys office, aud that ire
yenge" for being refused rum, was the
motive power. Well, Friday alter
noon constable VIM. II. Hewitt and
his deputy Tor the occasion, Eben.
Fletcher, were busy gathering them
in," and some fifty persons were sum
moaed to appear at the Town Hail. at
Q o'clock the next morning TO state II
they had had any intoxicating liquors
Of Mr.. Kilnball at any time within the
last three years. All appeared-no
"skedaddling." The Court was con-
slituted as follows His Honor
Jasper Haxen, in the Chair 7. o.
Seaver, prosecuting attorney WIN.
4. johnson and Norman Paul, for the
defence Jury-Wal,er Il. J. White
Fred Chapman, +. X. Slack, Geo. W.
Paul, B. Il. Pinney, W.. II. Sanderson'
The mill was set in motion by swear
ing q batch of witnesses present and
sending them out Of the room, to be
called in again, one at time, in Order
When this lot was run through, 9TH
ers were called and sworn, and some
testified who were not sworn at ALL
The whole business was farce. II
appeared from the evidence that Mr.
Kimball had not sold any spirit to be
used ~ a beverage, and that it was
only in extreme cases Of sickness and
immediate want, or by order of q
physician, that he sold, and even then
in very small quantities. We do not
think the spirit Of the law is, to count
such, Offences. There was lots o.
fun n, the caustic remarks Of some
of the witnesses and Mr.. Hewitt hat
some work to preserve order. Henr!
Dearborn came forward, as d'gDifiet
as one of the Apostles. The question
was put-have you bought any rum o
Mr.. Kimball eyes, SIR and suit
ing the action to the words, he pro
duced small phial containing splr'
from his breast pocket, "What i
that said Col Seaver 7" "That, (hold
ing it at gaze,) that, sir, is Bay Rum
which use in my daily additions
Taste it, sir, taste it," He wouldn
do it. IRA Dutton produced a "mou'
wash" that looked like "black strap
the boys will understand this terri
and urged the prosecuting a'torne
to sample" it, but he was too modes
TO do 1t, and the boys laughed.
was contrary to common practice
it was repugnant to common sense t
call the class of witnesses that wer
cslled-physiciaps, and citizens VIII
were never known to use liquor. !
poor woman was called as Witness
the only woman too--one who gets al
honest living by her heedle-and,
the States Attorney does not blus
for any other part of his "circus' /
ought to for that, tor it was low an
mean, and man guilty Of h-w
don't say the brave Colonel was-coul
we'll afford to exchange his humanil
with o baboon and give boot. I'll
whole performance had demoralizin
effect on the community, and We h"r
the performers will not get an 'encore,
so as TO afflict Us more. Mr. Kinda
keeps neat, orderly store, is GOO
druggist, does not use liquor himseI
and would not sci! it to anyhod
knowing that they intended to mai
bad use OF it. Eighteen Offence
were brought in by the jury, after thru
hours deliberation. An appeal ~
taken and the case goes up 10 tt