The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-05-02

A liquor war was inaugurated on com
plant of 200 ladies of the w. G.. T, u
on Saturday. A commission was ap
pointed composed of Mrs. Frank w
Stafford wife Of the manager of tn,
Combination Cash Store, Mrs. L. w
franklin wife of the President of tn,
Human Society, and Mrs. +. w. ShedC
to sign the complaints. Notwithstand
ing the fact that that the previous day
States Attorney Dana faithfully per
forming his duty had made a genera
aud thorough rad, they 20 before Johl
y. Jones, grand juror, and Judge Butle
OF the Municipal court, and obtaining
warrants against 16 places, gave then
into the possession of Deputy Sheriff
Stearns and Whitaker and Policeman
John Breslin with instructions. Tn
officers thus loaded. visited the Bate
House, Berwick House, Oliver Cam
drug store, Timothy Chffurd's drug store
Edward w. --- drug store, j G.. Bur
pee drug store, Walker G. Hatch bee
garden, George E Cornell eating house
Bridget DOugherty Round House saloon
Mary WEIGH Kitchen grocery. Ann Gil
hoolly's kitchen slop shop, Julius Sea
MAIDS Central House, George Church
hi is club room, B. II. Wooley family
grocery store, and George E Graves
drug store. Not drop of intoxicant
was found at any of these places, excep
at George E Graves's drug store, wher,
a birrel of alcohol was taken under pro
test of the proprietor In this case
trial was had, the grand juror madn
strenuous fort to impress upon the cour
that iptapIaI for 10
gresham Chas. ii. Joyce appeared TO
the respondent. Judge Butler decided
h 1t there was not sufficient evidence o
intentional sale and released the barre
of alcohol to Mr. Graves. Thus the frs
effort of TIE women proved abortivl
and took some $50 out of the Stat,
Treasury to he divide among the off
GERS. 1t is alledged that when the sui
eide Potter went out to borrow the re.
vo.ver he procured drink at a plac,
the officers had just raided
The town was in state of excitement
over the suicide of Neil Potter, aged 90
an employee at the Vermont Beef Com.
pany market, on Merchants Row, oppo
site the Bardwell House. He went to
work as usual at Z o'clock a. M, bu
there were some indications of his hav.
ing been drinking, He went to Mar.
shall Brothers store about 10 O'Clock anC
borrowed 80 calibre pistol saying tina
MIR. Bassett the foreman of the Eeef re
frigeratOr wanted the pistol to shoot 1
beef animal. Immediately on his re.
turn he began brandishing the weapon
around, and as he was a dangerous char
acter when intoxicated an effort wal
made TO wrest it from him, but was un
successful. He put the revolver to hi,
right temple, saying, Here she goe.
boy, by J-s." He felfupon sacking
lying near him. The blood was running
and he was unconscious when taken up
DR.. j. d. Hanrahan was the first physi
clan that could be reached. He was re.
moved to TIE home of his parents or
Willow street. On examination brain,
were found oozlng from the wound
The ball traversed the brain, and thu
skull was badly fractured 30 that Iiece,
were removed. He fingered in grea
pain until O'Clock, pm, when he died
DE was dangerous man when in hi
cups He bad a bad record in the pc
lice court, having been frequently ar
raigned for inlOxicatiOn, assaults, etc
A suit was pending for civil damages
for an assault and knocking out two
teeth from a person who was taking hin
out of the gutter, when drunk. He wal
buried on Monday, his associates pur
chasing casket. and contributing flow
ers. The Rev. DR. Lowell of the Metho
dist Church Oflicia;ei. He was unmar
ried and leaves father aud mother.
The veteran railroad conductor Josiah
BJutell and wife, celebrated the 50th an
niversary Of their marriage, at theiI
home in Bellows Falls on Tuesday
Quite number of their friends were in
attendance from Rutland.