The Newtown bee., 1889-09-20
HUNTINGTON.
FRATERNAL LAWSUITS.

1 When the civil side of the Court of Common Pleas comes in at Bridgeport, presently, one of the cases will pos sess considerable interest for people here- l abouts. It is the ssright of way" suit be- 1 tween Marcus 0. and Theodore F. Hub bell of Walnut Tree Hill. It is brought by Marcus O., who, through his counsel, Judge D. B. Lockwood of Bridgeport, sues for 5000 damages, caused, as he al- leges, by the conduct of his brother, who seeks to close the right of way leading to Marcus's mill, which is back of Theo- dore's house. This mill was originally owned by Lucius Hubbell, father of Mar GUS and Theodore, who built the first mill about 30 years ago. Some l2 to II years ago, it was removed and the pres ent structure erected. Marcus had al- ways helped his father in the mill and took it after the latter's death, about l3 years ago. It was he who paid for the erection of the present mill building.
 When the boys were young, Lucius, becoming financially embarrassed, deed ed his property to his sonss after it was satisfactorily settled, Marcus deeded his share back to his father, but Theodore kept his deed. Lucius, however, contin- ued to pay taxes on the entire property. On the death of his father, Theodore claimed half the estate, on the strength of the deed. The rest was divided among Mrs Lucius IIubbell, M. o. Hubbell, Mrs Cornelia Shelton and Mrs Docia Wake | lee.
 The road leading to the mill runs be- tween Theodore's house and shop and Marcus holds it by virtue of a deed of the mill and right of way thereto" giy- en when the estate was settled. AS there is no other right of way, Marcus natur- ally claims that this is the right mention- ed in the deed, while Theodore, who, some years ago, built an addition to his house, encroaching on the driveway, wants him to go by a route below the shop. In view of the contention between the brothers, many former customers have left for other mills, not wishing to be entangled in this dispute and it is for this that Marcus has sued TheoCore.
 And there is another phase of the quar- rel. Some time ago, Marcus shot, as he says, at weasel, from the back door of his house, one Sunday, pointing the gun directly away from Theodore's house. Theodore, however, claimed that Marcus stood in the front yard and shot at Andy Tanning and Henry Platt, who lived with him and who were placing sign in the field opposite his house. Two weeks later, Marcus was arrested on grand jurors complaint and tried before Justice of the Peace David $. Clark. Judge Lockwood defended him and Justice Clark fined him simply for diseharging firearms on Sunday The case was ap- pealed, but State Attorney Fessenden re- fused to prosecute it, saying there was no evidence. And so the criminal suit was quashed; but the civil suit is still on the docket. Marcus has become weary and offers his place and mill for sale.
 THE PROSPECT FOR THE pRoHIBITORY
 AMENDMENT IN THIS STATE.
 We need to realize that the amendment has arrayed against it some 5000 liquor sellers and their attaches, with most of those who are slaves to the cup. These also are encouraged and sustained in their opposition to the amendment by the aid of the united liquor associations of the nation, which are ready to furnish all the poodle that can be used to per vert the minds of the people. These op- ponents have also secured the aid of nearly all the daily and secular news papers, which have been so carefully subsidized by the liquor poodle that the friends of the amendment cannot secure a just refutation of the falsehoOds about prohibition, nor any fair statement of their cause in the columns of these pa lpers. But we rest in this that God has pronounced terrible woe on those who ssJustify the wicked for q reward and take away the righteousness of the right eous from him. This judgment of God may yet find them ill time to avert the evil of their unrighteous conduct and turn back this wholesale perversi0n ot public sentiment to favor the truth.
 Then, in favor of the amendment, wt have the fact that S9 towns stand to-day ill favor of prohibiting the traffic, against IS which favor license; but the license towns have the largest share of populat- I ion. Then there is ill favor of it the fact that every honest man must admit that the prohibition of the traffic, which pro
 duees so much evil and misery, is righ1
 and necessary. Yea, that it is the only true and reasonable solution of the mos
 important question, What shall be don, with this evil traffic? Again, Christian
 men are beginning to study into the ter : rible evil and waste wrought through tn, sale of intoxicating drinks, as never be , fore. Many of them are beginning t, |, see that they cannot consistently stanf , on the side of Il great moralquestion witt l rumsellers, debauches and sots. rh moral principles of the church Or goot l society cannot fraternize with the i'm
 moral principles of the saloons. Thu
 many are beginning to feel that it is
 violation of their Christian vows to joil
 with all the wicked and immoral of th
 land to perpetuate and help sustain i l power the greatest evil the world Ina : ever known. Many are also waking u to the fact that they cannot honestl pray, ssIhy kingdom come, then vot
 and use their infiuedce to fortify an r strengthen the devils kingdom in tn f world. They gre beginning to realiz
 that they mock God, when tiie5 ssss
 ssLesd us not into temptation, and the vote to license men to surround us an our Ieighbors with most dangerous an Luillainnlls femllkatinns Hence. we fef