The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-09-18
MONTPELIER VT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER is, 1880

viewed, and evening found the happy party
back at Port Henry. On Sunday morning
at eleven o'clock they set out for Burling-
ton, which was reached about three o'clock
in the afternoon. The late train was taken
for home, and Montpelier was reached
about one o'clock Monday morning.
Weather and well-planned arrangements
combined to make it all jolly time.
AN unsuccessful liquor raid was made on
the saloon of William Miller, Main street.
Saturday afternoon last. The place had
been posted as nuisance for a long time
and previous attempt at seizure had been
made five or six weeks ago. That fiery
liquids are dispensed on the premises is
sufficiently proved by the experience of the
raiding officers, but the willy proprietor was
not so far caught mapping as to make it
necessary for him to explain himself at the
bar of justice. Necessity is the mother of
strange inventions sometimes when man
wishes to sell liquor illegally. At the sa-
loon of Mr.. Miller is a curious sort of device,
which thus far has proved effective in con-
cealing direct evidence of liquor-selling. A
leaf is hinged behind the counter of the
room back of the saloon proper. On it the
imagination is compelled to see certain
bottles of familiar cast, glasses and,a Jug
or so. Few except the initiated have ever
gaZed on the real bottles that grace that
sideboard. 1t stands in a holy of holes to
which only the chosen and the trusted are
spring connects, and the inference is that
on the approach of danger the drop" is
sprung and down go bottles and all into
a deep well below. That this inference is
correct, let the story of Saturdays attempted
seizure bear witness. The complaint was
made to Justice Smile by several leading
citizens, and the warrant was issued. The
following officers participated in the search
o. o. Davis of Northfeld Herbert Camp of
Barre, S. b. Bemis of Barre, Deputy Sheriff
Heath of Warren, Deputy Clerk f. j. Mar
tin and a special officer from Barre. With
the warrant in his possession, Officer Davis
and part of the posse entered the store by
the front door. Another portion of the
party attempted to enter the rear door, but
found it locked. The shadow of the officers
of the law had no sooner darkened the front
doorway than the alarm was given. Mr..
Miller was in the rear room and the door
was locked. A crash of glass was all that
was in any way noticeable. No liquor was
to be seen. The warrant was read, and adj
mittance to the rear room demanded The
door was not unlocked and the officers took
the liberty of breaking it open. The search
proceeded. In the cellar board was easily
removed from the side of the well which
stood below the drop" Descending into
this Officer Camp found about a foot of
water with broken glass and two whole bot
ties scattered about. There was an odor of
whiskey, it is said; but whatever whiskey
was actually Jnere was exceedingly diluted
by the muddy water. The evidence was as
thin as the whiskey, and the officers retired.
SEMINARY HILL.
WILLIAM NEWTON has been chosen as SUI
perintendent of the Berlin Sunday-school.
THE social meetings have been we'll at
tended and good interest manifested this
term
FATHER CURRIER preached in the chapel
last Sunday afternoon in place of the regu-
lar evening service.
THERE are now two hundred forty-three
students registered, by far the largest num-
Der ever enrolled in the school
MEssEs. HARVEY, EDDY AND BLANPIED
arrived last week and Messrs. Webster,
Yates, and Puffer have been obliged to re-
turn home on account of sickness.
THE class of 80 say there is to be a first
class fountain on the campus early next
spring. This will be not onl ly an additional
attraction for the school, but will add to the
beauty of the village.
THE class of 80 organized by electing
for the term Frank Durham, president;
Miss Alice Wheeler and William Smith
vice presidents; l.. Mason Beeman treas
urer; w. NJ. Newton, f. L. Durham and
Eva Burlegh, executive committee.