Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-12

$2.07 for the same indulgence in lolS Also in 1812 Joel Pierpont was arrested for unnecessarily travelling on the Sabbath and fined $3.09.
 In 1913 Darling Dayton, Elam Jacobs, Abraham Doolittle, Levi Crockett and Jared Allen.
 ssDid at North Haven on the 7th day of Febru, "ary Break the Sabbath by whisperfn, lafing and .making Disturbance in the time of Public wor- s'ship on said day, which doings are against the peace and contrary to the statute as made and
 This little esoapade cost the young fel- lows $2.27 each.
 Self-complainants were frequent, as by this means the fines were made nominal and the culprits escaped technical arrest. Pisrpont Dayton and Whiting Hull com plained of themselves for ploughing on 7sFast Day, August 20, 1S12. Loly Humas- ton, Bedotha Dayton, Roxanna Ives, Aaron Potter and Willis Humaston complained of themselves for disturbing public worship on April 4, 1913, and were fined $1 each. But indiscretions of thls kind received their greatest check on certain Fast day, March 27, 1812. On this occasion the young men and maidens must have laid themselves out for a picnic. That they hat1 one the sequel shows. The parties imphr cated were Wooding Barnes, Hannah Frost, Zera Barnes, Jude Dayton, Clinton Jacobs, Joshua Dayton, Sidney Crockett, Miles Gull yer and Silas Jacobs. The language of the complaint in one case best sets forth the nature of the offence of all. "NoRTH HAVEN, April 16 1s12 Personally appeared, Wooding Barnes of | .'North Haven, and voluntarily complained of "himsef that he was guilty of a Breach of the ..obse@rVanee @ " of of Days of Public fasting and
 Y gang gsas oR % to on | n heinz
 there recreating himself with others, by rolling .down stones.
 These gentle youth were mulcted in l $2.27 each. But this was not the end of
 it. Five of them were indicted for "play-
 ing cards" on the same occasion, and fined l $4.61 additional. Culver was unable to
 pay, and was taken to jail
 Numerous other warrants issued for card playing are scattered through Esquire
 Barnes book. Many of these name the
 Jesse Andrews tavern as the place where
 the offences were committed.
 The overwhelming consumption of
 liquor at this time is almost beyond belief
 To this excessive indulgence probably most \ of the foregoing evils could be traced. A
 distinery was kept in operation several
 years at Muddy river, and it's product
 freely sold. Numerous taverns and
 grocery stores had always a supply and il
 may literally be said, everybody drank.
 Reference has been previously made te
 one Lyman Burk. This individual wat
 the most notorious 'ttavern haunter''of hi,
 day. He was brother to Ziba Burk anc lived where William Hulls house nov
 stands. From an old account book, it ii
 seen that from 1894 to 1910, at Jesse An
 drews' tavern, Burk drank
 quarts cider brandy at 25c per quart. Il pints wine at 37c per pint.
 % gallons cider at 5c per gallon.
 2quarts gin at 75c per quart.
 600 gils rum at 12c per gill.
 46 gills French brandy at 6c per gill. l 32 "nips' sling at 12c per nip.
 "bowls'' punch at 35c per bowl. r gills ''bitters'' at 6c per gill. ,t This was ''on credit" The drinks fo which cash was paid, and the quantit , consumed elsewhere at other resorts, seen to entitle Lyman to a first premium. An . other hard thinker was William Water man; he takes second place to Burk. A single allusion, which tells it's owl story, and this discouraging chapter vii l be ended. The scene of events was Mans | fields bridge, while repairs were going on March 1S1S