The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
A WHOLESALE RAID ON THE RUM
DRINKERS,

A WHOLESALE RAID ON THE RUM
DRINKERS.
States Attorney Albee came up
Tuesday night and will remain until
noon today, putting in the time to
the satisfaction of all good citizens
but to the terror of rum and ciderites,
Rum and Cider Combination.
This is mixture that rarely goes
well, and in this case it brought three
If our citizens and one Windhamite
before justice Abbott yesterday,
States Attorney prosecuting,
This particular mixture came off
last week Wednesday at the residence
of one Mrs. Will Goddard of Lon
donderry, who keeps house not Gre
dited, according to current rumors,
with that staunch responsibility that
is ever pleasing to the steady New
Highlander. Among Mrs. Goddard's
household effects is one Caleb Clark,
who came there some ten or twelve
months ago. Clark is lover of the
juice of the apple and stored last fall
in Mrs. Goddard's cellar supply of
eight barrels. Last Sunday one
Chas. Pierce, little wien looking
specimen of humanity, put in an APP
pearance at this domicile, to visit, as
he AYERS, his friend Clark. 1t seems
from the testimony that Clark played
the host royalty and at once made
a requisition upon the cellar, and the
guest, with equal promptitude pro-
ceeded to get drunk, and remained in
that condition, as he testified, until
Wednesday afternoon-and probably
the afternoon ran into the night.
Wednesday morning E. M. Reynolds
put in an appearance at this free and
easy hostelrie, fresh from the town
liquor agency, armed and equipped
with pint Of rum-probably alcohol.
This was an addition to this select
company, both feshly and spiritually,
that it was unable to stand up under,
and the whole crowd proceeded to
raise Cain or some other ancient
ghost. TO such an extent did they
"carry on" that the virtuous indigna-
ton of the fair hostess found vent in
complaint to deputy sheriff Wait,
who promptly put in an appearance,
but not until Eugene F. Bigelow,
had joined the jewellers. Bigelow,
like poor tray, got caught in bad COM
pany and so had to put i IL forced
appearance before his honor the JUS
tice.
The result of the whole matter,
briefly told, was that Pierce, Clark
and Bigelow pleaded guilty to first Of
fences and took the regulation fine of
$500 and costs. Reynolds pleaded
guilty to a second offense and was
fined $1,000 and costs.
This closed the forenoon services.
And Still They Come.
In the afternoon deputy Melendy
was kept on the 60. The first victim
brought in was Herbert Walker of
this village. This was an old often
der but owing to the neglect of for
mer Justice to make a proper record
he could only be given the $500 fine
and costs pertaining to first offense.
This was the result of spree on
the 2Sth.
The next was C. F. Wait, who
resides in the north part of town,
charged with being intoxicated last
Saturday. Pleaded guilty-$5.00 and
cost. Niles Howard, who resides be-
tween Londonderry and Landgrove
was next on the docket Howard
denied the charge and asked for q
continuance that he might procure
counsel. This was granted and the
case set for hearing at II o'clock this
morning.
Willis Wyman was brought in this
morning. Guilty-regulation fine
and costs.
The disclosures made were of such
nature that the States Attorney
thought it not best, at present to make
any prosecutions for furnishing.
Upon the whole good days work
was done, and if occasion requires
we shall be pleased to see the genial
prosecutor again.