The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-11
WAR an THE BREyvERIEs.
Officially Promulgated over IN new
nnmnshire-TNO Employees Arrested
and Fincd-Lnw ana Order League
Has Detectives at work.

Omc,nlIv Promulgated Over In New
Hampshire-T>Y0 Employees Arrested
and Fined-Lnw ana Order League
Has Detectives at Work.
Tuesday Sheriff Rixford raided the
"East Eagle brewery, and arrested
Bart Foley and Tam Ferriter, two OF
thn emnloyees, on complaint of Henry
N. Manser in behalf of the State Law
and Order league, and they were ar
raigned before Justice Hooker at Hins
dale, plead guiltyand were each fined for
one first offence so and costs amount
ing to s44. SS in all, which was PAID
and the RESPONDENTS were discharged.
Foley, one of the respondents, was
pretty thoroughly soaked with rea eye
at the trial. so much SO that ms
counsel, Mr.. Stoddard, kept him out
of the court room. There were some
threats of again arresting HIM because
of his condition, but it was finally
given up perhaps because OF some
suspicion as to where he got his stun,
as indicated by an empty flask that
was found. For some time numerous
complaints have been MADE IN feearo
TO the manner beer business was being
conducted on the New Hampshire slde,
people being drunk in the roads; IN
sulting travellers, ETC., while some Brat
tleboro people mailed numerous marked
copies of the Souvenir Edition OF the
Reformer containing advertisements OF
the business to the State Law ana Or.
der league at Concord. The League OF
course greatly admired the paper and
claim that it was pointer, on Whlch
they sent Mr.. Cox their attorney, 10
inquire into the business, and he was
| in turn advised TO come and see for
himself. Consequently Il few weeks
since the attorney made a personal
visit to this section, and as Il result
Immediately sent two agents incognlto
to Brattleboro and Hinsdale, who care
fully looked up the whole matter, were
present in person at gatherings OF the
| iollies and reported all the facts to the
League. Agent Manscr was then "a
rected to visit North Hinsdale ana IN
stitute legal proceedings to abate the
traffic. and the first taste was the pro-
ceedings last Tuesday. which he prom
ises to be but a small dose OF what IS
| to follow if found necessary. AZ the
! trial he informed the respondents ana
all present that the League had com
menced proceedings in earnest ana
they would be pushed till. the places
were closed lie Salu lllts nav iouh'.
North Hinsdae TO be the 'Sodom OF
New Hampshire. :, People in Brattie-
boro and Hinsdale are said to be III
terested and 20 daily communicate
with the League and to be determined
to enforce the law, even if found
necessary to proceed against the prop
crty, under the rigid nuisance act, or
! imprison the offenders and attendants,
all of which Mr.. Manser says is sure to
come unless the places close up. FRO
ceedings, he declared are in contemp-
lation against them AS disorderly
places. and the enforcement will in no
manner depend on the town police.
h 1t is understood that it was also in
! tended to light on the other brewery,
the West Eagle but that II was
/ found at the last moment that the
papers were made out effectively, be
sides neither Mr.. Ellis nor any en-
ploye could be found but quantity
of beer was seized.
| The state was represented by Agent
! Manser and Hon. Z W. Stoddard did
what he could for the respondents.