Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-14
$1,000 WORTH OF LIQUOR
SEIZED AT THE STAMFORD LINE
HOUSE.
Raid Made by tho Vermont and Massa-
chusetts Onicers- Proprietor and bar
Keeper Arrested Is Mon and
Awomen Caught.

bennington, VT, May 1i.-For n long
time the establishment known as the line
house, situated party in Vermont, in the
town of Stamford, and the other part in
Massachusetts has been an eye sore to
the people in North Adams and surround
ing towns.
Tho attention of that portion of the
place located in Vermont was recently call
cd to the attention of States Attorney
Bates of Bennington county and Saturday
afternoon accompanied by Sheriff Wilson
and Deputies Nash and Godfrey, they went
to North Adams, where they were Joined
by officers from North Adams and Pitts
field, who accompanied them to the place
In the town of Stamford. The officers took
hacks and arrived near the house about
midnight. Every avenue Of approach or
exit was securely guarded when the YER
mont officers approached and raped for
odmittancc. They were admitted and for
moment or two the inmates were sur
prised as they did not know the Vermont
officials. Eighteen men and four women
were captured in the house. %.
The proprietor of the house, Thomas
Goodwin and his ogtensfble bar keeper
were arrested and put under 500 bail TO
appear ant The Paradise Hotel" Thursday
for trial for selling liquor. The remainder
of the people in the house were discharged
and upon going into an adjoining room
achusotts officers for diSordprly conduct,
taken to North Adams and locked up in
Jail for future trial
Over $1,000 worth OF liquors of various
kinds were found on tho Vermont side, in
Guiding 5000 worth of champagne. These
were brought to Stamford village and
placed in the care Of Deputy Sheriff
Morrisey.
The officers returned to bennington Sum
day by team and Ut is hoped that the State
line house VIII be closed for the present
Much credit is due to States Attorney
Bates for the careful manner in which
assisted by the Bennington county officers,
he arranged and carried out tho raid
WAS A RELATIVE OF MRS. CLEvE-
LAND.
Chelsea, VT, Mey 11-Mrs. Lydia Fol-
som Hood, a kinswoman of Mrs, Frances
Flosom Cleveland, I'D yesterday, aged 90
years. The deceased was born I'm Tun-
bridge and was the third of ~ children OF
Deacon Jacob and Mary Fifleld Folsom
early settlers. She was married in 1890 to
Nathaniel Hood of Salem, Mass, and came
to the farm upon which she lived up to the
time OF her death. She was the mother of
Two girls, both of whom are dead, and she
leaves three grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren. Deacon Folsom was the
Oldest and Asa, the great grandfather of
a
family of six children
MIDDLEBURY DEMOCRATS IN eau
Gus.
Middlebury, May 1.-THE democrats Of
Mlddlebury held their caucus to elect
delegates to the State and district conven-
tons In the town hall tonight with a good
attendance. j. C. Durick was chosen
chairman and Ira II. Laleur secretary. A
committee of five was appointed by the
chair and reported the following list of
delegates who were elected to the State
convention: Ira II. Lafeur. V. A. Bur-
dick' Frank A. Shepard. District convcn-
ton, Milo *. Moore, William H. Baldwin
Michael Halpin. The delegates are au-
thorized to appoint their own alternates
1t was decided to form a democratic club
here at once. Rose colored speeches were
made by Mr.. Lafleur, ]. F.. Stapleton, W.
II. Sheldon and others.