Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-27

House with the American House az
tached while the lease ran. Inc
American was used only about three
months in the summer. Hc continued
such management until 1898, when II.
y. lark, who was clerk during
Drew s management. became and ever
since has bcrn lllanager ana uay clerA,
with Fl. E. Woodbury. co-manager.
When Drcw's management com.
menced, the plaintiff informed him 81
his determination not to deal in nor
keep intoxicating liquor; and Mr..
Clark understood the same, both when
clerk and since he has been manager.
1 During the entire period under
these different managers, the plaintiff
has resided away from the hotel and
been engaged in other business that
occupied most Of his time and atten-
ton; but he has been at the hotel al
most every day for longer or shorter
time, and during the entire period no
LIQUOR has been owned or kept by him
in the hotel except small quantity
for culinary purposes. There IS no
proof that any Of this has ever ben
sold or furnished to the guests; nor
has the plaintiff ever taken a govern
ment license to sell liquor, which the
managers knew.
| Guests have had liquors OF various
kinds at the hotel in the following
WAYS: They have brought it with
them and used it in their rooms; men
from the cities have passed several
weeks at time at the hotel, in several
instances, have had their own wines
and ales expressed to them, and have
stored it in the hotel, and had 1t III
their rooms, and had it served to them
at the publ. tables by the table walt
ers. Transient guests, singly and IN
parties, have frequently requested the
head walters in the dining room to
bring them beer and wine and, in a
few instances, whiskey. They were
generally told that those things were
not kept by the house, and would
sometimes request the waiter to send
out for them, or he would suggest that
he could send out, which he often did.
How frequently this was done we are
unable to state. But at times 1t oc.
Cured every day; at times, several
time, day; and again there would De
several days in succession when II
would not occur. 1t was most ire
duent in the summer season. Inc
practice was not encouraged by the
head walters; and guests who were IN
the habit of stopping at the hotel, es'
pecially commercial men, general
understood that liquor could not bt
,, had at the table merely by ordering IT
!, as in licensed hotels in cities. Inc
, testimony is conflicting whether thi'
has ever been done with the money O
!, the hotel and paid by the guest will
his general bill but in few instances
J # has been SO done. This practic'
! was not with a view to profit bu
sprang up and was continued from
desire to accede to the wishes OF guests
= On various occasions, graduating
classes of the medical college, and as
!, sociations of business men, have givel
! suppers at the hotel and had wines q
! mart Of the banquet. In such instance
a committee engaged the dining rocn
! for the evening, and made contrac
for the supper at given price pc
!, plate, they to dispose OF their tickets
y and to furnish, open and have charg
J, of their own wines, but the tabl
= walters sometimes helped serve it, 10
. which they were paid by the commit
\ tee. (,
q intoxicating liquors have been OF
y tanned by guests, singly and in parties
= through the bell boys in the followln
= manner: Guests desiring liquor woul
e cali bell boy and ask for what the
: wanted, or inquire, If they did Nc
= know, whether there was bar IN IN
le house. They would generally be tol
g that the house kept no liquor. The
?, would then ask the boy, II they az
y not know without asking, If it coul
n be obtained outside Of the hotel, al
u would be told that it could. In mo-
cases guests would give the boys MOI
. CIV and send them out to make IL
Y purchase. The boys would thereupo
9, apply to the office for leave to go o.
y y for the guest, which would be granite
VI If they could be spared; otherwise no
III Those who knew that liquor was NJ
n =. Kept in the house would general
~ ': send the boys on such errands witho.
llc inquiry. At times the boys won
81 purchase the liquor with their oW
~ money, which the guest would rep,
- to them. Guests would sometimes {,
nc rect the boys to get the money at y
hotel office, which they would 40. !;
=, such cases the clerk, if he knew t
eu guest, would let the boy have the mo
ey and make memorandum OF u
~. cash upon the hotel register agar
y the guests name. Sometimes =
70 money would be repaid by the gu,
e en- to the boy, and sometimes with
IN bill at the office. Sometimes, in
lot dering liquor, nothing was said abe
the pay for it, nor where nor now
le- was to be obtained. 1t would De
Inc tanned by the boy and paid tor by !
as - L.. ALo how M with his