The Republican journal., 1900-05-10
LIQUOR SELLING IN MONROE.

-r question. Since the enactment of
bltory laws, with the exception of
k. there had been no open sale
T in Monroe until about one year
sien George W. Miller of Brooks
a-r he Forest House, fitted up bar in
.. city style, and began the sale of in
.lrrUE liquors. The village school is
.su1ove the hotel and the school children
ar can to tell their parents of what
. s.. V in the shape of drunkenness, and
RI .4Wperance people were aroused to ac-
ar omplaint was made to the State
H.tapes and they made several searches
M ,e1ures. and at the September term of
H--' me of $40 was imposed on the pro
~ Of the Forest House. But the sale
0uof continued. Then the women of
g. age came to the front and organized
sN T, L. with Mrs. Sarah b. Nealley
!.lpSl0ent. They called on Mr.. Miller,
d. i- promised to sell only to travelling
-a nut that did not last long and matters
-4.. Us bad as before They then APP
the selectmen to find out if the pro-
-s0l the Forest House had a victualer's s
r., and found he had none A petition
... 4rawn up and signed by more than
Nj the towns people; and then Mr..
hpgan to see that the W. C.. T. t..
.- business, and he packed up his bar
r ugs and promised the Selectmen and
.U that if they would withhold the
-,4on a while he would leave the
Id give up the hotel No one has
against Mr.. Miller personally, but
... rot like the business he has carried
... .tr the way he has carried it on
af May was the time agreed upon
to discontinue the sale of liquor
uf it is said that Miller had been as
~uIne of the law yerS and officials of
H. atg that he could not he driven out
pl>iheSs SO long as he paid the fines
d upon hun and the bar remained
May md MI Miller was arrested
pAic trial held III the Town Hall
rial Justice W. T. c. Runnells of
ut. State Constable A. +. Webb of
e made the arrest, on complaint of
T. t., who are determined to
sale of liquor in this village if pos
equity Sheriff Bowen summoned
owing Witnesses Mrs. Sarah B.
president of the Monroe W. G. r..
Nathan Stevens and Mrs. Will'a am
mbll Mrs Alice Grant, who owns the
T.. curtis Edmund jenkins, chair
. the board of selectmen; Edmund
Herbert I.ittlefield, Christopher
I,re Bowen and a. I. Webb. Al the
,es testified freely and tru thfully, and
elements We're not denied by the de
.at Those who had bought liquor of
N "r SAID so, and told when and what
r} bought. Mrs. William Twombly,
Iirs of the w c. T. t., said: 81 went
Mr.. Miller and asked him not to sell
"'her any more liquor, or buy any
al from him, as he spent the money
'- "r drink. Mr.. Miller promised me
ld not sell him any more liquor or
ything more of him: but he broke
mise and sold him the same as before
-." terent times my brother came to
Ou-e drunk, direct from Millers, and
''.' t' VAS so drunk that my husband had
a him home. My brothers wife, in
,rnce, begged of Mr.. Miller not to sell
41 band any more rum, and he told her
rp her husband at home he did not
in TO come to his place. Then she
IVY Dli, | wish ] could, but, Mr. Miller,
snow that when man is addicted to
HIt his wife cannot always control him
'l ''' began to cry | then told Mr.. Miller
M. rame to see him as friend and
-.ppr, and begged him not to sell my
""H~l any more rum, as they were poor
.t mad to be helped by the family. asked
iA he had a wife and child how he would
he have them 90 hungry and not decent
I'd. while the money they ought to
At arit for drink. He said he guessed
'.d not like it, and hoped he would
dy from his place. Mr.. Miller did
that he sold
t-Xt witness was Frank Bartlin, and
Hed considerable amusement by his
ou of the bar, and of what Mr.. Miller
'O..u
i'N Jenkins, chairman of the board of
uri. said he went to Mr.. Miller and
Hr To stop selling to some of the
pple, as it was causing considerable
II promised me he would but did
-rl his promise. He told me he could
t".p the house open unless he sold
received a petition signed by
''.. rty of the citizens of the town that
'H1ld be required to take out a vctual-
"'FuSe. went to see him and he prom
io shut up his bar, give up the hotel,
ave town May 1st.
'Ae other witnesses gave substantially
'aine testimony. Some of them testified
linking at Millers place, and they did
J'} To shield him in the least
''ose Runnells found Miller guilty and
'''e MN the usual sentence, from which he
't'aIed and gave bonds to appear at the
'ehber term of court in Belfast.
lh'a affair has caused considerable ex-
'nent in town, and there is liable to be
'e' as Miller says there are others in
Y'N who sell liquor and he has to take all
~ ,'' blame for those who get drunk, even if
MY 20 not get the liquor at his house.
III. r. D.