Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
NEW YORK LETTER
AIoonshiDc Liquor Selling in the Metro
po!i---inothcr Fish Story-Sta-
bility Of Brooklyn Bridge in



sion prevail. that "moonshine" liquor dis |
filling is confined largely to the mountain |
districts OF Tennessee and Kentucky. but |
the officials of the United States internal
revenue in New York has proved this to
he fallacy, for right ic. our midst Illicit !
stills are. and have been. working in full
swing. Several stills have been seized ana
now the revenue officers are looking for
the distillers OF sugar mash whi.key. the
vodka Of the Russian and Austrian
Hebrews, most popular drink on the
East Side. \ recent seizure of still in
Brooklyn disclosed a remarkable state Of
facts. \ fifty Gallon still was found in
fun working order with its entire equip
mont, including authorities on worms, and
large supplies Of the spirit. The author
tiles are well aware that there are hum
dreds Of 'tlls working in the city and
suburbs but though they are using every
lcndeavor possible to locate them their ef-
forts appear to he uusuccessful, The re-
cent aids were the result of information
giNcn by man who had n grudge against
the "moonshiners" and SO well prepared
for attack Were they that two reviewers
and belts OF cartridges we've amongst The
trophies OF the raid. The spirit is coored
with burnt sugar IN sold to saloon keep
us 'l NIl7 hoW'rN WHO retail IL as Ken
lucky rye.
Yet another fish story. This one is sup
posed to he true for it is verified By the
editor Of staid and ancient New York
paper Condensed the tale is as follows:
Miss Van Glider. while fishing at Mink
pond, Pike county. had very good luck
,"t!l about neon. Warm weather had nett
ed the ice near the center OF the pond
where Miss C,tl1or N,ue fs,in- aud Ia. e,ro
she realized her position she was standing
on sheet Of ice entirely separate from
the rest. Just then she got a bite and
holding on to the line was lowed /by the
/ lsh distance of half q mile to the
pahk' where she Wadod ashore only ankle
! de"p IN water. The story, however. has
sad winding up for Il states that Mss
Glider was safely landed and was the
ISh
society that is doing an immensely
or good in this city is he New York Dict
| Kitchen association ana from it's annual
report whey h"S Just beer handed to
me find som" very interesting figures.
For instance during the past ten months
2lo'Glo quarts of pure milk have been given
TO the destitute poor, and that OF this
lumoor 906io quarts we're for tuberculosis
patients In addition to the milk for con-
iS"HplNe paucn'S A.bI eggs provided ny
/ 'Ar board of health wer" also dispensed
| from scNen K'tchenf William Is. Wander
plIl mas donated S2IOO towards the open
me OF Hhother kitchen, ana from Inquiries
! "llIcH nave made ma mat Mrs. Van
oerpHt personally conducts much of the
reicl WORK a noble work truly.
NlI'%ehS "Ao fe'pect ana 'crnirc our city
l'tHoIS nave pe'H shocked ana mortified
"' inc arrest OF on" on them on the very
serious charEe or acting as a ro-betWcen
i'r the d"NNery OF cash Tor some votes
III inc contest "VeE IN" election OF recorder
III succession 10 justice Goif. The district
attorney alleges That Cliiford the alder
man uHu"r arrest. proposed TO do business
NJ me rat" OF 500 piece and the shock
10 me man IN me street Is all the more
acute owing TO IN" insiEniGcance Of the
lEur" FOR IL was always believed that no
amount less thar $L'pJ could ever grease
an aldcFnlaMc PAIN IN" precipitancy of
IN" detecuNes engaged in the case have
maze IL dllhcult Tor Mr. jerome to prove
IMAM any DINER alderman had anything to
DO with tho matter ana at the same time
make II hard for more Of the aldermen
10 demonstHatc their complete lrnocency
or airy connection with the deal. What
ever inc outcome of the present scandal
II Is extremely probable that the charter
will l,z. Ar.1 t.'