The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
bICKER RAID!
Seth Oewberry and Sheriff Hender'
son Close Up BinsviIle Resors
One Man Arrested.

There was turrible excitIzent IN Bing-
vile last Satterday night. and as nothing
Ike Il has ever occurred before the news
flew all over town like wildfrs and since
then our residents amt done noth,nk but
talk erbout & with baited oreth. School
was closed for a day on account OF II
and so was the P. o. Work was at a
standstin all day Monday and this one
episode was the one toplck OF the day.
For the past few weeks our citizens
have notised that Bill Hepburn didn't
drive to the Co. seat every Satterday
night as ushual but when the end OF the
week come round BIZ was as fun as a
goose and generally had enufI Ticker TO
last him until Monday morning: and on
one or ? occasions he was purity meller
In the middle OF the week
Bill Yates and Rufe Granger was also
brought to publick attenshion or acct. OF
their coltish ackshlons OF late and by
standing out in front Of Miss Phoebe Hi
derbrand's house last Friday morning at
o'clock a-trying TO sing Farewell NV
Own True Love" with Rufe singing tenor
II seems that a month ago a family OF
foreigners moved into Hod SINNERS old
house on the back road. and while no
buddy around these parts seemed 10 know
them they had a good menny callers
They didn't bother ennypuddy and when
ever they come Up the street TO Hen
Weathersby's store our residents would
step offen the sidewalk into the street
and watch them as they went BY. As
time went on and nobuddy Termed any
think erbout them the selectmen ordered
Seth Dewberry our heroick town constable
10 watch the premises but not 20 near
the house and report to them whot he
saw. Seth was turrible y-igilent and was
horrible surprised when he counted %
callers IN three hours and saw a team
drive up and unload a han barI Of beer
and box OF some other Ticker.
This was Friday night and Seth sed ne
was for going in and arrestin the hole
crowd bat on seckond thort he calkilated
he had better have some help. Seth re-
ported 70 the selectmen whot had hap
pened and Seth was ordered to perceed
to the Co. seat and get Sheriff Hender-
son TO make raid and cleanse the town
OF pollushion- Seth started on and had
to hunt around spell before he found
the sheriff who jumpt into the wagon
and come into Bingvilie on the gallon.
After talkin the matter over with all con-
cerned he took supper with Seth and then
they started out. carrying lanterns Ariv-
ing at the house they made a detour
around IL and then the sheriff went 10
the back door and knockt while Seth
stood guard at the front door. In an
Instant there was a awful commoshson IN
the house and two men came outen the
front door In a hurry and pushed Seth
and HIS lantern end over end into a Hack
hfrer |1-f - CS.er-
up and fred after them with both revol-
vers but they exscaped and then he went
into the house.
BY that time the sheriff had got IN
and made the rest OF the folks 90 int
one room and told Seth 70 make a search
Under the sink Seth found a quart OF
whiskey. and look as hard as he could
that was all he could find.
The sherin then sed 10 Seth: .sWa
might as well 90 now that we have GOT
the evidence and Seth replide mo. not
yet. there is han barI OF beer round
here somers srd am going TO nnd n .
With the lantern in one hand and the
whiskey In the other Seth vert out -
the barn while one os the foreigners was
going down the pike with the safr bari
on wheelbarrow. All that Seth could
find IN the barn was a lot OF empty bot
ties wirh ne Will sell on this week (See
ad. in anuther column
The sheriff arrested one nan and took
him back to the Co. seat with him where
he was fined $50 and costs. Seth ap-
pearei as witness agin him and re-
ceeveC S12.so for his services.
Bintyille is to be congratulated IN
havin such q effishent constable and de-
tective and we perdickt that Seth will be
eleckted anonymously at the coming eleck-
shion.