The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-21
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 DIVE EXPOSED
Seth DaVbarry, Our Lion Hearted Town COlSiubblG RHlS a Rum Selling Establishment to
 Earth but Nothing Comes Of
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For some time past Seth Dewbsrry. our Hon hearted town constuhbls has had his suspishions that somebody was selling rum in Bingville. Every Satter- day night for the past several weehs
 Seth has encountered some of the most
 respected citizens of Bingville who have
 been under the inflooence. some more ana some less. A week ago Satterday night for instance Ranse Smiley come ! into Hen Weathersbys store and set
 down and went to sleep and leaned over and they was a pint flask of flicker fell outen his pocket to the floor anu smashed and all run down the cracks while them as was present couldn't do
 nothing but stand around and let tnelr
 mouths water helplessly. Seth happened to be present on this occashion and he
 asked Ranse right out where he come in- | to posseshion of this Ticker Ranse salo he didn't know as 1t was any of Seth's business and if he wanted to know so
 bad to find out. Ranse then went home l in disgust and almost Tn tears
 | After this Seth determined to do his l dutv and run the miscreants to earth | if nossible, even at the risk of his own | fife so last Satterday night he set out 10 | unearth the iniquitious sale Of rum. Soon as 1t got dark Seth polished up his badge and pinned it on the front of his coat | tucked his handcuffs into his pocket, | seen that his slH-SnOQteT was lodacu tO | the nuzzle and set forth. Seth snuk around through alleys and along behind | bildings keeping his eagle eye peeled for guilty parties.
 1 About 8 D. m as Seth was passing along behind Slime Winters house he l seen a light in the kitchen winder and crep up and looked in. There was Slime
 warshing out pt bottle at the sink and | so Seth says to hisself. "B'gosh here's a clew '" and continued to watch. It might
 be stated that at present Sime's wife
 ia visiting her sister who lives in Sorrow Hollow and Slime Is patching it. After | Slime had warshed the bottle out clean
 he ftted the cork to it, put 1t inside his | outside coat pocket, put on his hat and blowed out the light. Presently Seth | heard Slime come out the front door and ! snukking around looked past the corner of the house. Slime looked up and down 1 the street lit his pipe and then walked briskly off with Seth dogging his foot steps.
 Slime went straight down street until
 he come to Bill Hepburn's blacksmith shop, then he stopped and looked all around agin, then went behint the shop
 and knocked three times at the back door From the outside the shop was | apparently dark. but presently the door | opened Slime went in and Seth saw that
 the little wheelright shop in the back end | was all lit up. Then the door closed ana { Seth heard the bolt shoot back into place.
 Seth then snuk up to the door and 1 peered through the keyhole. While his I eye was glued to the keyhole he seen | Slime hand Bill the empty bottle and seen Bill fill 1t from a gal. jug which Bill took from a box and then seen Slime | hand Bill fifty cts. and heard Slime name the amount Seth was also con
 siderable surprised to see Deacon Brad 1 bury setting inside sipping rum from a
 small glass. This was enough evidence 1 for Seth who knocked boldly three times
 on the door. Presently Bill opened the
 door and before Bill could close it again
 Seth stepped inside.
 l Bill looked considerable surprised, but
 tried not to look guilty. Seth bid all
 hands good evening and set down. The
 Deacon who had the glass in his hand
 half full of rum dropped glass and rum
 into his coat pocket and the rum leaked
 through and dripped on the floor.
 Seth asked Bill if he happened to have
 any liquor by him at that present mo-
 ment being as Sam Winters little Tom mic was sick and Doc Ltvsrmore had
 prescribed a tablespoonful Of hot whiS-