The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-05
blCKER RAID!
Seth Dswberry and Sheriff Hsndsr' son Close Up . BInsviIIs Resort
 One Man Arrested.

There was turfibfs excitment In Bing-
 vile last satterday night. and as nothing
 like it has ever occurred before the news flew all over town like wildfire and since then our residents .aint done nothink but talk 'erbout it with baited breth. School
 was closed for a day on account of it
 and so was the P. O. Work was at a
 standstilI all day Monday and this one episode was the one topiclx 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 Bill was as full as a
 goose and generally had enuff Ticker to last him until Monday morning; and on one or occashions he was purity meller in the middle of the week.
 Bill Yates and Rufe Granger was also brought to publick attenshion on acct. of their coltish ackshions of late and by standing out in front of Miss Phoebe Hil- derbrand's house last Friday morning at 1 o'clock a-trying to sing Farewell My Own True Love" with Rufe singing tenor.
 It seems that a month ago a family of foreigners moved into Hod Skinner's old house on the back road, and while mo- buddy around these parts seemed to 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 lerned any think erbout them the selectmen ordered Seth Dewberry our heroick town constable to watch the premises, but not go near the house and report to them whot he saw. Seth was turrible vigilent and was horrible surprised when he counted 29 callers in three hours and saw a team drive up and unload a half bari of beer and box of some other Ticker.
 This was Friday night and Seth sed he was for going in and arrestin the hole crowd but on seckond thort he callIilated he had better have some help. Seth re- ported to the seiectmen whot had hap pened and Seth was ordered to perceed to the Co. seat and get Sheriff Hender- son to make a raid and cleanse the town of pollushion. Seth started off and had to hunt around a spell before he found the sheriff who jumpt into the wagon and come into Bingville on the gallop 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 it and then the sheriff went to the 0dck door anu knOckL Wniie Seth stood guard at the front door. Tn an instant there was a awful commoshion 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 lilack bush This made Seth so blamed mad he up and fired after them with both revoI- vers but they exscaped and then he went into the house.
 By that time the sheriR had got fin and made the rest of the folks 70 into one room and told Seth to 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 sheriff then sed to Seth: We might as well so now that we have got the evidence" and Seth replide, "No, not vet, there is a haff bari of beer round here somers and am going to ind it." With the lantern in one hand and the whiskey in the other Seth went out to the barn while one of the foreigners was going down the pike with the haff bari find in the barn was a lot of empty bot ties wlch he will sell off this week. (See ad. in anuther collum).
 The sheriff arrested one man and took him back to the O. seat with him where he was fined $50 and costs. Seth ap- peared as a witness agin him and re- ceeved $12e0 for his services.
 Bingville is to be congratulated in havin such a cfishent constable and de- tective and we perdickt that Seth win be eleckted anonymously at the coming eIecl- Shion.