Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-09-14
FINE OF SIS FOR NOT
ASSISTING OFFICER
Seven Farmers Pay Fines for
Driving Without Lights on
Their Wagons


Their Wagons
Judge w. M. Wright Of Barton was
in Newport Monday afternoon to pre-
side at the usual session of the Munic-
ipal court. The session was an I'M
usually busy one. The principal cases
coming before the court were men
charged with not providing there We
hicles with proper lights when driv-
ing upon the main highway at night
time.
The Vermont legislature enacted
law some three years ago requiring
that all horse-drawn vehicles be pro-
! vided with a suitable light at night.
When the law first went into effect
there was a great demand for Ian
terms. 1t was almost impossible for
merchants to get sufficient supply to
meet the demand, but the following
year people failed to comply with the
law, and as time went on the situa-
ton became more serious, many ac-
cidents being the result. People oper-
ating automobiles complained because
the law was not enforced. The law
was a good one, as it not only provided
safety to the occupants Of the vehicle,
but passengers Of automobiles as well.
Operators Of autos travelling on the
narrow highways with many sharp
bends would find themselves upon a
team in the darkness, when many ac-
cidents would be narrowly averted.
That . campaign being instituted
by our states attorney to enforce this
law will meet with general approval,
|, especially by auto drivers. The first
~ a,,DI> nfpanA~r~ hv.o,, ryhf
into court Monday, nearly all coming
from the town Of Troy the offenders
being nearly all Canadians farmers.
Their fines ranged from $14 to $25.
Henry Fourier, born in Canada,
now q farmer in Troy, was fined
So and costs amounting in all to
$13.45.
Astride Laramie, Troy farmer,
plead guilty and received q fine Of SIS
and costs amounting to $13.75.
| Armand Lemieux, Canadian
farmer of Troy, plead guilty like the
others and paid fine of SIS and costs
of $1O.35 extra.
Ernest Foucher, a farmer in Troy,
paid fine of SIS and costs of 1885
in addition.
Lysle Sargent of Highwater, P. O.,
also plead guilty to driving a team
which failed to bear proper light
and was fined SIS and costs which
| brought the amount of fine to $3.50.
Sargent had driven to North Troy or
the evening of August 9th, the date
NEARLY all the complaints Were entered
i A. Page, farmer in the town of
the arm of the law fell and his fine
Troy was another subject on which
was SIS. and with the costs attached
brought the amount up to S2f.40.
Cleophas Laneou of Troy paid 6
fine and costs amounting to $17.70
Gerald Warner, resident of Manson.
VILE, p. O., charged with violating
; the same law on August 27, failed tt
, present himself at Mondays session
!, The arrest of the above partie!
were madeeby Sheriff E. j. Hill ant
{ Deputy Sheriff F. L. Hildreth of Troy
u Edmond Gray, who was arrested b,
Deputy Sheriff e. w. Hamilton Q;
Charleston Monday, charged with be
ing intoxicated, plead guilty and re
, ceived a fine of SIS and costs Of 3d.
additional. Being unable to pay hi
fine he was held in custody waitin,
; the arrival of his mother from Vince
lock.
Il Sheriff E. j. Hill was in St. Johns
, bury Monday and brought to New
: port Delara M. Guyer, who wa
; brought into court charged will
operating an automobile on the high
ways of Charleston on August /!
while under the influence of liquor. T,
the charge he plead not guilty an,
his trial was set for Saturday. H,
(, was placed under $500 ball..
d Another case before the court wa
:, that of Edmund Leclair, who wa
charged with failing to assist an Of
ficer when so ordered. The offense il
) considered a serious one and the Law
. provides fined in such case of $500
but owing to Leclair having a wifi,
/, and five small children the sentenc,
of the court was a fine of $25 will
!. costs Of S7.05 additional. 1t appeared
that when Sheriff Hill sought to ar
rest Ward Prouty for escaping tn
!. Jail Office where he was held on al
intoxication charge, Leclair wa
found locked in room with Prouty
and it. was at the time Sheriff Hill
demanded of him to unlock the doc
! and assist him in making the arrest
:. 1t was for refusing to comply witt
3 the demand that Leclair was arrested
4 Leclair claimed in court that it wa
: not his intentions to break the Law
e but that he did not dare unlock tn
door, because Prouty forbid him, an
held bottle in his hand to carry GU
his Instructions.
Sidney Willard of Charleston, VIII
Q has been under 5000 bail since Mon
e day, the 9Th, was again in court
!. Willard at his first appeared in cour
on the 9Th, plead not guilty t
n the two charges for which he was ar
:, rested by Deputy Sheriff Ladd. On
q for operating an auto without
license and the other for operating
car with number plates not assigne
0 20 him. The complaint was made b
State Automobile Inspector Harr
Dickens of Orleans. Mr.. Dickens wa
e present at the hearing Monday an
d Willard changed his plea of not guilt
i and received fine of SIS and cost
e for each offense, the total fine an
, | costs being $685.