Groceries

Articles of provision; the wares of a grocer; general supplies for table and household use. Shovels, palls, and buckets have been held not to be groceries, although usually kept in a country grocery shop; Gay v. Southworth, 113 Mass. 335. It is a question of fact whether wines and liquors are groceries; Niagara Fire Ins. Co. v. De Graff, 12 Mich. 135, A grocery has been held to be an “offensive trade or calling” within a prohibition of use of a dwelling-house; Dorr v. Harrahan, 101 Mass. 531, 3 Am, Rep, 398. Groceries kept as part of the stock, by a merchant, are not “provisions found on hand for family use,” within the meaning of an exemption law: State v. Conner, 73 Mo. 676. See Pao-

See Provisions. Whether wines and liquors are groceries is a question of fact. Shovels, pails, baskets, and the like, are not, although usually kept in a country grocery store.' See Family, Use.