Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-03-06

dred dollars, should be enforced
The gentleman selected to sell, re
fused to sign the bond, and tn
town was without an agent unit
June 25th, when he concluded Il
take the agency and sign the bond
The sales have been small, l hav,
heard no complaint but have beer
told and believe that if Braintre,
must have an agent, could not hav,
made better selection. The liquors
have been sold at Snowville, near
BrOOkfeld. l have reason to feal
that upon the railroad in the west
part of the town, liquors are sole
and drank. 1t seems to me to be
more difficult to enforce the law il
such places, than in towns more re-
mote from railroads.
Chelsea. l found in this town nc
opposition to the former agent and
he was re-appointed. The sales
have been large, very much larger
than hoped they would have been.
do not charge the agent with sell
ing injudiciously, but would recon-
mend the good people of Chelsea,
to try some other medicine for their
often intirmaties. A portion of the
sales have been for other towns ;
will try and put this matter in its
true light in reporting sales.
Coyinth. In this town liquors
were sold last year. l was invited
by the selectmen to visit the town,
and was informed by them that
probably an agency would be ex-
pected. The old agent declined q
re-appointment and was unable to
find person that would give salts.
faction to the people of the town,
or myself, who would take the
agency. After spending nearly a
day the good people concluded that
they would try one year without an
agent, and do not hear that any
one has regretted the decision.
There is small quantity Of liquor
unsold, belonging to the town.
Tairlee. l am not aware that
this town has had an agent for years,
and 1 do not hear of any illegal
sales. I have very good opinion
of the Temperance principles of
Foirlne people. 7 do not know that
any order or society for the sup
preston of intemperance exists in
town.
NewbMy. received a copy of Il
resolution passed at public meet
ing holden at Newbury Street, dat
ed March 80, 1874, which read as
follows: "Resolved, that we, citi-
zens of Newbury Street and vicini-
ty, do hereby express our earnest
desire that there be no agency for
the sale of alcoholic liquors estab.
lished in our midst. Resolved, that
the foregoing resolution be hereby
engrossed, signed by the President
and Secretary Of this meeting and
forwarded to the County Commits
sioner." These resolutions ! seceiv-
ed with seventy-ive signatures. l
also received three petitions all dat
ed March, and written by the agent
of last year. These were sent me
with letter from the agent, dated
April 9th, asking for re-appoint-
ment. Upon the three petitions
were one hundred and sixty names
T concluded not to make an appoint
ment until l visited the town. l
found the agent had held the posi-
ton for several years, but for the
last year, at least, the sales had been
left to two young sons under IL
years of age, the father being ab'
sent a portion of the time. l also
found that the selectmen had never
made any trade, or furnished any
liquors neither could learn that
the town treasury had ever received
any portion of the sales. Notwith-
staining the long list Of names upon
the petitions, l could not see it my
duty to re- appoint the old agent, and
no other name being presented l
concluded to defer the appointment.
Have not since heard from the town.
l was greatly surprised at the loose
and unlawful way matters had been
ma naged.
Ornmge. This town had no agent
last year and none the present. But
one man expressed a wish for an
a gent. He thought liquors owned
by the town should be sold, and the
avails to go into the treasury. My
impression is that but little, if any
money from the sale of liquor ever
found it's way into the treasury. The
and other authorities, as