Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-09
NEWS OF VERMONT.
EX-SENATOR EDMUNDS OPINION
ON WOMEN AND THE REFERENDU NJ

EX-SENATOR EDMUND'S OPINION |
ON WOMEN AND THE REFER ENDUM |
iIx-United States Senator George f.
Edmunds who is spending the summer |
by the sea coast at Bay Head, New Jer-
sey gives kindly expression of his con-
tinued interest in the welfare of the
state that has so long delighted to do
him honor, by responding to a letter of
inquiry from the secretary of the YER !
mont Woman Suffrage Association, on
the question OF the proposed "Referen-
dunn to the people of a hcense-local-op-
hon-law. In reply to the special inquiry
relating to the constitutional right of a
Legislature to empower women to vote
ON referendum" the following extract
from his letter gives his answer 'lnas-
much as the constitution of Vermont
does not mention in any way such a
method of creating law, l think IL the
Legislature can make "A law in force, de-
pending upon future contingency not
mentioned in the constitution. it may
make that contingency whatever it
pleases, and may declare that the law
shall go into effect when a ma jority Of
the men and women citizens of the State,
or perhaps even residents, shall vote to
put the law in effect, and without such
majority it shall not be in force
SUDDEN DEATH AT SOLDIERS
HOMO.
John jenkins was found dead in his bed
at the Soldiers Home hospital in Ben
nington early Saturday morning. In max
ing his first rounds to furnish coffee and
toast the nurse noticed that Jenkins APP
peared to be asleep and he felt his head
finding it warm Half an hour later he
went to Jenkins bed to call him for his
breakfast but received no reply to the
call. lie paid no attention to the shak-
ing nc received when it was discovered
that jenkins was dead. The attending
physician thinks he must have been dead
at least half an hour. jenkins had
been in poor health ever since he was adj
mltted to the home in June last from
North Thetford. The remains were sent
there Monday morning for interment.
His was death 119 at the home.
COMPANY WILL NOT PAY TAXES
Monday was the last day for payment
of taxes at the Remington treasurers Of
hce whereby the taxpayers could secure
the four per cent discount, and the Ben
nington County Savings Bank was
crowded all day Saturday and Monday
with people contributing their assess
ments toward the support of government.
| The bulk of the taxes were paid. leav-
ing outstanding only few hundred dol
lars, mostly poll taxes, except those Of
the Bennington Water CO., which again
declines to pay the amount assessed
against it-about s7.oo. This makes four
years now that the water company has
not paid its taxes and the total amount
| it owes is about $1,000 The reason for
not paying this year is not given, as
there has been no question yet as to the
| legality of the list assessed. The new APP
prdisal of the water company's property,
though made last June. does not 90 in
to effect in making up the list until next
ye4r.-BennnRton Reformer.
STOLEN HORSE RECOVERED.
| In May last man by the name OF
| Brown. a former resident of South Rye
| gate for some time years ago when he
! lived in Moody Clarks tenement, stop
! ped at the hotel for a day. He had a
very nice team especially the horse He
claimed to be short of money and offer
cd his team for sale a a very low figure
Mr.. Francis Haywood the hotel proprie-
| tor. made Mr.. Brown Offer for the
whole which Mr.. Brown accepted. and
taking the money he went on his way re-
joicine. An officer from Meredith. \. H..
| Z anne this week and took the horse, claiming
that it has been stolen from parties in
! Meredith. The owner of the wagon and
harness has not appeared yet-Montpeller
Journal.
PROSECUTING LAW BREAKERS.
| Sldle ; attorney cheney OF lSanOllle
| county was kept quite busy during fair
week. six arrests being made in four
| DAYS. Two of this number were run in
for DRINKS. two for having on hand with
intent to sell, one for selling and one for
! transportation. The first to fan a victim
to the prosecuting officer was a party
| from johnson, who was arrested on the
fair grounds for the offence of treating,
which was committed in Eden He was
tried before Justice Raymore on the
grounds and fined So and costs. Wednes-
day night prominent Franklin county
man was arrested on the fair grounds in
a heastly state of intoXication and lodged
| in Hyde Park Jail by Sheriff Robbins.
Thursday morning he was tried before
Justice Niles and given a fine of $l2, in
| GLIDING costs. The next two cases were
for having on hand with intent to sell.
A team that had been seen to leave the
Lamoille House under suspicious circum-
stances Thursday noon. was seized by
Officers Towne and Robbins as it return
ed from a short excursion into the coun-
try and dress suit case was taken from
the wagon and found to contain several
quarts of whiskey. The parties who own
ed the stuff were fined $40 and $40 rcspec-
lively, which included costs, at a trial
Friday morning before Justice Niles Sat
urday Mr.. Cheney was called to Wolcott
where Howard Stevens had made an az.
rest for intoXication. The case was tried
before Justice =. S. Scribner and in de
fault of the desired amount for tine the
fellow was lodged in the county Jail foI
- days. lie disclosed on a pocket ped
der who was arrested in Morrisvlle
Saturday night and given a fine of 81
and costs at hearing Monday morning.
GAME LAW WAS ENFORCED.
Mr.. Thomas of Stowe, our State fish
and game commissioner, came up t.
North Hyde Park last week to hold al
inquest and take a farewell view of the
dead doe, which was referred to severa
weeks since, found near Steve Miles:
sugar house. After arriving as near the
remains as possible with hand.erchefs il
front of their faces. Mr.. Thomas. Mr.
Wedge and Mr. Billiard decided that life
was extinct and that the deer was deac
for sure. The cause next had to be as
Ccrtained, as the state of Vermont was
interested 500 worth or more. Mr.
Thomas and Mr. Wedge decided that il
was A premeditated case of suicide. will
intent to kill. Mr.. Bullard demurred tc
that decision and declared that death wa:
caused by something combustible, which
emanated from behind a certain large
stump a few rods distant. Mr.. Miles
thought she got choked eating his greer
pumpkins. G.. III. Sargent. II, Galop an'
: Martin Wilkins decided that the politica
atmosphere was such the past year tina
she did not care to longer breath it anS
stopped, For further information, ex
anime State Auditors report.-News an,
. Citizen.
g NETTING OF THE VERMONT STATE
. FEDERATION OF WOMAN'S CLUBS.