Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-07


Is an mpossibilty. 1t is more artistic II
beautiful. closely resembling a gray gran
letters, the only kind suitable for any n
distance. We have designs from 81 to
nation. 1t puts you under no obligations
Special inducements o
F. S. WHITING. Agent, h
friends throughout the State who would
be glad to sec him enter the field, but he
is not a politician in the latter-day sense
of the term, and has never failed to dis
courage any advances in his direction.
Should he ever become governor of his
State it would be a notable example in
Vermont politics of the otiiceseeking the
man. These observations seem TO be war
ranted at this time, inasmuch as Mr.
johnson is again mentioned. as usual, in
this connection, this time by leading west
side papers.
LAKE CHAMPAGNE FISHING IN
TERESTS.
(From the Swanton Courier)
1t seems pity. with the howl that is
going up over the SEEMING of pike, that
nobody stops to think that the last Legis
lature saw fit to allow bass to be caught
with hook and line in Lake Champlain at
any time of year.
This means that man can go on to the
spawning beds of the bass and take a
boat load of what is the only real game
fish we have in the lake. Bear in mind
It's the bass. not the pike. that attract
the summer visitors to Lake Champain.
BEFORE AND AFTER.
(From the Landmark)
Before the vote on the referendum it
was claimed that high license. wherever
adopted, would be in the interests of tenn
perancc and a proper regulation of the
liquor traffic. We fail thus far to see
that any such results have followed in
license towns The Montpelier Argus.
democratic and high license, frankly adj
mits that 1.-THE men who want drink are
largely responsible for Montpelier's vote
for license" 1t follows up this admission
with the warning that these men must
see to it. must be forced to see to il. If
necessary. that license does not create a
nuisance
SITUATION IN ST. JOHNSBURY.
(From the St. Johnsbury Caledonian)
The recent attack upon ST. Johnsbury
by a county paper is unworthy of notice
except from the fact that the Rutland
Herald and other license papers have re-
printed the article as gospel truth. No
in st. Johnsbury knows about a
free for-all fight which our contemporary
alleged recently took place on Eastern
avenue; the alleged Saturday night 8
spree was a dispute over a game of cards
and no watch or money was stolen; the
American Express company has had an
extra team one day in the week for the
past year. and their increase in business
| is incident to the spring trade and has
nothing to do with the workings of the
new law.
| Our townspeople have varied sentiments
on the license question, but they are
united in giving the new law a fair trial
and are indignant at the malicious stories
that have been so freely circulated in
the State press about our condition. The
police declare that st. Johnsbury now
has fewer cases of intoNicaton than for
many years Little drunkenness Is seen
on our streets, and the streets are desert -
ed two hours earlier every night since
the two per cent joints were closed
St Johnsbury people do not claim to he
any better than any other Nermonters,
but they do resent false charges about
the morality of the town and are united
in trying to make their town is good and
as clean as any in Vermont.
NOT AN ENVIABLE RECORD.
(From the Morrisville News and Citi2en)
TO iail for the hundred and seventeenth
time is the record of John shannon Of
| t', M. 4. A.. 80, -, r,,or5 in
hutlann' Inns Is 'He s'ca'9'
Shannon ought to be more at home in
| jail than out win that hu'h"vI " M
auctions. ne sentence inlsn' iI' y, ""' y
be henehcial TO Joni'' u"' WIN ,bo
great saving OF tme an! Hu.'S Al VIZ
way OF trlals ana commitments
OLD HOME WEEK.
Orom the Northheld News)
What is Vermont going TO do about an
Old Home week celebration this year?
II il time for the several towns in the
state 10 consider the matter, Is there
any one thing of a public nature more
desirahle and advantagcous to town
and the State as a whole, than in keep
inc .'open house" for 4 week in a year