Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-31
BREWERY WANTS LICENSE.
Protest from Prominent Men Of Brat
tleboro Before the New Hampshire
missioners-Some of the Rea-

commissioners-so of the Rea-
sons.
There was a hearing Wednesday fore
noon at the Ashuelot House in Hinsdale
before the New Hampshire State
License board on the application OF Fred
&. Gale for saloon license - for the
" brewery" on the island. Though the
notice was received only the night be-
fore. Brattleboro was represented by
strong delegation of protestants consist
ing of Messrs. Howard and Eckles Of
the local license board, Chairman Vim
ton of the seleCtmen, l.. Nj. Howe of the
board of bailins Col. c. \. Miles for the
| License League Col. j. G. Estey and II.
| L. Wellman for business men and G. II.
| Davenport us representing the purposes
| of the Vermont law, which Is in the
| main of his framing. Much time was lost
| in getting to Ilinsdale because the tear
| ing up of the bridge had begun and be
| cause of the logs in the river delaying
| the ferry as well other accidents
| Then it was found that the clerk of the
| New Hampshire board had made a mis-
| take in appointing the meeting at Hins-
! dale while the board had gone to the
| island and had to come back and then
| leave on the IL "A. IN. train. still the
| Brattleboreans got i'm their objections
pretty fully and besides by agreement
| formulated them in a written protest
| WnlCn went forward last nlBui.
As stated in the public hearing al
Hinsdale. the objections We're that II
was really a license for Brattleboro and
not for Hinsdale or Ilinsdale people. be-
cause as shown by Mr.. Wellman. to the
manor born, the whole number of houses
north of line half way between Hins-
dale village and the island is only
twenty-five. of which three are vacant
and one that of the applicant; that it
would be no benefit to Hinsdale, because
if at that distance she undertakes to do
her duty IN securing the observance of
the restrictions of the law the policy
would cost her more than the revenue
| she would receive; that the issue is
| simply either needless and unjust bur
den on Hinsdale or a reign of lawlessness
and free rum; that there are now on the
official and other blacklists of dealers
about 100 names of men debarred from
buying liquor in Brattleboro and "A
license of the brewery would simply
| open the door to them and to the break
ing down of guards and restraints both
states have sought to impose; that
without policemen on the spot day and
night the law would be practically i'm
possible of enforcement, because Brattle-
boro could do nothing but arrest the
drunks and proof of violations by the
seller would all slip across the river out
of reach and jurisdiction of New Hamp-
shire: that the duty of the two states is
= | to cooperate in good nelghOOrllnoSS u
secure fair and honest trial of the new
!, | s. stem upon which they entered togeth
er, but that if a policy is adopted OF
granting licenses like this along the Dor
der New Hampshire will be the worst
: | sufferer for she has more large towns Sc
situated. and the result will be to max,
a farce of the law all along the line OF
the river
The Hinsdale selectmen appeared Il
advocate the license, intimidating tina
Brattleboro was. meddling with wha
| was none Of her business and to feel in
I iured at the assumption that Hinsdal'
. would not do her duty in seeing that tn,
business is conducted rightly. The Brat
J. tleboro people met this with call, If /
is decided to grant the license and before
. it is done, that pledge be eXacted from
= Hinsdale authorities that they will prop
erly and efficiently police the vicinity
- This ought to join the issue of goo,
. faith in way that cannot be misnter
;, preted. 1t is understood also that othe
- strong objections were embodied in tn
" written protest.