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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-05
SURPRISE IN MONTPELIER
lice Candid ates for Liquor Commits
sioners Fr ssented City Council.

MONTPELIER March BY a vote of 9f4
yes and 3iS no this city to-day voted to
Ijccneo the sale of intoxicating liquors
for the ersuing year
The election passed off very quietly the
only contest being over the of1icc Of city
sheriff. where G. De f.. Bancroft had
hlcf nomination papers against John
Dochcrty. the regular nominee of the
citizens party. The boxes We're kept
opcn until O'Clock and the vote was not
declared until nearly 6 o'clock. except the
license vote, which was first counted.
Frank NJ Cory. the newly elected
mayor. took the oaIh of Office as soon as
ihc vote was declared, q did II. J. Gutch-
ell. Alexander Broadfoot and c. j. Berry
the newly ELECTED aldermen.
The city voted 10 appropriate 5000 to-
ward the support of Heaton hospital. An
attempt to make this 5000 was voted
down. Tho city has annually appropriate
cd $2,oGl to aid this institution since it
was 0rcncd.
A sum not to exceed slj1 was appro-
pratcd for Memorial day. and tax Of
Sl.5O on a dollar of the grand list, wd'
voted. The granite firm of T.. T.. Craren
~ co. was exempted from taXation for Il
period Of five years.
John DochcrtY was elected city sheriff
over c. DEF Bancroft by 20 majority.
The .thcr officers elected were: City clerk
and treasurer. T. X. Merrill; school com
missioners A. j. Sibley ward one; l.. VI.
Goddard, ward 4, G. O. Strattou. ward
flee: H. r. Wedge. ward six; constables,
r. RI. Tracy, j. l.. Tuttlc; city grand
juror, W. ~ Theriault: lister &. DeF'
Bancroft, auditors, NJ. f.. Smile, a. q.
Eaton l.. IT, BiXhy; park commissioner,
John ]. Bergen; cemetery commissioner,
\. u. Farwcll
Mayor Corrys first official act was to
Of
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FIRST LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
Editor Langley, DR.. McSweeney ana
the V, Roberts Named in Barre.

Barre March 4.-.Almost the first Off
cial act OF the newly elected mayor Dr.
j. Henry jackson, after his inaugura-
,ion to-day was the appointment OF Il
hoard of license commissioners who shall
have charge OF the administration of the
new liuuor law. This is the llrst board 10
he appointed. The appontccs are Frank
j. Langley, publisher Of the Barre Daily
Times. for "A term Of six years; Dr j. j..
McSweency. one of the best known physic-
inus of tho city for a term of four years
and the Roy. Brian {. Roberts. rector of
the Church OF the Good shepherd, Iur
term OF two years.
Tho appointments went to the board OF
aldermen and were confirmed unanimously.
1t is thought that all three of them Will
accept the appointments, and meeting
of the new board for organization Will be
held tomorrow evening. General salts
faction is expressed over the appointments
as it is believed that tn" new board will
WORK. for the enforcement Of the law to
The letter.
The inauguration Of the city council was
hold at 9 o'clock this forenoon, the oath
being administered first to Mayor-clect
jackson, then to Aldermen Burke and AL
Hsotti, ana after them to the new city
clerk James MacIay. Mayor Jackson
made a brief speech Of acceptance, out
lining the work which 1t j. proposed to
do. Then he made his appointments of
license commissioners, police force and a
batch of aldcrmanic appointments, Is COM
Inittecs in all.
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ROCKINGHAM FOR LICENSE
Change in Sentiment Since February
BUSINESS Continued " ednesday.

Bellows Falls, March 3.-The Rocking
ham town meeting held to-day was the
largest ever held here. The license mon
were organized and were in control elect
ing their candidates FOR town officers by
majorities that ran from 100 to loQ. Inc
total vote cast was only about ~ more
than on the referendum a month ago
when the prohibition element won by
eight votes and shows A decided change in
local sentiment. Tho entire day was spent
in balloting and the meeting adjourned
until tomorrow with II articles Of the
warrant unaCted upon.
The principal officers elected We're: Mod
orator George A. Weston clerk, /. a.
Boles: treasurer, Preston II. Ifadley. Sc
lectnon, NJ. II. Ray. NJ. L. Lawrence and
George NJ. Cory; overSecr of poor, Peter
Dorand; highway commissioner. c. T.. Os-
good: tax collector, Preston II. liadley.
constablcs. d. j. Mcdonald and II. NJ.
Walker; liquor license vote, yes SO. no
.tJJ,
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VERGENNES CITY ELECTION
DR.. F. e. Phelps Elected Mayor-Me.
jority ofl62 for License,

Norccnnes. March 3--Thc following Of
ficers were elected at the annual meet
ing in this city to-day: Mayor, DR.. Frank
6. Phelps board of aldermen. G. f.. Stcb-
bins, T.. w. McCuen, j. W. Ryan. Dr. J.
Churchill Hindes, Juhie Daniels and
Patrick Ryan; city clerk. +. w. Tuttlc, ,
city sheriff, stephen Bates: first con-
stable. +. S. Middehrook; second con.
stable, George W. Myatt, highway sur
veyor. George Young; water commission
ers, G. A. Hohnaglc, W. H. Norton, A,
G. Webster; board Of listers. G. +. q.
Nimbail r. NJ. Moulton, W. II. Hawkins; ;
board Of auditors, g. T.. Parker S. l.
Miner II, l.. IIindlcy; city grand jurors
Jesse Grandcy c. NJ CaisSe. G. H.
Gowett; trustee of public money. 5. 3.
Booth
1t was voted to give so to Ethan Allen
Post. u. \. r.. for Memorial day cXer-
cises aud $50 to the city band, A tax OF
city treasury Sept. l. Tho election passed
of very quietly, the only exciting contest
being upon the of'ic" Of highway surveyor,
three ballots being necessary to n choice.
The city went license by l62 majority;
whole vote, H0i; for 2l3; against, 5i.
SWANTON'S 5 OFFICERS.
Swanton, March 3.-Town meeting was
largely attended to-day. The vote for
license was yes 81, no 81. The following
officers were elected: Moderator, Am
brosc Carr. clerk, Frank Foster: select
men. {. G. Gilmore, Samuel Decker. Fred
Corliss; treasurer, T. NJ. Brunette; over
seer of poor, T., u, Medor; constable and
collector. H. NJ. Carr; trustee T.. $. sur
plus money, NJ W. Narney; listers ii. NJ
Carr, Horace Baxter, r. II. Foster; trus-
tees. r. l.. Barney fund, NJ. W Barney
g. H. Allen, :. H. Martin: auditors, X. o.
Sturtcvant, f. ID, Lapelle, 4. B. Andcr-
son: town agent, +. u, Corliss: town
grand jurors, Il. o, Sturtevant, T.. A.
Ayers. A. l.. Royce; school director. j.
L. Kelley; cemetery commissioner for five
years, Richard Colomh; library trustee
the Rev. Il. NJ Aubin; road commissioner
aIector Donaldson; tax Sl.2o; voted to pub
,ic library. $500; for Memorial day, s35
voted to pay the st, Adams hospital bill
of $50
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BRANDON BOY SERIOUSLY HURT
Supposed That He Fell from a Roof a
Distance OF 40 Feet.

Brandon, March i--Bcrt Ecttell the l3
Years old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Rcttell, met with serious accident Tues
day evening. lie went out of the house
early in the evening and was told by his
father not to be gone over 10 minutes as
supper would be ready soon. Nothing
more was seen Of the boy until he was
found by \. II. Wheeler in an unconscious
condition in the alleyway between T. A.
Palmers tailor shop and Mrs, Wheeler 5
millinery store. He was taken to his home
aud Drs Baker and Eastwood were sum-
moned They found the boy TO be suffer
ing from compound fracture Of one leg,
1ammed nose, and several severe cuts
about the face and neck.
IT Is thought that the boy went from his
nome 10 the Wheeler house, which is next
door and climbed upon the fiat roof at the
back OF the house and must have become
niHzy and fallen 10 the ground some 80 feet
rel"W 1S one glove was found upon the
root lie was taken to the Mary Fletcher
I1sp' al al burlington yesterday. 1t is
feared that he received internal injuries
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WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT
Prospect for a Long Term-State's At.
tOrney Is III.

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for the ensuing year are: Moderator, ID.
M. Camp; clerk and treasurer. Ii. :. Root /;
sclectmen. Homer Thrasher, n. S. Rogers.
Mark Joslyn: listers. T.. c. Blanchard, j.
a. Squires. G. II. Flint: auditors, O. G..
Miller, G. Il Erwin, II. a Wright town
agent, o. G. Miller; constables, Erastus
Buck and Timothy ITinman; road commits
sioner. Fred p. Davis: school directors, T..
Lane G.. L. Ranncy. L. c. Williams; tax
s. cents.
HAETFORD'S TOWN OFFICERS.
White River Junction, March o.-Fol-
meeting of Hartford: Moderator, Alfred
T.. Watson: town clerk. Samuel T.. Pin
gree: sclcctmen. Scott Tinkham. Charles
D. Eazen, a. r. Brooks; treasurer George
". Watson: first constable. August McAu-
lay. second constable, J. +. Wheeler,
listers. Charles j. Cdall, George IT,.
Fuller. George H. Savage; auditors Will
Ham 5. Dewey. Charles NJ. Cone, " lliam
6. Renehan: trustee OF public money,
George II. Watson; town grand Jurors,
l.. O. Trumbull A. A. Pingree. Joseph L..
Turner George +. Mann. II. c. Nunsell;
road commissioner, Trumbull T.. Hunt
school directors, David A. Perrin, Abbic
r. Brooks. John i. watson. Voted S2,1Cl
for land and addition to school house in
Wilder: appropriated $50 for Memorial
day exercises. tax s1.5H: vote for license
30 against 33s. A resolution in memory
of the late Charles Il. Stone was unan-
mOuSlN udCDt cd
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ADDISON.

About 3N of the friends 0f Mr.. Bertha
Putnam met at her home on tho evening
of February p for a pleasant visit and
left as a token IT romemherauCe ul'a
st nj dishes and about sio in money Mrs
putnam was I'm the recent contest for tive
DalrNmple dishes hut failed to get them,
and her friends were all so pleased that
she did not buy or sell her vote. that th"N
took this means of procuring her SGT ot
dishes. Refreshments of coffee. sand
wiChcs and cake were served and NorN
pleasant evening spent. All left Wishing
Mrs. Putnam and her little family many
years of happiness in thoir new homo
Joseph Tatreau and family have LETT town
and gone To WolCott. whore Mr.. Tati'"l
has purchased \ farm.-Mr. I\eltsn nf Lin
coin has moved To the Dyke iarm.--Mr
and Mrs Albert Sucklcs arc both on Nh"
sick list-l'rcd Norton has moved to Nor-
eennos 10 the Kimhall tarm,-Mrs. Mann
has Lately been the guest of her sister
Mrs f., It. Southard.-Thc little son ~
Bert Crane is reported much Ncttcr-Po-
ter Anuchman is very low and falling
Mr.. and Mrs. John pakin of FerrishurGh
are the guests of friends, having come tn
attend tho Putnam partN-Fred owen ~
lIinosbursh is the guest of flva TORY
Ira Barber is moving to Mrs, Scars's tone
ment house in Panton,
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81 TOWNS VOTE LICENSE
The Six Cities Included in the Let
Close Votes In Bennington and
Windham Counties.

White River Junction, March 4-Of the
2it cities and towns in Vermont which
yesterday voted on the license question.
all but II have reported, Indicating that
T. including all the six cities. went for
license and l47 cling to prohibition. As
an Illustration Of the Closencss of yes
tcrday's vote compared with that of the
general state vote on the question Of Ac-
cepting tn" license law a north ago,
there are the counties OF Windham and
Bennington. Tho former by the agere-
gate of town votes yesterday went mo-
by one majority, while the county as
whole voted yes" by six majority a
month ago Bennington voted no by
six maloritY Yesterday or the same
basis whereas it went yes by hve ma
iority in February
VOTE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER. March 4.-Tho ma iority for
license in Washington county was 1,1S7
The total yes vote was 3,ll2 and the no
vote 932j. The towns and cities voting
for license were Montpelier, Barre city
Barre town. Northheld, East Montpelier
Worcester, RoXbury and MiddlescX.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY FOR LICENSE
Enosburgh Votes to Have Saloons
Union Ticket Won in st. Adams

st. Adams. March 3,--tranklin county's
total vote to-day shows majority for Ii
censc. The city of st. Albans and the
towns of Bakersfield. Enosburgh. Fair
field Highgatc. thu towns Of St. Albans
and Suanton voted to grant licenses to
sell liquor. The no license towns are
Berkshire. FairfaN. Fletcher, Franklin,
Georgia, Montgomery, Richford and Shell
don The only changes from the vote of
February 3 was Enoshngh changing to
the yes column and Fairfax and Georgia
to the no column.
In the city of st. Adams the union
Ckct won over the democratic by a
large majority. The aldermanic contests
were split even with three republican
and three democr itic aldermen. Tho
board of school commissioners stands
five demncrats to one republican,
The following Is the list of city othcial'
elected: Mayor, William Il, Powers clerk
and treasurer, T.. Melvin Hopkins; con-
stable, ]. Lawrence puling; listers, j.
H. Cummings. j. W. Ryan and Franklin
H. pewart; grand jurors. John c. keenan,,
Silas w. Finn and AlVah H. George
overseer of the poor julius Barrett, aud
itors, Michael +. sullivan. Henry W.
Hatch and Charles n. Watson; board of
public works. Edward A. Chittendcn,
Michael Driscoll and Daniel $. Sanforth
trustee United states deposit fund, F. j.
Houghton: trustees library. George 7.
Chlds. Michael Magin. aldermen. ward
one, Eugene NJ Blake. Rep: ward two,
Florence McCarty. Dem; ward three,
Luke I, Clancy, Dem; ward four, Henry
Bryant, union; ward five, Jed Sturtevant,
Rep; ward six, Thomas Roche, Dem
school commissioners, ward one +. w,
Smith, Dem; ward two. J. l.. Murphy.
Dem; ward three. Joseph l.. Perron,
DEM. ward four, r. w. Hyde, union
ward five. Robert II. Ford. Rep; ward
six, DR., Ralph Sherwood, Dem.
Tho mayor. city clerk and treasurer, the
constable and Aldermen Blake, Bryant,
Sturievant ana McCarlN were immediate
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NO LIQUOR FOR RANDOLPH
Doctors Will Not Allow a Druggist Ii
cense-Town Officers.

Randolph, March "a large number of
the voters oc this town were present to-
day at town meeting. The license vote in
this town was 3l9 for no license and 2lS
for license. Tho ma ioritY Of the doctors
in this town will not allow n druggist s
license and therefore no liquor can be
sold according to the law for one year
The following officers were elected for
the year ensuing: Moderator. the Hon.
j. u. Denison; town clerk. Edgar a.
Hatch; road commissioner. j. r. Wells
selectmcu, first NJ. -. church: second,
Henry :. Booth: third C.. NJ. Waldo q:
listers. first j. T.. Cleveland: second. j..
L. Adams; third, Horace Clifford; treas
urer, William II. Dubois; collector, c. r.
Granger: overseer Of poor. \. ". Bcedle {;
trustee of public money. T.. T Lombard :;
constable, j. \. Buswell.
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LAMoILLE COUNTY MAJoRIrIEs.
REMINGTON WENT STRONG
Voted l,13o Yes ald l54 No-Double
Meeting In Saldgste.

bennington. March 3.-This town to-day
declared itself in favor of the open saloon
by vote of l,i3G for license to l5i against.
The dcmocratic-C Clement fusion ticket
carried the day except in a few minor Of
fees such as constable and collector and
others.
The towns in this county voting vos on
tho license question were: Arlington.
bennington, Dorset, Mancho stor, Powi'al,
ECadsboro, Sunderland and Woodford.
Tho little town of SandGatc has two
complete tickets elected owinl to "a
sduabhlc over the holding OF the first
meeting This was held by a few voters
and later tho majority Of the frcemen got
together and elected another complete
ticket, declaring the first meeting illegal.
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SRIS1UL.

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BRATTLEBORO FOR LICENSE
Only Issue In Ele ction- Results In Other
Windham County Towns.

Brattleboro, March 3-Brattleboro voted
for license to-day by a vote Of $50 to 81 or
a majority of l73 in n total vote of 1877
about 60 votes less than were cast "a month
ago. The fact that adjoining towns were
sure to so for license and that the liquor
traffic is unrestricted in New Hampshire
directly across the river undoubtedly led
large number of people tovote for license
who under other conditions would havo
voted no.
Seven out OF the 23 towns IN the county
have voted for license. Rockingham $40
to 355; Putney, l31 to ~; Dummerston, 81 to
%; Guilford. 50 to &c; Stratton, IS to li
Whitingham, also voted yes but the figures
are not known here.
Most of the other towns gave large ma
JorltleS FOR prohibition except ia
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MORE LICENSE.
Increase of Ten Per Cent in the
Number of Towns Voting for
Saloons.
YES 27,728, NO 2S,57S.
The Result Shown by Returns OF 23l
Towns-Gain OF 435 for LICENSE and
Loss OF 4 III for Prohibition from
the February Vote Caledonia
the Only County Solid
against a Saloon.

White Riycr Junction, March 3.-More
Vermont cities and towns at their annual
elections to-day. voted in favor of selling
Intoxicating liquors. than favored the
change from prohibition to high license n t
the general vote last month, while in
those communities which stll opposed the
traffic tho mnjoritics were as a rulc dccid-
edy reduced. The total vote in 22l cities
and towns out of 2iG was: Yes 21.12&. no
23.51S. compared with last months vote OF
yes 2S. .163 no ~ .1>G
Of the 21l cities and towns. S. about 10
percent voted yes, compared with 80 per
cent last month.
The missing - towns last month stood
yes 2.G@2, no l.426. This shows "A gain for
high license of 49, and u loss for pro-
hibtion of All.
The state after fifty years of prohibition
decided a month AGO to-day to permit the
cities and towns to decide the question
of granting the sale Of nquor restricted
by high license. The majority was de-
cidedly small about a thousand i'm total
vote Of sixty thousand and from the
result it was believed that the STATE
might possibly return tn prohibition in
sid,. Of the next two or three wears Rut
from the vote to-day it appears that there
is a moro decided sentiment throughout
the State i'm favor of liauor selling than
a month aro
or the different counties last month
they stood 8 to & in favor OF nrohibition
vbiio to-dnv eight favored high Lconse
and six n,ohibiton. The changes were in
Essa, and \Vindhan,
Caledonia county wa the ONLY one in
tho state that remained firm for prohibi-
tion NOT a single town Wavcriup while
on tha other hand in Rutland county
which last month led the high license
column the prohibition ranks gained Eve
toWns more than I'm any other county in
thr state.
The following are the towns which
voted no last month and vcs to-daV. Adj
Olson county. Hancock. Lincoln. Monk
ton. Chittcndcn county. Essex. Hines
burch. Jericho: ESSEX county. Canaan.
Guillhall: IHmoille county HYDE Tark
Morrisvillc. Stove: Orange county. Brad
ford. Orange: Orleans county. Troy: Rut-
land county. Mt. HOLLY. Pou,ncy; WASH
ington county, East Montpelier; Wind
ham county, ROCKINGHAM; Windsor
county iiartland, Royaton, plymouth.
| Reading
The following towns changed from yes
to no: Addison county. Panton Ripton;
! I:sst Y county, I.omiugton; Grand Isle
| county, Grand Isle. North Hero; Kutlaud
! county, Clarendon. ShcrburEt; " mdsoI'
/ county. StoC khridLc.
/ The following towns where the vote
| last month was tie. voted yes to-day:
! Rutland county. Middletown Springs,
! benson. Ira; Windham county, Jamaica
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LEG NEARLY SEVERED
William Forest Gets on Circular Saw
at West Rutland.

Rutland, March 4.--Willam Forrest of
West Rutland is lying at the city hospit al
tonight minus n large amount OF blood
and with his left lcg half severed at the
calf of the limb. Forrest was running n
wood saving machine this afternoon and
after shutting off the power attempted
with his foot to remove Il piece of wood.
Tho leg met the rapidly revolving saw
which slashed through the clothing and
flesh stopping only when it reached the
bone. as the arteries were severed the
man lost a large amount Of blood before
a doctor arrived in a few moments and
applied tourniquct The wound was
closed with about IL stitches at the hos
pital. If gangarine does not set in the
man will probably get well. Forrest had
been working with the saw three days.
lie canfp here from Middlbury.
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A SALOON IN ORLEANS COUNTY
Every Town Went No but Troy-Town
Officers in Newport.

Newport. March 3-Following Is the
license vote of Orleans county only one
town, Troy, voting to have the saloon: Al
bany. yes 80, no 1870; Barton, YES 16 no 29S;
Brownipgton yes 4, no IS; Charleston yes
60. no 100; Coventry yes 81, no 80. Crafts
bury, yes Il, no 2l6; Derby. yes 10, no 2i0;
Glover Yes %, no IA; Greensboro, yes Il,
no 10; Holland, yes ,. no 81; lrasburgh,
yes 30, no IS. Jay, yes l., no CT; Lowell,
yes Al, no "a; Morgan, YES ~, no 81; New
port, yes 1875 no 3ll Troy, yes l3S, no l32;
Westleld, yes, -, no 81; Mestmore, yes
-, no ~.
Officers Clacte1 in thn town Of NcWnOrt
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VOTE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
THE BENNINGTON THIEVES
Leader of the Gang Confsssss and Is
Bound over to Grand Jury.

Hoosick Falls. N. Y. March Fired
TIill and Robert II. Hunt Of North New
Salem. Mass, and James Moon Of North
Bennington. Vt. who have been in Troy
jail awaiting examination On the charge
of burglary, were arraigned to-day before
Justice Cabin and committed to tho coun-
" jail 10 await the action of the grand
jury. Hunt the leader of the gang. has
confessed to nearly twenty burglari"s in
New York. Massachusetts, and Vermont,
including that Of ex-senator LcGrand c.
Tibbitts house at Hoosick.
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maica. where tho result was yes 20 no 81.
Somerset, Dover and Halifax had not re-
ported here Tonight but the former town
went yes February 3.
All the important officers were reelected
in Brattleboro. Tho usual appropriations
were made and the tax voted was 50 cents.
The interest in the license vote overshad-
owed everything else and but little atten-
tiOn was paid TO the gcncr0l business.