Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-30
New Law Goes into Operation
Here on That Date.
MORE APPLICATIONS IN
Board Voted to Accept Applications from ". A
Wall, Second Glass, and Dennis
Cronin, First Class.

The Bennington license commission
ers held a three hours session No, D.
day morning. A largely signed PEI
ton requesting the granting of
license to OWES & Son was presentc
while several residents of the seven h
ward we're present to personally pre-
the granting of the same The board
took no action. w. A. Wall present
ed a preliminary application for
second class license.
The larger part OF the session was
taken up in deciding what rooms etc,
should be used by those who have re-
eeiyed licenses.
Nearly carload of wet goods con
signed to two parties in the village
reached here last week. The value
was said to be over $4,000. 1t was
the first public shipment of the kind
made to this village in over ff y
years.
The Bennington commissioners held
another session Tuesday afternoon. 1t
was voted to receive applications from
w. A. Wall for a second class license
to be conducted at his store on East
Main-st and from Dennis Cronin for
first class license, the business to be
conducted in the lower floor of the
John Evans block on North-st.
B, G, Howe made verbal appli-
cation for a second class license for
the Putnam house. The first two win
be advertised for two weeks, after
which win be the hearing, but It is
generally expected that they will be
granted.
Tomorrow the board will make a
tour OF inspection OF the different
places for which licenses have been
granted to see that their requirements
are fully un to those specified by law.
The Manchester commissioners have |
granted first class licenses for the /
Colburn house and Fairview hotel at
Manchester Center and the sixth class
license for the Equinox house.
The selectmen have practically sold |
to +. J, Morrissey the entire stock of .
liquors that was on hand when the
town agency went out of commission.
There are several hundred dollars
worth in stock, a good share of it is
bottled goods. AS soon as Mr. Nor
rissey is ready to take it, the liquors
win be inventoried and transferred to
him at cost.
Monday morning the .t7erent places
for which licenses have already been
issued will be in order for business.
There can be no question but that they
are public enough as all are on the
ground floor and all open to the
street No expense has been spared
10 made them attractive.
At the Webster house, the American
and the Columbian, the walls and
ceilings are in metal with attractive
,olors. AT the Lundergan place, the
side walls have been covered with
heavy green paper, the hard wood
ceiling and wainscotting have been
,craped and vanished. A door has
Deen cut through from the restaurant
% the bar room. The Knapp place on
1age-st is in apple pie order.
New bars have been secured by all.
They are fine pieces of work, the fix
ures are all of modern type, while
he different woods and metals are of
he brightest hue.
F. B. Howe has associated with him
", j. Phalen under the firm name of
Howe & Co., to conduct the Putnam
lonse. The partnership goes into eff
ect tomorrow. The firm has made an
application for first class license.
The parties who have received IL
enses say that they propose to sell
Ugh class goods. Inquiries goes to
how that the principal ale to be
Irawn will be Bottoms, although
Evans, Fitzgeralds, Smith stock ale
md other brands will be on Graft
'abst and Dobler lager appears to be
he choice although other brands win
,e drawn and there will be several
arities of the bottled article to choose
rom.
The Pownal license commissioners
net Saturday and granted a first class
icense to John Christopher I
Mrs Whaley and daughter. Mrs