The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-19

Rock Island, a close neighbor of Mo-
line and affecting the latter city. Hi
nois now allows local option by coun-
ties, but an earnest effort is making
for a change in the law, to greatly
narrow the field, for high license, even
to wards of city. In other words it
would "put into the hands of the peo-
pie the decision whether they will
have liquor sold near them. ~ On late
Sunday in Moline several pulpits took
up the matter of this bill now before
their Legislature. The lesson of all
this is the old, but ever new one, viz,
that liquor selling, and liquor drink
ing are among the greatest menaces to
any community and should be fought,
if it can't be to determination, then
to the narrowest possible restriction.
Let all the voters remember that the
box for the reception of votes pertain
ing.to the question of high license, or
not, at the next March meeting must,
by the new law, be closed at three
O'Clock in the afternoon.
The question has lately been dis
cussed here whether by section 81 of
tine new local option law, all towns in
the State voting in March for pIohi-
bition, but having no licensed pharm-
acists in them, must inevitably be de.
prived of the chance to get liquors for
medicinal purposes, within said towns.
Finding difference of opinions here,
! we wrote to one who would be con-
sidered high authority, as a member
of the last Legislature, and he replied
that he thinks none but registered
pharmacists can be licensed under
that section. He is aware that some
Others hold an opposite opinion but he
sees no good ground for it. If he is
correct, the law seems to work great
hardships in prohibition towns, with
no licensed pharmacists, in the matter
of liquors needed for purely medicinal
purposes.
Frank Guild fell on Friday last, and
broke his arm. Another is thus added
to the heavy blows that have fallen on
the Guild family in the past when it
has seemed that an additional straw
would break the family's "back".
Mrs. Norman G.. Davis, who is
spending several weeks with her Aims
worth cousins in Moline, H., is Civ
ing them pleasure, as matter of
course, and we doubt not is getting as
much as SIZE gives.
We have been trying to get certain
statistics as to the matter of profess
sional men in the great number OF
Martins that have been residents OF
our town, from it's earliest history.
Thus far we have found two lawyers,
Lieut. Governor Burnham Martin, and
Allen Martin, now of Essex Junction
three doctors, e. Martin, an Older
brother of Capt. Milton Martin, and
for years resident Of Bloomington,
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Martin and DR.. Lewis ID. Martin now
of Barre; one minister, Nelson Mar
tin. If any one can add to this list
we should be glad to report the fact
Doubtless it can be increased. The
Martins here have very largely beer
worthy farmers, who have to goot
degree achieved success and who have
been closely identified with the pub
lie affairs of the town.
Some one is reported as saying tina
If he could be assured OF saloon Ii
cense here for five years he would Civ,
the place a new town hall. Now i
: there is anything that would set on
. citizens to tumbling over each othe
to obtain we should think it would b
a first class building of that kind, Blu
, one would hardly need more than
. moment to think of such an offer, be
fore one would hide the head in shame
at the thought of the monument
: would be to leave to the coming genera
= tions here. But how many Just sue
monumental buildings there are j
the world.
. The Mr. Trask, who had his HON
in the family of Mrs. All Gram die
, in fit, on Friday last
= Joel A. Bass had professional Ell
a gagement in Minneapolis last week
= The Universallst ladies will have
/, conumdrum supper on the Europea
plan, and an auction, ETC., at the tow
hall on Saturday evening of this weel
= the 81 st.
. Pupils having no marks during til
. term in the intermediate departmeI
of the village school, Miss Adam