Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-24
Amendments to Liquor Law.

NJ Amendments to Liquor Law.
- The amendments to the local o
= ton license law now In force In III
!. state, suggested by the committee
= inquiry 10 the Congregational CONVEX
:, ton at ST, Johnsbury last week,
- recommended to the action OF Il
: next legislature We're as follows
The commissioners be hereaft,
appointees OF the governor of Il
:. state and be directly responsible
: the people through him.
The commissioners be require
. not only TO prosecute breakers OF IN
! law on evidence submitted by priyat
!, citizens, but TO investigate an
themselves secure evidence of sue
lawlessness where II exists; the stat
providing for the expense of sue
work.
The second class license be abol
ished.
The fifth class license be NOR,
thoroughly guarded TO conserve II!
proper purpose; so that the genuine.
ness Of a physicians prescription, as
a prescription for medicine, be nc
longer tested by the physicians will
inguess TO incriminate himself.
when serving Jail sentences for
drunkenness or other infractions OF
the liquor law, prisoners be required
to work on the public highways"
As stated last week. the committee
also recommended commission
from the next Legislature to study the
question of our temperance legisla-
ton from every point OF view. quite
a discussion arose In the convention
over the committees suggestion 10
have DRINKS sentenced to Jail to work
out their fines on the public highways
and this was strenuously opposed
The committee withdrew what was
the fifth proposition in the resolution.
The resolutions were then passed.
Two barns belonging to James Ca
hill of st. Adams were burned Sun
day, June 10, with farming tools and
five tons of hay.
Daniels's mills at Lower Cabot were
destroyed by fire Saturday night. |
June IS, at a loss of $4,000, with ne
insurance. The origin of the fire is a
mystery. Men We're obliged TO fight /
he fire all night
There are persistent rumors that
Judge Charles II. Darling Of Vermont
he present assistant secretary of the
navy, may be appointed 10 succeed
Moody of the navy depart
nent. Senator Proctor is said to rec
mmend his appointment
Henry Ripley Dorr Of Rutland,
oungest son OF Mrs. Julia c. r. Dorr :
nd president Of the international :
'uel company, died June IS In a hos
ital at Kansas City Mo, of cerebral '
lenngitis. He was in the west on a !.
usiness trip.
Oakley James, aged Fl months, only
N of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Plooff of :
heldon. fell into a kettle of water, =
'ed as a watering trough. Sunday =
ternoon, June 10, and was drowned. -
is parents were at the barn milking;
hen they returned they found the
lid hanging over the edge of the le
tile dead. u
A. ]. Allard Montpelier barber, :,
lille driving Monday, June 90 was 80
yerely injured. His bull dog jumped -
I'M the wagon onto the horse which ~
'ked cutting a bad cash between 80
=. Allard's eyes and breaking his ~
Sc. A compound fracture of the -
Ill was also found There are slight ~. o
inces for his recovery. -
no
,"P', e. "ooupuiy Oh burlington gle
with a curious mishap last week. er,
lille suddenly turning his head, the ne,
DIS of his neck frightened and his on,
d became immovable. He also nla
the use of his right arm and not
Id only partially manipulate his left lar
|. The cords are uninjured and his tio,
dition is now improving. dec
sta
t Northfields adjourned annual for,
ting Monday night, June 90 1t was gov
d to purchase the Holland sys- not
OF springs, situated north of the any
lge, for $4,000. These springs 80
been carefully measured by Maj
petent engineers, and their report
VS. that they will furnish an album
supply for the village for domes- {.
use and fire protection. f,n,
bein
oney is being raised by residents chit
lie town of Georgia to make a me- ness
al there of the house in which the
stannard was born. This ques- at Il
has been frequently agitated and bodi
Is 10 preserve the old home have Brot
maze by both the Daughters of er d
ioht ana the Grand Army, but cred
'ut success. The house will have sos
ATTENDED TO at once If it is to be bred
rived. miss
ing ]
ME Brown. aged Is years. of aster
ngton was seriously burned Mon the
light. June 20, and her recovery Dor
1btful. Miss Brown, after light by
Kerosene stove attempted to fill steam
the old took fire and ignited her the a
$. She rushed out doors and the {
Bowman succeeded in putting be al
he blaze after burning his face first
hands badly. Miss Brown was show,
d so badly that the flesh fell was q
her body. first
licens
t years meeting of the Evan inspeC
Adventists' conference ~ farce
les of Vermont and the provinca preser
ebec viii be held with Hillwest
in Montgomery. The meeting Ri
osed at Richferd was well at The
Two young men. John Cham Valiant
no T. b. Eias. were licensed to the re
lhese ofncers were re-elect- in. TIL,
resident, Rev. ]. NJ. Orrock of alive
Inc. Mass; vice president. Rev. 1000 b
Hurlbut Of Stanbridge. Que; thority
ng secretary. Rev. ]. ]. Theak- than 6
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