The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-31
LICENSE
DETAILS
Complete Returns from the
March Election.
FORTY TOWNS VOTED YES
Number Voting Yes Was 2O5-
One Town Did Not
Vote on II.
FORTY TOWNS VOTED YES

In order that the vote at the March
election on the question Of licensing
the sale of intoxicating liquor may be
preserved in tabularform for reference,
the st Albans Messenger has obtained
revised and corrected returns from ev-
cry town and city.
The corrected returns show that the
vote resulted in license majorities in
40 towns aud cities and no license ma
| iorities in 205 towns and cities. One
town, Bloomfield, in Essex county,
took no vote on the question. In two
towns placed in the no license column,
Underhill and Plymouth, the vote was
tie. Last year 90 towns and cities
voted for license and $50 for no IL
cense.
The total license vote in 1904 was 2l,
735 and the total no license vote 2s, 500,
giving a no license majority OF 6,027
In 1908 the total license vote was 80
S6S and the total no license vote 25, ,053,
giving a license majority of 5,3l5.
The total vote cast this year was 50,-
397, compared with vote of 55, ,42l
last year, falling off of 5,024 votes.
Fifty-three towns and cities this year
changed from license to no license and
one town changed from no license to
license.
Two counties, Bennington and Chit
tendon, show majorities for license.
No town in the counties of Caledo-
mia, Grand Isle, Orange or Orleans vo-
ted for license. Last year Caledonia
was the only county voting solidly for
no license.
The towns voting this year to license
the sale of intoxicating liquors are
given by counties as follows:
EAddison county, 5-Bridport, Han
cock, Orwell, Shoreham, Vergennes.
Bennington county, Bloomington,
Pownal, Searsburg.
Caledonia county, none.
Chittendon county, 5-Burlington,
Colchester, Milton, Richmond, South
Burlington.
Essex county, 3-eanaan, Maid
stone, Norton.
Franklin county, Fairfield, High
gate, st Albans city, Swanton.
Grand Isle county, none.
Lamoille county, 2-Hyde Park,
Morristown.
Orange county, none.
Orleans county, none.
Rutland county, 6-Brandon, Cas-
Teton, Fair Haven, Poultney, Rutland
town, Wells.
Washington county, 5-Barre city,
Barre town, Montpelier, Roxbury,
Woodbury..
Windham county, 6-Brattle leboro,
Dummerston, Guilford, Putney, Som
erset, Whitingham.
Windsor county, Windsor.
One town, Searsburg, in Bennington
county, changed this year from no Ii
cense to license.
The following towns changed this
year from license to no license:
Addison county, towns Bristol,
Granville, Lincoln, Middlebury, Monk
ton, Salisbury, Starksboro.
Bennington county, 6towns-Arling-
ton, Dorset, Manchester, Readsboro,
Sunderland, Woodford.
Chittendon county, towns Essex,
Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Shell
burne, Underhill, Williston.
Essex county, towns-Brighton,
Guildhall, Victory.
Franklin county, 3,towns-Bakers-
field, Enosburgh, st Albans town.
Grand Isle county, l town-Isle La
Motto.
Lamoille county, TOMBSTONE.
Orange county, towns-Bradford,
Orange.
Orleans county, town-Troy.
Rutland county, 8 towns and ! city
Dandy, Hubbardton, Mount Holly,
Mount Tabor, Pittsford Rutland city,
Shrewsbury, Tinmouth, WestRutland.
Washington county, 5towns-Calais,