Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-26
CLIMAX IN BREWERY CASE
HEARING BEFORE NEW HAMP-
SHIRE BOARD TO-DAY.
Officers Of Town Of Hinsdale viii Ap-
pear in Support of the Applicants-
A Letter from Gov. Bell to Gov.
McLane in Regard to the Matter.

a special dispatch from the cores
| pondent of the Boston Herald at
| HInsdale. " H.. to that paper, printed
In this mornings edition. says:
Before the board OF license commits
sioners OF the state OF New Hamp-
shire at Concord. tomorrow. tMay 26)
will appear the three selectmen. the
town clerk and the police Judge OF the
town of Hinsdale in favor of granting
a license which has been held up by
the commissioners. and the attorney
of the town will insist on the observ-
ance of the towns rights under the
New Hampshire license law, which Is
based on abiding by the sentiment or
majority of the citizens of town
or city In regard to the sale of intox-
! icants
In opposition will appear the local
temperance element of the town OF
Brattleboro. VT. backed by a letter
| from the governor of Vermont 10 tne
governor of New Hampshire. which Is
| in effect that the license petitioned
for, while granted in New Hampshire
Is principally for the purpose OF SELL
ing liouor TO citizens of Vermont, and
that as a matter of comfy between
sovereign states, New Hampshire
should protect the residents of Sis
ter commonwealth. -,
Here follows a history of the dis
apraament between Hinsdale and the
no-license element of Brattlboro. fam
iliar TO the readers of this papero
A town official of Hinsdale. says the
Herald correspondent. freely onered
an expression of the sentiment IN
Hinsdale, saying The people oi
Hinsdale, almost to man, are oppos-
ed to the methods that have been
adopted in Brattleboro to prevent a
llicense being granted on the island.
With ms il is not a question OF pro-
hibition or license; it amounts TO our
maintaining the rights we believe we
| are entitled to- In the local option
vote last fall the people announced
| themselves as strongly in favor or IL
lcense. and at the March town meeting
! fixed the prices at which those licens-
| es should be sold. Ihe fnatter 10
| one for the people of Hinsdale alone
to decide and it should In FAIRNESS pe
left to them. | cannot see WY
| the executive of either state should
have a hand in it. 1t is all TO do with
Hinsdale and Hinsdale should nave
the saw. = think If the citizens
saw any good reason why tnis H.
| cense should not be granted. ana nau
been approached in proper spirit py
| the leaders of the temperance move
ment in Brattlboro, compromise sat
| isfactory to both parties might nave
been arranged. but now the Hinsoaie
folks think they have been sllghteo,
that Brattleboro residents nau no
right to go beyond the local interests
and endeavor by executive action and
nolitical moves 10 take away what
manifestly belongs to Hinsdale oS
right"
Governor Bells letter to Governor
McI.ane of New Hampshire was as
follows: o,,
INV dear Governor:-I wish to call
your attention to a condition OF al
| fairs existing between the town OF
Brattleboro. in Vermont. and the town
of Hinsdale. in New Hampshire.
which | am sure is worthy OF our OF
fetal consideration. Inc town Vi
Rrattleboro, under our license locaf
option law. at its recent March meet
ling voted against the issuing OF Il
censes this year by large majority.
The business men Of the town are De-
hind the movement and the temper.
lance people of Windham county are
thoroughly aroused over the matter
If is a fact that there is, Just at the
New Hampshire end of the Connect
icut river bridge in the town OF Hlhs-
dale opposite the town of Brattleporo,
a saloon licensed under the New
Hampshire law. This saloon is run by
two Brattleboro men. Gale and Ellis
both in Vermont and New Hampshire
when the New Hampshire law was
first passed opposition was made by
tho Brattleboro people to the Hins-
dale license but at that time Brattle-
boro had also voted for license and
was. therefore, living in 'giass
house' This saloon always was ana
always will be a serious menace 10
important sections in both states. "A
| license in this instance and under tne
circumstances for Hinsdale is In re-
ality license for Brattleporo. Inc
situation there is peculiar and GER
tainly important enough to warrant
the executive in asking comfy of q
sister state: and under the circum-
stances. l feel justified in calling your
attention to the circumstances. om-
cially. and urging you. as matter OF
comfy. to use your good offices with
the New Hampshire license commits
sioners to the end that further liquor
licenses be refused in the town OF
Hinsdale.
Il am free to make this request OF
Won as | am sure you know that we
would gladly do all in our power to
aid New Hampshire were the case re-
versed. We will be glad to recipro-
cate whenever the opportunity arises.
IF there are any more facts con-
cerning the case that YOU would IKE
TO have at hand. before taking the
louestion up. will gladly see that they
are furnished.
Awaiting a reply at your earnest
convenience. with assurances OF per