Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-04-07
THE LICENSE VOTE.
Thirty-four Towns and Cities
Vote Yes" and 212, mo"

Salisbury, the vote was tie.
Last year 40 towns and cities voted
for license, 205 for no license, and one
town, Brunswick, did not vote at all
on the question.
In 1908, So towns and cities voted for
license and $50 for no license
The total license vote this year was
90, G29, and the total no license vote,
26, $40, giving a no license majority of
5000.
In 1904, the total license vote was
81, 1856, and the total no license vote was
28,662, giving no license majority of
6,927.
In 1903, the total license vote was
0,369, and the total no license vote
25, 053, giving a license majority of 5,3l5.
1t will be seen that the majority for
no license this year shows a falling off
from last year of 907. The total vote
cast this year was 1873, compared with
5O,397 in 1904, and So, 421 in 1908, fall
ing off from last year of 2,519 and
from the year previous of 7,543.
Changes from Last Year.
Nineteen towns and cities change
from license to no license and fifteen
towns and cities from no license to
license. Last year fifty-three towns and
cities changed from license to no license
and one town from no license to license.
The towns and cities this year chang
ing from license to no license are:
Barre city, Barre town, Brattleboro,
Dummerston, Fairfield, Hlghgate, Hyde
Park, Maidstone Milton, Norton, Orwell,
lington, Swanton, Wells, Nottingham,
Windsor and Woodbury..
The towns and cities changing from
no license to license are Arlington,
Brighton, Isle La Motto, Ludlow, North
field, Plymouth, Readsboro, Richmond,
Rutland city, Sandgate, Shelburne,
Stockbridge, St. Adams town, St. George
and West Rutland.
Two counties, Bennington and Rut-
land, show majorities for license. Last
year Bennington and Chittenden coun-
ties gave majorities for license.
No town in the counties of Caledonia,
Orange or Orleans voted for license.
In 1904 no town in the counties of
Caledonia, Grand Isle, Orange, or Or
leans voted for license, while in 1903
Caledonia was the only county solid for
no license.
License Towns and Cities.
The towns and cities voting this year
to license the sale of intoxicating liquor
are given by counties as follows;
Addison County-3; Hancock, Shore
ham, Vergennes.
bennington County-6 Arlington,
Bennington, Pownal, Readsboro, Sand
gate, Searsburg.
Caledonia County-None.
Chttenden County,; Burlington,
Colchester, Shelburne, ST. George.
Essex County-2; Brighton, Can
aan.
Franklin County-9; Richford, St.
Adams city. st. Adams town.
Grand Isle County,; Isle La Motte
Lamoille County,; Morristown.
Orange County-None.
Orleans County-None.
Rutland County-7; Brandon, Castle
ton, Fair Haven, Poultney, Rutland city,
Wallingford West Rutland
Washington County,; Montpelier,
Mortified.
Windham County,; Guilford, Put
ney.
Windsor County-3; Ludlow, Ply
mouth, Stockbridge.
Majorities by Counties.
The total yes and no vote by counties
for the past three years is as follows:
Addison County 1905-yes, 1861; no,
1852. 19O4-yes, 1889; no, l 1902. 1903
yes, 9, 121; no, 1903.
Bennington County: 1905-yes, ,419;
no, ,247, l904-yes, 1857; no, 1,47S
1903-yes, 2,345; no, 1,1S0.
Caledonia County: 1905-yes, 5SS;
no, 1913. 1904-yes 997; no, 2,454. 1903
yes, /, 1923; no, 2 ,44S.
Chittenden County; 19Oj-yes, 2,s7j;
no, 3,102 1904-yes, 1854; no, 2,S27.
19O3-yes, 4,46l; no, l77S.
Essex County: 1905-yes, 31S: no,
523. 19O4-yes, 34S; no, 5l4. 1903-yes,
545; no, 466
Tidilhllu 'OulJ1 IJOp-NtS, I,OfO
no. 2,129. 1904-yes, zoos; no, 2,229.
1903-yes 2.GS5; no, 1,G44
Grand Isle County; l9O5-yes, 1872;
no, 27O. 19O4-yes, 1866; no, $40. 1903
Lamoille County: 19O5-yes, 1872; no,
1901. 1904-yes, 773; no, Liza. 1908
yes, 1,095; no, 1920.
Orange County: 19O5-yes, CAT; no,
$50. 1904 yes, 1855; no, 1913. 1903
yes, ,153; no, 1,Sl5.
Orleans County; 1905-yes, 493 no,
,466. 1904-yes, 531; no, 1908. 1908
yes, SS4; no, 2,097.
Rutland County: 19O5-yes, 1884; no,
3,405. 1904-yes, 3 ,497 no, 3, 1864. 1908
yes, 1878; no, 2,737
Washington County: 19O5-yes, 2,554;
no. 3,206. 1904-yes, 1850; no, 1927.
1903-yes, 3,51l; no, 1906.
Windham County: 1905-yes, 1898;
no, 2,47S. 19O4-yes, 1905; no, 2,927.
l903-yes, 1880; no, $500
Windsor County; 19O5-yes, sos;