Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-08
RESULTS IN VERMONT
Probably Less Than 20 Towns
Will Maintain Saloons
Burke Beaten by Bigelow in Burlington
and License Routed by 431 Majority
Barre Returns to License Column.


Barre Returns to License Column.
The returns on the license vote through
out the state indicate a small reduction
in the number OF "yes" towns, as com
pared with last year. Apparently all but
- towns rejected license and in some Of
these there is no expectation that licenses
will be granted. Somerset, in this county,
for instance, cast three votes for license
and one against it. Jay, the only town in
orleans county voting yes" has but
small population. st. George, in Chit
tenden county, is one of the smallest
towns in the state and it is doubtful
whether Starksboro, in Addison county,
Woodford in Bennington count. Canaan
and East Haven, in Essex county, grant
licenses. Probably less than 90 towns in
Vermont will have open saloons the com
ing year
The towns and cities voting yes" ac-
cording to counties were as follows:
Addison county-Hancock. Mlddlebury,
Shoreham, Starksboro.
Bennington county-Arlington, Benning
ton, Woodford.
Chittenden county Shelburne. St
George.
Essex Brighton, Canaan, East
| Haven.
Franklin county-Highgat Richford, St
Adams city. st. Albans town.
Orleans. county-Jay.
Rutland county-Castleton Fair Haven,
| Pittsford Rutland city West Rutland.
Washington county-Barre city, Middle
| sex
windham Rockingham, Som
| erset Vernon.
Burlington turned down James E.
| Burke the heretofore invincible black
! smith, >who has been mayor four terms.
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| editor OF tAe Burlington Free Press, by
/ % majority. Burlington and Colchester.
/ which contains the village Of Winooski,
| botn went no-icense for the first time.
! Burlington's mo" majority was 431. Last
! year the city was in favor OF license by
1877. In 1903 Burlington gave yes"
majority Of 1860.
There was no opposition to the citizens
ticket. headed by James S. Haley. for
mayor Of Montpelier. The city went no
! license again by l6i, an increase Of As
over last year.
John Robbins was elected mayor In
| Barre on the citizens ticket, receiving
| 1856 votes to 294 for J. H Carson, Social
| ist The license vote was the largest ever
| cast in the city. S74 yes" and 721 mo. "
Barre had been dry the past two years.
Barre town. which was under license last
year. changed 10 the yes column
r. L. Richmond. the Republican nominee
1852 votes but George Underhil, Inde-
pendent, gave him a close run, having
1874 Rutland gave majority OF 105 for
license in n total Of over 2400 votes.
y. y. Atwood was elected mayor OF St
| Albans by 1O9 majority over c. w. Butter
worth. Democrat. The majority for IL
| cense was 176.
Grand Isle, Lamoille, Caledonia and Or
! ange counties voted solidly against IL
| cense. 1t was at first reported that
Hardwck. in Caledonia, was in the license
! column, but this was a mistake. Norris
town and Hyde Park. in Lamoille county
were among the towns which changed
from yes" to mo" Middlebury went
back to the license column.
a result which is deeply regretted was
the vote Of Norwich for license. This
is n small town directly across the river
from Hanover and IT will he possible tc
establish saloon only about a mile from
the Dartmouth college buildings Under
the New Hampshire law no saloon car
exist in a college town, and 1t is claimed
there are no bars within 80 miles OF Han
over A saloon in Norwich would be g
source OF constant trouble with over 1906
students in Dartmouth.