The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-06

The coming year promises to be a period
of extreme aridity for Brattleboro. After
an executive meeting of two hours dura'
tion Saturday night, following public
hearing in Festival hall Saturday alter
noon, the selectmen voted UNANIMOUSLY
NOT TO issue fifth class licenses to " r.
Thomas. w. f. Root and F. IL, Holden
three local druggists.
The hubble hearing on the three appllca-
tons took place at 2.3O o'clock. Chairman
John Calvin presided and the other two
members of the board OF seiectrlen VET
,,nasant Mr. Calvin stated the object OF
the meeting and A. 4. Merrill read the
nat;t;on of IS physicians and l45 citizens
asL;nq that fifth class licenses be grantee
70 Zach Of the four local druggists. w. y.
smith stating that he appeared LOT the
petitioners. presented list OF 39o names
rotesting against the granting OF sucn
Ecenses Mr. Smith explained that ne ap
peared as an attorney and had no o'. .ta
irntarest in the matter He said that the
tnu.r had voted no-license and that wheh
i did so the people expected that the
town would be dry. He said that ne ull.
derstood that there was drug ior every
a;lment and that it was not apsolu.1N
necessary for a physician 10 press;e,,od1
nb;skev in any case. Mr.. Smith beleved
hat drug store whslley was dangerous ana
IMPRESSED upon the board the lac. .s
sucb brands of liquor as SOFA Dy uLuss,5us
were a menace to the welfare OIL tne I'm
m,,nity. He said that the issuing ~ uI"s
pists' licenses would mean tne pi, ,neenl5
about of condition OF a1airs 'i,a' 1;oonse
result in making BrattleDoro
town next year. c,4or asked Rev.
por NJ Houghton to express his opinion
IVY ~ matter Mr.. Houghton, VINO was
nresent simply as an interested, specta.U,'
pl;eIseti ot ne a moral leader in the colnihu-
sa ;tu. md interested in the matter ohiy W
. u,ts and that the traffic in liquor pc ~
1ie CIV in the manner least oblectlonapie,
L w, farored the granting OF licenses ~
ne ne ra He explained that ne thougIii
thn sefsal of licenses to druggists woua
ene in making Brattleboro lcense
t ISL next March. Il believe that the ~.
s,,soI Of licenses to the druggists Is d sLet
t .nS" the open saloon, was the way Me- A.
NJ Houghton expressed his oplitto; that
Smith REPLIED that he telt as celt t ',aar !,
The town would vote license n1A ~ wear
druggists licenses were grah.eu; e M
o,d the old cOIullio p l., pra
gnu explained that the petition ne oa pl
ssnted was signed by working pg men
s setber than professional and business NET f
. Mr Houghton said he firmly l pee enpossi.
i Ml We're refused it would De mp ~sxt
~ hIe - carry the town for no-iiceise n. H.
PIE 70 81 would thousand times - rd have
iare if as it was last year tnah " For
one OPEN o would do more harm than oil
one OF th sa'c churches could do good ;f he
Oh Mr. ire Calvin asked Mr.. Hongnton e he
,,,omii grant licenses to druggists u honor
, wom,d hat recent analysis made OF nau np
Knew knew from drug stores had proven dot hat
tak the standard Mr.. Houghto1 sal %at 'n he
10 70 ' felt sure in his own mlna VIA d;d not
ne Id do in such case but ne ne ono nn;n ION
, Mounu as he cared to express ms optlioU
kho ths matter. Following lnrerI , s,,oUed
IN IN .n ayeraI others, J. G. Stafford m9 GeI.
. 9y licenses be granted, Chairman e feIt
tha' expained to Mr.. Stafford ih at discuss rs se
yln eNb he wise for the board TO di 18th,
the mt h;s motion. The hearing adlen atTnrd
drew Tvom n'1 tbe stand taken by Mr. S'ano''