The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-24
SELECTMEN PROD
STATES ATTORNEY
Correspondence Concerning That
Liquor Analysis.
SHARP LETTER FROM Mr.. CALVIN
Intimating That Mr.. williams's Appm
ON, unwiilingns~ TO Act WIN DO
Called 20 Attorney Generals At
teution Brings Curt Reply

recent unAlAFih hi Na"lH'" =. 49, -
irem the stock of the four local druggists
!. = matter al forgotten history IL develops
ia, the board of sclce,men have not
nigeon. holed the subject. Early in May
a NJ Merrill, clerk Of the board oi
.,l.c,men wrote 10 States Attorney
Charles II. Williams Of Bellows Falls ask
ing him when he intended 10 max.
move in the matter a. required ~ law
"a 40. Tn TO Last night no answer had
b,cn received. Several weeks later after
discussing the matter IN an executive
session the selectmcn asked the town
agent. A. +. Carpenter, 10 query Mr. WI
Hams Mr.. CARPENTER did 20 but his letter
received the same consideration that was
given Mr.. Merlrs.
On june Is Chairman John Calvin de-
cidcd to try his hand a, letter writing !"
follows;
c. II. Williams,
States Attorney,
Bellows Falls, W.
Dear Sir; some time ago the select
men OF Brattleboro placed in your hands
A report from the laboratory OF hygiene
at Burlington bearing on the analysis oi
several samples OF liquors sent them Tor
examination. Mr.. A. 4. Merrill wrote you
several weeks ago, also Mr.. A. p. Car
penter. our town attorney, as to what
Won proposed to do in the matter, but up
Ia the present time have not received
reply. / am now writing to ask what
YOU are going to do with the report. ]
shall look for an early reply:
Respectfully,
John Calvin.
Chairman Board of Selectmen.
This brought results and Mr.. Williams
replied as follows June IA;
Mr.. John Calvin,
Dear Sir: Your esteemed favor Of the
18th at hand. -, :.
i have not fully made up my mind IN
reference TO the matter you mentioh)
having been busy with state matters oi
more Importance. | shall be pleased to
inform you when action is to be taken
in the matter and II will probably be at
some time in the near future; and trust
the DELAY is not the cause OF suffering
on the part of the good people oil Brattie
boro. -,
Charles II. Williams.
While Chairman Calvin did not ac
knowledge that the delay was causing the
citizens OF Brattleboro any trouble he was
inclined to want more particulars ans
under date of june Is wroteto Mr.. wa
liams as follows:
Dear Sir: | am in receipt Of your favol
nj the l4th inst, and will state plainl!
that the reply contained therein is too
indefinite to be satisfactory. You prom
ised when the report was placed IN YOU
hands that you would attend to the mattel
wherf you had attended to some business
las / remember) at Island Pond, whicl
would be in ten days or two weeks
Now. that was in April. Section olo'
places the responsibility in this case o. o.
| the board of selectmen TO prosecute. W.
! feel that you have had ample time to max
up your mind as to what you VIII 40
| | hope it will not be necessary TO cal
the attorney general's attention to this
but II must be disposed of one way o
another without unnecessary delay.
Respectfully,
John Calvin,
Chairman Board of Selectmen.
The last letter in the series was receive,
| from Mr.. Williams June l6 and
addressed to Mr.. Calvin. 1t is as follows:
Dear Sir: Your favor at hand | refe
| YOU to my letter of the l4th.
As to your threat of applying to th
attorney -geneldl allow iie ~ say 'i,o'
does not affect me in the least, and yo
are at perfect liberty to do so at any tim
you desire. -,
| Yours truly,
| Charles II. Williams.
As Mr.. Williams has extended an inv
tation to the board of selectmen to tax
the matter up with Attorney General !!
A. Sargent of Ludlow at any time 1t
quite probable that unless some detlnit
answer is received today or tomorrow, fror
| Mr.. Williams as to when he will take u
this matter Mr. Williams's invitation wi
be accepted. Chairman Calvin has rt
ceived numerous queries as to what ma
become of the matter and believing tina
the people of Brattleboro desire to hav
the law carried out strictly to the lette
he insists that the states attorney an
pose of the matter without further delay
| This is the position of the other member
| of the board