The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-18
APPOINTMENTS BY
ASSISTANT JUDGES
License Commissioners Named
For Three Towns
VERNON. PursEy AND MARI.soao


Frank Mali.a aud fw,l II, Fer. a..l.l
ant lndsus 1T Nmdliam ~anniy ~aait, AZ
ter listening 10 considerable argument u
tho oIir- ei the county clerk Tuesday, ~
appointed the old hoanl Of llocnse eommls
sioners for the town ol Vernon aud name,
baani II lhrvr m-n lot the town ol l'ui
ncy aud like number ior Marlboro, Tbs
latter town made ~ petition tot such ron
missioner. hut a. the Law sa.s that th,
ASSISTANT Judges shall appoint a baani oi
thnne commissioners iof each town voting
lioense within Ii days after the annual
nesting il was necessary 10 name such a
hoanl Tor Marlboro, the lime-limli expiring
Wednesday. The old board Of commits
sion.rs ia Vernon l. John 4, Wright i'eo.
X. Sirbbins and Rodney ID. Doolitll.. The
ihrrr m-n named IN Putney ate 4, W.
Adams, D. y, liood and {, \. Poland.
After hooking over the diruriol! of name.
oi Marlboro men the judge, appointed
Rev. Hint NJ Bss-ll, Earl y. Howe aud
George q. Higley. W. ID. smith Of Brat.
ilchoro appeared before the Judges aud said
that he represented several Icisans IA Put
ney who were in favor III the appointment
af the men above mentioned, \ rummuni.
cation had been previously IrcriNrl hy the
assistant Judge, ifom pulney stating that
the men would h. acceptable a, lrrn,-
commissioners. Mr., Poland stated hiiril,
that he had been asked 10 say that there
wa no particular choice 60 h. made among
the citizens OF Putney for sntl appoini
ments ns all that was desired was board
that would do the right thing
The appointments Ion Puin.y aud Mari
bofo wer. made following an extended dis
cussion OF the situation IN Vernon. At
torneys T.. y. Waterman aud II. q. Barber.
representing several prominent citizens Of
Vernon. stated that while the names of Mr..
Wrigh, aud Mr.. St.bbins were acceptable
10 their clients they wished 10 present the
name Of Arthur Nartindale in place Of
MIR. Doolittle ~ the third member oi the
board. Selectman j. 4. Allen stated that
the board of selecimcn recommended III.
appointment OF the old board Of license
commissioners and A. 4. Dmnklee went on
record "a favoring the reappolntment Of
the old board Charles :. Chase. repre-.
senting certain people IN Vernon. said |
that he would endorse the reappoinlmeni |
OF the old board. Mr. Barber endeayored |
TO have Mr.. Chase state whom he wa. H.. |
presenting. but Mr.. Chase declined to |
name the persons. Mr.. Barber said that |
he had no desire 10 conceal the names of
the persons he appeared for aud named
several well-known citizens. Nlr. Barber
inquired Of Mr.. Dunklee whether he was
aware that any friction had existed be.
tween certain members OF the old board
Of license commissioners, and Mr. Dunk.
lee said that he did not know of such
friction. Mr.. Allen, frs, selectman, said
he felt sure that ii the old old board OF
were reappointed the board
would work without friction.
Thomas +. Stockwell endorsed the ap.
pointment of Mr.. Martindale in place of
Mr.. Doolittle and stated frankly that he
believed Mr.. Doolittle would not he in
avor OF issuing license in Vernon even
hough the town had voted to do 30. He
vas averse to the people OF Northfield,
Mass. interfering in the affairs of Yer
ION and said, I'VE can run our own town ,
md will attend TO our own business with,
mt any help from Mortified" He in |
mated that the old board of commission ;
rs would be acceptable to Mortified, [
'fass., people and that Vernon did not {
are what Mortified people thought about :.
he matter. He felt sure that if Mr.. .
)oolittle was reappointed at least one {
member of the old board would decline to
erve. Mr.. Allen was Intercepted by the
idges as to the possibility that Mr.. Doc. >
tile would not serve if reappOinted and 1
aid that he had a talk with Mr.. Doolittle 6
londay and that the latter said he would Ii
rive if appointed Everett Stockwel |
1ought the old board would not work a
if Mr. Doolittle was reap n
ointed and said that he had talked with t
member of the present board and was L
tisfied that this member would decline o
serve if Mr.. Dooittle was reappointed, Il
ttorney Chase asked Mr., Stockwell the u
me of the man with whom he had the +
'nversation, but Mr. Stockwell stated b.
lat he did not care to say who it was. H
Mr.. Dunklee suggested that if the old Is
'ard could not be reappointed it might 10
well for an entirely new board to be
med and in such case he was of the opin OF
n that the citizens of Vernon might wish b.
make other nominations Judge Pier of
ked the selectmen if there would he oh Il
,tion to the appointment of Mr.. Martin af
lie if vancancy should occur on the sa
ard providing that the old board was y
appointed. Mr.. Allen, speaking for the ed
ard of selectmen, said that there would pa
no objection to Mr.. Martindale under So
IN circumstances. do
an adjournment of the hearing I'm
Ken for dinner Thomas E.. Stockwell de
d that while Mr. Dooittle had professed tie
be in sympathy with the license people gr
the town he had voted no at each eec-
n and that the license people believed alt
It he was not using them squarely in the ba
tier. He said that Mr.. Doolittle was rol
n firm in his convictions and that when sta
made up his mind he would not change yea
no matter what argument might be fla
'ught After celebrating a few mo- Or
nts the judges announced that they