Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS
Strenuous Opposition to Granting Li- censes to. Romano Ssrsfne and Samuel Fsrmer-HolIow Voters Pro- test-Decision Reserved.

The board of county commissioners gave hearing in Society hall Thurs day afternoon on the applications of Romano Serafine and Samuel Farmer have created good deal of interest and there was large attendance at the hearing. The commissioners, aft CT hearing the evidence. reserved their decision, which they say they will give within a few days.
 The application of Romano Serafne was first taken up. His place of bus mess IS located at the junction of Park and West streets near the fair grounds. where he has s--ilad a license for the past two years. The remon- Strance in this as well as in that of MT. Farmer was against the place and not against the person. petition con- taining "a names was presented re- monstrating against the granting of the Seraline license. The remonStrants were not represented by counsel. Col. w. H. Hall who is president of the Stafford Springs agricultural society opposed the license. He said much damage had been done to property on the fair ground, and last summer 90 pickets had been broken in the fence, which he thought might have been done by drunken men coming from the Serafine place. Frank F. Fitzpatrick said there was no police protection and q license should not be granted there He heard great deal of noise
 
 R. Parkhurst thought that the place was wholly residential and on this grounds the license should be refused. For Mir. Serahne, George w. Eaton constable and never heard any com plaints against the place.
 Louis Tonidaudel, who lives a short distance from Serafne's. never heard of any trouble there and Joseph Toni daudeI thought q license should be given to accommodate the people who live in that section. Joseph Smith thought the damage to the fair ground whom he saw coming from the village. He is night watchman at the Rhode Island mill and saw what was going on Tn the neighborhood. John Murray fine location. He knew of no more suitable place. MT. Serafine was rep resented by Attorneys Salvatore D Sopo of Hartford and Robert H. Fisk of Stafford Springs. The remonstrants were not represented by counsel
 Opposed in Hollow.
 There was a strong opposition to the granting of d license in the Hollow to Samuel Farmer A large majority of the voters had signed the remon- -strance and several citizens from the Hollow district appeared in opposition. F.. C. Pinney said that he always op- posed the granting of a license in the Hollow on account of the unsatisfac- tory conditions which existed when the last license was held there sev- eral years go. Cyril Johnson thought the place too handy and being so near home the people in the Hollow who use intoxiCants would be more likely to drink to excess
 William Park said more than 90 per cent. of the Hollow people opposed the license. There was no demand for it and the saloon would be a detrimeut to the business as well the social interests of the community. John C. Wightman, a former county commis- sioner, thought the place unsuitable. It is directly connected with the dwell ing or tenement upstairs and a license should not be granted there.
 Fred Glover said it was a residen- tai section and so opposed the li- cenSe.
 Wallace T. Jones and Austin Witt opposed the license on the ground that the place was not suitable. Rev. MT. Curtis gave an extended talk on the evils of the saloon and was advised by MT. Fisk to confine his remarks to the specific case before the commis- sioners.
 Bad Thirty Years ago.
 C. P. Bradway said that thirty years