Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
LICENSE TOWNS
GROWING FEWER
|nly Sixteen in the Entire State
Reported Up to Midnight
Last Night.
TWENTY-FIVE LAST YEAR.
brlinHton and Barre Increase Major
ftics for License. While Rutlnnd
and 81. Albans show Decrease.
TOWNS VOTING "WET."

IAt midnight last night the indica-
pms were that the number of towns
ting Tuesday to license the sale
Intoxicating liquor would not be
rEer and would probably be smaller
|an was the case last year, although
was held by some that the big storm
Monday. followed by "a wind that
Iidc many country roads almost i'm
ssablc, might have tendency to
ep at homo many of the voters who
r. some distance from the polling
bees. and indirectly swell the vote
r license because the sentiment for
onse is sometimes stronger in the
lagos than it is in the country dis
cts
fiXteen towns are known to have
tied for license. as compared with
last year, although no licenses were
+lntcd in five of the % last year. OF
cities, Burlington, Rutland. Barre
Adams. and Nergennes will be wet,
they were in 1916. Bennington, Canaan,
|stleton. Colchester, Fair Haven. Jay,
|elhurnc. Shoreham. Somerset. and
est Rutland again voted for license.
ihough no license was granted in
~ or Somerset last year. MiddleseX.
b ich in past years has gained some
|toriety because of the location of it's
r. licensed place, goes dry by II ma
Iity; other towns changing from wet
dry are Pownal. Swanton, Mount
Dor and Searsb burg. although in the
ft two towns no license was granted
1T year. Caledonia county is no
hger lilly white the little town of
|wark. with a population of AIS, vot-
Il to . for license. The vote in that
Nm last year was yes 3. no As.
FrHE VOTE IN LICENSE TOWNS.
h Addison county the vote in Shore
|m was yes 80. no "a; in Vergennes it
Is yes 1856. no 1863.
Bennington is the only wet town in the
|lnty of the same name, the vote being
+ $50, no 45O
IN Chittenden county Burlington in
fases by 20 the majority for license,
figures being yes l,570, no 1,f9, while
II year they were yes 1,7G6 no 1,425;
lchester's vote is yes 35S, no POS; Shell
fne's vote is yes 142. no SO.
b. Essex County Canaan, which went
It last year by "a vote Of IS to 81, again
es for license. Brunswick and Norton,
3ich voted for license last year, al
Pugh no license was granted in BrunS-
TX. have not been heard from.
h Franklin county St. Adams remains
1.-THE license column by vote of SIG to
Swanton, which went wet last year,
)tches to dry, the vote being yes 199 no
Orleans county Jay again votes for
knse, - to IS.
h Rutland county Rutland city re-
ms in the wet column by n majority of
decrease from last year. when it
S 726. Castleton. Fair Haven and West
tland also voted for license, the ajorl-
being 81, 145 and ~, respectively.
Washington county Barre votes for
ense by a majority of 1877. as compared
h n majority of 103 for license last year
ntpelier says mo" by A. majority. as
npared with 81 no majority last
lr.
omerset with a total population Of ~
he only town in Windham county vot.
license. The vote is reported as sew
to two. Last years vote was 'yes }
b. /.
amoille. Orange and Windsor counties
lilly white" and no returns to tho
|trary have been received from Crane
B county.