Then Again: When a mysterious killer stalked the men of Bristol

A group of men pause to pose and enjoy a drink in a photo taken circa 1900-1910. In 1903, Vermont ended the longstanding statewide prohibition of the sale or consumption of alcohol for anything except “medicinal, chemical or mechanical purposes.” Replacing it was a “local option” law, whereby individual communities voted whether to ban alcohol within their boundaries. Photo courtesy of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum/Vermont Historical SocietyThe first signs of trouble we