The Defiant Townsmen

Uploaded for the Vintage Photos theme Park theme of: PEOPLE ON A BRIDGE
Found in East Middlebury, VT.
I wish that the sign wasn't cut off on the right in this glass plate negative, but it's pretty easy to re-construct the text, I think. Below is my best guess.

Top Sign:
THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY WARNED AGAINST WALKING ACROSS THIS BRIDGE

Bottom Sign
DANGER - WARNING
All persons are ---------- it is extremely dangerous to attempt to p[ass over?] this bridge, and are hereby positively forbidden to do [so].
CENTRAL VERM [ONT] [RAILROAD]]