Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-28
REMARKS BY A WISE GUY.
"If the coat its put IL on"


The Wise Guy calls the attention Of
scorchers, who "loop the loop'' on the
Common every evening, to the village
ordinance which prohibits bicycle ria.
ing on any sidewalk in the village and
imposes a penalty on those who do not
abide by the law. Matters have come
to such pass that it is dangerous for
pedestrians to venture on the Common
after dark. There's track on the
Valley Fair grounds.
1t is with sincere regret that we are
obliged to announce the arrest of the
Wise Guy, which took place this week
on the charge of defamation of charac-
ter for saying that the Central Yer
mont railroad was an accommodating
corporation OF course the statement
was intended as joke but the road
did not see it in that light, and conse-
quently the Wise Guy is now anguish
ing in Newfane Jail awaiting trial,
being unable to procure bail from any
of the persons about whom he has writ
ten His absence will be severe loss
to the Reformer force but while he is
away his place will be filled by The
Meddler to the best of his ability. A
movement is on foot to start a sub
scription to raise funds for the purpose
of helping W. G. in his fight against
the railroad
Brattleboro people who are contin-
ually finding fault because Manager
Fox does not book more and better
theatrical attractions will perhaps be
glad to know Just how matters stand
in the show business locally and why
Mr.. Fox cancelled all his booking for
the next month OF the four attrac-
tions since January Browns in
Town" is the only one which has left
the balance on the right side for Mr..
Fox, and it is small wonder that he
has become sick of bucking a losing
game. Among the productions which /
he has either cancelled or TUNED away
are such well known plays as Lovers
Lane "A Royal Box" Katheryn
Kidder in Molly Pitcher and
"Florodora - There is no reason why
Brattleboro people cannot have the
plays if they will support them, but it
seems like an imposition to expect Mr..
Fox to go down into the jeans after
every performance.
postoffice the other day marveling at
werebeing thrown in the door at the
sad faced postal clerks when he
happened to notice an envelope lying
on the sidewalk. 1t was addressed to
tx. Haskins, Scotsman, Washington,
ID. G." and the inscription SO inter
ested him that he broke the seal and
read the following:
Dear Brother Haskins:
With legions of others excepting de- l
pressed postal clerks who accuse you l
of ''seedition') l thank you for gen S
erous invoice of congressional seeds. 6
When | read of your gallant fight for t
honest butter | felt that the farmers j
of this district had in you champion i
after their own hearts. and you prompt (
ly follow up the good butter work by a v
free bestowal of seeds enough to last
over four seasons, provided the happy a
and contented agriculturists don't de-
eide to pillow up several hundred acres b
Of virgin soil this season. These seeds y
are so abundant that the commission n
ers of the several county towns are 60 p
ing to plant two rows of sunfiowers Oh (
all the back roads and beds of arti- 81
,hokes and cauliflower at every cross G
ing | think there will be more cohe- "
sion in seeds this year than in high fl
tariff, subsidy and prosperity speeches. Y
Since your removal there is so little
travel on Terrace street that it is pro-
posed to plant the entire thoroughfare B
with dwarf peas which would be har- III
vested, however, before your return. hi
If the proposed new Connecticut river es
bridge be placed elsewhere, mound lie