Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-11
THE MEDBI2ER.
"U the coat fits put it on"

ter it may be well to say just wor
in commendation of Mr.. Eames' wor
as road commissioners so far. The Med
dler does not believe in too generou
distribution of tatfy ; in fact he doesn
write for the purpose of patting peopl
+ on the back. However when a man
working along the right lines it is onl
fair to give him due credit. Mai
!, street is in more clearly condition
than it has been for two years past a
least, and this point alone goes goot
. way toward satisfying the public Mr.
Games is not combining his attention t.
Main street but already has begun
. work on other highways, filling in will
gravel where necessary and paying
special attention to drainage. At las
; weeks meeting of the county roa(
commissioners the opining was genera
that Vermont had not sufficient money
to go very deeply into stone roads, anC
the sentiment was largely in favor o.
gravel as the best substitute. The
Meddler is glad to note that Mr.. Eames
is profiting by the more experienced OF
his confreres and is believer in max
ing the best use of the funds with
which he has to do.
christmas comes but once year
but when it comes it brings good cheer
saith the ancient rhyme. Spring like
wise comes but once year but it
brings to many Main street abutters
the elevating thought of the prepon
derance of coupes and job wagons
When the winter SHOWS melt under the
! fierce glare of the sun and the cutters
are filled with dark brown slush and
mud the multiplicity of these village
adornments sinks deeply into the hearts
of all local realists and into the nostrils
of those more aesthetically inclined.
The Meddler took occasion the other
day to count the public vehicles which
line both sides of Main street from
High to Elliot and according to his es-
innate there are six passengers convey
ances and seven freight transports.
With all due respect to the proprietors
of these teams (for they are probably
in the business for something besides
their health it seems as if Main street
were being monopolized. Incoming
farmers often find it difficult to land
at desired point on account of these
wagons, and consequently some of the
more thrifty p merchants are kick
ing. The Meddler would like to receive
a solution of this problem.
A letter has been received in the Re
former office this week from the Wise
Guy who still is obliged to call New
fame his residence. 1t may be we'll to
publish the epistle as it gives good
idea of how things are going at the
county seat, although the Wise Guy
had no idea the communication would
appear in print and would have writ
ten in an entirely different style had
he been scribbling for publication.
Newfane, April s, 1902.
Dear Med =
How is everything going down in
Brattleboro? | find it rather dull up
here in the tail grass but | expect
there will be more doing when the |
trout season opens for Jailer Spencer |
tells me that the prisoners are allowed |
to fish in all the posted brooks within !
the town limits provided they get back /
before 9 O'Clock in the evening. OF |
course you knew didn't you that we
have curfew law up here? All pris-
oners have to be in by 8 oclock or they
are locked out for the night. Two
Cinnamon disobeyed this regulation
recently and were not allowed to re-
turn at all. | have not heard what be-
came of them.
The feed up here is pretty fair al
-hough am afraid that it will depre
,iate in quality now that Mrs. Cope
has secured bail and gone to work in
Brattleboro You may tell Mr.. B
or me that he has secured very good
cook. | am the only person in the Jail
low and so you can imagine that |
nave great deal of time to myself |
I'm trying hard to keep up courage,
however, and hope that petition is
being generously signed. | go over to
zee Mr.. Burke every morning and oc-
,asionally take a hand at pitch al
hough | don't stand much show with {
uch good players as are raised in this
Burke tells me that some of {
he Brattleboro lawyers are pretty good
It the game
When | have nothing else to do
saw through the window bars with {
ny paper cutter. | told Spencer what
had done the other day He was I
'retty mad at first but finally fixed {
matters by giving the bars a good coat t
t whitewash. He tells me the whole |
all is whitewashed every little while i
o make it secure. I
| must close now because the electric {
ghts are turned out promptly at 10. I
me to all the force and be- l
eve me, Fraternally, W. G. /
P. ST you see Sheriff wilkins tell a
i'm Mrs. Cope said she was much c
bliged for that dance ticket. t
The Meddler I