Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-03
TIMELY STATE TOPICS.
And What Vermont Editors Have to Say Con-
corning Them.

Unless something totally unexpected
intervenes the present year will witness
a prosperity and growth for Fair Haven
that has not been hers for years. The
construction of sewers, new hotel, add
ton to shirt factory and private resi-
dences should with her stirring indus
tries make this indeed busy town dur
ing the entire year. Fair Haven Era
Hon. U. A. Woodbury., proprietor OF
the Van Ness house in Burlington. eX-
governor of Vermont and thelily white
dove Of prohibition, applies for H.
ceuse to sell booze at his hosiery.
This is a Jump from the old to the new
Vermont that defeats every previous
event of the kind in the history OF
athletics. Blow the foam off, governor,
and have one with us Jericho ke'
porter.
TIE business conditions that prevail
generally throughout Vermont are re-
ported to be most encouraging. A sur
vey of the entire field shows that this
state is constantly improving in indus
trial lines. Manufacturing and farm
ing interests seem to be enjoying alike
steady growth that augurs well for
the future importance of the common
wealth. Let not thing happen that
will retard this development. -Rut-
land News.
Vermont apple orchards may go to
premium under the operation OF the
new liquor law, if there is market Tor
cider by the barrel of 81 full gallons.
The law permits the farmer to sell CT,
der from his own apples by the barrel
if the stuff is not drunk on the prem
Uses, and there may be a high or low
percentage of alcohol in the clder-the
degree of hardness don't count. IN
der this provision of the law there Is
| likely to be considerable "piZen' un,
loaded on the public. Beer is barred
out except in towns voting for license,
but here is "hard' cider--as powerful
and benumbing a beverage as there is
on the list of intoxicants-made as
free as sunshine. The case seems tc
be call for a special session OF con-
gress. Woodstock Age.
The st. Adams Messenger makes a
good suggestion that if followed out
would improve Vermont greatly as
pleasure resort and as a more pleasing
place to live in for those of its citizens
who take an interest in matters per,
tanning to forest and stream. The Mes.
senger says: "a bill has been intro
duced into the New Hampshire legis
lature requiring non-residents to Sc
cure license before hunting deer in
the state. 1t is not probable that Yer
mont's deer hunting will ever grow tc
the point of attracting many outsiders
although there is promise of right good
sport for ourselves if the laws are rig
| idly enforced. But there may be sug-
gestion in the example of New Hamp
Shire that could be adopted by Yer
mont to some advantage, and that is to
require all deer hunters, whether resi-
dents of the state or not, to take out
license before they went into the woods.
| Two beneficial results might be ex
pected from such a law if it was thor.
oughly enforced: First an income oil
money that would help to pay the ex
penses of enforcement now borne Who'll
| ly by the taxpayers and the voluntary
contributions of the Vermont Fish anc
Game League: second, an indirect
supervision of the number and kind OF
men that were permitted to bear fire
arms into the woods and jeopardise the
lives of fellow hunters. barre Tele
gram