Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-11-20

willing to devote a very little time to the
matter.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
A coal strike is now on-but it is one
of the soft kind.-Exchange.
This may be soft kind but it is a
dirty kind.
If your purse will permit, it is not too
early to commence looking around to see
what poor family you can make happy
at Thanksgiving. Waterbury Record.
This is good practical Christian advice,
Practise it,
The suspicion is arising that the st.
Adams Messenger takes almost too much
interest in overthrowing the mountain
rule. Who is it now, Eddie?- Benning
ton Banner.
1t certainly does look like pernicious
political activity on the part of an indie
pendent C) newspaper.
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watch-frequent winding and much
attention needed to extract any service.
-Hardwick Gazette.
We did not suppose lazy man could
live in Hardwick. The ozone of that
lively town should be "sure death" for
all such germs.
Before voting on the proposition to
abolish the money tax system and re-
turn to the labor system of working the
highways, let us think it over.-Ticon-
deroga Sentinel.
LET us think it over.' This is sound
advice. Before voting on any measure
or for any man, "think it over"
with L. S. Marshal Horace w. Bailey,
the other day. There was pitch on his
fingers. He said he was ready to catch
his cue!-Exchange.
This is a gross libel. Horace W..
Bailey's hands have always been clean.
Even his worst political enemies N has
no others admit this.
The partition between the railroad
commissioners room and the Office of
the state geologist at the state house has
been torn out. Any politics in this?-
st. Johnsbury Republican.
Not at ALL The state geologist is
properly the custodian of the board of
railroad commissioners and all inanimate
things, fossils of a by gone age, etc.
Some samples of beer sent to the state
laboratory from saloons up the state
proved to have less than two per cent of
alcohol, and the beer could have been
sold under the old prohbitory law Just
as well as under license. If this proves
to be general we shall favor going back
to prohibition.-Bennington Banner.
We hear almost universal complaint
regarding the quality of liquors being
sold from men whose business takes
them into all parts of the state.
The union cause has been the greatest
sufferer from Parks methods. The
trade unions want no plunderers moi
tyrants, and when it is proved that they
nave lutlil lntN are tl
mont Union Signal.
This is true and it is just what thi:
paper has said. Parks is no more {
representative of Unionism, than Boss
Tweed was of American citizenship
Both were eXcrescences and the less the
country has of either type the better.
There is general regret at the illness OF
Judge Haselton of the Supreme Court
He hasn't been on the bench very long
but long enough to prove himself a
worthy official-one who is not only
thoroughly posted on the law, but be-
lieves in its fulfillment, "let the chip,
fall where they may" The Brattleboro
Reformer, in speaking of him, truly
says: "what he has already said anC
done has helped the state in its discipline
and control of criminals for all time. fol-
it will be an example to others of the
judiciary, less quick than he to see the
need of prompt action. News anc
Citizen.
Every word of the above is deserved
and all will rejoice that Judge Haseltor
has SO far recovered as to be able to TAKE
his place on the bench.
A Washington county branch of tn,
National Liquor Dealers association Of
the United States has been formed il
Barre by National Organizer G. b. FL
bling. Officers were elected as follows
President. F. NJ. Brown; vice-president
E. S. Meigs, Montpelier; secretary, c.
H. Campbell; treasurer, w. II. Noonan
This branch starts off with fourteen
charter members and four more hav,
signified their intention of joining
News item.
The purpose of this organization is t.
help its members to make more money
in their business. Politically, all sucl
organizations are active in securing tn,
election of men to Office and to the legis
lature who are friendly to the liquo
interests. There will be many of, thes
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