Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-17
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cleaned, this action having been taken
at the regular monthly meeting Of the
board held Saturday evening. This
comes as a very pleasant acknowledge
ment of the forcefulness OF the Re
formers plea, now say 10 weeks urged,
that the defling of the pretty brook be
abandoned by the thoughtless. 1t is
high time this natural beauty spot be
allowed to take the tint God gave it,
and be freed from the clogging and
refuse of those who don't care. The
Reformer's compliments to the board
of bailiffs, and please put up right
away the signs of warning to desecra-
tors. This is one of the things that
needs to be followed to be effective.
There are several AUDITORS on the
brook who must now, of necessity,
seek another, if less convenient, dump
ing ground. Nobody sympathizes
with them. Let the Village Improve
ment society get in its work at once
and all " ill be we'll. It's too late to
make much of a show, but great deal
may be done even at this late day, and
next year the vines planted now will
be beautiful to behold Go ahead,
gentlemen, and rush it,
1t is not contended because of their
weight and speed automobiles should
have the right of way. Drivers of these
vehicles only ask what all other driv-
ers request-keep to the right and half
the road. What shall be said of the
bicyclist who the other evening sent
his wheel SHINING along to the left,
on the wrong side of the road, and got
a bad fall in consequence? He pulled
himself together, fortunately with no
broken bones, and said to the owner Of
the auto with which he had collided
Its all right; was on the wrong
side Of the road, but thought | could
get by.'' Not infrequently hereabouts,
at night, drivers of carriages
and wagons run squarely into automo-
biles, although the latter carry two
lights and give all warning of their
presence. The drivers of other vehi-
cles rarely carry lantern, never two |
Of them, and the auto man, although |
taking every precaution, has to exer-
else the greatest vigilance in order to
prevent accidents. During daylight |
the matter is much simplitied, for the
drivers of horses have learned to raise |
a hand in warning to the approaching
who recognizes the sig |
nal at once and halts. So the two pass
without trouble and accidents are
avoided. Too much care cannot be
taken; the autos and the teams have
only equal privileges and, thus far, it
Is unquestioned that the auto drivers
are much more regardful of the rights
If the road than their less thoughtful
fellows.
Here's little yarn from the New
York Sun which will especially appeal
% local trout fishermen. There are so
many hard luck stories going about
nowadays, telling of low water, too hot,
90 cold, too wet, too dry, that it is not
to offer the mild sugges-
ion that the complainants go to Buff
alo, Wy, spit on their hooks and come
pack. Their present lament might
hen be changed to tune of Joy. This
S the story:
3 the only place in this country where the guest
t a hotel situated in the heart Of the town can
ret up at daybreak go 600 yards either way, east
peckied trout, each Weighing from II. to three
II four pounds, and do 1t in less than an hour
his can be done in Clear creek. And the an
Ter can duplicate the feat in the evening be-
ween shutdown and dark. 1t Is on record that
commercial traveller, guest at the hotel in
90l left the Office at 6 o'clock in the morning,
vent down the creek one block, caught IA
ounds of trout in three fish, and was back at
AS o'clock. At that same pool the writer of
his. using Hawthorne's whitewings and the !
uck- tail took So trout in six evenings. None of
hese fish was less than 10 inches long. Most of
hem were from 10 to 81 inches in length. The
nest fishing is in the canyon two miles from
he hotel. And there is fine fishing every inch
the way back to the hotel. There is not a rod
this stream which is not easily and pleasantly
Watch out for the new comet, | will ,
e easy to find in the northwestern sky
y tomorrow night. 1t is new one,
nown as the Borelli comet, because |
iscovered by that distinguished as
at Marseilles three weeks ago. i
is growing so bright, night by night, t
nat it is thought it will develop into 4
wonder before it gets past the sun =
hich will be within a day or two of
ugust 81 Its orbit has been pretty
ell defined and, although now it is
ne hundred millions of miles from the i.
In it will get within 30, 600, 600 before !,
twists its double tail and vanishes. =
Is course is southwestward and it is \
ute near the earth, as these matters ~
re regarded, being only about 20, Co., -
70 miles from us, while the sun is !
early five times as far off. Keep your n
,e open and you will see something D
orth seeing. :
It's curious, but true, that the ma
rity of men pay less attention to the N
.reful education of their children
ian they do to any one of the many
lilly problems of investment that :,
mes up A man will toss his girls u
I'd boys over to an unknown teacher "
18th freedom of thought which is g
astonishing; but when he :,
its to his office he will spend day or !
70 thinking hard and weighing the -
,rious sides of the question of an in h
,stment of few thousands of dollars. =.
be annual meeting of the voters of :,
e second school district of this town, :,
be held at the High school building n
,xt Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock, a
light to wipe the slate for once and y
t folks thinking-that is, those who 6
ink. -
Don't read this to a blind man, for NJ
at would not be right, but few of al
J, who are more fortunate than be,
I've fallen into the pleasant habit of IL
lifting a penny a day into his basket s
ithout comment. 1t makes it all the as
'eeter to say CHEEKY "good morn h
g." Must surprise him, don't you W
ink? n
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