Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-03
~*BY THE WAYw

Brattleboro will see no general cele.
bration OF the Glorious Fourth, al
though four years have elapsed since
something was done here in town in a
public way. However, there will be
the usual commotion, the regulation
racket. Nobody has authorized the
ringing of the church bells at sun
rise; the bailiffs have given no orders.
neither have they established any PEN
alties. Nor has anybody in authority
said when the turmoil will begin and
end. In sputtering way it has been
going on for a week or 80, and old res
idents say that when the sun sets
tonight it will commence all over
again, with intensified vigor, and last
till the last gun is fred somewhat af-
ter midnight tomorrow night. That
ought to be sufficient to satisfy the
most fastidious, and also those who
possess nerves. The horses and dogs
will no doubt get their fill of it and
folks in general who are older than 81
will be glad to see the end of it. But
we must not try to comb down the ir-
repressible small boy. Has he not
the president, and does he not believe
Sure, he does, and who will say him
nay? 1t is only question of "go it
while you re young" Age is great
quieter, isn't 1T?
X
He wasn't mad--far from it. He was
from the big city, where nobody ever
shows surprise at anything. But he
certainly was put out. Yesterday
forenoon he was crossing the brook
bridge, valise in hand, to take the
Springfield train. The wind was strong
but he was thoughtless of that, and
just in the middle of the bridge
breeze flashed across which lifted his
50 Dunlap straw directly over the rail
and to the placid water beneath. 1t
landed bottom upward and gracefully
sailed like miniature boat until it
felt the suction of the fall and disap-
peared in flash. The onlookers sug-
gested all sorts of remedies for recov-
cry but our friend would listen to none
of them. Instead he took a quick, |
run half way up the street.
purchased new hat in a jitfy, and |
pened to disturb his serenity. Mean
Iiue slHdII bOy udu run dIouuu Tue /
block and reached the brook outlet just
in time to fish out the straw, which
was little damaged.
X
1t is a chestnut, but worth writing
once more. Last evening, on the car
leaving Prospect Hill at p. M, la
1y and four young girls boarded the
EAR on Canal street. They took seats
IN the two rear seats reserved for
although by actual count
here were 10 unoccupied seats in the
'ront part of the car. The lady re.
marked on getting aboard well, we're
among these smoking men. but l sup
pose will have to stand it," An inno-
played that he did not hear her, but a
Ifter supper cigar, said in softest
II STOP" "Oh, you needn't" said I
he with her nose in the air, and so it
nded.
A servant girls union is to be the
atest for Brattleboro. Here are
ew of the proposed rules and regula
ions No Sunday night suppers will ,
re prepared; no work will be done in
he kitchen after 80 p. m. until ). 30
m. no babies will be minded be-
ween the acts of ordinary homework t
no children will be allowed a
q the kitchen; no girl will work for i
ess than S5 per week: each girl shall e
ave three nights out of each week. t
t is also to be stipulated that 1.-THE
irl shall be allowed the use of the t
arlor or other room more suitable (
han the kitchen in viii ch to entertain v
er male cousins" What are we COM b
lg to?