Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-08
THE MEDDLER.
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IL Is 10 be nuptu lnut tue itNhiN
offered by the bailiffs VIII lead to the
arrest and conviction of the vandals
who punctured two of the large plate
glass windows In the store of Jar
dine q Co. sunday night. The dam
age was undoubtedly done by some
one foolish or devilIsh enough to
use loaded cartridges in celebrating
the Fourth Such an act IN Itself rs
crime enough 10 need punishment,
Unless the act was n deliberate piece
of malice on the part of some one who
purposely loaded his revolver for the
work, II Is great wonder that sew
eral celebrators were not Killed or
wounded Bullets have n great habit
of travelling In the same direction they
start, and are seldom known 10 devil
ate ON account of plate glass. flesh ana
blood or anything else,
The jury which sat on Mr.. Rogers's
case must have tempered justice with
common sense In reaching their YER
diet of not guilty. The result of their
80 minutes of deliberation was n great
surprise TO all interested In the trial.
but IL proves that there are at least
six men In Dummerston who can look
upon a question of right and wrong
from an unprejudiced standpoint,
There was no denying that Mr., Rogers
had been selling liquor without licen-
SEES properly Countersigned and re-
corded, but II was clearly shown that
he had done everything In his power
10 get the town clerk TO perform his
duty. II looks n good deal like COM
mon sense to reason that one man
should not be held responsible for the
sins Of omission of another, and II is
10 the credit Of the Dummerston jury
that they came to this conclusion IN
so short a time. Mr.. Rogers has now
brought mandamus proceedings
against the town clerk not, as some
people say, because he is afraid OF
getting licked on another trial but
because, in all probability, he dislikes
to 20 to law any more than Is abso-
lutely necessary. There Is already
litigation enough between him and
one Taft to keep both sides busy for
a while.
Down in Massachusetts, where they
apparently know how TO build per-
manent stone roads there is rule
against any steam roller making what
are termed short runs, viz, going for
ward a few rods and then back over
the same ground. The reason for this
is perfectly clear When the roller
stops even for a short time its weight
resting on the soft macadam, makes a
hollow In the material. The hollow
may be imperceptible at the time bur
sooner or later II shows up, or down.
to be more exact To get the best re-
suits. therefore, the roller should be
run from one end of the road in pro-
cess OF construction TO the other, and
the longer the run the more even VIII
be the surface. This suggestion might
be acted upon to advantage by our
local highway chauffeur without great
danger of his exceeding the speed linn
it,
Brattleboro came very near not hav-
ing any circus parade Wednesday
morning. States Attorney Sehwenk
received a message from State Treas
urer Bacon Tuesday telling him not
to allow the circus to parade through
Brattleboro because II had not paid
Vermont license. The circus mana
gers ran up against the same opposi-
ton at Bellows FAILS Tuesday and
were compelled to stay on the New
Hampshire side of the river. but the
local bailiffs saw no reason why the
non payment of an exhibition license
should prevent such a harmless thing
as street parade. They therefore
with the states attorney
and told the circus people TO go ahead.
Everybody seemed glad Of the ar
A circus without pa
rade is a good dead like apple pie with
out cheese and everybody knows what
that is like.
4 strange thing happened Sunday
evening when the fire alarm rang
from Box So near the Main street
bridge. The driver of the steamer got
the signals twisted in some way and
drove his team nearly the length OF
Elliot street searching for a blaze. AS
II turned out there was no need of
the steamers services, but II a lively
blaze had been in progress this delay
might have meant money. It's good
plan for all connected with the IRE
to keep their ears on the
gong until they are sure OF the NUM-
Der, and then start for the place by
the nearest possible route,
There are number of local people !
who felt like defying the New Hamp- /
shire laws Wednesday evening and 4
giving certain member Of the Hins-
dale constabulary the thrashing ne 4
Justly deserved His actions and those /
Of a friend who was with him at the I
circus resembled the antics Of couple +
Of overgrown jackasses except that I
ordinary jackasses would have found /
il hard to make themselves so dis /
gushing.
The Meddler.
The story is told of teacher of In
dams, at Hampton, Virginia, who was
reading them the parable of the Ten
Virgins by the aid Of an Interpreter: l