Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-08
THE MEDDLER.
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The Meddler noticed an interest
Ing item In the Brattlcboro news of
the local contemporary last week. II
ran as follows: The body OF Lawyer
u. III. Rustedt, who was drowned In
Rlchford Sunday, was recovered yes
terday at the head OF the island near
the village" This Intelligence was re-
ceiyed with surprise by many local
people and Il few, who stopped to
think, wondered how the body Of
man who had fallen into the Missis-
quot river could be recovered within
a week In the Connecticut $50 miles
away. For the enlightenment OF
these people the Meddler VIII state
that the body OF Lawyer Rustedt was
found In the Missisquoi river AT the
head of the island near the village OF
Richford.
The interest that the Central Yer
mont officials are taking In getting
the narrow gauge In working order
again augurs well for the future Of
the road. Since the West Dummer-
ston bridge was taken out General
Manager f. II. Fltzhugh has been In |
Brattleboro several times and he |
seems exceedingly anxious to get the |
temporary trestle completed at the |
earliest possible moment. This atti-
tude on the part of the officials would |
seem TO refute the belief held by
care what becomes of the narrow
gauge. As an actual fact the Brattle-
boro g. Whitehall division is an ex-
ceedingly profitable piece of property |
and the officials of the Central Yer
mont know this as well If not better
than anyone else. Perhaps now that
they have been obliged To do some
repairing they will let the good work
go ON until broad gauge track is
laid as far as South Londonderry.
They could finish the job by August
If they had mind to do so.
As long as the Central Vermont Of
icials are spending so much time in ,
own II would be well for them TO \
make casual inspection of the local =
iepot; casual inspection ought to
them Of its dlapidated con-
iition. 1t Is really a disgrace TO o :,
own like Brattleboro to have such
llthy appearing station. The benches
or waiting travellers are all out of !
epair; the walls are as dingy as
nose OF an old schoolhouse: and the =
e termed rotten" The tin roof
overing the depot platform will keep
ut sunlight but not rain. while the
ayes are so arranged that In wet L
feather passengers alighting from "
'ains are invariably treated to cold -
alter baths against their will. What
ne station Feeds Is n visit from
he carpenter plumber-tin combi- :
alton. j
The origin of the petition which has L
suited In a call of special town NJ.
Getting tomorrow is similar to that -
the Dachshunde dog which Billy L
axter said appeared to have been L
'orn under a bureau" Nobody -
lows just why the petition was |
arted unless It was to give a GER
In young attorney chance to bring
mself before the public eye, and II
at were the reason. 1t has already
It's purpose. In regard
the question which Is to be settled
morrow The Meddler has yet to hear
I'm single voter who has publicly ID
himself In favor of restrict l.
license to the sale OF beer and malt -
liquors only. Such a course cannot
Ip the cause of temperance at all n
II VIII aid interests to which
attleboro owes no allegiance. The
lsible thing for every voter to do Is
go to the polls tomorrow and up
d the town In the course which It
J decided to follow for the ensuing
IT. This idea of putting the town
as much expense as possible just
ause the law allows 1t ought to be
PEELED summarlIy.
The Meddler
he republican committee of the I'd
gressional district have called
vention at the Blanchard opera /,
Use. Montpelier, Tuesday, April 10.
elect two delegates and two alter
es to he Chicago convention. Lax
ne Central Vermont railroad had sell
big bridges swept away by the
FRIDAY, April /, One crossed en-
e Champlain between West AL
and Rouse's Point and the 9TH
was at Richelieu on the Montreal
Province line.
zip mill owners interested in the
against the pollution of Lake
Inplaln, have adopted menacing
cs against various well-known
who signed the petition recently
has bean oi e Vernon; part
INST DR.. w. Seward Webb. Henry
George H. Allen, Gen. T. s. DOuj
7, Lorenzo U. Woodhouse ex-Goy.
dbury and others and the mill The
RS have even threatened repris-
..gainst Edward P. Hatch, jr, who row
been prominent In the movement
lst the pollution of the lake by
pulp mills.