Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
THE MEDDLER.
NJ Tie eoaf tih yon PIT IL en-

Whether, by thorough raking ana
scraping, sufficient political enthusi-
asm can be found to warrant a cele.
bratlon of the winning presidential
candidate next week, Is n question
which would he hard to answer IN
Braltleboro. To the casual observer
OF national politics II looks as II the
man from oyster Bay would deteat
the candidate from Esopus, but To-
caily interest In the campaign Is so
dormant that IL might be anybodys
victory as far as can be judged by
appearances OF course Vermonts
work I'm the campaign was hnished
In September when the glorious ex-
ample" was set but The Meddler can
remember when local enthusiasm
was sustained until the close of the
national campaign and fiag-raisings
and torchlight professions by both
parties were common occurrences. In
those days election time was run
even II ones home were In Vermont;
at present one might as well reside
over the Canadian border as far us
any excitement goes.
It's only small stream Of water
that trickles down Main street from
the town pump, but It makes nasty
mudpuddle I'm front of the Brooks
house and Jars the aesthetic sense OF
those who like to see everything about
our fair village in shipshape condi-
ton. One OF our new nine-ho
plumbers could stop the leak In
very few moments.
Among the numerous bills that the
gentleman from Brattleboro has in
troduced in the legislature is one call
ing for several amendments to the
present local option law. THESE
amendments relate to the concurrent
expiration Of licenses. which is much
needed. to the payment or pro rata
fees for licenses OF less than year.
and to the prevention Of the sale OF
liquor on legal holidays and fair days.
In stating his position relative to the
license law last August. Mr.. Fits said
he was in favor of closing all licensed
places on legal holidays but he did not
mention fair days, by which Is pre-
sumably meant days on which agri-
cultural exhibitions are held. the
Meddler does not intend TO discuss the
necessity of having the sale OF liquor
stopped on these occasions, but II
would seem to him that this matter
could properly be left with the license
commissioners If fair days are 10
be made seasons of drouth. why not
circus days? and If circus days, why
not any day on which public gather
ing Is held? and so forth. strong
board of license commissioners, such
as we have In Brattleboro at present,
is fully competent to deal with such
Don't forget, Brother
Fits. that you are representing a IL
censa town, and let that fngrained
sense OF prohibition crop out 100
strongly.
The Meddler has heard a number OF
taments this fall because there Is no
organized football team In Brattle-
boro In past years local gridiron
contests have been greatly appreciate
ed by those enthusiasts whose pocket
books wiz not allow them to attend
the great intercollegiate contests, and
II is regrettable to think that this
game, which, though intensely siren.
uous Is intensely interesting. should
be dying out In town. There ought 10 |
be sufficient material In the local nign |
school to form a good team another
wear. In 1898 the high school had an |
eleven equal to that Of almost any !
institution hereabouts and |
there is Just as much Drawn available
among the pupils today. No more
bumps and bruises would result from
games with out-of-town teams than
are a part OF the scrub battles that
take place weekly.
AS usual. Halloween was an oc-
,asion for the youth of the town to
anjoy themselves at the expense OF |
heir elders. Numerous pranks, the
majority of them of harmless ma
.ure, were perpetrated during the eve
ling. some of the victims taking them
IN good part to the inward chagrin OF
he perpetrators, the others fiaring up
, bit. thereby pleasing the jokers I'M
One gang of kids took I'M
measurable delight in the results de-
lived from n shower Of beans directed
against the windows Of north end
awyer's abode. The lawyer was so
annoyed that he clean forgot about the
laws when he was a lad and occasion
lily played prank or two. He even
vent so far as 10 attempt 10 set ms
log on the offenders, but beans prov
ID to annoy the dog as much as his
master and both are said to have re-
reated ANONYMOUSLY.