Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-07
THE MEDDLER.


|
IL is remarkable. when one stops 10
think what hold the Valley fair
| has ON people throughout the con-
necticut valley, No matter how poor
"A season other agricultural exhibitions
may have experienced the Brntueboro
| fair is sure 10 draw notwithstanding
crowd provided the weather condi-
tions are right And this year even
| the most dubious weather prospects
/ failed to keep people NJ home, al
though no doubt many wished AFTER
ward that they had needed their bet
ter Judgment and not ruined their
best clothes simply from force OF
habit. Attending the Valley fair has
| In truth become "A habit with large
number. formed for the reason thht
since Its beginning the management
has made point To improve the snow
az much as possible each year Ana
its future success lies In continuing
this policy
This years fair II not record
breaker In point of attendance, was
certainly an Improvement over It's
predecessors In many ways, notably
the arrangement Of details. Accom-
modations for visitors were more
complete than ever and the whole
thing was more systemati2ed although
| there il still chance for Improvement
along that line. The exhibits many OF
them, especially those In the sheep
and dog departments. showed great
advance IN quality Perhaps The
Meddler ought not TO talk about the
dog department that being his pet
| feature OF the show, but IL may not
be out of place To state that the
show this year brought 10 Brattleboro
no less than 80 people who would not
have come under any other condi-
tions and that next year the number
can be at least doubled. II is TO the
development of such features that the
fair management must look for an in
creased attendance.
In planning appropriations for the
various departments their relative
worth as attractions has To be borne
! I'm mind. For instance the milk and
butter test. while valuable in itself, is
not a feature which attracts the at
tention of more than a very few out
side those actively interested. Nat
urally Mr.. T.. II. Akley takes excep-
tions TO the statement In The Phoe-
nix that this feature ought 10 be cut
out" unless IL can attract more wide
spread attention, because Mr.. Akley
and his townman, Mr.. Dunklee. have
divided honors in It ever since II was
Instituted almost: but The Meddler Is
inclined to agree with our esteemed
contemporary with. of course, the
unless clause left in.
While satisfaction on the part of
exhibitors is absolutely essential TO
continued success. its prime factor is
the ability to keep people coming
from year to year, and this ability
can be retained only by making peo-
Pile understand that they are sure of
getting little more for their money
each year. It's policy that counts more
than personality. Clear headed bust
ness men of experience must neces-
sarily be back Of the organization, but
their combined management not
their individual popularity, does the
business.
The local plumbers and tinsmiths
have at last been placed on nine
hour schedule. and The Meddler is
extremely glad for their sake. The
JUSTIFY VI Po'i P't'''eN'
spread solder until 6 O'clock while the
painter takes off his overalls at five
can be apparent to anyone, and II is
TO the credit of the majority of en-
ployers that they granted this change
without making any fuss. To be sure
the loss in time does not come out OF
them, but they will have to stand the
kicks that will come from the extra
charge per hour.
A middle aged man. recently mar
ried. was approached by local news
paper reporter not long ago in regard
to an item about the event. Can you
give me notice of your wedding?"
said the reporter smilingly. Yes"
replied the man. but / shall have to
go home first and get the facts It's
safe bet that this mans wife holds
the strings of the family pocket-book.
The Meddler.
Mount vesuvius is in the most vio-
lent eruption since 1872. Red-hot
stones are hurled height of 1000
feet, falling down the banks of the
mountain with deafening sound. One
stone thrown out weighed about two
tons Lava flowing from the crater
has melted the metal or the rum
cular railway, destroyed the upper
station and burned into the wooden
huts in which guides live. AL vegeta-
ton within a radius of one mile of
the crater has disappeared Many of
the population of surrounding villages
have left their homes and are camped
in the open air.
The Rogers memorial church, the
costliest of its kind in the world, was
dedicated at Fairhaven, Mass, Tues
day, oct 4, in the presence of host
of dignitaries. Rev. Minot ]. Savage,
pastor of the Church of the Messiah
of New York. delivered the dedicatory
sermon.
The church was the gift of Henry
H. Rogers of New York and cost ST.
000, 900.