Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-21
THE MEDDLER.
III Tie 1eal Ms yen PIT 4 on

second set of candidates Tor ine
board of baillffs was filed Monuay
night. The ticket Is oificiaiiy klo",'
as the Independent ticket, put ilas - .
variety of names In different OUR
tors By many Il Is termed the anu
day police ticket on account OF ,he
feelings of its candidates regarolns
that question: by others 1t Is known
as the Waterman a. Martin ticket lor
the reason that 1t Is supposed 10 NAY.
emanated from the law once Oh tiiue
firm: vet others speak OF II as tne sas
| light company's ticket because H. ~,
Gordon. one of the candidates Ior
bailiff, Is a director in that corpora
ton: while there are those VINO re-
fer to 1t as the grind-stone ticket iV'
the reason that several OF the caliu,
dates are supposed to have personal
axes in need of sharpening
Whatever may be the proper name
aouh, that the
candidates thereon are out TO delea.
the present board for some reason OF
other Perhaps 1t Is simply ne
cause they think 1t wastefui tlihs
to spend so much money for ponce
protection: yet why should sucn
howl be raised over the comparative
ly trivial sum of $1,000 when such an
important project as the awarding VI
la lighting contract amounting TO SZo'-
900 is on the docket? There is some
thing aside from the day police ques-
ton behind this opposition to the
Citizens ticket and what II repre-
sents. 1t may be simply a commune
to Dust Chief Hall from village JOB,
or II may be something more deeply
seated. If the matter could oe
brought to light its importance inisnt
cast a shadow on the issue which Is
now being kept so continually III lhe
glare of the calcium.
It's small potatoes to elect Doaru
of bailiffs simply on the day ponce
issue, for there are other Things these
officials have to do. The proper men
to administer the affairs OF the VII.
lage are those who are willing 10 put
the welfare of the Vlnase
ahead of any personal consul
Voters should bear these
facts i'm mind and exercise their right |
of franchise in behalf of those candl-
dates who have shown that personal
feeling does not influence their better
Judgment.
The monotony of Bank Burglar NC
Carthy's confinement at states prison
has been broken during the past TWO
weeks by a little trip to the south
FOR the purpose of testifying against
some of his fellow cracksmen and IN
to escape the bad weather
that accompanies the arrival of spring
IN New England. Mr.. Mccarthy was
IN Brattleboro Wednesday on his way
back to Windsor accompanied by Dep
uty Sheriff Kiniry That offlcer
1ad no fear, apparently. of his
prisoner attempting to escape for ne
allowed the bank breaker to walk the
streets without so much as piece OF
,otton string attached to his wrist
Mccarthy had no desire to
escape but if he had changed his mind
the officer might have been
,iven an uneasy five minutes
People who are so fortunate as to
,e able to ride on the trolley cars
nay avoid the difficulty of making
hange by handing the conductor
IN extra penny. A 25-cent piece and
me penny entities the passenger to I
ride and two dimes for Decent
'iece and one penny you get nickel ;
n change Don't think because you
aven't just six cents, you must take
our pennies out of the conductors
hange pocket. And don't ask the
onductor why the penny you give
i'm sis like John. the Baptist?" That
a chestnut.