Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-17
THE MEDDLER.


The attention OF The Meddler has
been called 10 the fact that the body
OF a deceased polecat has for some
time been lying In state IN gutter
near the residence OF the local heaItn
officer. Lest the aroma. which VIII
sooner or later arise from the corpse
so deaden the doctors olfactory nerve
as To interfere with strict performance
of duty. The Medder suggests that
the carcass be given n decent burial
II doesn't always pay to drive too
sharp bargain. rs has been. learned
by those who secured the Sholes fafh
of Norris Il. Skies only To have tne
title OF the property taken from them
by the bankruptcy court. Most peo-
pie have 10 learn the real value OF
real estate from that strict disciplin-
arian. experience. but when a person
goes into bankruptcy his transactions
Of the previous four months are care
fully scrutinized and II II looks as II
he had been done" the matter IL
thoroughly examined for the beheh.
of his creditors. Mr.. Skies may not
be any better off financially on ac-
count of the courts ruling but ne
ought TO find satisfaction In the
knowledge that his creditors Will not
suffer as the result Of his getting
worsted In certain real estate trades
Talk about the village having been
betrayed" by the water committee
and taken by the throat by the
Chestnut Hill Reservoir company sun
continues and will probably continue
until the matter Is Thoroughly
threshed out In the special meeting
which will take place within short
time. In fairness to all concerned,
the public ought to withhold It's YER
diet until all sides have been given 4
fair hearing. The committee VIII
probably be able to show that its ac-
lions have been entirely justified ana
the reservoir company ought 10 nave
no trouble in proving that II has used
the village fairly. If this is not DONE
then the village voters VIII nave op-
portunity to say what they think OF
the whole matter and they VIII De
justified lin using strong language.
Within the past two weeks the
young peoples societies connected
with the Baptist and universaist
churches have voted TO disband on
account of the lack of interest IN the
work and the consequent small at
tendance at the meetings. The young
people's society Of at least one other
church. the Congregational has been
on the downward grade for some time
and IL Is understood that IL Is think
ing of taking similar steps The Med
dler does not consider himself sum
GENTLY versed In such matters TO adj
vance any reason for this apparent
loss of religious interest on the part
of local young people although II
pressed for his opinion he would
probably say that the Older people
In the churches-those TO whom the
young naturally look as models for
iemulation--have not set the right sort
Of an example.
/ This may sound a trihe severe TO
some. especially those who have stflV-
en- conscientiously in church work all
their lives. but ii nevertheless Is the
view that many young people hold,
whether well taken or not There are
! In every church people whose lives
are beautiful examples of devotion to
what they consider the true religion.
and there are also people whose ev-
cry day lives do not coincide with
| the precepts they profess: people
/ who are Christians on Sunday anu
plain. ordinary sinners with the
added vice Of Hypocrisy the remain
I ing six days in the week. The latter
are by no means in the majority but
thew stick up like sore thumbs and
are noticed by the younger generation
with the effect aforementioned. It's
certainly tough to think that the
hypocrisy of few should do SO
much toward "queering" the church
with many. yet it is fact
The Meddler is reluctantly forced
to admit that his spiel for the preser-
walton of the high school lawn did not
have the desired effect This ordin-
I arily handsome grass plot Is being
spoiled by being used as play
ground. and the effects of the many
I feet on the turf will be noticeable
next spring. the Meddler.