Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-28
THE MEDDLER.
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The mast week has seen di'hiha ar
,ton In the heated discussion oNn'
tb. ISSUES 10 come nj Tuesoay ,'iy
Lave meeting. but there Is propup's
M less feeling regarding the prihu'pu
ouestion-that of day police, an
understood that the prihcIpais ri
both sides are putting IN some yiIi
work on the quiet ana the result ,,",a
no doubt be seen In iarsu lii
What the outcome OF the ineesn's Mr.
he is matter OF conjecture
Calvin has told some OF his acluai,,
tances that the Citizens ticket Mo",n
he defeated by a majority OF wv ~, ~
one. hut this statement was eV'uv.',s
made with the idea OF turing 'n ',n
who like TO be on the Winning siu,
AZ n matter of fact the contest WI,
he extremely close and the wihhr.s
will be likely to land on TOP by , nu,s
narrow margin, To The Me"'
(who does not pretend 10 nav. ~
reputation as a prophep IL ioohS
~ the old board would win, MI pa'
yin 70 the contrary Notwithstanding
But however much In DOUBT thv
outcome of the village meeting M
be, one thing Is certain luesuas
will be one of the driest election ua is,,
that has been seen In this s Y ,ba
for some time. Not only VIII az w
local licensed places be closed pul
the establishment of Gale x company
ON the island will have its curtains
down, The licenses of Gale con.
many expire May | but to-morro" 70
an election day in Hinsdale ana .hs
next day is Sunday so business ,i,
the present licenses practlcalls
closes tonight at 10 o'clock. On ac-
count of the special town mee,liIs
made necessary by Hinsdaie lailule
10 regulate the license fees at us reg
ular meeting Gale * company WI
not receive their new licenses uiit ~
several DAYS after the expiration OF
their old ones. These facts shouiu
be borne in mind by those VINO cam
not go a day without moistehiils
| their whistles.
| The Meddler believes the town OF
Brattleboro will stand behind Select
man James +. Hooker in his efforts 10
preyent the expenditure OF the mon
ey left by Col William Austine LOT
ANY such purpose as the majority OF
] the corporators have in mind Coi'
I Austine's will does not stipulate that
his gift of $4,000 must be used 10 es-
/ tablish a sanatorium for consump-
tives. and Mr.. Hooker comes pretty
near being correct when ne says that
such an institution would prove
detriment rather than benent 70 liie
community. That Mr.. Hooker Is IN
earnest in his opposition to the plan
| is shown by his statement that If nee
essary he will call a public meeting
and ask the town to refuse the sllt
under such conditions. 1t would
| hardly seem. however, that such d
course would be necessary. IL the
Icorporators of the Austine sanatoriuin
can be shown that the sentiment or
Brattleboro is against a hospital Tor
consumptives then they will doubt
II less evolve some other scheme 10
which the use of the money can be
/ put
I People possessed of their share of
4 civic pride will be glad TO know that
4 the bailiffs have made arrangements
TO have the railroad bank cleared of
rubbish. Entrance to Brattleboro by
rail is at best anything but attrac-
1 tive and the vista is not improved by
wholesale distribution of paper, tin
cans. bottles and other waste mat
! ter
| DR.. III. H. Goodell president of the
I MASSACHUSETTS soldle ASlituituiai W
lege at Amherst, passenger on the
! Savannah liner Nacoochee, en- route
to Boston, died on board that steamer
/ Sunday, April %.
| The United States supreme court
has ordered the removal of George w.
Beavers from New York to Washing
ton for trial on the charge of defraud-
ing the government, as chief OF the
salary and allowance division of the
postoffice department.
Receivership proceedings have been
instituted against the Equitable Life
Assurance society by j. Wilcox
Brown of Maryland. a policy holder,
in the United States circuit court at
New York city. 1t is charged that
the Equitable surplus is not lawfully
used.
A rumor is circulating at st. Peters
burg to the effect that Emperor Mich
olas will mark Easter by the procla-
nation of general amnesty for poll
tical and religious prisoners now con-
fined in the fortresses or prisons of
European Russia or who are in exile.
Fears that the Easter holidays, which
extend over IS days, will be the oc-
casion for bloody riots are manifested
everywhere.