Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-26
THE MEDDLER.
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Friends of The Meddler-if he nas
any--are no doubt expecting SUM-
thing rich, rare and racy TINS ~
In regard To the flasco when w
board OF bailiffs has made OF the ~,
lice question. The Meduier hl"'s
wishes that he were enough oil ,ne
irist to deal with the matter w
manner which he believes II uese,, ,',r
But as frequently happens the p,ops
words and phrases when wan'eu me- ,,,,
49,, nos, elusive. There are any
amount of cutting things that iisns
ha said about the matter, Things
which would no doubt bruise the III
ready tender feelings of the preseh.
village fathers and please those Wn Wv,
have seats on the opposite side' pu'
what's the use? The bahiHs naNe
constructed their own resting pia.e
and will now have to sleep thereiii'
even though there be Jumps III VI.
mattress and sand between
sheets.
Yet it's amusing to think OF what
muddle the board has made Oh ,ne
whole business when the way out was
so very. very easy. All that was heces-
sary was for one or two OF the h ivin
beers to take big gulp ana swai'om
their personal prejudice: Hau th,s
been done Former Chief Han wouiu
have been appointed night watchI,ai,
at the meeting last Friday evening
and the episode by this time would
have passed into history. The STUB
born ones could have used the pusi-
ness mems petition as balm to thelr
sore threats and the gulp would not
have hurt so much after all. But no.
the pill appeared to them TOO Dtter.
They preferred the biliousness that
attends the satisfaction or gettihs
even" to the humility they faneied
would accompany the taking OF any
such dose.
Il would like to know" said one OF
the bailiffs the other day. what ihilu-
ence Is at work among these men
who agree to take the job of night
Waterman and then so suddenly ex-
perience a change of heart" The
Meddler would like to know what IN
fluence has been at work among the
baiiffs themselves. II was pubiicly
understood before the meeting TWO
weeks ago that the present board
stood to in favor of appointing
Mr.. Hall to his former position. Yet
on the eve of the gathering the yeast
had begun to work and the appoint
ment was tabled in order to allow
week for the leavening process to
continue. That it did continue Is
clearly shown by the outcome of last
Fridays meeting when Mr.. Hall was
turned down by vote of to after
he had been placed In nomination by
one of the board and seconded by an
other. Can 1t be possible that any OF
our village fathers are subject TO
pressure from without? Perish the
thought Did they not stand like
adamant against the wishes of nearly
adj the business men on Main street?
And yet (The Meddler hesitates to say
it) 1t looks very much as If someone
had been trimming
One of the arguments raised
against the old board of bailiffs was
that it had adopted a public be
damned" policy. In view OF what has
transpired under the present admin
istration the same qualification might
be used with perhaps an amendment
by inserting the words go straight"
in place of the last two in the above.
Or else The Meddler was right when
he stated previous to village meeting
that the issue was not on the question
of a day policeman, but over one man
and that man Mr.. Hall.
Road Commissioner Eames had a
grand chance to make a big improve
ment in Main street when he began
to lay the curb in front of the Ameri-
tN,,t ,fn, AL, H. hoe
let slip the opportunity. What ought
to have been done. and what was sug-
gested to him by several citizens. was
to grade the sidewalk so as to do away
with the stone steps near Thomas's
fruit stand. To be sure, this plan
might have occasioned some addition
al expense but would not the i'm
provement have been commensurate
with the cost? Think of the stubbed
toes that would have been obviated
and the boon to mothers who are now
obliged to make a detour with their
baby carriages
Il wish" quoth man to The Med
dler this week. that you would ad-
vocate having the band concerts Sun
day afternoons instead of week day
evenings. Such a plan might not meet
with favor from some of my orthodox
brethren but I'm sure ii would please
a large number of people without low
ering the moral tone of the commun-
lty a particle" There is more truth
than sacrilege in this mans idea.
The change would at least prevent
the catching of many colds and do
away with the noisome roistering
which the youngsters now carry on
under cover of darkness.
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