Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-31
THE MEDDLER.
va I'd leal 81 yon eM Z on.'

Alas, how have the mighty ialleh !
The Moddlor had very nearly feaSne,'
the conclusion that ex-senator ileIuu
was infallible rs prophet OF unN" !
polltlcai In Vermont, when Wnat
should happen but something eNacUS
opposite to the senator's predlotlo,h
However. all great men occaslohuiy
make mistakes. Mr. Pierce evidently
thought he was ION the inside IN inc
matter of the appointment OF
states prison superintendent TO sue
coed Mr.. Cakes, but for some un-
known reason his candidate fell out
side the breastworks. Perhaps it's
lust as we'll Sheriff Lowell has GER
tainly had more experience IN me
management of criminals than cap
tain Halgh and from all accounts IL
excellently equipped TO take TINS re-
sponsible position. Yet The Meddlet
feels sorry for the jar to Mr.. Pierce
reputation as a puweyor of straight
tips
At it's last session the New Hamp-
shire legislature passed a bill making
1t obligatory for all persons who wish
to hunt within the limits of that state
to take out license at the price OF
$40. This does not refer simply To
hunters, but to bird hunters, raD-
bit-hunters, squirrel hunters. etc IL
means that residents of Brattleboro
and other border towns cannot cross
the Connecticut river for days
hunting without laying themselves
liable to arrest without n warrant and
heavy fine. Such law seems to the
Meddler almost too stringent. The
man who is in the habit of making an
occasional trip to North Hinsdale in
quest of rabbits will have TO pay $40
for that privilege or else cut II out
while those who own shacks on the
slopes of Wantastiquet will have to
pay an equal amount for the right to
spend an hour or two in the surround
ing woods hunting partridges or
woodcock. When deer or other big
game is the quarry a hunters license
may be all right, but to make it cover
all sorts of fur and feather is draw
ing the line tritle too fine.
The directors of the local street
railway find their new system of fares
is working splendidly so far 1t has
resulted in a greatly increased sale of
ticket books and this naturally means
more riding. People who formerly
paid their nickel at each ride now
come up with a dollar and secure a
book of 90 tickets, and after the book
Is bought rides are taken more often
It's the same principle in the case of /
the man who buys cigars by the box |
because they are cheaper that way /
but smokes a great deal oftener than (
he would if he purchased two or /
three at a time.
1t was suggested the first of the
week that Chief of Police Hall be fur T
lshed with a hoe to clean the mud /
rom the Main street crossings, but T
'ince then Road Commissioner Eames 4
has got onto his job" and has had
orce of men remove the accumulations
If winter from our principal thorough I
are Mud isn't very pretty TO look
It but 1t is a welcome relief from the
of snow and ice. Here's 4
hoping we have warm spring and a
'almy one, a long summer and a
pleasant one, and-let's not think
bout fall or winter again for a little
While.
Now that the annual danger to the
Vest river dam is past 1t would seem
S If the gas light company ought to
loosen up" a trifie and give us a lit
lie more light for our money. The
lectric lights especially have been
miserable of late. In Festival hall [
Wednesday evening they We're so dim
hat it was actually difficult to see
rom one end of the room to the ;
Their. Brattleboro people are paying
nough for light so that they ought
0 get the very best that can be man
featured.
The small boy who in his ardor
sneaks" into a show without
winge of conscience is partially ex-
disable, but the grown-up who works
con game on the management for
lie sake of saving Is cents belongs
, different category. Manager |
OK ran up against some of these
eople during last weeks engagement
the auditorium. On the first night I
e sold large number of Standing I
,om' checks at 25 cents per After
lat the standing room sales dropped
} practically nothing but the room
as filled just the same. BY investi-
alton Mr. Fox found that large
lumber of the people who bought
anding room tickets on the first
light thereafter purchased gallery J
ckets at Is cents less, but went into !
lie parquet and showed their stand
g room stub of the former night 10 /
e usher. 1t is needless to add that
us practice was promptly stopped as
ION as discovered.