Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
THE MEDDLER.


o,e blunderingly worded clause III
the will of the late Colonel Aus',ne
ought not 10 prevent the town from p
inc beneficiary under the legacy. %
beouest s'for the temporary reiiei o.
local inyalids and strangers pecuiasiy
situated is certainly not soieiy io'
tbe purpose of establishing tupercu'
losis sanitarium, and the trustees I'M
der the win know this Just ms wen as
ANYBODY else. What sort OF hoSpita.
Colonel Austine wished to have puilt
no one actually knows, but fortunately
tbe proyision of the bequest, though
yogue il broad enough to allow inc
construction of almost any KIM oi u"
institution. The suggestion OF tne 81,
lectmen that a hospital be estapilsneu
in connection with the Home Tor Agcu
and Disabled is certainly wise one
and ought to be considered careiu''y'
Tho sale of the Brattleboro Gas
Light and Brattleboro Street Railway
companies to n New York syndicate
is practically contaminated, ana tne
change ought to result in much dement,
n the town. IL seems unreasonable 10
think that any body of capitalists
would invest in such property as inc
local street railway unless the inten'
tion was 10 extend the road to some
adjoining town. In fact, 1t rs under
stood that this is the idea OF those
who are putting up the money. Trolley
connection with the towns of Hinsdaie
and Mortified would be of untoid
value in the building up OF a bigger,
buster Brattlcboro, and the prospect
Of sueh connection is brighter at pres
emf than ever before. The time Is
certainly ripe for the establishment OF
n hustling board of trade to help along
the bigger, buster Brattleboro cause
The correspondence between Mr.:
Crowell and the village water board
through the columns of the local press
has furnished lot of interesting reah-
ing. but there is some doubt as 10
whether n continuance of it will have
any material effect in settling the
problem of municipal ownership which
! is now confronting the village. Stlll'
| it is interesting to read what the per
sons on the different sides say about
each other. and to imagine from these
savings what they must think about
each other. In communication which
appears in this issue Dr. Tucker wakes
bit facetious over rumor to tine
effect that the Italians employed IN
building the Sunset Lake system are
in the habit of washing their clothes
in the water of Pleasant Valley brook.
The Meddler suggests to DIR. Tucker
that his position as health officer OF
the town ought to number among its
duties the immediate investigation of
such rumors. It's always considered
bad for public welfare to have dirty
linen washed in public.
In relating last week the story of the
bunco game recently played on Put
new resident The Meddler unintention-
ally stepped out of the path of truth.
| 1t seems that the interesting young
man. after finding himself short of
money. asked the Putney resident to
cash check of $40 on New York
bank. This the Putney resident was
only too glad to do. In short time
the interesting young man returned
Ilimping painfully. He was certainly
up against it. His ankle was sprained
and he couldn t continue his walk to
New York under any circumstances.
Finally he remembered that he had an
other check on his New York bank. 1t
was for SIS, but he felt sure that the
Putney resident would be willing to
take the larger check in place of the
smaller one and give him $50 addi-
tional Do it! OF course the Putney
resident would; and he did. The de
movement came when the check was
presented for payment.
The Meddler.