Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-24
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Strangers who come to Brattiepofo
for n vacation or for stay OF put
few days or hours usually carry away
pleasant recollections of our mis- anu
terraces and beautiful scenery. Louis
Miller, manager of the Carolina com
pany, has, however, a more impressiNo
reason for remembering Brattieporo
than thoughts of charming views
ozone.ladcn air and beautiful outlooKs.
In 1901 when manager Of the Our New
Minister company Mr.. Miller driilea
into Brattleboro to make arrangements
for his production. On coming up
Main street he noticed n dense cloud
of black smoke coming out Of the Store
then occupied by Morris 4 Gregg ~
was evident that n good big hre was
in progress. Priding himself on being
something of fire.fghter Mr.. Miller
at once started to make himself usetui
but finding no opening for a volunteer
he swung around to the Elliot street
engine house to see what was doing
there. "Pass up that bucket d-n
auick.u shouted a man on top OF tine
chemical engine. Mr.. Miller, ever
ready to lend helping hand, grabbed
a pail which looked as If it contained
a good sample of Sunset lake water
and swung it up to the man IN wait
ing. As he did so quantity OF the
innocent.looking fluid stopped over on
his coat and vest, and quicker than IL
takes to tell il a goodly portion OF ms
raiment was gone. The fluid was vitriol
and had spoiled $40 suit. Forget
Brattleboro, says Mr. Miller. mo, |
never will / was mighty lucky and
very thankful the stuff did not get
into my face and eyes I'm not buttin
in at any more fires. -
II is highly important in the opinion
of Congressman Haskins that no fusion.
list be elected justice of the peace in
BrattleborO. At the republican caucus
Saturday evening Col. Haskins object
ed to the justice ticket agreed upon by
the republicans and democrats, for the
reason that il contained the names OF
nine republicans and six democrats, as
he put it, instead of the customary ten
and five. Col Haskins based his as
sumption on the principle that a man
can I be a republican and still vote for
Clement. He said E. w. Blodgett was,
as he understood it, ga democrat or
fusionistu and he therefore objected to
his name on the ground that it imperll-
led the predominance of the republican
! party as expressed in the personnel OF
the county ticket. Col. Haskins' s atti-
! tude is a shining example of the mar
rowness of political partizanship. In
, the first place there is no shadow of eX-
; cuse for the argument that no man IS a
republican unless he belongs to the
ring. and in the second place the make.
lup of the Justice ticket is absolutely
) trivial in its relation to state and
national politics.
The uselessness of the Australian
ballot system in minor elections was
well illustrated at the special village
meeting last Friday Only 115 people
voted during the five hours the polls
, were open. yet the meeting cost the
. village at least $40, or about 90 cents
: vote. What is needed is an amend.
|, ment to the village charter which will
, give the baliffs the right to fill vacan'
cies by appointment for the remainder
of the term.
( Not few of the regular republi'
cans in Brattleboro are surprised at
the action Of f. W. Gibson in filing
! nomination papers as the citizen 9 can
i didate after he had received the en-.
5 dorsement of the republican caucus
! What was his object in doing this
Can it be that Mr.. Gibson is afraid TO
trust his election to the regular repub'
5 Ilican party, or did he have ii in mind
e to run independently in case his name
I was not the choice of the republican
caucus9 Without intending to knock
, The Meddler ventures the opinion that
/ Mr.. Gibson would have done better to
i min his hopes TO one banner. \ candi
I 'date who is so closely allied TO the
regular republican politicians cannot
hone to gain much additional strength
e bv an act which strongly resembles
4, straddling.
.
Senator George w. Pierce did not
; sneak at the county grange meeting
) in Bellows Falls last Friday although
/. he fully intended to do so up to the
u last minute. Mr.. Pierce went to the
: station to take the train for Below:
: :, Falls with his speech all prepared. II
' so happened that patient from the
: Retreat was also at the station to bic
n goodbye to his wife who had beer
d visiting him. As the train was about
= to leave the patient became so per
turbed at the thought of parting that
d he attempted to throw himself under
n the car-wheeles, and the attendant was
! !, obliged to call upon Mr.. Pierce for as
\ sistance. The combined efforts of the
/ attendant and Mr.. Pierce prevented
/ the patient from accomplishing his pur
d pose. but Mr.. Pierce was kept so busy
: that the train went off and left him.