The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-07-05
The MeddIer
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A casual perusal of Brattlcboro &
new directory has revealed a number
of interesting facts TO The Meddler
In the first place it may be worth
while TO know that the Smiths lead in
numbers with a grand total of 80 rep
rcsentatives recorded, while the John
sons are a close second with 81. Next
in the order comes the Clark tribe with
a membership of 80, and after 1t come
the Aliens with %, the HAIRLESS with
% and the Adamscs with 81. Stats
ties in the Brattlcboro directory fur
nish little basis of fact for the time
honored joke about the commences Of
the name Jones, for its representatives
number only nine, two less than the
house of Grady and one less than the
house of Goodenough. Coming TO the
question of the various occupations
represented we find long list consist
ing of 20 Bakers, - BARRIERS, four But
lcrs, eight Carpenters, Il Chamberlains,
II Cooks, seven CoOleys, five Curriers',
one Draper, l6 Fishers, two Masons,
one Messenger, 81 Millers, IL Miners,
seven Mixers, six Plummers, one Rang
er, two Ryders but no Driver, IL Sand
crs. 81 Sargcnts. three Sawyers, one
Shearer, one Slater, one Sleeper, 10
Taylors. one Tinker, five Turner's, l3
Walkers and seven Wheelers. The five
Washers are accommodated by two Wa
The spiritual welfare of the direc-
tory is cared for by two Parsons, one
Priest, two Proctors and one Sexton,
while music is furnished by one Fid.
der, five Pipers and three Leitsngers
who are supplied with 10 Reeds. In
the menagerie may be found Is Mar
tins, FIVE Lyons and three Lambs, a
Wolf, four Foxes, four Robbins, one
Rate. two Fishes. including few
Pixies and a Trout, two Ecls, two /
Cranes and one Wing that cannot be
identified. The directory restaurant /
furnishes varied menu consisting of /
Bacon and Ham with Rice and Pease, |
Peaches without cream, and Porter or /
Sherry in a Wall. After a heavy meal /
there are Pellets which may be taken. /
Brown seems to be the most popular /
color in the book. there being 25 !
shades compared with 10 of White, six
If Greene, two of Gray, one of Black
md one of Slate. There are u Woods
including four Birches and three Oaks,
n addition to Is Gains and one Thorn.
Nr.,t ,.7,., y,.h
.iollender and Irish. There are 26
Knights and only three Days in three
Weeks which appear Yearly. Ten
longs are matched against one Short
nut in spite of this ratio there is but
me Rich among the nobility composed
# Kings Lords and Dukes Railroad
fairs are suggested by one Puffer
md two Cars but that the road in
question is some other beside the Cen
raj Vermont is proven by the fact
hat there is only one Waite.
The tables were turned and the sting
rs were stung one night last week
'hen three people went to a house in
to give an old-fashioned
Grenade to a couple who were among
hose united in holy wedlock last We'd
esday. The couple were passing a
uiet honeymoon at the farmhouse in
and their friends in this
own conceived the idea of the sere-
ade and started to execute it forth,
18th. Securing a team they drove to
ne house where the couple were stay.
lg and opened up with tin pans,
Orns and other noise producers. The
Dung married man caught sight of
le team which the serenaders had
sed and decided to get back at his
lends. Telling the bride of his plan
icy quietly walked out of the back
lor, secured the team and drove off
aving the serenaders to find theii /.
ay back to town as best they might :;
)metime after the couple had made !!
eir escape the serenaders found out !:
at the birds had flown and then went I
look for their conveyance to find it |!
me also, Blank despair threatened |;
r a time to settle over the company |:
1t they at last saw that the Joke was I.
themselves and bore up under the 80
philosophicaIly They 2
cured another team and drove back to \
wn and have been keeping very quiet
nee, especially in reference to sere-
des. The young married couple +
owe to friends house in Williams
lie and from there sent regrets that
ey had been unable to receive their \
lends wher they called the evening
fore. III
The Meddler. l