The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
The Meddler
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The Meddler wishes b. could feel a..
surcd that the repairs Road Commissioner
Nichols u making ON Nam street above
the town hall viii prove permanent, but
he l. forced 10 confess that no such hap.
py assurance j. hi. The face Of the road
was only slightly puncturcd by the
spikes on the steam roller before the new
LAYER Of crushed trap-rock was put on,
and the result j. likely 10 he an uneven
aud none too firm surface IN a compare
tNcly short time. There l. no doub, that
the condition al Main street from the
town hall to the fountain has been dis'
graceful all this season and that the work
MIR. Michel. is doing will result m an lm'
proyement. but the trouble Is that the
condition OF the street i too bad 10 make
such repairs adequate. The highway
ought 10 he entirely rebuilt and built
strictly according Ia grade. thus dong
away with the low place near the library
which j. a continuous source Of annoy.
ance in wet weather. People who appnc,
ciate the value OF good roads might wei
begin considering the adoption OF pol
icy which would give Brattleboro Ger
tain amount Of permanent highway eash
year in addition to that which - built
with the state appropriation. Under the
present arrangement we have practically
nothing TO show for the thousands OF
dollars we spend on our roads every year
From a marked copy Of keene, y
H.. paper The Meddler learns that that
city has already formed its baseball a.
ISOLATION for next season. From mar
ginal note on the newspaper clipping, be
also receives the suggestion that big
ger, better, buster Brattleborn get busy
and do likewise" W. j. Darcy and
George II. Sherwin. two former Brattle'
boro men. are among the officers OF the
Keene association. and they as well a.
the rest of the baseball fans in the
Cheshire county metropolis are extreme
" anxious TO have this town put pro
fessional team in the field next year.
There is no doubt that many people in
this town would be willing to support
such team provided its management
were placed in responsible and eXper-
enced hands, but the question OF suitable
grounds will doubtless have to be consid- |
cred before any definite steps can he |
taken. There il a likelihood that the |
field on the island viii be materially les
sened in area when the water in the riveBl
is set back by the Connecticut river dam /
The effects of the drouth which pre-
walls throughout this section OF the ,
are apparent in the Connecticut
river, which has been lower during the /
past week than at any time for many
years. Rocks and sand-bars are now Wis
ble which will probably never be seen
again by human eye. for before another
summer the dam will have completely
changed the aspect of the stream from
Vernon almost to Bellows Falls. The
ow water of the past summer has inter-
'ered seriously with boating on the river
leeabouts. None of the motor craft
noored near the Connecticut river bridge
las been able to get beyond the shoal
opposite the B. & M. engine house dur
ng the past two months. and although
he navigators who make West river
heir starting point have been more for
innate even they have been able to do no
'ruising of late. However, all these OBJ
tacles will be submerged before another
Local sportsmen who have ever had
ombat with the land-locked salmon will
Ne pleased to know that the government
isheries bureau has promised consign
nent of lingering salmon for Marlboro
outh pond. These fish will probably ar
i've this fall and if conditions in the
ond prove as favorable to their growth
$ it is believed they will the Youngsters
ught to be well along toward legal size
" the latter part of next summer. But
o make Marlboro pond good salmon
shing ground the cooperation of every
portsman in this section is needed.
.and-locked salmon cannot be taken
egally until they are u inches long. If
very fisherman will observe this law he
ill have sport enough to pay him for
is forbearance.
The Meddler.