The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
The MeddLer


James II. Burke, who was one Of Mr..
Mofans most active supporters IN the
fight which ended Tuesday. Is thinking
seriously Of applying for space on the
Valley Fair midway aud advertising him
,eli as the Human May. On the morn
ING III the election be appeared AZ the
Moran headquarters with the story Of
wonderful dream he had the night b.
fore. lie dreamed he was in the hall
when the result OF the representative
vote was announced He heard the total
vote read, but could not remember what
i was. lie heard the Tanning vote read
but could not remember what u was.
He heard the chairman read M. j.
Moran, 49," aud then he woke up.
When Mr.. Burke announced this sleep
yarn he was told that II there was any
significance in dreams Mr.. Moran was de-
feated because IL was customary never 10
announce the vote Of the winner until
last. The Moran vote on the second bal
lot was Just 7l2. and as everybody knows
by this time Mr.. Barber was the winner.
Within the past two weeks local sports
men have put in the streams IN the Vi
cinity OF Brattleboro an unusually large
number OF healthy and vigorous lingering
brook trout. Under favorable circum
stances these fish should be very near
the legal limit by the first OF next sea
son, and their presence in the brooks
ought TO improve the fishing immensely
provided the fishermen hereabouts will
use them squarely. That is the point
which The Meddler wishes 20 emphasize
in this paragraph. An effort will be
made al the next legislature to have the
trout season so changed that fishermen
and fish alike will benefit but no law
however stringent can give protection I'M
less men who whip the brooks are honest
with themselves in the pursuit of the
Waltonian art. Observe the legal length
and don't be a hog are good maxims for
every fisherman to bear in mind. Re
turn 20 the brook every trout that is un-
der six inches in length and stop fishing
when you've got a respectable string no
matter il there is still plenty OF room in
your creel. The Windham County Fish
4 Game Protective association has done
toward improving the fishing
in this county, but the sportsmen them
selves regardless of any organization are
the ones who can make or mar the sport |
The faults Of the "check list" which is
used in this town were never more APP. |
parent to The Medder than in Tuesdays |
worked on one for such a length of time
before. The principal difficulty is that
The check list and tax list as made up !
here are practically identical, whereas
here are probably 100 or more taxpayers ,
who have no right to vote in a state cleo !
ion either because they are not citizens J
,r because they have not lived in the
state or town long enough to claim a le-
yal residence here. PROFESSIONALLY men
Who had not right to vote participated
n the election of Tuesday because their
names appeared as taxpayers, and men
who were entitled to vote were debarred
because they had not been taxed here.
Who they voted for or wanted to vote
or has nothing to do with this question:
he matter is not one of politics but OF
aw. Some arrangement ought to be
made whereby the tax list and the voting
ist may become entirely separate docu.
nents If this were done there would be
ess likelihood of the annoying mix-up
which came about through supplying the
fiicial checkers with different list from
hat posted in the town hall corridor.