The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-13
The MeddLer
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issue III the 81 Paul Pioneer ffess y .
good example II ~. jokes our iiirhis
''out wet" deligh, in telling about ".
During a recent session pi a New Eng
Land legislature a member who thought
that the making II game Law. had gone
a little too Ear introduced bill ptohlh
ting 9Th. .rearing. hooking. snaiihg
c,,,tptinr unaware or maltmating any
male or female elephant IN the state oil
Vermont
I'M. bill was. amid burst Of laughter
reformed 10 the committee on the insane.
4 hin having been introduced proSii
ing that physicians prescriptions ~
written in English. a member iminedi'
atsly made solemn protest against ne
idea. He wished TO know how the iol.
lowing would look:
Water. ounce ,...,.,..,.,.....'''''
salt. spoonful ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Burnt sugar, pinch.
Price, cents .,,,.,.......s.'ss''''
II was not a humorist, however, who
pte..ntrd 10 the state q bill tor 81 as
indemnity for killing, in the town OF
BrattIeboro. two lynNe- running at
large in a restrained condition.
4 man in the north part Of the village
was putting on his storm windows the
other day when he discovered embedded
in a window sash a i5calibre ritie bullet.
The ball evidently was the result oil a
random shot from careless person. 10
speculate on what II might have done
had il happened TO 90 through the WIN
dow NAV I've laying too. much stress on
the wopl IT, but nevertheless the occur.
romeo serves to emphasize the danger OF
using firearms in or near the village nm
it,.
There is A good deal OF difference be,
tween having the right TO MAINTAIN a
municipal electric plant and actually
maintaining one. The Meddler thoroughly
| believes that the village of Brattleboro
should have the former but he doubts
very much the wisdom OF the latter. \
charter amendment giving the vmlsee
the right to acquire and MAINTAIN hght'
ing and power plant would serve as an
excellent club TO use over the head OIL
the local pubic service, corporation;
which frequently needs banging. and
there might come a time when conditions
made the establishment of a municipal
plant the only wise thing. just at pres
| ent. however. The Medder feels that the
village will find itself in position to
get cheap and efficient service without re-
! sorting TO plant of its own. with the
mower that is to be available on compile
| iion of the new dam and the rate at
which il can be purchased the local light
ing concern will OF course buy its Juice
| from that source Ii is understood that
| the local. men connected with the power
company will not only have a voice IN
the price at which the local lighting
company can buy but also in the. price
which il shall charge the village. II this
is true the village might as well let the
| Twin State people handle the Juice a
10 90 to the expense OF handling it itself;
| Municipal ownership with its many good
features is always full of opportunities
| for petty grating. \ good example OF
this is found in the recent action OF the
| lighting board in the town of Fort Val
lev. Ga. When it found that local con
sumers were reducing their lighting bills
by using tungsten lamps it promptly
brought about the enactment OF an ordi
nance forbdding them to use anything
but lamps with carbon tilaments.
|
local nimrod came in with hand
some specimen of deer this season (oi
was it last season?) and took the head tc
a taxidermist to see about having II
mounted After describing in detail the
exciting circumstances attending the Kill
ing of the buck the hunter inquired what
il would cost to have the head set up
He was told $40. by George" replied
the hunter. "let me see. The buck Itself
cost me Sl5-that is | mean-er-what
meant to say was my expenses on the trlT
were considerable and I'll have to think
about this additional expense
~ The Meddler.