The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-26
The Meddler


| Fnoui Of the gcncfosity ol thc i",A Az
tomoblr owners B. found IN the ihct INA
plenty Of machines were on hand lat SAT
urlay afternoon 10 take the children d
the Town 10 Tide. The people who bad
the matter ia charge say that the ne
sponsc was lar more general than tbcy
had expected, auioisis IN the surr0undins
towns a. well a. Ia Bmttleboro chccrinily
putting their machines al the disposal OF
/ the youngsters for the afternoon, That
the little folk enjoyed the jaunt hugely
/ goes without saying. Tor many Of them
/ Il was an entirely new experience aud q
very thrilling one. Those who appeared
TO b. at the very zenith OF enjoyment
wee the boys who We're fortunate enough
20 gain possession Of rumble seats IN run
abouts, and many OF their older compan'
ions cast cnvious eyes at them a. the pro-
ccssion went 10y. Several machine-own'
en- who had cargocs Of boys took pains
TO impress upon them the danger that
lies in the practice Of running IN front
Of moving can. Such advice was wisely
given and ought TO be particularly I'M
pressiye in view OF the circumstances un'
der which il was offered. Taking il al.
together The local autolsts may consider
Saturday afternoon very prohtably
spent, and It is to be hoped that they
will continue the good work by extend
ing the courtesies OF free ride 10 others
who seldom have the opportunity TO en-
ioy one. II might be added that the
trip through the village would have been
much more enjoyable for all II the
streets along the line had been thorough
~ sprinkled beforehand.
Speaking Of streets reminds The Med
der OF one thing about which he has
been on the point OF speaking Tor some
time. That is the slovenly appearance OF
Main street every Sunday. Under the
present arrangement the street Is cleaned
every Saturday morning but by night II
is pretty well Uttered with refuse OF one
kind or another and 1t remains IN that
condition all the next day. As The Med
der has said so many times the appear
ance OF our principal thoroughiare has
much 10 do with the impression tourists
gain of the town, and there Is no day
when more of them pass through here
than on Sunday. II seems. as II the
proper authorities might make some ar
rangement whereby Main street could be
swept either late Saturday night or
early Sunday morning. Furthermore, 1t
would be very good scheme to have the
street sprinkled on Sunday.
lhe Me0uleF Is Tree u say tudt uc ioo
very little sympathy with the Sunday
closing movement which was started the
first day of the week by the states attor-
new at the instance of certain local peo- |
pie. Sunday in Brattleboro has never |
come to be so much OF European Sab |
bath" as to give cause for any anxiety on
The part of the most orthodox OF our res |
dents. What possible harm to anybody's
morals can come from the sale OF soda, !
ce.cream, confectionery or cigars on the
Lords day is more than The Meddler can
In fact he sees very little
difference between eating a plate OF Ice
,ream at home on the Sabbath and, eat
ng it at a store. If there must be
sunday closing movement let. it be
thorough one-let everything but acts
If charity or necessity" be prohibited.
Otherwise let well enough alone.
Chief of Police Evans wishes to call at
ention to the fact that he has made ar
angements whereby the camp chairs own
d by the Y. NJ. G. A. may be used by
,eopie who attend the evening band con-
erts on the common. This privilege,
owever. carries with it the condition
hat the chairs must be given careful
sage. Last season many OF the chairs
,ere either broken or stolen.
The Meddler.