The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30
The Meddler
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The through sleeping car service M
tween New York city and Nhut HE.Y
junction, which will ~ ia rilepf Nan
a. announced IN The Rciorm5r M l#5.f
means a great deal 20 liattlthau Hf.
who have occasion TO Wit tue mc,fa.#.
improving a. II does an already ttt5.lsHf
service Beginning on the date mentions.
and continuing daily thereafter u6ti
further notice a sleeping car NlI ID
iached 20 the south bound tkuus. lss
ing White River Junction n G3l d.
aud passing through iifaillrb0u ai >g4
This coach will lie over m SHrns#5a
Mas, from lO.l3 =. m. until . 30 n fa
being due IN New York gt CO. u s# H
the opposite direction a Sleeper V.l ie#ts
New York at II T.. m. remaining h
Springfield from $50 10 Gia q. m aHH
coming north on the tram thar arrives r.
Bnttleboro at $50 every morning b
means OF this service knftlthuHaH
may leave home Sunday evening i0r az
ample, reach New York iu season iUr al
entire days business, 60 10 tho theifaf Ia
the evening and get back 90 work We'd
ncsday morning, the amount Of ITS, BE-
loses depending altogether on H. ability
TO occupy a sleeping car berth ,ou.orta,
bly,. The service should also prove 81
much benefit IN the way of dcU.uUinr
summer business IN this section. which
win b. IN closer touch with New Naf.
than It has ever been before; much closer.
IN fact. a. far a. railroad iarlf.c, are
concerned, than It is with points ... than
half the distance to the northWdul
At this season OF the year. when the
sport Of ily-swatting j. displaced by sk8t.
ing. coasting, snowsh0eug and other forms
Of recreation, II viii do no harm 90 read
the following treatise on the fy by Dr.
Woods Hutchinson OF New York after.
ward FASTING Il on one corner ui the new
1911 calendar for future reference
~ fly ia the house j. a. dangerous as
a rattlesnake, as filthy as logse, a- disc
graceful a. a bedbug The time wll. come
when any modern, Clearly home win feel
iiself shamed and disgtaced by the pres
ence OF a 1y, and when every householder
upon whose premises q brood ni Ole, Is
detected viii be- fined and sent 90 iaiI.
The dy is literal eye OF the Lord be-
cause be is in every place beholdns the
evil and the good. especially the evil t9t
he loves 10 lay eggs in il. Nou can't hide
dirt from the fly He is also the most IN.
innate and domestic animal we breed ami
keep An ounce OF cleanliness D. worth
4 ton of hy paper and wire screens. One
bali the money wasted on fly traps ana
window screens. one-tiith the energy
,quandered in Shaping and profanity
would clean up the back yard and wipe
,ut the fly
That the present quarters OF the Brat.
leboro postollice are wholly Inadequate
or the proper handling of its steadily IN
.reasing business was apparent during the
christmas rush Of last week In view 9t
he ehoatic condition OF the Office the at-
er part of the week il is "a wonder 10 The
,Ieddler that order was ever brought
bout Baskets loaded with bundles were
,iled about the sorting cases so tmck,y as
o make walking from one ease to another
most impossible, and the confusion must
ave seriously handicapped the efficiency
# the extra force that was pressed into
eryice. fortunately for the local uosg-
ce employees. howeyer, they can loo1
Onward TO enlarged and improved iacl
les in the new government building which
Is to have in the course OF q
ear or two.
Now that the village Of Brattleboro has
ecided to negotiate 10year street light
~ contract with the Twin State com
any at a figure which seems perfectly
,tisfactory 1t j. to be hoped that the
aihffs will give due consideration to tbt
eed Of more light. What is wanted most
ist at present is more efficient street y
and if this is secured nobody
iii object If the total bill for lighting IS
rger than it has been Eighty candle
over 1O0watt tungsten lamps at S2U
EAR will be excellent investments tQr
rattlehoro The town and village togeth,
should have at least $40 of them; 400
ouid be still better.