The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-07
The Meddler
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Hardly day passes ~ ,hls nc anto.
90 The year without AZ least w" a. The
mobile touring party, toppinF Linden
junction of North MAN a IN 20.
streets to inquire. whleh wa Of
There is nothing IN the which Is
1i,ba, highway 10 Indicate Will
sithe raod 10 the White Mouhtains'
uii S nv, n sign of guide board 10 w
anu Us Tho somewhat general lhsti
piehvn tho official Blue book WIZ. Will
uon III ,ne tourists carry. The local
mus .sa,,ahile club. If such an 0rgahlIIss'!!ppn
';s,s miobt well take upon ltseI ~
rosnonsibility of placing neat VIII
iaard M some point near tue W,
sonntain. II would be appfeelasea b nv
apiv bv tourists but by those oi n w. Nv
inonirv is continually Delhg ni""' ~
travellers.
Lon, II fact that Brattleboro does
,ot ho,in IN get the trade IL onght iI ~
~ odioinino town of Hinsdale, ~ ~,
! Wv ncaI merchants say that the numper
~ naonie who come here from that com
,nupity 10 do their buying IS compatta
,i,'niv small. although il is one OF w.
iaroast nlaces within the territory ma IA
sbnrld naturally be tributary 10 us ~
10 sure in the event of q irony Ihe
from here TO Vernon and hlnsdaie w
volume of trade would be greatly ~
creased. but in the meantime u y eoinE
"a other places that are iafthsI 800
The Meddler believes thar mnsn VI snls
business could be turned IN TINS dlrec'
ION throughout the summer II an auto
mobile stage route were established De
tween the two towns and that the route
;tself could be made prohtaole. 'aIs
With n capacity of 16 passengers are
rsed re01larly between various places
in Now England where there are no
rom,lar trolly lines, and in most cases
tbev have proved good investments
This suggestion NAV seem out OF place
10 those who still believe that q fall'
road from Brattlebor0 10 Hlnsdale j
possibility, but The Meddler Is nrIhiA
of the opinion that whatever comes u! in
tbe wav of railroad improvement VIII
come ON this side of the Connecticut.
The Neddler is in no mood TO crit
icise ANYBODY very severely when ther-
mometors have to be weighted TO keep
them from crawling skyward,, but ne
must admit that service at the local
Telephone exchange of late has not been
what subscribers have the night 10 eX-
pect. The fact that the trouble ante
dates the hot weather is one reason why
II cannot be laid wholly 10 the Oppressive
atmosphere. Nor should the operators
themselves be blamed. il reports OF con
ditions in the local office are true. Ihe
reason for the poor service Is found IN
the fact that there are too many changes
in the personnel of the local force, ana
il does not seem as if these changes
would occur If adequate inducements
were made TO keep experienced operst-
ors. Working AT telephone switch
board in an exchange the size Of the
one in this town is no sinecure and 1t
is not to be expected that girls with no
previous experience can do the work as
well as il ought 10 be done. Not so
very manv months ago the service here
was excellent.
Several automobilists have complain
ed recently about the way lower Main
street and Main street bridge are water
ed. They say that altogether too much
water is put on at time with the re-
suit that the pavement and bridge
covering are frequently too slippery for
safe navigation. Within the past few
weeks numerous accidents from skidd-
ing have been narrowly averted
Couldn I this he avoided if the sprink-
ling were done more frequently, less
water being put on each time?
If there has been criticism OF Brat
tleboro' Is Main street in the past it has
been extremely mild compared to what
is now being passed out by business
men, automobiles. physicians and in
fact by all persons having occasion to
drive or ride over this thoroughfare.
The statement is freely made that Brat.
tleboro has the rest of New England
stopped when il comes to demonstrat.
ing what can be done with ordinary
road material in constructing a corduroy
road. Neither the recent hot spell. the
Yale Harvard boat race. the Twin.
State league games or any of a dozen
other conversational topics prevent crit.
lcism of the street department 1t has
been suggested that the street be closed
lest someone get killed attempting to
drive over it. From a point near the
Masonic temple TO the Wells fountain
the surface of the street is in such a
condition as TO make it dangerous 10
drive horse over the thoroughfare.
while the motorist who takes chances
Is considered a desperate individual.