The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-02
The MeddLer
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,rbo common Is no longer the eNahlplo
n ncatness that II was IN thc
~ -. /, ,yns cared for by the late JONI
l'a,ins, II sadly misses the lnteliiPuh'
eorc nj rs custodian for 50 long I'M
Its nppenrance during thc 20.
evereises Tuesday afternoon vst
trast with how il used 70 louh' Inn
have recalled 10 many Neto, ,ho took
ories of the departed comIau. We ost I'm
such pride in having u y. ~, ono of
nocoyntion day. The common Is one ~
~ henutv spots of the town wheh "
o,oss Il Kent closely cut ana free llon'
n,aste paper and other refuse VI ia'J'
h1,soysr II has been sadly neEietttu'
and unfortunately appeared ~ ~.
anrst m Tie very dav when the shllt'
utno.s WAS most noticeable, Portions
~ il rasembled waste pasture ANU
while other parts looked more NE zen.
ment.house backwards. \ cow VI
or two and few hens We're tht on,i
things needed 10 complete w III
ancholy picture. The Meddier slh. 'lio,,.
hopes that the selectmeh WI no' TIL,
tbe degeneration 10 continue lHea
can easily remedy the trouble by glVln5
,be care Of the common 10 one man ana
making him responsible for us appear
ance.
Observation and inquiry have con.
WINGED The Meddler that only q NeLN
few of the many anglers who VISIT tne
front streams in this section pay any
rartieular attention 10 the skinner Jaw
This state of affairs is due not so mugh
Ia nreiudice against the law ms 70 the
fact that no consistent enOTt 70 eh
force the statute has been made IN lale
wears. People have got IN the hapit o.
forgetting that there IS any Ilihlt o5
the size OF the fish they may Keep, anu
of late no one in authority mas appeare.
Ia iop their memory. There are, OF
course. large number Of fishermen
who never fail TO live up 10 the Jaw
but Tie number who disregard " are IN
the majority. and the result IS that
front fishing bereabOuts Is getting more
unsatisfactory each year despite the
shorter season And strange feature
of the situation is that the streams
farthest from the pOpul0us eentefs
seem TO have deteriorated the most
In the opinion of The Meddler lmmed-
late steps should be taken TO Keep the
trout supply of this county from ger
ting any lower than II Is AZ present a
determined effort should be made 10
bring about the enforcement of the
siX.inch law; there should be united ae-
tion to secure consnments OF finger
linps to restock the depleted streams;
tributary streams should be closed IN
with act No. $50 of the last
legislature This law provides that on
petition of 10 legal voters in any town
the state fish and game commissioner
after due hearing, may close such
streams or parts OF streams as ne may
designate for term of six wears. the
penalty for fishing in such streams
1
500 BY means of this law The Med |
dler believes there is great opportunity |
to improve the fishing in this section. !
If il were put in effect on the upper |
end of Green river and its tributaries |
the improvement in the sport on the |
main stream would be noticeable IN two |
seasons. and there are scores of other /
brooks in the county that would bene- |
fit as much from similar treatment.
PHYSICAL development is not the only |
benefit that results from an athletic
meet such as that in which the local
high school track team participated |
nor are the athletes them
selves the only benefieiaries. Not the |
least important advantage is the or.
portunitv afforded the students of the
different schools to form acquaintance
that are likely to prove valuable to
them in after life and that tend to pro
mote the get.together spirit through.
out the state. II is a good thing for
he bows of Brattleboro to come in per
,onal contact with the bows of Bellows
Falls and other towns The better they |
'ome to know each other now the less
line will be wasted in getting acquaint-
ID when they have occasion to meet in Il
he course of transaction of the state s
business in the future.