The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-26
The Meddler
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taa,dtnS ia a man who has ihheu ~ u
C,,neetiSmt river for many years anu ds
,otcd much time 10 study OF I,s ~; in
,spts the common pike tesoS iue,us ,he
sbout The only native 1000 nm IA nth
stream The river was htsl 81 ~ acci.
black bass in 1872, and ~ Iots VIZ Nf'a and
L'a,ally stocked with wall'eyed PIKE oanu
ueIi'a - In the latter year an artlhcial
nona owned by a prominent hsh euliuIis.
~ S9l,a,lastown. n. H., was washed OUT
nnd is supply OF pike.perch ana rock pass
s Mo INTO Inc river. Both varieties OF p1ss
ne plentiful in the river now, out W.
snnnlv OF walledeyed pike IS less thai "
sbnnld be The meat OF tins iish y hihi
a,J fine. Favored, far superior 70 that VI
,bc common pike Of which so many Wele
caught in the river last iall ana Wlh'1i
Fishing in and about Brattleboro can pt
improved greatly II some concerted eho,'
Il made TO stock the Connecucu, WIZ
cies adapted TO its conditions. Last iail
few interested sportsmen secured In
SHIPMENT OF perch fry which were plahteu
~ tbe stream. and il is hoped that an
ailotment OF catfish hngerlings can be Sc
rnred from the government this year. Cal-
fsb were planted in the Connectlc9t near
The month Of Williams river above Bellows
Falls n wear or two ago and the supply j
steaaiiy increasing. This variety Is some
sling like the horned pout, and the
meadows between here and the vernon
dam should prove splendid oreeulhs
grounds for II.
The approach 10 Brattleboro by tram or
automobile from the south would be much
improyed II the remains OF the buildings
ON the Hunt farm were entirely removed
n mas been over two years now since the
farm buildings were rendered uninhablta'
he bv fiowage from the dam but enough
al their framework still stands TO give
stranger the impression Of getting INTO
region OF abandoned habitations.
The ten sOcandepower tungsten lamps
which have been installed on poles IRON me
corner of High street 10 Wells fountain IL
illuminate that portion OF Main street more
effectively than did the old arc nights, Dut
the installation Is nothing than make |
shift. As The Meddler understands y,
the lamps have been put up by the WIN
State company at the request OF the pan
ifs who are anxious to find out how many !
are needed to light the street. But in con |
sidering the question the bailitfs should |
think OF something besides numbers They |
ought 10 be hunting about 10 find out the /
lowest cost of a really adequate illuminat-
inc installation for Brattleboro's principal |
thoroughfare instead OF experimenting
with an arrangement that at best will need |
an apology. Enterprsing towns and cities |
nowadays are giving more attention than 7
ever to the decorative street lighting prop |
osition for the very simple reason that the I
value OF this form Of municipal advertising
is becoming more fully appreciated. And /
The Meddler believes that the halliffs are 4
Il ~ Fyh
assume. after no more than a cursOry in /
vestigation. that ornamental lamp posts /
for Main street are something entirely too |
expensive for the villages pocketbook.
Nothing would do more toward improv.
ing the appearance of lawns during the |
remainder Of the summer than systemat-
ic campaign against the dandelions which |
are so unusually thick this spring. Now,
when the first crop OF plants is in bloom,
is Just the right time 10 inaugurate such |
campaign, which could be made very ef-
fectiye by offering a series of prizes for
the boys and girls who picked and carried |
TO a certain place the greatest number OF
dandelion blossoms. An enterprislng mer
chant in Springfield Mass, ran a contest
Of this kind this week and the number of
blossoms brought to his store within the
time limit was so great that he has not yet
been able to announce the winners Tn.
less measures to exterminate the dandelions
are taken soon a second crop Just about
100 times as big will have been sown, max
ing any effort to cope with them cores
pondingly more difficult. There is a use to
which dandelion blossoms can be put. as
witness the following receipt To one peck
OF blossoms put three gallons OF water;
boil 20 minutes, strain through a seiye,
then to each gallon Of liquor add three
and two oranges Return to the stove and