The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-23

nent ON independence DAY II must cA- |
oect them to vent their patriotism in
,ther ways.
1t is to be hoped that Captain E. w.
Gibson will have an opportunity before
his final departure for Burlington to
meet with the other commissioners and
settle the question of a fire chief. 1t
is bad thing for the department to
have the matter hanging fire as it is.
There are a number of young men in
Brattleboro and other Vermont towns
whose enlistment in Company I only
awaits assurance that the company is
to see service on the Mexican border.
These young men, some of them with
responsible positions, are ready and
willing to 90 south with the Vermont |
regiment, but do not feel like leaving |
their work for the sake of a summer of |
drilling at Fort Ethan Allen. While |
this attitude is not to be wondered at |
it fails to take one factor of the situa |
tion into consideration. The regiments
sent first to the Mexican border will
be those that are first recruited to full
war strength, so the longer these young
men wait to see what chance the Yer
mont regiment has of going south the
less that chance becomes.
Hundreds of folks throughout the
county, especially those in the more re
mote sections, will be delighted to
know that the Brattleboro board of
trade is planning another guest day for
the coming provided ii comes
While the details have not vet been ar
ranged it is safe to saysthat the event
viii contain all the enjoyable features
OF last year and number of new ones,
and il is the intention of those in
charge to exceed last year s registra-
tion, which was something like 5000
visitors.
,
Practically all the local merchants
have followed the plan of the last two
summers in deciding to close their
e stores Tuesday afternoons during jail
r and August, and the indications al,
that the half holiday viii be rs general
ly observed as ever. People in town.
adjoining BrattIeboro have come t
know that Tuesday is 4 halfholidal
here during the summer months.
More than one automobiles had ms
occasion for getting wratav yesterda,
afternoon and last evening on accom
OF the condition Of the det0ur mad
necessary by che highway improvement
work at the beginning Of Western
avenue Not only was the dctour poor
: ly marked but the roads through whic
it passed were in execrable condition
" and no attempt had been made TO pre-
pare them for heavy traffic. Fortunate
ly for local people State Highway Con
II missioner Bates had occasion to use tn
e detour himself yesterday afternoon, an
e it did not take him long to discove
a that it was a shiftlcss arrangement
e. For that matter, The Meddler is il
IN clined to the opinion Of a lot of othe
e. people that the whole Western aycn1
10 job has been planned with no ilea fl
ld the convenience of traffic. In fairnc>
ne to Road Commissioner Walker it shoul
n, be said that he is in no way respons
Sc bic for the situation, it being one c
q the county highway supervisor 5 man
O. facture.
Is
M Henry J. Perkins, the Springfield
e, Mass, wholesale fruit man has had
10 business man s prayer painted i'll b
letters on one side of his busine
to building at Springfield. 1t is attrac
ut ing much attention for it's originate
de Here is the text of it. "Teach me TIL
re- so minutes make an hour; is ounc
Ne one pound, and 100 cents one dollt
tai Help me to live so that | can lie dov
nv at night with clear conscience, wit
on, out gun under my pillow, and u
ad haunted by the faces of those to who
art have brought pain. Grant that
If may earn my meal ticket on t
-ay square, and that in earning it m
1st not stick the gait where it does 4
at belong. Deafen me to the jingle
tainted money and the rustic of 1
holy skirts Blind me to the faults
the other fellows, but reveal to ]
the mine own. Guide me so that ea
Gu night when / look across the dim
lde table at my wife. who has been
az blessing to me, will have nothing
conceal Keep me Young enough
Ace laugh with my children. And WI
come the smell Of flowers. aud