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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
3
A vintage health ad extols a simple stomach cure from George B Greene, claiming relief from indigestion headaches sleeplessness and nervous breakdowns. It promises a complete health restoration with a guaranteed remedy sold in boxes for 60 cents, offered to all despite possible nervous conditions.
The Brattleboro board of selectmen states voters oppose a tuberculosis sanatorium in Brattleboro funded by Colonel Austine. They propose the trustees abandon the hospital scheme and urge an amicable settlement by April 1, warning legal action if the will’s funds are misused for a sanatorium. The letter is signed by Chairman James F. Hooker.
A fragmented column rails at federal judges and state law, urging bold ballot marks and defiance. It includes a buyer warning about Witch Hazel Salve with a long ad aside, then shifts to a mill fire at Brookfield with property losses and insurance details.
A letter from J. Hapgood of Vergennes urges replacing the Australian ballot with open voting to restore independence and curb party bosses. He argues for separate marks for each candidate to allow independents, condemns current county conventions, and predicts the decline of party control within a generation. He cites New England dignity and historic ballot practices as reasons to return to open voting methods.
The plan by Howton and Maine blends red fusee signals and weighted igniters to warn following trains of danger. Tested after a recent accident on the Huston & Maier line, the system uses upright track signals, with yellow caution signals and a five to seven minute fusee timing. Officials say it enhances safety without delaying service and may be adopted by other railways after Boston & Maine's rollout.
Report outlines Hoosac Valley Great Railway seeking to extend into Vermont via Bennington and North Adams routes. Governor Guild signed a will enabling contracts and leases with Vermont lines, with Pittstown investors expected to receive most proceeds. If Consolidated declines, a new northward entrance from the Hoosac to North Adams may face legislative hurdles.
Brattleboro faces a long water supply dilemma as growth tests private systems. The town weighs building a new public aqueduct or buying Crowell’s private network, or extending private services, with a preference for public ownership if affordable. Experts warn against failing state health standards and urge a future-ready system, even at cost. Hospital attendants indicted as a separate note, with two men charged in a manslaughter case linked to Durant’s death at the state hospital.
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