Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-02-01
Things in Fitchburg.

FITCHBURG, Jan. Is, 1854.
MEssRs EDITORS: My attention has just been
called to the fact that my recent article about Fitch
burg matters has created quite a huttering among
our editorial birds, much to my as.onishmeut as
well as amusement.
The editors Of both our papers accuse your cores
pondenl of faIsehood, &C., and try to make out
case against him but, with what success, your read
ers may
The Sentinel has whole column, signed X, De.
voted to the Boston Times and my communica ton.
Row, this letter X, according to an old book once
read, usually stands for an unknown qanIity, but,
by 'ciphering' little it may come to stand for one
that is kao,cn So in this case, 'X''is supposed to
stand for the editor, sub rosa, of The Sentinel and
that editor is supposed to equal little bit of SnotO
with nose to it, II, however, this superstition is
wrong, e'X," as he has promised will SET it right.
. ''X" quotes my words follows: "Some halt
dozen dealers have been fined, or sent up as common
Sellers" &c., and then says, "the writer myself
says some balf dozen liquor dealers have been sent
up common sellers" OF course, said no such
thing, as the language shows, said ''6ned, or sent
up" "X'' sayshe shall follow up these scrbblers
with a spur, but would advise him not to get his
spur on wrong side out. in this case.
He says only one case has been tried for some
mouths" gave no dates, and do not now, but
il is not very long since saw, i'll Iemember right.
y, and if ! do not X'' win correct me, six per-
sons tried for liquor selling, in ywlaon OF law and
four, Think, tx" will know were convicted and
fined. AT another time, was present when one
was tried and convicted, and have been told, on
nearly as good authority the Sentinel, thai two
more have been the Goals since. So much for
thai. q
s'X" SAYS there are tuvo hatters under the Fitch
burg Hotel. OF course, there are, but what Of il?
Everybody in Fnchburg knows that. Fir. Emory
puts bricks in his hats, or if he does, ''X''
will know it and tell OF II. t'X'' says the Fitch
burg Hotel is now free fiom the charge Of being "a
GROCERY. presume he knows, but have not said
what it is nol, but what it 'has long 6een.'' The
Reviler says il has been Of that character, but
tsX'' takes him to task, and says the editor did not
believe word oft when he wrote it. When"X'
and the Reviler fall out who shall decide? Most
likely, however, 'sX'' is right, for he must know.
In regard to the rowdyism, ''X'' says am wrong.
Perhaps 30, and most likely, for should be sorry TO
question bis veraciiy but Ireated it as | heard it
from the most reliable source could find, NOT know
ims Of The iufalbiIily of "X' the time. 1t seems
from exp, there has been Judicial Investigations
and consequently, no Testimony under oath, judi
cal statement Of the facts, and how, then, am to
know that The report ssX" has heard' is any nearer
the truth than was the gentleman who informed me,
except that he is presumed TO know all things, or
himself paitcipater, or, at least, an eye wit
ness.
am accused of partlaIty inregard to the hotels,
because speak Of the improvements in town, and
among others, the American House addition, with
passing compliment to its landlords. | have
sort Of partially for end Of The any 9TH
er and spoke oil the public houses,as believed, and
4 - n IL.
groggery do not know il, and, il s'X" does, let
him prove ii. for the Seecmen profess to be anxious
TO get such proof l am accused of vilifving nv
'snative town." but only stated in regard 10 one
hotel what SIX" says the Reviler t'must have the
vely best reasons Tor believing be lruei whereas
oX gives US to understand, with all his great
knowledge, that all our hotels better, and are
ON the same footing. Who, then, is the "yifer"
Of his "native town?''
The Reviler windssup his article as follows:
ssThis most proper correspondent Of the Spy who
thus vili6es his native town, will be readily recog.
nized as the scurrous fellow who wrote the vale
dlctory leader Of the dead Fiichburg News, in which
every decent person and every respectable institu-
ton Of town were denounced III style Of billings.
gate that would have done credit to Little Drew, or
Daddy Earle himself. = y
Now, sBrother Jonathan" is evidently mistaken
in his man. Tor your correspondent is not at all re-
sponsibIe for the valedctory Of the News, neither
il he snatve'' Of this town. II is, however, a
funny idea that the article alluded TO denounced ev-
ery decent person and institution in town, for nearly
ali now remember Of that article, was, little no.
tice OF the ReviIer and its editor. have heard men,
little sprung themselves, declare that every body
but themselves was drunk and it seems the RevileT
thinks that he is the only decent and respectable
person or institution in Fitchburg.
am wasting altogether too much paper, abont
these knowing and truthful characters, and will
close. But is it not little singular, that such ap
onslaught should be made upon my article, WIN
there was 10 reality no just grounds for it2 /ul's
never mind, il send anything TO the Spy, as fews;
or anything else am responsible for it, an9i WIN
guarantee that it shall be near the try,.a, on an
| average, as are the columns Of our veg, oecent
Rever or truthful Sentinel. Yours, VNoHFA' !