The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-04-03
WHOLE NUMBER 26O
correspondence.
ALTON, January 3Oth, 1886.

EDITOR ECno: IL have Just had a .li ls
chance glimpse OF your paper of Jam
uary 10th, and perused communication ,.
therein signed 'Vlllager,' dated at ~,
+ Wyoming Village, Jan. Sd, '56.'- ae.v
Ih's Vi.lnger,' it appears, hasset him aHS.
self up as the o. ace Of this place aud
teeIs called upon 10 correct what in my ., ,..,
,erter Of Dec. 25ib, 20 he ter,us ; err :
rors, mca iu OF course, lies, as he a
Nuows thar | am in possession of all III i.''
,.,, i, ,.,, 4 f., ,h;s cb,ny. ,f mann. y aDo
\ summary way, indeed, in d.posing
n what seems to trouble hm sorcIy, and
tne only mode of defence his seems ..
susceptible of, or of which hc is capable
oi apprcc .atiug Or welding.
My letter, 10 which he replies, was g.. ...
out smpc matter of fact stat, ment of
he facts aud circumstances connected
With the change or the name ot this viii ..'
u.e t, Alton, which, from an item
.aw going the touuds, i'll number OF .
pape. ;, seemed 10 require some explain II
.lon; and every thing thvreiD stated ---- q
Is laCt Is NOT only JaM So, every VOID n
'nd every line, but is susceptible OF -,
lie strongest prsut, as we'll ,.as host Of .S
'thtr facts Mt therein stated, but cor- Iv,s
obola aIIng The sane. 'Vhagcr,' who s.. Il
nu, Volunteers as our oracle, takes it n"l
pom himself to decide for aud inform .9oA
" ?"'"0 """' '"0 "''V ~ ""'' " ,sno,
oi, village is. If there is any lar in i Cd.
egad TO changing tho names Of villages ~
| have yet to read it; and do hope - ao
: Viliager,' who claims to have tho ~ q
,cu fiji Of the public SO much at heart, n a
nd IN his keeping. will not be long in "A ysu
.ctcning US to it, as the good public ni OH
very much in need of being posted oo"p
M. ma sno
" y" ''' P''"' "' '"'J "" :" doidv
uch cases that am aware OF, Is the ssd 20,
he mW Of The people, when properly as 70 s~sx
,embvd and expressed by their votes. ssNV'o.
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'"u oY '"a' h'"'" was ue''''u " W 'he isd 100
iumfm' name of this place, and MT r,od uo
nat awfM name Wyoming. Cd, d'i
H., .vn., ,, ~. ,ho d, si b.,
o o, sssIl
Iuohc won'h 'ooao'y never nave A"o"" d, svsd
pom what trashy nouscasical tounda- ..,a Cd,
ION the claim is made, that the namsds Snivot
t this place is Wyoming IL says thatsq o. az
Ia 1888 petition WAS circulated t9" ~ -;
liter the name of this riHage and p. y. a.
rom B. |. Works to Wyoming a pssd n.dT
mon to whom or to what he does nss ssoIs
ay, but means the ., DepartmehS, ''',.q
f cou,ss. Bah what an idea ratioH:u we &c T..
Il beings peinouiny the general goveSS, dssod,l
'ent to alter the name of their vlilxSad ,gd { =
II them | should as soon thlnkiss6o yas d
"king it to name my chi drrn for AsvnaS1 a
lnd can account for SUCH po,iisSSap poe %. a'a
. the p. . d for the change of. IN s.I
'ame Of rilIage upon M other hypathsd, al 90.
IL, than that he who signs innsafi'sdiI,sd
V,llager,' was tho one who draHeHd bs"'0i
'igncd aud circulated tho same S,S$T d." .s,'o "".
ur General assembly be pettionYd dsRT ID, b,,o
This VIllager to change the cuStp4 hid d'i
i Wood River aud make It run ufs sSkis bs',sss
would be quite characteristic OF MIN ss"s Do
,nd his petition for the changs H HS. h.h...';
name of this v,lI 20. That the RdP. ....I. !,
Department has aud does excrtre t,e, ,b,s,..o,
,u,ho y TO change the names opstt'st Nss>ssl
Offices when petitionsi to thatsPftst,'ss 81 y
uo Que will deny, or that the narS 0I H - ~ -
this Office has bseu 50 changed to Wyo1lss ~
nUond No. = Al