Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-03-25
THE TOWN MEETING.

II tie town would vote &c Lay Ioul
farm, to keep It's poor On. Was attends
BY less than one fourth Of the -voIers il
town The weather was 50 exeeeiingl,
bad that larger attendance could -hardl,
have BEEN expected The .pr.jses 10
discussed By Messrs. G. l. Waterman
Z B. Rand. Judge and Dea Sher~in. A
Drinell aud others in favsr, add By th,
,Me.srs. CroHell,-AlmoDd and william
Il 6. Small. Esq Hen r. S. Page anc
others III opposition The ground taker
By the advocates Of the measure was BET
Ter economy and greater humanity in tb<
Management Of the POor. Judge Shervir
thought the annual spectacle Of selling
car towns poor at aussi1l. to the koscsss
Lidder was very demoraliziug and calcu-
lated to we-ken the bonds Of flial afcc-
ton and dnty. Mans Humanity to
man caused countless thousands to mourn.
And this spectacle Of the annual sale o!
our paupers at public suction, to be KEEP:
by those, in many instances, Ehs we're
little above psupers themselves. was 10
human and relic, Of barbsrism. He
thought this town fer behind other towns
10 humane provision. for the poor. Nj.
Waterman e0deaEored to show tha. in
point Of economy it would be a consider.
able saving TO the town to buy farm.
He also endorsed the humane TEXTURE
The others upon the the same side Of the
question TOOK pretty much the came
giourd. Judge Page thought it bad
time to buy at the present Inflated prices.
Property might be cheaper sometime. He
thought our excellent oyerseer had taken
good care Of cur poor, aud had disposed
Of them to re kept-as general thing
among their friends. jus. where they
would like to te. and :. prices less than
the raw material would be worth. He
did not feel sure. after giving the subject
considerable attention. that the proposed
change wonld prove to be more humane
or less expensive to the town. A. al
events. b. though. the present not the
mast favorable time to make the expert.
uent. Judge Noyes and others took the
came ground, Mr. Small entered more
largely into the details Of the manage.
rnent of our poor and Of poor farms gen.
orally. He said Is to the condition Of
the poor, when put on to farm. i. de-
pended altogether upon who. and VIA.
kind Of a man aud ,coman to-. we're pat
in charge II you should be 50 very for.
tunate as to &c. inst the righ. kiId Of .
man and woman for .hc position. the con.
dition Of the unfortunate poor might in
some respects be improved. But il. on the
contrary. you should get-and be though,
the chances in favor Of ia hard fsted.
hard hearted. scheming man and psrtic-
uIarly CONAN in the position, whose
principal object would lie to Feather their
own Dess," the condition Of the poor, 50
FAR from being smsliOratsd. would be
made more unbcarable Even under the
best management. it was conceded that
there was great reluctance on the part Of
many to going to the poor fam; and
many Who actually needed s5me little
help. particularly 10 the winter se,son,
really suffered intensely rather than 20
there He thought this proved that the
humanity part Of the claim fell through.
He then, after endorsing the remarks Of
Judge Page. spoke Of the actual condition
Oh our poor, aud showed how they were .,
present disposed Of Mos, If thom had
been hidden of BY their relative,
Or near friends. and at very low
hgures. He alluded feelingly to the cas-.
Oh very respectable old widow, who W.
With her own daughter. who treated he,
With all daughters care aud kindness
aud slid TO tear this old lady away from
her child and put her under the ch.re,
Of a stranger would te great cruelty. II.
spoke eleqaently Of the case ofold Mr. Ma,
and showed how much better be was nov
circunstapeed than be could possibly b,
""a Poor farm. and a. very small ex.
penss AS be proceeded. be waved "a.
ihesic and fsceiious He alluded to Reu
ben Whitcemb's case Reuben was ken,
~ bis totrin for one dollar and twenty
i've cents per week. Reuben, IL was vel
knosn, would eat peek Of potatoes NJ
meal, and the cost Of the ras m.tsri.
for bis keeping would be three timss VII.
twas now costing the town. Mr.. Small
neIt and finally. alluded to the felicitou
condition OF widow lady, Of no. owe
sound miDd-Mrs. Elecsa sbippy. On,
asked who could be more kindly, NOR
teDderly, more foeingiy cared for than sh
was by the gallant. the afsctiomate DAME
Heath ? and at the psltry expense Of onl,
Eve dollars per aEnum to the town I
This stroke brought down tina hans. an,