Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-09-02


Just what we neel for this case of the
Westminster and Walpole free bridge or
it means nothing. And now we call up
on the better portion Of the West Parish
people, men who have not contributed
and will not contribute dollar towards
the expensive law suit against the town
to rally with the majority on the S de OF
their own town not against it. We call
upon those who have taken up for the
law suit with the promise that it shall
cost them nothing and all others of the
West Parish who being deceived and set
on by wiilful leaders against the town
and the best interests of both Parishes
to examine the law and the action Of the
town for themselves, and come out against
the factious minority. We are glad that
there are SO many independent men in
the West Parish, who will refuse longer
to be led by superannuated, willful, i'm
becility and opposition 10 the expressed
will of the town and will hereafter ac-
quiesce in its action.
Come over you of the West Parish,
who quite number have within the past
year, been compelled to travel many
miles round to get to Walpole for want
of this bridge as we personally know,
and you who have hitched your horses
in our barns and by our waysides while
the ferry-man boated you across the riv-,
er, and you whoare hiding under the pit,
liable subterfuge that you are for a free
bridge while you fight it tooth and nail,
come over, We appoint meeting for you,
all. Sit down on the grassy banks of
the beautiful Connecticut, cast your eyes,
over the fertile lands of your townsmenI
whose value is to be much increased BY
the poss ssion of a free bridge, look at
the piles of granite, the heaps of rocks,
the massive timbers all of which are to'
be worked into the enduring fabric of al
free bridge, see that the good work is GO
ing on, spite of your miserable injunc.|
ton, feel that the sympathy of the whole|
travelling and business community, and
of the whole surrounding region is warm
ly with the people of Westminster and|
Walpole in this effort, while they look
with surprise at your opposition, and will
you not then feel ashamed of your ac-
ton toward the town in not submitting
to the wishes and interest O. he MAORI
ty? If not then look farther, see Mr..
Bagley with numerous workmen is build
ing bridge. The town of Westminster
has united with the town of Walpole ac-
cording TO the strict letter of the law
wisely provided, to become owners of the
franch lse as soon as completed. There
are other parties in the contract. The
owners of the old bridge are to give up
their property in consideration, to the
towns. One thousand dollars is TO be
given by individuals of the East, not
West Parish, two thousand dollars by
citizens of Walpole, one thousand dol
lars by the Cheshire Railroad Corpora.
ton. Could any thing be more liberal?
LIST, on the part of the stockholders whose
hundreds of dollars haze been freely nut
into the bridge, making large sum in
the aggregate. 2nd, on the part of in
dlvlduals of Westminster and Walpole
who have subscribed so freely. Sd, on
the part of the town of Walpole which
assumes two-thirds of the expense of the
franchise, leaving moiety of one-third
outside of the gifts of individuals and
railroads for the town of Westminster to
bear, only about one-third of which
third as determined by the comparative
amounts f taxable property in the two
Parishes will devolve upon the West
Parish? and then, in view that the East
Parish paid nearly or quite as much for
the Woo'ey bridge for your benefit as the
town asks of you for this, and homes to
do like favor for you again and again
when needed, tell me if your factious
opposition and use of epithets like these,
corruption" stealing from town treas
nry, cover up crime" by coming Leo.
station are not indicative of superlatiye
and will not the better part Of
your people be ashamed that thew were
deceived into it?
Mr.. West Parish View, you give us
n one of your pieces to understand that
here restockholders in the East Parish
Who have not given their stock in the
bridge, to this free bridge project, and
will not. | call upon you to prove it
Don't dodge. Prove it for single stock
holder. You can not. Did you not saw
give the devil his due" Take that nm.
yarrantable, inaccurate statement of
ours. You are the father of it. and T
lnow' Tor have great respect for YOU.
hat you would never have made il but
nat you have been misinformed. The
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