Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-25
The Dandy Controversy.

1872, appears an article over the sigma
ture of Dandy, replete with misinforma-
ton, malinformation, and noninforma-
ton in the particulars following, to wit
Danby commences to write of the stock
of the Eso-called Union meeting house
in Dandy" etc. There is no such meet
ing house at Dandy, but there is meet
ing house owned by the DANNY East
Village Union Society,"" which society
was composed Of some thirty-eight mem
bers, who, in 1888, built and dedicated
this meeting house to the use of the
Methodists, Close Communion Baptists
and Friends Societies in accordance with,
and subject to, the constitution of said
society, and the lease of the land upon
which said house stands, was not pro-
cured until 1845, and by the terms of
said lease the house must be used for
the above uses and purposes. BY put
ting the word union into the name of
said society ii did not enlarge the sphere
of its usefulness, especially when its uses
were limited and defined by constitution
and lease ! have never known any SEN
sible person, except Dandy, to even
hint it was Union house. unless the
above uses make it a union house for the
above purposes.
This same Dandy further says that
those who profess to be Methodists own
stock in this house to the amount Of
$3.50. I know in terms he does not
say they do not own any more, but he
evidently intends to convey the impress
sion that this is the extent of their stock
beg leave to state that a Methodist
gentleman, by the name of L. D. Penn
ber, has paid for and stands credited on
the books of this society to the amount
of $3.50 SO Dandy evidently blum
dered and simplyput down Mr., Pember's
stock, and left out the stock belonging
to other MethOdists. If figures don't lie,
Dandy does maize queNr use IF them.
Dandy is evidently stronger in fancy
than in figures and mathematics is not
his ''best hold"
The dear fellow complains that an in
junction has been granted in the case of
Hannah c. Perry vs.. DANNY East Vii
lage Union Society. To make this all
right with him I will suggest that the
president of this society and two Of the
most influential members Of tAe COngre-
gational Society requested this very pro-
ceeding to be commenced long ago, and
have severally promised on various oc-
casions to contribute out of their abund-
ant private means the sum of fifty dol
lars each to assist the orators in the eX-
pense of a protracted litigation They
want the question tried Dandy evil
IDENTIFY does not know what is going on
among his flock, or else he is bush
whacking on his own account He
complains because the Methodist4 will
not consent that this house shall not ba
used for a different use than contemplate
ed in the constitution, and make a con
tract which, by its very terms would
turn them out Of doors. and forfeit all
their rights to this house If the he0G1ccrs
of this society had properly treated the
Methodists and their friends there would
have been no disturbances and the ad-
verse occupancy might have ripened
into peaceablc possession of fifteen
years, hut there is q limit to human
endurance, and a point at which human
nature will either break out" or "brcak
down. It seems to me to bc a very
cool proceeding to demand that the
Mcthodists shoulG surrender this house
This would I've too fofIraljor for pracG-
csl life.
Further down in his "cuioue" article.
Dandy says the Ccnercgationaliets do
not regret that proceedings have been
commenced against them If that is
the case, my dear Dandy. why have we
Jesuitical Lachymose newspaper article
of thine. if they have no rcgrets> Is
this done to rebuhe them for taking their
rlul- and going yn ;ho Way-path against
your better jul1n"ut aaJ prifr r4,lll-
sela
DANNY charactcrize~ the contention
about this house as a .'wickpd strife
Here, if mistake not, he is making a
careless use of language which might
cause great tro0ble. and Dandy 10 come
to unanimous determination at whose
door to lay this ''wickpd strife, " but all
will agree that it has been unpleasant