The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-09-25
CORRESPONDENTS.

MR.. EDIIoH' Inc aftlcIe OF MI. W IL
liam Browns literary friend, which APP
peared in the last issue Of the JOURNAL,
is attracting considerable attention in
this community. The statements ii con-
tains are, If true, very damaging to our
citizens, especially to our honorable board
of selectmen. But fortunately they are
not true; and the more it is perused, the
more the wonder grows that any one
could Gull aud collect and insert so many
falsehoods in so few sentences. They
outnumber, by actual count, the SEN
fences themselves-the faleshoods, after
covering several with charity, numbering
IL and the sentences IL. Indeed the article
entire, from the first sentence to the last
inclusive, is little more than tissue OF
lasehood. Its first sentence has three,
its second three, and each of the others
more or less to'the last, which is the only
one that contains none. Not to be too
fine, the first sentence asserts that Will
liam Brown owns grist mill. This is
not true. Sarah Brown owns three mills
and dwelling house, all in one building
"a saw mill in the upper part, a grist
mill aud the house in the middle, and a
cider mill in the basement And she
owns barn right over the stream below
and other buildings, which, with their
natural belongings, constitute perma-
meut source of filth, defiling said stream
and rendering its waters at all times inn
pure and often offensive to the sight.
Many families a little further down are
compelled TO use this stream for culinary
purposes, and it is drank by adults and
children. Hence one cause perhaps OF
"some childish pique."
But William Brown, who makes the
"wild and uncultivated" places vocal
with the hum of business; William
Brown, the especial benefactor and Van
dcrblt of this place; William Brown,
with whose business none can come in
competition aud prosper; William Brown,
whose business and the "notch road are
two main pillars OF the structure, com
monty known as East Dorset--if his lit.
erary friend Is to be believed again the
fourth time-owns no mill or property,
pays only poll tax, and is not RESPONSE
bic for a dollar, OF any other sum, either
less or more.
Perhaps elsewhere some Ira Cochran
took him IN, as bis friend insinuates our
Ira did, or perhaps the selectmen "not
being Interested themselves" went back
on some pet project of his. Or yet again
perhaps be was the injured innocent Of
'tsome petty feud, some childish pique.'
The same sentence again asserts that,
by "thc laying out Of a road from or near
j. II, Martins house mp a ravine TO vii.
liam Browns grist MILL Hill between
East Dorset and Peru would be summed,
This also Is not true. No hill or hollow
or rod OF road between East Dorset and
Peru would be Stunned were said road
built. Travellers passing between East
Dorset aud Peru would travel the same
road then as now If they went from j
II. Martins 70 Browns mill they must
retrace every step, thus travelling jusi
one hundred and two rods further fot
their meal and pleasant cider vinegar
than they now DO II is asserted, thirdly
and lastly, ia the first sentence that, By
the LAYING out Of said road, aone Of .he
hardest hills between East Dorset and
Peru would be Stunned" At the recent
second meeting Of our selectmen, Il was
stated by more than ono that Sir. Brown
had repeatedly the present summer been
seen to draw with "Oid Mig" twenty
bags Of corn at load from the railway
car to his mill. How ''Old Mig" a
horse Of light weight and well stricken in
age, would look drawing more than a ton
up tie long, steep hills from East Dorset
10 the top Of the mountain on the Peru
pike, those who know the hills and that
venerable old steed can easily imagine.
The second sentence asserts that peru
has built a road across the mountain a.
m0st to our door" The wet liBe 81
Peru opposite East Dorset il about two
miles east Of sour door, The road
thence 70 Wood mill. about three
fourihs Of s mile, was built by Peru some
years Ance for The accommodation Of Der
own Numbering interest OF the new
road thence across The mountain, Peru