The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-05
MANCHESTER.
Election of Pound Keeper.

GscSttOh OE FOuuu MeepeFs
The only real excitement at town meet
ing, Tuesday, was in the election of pound
keeper. Loveland Munson has served the
town in the capacity for several years with
honor to himself and to the credit of the
town, and would, probably have continued
to hold the Office for years to come, but
there is another man in town troubled with
desire to make spread in the world,
who had an eye for the office. Both have
been actively engaged canvassing for the
Office, both had their printed ballots ready
on election day, and, no doubt, both were
confident of the election. when, at the very
last, new candidate arose in the person
of Edward Orion, one of the sturdy yco-
many of the country, well calculated to
rally around him the support of the gran
gers. A ballot was called for and most
exciting one it was. 1t resulted, however,
in no choice, but both Munson and Colburn
became convinced that they would stand
no chance on a second ballot and withdrew
and Orion was triumphanty elected. The
seccessful candidate wishes us to notice
that truant COWS will have no mercy shown
them the coming summer. Manchester
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LETTER FROM THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE.
FACTORY PoINT, VT, March ID, 1875
Editor journal Through the columns
of your paper beg leave to return my
thanks to the legal voters of the town of
Manchester for their expression of conf
dence and trust, by electing me to the re-
sponsible office of pound-keeper. l was
called upon for speech, but as there is
nothing comical or poetical about me, de-
cined, but | feel it my duty to make this
expression of gratitude. | did not expect
the office and had no tickets printed for
the occasion as my competitors did. But
| assure them and the public generally,
| that i will try and put the law in force
and l do hereby warn all stray cows and
other animals from making too free use of
our highways, and also issue the same
warning to all others liable. If my yard is
not sufficient I'll build one that is, of hard
head cobble stone, of medium size, fol the
benefit of the town. And do hereby ex-
tend cordial invitation to my two honor
cble competitors to draw the Stone and
furnish the fluid with which to construct
said pound. They can obtain board at my
house, while drawing stone free of charge.
Colburn and Munson can run for Mont
pelier, but they can't chase COW for
shucks. The result of the election ought
to be forever warning to them, ''not to
count their chickens before their eggs are
laid" Your Obedient servant,
NJ. +. ORTON, Pound Keeper,
'HoNRsT MILLER DEFEATED.
Editor Rutland Globe 1t has long been
known that Col. Colburn, among his many
metamorphoses, from farmer, merchant,
tanner, politician to an 'honest miller"
has coveted the position of pound keeper
of Manchester, and has even had the au-
dacity recently to proclaim himself through
your columns, candidate for that honor
able and lucrative position, against Mr..
MunsOn, the wOuld-he speaker of the house
of representatives, who has held the office
for more than fifteen years.
The question seems to have been thor
oughly canvassed. The farmers knew full
well that it would not do to have their
cows impounded with keeper who can,
himself alone, "consume the milk of six
cows, and leave none for the family" nor
would they know on whose provender they
were fed-nor would they know, indeed,
whether they were fed at all-knowing it
was their hides he was after.
The morning of March meeting came.
Inclement as was the weather, blocked as
were the highways, yet the yeomanry were
out. Willingly they elected the colonel
moderator. yet most unwilling were they
that he should be pound-keeper. The gen
eral business of the meeting was transacted
quietly and rapidly cheerfully was voted
a tax of sixty per cent solemnly were APP
pointed cemetery commissioners for the new
ly acquired burial ground, and unrelentng-
ly were they determined to politically EN-
balm the colonel for its first subject
We often see men in unenviabe posi-
tons, and when the colonel announced
"the next business is the election of pound
keeper" and added that he approached
that subject with delicacy and embarrass-
ment, and was Immediately answered
that's too thin" he was a subject of our
most heartfelt commiseration.
The colonel and Mr. Munson, his sup
posed rival, as well as IA Mr.. Orion, were
put in nomination. Our quiet meeting was
Immediately converted into young pande-
monium. A confusion and excitement
arose that could be equaled only in the
Stock Exchange of Wall street, The bal
lot resulted in the election OF Orion. The
countenances Of the colonel and his few
friends could only be compared to the
downcast expressions of those who were
visited by misfortune on the memorable
Black Friday.
Who is Orion On the rough, rugged.
stony and almost sterile soil of the eastern
part of Manchester, where the curse, that
man shall live by the sweat of his brow,
hardly proves true, lives Orton-frail In
constitution and morals pale and squallid
in countenance-thereh he has lived az poor
and unpretentlous as he was unknown.
lie issnot WHOLLY" wanting in education