Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-03-12
Grange, sc.
Contention is the spice Of life.
Sometimes DER worthless bone.
Ii takes the plural ior a strife,
For one can't quarrel all alone.


don't know who Anti is, and in this ar
ticle speaks Of what Report says. 1t APP
pears that Report is a granger. Please
let me whisper to Anti that we have no
such person as Report in the grange;
neither did know that we had such a
person in town as Anti, but it appears
that we have, who is a modern Sampson,
although we have no lions for Anti to
Stay. 1t appears that Anti has taken
the weapon which Sampson used to de-
stroy the Philistines with, and has made
brave attack upon the grange in Ath-
ems by forced march through the BEL
LOWS FALLS TINES, attacking the gran
gers in the rear, which is mastery
piece of strategy and which beats all of
the flank movements ever made by Gen.
Sherman hope that Anti's mental ca
pacity is strong enough to bear the terri
BILE strain brought to bear upon it with
out making Anti sick, for we have sick
ness enough in town already.
Not knowing who Anti is / shall have
to shoot in the direction of the attack
and trust to chance for success in the
battle, although / had rather face the
foe and fight it out on Anti's chosen line
than have so much skirmishing in the
dark.
don't know what capacity to address
Anti in whether Mr.. or Mrs. or Miss,
but am sure of one thing, that it is
neither a gentleman or lady, for if it
had been they would have signed their
name to such a worthy piece Of strategy
as that, and given us poor grangers
chance to have repealed the attack by a
straight forward movement of the hand,
followed by forward movement of the
foot farces. But | am happy to say that
we of the grange can join hands and
sing good, respectable songs, set to ex-
cellent music.
Let me tell Anti that | never have
known of the worthy officers of the
grange telling what moral institution
it is, for there is no such liberty grant
ed them. Anti goes on to say that they
know all about grangerism, and it is be-
cause Deputy Boyden told them | wish
Anti would do as much good as Deputy
Boyden did in town instead of trying to
stir up strife.
He also says that the sign of a gran
ger is barrel or two of -four in front of
his dwelling and that we expected some
of the celebrated Grange Flour free
from all suspicious brands which we re.
ceived, (and great was the gain thereof
Anti further goes on to say that it came
brand and all let me say to Anti that
there is no brand on the barrel or in
them either, and no mark on the barrel
except the state agents own mark. Now
let me ask Anti whether it is one X, two
KS or dozen KS, whether it is blue
jacket, red jacket or oak jacket. A man
of Bellows Falls said to granger that
he could not find mill brand on it, and
| believe there are others as smart as
Anti ever will be. Anti also says that
we tried the white church with closed
doors and darkened windows, which is
false and can back it. / will admit
that Deputy Boyden delivered two lee
lures in the white church, but that is all,
for the inside of that sanctuary has new
er been invaded to hold a grange meet
ing, but have always used the vestry.
And professional men are favored here
will Anti please tell me who the M. ID.
is. | know Of no doctor in the order,
although they are allowed. Mechanics
are represented here, even to violin
manufacturer We have one carpenter
who also has farm we also have two
scythe snath manufacturers, both hav-
ing small farms they also have one who
can do anything from backing boots to
building barn; he made for his own
use violin, and he is not ashamed to
show it to Anti or to play for Anti to
dance and also that have attended
sociables in town to later hour than
ever did grange meeting. | also hope
that Golden Rule Grange will prove to
be what its name indicates. Now Anti
don't take offence but let me ask You te
read the Bible and perhaps between the
tenth and twentieth chapters of Prov
cribs there may be passage that will
teach you wisdom, but bear in mind that
a hit duck squaks first | will admit
that your onslaught has been fearful and
destruction great, but i have known a
fine comb to be terrible weapon in
some places. FRANK ROGERS,
Granger and Violin Manufacturer.
Athens, Feb. 81, 1875.
P. ST Anti will sign their owl
name it would oblige granger anC
more,
II you'll repent and turn from sin.
The grange may stoop 70 take you in.
But you persist in the evil way,
Out Of the grange you must pass your day.
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