Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-24

e. ,,>-. r,o,.,o,,,,-,ox or THE MIS-
spxcrp AKIN anvrpr,srp The protractcd
,,er,.;a,;orO for tho nurchase and consolida-
tion Of the two daily PAPERS of St. Adams
roacbcd n conclusion Thursday. Tie 10Th, AMI
Tbr-sdsv eveninc,s MESSENGER announces the
sale of the Ussssn0,rto Mr.. s. b. Pettengill,
who has been some months past the editor of
the .idrertiser. The Adrertistr will be al once
consolidated with the MESSENGER the conyen
;or, and ,ro,,.oor;r,,od Besseroer establish
mon, bo;,r rs,o;n,J nc ,be nub,i,o,jon office,
o., C,a,Jto -. o., A. po,,orr;u The
,,,;,,o, ,,,rohas,r vii, ho tho EDITOR and nub-
l;sbor of tho consolidated journal The event.
90 tho sicr Of tho erd;nc of local feud of
s,ord;rr o,d in oil ;,s brs;ress ,snects is
a.,9 =, 80, ,,o ,or,;o, oorcorrod ard tho
-, 49,, ,,,- oro N hc
eonra,,,,a,ad Tho r.,rs,aner contest thus
80, ,a,, ,,,o,,,,, ,,to, hos otto, bcon shown
ol,o,,.ho-o tho ;,,,ossihi,itv of running IN
do- or ,,.;,,;rr ont y, old and established
-,,,o,,o- n.bo, conducted with my decree
of i,dr,ror, and er,crnrise Had the found
orc of tho Advertiser purchased the .Ness6n-
o.r ,thc outset they would have saved
a Urea, many thousand dollars-not less than
Srty thousand We suppose, and probably
more--vbicb have been sank outright, in
the effort 10 establish the -ideertiSer.
| There is of course, good field
to- one aewspap,r in ST. Adams.
Two such papcrs cannot be sustained
there, or in any Vermont town. The NG'-
.,,,,,.. ,,nd..r tho new condition of affairs
| 't"J'' ..,,,-o Ia
| doubtless has fairly prosperous future po-
| -. " po,,,,r;u has shown in his
| lore IL. III ie''e"S'i' ~
| ,ror;,uo editorial work an honesty of pur-
|
| nose iudependcnce of Judgment and capacity
| f' .a 80
| as = WfitcT, WHICH quaiily MN ioi 60 ~
. influential service of the public in his pres
! ent position, anu We CO.G!ai!y WISH MN al
| success
'"N
Albert Clarke, during the twelve years 0!
=, a.,
his ownership ana edltorsnip Oh the hssse"-
| go, t,,, ,,,o}., q io,;,loI ,corl- in journalism
yer, H'S iiiauS Il ''e'i''e" ii'"i" an
| With during most of that time, Il bitter To-
| "'
| cal controversy on his hands, he mas SUSTAIN
| i ,.;,.,.ale o,,1 l;s r,ro- a,,,;ps, ,or.rfuI
Gu hiinseii anu MS P"p.A "s"'"''
| onnoci,;o, with ,rrcat cneruy and ability
| III
| There have been portions OF his course
| -, ,:.,
| which we cannot commend; out LOT "hich
| ,o,,,o. ,llo,,-o,o,, .ro du. N, tho srore of
| sohic o"dnSe' "i' u"S VA "
| nressure of circumstances and stress OF con-
flict We would not remember them if we
could holm #. and so far rs we are concern
ed we cherish no personal resentment on
account of them. In his valedictory Col.
Clarke saws:
ofmy labors and achievements it does no. he
seio9s H Isey nave been, by many mstases whatever
measure OF success has attended mem rs rS re
the '.considerate Judgment Of mankind" than to
from r. these HELPERS and this public pans me more
han can express Inc f n II, Mal Ss
acter ana necessliated BY circumstances beyond
hatred IN nv heart. ihaye given blows but have
received them no,n rust W'h h1or "a ana sav Nth,
the apostle 81 have fought good fight, have Kept
never ,S eq ps,rayed a lend nor despised a Joe.