The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-11

ItOiessor VI bcl6utiuC DOING.
| SPECIAL ATTENTION DEVOTED
Training Pugilists.
Westsra Editorial Life Has It's Ups an
Downs.
We extract the following items from th
last Issue OF the Arizona Kicker:
The Last Straw For the last six month
Major Davis OF this burgh has lost no op
portunity OF abusing us and Boosting o
what he would do il we did not step soi,
ly. The reason for this cond net lies 10 tL
fact that the Kicker not only called him
horse thief, but proved him bigamist be
sides, Last Saturday the Major, who ba
no more right to that title than mul,
has to that of''professor, borrowed sho
gun and gave out that be had camped OF
our trail and meant to riddle our system
with buckshot on sight. Word wa,
brought to us. and although we were very
busy at the time sur erintendipg our com
bined weekly newspaper, harness shop,
grocery, bazaar. and gun store (all unde,
one roof, and the largest retail establish
ment in Arizona), we laid aside our work
and went over TO Snyder's saloon in search
OF the Major. We found him, and we
gave him such . whipping as no man in
this town ever got before, He lies brok.
en- and stranded wreck on the shores oI
time. 80 to speak, and the doctor says il
will be six weeks before he will find any
more trails or do any more camping.
Explanatory AS several versions OF the
incident that occurred in our Office Sat
urday night are flying around town aud
have probably been telegraphed oil over
the world, we deem it but right to give The
particulars a. they occurred:
We we're seated in the editorial chair
writing leader on the European situa-
ten, when rough character known around
town Is mike the Slayer" called 10. As
We had never had word with the man, we
suspected no evil. As matter of fact we
reached for our subscription book, sup.
posing, of course, that lie wanted the best
weekly in America for year. The Slayer
then announced that he had come TO slay
u, not because we had ever done him
harm, but because the influence OF the
press WAS driving out the good old times
and customs.
We retreated towards the door Of our
harness department.
He persued us with drawn knife.
We then felt it our duty to draw our gun
md let six stresks Of day light through bis
body. and Is he went down we stepped to
he door and sent boy for the Coroner
L was clear case OF self defense, and the
inquest was mere formality. We lament
he sad occurrence. bnt no one can blame
is. We paid his burial expenses, and in
mother column will be found his obituary
written IN our best vein and without re.
Iard to space. No other Arizona editor
les ever done half so much.
No Harm Done-The boys got aft q
trsnger the other evening wto was poiat
d out ss . horse thief. and ran him oil
yer town with the object Of pulling him
p 10 limb. In some manner be gave
hem the slip. and 10 their zeal they got
old Of Judge Downey and held him up
0 limb for over minute before the error
'as discovered. The Judge is gu-guing
round With . sore throat and stiff neck
nd threatens 10 bring about fifty dsmage
uiis.
Take friends advice. Judge, and hush
p. You got of powerful easy. consider.
,g your general character. While 1t was
mistake. the boys we're not SO far wrong
Ter oil. We wish such mistakes would
ccnr oftener.
We Bide Our Time While selling Mrs.
ol. Prescott four pounds OF prunes for
alf dollar the other day Constable But.
~ entered and ssked rs TO step across
10 street 10 the Office Of Esquire vii.
ans. We obeyed the request, aud were
once served With warrant charging u,
i,h keeping bales Of hsy on the Sidewalk 4
front Of the Kicker Office, TO the detri.
ent Of predstrisns. As is vellk Down. VIZ
10 . grocery. feed store. hsrness shop.
,xssr and music house 10 connection with
10 Kicker. aod the bay was out for
an. We we're tried. convicted aud foel
the srossest outrage ever perpetrsied
the name Of Isw.
We shall bide our time. That IL. We
isll begin next week and show SPUR
'iliisms up ~ . drunksrd, dead best,
Dsconder. embezzler and perjarer. and II
Q can't drive bin out OF the country 10
4 weeks ws will forfeit . long The
IAN Who made complain, did !, 10 get
rem viih us for refusing 10 lend him orr
nly button behind shirt Prom this ont
. is marked man. We win begin on
in next week. snd ue'Ii bet Ten 10 one be
angs himself inside month.