Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-03
On the Corner.


swedish accent on the last verse OF tLat
a0w familiar song. The meeting fooN
place on Bec.iey street near the -oulr'
what celebrated spring Of water Win
which the public are now acquainted.
The lnspect0r wa. without note ooon
last evening 80 must give the details
from memory. Ihe CLUB was A'ghIy
pleased with the answer given ny the
Inspector to thu: Boxer who dare not
.ira ai. name when he attacks citizen.
in rhe dark GA this subject the Boss
said
II am not d temperance crank, nor
am I a hummer. lam mad to thin.
that Barre has within its borders people
vino have % little regard tortae commit
nitv that they seek to SANDER every BUS
inc-s man who happens to be making
more money than themselves barre
was aIway, in fight over something
and 10 doubt always will be-
Talking about the two percent beer
te.Iars. Do they not keep a, clean
places o. some Of the men who act a,
spies and ,tard in front OF their doors
+ al! dav to see who are customers
..Do they not always show thelr
public spirit to a greater extent thah
some ot the meu who would drive them
out OF business.
III we are Going to jump On men VINO
sell two percent what about those
church deacons who rent house. to
keepers Of dives AMI know what o'I.l-
mes. i being carried on there and yet
are silent about it.
..What name can be applied to men
WHO, while pretending to be temper
anee cranas and enemies OF two percent,
/ which, bv the way, has been declared
to be non intoxicating, yet sit a. jury
nen and often render verdlcts OF mot
guilty when River street and other 10
caiitie. have citizens on trial.
.Betor- these DR.. Parkhursts Of Barre
write any more attacks on our Barre
merchant. they better pay a little at
teution to these Jekyls and Hyde-' Of
which this city has many.
The man who wrote that attack
probablv belongs to the class Of men
who think the circus is wicked yet when
eyer it come. to town always appear on
the street to witness the street parade
because il i. free.
~ hv should we jump on men who
are selling any Kind OF liquid these hot
lag, W hen we are almost forced to
drink East Barre polishing mill water?
Iae B0>, ended his remarks here
amid great applause from those in the
crowd It was evident that two percent
beer would not be ordered spilled by
the members Of son the Corner" for
none Of them consider that il is any
more wrong to sell it than it is to sell
root beer at the soda fountain.
An Elm street citizen was the next
speaker to claim the attention of the
club. Ills remarks were not about beer
but on the water question. Now the club
rs a rule does not allow any member
to discuss the same subject two nights
in succession, but made no objection
last night. Here are the remarks of
the Elm street fellow.
If we of Barre want to have another
epidemic Of typhoid fever or some other
terrible thing in our limits we better
let the lake remain on Elm street, but
if We wish to have this city free from
all these things, the city council or its
appointiye officer better get move on.
Correct" said the dead line kicker"
and if all we pay our city officials for
10 just 20 and gaze at such place, look
wise and 90 away without doing any
thing, then We better kick them out and
put in another set. by lingo"
Now the Inspector always goes on
the plan that public officers are public
officers aud public servants, and when
We wish them to do anything, we should
make proper complaint to them. The
Inspector understands this has been
done on the Elm street matter, and the
Inspector is also informed that the
council promised to fix it, let us wait
and see if this is done, otherwise there
are other remedies for the good people
of the street without running to the
/ meeting OF the Corner Club.
There was also another Joker pres
ent at last nights meeting and he told
the following yarn; On recent
Sunday night one Of the leading citizens
OF Barre looking out of his front win
COW discovered that there was a man on
his lawn Going to the man. and ask
INC what was wanted. the intruder made
short reply and advanced to the side
walk. Across the road near some
bushes was young lady and gentle
man, VINO utter short conversation in
some "hi@hWay kissing" and separated
u" 9li gong one way the man the
other, The spectator who had been dis
cover Il on the lawn also followed the
girl, and "bcbind the scenes" we do not
20.
The Inspector has a few questions to
ask, and so will give them here,
II the electric railroad is to be built
to Washington. why not EXEMPT any
real estate of the road from taxation.
and have the chr barn and offices Of the
whole road in this city?
II we are to drink Martin brook water
IN The city now, why not ask every
hVcr Street dive keeper to close his
ranch?
When is it expected that the improve
mcnt IN the city park will be COMPLETED
ana VIII there be any objection to the
corner Club holding there when if *
completed?
me Club adjourned with the SONG
~ see the Lights of Home" and after
II drink from the famous spripr Went
down the hill and were lost from ~
The INSPECTOR.