Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-25
QUOTED AND NOTED
Being the Fruit of Cursory Trip of the scis,..
Among Our State Exchanges, With Now
and Then a Word of Our Own

luls year. money II lust Oh iuOrl idliH.
The day OF the fair has gone by.
II Montpelier Argus.
There are fairs and fairs. And then,
fair weather has a good deal 10 do
with the making or unmaking Of any
fair.
Should the emergency arise, the
coming legislature can feel safe upon
one thing, il deadlock happens for
the appointment Of a chaplain, one
of the six ministers in the house could
perform the duties Bristol News.
But just think of that 50 per going
TO waste No, the issue must be
met, if il takes all the fall.
With the scene of battle shifted and
condensed down to Montpelier, that
quiet old town ought 10 be lively
enough for the next four months to
earn the two years rest that will fall
upon IL after the adjournment OF the
next legislature Barre Telegram.
Gentle sarcasm. such rs frequently
trickles down Stevens branch.
The Gazette is panied to learn,
through the columns OF the Middle
bury Register, that that village has
just been the scene OF "a sad death.
Most deaths are such cheerful. happy
occurrences that II seems a shame that
Middlebury should have a sad" one.
II Ilardwick Gazette.
Which is a joke that needs no &C
companying diagram.
About that South Carolina dispen-
sary system. What's the difference
between a dispensary and a town
agency p Nergennes Enterprise.
just this difference Here II takes
a white lie to work the agent, while
down ''yender7 the plain, unyarnished
truth that a little for medical purposes
tastes good draws the trick.
There is much more hoodlumism
in Rutland than there should be. The
number OF parents who either have
no control over their offspring or
don't care what their conduct Is or
associates are is appallingly large.
There are a number OF embryonic
criminals in this city who should be
looked after Rutland News.
Which will apply TO other places
than Rutland. The neglect OF parents
is responsible for more than little
OF the wickedness and waywardness
of the rising generation.
A few weeks ago when Editor Carl
G. Fletcher of the Swanton Courier
declined a unanimous nomination OF
the Republican party in his town for
the office of representative, many of
his friends here and elsewhere CON
sidered il foolish move. But In the
light OF election returns which show
that the demOcratic-license candidate
won by clean majority of 1870 what
seemed to be foolishness was indeed
Observation-Disclosures.
As we suspicioned, Carl didn't pro-
pose to immediate himself this year.
when the signs were all askew. Its
just as well to let the other fellow run
when the track is muddy, and hold
your own speed for fair weather. Eh,
CarlP
We are ready to boom the interests
of the town but as to polishing up the |
moon and calling it green cheese, or
veneering over a failure and calling il |
a success, or praising committee for
what we claim they did not do, this |
paper won't do it. Now show us
wherein we are in the wrong New
port Express.
We give it up, brother. But telling
the bald truth about local matters is
bound to bring the editor many kick.
He is expected to lie graciously in IA
vor of everything and everybody con-
nected with his home town. Did you
ever think what fun it would be TO
get out just one issue according to
your true notions. and then observe
the twisting and squirming-from
safe distance?
Ex-Governor L. A. Woodbury., who
has tried various kinds of invest.
ments, is now satisfied that the best
way to dispose of surplus capital is
to invest in ones home town and he
is acting accordingly. II every local
capitalist would follow this example.
industries would be null
tiplied manifold in ten years, and our
city would double in size in short
period.-[Free Press.
The experience of Gov. Woodbury.
has been the experience of many
others. Few localities in Vermont
are destitute of opportunities to
invest safely and well. If they some
times fail, it is a consolation to 90
out occasionally and look into the
hole the money went to. Even the
hole disappears out West.