Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-03-14
MRS F. H. MILLER OBJECTS
To Certain Statements Made About Stock on
the Miller Farm in Halifax and Asks Adj
vice of the Humane Society Regarding Her
Pet Cat-The Other Side of the Matter.

Editor of Reformer,
Sir There has been so much print
ed and said about that complaint that
want the public to know the truth.
1t is the general opinion that it was
nothing but the result of spite from
the fact that it was entirely ground
less That it was cowardly is evident
by the effort to hide behind the SO
called Humane society. That so
ciety may be all right but so long as it
tries to shield frauds it is fostering an
abuse as bad as any it tries to pre-
vent. An honest man would have
come here and seen for himself that
our stock was not running at large
and eating brush for living, for the
1 animals are not so shadowy that they
can walk in the snow and leave no
tracks. Some winters we have wat
cred them at a spring some distance
from the barn. This winter we have
watered them at the well in the door
yard one at a time and put them back
in the barn. Hereafter, when the
weather will permit, they will go to
/ the spring for their water and will be
/ allowed to take their own time to go
and come, even if they do stop to bite
off a few twigs by the roadside. And
if anyone else with more imagination
than brains should take it into his
head to make fuss about it he may.
He should be sure of his charges,
however. for next time he will have a
chance to prove them.
When that first piece was printed in
the Phoenix Mrs. Powers had not
been on the premises; in fact. had not
been within a mile of here, SO could
have given no orders. Besides, we ale
not the people to quietly submit to or
ders. We are willing TO receive sug-
gestions but when it comes to orders,
that is another thing. Mr. Powers $50
he told u.s. came out in the capacity
of driver for his wife and when they
had come as far as they could with
team he walked over the drifts to our
place. We had no hay that WASH t un-
der cover, our barn was not open at /
both ends, the snow was not drifted
aroun the cattle, neither was Miller
told he would be prosecuted. If any /
one had limited such "a thing he would .
have got a polite invitation to mind .
his own business. for strange as it .
may seem to some people, we consider
quite capable to attend to
our own affairs. If at any time we
find ourselves inadequate. we will send
to Brattleboro for advice. Mr.. Hall
and Mrs. Powers called on their way
to Mr.. Bells, but so far as ! know,
they found no cause for a complaint
here. Mrs. Powers told me that she
had been hearing things about Mr..
Bell for the last two or three years and
had only just got around to look them
up. 1t could not have been for want
Of time for she seems to have had time
to investigate numerous other cases
and order "A few horses killed Per
haps the society for which she works
lid not know just how TO dispose of
the children. as they could not order
them killed 8 Il
| want little advice as to whether
It is cruelty to animals to allow
lorse to lie down in the snow and roll
f he is so inclined Our horse lies ,
Town in. the snow nearly every day and ,
oils over once and sometimes twice
It is the same horse that Mr.. Powers !
ays was reported to them as being I
hardly able to stand and which we
nave since heard they came out here |
With the intention of killing. | think {
hey would have had a fine time if ;
hey had tried it. | also have yellow +
at nearly six years old. his teeth are |
VI good but he seems to be losing his i
appetite and growing poor. Shall | t
,e Obliged to have him killed. Will e
omeone please tell me? Fred says the t
elbow cat worries him more than any
hing else. q
Why | write this letter instead of a
ny husband, is because he says such G
hings usually right themselves, give l.
hem time: but / haven't the patience a
D wait. Mrs. +. II. Miller. b
Halifax. Vt. {