Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-11-03
DR.. CAMPBELL'S LETTER CRITICISED.

from Martin j. Hambery of North |
Mass, in reply to a letter
published some time ago from the pen
of DIR. J. @. Campbell of Attleboro.
DR.. Campbell is strong temperance
worker and knowing of the agitation
over the temperance question in Yer
mont at this time he wished to let his
friends in this section know something
Of the conditions existing in license
town in Massachusetts with which he
is familiar. The North Attleboro
Evening Chronicle reprinted DR..
Campbell's letter under the head of
Islanders North Attleboro" "Unjust
TRADE on Towns Morals" and main
tains that the Doctor has treated
North Attleboro unjustly. In another
column of the same paper appears an
article under the head of ga Plenty
Doing for the Police" in which the
paper states that the North Attleboro
police were kept busy Saturday night
and Sunday. Nearly half column is
devoted to the work of the police in
quieting the disturbance in North
Attleboro at the time above men,
toned and the article ends with the
following report of court proceedings
held on the succeeding Monday morn
ing:
"In court this morning the three Swedes
ictI no IN q
street car.
"Henry Chatelle was fined $40 for dis
turbance.
"John Carey's case was continued until
Saturday.
"Motorman Place of the Interstate was
in court on charge of assault brought by
Thomas Dolau. The case was continued
until Wednesday. A counter warrant was
served on Dolan."
Editor of the Monitor:
The EUening Chronicle, one of North
Attleborough's daily papers, recently
printed copy of the communication
sent by Mr.. j. @. Campbell to the
MONITOR. At first thought l hesitated
to give the time to contradict any of
the gentleman's comments on North
Attleboro, but later decided to waste
the ink. May be pardoned for ask
ing who might be this vainglorious
mortal who presumes that Vermonters
would be pleased to see his name
in print? And may I ask through
what kind of eyes he sees North
Attleborough? Are they natural ones
or those of day dreamer?
i'll am permitted I will tell Mr..
Campbell a few things through the
columns of your paper, which might
also interest those persons in Barton
who have read his TRADE on this
proud little town. While North Attic
borough has five licensed saloons
they are maintained in absolute con-
formity with the strict laws of Massa-
chusetts, and can truthfully assure
him that there is no town or city in
New England where license is preva-
lent that can boast of such order as
North Attleboro has. He says: 600
to North Attleborough and find
shabby streets, tumble down build
| ings and drunken and besotted look
ing crowds" Now this is certainly
rich, for with such imaginative powers
as Mr.. Campbell possesses he could
easily rob Alexander Dumas of his
laurels. If he had seen North Attic
borough and stood in view of its main
street, Washington, how could he pass
such comment, when there are nc
streets any where in this section more
beautiful or better kept than Wash
ington street and those streets ada
cent to it, which might also add are
far different and more level than those
of billy Vermont. AS for tumble
down buildings, must admit tina
there is an old barn about five miles
out which l fear will fall during TIT
present century. But we also have
about dozen school buildings includ
ing one costly brick building, nine
churches, including two spacious bricl
structures, public library in our owl
beautiful brick building, a municipal
lighting plant, also of brick, and thu
most refined and intelligent class o
people to be found anywhere in thes
United States.
trust the editor will pardon an,
undue sarcasm in these lines and re
member that a very tender spot
being scratched when the goo'
name of the town which happens to b
the cradle of his youth is slandered
MARTIN J. HAMBERY,
: North Attleboro, Mass, Oct. Is, 'O2.
| Below we reprint letter from tn
7 Rev Burton Minard of North Attic
r boro which is copied from the Attic
|. boro Sun. This letter, from residen
minister of North Attleboro, place