The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-06-22

To Tur EDITOR or The JOURNAL
Dedr Sri have seen many commenda-
tory noriees 10 the state papers OF Hon. d.
X. Slmonds as retiring Editor Of the JorR'
NAL, some OF which cause 3 feeling of sad
ness, because 1t forces " to take retro
spective view Of what has transpired In the
score or more Of years In which the writer
has been personally, acquainted with Mr..
SImoLds.
The readers Of the JOURNAL can never
recall an Instance Of dlsloyalty to the Re
publican party by an article in Ito pages
while under, control Of Mr.. simonds and
but little censure Of public sff,irs ~ admin
istered by Republican officials la state or
nation.
Bat incompetent Democratic officials did
not have to walt long to hear foom Editor
slmonds. Al veteran Of the Civil War
be always gave any preference he could to
old soldiers and to him they are Indebted
| 10 many ways and for many helpful no.
tlces 10 his paper.
In recalling the history Of the JOURNAL
during Mr.. Simonds editorship, can re-
member no instance when either dirty scan.
dsl or immoral news WAS to be seen In its
pspes. Many ,imes | have thought that
the business men OF Manchester did not
give Mr.. S,monds the help and support
they ought. mean In affairs OF business
such as would interest JOURNAL readers
throughout this part Of the state.
| think T. iitor Slmonds would have been
Glad TO have had more such assistance be-
cause he has always given Manchester
words Of praiie, and 1t needs something
more than pay Ing the subscription price to
yield the biggest returns in matter like
this. 1t would be gratifying to the writer
to read the ideas and opinions OF many OF
our prominent men Ia Bennington County
on matters Of public Importance and de-
tails of heir business Cha. would not come
under tha head Of free advertising ln
matters OF public policy on questions OF
much Importance to the people Of Man
chester we hardly know how our foremost
men stand, unless we 60 to them with the
question, while In the city papers
readers all know just where their leaders
can be found on public questions Of the
dsy. would not expect the JOURNAL TO
be patterned after city paper certainly
but It seems to me the times demand iome
changes In this as 10 all other matters
without doubt the new editor Will have
different ways OF managing the JOURNAL
and with new lines may come Improvement
hut the old JOURNAL has done q good work
In the past and Editor Simonds need not be
JEALOUS. Tor he 10 too sound 10 sense and hal
had too much experience in the ways OF the
world to ignore the fact thst we who have
passed the half century mark must give
way to younger blood and brains.
I would like to give the JOURNAL readers
a curious incident that came under my OBJ
serystion while at South Dorset . few days
aimee. James Burns, who 10 working the
utester" on Norcross Il Vests quarry a.
that place, told me that he had cut to
deptb Of 100 feet taking out q "cors" oi
about four inches In diameter. He brought
no A piece OF the score" four feet long And
lsyine on the end as 1t came up WAS hsh
three inches In length resembling bull
pout. saw the 4 i,h but do not think It Of
a species common 10 this locallty ~ 1t poss
esseo a dorsal ia nearly hslfits length and
a corresponding one on the belly. ! sug
pested that there must be = seam IN th'
rock down there hundred feet. Mr. Burn
answered by asking why the lwater didn'
leak out II such were the case. remarked
possibly he pumped him In there then. Ar
Burns reminded me that no n'h OF that siz'
could 70 through the pipes and valves o
the pump whole. 1t was the next day u
ter a thunder shower but 1t WAS not pro
bable that It c)uld be wasbed 10 from q
over n,w ~ the cutting WAS on amiuatar'
pinnacle of the ledge. How did 1t get there
Yours etc.
X l.. TAYLOR.