The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-03-05

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EDIToR OF MANCHESTER JouRSAI..--
Drar Sir:
The issues Of the JOURNAL for Feb
ruary 18th, 10Th and 9th, are just re
ceived as ordered. Kindly accept my
thanks for their prompt mailing.
IN the same mail has come a letter
from a resident tax payer. voter and
parent, Of East Dorset. assuming that
! will make some reply 10 letter in
which my name is mentioned, in the
last Issue Of the Journal. To the per.
sonal remarks no reply is necessary.
Whether III is evident that both pieces
were Of a slanderous intent, etc" is OF
course matter of private Judgment
on the part Of the JOURNALS read
ers May !. however, ask the priv
lege Of publishing personal letter IA
Mr.. Brophy, which wrote while ! was
enroute for Aiken, and with which
encloSd the letter 10 you, already pub
lished. which was written at the same
timef
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Ms. GIlsEsr II. BsornY, EAsf Dosssr. VT.
Dear gilbert
Enclosed Is a letter which have addressed to
the editor Il the Manchester JouRSAL. rega riding
the news item 10 which you called my attention.
A. II Is only because d your reference IL, that
have written this letter Of explanation. send {
to you 10 forward TO the JorssAr. 10 Withhold. az
YOU sse It, ! have made reierenee To the item
10 anyone elsr. and with bat one escepiian, have
heard no reference Is 1t by others.
regret exceedingly that should have been any
feeling caused by what merely matter II
current comment inserted ior what IL was worth
In referring TO such matters oi general tsrest,
endcayor Ia eliminate the personal element en-
tirrly. IN that sense. their WAS psr~,nai crit
icism involved.
| shoaid be very glad 10 discuss school matters
with you at any time, should you care 10 Do -.
bu, will moi thrust my views upon anyone.
Hoping that you understand me when say
that oothing I have said OF written has been
with the slightest shade ID unkindness. ui intent
or ieei ing,
Sincerely Ionrs,
d. MisER Roopss.
All ihe items of correction in the let.
ter referred 10, were furnished me by
Mr.. Bropby, there being no opportun-
ity in the day and half after be call
ed the matter 10 my attention before |
was called away, for me to look into
the matter personally. regret that
the tour Of investigation which he pro
posed has been rendered impossible by
my unexpectedly prolonged absence.
but would suggest that Mr.. Brophy
write the Town Superintendent of
Schools. or some other fair-minded and
competent citizen to make the invest-
CATION and report the results through
these columns for the benefit Of alI who
ARE interested
Out OF justice TO the tax payers who
with the exception Of the two cores
pondents have not yet been heard from.
may ! quote parts Of the letter which
| have just received AS noted abovef
IAN your statements in your first
letter news notes of Feb. 6. were cor.
rect 10 the letter. Ny object in writ
my now Is 10 lei You know that his
statement that the tax payers are sat
satisfied is not true. know Of three
who have expressed their disappoint.
ment 10 him II they tell me correctly.
] never heard anybody express them.
selves as satisfied and can name of
hsnd nj least fifteen dissatisfied tax
payers having children in school" With
regard 10 the difficulty of obtaining dry
wood he mentions two residents OF
Easl Dorset 81 whom he says. Every
body knows A and b have had dry
wood 10 sell all winter. several hundred
cords. T" He says further; II wish
somebody would make study Of the
affair and write il up.
My only reason for making any fur.
Their reference 10 the matter is that the
education Of the children Of the com
mnniiy is vital matter Of The utmost
to the town. and 10 every |
lax payer aud parent. The question is,
are the children receiving the best edu
cation that can be given them with the |
at band' II tbey are, il |
would be well 10 know il from disin.
Ieresied party who has investigated the
matter. II, on investigation, however.
I should prove that they are not, the
proper authorities should see 10 il that
conditions are improved. have Inn
facts thai ! have learned from
hose who have them Al frs, hand, aud /
'~m limited personal observation.
Very Sincerely Yours.