The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-12

ARLINGTON AFFAIRS
Boosting a Town Does More Good
Than Knocking II.

Editor of the Banner: We wish to
contradict most emphatically the
statement made in letter to Wednes
day Evenings Banner regarding the
progress and affairs in Arlington. We
do not know who the writer is that is
attempting to injure the fair name OF
our pretty and progressive village,
and we care less, but from what we
can hear and see, we surmise that 1t
comes from one who, instead OF
boosting the town, is and has always
knocked" the town. Such people,
whether they are simply summer resi-
dents or legal residents, are a detrl-
ment to a town, and in the eyes of
the outside world, our town gets
black eye every time they say some
thing
Was the writer of that letter in fav-
or of a new depot, in favor of our
new and busy refrigerator factory
our oiled streets or is that writer
now in favor of an incorporated viii
lage, a revised tax list, properly ass
essing real estate and personal prop
erty, higher wages in our shops, a
stone crusher and numerous other
things that would tend to make our
village more progressive?
During the past few weeks the road
commissioner has built fine piece of
roadway on the road leading to East
Arlington, so we think there is no kick
there. If property was assessed at
its real value or one-half its real
value here in Arlington, and particu-
larly in East Arlington, we could af-
ford to have much better roads. AS
to the statement about the puddle of
water in front of Mr. Morrissey's
house, we have failed to see it, as we
have not had rain enough in six
weeks to fill teacup.
AS for the Village Doctors house
being dark. we were not aware of the
fact for we supposed that he had
light burning in his house all night
long and every night in the year On
dark nights, the lamp in front of his
house also burns and he doesn't ask
the Village improvement society to
pay for the oil either.
Mr. Garfield deserves credit for
burning his lamp, although it has on
ly been placed in front of his house
for about a week. The telephone of
fee has no street lamp, so it cannot
be censured. If the writer will take
pains to come down town any dark
night, we think the street lamps will
be found burning in front of Mr.. Nor
rissey's, Fred Brownson's, Miss Mat
tie Canfield's, John Robinson's and
elsewhere
Heretofore the bills and posters
were tackled TO the front of the town
hail. but with six weeks, two new bill
boards have been placed in front of
the hall. The selectmen have been
planning for some time to repair the
town hall and have up to date done
some repairing. We admit that the
hedge around the church needs trim
ming, but the church people have
been unable TO secure a man to prop
erly do the work, although Mr..
Wright of Manchester has promised
to do it as soon as possible.
If you are not satisfied with town
affairs, do your knocking here at
town meeting time or at any time.
but when you are out of town or
writing to out of town papers, boost
every time. Fair writer and critic of
Arlington, this is a Vermont town and
not a New York city, but we do say
with all truthfulness that in the past
two years. Arlington has progressed
more than she had in thirty years
previous, and if We can get few
more men in town like w. |. Jones,
we will progress in spite of the few
who have tried to keep it down.
Residents of Main st.
Arlington VI Julv II 1919