The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-04-03
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Editor Journal
Reading the satirical gibes publish
ed In the Journal the last two issues
regarding the Court House in your
village. wonder II the controversy
Is Of no more consequence than 10
take the attention Of the writers OF
these articles Now / am interested
a. 10 the outcome Of this question
Just as much as any Resident of
Manchester should be. and have
The same Interest as any resident Of
lhe North Shire towns in ~ far as
Ithe Court House Is concerned
How and when were the most
persistent agitators OF the PROPOSE
ton 10 regain or hold title to the
building authorized TO act for the
citizens Of the North Shire towns?
We are sometimes amused and some
times angered to see persons as
sumo dictatorship. OF course in
foreign countries the rule prevails;
certain potentates decree themselves
rulers and authorities, but IN this
country In this state, and In this
town, II Ia different.
II the decision handed down by
the Chancellor had been In favor OF
.of the Village Of Manchester, IL
would not have been surprising II an
appeal had been taken by the Coun-
TVS counsel, but Mr.. Il. G. Orvis
made a motion In freeman's meeting
chat that section be passed over 10
give time for Manchester and the
Village corporation to take an APP
peal, which was voted down. Are
the voters to have nothing to say?
Perhaps our Secctmen regarded
that expression OF our citizens Of no
more consequence than do political
schemers In formulating political
platforms. merely TO take the at
teHtion for the time being Why
loes not IF. c. Archibald's name
appear suspect because II would
be- 50 futile ia his judgment to try
TO get the decision Of Chancellor
Fish reversed by the Supreme Court.
Who will our Selectmen engage az
counsel as Mr. Archibald is our
legally elected counsel TO defend
suits 10 which the town is interest
ed. Mr. Archibald we'll knows
that the Supreme Court seldom re-
verses a decision Of one of the
Judges OF County Court If that
proves to be the case in this matter
aren't We lin the SOUP" What can
be gained by a new trial or another
hearing7 II would be unique to
have a decision giving the land
and building TO the Village OF Man
chester think the citizens OF
bennington County would be surpris-
ed Not but what the inhabitants OF
Bennington would hold jubilee
over the fact, for that would give
them one OF the most powerful lev
ets 20 work the next legislature
with.
Our lieutenant governor has not
lei slip from bis Uranium the idea
Thai Bennington IL an ideal site for
a forty thousand dollar Court
House do YOU think? With little
manipulation las Airing
tons population Is Increasing very
fastl our sister town south OF us
rould be made 10 see things right
apd then what2 The point Is. do
le residents OF the North Shire
towns want 10 see the Court House
given up and the June terms o.
iouuty Court held IN Remington |
10 We citizens OF Manchester care
- inao the prestige that June term
" court gives as for the little gain
bat might be- ours II final de-
Ision should be IN favor Of Man
hester holding the northwest cor
ser room 81 the Court House that
&e now occupy. and the title 10 the
land nos covered b. the building
50 IL addition 70 the fact thai there
. nothing IN that room suitable for
'nf purpose. dark. dingy room in
saitieleaily lighted, with no vault
20 make a safe deposit for valuable
papers our chance Is only about one
% Ten 70 SET control Of the building
ind what good Is It unless we can
have thu wholey