Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-21

Canal Street, which leads from
Haymarket Square to the North Sta
ton is favorite resort for that class
of men, and the Fraternity pin |
wear has been the means of a "hold
up" several times. Usually there is
reminder of the nearby saloons in
the breath of the Brother, who so
cordially grasps my hand. He asks
me where | belong, and he tells me
where he belongs(?). After moment
he informs me how he had job IN
Providence or Hopedale, and how
they hired lot of foreigners and he
had to get out, so now he wants ten
cents to help him get to Mar chester
or somewhere. | ask him for his re-
ceipt for dues, but it is in his trunk
at Manchester. | ask him for the
sign of distress or the principal
sign," but he don't like to give them
in an open place where somebody'll
see them so then | tell him to go to
515 fremont Street and the Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge, |. O.
o. F., will do what is right. He
then invites me to go to a place
where snoWbanks never enter, and |
leave him still fishing for suckers.
One of them as an additional reason
for assistance told me his father was
32nd Degree Mason;I suggested the
Prodigal Son Act, and he said his
father was dead-I hope they will
not meet again, | find as grow older
| do not like too much heat.
Another of these gentlemen, at
tracted by the pin, offered to sell me
ring for so cents which cost him
eight dollars. knew it was grand
trade but | hadn't the heart to cheat
the poor fellow so badly, nor the
wherewith to pay him full value,
which | presume he would not have
accepted.
Men are held up for one cent Ito
cross the Ferry, five successful re-
quests make a glass of beer, while in
other cases there is outright begging.
Men who do this sort of business, |
suppose wouldn't work, no matter
what was offered them and they in
jure the chances of deserving men
who are really looking for chance.
The great trouble hereabouts is not
lack of work so much as the flocking
into a great center like Boston. They
tell me there is lot of work outside,
which can be had by going after it.
AS sit at my desk can see the
mast heads and flags of three of the
interned German vessels, and | have
got so that hate the sight of them,
not because of nationality, but as a
reminder of the horrors incident to
these vessels being held here. This
is a splendid time for everybody to
keep cool their mouths shut, and back
up the President in his policies what.
ever they may be-there should be
no Democl ats, no Republicans, nc
Progressives just now just All-Amer.
leans, and we shall get through these
perilous times safely, and with honor
The article by Hon. Porter H
Dale in the HERALD of May 7th 6
memorial to one who for years was
almost father to me and hundreds
of others, John Reeve, appealed tC
me very deeply. 1t calls to mind 6
list of names closely associated with
church work in Island Pond, of labor
and sacrifices John Reeve, w. Fl
Bishop, James Strathern, John T
Tkurston, Charles M. Dyer, John B
Grant, all, with others, have left ar
heritage to the community, a monu
ment to their memory. Their sue
cessors in their own church, anC
workers in the Masters vineyard
everywhere, will do we'll to emulate
their example.
Wendell P. Stevens
Billerica, Mass, May ID, 1915.