The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-03-11


and sawiur his lumber with thc
Nuley-saw ia the old Mill which
stood on the brook above Charles
Glberts and was operated by q
great over-s bot whcel.-tmy wife
says she mada picture q The
old mill aud gave il to John Whit
comb. the Old sawyer there. ycars
ago: il may be available Tor this
anniversary now Then there
Was i little cross cut saw mill on
the brook above the bridge az the
foot Of the Hill" ncar the Kellogg
house where sherman Nichols i've
"a and where several Of his child
rem we're born. Il was at this lit
tie mill that the "shingie logs
we're cut into blocks Of shingle
length, ready for the mallet and
the froe, and the hardwood logs
we're converted into stove wood.
The writer done time" in this
business later on when his father
became the owner Of Mother
Merrick" and the mill.
As a neighbor Sherman Nichols
was kind, accommodating, sympa-
thctic and kept his place.
As a citizen he has kept his
oath as a freeman Of Vermont. he
has uniformly stood for the up
holding Of its law and the better
order Of society. For many years
he stood as the local advocate for
the protection of the rights and
the redress of the wrongs Of the
poor and unfortunate, wise
counsellor, a loyal friend. II was
pleasure TO see him, when he
felt the call to this duty, go TO 1t
with his characteristic modesty,
with mingled consciousness of ma
tive strength and lack of culture
of the unusual talent that was IN
him. How keen he was TO probe
for hidden iniquity and how thor
ough and effective his search for
truth and justice.
Sherman Nichols love to
speak his name-we often called
him Sherum-was not an Office
seeker. He belonged to the "old
School, swiftly passing-nearly
past-whose maxim was: "The of
fee should seek the man." After
a while, having held steadily to
his course Of righteous living and
faithful service to others, his IN
tegrity, the judicial bent Of his
mind. and his marekd capability
for public service became facts Of
common knowledge, and his fel
low citizens called him to SIT as
an associate judge upon the
bench Of our County Court, a pos
ition often spoken lightly Of, but
nevertheless, one of great import
anee in the administration Of JUS
tice and in the care and admins
tration Of our County affairs. In
nv observation Of nearly fifty
years at the bar, the voters have
never made a wiser selection
That was his greatest opportun-
liz In il he more than mace
good. He was wise, just and
impartial judge.
Now his active labors are end
cd but pleasant memories of his
long and useful life will remain
with those who have known him
best. His hoary head is a crown
of glory, and while we think Of
him afrectionately and would
keep him with US so long as life
is a joy to him, we feel that he is
ready for the call Of the Messen-
GER" Well done good and faith
ful servant, enter thou into the
joy Of thy Lord"
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) W. b. SHELDON,
Bennington, VT,
February 2sth, 1920.
p. S. You should find 81 enclosed.
Out of Town List of Subscribers
There we're two hundred and seve
announcements Of the coming loot
birthday Of Judge Nichols sent on
seplies were received from almost on
.undred. With few exceptions all cor
aimed. not only a subscription, bJ
note Of kindness and congratula
ion. These letters came from all owe
he United States.
The cost Of the campaign was 81
md included the enlargement an
raining Of the picture which was PR
ented last week Wednesday to Judg
Nichols. Ii also included a telephon
Message to Boston 600 cents) at nigh
wo kilograms to Boston Post an
lcw York sun and Herald t5l and 6
ontsl announcing the birthday 9