Year: 1879

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 was greatly surprised in your hast issue to see that my article of the 18th inst. was at- tackled by person who by his signature de- mands fair play. The reason for the assault given by him. is that in my correspondence, relating to the discussion that was held in ,he town hall in regard to the tax recommended by the board of selectmen, in their report t, be assessed for the next year, I stated that the discussion was eloquent and would have awed Roman senate in it's Fabian day. He claims that my article was sarcastic, Demos- thenic and Ciceronian in the extreme Now us he must have taken an active part in the said discussion, or he would not have felt so aRgrieved andsought redress in the columns of the NEWS or perhaps being easily flattered thought had reference to him; but as I did not mention any names of those who debated. l do not see why he can take all the credi, upon himself, or what reason he had to reply in the manner he has. Let me tell F. P. that he who is easily tiattered soon learns to flat ter himself; and as we are commonly taught our duty by fear or shame how, let me ask can person act upon those who hear nothing but their own praises He says he imagines me to be an estimable maiden lady whose sex would not permit of her presence at the meet ing, with whom he has little to do unless to de- precate such careless and fippant way of speaking of what promises to be a very grave matter. Now, E. F., let me inform you and others that do not belong to the gentle sex, 1 and was present at the debate from the be- ginning to the end, and as you were aware of ; the same fact think you have hardly suc- 1 ceeded in your undertaking to give me good slur by making the above statement and will show you how the mistake you made con. vinced me. that was the person you wanted | to attack, before close this article, but as | am not tax payer, I did not take a part in the debate, because as do not pay taxes, feel that it is none of my business whether 1O mills or be assessed upon the people, neither am | a candidate for any political of- | flee, or aspire to that houor therefore, I did not seek to impose upon the people by taking | part in these debates to increase my popu. larity, to use his own expression,-I regard to bulldozing, kukluxing threats, etc. made in those anonymous letters, let me state that I am not guilty of either, and did not know that any person in town had received such.- F P. claims that all this was because voter advocates ably and strongly reform winch | he thoroughly believes in, and succeeds in | having reduction made in certain town tax es. Let me ask F. P. how much it will ben eft him if he only pays poll tax. Has he a political axe to grind, and wants to make the voters and tax payers believe that it will be for their benefit to help grind it in the coming election when we have to elect a state senat. or and two representatives? Perhaps the ar gument he uses in the latter part of his article will come to the rescue where he calls some one coward and fool, and thinks his article and oratory has increased his popularity tt such an extent that defeat would be lmposs ble, and elect to some of the offices to be voted for the man, (to use his own language which will show that he was aware that was not an estimable maiden lady,) the man who he claims is obnoxious to him, which when interpreted means obnoxious to me. Now il F. P. had meant his article for anyone else

 why did he not state that he hoped that the correspondent at Lakeville would not think that he had reference to him or her? Fol his benefit hope that hereafter the follow ing verse which expresses my sentiments will

 have 8 tendency to let him know what

 think, contains what I shall consider hin

 hereafter in the last line

 "Give me the bold, the open foe;

 I'll ward. perhaps return the blow,

 But Of all the Ills that God eau send.

 Just Heaven preserve me from the willy friend" The Putnam Phalanx comes here to shoo

 for prizes on Thursday

 Mrs Darling has moved in her new house

 and she will have very pleasant home,

 should judge.

 This is all the news can think of at pres

 ent, except it might be news to some who ar

 acquainted with Wm P. Everts, (who wa

 formerly bookkeeper at Hunts Lyman Iror

 Go. furnace, also for Millerton Iron Co J ha

 formed copartnership for lite with Mis- Jennie Knox Of Brewster, N. Y. The cer

 emony was performed on Thursday last a Chicago, III. He has our best wishes for hi

 future happiness, and hope that they will liv O enjoy this most important epoch in thei lives, and may the olive branches surroun

 their happy home and make it 80 pleasar that they will never have 8 cause to regre , that they were entangled in the hymenes knot ST EIMo