The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 28, 1889 Cuttingsville 6/28/1889 Miss BRYANT's school closes Friday, with a picnic in a grove on the river banks. Declarations, singing, and other childish amusements, will be enjoyed. Judge FISHER died last Monday, and was interred in Laurel Glen cemetery Thursday. He was in the seventy-fifth year of his age. In his prime he was above mediocrity in his profession, as an advocate or a judge of law. Honorable in deal, and above exciting contention and litigation for other sharp practice, his worth and position among us is not likely ever to be made good. Two squealers from Ludlow put in their appearance her, last Saturday, with a good clever work-horse which they proposed exchanging with Mr. CRAMTON of Rutland for a likely-looking colt that was not fully broken and not suitable for heavy work. The Ludlow parties had invited the Rutland party to meet them here to consummate the trade. They met, looked over each others' equines and rode after the colt, and offered to swap for $50. Mr. CRAMTON, being a man of few words in business matters, said, as he wished a horse for immediate use, he would give them what they asked and trade; thereupon they exchanged, shifting harness and hitching the horses to the opposite vehicles to which they came; but while the check was being drawn in the hotel, the squealers got their heads together and came to the conclusion that such an off-hand, indifferent way of trading, without trying to put in some old stag, farrow cow, or yearling bull, was prima facia evidence that they had got beaten, so backed out, and the horses were again exchanged and the squealers left. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

What is a "squealer" On Jan 21, 2012, at 3:11 PM, Ruth Barton wrote: > The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 28, 1889 > > Cuttingsville 6/28/1889 > > Miss BRYANT's school closes Friday, with a picnic in a grove on the > river > banks. Declarations, singing, and other childish amusements, will be > enjoyed. > > Judge FISHER died last Monday, and was interred in Laurel Glen > cemetery > Thursday. He was in the seventy-fifth year of his age. In his > prime he > was above mediocrity in his profession, as an advocate or a judge of > law. > Honorable in deal, and above exciting contention and litigation for > other > sharp practice, his worth and position among us is not likely ever > to be > made good. > > Two squealers from Ludlow put in their appearance her, last > Saturday, with > a good clever work-horse which they proposed exchanging with Mr. > CRAMTON of > Rutland for a likely-looking colt that was not fully broken and not > suitable for heavy work. The Ludlow parties had invited the Rutland > party > to meet them here to consummate the trade. They met, looked over each > others' equines and rode after the colt, and offered to swap for > $50. Mr. > CRAMTON, being a man of few words in business matters, said, as he > wished a > horse for immediate use, he would give them what they asked and trade; > thereupon they exchanged, shifting harness and hitching the horses > to the > opposite vehicles to which they came; but while the check was being > drawn > in the hotel, the squealers got their heads together and came to the > conclusion that such an off-hand, indifferent way of trading, without > trying to put in some old stag, farrow cow, or yearling bull, was > prima > facia evidence that they had got beaten, so backed out, and the > horses were > again exchanged and the squealers left. > > Transcribed by Ruth Barton > -- > Ruth Barton > mrgjb@sover.net > Dummerston, VT > *************************************** > List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message