Sylvester Chisholm was the most
graphic and comprehensive that had ever appeared in that paper. We have
to do only with those items in the warrant that related directly or
indirectly to those residents of the town with whom we are interested.
When the question of appropriating a certain sum for the support of the
town Almshouse was reached, Obadiah Strout sprang to his feet and called
out, "Mister Moderator," in a loud voice. He was recognized, and
addressed the chair as follows:
"Mister Moderator, before a vote is taken on the questions of
appropriatin' for the support of the town poor, I wish to call the
attention of my fellow-citizens to a matter that has come to my
knowledge durin' the past year. A short time ago a man who had been a
town charge for more than three years, and whose funeral expenses were
paid by the town, was discovered by me to be the only brother of a man
livin' in Boston, who is said to be worth a million dollars. A very
strange circumstance was that the son of this wealthy man, and a nephew
of this town pauper, has been livin' in this town for several months,
and spendin' his money in every way that he could think of to attract
attention, but it never occurred to him that he could have used his
money to better advantage if he had taken some of it and paid it to the
town for takin' care of his uncle.
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