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Show Deitroylng a Magnificent Elm. Thursday morning, after most of the tons of West Medford had started to jrsne their usual avocations in Boston, gang of laborers, acting under instruc- ons of tue roaa commissioners, began i act of vandalism which has aroused legreatest indignation among the people the beautiful village. A most mag-ficent mag-ficent elm, estimated to be about 335 are old, over 100 feet high and thirteen et in girth ten feet from the ground, a stood on the side of the highway, the miration of every lover of the beauti-1 beauti-1 Its graceful limbs spread entirely toss the street, and every tiny twig that irked its slender tracing against the sky as bursting into bloom, and the tree as never in a more flourishing condi-m, condi-m, but because its trunk encroached m the street a trifle the commissioners solved secretly upon its destruction, and now lies beside the road, majestic even its fall. Several time3 before has this been threatened, but the - almost lanimous protest of citizens has saved But tins time no notice was given, i hearing was allowed, and thedestroy-done thedestroy-done its perfect work. Boston 8t. |