Passive Resistance Sale at Bovey Tracey: The sale of goods levied from the nine residents of Bovey Tracey, who refused to pay the “Educational” portion of the Poor rate took place yesterday, in the Temperance Hall, where a large company assembled, and considerable interest was taken in the proceedings. The auctioneer was Mr. W. Paige, of Newton Abbot, who remarked that he was not there to assist in carrying out a bad law, and people must not think he was getting anything for doing the job (applause). No unprejudiced person could look at the Education Act without feeling that it was altogether a piece of class legislation, altogether a slop-sided Act and most unjust to a large section of the people. … (continues) … A silver teapot, distrained from Mr. W. H. Heath, by his own son, was next up, Rev. W. Jeffery suggested it might come in useful to some Primrose dames. A gold watch and case, taken from the Rev. W. H. Payne, a watch taken from the Rev. R. Blake, a lady’s watch from Mr. R. M. Carpenter and the same kind of article from Mr. G. Pincent, a lever watch, the property of Mr. G. Tucker and a pair of field glasses taken from Mr. J. Tucker were all bought by Mr. Rowe. … (ongoing discussion of the equity of the situation) …
[see similar Western Times: Tuesday 22nd March 1904]
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