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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
August
Year
1889
Copyright
Public Domain
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Mr. Editor: last week in one of our city papers in reference to fencos eeems to me to be rather one-sided. The statement is made that the general verdict is against fences being built about people's lawns. The number ot fences still remaining in the city, and the new ones which are continually being built, contradicts euch an idea. It is unreasonable to say that a neat iron fence detracts from the appearance oL a lawn. Ia maDy cases it adds much to the beauty of the place, while it does away with what would otherwise be a necessity, (hat is, a corner fence. Besides beautifying the place there are some practical advantages which make the yard fence desirable : It keeps children from getting out upon the etreets and being run over by passing teams or trespassing upon other peoples lawnB and gardens ; it keeps dogs and stray cattle and other animáis, which are liable to be at liberty any time, from ruining a fine lawn or well kept flower garden ; it keeps careless and ill bred people from making short cuts across beautiful lawns in order to save a few steps, while at the same time it adds to the exclusiveness which Bhould be found about every home. Of course many of Ihe old picket and board fences about the city are extremely disareeable to the eye, but tbia does not prove that all fences are not ornamental. Many in our city ure certainly very attractive. I, for one, say, let us have fences around 11 our lawns but let them be properly taken care of. Your obedient servant,

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Ann Arbor Register