Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-03-09

and report at this point. Another meeting
of this organization will be held the first
week in May, when the remaining officers
will be elected.
In still another instance universal pub
lie sentiment has so overwhelmingly de-
nounced the vicious and unwarranted
course of the nondescript "reform" sheet
published in this place as TO render any
further word of rebuke entirely unneces-
sary. Tho attack on Mr.. Herrick was so
gross and wanton, and so evidently influ-
enced by motives of personal character,
as granting the sheet any influence what
ever TO turn the tide of public sympathy
and support more uncontrolably than ev-
err in that gentloman's favor. Possibly the
editors of the nondescrlpt may not hereaf-
ter undertake TO dictate where the town
auditors report shall be printed, and we
judge that in any case they must feel high
ly flattered at the result of their caucus on
Monday evening, as well as by the effect of
their whole attempt TO direct and "rerorm"
the action of the voters of the town at their
annual meeting.
We heartily congratulate our genial
friend Col. Hooker on the eminent degree
to which he enjoys the confidence and good
will of his felow-townsmen. Although
resident among us for only a comparative
ly brief time, he has shown himself SO con-
versant with the affairs of the world. and
so admirably fitted for the duties of public
life, that it was with genuine feeling of
pleasure and qualification that we saw him
unanimously elected on Tuesday to the i'm
portant position of pound keeper for the
town of Brattleboro for the current year.
No less gratifying was the readiness and
unanimity with which the town voted inn
mediately thereafter TO remove the pound
to the East village in order TO facilitate the
ColonePs labors in tenderly caring for the
stray pigs, heilers and mules that may be
found wandering homeless and alone in
our streets. We must also mention that
Col. Hooker received tho full vote of the
town 90 in alD for the Office of County
Commissioner, and we believe that this
fact will of itself be a marked, not TO say
alarming surprise TO such of his New York
friends as may chance TO see this para
graph.
1t was evidently with feeling of gen.
uine pleasure and satisfaction that the vot-
ers of this town by so nearly unanimous
vote re- elected Mr.. S. n. Herrick to the Of
fee of chairman of the board of selectmen
on Tuesday. And it was natural that it
should he so. Mr.. Herrick has grown up
and lived in this community from a boy !;
he has held many responsible positions, and
in them all he has proved himself efficient
aud reliable. He has made mistak es, and,
being human, will make others, but no man
ever had reason 10 doubt his steadfast hon
esty and integrity. He has become so
much at home in the performance of his
duties as first selectman" that the voters
feel that at present they cannot afford TO
"break in" new man, and in the future.
as in the past, the interests of the town
will suffer no detriment at his hands. The
reelection of his associates on the board
was deserved compliment, and the cleo
ton ofall the other town officers seems 10
have been judicous and satisfactory.
Those who know Mr.. Stockwell best are
confident that he will prove the right man
for the place as highway surveyor for this
district.
The bottom fell out of part of the race
course on the Connecticut river last Satur-
day afternoon in way that entailed some
unpleasant consequences. G. p. ellison of
West Chesterfield was driving over the
track about o'clock that day on his way
home with some horses which he had
brought from the North, and just as he had
nearly reached Leavitrs rock the horse
which he was driving stepped through the
l,ol Lao. l.
horses he was leading by refining short for
the shore. Looking back he was just in
time to see six horses which were follow
ing on other teams, in charge of a man and
boy, and one double sleigh, go out OF sight
in tho water. Fortunately, neither of the
drivers went in; help was procured, and
AFTER an hours hard work. all the horses
were got out, with no injury, except that
they were badly chilled. Perhaps it will
interest some readers TO know that the
surest and easiest way to get horse out of
deep water is to pass rope around the an
imars neck and draw upon 1t until the
breath stops for an instant, when his body
will float and it may be quickly drawn to
the ice or the land, if sufficient help is at
hand.
TOWN MEETING.
The hue and cry raised against the old
board of selectmen by a certain valiant
sheet ironically said to be dedicated to the
cause of REFORM" gave many people in
town the impression that a strong and
probably successful attempt would be
made at The March meeting TO put in an
entirely new set of men for that office.
The proceedings in the caucus held the
evening before made it apparent, however,
that personal spite had overshot its mark
and by abuse of an honest and faithful
public servant-Mr. s. N. Herrick, chair
man of the board of selectmen-had ava
kened public feeling in his behalf. even
among members of the "Reform" party,
and destroyed whatever opportunity there
might otherwise have been for a change.
The interest thus occasioned served to help
call out pretty full attendance of voters
at the town meeting, and-afler Mr.. Her
rick had been chosen moderator, and VIM.
S. Newton reelected TO the Office of town
clerk-the old board of selectmen were re-
instated by a most emphatic vote. The
ballot for first selectman resulted as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes cast, 497
Necessary TO a choice, 249
w. Il. Richardson had
VIM. f. Howe 5
]. j. Estey 81
Geo. G. Allen IS
S. n. Herrick 4l9
Mr.. Herrick, previous 10 the ballot being
taken, was submitted to "cross examina-
ton" designed 10 expose his rascality, but