Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-30

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+. Grow, Edmund Dawson, Geo A. DeBell,
NJ. II. Edwards Chas. 4. lIosford, George
Hndey, Geo +. Mercer, T.. Patterson, Ed
ward Saxton.
Miscellaneous H f. Guy a Co.
Held for postage Z Geo. Hale. East Dover,
Vt, A. IT, Collins Auckland, New Zealand.
A BOLD ROBBERY.
Tie residence Of Hon. u. y Harris WINS
the scene Of one Of the boldest robberies on
Tuesday evening ever perpotrated hore. The
family had been at home during the evening
and occupying the pnrlor, as usual-not less.
than four persons having been present Mt any
time. and n part Of the time as many as seven
or eight At ten o'clock as Mrs Harris open
cd the door to step into the sitting room,
which lies just back Of the parlor, she saw
man standing in the room. who, as she eX-
claimed. ''Who ARE you - crouchcd down and
with a sort of running bound, sprang across
the room and through the open window.
4 brief search showed that the house had
been robbed An alarm was given and
search for the thief or thieves began but no
signs Of them could be found. The articles
taken comprised two gold watches. one Of
them with valuable long gold chain attach
cd lockct set with pearls and diamonds,
gold bracelets, pearl shirt studs, several valu-
able sets Of jewelry, aud other valuable arti-
cles Of the kind, together with large quanti-
~ of table silver ware, most Of which, how
ever, was plated. One Of the watches was
taken from n room mp stairs. and Ms the per-
son occupying that room retired at half past
nine. it is evident that the thief was in the
house more than half an hour, to say the least.
The other articles. with the exception Of the
table ware, We're taken from drawer i'll the
sitting-room. A foot-mark on the sill of the
window by which the man escaped showed
that he must have entered 10y the same win
dow. The next morning some Of the boxes
which had held the jewelry were found scat
tered on the lawn. and under the shrubbcry
near the front Of the house, indicating that
the thief who went through the house must
have had pal outside who kept watch of the
movements of the family and took charge of
the stolen articles rs they were passed out to
him dozen plated table knives were found
very carefully laid out in the grass at the edge
of the garden Mr.. Harris offers a reward of
: 100 for the arrest OF the thieves and the re-
covery of the property. The total money val
ne of the articles taken was at least 5000, but
to the family their chief worth lay in their
value as kespsakes, mementos Of friends, etc.
THE REPREsLNTATIyE QUEsTIoS-LETTER PROM
MR.. HAsRINs.
Messrs EditOrs The announcement was
made in one Of our village newspapers last
week. that l was candidate for town repre-
sentative. A report to the same effect, l
learn, is being circulated upon the street. l
would respectfully state that, while l have
not the power TO prevent people from talking
about me--and l know they will do that until
am dead and forgotten-neither can pre-
vent any freeman from voting FOR me if he SO
desires. Yet no one has been, or is, author
lied to say that l am candidate for the Of
fee. If my name has been used It has been
by some Of my oyer-zealous friends, who
without doubt over estimate my ability to
serve the people Of this town acceptably
especially at time when they expect so much
of their representative, whoever he may be.
Six years ago / represented this town i'll the
legislature to the best of my limited ability,
and whether my services were satisfactory or
not never took occasion to inquire. l did
the best | could, and that was enough for me.
Two years later, feeling that my experience
| in the former session would enable me to do
| still better was induced to become a candi-
date for reelection but the people declared
| by very decided majority that they required
of more ability and greater influence
in the legislature than could command, aud
| they had it, at which no one rejoices more
than myself. Since that time while l would
not shirk a responsibility, still / have had no
| desire to again enter the legislature of our
| State one of its accredited representatives..
| The town is full of worthy men who would
make good and creditable representatives, if
| the voters would but bring themselves up TO
the casting aside of personal prejudices and
| personal friendships, and vote for some able
man who is, and will be-if elccted--a true
representative Of the town and its manifold
| interests. ] refrain from making uomina-
! ton for that is the business of tie voters
! when assembled. That such n man rs have
indicated will he elected, have not the shad-
| ow of hope. With all the ciamor for abili-
| ty and influence. for man who can do much
| towards shaping legislation and make himself
felt, have 10 reason to expect that any one
| will he elected this year as the representative
Of this town--one of the first and largest in
| the Statc-but some good, clever gentleman
whom everybody likes and no one has any
| thing against, for the reason that he has no
opinions of his own TO conflict with the opin-
ions of others, however diversified their hon
est opinions in fact may be-
| kITTREDGE HAsKINs.
Bratteboro, Aug. ~. 1878.
| CORRECTION.
Mr.. Edjtor: The Record. with its usual
stupidity or malicousness, charges the Yer
mont Valley managers with ungenerous pro-
| clivities, Provided the Brattleboro d White
hall railroad has funds sufficient and can find
II goad aAd araiid5le rOate. it had best come
into town independent of any railroad but
il it wishes to come in via the Vermont Val
ley railroad, for reasons of economy or Erac-
Ec1t availability, it can do so upon such terms