Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-29

II Our items from Wilmington this (Fri-
day. morning are by telephone. A despatch
from our correspondent informs us that the
worst weather of the season now prevails
there. After a snow fall of ~ to IL inches
the wind began blowing furiously last even
ing, continuing all night, and is still undated
this morning. The stage only went as far as
Marlboro last night The roads are entirely
blocked by drifts worse than at any time this
winter, and nothing can be done toward
breaking them out until the wind subsidies.
Ed.
The lower department of the village
schools closed last week Friday. The upper
department closes tomorrow. The pupils OF
the upper department will hold socable in
the town hall tomorrow evening, in which
all the young people will join.
The town superintendent requests the
district clerks to leave the registers at the
post office. The law requires the clerks to
deliver their registers before the first week in
March.
"A reception was held at Rev W. N. Bar
bers on Tuesday evening. Although the
weather was stormy a large number were
present. We understand that Mr.. Barber in.
tends leaving about April LIST.
The ladies' Of the w. @. T. U. will fur
nish lunch and dinner in the lower part of
the town house next Tuesday.
The time for paying taxes to the town
treasurer expires March 3.
THE MEssRs HAYNES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
Mr.. Editor: On Wednesday Of last week Mr.. +. L.
Davis Of West Dover found in front Of his backsm it'll
shop hve-gaOn can part full of maple syrup, aud
the can was a card saying "Mr. V. Cutting T. l.. Da
vis-Please inform II. H. Winchester that Ebridge
and Israel Haynes have lied enough about their syrup
this is their and syrup they lost last spring." The
'or +. l.. Davis written; the rest was formed
by cutting words and letters from papers or some
thing and FASTING on card. The names were evil
mington. We have examined the and syrup, and
hnd the can to have dnerents zed top also differ
en trademark, from any we ever owned; also the sy
rup Is OF different color and flavor from that made
in our lot Upon emptying the can found a large
amount Of sediment in the bottom which shows that
1t was strained through thin strainer and probably
IN large quantities, as from pan; whereas use
very thick wooden strainer, and, drawing often from
the eyapOratOr but very little sediment gets through
into our cans. The most expert Judges here are Of
the opinion that this syrup made ia pan where
as we use an evapOrator.
Now, We feel safe in saying that we know we never
owned that can nor the syrup cOntained still If the
person who left the can will come forward and salts
faCtory prove that this h can, will gladly
oneratO the young man who was convicted of taking
our syrup last spring But until he does this the lie
will have to rest where law aud justice placed II. The
Reformer says that the top has marks Of pincers like
the one We lost last spring. 1t is true that the top is
cut up around the edge, and that 1t may have been
done with pair Of sharp nippers possibly with
crooked IRON but it plainly was never done with the
mystery" and do all who know the circumstances
but the mystery is that any one should be foolish
enough to try to palm on on this community so trans
parent fraud as a case OF conscience.
We do not pretend to say where this syrup came
from, but 1t compares very avorably with that made
in lot four Ave miles from here, from which
was stolen last spring Yours truly, =, r,,,,,,,o
Wilmington, Feb 25 ISL