Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-27

all his property 10 his wife, but codicil on.
ecuted about year ago provides that should
she die before him three trusteer shall hold
the property and from its avails pay for the
care OF two favorite horses, white and gel
low cat aud two dogs. When all these anil
mails are dead the trustees are instructed 10
turn over all property or money remaining
TO the Massachusetts, society for the proven
ton OF cruelty TO animals.
A POSTAL CLERK REVEALS THE TRUE INWARD
NESS OF SOME DEFAMER CHARGES.
Mr.. Editor One would Judge from
the item on postal clerks printed last week
that the "Defamer" IL not well. The large
business concern" who IL unable TO get its
mail TO and from Greenfield IL no doubt To-
Gated in the littls Defamer Office, and the alb
surdity Of the charge is shown when the fact
Is known that the Brattleboro and Greenfield
offices make direct packages on each other
and their mail Is not assorted by the postal
clerks.
The next charge In regard 10 the Ludlow
business man have no doubt has some foun-
dation Of truth-although the railway mail
service has not been established through Lud-
low CUTE forty years. The weather the past
few weeks has been bad for railroading, aud
the road between Bellows Falls and Rutland
has been blocked three days at q time, and
all Boston mail for Ludlow was sent via Bur
lington and Rutland.
1t Is no wonder TO the postal clerks that
the subscribers do not get the Reformer reg
ularly, as they do not handle no alovenly .
mail put up by any concern In New England.
Its bundles are wrapped In cheap paper (the
same as It is printed on), sealed with paste,
aud the bundles often stuck together direct
ed with lead pencil, often In hand that
would put 10 shame the chirography Of the
lamented II. G.. Many times II the postal
clerks followed their directions explicitly the
bundles would be returned 10 the office for
better direction or turned into the superin-
tendents Office a. unavailable matter. For
example, not long ago q bundle sent where II
was supposed TO be directed lowell, VI
was returned With the inscription Try Lud.
low, Vt, where II probably belonged. Last
Friday a bundle was sent north at p. N. di-
rected to west Chester" By opening the
bundle and examining the names OF the sub
scribers the clerk found II belonged in West
Chesterfield, N. H. These cases are not soil
tary ones but the common occurrence. II
the postal clerks could not read better than
the publisher can write, the Subscribers
would have TO wait until the next week" ev-
cry time. The publishers attention has been
called to this matter, but instead Of correct
ing himself he prefers 10 throw the blame
upon the postal clerks. In regard to the
general charge Of RECKLESS" negligence, per-
haps 1t will be well to call the Reformer's at
tention to the following statement Of Mr..
Villas, the new postmaster general Every
thing is running like olock-vork in my de-
partment Ny predecessor left the ofloe In
good shape and there has been no need Of re.
organization. hnd that the clerks are DOM.
petent and attentive TO business. l am en-
forcing the civil-service rules. There will be
no discharges Of employees except for neglect
Of duty" The postal clerks are especially
pleased with the new administration, and
pretty generally intend to stay, and will take
pride in serving the public by performing
their duties In the same efficient and satisfac-
tory manner as in the past. R.NA
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