Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-06
TURNING THE RAsCALs IN.
How the Democratic Doctors Disagree


1t can be truthfulv said that in every
instance their (Atkin,'s and Smaliey'sj
honest efforts have been to see first tnat
the public interests should not suffer,
aud after that one thing of paramount
importance should have been cared for
then the desires of the Democrats of each
locality should be carried out.-Montpc-
Tier Argus.
How about Wallingford Chelsea, Wood
stock, Royalton, Bristol, Groton, VIII
mington, Dandy, RoXbury, East Calais,
STAFFORD, Hartland and WestIicld The
RctOrmcr from the information in its
hands, doubts very much If the appoint
ments in these places meet with the APP
proval of II majority of the Democrats or
the community at large, or that the petit
tons of the appOinteeS were endorsed by
a majority of either Democrats or citizens,
or in some places by any respectable min
ority.-Brdtucb0rO RCtormCr.
Facts in the Dandy Case.
The little town of Dandy on the south
ern border of Rutland county is in state
of active rebellion against the Atkins
Smalley regime. Capt. W. II. Bond is the
leading, responsible Democrat of the place
who has borne the brunt of party affairs
for years. He is II responsible man who
enjoys the confidence of the community
and was looked upon as the man natural
ly to be chosen to have the postoiiice un-
petition he had the names of as many
Democrats as voted for Cleveland and he
had the support of the business interests
of the place in general. But the people
OF Dandy were no wiser i'll their day and
generation than some of our Windham
county communities have been in foolish
ly supposing that their wishes would have
something to do in deciding who should
be their postmaster Mr.. Atkins knew
what they really wanted and he according
~ set aside Capt. Bonds petition and rec
concentrations and had one Adams APP
pointed to be the Dandy postmaster.
Many Danbyites now refuse to patrOnze
their own pOstot1ice, but carry their let
GERS to the Mount Tabor Office mile
way. 1t is said that at least one .half OF
ne postal business mas gone to Mount
Tabor ever since Adams was appointed
Inc people say that Adams is conspicu-.
'u~lN unit for the place, that his financial
landing is bad and that his private life
50 corrupt as to render his office an UNI
II place for respectable men and women.
moreover the Democrats are mad because
0hclr wishes had no influence in the mat
cr and they say that all Atkins and Small
eN care for is TO carry out their own per
-onal schemes. \ stout effort is being
made TO get rid of Adams. An investiga-
ION l. III progress before Inspector Lam
son, with a. l.. Martin of Brattleboro and
W. ii. Goddard of Ludlow rs counsel for
the opposition and j. q. Martin of Man
chester for Adams The witnesses are
taken intna room and examined sngy
and the proceedings kept secret. Gesuer-
day morning The excitement became hot
ter than ever when it became known that
a heifer belonging to Captain Bond had
been found dead with II bullet through
vital part. Adams's friends said to
have threatened that there would be
BLOOD before he was turned out, and
Bonds friends think the heifer has fallen
victim to their malice.-PhUnir.
Progress of the Dandy War.
The investigation of the charges against
Postmaster Adams conducted by Inspec.
tor Lamson at Dandy, occupied three
days last week, and adjourned until Tues
day. Although Adams has not put in his
witnesses for the defense yet, there have
been fifty examined and the evidence for
the prosecution will be continued Tues
day, when it is said that some of the lead
ing women of the town will be brought
before the inspector to tell what a bad
man Adams is, and why respectable wo-
men feel obliged to keep away from the
office. 1t is reported that evidence has
been put in to show that Adams has been
intimate with fourteen women, and that
more charges are to follow. The result
of the examination has been to show that
out of the POO names on AdamS'S petition,
which he represented to be signatures of
patrons of the office, only forty-four had
business with the postotlice, and of these
only nineteen were Democrats and the re-
naming twenty-five Republicans. Some
of the names were signed by transient
laborers about to leave town, and it is
claimed that some names are of people
who do not live in Dandy at all. Bond
friends, on the other hand, claim that his
l3i signatures We're all names of those
who patronized the office, and seventy
eight of them were Democrats, a number
on al NVsNt. Ia
time the excitement continues.
The shooting of Bonds hefer is as great
a mystery as ever, although Bonds friends
claim to know who did it and threaten to
have him brought to justice.-Rutldnd
HeTdld