Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-17

rsual capability in many directions. Among
ber marked characteristics was her unfailing
sosnoct for her husbands memory and her
reoard for all his wishes. She managed her
aasirs with great economy and faithfulness,
and was as careful lest any of the estate
sbonld be dissipated as though IL was TO be
I'm at her death TO children instead Of 10
baneyolent societies. For years she lived
alone in her housein the village Of jamaica
and il was hor unfailing habit TO set two
Mates on the table at every meal-one for
bersef and one for Husband Muzzy," by
whioh term she always spoke Of her husband
An amusing popularity which was we'll
Known to all tho villagers, was her dislike of
,be incursions Of the village cows as they
nassed hor house 10 and from the pastures
Ier house stood close 10 the street. with no
fence in front, and she always kept in her
front entry long pole and pile OF small
cobble stones with which she used to sally
out TO drive away the COWS which ventured 10
nibble her grass al they passed. With all
her eccentricties which we're increased by
the deafness from which she suffered, she
had great kindness Of heart and her death
leaves a real vacancy in the village life.
The petition asking for the appointment
of Frank H. Smith rs postmaster at this vii
lspe when the department at Washington
desires a change) has been sent in with 300
signatures, 43 of whom are Democrats. This
is q more than any vote evor cast in free
mans meeting, the largest vote on record be-
ing in Sept 1880 -25S Republican and 20
Democratic-27S in ALL The average vote
of all the state and national elections for the
last u years il l75 Republican and 10 Demo-
cratic-193 in all. Total of names on the
petition over $50 per cent OF total average
vote. Number Of Democratic signers 2lO
per cent of the average Democratic vote for
q years. A full seven. eighths Of all the
voters in town having thus 'unequivooally
expressed their desire for the appointment OF
a man who il a lifelong Democrat and ia
thoroughly qualified for the place" we now
await the result with impatienoe, to SEQ il
the department in the face of such petit.
ton will appoint man who moves in from
another town expressly TO receive the office
Is a reward for partisan services, aud whose
very few supporters for the office openly
boast that "he will have the Office Just the
same il every man in Jamaica desires the
appointment of the old resident" We have
full confidence that the department at Wash.
ington will respect the wishes of the citizens
of Jamaica and patrons of the office in the
matter.
"A temperance concert was held last Sun
day afternoon at the Baptist church with a
we'll filled house and an excellent exercise il
Illustrating the different steps in right and
wrong course. Some poems we're also eifec.
lively spoken by members of the Sunday
school.
Inspector Lamson was here last week
looking up the facts in regard to petition
that has been sent in to the post office de-
partment, asking to have the mail route from
Jamaica to Manchester Depot discontinued,
and the post offices at Jacksonville and Bond
vile supplied daily from Winhall station or
Jamaica.
Dentist A. NJ. johnson of Wilmington
has been stopping at the Jamaica House for
a week past, and appears to be doing good
business. We understand he intends to ia
vor US with another visit in the course of the
summer.
r W. Perry left for Providence last
week with his trotter "Daisy" for the pur-
pose of trying her speed on the Narragausett
track.
j. Q ShumRay is getting in another lot
of corn this week, and il prepared to furnish
fresh ground meal at all times at Judge
Wheeler's village mill.
Il. NJ. Barry, a harness maker from
Wardsboro, moves into our village this week,
and will open business in w. l.. Barnes's
shop. This will supply much needed branch
of business in our growing village, as we
have been without n harness maker since
Lawyer Tanner left Mr.. Barry in said to be
good workman and we hope he may receive
good patronage.