Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-04-24


The public examination for teachers will
be held 10 the High school building Satur-
day, May I'd, commencing a A. ~ Ac-
cordinR 10 Act IS, Sec. ], Of Laws Of 1884,
Certificates granted TO teachers In
graded and union schools IN any town. shall
be good for such length Of time as the hold
ers Of such certificates may continue In the
service Of such graded and union school dis
tricts All other certificates may be renewed
annually, without an examination, at the dis
erection Of town superintendents, provided
the holders Of such certificates shall have
taught forty weeks in the town for which
they were granted or renewed, in two years
next preceding the date OF renewal" All
teachers not coming within the provisions Of
this law viii be expected to take the public
examination.
WHO COMMITTED THE 'FonGEHY p
The Reformers characteristic talk Of last
week about "a forgery in the exposure from
jacksonville, Of its aloveny business methods,
simmers down TO the fact that II is the Re
former editor himself who lie practically guilty
OF forgery in printing private letter and
putting y meaning 10 II which il was never
meant TO convey The Jacksonville postmAs-
ter did not and does not deny the statemf nts
made about the misdirected packages sent 10
his office. He simply wrote TO the Reformer
eultot lhht the charges winch that paper hhd
printed about him and his management Of the
Jacksonville office we're slanderous and entire
iy without foundation. The following letter
explains itself
The postmaster did not nor does he now deny tho
statement Of fact - given by your correspondent
signed Justice several weeks ago. HE letter the
keormer editor, which that paper printed last week
was private one, asking him 90 refute what they said
about hif and the way be "dsrepnrded the law and
was published without his consent. The Refurmer
commenting on 10 knn 4 ehou haf mo ia
SIRED % have understood that the facts stated by
your correspondent false while the contrary
what he meant 70 couvey-thnt Is that what the Re
former said about him postmaster tsanderous,
Indecent and without foundation - for be simply de
charged him with being the author Of, and not the
iucts az stated 10y your correspondent So you
al once how much can be relied on viii state my
own responsibility that the statements made by your
correspondent we're correct, have to know
having assisted IN the duties Of the pos-uce for the
past year and its workings.
Nov, % explain 10 your readers the system Of msrt-
ing - u appear your papers and wrHpperE. also
how postmaster knows where d package Of uaperf
belongs beyond reasonable doubt on the out
Ede wrapper h. written the OF the place 90
which the package % be sent and on thu rst pnuer
10 the list which Is arranged ALPHABETICALLY arpeart
hrE ihe name Of the pos-oice IN capital etters and
then the name o. tine subscriber capitals ana small
fetterf directly under D. then follows bet OF sub
hcruerH, each separate paper until another most
uihce b. reached when the same process 10 repeated
except that q din creut once and names are uaed
This explains, Also, bow Jacksonville Pa, papers
happened 70 cume 60 ths once and can b.
bGmeu but the one who asserts the into uack
and writes the same The extract 10 your last
from the pnHt-ufhoe laws. % correct.
Hoping this will enable al see the facts iu their
true light, remain, YOnrF truly.
,. l. sTETsOS.