The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-14
'The Mountain has labored and brought
forth q mousse"
"Come quick I'm appointed"

After months of severe labor to place
the post-office in this place under the
control of the "ring" the distinguished
parties concerned therein have brought
forth and 10, it is Henry Goddard,
an old farmer nearly 20 years old, and
whom every citizen within the delivery
of this post-office knows is entirely in
competent to do the business as it
should be. We make this statement
unqualifedly, with this only in reserva-
ton. that he may, possibly, know c.
nough to mike ''divy' with ring
Republican assistant who can do the
business, but Henry Goddard, of and
within himself, can not do it, and every
body knows it. Goddard's wife, who
is at work at the Peabody House,
when she heard OF tho appointment
said: "He is about as much fit for a
postmaster as hell is for powder
house." And the next day after re-
ceiving the appointment the old man,
in his exuberance of spirit, telephoned
his son at Ludlow to "Come quick Pm
appointed" While we do not UNDER
take to defend Mrs. Goddard's express
sion on the score of being classical or ell
egant, we must say it was expressive,
and hit the nail square on the head. :.
Further if this man is competent and
capable of taking care Of this post-office
we call upon those persons who have
made this "divy," whether residing in
Brattleboro or this town, to tell the peo-
pie so over their own signatures. We
will gladly give them space for this
purpose. Should they object to this
medium, the Reformer would, no
doubt, accommodate them. Arise gem
tlemen, and tell the people, over your
own signatures, that you believe Henry
Goddard is competent to take charge
of this post-office, and that you owuld
be willing to trust your own private
affairs, of like moment, to his care and
keeping.
WHO IS HENRY GODDARD?
Henry Goddard, as a hard working,
honest man, who has had tough time
in getting through life, we respect and
and only object to him as postmaster
for the reason that his age and habits
of life totally unfit him for the position.
Mr.. Goddard has lived OH farm all
of his life, and for a long time at the
foot of Glebe mountain, in this town,
where he once owned good farm but
"run it through" Latterly he moved in
to the village and worked out by days
work, his son at Ludlow paying his
house rent. More recently, through
physical inability to work, he has made
his home at Mr.. Winfield Wrights,
while his wife, who is much younger,
works out and is at present engaged at
the hotel. We mention these things,
not az a matter of disrespect for Mr..
Goddard, but to show his utter inability
and incapacity for the position of post
master in place like this.
This whole matter from its beginning
last September has been engineered by
ring Republicans. 1t was never thought
of by Goddard, nor his son, in Lud-
low, until the matter was presented to
Hiram Atkins by well known Brat
tleboro politician. The SITTER Is in
possession Of the whole facts including
the "divy" entered into between the
contracting parties and the reconcilia-
ton between the Windham and Wind
sor county politicians. This it proposes
in due time to lay before its readers,
and they are assured that it will be a
chapter of good solid reading.