The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21

Sitter John, Editor.
The Brattlcboro Phoenix of last week
has lengthy article on the poSt-oflicc
muddle AT this place, II does not pre-
sent anything new, with the exception,
perhaps, of few falsehoods from ga
trustworthy correspondents" the lug
ging in of Col. Peabody, and the as
scrtion that "a good many from No,
Derry" signed the remonstrancc against
Goddard's appointment. As to Pea
body we fail to see the relevancy.
However, ii contains some rich points.
None more so than the implied in
ference that the moral sense Of the men
backing hint eabody), and of the COM
munity, in general, was so shocked at
Peabody's liquor selling that tt, finally,
eliminated in his prosecution. Tn
doubleday the Phoenix does not know
into whose hands the hotel went nor
the history of the house last summer in
reference to the liquor business. The
naked facts in the case are that Peabody
would never have been prosecuted for
selling liquor had there been no poll
ties.
Now as tothe PhGniX's "trustWorthy
correspondent we do not know who
he is but from his mean and lying state
mcnts he evidently deserves the appel
ton of ga trustworthy" liar, and as
will BIS eeen in ourlocal columns two Of
our citizens 50 brand him. The paties
who are interested in Goddard ; ap-
poiutment should call this fellow of
and soak his head in tcpid SKINNED
lniI}l-hc couldn't bear anything 7rong
cr, for he, in telling about WO@d'S III
dub!cdncs, j. using two edged word,
perhaps there are cher men connected
with this matter who IRE in d"h,. Ii
this connection ourEricnds Of t." PhW
nix might get point by iHQuiriug OF
Hon. j. /. Martin as TO that @cntlc
mans recollection of the Gilmore
Clark -Goddard matter Of few year;
ago, if we mistake not thai gentleman
at that time, was Clark's guardian
Also if that gentleman remembers
anything about the mortgage Of th'
cold gray mare" and the one on th'
farm when the wife was dcfraude(
out of her homestead rights? We thiul
at that time he was honestly interested
in these matters. There is a flood o.
light vet to come. We will see will
whom these Republicans are "diyy"-
ing.
Btu the object of this is to Great
public opinion, to make people beIicv
that Wood is ruined, financially, whcI
the facts are that he has an abundanc
of proscrty to pay every dollar chat h
owes, and his business goes right along
This fellow says that the Editor 0
this paper used his influence in fayo
of Wood. The Editor of the SITE
did not desire any change in the post
Office. He, in common with a large ms
jority of our citizens, was entirely sal
isfcd with our long time postmaste
and favored no one else for the pos
ton. When il became contest DC
tween Wood and Goddard, betWee
Q o0
back his letters and of whom one G
his friends said at would take him a
hour to write short letter and Whe
done the devil couldn't read it ."-Whe
it became a contest of this nature. h
favored Wood and does to day.
Where the Phoenix got its inforlns
ton in reference to persons at No. De-
ry signing the petition asking that tn
commission of Goddard be Withheld, W
do not know. but are assured by thos
who had the matter in charge and know
that, with one single exception, ever
name npon it was that of patron G
this office; and nearly every one tn
renter of a post-o1lice box. TIL
fact is the people within this post-0ffic
delivery q re overwhelmingly oppose
to a change. Many more name
could have been secured, with a littl
more time. Many have expressed II
gret that they did not get an opportun
ty to show their Indignation at the al
tempt to thrust Goddard upon them
and it will require more Phmnixcs tha
were peddled through The village la:
Saturday, to alter this feeling. An
the feeling that postmaster Wood
not guilty and that the so called invcsti
CATION was 4 farce, if not more, extend
to all our neigbboring towns. In ia
maica, where Mr.. Wood is well know
and where he has done q good deal 0
business, this feeling is largely held
Last Monday we addressed tire of he
prominent citizens in referance TO til
matter; two of them answered prompt
ly and emphatically, that the feclin
was unanimous, or nearly 50, i'll Wood
favor, the other one thoughr the feel
ing was the other way. The weight o
testimony, in this respect, is cntirel
with Wood. A flood of light is to b
let in upon this matter. 1t will come
A Valuable Relic Recovered.
According to the Bennington Banne
Col. Andrew Potter of that village ha
received by express from John Rows
don of Dn,-tnn NNnrh:nnto,, 1No.,.:..,. -.