The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21
Postmaster Wood takes n hand.


open TO justice ana fair play. ask LOT
space for few words in defence of
the attack on me, published in the PhG-
nix of the 10, as coming from "a trust
worthy correspondent" of this place,
whom | now brand as liar and a pol
troon, and defy him to prove the state
ments published in the Phoenix as true.
In the first place l deny that my appoint
ment was procured by the influence OF
Col. Peabody, or that his influence was
greater than others who signed my pc
tition; nor did eyer have much OF any
conversation with him until after l
started my petition as to my desire for
the Office of postmaster. The Phoenix
says took possession of the office in
August, which did not do until Octo-
Der, which statement does not matter
much simply showing errors in small
matters that increase rs they grow larS-
cr. The next lie is that ! obtained atli-
davits against Geo. G. Smith. Now |
deny ever having obtained any affidavit
against Mr.. Smith and also defy any
person to come forward stating they
ever signed any such affidavit. ! also
deny, as | have before done, that any
trade was made with Smith or Taylor
i'll regard to keeping the p. o, in their
store, until after | receivedmy commits
sion, as Mr.. Smith has also denied over
his own signature by card in former
numpcr of the Sitter. And in regard
/ to the bond business Mr.. S. NJ. Hol-
den has also denied over his signature
the falsity of the statement. Now as
to the attack on my personal character
as not being temperance man, allow
me to reply by saying l am no hypo-
critic, and have not been guilty ofpress-
ING self forward as witness to at
lend court, at Newfane, to testify that
/ had purchased beer of man, for the
reason | did not agree with him on pol
tiles, aud desired my revenge that way.
believe | am known by most of the
Inhabitants of this town, and | also be-
licvc am warranted in saying there
are many whom | can call friends from
evidences shown since this p. O. con-
spiracy was started, who have seen me
daily. Let them answer as to the charg-
es made against me as to whether was
unfit to perform the duties of the office
or the transaction of any other business
matters.
Speaking of friends, can a finger be
pointed to this great exponent Of tenn
perancc and morality by any man in
this village who will say:
Tloce this man for his noble, gener.
ous, liberal, manly and, especially
modest qualifications.
Now as to the tone of morality OF
this village, l believe it compares ia
vorably with other places, of its size
. and perhaps more so, if some of the
Brattlcboro people, as our late pastor
of the Baptist church remarked should
have more regard for the Sabbath, "a'
the example was bad" Brattleboro i!
no doubt temperance town, but some
of its visitors who occasionly come herr
give us some music that could hardl.
, be ranked as first class for temperate,
) yvrvJ, W VI l,oI svnar auuoo VI CiIaruC
f ter for the newspapers, we can contrib
/ ute quite chapter to the press on til,
morals of this place. AS the pedigree
l of more than one person can be sufil
: GENTLY brought before the public
as to even astonish the natives. |
might behooves those that live in glas
= houses not to be quite SO emphatic OF
they may get glass broken. If this i
to be the mode and grounds of assault
let it come, and as the great orator O.
, this village is said to quote from othe
authors, let me make use of one from
Shakespeare:
Lay on McDuff,
And damned be he who first cries hold enough
Now in regard to my business trans
actions. This "trustworthy" blather
; skite says l am owing bills for lumbe
purchased on 20 days, and that one o
my victims, to the tune of S175, is
livery stable man. These are base falls
hoods, for, | believe l am owing bu
two persons for lumber in this place
and Incver purchased a foot of lum
Der on 20 days of any one, as every
one knows that the usual time lumber
is sold on is from 60 days to months
with the exception of chair stock and
hard wood boards. The reason one
car load of this lumber has not beer
paid for, is because it was not merchan
table and some of the boards throw
out, and no full settlement has beer
had for it from the purchaser, and tn,
parties purchased from know there il
nothing wrong or particularly unusua
i'll the matter, except Disappointment il
the delay. As regards the livery stable
man he will speak for himself as to how
he is victimized. Does not every bust
ness man know that all get into deb
more or less, and are often dilatory il
meeting their obligations promptly, ant
often times ask for renewals and extern
tons OH their liabilities? If you dom
know it ask some of the merchants OF
this place how many times some OF
them have done it? You people herr
have never known it, but if some OF
them were postmasters and conspira
cy should be got up against him, how
quick it wonld come out that he was
owing everybody, and was a rascal
etc.
For the past Years have paid ou
$50, 900 or over in this town and Jamai
ca. and most of it for labor. | have
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