Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-11-23

bridge When it is done, everyone will be
pleased that the outlay has been made The
cid bridge might possibly have lasted a wear
or more, but the possibility of an accident
should be taken into account.
Representative Mann spent Sunday in
town
The upper department Of the village
school, taught by j. f. Ward, closed last
Friday The winter term will probably be-
gin Dec. 3d.
Mrs Nellie J, r. Brigham is expected to
speak in the town hall next Tuesday even
mg All are invited TO attend
"Uncle Liberty with his usual prompt.
ness, has collected and paid over to Treas
urer Spencer nearly all Of the village tax.
In last weeks mention of the Republican
iolifcatiou, the name of Albert Quinn
should appear in place Of Geo f. HAYNES
By the way, Mr.. Haynes desires to have it
distinctly understood that he alone is re
,ponshe for the production and presenta
ton Of that hog which has caused so
much comment and criticism. If any one
has any fault TO find, or seeks any explana.
ton as to the Interpretation of that lively
pig. please call upon Mr. Haynes and he
will give you IA respectful hearing.
The subject of Rev. f. W. Pierce's ser.
mon next Sunday morning will be True
and false liberalism text, Thess. ", 81.
subject of evening discourse, "a most roy
al queen ~ text, Esther w., rs.
Il. \. Willard, jr, special agent for the
Fidelity and Casualty insurance company,
will be absent week or more on business
connected with the company.
Mr.. and Mrs r. H. Ray and daughter
Genie attended the Howe concert at Brat
tleboro Tuesday evening.
j. H. Kidder, administrator upon the es.
tate of Elan Boyd, deceased advertises the
real estate and personal property for sale
at auction.
ROLLINS ELECTION BETS AGAIN.
We had supposed that after giving publication
To Mr. ChildS's letter aud making far, candid
statement of the matter, this subject would he
allowed to rest, being regarded as only one of the
many campaign sayings aud stories which get
aluat in days Of excitement. Vain hope, Mr..
Chilis or the Reformer correspondent il matters
not Wh ich sees tit to provoke further agitation
and, as We are not endowed with an angelic ma
trr which receives rrpruach aud msrepresenta-
ton without raising feeble protest, desire to
say again that the original item is true. and can
I've. verified by a large portion If the residents in
town. Rulliu says the rumOr is uufOunded and
mot true. Granted: for he ought to know. We
were uisinlurmcd, that is all. Was it unpar
dunable offence to put In print what was common
talk His letter sets the ANXIOUS public right on
this mumrntuus and absorbing question No in
UltN was Intended u the gentleman in the slight
est degree, either moral, mental, physical fin
auciul aud, had he been on the winning side in.
stead of the losing, we think he would have en-
ipyrd the statement and wished the sum might be
put much higher We would respectfully add
that no sleep has been lost as yet, and no such
misfortune is anticipated We have not looked
through a magnifying glass or any other kind of
glass, not even through "A glass darby" except
to- look ut the recent political eclipse. IL is
necessary to remind us that Ron is ever ON the
Democratic deck; that is where we should look
tor him, or else up in the rigging, wildly gcsticu-
ldting and trantiCally shouting for the cause of
the democracy. Parisanship enters largely
into his composition that he sees little merit in
Democratic brothers once remarked to the rit-
rr: "Rollin regards the meauest Democrat as u
little better than the best Republican" Mean
while we can be- found over ON the deck Of the
other ship that staunch old craft that has out.
ridden many a storm and is still seaworthy aud
safe, and is destined to sail proudly upon the ma
tiunal ocean for many years to come.