The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-06-20

his mail once or twice every day one
in which the maker gave number of
instances of this nature including one
where u letter addressed to him laid
in the office for twelve days; one in
which the party stated that valuable
letters, and ones that were expected,
were held from three to five days I;
one wherein it was stated that the
maker had letter remain in The office
Tor two weeks and on account of its
noA delivery he suffered considera-
BILE pecuniary loss; one in which the
maker certified that he had a letter
held for over thirty days one where a
postal card was held for eighty days.
This card was received at the office
on the I'd day of JAN, last, as shown
by the receiving stamp, and was de-
livered ON the 23d of March one in
which the maker alleged that he mall
ed letter at the Londonderry office
addressed to a party without the
State, and that a few days afterwards
he went into the So. Londonderry
office and found letter in his box
which was handed out to him by
Chase, and it proved to be the afore-
said letter that he had mailed at Lon
donderry one in which it was avered
BY the maker that registered letter
addressed to him was held in the
office for over a month, and would
have been held longer but that he was
notified that the letter had been sent
over four weeks before, and carrying
this notice to Chase, he remembered
having the letter and it was then de-
livered and lastly comes the lady who
testified that in order to prevent her
sending to Brattleboro for dress
pattern, he told her that he did not
issue post-office orders or postal notes.
Now let it be remembered that all
these shameful charges, and many
more, were subscribed and sworn to,
the same being duly attested by JUS
tice of the Peace or Notary Public
in every instance. Let it also be no.
ted that these cases do not cover a
long period of time, nearly all occur
ring during the three months prior to
maFing these affidavils. Finally, to
cap the climax, if such a monstrous
thing could be capped, the Depart
ment was informed that Chase
PURCHASED GoDDARD's RESIGNATION
CD Agreeing to pay him therefor
the sum of fifty dollars. This was
also subscribed and sworn to, the de-
ponent avering that he received his
information from postmaster God
dard.
Was there ever such case before
known? Were there ever such char
ges, sustained by such testimony,
laid before the Post-office Depart
ment, under any administration, and
suffered to 60 without any investiga-
ton, whatever? No, never! Never
before in the history of the country
was the Post-office Department so
completely under ''boss" rule as it is
at the present time.
Upon the receipt at Washington OF
the first five of these affidavits they
we're sent to Joseph Townshend,
Post-office Inspector, at Boston, with
instructions to investigate, but before
Mr.. Townshend could get around to
it George Washington Hooker visit
ed Washington and Clarkson inves-
tigated the matter through him, Wan
amaker opening the proceedings with
prayer. (D Townshend was then shut
off by the appointment of Chase,
"sniveP service was satisfied, hypoc-
ricy and fraud threw up their caps,
and truth and justice silently wept.
In due time the SITTER will pay
| its respects to the "bosses" who
! brought this about, and in the mean
time it submits to the people wheth-
er or no they approve having their
business bossed by Brattleboro men,
whether it be Hooker, Martin or the
cold -blooded Waterman, who has
been sticking his nose into, not only
this case, but other post-oflice matters
in this vicinity. AT present it only
asks of these fellows, how do you
like the looks of your job? Do you
think it will raise you in the estima-
tion of the people?
BIBLE WINE.-Dr. JOHN ELLIS.
A leading writer on the use of Bible