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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

"A few days ago lad by the name of
Scott Montgomery, by the unlucky throw
of a stone, broke the leg of a COW belonging
to Mr.. Putnam, his employer.
Despite the longtime belief that ''thcre
is nothing new under the sum-" few OBJ
serving individuals of this place congratu-
late themselves that something has trans
pred that can have had no counterfeit Al
though the excitement produced by the
following event was not quite up to that of
"training day." one street of this usually
quiet village was somewhat disturbed for
few hours. 1t seems that Il respected lady
living in this quiet street returning from a
visit, upon removing her baggage from the
buggy found some beautiful horse-radish
roots. This unexpected sight caused her
mouth to water at the prospect of the feast
she would have. As soon as possible she
set about grating the precious roots, men
tally thanking her friends for the uncx-
pectcd gift. While performing the pleasant
task of grating, by some strange infatuation
Of taste, she occasionally took a mouthful
or so, but by some singular coincidence her
mouth didn't water as much as when she
only looked at it; but thinking that the root
must have lost its strength from age, and
never doubling that it would be all right
when taken in the regular way. She fin
Ished her grating with light heart and
prepared a remarkable dinner, at which the
horsc-radish figured prominently. The
lady and her granddaughter partook free
ly, slightly wondering at its lack of fire.
Time passed; medical aid was hastily sum-
moned; fears were entertained of the feast
crs recovery. The scvorest vomiting con-
tinued for many hours. Instead of horse
radish they had partaken Of a root which is
used by physicians as an ometic, and which
is powerful poison when taken too freely.
After time our heroine was pronounced
out Of danger, and the joke of the affair
gradually leaked out Tho old lady per-
sists that she has felt ever since like girl
of sixteen. Those somewhat advanced in
years, especially ladies, who wish to renew
their age and become like young and gush-
ing girls, can do. so by pnrtaking of the
right kind of horse radiSh
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

the whole process of "sugaring off," and
Tubing for market. II does one good to
see the ncatness, order and dispatch with
which this pattern house wife manages her
domestic duties, especially in the season Of
sugar making. There are many other in
dependent farmers in this mountain town
who make large quantities of sugar. Per-
haps no other town in the State, Of tho size,
offers an equal amount of maple sugar for
market, and as of good quality. Mr..
Henry Bomis, Mr. Prentice Mr.. Whitcomb,
Mr.. Mason Pierce, and others might be
named who, IN n favorable season, make
more profit from the "sugar place" than
from any other branch of their farming.
And strange as IL may seem, the farmers
here, find a ready market ut their own
doors for all their produce at the highest
price, for w. Harris & Son, who keep the
largest assortment of all kinds of goods,
from tin whistle to five thousand dozens
of palm leaf hats, or twenty thousand lbs
Of wool, or five hundred thousand spruce
shingles, or horses or cattle, are always
ready to buy and do buy, for cash, for uar-
ter or for exchange, anything that is for
qolp
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10
CONVENTIONS.

We publish in our paper today the call of
the State committee for a convention of
republicans at Burlington, on Wednesday,
June 22d, to nominate candidates for Gov
ernOr, Lieut.. Governor, and Treasurer for
the ensuing year, with a list of the mum.
Der of delegates which each town in the
county is entitled TO send to the conven-
ton. Also the call of the Republican COM
mittee for Windham county for conven-
ton to be held at Fayetteville on Tuesday
June 2Sth, to nominate county officers and
Judges of Probate to be supported by the
republican voters of the county, with "A list
of the number of delegates which each
town in the county is entitled to send to
the convention. The town committee of
eech town should give early notice of the
time and place for the holding of the eau
Gus TO select these delegates One meeting
in each town is sufficient to choose both
these sets of delegates, and sufficient notice
should be given in every town so that all
the voters may have an opportunity to be
present and take part in choosing the del
egatCs. The choosing of the delegates
should not be suffered to be manipulated
by few individuals, who may perhaps
have "axes to grind" but by the whole
body of voters, so that tn, many and not
the few, may be represented at the conyen-
ton.
If the town committee of each town will
send us notice of the meeting for choos-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

governments, and who have been visited |
only with the penalty denounced for vlo- |
iation of those laws, then they come here |
and hurl their fierce words against rcpub- |
lioan administration, charging that it Il
false to the rights of the American poople
because IL does not at once use all the mill
tary and naval force of the Republic in
avenging what they ar pleased To- call
these insults to our flag and these invl'ion'
of the rights of American citizens.
remember further-and is in the NOM
DRY of all the members Of this House
when American citizens were shot doWhin
cold blood by day and by ught all over
the plains of Kansas. And whenever a re-
pupl'can newspaper or a republican speak
er denounced those cold-bluodcd n riders
by the border-runians, who tlcu iode on
their mission of murder throuah that bat
tie ground of freedom, we were told by
democratic presses and democratic politi-
clans that these stories were all mIuuact-
urcd for political effect. Now. sir. where
one American citizen, in vocation ". any
American rights, has suffered ON iarcign
soil, one hundred or one thousa,d Awcri-
can citizens, rs good American citizens RS
the gentlemen from Indiana Oh myso'Ii
have been shot down at home, for no Of
fence except that they believed ina govern
mcnt of the people and acted with ,ne party
that holds that doctrine as one article OF IT'S
faith Elections have been carried in soutli-
ern States by terrorism and yio'cH" ana
wholesale murders, and men have como
here with their certificates o. election al
most dripping with the blood Of snsn citi-
zcns.
Put it has not been my fortune 10 h''f
the voice Of the gentleman from Indiana,
(Mr. Voorhees, or any other gentleman On
that side OF the House in this Hal, insist
ing that the death Of these American citi-
acns, shot down on American soil, under
the protection Of the American iing, for
daring to exercise the American right 10
the ballot, should be avenged by Tie whole
power Of the American government Yet
the gentlemen raise their voices here in the
l0flcst and most impassioned tones of de-
nunciaton and invectivc, and in dersion
speak of the gentleman who hrs charge
unucT lnlS administration bl llt' 'HNN'N va
our foreign affairs as "thc dead Secretary
of State" because he docs not, at their de-
mand, at once insist on redress from Spain
and England for the wrongs which they
assert dozen American citiZcns have suf-
fcrcd at the hands of these governments.
Sir, the appeals of these gentlemen in be-
half of people struggling for freedom else
where and for the rights Of American citi-
Gems abroad would come nearer to myheart,
would command more Of my sympathy, if
I saw them standing 10y law and order
here if l saw them asserting the rights Of
AL American citizens at home; ii | saw
them defending the purity of the ballot
DO Y, by which alone the people can he Sc
cure in their rights; if I saw them insist
ing in our own country upon the principles
of republican government and the doctrine
of liberty and equal rights for all who have
made their home in our borders.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10
THE CO.Nu.BcTIO.r TT MONT
PBLERR.

On Wednesday last, June 9Th, the dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention as
sombled at Montpelier TO perform the duties
assigned them. They have six propositions
to consider, all more or less important to
the State; each requiring careful and thor
ough investigation. What amount of ex-
animation will be given to each amendment
we are not able now to say. We presume
that the members OF the Convention will
consider il due to themselves, and to the
people whom they are chosen to represent,
rs well as to the Council of Censors, who
after three sessions recommended the six
amendments to the constitution, to spend
sufficient time to enter into full, thorough
and careful investigation of each and every
subject submitted to them, and not to pass
any of them over hastily and without due
consideration. Itwould not be safe to pre-
dict the result of their deliberations, any
farther than to say they will probably abol-
ish the Council of Censors. That, at least,
we think and hope they will do.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

PROTECTION OF BIRDS NESTS. "A teach
or in Mourthe has established a society for
the preservation of birds eggs, comprising
all his pupils. Three hundred and eighteen
broods were raised from three hundred and
forty-seven nests examined and reported
last year. This teacher has found the best,
simplest and cheapest method of destroying
beetles, which are more injurious to vege-
tation than any other insects.
At Saint German Laye, "A schoolmas-
ter has just established a society of the
same kind. Here is the nest, an airy era
die, exposed to every wind, placed under
the protection of its direst foe, the school
boy! And the child becoI 'es the careful
and eager protector of the newly fedged
birds, which, only yesterday, he cruelty
carried away from their home. A child
who is kind to animals will, when he
grows up, be loving and charitable to his
fellow men, and this chiidren's society is a
lesson both in kindness to animals and in
agriculture. The schoolboy learrs to re-
spect the wagtail and redbreast as the enc
mics of insects, friends of the farmer, and
protectors of the fields.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

DR. l.. NJ. Barnard has sold his practice
to DR.. f. b. johnson of Jamaica, who To-
Gates here to practice his profession.
Monday night and Tuesday ofths week
refreshing showers supplied a needed want
to vegetation, which again looks fresh and
beautiful.
Farley Starr is putting in n new steam
engine boiler into his tanrery. This makes
necessary some alterations in and about the
tannery buildings.
On Saturday afternoon, June 18th, the
thermometer rose to "a degrees in the shade,
and was above 80 degrees for several hours
in the warmest part of the day.
p Starr & Co. have tanned during the
past six months and have in process of tam
ming over 5000 sides of leather, being at the
rate Of about 1000 sides per annum, which
is larger business than has been done here
for several years past, and probably more
than has been hitherto done at this estab-
lishment Having experienced workmen
to superniend the different departments an
excellent quality of leather is made; and
with an experienced and skillul financier
at the head of the establishment, we trust
the profits of the business is remunerative
to the propriotors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

UTILITY or THE BIEDs.-The New York
Commercial says the sparrows have tri-
umphed over the measure worm in that
city and BROOKLYN, The shade trees which,
two years ago, were in some localities conf
pleioly Invested of i1liu,a Iy the worms,
have this year scarcely been affected. Here
and there tree has suffered. but most Of
the avenues, where scores Of trees used to
be overrun by thcnl, and the leaves all eat
en- away, are now IN fun leaf. with scarcely
worm to he seen. From the progress the
birds have made, there win probably not
be solitary worm ,eit noXt season to mar
the beauty of the vernal season.
II is no doubt largely due 10 the activity
Of the birds, who have no. been molesied
as in former yeas, that the rayages of the
cankor worms in the orchards Of Mas'a-
chusetts are perccptibly diminishing. heI
the birds be protected and encouraged ana
they will do what the farmer and gardener
cannot, keep of the yermn which so olleh
ruin the fruit crops.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

We take the follow ng from the Rut-
land Herald and are glad to publish such
good ncws from one of the towns Of our
county: George w. Dimick, of District
No. l, made the past spring, notwiths;and-
ing the untavorahle sea on, over ton of
maple sugar. Mr., Dimicll has very val
liable farm, for little farm of $50 acres, on
which are some two thousand maple trees
brought into annual service for the manu-
flcturo Of the most beautiful sugar imagin-
able. Judging from his past success, such
are now his facilities for the work, that
with one man to help him and yoke of
oxen, he can produce for market, in sea-
son as favorable as that of 1868, at least four
tous of sugar, in quality better than any
brown Havana or New Oreaus ever seen,
and nearly equal to the best crushed or
graduated sugar Of commerce. We said
that with one man TO aid him, Mr., Dimick
did his sugar work. We should add, how
ever, that his wife personally superintends,
directs and does the finishing process of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

RAISING SAGE.-The Massachusetts
Ploughman has the following in answer to
the inquiry for the best method of raising
sage: Usage grows best in n light, warm,
rich soil. 1t may be grown from slips or
cuttings, but in this country ii is most COM
monty propagated from seed. This may be
sown in a hot-bed in March, the plants to
be set out in the open air in June, in rows
eighteen inches apart, and foot apart in
the rows, but it is m, st common to sow
the seed in April where the plants are to
remain. Sow thinly in drills eighteen
inches apart, and from a half to three
fourths of an inch deep. When the plants
are two inches high, they are to be thinned
to a foot apart in drills. Fresh rows may
be formed by the plants so taken up. Sage
should be gathered for drying before the
flowers shoot out, and if cultivated for the
leaves, the flower stalks should be cut out
as soon as they appear. This increases the
product, as the leaves start ont moro yigor-
ously and grow larger"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10
Summary ofNe7os.

Brown University, of Providence, II. l.,
is the oldest Baptist college in this country,
being founded in 1864.
1t is 23l years since the first Baptist
church in this country was founded. 1t is
situated at Providence, II. l.
An open-communion Baptist church,
called the Calvary Baptist church, has been
organized Mt Westerly, II. l. Its creed ex-
presses the belief that baptism is INNER
sion in water, but Christians who maintain
different view will not be disfellowship-
ed.
The descendants Of Roger Clapp and all
others bearing the name or descended from
the family, will have grand reunion at
Northampton on the 25th of August next.
A festival will take place on the agricultu-
raj fair grounds. Rev. \. II. Clapp of New
York will deliver the address. The occa-
sion promises to be one of great interest.
The international convention of Young
Mems Christian Associations is to be held
AT indianapolis, Ind, June % to 20, inclu-
sive. 1t will probably be the largest gath
ering of these associations ever held. There
are over 700 of these institutions, with 1OO,-
600 members, on this continent. Massa-
chusetts leads, having liz associations, with
1900 members.
A violent earthquake has visited the
State of Oaxaca, Mexico. Its effects were
especially disastrous in the city of Oaxaca,
the capital of the State, 1903 persons being
killed and SO wounded. A third of the city
was rendered uninhabitable. The Garth
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10
R.TELRO.ED .sCCEDE.N'T.

The through train northward from Bos-
ton over the Rutland and Burlington rail-
road, Tuesday night, ran into washed
out culvert, two miles east of Summit sta
ton. One engine with car attached, was
sent from the latter place to render assist
anco and after taking on board passengers
and train hands, started for Rutland.
About one mile north of Summit the relief
train ran into an other culvert and a pas
senger car went down with the engine.
The following is list ofkillcd and wound
ed : Killed. Thomas r. Abbott of Lowell,
a well known inventor; Mr.. James S.
Hardy, engineer, of Rutland, and Mr.. NJ.
Crukcr, foreman of the Rutland railroad re-
pair shop. Woundcd-E. NJ. Foss. George
Kinney and w. J. Howard of Rutland, A.
r. Field Of Greenfield, Mass, Douglass
Flint of New York, VIII. Emerson of Bos-
ton, W. ii. Hoyt and Nathan Rice of Cam
bridge, n. V, all scalded j. w. McFar-
land Of Salem, n. v, and +. f. Haskell of
Rutland, each hip broken Truman Weeks
of Stoddard, n. H., and w. j. Pierce oi
Boston, Mass, leg broken Charles Eaton
of Bristol, VT. Slightly wouuded-J. +.
Coolidge, Springfield, Mass, ]. Wooling
30 ston, b. +. ketchum, Brandon, VT, n
f. Starkey, conductor, Rutland. Ex-Gov
Page, president of the road, and supern-
teudent Merrill, with a number OF surgeons
were at the scene of disaster on Wednes-
day, rendering every possible assistance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

The Springfield Republican says; If
things are going on as of late Congress will
soon have to devote its whole time and at
tention to investigations Of the corrupt
means used 10 induce or prevent legisla
ton, and to buy legislators. Never before
has been 50 much scandal attending ses-
sion of Congress as this year. There was
the cadetship matter the GOV. Bullock of
Georgia bribery, and now comes the scan
dial about the money used to manufacture
sympathy for Cuba and to secure the rati
fication of the 81. Domingo treaty, or ra-
Their the means and the motives that first
secured its negotiation. A motion was
made in the Senate on Wednesday, for
committee of investigation into the San
Domingo business, but objection was made
and the resolution went over Gen. How
ard has begun his defense before the COM
mittee that has been investigating his trans
actions, but there is no report of it yet by
which the public can judge of its sutlicien-
cy to silence the.charge of his detractors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10
.uEs. It.RELS .g.V'D KsES OFFICE.

Congress was ready to continue the office
of special commissioner of the revenue, and
bill to that effect would probably soon
have been carried through both Houses.
But there now comes the well authenticated
story from Washington, that Gen. Grant,
following the desire of Sec. Boutwell,, does
not wish the office continued. This means,
of course, that they do not wish Mr.. Wells
to occupy it, for the Office is Mr.. Wells, and
Mr.. Wells is the Office. The question comes
up, then, shall Congress submit to this ex-
ecutive opinion, or shall it order the con-
tinuance of the office, and leave with the
Secretary and President the responsibility
of displacing Mr. Wells by the appointment
of somebody else to it? BY all means the
latter, we say. The Office has been of great
benefit 10 the country, which fully appreci-
atcs Mr.. Wells labors, without any regard
to his conclusions-though those are hardly
less popular than himself; and the country
wants the man and the office continued.
Manifestations of public opinion in this di-
rection are abundant. Congress should
follow its purpose ana do its duty, and leave
the responsibility of disregarding and de-
feating the public judgment, and of abrupt
ly stopping Mr.. Weiss beneticent labors,
with the executive. His passion for cipher
ing and putting facts and figures together,
to see what they prove, may be very awk-
ward for Mr.. Boutwell, and his policy, once
in while; but the Secretary had a great
deal better put up with them and with him,
than to take the loss of public respect which
must come from throwing him out of Office,
against the wishes, not only of Congress,
but of the country.-Spr. Rep.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10
GuHfOTd.

Oscar Jaqueth, an orphan boy of four
teen years of age, informed his guardian on
Wednesday, 1st inst, that while on the high
way in company with well known suspi-
cious character, he had his pocket relieved
of a wallet containing small sum Of mon
cy. His guardian Immediately pursued,
overlook and accused the villain, who of
course denied the deed; but being unable
to search the rascal, failed to recover the
money. He is not yet arrested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

Tho following is the list of letters re-
naming at the post-oiiice, in this village,
on Thursday, June 10, 1870:
Gents-H. NJ. Andrews, Il. @. Bond--2,
John Baker, SAM Boutell, II. G. Copeland,
Master John j. Chester, Henry p. Forester,
Mason Farwoll, II. Fitzgerald, Edward Gra-
dy, j. NJ. Hardy, Andrew j. Kee1e Geo.
Lane, Iysandcr w. Lord, r.. p. Miller, Leo
Miller, VIM. Mansfield, T.. o. Plympton,
IL. Il. Rice, n. \. Reynolds, $. NJ. Sanders,
A. T.. Taylor, Dennis Il. Taskar, George
Woodbridge, J. w. Walkup.
Lndics-Ncllio NJ. Aldrich, Mrs Fannie
Briggs, J.. J. Brooks, Mrs Warren Cutting,
Mrs Edward Flzhcnry, Il. j. Graves,
Mrs NJ. S. Goodell, Ada Iall-2, Louise II.
Jud>ou, Lucy Read, Emigene Thyng:
Hold for rostago-Mrs Edwin II. Paris,
fontnnnllc, Adair Co, Iowa.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10
THE GOv.BRVOHsHIP.

The first thing to be decided at the State
convention called at Burlington, after an
organization is effected, is, which side of
the Green Mountain range shall furnish
the candidate for governor. That import
ant matter settled, the rest will be easy. If
the east side is TO have the honor Mr. Con-
we're of Woodstock will probably be the
candidate; if the west side, then John w.
Stewart will be the man. If the west side
of the State must have the honor and it is
so decided, we on this side shall support
Mr.. Stewart with hearty good will. But
does not the long established custom re-
quire that the east side should have the
governor for two years? Wherca" by the
death of Gov. Washburn it has had the
honor only part of year. If we must
have such puerile custom rs having
the governor two years on one side and
then two years on the other side why not
stick to it, our own idea woul d be to Sc
lect the best man that the State can furn-
ish for the Office without any regard to To-
cality.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-06-10

The Rev. Samuel Everett, of Rowe,
Mass, was ordained pastor of the Baptist
church on Wednesday, June /. The church,
cs invited to take part in the ecclesiastical
council, and represented by aston and del
ogatc, were Wilmington, Dover, Gulford,
Halifax Centre, and Charlemont and Rowe,
Mass. The council met at 10 clock \. NJ,
and organized by choosing Rev. Mr.. Par
melee of Guilford, Moderator. and Rev. T.
p. Briggs of Charomont, Mass, Clerk.
The examination Of the candidate proving
satisfactory to the council. it was decided to
proceed to the services of ordination the
order Of exercises being as (ollows:-Sing-
ing by the choir, reading Of the Scriptures
by Rev. Mr.. Chaplin Of Sadawga, prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Intel of Shutesbury, Mass,
singing, sermon by Rev. Mr.. Gooduow of
Wilmington, ordaining prayer by Rev. o.
Smith Of Wilmington, charge to pastor by
Rev. Mr.. Parmeoe of Guilford, right hand
Of fellowship by Rev. Samuel Fish of Hal
iiaN Centre, voluntary by the choir, charge
to the church by Rev. r. p. Briggs of Char
lemont, Mass, address to the people by Rev.
Samuel Fish, singing, benediction by the
pastor.
Henry $. Goodnow has been appointed
postmaster at Nottingham, in place of r.
Stafford, resigned.