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by their owners. On Monday, Aug. 18th,
company of five from the place known
as "Bucketville' followed the example of
their townsmen, and being reinforced by a
man with bis mower from the west part o f
the town, gave the haying another good
lift, and on Wednesday, Aug. 18th, com
pany of fourteen from West Wardsboro
and vicinity presented themselves in the
field ready for action, and before night the
grass was all cut and in the barn. Mr.. p.
and his family tender thanks through the
columns of the PHOENIX, to all who shared
in the work, also to others who were pre-
vented by sickness or other good reasons.
May tho Rewarder of all give them good
measure, shaken down, and pressed to.
gether." A FRIEND.
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FaUefferiIfe.

We were all glad to see the genial face
of our pastor, Rev. j. NJ. II. Dow, in the
desk of the Congregational church last Sab
bath morning, and to learn that his family
are so improved in health that he is able to
be with and instruct his people again.
On Sunday, August 10, Mr.. Swain Of
Cambridge, Mass, preached very accepta-
bly, 10 the congregation. Mr.. and Mrs. +.
o. Burditt left on Monday for Erie, Pa, TO
visit their sons and n brother, Mr. Riley
Burditt. We wish them Il pleasant journey
and safe return. NJ.
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1t is said that "a friend in need is a
friend indeed" and several people of this
town have proven its truth by assisting
Mr.. Curtis II. Pierce, who, because of i'll
health during the spring and summer,
could not proceed with his work as usual.
OF late, his burden has been lightened by
the kindness of neighbors and friends. On
Thursday, July 3lst, eight residents of
District No. 4, whore Mr.. p. lives, made a
haying-bee for his benefit. Two moving
machines were taken to the field and used
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FERE.uE.y"S .NUSTRR 1T BB.1-
.VE.1Gs TOW.
WESTERN OF WEST BRATTLEBoRo WIN
TIE FIRST PRIZE.

WESTERN OF WEST BRATTLEBoRo WINS
THE FIRST PRIZE.
The anniversary of the battle of Ben
nngton was duly celebrated on Saturday,
the 10th inst, the principal event consisting
of firemen's muster. Six companies
were present and contested for the honors
of the occasion, three prizes being offered
of $500, 5000 and 800. There were present,
Western of West Brattleboro, go men !;
Ocean, Chatham, n. Y, go men; j. j..
Grays, Cambridge, N. Y, 60 men, Rough
and Ready, Greenwich, N. Y, so men /;
Edmonds, Hudson N. Y, 60 men; Nick
wackett, Rutland, 60 men. The judges
were Walter C. Landon, Rutland; J. V.
Carney, Bennington; C. 7. Hawley, Cam
bridge. The trials proceeded without inter-
ruption, accident or notable incident with
the following result:
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H'esfsf fusfer.
THE FRENCH uoUauroN MoNU

THE FRENCH -HoUaIIToN MONUMENT.
Tho contract for the monument to be
erected by the State of Vermont TO the
memory of William French and Daniel
Houghton, who were killed. at the West
minister massacre, has been awarded to p.
Il. Laird of st. Johnsbury. The monu-
ment is to be of Blue Mountain Granite.
It's face is 4 feet 2 inches square and its
height from face TO shaft ca feet, surm CUNT
cd by an octagon shaft 10 feet in hei ght
whole height from foundations, 16l feet.
The following inscriptions are to he cut in
raised letters. On the front or cast side of
the die:
civilian French, shot in the Court
House at Westminster March 18th, 1775.'
Just beneath on the plinth:
Erected by the State of Vermont in 1873"
On the base in large capital letters the
word
"FRENCH."
On the north side of the die:
"Daniel Houghton, shot in the Court
House at Westminster March 18th 1775."
On the base, IN large capitals:
"HOUGHTON."
Ou tue SOutn Sue Oh the ule, Ill sunk let
ters, the following fac-simile of the inscrip-
ton from the original stone:
an Memory Of WILLIAM FRENCH
Son to Mr., Nathaniel French. Who
Was sho: at Westminster March ye 18th,
| 1875. by the hand Of Cruel Ministerial tools.
| of Georg ye Sd, in the Courthouse at q II q clock
at Night in the 22d, year of his Age.
| HERE WILLIAM FRENCH his Body lies.
For Murder his Blood for Vengeance cries.
King Georg the third his Tory crew
tina with q bawl his head shot threw.
For Liberty and his Countrys Good.
he Lost his Life his Dearest blood"
On the west side the location of the Court
House from the monument will be given,
being "North S1i degrees east, II rods
The Selectmen, acting as agents for Gov
Converse, after a thorough examination OF
the varieties of American and Scotch gran
lite, selected the "Bluo Mountain Granite
as being the most durable and freest from
foreign substances.
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Wilson, the inventor of the Wheeler &
Wilson sewing machine, is now Interested
greatly in piece of mechanism, which, af-
ter thirteen years of hard labor, he has al
most brought TO perfection. 1t is knit
ting machine, so arranged as TO knit a
double heel and toe at one operation. The
machine will knit four socks minute, and
Is worked by steam or water power.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

MANY SUFFER rather than take nAuseous medicines.
All who suffer from coughs colds, irritation Of the
bronchial tubes or tendency to consumption, will md
in Or. Wi'tdr's Baisam Of VIA Cherry q remedy as
agreeable 10 the palate eectual In removing dis
The Balsam is pleasant remedy; Il ia a safe
remedy it is powerful remedy; it is speedy RENEE
dy; 1t is q remedy that cures.
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Re0le70 Of The Markets.

NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Flour lrmer; State SIS C0ts
ass 40; Southern SO 4OaslO rs. Wheat firmer; No.
2 Milwaukee spring 81 SO; No do 81 46@s1 60 Corn
higher: steamer mixed Western $50 CO., sail do Goa
Gle. Oats active; white Western 1891 1-2c;
Western mixed AZ 1-2@43 lac. Beef quiet Pork
tiorces steam s-4c; kettle &c. Butter is steady:
Ohio 16625c; State 25Ca31c.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10 Flour quiet. Wheat tiled:
No. spring nominally / "a No. do, cash or Au-
gust, 81 201 Ia Corn steady at 8S Ia for regular,
cash; 80 Lac for high mixed; No. mixed, August
and September, SO 5-Sc Oats dull and easy No. at
26 "a cash. Rye In good demand sales at &c; e.
jected nominsly held at s0c; August &C., Barley dull
for cash at 90c(as1.
New York stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK. Aug 10. Money advanced to 6 per
cent. Gold steady at lis 3-8, lis SO. Governments
dull and firm.
The fnllnpinn ara the clnainn nnntatinns.
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Heffoes F0ffs.

PARTIES from Canada are negotiating
for site and water-power at Bellows
Falls for an establishment for the manu-
iacturo of alpacas, which will require $500,
600 capital and employ 500 hands. A sub
scriplion TO the stock of $4,000 from the
citizens is all that is needed to secure its
establishment there.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

TAXI CARE OF your stomach, and your head will take
care OF itself. GREEsE's oxroEsArED BITrERs is the
old standard remedy for disorders OF the stomach
Contains no alcohol Purely medicinal John F. Hem
ny, proprietor, 4 . College Place. New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

RAILROAD DISASTER IN ILLINoIs.-A
remarkable railroad accident occurred on
the Chicago and Alton railroad about 22
miles south of Chicago, Saturday night
The most striking feature of II was that the
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The Westerns were then declared winners
of the first prize, $500.
The second prize was won by Rough and
Ready, and the third by Ocean. The re-
suit was a surprise TO those unacquainted
with the Brattleboro engine. Pool-selling
waslvely-thefa vorite engines being Nick
wackett, ]. J. Gray, and the Western.
Much money waslost on Nickwackett and,
the Rutland boys felt considerably disap-
pointment, but bore ii well. Accompanied
by the Sherman band of Winooski, they
marched to where the Western boys were
stationed and serenaded them, after which
the company gave three cheers for the vic
tors-a spirit which all were glad 10 see,
and which the Westerns appreciated, the
foreman of the company giving thanks.
The Westerns sent their engine tower the
mountain" to Bennington by team, on
Thursday, and followed on Friday morn
ing, stopping at Woodford "Cily" that
night. Returning, they arrived home on
Sunday, having had a very pleasant and
satisfact DRY trip. A correspondent of the
Rutland Herald who was present, says the
Brattleboro boys were gentlemen, and wore
their honors with becoming modesty.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

vEoErISE will cure the worst of scrcfula for
which no medicine has attained such great repua-
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22

Rev. B. V. Stevenson of Shelburn Falls
will preach in the Union church next Sun
day at the usual hours.
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THE COMING TRoT-LIsT OF ENTRIES.

The prospect for the races which are to
come off at the Windham County Park on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, is
highly favorable, and no doubt a large num-
Der of people will gather here from sur
rounding towns to witness the sport. The
list of entries is as follows
First day.-For horses that have never
beaten 2:45-purse $500 II. G. Smith, b G
Hiram; w. o. Hopkins, W m Ida; Ii. S.
Town, blk Black knight.
For horses that have never beaten BOO
5000: II. S. Town, 6 Dagger j. G.. Free
man, Sandbank Albert Lawrence, g
Irishman; Jarvis Joslyn, b g John; f. p.
Reed, b Milo S. w Jones, m Rice Bird;
C. F. Brooks, b g Billy; Lear Il Latimer,
blk & Sleepy Dick; VIM. Robertson, b 6
Thunderbolt, Jr G. d. Trow, blk z Nc
Mahon; NJ. V. Cheever, b G Honest Fred,
formerly Red CLOUDY
Second day.-Free to all.-Purse $llOO /:
S. f. Twtchell, b III Belle Brandon; g. N.
Rowland, CHI st Prince Allen; Daniel Jen-
kins, & st Joe Brown.
For horses that have never beaten 2:3S-
purse 500: j. G. Davis, b m Nellie; +. NJ
Wetherbee, br m Jean Ingelow; II. S.
Town, blk Black Knight; II. G. Smith,
ch III Lady William.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-08-22
OUR DEPOT.

Beautiful for situation? No; but this
we cannot help. Comfortable, convenient,
attractive? No, no; none of these; but
quite the opposite. A short time since two
strangers who had started for this village to
spend a few days, on alighting at our depot
were so Disguised with the first appearance
that they were on the point of taking their
departure at once, without going farther !;
but some slight circumstance changed their
minds and they were induced to go to the
Brooks House, where soon their disgust
for Brattleboro was of course dispelled I;
but how much we are constantly suffering
and losing as village on account of this
same miserable depot, il would be hard to
compute, to say nothing of the intolerable
nuisance in connection with the freight
trains, which many times in day are al
lowed to stand or are running and switch
ing across the highway, causing much an
noyance and delay TO business, and tres
passing upon the lawful rights of the trav-
cling community. II 1t were not for SEEM
ing generous toward the VT. Central Rail
| road, who has never evinced even decent
business liberality for Brattleboro, would
propose that our citizens make contribu-
ton for the purpose of building better
passenger depot and charging our depot
grounds both of which could be accom-
plished with ease and at not very great ex-
pense, were the railroad companies so dis
posed. But we have long since given up
| all hope of this, and as business man DO
not hesitate to say that those Interested in
| the commercial prosperity OF Brattleboro
could afford to contribute a sum sufficient
| TO build new track to South Vernon, to
be controlled by another company, and re-
ceive in the saving of freight and passage
money enough to pay fair interest on the
outlay. Let us as community arouse
ourselves and do or demand something 10
| be done for MS in this matter. II.
, 1873-01-18
COMMITTEE BUSINESS.

Ncm0nstrnncc ARniuat Paving Ncwbcrry Av-
cnue--TiiO milwaukee T. st. Paul Knllrouil
UrllnnMGp.
Tho Committee on Streets and Alleys of tho
West Diviaion met yesterday afternoon for the
purpoao OF considering tho various business re-
ferrod to them. Aids. Bailey, Moore, Powell,
Heath, and Quirk wore present.
The Committee considered tho rcmonatranco
OF the property y-holders against paving Newber-
ry avenue. It was hold over for furthor action.
Tho property-owncrs were noislly preaent, mud
raised deafoning din.
1'he Milwaukee, d ST, Paul Railroad ordinance
was talon up. A petition waa filed, asking cor
tain franchises from tho city, mud referred by
tho old Council until TINT body dissolved. 1t
was referred by tho prenont Council to an ap-
pyopriate Committee, but had not been acted
upon. Without further action on the part OF the
city, tho Company commenced laying TRICKS on
intersection Of Crawford and Fullerton ayenuea.
The attorney OF tho road, Mr. Walker, stated to
tho Committee, yesterday, that tho Company
bud purchased tito right Of way, and Ind not
boon interferod with by romonBtraueo from
property-owners. All they aa!od was O riglstto
cross certain etrects, The laying Of the
tracks In that noighborhood had already raiEod
citizens appreciated this fact. Tho wlolo matter
was roforrod to tho Corporation Counsel to draft
an ordinance covering thonocpasary legal points.
There is to DO anothor meeting Of The Commit
too OH Tuesday afternoon, for tho further con-
eiderat!on OF the mnttor.
III tho NoWb0rry avenue u1Atthr, II was detor-
mined to recommend that tho romonBtrance be
placed on flo, IA the work Of paylng would not
DO commenced for two YaarH yet, under any cir
ounatancos. Adjourned,
, 1873-01-18
"BuNKO" TRIUMPHANT.
Can Superintendent Wushburn Find no Tine
to Attend to Its

Can Superintendent SYushburn lind no Time
to Attend to Its
It Is surprising TINT man who could Bupproas
gambling at faro na completely ns Superin-
tendent Waahburn has dono should continue to
allow the " Bunko robbers to got tho bcat OF
him. Faro ia bud enough, but Dunko " is In
finite1y worse, as 1t ia. almost identical with
grand larceny or highway robbery, and yet it
thrivoa in Chicago aluopt without n.oloatation;
at lcast, it ia only interferad with when some
victim " "equoas" Tho "Bunkn" "arrara and
ropcrs flourish undisturbod aud mover como to
grief unless thoy arc complained Of by aomo suf-
ferer. Henry Lawrence, L woll-known operator
on tho unsuspecting, was Brought before Justice
Banyon, yesterday, on tho charge Of having
swindlel Mr.. Z. W. Bright, Of Davenport, Iowa.
While at Andorson'a Hotol, 1lr. Bright WAS
approached in tho usual way by follow calling
himself LOWS, WHO contriycl to make his
acquaintance, and then to lead him into the
street, whore tho Iowau represented" to tho
amount of S15 before lo came to O realizing
sonse OF tho beauties of tho Rchemo. Then ho
procured warrant for tho arrest OF Lnwrenee,
whoae caso was put ovor at tho request Of his
counsel, With astonishing choolI, lawrence
procured Il warrant for the arrost OF Bright, OIL
tho charge Of assault with intont to commit rob-
berry, because ho had attempted to snatch his
money from tho robbers after he had loat.t, and,
in doing go, toro some Of tho bills.
Now, let Superintendent Wnshbnrn concen-
trato his euorgiea for time upon " "Bunlo." II
is disgrace TINT the game should be permitted
to bo carried on in n city like Chicago. Let llim
dotail some Of Ills idle detectives to tho work,
and il they fail, prefer charges Of Incompetence
a3alnat them, and get otllera who can aud will
find out and break up the "Bunko" dcns. But,
| above all, lot Mr.. Washburn movo in tho mattor
at once, and ahow lis goodwill If nothing
more.
, 1873-01-18
TIE D0STWiCK ClAfH.

10 The Editor qf Thc Chicago Tribune:
9In: As my namo has been conspicuouslg
brought before tho citizens Of Chicago 10 num-
ber OF its daily journals and Btigmatsoa rs
swindlor, md a party to frauds sought to bo per-
pctrated on tho heirs OF one John DoBtwcls in o
land transaction dating back to period of severn
tcen years, I take this opportunity to dony all
and every part Of Bach charges 80 fur as my
namc has boon called In question, and pronounce
them baeoly false and wholly assumed, without
shadow Of truth or foundation, and tho par
tics, whoever thoy arc, lawyers or heirs Of John
Bostwick, knew or could havo known TINT thoir
statements woro false. Now, for the benoat Of
parties who arc Interested with mo In the lands
asserted to have beon diahonestly obtained by
mo, will give brief Btatomcnt Of tho facts.
acres In Section Q was mado by Mr.. George n.
drny, tho 9th day Of October, 1a55-tho1l cIti-
zeu OF Cl,icngo, and woll known as the Agent of
tho Michigan Southern Road. I was passing
through Chicago, and he said to mo u had
any mouey to invost he thought hecould make
purchase for mo that would aonle time pny we'll.
I left with him 81 ,918, aud aomo days tloroaftor
ho sont mo land contract Hgned by ono Ralston
B. Palmer, selling me an undivided fifth of so
aoros III Boction 3, subject to ak annual pny.-
received n letter addressed to mo In Buffalo, N.
Y, my place OF residence, by David Hess, Haying
Palmer had dafaultcd in his payments, and ho
only considered him tenant at will and his oon-
tract at IN end, and oil previous payments, with
improvements, forfeited, &c.
This communication waa addressed to mo early
In October, 1863, when camo to Chicago, md
for tho first timo in my lilo met ltalston B.
Palmer and David Hogs, when I arranged to
hnyo my undivided fifth aet apart and decided
to mo direct from David Iess. Tho county re-
cords wore then carefully searched, AZ thoy llal
boon before, and tho ttlo to thla property found
cloarly IN David Hess and wife. + neyor saw
Palmer or Hess before October, 1859, aud have
noyor seen thoul since, / noyer heard
Of John DoHtwicls, and lnew no suol.
person until aaw his Eanlo In tho Chicago daily
| Journals within the past threo woeks. My resi-
dcuco, when I purchased tho property, was III
Cleveland, Ohio. now reBido FL NutYalo, N. y,
whore hayo boon actively engaged in businoaH
for fourteen years. II my tito to this lanl 10
not valid, there la no uAo OF county rocorda, and
tho whole syatom Of recording deods Of oontraotB
| Ia useless exponse, aud d fraud on The ungus.
poeting purchaser Of land In Cook County. !
| hayo no partla!ity for newspaper notoriasy, and
/ my apology iu this instance ls to yindloato my
! Integrity against Auoh base alld malicious at
| taoka, and satisfy partiea holding deeda from
tne, and having an ,ntorest In the ilnal roautH Of
tic complaint made by Bostwick's heira: Youra
| respectfully. y, /. BMlTu.
04upBrp Iouss Jan. II, 1879.
, 1873-01-18

occasion given for Bta!uor; aud as tle city Of
Pittsburgh? lB now built upon TINT 1and, wo may
confidently cay TINT this has turned out to be the
hoavlcst prlco ovor paid tor = violin. And what
raint-a few nillllngs wonld buy all tho nhtcrl-
ala, tho simplest mechanical knowledge ID eunl-
ole,,t to out up and put. togothcr tho common
fiddle, which a now sold for ten or 1ftoon H'iilt-
sIFeblo 1 Than tlo HMoaaio," or "Pncollo," though
not unlike thom. Thon whnt do wo pay for
We pny for what no money can produce againi
We pay for conditions tllnt hayo passed
korftlnn,,, aud subtle aoul Infused into olc-
ucnts which COON boggarly. but hayo become
pricoloss; wo pny for tho concentrated oxrerl-
enco Of not ONO llfo, but many, put into curve
or atlnting-for few thin platea Of wood n1od = ID
GRO It liod n,ndo those clips Of wood almost
living organfHn--fn some respects moro than
living organism, bocauao immortal. There iH no
reason why tho violin should over woar out IL
grows old with its perpetual youth. RI; T. aingae
somotimes robg 1t Of littlo vnrniBh, LAS no
powor over its anointad faDrlo-it mood mover DO
battered. Tho Joan Carllno viola In $40 yenra
old, and still almost without scratch. IN, Tls
like yarnist, has wol1 nigh turnol to stono, but
without 1osing single quality of awootness or
resonance. Tho violin IL tho only fossil that
still lives, and liyea with fulnoss Of life and
frenhncbB that oontfaBts nlyBtcrlously enough
with tho failing, aickly, and withering gencrs-
tionB Of man, Even should mishnps brulso 81
broalz Its beauty It can DO endlossly rostorod-is
is mover fit for death; 1t survives Thousand ca-
lamities; my, evon whom cut mp, asamernboroa
its several parts scattered through dozon work.
shops and through 500 hundred yeare, it lives on
wifi kind OF motampsychosis In now forms,
and still oings strangely to its individuality, g
that mon tais1ng up patchwork violin, say Il il
Ano, tho front 10 poor. tho head is tame but
! then, SEQ, here Is a Stradsvasius back. Thus
in It's immortal fabric, the violin roigna tht
prince of all Instruments, and in tho hands 0!
| d paganini Or n Joachim, tho Joy and wonder Of
tho civilized world.-From "Old Toltns," b,
II. II. Uaseeis, in ihs Contemporary Rcrie.c.
, 1873-01-18

taken up to-day ION notice) before Judge RoB~
ers: 182-aampaon v. Miller. 299-pattoreon
v. Boil 61D-Zalnon Y. Norton. 95G-Stein v.
Klappornuoh. 0G0-Drown Y. Bnoll.
A full md interesting report Of tho proceed
inga In tho Tucker suit agnlnst memhorB Of tho
Rolof Society will be found In anotllor column.
Tloro wero nevoral divorce petitions yeBtor-
day, Tho IInclot cAuo, monttonod in The record
or now suits, contained dosais unit for publica-
ton.
Judge Rogers will, on Monday, cali 40 to 30,
inclusive; Judge portor D3, aud 109 to 100, In.
elusive and Judge Tree WILL continue tho hoar-
Ing Of tho Tuckor-Aycry case.
John II. neoae Coroner Of VIII County, yoa-
tortlay commenced mn assumpMt suit, debt
a1,5OQ. ngatnst John M, Charles g., and Frank
French, Albert A. Nichols, nnd Lowis L. Co.
burn.
A verdict WAS yostorlay returned, In tho rail.
road oontrnot suit, Brown v. sneh, for
a13, ,745.G6.
A motion was yontorday made, before Judge
Gary, for ro.hearing ii Flaglor V. Wadhams
otai.