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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

The effect OF the intense cold weather on
the shipping and railroads has been OF a
very serious nature. Communication be-
tween New York and Brooklyn by ferry
boat has been almost entirely suspended,
and no trips are attempted ailer dark. In
Boston on Sunday and Sunday night the
cold was severe and the Charles river was
frozen over between Cambridge and j IS
ton. In Concord, NH. the mercury fell
to 400 below zorro on Saturday and con. eal-
ed. In franklin, III, the water in the
fumo of Sawyer's grist mill froze into a
solid block on Saturday and Sunday. The
nume is by S feet and so feet long. The
ice on the Merrimack at that place is II.
thick.
Navigation on Long Island sound is out
Of the question. The ice in some places 10
piled in winrows 20 feet high. Some OF the
sound steamers are held fast in the ice and
two men have drifled out to sea in an at
tempt to save their sloop. OF the Cape
Cod coast an unheard-of state of things ex-
lists. The ice extends out to sea distance
of 30 miles, and in some places it is piled IL
feet thick. Worse than all feet of Is fish
Ing vessels are caught fast in the ice, " here
they remain amid all the terrors of an arc
tie winter and in imminent danger of de-
struction when the ice breaks up.
Boston harbor has remained open, but at
| Gloucester the barbor presents an eXpanse
of smooth and shining ice with skaters and
| ice boats gliding over its surface, and men
moving to and fro between the vessels froz-
en- fast in. Reports from Prince Edwards
Island state that the whole island is now
| an immense snow bank and almost all
| kinds of work are al a stand still. Even as
| far south as Baltimore the ice has block ed
the harbor, but the greatest inconve n fence
has undoubtedly been experienced In New
| York harbOr and Long Island sound. As
an instance of the condition of things at
| New York 1t is stated that the incoming
steamer City of Antwerp of the Inman line
anchored of quarantine Saturday evening.
and Sunday morning found herself jammed
in huge foe. She weighed anchor and
under a full head Of steam the power ll
vessel attempted to force her way up the
| harbor, but her efforts were of no avail, and
she drilled helplessly several miles below
| the Narrows before extrication became pos
sible. When she al last arrived at her pier
she was enclsed in ice from stem to stern
Railroad travel throughout New England,
and in New York state, has been seriously
impeded, and in some cases entirely sus-
pended, by the cold and ice which follow ed
The rain of last week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

The DAWN NALCoUR COMMUNITY. Tie
free-love experiment on the island in Lake
Champlain seems likely to prove failure.
The members of the community" have
published a card declaring Orrin Shpman,
of whom they purchased the real estate "a
stupendous fraud" and The following par
ticulars are giyon:-
Mr. Shipman represented to the mem
bers and 10 the world, that he was the own
err of property worth fabulous prices that
he, would give to community provid-
ing the community would pay him $751;
900; his debts were to be paid and to be de-
Quoted from this amount, and the balance
paid TO him in annual instruments. Mr..
Shipman usually called his property worth
$4,000, but sanctioned the use OF his name
to circular that its value to community
was 100000, and therefore gave what Is
called gratuity TO the community of $751;
600. On full investigation of the proper
ty, by information from the former own
ers and neighbors Immediately adjoining
it, the home farm which he calls "Cham-
plain Valley nurseries, is estimated as
worth not over $1,000. For the Valcour
Island property Shipman paid 81 600 (pay-
ing profit to the former owner Of 81, 700. J
The whole property has decreased in value
to considerable amount, and Mr.. Ship
man has already offered to give up the
property to the mortgages with wbatlittle
he has paid upon it, if this spring does not
find him flush with community money.
This shows that Mr.. Shipman knows the
real value OF his property and that the
fraudulent representations will fail.
Mr.. Shipman, in reply TO the above,
publishes a card denying the charge aud
asserting that ii was made by j. r. Lippit,
alias j. r. Smith, who, he says, is viii
lain and broken-down merchant who has
fed from his creditors TO be wintered by
the community. Mr.. Shipman asserts that
the appraisal of the property was made by
tho examining committee Of the commun-
ity, from whom he has the estimates in
black and white, and that he has yet nc
valuation. He still keeps open the offer to
give the community $1,000 for every SlO,-
900 they invest and the whole property
when they have invested 100000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

THE EMMA NINE SUIT.-The suit of he
Emma Mine Company against Trenor W..
Park, II. II. Baxter and VIM. NJ. Stewart,
claims that by several fraudulent, deceit
full and wicked devices the plaintiff was
induced to purchase and did purchase the
premises of the mine at the price Of l, 0OO,-
900 pounds sterling, or about $4,000, 900 in
money of the United States, and falsely
represented to the plaintiff and did cause
the plaintif' TO believe that the premises
were worth the sum Aforesaid. Whereas
in truth and in fact tho said premises so
purchased were not worth more than a
million dollars. The Company Tor its Eng
fish stockholdcrs) desire damages of the
defendant TO the amount of $4,000, 900, and
summons have been served on them from
the Supreme Conrt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

THAT VERMONT volcano DIR. Cut
ting, the State geologist, has visited the
much talked-of volcano of North Fayston,
and this is what it proves to be; 1.-THE
conical hill is on the north side of Bald
Mountain, its north slope being perhaps
800 feet, and its south slope half that dis
lance. This hill is a mass of detached rock :,
with crevices, and overgrown with trees.
These crevces are very deep. One ofthem,
some six inches wide, is mostly covered
by soil, and growth Of trees, bushes, and
the like. Some places are not so covered,
and these are the volcanic holes-slmply
bits of the ere ice not covered. The air in
the crevces or caves is of course moist, and
Is cold in summer and warm in winter
when considered In relation to the outside
atmosphere. When this damp air comes
out OF the crevice or cave in winter, the
moisture with which 1t is charged is con-
densed in vapor, and that is all there Is to
the volcano The temperature within the
cave or crevice is 400 above zero"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

Editors Of IhGnt1: notice In your Is
sue of the 18th inst, In an item from this
place, that the hotel keeper has agreed to
leave town by the FIRST of April next. Now
that was mere talk on his part. and moth
ing that the temperance people cared much
about one way or the other; but he did
agree in writing, not TO sell any more in
toxicating liquor in this town. and If he
lives up TO that agreement, he is welcome
TO stay, and III he does not, he will leave
town whether he agrees TO or not, Us he
has already been fined for the second Of
fence. On this question we mean bust
ness
We have had lyceums once a week,
nearly all winter, started through the eff
forts Of c. II. Davenport, teacher Of the
large school in this village. Some Of the
first men in town have taken part in the
debates, and altogether they have been a
success.
Several men Of in1ueLce have recent
Is jJined the Grange here, which causes
tue members of the order TO "head up
considerably, and the heads Of the mer-
chants to droop in proportion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19
Attention, Granger.

Down in Windham county they are hav-
ing a bit of newspaper controversy, such
as all Vermont newspaper readers are by
this time familiar with, concerning the
grange and grangers, the last contribution
to which, letter from ]. McBreen of Sax
ions River TO the Bellows Falls Times,
contains the following statement:
~ met drummer recently who said
that Mr.. b. had offered 10 give an import
ing house in Boston the trade of the YER
mout state grange, provided they would
make out their bills allowing him a COM
mission of 10 per cent, and further that on
the invoice of flour bought by the Wood
stock grange, that he received a commits
sion of p per cent. l merely mention
these rumors from the fact that if true il
brings Mr.. Boyden down to the level of n
common travelling tramp
The "Mr. B." referred TO is of course Nj IL.
d. L. Boyden of Waisfeld, the deputy of
the Slate grange who goes about lecturing
and organizing oranges, and gets so many
newspaper items of one sort and another.
Now, it will be borne in mind that the
charge above is not made positively, and
is not proved. 1t may, and may not, be
true. But grangers will find the statement
mighty profitable reading. We have be-
fore referred to The Commission bust
ness as being likely to prove the greatest
danger to which the buying operations OF
the oranges are exposed, and time can
ha rdly fail 10 prove ii so. Changers are
mortal, they will continually be offered a
co mmission by dealers, and they will
sometimes take it and put ii in their peck.
cts and rarely be found out. This "broth.
erly love" and dwelling in unity talk i,
all very well if people like ii, but it's al
bosh in point of fact, Farmers have rights
and weaknesses in common with Other
mortals, and joining oranges, while it may
and doubtless will, do them good in many
ways, will not altogether transform then
into angels in moment Changers will
occasionally lie and steal and get hanged
very much as the worlds people will, ant
the grange agents will occasionally devel
OPP sin and run away with some money
they don't own, and will much oflener stay
at home and get "forehanded" in a man
ner quite surprising Woodstock Pos.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19
4 nn Of Po.tare.s,amn nI.,or,

Now that stamp gathering is such a wide
spread recreation, il will be of interest To
many TO learn that the second postage
stamp issued in the United States was en-
graved by Thomas Chubbuck of this city
at Brattleboro, over twenty-seven wears
ago. Mr.. Chubbuck was in Brattleboro
from lS45 10 lsIS, while his invalid wife
was undergoing treatment at a water-cure
there, and had an Office directly over the
post-Oiiice, by which he became intimate
with +. n. Palmer, the postmaster. At
that time it cost five cents to send letter,
aud prepayment was optional. Postmas-
tiers salaries, moreover, were graded, as
they are now to some extent, by the
amount taken in al the office, and the
postmaster at New York, thinking that
people would be more apt to prepay their
postage II they could do 50 by means Of
stamps, had some struck of at his own
expense. One of these reached the Brat
tlebOro post office. aud the plan commend
ed itself to Mr.. Palmer's Judgment, who
determined TO increase the revenues Of his
Office, If possible, by the same means. Ac-
cOrdingly he employed Mr.. Chubbuck TO
prepare copper plate for him, containing
eight stamps. and had 500 printed. They
were printed in black ink upon buH paper,
and were of about the same dimensions as
those now in use. The design was very
simple, consisting of an octagonal centre
differing from the border in the direction
OF the tinting lines. The centre contained
the initials of the postmaster, az. n. p, ~
in fac simie of his handwriting, above il
was " BrattlebOro," below, " Five Cents"
and on the sides. up. o." Before the issue
OF 800 stamps was used up, the government
began 10 issue postage stamps, and tbs de-
struciiun was ordered, both of the stamps
on hanl and the dies. Hence has happened
the extreme rarity of the stamps, WIFI n
has led some to doubt their existence. Mr..
Chubbuck had single sheet OF the stamps
in his book of samples of his work for a
number of years, but finally sold them,
about Two years ago, to New Haven gen.
tlcman, who gave him a dollar apiece Tor
them, leaving the engraver chuckling over
his bargain. Meeting the gentleman, some
time after, Mr.. Chubpuck learned that he
had sold the stamps for el0 apiece, "but
the man ] sold them to, said he, got $50
apiece for them" This gentleman wrote
| liShed, without Mr.. Chubbuck's knUwl-
| edge, IN an English postal magazine, with
n wood cut of the stamps. In consequence
of this publication, Mr.. Chubbnck has re-
ceived numerous letters inquiring about
the stamps, and offering generous prices
| for copies of them, one man being willing
to give 500 for the original plate, IL obtain
able. The plate, however, has been de-
stroyed and the stamps are never met with
| except in the album of some philatilist who
| has been fortunate enough 10 secure a copy
of the rare curiosity. -SpriRqfeid RepHJii-
| can.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

Gen. w. W. Grout sustains, in letter 10
the Montpelier Waterman, the act Of the
special session, admitting girls TO the Re-
| form School, and declares that "overy pfac-
teal man knows the department for girls,
though upon the same acre of land, can be
as Theoretically sealed from the department
for boys as from the rest Of the world and
il should not be forgotten that the rest of
the world is full of boys"
To this the Watchman replies portiuently
and forcibly, as follows;
The argument from facts is probably the
| conclusive one. When the Reform School
was established at Waterbury, there was
no thought of making distinction in respect
to the sex of those who should be commit
ted to it. A young girl from this town was
sent there for stealing. She was of the ten
der age of twelve. But stealing was not
the only the crime with which she was fa-
miliar. 1t was soon found that the "de-
partment for girls, while 1t was in the same
acre of land, could not possibly be hermet-
ically sealed from the department for boys"
The one girl was source OF such wide
spread and painful trouble, that ii became
necessary to Danish her from the school.
The attempt TO co-educate The sexes of ten
der age, in this case, was palpable TAIL
ure. The philosophy. of co-education
Nultu Otus bIOul ~ GlOuutullY uCIeuuS
was upset by the first contact with facts. 1t
convinced us, at least, that co-education of
the sexes in a Reform School should be a
"hundred miles apart"
The experience of the managers Of the
Home, at Burlington, is full and satislacto-
ry on this point. The intelligent and cul-
tivated ladies who have that Institution in
charge. aud appeared before the committee
in the October session, were very decided
in their statement of the ineXpediency and
improperly of connecting such school as
is desirable for girls with the boys Reform
School. Their practical acquaintance with
the subject entitled them to he heard with
great consideration. The history of all at
tempts which have been made TO combine
the sexes in a relormatory Institution, is
proof Of the fallacy of the idea which our
correspondent so warmly urges. Wherever
it has been attempted it has failed, so far as
| our knowledge goes.
Experience, we believe, has shown in
Rhode Island aud in other States, that boys
and girls of the kind that find their way to
Reform Schools can be kept in the same in
stitution only under restraints, much So
verer than those to which either sex need
be subjected in separate institutions. Either
the girls department or the boys must be
made an absolute prison, If the two are TO
| be united or adjacent. And this is TO large
| ly increase the expense and impair the uso-
| fulness of the school, for one sex or the
other, if not for both. We trust that very
few girls will he sent TO Nergennes, till the
next Legislature has a chance TO correct
the mistake made by the last. We trust
that there will be a Reform School for girls
and that it will be at least as far from the
]
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

In this town we have had three sue
cesslul terms OF school this winter. The
school in district No. 2 was taught by Jas.
johnson of w. Wardsboro In No. o by
Mrs. Emeline Grout of this town, and In
No. by Miss Clara l.. Hammond of w.
Wardsboro, graduate Of the normal school
at Randolph. Whole number of pupils in
Miss Hammond's school, IS /; average at
tendance in spite of bad weather and roads.
nearly "a. Names OF pupils having no
marks; Lizzie Kuowlton, Eta Temple.
oryille Allen, Elmer Allen, Maurice Lowe,
Willie Stiles, Ralph Parsons, OTIS Parsons,
and Silas Parsons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

\ SINGULAR ExPERIENCE.-we find the
following in the Dover On. H. Enquirer !:
Some eight years ago a lad of thirteen, a
son OF Charles L. Myers, a we'll known cit
izen of Portsmouth, while fishing from one
of the wharves of that city, caught fish
hook in the f1re-finger of the right hand,
near the roots Of the nail, drawing il into
the bend Of the hook. The father saw at
once that the only thing to be done was 10
open the finger on a line with the hook and
take it out, but preferred 10 call in their
family physician to do il. After look ing at
ii for moment. the doctor, by a sudden
twist, wreuched the hook from the finger,
minus the barb and point. The parents
were justly indignant at such rough treat
ment, aud insisted that the hook was not
all removed, while the boy came near
fainting from extreme anguish. The doc
tor, however, insisted that no inconven-
fence would result, and dressed the finger
in some simple and safe manner, and in
due time the wound healed. But the fin
ger and arm troubled him for a long time.
After a year or two the lads health had so
far failed as TO become q subject of serious
alarm 10 his friends, he being subject to
frequent and alarming fainling fits and
other spa ,modio affections or symptoms.
The state of affairs continued for years,
with more intensity until year or two
ago, when the boys health became nearly
or quite restored. In the spring of 1874
the young man, while dressing himself
one morning, tore a pimple from his left
shoulder, and, on examining II, he drew
from The flesh the point of the hook which
seven years before was embedded in fin
ger on the opposite side of his body.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

Last Sunday evening, al eight o'clock,
the spirit Of Mrs. Grace Bruce quietly
passed away for the better land, where the
aged and the we1ry are Mt rest. She was
the widow Of Rev. Mansfield Bruce, an
eminent Baptist minister Of this town, who
died February 5th, 1913. She was married
TO him in 1905 and was the mother Of nine
children, five Of whom are still living
four sons and one daughter, the much es-
teemed wife of the Rev. Origin Smith.
with whom she resided. She died on the
evening of her 9lst birth day. This makes
three devotedly pious people, over 80 years
of age, who have gone to their rest. within
the last four months-Mr. and Mrs. Jabez
Smith and Mrs. Bruce.
"They have borne their burden Of Joy and pain,
They have fought the good hght and won the crown
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

The following is The list OF letters re-
naming al the post Office in this village,
Feb. 49,
Gents-L Bingham, seymore Cox, Al
fred Dow, II Evans, S Fox, NJ Hunt
ing, VIM j. Knight, Sylvester Little, Har-
vey NJ Miller, Sprague Morse, l. b New
ell, Fred Stewart, (2) Sumner Thomas,
Joseph Wells, w p Kerr.
Ladies-Miss Josie II Field, Matte V
Fay, Mrs Maverett Fisher, Miss Emma
Loason, Miss w Neiman, % Miss Lura A
Perry, Miss Ellen Rooney, Miss Nettie
Strong, Miss Ida + Taylor, Mrs Lucy
Wheeler.
Held for Pos'age-Slster + Constance
800 ID avenue, New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19
IHinstlale. ". H.

The children and grandchildren Of
Mr.. and Mis-. John Stearns celebrated
their golden wedding, Feb. 9th, at their
residence. Among the presents made was
fine cane with srlendidy carved gold
head, on which is the following inscrlp-
ton: "John Stearns, Hinsdale, n. II.
Presented by his children on the Goth an
niversary of his wedding" A numerous
progeny greeted him.
In the death of Dea. r. Wallen, the
Baptist church and society have lost a very
much esteemed and valued member. lie
was born in Guilford, VT, but removed to
Hinsdale while a small child, and with the
exception Of few years that were spent in
Brattleboro, this town has been his home.
lie Joined the Baptist church in 1917, and
for fifty eight years has been earnestly de-
voted TO the Master whom lie then fol-
lowed. He was courteous TO strangers,
cordial tn his friends, and upright and
prudent in his intercourse with all. His
death was in keeping with his devout life,
His Pains were borne without; a complaint,
and he welcomed death as the messenger
of Jesus to take him home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

The 9th anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Clark was cele-
brated by an agreeable surprise at Mr..
Worcester Fairs on the 9th inst. Some
seventy-fve or eighty relatives and friends
were present, bringing some $40 worth Of
presents and cash. An original poem was
read by o. Il. Randall, detailing the court
ship and marriage Of the worthy couple,
a1er which music was introduced, and all
hands joined in a social dance. An excel
lent supper was furnished 10y the company,
a1tr which Miss Helen FAIR. who was the
prime mover in getting up the surprise
party, wa, herself surprised by being pre-
scented with quantity Of fine cotton sheet
ing aud few dollars in cash, as a reward
for her labois. Everything passed OF
pleasantly, and a sO"d time wac had by
ALL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

The new United States Senator from
Florida, Jones, is an Irlshman. He came
to this country when boy, aud has al
ways lived in the South, making his home
at Pensacola. He is self-made man, and
has attained high position as one of the
ablest lawyers in the State. lie is descrb-
ed as moderate Democrat, and is said to
be distsstelul, on account of his political
views, to the extreme wings of both par
ties, a fact decidedly in his favor. He ran
for Congress once before, for the House, in
1872, when he was defeated by William j.
Purrman, present member. Like the 9TH
er Jones, from Nevada, he is declared to be
''safe aud honest" Only two Senators
now remain to be chosen-from West Vir-
ginia and Minnesota Boston Globe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

The Catholics have begun a new and Wig
in the South, with the intention of making
proselytes. They are reported 10 be estab-
fishing missions and schools in many of
the States expressly forthe blacks, and are
devoting esp cial attention TO the leaders,
endeOvoring 10 persuade them that if the
Southern Protestants maintain caste in
their churches and in their theological
seminarles, ii will be for the interest of the
negroes TO 80 over en- masse to the Catho-
lie Church. 1t Is probable, however, that
the negroes will give them but little en-
couragement, as they escape being classed
as interiors in white church congregations
by leaving them and landing together in
their own.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-02-19

DRUMMINa,-Th drumming business
has become big thing in this country. 1t
always prevailed largely abroad, but here
it is of comparatively modern growth.
The number of drummers for the whole
sale houses Of the country is estimated at
5000. Fifteen thousand are employed in
the dry goods business, and the cost at $40
per diem would be $i5, 500, 900 per year.
That is a large item in trade, but 1t is prob
ably a saving over the old system of mer-
chants visiting New York to make their
purchases and spending lots of money for
a good time besides. Now the country no.
tells reap the advantage in place Of the rich
err New York establishments.