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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-06-19

Gen. PHI. Sheridan,
Sam Johnston,
T. b Black stone,
d II Denton,
DR.. n. ;. Davis,
G.. $. Bartlett,
Jas W. Porter,
Andrew Shumsn,
John NelsAn,
jacob Butler,
r Il. Ayers,
Fred Elder,
L. Is. Sidway,
samI Goldman,
VIM Il Mitchet
James B. Sullivan,
Hem "a o. Powers,
G. NJ. Lindgren,
o. W. Potter,
Isaac WaiNell,
Jno b. Drake,
Wm. Henry Smith,
$ q. Lynch,
W IL SchimptermAnp u
Gen. Anson Stager,
+. Clark, iowa City,
G d SidwAy, Altoa. Ill
"a. Mitchell. 81. Louis, Mo
Geo. Straut, Jacksonv'le Ill
s. d. Babcock. New York,
John z. Williams, N, Y.
WIN. Shepard, Jerseyville
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

3D. Th0air Our homo was invaded on
the evening OF the 9th inst, by party
wearing smiling faces. and who inme-
diately took possession Of parlor and PAN
try, banishipg the usual master and mis-
tress TO other portions of the house. Later
in the evening We were invited into the
parlor. In the centre was our table covered
with pretty and useful articles ofglass ware,
which were presented to us by Mrs. j. c.
Cutting, az reminder from our friends
that we had just passed the fifteenth an
niversary of our wedding day-a fact which
they had ascertained by writing to a rela-
tive in our native town. Aflerward, we
were conducted to tables spread with dam
ties appropriate for wedding festival.
The whole was perfect surprise, and an
attention we could not have dared 10 hope
for and not the less gratefully received
from the kindly thought which suggested
and carried out the whole programme.
May we ever strive TO deserve the good
wishes of hose around US.
C.P. & II. Il. II. WooD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

Rev. DIR; Matteson gave his lecture on
"Parsons," in the Baptist church, on
Wednesday evening, the 10Th inst. The
weather aud travelling were unfayorable,
hut goodly number of people were pres
ent to enjoy very superior opportunity of
instruction and entertainment. And all
present, "parsons" and people, were high
ly delighted with the witty, though truth
full pictures portrayed.
A young man was badly thrown bv
one team seeking to pass another, on Canal
street, on Tuesday of this week. Selling
The shan, he broke the force Of tue collision
somewhat, and escaped with lame side,
The earelesSness of the driving seems in
eEcusahle, and It Is no credit TO the driver
that no worse result followed.
In the correspondence from this town
Of the Cheshire Republican We observe tbe
nllowing apprecatlve notice of ono of
Ilinsdale's best men:-
wv, ;, Barrows, ESQ, was on The 9th
INST, elected hrsl Secle0lman for me tenth
SsuecesSiv year. lie now thinks that when
nc mas served through his present term. he
VIII no entitled TO the advantages of an mn
onclal citizen and declines TO be again c,n.
sldered candidate for the position he has
so long held. Our people certainly owe
MN great debt OF gratitude for the faith.
Iul, honorable and eli ;ient manner in
which he has served them. The value of
ms services are still more highly appre.
clated, when it IS considered that he has
been, aud is in political aclono Dsmncrat
yet TINS strong Republican town has glad
~, freely and fully conlded To his Keen
ing very many most important interests
Ahd II may he confidently predicted that
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

The Fayetteville lyceum lIscd with
an exhibition on "Wednesday evening of
last week. An unnlgGing interest has
been maintained in these lycemmS from the
beginning TO the close. The subjects dis
eussed have been real, practical questions,
not trivial or invented Tor the purpose of
debate. The exercises have been OF va
ried character, consisting of adore .ses,
recitatous, readings, discussions, papers,
music, &c. Those that have participated
in them have had the satisfaction of being
heard by full houses, and there has been
very little not worthy II hearing by a full
house, From one to two hundred persons
haze attended each meeting. The exhibit
ton on Wednesday evening was well pat
ronized, the receipts being about 81,
though the storm and the bad condition of
the roads, doubtless, kept man away.
Those that came expressed themselves,
without exception, well satisfied, aud sew
eral were heard to remark that il was the
best thing of The kind they had ever at
tended, Guod music was furnished by
Higgins's hand. The exhibition of "AIadam
Jarley's Wax Staluary" created great
amusement. The characters in the differ
ent plays were extremely well acted, es-
peclally in the drama BREAD upon the
Waters" in which S. G. Brown acted to
perfection the part f"Dr. Harlem" j. j..
Green that of "Constable Wildbutts," and
Mrs Goodnow of the girl "Dlly." All the
other parts in the piece were well PEI form
ed, and the whole would have done credit
to professional actors, II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

my MARYLAND" There was an exc
cution in Maryland town last Friday, at
tended by the usual motley crowd of men,
women and children. Just before the vic
tim of the law was swung off the Sheriff in
charge mounted the scaff'ol1, and with eX-
quisite tenderness OF feeling remarked;
"There is a good many little boys and
girls here and you big people must fall
back against the fence and let the little
ones come up around the gallows, 50 as
they can see"
The big people took the hint, aud the
"litlle ones availed themselves Of the OPP
portunity of crowding close to the gallows.
Then the rope was adjusted and the con-
demned criminal was stranged to death
in the presence of the Interested spectators,
the process requiring just twenty-five
minutes. The scene afforded fine Illus
tration of the prevailing standards Of civ
ilization and decency in that region, and
the extra touches of brutality are explain
Cd by the fact that the criminal happened
TO be negro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

THE BLACK IIILLs.-The Black Hills
business is evidently going 10 be n good
deal of an elephant. Gen. Sherman an
nounced, day or two ago, that miners
would be kept out of the reservation at all
hazards, and now comes another party of
prospectors with the most wonderful sto-
ries of the richness Of that prohibited re-
gion, where each miner eau make his 500
per day in the gold region, to say nothing
of silver mines where the ore yields $1,000
per ton, and deposits of any amount of
plumbago, Il ad, copper and gypsum. The
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

Elder Mark Carpenter has moved into
his house in this village, the house former
~ owned 10y Alunzo Starkey. The Baptist
people have bought the late Mrs. Butter-
fields house for sl0j0, for parsonage, and
we hear they are about 10 settle the Rev.
{. II. Frenyear as pastor. The Messrs.
Willard have commenced running their
steam mill on full time, requiring the SER
vices of four men TO get in logs and carry
away bo ards and timber, and one man to
tend the grain mill-which by the way, is
kept running most of the time, as nearly
all the water mills have dried up in this
vicinity, rendering the steam mill thing
of great convenience TO all just now; and
We hope that people who are disposed to
lind fault with the Wizards for not run
ming the past year will bear ia mind that
they have steamed up many tunes 10 ac-
commUdhte their neighbOfs with a bag OF
meal. Ii,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

Our lyceum held its last meeting for
the season on Tuesday evening, March 0.
After an interesting discussion and the
reading Of a paper, ii was voted TO adjourn
till next fall, at the call of the secretary.
The funeral services of Mrs. Sophia
Livermore were held in the Congregational
church on Wednesday afternoon, March
10. Mrs l.. was left widow about fifteen
years ago, aud, for several years has been
very feeble. Sustained by a Christian faith
she fell asleep at the ripe age OF eighty
two aud a large concourse followed her
remains 10 the grave. So, one after another
the aged ones are passing away.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19
w eStnlinster

AT the court house in Westminster, one
hundred years ago last Saturday, the 18th
of March, occurred the death Of William
French, the Proto- Martyr in the struggle
for American Independence. The original
report of the inquest held on his body has
been preserved by MIR. Il. II. Hail, of Troy,
n. Y, who sent it a few days ago by ex-
press 10 Gov. Asahel Peck, for the purpose
of having it placed in the archives of the
State Of Vermont. 1t is a document of
much interest.
The young Peoples festival and sugar
party will be held at the town hall ON
wednesday evening, March oath. Among
tue attractions in addition TO maple sugar
and variety of fancy articles for sale, we
understand a farce entitled 1.-The day after
the Fair" will he enacted with several
tableaux. n beautiful bed-spread will al
so he given on that occasion to the best
farmer in Westminster receiving the most
votes. Music will be furnished bv the
Westminster Cornet Band.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

FIRE AT MoNTPELIER.-Tho most dsas-
trous fire ever experienced at Montpelier
broke out about 1890 o'clock last Thursday
night, and beiore7 o'clock Friday morning
"a firms we're burned out, the property do
stroyed being worth $4,000, the insurance,
however, nearly covering the loss, about
S20, 900 being in Montpelier companies, and
the rest in Connecticut and Philadelphia.
The fire started in the building owned by
John Wood TN Main street and thence COM
municated with Carlos Bancrofl's building
and from this TO the hardware store of Bur
rows & Peek. The Arst two buildings were
destroyed, and the other was badly dam
aged. The fire seemed subdued at 2 O'Clock
and many persons went home, but at
o'clock II broke out again, this time in the
provision store OF Orrin Daley on State
street, aud, extending east, burned the
stores of Ira s. Town, jeweer; George l..
Nichols, clolhier; c. b. Wilson & Co.,
druggists; and the Office of j. A. Page,
state treasurer. Thence, turning west, the
flames destroyed large brick building &C.
cupiod by Erastus Hubbard, jeweer, and
the store of A. A. Mead, bookseller; w.
A. Boutwell,, barber; a shoe-shOp and Il
tailor's shop. About 4 o'clock, teams were
sent to Barre, seven miles distant for an
engine and men, and they arrived at little
past 9. The Montpelier people say that this
company saved them from much larger
loss than they suffered. William Dewey,
son of Charles Dewey, had his left leg
broken above the knee by the falling of the
Rialto block, George Nichols was badly
hurt in the bacx and ribs, and Josiah Bach
elor had his shoulder broken. There IL not
much doubt that the fire was the work Of
incendiaries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

Tho extraordinary prevalence aud fatal
ity of this disease during the past winter
give special interest to two papers recently
read on the subject before medical asso-
citation in New York. The general impress
sion has been that the extreme and prolong-
cd cold weather has been the chief cause Of
the development of the malady, so that 1t
may now be expected to trouble the public
mind no longer but il the views enforced
in these papers are correct we have no such
security, but, on the contrary, the need OF
care and vigilance remains as urgent as ev-
er. DR.. Peters, one of the authorities al
luded to, contends that the unusual preva-
lence of pneumonia, in New York at least,
has been due not so much TO the weather
as to the impurity of the air-the ioulness
of docks, streets, sewers and house drains.
Pneumonia is found at the termination of
almost every acute and low chronic dis
ease, probably arising from that debility
and contamination of the blood which at
tend all low fevcrs and depressing ai1ec-
tions. Almost every old and bedridden
person takes Inflammation of the lungs
from the same reason. Tho two classes
specially visited are the extreme poverty
stricken and. tho votaries of pleasure and
fashion, who are too delicately fed aud thin
ly clad, who become overheated in crowd
ed rooms.
The character and modus opcrdndi of the
disease require too much technical knowl-
edge to be easily understood. Iii of more
practical importance to know that, while
the physicians still differ widely as to the
real nature of pneumonia in many respects,
they are all agreed in saying that safety
against its attacks consists moro in the
maintenance of generally healthy condi
lion of the system than in any special troa.-
ment. Overwork, or anything leading TO
undue exhaustion, irregularities of diet,
fasting, sudden changes Of clothing, modes
of living unfavorabe to tho healthy state
of the liver and kidneys, are among the
frequent predisposing causes of the dis
ease. 1t so often comes with Catching
cold" that this has been thought to DO nee
essary condition; it is not so, however, as
an almost equal number of cases are de-
velopcd spontaneously, without any spec
ial exposure to cold. 1t is not contagious
| disease. Since it operates mainly as an in
| hammation of the lungs, its danger de-
ponds primarily upon how many of the all
cells became innamed. If only one-third
of one lung is involved, the case will al
most certainly recover, provided the pa
tent was previously healthy. If the up
per lobe or third of either lung becomes
innamed, the symptoms are more serious
there is apt to be delirium, and the ease
| will not recover so promptly or certainly
The purity of the blood has more to dc
with the result than any other one fact. II
is said that where the disease has beer
treated on this general theory, the mortali-
ty has been fifty per cent less than in the
cases managed on other principles,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19
Causes Of NerVousness.

The malades which above all others cause nervous.
dyspepsia, bliousness and constipation. The
great sympathetic which connects the epigasirc
region with the brain, is always injurousy affected
the stomach and bowels disordersd; permanent
OF the functions Of those organs reacts
by sympathy upon the entire nervous system. Hos
letters Stomach Bters, in restoring tone and regu-
ary to the digestive apparatus and overcoming
stipaton, permau eny remedy the complaints
which originate in alrnentary weakness disturb
ances. They are the very lest nerNine that can b.
used. By Graduating the exciting causes Of nervous
weakness, they permanently overcome the disability
itself. Bui this is not all. By checking the mAlades
which nervousness, they build up the sys-
TEN weakened and depleted b. nervous disease.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

After precarious and doubtful exist
ence of some three or four years, the much
talked of "cvil service reform" is dead.
Congress having adjourned without any
legislation on the subject the President
stands by the announcement in his mes
sage, last December, that he should regard
such action as a practical disapproval of
the whole matter, aud has finally and for
mally abandoned it. The cabinet officers
were advised of this Abandonment on Tues
day, and were ordered to promulgate it in
their several departments. As the matter
has been managed the loss 10 the country
is not great one. We shave always believed
the President TO be honest and in earnest
in his connection with the proposed reform,
but without the substantial aid and sup
port of Congress, which that body has stead
lily refused to give, he could virtually do
nothing. George William Curtis told an
interviewer the other day that he left the
civil service commission because he saw
plainly that Congress was hindering and
obstrucii3g the proper enforcement of the
lazy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

A SUICIDE AND FATAL ACCIDENT. Last
Friday, VIM. +. Gordon, while riding in
Northern Railroad train between Grafton
and Danbury, N. H., pulled pistol from
his pocket and shot himself dead through
the head. lie was 25 years old and is sup
posed to have belonged in West Bolton,
Vt. Insanity caused by disappointed love
was the cause. Sitting in the car at the
time of the suicide was a man from Toron-
to named Jesse Thayer, who was going to
Boston. Feeling faint, he went out on the
platform of the car, and, not returning,
search was made for him and he was found
lying beside the railroad insensible, with
his skull fractured. lie had undoubtedly
fallen oil the train.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

Il appears that Congress hadn't the
slightest idea of what it was up to when it
passed the bill doubling the rate of postage
on transient newspapers and other matter
Of like character. The intention was to
simply double the rate on merchandise,
which would have been very well, but the
bill failed to draw the line as it should have
done, and the unpopular and unjust enact
ment therefore stands as another evidence
of the evil resulting from hasty legislation
on important matters in the tumult and
confusion of the closing hours Of a session
of a legislative body. The real RESPONSE
bility for the odious enactment unquestion-
ably rests with the express companies who
persistently lobbied the measure through
in silence and secrecy, for the sole purpose
Of increasing their business at the expense
of every man who has occasion to send a
newspaper or book by post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19
nerna rdston. ~ ass.

Miss c. +. Mowry of Greenfield has
taken rooms at Mrs. r. u. Cobleigh's and
will carry on the dressmaking business.
IL. II. Ciowcll Of Putney, VT, has
bought of O. G.. Allen his stock Of goods, al.
so of Mrs. l.. b. Wright her store occupied
by Mr.. Allen. We understand that Mr.,
Crowell will retain his situation as travel.
ling agent for q Boston grocery house and
that his son is 10 have charge Of the store
MIR. aud Mrs. Timothy y. Slate wore
very agrecsby surprised Friday, March
18Th, their children and near relatives to
the number of about forty meeting them at
the old homestead on the hill, the occasion
being the Gfielh anniversary Of their wed.
ding.
The Methodist fair and festival came
Off at the Town Hall on the evening Of the
81 inst, and the receipts amounted 10 800
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

The 81. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN, in an ed
torial notice of the revival now in prog
ress in that thriving town, says:-
"Some converts of six weeks standing
have experienced more spiritual growth and
Joy in service, than many Christians of as
many years. They believe with the Psalmist
that the redeemed of the Lord should say
so and they have strength given them TO
do it,"
We hope this notice wasn't written or
dictated by one OF those converts, because,
10 us, it seems to be wholly destitute of
that SAVIOR of modesty and distrust of self
which is supposed TO characterize the true
follower of him who twas meek and lowly
of heart" And further we regard such Ian
suage as being very uncomplimentary and
discouraging to those persons who have
seen six or more years in the Masters ser
vice
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19
New HanIIIshire.

The full returns from the New Hamp-
shire election are: Cheney, republican,
1925; Roberts, democrat, 80, 1853; White,
prohibitionist, 754-in all, 79,2O2, little
over ten per cent more than last year, and
the largest vote by over two thousand eyer
polled in the State. Cheney's plurality is
I'D, but he lacks 633 of a majority. There
will be a small Republican majority in the
House. In the Senate there is now a tie,
with, we believe, four members to be elect
ed in joint convention, in districts where
there is no choice. The Legislature being
republican, Cheney's election is assured.
The democrats elect two of the three Con-
gressmen. There is, in fact, very little to
crow over on either side, but the election is
none the less a warning to the democrats
that unless they can make better use OF
power than was the case with them in New
Hampshire last year, their new lease of life
will be short indeed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19
Meeting ofschooI snperintendent..

The superintendent of schools in this
county held their annual meeting, in Nc
cordance with the statute, at the count
house in Fayetteville on Tuesday, March
1G, 1873. There were present +. w. Olm.
sted of Townshend, d. l.. Mansfield Of
Dummerston, G.. +. Boyd Of Dover, j. b.
Morse of Westminster, \. NJ. Terrified
Of Newlano, G. p. Siicknev of Brookliue
G. i. Foster Of Putnev, A. b. Emmons Of
Jamaica, and Rev. J. Chandler of Rock
ingham. +. w. Olmsled was appointed
president aud J. Chandler secretary. List.
of questions for written examinations were
prepared upon photography, grammar &c
ography and arithmetic. The rules Of last
year for examinations, and as to the quail
iicationS for certificates. were adopted for
this year. The days fixed upon for the pruJ.
lie examination of teachers are the Saiur-
day before the first Monday Of May, i. 2.
May LIST, and the last Saturday Of NoVem-
Der, t. @. Nov. 9th.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

The neSt2nnual fair Of the Wilmington
Agricultural Society will lie held on Tues
day, Oct ..
Rev. VIM. y. Barber will preach at
West Dover next Sabbath morning and al
iernoon, and in this village in the evening.
The Sabbath following he will celebrate
Easter service in The morning in the Uni
verSaliSt church hcIe, il being Easter Sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. -. A. Ai>oid have re-
turned from tneir winter soiourn in Brat
ueburJ To their pleasant home on High
street, much to tue joy Of their numerous
friends ia this place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

CLERK and treasurer, A. NJ. Prouty Sc
leclmen, b. NJ. Whitney, J. II. Hamilton,
l.. Y. Iligley; listers, c. p. Whitney, II.
w. Bellows, +. II. Howe; auditors, z. p.
Fletcher, o. Hgley. L. X. Howe over
seer of poor, NJ. d. Mather; constable and
collector, G.. Il. Person; agent, w. w.
Lynde grand juror, l.. Y. Higley; fence
viewers. c. Hale, S. ID. Bishop, II. w. Bel
lows; inspector OF leather, NJ. d. Mather;
inspector Of lumber and shingles, $. D..
Bishop, sup't of schools, Henry Whitney.
For county commissioner, DIR. Gale had q
votes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

SHOCKING BRUTALITY TO CHILDREN.-
A letter from Exeter, N. Y, relates a
terrible story of the recent arctic weather
which prevailed in the northern part of the
State last week, in which three little Irish
brothers under IL years Of age were frozeu
to death and persisted in the snow. Their
brutal parents forced the little fellows out
into the storm to peddle baskets. The chill
dreu begged 10 be allowed 10 wait until the
weather moderated. They were 80 poorly
clad as 10 be unable to keep comfortably
warm in their miserable home. They
started in the direction of Westville, twen-
ty miles distant, over bleak and desolate
road, billy, and in some places badly DRIFT
ed. Each boy had a number of baskets
tied to him reaching above his head.
When last seen alive by any of the fami-
ly, they were struggling up the hill away
from the house, two Of them weeping bit
terly. They never reached Westyille.
Wednesday morning a gentleman drlV-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-19

Town officers for 1870: CLERK, J. \.
Newell; selcctmen, l.. Jones, Jr., w. G.
Halliday, w. II. Mann; listers, II. /.
Turner, o. L. Hill, !. w. Lazelle; audit
ors, l.. ID. Miner, T.. c. Kent, Whitney
Jones overseer of poor, VIM. Yeaw lst
constable and collector, d. w. Yeaw; III
constable, A. q. Collins; treasurer, Joel
Lyman; agent and grard Juror, $. II.
Sherman; fence viewers, l.. IL. Jones,
Milton Warner, l.. Smith; inspector of
leather, J. A. Newell inspector of lumber
and shingles, $. II. Moore; supl of schools,
Geo. Is. Boyd.