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bre and Bay Line, 7.0s, a. m. a,o
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.u~DAY TRAINS.
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l, $3.50, I, m.
4 ard New YORK, 2.0a. "A. IN
l aai Wasntsgton, z 81. 2 II
b. pr,uation passengers arc
b 'lt me tables posted ~ IN,
a. r. KENSEY,
Superintendent.
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mia and intermediate Stations,
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The Best Qualities of MEDICINES
AT WILLIAMS
THE MOST RELIABLE PROPRIETARY
MEDICINES,
AT Ninth and Market.
Choice PERFUMERY, CoLoGNES, &c.
AT WILLIAMS
fine assortment OF HAIR. TOOTH, and
NAIL BRUSH ES,
Ninth and Market
A choice Imported Key West, Pride OF Key
West or Greuley Cigar,
AT WILLIAMS
Choice VORING EXTRAC
Strong and Pure,
AT Ninth and Market,
AT WILLIAMS
Fine AMERICAN & IMPORTED SOAPS
At Ninth and Market.
" Get the best" WI, LANE sAPONA-
CEOUS DENTlFRICE,
AT WILLIAMS
O,ofcs Gosds, Accuracy in dtspenssV and
Reasonable Prices.
WILLIAMS PRESCRIPTION STORE
apl2-tf Corner Ninth and Market
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MARK STREET,
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l-fevp deposits daily from 9 A
r land on Tuesday and sat
ii.s fTum , u X o'clock.
lrANNUAL plNlnkND,
U,l". .u Apr ami October.
Aeufs are not Withdrawn they
.heieposits. Thus perTuHuent
'helr interest twice IN
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

-.Iobu Geer a Young man well known in
our village dropped dead Sunday morning
while ureparing for church. He lived about
,,,o niles from hero on the road to Saxtons
River and had for a number Of years raised
early vegetables and sold through the village.
He lived on small farm with his mother ana
two brothers. who are in somewhat destitute
circumstances. He had been troubled with
heart disease a number Of years, but was ieel-
inc MS well as usual until the moment of his
death. He was member of the Episcopal
church. from which he was buried.
At the annual election Of officers Of Lodge
of the Temple No. -. A. +. and A. NJ, last
Thursday evening. J. b. Farley was elected
w.M. Geo f. Moseley, S. W; Z. \. Turner.
treasurer Friday evening King So'omn's
Lodge No A., held their annual election,
choosing W H. Hutchins, W. NJ. F. A.
Bodies. $ W Hiram King Jr.. J. W; }.
D. Perkins. Treas, and b. F. Walters, Sec.
Park Davis, Esq, Of St Adams installed the
officers Of the latter lodge the same evening.
-Rumor has it that J. Wilson, Esq, is
to be married on the 18th inst to Mrs. Julia
G. Elliott
The Boston Pinaforc Go. are to sail thrir
ship in Union hall Monday evening, l4th inst,
and the little Midgets give their unique enter
tainment here the 2lst
Wheeler Bros 4 Howard is the name Of
the new clothing firm. and rs they have the
front of their store painted blue they will call
it the blue Store" They had their opening
last Saturday, and have a large, well assorted
stock Of goods. Appearances indicate that
they nre destined to become deseryedly popu-
lar.
The walking match last Saturday between
Higgins and Baabe drew quite a crowd and
was a decided success. Higgins won the con-
test 10y walking the 20 miles in hours aud
- minutes actual walking time, making it in
just II hours from the start both resting two
hours and two minutes. Raabc completed
q miles and t laps in the same time. Both
did veil and made q record not 10 be spi>-
ed
The annual village corporation meeting
WAS held at Engine hall Monday evening with
but few changes in officers except tn b,ililIs,
Of whom nearly all are new thi, year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

FmEs.-Last Friday night a fire destroyed
property at jO4 and 800 North Fifth street,
st. Louis, to the value of about $500, OOO.
Three fremen were killed by falling walls.
and they were buried Sunday with imposing
ceremonies.
At Philadelphia Sunday morning fire de-
stroyed the fve-story brick building on the
northeast corner Of Crown and Race streets
and the fye-story building on the northwest
corner of Fourth and Race streets together
with their contents. The losses aggregate
about $50. 900. One man was killed by a fall
ing wall, and another seriously injured
The chemical copper company's works at
PhHnixville, Pa, were burned Sunday at a
loss of So, 900, and a fire near East Saginaw
Mich, Sunday afternoon destroyed about t.
600, 900 feet Of lumber on Bliss a Brothers
block, at a loss Of 500, 900
fire broke out in the centre of Mra-
goane, island of Hayti, at midnight March IT,,
and in three hours the whole town was laid
in ashes. Five to six thousand people were
made homeless, and the property destroyed,
including 10000 bags of coffee and ,sOO. OOO
pounds of logwood, was valued at 81 ,OOO. 900.
The secretary of the interior had left Port au
Prince March 30 with money and supplies for
the sufferers
The Central Vermont dock at New York
on the East river, took fire Monday from the
explosion of inhammable gas issuing from
sewer pipes which We're being detached in or
der TO allow of the raising of the pier The
dock was crowded with cOmbustibles and in
spite of the efforts of large force of trrmcn
and floating engine the fire ragged until it
had destroyed the dock and building aud a
newly finished pier belonging to Lawrence,
Gerrish d Co, with $50, 900 worth of freight
which was slowed on the former. This freight
consisted of scales, organs dry goods, paper,
rosin, etc, and was mainly intended for New
York. The heat was SO intense US to melt the
window glass in the United States bonded
warehouse, and that building was saved only
by persistent efforts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

The peach buds have gone through the
winter all safe up to the present time, which
has not happened before for some years
Mr.. c. b. Knight, who has been sojourn-
ing at Jacksonville, Fla, during the winter,
has sent to his friends in Putney a lemon
measuring II and IL inches. its shortest and
longest circumference, and weighing lbs.
5. W. Houghton, jr., the young NJ. D.
who has lately graduated from the New York
Medical Institute, has located in Somers. Conn,
to practice his profession.
Mr.. Harlan Goodhue has disposed of his
meat market to Mr.. Kendall of Saxtons River,
and has moved to Westminster West and gone
10 farming.
Mr.. ii. NJ. Winslow, who is here from
kankakee, H., has taken back the farm he
sold to J. L. Martin, and leased it to Mr..
Holden Of New Hampshire Mr.. Martin has
moved to Springfield, Vt
Dana Coughs little girl, aged about five
years, while coasting upon the snow crust
last Saturday morning, hit her head with great
violence against fence, and was taken up in
sensible. Her nose was broken and she was
otherwise badly bruised about the head.
A short time ago the citizens of Putney
appointed committee to confer with landlord
hendnck IN regard to selling intoxicating
drinks with this result Mr. Kendrick giving
a written agreement that he would not fur
nish either directly or indirectly any alcoholic
drinks from that time forth the committee
also agreeing as representatives Of the citizens
OF Putney, that they would use all lawful
means to stay the prosecution that is hanging
over him for violation of the liquor law, pro
Vided he truthfully lived up to this agree
ment.
The sleighing is used up, though the
snow Is nearly or quite three feet deep in the
woods.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

VIM. May is confined to his house by a
severe attack Of diabetes.
A Wakefield, one Of our most scientific
and successful farmers, who has been oflict.
ed for the last few weeks with billion. fever.
is slowly recovering.
Monday was the first good sap day We
have had in this section this season Old
sugar makers predict a short season and
light crop of sugar.
At the three saw mills in town, owned
respectively by Messrs. Baldwin, Ramsdell
and Howe. was manufactured last year about
200. 600 feet Of lumber This year they will
turn out about 500. 900 feet. This increase Is
the result of the prospective railroad.
On Saturday last Martin Gleason and
wife celebrated the twentieth anniversary Of
their marriage About sixty Of their friends
and relatives were present, ard the occasion
was very pleasant and enjoyable.
Religious services will be held at the
Methodist church on Fast day, commencing
at 4 o'clock. Sermon by Rev. S. T. Loyett
from Psalms xI:3. We hope the people will
come out aud fill the church, and not compel
their pastor to preach to the walls, as he has
had to do in the past on such occasions
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

No EXCUSE. main excuse made by the
crowd through political legislation by attach
ing to appropriation bills, clauses which
would stand no chance of becoming laws by
themselves is that the Republicans have at
tached riders to appropriation bills before
now. This at best is worth anything only on
right" But the cases do not happen to be
parallel ones When the laws quoted as pre-
cedents by the Democrats were passed, the
executive and Legislative departments of the
Government were in full accord so that there
was no coercion of one by the other. In the
case of the army appropriation bill of 1867
referred to by Mr.. Chalmers), which Presi-
dent johnson signed under protest, the pro
vision to which he objected was attached to
the bill purely as a matter of convenience.
The Republicans having more than two-thirds
of the members of both Houses, could have
tutional manner; and it was not attached to
I'm appropriation bill for the purpose of COM
pelling the President to give his assent to n
measure which could not be enacted in any
other way. The attempt of the Democrats
now to coerce the President is an entirely diff
ferent matter, and it is the first time in the
history of the Government that such uncon-
siitutional methods and revolutionary threats
have been'resorted to as a means of securing
the enactment of special measures of legsla-
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

WHAT THE President THINKS OF THE SIrUA-
rIoN. In an informal conversation held one
day last week, President Hayes is said to have
expressed himself very freely to several Re
publican friends in regard to questions now
occupying the attention of the country. He
disclaimed the purpose even to indicate what
his course might be with any bill Congress-
might pass, but upon the question of the gov
eminent having full power to conduct cleo
tons for President and members of Congress
he had no doubt. He was not examining the
details of the two pending bills very careful
ly to see how the democratic plan was divi-
ded between them, for he regarded all as
parts of a whole having for their sole object
to break down and destroy all safeguards
about the national elections and all power of
the general government to protect its own
elections. He looked upon the contest as the
old one of state-rights in a new form. On
one side in this struggle would be found all
who held to the idea that this was a nation,
and on the other the old supporters of the
state-rghts view. He did not anticipate Con
gress leaving him without money for the gov
tainly be here to enjoy the occasion with him,
and at the worst time, when the fiscal year
ends, without money. If none is provided
for, he could call them, whether they were in
recess or absent ON a vacation. There would
be enough to come to make it necessary for
the rest to be on hand. He was free to say
that he regarded the whole custom of placing
political or general legislation on appropria-
ton bills as one that should be set aside. He
thought it a fit subject for a stand, aud should
one be made in such contest, he would have
an entire party at his back and no; IA lninori-
ty of n party as in his contest in the Senate
over the plain right of the executive to make
nominations. While the President said moth
ing of his purpose in regard to yetoing bills,
there was no doubt in the minds of those who
heard that all bills containing any part of the
democratic plan will be vetoed, if they ever
reach him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

L. q. Strand. our village blacksmith. We
are sorry to write, moves to Wilams'ille this
week He has been here q year and IN, lad
good patronage, and in return he has given
good satisfaction, and If We can judge by
ahat he has done here success awaits him in
his new field of labor
Sickness among horses and cattle pre-
walls and several have died. H. VI. Abbott
lost valuable COW, also c. W. Hastings one.
and John Morse a steer.
Sap refuses to start to any amount, but
many have their trees tapped ready for the
onset.
Miss Abbie Kendall is to teach the spring
term in Dist. No. /. 1t is her seventh sue
cessive term in this District
A II. Harris has gone to Washington to
see the sights C.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

HEADsroNEs FOR DEAD SOLDIERS. The fol-
lowing is the full text of circular now being
sent out by Capt. A F. Rockwell, of the L.
S. Army, officer in charge of National Gene
teries
1T is probably generally remembered that
some years ago-in lS73-COugress passed a
law providing for the erection of durable
headstoues over the graves of soldiers of the
regular and volunteer forces of the United
States whose remains are inferred in the Ma
tional Military Cemeteries. This law has
been carried out, and the graves of the Ma
tons dead in these cemeteries are now per-
mancntly marked. At the instance of the
War Department, Congress has recently au-
thorized the erection of similar headstOnes
over the graves Of the Union soldiers who are
buried in village cemeteries. This will be
done rs soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made. In the meantime the Quarter
master General, at Washington, will at once
proceed to collect the necessary information
as to where these headstones are required.
An persons having any knowledge of the
burial places of soldiers in private cemeter,.
whose graves are not marked, are requested
to communicate the fact to the Quartermaster
General, and give regiment company, and
date of death of deceased, if known. Similar
information is desired from parties in charge
of such cemeteries
'Of course it is not intended to furnish
headstones for graves over which monuments
have already been erected by relatives or
friends of the deceased"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

The ladies' of the Uniyersalist society
held their annual meeting March 18th. and
elected the following officers for the ensuing
veor President, Mrs. A. Whith,d; vice
president. Mrs. s. S. Stebbins treasurer.
Mrs George II. Hubbard and Mrs S. B.
Houghton secretary, Miss Mary Fairman
The circle continues to prosper. Several
new members added their names to the lt
large gathering Of the members and friends
met with Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Priest March
Goth. and had very enjoyable time. the par.
ty numbering 50 persons in the afternoon.
and the house was filled to overlooking in the
evening. The circle will meet with Mr. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Morrill, next Wednesday afternoon
and evening April 10th.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

BENNINGTON DisgrdcetiH lSceRss at The
annual Village Meeting Bennington lug
ged its bond feud into Monday evenings reg
ular corporation meeting which was one Of
the largest and most exciting gatherings ever
seen there. S. F. Harris, anti-bonder, was
declared moderator by six majority over J.
v Carney, whereupon the assembly stood up
and exhausted themselves in cheers. shouts
and misses for an hour, the meeting closing at
10 o'clock, after electing the remaining anti
bona officers. One account says that the
meeting was captured by roughs, who refused
leBal rights to the voters, that the moderator
appointed committee on nominations which
reported ticket, and he declared it elected
Dy reclamation against the protests of some
OF the voters, and that the courts will be
called upon to settle the controversy, involy-
ing the legality of the tax voted and the off
GERS elected
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

COUNTY MEETING OF School SUPERTNTEND-
ENTs The town superintendents of Wind
ham county met at the court house in Fay
etteville on Tuesday April first, at 10 O'Clock
A NJ, and organized by choice of Judge |. X.
Batchelder, chairman, and f, II. Pettengi,
secretary.
Voted to adopt the regulations and general
questions of 1875
The standard on written examinations was
raised to 40 per cent. Questions were pre-
pared on arithmetic, geography, history
grammar and photography. Voted not to
endorse certificates and that the spring exam
nations be held on April 2Gth and fall on
Nov. 20, 1879.
Voted that the several superintendent re-
port to ID. L. Mansfield, superintendent Of
Dummerston, their choice of text books, and
he Will report to them what others are doing
giving the several text book committees" an
opportunity to make changes in their first Sc
iections that there may be, as far as practica-
bic, uniform list of books in the county.
L. II. PETTENGILL, Secretary.
Saxtons River, April >. 1879.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

The debate in the House on the army ap-
preparation bill, with the partisan political
legislation attached, continued until Satur-
day afternoon last, when the bill was passed
by vote of rs to l22. Eleven of the Green
hackers voted with the Democrats, and three
of thcm-Messrs Barlow of Vermont, For
sythe of Illinois, and Kelley of Pennsylvania
voted with the Republicans, Had all the
Greenbackers present voted with the Repub-
Leans, the Democrats would still have had u
majority of four The bill now goes to the
Senate, where the debate may last indefinite
IT, The debate in the House was holly con-
tested during the week by Blackburn of Ken
lucky Tucker of Virginia, Chalmers Of Miss
iSsippi, and other SOutherners on the part of
the Democrats. Blackburn aud Chalmers
Were especially violent in procaiming the old
ire-eaters' doctrine, and telling replies were
made by Hawley Of Connecticut and Garfield
of Ohio.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

Some of the admirers of DR. J. G. Holland,
the noted author, and editor of Scribner's
Monthly, have sent him, as token of their
goodwill and an evidence of their esteem, and
not for the ordinary purpose of surprise"
populArly so called, cane made of wood cut
from tree that was growing three weeks ago
on his birthplace at Belchertown Mass, and
which, by means of Col L. X. Fuller's new
drying process, was thoroughly seasoned in a
few days and ready for the turner, E n. Da-
Wis of this village. The gold mounting is fine
" ornamented and appropriately inscribed
with the name of the recipient and the dates,
"lSl9-lST9" The Holland club had hand
in this bestowal, and if there ever WAS SINGER
ity in human action there was in this gift.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

A correspondent Of the New York Tribune,
writing from Atlanta Ga, recitCs n shocking
tale of suffering and mortality among the pen
itentiary convicts Of that State. Forsooth,
one would hardly believe the allegations of
brutality and immorulity. did they not seem
to be well authenticated 1t appears that the
state convicts are leased to companies who
employ them in varied work throughout the
state, and, while the commonwealth retains
nominal supervision over them. they are
practically dependent upon the lessees for
physical and moral ministration They go
about in chain gangs irrespective OF color or
sex, although the blacks, from their immoral
and criminal tendencies, far outnumber the
whites. Some of the lessees treat them hui
namely and those who are thus fortunate
may be as well of, perhaps, rs the incarcerat-
ed convicts. But this is the experience of on
ly a part. The most deplorable feature of
the system is the frightful mortality of the
convict camps, an instance being cited whore
the death rate i'll a Richmond county camp
was ten per cent a month for four months,
and, when the camp was depleted in numbers
fresh convicts were consigned to a similar
fate. In some of the camps men and women
have been found the correspondent says, chain
ed together in the same sleeping hunks, and
bastard children are common. 1t is the b,licfof
some of the more intelligent negroes that the
judicial officers and lessees are in League for
the unjust conviction of able-bodied men. in
order that capital may be realized from their
labor on the lessees' plantations. This sys-
TEN has been in vogue about ten years and is
to be continued at least twenty years longer,
unless the State Legislature interf,r,s.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

The leading Democrats in New York State
held "A conference at August Belmonts New
York city residence last Saturday and agreed
that Horatio Seymour was the man for stan
dard bearer in the next gubernAtorial cam
paign. A letter was read from Mr., Seymour
stating in effect, Your candidate l cannot
be" but that did not at all discourage the
brethren and they appointed a committee to
labor with him. The Seymour movement is
essentially anti-Tilden in its inception and Or
ganization, but the desire TO carry the State
next fall is a strong one with both the Tilden
and anti-Tilden Democrats aud they natural
ly want to unite upon some candidate who
will lead them to victory. Whether they
would find Mr. Seymour's candidacy as mag
netc as they think may well be doubted, but
the fact is that the New York Democrats are
pretty hard up with their Iilden and anti
Iilden aud Tammany and anti Tammany
quarrels and chickering's and desperate cases
require desperate remedies. Springfield
UniOW.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

Horace Greeley loaned $40, 600 to Cornelius
J, Vanderbilt many years ago, and on Mr..
Greeley's death the debt was regarded by the
administrators of his estate as worthless. The
recent amicable settlement of the wrangle over
the Commodore's estate has, however placed
Cornelius J. in funds, and last Saturday even
ing he met Mr.. Grecley's two daughters by
appointment and paid the amount with COM
pound interest in all about SCI, 900. A debt
which was considered entirely worthless has
thus, curiously enough, become the most val
liable part of Mr.. Grcelcy's estate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

The Burlington Free Press of Wednesday,
in paragraph in regard to the recent appoint
Inent of United States Marshal for this State,
says that when Gen. Henry who has now re-
ceiyed the appointment, reached Washington
to urge his claims, Attorney General Deveus
had already recommended Col. Hooker to the
President for the place, and the colonel's ap-
pointmeut was virtually decided upon. But
upon the appearance Of Gen. Henry in the
field it became evident that the preference Of
the Vermont congressional delegation was
strongly in his favor, and his appointment was
urged by many influential friends When the
situation became known to Col. Hooker he
ended all difficulty by going with Gen. Henry
to the Attorney Generals office, Withdrawing
his own application and recommending the
appointment of Gen. Henry in terms of high
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-04-11

There will be a national conference Of col
ored people held at Nashville, Tenn, ON the
9th Of May The lending question to be dis
cussed will be the migration of the freedmen
from those sections in which they are bull
dozed to the free States and Territories of the
West The Southern planters are becoming
alarmed at the movement and are taking
measures 10 conntcract il.