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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

In this county delegates to the Republican
state convention to be held at Montpelier next
Wednesday will for the most part be chosen
this week. What the result of tho conven-
ton will be- so far as the nomination for gov
ernor is concerned, there seems to be little
doubt. The nomination Of Hon. j. L. Bar
stow is practically assured, in spite Of certain
ill-natured efforts to make it appear that he is
a ring candidate. As regards his candidacy,
the simple fact is that in the legislature Of
1880 he filed the Lieutenant Governors chair
with such ability and quiet dignity as to create
a most favorable impression among senators
and representatives, and it was then, without
the slightest suggestion from any "boss" or
ring that his candidacy was first mentioned.
Gen. Barstow is a man of ability and a man
of the people, with an eminently clean record,
and if nominated and elected he will do the
state credit in the governors chair.
OF the several candidates for lieutenant
governor, Col. L. X. Fuller unquestionably
of by the press in all parts of the state, and
has the cordial support of many leading men
in all sections. His experience in the senate
is a strong argument in his favor, and his gen.
eral abilities are such ns to strongly recon-
mend him for the place. We believe 1t may
be justly said that the indications point to his
nomination without serious opposition, and
we hope this county will appear in the con-
vention presenting q solid front for him.
1t is a foregone conclusion that Hon. VIM.
II. Dubois will be the candidate for State
Treasurer, and it hardly need be said that in
him the state will have an officer whose abili-
ty and integrity cannot be questioned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

Hear Miss Janey Savage read at Bernard.
ston on Thursday evening" June 90
-Children's Sunday was appropriately OBJ
served at both the Methodist and ConereRa-
tional churches.
Presiding Elder Fellows makes his first
visit next Sunday.
Mrs. DR.. Crowell is in town, and will re-
main here part of the time while the doctor
is in South America. Mrs. Il. L. Crowell is
recovering from her recent severe illness.
DR.. o. A. Wheeler joined a recent fishing
expedition to Orange, and came home with
loaded baskets.
Mrs. L. II. Gould is very sick with pneu.
monia.
Mrs. L. Mel. Jackson is spending part Of
the vacation at Springfield.
Miss Bradley is to be retained at Powers
Institute next year with an increased salary
Harris Williams is putting in silo-the
first in town.
Corn planted two weeks ago is coming up
and looking well.
e. @. Burrows is preparing to improve
and enlarge his tobacco barn.
About 10 Sunday Republicans are taken
in this place.
The cold weather has diminished the ar
dor Of the potato-bug, though he is striving
hard to rally his forces
Strawberry festival at town hall next
Thursday evening, at which Miss Janey Saw,
age will give songs and recitations. Miss
Savage is Springdeld's favorite reader, and
her reputation as an eloeutionst is first class.
The community was shocked Thursday
morning by the news of the sudden death Of
Uncle" John Nelson. He was on the street
wednesday, though somewhat feeblei walked
hOma inf faf a.
Few hours was gone. The death of such a
man is an untold loss TO the community and
to the church (Methodist) of which he was a
longtime member.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16
Starvation In virginia.

A courier arrived at Danville Va, last Sat
urday, from Patrick county, one of the re-
hottest districts in the state, and gave terri
BILE account of the suHerings of the people
there, saying that no less than 5000 men, wo-
men and children are actually starving. This
sad state of affairs is due to the total failure
of crops in that county last season, and, though
the people have been sorely pressed for many
months, 1t is only within the last two months
that their meagre supplies have been entirely
exhRustedand themselves brought to starya-
ton. The courier begged the people of Dan
Vile to goto workat once and send the starving
families meal and -four. They did not ask
for money. The suffering there has been
terrible. well.to-do farmer on Thursday
offered $l00 cash for barrel of flour, and
could not buy II for TWICE that AMOUNT On
Friday the first wagon load of shelled ecrn
went to the county. The people along the
roads heard of its coming, and as soon as ii
entered the county, men, women and children
crouched around,it, and fought ravenously
for every grain Of corn they could get, which
they ate greedily without waiting TO cook il.
Attempts are being made TO organize relief
committees with tho aim of at once getting
meal and -four TO the Starving hundreds in
thu county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

Martin Stafford, who has been seriously
i'll for some time past, is so much better that
hopes OF his recovery are now entertained.
e. E. Putnam has all the orders for but
ter boxes aud tubs that he can fill.
-Stetson Brothers are actively engaged in
manufacturing chair stuff, and business gene
rally is good; but with railroad facilities it
would DO greatly increased.
Ezra Stetson's l2-year old son, Hally, fell
IL feet from pile OF lumber while at work in
Stetson Brothers mill-yArd the other day, re-
ceiving slight internal injuries, besides cuts
and bruises upon the head. He was uncon-
scious for time, and at first serious, il not
fatal, injuries were feared but he is now ap.
parently doing well.
There will be meeting held at the office
Of A. A. Butterheld, Esq, next Saturday eve
ming at I:30 O'Clock, for the purpose of choos-
ing three delegates to attend tho Republican
state convention.
e. S. Allen and E. c. Starr as delegates
from the Universalist society at Jacksonville
have attended the Universalist association
held at Vernon this week.
Engineer Mitchell and his assistants have
been busily engaged this week on the railroad
survey between Wilmington aud this village,
and will probably reach here on Saturday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

The town treasurer has posted notices
according TO tho new tax law, in regard to
the collection OF taxes now due. Call aud pay
your taxes within ninety days from date Of
notices and you will save four per centum Of
your tax.
Deacon Benjamin Buffum died Sunday,
the l 18th inst, after severe sickness Of one
weeks duration. He was doing the farm
work on the Stephen Button place and was
apparently in good health up to the time
when he was deprived Of reason by severe
sickness. He was justly respected through
life for his amiable and Christian virtues
His death is sincerely lamented by the com
munity in which he lived and by the Con-
gregational church of which he was an exem.
plary member As worthy Christian man.
he has filed up the measure of his duty.
His remains were taken for burial to Viii
mington, his home for many years previous
to his removal to Dummerston.
Religious services will be held by Rev. j.
Merrill, next Sunday afternoon at . o'clock
in the school house near Samuel Wheeler's.
Quite a number of persons, including
several from Brattloboro, met in the cemetery
Thursday =. NJ, June Sth, to decorate the
graves OF deceased granger friends, and sol
ders Of the late war for the Union. Rev. j.
Merrill offered prayer, a. the conclusion Of
which a sudden shower dispersed the compa-
ny before the remaining exercises were con-
cluded DIM
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

"A fire caught in some rags at the Robert.
son paper-mill Sunday morning, but was put
out without giving general alarm.
The friends of Rev. II. H. Hamilton and
wife gave them nice clock and hanging
lamp on Wednesday of last week, the tenth
anniversary of their marriage NJ. S. Leach
made the presentation speech, to which Mr..
Hamilton replied in his usual pleasant way.
Revs. Abbott and Felt and DR.. Martin also
made appropriate remarks ON the occasion,
While Mr.. and Mrs. Fales, who are visit
ing friends in Holden, Mass, were riding near
Worcester one day last week, their horse took
fright and threw them both from the carriage,
iniuring Mr., Fales quite seriously and Mrs.
Fales somewhat 1t is hoped they will be able
to come home in a few days.
Our new hotel grows every day. The
frame will be mostly up this week.
e Stebbins has bought j. O'Brien's stock
OF stoves and tinwAre, and will move his hard
ware stock into the room with it. p.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

Mr.. Editor; My attention has been called to an
item in your last issue in which my name il used In
connection with our yorktown trip in a way which
might cause very unfayOrable impression. / very
wen know that It was Intended harmless Joke; but
jokes among intimate friends and Jokes before the
public have very different effect Undoubtedly the
editor OF the Boston Herald thinking Of the troops
thatrepresented his state when he condemned the
Yorktown celebration; but would say word In JUS
tce to the Green Mountain boys. better behaved
body OF troops never left the state and they did cred
It to themselves and their state. O. II. BOND.
THE PHOENIX does not intend to mako or
attempt jokes which it must explain or take
back, aud in this case we warrant that no
member of the Vermont battalion got an 'un-
favorable impression" OF Capt. Bond or of his
distinguished friend and chaporon, "Col." A.
p. Ohilds, from our alleged joke last week
Lest, however, anyone who is so unfortunate
as not to have gone to Yorktown should have
got such an impression, we make haste to say
that We can vouch for the fact that neither
Capt Bond nor any other inmate of his tent
on that occasion was guilty Of anything worse,
by night or by day, than attending receptions
at Gov. Cornell's or the Moore house or visit
ing the legitimate points OF interest and en-.
tertainment on the camp. ground. Moreover,
II our memory serves us, Capt. Bond bore
himself with as much fortitude ~ any man in
the crowd during the tri-daily visits to Glas.
cocks
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

The GREAT IRON STRKE.-The PittsburR
strike covers 1875 iron mills with 2415 furnaces.
Seven mills have "signed the scale" demand
ed by the "amalgamated association of steel
and iron workers." IS mills with $50 furnaces
are running with such help as they can get,
and all the rest are still, about 4G, 600 men be-
ing idle on account of the strike. The asso-
citation has $3.50, 900 in hand, and during
strike all puddlers at work pay So each per
week into the treasury. 1t is for this reason
that those on strike at the centre of disturb
anee are glad to have those at Cincinnati,
Milwaukee and other points resume. The as.
sociations receipts are estimated at $35, 900
week. As the strikers have been out for two
weeks, they are now entitled to 81 per week,
each, so long as the money lasts. Manufac-
turers claim that the advance in wages now
demanded will run the price of bar iron up 10
500 per ton. The great Pittsburg strike of
1875, against a reduction of wages, lasted four
months and was successful. The men are now
behaving well, and have 'gone into camp" a
few miles out of town at Macdonald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

tFrom the Rutland Herald, 10Th ip,ti

tFrom the Rutland Herald, 10th instl
Col L. X. Fuller of Brattleboro seems at
present to rather lead in the race for the nom
nation of lieutenant governor. Col. Fuller is
man of superior business capacity, his tai
ents have been successfully rewarded by the
prosperity which he has helped to earn for
Estey IL Co., in which great establishment he
has been leading factor for many years.
Col. Fuller has already served term in tho
state senate with credit to himself, and he is
described to us as a good presiding officer,
who would do credit to the preference of his
friends.
tFrom the Bellows alls Times Of this week.
Col. L. X. Fuller of Bratteboro will probably
have the solid support of this county for lieu.
tenant governor at the Republican state CON
vention next Wednesday. He is a native of
Westmoreland N. H, but formerly lived in
this village, and a host of friends will be glad
to congratulate him on his nomination.
from the Burlington Clipper.l
As it now looks, Windham county will have,
virtually, solid delegation for Colonel Levi
X. Fuller for lieutenant governor, and large
support in nearly every county in the state.
Col. Fuller is largely identified with the bust
ness interest of his vicinity, is liberal and
every way courteous gentleman, and of the
various candidates named at the present writ
ing, he seems TO be the most available.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

Satisfactory progress has been made during
the past week in the survey of the proposed
Brattleboro g. Wilmington line. 1t is found
that coming east between Wilmington and
Jacksonville the grades will be less than 100
feet to the mile, and going west the steepest
grade will not greatly exceed 100 feet At
present the engineers are looking out the
most feasible route between Jacksonville and
Brattleboro, regardless of any consideration
of convenience for individuals or towns, or
business interest for the road.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

Rev. W. II. Davenport is at Montpelier
this week attending the commencement ex-
ercse5 at the Methodist Seminary. He is
member of the examining committee.
Are men who work on the highway,
highwaymen2 II 80, people should beware,
for they will surely be after you-to join
their band.
Robert Elton has moved here from
Proctorsville.
The Sabbath school give n concert in
about two weeks. viii give the subject and
the timo next week.
The Cambridgeport drum corps was out
several evenings last week on dress parade
Some farmers are blowing, others arc
planting, and still others are hoeiDg their
crops. It has surely been a variable season
thus far.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

Ed. +. Gale and Chas. Bliss, after attend
ing the medical college at Burlington a term,
have returned home.
. The highways are now undergoing re-
pairs.
1t is very gratifying to the people in this
vicinity, and doubtless IL will be to many
others that have lived in town, to learn that
work on a new store has been commenced on
the site where one was recently burned. Il.
b. Bissel and Harry II. Stone have formed a
copartnership for the purpose Of building and
keeping store in this village. They are now
selling good line Of groceries at the post
Office. In few days they intend to ft up
another room in the same house and put in a
stock of dry goods and other articles usually
kept in q country store. The foundation for
the new store is partly laid. O. d. Lamson
has the contract and is now getting out lum-
Der for the new building, which is TO be 22
by 40 feet, two stories high. It is hoped
others will soon build up where the fire a
short time since swept of the buildings. 1t
is intended TO have the new store ready for
use by the Goth OF next month.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16
Annual Masonic COncIaVe az BurIiug.
tom.

ton.
The annual gatherings Of the state Masonic
organizations opened at Burlington on Tues
day with the meeting of the Grand Comman-
derry Of Knights Templar. The following
officers we're elected for the ensuing year G.
o. Tyler Burlington, grand commander; T.
NJ. Chapman, Middlebury, deputy Alfred A.
Hall, st. Adams, generalissimo; George w.
Wing, Montpelier, captain general; Rev. F.
S. Fisher st. Johnsbury, prelate; d. NJ. Ba-
con, st. Johnsbury, senior warden F. F.
Fletcher, st. Johnsbury. junior warden @.
J. Jones, Windsor, treasurer; Elihu b. Taft,
Burlington, recorder; Charles E. Campbell,
Rutland standard bearer; Frank H. Bascom,
Montpelier, sword bearer; VIM. G. Bradbury,
Vergennes, warden A. L. Clark, Brattleboro,
captain of the guard. Officers appointed.
Geo F. Morse, Burlington, commissary J.
Henry Pratt, Brattleboro, sentinel. The re.
port of the Grand Recorder showed that dur
ing the year As persons have been knighted,
affiliated, and II have died or been discharged.
An assessment Of 25 cents per capita was laid
on the several subordinate Communicates.
At 8 o'clock p. NJ. the Grand Council held
their goth annual assembly, and elected the
following officers; Rev. Fred'k S. Fisher OF
st. JohDsbury, Grand Master; N. o. Perkins
Windsor, deputy; Frank II. BAscom, Mont
Pelier, principal conductor; Fayette T. Fletch.
er, st. Johnsbury, treasurer; Elihu b. Taft
Burlington, recorder; Henry W. Hutchins,
Bellows Falls, captain of the guard; Grin W.
Orcutt St. Johnsbury, conductor. Appoin-
tees: Rev. L. F. Stuart Burlington, chap
lain; w. II. S. Whitcomb Burlington, lee
tureri VIM. Brinsmaid, Burlington, marshal
w. w. Booth, Yergennes, steward Geo. +.
Morse, Burlington, sentinel
The Grand Lodge held their annual oommu.
nication on Wednesday and Thursday. Over
30 of the 100 lodges in the state were repre-
sented, as were also ten grand lodges of olh,r
Elalea
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

e. f, Starkey, freight conductor on the
Tunnel road, who is filing the position of
night watohman In the depot yard during a
short vacation of W. II. Whitney, claims to
have had narrow escape from being murder
ed last Friday night. He exhibits a broken
lantern and notebook with a bulletho
through it, and says that on Thursday night
he heard a shot fred and ball whizzed past
him. Later he saw two men in the shadow
of car and they fred revolver tho bullet
from which did the damage above described.
1t was probably intended for Whitney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

that Mr.. Conkling must see to It himself
and this is all there was to the pretended i'm
Fortunate urging of Mr. Conkling's friends,
and his own reluctance O TO enter the con-
test. Two or three Of the gentlemen whom
Mr.. Sharpe names deny the truth of his ac-
count Of the conference, and so the pretty lit
tie fight goes on. Whatever anybody affirms
or denies, however, the fact remains that Mr..
Conkling resigned expecting an instantaneous
return to the Senate, and under this endorse
ment he expected to antagonize the Garfield
administration to the bitter end.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

The room in the Francklyn cottage, Elbe-
ron, in which President Garfield died is closed
and draped heavily in mourning, in which
condition it is said it will always remain.
An event of considerable interest in reli-
gious Journalism is the reported purchase of
the Chicago Advance by Boston parties, who
will remove it to that city and place it under
the editorial charge of Rev. Robert West, a
Western man of excellent parts.
Mrs. Garfield has sufficient wealth to bring
an income Of about $4,000 year, besides
which she has pension of $4,000 year.
Rev. DR.. Newman Smythe has accepted his
call to the Centre church, New Haven, Conn.
The Governor of Wyoming says that fe-
male suffrage is an unqualified success in his
Territory.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

Charlie Kimball has been very sick with
lung fever, but is now gaining and his friends
hope he will soon recover his health.
D. F. Brown claims to have the best pair
of steers of their age in the county. They
will be three years old next October and now
weigh 2700 pounds.
"A. A. Goodell caught trout in the river
near the mill, Tuesday, that weighed three.
fourths of pound, aud Z. A. Holmes caught
one Wednesday that weighed one aud one
fourth pounds.
Lyman MVermore of West Townshend
died very suddenly of heart disease June ~.
He was born in Shutesbury, Mass, July 27,
1893, and would have been SO years old in
July. He lived in Massachusetts, many years
and moved to Vermont eleven years ago to
reside with his son, VIM. Il. Livermore. He
was an honest citizen, good townsman, and
much beloved by all who knew him. His
funeral took place Tuesday, Rev. Geo Porter.
pastor of the Congregational church of West
Townshend, of which Mr.. Livermore was a
member, officiating. He leaves a wife and
fivo children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

Bishop Gilmour's illumination against the
female land leaguers of Cleveland, O., has
had the effect of making them more earnest
and determined in the work they have set
themselves to do, and of increasing their
membership. He has accommodated all of
them, and candidates for clerical condemna-
ton among the same class in his flock are, as
result of his action, more and more nume-
rous. This is the first instance in the modern
history of the Catholic church where the more
docile members of it have defed the authority
of one of its recognized heads. The Ohio
woman is evidently coming to the front in the
modern international politics of that state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

All those in want of horse rakes at the
lowest prices should call on Blodgett & Ed
wards of this place.
Improvements are the order Of the day,
and DR.. Howard takes the lead in providing
brilliant street light II others could follow
his example 1t would be great convenience
to all.
Rev. Mr.. Mason being absent last Sun
day, the pulpit was supplied by Rev. OhAs.
Burnham OF Townshend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

The Louisville Courier Journal has been
paying special attention to the condition of
crops in the southern states, and, from what
it CLEANS from its special correspondents and
southern exchanges, concludes that through
out the south the wheat crop is secure, and
that lit will have a most happy influence on
the financial situation in that section" Corn
and cotton are very backward, but the wealth
er now prevailing will in a few days put for
ward these crops and insure large returns for
agricultural labor In truth" says the
Oourier'Journal, "the outlook for the South,
agrieulturally and commercially, svery bright,
and while it is too early in June to speak CON
idently of crops which depend SO much on
alternate rain and sunshine as do corn and
cotton, one is safe in expecting a season of
prosperityi and If no great disaster is deyel-
oped hereafter it will be a season of such va
ried and abundant crops as the South has
never known before"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16
PHOENIX AND RECORD AND FARMER FRIDAY,

nation Of classes and to rhetorical exercises.
These were q sufficient testimony to the abil-
ity and fidelity OF the teachers, and Of the
soholtrs as well. Several of the essays and
orations were, in point Of originality and
ability, much above mediocrity.
The Baptist church edifce is receiving a
new coat of paint the present week, a slate
color taking the place of the old red one.
The Glen House has been newly painted, and,
like the church, much improved in appear
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

The Congregational church aud society
have extended unanimous call to Rev. John
L. Sewall of the graduating class at Andover,
Mass, 10 become their pastor. Rev. Mr..
Adams Of Ashburnham, Mass, will occupy
the pulpit next Sunday.
Rev. A. b. Dascomb is intending to make
a large addition TO his dwelling-h house and
will make many changes inside. His timber
is on the ground and tho carpenters are ex-
pectod 10 begin next week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-16

In reply to the seven letters mentioned by
us last week, alleging that the famous Sun
day conference Ioas held at Mr.. Arthur's resi-
denee in May, 1881, and that Mr.. Oonkling
'oas then urged to be a candidate, ex-Speaker
Sharpe has published a statement in which
he says that he and two or three other gentle
men were agreed at this meeting to try to
persuade Mr.. Conkling that it was madness
for him to think of being a candidate, but
that Mr.. Conkling gave them no chance to
express their views. He took command from
the outset and used the meeting to issue the
necessary orders. He must be reelected the
reelection must come to him without solicita-
ton. He wanted nobody's opinions; he
wanted the thing done. Here at last Mr..
Sharpe did get in little work He served
notice that what was wanted wasn't easy, and