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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

Joshua Coleman is quite sick.
The first Wednesday in October is the
time fixed for the fair of the Wilmington Ag-
ricultural Society.
d. S. Ballou has been drawn as petit
juror for the spring term Of court.
F. Il. Smith was recently elected dea-
con of the Congregational church.
The town business was transacted with
unusual dispatch on Tuesday. Nearly every
thing was arranged before one o'clock.
Rev. W. N. Barber attended the funeral
of Jefferson Hall on Wednesday.
Clark Harris has his engine on the site OF
the proposed steam mill in Glastonbury, and
will soon be making business lively in that
section.
F. ]. Boyd has bought the four-horse
team belonging to the Estey estate.
Real estate business is quite lively.
Ephriam Haskell has bought the Parmelee
farm of Chauncy Smith, price So, 800. s. H.
Andrews has bought the Swift store of o. f.
Butterfeld, Ad'r. j. r. Buell. has bought of
the Swift estate the house which he occupies
and Mrs NJ. J. Harris has bought the Snow
place of Mrs. W. NJ Winchester
w. N Dickinson is havingan unprecedent-
ed rush in the sugar furnishing trade His
manufacturing department is taxed to its ut
most capacity.
-Overseer Chandler arranged for the
maintence of the "poor" for the coming year
on Thursday. Nearly an of the paupers re-
main at the places where they were kept
last year.
Another wave of sadness has passed over
the community caused by the death of Mrs.
A. NJ. johnson, lady universally beloved for
her social qualities and pure Christian charac-
ter. The sympathy of the entire community
is with the bereaved husband and children in
their affection. Funeral services were held
at the residence on Thursday, Rev. j. Ham
ilton officiating assisted by Rev. w. N. Barber.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10
MINOR NOTES.

Ten thousand Russian Jews are expected to
arrive in this country in the next thirty days.
1t is estimated that $500, 900 will be required
to aid these people so that they may after
ward help themselves.
The Mississippi House of Representatives
has passed bill to prevent the sale of tobacco
to minors without an order from their parents
or guardians.
The bridge between New York and Brook
Ign is q financial white elephant of the biggest
kind. The people of the two cities are called
upon for q million and quarter more, and
the day for the completion of the bridge is
again fixed this time for 1888. The total cost
will then be about sixteen Millions in case
the sum is not increased.
The family of the late Chinese Professor
Ko Kun Hua passed through Cheyenne
Wednesday. An infant child, aged II months,
died at the depot of general debility. The
remains were placed in coffin and express
ed to China on the same train.
The Woman's journal says; "a funny
story is told of Belva Lockwood, the female
lawyer of Washington. A witty fellow was
once her opposing counsel, and when he de-
sired TO refer to the Hon. Belva was perplex-
ed. He couldn't say my brother, as he did
when speaking of the lawyers who wore pants.
He didn't like to say my sister, out of re-
spect to that expression. He sent a smile
over the room by referring to Belva as my
sister-in-law,' but she certainly looked daggers
at him."
One of the most picturesque groups at the
recent Garfield memorial services in Wash
ington was that of the Chinese Minister and
three of his suite, who sat in decorous quiet
during all the proceedings, the chief mandarin
looking as wisely and intently through his
large bowed spectacles as if he understood
every word uttered. Their skirts of ultra
marine satin were covered half way with loose
and thickly wadded coats or blouses, of plum
oolored satin with blue velvet collars, and on
each red-topped turban was the Gymbolical
button denoting their rank.
In 1863 Immediately after General Gar
field resigned his commission in the army,
his portrait in uniform was painted by Miss
Ransom. This portrait remained with the
artist until a few days ago, when ii was pur-
chased by Mrs. Garfield. The late President
is represented in sitting position, with the
eolors of the 42d Ohio regiment draped be-
hind him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10
Mes, Ches,erfleId. N.m.

SAD CAsUALTY-A YOUNG MAN OF THIS PLACE
DROWNED AT MILLTowN, ME.
On the afternoon of the Sd inst. a tele.
gram was received here, announcing the death
of Frank W. Cobleigh by accidental drowning
at Midtown, Me-, where he had been at work
during the past few months for A. p Richard
son, building dam across the st. Croix river.
The dam was nearly completed, aud he was
expected home in few days On Friday,
owing to the rapid rise of the river aud the
large masses of ice in it, work on the dam was
suspended, and Mr.. Cobleigh, with others,
went down to the lower room of the st, Croix
and Penobscot machine shop to watch the ice
and drift logs pass over the dam and down the
rapids, His companions became alarmed at
the pressure of the water upon the bulkhead
of the dam, upon which this lower floor main
" rested, and started up stairs surprising he
was coming with them; but on looking around
they found that Frank had stopped and was
gazing back, as though riveted to the fatal
spot by some strange enchantment That was
the last that WAS seen of him. In few sec
onds the water tore out the bulkhead, taking
with 1t into the foaming rapids below the low
er floor, upon which he was standing Mr..
CObleigh was about % years of age, Of good,
temperate habits, and highly respected. He
was one OF the charter members Of Spaford
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

transfer signed by upward of 200 members OF
the Brattleboro library association.
Col. Haskins took the lead in the matter OF
securing the passage of these resolutions and
the whole business was intelligbly and salts
factorily transacted
Under article II, the last in the warrant,
TO raise money for the ensuing year, motion
was made by Col Estey that tax of 40 cents
be raised. f. w. Stoddard submitted an
amendment placing the tax at 30 cents and
made statement showing the desirability Of
the town paying of some of its old debt, and
also showing how, by gradually decreasing
scale of taxation, from 30 cents down, the
whole indebtedness Of the town might be
wiped out in eight years. The amendment
was discussed by several gentlemen and on
the final vote on the adoption Of the amend
mont a division Of the house was called for
On this division the amendment was lost l2l
to 1872, and tax of 40 cents on the dollar
was finally voted
Under vote previously passed the meet
ing was then adjourned to Saturday after
noon, April g.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

PATRICK HICKEY BURNED IN HIS OWN HOUSE.
Early Thursday morning the house of
Patrick Hickey, situated about four miles
from the village on west hill, near Wardsboro
line, was discovered by the neighbors to have
been consumed by fire during the night. As
Mr. Hickey was not anywhere seen and had
not been since the day before, search was
made for him among the ruins, which soon
resulted in his body being found in partly
consumed state among the burning timbers in
the cellar. Mr.. Hickey was an unmarried
Irishman about G5 years old, of very simple
habits and living entirely alone. He was a
man of some property, but how much no one
knows He was frequently known to have
sums of money about his person. He owned
the small farm on which he lived and some
stock. He was very much in the habit of
trading stock and cheap horses with some Of
his neighbors. 1t is not known whether Mr..
Hickey had any relatives living or not yet it
is supposed he may have in Canada, as he has
beeu known to go there. So far as anything
can yet be discovered or learned there is not
much ground for suspicious of foul play.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.

The present Mississippi river food is like
ly to prove the most disastrous ever known,
and is certainly the worst ever experienced so
early in the season. The overflow now ex-
tends from Cairo southwark about 400 miles,
and has an average width of 40 or 80 miles,
and covers a district having q population of
more than quarter of q million people. The
worst of the trouble is in the southern part of
this territory in southwestern Mississippi and
southeastern Arkansas, where whole counties
are under water and steamboats, can, in some
instances, run in the streets of towns From
the river in this locality there is hardly an
inch of dry land to be seen, except the tops
of the levees, and families and the few domes-
tic animals left are huddled in the upper
rooms of buildings or on roofs, and in some
cases on wooden platforms built above the
water. Throughout the 400 miles the levees
are broken in SO many places that the entire
system is practically worthless, and it is only
where the highlands reach the river at Column
bus and Hickman, KY, and at Memphis and
other places in Tennessee, that banks can be
said to exist. The disaster is so widespread
and communication is in some places 80 diff
cult that nothing like detailed reports of the
losses Of life and property can be got, but it
seems that 80 or 40 persons have been drown
ed, and the direct loss of property is estima-
ted at over 50, OOO,00 A great many houses
and other buildings are washed away, and in
some sections nearly all livestock is drowned,
fences are lost, and there is much other prop
erty destroyed. A great number of poor
people, especially negroes, are left entirely
destitute and there is considerable suffering
from hunger and exposure. There is also
some trouble, and prospect of more, in Louis
lana. The river does not yet seem to have
reached its height there, but the levees are
overAowed in some places, and the backing
up of water in the Red river and its tributa-
ries is causing the overflow of a good deal OF
land in the western part of the state. 1t takes
80 days for "freshet wave" to travel from
st. Paul TO New Orleans, and 10 for it to get
from Cairo, and, as the rains continue, the
outlook in Louisiana is very threatening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

j. II. Henry is making the plans for G.
d. Whitaker's new hotel. II will take several
days to finish them.
The Baptist society will furnish dinners
for those that wish, town meeting day.
The sleighing is all used up, though we
have had 76 inches Of snow this winter.
Blue birds and the boys made their ap
pearance last week, the birds singing and the
boys playing marbles.
Town meeting next Tuesday. Not much
interest manifested as yet
Potatoes are selling for S1.2O per bushel.
Apples don't fetch anything, because there is
none to fetch. Butter is selling for 80 and
30 cts eggs, % cts.
C. J. Amidon has got his new house near.
ly done. The painters are putting on the
finishing touch. Mr., Perry has got his house
enclosed and painted on the outside, and will
soon have the inside ready TO plaster. Mr..
Ashley Stone has got another house partly
done, mostly enclosed. We can't tell what
straef IL ie on l.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

Postmaster Morgan has bought G. w.
Nutting,s house on Atkinson st. for about
$1,000
E IL. Wilson started Wednesday night
for Fargo, OAK, where we understand he has
a very lucrative engagement as bookkeeper.
By request of the trustees, George Slate
resigned his position as president and trustee
of the Bellows Falls savings institution last
Friday, and at an adjourned meeting held on
Monday of this week, Henry C. Lane of West
minister was elected president and and N. II.
Farr trustee.
The Rockingham town meeting was a
very quiet one The treasurer's report shows
tue net liabilities Of the town to be about S45,
600, and there is now in the treasury Sc, 149.
e. s. Sabn of Saxtons River is danger
ously ill with pneumonia at his home.
The Fifth Avenue comedy company OF
New York is to play East Lynne" at Union
bail, March 25th.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

1t is now said that Senator Edmunds also
declines to go on the supreme bench. This
is comfort. The country needs him most
in the United States Senate, much as his high
attainments would strengthen the highest
court -SpringfeH Republican.
If Senator Edmunds desires to heed the
voice of New England he will remain in the
senate.-BOStOn Journal
Senator Edmunds shows his good sense in
declining thing he does not want as soon as
it is offered to him. He did not want su-
preme court judgeship, and he said so prompt
". His example is more worthy of imitation
than Mr.. Oonkling's. Philadelphia Record.
Waving other considerations, the people
would not enjoy seeing George F. Edmunds
put up with Roscoe Conkling's leavings.-
Springfield Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

Mr. S. Burnett and Mr. ]. Dodge have
both lost valuable horses That Of the form
er dropped dead in the road.
1t is reported that MIR. Jennison has
leased the hotel for another year. Glad to
hear of this, as both Mr.. and Mrs. j. under
stand how to keep good house.
A pleasant wedding was that which took
place on Wednesday last at the home of G..
Roel the parties being Miss Ella Payne of
WardsbOro and Edison Roel. Friends from
Springfield, Brattleboro and other places
were present.
Several loads of people vent from this
place to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harris of
West Bratteboro.
The funeral services of former resident,
Mrs. n, b. Samson, were held in this place
Feb. %, and the remains inferred in our Gem
etcry. Mrs. Samson was a woman noted for
her Christian piety, and she leaves behind
her many warm friends to mourn her loss as
well as to sympAthize with the afflicted hus-
band aud daughter. H.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

At st. Adams the old board of town Off
GERS was reelected by reclamation. Candi-
dates, for town grand jurors, supported by
the extreme temperance people, were defeat
ed and the general result of the meeting is
taken as indicating that the town sis opposed
to any further general movement against liq-
uor sellers, such as has been lately carried
on"
The Mary Fletcher hospital at Burlington
is to start a training school for nurses.
Geo. o. Berge of Fayston made about
800 pounds of sugar the week of the middle
of February.
&C. s. Dana, ex-collector of internal reye-
nue. for the district of Vermont, has sold his
house at st. Johnsbury and will move West.
j. B. Southworth has resigned his posi-
ton as principal of the Vermont conference
seminary at Montpelier, and E. A. Bishop
takes charge next term.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEE.

The banking house of Charles A. Sweet
Co. of Boston suspended Monday morning,
causing considerable excitement in financial
circles Their liabilities are upward of 81
0OO O0O 1t is said that the house will pay
dollar for dollar if reasonable time is given by
the creditors.
The Inman steamer, City of Berlin, some
days overdue. was towed into Boston Satur-
day with broken shaft.
The 51st birthday of Lieut.. Gen. Philip
H. Sheridan was celebrated at Chicago Mon
day night with dinner given by the Illinois
commsndery of the Loyal Legion of the
United States.
-Four men were killed by the explosion of
powder packing house at Marquette, Mich,
on Monday.
The six-days' walking match at New
York last week ended Saturday evening with
the following scores Hazael 600, Fitzgerald
ST., Noremac BOB, Hart 542, Hughes 535,
Sullivan 525. The best previous record in q
six days match was $50 miles, and Hazael is
therefore the long distance champion of the
world.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was suddenly
seized with fanting spell, Monday evening
while lecturing at Chicago The audience
was dismissed and he was taken to his hotel,
where he revived shortly after. He had beer
ill for two or three days on account of stomach
| trouble.
DIR. Joseph Pancoast, the eminent sur
geon, died Tuesday at his home in Philadel
phia, aged II years DR.. Paucoast is noted
for discoveries in surgery which are now EN-
ployed all over the world He was the frs
to restore an eyebrow by transplanting flesl
from the scalp, and there are many person.
who can thank him for ears, eyelids or nose
which he formed for them when the origina
member had been destroyed
Fast day in Massachusetts, April G.
The village of Prince Frederick count!
seat of Calvert county, Md, was almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire last Friday night, onl.
few dwellings remaining. Loss $4,000.
Mrs. Harriet Bell, respectable tailoress
was murdered on Kirkland-st., Boston, nea
her home, Tuesday, by an unknown assassin
who followed and stabbed her.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

Monday, March 9th. Our town has this
day met with one of those losses which make
the eagle of the great Northwest scream loud
er and fly higher every year. while the poor
mother bird of New England can scarce keep
the old nest warm, much less keep up the
supply of young eaglets. Speaking plainly,
the following from among our enterprising
young men have gone in a body to the town
of Grand Forks, Dakota territory. A glance
at the map will show that they have struck
for the world renowned wheat lands of the
Red River Of the North. Success to them
and the good wishes of all who are left be-
hind. And now we bid you our public good
bye, Mr.. and Mrs. Sayer, j. II. Merrifeld
Morton Sherman, Geo. Houghton, Frank Per-
ry, Benz. Eager Sam'l Brown, Jr. and E.
Brooks.
On Tuesday our good people were all
seized with such high sense of the virtue
OF civil service reform that it was hard to
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

There are those who are claiming originality
in the suggestion of Lieut.. Gov. John L.
Barstow for the governorship, but the truth
is, he was named" for the place during the
last session of the legislature. 1t was then
very freely talked among his friends that APP
pearances seemed to indicate him as the COM
ing man, and as he is farmer and represen-
tative of the most numerous class of our peo-
pie, the farmers in the senate were particular
" pleased with the outlook for him at that
time. His service for his country in the field
and his civil record as assessor of internal
revenue and in the legislature, where he dis
played good ability, added to his many fine
qualities as a man and citizen, all told very
largely in his favor, and it was set down as
good as settled, "if nothing happened to pre-
vent" Nothing has happened thus far and
there is every prospect of his nomination by
reclamation. And it can not be said that it
is the work of any particular Influence" or
"rings" We do not believe Gen. Barstow is
that kind of man. In1he outset it was the
spontaneous tribute of admiring friends and
cO-laborers and it has grown to the present
dimensions without effort on the part of any
one Woodstock Standard
If Hon. John A. Page, who has been state
treasurer since 1866, does not want the Office
another term-as is alleged-we know of no
better man for the place than Hon. W. II. Du-
bois of West Randolph, who has been state
inspector of finance for several years and is q
successful fnancer. Mr.. Page has been q
faithful official and if he is to have successor
it is desirable that a thoroughly practical and
experienced man be chosen.-St. Johnsbur5
(IIledOuidn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

Katie Hoyt and Cora Miller are attending
school in Townshend this term.
-Messrs. Milton Dexter and John and
Frank Morse, of Philadelphia, who have been
stopping for few days at Miller's hotel, left
on Tuesday morning.
The closing session of Geo. W. Redfeld's
singing school, last Friday evening, proved a
very agreeable concert The young scholars
showed marked improvement from their 20
evenings drill, aud, assisted by few older
singers, gave pleasing variety of songs with
organ accompaniment.
Last Saturday Mr.. Kingsbury gave a reci-
tation from the drama OF William Tell, " with
music by ]. ]. Hatton, the blind musician.
Monday evening more music, vocal and in
strumentsl, by Mr.. Hatton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

Brattleboro has every reason to be proud
of the action on the public library question
in last Tuesdays meeting. The proposition
to establish free public library was not only
carried, but it was carried heartily, and with
out word of opposition. There was a good
attendance of voters when the library articles
were reached and it was evident from the
start that they intended to see the business
carried through. As the matter now stands
the town has good library for foundation,
place to put it in, and money enough to put
it in shape for the people to use and to buy
all necessary new books, while q small annual
appropriation in future will keep the institu-
ton up and growing. Hereafter every fami-
ly and every individual in town will have al
ways within reach the best standard works
and the best current literature of the day. 1t
is creditable to the enterprise and intelligence
of the town that its people appreciated their
opportunity and embraced it without hesita-
ton. And now we are ready to hear from
any citizen who is blessed with this worlds
goods and is anxious to put some portion of
them where they will be sure to return good
diyidendsl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

The dance at town hall and supper at
Chesterfield House. few days since, was the
social event of the season, about 100 couples
being present. The cooks came in for much
praise from out of town parties, very justly.
Music first class, by Dunbar's orchestra Of
Boston, which will appear again in this re-
gion ere long.
The sixth assembly at West Chesterfield
come off Friday evening, with good attend,
anee in spite of bad travelling Music good,
and an enjoyable occasion.
Blue birds put in an appearance March 3
The addition to the Prospect House is
nearing completion, and grand opening is
expected about May day Mr.. Mason, the
popular landlord for the past three years, will
be on hand as usual the coming summer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

Queen Victoria suffered no ill effects from
the excitement attendant on the attack on her
life last week, and she is represented as hav-
ing derived much satisfaction from the mes
sages of congratuation and sympathy which
reached her from all parts of the world, es-
pecially from Secretary Frelinghuysen and
others from the United States. Mac Leon,
who fired the shot, appears to be a sort of
second edition of Gniteau. He is thriftless and
visionary he has had domestic troubles he
has been twice confined in lunatic asylum
and once under arrest for attempting to throw
a railroad train from the track. He has been
wandering through the country since he was
discharged from the lunatic asylum, in Sep
TENDER, like tramp, and thepolice theory is
that through reading reports of the Guiteau
trial he made up his mind that an attempt on
the Queens life would be the best way of OBJ
tanning not only relief, but notoriety. If the
coarse thrust of some of the English papers
to the effect that Guiteau was a representa-
tive American, had any foundation in fact, it
would now be in order to return the compli-
ment with the remark that the English have
now found a representative Englishman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-10

find men to fll the necessary town Offices
Never before we're so many elected and ex.
cused After a long struggle the official
board was completed as elsewhere noted.
The young peoples dramatic club will
give an entertainment in Union hall Friday
evening The farce "My Turn Next will be
played followed by a supper and dance.
Mrs j. W. Croker accompanied by her
two children, arrived in Fayetteville Saturday
morning, after residence in the West, Of
eight years. Mrs. Croker will remain with
her parents until warm weather