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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10
Vermont College OF Teachers-.-Ben mai.
Annual Meeting at Montpelier.

MONTPELIER, Feb. t. The fourth semi
annual session of tue Vermont College of
Teachers began last evening and closed this
morning. Its principal business was to con-
slider and act upon the reports of the commit
tees on courses of study for common, English
high and classical schools of the state. Prof
Chas Dole of Lewis college presided, and
Principal Boynton of Townshend seminary
acted as secretary. There was good attend
dance of prominent educators. The commit
tees recommendation that Webster's reply to
Hayne be made the text for examination in
English of members and candidates for mem.
bership of the college was adopted.
The report of the committee appointed at
the last meeting to recommend course of
study for the common schools was, after dis
cussion, deferred to the next annual meeting
for further consideration.
The report of the committee appointed to
prepare a course of classical study was accent
ed, but was recommitted with instructions to
submit the same at the next annual meeting
with such recommendations as members OF
the college might suggest meanwhile. After
careful consideration, the college adopted the
following course OF study for the English high
schools of the state
First Year. LIST term-Alge6ra, Physiology.
Physical Geography; I'd and Sd terms-Alge.
bra, General History, Natural History.
Second Year; LIST term-Philosophy Eng
lish History, Geometry; % term-Philosophy
Rhetoric, Geometry; Sd term-Geology, Rhet.
oric, English Literature.
Third Year: 1st term-Chemistry Logic,
English Literature I'd term-Astronomy'
Mental Science, English Authors; Sd term
Botany, Moral Science, Political Economy.
Reading and spelling throughout the course,
and rhetorical exercises once a week through
out the course. 1t is recommended that in
struction in drawing be given two hours per
week for at least one year that at least once
a term portion of the day be given to cell
ebration of some authors birthday or histori-
cal event. The condition of admission TO the
English high school course is that the student
must have completed common school course
such as the college may adopt. The college
passed resolution to the effect that good
manners and morals be ineucated throughout
the course of studies in the public schools,
and not confined to any specific term. The
regular annual meeting of the college will be
held in October next
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

The winter term closes to-day 1Oth).
Vacation of ten days. This completes SIX
years under the present prinoipalship. No
previous one has been longer and only one,
that of Rev. @. b. Smith, has equaled it in
length.
David l.. Bemis who was injured at the
depot last week Wednesday, still remains in
very critical condition.
William A. Howe, aged 81 years, was in
stantly killed this week Wednesday, about
noon supposedly by being struck on the
head by broken limb from tree which he
had just felled. Mr.. Howe with others was
choPping on Joy hill about % miles west of
the village, and at the time of the accident
was at work alone about fifty rods from the
rest of the company. Funeral service Satur-
day.
The b. B. society, composed of ladies
connected with Leland aud Gray Seminary,
gave literary entertainment at Academy
hall last Friday evening, composed of dia-
logues, Rotations and essays which were en-
tirely original with the young ladies. Every
one that attended seemed highly pleased with
the ability shown by those who we're promi.
nent in the exercises.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10
The Murderer Since hi. Sentence.


The popular reprobation of Guiteau's crime
is still manifested in different ways. The
common mode of expressing the feeling
against the assassin is to send a rope sugges-
lively noosed These ropes began to come
by express and mail before the trial and are
still coming in. They have been sent to the
district attorney to Mr.. Scoville, TO the war
den of the jail, and to the assassin himself
A little room at the Jail is strewn with ropes
received from various parts of the country.
Some of them are ropes such as are general
ly used in executions, with conventional
hangman's nooses sklfully made. Many 9th
or little reminders of the fate that awaits him
come in the mail of the assassin, but the war
den, as rule, keeps them from his eyes.
Cheap, comic valentines, representing the
gallows with a dangling victim, are also sent
to the assassin In every nook in the district
attorneys office can be found some testmo-
nial Of popular feeling respecting the assassin.
Many Of the things received have been de-
stroyed In one corner of Mr.. Corkhilrs pri.
vato office is little heap of ropes. A bundle
of switches was sent to Guiteau from Florida
Among other curiosites saved by the district
attorney is n miniature scaffold and coffin
very neatly constructed, and a gallows tree
with an tfhgy six or seven inches long sus-
pended upon it. There is also a little coifiu,
tne open III OF winch exposes u deaths head.
The coffin is inscribed: Strangulatus Pro
Diabolo, 1882. All sorts OF pictures, cartoons
and letters have been received and destroyed.
Guiteau, according to Warden Croker has
become as docile rs a lamb, he doesn't insist
upon having his own way as he did during
the trial, and does what he is ordered to do
without a murmur. He has lost much of his
accustomed bravado, and does not become SO
excited when in conversation. Gen. Croker
states that he does not believe any man un.
der sentence Of death ever more fully appre-
ciated the awful situation than Guitsau He
has become very much depressed in spirits
aud shows 1t. He behaves with perfect de-
corum and there is not a sign of insanity in
his conversation or actions He is denied the
privilege OF seeing visitors now altogether,
and this seems to worry him. At no time,
except in the presence of reporters, or those
whom he took to be newspaper men, has he
assumed the air of confidence and bravado
that he did before the verdict was rendered.
He yet clings to the hope that something
may be done in the court in bauc, but Gen.
Crocker thinks that lie il fast losing even this
hope.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

The annual festival of the Methodist So
clety came of at the town hall Tuesday even.
ing, with satisfactory results.
We are requested to state that one Elisha
slasSon, who is hammering around trying to
get married, was last fall adjudged insane By
the probate court of this district Any one
desiring further information can obtain it
from his guardian, Winfield Wright.
While Brattloboreans are wading in two
feet of snow, which fell Saturday night, We
up in the mountain, are rejoicing in about S
inches-just enough to make good shedding.
John, son of Austin Livermore, recently
had bone broken near the ankle joint by a
log rolling upon it.
To accommodate students desiring to teach sum.
mer schools the opening Of the spring term Of Leland
d Gray seminary has been changed from Feb. Is to
Tuesday, Feb. q.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10
zNIx AND RECORD AND FARMER, FEBRUARY TO- 1882

Your own testimony seems to controvert the
theories of your counsel. They have main
tanned and thought honestly, l believe, that
YOU were driven against your will by an in
sane impulse to commit the act, but your
testimony showed that you deliberately re-
solved to do it, and that deliberate and mis-
guided will was the sole impulse. This may
seem insanity to some persons, but the law
looks upon it as wilful crime. You will
have due opportunity of having any errors
may have committed during the course Of the
trial passed upon by the court in bauc, but
meanwhile il is necessary for me to pro-
nounce the sentence Of the law, that you be
taken hence to the common jail of the Dis
trict from whence you came, and there be
kept in confinement, aud on Friday, the 30th
day of June, 1892 you be taken to the place
prepared for the execution, within the walls
of said jail and there, between the hours Of
II NJ. and p. M, you be hanged by the neck
until you are dead; aud may the Lord have
mercy on your soul"
During the reading Gutoau stood appnr-
emily unmoved aud with his gaze riveted up
on the Judge; but when the final words were
spoken he struck the table violently and shout
ed 3
Aud may the Lord have mercy on your
soul I'd rather stand where do than where
that Jury does aud where your honor does
I'm not afraid to die. l stand here as Gods
man, and God Almighty will curse every man
who has had part in procuring this upright
eous verdict Nothing but good has come
from Garfeld's removal, and that will be the
verdict Of posterity on my inspiration. |
don't care u snap for the verdict of this cor
rupt generation. l would rather Il thousand
times be in my position than that of those
who have bounded me to death. / shall have
a glorious flight to glory, but that miserable
scuuudrel Corkhill, will have permanent
job down below, where the devil is preparing
for him.
After apparently talking himself out the
prisoner turned to his brother, and, without
the slightest trace Of excitement, conversed
for some minutes before being taken from
the court room.
The van in which Guiteau was taken from
the court house to the Jail reached it's desti.
nation without accident or incident. The
prisoner remarked as he stepped OUT "Ths
is a regular Western snow storm it reminds
me of Chicago He was at once taken to his
cell and guard placed over him.
Mr.. Scovlle's bill Of exceptions will now be
argued before the court in banc. The de-
fence have till March to make their appeal
No one dreams that the motion will be grant.
ed, and there is no doubt that the execution
will take place on the day named. Meanwhile
Guiteau will be closely guarded, prevented as
far as possible from making communications
to the public, and treated in every respect as
q condemned felon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

Feb. 4th, mercury 12o below zero
About one foot and half OF snow fell in
the late storm, and the average depth is near.
ly three feet
Mrs. Daniel Fowler and Mrs. O.c.,
Fowler have been seriously ill but are now
improving.
The dramatic entertainment at Glen hall
on tho 3D. inst. was largely attended and well
received
Our village schools closed successful
terms on Friday the Sd inst. The higher de,
partment was taught by Miss Jennie Fisher
Of Grafton, and the primary by Miss Stella
NJ. Stetson Of this village. Miss Fisher i
employed to finish an unfinished term Of
school at Readsboro.
Mr.. Wesley Hicks, employed as engineer
in the Cheney mill on the 81 inst, had bis
foot caught in machinery and the large toe Of
his left foot was crushed and had to be taken
Of The wound was dressed by DR.. johnson
and under his care is doing we'll Mr.. Hicks
is an excellent engineer, had worked only
about one week in the mill, and will not be
able to return to his work for several weeks.
TO accommodate students desiring to teach sum.
mer schools the beginning Of spring term Of Leland
& Gray seminary has been changed from Feb. 2s to
Tuesday, Fec. q.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

Mr. Blaine's brilliant foreign policy" as
secretary of state makes him no end of trouble
now that he is out of office. 1t seems that
last November invitations to peace congress,
to be held at Washington, were sent to all the
Independent governments of America, north
aud south, from the empire of Brazil down.
The scheme was Mr.. Blaines, and was origi-
mated by him before Garfield's death In No
vember the invitations, drafted by Blaine,
were sent out, President Arthur approving
the project-that is to say, he did not put his
foot on it. The scheme professed TO be for
the sole purpose of discussing methods for
preventing war between the nations of Amer.
lea, and the United States was to have no more
voice or representation than the smallest
South American republic. Secretary Freling
huysen's letter of instructions to Mr.. Tres
colt, the special envoy to Chill and Peru,
showed disposition to throw cold water on
the project and intimated recall of the invi-
tations. This aroused Blaine's wrath and
called out an open letter from him last Friday
to 1.-THE President of the United States, in
which he takes President Arthur to task for
his course, intimates that the administration
is afraid of foreign complications, and protests
against the recall of the Invitations. The
whole matter is likely to be passed over into
the hands of Congress
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

-Putney has once more a boot and shoe
maker. A. Narcotic of Springfield, VT, has
opened boot and shoe shop in the meat
market block, where he is prepared to do
frs t class custom work.
-Rumor has it that A. B. Hewitt has sold
his store TO S. E. Wheat & Son, who will take
possession March LIST. Mr.. Hewitt has been
in trade here % years
Last Monday evening Rev. n F. Perry
of Bellows Falls delivered an eloquent and
admirable lecture to young ladies, entitled
That girl of ours" There was a slim at
tendance on account of the travelling. The
proceeds were for the benefit of the temper
ance society. W.
e. II. Stoughton Post, G. A R., of Bel
lows Falls are coming here on Saturday, Feb.
18th, and will present the popular drama
Enlisted for the War" Give them a good
house. friends.
The Putney dramatic club are going to
Bellows Falls, on Feb Goth, and will present
the popular drama THE Fireman."
The WindhaDl county Congregational
ministers association met with Rev. L. Har-
low on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
The public sermon was delivered by Rev.
George E. Martin of Brattleboro. The text
was, Thy will be done" 1t was rich ser
mon, and was very highly praised. The pri-
vate meeting was fully attended, and was the
best the association have had for years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10
Mr.. she.mans Three Per Cent. Plan.


Last Friday the United States Senate passed
the Sherman funding bill by vote of 3S to
Is, five Republicans voting against the bill
and eighteen Democrats for il. The bill as
passed provides for the issue of 5000, 900, 900
three-per cent bonds, exempt from taxation
by or under state authority, and redeemable
at the pleasure of the government, but not to
be called so long as bonds are outstanding that
bear a higher rate of interest. Subscription
for these bonds will be received at the treas
ury and by any assistant treasurer, or by post
masters at any postal money-order offices
The proceeds of the sale of these bonds are
to be applied to the redemption of the bonds
bearing three and half per cent interest or
the three-and'a-half per cent. bonds may
be received directly in exchange for the new
ones To prevent the banks from retiring
their circulation in a way to precipitate
panic, it is provided that bank wishing to
surrender any portion of its circulating notes
and take up its bonds shall give thirty days
notice thereof, and the amount of the bonds
SO surrendered shall not exceed So OOO 900 in
any one month; and the act is not in any way
to be so construed as to authorize an increase
of the public debt If the bill becomes law,
it will save in interest 81 900, 900 annually.
Correspondents believe that the bill will not
pass the House, many representatives think
ing that the Senate has no right to originate
bills relating to finance, and there being CON
siderable jealousy in the matter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

Next dance at village ball, Feb H.
Henry Wheeler, who has been very sicL
for the past few weeks, is slowly recovering
The Reformer's correspondent last weet
misrepresented the facts in regard to the pro
posed telephone line from Observation-Disclosures
West Halifax to Sbelburne Falls, Mass. a.
badly as did the "blundering PHOENIX" las he
calls it) the week before. He must have col
his information at the Democratic or police
headquarters here rather than from a good
honest Republican. We beg leave to inform
our Democratic friend and vendor Of palm.
leaf that we have over $500 subscribed 4,
over 80 shares sold at SO EACH and that nav
ties here are ready aud able to run the Ina
without outside help. Furthermore, peopls
along the line, in Coleraine and Shelburne
are interested in the matter. Your inforners
one share against a dozen of the vendors hats
that there will be telephone line in opera.
ton between here aud Shelburne Falls before
the first Of next September
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

Rev. John L, Sewall, who has preached
here for several Sabbaths past and is much
liked by the people, will occupy the Congre-
gational pulpit next Sunday. Mr.. Sewall is to
graduate from Andover theological seminary
next June, and an effort is being made here
with prospect of success to secure him as res
ident pastor.
Edward O. Hooper, of the firm of Hoop
err Bros, grain and flour dealers with offices
at Boston and Portland, and gentleman well
known throughout New England and the
West, died at the residence of his wife's faith
er, in this place, last Thursday, from diph-
liberia, after en- illness of about two weeks,
Mrs. Hooper has been very i'll with the same
disease, but hopes are now entertained of her
recovery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

A. d. Gates slaughtered hog this week
that tipped the scales at 622 pounds
The festival on Wednesday evening. Feb.
lst' Was a success. 1t has been so long since
the people OF this community made venture
OF That kind that success on this occasion
seemed among the probabilities. The peo.
pie, however, were equal to the emergency /;
the weather was very favorable and a good
audience was in attendance. The gross re-
eeipts amounted to S55, one-third of which
will cover expenses Dim
TO accommodate students desiring to teach sum-
mer schools the beginning of spring term Of Leland
Gray seminary has been changed from Feb 2s to
Tuesday, Feb a.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

The ladies' sociable met with Mrs. ], D.
Parker on Wednesday evening of last week.
The next meeting is to be with Mrs. L. E.
Sheldon on Wednesday evening, 18th. Come
and bring your wife.
The donation for the benefit Of the pas.
tor, last Friday evening, began with load Of
wood, and the last arrival was silver caster
from Messrs. Richardson q Leonard, and one
Of those silver pieces bearing Uncle Sans
imprint, from friend unable to be present.
Deacon @. F. Thompson of Brattleboro
has given the Congregational church here SIX
wall lamps with large reAectors, and raised
$50 among personal friends to assist the Ia.
dies in paying for the organ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

Work has begun on the new iron railway
bridge across the Connecticut the first piece
of iron having been laid last week 1t is ex
peoted to take more than two months to com
plete the job.
Saturday nights snowfall amounted to 10
or II inches
The Sons of Temperance are to give the
drama, The Social Glass" at Union hall on
wednesday and Thursday evenings of next
week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10
Agricultural College Prize. for 1ssl


The prizes won by Vermont boys last year
in competition for the awards offered by the
University of Vermont and State Agricultural
College, through the generosity of ex-Gov.
Smith, have been declared. The conditions
of the trial were the same as those of the
former trial in 1880, and show a substantial
advance, the irst-pri winners obtaining fire
bushels more of corn and sixty bushels more
of potatoes, to the acre, than the best of the
former years figures. Twenty-Five young
farmers obtained yields of over so bushels of
corn and over 25O bushels of potatoes to the
acre, and the yields range from these figures
up to the really remarkable ones of 1927 bush
els of corn and 552 bushels of potatoes to the
acre The latter result, at the prices obtain
ed for potatoes last fall, would represent re-
turn of over $500 per acre. The first prize
on corn was won by Thomas b. Purdy of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

Manchester the first on potatoes by Frank
@. Aver of Goshen. The only Windham
county boys whose names appear in the list
Of competitors are Leon j. and Herbert E.
Thayer of Guilford, who narrowly escape
prizes the former having harvested 10 and
the latter ~ bushels of shelled corn from one
eighth of an acre of land
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

The st. Louis (Mo) Post-Dspatch, at the close of
long article says In fact, St. Jacobs Oil is pushing
all other remedies out of the field and though excel
lent some Of the linimeuts formerly offered are, tho
efficacy Of st. Jacobs Oil is magical cases of sciaica
rheumatism, pleurisy, neuralgia, nervous headache,
lunago ana scores of other disorders while in the
case OF sprains burns and injuries It is an absolute
pAnaeea, and for general use is better than the advice
OF many physicians. "a word to the wise is sum
Client.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

The Society of the Army of the Oumber-
land propose to raise 5000, 600 for the cree
ton in Washington of monument to the
late President Garfield. To this end the ooun-
try has been divided into eight districts, each
of which has been assigned to the charge of a
member of the central committee. The New
England States form district, of which Gen.
A. Is. Underwood of Boston is the committee
man in charge. He has designated sub-eom.
mittees in each state of his district-that for
Vermont being Gov, Farnham of Bradford,
Gen. VIM. Wells of Burlington, Ex-Gov. Red
field Proctor of Rutland, Col George w.
Hooker of Brattleboro Capt. F. S. Stranahan
OF St. Adams, Maj, A. b. Valentine of Ben
nington, Capt. F. E. Smith of Montpelier.
Capt. 7. d. Blodgett of st. Johnsbury. II Is
understood the committee for this state will
soon give opportunity to those citizens who
may desire to subscribe to do so.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

From all accounts there seems to be no
question that Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is afflict-
ed with an hallucination in regard to money
matters, and labors under fear that she may
come to want, notwithstanding she has $780,
900 in A per cent government bonds, and has
had pension of $4,000 year since Mr.. Lin
coins death. In addition to this, Congress
has recently granted her a gratuity of S15, 900
and increased her pension to $4,000 a year.
His mothers state of mind is source of
great trial and modification to her son, Rob-
ert, Secretary of War, who would cheerfuly
supply all his mothers wants were she as poor
as she morbidly imagines.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

Secretary Folger has written a letter to
District Attorney Woodford, forwarding to
him all the papers in the case of Special Agent
N. NJ. Curtis of the Custom House, and in
structing him to pass upon them with view
to indicting General Curtis for violating the
civil service statute in levying political ASSESS
ments upon those under his control. During
the last campaign General Curtis was Treas
urer of the Republican State Committee. The
Civil Service Reform Association, of which
George William Curtis is president, took the
matter mp, and presented the evidence to the
Department. General Curtis is not only to
be investigated by the grand jury, but Secre-
tary Folger has decided on removing him from
his position in the Custom House. His Office
will be vacant after March l. he being allow
ed until then TO close up the business of his
Office
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-10

Mr.. Henry Lynde has opened a black.
smith shop in this place. You will always
hnd him In his place and ready to do your
jobs in wOrkman.li like manner. Now we
want good physician to locate here and we
are all right.
To accommodate students desiring to teach sum
mer schools, the beginning of spring term of Leland
Gray seminary has been changed from Feb % to
Tuesday, Feb al