Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-09-01

pupil may desire to omit the very study
which, in the judgment Of both committee
and teachers, he should pursue Attendance
on the part Of each scholar during the entire
session is also recommended and the practice |
Of looming in to recite" is emphaticslly |
deprecated.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post Office, Aug. 81:
Ladies-Mrs. David Cary, Mrs. E. NJ. Cobb, Mary
Counell Mary II. CLARK, Mrs. Susan Q. Cutler, MRS
M r. Dickinson, MRS, L9u us, M; Say HI
+, Miller Mrs. Minnie Putnam, Rhoda Pike, Kettle
gents"H. H. Gdridee, L. Blumentha John Bemis,
J. W. Brown, John BAKER, A. O. Cobb G. Chase, y.
Chamberlain, o. s. Capen, J. @. Dupree-2, j. H. FL
toon, q. Imghar, W. F. johnson, W. II. Kelly, 2. Ma
lone, L. Merritt, f. Mahan, O. p Nichols, A. Perham,
O. r. Persons w. b. Samson, Winnie Scott, CD Starr,
J. Q. smith, d. E. Taylor, p. NJ. Taylor.
Observation-Disclosures Bradeys Butter Boxes.
Held Tor Postage%oofa /. Holden, Westminster
West, VT
THE TOWN REPRESENTATIVE QUESTION.
Under developments which have been
made this week, the question of the election
Of representative from BrattleborO seems
likely TO be attended with more complications
than was expected fortnight ago when the
mention of Mr. Stoddard's name was first
made. II is announced that, in response to
the urgent solicitations of many friends,
| Col Hooker will be a candidate for cleo
ton to the Legislature for q second time. In
view of the fact that Col. Hooker holds the
Office of Sergeant-at.Arms Of the National
| House of Representatives there is question,
on which good lawyers are not agreed, as 10
| whether he is eligible to q seat in our YER
mont House under the state constitution.
| The question, in brief is as to whether Col.
Hooker holds his office simply under rule
| of the House, or whether he holds it under q
law of Congress which dsqualifes him under
the provision of our state constitution which
| says that mo person, holding any office of
profit or trust under the authority of Con-
gress shall be eligible to any appointment in
the legislature or of holding any executive or
judiciary Office under the state" In Justice
TO Col. Hooker il should be said that it is
very rarely that our Legislature has unseated
any man for a reason similar 10 that here in
dictated. Postmasters have repeatedly held
their seats unquestioned, and b. b. Smalley
of Burlington, U, s. District Clerk, was al
lowed TO take his seat without dispute, in
1876 and 1878.
In the session of two years ago Col. Hook
er showed himself diligent, influential and
well-informed member, and if returned this
year he will serve the town we'll With re-
gard to Mr. Stoddard we can add nothing to
the high opinion of his qualifications which
we expressed two weeks ngo. Should the
choice of the town fall upon either of these
gentlemen Brattleboro will be efficiently and
creditably represented in the General Assem-
bly, of 1889.
FOREST FIREs-MoBE SUSPICIOUS DoINGs.
In our last we alluded to fires occurring
in the woods north of this village, and we re-
greet to learn that an end has not yet been
made of this great and VIC fear, growing
evil. On Monday night a fire was discovered
on the west side Of Beechwood hill, on j. N.
Balestiers farm, very near where the FIRE OF
last week occurred. Fourteen persons in the
neighborhood succeeded in getting the fire
under control before much damage had been
done, and three watchers remained in the
woods all night In going to the fire Steph-
en- Dutton and E. A. Convey crossed the pine
woods on the north side of the hill and found
no fire there. Upon their return by the same
route they found no less than three fires
burning, having the appearance Of having
been very recently started. II it be assumed
that the fire first discovered was caused by
hunters, it is difficult TO suppose that those
three recently-set fires were not the work of
an incendiary. Indeed young man in the
neighborhood states that while patrolling the
woods after ten o'clock at night he was vio-
lently assaulted and threatened by a man
whom he thinks he should recognize. It is
generally believed that evil minded persons
go through the woods with guns TO conceal
, their real Intentions and II they should be
arrested would claim that their gun wads had
caused the fires. 1t would therefore be pru-
dent for actual hunters to keep out of the
woods during the dry season. especially as
, practice of soaking wRds in oil is said to
, prevail. The absence of real hunters would
, greatly facilitate catching the felonious gen.
, try, who set woods on fire with a probable
view to robbing houses when all are away at
, the fire. Hitherto the farmers have not
posted" their lands, warning of those who
: fish, hunt and trap, as provided by the law
But since our notice of last week we are told
, that these notices are appearing in great
numbers our northern Brattleboro hills. L.
, Last evening fire was discovered on L. G..
/, Bliss premises, east of his house, but was
extingushed without damage.
, ORGAN RECITAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
3 As already announced, Mr.. Lucien Howe
t will give an organ recital at the Unitarian
church tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The
recital will be entirely free, and Mr. Howe
cordially invites his friends and the music
/ loving public in general to be present The
programme, as given below, is an attractive
one, and we hope there will be general &C.
ceptance of Mr.. Howe's invitations
/ !. overture-"stradellA." Fiotou
| 2. Air from Suite in D. B1rb
s. Minuet and Trio. CdHin
| = vocal Duet-''lne HafDof Bar Lhcien Hour
Mrs. +. G. HOWE Miss ALICE HOWE.
s. Fugue No. 4, Vol. III. Bach
g. OhertOire de st. Cecilia. OPP. s. No.9. Bdtist,
7. Pastorale and Clique from V Concerto. Handel
8. SOng-"Siently Blending" Mozart
, Miss MAMIE HOWE
g. Military March. Gounod
, RECORD MATCH AT OAK GROVE RANGE sATUR-
DAY, AUG. PC.
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! Cobb, 10 IL - 10 IL 9ll II 10 l1-lOt
Lamb, IL II u "a y 9-lO.