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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
MnrhaI,orn.

July 9TH was the 5Oth wedding apniv,.
'ry Of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wells viis
event was celebrated at their home by la -yu
number Of friends and relatives Rev r \
Morse was president of the occasion 49,
among the guests was Rev. Alonzo Wshs,ul
of South Carolina, who favored the cop,r,'l
with some beautiful poetry which he conn!
ed while on his way here. Presiding FiS,
Cooper, Rev. Mr.. Bryant and Others a.I
very appropriate remarks. There vera T..
quent showers during the day or the how
would have been filled to oyerGovipo .in
towns people. Numerous tokens of es,o..u
were presented to tho aged couple. amov,,
ing to $50, Of which $50 was in gold coia'
Mr. Wells is now 70 and Mrs. W. ~ ves,s 7,
age. May many happy years yet be tbe,,
in which to recall this pleasant social event
Among the visitors from the ci,ies ~.
w. II. Gleason and wife, Hugh johnson snS
wife, Oscar Grover and family, o. NJ 9a.
Der, Miss Hattie Read and Miss Alice Do,,1.
also Mrs. NJ. l.. White Of Baltimore and M,
Mary Bliss H. @. Harris and family bs,'
been the guests Of G. @. Gale for a few day.
but started for home Tuesday.
Tho farmers are now rushing their bo,
ing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

sometimes entered deposit on such Il scrap
and Internationally handed back the money
The money received on deposit, at promised
compound interest, instead Of being invested
at oven simple interest was used in building a
cathedral ut Cincinnati and other churches, in
the ample faith that ''tho diocese in the end
would redeem It's obligations OF course the
diocese has not done this and there is little
probability that it will ever do it. When the
long-deforred explosion came in 1878 it ap-
peared, as near as could be made out, that the
archbishop had received deposits amounting
to 81 900, 600, and owed in principal and in.
terest S 100000, for which there was moth
ing to show The fact that throughout this
matter his integrity has not once been ques-
toned furnishes very remarkable illustra-
ton Of the value Of character; but II ought to
illustrate far more strongly the folly of doing
a banking or other business on purely spir
itual capital, or by any other than tho strict
est business methods
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

Farmers have begun haying.
MANY are sick in town but none in the
village.
Mrs. Mason and her daughter started for
their western home on the 9th.
On Monday last severe storm of hail
and rain visited this place but did no great
damage.
On Thursday 9TH inst, the children of
Mr.. and Mrs, A. X Burbank with a large
number of their friends, succeeded in giving
them complete surprise, The occasion was
Mr.. b. 9th birthday, and his children, de-
string to present them some substantial to-
Ken OF regard gave them money and other
valuable presents, among which was an ex-
tension table and an easy chair, with wishes
that they might long enjoy them. Dinner
was served at $3.50, and Immediately after
H. q. Vail presented the gifts in an appropri
ate speech, Mr.. Burbank responding
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. e. church
last Sunday. At 10 O'Clock A NJ we had love
feast. At IL, as Rev. H. f. Reynolds, pre-.
Vlous pastor, was present, Bro Vail persuad
ed him to preach, and he gave practical
sermon from LIST Timothy iv.is: "Godliness
Is profitable to all things" In the afternoon.
at O'Clock, A. L. Cooper presiding elder
preached, after which the sacrament of the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

AsIA1c CHOLERA is a disease as old as hip
poorates and Galen, for they describe it in DC.
tall, although each has his own name for i.
FOR century and quarter its periodical
movement has been attributed to the dense
masses of population gathered together every
IWetth year at the great Hindoo festivals
From the shrines in the interior 10 which pil.
Bnmages are made, the disease has been
carried TO- 70 the coast at Bombay or Calcutta,
S Ui thence by ship to Ceylon, Mauritius and
Cnlna, OF along the caravan roads to the Per
slaI uuli, the Caspian and the Mediterranean,
anu even across Central Asia into European
hussla' The most terrible visitations of this
prague which have occurred since 1856 have
ioHo"ed this periodical law. The diseaRe
oroke out In India in 1917, and ran its Oousse
~ -FOUR years. In 1929 cholera reached 0reh-
ouIg' spread to Poland and Eastern Europe,
ana was carried by emigrant ships TO America
~ 1852 In 1871 there was fresh outbreak
IN bengal, the effects of which were traced
year after year in one country after another
until the pestilence again spent its force in
America. In 1865 the infection was carried
more rapidly, steamships carrying it to Mar
Sc Sollles ana England and finally TO New York.
me next visitation was due under this peri
odlcal law in 1877, and in December of that
year there was great mortality from the dis
ease IN Jeddah, Mecca and throughout Arabia,
ana sporadic cases were reported in land car
aVans at long distances from India. This was
the year of the Russo Turkish war, and II the
disease had broken out in Asia Minor or the
halkans, Its raYages would have Been terrible.
lIs progress vas stayed in 1873, and II did not
reach the Mediterranean ports.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
Vermont in war,

The angular and positive ways of Vermont
ers have always made them the subject of rid
icule, but the laugh is usually only half begun
before it is turned to good account by gen.
uine son of the Green Mountains. Ethan Al
len marched all night and woke up the British
general from his peaceful SAUNDERS with a
voice so loud as to brighten the entire garrison
OF Fort Ticonderoga, and the game was bagged
Tin the name of the Great Jehovah and the
Continental Congress- When the Fenians
marched an army towards Johnny Bulls do
mains, General Foster rode on to the field of
battle in q pleasure carriage, found the gene
raj in command of the raiders, and, taking
him by the nape of the neck, boosted him
into his carriage and drove off the field. And
now comes the war at Ely. Governor Bars
tow having been sent for, he also takes the
boys along at night and surprises the enemy
800 strong, in bed, wakes them up out Of a
sound sleep, and whispers gently in their ears
"The war is over; come and get a cup of hot
coffee" And still some folks don't like it,
They think, we suppose, that it would have
been better for the reputation of j. Is. if Col
Allen hadn't been quite so previous in his
call, and that O'Noil would have felt better if
Foster had waited day or two and sent word
and that Gov. Barstow ought TO have put the
troops in bed at Bradford and gone over after
breakfast. Yermonters behind Hardly,
gentlemen, SO far as war and duty are con-
cerned. Vermonters ahead, always. Allen,
Foster and Observation-Disclosures in the ex-
IRENE, but business thoroughly done
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

LITTLE GAME OF THE WmsKEY MEN
THAT DIDN'T WoRK.-Recently large quaint
ties of whiskey have been preparing for a
pleasure trip to Bermuda-not, as wine some
times takes an ocean voyage, for the improve
ment of its quality, but to help the dealers to
carry larger stock than is needed for the
trade. The production of whiskey has for
some time exceeded the consumption, vast as
the latter has been. Under the Federal law.
the article has been allowed to lie in bond for
three years without payment of the tax. The
last congress was asked to extend the time to
hye years, on the ground that to pay the tax
before there was a market for the spirits
would ruin the dealers. Congress refusing
to grant the extension, the holders of whiskey
hit upon the plan of exporting it to Bermuda
and reimporting it to this country, so as to
get more time in bond and thus postpone the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

In spite Of the rain the boys celebration
Of the It'll passed of we'll The calitbumpiau
band appeared at 4 A. NJ, and was well re-
ceiyed by a large crowd Of people assembled
on Main street Owing TO the weather, fewer
people than usual remained during tho day,
but 200 or 800 persons listened to the Grafton
and other exercises at the town hall in the af-
ternoon. The display of fireworks in the
evening, though not large, gave satisfaction.
The band serenadcd Mr.. and Mrs A. Has.
kell at their home last Saturday evening.
Ii S. Walker, Esq, who has been quite
sick, is improving.
About 80 boarders are already at Pheps's
hotel among them are Mrs. james Duncan,
Miss Alice Duncan, Messrs John l.. and Ed
ward d. Duncan, Miss c. Dudley and Mrs
Loren Deland Of Boston, Mrs. Waterman
stone and family Of Providence, H. l., Mrs
and Miss Bowen Of Wilmington, Ill.,, II. r.
and Il NJ Church Of Troy n. Y X.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
POndsIIIe.


Vermont with her green hills, pure water
and air, attracts her children from afar. Mr..
and Mrs. Z. NJ. Dexter of Philadelphia ar.
rived here on the eve of Tuesday, the 10th.
Mrs. Nash of Philadelphia arrived at her ia.
TIERS, J. W. Dexter's, last week Thursday for
summers sojourn. Two daughters of Mr.,
Samuel Morse, Mrs. Fannie Kendall and Miss
George Morse, are at their fathers, also the
two little daughters Of Mrs Kendall, and a
brother OF Mr.. Kendall with his wife, all of
Lincoln Nebraska. George Perry, son Of n.
b. Perry, is home from Cleveland, Ohio.
whore he has been attending school for the
past year.
The vito ana children of w. Crockcr left
last week on visit to friends in Connecticut
Mrs. II. Aldrch and daughter of Boston
who have been at her fathers, b. T.. Morse's
on visit, returned home last week.
Mrs. Cannon of this place, who has been
a great sufferer for several months past. has
had twenty pounds of water removed from
her system, the operation being performed by
DR.. Holton of Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
ISuTney.

During the intense heat of last Friday
while Clarence Ingraham WAS at work in III,
hay field with Denison Davis, he was pros
trated by the heat and did not recover con
seriousness for Is hours. He was greatly
weakened by the attack, but is now recover.
ing.
Dor Clough's strawberry crop amounted
to 1000 quarts this season. They were mar.
keted mostly at Bellows Falls.
There will be a lawn party under the
auspices of the ladies of the Methodist church
Wednesday evening, July 20, on the grounds
OF Mr.. Chas. H. White. All cordially invi-
ted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
East Putney,

Mr. Parsonss subject at . O'Clock next
Sunday will be 1.-The Splendid Young Man -
The Total Abstinence society will give an
entertainment next Wednesday evening at
Pierce's hall An excellent programme is an
nounced, including a concert of song and in.
strumental music under the direction of Miss
Kate Cobb. A farce will also be presented
by the dramatic club with tableaux, etc. The
object is to pay the societys indebtedness and
put some cash in the treasury. It is hopod
the citizens will give liberal patronage and
thereby encourage noble work Admission
Is cents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

few weeks ago two bills, which had been
passed by the Massachusetts, legislature and
sent to Gov Butler for his signature, disap-
peared from the executive Office. The gov.
ernor made great mystery of the matter,
said they must have been stolen, and plainly
intimated that somebody was in the habit of
fumbling over his private desk and drawers.
Time passed ON and the bills were finally
found Gov Butler informed the speaker of
the fact and in doing so said "Both of these
bills came to me from outside of the state
house, being found in the city do not at
the present time feel at liberty to give any
further information AZ to when, how and
whore found, because am causing an inqui-
ry to be made. I feel certain, so far as 1
have gone, that they were in some way taken
from the executive office, but by whom, how
and when cannot possibly tell" Vita this
mysterious utterance the matter rested until
the Boston journal traced the case out and
on Tuesday last published tho fact, which it
had ascertained beyond question, that the
Governor took the bills in his private carriage
when driving to his hotel and carelessly left
them IN the carriage, where they were found
by the carriage washers. After a while their
character was discovered and they were re-
turned to the Governor and he was told when,
where and how they were found. The
journal does not accuse Butler of lying, but
it uses some very emphatic italics in pointing
out the fact that he knew the whole story of
the loss and finding of the bills when he
coolly sent the legislature word that he was
certain that the bills were in some way taken
from the executive office, "but by whom,
how or when" he could not possibly tell
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

A despatch from Springfield, this state,
says Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done by water this afternoon. Several
showers met on the hills north of this village,
and torrent came pouring down marrow
valley, carrying away bridges. buildings and
large amount Of property of various kinds"
At Chester A. n. Chambers house was struck
by lightning At Bellows Falls the storm was
the severest Of the season and gardens and
the corn crop were injured. Seven cows
were killed by lightning in pasture at Til.
ton, n. H., and seven others at Franklin, n
!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
MInasIaIe. MI.

The shower on July ith was the scyorest
that we have had for - years, though it did
not do much damage in the south part Of the
town.
Charles Policy, who got hurt few days
ago by shaft falling upon him, is gaining
every day and is able to ride out
Norman Howe, who stuck nail in bis
foot last spring, has been confined to the
house ever since, and some of the time las
been very sick but now is gaining aud hopes
soon TO be out
Rev. II. II. Hamilton will be out of town
most of the time for the next three weeks on
his vacation. Rev. Mr. Rice will commence
his four weeks vacation next week. r.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

Harry, the 12-year- old son of Julius A.
Morrill,, agent of Scribner * Sons, was drown
ed in the Connecticut river last Saturday
evening while bathing with three companions
He could not swim and jumped off the mill
shute. Several boats and number of men
searched for the body all night and up to 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon when Charles Tidd
dove and brought it up. On Tuesday the
body was taken TO Feeding Hills, Mass, for
burial
"A mike was upset last evening, struck
Willie, son of W. j. Conant, and broke his
arm in three places.
The paper mill company are building
reservoir, 200 by 100 feet below the Yer
mont farm machine building near the Con
neoticut river to save the water of some cold
springs to use about the manufacture of their
paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

Last Saturday the New York Herald pub
lishod list of the disasters which occurred on
land and sea and were reported in the public
prints during the first six months of this
year, this list not including any that caused
less number of deaths than three. The
mortality from these death dealing events
counts up to 2,S9j, and no estimate is made
of the loss of life in the German floods and
in those of our own Western rivers. The
most disastrous event was the sinking of the
steamship Oimbria last january, when 30S
lives were lost; next to this was the fire in the
Russian Poland circus building, when 27O
people were burned or sufTocated, and next
was the panic of children at Sunderland
when 1917 were crushed to death.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

The long and active life of one of the most
eminent Roman Catholic prelates in this coun-
try ended last week in the death of Archbish-
op Purcell at st. Martins, o.. aged SO. He
had been priest 81 years, bishop 80 years.
and an archbishop 20 years. His official adj
ministration covered important and exciting
periods in the history of the country and of
his church, and he managed his diocese with
tact and in moderate and patriotic spirit
but his latter years were made miserable by
the memorable financial disaster which over
took him. He received deposits from Catho-
lies without carefully recording them and iu-
diciously investing them, keeping his books"
chiefly in his head-or in the head of his
brother, Edward Purcell. 1t is said, for ex-
ample, that "he would cover scrap of paper,
back and front, with memoranda of deposits,
interest at six per cent, and Withdrawals, " and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

though help was speedily obtained copl5
be got out quick enough to relieve a T.. lo
suffering and it was killed. It had iyo4
known that the culvert was unsafe NY
covered with logs which had becomo y a.,3
rotten and fallen down. Probably tho ,,.N
will be OBLIGED 10 nav DAMAGE "Nl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

-Wo find that in our notes Of the Dover
celebration last week we got one generation
too far back In the matter OF the reading OF
the Declaration Of Independence. It was
Laban Jones, Jr., the president Of the day at
last weeks celebration, who read the declara-
ton at the celebration in 1916, and it was his
son, f.. H. Jones, grandson Of Laban Jones
Of West Brattleboro, who read tho declare
ton last week We hope this honorable Of
fee may be kept in due line Of family de-
scent ~ En-.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

John Bright has very hearty contempt for
those of his countrymen who quake with ter
ror at the idea of small hole being bored
under the sea between England and France.
In speech at the recent celebration of his
birthday at Birmingham Mr.. Bright said :
II should suppose it was necessary to go to
Bedlam to discover any one who could have
entertained such superstition that, with 3j,
000 600 persons in Great Britain and ireland,
of whom S 5000, 600 are grown men, they could
not defend a hole in the earth about twenty
feet wide"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
MIIIIannaNiIIa.

John Newton of Fayetteville, who studied
law with the late G. X. Field, Esq, some y;
years ago, and has since become blind h.
writing for publication sketches Of bis Ina
entitled "Reminiscences of days in light o,
when | could see.
Dana Dickinson's daughter, Mrs Henry
Newton Of Wallingford, c., is visiting lim'
also his son Charles, from the West
Mrs. Sherman is in Saratoga
Sherry Morse is home from Phadelul;a
for a two months vacation.
Next Sunday Rev. A. /. Cooperot Sprip,
field will preach in the Methodist church Al
the usual hour, and the sacraments Of baptism
and the Lords Supper will be administered.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
Wilmington,

Rose Sunday at the Universalist church
last Sunday. The church was beautfully
decorated with flowers
-Leander Titus Of Brooklyn, N. Y. and
Miss Alice Boyd of New York city are visiting
in town.
Emerson Moore OF Bennington, au DID,
time resident, is spending few days here.
Quite a number of our people visited
Foropaugh's great show at Brattleboro and
North Adams.
Sunday school concert at the Methodist.
church last Sunday, with fine display Of
flowers.
The Good Templars will occupy their new
hall over N. NJ. Haskells store this week
Farmers are busy securing the hay crop
which bids fair to be good one.
Work on the new church is progressing
finely. The tower will be raised this week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

L VIM and d. Pike are seriously i'll.
Many Of our citizens attended the great
show at Bratilcboro on Tuesday.
Farmers are busiy engaged in gathering
an unusually large hay crop.
During the heavy shower Of the It'll inst.
c. +. Griilin's barn was struck by lightning
and the hay set on fire, but By active efforts
the flames were oXtinsuisLed before the dam
age exceeded S2j. Alonzo Busbee of Whit.
ingham also had two cows and sheep killed
by lightning that day, and, being left desti.
tute, his neighbors have contributed toward
buying him n COW. z
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

Postmaster General Gresham has rendered
decision in the case of the Louisiana Lotte.
ry company, unfolding the order of Post
master General Key of November 10, 1879,
prohibiting the delivery of money orders and
registered letters to the company. This or.
der was issued in 1879 in accordance with tie
law, but was subsequently suspended until q
case based upon it should have been deter
mined by the supreme court. But the lottery
company abandoned tho suit, and then claim
ed, as the case could never be determined.
that the suspension should become perma-
nent Gen. Gresham declines to recognize
this remarkable view of the law, and directs
that the first order shall "be extended as if
the second Ind not been entered" which is
one more evidence that the present Postmas-
ter-General carries very level head upon his
shoulders.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

The FREQ Press mentions the fact that, un-
der the statute, when our state militia are call
ed out for actual service their pay is the
same as that of United States soldiors-S1 a
month. At this rate the pay of the soldiers
who served in tho Vershire campaign amounts
dnvs' serYice
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

Summer visitors are numerous. Among
them We notice Mrs. Harvey Eddy Of Orange,
Mass, Mrs Edwin Fish and daughter Of Am.
herst, Mass, and Miss Clara l. Stebbins Of
Koene, N. II.
-lIaying is fairly under way. The crop
will not be an average one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

The condition Of people, and especially Of
little children in the crowded city tenement
houses in the hot weather is frightful to think
of. OF the 1851 deaths in New York last
week G72 were of children, aud 377 of these
died Of complaints incident to the hot wealth
or. There is need Of all the work that the
country week charities can do, and country
people who open their doors to one or moro
of these children for week or fortnight do
good deed which may be far-reaching in its
life-saving and happiness giving effects
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

The quarterly meeting service next sun
day will begin with love feast at 10 o'clock.
Presiding Elder Cooper will preach and ad-
minister the sacrament.
-Prouty u Brown, owners Of the steam
mill, have bought Eraslus Hescock' 3 farm and
timber lot Of coo acres and N. +. Prouty'a
mill property; possession given Sept. list.
The steam mill will probably be removed to
one of their wood lots
Crops are looking finely.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

The Chicago alderman and mayor, who, in
the face Of a formidable protest, decrecd that
the Fourth might be celebrated in the good
old way, must be a good deal edited by the
summing up Of the days accidents, So fires,
two people killed four mortally wounded and
over 60 dangerously hurt with toy pistols aud
the like In Philadelphia, on the contrary,
whore Mayor King suppressed all hoodlum
demonstrations, peace and order roignod, and
tho usual long list of casualties was missing
on the morning after the Fourth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13
Local Intelligence.
Announcements.

Tho old reliable Hartford, Now York, Pennsylvania
and foreign fire insurance companies represented by
Cudworth Childs AFFORD absolute protection. Tho
best is thc safest in the end tb2
ptcrUnE FRAMES are cheap at Cheney 4 Clapps.
EvFBy HousE-BEErrR should have q bottle Of our
Enamel Furniture Polish. Sample free
HENRY c. WILLARD.
Artistic PIcrUnF FnAMrSa at Cheney & Chpps
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-07-13

--Alonzo Busby had killed by lightning Nm
the 18th inst, two COWS and one sheep. rba
neighbors have subscribed about $50 TO 70
place in part his loss.
E. A. Cutler has boarlers from North
Adams and Shelburne Falls.
Not very good hay weather.