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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

OF the total sum of $50, 2G3 80 paid by the
railroad companies, the Central Vermont pays
$43, 901. GS, or more than one-balf. In this
sum is included SIG, G75.32 paid by the COM
pany on its main line from Windsor to White
River Junction, which has hitherto escaped
all taxation. 1t appears that the company
first made its returns leaving this main line
entirely out, but finally thought better of it,
recalled its returns for correction, and added
this item of S1G,675. If we mistake mo-, The
Phoenix was the first paper in the state to call
attention to the fact that the Central Vermont
would in all probability be compelled to pay
taxes on its own original line-our estimate
being for $15, 900 and the actual figures being
nearly $4,000.
Comment on the figures here given is un.
necessary. The law raises $500, 900, in round
numbers, in the first year of its operation,
or at the rate of 800, 900 for each biennial
term-enough to pay the entire state expens.
es, supplemented, possibly, by very small
per capita tax at the end of this year to pay
legislative debentures and enable the state to
start on its next biennial term with clean
financial slate. After that, even this small
state tax will disappear. This money comes
from corporations which have heretofore,
with few exceptions, escaped all taxation, and
the people ate therefore relieved of taxation
to the extent which the figures here given
represent Persons and papers within the
influence of the corporations have for six
mont s past been condemning the law as
failure, but even these are silenced by the
handsome showing at the end of the first year.
The people, on their part, realize that the
law has relieved them from paying state tax
es, and they will be slow to tolerate any med
ding with it by future legislatures, except in
the way of enlarging its scope and making it's
operation more effectual.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
THE RECORD MATCH AT OAK GROVE RANGE,
TUESDAY, MARCH 20.
TIE SCHOOL MEETING.

The attendance of voters at the annual
meeting Of school district No. 2, held at the
town hall on Tuesday evening, was small.
Hon. Is. ID. Harris was chosen moderator,
and the treasurer's statement was then pre-
scented. This showed the district to be en-
tlrely free from debt, with the exception of
liabilities on account of the new school build
ing-a balance of $1,000 of old indebtedness.
with accrued interest, having been paid off
during the past year. The report was &C.
oepted and adopted without discussion. The
report of the prudential committee was then
presented by Dr. Holton. The years work.
the doctor said, had been a prosperous and
successful one, Notwithstanding the disad.
vRntages under which the schools of the I'M
per grades had necessarily labored During
the fall term the High school was larger than
ever before, numbering 1876 pupils During
the winter term the number was 1875. In
the Grammar school the number of pupils il
about $50, and in the intermediate the num-
Der is about the same. In the Primaries
there have been 1926 children during the wear
against 275 in the year previous. The total
number Of pupils in the public schools of
the village is about $50. During the past
year both music and drawing have been in.
troduced into the Primaries with excellent
results. The line of the High school LOT has
been Strengthened on its south side by the eT-
change of land with Mr.. Burnham. The
disputed land question in connection with
the Canal street lot has been settled by the
sale OF the land to Mason Lamb for 800.
Dr. Holton stated that the probable running
expenses Tor the coming year would be ST.
oOo $ZOOO would be required to pPy inter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

VIM. A. Straight has the contract for
building the skating rink, and began work
upon it yesterday.
Geo. A. Brown has bought the mill prom.
erty, including the hotel and several houses
at Cambridgeport.
The excursion train for Chicago startad
Tuesday noon with about 20 passengers and
more will join the party on the line above
They we're accompanied by L. S. Hayes,
M. NJ. Whitney has sold his erooerv brsi
ness to H. NJ. Redfeld, who will pnite bis
own business with it and take possession The
first of April. '''0
There are several mild cases of canker-
Tash IN TINS village, the most serious being
Chase. '''
"A special town meeting will be held at
Union hall on Saturday, April 3, to fill the
vacancies In the present board of town Off
GERS VIZ seleetman, a collector of taxes,
anu superintendent of schools also to see if
tho town will build town house.
The annual school meeting, held Tuesday
evening, was largely attended and many ladies
were present. According to the financial re-
port the amount paid for teachers salaries
during the year was 1888 80. The treasur-
ers report shows receipts of $614G 80; dis.
Dursements, $56S8. 13,-leaving balance in
the treasury of $46377. The officers eIectsd
were Moderator, A. N. Swain clerk. q F
Eddy prudential committee, f, A. BoIies for
three years, II. A. Titus for two years, ID X
Barry for one year treasurer, Geo. o. Child.
collector, f. A. Georges auditors, z. III All.
bee, 5. 5. Coolidge Mrs. Helen d. jackson
A tax OF 20 cents on the dollar was voted
Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

The sugar season, usually late ia this sec
tion, has commenced, but thus far with not
very encouraging prospects.
"A. A. Butterfed has sold house. uear
the center Of the town. to Il. O. Wilcox. who
will soon improve and prepare it for renting.
-Houghton Faulkner, during the past Sea
son, has taken about a score of foxes after the
fashion of old-time hunting.
Mrs. Harriet Chase, widow of the late
Isaac Chase, was quite seriously injured on
the 23d inst, by falling down flight Of Gel.
lar stairs.
Snow is fast leaving aud sleighiug com.
ing to an end.
AT the school meeting on Tuesday even
ing the following officers were elected in dis
trict No. 3 Clerk, j. r. Goodnow prudeu.
tial committee, j. NJ. Roberts treasurer, H.
NJ. Roberts collector, r. Willis.
The case of Chester b. Newell Va. the
town of Nottingham, tried last week was de-
cided in favor of the town, but on (, RECEPTIONS
goes to the supreme court.
District No. elects the following off.
GERS; Clerk, A. A. Butterfeld treasurer, j..
W. Hatch collector, F. b. johnson: pruden.
tisl committee, A. A. Butterlield The dis
trlct voted three terms of school in each de.
pattmrnt the ensuing year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28


Tho ladies Of the Congregational so. io,u
will hold sugar social in the yostry nov,
Tuesday evening.
The various school meetings passed m
quietly. In District No. 3 these officers vo,a
elected: Moderator, Sidney Holmes. claw
and collector, A. w. Dresser; committee q
G.. Rice, @. w. Haskell, Chas. e. Thomnson,
treasurer, w. G. Wyman auditors, F PIoIno
Sidney Holmes. It was voted to have maIo
teacher for the fall and winter terms.
About 80 persons were the guests Of tto
Sons of Temperance at their hall last Mondsv
evening. The entertainment consisted of mn
sic, reading and Rotations followed by a M,
cial good time.
Rev. Ira Burwell of Cambridgeport m
cupied tho Baptist pulpit last Sunday.
Harvey Mack has sold his farm TO Aluir.
Z. Powers of Athens.
e. L. Walker, our enterprising insurance
agent, seems to have an increasing business
which extends into adjoining towns AZ well a.
throughout this place.
-Chas. Daniels left last week for G lliforni.
where he has made his home for tn, pas
three years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
MINOR NOTES.


The Little Rock ARK Gazette says of JEFF
Davis; 'He has chosen to sit down, bewail
fate, and wait for the shadows to close over
him. But the world moves"
A prominent Chicago lawyer has been call
ing on Mr.. Tilden. He writes home that the
ex-governor is unable to rise without assist
anee, and is obliged to repeat nearly every
thing he says although the hearers ear was
within an inch of his face. He says Mr.. Til
den will soon write q letter.
st. Louis Globe Democrat ''It looks TO
us very much as if the Democratic party had
caught the rinderpest. The hoofs and horns
of the old thing seem to be dropping of"
The Iowa legislature has memorialized Con-
gress in favor of pension bills which would
take at least 800, 200, 900 a year from the
treasury, thus doubling the pension list and
prolonging it for 20 years II asks to have
every honorably discharged soldier, whether
well or sick, injured or sound, pensioned at
the uniform rate of SIS q month, and to re-
ceiVe in addition 160 acres of land without
requiring settlement.
The views of 81 prominent Republicans
who were present at meeting of the New
Hampshire Republican state committee in
Concord Tuesday evening were canvassed,
and 1t was found that AZ preferred the nomi-
NATHAN of Edmunds, 21 were favorable to
Blaine, 10 to Arthur, 10 to Gen. Sherman, 2
to Lincoln, each to Logan, Evarts and
Conkling.
Hon. A. A. Sargent, minister to Germany.
has been transferred by his own request to
the ministry at st. Petersburg.
Gen. Grant is now able to walk without the
aid of a crutch.
Speaking of Robert Lincoln's chances for
the presidency, the Chicago Inter Ocean
thinks that we are liable to see remarkable
repetition of 1860. Seward, Cameron and
Chase were Their the leading candidates for
the presidency and for the vice-presidenoy
Abraham Lincoln was most frequently named.
To-day the leading candidates are all equally
willing to agree upon Abraham Lineoln's son
for the second place, aud they may yet see
him mounting as his father did over all shout
ders to the first.
The President sent to Congress Wednesday
a message recommending appropriations for
the construction of naval vessels.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

Mr.. Geo. Bliss, leading counsel for the gov
eminent in the star-route trials, was before
the Springer investigating committee last
week and gave good deal of very interesting
testimony. He testified to the belief that A.
M. Gibson and W. A. Cook, special counsel
in the cases, were guilty of treachery to the
government and said he never believed in
Gibson after he reported in December, 1881,
in the case of the Black Canon route, which
had been expedited from 5000 to 1872, 600,
that sit ought not to be interfered with. I"
After Gibson signed this report Bliss had the
combination of the safe, in which the star
route documents were kept, changed so that
Gibson could not open it. But the most in
toresting testimony which Mr.. Bliss gave was
that in regard to Samuel j. Tilden's knowl-
edge of the star-route frauds. He said that
Mr.. Tilden got wind of the frauds, furnished
money to be used quietly in an investigation,
and obtained information which, if he had been
nominated for the presidency in 1880, would
have given him and his party winning cam
paign beyond peradventure. But Hancock
Ga good man weighing 25O pounds was
nominated, and the sage of Greystone malic-
iously kept his information to himself and let
his party go on to certain defeat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
The Corporn,,op Tax INV.

Tho full returns from the new corporation
tax law for the first year of its existence fully
bear out every claim thatits friends have ever
made for it. The returns made and taxes
paid up to February 30 aggregated SIG, S2G.-
20. The corporations delinquent in making
their returns have since paid their taxes-with
the exception of four minor companies-and
these payments amount to SIS, $50. Go, max
ing the total amount of corporation taxes for
1888 received by the state treasurer 1896, $780,
A. The Grand Trunk railway company, the
New England telephone company, the Mutual
Life and the Equitable Life insurance com
psnies of New York have not yet paid but
announce their intention to comply with the
law, and they will soon make payment OF the
taxes assessed. The complete returns will
make the amount of revenue realized under
the law over $l98, 900. Following is sum
mary of the taxes paid by the several classes
of CORPORATIONS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

One of the most notable and significant
expressions of political opinion of the year is
that which we copy this week from the Min
nesota Pioneer Press, the leading journal of
the Northwest. The article from which we
make an extract is over column long, and is
devoted to careful discussion of the politi-
cal situation, showing that the logic OF events
Enthusiastically indicates Mr.. Edmunds to be
the one strong man for the Republicans to
nominate. The Windhsm county native and
former resident who sends us the paper as
sures us that the article reflects the sentiments
of the Republicans of Minnesota. All over
the west there are CONS of New England by
the hundred thousand, to whom the name of
George +. Edmunds means something more
than cold abstraction, and it is for the New
England delegates in the Chicago convention
to be ready to arouse this New England SEN
timent, and give it a nucleus around which to
form until it gathers into tide which moth
ing can resist
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

"A. L. Howard starts his second carload Of
horses for market this week.
John B. Muzzy returned on "Wednesday
from Duchess county, N. Y, where he took
carload of cattle last week.
Fred Howard, who has been sick with
pneumonia for about two weeks. died on Sun
day, aged 30. The funeral was largely at
tended on Tuesday, Rev. o. g. Baker, pastor
OF the Congregational church, of which the
deceased was member, officiating This is
the thirteenth death in our little village with.
in II months-the most that have occurred
in the same time for many years.
John L. Howard has bought Wilbur Well.
mans grocery and barber business, and takes
possession to-day.
Some splendid specimens of maple sugar
have appeared in market at II cents pound
Judge Wheeler has been holding court in
New York for about two weeks. s
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

John Sherman. For Vice President 203 give
Lincoln and Gov. Robinson stands next with
five. The Advertiser, commenting on the re-
suit Of its enquiries, says
I'm the figures which we present this morn
ing there would, at first glance seem to be
strong internal evidence that deliberate at
tempt had beon made to encourage move
ment for Edmunds and Lincoln, and that on
ly the known friends OF these candidates have
been questioned Such not being tho case,
the only other explanation of the returns
would be that tho Republicans of Massachu-
setts are practically unanimous in favoring
the nomination of Secretary Lincoln as Vice
President, and nearly as friendly to Senator
Edmunds as candidate for the Presidency"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

The Boston Post printed Tuesday morning
several columns of short letters from Demo-
cratic members of the Legislatures of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts
and Connecticut, in which the writers give
their first and second preferences for presi-
dental candidate, and their views on the tar
if question. Tilden leads in each state save
Massachusetts, where he and Butler are about
even. He is strong favorite in Maine, where
also the greenback members are heard from in
favor of Tilden as a first choice. In Vermont
nearly every Democratic member of the Leg
islature is for Tilden. 1t is safe to say that
Bro. Atkins didn't know what the Post was
up to. Had he been in the secret, he never
would let his favorite Uncle Ben get the cold
shoulder from Vermont in this way.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
The Dynamite of Modern Civilization.
tFrom eIGov. Longs speech against the whisk ey Ex.
tension bin 10 The National House, March PSI

lFrom eH-Goy Longs speech against the whiskey Ell.
tension bill In the National House, March 25l
believe that sound, honest public policy
requires the reduction and dissi patton of this
huge cancer into the ordinary tissues of
wholesome business vitality. Ihear it said
that this interest has paid thousand mil
lions into the public treasury; that it has
supported our armies that it has paid our
debts; that it has maintained our govern
ment; but, sir, 1t has not paid one cent
Whiskey has never paid dollar. The peo-
pie 1t is who out of the earnings of their toll
have paid millions for it and its curses. If a
thousand million dollars have gone into the
public treasury, whiskey has only been the
rotten bridge over which it has passed 1t is
rather the dynamite of modern civilization,
and when you reckon as you do, the bilious
with which you measure its production and
cost, you are reckoning not any addition to
the public welfare, but you are reckoning the
extent of the public and national ruin, waste
and poverty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
POndVfIIe,

Mrs. Dea. Morse has been quite III with
an attack of erysipelas, but we are glad to
learn, is about again.
The annual school meeting held on the
10Th inst, came to naught, owing to defect
in the warrant.
Owing to the deep SHOWS aud fine run
OF sap, sugar makers hereabouts are having a
sweet time of it.
The "bedquilt festival and sugar eat"
held by the ladies' circle on the evening OF
the 10Th inst, was success. Mrs. @. e. Per
ry was presented with an album quilt by
vote, in appreciation OF her services as church
oorganist; Miss Alice Stratton received quilt
No. 2, also by vote, showing the esteem and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

The Boston Journal has the same thought
about Chicago delegates that The Phoenix
gave expression to last week
Massachusetts should send twenty eight
men to Chicago every one of whom can be o
positive force, and will make himself such by
efforts to direct the sentiment of the conven-
ton to results which will insure victory. The
delegates should be men who will organize to
influence other delegations, not so much to
support this or that candidate, aspirant or ia.
vorite, as TO impress upon them the fact that
to win the strongest man for the whole coun-
try must be sought out and nominated. No
greater mistake can be made by conventions
than can be made by electing this or that
man to go to Chicago as a compliment or a
reward for party usefulness"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

Blue birds were seen last Monday.
Rev. Horace Fowler has returned from
his visit to Canada.
Our farmers are busily engaged in seour.
ing their crop of sweets
The name of the new firm of springfield
manufacturers is Learnard x May, Mr. Learn.
ard having taken w. f. May as partner.
&C. NJ. Long of Shelbune, Mass lo,t a
valuable horse the other day at Elias Stong's
The animal was given lis grain at noon, and
a few hours later was found dead, with the
grain but partly eaten. Tho cause il not
clearly known
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
TwittIng ON Facts.

II TUII INC DOHIOu HeTaIl,I
The Republican senators who higgle over
the legal right of the nation to assist in the
education of the freedmen's children ought
to have questioned with greater earnestness
the moral right of their party to make voters
of mass of bRrbarous ignorance. There is
the sting of truth in Senator Vance's taunt to
Senator Sherman, that IAN ignorant negro
answers his purpose better than an educated
negro at the polls"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
GBeVermont 4Bentt.
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, MARCH %, 1854.
FAST DAT
GOV. nnrstow,s Proclamation.

In conformity with the wise and plous custom Of
our fathers now recognized upon statute-book,
hereby appoint Friday, the nth day Of April next as
a day Of fasting and prayer.
II being our highest duty, as individuals and as
state royerenty to remember and obey the revesled
will Of our CREATOR whose mercies are "new every
morning, let that day turn aside from our sec
ular cares and in places Of worship and in our
homes uuedly humble ourselves before the face Of
Almighty God, and, with penitence for past Offences
bescech Of Him continuance Of His goodness and
loving kindness to us and to all men.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the state, at
sheburn this 22d day Of March, A. d. 1884.
JOHN L. BARsTOw
by the Governor:
GEORGE W. WALES,
cnnrnInrr of niul md Military Aralra
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

In the death of MIR. William M. Kr.,.
which occurred very suddenly on FridogP :,
last week, of neuralgia Of the heart. tho ,o. y,
loses ono Of its oldest and most venoratsS ~,
liens. Mr. Knapp was a native of the toS NV
and in his younger days was famous as = n,r
stefan, being teacher, leader Of the cbproh
choir and drummer in the militia His deo,S
makes the first break in the family orcs !
wife and nine .grown-up sons and daughter
mourning his loss. ''''
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

the coming year and L. II. Eastman p,ra.-
tial committee. Mr.. Eastman has served sSu va
eral times in this capacity and is the Ssyy
man in the right place. 'sn'
WIN. O. Burwell OF Brown Univer.i,.
Providence, II. l., is home for a sborl ', ro!
ton. ''ca'
j. n. Ober's family are spending a t-
weeks at thoir farm in Athens. rev
D. O. RedHold has moved from An,..
and occupies the tenement next to tho rals
office pod
Rev. o. II. Edwards was presented Win
quite a sum Of money al the recent dono,i.uau
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

Tho Argus owns up handsomely this week,
and frankly says that the new corporation
tax law raises more money than it expected"
The two.and a half columns of figures and di-
luted denunciation of the law, which you fired
off in your issue of March 5, with your gun
pointed this way, was ammunition wasted,
was il not, Bro. Atkins?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

That is pertinent question which the Bos-
ton Herald asks anent Mr.. E. V. Smalley's
excellent article on the presidential office in
the April Century. "Why not do it this year?"
indeed. And the chances grow stronger and
stronger every day that it a0iU be DONE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28
rho Mntrhman of this wnnk riuea er. Gnu

Tho Watchman of this week gives ex.Gov
Smith, president of the Central Vermont rail
road company, the credit Of having stood
firmly out against all solicitation to become a
party to n railroad combination to resist the
operation of the new corporation tax law, and
says that che has steadily maintained his ap-
proval of the general principle of the law,
and, without whining or protests, insisted up
on his determination to obey its strict letter
and spirit" The intimation is that if the
ment there would have been a concerted fight
against the law. Probably the railroad com
panies all remembered before it was too late
that it is useless to fight against fate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-03-28

In reply to a circular sent out from the
Boston Advertiser Office to the chairmen of
Republican city and town committees in Mas
sachusetts, members of the state committee,
Republican legislators and other prominent
gentlemen asking for their first choice for
President and Vice President, their second
choice for President and their views of the
prevailing Republican sentiment in their To-
calities, the Advertiser has received 2sO re-
plies to the first question, 100 of which give
as their ticket Edmunds and Lincoln. OF
these replies 1870 give Edmunds as their first
choice, ifty-three give Arthur nineteen give
Blaine, four give Lincoln and three each Gen.
Sherman and Gen. Hawley. For second
choice sixty-six give Arthur, fifty-one Ed.
munds thirty-One Blaine and twenty. one