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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

The golden wedding OF Mr.. and NJ,
Deacon Horton was celebrated at their bo,,.
on the 3lst ult Over hundred guests ,ya.u
present, aud all appeared to enjoy themsolva'
Tho weather was rather unpropitiops H..
nearly as many we're present rs could be- co,-
Portable in the house. Supper was served J.
the guests, each providing n part. Tbo ~,
tortainmonts consisted Of reading Of ri,s.,
from friend NJ distance, appropriate :.
marks by Rev. ". O. Leavitt, prayer bv Ro.
J. f. Knapp, and n song entitled INV o,i
wife aud I, by +. =. Fuller. The gifts ws,a
not like some, small and few, but were arso
and many. so that the sum total OF casb osI
useful articles amounted to over SllS tb.,
evening since then by letter and dopaiion
enough has been received to increase ~
amount to S155. Deacon Horton has alwsv.
lived ia his present home, his father bet1,o
before him having moved on TO that place i,
1876. IIo will be a. II he lives until ga
eighth OF noxt March his wife was N
last September. Their only child, Martin
died Sept. ., 1881, aged Al years. Lone
have been their lives but they have bose
happy ones. As the guests departed bev
wished them many moro happy years topetB.
or.
The children of Mother Coombs m., q,
her homo, with her daughter Mrs. White ~
celebrate her 93d birthday. The old hdv's
health is very good for one of her age H.,
son Marcus Coombs of Sargonts Bluff. low,
thought it worth while to visit his mother a,
this time
David Aldrioh moves to Wardsboro in
few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Gardner arc IN
live on tho Aldrich farm.
H. p. Chase is going to adopt the cesb
or ready-pay system after the 10Th inst
bradford Wilbur is sick again with hi.
old complaint.
Exercises in reading Rotations. etc
will be held IN the Methodist church on Feb
10, in which it is expected members Of the
surrounding schools will participate. Tho
proceeds of the admission fee will be devoted
to tho purchasing Of dictionaries and other
appliances necessary in the several districts
George Kinsman has moved his family
TO Bellows Falls, where he can secure con.
slant employment at his trade.
George Walker has opened his photo.
graph rooms once more, but will positively
close on the 10th for one year OF least
The new bridge is completed and is A
thing Of beauty.
-"Sifter John" has bought him an eight.
column cylinder printing press which he ex.
poets in few days and then intends to open
an Office in Mr.. Curtis's building opposite the
post Office.
Mr.. Henry Goddard has moved into the
Mary Jane Churchill house, which bis son
Martin Goddard, Esq, of Ludlow has hired
for his father for one year.
Rev. Mr. Dutton of Weston exchanged
with Rov. II. Leavitt last Sunday
News items for The PHGSIx may b. put
in post Office box No. II.
Our item of last We, k, in regard to Tho
sale OF the steam mill under foreclosure.
should have read Wales mill instead Of Dodge,
mill
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

There are few people who will regret that
tho Southern Senators refused to allow them
selves to be drawn into hot and ugly de-
bate Inst week, over Senator Shermans res.
olutions for the investigation OF the DanYille
and Copiah massaores. Their self-restraint
on the occasion was unquestionaby an act.
for them, of the highest wisdom. That these
latest outrages in Virginia and Mississippi
should be looked into, and their perpetrators
and tho state of society which tolerates them
held up to the bar Of public opinion, is right
and necessary, but that the "bloody shirt is
sue should be revived and made a leading fea-
ture in this years presidential campaign ia
something that no well-minded man wishes
to SEQ happen. 1t is possible that Senator
Sherman did not mean to pave the way for
such revival, but the natural drift of his &C
ton was certainly that way. In any case We
believe it will be an act of folly to try to fight
this years battle on the Southern outrage is
sue. The country has had enough of that
and is tired of it. The Republicans of the
North are as anxious as ever they were that
the oolored people OF the South should have
all their rights, but they are coming to see
more and more clearly that the matter ia one
which cannot be reached by any act of leeis-
lation nor by force of arms. It has got to
work itself out, and it has been working
itself out ever since the war. There must be
wrong and suffering for the weaker party in
the process, but the law is that which has
obtained from the beginning of the world.
1t il not the political condition of the blacks
alone which needs improving, but the whole
social and moral fabric of the South The
people of the North are beginning to see that
1t is not for political reasons alone that weap-
ons are drawn and blood is split in the South.
social slight or personal insult is avenged
and family feud is settled in precisely the
same way that elections are carried and the
South made solid and kept so. Tho lapse Of
time shows that a slow but steady uplifting
is in progress. Outbreaks and outrages are
much less frequent than ten years ago, and
the improvement has been more rapid in that
period than 1t was in tho time before Presi-
dent Hayes withdrew the United States
troops Northern Republican blood can be
depended on to leap and Jingle with manly
indignation when shotgun and lash are
brought into use as political weapons, but IL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

NNAAWHNA
THE CHURCH CoNyoUATIoN.

The 1liUhth DONNOoAAioNs
The Vermont convocation Of Episcopal
churches held It's annual meeting Ia this vii
lape on Tuesday and Wednesday. The clor.
gymen present were The ri. Rev. Bishop Bis
sell, and Rev. Messrs. Barrow Of Bennington,
Graves OF Burlington, Burgess Of st. Adams,
Flanders Of White River Junction, Hill OF
Montpelier, Denslow Of Rutland, Leo OF
Wost Rulland Ketchum OF Vergennes, Ran
dali Of Poultney, Goddard Of Windsor Col
Inns OF Brattleboro, Cowpor OF Mortified,
Renouf of Keene, and Roberts, resident rec
tor. The first service was held on Tuesday
evening in Emmanuel church. where Mr. Bar
row gave an interesting sermon from Zach.
H., 4:5. Wednesday morning full service
was held, in which Rev. Mr.. Burgess preach
ed from the text, "Doth he not speak in par
ables p In the afternoon the clergy met at
the vestry for social conversation, the reading
of critical essay, and consideration of the
question: "How shall we make our church
services acceptable to the people generally p
Some OF the points brought out in the dis.
cussion were by neat and reverential ap.
pearance of the officiating clergyman q thor
ough preparation for the service n plain and
intelligent way of reading the service fire..
quent visiting in the parish by courtesy to
everybody, and by plain, brief and practical
sermons. The meetings were fairly attended
by the parish. Times.
S. d. Hartman and John Roche have
bought O. +. Holbrook's boot and shoe store.
"A branch of the Chautauqua Literary and
Scientific Circle, numbering Is members has
been formed by the Methodist young people.
j. Cushing & Co. have opened flour and
feed store at Cold River.
The Sanford Granger estate has been sold
to W. G.. Russell and II. w. Suter.
Edward D. Murphy is to build a roller
skating rink
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

The church in this place is still without
pastor. The reading service and the Sun
day school have been sustained since the be-
ginning of November. On two occasions
there has been preaching. Very interesting
sermons have been selected for the reading
meetings, and the attendance upon this ser
vice has been quite good. The first opportu-
nifty that fGvors will be improved to secure a
minister
The history OF Dummerston is in press,
after many delays and much encouragement
in regard to its publication. Much time and
labor have been expended in its compilation
ard % portraits have been furnished for the
history. In addition to the portraits, a cut
representing the Miller family coat of arms.
has been furnished by Col Chas d. Miller
OF Ohio. II cannot be stated definitely when
the history will be ready for the subscribers
but it is hoped that it may be ready in a few
weeks
Mr.. Maxham's singing school in this
place closes on Friday of this week. Last
Friday evening there were about 60 in the
singing class, and more than that number of
spectators. The vestry has been crowded
during each school for several weeks. The
school has made excellent progress. NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08


r.. @. Hitchcock has entered the employ
of the Cutler shoe manufacturing company at
Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Jennie Deming of this place is said
to beat them all on roller skates at Putney and
Brattleboro.
Capt. H. H. Brown of Brooklyn, N. T.,
is to lecture on spiritualism at the town hall
next Tuesday evening. Collection taken no
charge. W.
Rev. l.. Harlow hands us his egg record
from Fix pullets and two hens For the three
months and 10 days from Oct. u. 1883, to
Feb. !, 1884, 1917 eggs, worth, at 80 cents a
dozen, S4.9j. During January their product
was so eggs 80 OF which were laid between
the 22d and 3lst. There can be no doubt
that the good parsou practices the golden rule
with his biddies.
Rev. E. Smiley's subject next Sunday
morning; "The Christian Idea of Repent.
ance.'
The Universalist ladies aid society will
have q sociable in the town hall next Wednes.
day evening. box supper will be served at
. o'clock, and the chief stage attraction will
be dolls drill by members of the Sunday
school infant class.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

MRS. SALLY BRoWN


Another of our octogenarians, Mrs Sal
~ broWn, passed away on the 18th inst. at the
age OF 81 years and months. She was the
Oldest woman, if not the oldest person in
town, and yielded up her life, which was one
OF great sweetness and beauty, peacefully af-
ter an illness of two and half years. She
was the daughter of Oliver Goss and had
been twice married-frst to Russell Streeter,
Dec. 3lst, 1918; second to jeremiah Brown,
May Sd, 1913. She had four children, all of
whom she survived, as she did also six of her
eight grandchildren. She was a woman of
rare ability aud possessed remarkable mem
DRY and was sought by people in search OF
history OF remote date. Just before her last
illness she composed some aerostios for the
albums OF three of her great grandchildren,
Mabel, Beulah and Burton Burrows, children
OF Baxter Burrows, of Bernardston, Mass.
One of the acrostics has already been publish.
Cd, and the other two Of equal merit will
soon be in print Mrs. Brown was remarka-
BILE in her devotion to the sick and distressed
about her, and particularly to her grandehil.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

There will be a donation at the Glen
House this evening for the benefit of Rev j.
Clifford of Wilmington, pastor OF the Univer-
salist church here.
Rev II. f. Forrest of Wilmington will
preach at the NJ. E. church on Sunday the
18th inst, at 1890 o'clock A. NJ, it being a
quarterly meeting occasion.
Capt II. II. Brown of BROOKLYN. N. Y
lectured on Spiritualsm at the Univorsalist
church on Friday evening the LIST inst.
On Tuesday the 9th inst. GO couples.
notwithstanding the unfavorable weather
went on sleigh ride from this village to vii.
mington, Jared sumptuously at the Vermont
House, spent the passing hours in social en-.
Joyment, some returning in the evening,
many others remaining through the night
and returning the following morning. A very
enjoyable occasion.
Forest L, Stetson has recently returned
from Florida and will remain here for the
present.
"A very large amount of numbering has
been done during the fine shedding of some
weeks past
Mrs. S. H. Holbrook is very seriously ill.,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

Only four states are represented 10 both
houses OF Congress- by natives, according to
the Congressional directory. These states are
Vermont, Maine, Delaware and South Caro-
lima
The President has nominated Henry D. I.y-
man Of Ohio to be second assistant postmaster
general in place of Richard A. Elmer.
Speaker Carlisle telegraphed his friends In
kentucky on Monday that under no ciIcum-
stances were they to present his name 10 the
caucus for the senatorship. Mr.. Carlisle pre-
iers Tor the present at least to remain in the
House.
A usually wellinformed and reliable New
YORK correspondent says that Gen. Grants
injuries and the shock to his system from his
christmas fall on the ice were so serious that
1t is doubtful If he gets out again. The whole
country will hope that this is not SO.
The death at Albany of DIR. Elisha Harris
secretary of the New York state board M
health removes an authority on vital statistiea
and sanitary matters, and a well-known phil
anthroplst. He was native of Vermont and
long resident of New York, where he was
Tor years connected with the health depart
ment. He was identified with the national
sanitary commission and author of its medi-
cal history, helped organize the public health
association, of which he was secretary, was
secretary OF the prison association, and was
Identified with many philantbropic projects.
his Ire Wasamost industrious and usefulone.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
CauI,rltlgenOrt,

In the absence OF Rev. G.. I. Chaplin,
who was called away last Sunday to attend a
funeral, the pulpit was supplied by Rev. Mr.
Miliken Of Lebanon, N. H., who gave an in
teresting sermon on Christian life and work.
Weddings have been in order here for
the past few weeks. The new couples are
now nicely settled in homes of tn cir own and
the village is comparatively calm once more.
H. b. Chaplin of Bellows Falls is at home
for week.
About 4S couples took supper at @. o.
Dwinolls dance at Derby hall last Thursday
evening. Ladd's band of Chester furnished
music and pleasant time is reported.
Thomas Penniman, jr., is very sick with
spinal meningitis.
%. H. Edwards Of Athens supplies the
Methodist pulpit the remainder OF conference
year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
Local Intelligence.
Announcements.

NorIoE ExrnAonDiSAnY.-shorm h Jenne Of
Bratlcboro have important information for those in
surcd In tho late unfortunate Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company Of Montpelier. Before reinsur-
ing please call on or address SHERMAN & JENNIE.
Mrs. Bradford, who has numerous customers about
town, is kept In the house for few days by fall on
the cc but will BIO ablo to call on her patrons In the
course Of few days.
TICKETS ron THE GRAND SEATING RINK CARNI-
VAL will 60 on sale at Thorn's drug store next Mon
day. ~ admits both gentleman and lady TO floor, in
Guiding skates. Gallery tickets 30 cents.
O. A. bliss has now enlarged his dining rooms four
times. Two years ago they the smallest In town
now they are the largest He now has seats for sixty
persons, with excellent service for ALL Good meals,
well served, at low prices the secret Of bis sue
cess.
WANrED-Bya lady Of experience q situation as
housckecpcr for gentleman Of good habits aud so
situated that she can have religious privileges. A
good home Of an object than wages. Inquire at
this ONCE.
ptCrUnE FRAMES arc cheap at Cheney & Clapps.
The old reliable Hartford, Now York. Pennsylvania
and foreign fire insurance companies represented by
Cudworh h Chds afford absolute protection. The
bestis the safest IN the end
ARTISTIC PICTURE FBAMISa at Cheney X Clnpp's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

We wonder if our readers would forgive US
if they knew what we are keeping them out
of by not patronizing the New York "News-
paper Portrait Bureau" For this week, for
instance, we are offered a 'two-column"
caricature of Wendell Phillips, which, a little
later on, we could bring out as a portrait
from life of Daniel Webster, and we are told
that we could, if we would, have three such
cuts week. OF single-column cuts we could
have las many as seven" week, at only
$3.50 each. To get them We have only to
fill out and send in n blank order stating that
I'm politics we are -" and that owe
do Cor do mott like sensational subiects. "
Having run through few dozens of these in
an American Statesmen" series, there would
be nothing to hinder our beginning back at
the beginning with them and publishing a
series of Foreign Men of the Times" be-
ginning, let US say, with King Citiwayo or
the late lamented John Brown-ard the DOR
traits, we feel sure, would be just as true to
life in the one case as in the other. We have
often hoard that The PHGNH was devoid of
all enterprise, and when we see this tempting
offer lying before US unaccepted we know
that the charge is only too true.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

The neighbors and friends of MIR. and
Mrs Willard Nichols gave them surprise on
Tuesday evening of last week
s. Wicks found one of HE oxen quite
badly injured the other morning. How it was
done is mystery.
District Deputy A. C. Niles attended the
annual meeting of the Vermont Grand Lodge,
l. @. o. F., at Rutland this week.
One of the rooms in the post office build.
ing at the Centre, formerly used by Major
Beck as tenement, has been remodeled in
to shop, and @. II. Learnard manufactures
spring beds therein.
A festival, oyster supper and drama will
be held at village hall ON Friday evening of
next week, the proceeds to be for the benefit
OF Rev. j. Clifford. All are invited to attend.
There will be donation for the benefit
OF Rev. Horace Fowler at the residence of
Samuel Niles next Wednesday afternoon and
evening. All are cordially invited to attend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

The Western Union telegraph company is
promptly on hand with its fight against the
postal telegraph. The North American Re-
view article of its president, DIR. Norvin
Green, in opposition to government tele-
graph, has been printed in pamphlet form
for broadcast distribution, with an addenda
of newspaper extracts showing the "reGex"
of public opinion against the scheme. In
Congress each member has been sent list of
the holders of the Western Union stock in
his state to impress him with the fact that
Jay Gould will not be the only sufferer if the
government takes the field, but that his (the
Congressmans) constituents and friends will
likewise be defrauded. Besides these two
moves, certain class of newspapers are be-
ginning to shout that, no matter if one man
owned the whole of the Western Union stock,
tho government has no right to establish a
monopoly to the injury of individual rights
Senator Edmunds was evidently right when
he told the committee on post-ofices and
post-roads that 'the telegraph companies do
not mean to let you get postal telegraph
bill through Congress, and they do not ex-
pect that you are going to do it,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
GuIIfOrd Centre.

The ladies' circle will meet in their rooms
next Thursday afternoon. In the evening the
young people will dance until Il o'clock. All
are invited.
$. l.. Hunt has been seriously i'll with a
cold.
"A drama aud farce arc to be presented in
the near future.
Mrs. Mary W. Jacobs is spending a few
weeks with Mrs. Charles Ogden in Boston,
Mass.
j. c. Slapleton of Middlebury is visiting
in town. He taught the fall term Of Guilford
seminary in 1879, and many of his old pupils
gave him party Monday evening at ]. L.
Bullock's' which was much enjoyed by all
present.
There were 90 births and 90 deaths in
town during the year 1888.
Rev. Z. W. Whitney will lecture in the
Uniyersalist church next Monday at p. M.
Subject, Fidelity" All are invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

President Arthur's action in promoting H.
D. Lyman, chief clerk of the bureau of the
Second Assistant Postmaster General, to be
Second Assistant Postmaster General, is n
conspicuous illustration of the sincerity of
the administration in civil service reform
Mr.. Lyman has worked his way up from a
subordinate position in the department. lie
has had no influential political friends. lie
has had practical charge for long timo of
one of the most important bureaus of the
government, which has the record of all star
route matters. Postmaster General Gresham
insisted that this Office should not be opened
to tho competition of politicians, and that
Mr.. Lyman, whose experience and executive
capacity fitted him for the place, while his
integrity had been tested should be promo
ted, and the President heartily acquiesced in
his suggestion. Times are changed from
what they wero ten years ago and, all for the
better.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

Mrs. Eliza Il. Clark died of apoploxy on
Tuesday at the residence of her son, Ohas. S,
Clark, in this village, aged II. Funeral TO.
day at Wardsboro.
-Arad t. Wood returned last Monday from
Nebraska where he has taken up homestead
and tree claims-in all 800 aeres-in Jeffersop.
Custer county, and intends to locate there per,
manentiy.
The dramatic club have the drama "Tick.
ct OF Leave Man" in rehearsal. Date of pre-
Hentation TO be announced next week,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

One Mrs. Miller, whose husband Miss
issippi steamboat captain, is an invalid for
life, applied for q government license MS cap
tain of her husbands boat. The officials
were evidently scared at this unusual appli-
cation, and the solicitor of the treasury gave
on opinion refusing the license, but Secretary
Folger overrules him and says the woman has
a right to win her bread in any moral, decent
way that is open to anybody, regardless of
her sex-nnd Mrs. Miller will get her COM
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

Our dramatic club, under the manage
ment Of @. w. Henry, assisted by his troupe
will present the popular drama, Darkness
and Daylight" TO the public on Friday even
ing, Feb. 10. Mr.. Henry has been engaged
to paint full set OF new scenery for the stage
which will be used on this occasion.
Fourteen teachers attended the educs.
tional meeting at Fayetteville on the 2Gth ult.
Martin Lowe had a severe attack Of in.
ness last week, but has now nearly recovered.
The w. G. T. L. will meet next Wednes.
day afternoon with Mrs. n. NJ Batchelder.
Union hall is now occupied nearly every
night in the week. Grand Army entertain.
ment and dance there tonight.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

Further testimony to the successful work
ing and excellent results of the civil service
reform system in New York has Just been
given by Collector Robertson and Postmaster
Pearson, in letters to the state commission.
The collector says of the competitive exami-
nations 'No wiser or safer rule could be
devised for filing these offices. 1t gives the
government competent aud intelligent SER
wants" The postmaster writes that 1.-THE per-
sons who succeed iu obtaining appointments
are, as a rule, much better qualified, and the
appointing officer has been relieved of the
burden imposed by the constant receipt and
consideration of applications from candidates
for appointment. Mr.. Pearson likewise
gives figures showing the far greater econo-
nv of the new system
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
what Better Combination ,

@ASN" 40" bAebAhoiu baAbllc
Edmunds and Lincoln, representatives of
the East and the West, satisfying the intel
leetual and the sentimental side of human
nature, neither fanatics nor bourbons, what
better combination for presidential ticket
could be found2 Laying aside all issues that
divide the parties, or are supposed to divide
them, and matching men with men, two
Democrats could not be selected who now
possess or could be doomed into possession
OF, the popular strength of these two mon.