Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-13


day evening with An address by Prof. Lord OF
Hanover on the German schools. The lee
ture embodied the result Of years study OF |
the system, tracing its growth from the earl-
est times to the present, and comparing It's
advantages and disadvantages with the lead
ing features OF our own. Thursday morning
DR.. Holton gave the formal address Of wei
come to the visiting teachers, emphasizing
eapecially the magnitude and importance OF
the teachers work. Miss Nora Taft gave a
bright and original paper on the teaching OF
reading 10 the primary schools, and Miss Bar.
nard followed with a short talk on instruction
in language, with illustrative work by class
OF pupils. The afternoon exercises included
addresses by Rev. O. II. Merrill and Hon. Ed
ward Oonant, and last evening Prof. II. T.
Fuller OF the Worcester Free Institute gave
lucid and practical address on Some Elements
of Successful Teaching" This forenoons
session was occupied with Mr.. Bingham's talk
on written arithmetic, followed by continue
ton Of Mr.. Consnts theme Of the proceed
ing day. This evenings address will be by
Superintendent G. A. Litohfeld OF Newport,
r. l., on Reading and Language" and the
program for to morrow forenoon includes ad-
dresses or papers by Principals Willard OF
Saxtons River and Hall Of Hnsdale, and an
essay by the Rev. s. W. Dixie OF Royalton.
In the afternoon Principals Shaw aud Hall
the best thing OF all-"The Question Box"
opened and answered by Mr.. Bingham. The
number Of visiting teachers present is over
| 100. Our citizens have shown great degree
of interest In the meetings. The attendance
at the evening addresses has been enoourag'
ingly large, and many have availed themselves
Of the privilege Of attending the day sessions.
Our publication day coming in the midst of
the institute, we do not attempt detailed re-
| 10 1 Mill ka ant
! isfAotory to ell interested il we print next
week report covering the whole proceedings
and giving their spirit 30 far as may be.
sTooKHoLDER WANTS TO KNOW.
How does the Reformer know that no
vote was taken ut the last meeting of the
Sovereigns Of Industry TO keep the Exchange
grocery store open evenings till o'clock
Il was not an order but vote, to make the
wishes OF those present known TO the direct
ors of the store. Not only tho stockholders
but every member OF the order has an inter
est in the store. 1t is understood that the
directors will cause the store TO be kept open
till the hour named as soou as a majority Of
the patrons wish 1t DONE Are thay making
any effort to inform themselves in regard to
it2 SToCKHoLDER
THE fact in regard to the passage OF a
vote 10 keep the store open every evening till
8 O'Clock, was precisely as stated in The Pb1uix
two weeks ago-a fact which it now appears
that the Reformer editor knew perfectly well
when be wrote his characteristic item Of last
week. ED.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT BUSINESS.
An adjourned session OF the u s. Cir
cult Court was held by Judge Wheeler at th,
Brooks House on Tuesday aud Wednesday Of
this week. The long ltigated case of th'
American Diamond Rock Boring company
| Ct..II a
motion for n re-hearing There are clever
other cases pending in court in favor of thes'
oomplsinants aud against other defendants
In which the same questions arc involved
, substantially. These relate to the validity o
, letters patent for diamond pointed drill pc
culiRrly arranged, and used in quarrying mar
BILE, and an alleged infringement of it by tn
defendants The case was argued by b. F
i, Thurston Of Providence, K. l., and E. q
Thompson of New York, counsel for com
plainants, and E. T. Rice of New York AM
Col. A. f. Walker OF Rutland, counsel for de
PENDANTS. The decision was reserved.
II was expected that the celebrated case o
/. Mrs. Robert Elton against certain fire insuI
ance companies would be heard upon the re
: port of the master, TO whom the question o
the value of the property destroyed by fir
= was referred by the court at its last May tern
!. after the Jury, upon the issues then submitted
I
a the plaintiff for the loss. The insurance wa
~ written for $12, 900 by the agent Of the d,
!, PENDANTS, upon the wooden factory and otht
property at CAmbrdgeport The propert
a was destroyed by fire the night after the il
u surance was effected. The referee report
u that the value Of the property at the time {
. the hre was $14, 1888. The counsel for defenC
u ants not being ready to proceed with the hea
> ing, it was agreed to submit the case upon II
- T.. n q III
), ly day.
% Several other matters-of but little publ
~ interest, however-were disposed OF, and Il
l. court took recess until December 22i, mex
= at Rutland.
Al A BIGAMY TRIAL AND AcQUTTrAL OF LOCAL /
IA TRREsT.
y There was an exciting scene in a court
IT Elizabeth, N j., Wednesday, when Jenn
le Wilson Moore, Salvationist, who had lain
ID Jail there three months on q charge OF big
O. my, was tried and acquitted. Rev. l. Mean
10 pastor of the Brattleboro Methodist churc
r was called q witness and testified III
pa while located at st. Adams in 1879, he una
g, ried Charles A. Frye and Jennie Wilso
at Frye, now q printer on the Bellows Fa
o. Times, told the story Of the marriage, al
ly said his wife deserted him in 1888. He hea
that she had begun divorce proceedings, bu
-, on employing lawyer learned that they hi
been discontinued. Rev ]. e. Price, Met
odist minister at Elizabeth, testified that
We married Jennie Wilson and Henry l.. Moo
Of last May. In her testimony the woman 10
be Of her marriage to Charles II. Frye, while
be servant in his fathers house, and OF their Ii
at at st. Adams and Montpelier, some of
be narrative being rather uncomplimentary
ly Frye. She sued for divorce on the groul
lie Of deseFtion aud was afterward assured by
Oh lawyer that it had been granted. She told
2, her marriage TO Moore after she had assur
I'D him that she was q divorced woman. II
o. lawyer, in summing up, dealt severely wi
ne Frye and Moore, pronouncing them vag
ne bonds and dudes who had conspired to mi d
al sn innocent woman.
IN When the verdict OF Acquittal came mi
N, jumped on the benches, swung their hal
o. stamped, oheered and yelled, and well drei
I'D ed women rushed to the prisoner, threw tn,
IS, arms about her, wept, Rugged and kissed he
,e- Jennie, who had shown little emotion duri
sh the trial. broke down aud cried like chill
nd She has been under q cloud with the SalV
n. ton Army to which she belongs, but says s
ed will now become q revivAlist.
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