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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

The final estimates, based on the number
Of passengers carried by railroad and steam
boat lines centerng in New York, makes the
number of strangers in the city last Friday
800, 600 in round numbers. The Brooklyn
bridge passed 100, 600 people safely across,
aud the elevated roads did by far their arg-
est days work yet, carrying 1913, 900 passen.
gers. The railroad lines carried from 5000
to 40, 900 each. The fact that this enormous
business was done without the loss of sin.
gle life, and without serious accident OF any
kind, is significant of the degree of scientific
skill to which modern railroading has been
reduced
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14
a Wan OF I'ure Thoughts and Pure
Ltpa.

Atnas
Many eulogies upon Gen. Grant have been
said, and we'll said, since his death. His
greatness az a soldier, his invaluable services
to his country in the trying times that follow
ed the war, the wonderful strength and self
poise of his manhood, have all been pictured
in eloquent and varying phrase. As we have
read or listened, however, we have often
questioned whether those qualities OF his life
the solid original foundation on which the
superstructure which the world sees and glo-
rifles was built, have not been too much lost
sight Of, too little dwelt upon. II il In these
qualities that something is found which
makes his life an inspiration, and shows the
young something worth striving after. First
OF all stands forth his wonderful simplicity.
He never sought great work to do, he was
content to find his sphere in the lowly ways
of life, but when the great work came to him
he did II with all his might, because it was
his duty to do II, without thought OF his
own glory or reward, and when il was done
he was the same simple, quiet unpretending
man that he was before lie did not think of
himself as hero, and wA3 surprised that 9TH
ers thought him one.
or all the dead mans Characterization not
one is more striking and not one is at the
same time 30 easy of emulation aud 10 we'll
worth emulating, as his purity of thought and
speech. An early army experience which
covered campaign in Mexico and some
years amid the roughness and reckless wick
edness always to be found on our own from
tier, would not be thought the best training
toward absolute cleanness in the inner life
But here was q man who had passed through
these experiences unscathed, and to-day Il is
his greatest glory that his personal friends
those who knew him intimately for years, say
of him that he was never proiAne, and that
he would not tolerate vulgarity or obscenity
in his presence. There was no cant about
the man he made no pretense OF piety or
saintship, but he iods clean. Perhaps his life
among men had shown him the value of this
quality, but in any case we cannot believe it
to have been maintained from boyhOOd or &C.
quired in after years without watchfulness
and conscious effort
Never in all my thirty years acquaintance
with him." said Gen. Clinton b. Fisk, In his
eulogy at Ocean Grove, N. j., last Sunday,
did hear profane or obscene word pass
his lips. was sitting with him once when
a major general entered, dressed in the uni
form Of his rank, who said Boys, have q
good story to tell you. l believe there are no
ladies present Grant said, No, but there
are gentlemen present, and the story was
not told. simple minded, earnest man OF
pure lips Here are qualities worth any
mans emulation, within every mans attain
| mank
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

The familiar saying that a respectable pc.
tition could be obtained to hang q. respeota-
BILE citizen has just been illustrated in the
most literal form in Galveston, Tex. Mr.
John w. Duncan, lawyer, having argued
that no reliance could be placed on petitions,
and rebuked by tho court for 10 doing, ap-
peared in court soon after with formal pc
tition praying for the hanging of Luke How
ard, one Of the most estimable men of the
place. 1t had fifty signers, among whom
were the father-in-law and the brother-in law
of Howard, all well known people, and ev-
cry signature was proved to be genuine. The
court is sceptoal on the point no longer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

II was in accordance with the wlsh of Col.
Fred Grant that the single bugls call for ex-
tinguishing OF lights in camp, known as the
'taps, which II is customary to sound at the
funeral OF private, was played at the burial,
just after the religious services and 80 seconds
before the final salvos and volleys. The mu-
sic Is slow and sweet and as it Is the last call
at night preparatory TO the rest of the camp,
II is singularly appropriate on such an oooa-
sion. This call ia not required in the funeral
regulations, but has become customary In the
army on account Of its beautiful Significance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

Fourteen $50 shares of the stock of the
Bellows Falls national bank were sold Tnes-
day ct $lO2 share to George H. Rabbit of
the American express company.
Grant memorial services were held in
Pine Grove last Saturday afternoon with a
large number of people In attendance. L.
M. Reed, Esq., Rev. j. N. Emery and Rev.
A. b. Dascomb gave the addresses and there
was appropriate music by the band and a
vocal quartet. The decorations at the grove
and throughout the village were profuss and
tasteful.
DIR. and Mrs. j. W. Reyes are to leave
Bellows Falls this month for Kearney, Neb. j.,
with the hope OF an improvement in the doc
tors health
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14
TbtVermont 9Benit.
BRATTLEBORO;
FRIDAY, AUGUST Il, 1885.

The people OF New York are very anxious
for the country to respond to the call Of the
press Of that city for funds for national
monument to Gen. Grant, to be erected in
Riverside park. The milionaires Of the me-
tropolis have 80 far contributed but a paltry
sum, and until they set the example by giving
Literally to the proposed testimonial, It is not
likely that the contributions from outside
sources will be very numerous. They ought
not TO be certainly
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

head "a inches, number Of kernels on hs.a
IA. The variety IL White Russian. lie elsa
has tho common white oats height 2 fss,
6 inches, length Of head 4 inches, number y,
kernels on a head 4S.
The cry seems 10 be, Small pota,os.
and few In a hill" The crop will be light
Senator Murray Davis Of this place vs.
ono Of the committee OF . appointed by ON,
senate 10 attend the funeral Of u. 4. Grsn,
In New York, on Saturday last
--spanord grange will hold basket mia
mic on tho farm Of q. A. SpafIord on Wedbss
day, Aug 10, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. Patrons ana
their friends are cordially invited Should 4,
rain on that day, il will be on the first iai,
dav
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

Of officers removed, TO demand the reason for
the removals. SO far a. Mr.. Edmunds Ia con
oerned the suggestion has been made that, II
he leads in this matter il will be for personal
reasons and to secure his own individual ad
vantage. Such pretended reason for a Sem
ator not to do his plain duty is so shallow as
TO require no answer. The fact to be borne
in mind is that the Senate, no less than the
Executive, ia bound to abide by the civil-ser-
vice law, which not only prescrlbes tho man
ner Of appointments TO Office, but provides
that removals shall be made for cause. For
the Senate, therefore, to allow the President
to remove faithful, efficient Republican Off.
cials, for no reason except that they are Re-
publicans, and put Democrats in their places
would be for that body to pointedly ignore
the oivilservioe law and give the lie to the
Republican protests OF devotion to the re-
form. There Is a wide difference between q
purpose TO insist on an observance Of the
spirit of the reform law, aud mean, partisan
determination to antaeonize the Administra-
ton, which we believe no Republican Sena-
tor, and certainly no Vermont Senator, feels
Those papers which hold that the Senate
should sanction the Presidents removals and
confirm his appointments without question
simply show themselves Rdhercnts to the old
spoils doctrine. They hold, in effect, that
the Democrats ought to put out all the Repub.
licans, and that It ought to be the end and
aim Of the Republicans in their turn TO get q
chance to put out all the Democrats.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14
The Services EIsewhsre.--a day Of UnI-
VeraaI Mourning.

Although the interest of the country center
ed in the imposing pageant at New York,
there was hardly town OF any considerable
size where public memorial services or OBJ
seTvance OF some kind, was not held. II is
not too much 10 say that the whole country
for that day was turned into one great funer-
al camp In a multitude of small towns flu
neral services we're held on Sunday.
In Boston services we're held in the Peo-
pies church with an address by Rev. j. W.
Hamilton.
At Augusta Mr.. Blaine gave the Grafton
before large assemblage of his fellow-citi-
zens.
At Lowell, Mass, Gen. Butler pronounced
the eulogy on Grant, paying just and well.
balanced tribute TO his memory.
At Chicago an imposing funeral cortege
moved through the Streets and despite the
rain-storm, its progress was watched by hun.
dreds of thousands 1t ia estimated that 10,
600 men we're in line.
Ten thousand people marched in a memo
rial procession at st Louis. Business wal
suspended and emblems of sorrow were every.
where visible. The house in which Gen. and
Mrs. Grant were married in 1913 was elabor.
ately draped. Open air addresses we're made
in the presence of 25, 900 people.
Memorial services were held in Baltimore
unueE the auspices OI Tue Logan lnVlnclDleh
at which eulogistic addresses wero made.
Business was almost entirely at a stRndstil
in San Francisco. Memorial addresses wer,
held in many of the churches The who'll
city was draped in mourning.
In every place of prominence in the Soutl
the day was suitably observed. Public meet
ings we're not 30 generally held there, bu
emblems Of mourning were displayed, bust
ness was suspended and public minute gun
we're fred.
From Norfolk and Richmond, Va, from
Knoxville and Chattanooga. Tenn, from Sa
vannah and Atlanta, from Vicksburg and New
Orleans, and from all leading Texas towns
and from a hundred other points report
come of day given up to a sincere tribute l.
the memory Of the dead General.
The American residents in the city of Mex
leo held memorial service in honor of Gen
Grant at the Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. John W. Butler presided, and was assist
ed by all the American clergymen in the city
All public buildings in Montreal, ships il
the hRrbor aud the majority of the privat
and business hous g displayed flags at hall
mast, and the republics great loss was tn
general theme of conversation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14
sauiIfoFd Centre.

The select school is to be taught by Hen.
ry s. Ward, commencing Monday, Aug 3lst.
A good number Of scholars are expected
Many of the young people enjoyed the
9Th inst. at SpofOrd lake.
Fred L. Smith returns to Philadelphia
after two months visit at his fathers
Mrs. Mary O. Toplif from South Coven-
try, Conn, is visiting her mother. Mrs
Augustus Chandler. Mrs. Mary q. Barnes
from New Haven, Conn, is with her father
in-law, Nathan Oonant
Geo. W. Parmeter takes his motherless
children 10 his fathers in Bernardston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14
Green RIVer.

Mrs. H. W. Earl Of Jacksonville, Fla
Mrs. f. NJ. Cutting and Mrs Dana Hyde and
her two children Of Cambridgcport, Mass
are at X. T. Cuttings.
Hiram Lynde and wife of Montague,
Mass, are at Warren Wilson's.
Mrs. Henry Niles of West Brattleboro
has been taking care OF her mother, Mrs O.
Clisbee.
Our post Office was closed last Saturday
from I o'clock to . p. NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

The New York World has accomplished a
notable piece Of work in completing It's fund
for the pedestal of the Bsrthold statue. The
sum which It started to raise was $780, 900
and it closes the books with $1O2, 900 in
hand. The money has come in almost en-
tirely in small sums There we're only two
subscriptions of $1,000, and the next in
amount was 5000. The roll Of donors en-
braces 10000 names, showing an average Of
considerably less than 81 to each contribu-
tor. The World announces that it will now
address its energies to the work of raising
funds for the Grant monument at Riverside
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

woMASs CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
AT the meeting OF the w. @. I. U. held
Aug IL, the following officers were elected ;
President, Mrs Henry Tucker; vice presidents
Mrs Frank Wells, Mrs. W. X. Geddis, Mrs. b. Ran
ger, Mrs. 4. W. Whitney, Mrs. X. NJ. BurchArd sec
retary Mrs. d. N. Tolles; treasurer Mrs. q. W. Wy
man visiting committee, Mrs. Geo. f. Greene Mrs
g. Robinson, Mrs. l.. X. Mason; executive commit
tee, Mrs. Geo. T. Crowell, Mrs y. A. Clark Mrs A
j. stearns, Mrs. Z. Witham Mrs. N. A. Crothers Miss
l.. 7. Colburn.
The members of the Union are requested to
be present next Tuesday at 3 p. NJ, az i'm
portant committees are TO be appointed in
preparation for the state convention which
meets in Bnttleboro in September.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14
jamaica.

Post Scott, G. A. H., held memorial ser
vices In honor of their illustrious oomrade,
u. s.. Grant, At opera hall Saturday at
O'Clock p. NJ. The hall was we'll filed with
citizens Of our village. A party OF young
ladies ana misses in white, with black trim
mings, marched with the post. Addresses
we're delivered by Rev. DIR. Frank Stafford,
pastor of the Baptist church here, who car
Tied a muskst in the 44th Mass. Vols. during
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

Mrs. Nellie J. r. Brigham has consented
10 speak again In the church next SUNDAY
morning aud afternoon. On her appearanos
here on Sunday, Aug. 2, Mrs. Brigham was
attentively listened 10 by a crowded house
and all are invited to hear her on the coming
| Sunday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

1t is the fashion for certain Republican
newspapers, some of them in this state, TO
deprecate the alleged determination Of the
Republican Senators TO hold the Administra-
ton to account for removals made during the
summer and, before confirming the successor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14

Pure blood is absolutely necessary In order to en-
icy perfect health, Hood's saFsaparla purlhes the
blood and strengthens the system.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-14
Local Intelligence.

meteorological Record.
EFK ENDING THUnsDAY EVENING, AUa 10, 1885.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-18

Ii will he impossible longer to conceal
the natural advantages for manufac-
turing and mining which exist i'm Ken.
lucky. There is not State in all New
England better suited for widely diver
sified industries. Yet Kentuckians, for
for the last fifty years, have been will
ing to have the greater share Of their
money go into the Golfers of New Eng
land manufacturers, who have secured
their wealth mainly at the expense of
other States. An indication Of q change
that is in progress. is the showing, by
the Baltimore Manufacturers Record,
of the development of the Southern
industries during 1884. In fourteen
States there were reported ,S65 new
enterprises, representing $l02,0O0, 900
Kentucky heads the list with new ell
,erprises representing S5l ,762 900. Com
pared with the census Of 1880, placing
the total amount Of capital invested in
manufacturing in this Stale at only
$45, ,OOO, 600, it will be seen that an im-
portant increase was made during the
past year.-LOuisriHe Commercial.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-18
The Minutes Out of Order.
CENTERTnMN Feb IL Is

CENTERTowN, Feb. I3, 1888.
Editor Herald:
IL Is with regret that | read ia this
'ek'S i>sue of the HERALD that the
proceedings of the Temperance meet
ing were 81 sadly out of order. thought
that | had explained to your local
editor, with sufficient clearness. as to
how the proceedings were To he arrang
ed. As they were in several parts,
each part Numbered in its order, and
being in a considerable hurry | did NOT
copy the resolutions that had been
adopted by the other meetings MIR.
Editor, did not mean To make the
head and tail so much alike that you
could not tell them apart, but think
that you might have grabbed an ear.
Now, | had not heard of any one ac>
cusiug you or the HERALD of being an
enemy to temperance, 10y even short
jump, and think il would have been
proper To have waited until accused bv
some one. n. LEE BENNETT
The proceedings Ters numbered and
hurriedly explained, still that did not
give them proper shape. II was not
our place to revise them. We might
have grajbed an ear, foIsooth, we
never thought of that, for the ears
are very prominent.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-18
CentertOwn.
February ii, 1888.

t""o'y IT. 1901
Editor Herald:
Alvin Rowe has embarked in the
saw log business.
Will Rome looks like fish out of
water since he shut up shop.
sam Rowe has an ugly carbuucie, on
account Ot which he has been laid up
several days, hut is better now.
Jasper Ford sustained what might
have been serious wound on his head
with an axe caused 10y slipping ON the
ice.
Notwithstanding the abundant crop
of ice this winter. not single ice-
II Ouse is to be found in this entire com~
munity
Considering the severity of the
weather and the fearful condition of the
roads, u respectable number of people
come TO town and business with our
merchants is reasonably good
The little mill is kept busy on grind
ing days, which are Tuesdays and
Wednesdays in each week.
Our sugar making friends have had
one or two good runs. There are four
camps in sight of each other, besides
some who make sugar on "A small scale.
So far | have heard of no tobacco
seed being sOwu nor oats being put in
the ground. | suppose it is getting
time for both.
There are several crops of unsold to>
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-18
The Temperance Question.


E,tf"r Her0lH,
AT meeting in the Court house in
Hartford, on the 9TH Of February, 1855.
the voice of some of the voters of the
Hartford voting precinct was heard
deE0uucing tile action of the Trustees
OF Hartford for granting licenses to
anJ body To sell spirituous liquors.
Now what is all this for. The law
making pp~erS have said that when
The pc ple po'itinn the County Judge To
submit 20 the voters of "a certain place
or dIs,Ilct whether or not they are in
favor Of or against the selling of whisky,
n M J1ii'y are opposed tu the selling,
II - understood that there shall be no
more whisky sold in said locality this
understanding coming from what j.
called l. ,cal Option law.
WI This question was submitted to
the voters OF Hartford voting district
last August. resulting ia large mgjDr.
lty against whisky. But the seller,
not being satisfied with the voice of
the people at the polls, applied to the
County Judge TOR license To sell liquor,
who Indignantly says he cannot nor
VIII grant license, when such a maiori-
ty u opposed to il.
Now in Hartford there are, 1 suppose,
three lawyers TO every 100 persons. BY
some turn or somebody, they claim that
they have special act giving the
Trustees the right To grant licenses to
persons 10 sell liquor. Some of these
Trustees have said they got hard-up for
money and they could increase their
town fund by granting licenses at the
rate of 300 u year for every license.
Now this il an item of money. Well, il
Is good thing to have if rightly used.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-18

Two of the most entertaining speak
ers of the Senate are Logan and
ingalls,, and for precisely opposite
reasons. Logan Is fierce, often when
there seems to he no call for terocity.
ingalls, l. cold H. an icicle. Logan
easily works up to white heat. No
one ever saw ingalls, when he seemed
to have an emotion. Logan wanders
in his enthusiasm all over the fields
of rhetoric, and sometimes gets mired
in the swamps; Ingalls, is always
classically correct. Logan is effective
when delivering sledge-hammer blows,
and absurd when he ESSAYS sarcasm
ingalls, never attempts To WELD the
sled ge hammer, but his sarcasm cuts
as keenlv, quickly and as deeply as Il
japanese harikari knife. ingalls,
stands like statue, like the zero
point personitied; Logan dances and
prances over the chamber like "a hot
blooded savage at a war-dance. Both
of these men, however, are effective
speakers, and command the attention
of the Senate and the galleries. -
Nc'r York .S"n.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-18

THERE is considerable feeling in
England against Gladstone. the Prime
Minister, on account of the Egyptian
reverses. Jingoism, vigor aud com
hativeness in the administration of
foreign affairs, has ALWAYS been pop
ular with the English masses. Dis
rasli WAS a brilliant personitication Of
this policy. Gladstone is opposed to
it; he belongs to the Peace school,
that Bright belongs to and Cobden
affiliated with. and which is not in
sympathy with war and annexation
by force. However, We predict and
hope that Gladstone will emerge from
his present trouble safe and honored.
as he is one of the greatest statesmen
of the world.
The Hartford herald., 1885-02-18
Suggs' Talk
RoCKPoRT Ky. Feb. 10th, 1850.

O'thfVhI M. Ftb. IOln, lNSD.
E,itor HeraLd:
MANY of my friends have fiattere,
me with friendly expressions toward,
"Suggs" contributions to the HERAI ID
for all of which | am most grateful. |,
is no small reward To thus he endorsed
10y friends, and ! only wish that my
surroundings permitted more carefully,
written and newsy letter.;but haven't
IA single hour suitable tor gathering and
writing-up news.
| am also glad to see our county pa.
per rapidly erAwing in popular favor
fast becoming AN absolute necessity,
which none can afford 10 do without,
and in which we all must have a
county pride,
Mr.. Byron 1ichenor's little daughter
is dangerously III, also Mr. Wiley b.
Robertson, hut under Dr. Layton,
skillful treatment we hope soon To hear
OF their entire recovery.
Mir. Wise l. having "A great deal al
trouble with his steam boiler, OF ac-
count of which the mill has been stop
pei for several 1ays.
Married. al the residence of the
brides father, Mr.. John Bell, on the
llth inst. 10y Rev. Hise Maddox. Mr..
J. Is. Maddox To Miss Narina Bell.
Marriages, and hangings, 90 by desti-
ny "It lies not in our power to love
or hate. Far will inns IL rva,.nIad h,,
fa,e.u May the turties, Io,a amd "
tors years be th,.irs anJ n,a,, ~,
never bn,ber them '''"1 ~
The when, renorts ara ,,;.oo,,r.o,;,,,
IN the extreme hut 7 bo,s % no, :" III ',iI
,s heIi.vaI h,. mo, -, ~ 80, "o' :" ''"'
Mr.. No4I Tichenor lid nn 'ha I'm
inst. '' VIZ '"o '''''
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a, the OH inst J,noI',"r ns Nj
dox ATTENDING ''''' III ''''-
Rorn M th.s >,,;,.. 81, u w
bnrn ON the Ioth inst ~ "U"u i'..I-
Woo,lhur,, Jan,,i,9' "''"e' '''''''
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