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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

II the view of the better class of Democrats
hereabouts is correct, the Cleveland admins
tration has done one of its worst things vet.
in this state, in the appointment of F. W.
McGettrick as postmaster at st. Adams
McGettrick has record as an interruptions
politician of the Atkins class, and is evidently
not in good repute with those st. Adams peo-
pie whose support most men would prefer to
have. Some serious charges have been made
against him in times past, and he has had ex-
eoutions served against him by the franklin
county court for failing to pay over to his
clients money collected by him as a lawyer,
though his friends claim that this was due to
loose ways OF doing business and not to dis
honesty. The administration was fully adj
vised about his record, but his appointment
was made in spite of this. It causes wry
faces among both Democrats and Republi.
cans at st. Adams, and strong protest against
it has gone to Washington. The Boston
Evening Record, which is well informed on
st. Adams affairs, says:
This selection is a very grave mistake on
the part OF the administration. Apart from
the consideration of McGettrick's function az
worker for Mr.. j. Gregory Smith. whose
alliance with Messrs. Smslley and Atkins ap
pears to be growing more and more intimate,
there are reasons we'll known to the people of
st. Adams which make the appointment EN-.
phatically one unfit to be made unfit 10
be confirmed"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25
The RenI NIiracIn.Timn.

In order to give our friends the greatest
amount OF reading matter for the season in
the most attractive form we this week con.
tract our advertisers announcements within
the limits of our regular issue, and present
our readers four-page supplements com
plete little paper within itself-packed full
with Christmas stories, poems, sketches and
odd bits of seasonable things. With it we
send Christmas greeting and Christmas good
wishes to one and all, and our best hope Is
that from it those who read may catch some
thing Of the real spirit of the Christmas sea-
son.
The world has come to speak in a conyen-
uonal sort of way of the Spring as the mira
Gle time" of the year, but we question in all
sincerity whether the real miracle-time does
not come in cold, dresr December, Just when
the days are at their shortest, and Winter
shuts the northern world in his grip. For it
is then that we forget, for once in all the
year, to be cold and selfish when we shake
off, IL only for little the letters of greed
and indifference and give play to the hearts
warm impulses-when we look not every one
on his own things, but try to find how we
may make whatever OF good is ours minister
to the good of those about us. 1t surely is
miracls-time when each drops, even for a
week or day, his own burden of toll or grief
or selfish pursuit and tries to add something TO
the worlds store of happiness. He is worse
than heretic-he is a cynic and a hater of
his kind-who should seek at this season to
raise doubt as to the reality of that gracious
influence which We all like to think came into
the world just at the Christmas season so
many centuries ago.
The best gift-the real gift which the
Christ child brought was that of self sacri.
fee, of giving ones own self for his friends.
May the merry making and the gift-giving of
this Christmas season help to renew the bless
ed gift in US ALL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

Robert Garrett presid ent of the Baltimore
and Ohio railway, addressed banquet in a
Staten Island hotel, a few days ago and an
nounced that the great corporation he repre-
sents had fully matured its plans to gain en-
try to New York city by means of bridge
over the Kill Won Kull to Staten Island Mr.
Garrett pointed out that Staten Island lying
at the mouth Of New York harbor, with mile
upon mile of undeveloped water front, had
room to accommodate as large a commerce as
that which is crowded into the docks which
line Manhattan island. The grain Of the
west brought to the island by cars, can be
dumped into the holds of ocean-bound ves-
sells at smaller cost and with less handling
than the New York dockage requires. 1t
will not take long, once the Kill Won Kul is
bridged and the terminus of the Baltimore
and Ohio established on the island, to con.
vert 1t into teeming and wealthy mart All
that comes to Staten Island will add to the
wealth of New York city, just as the devel
oPment Of the Jersey coast and Brooklyn has
added TO IT,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25
The Pra,i,Ian,InI mn.

Senator Hoar's presidential succession bill
passed the Senate last Friday. This meas
ure provides that the Secretary Of State shall
become acting President in case of the death
OF the President and Vice President, and If
there is no secretary the next cabinet officer
In order Of rank, and so on, and that there
shall be no election for a new President and
Vice President till the end of the regular
term. Mr.. Edmunds offered an amendment
which II 1t had been adopted would leave the
law to stand as 1t now is, with provision
for an early election of President and Vice
President, II both offices are vacant. Mr..
EvArts opposed the amendment, arguing that
the constitution did not intend that Congress-
should designate any acting President, and
that when any election OF President takes
place II was intended that II should be at the
regular period when members of Congress
are elected. The amendment was defeated
q majority Of the Democratic Senators and
few Republicans preferring the Hoar bill as
II stands. II now remains TO be seen wheih-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25


tFrom the Greenfield Gazettel
One day last week the National Senate had
under discussion the rules for the government
of the Senate and House with a view to theft
revision. Now rule 10 provides that no in.
toHicating liquors shall be sold In the capitol
and when that was reached debate of two
hours sprung up which revealed to some ex.
tent the attitude OF some Of the Senators with
reference to the liquor question Il was pro-
posed at first to strike out the rule on the
ground that II related to a subject that should
be left to each chamber to say whether il
would have bar kept or not. Twenty voted
in favor OF this, but we look in vain in the
list for the name OF New England Senator.
Another amendment had for its object the
exclusion Of all liquor from the capitol wheth-
! er for sale or not. This was defeated by a
vote of 81 to 80. Then Senator Cookrell Of
Missouri offered an amendment to the effect
that any Senator or Representative violating
the rule should be liable to expulsion. He
thought It looked pretty small for Senators
to be passing rules for the punishment of en-
ployeJ Of the Senate when the distinguished
Senators kept Intoxicating liquors in their
committee rooms. Senator Cockrell then
went on to say that he had known an appro.
priauon bill to be delayed because Of the in.
toxication OF subordinates and the Senate to
be adjourned on account OF the drunkenness
OF some OF its members, whose names he
would give II called upon Senator Ingalls,
was OF an enquiriDg turn of mind and asked
to have read aloud the wine list of the SEN
ate restaurant. The list is a formidable one,
and to print the names of the different brands
would require about half column Of an av-
erage newspaper. Senator Logan came to
the rescue with the suggestion that these
were "vinous' and not "spirituous" liquors
under strict Interpretation, Senator Frye
said that he would like to see all liquors OK.
cluded from the Senate but he recognized
the rights Of other Senators, and was not a
fanatic" vote on Senator Cockrell's
amendment showed thirty nine Senators did
sion If they got drunk, while twenty we're
willing to have it so left. Thus the amend
ment was lost. The rule, however provid
ing that no intoxicating liquor be sold" in
the capitol was retained
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25
A Business "Inhex."

II has come to be very much the fashion
for newspaper at the centres of trade and
population to point to their advertising col.
umns at times when business men have made
unusual demands upon them, as furnishing
an index of the condition of trade" within
their range OF circulation. That the extent
to which such demands are made upon sue
oessful and well established newspapers does
give reliable Index" to the condition of
business In any given locality, and of the
way in which dealers are prepared to meet
the demands of the public, there can be no
doubt. Accepting it as such an indication so
far AZ The Phoenix is concerned, there has
never been better feeling in Brattleboro
business circles at the holiday season than
this year. Never before in the history of this
paper has the demand on its advertising SPACE
been 80 great. For two successive weeks these
announcements, almost exclusively those of
Brattleboro merchants, have filed 20 to %
columns Of space, and though full page of
these advertisements was transferred each
week, with page of reading matter, to a
hAlf-sheet supplement, there was then left in
the main part of the paper little more than
the average amount of room for general and
news matter. Every inch of this business
came entirely unsolicited, and was the leeiti-
mate measure or expression of the readiness
and desire OF our merchants to meet the
wants Of those who should come to buy.
That this Index" was faithful one, and
one safe to rely upon, we believe every one
of the thousands of customers who have
thronged our streets and filed our stores for
the past week will testify. The stocks of
goods have been larger, and greater in varie-
~, than ever before, and their owners there
fore confidently sent forth their invitations
to the public to come and see."
It Is fact beyond dispute that very much
OF the rapid growth OF BrAttleboro as trade
centre during the past five years has been
due to the free use which our merchants have
made of the public prints. Feeling sure of
their ground in the large stocks of goods
which lay back Of their announcements. thew
have advertised freely, knowing to certain
ty that by means of the Brattleboro newspa.
pers they were reaching every customer with.
In the legitimate region of their trade, and
the more customers have come in answer to
tho Inducements promised, the more conf
IDENTIFY have the dealers increased their wares
to keep abreast Of the growing demand.
The superior advantages which Brattleboro
offers as trade centre is no fiction cunninRly
devised to entice unwary customers, but an
established fact with the solid business TO
prove i,-and the Brattleboro newspapers
have had large share in making it so.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

ltrOm the Boston Herald.l
The amount of revenue derived from lia.
nor licenses in Chicago under the nav law
has increased from $500, 600 to 81, 900, 600 a
year, and the number of saloons has de.
creased from $4,000 to 5000. The license
charge is only $500, which is much less in
proportion to the amount of goods" sold
and the profits upon them than the local tax
paid by retail merchants who do the same
amount of trade in other lines. The license
Is, therefore, not hardship, and those who
pay It are protected from a competition that
would deduct more from their profits than
the tax does. The diminution in the num-
Der Of drinking places is a distinct gain to
the community in three ways. Those that
are closed are usually of the lowest type :;
the temptations to drink are diminished |;
and the police supervision of the traffic is
made easier by reduction in the number,
amounting to nearly one-hslf, and by the in
terest OF those who pay high licenses in aid.
ing the suppression of unlicensed sale. Both
IN the matter OF revenue and Of regulation
high license is vindcating its wisdom.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25


-Oanker rash prevails ID considerable
extent.
With slight exception, sleiehinR has
thus far been unusually good for December.
DR.. +. s. Newell formerly Of this place.
has moved TO DeerAeld, Mass from Rove
where for six years past be has practiced med.
ioine With skill aud success. There are many
regrets at his leaving town, and he has the
best wishes Of numerous friends for his sno.
cess in his new position.
After short and very distressing sick
ness, Mr. Lewis Ingraham, an aged and re-.
speoted citizen, died on the goth inst. His
wife, Olarissa, died Nov. 9Th, both being in
the 10th year Of their ages. They had lived
together 30 years. It is very seldom that two
persons so near an age and 80 far advanced
In life and had lived together so long should
die 30 nearly at the same time.
The Baptist society in this town held
festival in their church at Sadawga on Thurs.
day the 9Th inst. The attendance was large.
the occasion interesting, aud the net receipts.
S25, applies to the support Of their worthy
pastor, Rev. Mr.. ColesWorthy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

or the bill will get thrsSsh the House, and IL
so, in what shar~
Before I, teaches final decision in Congress
consideration Of II will very probably be
;..sied with that OF Mr.. Edmunds's bill regu-
lating the electoral count. The latter Is q
simple, straightforward, logical enactment to
carry out the purpose and declarations Of the
constitution. In substance It provides that
every state must provide for the final settle
ment Of any dispute regarding the electoral
vote, that such settlement must be accepted
by Congress as conclusive, and that whore
the state neglects to provide for such SETTLE
ment or there is dispute rs to it's authority
when made the vote OF that state can only
be counted by the concurrent Affirmative vote,
given separately, Of the Senate and the
House. For simplicity, direotness, scope,
and exact fidelity to the spirit and letter of
the constitution Mr.. Edmunds's bill is ad.
mirable, and It should encounter no opposi-
finn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

The John Bull" locomotive. the ancestor
OF all the locomotives now in use on Ameri-
can railroads, has been placed on exhibition
in the historical hall at the national museum
IN Washington. 1t was made in England in
1885 by George Stephenson, and sent to this
country. II is the original copy sent to
American mschinists, and from which The
present magnificent American locomotive has
been evolved. 1t was presented to the mn
scum by the Pennsylvania railroad COMPANY
Inc Baltimore and Ohio road had an engine
IN operation before the arrival of the ',Jobn
Bull but Its species was not perpetuated.
Interest in hydrophobia cures seems likely
TO be divided hereafter, for time at least
between two radically different theories now
being investigated in France and one in
America. While the Newark IN j y children
are already Under the charge of Pasteur. in
Paris, the owner of Turkish bath establish
ment In Milwaukee is making progress in the
development of the theory that the disease
can be taken out through the skin by repeated
hot osths. He claims to have tried the ex.
pertinent first upon a rabd dog with success.
and now he has received into his establisb-
ment workman in the car.shop, who had
been bitten by mad dog and was suffering
from the first symptoms of hydrophobia. The
patient was kept five hours in the sweat. room
the first day, in 1859 temperature, and two
hours the second day. All the dangerous
symptoms have been driven away, but Wbeth.
er permanently remains TO be seen. Dr."AT'
Watts OF Boston, by the way, famous stu.
dent OF canines says that hydrophobia is a
disease that exists only in the Imagination
and he has some arguments on his side
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25
g. A. II. Annual Enoapnman,

Col. W. l.. Greenleaf, Department Com
msnoer' has issued general order announc-
ing that the annual encampment of the De-.
partment OF Vermont will be convened in citv
hall, Burlington, on Thursday, Jan. 2l. 1856
at O'Clock p. NJ 1t is expected that the
commsnder-ln-chief and other national off.
GERS will be present, and as the cavalry asso
citation and Vermont officers society are to
hold their meetings in Burlington on the l9,h
and 2Oth-making it soldiers week it is
hoped there will be large attendance. All
the railroads will carry for half fare, and the
hotels will give reduced rates.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

TIE QUEEREsT WARFARE ON RECORD is re.
ported from the New Jersey town of Eliza.
beth, where the works of the Singer sewing
machine company are located. When the
CITY government got pinohed for money years
ago the company lent it from time to time a
total OF 500 OO0 and finally, at the soicita.
ton OF the city officers, the company bought
over 5000, 900 worth of municipal bonds
making the whole debt over 81, 800, 900. The
city defaulted in the interest and practically
repudiated its debt-being the first city in
the North to do such a thing-and the claim
grew until now it is nearly 81, 600, 900. And
so this year the company pointed to the debt
and refused to pay its city tax of $50, 900 or
so, and when its property was levied on to
satisfy the claim the other day gave notice
that its works would be shut down. The
city refused to yield, and the shops were
shut and then the Elizabeths began to real.
ize what they had done. The place lives on
the works, and the men who were thrown
out OF employment straightway sought the
soalps of the officers responsible for the lew.
There was grand hullaboo for a few DAYS.
but the other morning the company started
up again victorious. The aldermen found il
too hot for comfort and practically raised the
levy, and the first attempt at boycottipR a
whole city was a success.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

| The bigamy bill reported by Senator Ed
munds from the Judiciary committee on Mon
day provides that lawful husband or wife
OF the accused may testify in prosecution
under the United States statutes for bipamy.
polygamy, or unlawful cohabitation that ey.
cry marriage ceremony in the territories shall
be certified in writing by the contracting par.
ties and the person performing the ceremo
ny, and failure to produce such certificate in
court when required shall be punished by
line and imprisonment abolishes entirely
female suffrage in Utah aunuls all Utah ter.
rltory laws which provide for numbering or
Identifying votes; provides that no illegiti.
mate child born in Utah after the passage of
this act shall inherit any portion Of its faith.
er's property; annuls all laws of Utah which
provide that prosecutions for adultery can
only be begun on the complaint of the hus-
band or wife; provides for the appointment
by the President of II trustees of the corpor-
alton known as the church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, who shall have equal now.
ers with the trustees and assistant trustees
provided for in the laws relating to said cor
poration and who, together with the other
trustees, shall annually or oftener make
full report to the secretary of the interior of
the operations of said corporation provides
for the institution of suits by the attorney
general for the forfeiture of property held by
corporations in violation of the polyRamy ACT
OF July l, 1862, said property to be sold and
the proceeds applied to the benefit Of public
schools in the territory in which such prop.
erty may be; makes it unlawful for the Utah
Legislature to create or recognize in any way
any corporation or association for the pur
pose OF bringing persons into the territory
for any purpose whatever, and annuls ali
laws inconsistent herewith directs the attor-
ney- general to bring proceedings for the dis
solution OF the perpetual emigrating fund
company and disposition of its property &C.
cording to law; provides for the redistrict.
ing OF Otah by the governor, secretary and
United States judges provides for the pun.
ishment of adulterers by imprisonment not
exceeding three years, and of fornicators by
imprisonment not exceeding three months or
by fine not exceeding 300, and grants addi
tional powers to commissioners appointed by
the courts and United States marshals.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

n I7III EIlV IIUITluu HtfuIu.I
John Robinson of Bennington is to lie
United States marshal for Vermont, and the
legislature of this incorrigable Republican
state is sat on" 1t will be remembered
that Robinson was the Democratic nominee
for the shrievalty of Bennington county at
the last election, aud his contest for the place
went to the legislature, when he was beaten.
and one result of this was the putting him
up as party martyr, so that lie was one of
the first Of the unterrfsd announced for
official place after the democracy captured
the White Honsa
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

Washington attorney has sent out circu-
lars suggesting, for Sweet Oharity's Sake, -
that public poor boxes" made OF durable
material and suitably inscribed, be placed in
the hotels, club rooms and other convenient
places in all the cities and large towns Of the
country. His idea is that such plan would
afford all classes Of people an opportunity of
giving frequently, privately, and in small
amounts" The scheme has much to recon.
mend it provided it be first arranged that the
funds placed in the boxes be regularly turned
over TO general committee TO be used i'm
partially to relieve pressing cases of destitu
ton and to save the frugal and deserving
from suffering
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

Rev. O. II. Powers, pastor Of the Bap-
list society here for the past four and a. half
years, has accepted a $1,000 call from the
Baptist society In Marlboro, Mass, TO which
place he Is preparing TO remove early next
week. During their short residence with us
Mr.. and Mrs.. Powers have gained the love
and respect Of our people without regard to
religious denominations, and we cordially
recommend them to the people Of Marlboro.
The Baptist society will have Christ
mas festival this (Thursday) evening.
H. +. Weatherhead has gone TO Mime
apolis, Mimi, with the expectation Of locat-
ing there II the climate agrees with him.
The fair held last Friday evening by the
ladies Of tho Congregational society was quite
successful, the receipts amounting 10 SIP.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

The Deerheld Valley Lodge of Odd Eel.
lows has lately passed resolutions expressing
IN tender tones OF deepest sympathy the sor-
row which the lodge shares with its brother,
Add, U. Miles. in the death of his young wife
s ana twin children. Besides paying sincere
tribute of respect to the departed, the resolu.
lions express the high regard felt by the
lodge members for Mr.. Niles as a cheerful.
willing worker, ever ready 10 put forth a
helping hand 10 all In trouble or distress In
any way
If any of our townspeOple should find
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-12-25

Monday evening the principal OF Leland
a Grey seminary delivered an interesting aud
instructive lecture at the Academy hall on
Chips from the Sum-" or the nebula theory
OF the solar system. Though many were
prevented from attending by reason of an-
other meeting, the hall was well filed The
lecture had been intended for the students of
the seminary only, but by request of the
town superintendent the teachers of Towns
bend we're invited and it was finally decided
to open II TO the public. Prof. Davidson is
determined to make Leland n Gray seminary
equal TO its most popular days, and the pub
lie feeling is that he can and will accomplish
~ T.
The citizens OF Townshend very much