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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10
STATE NEWS.
The Railroad Comm;,,,.n.

The board Of railroad commissioners held their
first meeting last week and organized by the .,
ton OF ex-Gov. f1ngree as chairman aud ALFRED
+. Watson Of Hartford as clerk No other action
of public interest was taken except to vot.. that
stated meetings be held on the first Wednesday of
each month at Montpelier, where il to be the gen.
,.rnl off1p,4 =
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10
West BrnttIeborO.


E''77T - III NJ NTTIITsEU TINUNTWNTIUN
Al CHURCH
The congregational church will be re-delicat.l
next luesdhA the 18th inst, with services after
noon ana evening. The Windham County Asso
carton OF ministers will meet al the same time
ana On wednesday morning will hold regular
yer the opening exercises an historical addrfs,
upon the old church buildings used during IN
laat one hundred and sixteen years will be given
u3 the pastor In the evening, commencing al
90 tht dedication services viii be held with ser
mon by kcN. C., q. Day, ana short nddress4.s by
Iupit'ti'hlhtiNes Of the churches and ministers a
cuiulal invitation is extended 10 all esI.cislv NJ
residents, 20 De- present 0'
ne Auirs u the Congregational society will
hold fair and festival IN Academy hali On Fri
day evening, Dee d. -" w
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

The entertainment OF the ladies aid society last
Wednesday evening WAS financial sicrs--S the
receipts amounting "a over So A is+iltnlt wa.
sold by votes uf 10 cents each, Hattie GGylrriig.
rt-s-lviug a majority The amount realized from
the safe Of the quilt was nearly so.
The +. :. G.. T. have appointed Nellie VI Wi
hey delegate 10 the stat. convention which meets
al Burliugt "a Dec. i4th and 18th They have. al
~ distributed some very neat topic cards cover
ing thu. next five months
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10
Gen. GrrrnIrnf,. s,nff.

Brig Gen. Greenleaf has issued general order
10 !, announcing these stan appointments. Mar
Gus ~ Sffttne, Ia be major and assistant adiutaut
Erhela' William Smith to be- ma ior and assistant
quArttrmaster general; Edward IT, Gr-eul-af b.
nr captain ana aide-de-camp: Charles = ForlE,
70 y captain and aide-dt.-canp
The resignation of Cant ] C,ff.,- of Wind
s'r as provost marshal of the state regiment has
been accepted by Gov Ormshee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

We haven't often printed more inter
esting bit of current political history than
is contained in the article on our first page
today giving full statement about Dis
trict Attorney Benton and his "pernicious
activity in Missouri The whole case sim
ply shows in what a weak and humiliating
position the President put himself when he
yielded to pressure and went back on his
own wholesome order to office holders bv
reinstating Benton When Mr.. Cleveland
wrote the order last August he unmistaka-
bly, meant 10y it that office-holders must
keep out of politics. If he had held firmly
to it he would have had the respect and
support of the whole country in his course.
but when he consented TO its violation in
Benton's case he dealt his own civil service
reform pretensions blow from which they
will not recover
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

The board held its first meeting at Burlington OIL
Tuesday and organized by the election Of DR. A
Chesmore OF Huntington. president. and DR. C. l.
Allen Of Rutland, secretary The secretary is
made by the act Of the legislature the eIeclitiy,
officer Of the board, and meetings will h. held suh
Ject Ia his call The board will b.a subject 10 call
by seectmen in any part Of the state 80 that the
date Of meeting can not be stated in advance.
The board will publish pamphlet for Distribution
throughout the state giving rules for disinfectiug
and general sanitary measures
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10
south Mnrdaboro.

singing school is talked Of. and nothing lis
lacking but funds. Come down with the STAMPS
There has been a brisk movement Boo real estate
" late. q y Brown having spll the Old tanner,
site - n. T. kidder. jr. j. A War. his bin farm
% MessTs Whitney q Pearson and q. 5 Juhu~'r--
having decided his store buildings 10 j A. War. ifi
exchange for a de,yl VI MIR. Wares residence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

ItrOm the Boston GIObe.
We shall probably never get a short Pres.
ident's message again until trained jour.
nalist occupies the White House Condcn.
sation Is a lost art among our Presidents,
Ii died with Abraham I lincoln
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

III AlfiN AMI dl y EMILE
A Fallen Idol +. Anstey iOi C2
Aunt Martha S Corner Cupboard. NJ and
,,. p hlr9y, HOES
Nsptath OF the JanlAailts, j. NJ. Ludlow. iOi %
Chamber over the Gate Margaret Holmes ln g0
Christmas Wreck AID other stories r. r.
stockton. 1o5 A.
INTO Unknown Sras. David Ker no 81
John BoleWins Testimony. MARY II Fo1ta la al
John larmal-e's Curse Julian Hawthorne in n
JOS Boys Louisa NJ Alcutt iii a.
JOS Opportunity. Lucy e. Lille no 54
Justina. No Name SERIES iii 4G
Kidnapped. r l. Stevenson lax n
King Splumon's Mines II r Haggard 1O5 ri
The Lady or the Tiger r Il Stockton lO5 ~
Little Lord famtleroy. Frances Burnett IND 30
Lucy $ Wonderful Globr Charlotte NJ
Nonge tn- 20
A Moonlight Boy. T. W Howe iOd IA
Mrs PeiXada. 5. Luska III a.
Ne" Man al Rossmerr. Mrs j. II Wal
worth tnr a.
No Saint A. Sergeant III n
Rolfe House Lucy q Lille IN m
Ruhainah Evan stanton III 4d
silent Pete. Jas. OTIS ia ri
S Tr,- chs Of DrJeky R. L Stevenson io5 %
t'vVaaaeuIe 5Alalu' lli.50
q " H'' iiei"h' etc sarah o. Jewett O.56
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Bernardston. nn..

MS st-nrin slate, an aged and most worthy
woman died quite suddenly on THURSDAY evening
81 Lis' Week OF pneumonia. She was "a native of
thudoX church
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

The st. Louis Globe'Democrat publishes
with the members of the Vermont legisla-
ture, or answers to circular letter address
ed TO them, the conclusion from which is
that the Republican members were almost IA
unit in their preference for Mr. Blaine for
President in 1888 The whole thing is a
fiction and fraud, and we shall have more
to say about it next week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

-..... courts. aud Doc rapaut- ihp rerommtnin.
t..r Dbl H.- r.ppi f1f last year This i- O. matter
.l t.f, great .WUortuuet Hud should at once r-
.- .Y. uUV confined boo uiuu' than thirty df
f.rHt state prisons and p'uitentiari's scat
t...I H EVERY part of tur country. They
.. -anpatpl to nearly as many different modes
~ treatment and discipline aud are far too
t...Y.n removed from the control and regulation of
..s Government Su far as they Hre entitled Co
II...tu. treatment aud an opportunity for iu.
movement and reformation, the government is &c..
-tu.-.ulr tu them and ~uCDtN that these Things lH
t.rurlmIug but this duty can scarcely hg dis
charged without more absolute control and uiicc
ruu THAN I- possible under the present system
MANY ui our good citizens have Interested them.
-.,,- with the most beneficial results, 100 the
.u,-tIuu of prison reform The general govern.
uu1f should bc loo situation. since there must hg
United states prisoners, Co furnish important aid
Boz Inns movement and should ir. able t. Illustrate
what might d. practically done in the direction ui
tt.- reform. and to- present am example lu the
treatment aud improvement of its prisoners wor
of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10
Gbr l)trmunt 1abUnit
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1886.

The true ground on which thoughtful
themselves called to the practice Of total
abstinence from Intoxicating liquors is ad-
mirably stated in a short article clipped
from the Rutland Herald and printed on
the first page of this issue
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

p ;. As you know, il is one Of our fam
lly tenets that in order TO enter into the full
est Joy of Christmas-tide We must have
thought for those who otherwise will miss
the seasons cheer. Our box of savings for
tins purpose is unusually full this year. and
anticipate great pleasure in making its
contents go as far as possible in the purchase
OF warm articles of clothing and something
for good Christmas dinner But / shall
have TO tell you about this next time, because
as Yet ! have only decided on some of that
flannel and underwear real bargain-at
kuech's. and a barrel Of Sticknev Bros.
Queen City Mills" -four. TN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10
CiviI-servics Reform.

Tile continued operation uf the Law relating to our
1tl service las added thr most convincing proofs
Y los uortssty and usefulness Il il d fact worthy
H' note that every public officer VINO has a lust
lra ri his duty o. the people lestfrr Ia the VALUE.
H' this reform. IT, stauuchtst friends arr found
among those who understand Il best, and Us
Narurs supporters arr thuse who are resi- ruius-d
-lt protected hy It's requirements The meaning
restraint aud protection IS not appr-clat-
who want places under the govern
aril-ss of their efficiency, nor by thus-
q the selection for such places should
roper crHirntial showing actual par
They mean 60 public officers It not
be- only opportunity afforded them 10
nhllc business. aud they mean o. the
III the country the better peri ormance
TOT the government II is exceedingly
a the s'0p- ana nature VI this reform
1 understood aud that 50 many things
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10
The Labor Question.

The relations of labor 10 capital and of laboring
men 10 their employers are Of the utmost concern
To every patriotic citizen When these are strain
ed and distorted unjustfahe claims are apt to be
insisted upon by both interests and in the contro
versy which results the welfare of all and the
prosperity OF the country arr jeoparied. Any in
PREVENTION of the general government. within the
limits of its constitutional authority To avert such
a condition, should br willingly accorded In a
special message transmitted 10 congress at its last
session / suggested the enlargement Of our pr.s-
ent labor bureau and adding 20 lis present functions
the power of arbitration in cases where differences
arise between employer and employed When
these differences reach such stage as 10 result in
the Interruption Of commerce between the states
the application of this remedy by the general gov
ernment might be regarded as entirely within its
constitutional powers. Aud think we might r,.a
sonahly hope that such arbitrator if carefully 81.
lcted and II entitled 10 the confidence of the par
ties TO be affected, would be- voluntarily called to
the settlement az controversies Of less extent and
not necessarily within the domain Of federal reg
ulation, ! am Of the opinion that this suggestion
is worthy the attention Of congress. But after
all has been done by the passage Of laws, either
federal or state, TO relieve situation full Of solic
itude, much more remains 10 be accomplished by
the reinstatement and cultivation of true Amer
lean sentiment which recognizes the equality Of
American citizenship. This In the light Of our ira
nhAna aud M loyalty % the spirit of our ustitu-
lions would teach that hearty cooperation on the
part NJ all interests Is the surtst path 10 national
greatness and the happiness Of ali our people that
capital should IN recognition Of the brotherhood
H our citizenship and IN @ spirit Of American fair
u"ss. generously accord 20 labor its lust compep.
Niu1h and consideration, and that couteuted labor
De- capital best protection and faithful ally Ii
wound teach, too, that the diverse situations OF
HN lvuplc arr iusrparahle from our civilization.
iuai every citizen should, in his sphere h- "A con
NIulor 10 the general good. that capital does not
necessarily tend 10 the oppression of labor. and
lHai violent disturbances and disorders aliruat..
rom their promoters true American sympathy
uuu kindly feeling
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

hr department of agriculture representing the
"IrNl and largest OF our national industries sub
~''lHs wen the purposes Of its organization hy
thr INTRODUCTION Of new subjects Of farming en-.
trill Use ana 10y opening new sources Of agricul.
tuial wealth and the dissemination Of early infur.
HNii'n concerning productions and prices has
T'llFlhulrd largely 90 the country prosperity
lh"uSh inns agency advanced thought and in.
'r'ilsaliuh touching the subjects il has In charge
should among other things he practically ar
l'i " tlir home production at low cost Of arti
'lrs nI iuun which are uuH imported from abroad
Nu'h an innovation Will necessarily Of course IN
90" beginning Ice within the domain Of Intelligent
experiment, ana the subject ia every stage should
n77-i'r all possible encouragement from the gov
eminent The Interests Of millions Of our citizens
engaged ia agriculture arr involved IN an enlarge.
Wrut and improvement of the results Of their la
nHr. and zealous regard for their welfare should
'- willing tribute 10 thuss- whose productive re-
turns are main source Of our progress and
power.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-10

BY recent decision Of the supreme court of the
United States it has been adjudged that the laws
Of the several states are imperative To regulate.
rates of transportation upon railroads if such reg
Ilatiuu mterteres with the rate of carriage from
one state into another. This important field of
control and regulation, having been thus left EN-
tirey unOccuped, the eXp.diency Of federal action
mpOn the suhiect is worthy of consideration
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-11
Families Going West

To settle permanently, or to visit, nat
urall seek the routes by which they
can travel with the greatest comfort
and with the fewest changes of cars.
The favorite FIT Wayne Route, known
as the Northwest System of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburgh, offer
greater facilitiec in this respect than
any other Line, as it runs Baggage
Cars, Coaches and Sleeping Cars from
Pittsburgh to Chicago without change,
making connection through Union
Depots with the trains of Roads lead
ing to all points in the West, North
west and Southwest. These are great
advantages to families with ladies and
children, and particularly to ladies
travelling without escort. For rates OF
fare, rates on household goods, time
tables, etc., write TO the nearest Ticket
Agent of the Pennsylvania Lines, or
to E. A. Ford, General Passenger Ag't,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-11
Getting at the Fraud.

The principal feature of the day be.
fore the committee investigating the
Cincinnati election frauds on Monday
was the testimony of George Campbell;
who was said by Republicans to have
used money freely in the Ninth ward,
precinct F for illegal voting. Camp
BELLS testimony in substance was: II
handled no tickets on election day,
offered no money to get votes for either
ticket. asked 10 men to vote for either
ticket, had no roll of money on that
day. not over $50 altogether, and gave
no man bill that day. l do not know
the man Deacon VINO has testified to
such things about me. 1t he is the
man | think be is, he is a loafer, and
L gave him 81 day or so after the
election to get rid of him. OF course
he said he wanted to borrow it, but !
call il gift. ! met several such fel'
lows Oh election day. and gave each
one 25 or SO cents apiece. | never gave
Deacon $40 at any time. l took less
interest in that election than in any
for wears. / had no money upon 1t. ]
saw Wappenstein on that day. He il
Republican, and was working there
for that ticket. l am Republican
myself"
Police Lieutenant White testified as
TO the care taken of the ballot box al
the central station since the election
He spoke of the arrest of Q. j. Wiley
ON eie ton dav. Wiley had large
number of false registration certifi
Gates and Republican tickets. When
brought TO the station hou. Q he offer
ed, If released, TO spend the rest Of the
day in repeating for the Democrats
hui his offer was not accepted. He Ii
now in the workhOuse.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-11
DeviIiSh NIalignity.

The Republican hyenas are still
thirsting for the gore of Daniel J.
Dalton. Their attacks upon him are
coarse and vulgar, and exhibit ma
lignity inspired from the Internal re-
giOns. The enormity of bis crime will
be seen from a short review of his
transactions in the Hamilton County
election affair. Mr.. Dalton was the
clerk of the county, and was the Gus
todian into whose hands the law di-
rected the election returns of the Co,
to be delivered, and he proceeded to
canvass the returns as the law directs.
1t is not pretended that he changed Or
altered in any respect these returns
after they came into his possession.
But his action was not satisfactory to
the Republican managers, who were
seeking for little cheap political cap
ital, and the committee on privileges
and elections of the House issued q
subpoena requiring him to appear be.
fore that body and bring with him
certain returns of the Cincinnati cleo
ton, which, acting upon his own
Judgment and under the direction OF
eminent and able counsel. he refused
to do. ThereupoD they ordered his
arrest, and he was taken before the
House and held to be in contempt,
and ordered to be imprisoned therefor.
The matter was finally taken before
the Supreme Court, which decided he
was in contempt of the authority OF
the House, and he was required to
purge himself thereof by producing
the required documents. Thereupon
he proceeded to CINCINNATI for the
purpose of complying with the order
of the court and the House, but found
that in his absence his deputy had
delivered the papers into the hands OF
the Senate subcommittee, who refused
to. surrender them, which rendered il
utterly impossible for him to comply
with the order. This is the extent oi
his offending, and we submit that II
does not justify the devilish malig.
nancy that is being exhibited toward
him by the Republican press and
mansg gers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-11
BRIMFIELD.
Correspondence

Correspondence.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. T. Porter enter
tanned the pre- gressive eucher club on
Saturday evening. In making some
arrangements for the accommodation
of the guests, during the day, Mr.. Por-
ter was thrown from a wagon by the
team starting suddenly, and received
painful injury to his right wrist, from
which he suffered severely, though no
bones were broken.
The euchre club will close the sea.
sons meetings with dance and sup.
per at the Town Hall, ON Friday night
fof next week.
Mr.. J. w. Sherman has sold the old
homestead farm, of over 200 acres, in
the west part of town, to Mr.. Shaffer
of Suffield.
The winter term of school. in several
of the districts, will close this week
In the Center district, the term will
close with Spelling School Saturday
evening.
J. @. Moulton and wife spent severa
days during the past week visiting
relatives in Warren.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-11
Failure to Prove Fraud.


The Republican papers throughout
the State have constantly kept up the
howl of " fraud" in the matter of the
Cincinnati election for over four
months past, and for a month past
they have had a committee searching
for evidence to prove their charge, but
In vain. The evidence on the Repub-
lican side is ali in, andin summing up
the case. the Plain Dealer says:
"The basis of the Republican claim
was that in precinct A, Fourth ward,
the Democrats raised their vote on the
tally sheet by changing the figure in
the number 726 to 8, making it 926.
This is the story on which the Repub-
lican organs have rested their case,
filing their columns with pictures of
the alleged forgery and printing fac
story is false, the whole theory of
fraud falls to the ground. Now. what
are the facts sworn to in the testimony
before the investigating committee?
l. The Republican judge of election
testifies that the votes were correctly
cast and correctly counted.
2. The Republican clerk testifies
that he made the tally and wrote the
figures 926 on the tally sheet, and that
these figures represented the actual
vote in the box.
8. The box being opened and the
ballots counted they We're found to foot
up nearly the same that the figures
indicated on the tally sheet.
4. The ballots We're all in proper
shape, each one as it had been depos.
tied in the box and stamped as the law
requires.
s No trace of any discrepancy or
irregularity was found.
Now, these are the actual facts as
developed by the testimony and stated
plainly. They completely and clearly
demolish the Republican assertions
that there was forgery in making up
the returns of precinct A. Fourth ward
or that they increased their vote in
that precinct by any Irregular or un-
lawful means. And with the collapse
of this story the whole Republican
case breaks down hopelessly.
1t devolved upon the Republicans
to prove that there was Democratic
fraud In Cincinnati, and they have
utterly failed to do that. Now it is
the turn of the Democrats to present
testimony. Let US see if the Repub.
i licans of Cincinnati will stand acquit-
led when the testimony is in.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-11
ATWATER.


Correspondence
Last Monday Andrew Lynn was
thrown from a load of stalks, and,
striking on the frozen ground, bruised
his hip badly. He lay some time be.
fore he could move or before help ar.
rived.
Mrs. Susan Coult, from Illinois, is
visiting friends here.
Mr.. Jackson is still poorly.
Mr. SheDenberger's writing school
closed last Thursday evening, with b
crowded house. Mr.. Belts, elnclItion
ist, from Limaville, gave some inter.
esting recitations, of which he can
give>a great variety, bIeuding instTuc
tion with amusement. He was loudly
cbeered 10y the young people. Come
again, Mr.. Belts.
The Sabbath School lessona for th'
last month have been unusually good
if studied with Persian history.
March s, 1886. W.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-11
ALITERAKY CURIOSITY.

The Glasse of Time, in the first and
Second Age, Divinely Handled by
Thomas PeytOn, of Lincolnes lime,
Gent. Seen and Allowed. London:
Printed by Bernard Alsop for Law
renee Chapman, and are to be sold at
his Shop over against Staple lime,
1920. Now reprinted in a neat volume
Long Primer type, bound in cloth.
gilt top, beveled boards. Price50 cents.
The quaint poem, of the title page
of which the above is transcript, ap.
peared nearly half century earlier
than Paradise Lost, and it is intrinsically
probable that it would have fallen un-
der the eye of Milton in any case
there are striking points sofresemhlance
between the two poems, and many
| have supposed Milton's imm ortal wOI X
to have been inspired by the former,
Only two copies of the work are
known to be in existence previous to
/ the issue of the present edition, one
being in the British Museum. the 9TH
er in the Rodleian Library. Oxford.
The copy in the British Museum was
purchased at q noted sale of old books
in 1919, by Baron Bolland, who notes
upon blank leaf that it cost him 2ll,
lis. 3d. (about Sll0). Some years ago
gentleman of Virginia, Mr.. J. J..
Peyton, sprung from the old English
family of that name, made an accurate
transcript of the copy in the British
Museum preserving even the quaint
spelling, punctuation, capilalizing,
and italicizing of the original. This
present edition is printed without al.
teration. Apart from its presumed
. connection with Paradise Lost, the poem
has very considerable merits of its
own, and is in every way literary
curiosity. John 3. Alden, Publisher,
New York.