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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
STATE NEWS.
rHANKsGIvING AT TnF STATE pRIsoN.

Thanksgiving day was observed as a holiday at
the STATE prison, and No work was performed in
any IT the shops. The prisoners were allowed
buuks from the prison library, which contains
about iO0 books AMI large lumber of magazines
and PERIODICALS Al 8p. n. they were served reg
ular Thanksgiving dinner OF roast turkey, mashed
potatoes onions, turuip, bread and butter, miuce
pie. nuts oranges grnpes and confectionery. The
fruit and confectionery were furnished, as they
have been on similar occasions by the shoe manu-
faCtuIers Mrssrs. Bracket & CO.. Of Boston, the
contractors Of the prison labor The present
number of cunvictS is Hb males and females aud
all are engaged IN the manufacture of shoes for
the southern and western trade. The Free Press
in paragraph Oh the prison says "Supt. Cakes
formerly from Chiitendrn county is again M
pointed for the next two years, which is not only
satisfactory to all connected with the prison. but
also 10 tine citizens Of Windsor with whom he and
his family are very popular
The Rutland Unyersllists ar. getting ready to
begin systematic work to rails. the money needed
10 build a church ON their lot ON West street, work
on which they mean to begin next spring. 1t Is
proposed 10 put up an edice about iOhy ~ feet in
size ON the east side of the lot. with a seating ca
pacty Of abuut M The building will be- arrang-
ed so that il can be- used a yestry, when the
parish has grown to be large enough "a build
a larger house Of worship About $500 is already
in hand.
Samuel f. Forhess saw mill at Duxbury Corner
was burned saturday; loss SiinO
The Thanksgiving fall Of snow in the central
and northern part Of the state amounted 10 from
10 TO II In hes.
Pilmiugton Daggett OF Rutland has sued the Rut-
land street railway company for S2OO alleging
that he was assaulted and forcibly put of car a
short time ago.
The Governor has appointed Mason S Culhurn,
of Manchester, and Frank II. Atherton, of DuX-
bury, as Fish Commissioners for two years from
the list of December
The trustees Of the Vermont soldiers home will
/ take Possession of the Park estate at Remington
/ as soon as the transfer can he made, About $50
] will he spent In repairs and improvements. when
/ the home will De ready for use.
Mrs 4. Barnes has been appointed postmistress
I at Chimney Point IN place of her deceased nus
band The office has been la the family since
1871, which was during Folks administration and
while the Mexican war was in progress.
Chas H. SimOnds, for nearly p years station
I agent at Nergennes, fell dead Wednesday evening
DR.. A. }, Willard, superintendent Of Mary Fletch
er hospital at Burlington resigned ON the LIST inst.
after six years service. He will resume genera
practice, but purposes soon to establish at Bur
hngton rest-cure Tor nervous nvalids ON the plaI
I of the Widely-kn establishment of Dr. Wei
/ Mitchell of Philadelphia
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

1t is rather disheartening to learn that
big scandal is involved in a matter seeming
" so simple as the Presidents purchase of
his country place known as Red Top" or.
as the President is said to prefer to call it.
Coax View" Mr. Cleveland himself is not
involved in it in any degree, but men whom
he has given public office in the District of
Columbia have taken advantage of their
knowledge of his intended movements to
put the job on foot When the President
decided, early in the season, to buy this
place. he commissioned Mr.. Wilson, whom
he had made marshal of the District, and
who was also real estate broker, to make
the purchase Wilson saw the opportunity,
and Joined hands with Dorsey Claggett, Mr.
Cleveland's register of Wills to form a syn
dictate and make big purchase of wild
lands in that vicinity They are even said
to have charged the President more for his
purchase than it was worth.
The scheme once on foot the syndicate
has gone on to use its political influence to
lay out and set going a great system of
| public improvements on its three square
miles of property to increase its value and
| yield its owners big returns, The project
| is to extend Massachusetts avenue out int
the country over rough, wild, wooded re
gion, where streets are not required by tn,
scant population and good roadways cal
only be built at enormous expense. 1t il
estimated that the ultimate cost of this i'm
provement alone will be $4,000, 600 Tn,
tax receipts from the tract held by the syn
dictate will be only Sl11 for three years Il
come, vet the roads already built through j
will cost $4,000. BY reason of this improve
ment the owners ask 500, 600 for lands tina
cost them $40, 900 last summer. Heretofor
the tax on the entire region has been bu
Sl400 year Last spring Secretary Whit
ney bought several acres of pasture land o
the outskirts of this tract, but it is nc
charged or believed that he then had an
knowledge of what was to happen later on
The job is one of the biggest which ha
cropped up in Washington in recent years
and it is likely to get overhauled by Cor
gress at an early day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
Inhnppy cleveland.

The President is in hot water over his
Benton Stone business and no mistake.
When he reinstated Mr. Benton in his dis
trict attorneyship it was on the ground that
a Federal official might make speeches "to
his neighhors and friends" if the speeches
were decent and fair while he refused
Mr.. Stone reinstatement because his speech
es had attacked the Administration and
been "wantonly irritating TO it and its pol
icy. This week it proves that Mr.. Benton
in his speeches attacked the Administration
on the very point which Mr. Cleveland al
leges to he at issue in the two cases-that of
civil-seivice reform. He bluntly told his
hearers that he believed in genuine civil
service reform but, he said, II don't be
leve in the Presidents civil-service hum
buggerv." He also denounced Mr.. Cleve-
lands policy on the silver question, saying
that his ideas on finance were got 'from
the gold bugs in Wall street. and were
against the people of the West and in the
interest of "the bondholders and money
sharks In short, it proves that the Dem
ocratic Benton was dozen times more
'wantonly irritating in his campaign
speeches than the Republican Stone in his
These developments bring even the mug
wumps to their feet with "A demand foi
Mr. Bentons instant aud final re-removal a
the only logical or consistent thing for tn,
| President to do
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

him President, it on the whole they pre-
ferred him to Mr. Cleveland, against whom
also there were some ugly charges Per
sonaities became largely subordinated 10
party considerations in most mems minds
and would. we believe. so continue. il Mr.
Blaine and his friends were not continually
abiding to the "smirch' upon his garment.
Mr. Blaine lid this when he made his gricv
ance greater than the nations grief. His
Utica friend does it when he SAYS that "no
man with high SENSE of manhood could,
in Mr.. Baine's position, treat the persistent
circulator of such ISLANDERS other than as a
traduccr and libecr, with whom no OK
change Of compliments could be tulcrablc. ="
Now this letter was not published with
Mr. Ednundss knowledge or consent
| When the Utica Herald says it was pub
/ lishcd I'm Montpelier. the home Of Mr. Ed
munds, by the Vermontcr always the al
vocatc of his ambitions" it don't know
| what it is talking about Montpelier is not
/ the home Of MIR. Elmmnds. and ms for the
| Nermontcr, it hasn't been published nine
months and Mr. Edmunds has no more to
do with it than he has with the Utica Her
aid. When the reverend gentlemen to
whom the letter was addressed wrote Mr.
Edmunds for permission to publish it, the
latter replied that hc did not care to do it as
a matter of defence in his campaign, and
added
But repeat there is nothing in the letter wrote
YOU that wish tu conceal for il is all true except
think It q proper and just human feeling that !
| should not desire to have any word or expression
| Of mine wound the feelings Of Mr. Blaine, 10
| whom have not and never had the slightest per.
sonal hostility whatever
Does this look like persistent circulation
of libel On the contrary, it looks like a
delicate regard for Mr. Blaincs feelings,
and in consequence we refraincd from pub
fishing the letter, though in possession of it
for months But if Mr. Blaine thinks Mr..
Edmunds has libeled him, why not sue tn,
senator There can then be an "adiudica
ton which will be an adjudication. Tn,
suit will not be open to the charge of cam
paigning that was brought against his lndi
annapolis fasco. and the trial will be enter
tanning If not Instructive
For out part, we have heard enough o
this abuse of men because they do not
believe in Mr. Blaine and have seen to,
much of his posing rs an injured innocent
when he has for years neglected every
means Of manly vindication. He is not il
issue now, and if he ever expects 10 b
again, we advise him, rs friend and sup
porter, To- either clear up those old charge
or allow us a little while in which to forge
them
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

The village school, under charge of Miss
NJ f. Knapp, closed ON Friday 26th ult
The whole number of scholars was 40, aud
the following are the names of those who
stood 100 in department: Florence and
Willie Fisher, Ida b. FOX, Rilla Thomas,
Herbert and Eddie Thurbcr, Margie Camp
bell, Harry Dunklee, Flora Jones, Alice and
Mertie Sargent, Angie Stockwell, Nellie
Ellis
The entertainment for the benefit of Mrs.
Wright, at the Baptist church last Friday
evening. was well attended The readings.
recitations, songs and supper were all
good especially so were the songs The
children sang admirably, and Professor
MaXham-well, we thought he nearly reach
ed his maximum. The affair netted S25
Mrs. Wright viii sail for her old home IN
England ON the lth inst.
The fire department in this village ha,
moved the engine house to the lot on Bon.
nyvale road formerly used as a town pound
The proposed town clock on the Congre
/ gational church steeple will soon become q
reality the necessary sum having been sub
/ scribed
VIM. Winslow found lively young grass
hopper hopping about ON the snow ON Mon
day morning, Nov. 29th,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
A Friends Mistake.
From the Rutland Herald

The Utica Herald whose editor was in
Congress with Mr., Blaine, was in cordial
relations with him and has ever since been
his stout advocate, defender and friend. re
ferring to the recent collision at the Arthur
funeral, and 10 Senator Edmunds's old let
ter which has just been published, says
This publication was gratuitous repetition Of
Mr., Edmunds's assaults ON the personal integrity
Of Mr.. Blaine, and II renewal Of his warfare by
innuendO concerning certain transactions II
gave authority 10 one or more interviews relative
To the Republican nomination for President In
lsSs designed 10 charge that there is no question
OF Mr.. Blaine s honesty. NointerpretatQn Is pos
sbe other than that the senator from Vermont,
formally and in the most aggravated form, makes
himself responsible for charges that have been
heard and canyaSsed and admdicated II that
gentleman believes these charges, he can not with
self respect meet Mr.. Blaine a friend, or asso-
ciate with him on terms of courtesy and mutual
esteem.
Well, that is true, but he could meet him
and avoid a scene where there should have
/ been no scene He had to meet him. for
/ Mr.. McMichael took Mr. Blaine in and in
/ troduced him. Nobody supposes that Mr..
Edmunds would go out of his way to asso-
ciate with Mr.. Blaine on terms of mutual
esteem, for the terms do not exist.
But how about the senator's making him
/ self responsible for charges that have
been heard and canvassed and adjudicatedf
Mr.. Edmunds said nothing about charges in
his letter. The nearest approach to it was
the expression, Il could not say that | be-
lieved something about a candidate that
did not believe How does the Utica Her
aid know this referred to Charges :
Granting, however that it did, how does
Mr.. Edmunds make himself responsible
for them Clearly it was only by believing
them. Does the jury which is convinced
of the guilt of man ON trial, and says 5,
in writing become responsible for tn,
charges
Perhaps, too, while our Utica namesak,
is about it, it win tell us when and wher,
and how and by what tribunal the charges
were "adjudicated. Mr. Blaine has nevei
seen fit To submit them to a court, although
Mr.. Mulligan, who made them, lives in Bos
ton and is a responsible man If it can b,
said that they were submitted TO the Amer
lean people, can it be said that the verde
was in Mr.. Blaine's favor Those charge
cost us the mugwump vote and part O
the prohibition vote Those reflections COS
us the election. Therefore the adjudica
ton, if it can be called such went agains
Mr.. Blaine.
For our part, we have never been Willing
TO admit that the people at large considere,
the charges serious enough 70 pass POI
them. They were not called upon TO fin,
Mr. Blaine guilty or not guilty, but to cleo
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

to break the force OF the condemnation
which is being showcrcd upon Mr. Blaine for
his untnucly display of personal luminosity
at eN President Arthur's funeral, 10y false
Nv representing Mr. Elnunds in the novel
character of an opoogist eager for recon
cihation. Further than this. the fact is
significant that the story appeared in the
Tribune in a paragraph column which is
prepared by the same fellaw who was i'm
ported Tor sent TO Vermont last summer t.
run campaign Of Islander against Mr.. Ed
munds in the Rutland Telegram.
It is not expected that Mr.. Edmunds will
contradict the story or otherwise notice it,
for it is not his habit to do such things but
it will none the less fail of the purpose fol
which it was invented. The chances are
that if Mr.. Blaine had his performance al
Mr.. Arthur's funeral to do over again h,
wouldn't do il
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

Col. Greenleaf of the First Regiment has
issued a general order, in which, announc-
ing his promotion to be brigadier-general, he
says that the command of the regiment will
devolve on Lieut.. Col. Estey until the cleo
ton of a colonel. He extends his thanks TO
the officers and men for their ready aid in
promoting the objects for which the regi-
ment exists, and reminds them that'the lib
crafty and appreciation shown by the legis-
lature in voting money for new arms should
inspire them TO increased efforts TO deserve
the approval Of the state in the future. 1t
is understood that the additional company
authorized by the legislature, so that there
may be three battalions viii be formed at
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

have left in the hands Of j. NJ Tyler, for sale.
Dakota mortgages ranging from $3.50 10 siOoO. ON
lands worth three 10 five times their amount
II mann, jr
You can save money by buying you tea at ia.
cobs's Tea Store An varieties from Bic to stOo
per pound, free from sticks and dirt every pound
guaranteed. Coffee uncIualrd Spices pure. Also
choice variety Of goods usually found in q gro
Gerry store from q cracker 10 barrel uf flour
Moasses, kerosene OIL Sc. All at bottom prices
In Judges block under the sl, of the big letter e.
Van Doom q Morris have some novelties In Jap
anese kaya, Toxic, Sedgi. Dwarf aud Koto wares
that are different from anything ever shown in
Bruttlrboro
Look at our hassocks l0c Fresh carpets at old
price Remnants tapestry carpets Gnr Red nan-
mel 32c Prints De- Thuysix ne. cotton &c. Wool
ball yarn BE-. A large lot seconds rolorri bor-
der hem-stitched handkerchcfs at ioc; children
for Be-. Children's uiitteus llc Midnight German.
town yarn Nc per ssain. +. W Krecn * co.
Eight hundred bushel, of oats for sale at the car
ON the 9Th. 9th AMI ,th of Dec at ~ cents per ~
| lbs r r. Uosrntp
The rooms Of the atr Mrs. r 5 Bracket win h.
open to the ladies of Br1ttlrburp aud vicinity ON
saturday, Dee from t io'clorl, aud continue
the week following, oruutIl the goods arc disposed
| Of
| Experienced housrkrcpcr desires situation Ap
| ply at this ofic.
T llildrcth offers fur ,nl,. a fine line Of first
| class Portland Sloighs h- own make the best of
materials latest styles. handsomely fitted up. aud
superior grade in every way. Also Bn,y's patent
| seigls the best in the market can az shop ou
| Elm street He also wants tu hun JuIl feet Whit,
Birch humber sawed la. 100 thirk
Onc or two rooms To l,t heated and furnished
l.. u GRErNE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.
CoId.bIooded A..n..inn,ior


\ peculiarly cowarllN and uld-hluuded murder
was that which took place at Enpuriu, Kansas uu
Nov. I'D, thu victim hriug l.. u. Collier, "A son of
Robert Laird Collier, the well known Unitarian
preacher who is nov settled at kansas city, Mo.
Young Collier was the managing agent at tmln
Ila Tor inr M'hlls'h. I1lTka y santa ft ran.
IHWi' hS t'@tSNlh was James g. lhth"inukh.
,W I'm ~ , mn M",l v i''ui 's'!l','i'u ai'l
t,,t 80, INN, i,l ~ ti Gi , js'r1ri,.
and abusive collier lpft the nf,ir.. to avoid hev
iuy trouble with him but Ynrinrough followed
tlr-4t.,uiu tn ,ybiu him, and lr.fu,. hr',,tlld t
rid off him COLLIER kunrL,d him dnvu i'm .,If IA.
fence. Marlborough vowed vengeance to some
railroad men who took him away aud said he
would have Golfers lif. befor. morning After
supper Collier sitting ut home with several Ia
dies. among whom was Miss Baldwin. his intend
ed bride. with whom he had just been a visit
tu his father and sisters at Kansas CITY He had
h,en telling them about the trouble Of the after
n"nn ana was just saying that he had half "N
pcitd visit from Marlborough. when knock
was heard AT the door. one uf the ladies aro-' {"
answer 10" knock hut COLLIER told her not &" gp e.
u' u"oi' ana E"t up ana answered Inc hh"ck nun
s'H In' dnvr was hardly "l"nrd u+l"r, Collier
was shul without a Wud OF warning. lie stag
gtrd BACK INTO the hours, saying; ~ am shot; J
am killed got as far as the kitchen, the door uf
which was olE'ii anu fell down and expired almost
illli''nlh''ii N!lh'u' u'uIlhf Hluth', worn. ne
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| man and woman vtr,. AT once. made and a sewing
marhine h4ls and several other article. r,,,pg,
uil.d "a, belonging to tin. murdered family wrp
] found beneath their house. They vrr,. uasr.l IN
/ iafl in RnrIoui>yul,. itt declined a. tain Their
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reached an iuten.it Il laundering on frenzy \ lyuch
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
Hollow. EnII..

Henry A. Slader goes to Providence next
week, where he has a situation in a bank
ing institution.
n. II. Farr has bought Towns livery sta
BILE, horses, carriages, etc, taking posses
sion Wednesday,
The golden wedding of Mr. aud Mrs. 4.
w. Church, residing near Cages Mills. was
observedby 15or 80 of their friends Wednes-
day evening. The band were present and a
very interesting social occasion prevailed.
Dr. j. p. Parker retires from his dental
business for the present ON account of his
health. His family viii remain here while
he goes 10 Chicago and then either to Colo
RADIO or California to spend the winter.
The telephone Office is to be moved down
stairs into one of the rooms nov occupied
by DR.. Parker.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03
Mr. Edmunds and nr. Blaine.

We doubt if any one can recall seem
ingly insignificant incident in public life
which has caused such universal comment
and discussion as the refusal of Mr.. Blaine
to recosrnize Mr.. Edmunds at ex-President
Arthur's funeral And the notable thing
is that the comment is all one way; for.
with only two or three exceptions of any
note, men and papers, without regard to
political lines, condemn the action of Mr.
Blaine, and find no defense for it from what
ever standpoint viewed That Mr.. Blaine
would have perfect right to show his dis
like for Mr. Edmunds in any public place
or ON any ordinary occasion, nobody ques-
tons: but that he should do this in a pri-
vate house, on a funeral occasion, when
prominent men from every section had gath
cred to pay last tribute to the nations
dead, offended every instinct of propriety
and every spontaneous human feeling
An interesting sequel to the incident has
been the publication in the New York Tri-
hume this week, in its Tuesdays issue, of
an editorial paragraph mtimating that since
his return TO Washington Mr., Edmunds has
called in mutual friend" to whom he
made known his wish for reconciliation
with Mr. Blaine, and through whom he sent
word to Mr.. Blaine to this effect The Tri-
bune writer further intimated that Mr. Ed
munds protested at this interview that the
letter of April, 1885, was never written
meaning TO cast any imputation ON Mr.,
Blaine, and that the construction put upon
1t by the newspapers was entirely wrong
To clinch this point Mr.. Edmunds was made
10 say; II never at any time said or be
Heved that Mr.. Blaine was guilty of a dis
honorable act or dishonorable deed. Tn,
paragraph closed with the remarkable dec
laration that
SOME Of Mr. Blaine's friends say that such
statement from Mr. Edmunds made as openly
and broadly as the letter which gave offence t.
Mr. Blaine, would result in Mr.. Blaine being tn
-'-iirst 10 make advances for reconciliation
This story represented Mr. Edmunds il
an attitude 50 entirely unlike him that hi
Vermont friends discredited it at once an'
pronounced it a canard. Especially unlike
~ was this closing statement, for the rea
son that Mr. Edmunds has never quarrele
with Blaine and has never accused hin
Openly" on otherwise of anything dishones
or dishonorable In short, he has nothin
10 be "reconciledn about The letter i
question was no recent production. II wa
written TO friend year and half agC
and in it Mr. Elmunds simply said, what h
has said in other letters and To person,
friends, that the circumstances were sue
Ntl.at il was unwise for him to publicly adv,
e Mr.. Blaine's election 10 the Presidency
Iaaccompanied this statement with tn
ar.6on that he bore Mr.. Blaine II
a4bnd felt for him no personal hostility
! brlopments which have come 70 ligl
he Tribune's story was published lea
I'D belief that it was manufactured
IriRune Office and that its purpose w
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-03

The Scotchmen of the Clyde have already
laid down their boat in the Glasgow ship
yard, with which they are to make a valiant
They have decided to call it the Thistle,
which shows that they have the courage of
their convictions that the new yacht will dc
worthy work The Mayhower and Puritan
will be ready for her however