Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-30

the circus grounds and did their business IN
private quarters-to save Doris's responsibill-
~, undoubtedly.
nm. FINoHs LECTURE.
The lecture Tuesday evening by Hon John b.
Finch of Illinois charman Of the national etecuuNe
probhitory committee, was not largely attended, Du
he theme aud the speaker were worthy Of crowded
house Graphic In description, humorous 10 ilustra
ION clear and forcble In argument, brave Ia ayowal
Of principle, the speaker seemed to win and hoiu tue
sympathy Of his audience from beginnng 20 v,' spe
and unmake constitutions lies with tue NOtets hnu
that II tho coming generation grows uP blinded VIII
lie ia certain that the liquor trafhc IL the greatest
promoter Of ignorance, lawesaness and vice, and
chief factor IN making the tideo immigration contin.
naly flowing In upon u.s. with Tia false Ideas Of what
constitutes liberty, constant menace, ana II ~ mere
fore The foe against which II IL the great duty TO gh;
that neither Of the old parties be expected TO night
Il because such course would be political suicide TOT
either, aud that the trafhc is too strongly nIeneheu
To be destroyed by any power less than the deernln-
ed will Of ma ory Of the voters Of the country act
Ing together for this end as national party. Ihe
prohibition party the speaker said, stands Tor prn-
chile the Republican aud Democratic parties are made
up VI men holding varied aud conflicting opinions on
all the ao-caled great issues their only Vona ~ %
ion being hatred Of the opposing party and greed oI
the oces In neither party are ts best elements tue
controlling power, but the lower and more vicious
classes, dictated by demagogues and whlskey rings,
hold the balance OF power all the great cities. In
proof Of this the speaker cited the fact that At the last
election when by common consent the interest In the
returns was oil conferred upon New York as the plvoa
state il was not the returns from the agricultural
dstrcts or the batter wards OF the cities that we're
watched with eagerness by all classes Of politicians,
but those from the wards where drink" was con
siderod fair exchange for vote. In Boston the city
elections 40 far controlled by the worst elements
as to render necessary the passage OF the metropolitan
Police bill by the legislature, yesting the appointing
power In the governor rather than In the city govern
ment aa the only means Of securing an ehcent police
force; aud what Ia true Of Boston In this respect H.
truer 10 turn Of New York, Cincinnati, 81. Louis ana
| Chicago. The two old parties having shown them
selves unwilling unable to deal with this growing
evil It Is plain that third party mast be organized
with that as its sole mission and judging from the
| numbers Of young men, especially in the south and
west not bound by war Issues but aroused 10 the rea
dangers Of the hour who are ralyng 90 the Prohibit
ton standard Mr. Finch prophesied that the sonti-
| ment voiced by 900 votes In 1884 would speak
through 2OO0,OO0 votes In 1888, aud closed with the
earnest question: "What are you going to do about
H7n
AN OLD ORCHARD TRIBUTE TO MRS DIR. CHAPLIN.
From a late letter from Old Orchard to the Boston
Heraldl
One face will be missed here this simmer that hal
become part Of the place, 80 constantly has ii beef
seen since tue earliest days Of Old Orchards recorC
as summer resort, Mrs. Chaplin Of New York, WIZ
died recently in Paris very suddenly. Years ago, be
fore Old Orchard reached the height Of popuarit
which II has so long enjoyed, few families came her
to the old Staples farm year after year. Among then
was odd man, queer aud retleent, but arden
lover Of the place. 1t was Mr., Bull OF Bratteboro
w., an Englishman, who had married the young AM
pretty daughter OF Mr. Joseph do0dhue, OF Brault
boro. He bad met her while she was at New Haven a
boarding school, aud had married her, although he wa
years her senior. Together they came 10 Old Orchar
every year aud the people loved her much as the
respected aud wondered at him. He had great wealth
aud he devoted much Of to beautlfying Old orchar
He laid out the lovely Fern park that ies back Of IA
village and sehboard nearly mile wonderful growt
Of pines extending two miles in every direction.
laid out wake, cleared away the nuderbrush put seal
| about, and built tower and observatory. All th
done for the benefit Of the public, aud brougl
him no return he really loved the place, aud he di
everything IN bis power to make II attractive to 9th e
and to add to its interest His young wife was alwal
with him. sharing In his labors Of philanthropy, an
making herself great fayOrite both with resident
l. IN the Staples farmhouse where he had passed
. many summers. His wife still came, aud after h'
second marriage she passed all her summers her
Last autumn sue went TO Europe intending to r
8 main two years, and every knew they should n
N see her again this summer, but looked forward
= confidently to the next, when she would surely
10 hack. Her rooms to be kept for her at the o
r orchard House, and 1t would not be good-by but
a reyOir. But at Paris, about three months az
. she succumbed TO pneumonia, and Was brought bs
to her native country to be laid rest IN the hill
etery at Bratteboro, lovely place, where the suns
fingers the longest, the birds sing most sweey IN Il
, Oyerhanging trees, aud where the blue Connectic
, ripples along at the base Of the hill. She will be mis-
u ed here much she will In her New York home,
u 10 the home Of her childhood, to which she co
a stanty aud lovingly returned. II 10 the shade
= on the summers gAyety, for all who knew her-w
u mourn for her most sincerely.
. NEXT WEEKS OPEN AIR CONCERT.
b The First Regimental band will give tn,
10 seventh concert from the Brooks Hous
y Wednesday evening next, with the followil
D. program
il /. March, Fort Aleatraz," Kopp
I'M ? Overture, ALE mAnnschAu Au bord," sup
~ B. Duet for Comets, The swss Boy, var. BE
N Messrs. Higgins and Brigham.
Do T. PolonAise, "TsdeusE Kosciusko," Clap
III 5. Pntpourri, "a Day 10 Camp Beg
1" G. FluAle, "The Jolly Cuppersmith,' Pei