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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
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have 3 per cent mortgages running from three to
1--WE years, in amounts from $500 to $1,000, which
selling at face value, any Of which the Vermont Loan
Trust Co. will guarantee at per cent. Call and in
spect. II. MANE, in, williston Block.
+. W. Kuech Co. will sell carpets at the old price
for short time longer. fresh lot Of Indigo Prints
at cts good alllinen fringed towel at 12Sc. The
best quality bed tick at 12kc. Best quality live geese
feathers at CSC. per pound. Best ladies' vests and
pants at soc. ever shown 1t will pay you to look be-
fore you spend your money.
Hon. Marshall p. wilder says Of the Russian null
berry: 81 regard It as an indispensable addition to
every fruit garden would rather have one tree Of
this mulberry than a bed Of strawberries.n
Remember Batchelder has removed his candy store
to Rockers Block His entire stock fresh and pure.
The Greedy plum is superior to the German prune
and larger.
wASrED-9O good wood choppers Apply to W. q.
DooL1rTLE.
For general cultivation, hardness, size and delic-
ious flavor, no pear is equa to "Clapps Fayorite.H
Everybody having square rod Of soil should
have Versailles currants, Brighton and P9cklington
grapes.
PICTURE FRAMES are cheap at Clapp h Jones's,
"Last CALL orders for nursery stock should be pass
cd in before Feb. 1st to insure No. stock.
GEo. D. ODELL, 80 High st.
ARTISTIC Picture FRAMiNG at Clapp Jones's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
Castles In spain.

The New York Tribune has the following
drop of comfort for the Chase Townley
"heirs :"
The correspondence with Minister Phelps
in relation to the various estates in England,
which yearn to have their long-lost Ameri-
can 'owners" come and claim them, has
tempted some unfeeliDg persons to poke a
great deal of rasping fun at these same luck
less but hopeful owners. But where is the
warrant for the fun? Mr.. Phelps has not
demonstrated that the estates do not exist.
Not at all. He has merely made it clear that
there has been mistake all these years in
regard to their whereabouts. They do not
lie in England, but further to the south.
They are Spanish castles possessing all the
charming characteristics of those enhancing
structures with which our fathers were ia
miliar, and possessing also all the modern
improvements If our expectant American
friends are sensible and philosophic they
will conclude that whatever your cold -blooded
real-estate agent may say, Spanish castle
is more satisfying than an English estate.
A Spanish castle is always in perfect repair,
and always has for its occupants the loveliest
of women and the bravest of men; a bore
never passes it's threshold it has a perfect
environment it ever escapes the tax-gather-
err the cost of maintaining it is literally moth.
ing. OF what English estate can as much be
said -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
Mr.. NORTH on the SILVER Question.

Mr.. Morrill, made an able speech on the
silver question in the Senate on Wednesday,
replying at length to the argument of Mr..
Beck OF Kentucky, who on a previous day
had made an elaborate speech on the side of
the silver men. Mr.. Morrill, showed that the
inevitable result of using silver in the pay
ment of the public debt would be to Danish
gold, or two thirds of all our present metallic
circulation, and leave US with nothing but
silver coinage. His speech was a mastery
presentation of the views of those who are
opposed to the continued coinage of silver
under the present law, and ably expressed
the intelligent aud conservative opinion of
the people of New England on this subject
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

-Ellick Penor has removed his family to
Wsllingford.
Henry $. Howard, who has been sick
with consumption for long time, died last
week Wednesday evening. The funeral was
held on Saturday at the residence of his
brother, S. T. Howard, Rev. Amos Holbrook
officiating.
Andrew ]. Smith is soon to move on to
the ]. T. Brintnsll farm.
WIN. d. Harris and Henry Mason have
been spending a few days at Mr.. Harris's
fathers.
Mrs. A. NJ. Goodell came home from
Groton, Mass, to be present at the marriage
OF her daughter, Flora f. Goodell, to Henry
A. Hastings of this place. The young couple
held a reception on Friday evening at which
a goodly number of relatives and intimate
friends we're present. There was a handsome
display of presents, among which were a sill
yer cake basket, a silver pickle dish, silver
spoons and thimble, a china tea set and chi
ma fruit plates, also two pairs of blankets, a
clock, towels, and other useful and ornamen-
tai articles.
Rev. Aaron Porter of Grafton gave
lecture in the vestry on Wednesday evening.
Subject. Life in the West" in which be
told us something Of his life in Minnesota,
WheIHife spent about a years. C.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Senator Hoars presidential succession bill
passed the House last week just as it came
to that body from the Senate. The bill vests
the succession, in case of the death or disa-
bility of the President and Vice President, in
the Secretary of State, and after him in the
other members of the Cabinet in the follow
ing order Secretary of the Treasury, Sec
rotary of War, Attorney General, Postmaster
General, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary
of the Interior. The Cabinet officer thus act
ing as president is to hold the Office until the
disability of the president or vice president
is removed, or until new president is
elected to succeed him at the end of the
term of the president or vice president whom
be succeeds. The bill also authorizes the
acting president to call an extra session
of Congress within twenty days from the
time he assumes the duties of his Office,
should the regular meeting of Congress not
occur within that time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
vermont vstsrans' Reunlon.

Burlington has been in possession OF the
veteran soldiers this week. the three organiza.
tons of the Society of First Vermont Caval-
~, Officers Reunion Society and Encamp-
ment Grand Army of Vermont, having had
their annual gatherings there, lasting four
days. The attendance was large. every regi-
ment in the service being represented. Among
the prominent persons present were Gov.
Pingree Lieut.. Gov, Ormsbee Gen. Burdett
of Washington, commander in-chief G. A. II. :;
EK-Governors Smith, Barstow, Farnham and
Proctor of this state and Oonnors of Maine
President Buekham Generals Kingsley and
Ide Colonies Thomas, Greenleaf, Wells, Hol-
brook, Estey, Fuller Hooker and others. For
NAL exercises were held at the opera house,
with grand banquet Tuesday evening at the
Van Ness house, at which nearly 200 persons
sat down to an elaborate dinner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
y aunRtcR,

"A. Muzzy, Esq, Jamaics's venerable
merchant, has retired from the firm of A.
Muzzy Il Son, and the business will hereaf
ter be conducted by his son, James A. Muzzy.
Their announcement appears in another col
umn.
Il N. Sprsgue's wife, Alsina b 60 years
OF age was stricken with paralysis Tuesday
afternoon, and now lies in critical condition.
Mr Sprague's only brother, DR. L. H Sprague,
died on the 18Th inst. at Green Spring, Ohio,
at the age OF 90. Ia his double affection our
worthy townsman will have the sympathy OF
the entire community
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Those who have complained because of
the scarcity of snow are doubtless satisfied
now. The foot or more which fell Tuesday
drifted 80 badly that the most of Wednesday
was spent in breaking a passage, and that
was not very successful in many places.
While Mark Vail and Sam Castle were in
the woods Monday, Mark felled a small tree,
and the wind blew it in such a way as to
throw it over upon Mr. Castle. The top,
where It was two or three inches through,
struck him on the head, knocking him down,
but fortunately making only few flesh
wounds
-Hermie Burbank is home from New York
sick with whooping cough
An eliminate of the reform school, who
has been stopping with relatives a few days,
is said to have stepped out Monday with
watch belonging to his host
-Duane's mill is rushed with work.
The ice crop has been harvested this
week. p.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
West Townshead.

Ten inches of snow fell Tuesday.
Chap. Burroughs has moved into part OF
E. Chases house.
Miss Efie Pierce has gone to BrAttleboro
to work
Two carloads of potatoes we're shipped
from this station this week. Price paid 81
and 40 cents.
The town meeting held Tuesday TO see
about building a new town house at the east
part was largely attended and considerable ex-
citement developed. This was the second
meeting called for the same purpose, but the
proposition was voted down, and may not be
reverted to again at present. 4.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
Empha,ic vermont Editors.

Washington despatch to the Springfield Republican,
Echoes of the strife in the Vermont De-
mocracy reach here every week, and the desks
of the Cabinet are cluttered with marked cop
les of Vermont Democratic sheets filed with
savage personal abuse of other Democratic
editors and their friends. A member of the
Cabinet said to-day that judging from the
editorials in the Vermont Democratic press,
the feuds in that section must be more fierce
than in any other section of the country.
When informed that no bloodshtd was ever
known to result from these attacks, he tx
pressed his great surprise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
A Government suit Against the Dell
Tnlnnhnnn CnmnnnN.

AeNfNMone company
Secretary Lamar finds that the evidence re.
Gently submitted to him against the validity
Of the Bell telephone patent is sufficient to
warrant suit in the name Of the United
States to set aside the patent, and he there
fore advises the. Attorney General to bring
such suit. Mr.. Lamar reports that the valid
ity Of the patent is assailed on two grounds
First, that it was procured by fraud second,
that the telephone was not the invention
of Bell Briefly stated, the facts on which
the government suit is founded are that Pro-
fessor Gray filed his caveat and Mr.. Bell filed
his application upon the same day that the
caveat covered the principle of the telephone,
while the application covered only an inn
provement in harmonic multiple telegraphy /;
that the contents of Gray's caveat we're
wrongfully disclosed to Bell or his attorneys
by Examiner Wilbur, and that by means of
the information thus wtongfully and illegally
obtained Bell was enabled to so amend his
application that it included Gray's discovery
and covered the broad art of transmitting
spoken words by electricity. Prof Gray, in
his affidavit at the Washington hearing said (:
81 am satisfied that Mr. Bell having obtained
my Secrets claimed my discovery AZ his own,
and by that means got the credit OF my in
vention." News comes from Springfield, H.,
Of the incorporation Of new telephone com.
pany there in opposition to the Bell company
Prof Gray's attorney says of the company
! ut will be Chicago enterprise and the head
| quarters will be there. The object is to pro
tect Prof. Gray aud prosecute his case. The
capital is $40, 0OO, 900. Sub-companies will
be organized throughout the country on the
same general plan as those now in existence
Whatever results from this controversy, the
people cannot help being greatly benefited
by getting better service at a cheaper price
We intend to prosecute Prof. Gtay's right
through to a fual adjudicstion-if necessary
before the supreme court Of the United
States and we have ample capital to do /
with"
The result of the governments decision t.
bring suit against Bell was drop of 81
per share in the price Of Bell stock in tn
Boston market, and all telephone stocks wer
similarly affected
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

The Democrats in Washington, seeing that
they cannot sustain themselves in opposing
,the admission of Dakota, are now suggesting
that Washington territory be admitted to the
Union as an Offset Their idea is that Wash
ington is likely to come in as Democratic
state and balance Republican Dakota. Me
MORALS have also been presented to Congress
asking for the admission Of Montana as a
state
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

The question for discussion at town hall
Friday evening, 20th inst, is "Resolved, that
our present system OF taxation is equal and
just" Disputants- affirmative, Geo. Phelps,
Geo. Richmond, J. Henry Richmond mega.
tive, Henry Ward, Ohas. Robb S. A. Rich
mond. Music, select reading, declarations,
paper, etc.
-Arba E. Burnett who has spent the past
four weeks With his parents, returned Tues
day TO resume his studies at Hanover, N II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

false Whatever may have been bis sources Of lnfor-
nation n he processes or claims TO have any. Yours
truly, A. r. CUDWORTH.
So Londonderry, VT, Jan. 10, 1885,
We are sure there was no intention to do
Mr.. Oudworth injustice in this matter. Our
correspondent says in reply TO an inquiry
from us: ~ was informed by what con
sidered a credible source that Mr.. Cudworth
wrote letter either TO Atkins or to the Assist
ant Postmaster General stating that Wood
was the choice OF a majority of the patrons
OF this Office, and that he considered Wood
we'll qualified for the place. But this letter,
II was understood, was written on the suppo-
sition that we must have Democratic post
mAeter here EN-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

DR.. E. S. Nelson, who was arrested in Rut-
land charged with completely with President
Mcneil in the robbery of the Lancaster bank
at Clinton, Mass, and held in $4,000 bail,
WAS arrested in Boston day or two after his
release, on a United States warrant for en-
bezzlement and placed under $40, 600 bonds,
which be furnished. The prosecuting officers
claim that they will be able to show by con-
elusive testimony, which has not yet been
made public, that DIR. Nelson was the king
pin of the conspiracy to rob the bank, aud
that the plan was formed a considerable time
before it was carried out. Tho detectives
traced Mcneil the absconding president, to
French Canadian hotel near Bouaveuture the
resort Of farmers and cattlemen, but have
failed to locate him farther. Mcneil reached
there on the morning of Jan. ., by the Cen
trail Vermont railroad. He only carried a
gripsack and appeared to be hard up and WAS
i'll at ease. He left the hotel Friday without
saying where he was going, but the detectives
had hope Of locating him at small village
on the Canadian Pacific railway.
The broken bank will go into the hands of
a receiver, and it will be some time before its
actual condition can be arrived at One of
McNel's operations has just come to light
An old woman, Elizabeth Osborne Of Bolton,
totteting under 7S years, came to the bank on
Monday and told her story. She had invested
her $4,000 in railroad bonds, aud they were
deposited in the bank for safe keeping. She
/ lived on the interest. Mcneil persuaded her
/ to let him invest this money in one Of his
electric light ventures, promising that it would
/ be a better investment for her. He did 80,
/ but failed to give her any receipt for the
amount, and SO she loses all her money and
has the poor-house to go to.
John W. Corcoran OF Clinton has been ap.
| pointed receiver of the bank.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Mrs. Dora Albee Of Fairlee is visiting her
father, Russell Mason, who is in feeble health.
Henry Whites youngest child is yet very
sick with scarlet fever (of which disease the
mother died few days ago. and slight hope
Of its recovery is entertained.
Samuel Wellington is very sick, and has
been so for the past three weeks. Two broth
ers from Massachusetts, are with him.
Owners Of ice-houses are very busy just
now gathering in the crop, which matured so
beautifully through last weeks freeze.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
RECORD FARMER. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 1885,

president Of the W. @. T. U. Of Vermont,
will lecture at the church Friday evening,
Jan. 20, at o'clock. All are invited.
Rev. A. b. Dascomb Of Bellows Falls is
expected to preach here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bailey OF Ludlow
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. A. s.
Powers of Athena
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

There has been a good attendance on the
meeting of the Vermont DArymens associa-
ton at Bellows Falls this week. Tuesday 8
meetings were mainly devoted to the enssge
question. On Wednesday DR.. Cutting read
a paper on milk and milk production, +"
which was followed by a general discussion.
In the afternoon papers were read on cream.
cries, and these led to lively discussion on
cattle which grew decidedly pointed before it
was over. Among the speakers we're G.. b.
Williams of Walpole and F. L. Houghton of
Putney. An essay on Farm fertilization"
was read at the evening session by Prof
Cooke of the Vermont university. Yester-
days topic was Associated dairying by
cream gathering"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

g. t. Wolcott and family Of Greenfield,
Mass, we're in town last week, visiting friends.
Solomon Stanclift, an old resident Of Hal
flax and Marlboro, was buried on the 18th
inst. He was born in Halifax in 1907. He
lived In the west part Of this town for many
years. moving thence TO the town line between
Halifax and Marlboro, whore he died.
Rev. W. d. Williams is expected here
some time In February to hold series OF
meetings in the church. T.Iws
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

A contest is threatened between the Senate
and the administration, the progress of which
will be watched with interest. In several
cases the chairmen of committees to whom
nominations by the President have been re-
ferred have asked for the papers pertaining
to the appointment and up to this time their
production has been refused Some of the
committees have made the mistake of asking
for the reasons. why removals have been
made instead of asking simply what 'charges"
have been made against the persons removed
When the demand for information has been
modified and confined to demand for the
charges it is believed that the President will
instruct the heads of departments to furnish
the information called for. Should this not
be done leading Senators say that they will
use their constitutional prerogatve to compel
compliance with their requests by sending
for persons and papers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Death OF "a Distinguished VermOnter.
Rev Henry Norman Hudson, who for
many years has been acknowledged as one OF
the greatest Shaksrerean scholars of the
age, died in Cambridge, Mass, on Jan. 10th.
Mr.. Hudson was born in Cornwall, VT, on
Jan. 2Sth, 1914. lie was the son of far
mer, and after few years in the common
schools he was apprentioed to coachmaker
in Middlebury Not till after years of hard
struggle was he able to crafty his desire for
a collegiate education by entering Mddlebury
college, from which institution he was gradual
ed in 1910. Already he had made Shaksperian
criticism a specially, and soon his fame was
established In the midst of his success and
while the literary lion of the hour in Boston, he
became deeply interested in the religious life
and in lS49 was admitted into the ministry
of the Episcopal church. III spite, however,
of his faithful performance OF ecclesiastical
duties his lifelong labor was directed to
the study of Shakspere. In keen percep-
ton and quick insight he was acknowledged
to have had but few equals. His death fol-
lowing so closely after that of Richard Grant
White, another worker in the same mine,
| will be deeply felt by American scholars.
A writer in the Boston Herald thus indi-
Gates some of the personal qualities which
made Mr. Hudson a marked man in the soci-
ETY. of Boston
"Mr. Hudson was a man Of marked pc
cuiarities. He had the courage Of his CON
victions, and his convictions on all the great
questions Of the day were always clear and
strongly put His personal courage was al
ways a match for his mental alertness and
audacity. He has often been compared to
Carlyle in the contour of his head and face.
He had the same perceptive, assaulting brow,
the same eager, restless eyes, the same per
sonality in speech, the same impetuous utter
snce and the same spiritual insight He wal
a man Of great power; no man could detec
a sham quicker; no one could kill one quick
er with his quill and yet no man had more
tender heart, truer loyalty to women,
finer spiritual consciousness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Atkins seems to hesitate, this week, about
coming right to the point and defining his
opinion Of The Ptmnix as between goody-
goodness and wickedness, but his quotation
of authorities somehow leaves the impression
that Judas Iscariot must have been about his
idea of a model sort Of man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
TbtUtrmont4 Benir.
BRATTLEBoRoi
FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1886.

It seems rather strange that a man like eH-
Judge Barrett who when he was on the
bench was noted for his severity toward Grim
ipals should now be willing to take leading
part in asking for the pardon of a criminal
like S. M. Waite.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Rev. f. W. Whitney Of Brattleboro will
preach here next Sunday morning in exchange
with Mr. Barber, and at P. NJ. will give
lecture on 1.-The Effects OF Strong Drink
j X. Pierce has opened store at the
pristmill, and has groceries and large lot OF
boots, shoes, etc, for mems aud women's
wear.
During the past week nearly all the ice
houses have been filed with a good quality OF
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

recently been allowed small pension, with
arrears from 1865.
o @. Gale arrived here Monday night
from Colorado.
A few parties are putting in eupply OF
excellent ice, II inches thick.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

The school in District No. 4, taught by b.
W. Harris, closed on the 10th inst, after a
session Of % days. Whole number OF schol-
ars, II; average attendance, 81 3.17 days,
with no cases Of tardiness. Names OF schol-
ars having no absent marks: Belle Hale, May
Halladay. Dan Hale. Joe Simpson.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
West ChesterfeId, n. II.

C P. ellison prints a card to his custom
ers and the public this week in which he an
nounces his program for the ensuing season.
He has made Preparations to handle more
horses than ever before. Those intending to
purchase should make a note of the fact of
Mr.. Gilson's long experience in the business.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

"A few minutes before G O'Clock Wednes-
day evening fire broke out in the steam mill
of Dickinson, Sever Il Co., tub and pail man
ufacturers, and completely destroyed the
building with most OF its contents. Loss
about $50, 900, with no insurance on building
and only q light insurance on stock,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
wet MaIIfa1.

Now wouldn't ii be a good idea for the
district clerks to shake themselves little,
and be prompt in sending in their census re-
turns, and thereby surprise the amiable guar
dian Of our public records
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
aOutb HaIifax.

The Halifax band OF 20 pieces is fully or
ganized and ready for duty at any time Its
members are tough and hardy men, and can
stand a good deal of fatigue without much
nourishment. At least, II is so said by
ONE VINO Has HEARD THEM
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
NYant nnmmnr.,nn.

1t is expected that there will be preach.
ing at the Baptist church next Sunday.
Charles Miner has sold bis house near
the burial ground to II. A. Knight Of Dunn
merston centre