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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-06

DARB WIRE FENCING may be advanced in
u price soon so now is the time to buy. We
have large stock. keep only one grade, and that
is the BEST. JAMES F. CARLIN & SONS,
aug26 Alexandra, Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-06

DRESERVES, JELLIES. CRANBERRY SAUCE
L and Fruit Butter in great variety, for sale by
nov23 J.C. MILBURN
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07
Up at 80. Johnsbury.

1t was a good piece of newspaper work
which the st. Johnsbury Republican did lat
week. 1t not only declared strongly for Mr..
Edmunds in its leading editorial, but it sent
out a circular letter of inquiry to leading Il
publicans in all parts Of the county, asking
about the sentiment on the senatorial ques-
ton in the several towns. With a single ex
ception the replies unanimously said that the
people desired the return of Mr.. Edmunds,
and no opposition to him would be tolerated.
The exception was that of a man who thought
Mr. Edmunds should give assurance of 10y
atty to the party in future" The result of
these inquiries efTectually disposes Of claim
made by the Smith men that Caledonia coun-
ty is honey combed with opposition to Mr..
Edmunds.
The Republican, in its editorial, says that
the sole reason which is discoverabe for the
st. Adams opposition TO Mr.. Edmunds is the
fact that he did not make speeches for Mr.
Blaine in 1884," though he stood by his party
and voted its ticket. The idea Of the Mes
senger and its allies, it says appears to be to
make the party as small as possible in 1888 by
building high, tight fence about 1t and hang
ing out sign, mo mugwumps need apply;
but the true policy would seem to be to bring
every available man into the ranks, ready for
the great life or de ath struggle" of two years
hence.
This is very sound doctrine on the part of
the Republican, and we endorse it heartily.
But this sudden change of front places in a
queer light before the public the syndicate
of gentleman who own the Republican and
who started the paper fifteen months ago in
opposition to the Caledonian, on the alleged
ground that Mr.. Stone was mugwump, and
the Republicans of Caledonia county must
have stalwart and Trustworthy" Republi-
can newspaper. The public had been led to
suppose that the cardinal principle of the
new paper was mo mugwump need apply.
But now Mr.. Stone finds himself taken back
into the party in spite of himself, and the
} Syndicate" fairly crowds him of his own
| ground in its anxiety to proclaim a general
amnesty to rebels and deserters and to lay
down the broadcast possible platform for the
party operations of the future. At this dis
lance it looks as though these self-appointed
custodians of party principles and policy
had discovered that the people of Caledonil
county are not hankering after the kind oil
political doctrine which their paper was start
ed to promulgate, and they therefore max,
haste to use the first favorable opportunity t
take it and themselves over to the popular side
| of the question
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07
Tn. N.rnnn,In

The Boston Medical aud Surgical journal calls at
tenion to the remarkable fact that Vermont has no
public or state Innate hospital, Notwithstanding the
lunatcs in the state numbered 900 in 1880. The
Bratteboro asylum receives pauper insane and 10;
sane criminals but the state has only given II In all
t2J, 600. As the Medical Journal puts 1t
"Here lisa lesson for Massachusetts, publicists to
ponderl The state Of Vermont, with an insane pop
uiatinu probably aggreeauug, by this time, total Of
1000, has, so far, expended only sum equal to the
per capita cost Of ten uuatcs in some Of the Massa-
chusetts hospitasi Blessed are the lessons OF adj
versity and Vermont should prOht by these lessons
in the present case"
OF course, as the years go on Vermont will find it
Improbable to depend upon private institution
Tue wonder is that a New England state should be
negligent of couveniences for separating the criminal
insane from ordinary cases, aud making those other
divisions Of patients which their social aud physical
history calls isr.-BostOn Ecening Record.
The main suggestion in this quotation, as
to the comparative cost of caring for the in
sane in Vermont and Massachusetts,, is both
interesting and significant but the Record is
evidently ignorant of the fact that the YER
mont asylum, while strictly speaking pri-
vate institution, is 10 practical effect a state
asylum, because it invariably gives the pref
erence to state patients refusing profitable
patients from other states in order to accom-
modate those for whom admission is asked
from Vermont.
The inference from the II cords article il
that the criminal insane are mingled with
and not separated from oih,r cases in the
Brattleboro institution, but the fact is thai
they are cared for in a building separated
from the main institution and in ward de
voted expressly to these cases, while the elias
si6caton of patients in all parts of the asy
lum according to their social and physica
history is as careful as in any asylum in
Massachusetts,. The really negligent" OF
Objectionable thing is that the state asks the
Vermont asylum to care for its convict ant
criminal insane instead of providing for then
in an institution of its own, and thus givinl
the asylum additional room and facilities t.
devote TO patients which afford reasonable
hope of recovery or improvement The trus
tees of the Vermont asylum have repeat
eddy urged provision for these classes in con
nection with one of the prisons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07
Neufane.

-Rhe village school commenced this week With
a scholars, aud for the 1rst time under masculine
authority IN summer. District No. has imported
young lady from Bath, n. H.. as teacher; No 9has
Anna GOodnOugh next week, aud No. 4, Ida Eddy.
In the Congregational church last sunday Mr..
Marble read the nrst chapter OF GrLesis from the
new version of the scriptures, and preached on
"CreatiOn versus Evolution" In speaking Of the
carboniferous period he made point against one
Of the Advent doctrines preached here last sum-
meI, by insisting that the world would stand TN the
carbOnzed forests were used as fuel. As Goods
wood pile" had not been drawn upon TN the preyl-
Gus century, It did not look reasonable that this vast
supply Of coal should remain unused for ages upon
ages all for nothing.
The annual library meeting will he held on sat
urlay, May sth, at Mrs. Newtuns at p. NJ, and Il
IS desirable that members should MAKE an effort to
attend, as business cannot be transacted without a
quorum Of I'VE.
DIR. Gleason has had charge OF DR.. Terrilrs pa
tents In Townshend while the latte' was called to
anOther state.
On Friday evening last the obllging mail carrier
from district No. failed to put IN his appearance
for the evening mail II is conjectured that he had
pressing az engagements at home. Particulars in
marriages last week. II.
The Shepard family will give one Of their must
cal entertainments at Union Hall Thursday and Fri
day of next week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

From all accounts it is evident that the one
man in the state who is making an active can.
vass for the gubernatorial nomination is j. X.
Bltchelder of Arlington. We hear of work
being done for him and pledges made in all
parts of the state. The Woodstock Standard
says Windsor county was promised to him as
long ago as when the legislative reunion was
held, but Mr.. Greene seems to entertain a
doubt as to whether the goods can be deliver
ed. The Middlebury Register openly accuses
a ma jority of the Republican state committee,
who are anti Edmunds men, of cooking up
and sending out, at their late meeting, a state
ment that the general sentiment" is "strong-
ly in favor of Mr.. Bstchelder," while the
chances of Mr., Ormsbee were deemed rath-
err slim" Mr., Batcheder is commonly I'M
derstood to be the anti Edmunds candidate,
though we are told that for himself he claims
to be an Edmunds man. II he is really one,
it is unfortunate for him that the anti Edmunds
brigade are so actively pushing him, and that
the amt. Edmunds papers support him against
the field
For Mr.. Ormsbee it is to be said that he is
not making personal canvass-and there is
no doubt about his standing as an Edmunds
man.
We are glad, by the way to see 80 many OF
the state papers take kindly to our suggestion
about going into the convention and taking
the best man available regardless of any body's
claims or efforts to capture the priza.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07
A Rtranre RnectncIe.

JEFF Davis made q speech at the laying of
the corner stone of the confederate monu-
ment at Montgomery, Ala, last week Thurs
day, in which he glorified the ''lost cause"
defended the right of secession, and, brazen-
ly and de6antly ignoring the msgnanimity
shown by the North to the South, said that
1.-THE apothegm that forgiveness is more easy
to the injured than to those who infict an
injury has never had more powerful illus
tration than in the present attitude of the two
sections toward one another" Gen. Long
street was on the platform in confederate uni
form, and he and Davis wsrmly embraced in
full view of the assembled multitude At
Atlanta, on Saturday, Mr.. Davis attended the
unwilling of a monument to Benz. H. Hill,
and there was more and unlimited glorifica-
tion of the lost cause" The Constitution
on the next morning declared that at was
the best day, the biggest day, the most self
respecting and uplifting day Georgians of
this generation have seen or will see !" From
Atlanta "our President" went to Savannah to
attend the centennial celebration of the Chat
ham Artillery, and received ovatious all along
the way.
The fact is that the Southern people made
a spectacle of themselves over JEFF Davis and
their war memories last week and they said
and did many things which they will regret as
the occasion grows cold. The Northern Dem
ocrats, and the Southern men who are in Con.
gress, see this, and do not conceal their anxi
ETY. for the political effect it may produce al
the North. 1t is to the credit of the leading
Republican papers of the North that they
have kept level head and INDUCED in no re-
elimination or dsnunciation at the display OF
feeling which the South has seen fit to give
itself up to. No man of generous mind and
broad sympathies would deprive the people
of the South of their war memories or Of
their love and regard for their leaders and
fighters of the war time. The bad feature Of
their last weeks exhibition was that the wors
traitor of the age, the man who more thar
any other brought desolation and ruin to the
South itself and ravaged a million homei
North and South, should be made hero anc
almost deifed.
We firmly believe in the New South, bu
very bad Old South certainly still exists.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

Lucius Bigelow is now editor of the Ore
gonian at Portland, Oregon.
Elk President Arthur is so much improved
this week that he has walked outside his
house and has received calls from his friends.
The gossps have got it we'll settled that the
President is to marry, some time this sum
mer, Miss Folsom of Buffalo, who is now in
Europe with her mother. The young WON
ans grandfather has been interviewed, and
the old gentleman talked garrulously about
the coming event, and said the girl could
have all the money she wanted for her outfit.
The public debt was reduced nearly eleven
million dollars in April.
Mr. S. Il. Niles, the well-known Boston ad-
vertising agent, has lately received hand
some compliment in letter from the propri-
etors of the bon Marche' of Paris, telling
him of their satisfaction at the way be has
managed their advertising in this country for
term of years. The "Bon Marche" is the
leading retail establishment of the world and
one of the Paris sights which no visitor misses
seeing. II may be said to advertise ITSELF
more than any other concern in the world,
and for this reason its example in advertising
extensively year after year on this side of the
water is full of significance of the gain that
comes from newspaper advertising.
The MAY hower," Gen. Paine's new yacht.
built to defend the American cup this year,
was successfully launched at the East Boston
ship-yard yesterday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

shall be in my old quarters, williston Block, Brat
teboro each Saturday from to g. and shall then be
pleased to all that interested In good secur
ties II. MASN, IN.
l brought home fr' m New York this week
new and desirable things In worsted dress fabrics,
which are sale. also secured part Of
closing purchase Of 100 chambray embroidered robes
being the closing Of manufacturers stock hereto
fore sold from $3.50 to SO each. Shall offer choice
from the lot at s. a suit. Colors are grey, brown,
light blue, dark blue pink aud red. There is about
"A yards plain material, ~ yards wide embroidery,
and ~ narrow embroidery in each suit
n. l. HAwLEY.
II you are in want of any fine cutlery scissors or
shears, read Ranger Thompson's adv. ON first page
DR.. Meyer, the celebrated French optciau, will re-
main at the Brooks House only until next Monday
All who wish his services should call before that time
William G. Bradley, North street, will receive pu-
pills In Greek aud Latin.
srechers aud canvass for paintings wilders.
F. W. Kueeh Co. will sell this week two lots black
cashmere 10 inches wide at So aud G5 cts. regular 70
and IS cent grades; will be glad to send samples to
any one. Crukle seersuckers cream cours, at cts
also plenty Of ct. piques In both stripe aud plaid
good ingram carpet at 3sc aud plenty of the best all
wool carpets at the lowest price they have ever been
Oil cloths and mating very cheap. Don't be afraid to
come and look, II you don't buy.
Lamp Stoves will boil water make cofeein
nine minutes. For sale by VAN DooRS MoRRIs.
See Van Doom Morrs's shades spring fixtures
for 4Oc and 60c Curtain pole sets, l0c and soc.
Picture frames in great variety at A. F. wilder's.
ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMINa at Clapp 4 Jones's.
THoRs's HoP AND BURDocK ToSIo-A safe and
| sure remedy for sick headache.
"IF NOT, WHY NOT eff you ride, or intend tc
ride, it will be policy for you to examine the 1855
Victor bicycle Look at It's points, it is all Steel it il
interchangeable, it has compressed cushion tires
which trN not come out, ball bearings all round, In
Guiding pedals, and many other improvements.
J. W. DROWN, Agent.
PICTURE FRAMES cheap at Capp Jones's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

Highest temperature recorded, 7Io, 23d; lowest,
49,, 9Th Highest daily mean 81 23l; lowest, 2so,
lth; ayeragr uf daily mean readings, 44l'; Of maxi
mum readings, t67'; Of minimum readings, % -.
Rain ten days-April g. ~ 10, 10, a. a. 2s 49,
heaviest rainfall IFS in storm of-5th and 9th; total
rainfall, AS iu. snow on two days, 1th au Sth;
depth inches melted i.O1 inches. Total ptecpita-
ton, 81 in. Frost on three mOrniugs-17tb, lstb,
30h. But little wind during the mouth; prevailing
direction, easterly, southerly and westerly. on the
morning 81 the 18th trees literally clothed in
white damp snow having fallen the preceding night,
most OF which remained on To, M ti the forenoon Of
the following day.
Rev j. clifford Of wilmington has been engaged
by the Uhiyersist society TO preach the coming year
This IL renewed expression OF esteem the part u
the people, and a handsome compliment TO MIR. off
ford as be has preached here for than ~ years
Our village schools began Monday. The higher
department Is taught by Miss Nete =. Morse of this
place, aud the lower by Miss Lizzie strutton OF Cole
raine, Mass.
Luke Farnsworih Of Boston. A former resident, ia
In town aud will spend the coming season in this Vi
cinity.
The school 10 District No 3 began last Monday,
and Ia taught by Miss Nellie d. Wihn Of this place.
Luther Farnsworth Is recovering from late i'll
ness, and biz son George W. from a serious injury to
his foot received some time since.
Lewis Stickney aud his mother visiting friends
10 Brattleboro.
brown 4 Freuen, experienced aud skillful paint
ere are doing quite bu sness in their line having
painted the dwellings Of Dea. Warren, Henry Iau-
phear, Mr.. Kingsley, Chas. Chase, II. C. MtlnEtou
aud Elmer Read.
The creamery building 36l2i feet, has been put
up and enclosed, and will soon be finished.
Some ten days ago, Samuel VIM, while work
ing for VIM. Parker, received q severe blow from a
large pole, which accidentally sprung while being
drawn from a wood lot. Mr.. VIM was thrown eight
or ten feet He has suffered much from the b. Jury,
but il now slowly recovering
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

C g. Chase ia having his buildings repainted. He
has also bought the old catding machine properly Of
I r. davenport aud has torn down tue old building,
ana he Intends TO wall aud grade the old site aud con-
vert II into nice park. He also agrees, between thls
and the first day Of July 1887 according to contract
Win H. a. Miingt0u, to erect 90 the opposite side Of
the street from the old cardlng machine building
tLre..storv building about l0xG0 feet, hnish II aud
mi in suHicient water-wheee, and rebuild the dam
and agueduct TO convey the water 20 the above build
inc. and Mr. Miiington has agreed TO rent tue mill
for The term OF Ave years aud put IN the necessary
machinery for the purpose OF some co'ton Ut WOMEN
goods mandatory.
E j. Reed and Joseph p. Pike are shaving their
buildings repanted. NJ. N. Brown and w. Bruen are
doing the work.
=. A. Cutler has been fenovating aud making
convenient inside repairs tue Spring hotel prepar-
atory for simmer boarders.
schools 10 No. IS aud begun their summer
terms April 20 under the charge Of Lotte Amdon Of
Rendsboro and Rose Wheeler also schools In dis
tricts No. 8, II, H. bugun their summer terms May
AL under the charge Of Mr.. aud Miss HObb OF Hines
burg, aud sara Chcott Of Rowe, Mass.
p. d. Stafford is having bis house painted
Mrs Lyman stockwell had her house burned on
the 23d ut Mrs. StOckwen was severely burned "a
making her escaTe from the house.
C. f. Cutler is driving stage from Readsboro to
jacksonville.
Capt. suckney Il about launching two good sail
boats on Sadawga lake for the accommodation Of eN-
cursinnists and fishermen. As he has been success
fnl sea captain be hopes TO make II pleasant 10 All
those who patronize bin.
H c. MilHngton is putting a pazz1 around bis
recently. purchased house aud painting Ahd mAAlb3
other general repairs on It.
Farmers are busily engaged at their spring work.
The trees are very forward in putting iorlh thvlr
leaves aud blossoms this eprtng
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

lfrom the Springfield Republican OF Thursday.l
(ln me death OF Lyman NJ Flagg, which occurred
on NOrt s Auaihs Yesterday morning. the world loses
one VINO would undoubtedly have ranked among
me great singers Of the age had he lived aud re-
Ialhed ms health. He was born In Wilmington, VI.
Dec 81, Ists the son OF g. p Flagg an able lawyer
anu hell-knOwn politician. He Was educated 40 Inc
Country schools, and had year at Wiliston semi
aud taught school for several terms in his naive
village, but the remarkable musical faculties with
which ne was endowed soon pointed out his proper
GAZING. HIS father was nne baritone singer and
an Tue family were musical In taste and practice
young flagg began early to slug In church cholrs
anu soon developed the possession OF an sxtraOrdi.
nary bass voice. He went to North Adams I'M 1910.
anu was TWO years after appointed by GOV. Wash
uuln oleIA OF me district court OF northern Berk-
Tine building up a thriving insurance business In
Noltn Adams be sang for while in the Congregu-
uohAl ohof aud then In the quartet OF the Eplsco-
PAL church aud when the Baptists put into their
ehuIcn new ana powerful organ they secured Mr..
flAsga services as musical director, aud for nye
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07
The stiII Hunt.

Reliable information from the north part of
the state-more especially on the west side
shows that an active ''still hunt is there in
progress against Senator Edmunds. Person
al effort is already being made to secure the
election of senators and representatives who
will vote for Gov. Southland the men who
do this work make no secret of the fact that
Gov. Smith is their candidate. As seen on
the surface the drift of public sentiment in
the state is irresistibly for Mr. Edmunds,
The doubtful papers have made haste-in
some cases it has been amusing haste-to get
into the Edmuuds column, and the st. Adams
Messenger and Montpelier watchman are
now the only Republican papers of any note
which are doing the work of the ring. The
sentiment of the people as a whole is over
whelmingy for Mr.. Edmunds, and il ones
judgment was TO be based to-day on what
shows on the surface he would say that in
few weeks time the anti. Edmunds movement
would collapse and its promoters would in
their ohagrin, turn about and say that no.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

Willie Brayman plowed up foreign coin on his
fathers farm the other daV. One side hears the
the inscription "Carolus ILL.,, Del Gratla l7sl," aud
on The other are the words 'Hlspan. ct Ind. Rex.
N. lR. +. -
w. Snow has bought out F. Fisher thinking
Vermont better for farming than the west, and II
people would live here as they do when they get
out west, they would make more money here than
there.
Mr.. Brenenstahl has moved into part Of Mrs
Prouiys house.-Ars. c. Ames Is sick.-Willie Bray
man has the meases-The ladies' aid society met
Thursday afternoon at Mrs. @. Wholesalers, aud
next time will meet with Mrs. Dea. Hamilton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07

body ever thought Of opposing the Senator,
that Gov. Smith never meant to be a candi-
date, aud that those who have made all the
talk about It are knaves and fools, with sew
eral descriptive adjsctives pre6xed-and when
the collapse does come, by the way, this is
pre- csely what the Smith sohemers will say
and claim. But, az we have said, still hunt
is in progress every possible means is being
used to poison the minds of individuals
against Mr. Edmunds and there will be no
safety in anything except "eternal vigilance
until the legislature is elected and it's mem
bers have in turn done their duty. In Wind
ham county, as elsewhere, the rule mus! be to
make candidates say squarely whether they
are Edmunds men and will stand by him in
spite Of all opposition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-07
Springfield DI.trIc, Announcement.

-Following are the appointments for this district
made at the annual session Of the NJ T. Conference
which closed on Monday:
H. Morgan, presiding elder Up. o. address Bellows
false Barnard aud East Barnard A. q. Austin Bel
lows fals, A. b. Truck BOndyille, G. 4. Partridge
bradford and Fairlee, A. ]. Hough; Brattleboro, l.
McAani Brownsville, Q. II. Walter; Cambridgeport
Snd Athens, to be supplied by o. r. Edwards Gull
lotu, 70 De supplied; HArtand, o. W. Barrows; Jack
iAndgroye, to be supplied Ludlow, W. d. Malcolm
Mechancsyie aud CuttinRsyille, G. Tabor: Perkins
VILE, H. + Forrest; Putney, to be supplied by j. A.
steele south Londonderry, W. II. Wight; South
hesulee, 20 oe supplied south Royalton W. r. Day-
A. l.; Cooper; Thetford aud North Thetford 10 be
supplied by y K Reynolds; Union Village and Nor
Mlch, w. A. Bryant; Wardsboro, J. s. Allen; West
BRADFORD to be supplied West Fairlee, Ely aud Post
Mills, W; NJ ellis; Weston, Z. W. Lewis; White Ry-
sr Sqhe.oR aud Qgeehee r. L. Bruce; Willamsyille
and East Dover, +. d. Handy; Wilmington a. r
Arms windsor aud AscutneyVille, to be supplied by
IT, W. H. Clartei Woodstock, Joseph Hamilton