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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-13

If you wish to become familiar with the best securl-
ties 10 the market, call at Willistou Block Saturdays
from 10 to 3 O'Clock, on II MANN in.
Lost, between the Brooks House and the railroad
station, gold bar-pln. The finder will he suitably
rewarded on leaving 1t at F. A. Hu bbard's.
Prof. J. J. Adams of Nashua, N. H., the painless
foot doctor, will again be at the American House,
Brattleboro, next Monday, Aug. is, for short time
making peoples feet comfortable. Warts or moles on
the face removed without leaving a mark or scar.
Consultation free
Dr. Wilkinson will remain one week more at the
American House, II you need his services, be sure
to give him call See advertisement.
Saddles brides aud blankets loaned by the Battery
the Fourth of July aud at other times have not all
been returned. They are needed for the annual mus
ter and should be returned at once.
L. K. FULLER, Captain.
CARPETS CARPETS CARPETS. Don't forget to look
at our stock ana get our prices before you buy. We
sell good cheap carpet at zoe. To clean out our
stock Of Germantown and Sa1ony yarns before we
get our fall stock, shall sell at l2kc per sken
Some Of the best colors are In this lot
F.w. KuEcH & Co.
DR.. Post has removed his dental Office to rooms over
@. f. Thompson Co.'s store wston block, where
he will be pleased to his patrons and all
who may wish TO consult experienced and success
full dentist.
ron SALE-A second hand Safe Call at Cndworth
4 Chdss.
Picture frames in great variety at A. F. wider's.
ARTISTIC Picture FRAMING at Clapp & Jones's.
Before you travel, secure through Cudworth h
Chds travellers accident ticket for only IS cents a
day. giving $4,000 to your family event of death and
sl5 per week for injuries. Yearly policies in proper
ton.
strechers and canvass for paintings AT wiIder's
sure remedy for sick headache
Lost between Walnut aud Oak streets, small hunt
ing-cased gold watch; Monogram az. F.; small onyx
chain attached. Please return to Van Doom h Nor
riss store, where a suitable reward will be paid.
PICTURE FRAMES cheap at Clapp 4 Joness
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bLENMOOD CLASSICAL SEMINARY.
The principal is glad to announce to the
patrons of the seminary that he has secured
as preceptress for the ensuing year Miss A.
f. Henry OF Noblesville, Ind., where for
many years ehs has taught with marked sue
cess Miss Henry comes with the highest
concentrations. A member of the school
board says Of her "She is thoroughly quail
flied in every respect. Her mental discipline
her zeal and earnestness in all educational
matters should commend her to any school
board She has the happy faculty Of readily
imparting to others, and is eminently success
full in arousing pupils to sense of duty and
securing diligent use of their time" Says
the superintendent of Hamilton county, Iud (:
Her qualifications place her in the front
rank of the profession. She is a lady of cul.
ture and refinement, and her Influence in the
school and community has been such a. 10 81.
evate and ennoble."
The class in instrumental music will be in
charge Of Miss Hattie Clark, late teacher of
music in Northheld Mass, and formerly
teacher OF music in Clinton College, Ky. Her
success in other schools is a sufficient guaran-
ty of her work here. The piano is new, and
every facility for large and good class will
offered.
The class in drawing and painting is still in
charge of Miss Stedman, of whose work the
class will be sufficient commentator.
Rooms for small clubs or for self boarding
can be obtained at little cost Board may al
80 be found at low rates and in good families.
For any information address the Principal.
The Society of Christian Endeavor have
picnic at Highland park to-day.
The ladies' Thursday evening sales OF
ice cream for the benefit of the Oougrega
tional church are quite a success.
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r. v. Mr. Rugg of Perkinsville, who is
Wis ting his brother. Elijah Rugg, preached
In the Baptist church last Sunday
The necessary funds have been raised
and work has begun on the Methodist church
1t is to be quite extensively repaired
The W. II. corps of this place will enter
tain the Hooker Post &. A. H., and S. of V.
on Thursday evening, August 18th. A very
PHEASANT evening is anticipated.
Ezra Brown of Waterford, Wis is visit
ing here. He Was formerly resident of
TINS town and ID heartily welcomed back by
his old friends
-Mes, Alonzo shattuck is quite sick with
gastric catarrh.
Geo. G. Smith and family are spending
few days in Newfane.
Quite a large number of boarders and
visitors are in town. Rev. o. p. Fuller is
entertaining bis daughter, Mrs Briggs, Of
Providence, l. Ms. Sanborn and chill
dren of Manchester, n H., are the guests of
Hiram Taylor.
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JackHOaVIlIe.

Hon. Fred p. Brown and family of North
Adams spent the past week in visiting friends
in this vicinity.
Rev. l. C. Tomlinson will preach at the
Universalist church next Sunday at 10 NJ
Much sympathy is felt in this section for
Rev. j. Clifford in his failing health.
The meeting of the ladies circle and
working club at Albert Faulkners, on S4tur.
day, was largely attended and very interest.
ing
S 'veral of our CT il ms visit lake Pleas
ant this week.
&C. II. ShepArdson has returned 10 the
Eastman commercial college to finish his
studies in the banking department of that in
slit itiol.
o II. S'ckney and family have spent
the past week visiting II !rvey Stcknfy and
other friends. Mrs. NJ. W. Stckuey ID also
visiting friends here.
Upon land given by f. E. Putnam the
oornet band, with the aid of citizens, have
built very pretty and finely located stand -
modest ornament to the village
-Ahaz Pike bought the part of the Atwa.
ter farm sold by ii. G. Mlllington at auction
on Saturday for $685.
1t ia reported that lynx has been seen
upon the hills in this vicinity.
For some time past Diodorus Sawyer has
been in the employ of Brown u Taylor.
- Perry Hall, whose leg was broken some
time since, is slowly recovering.
Brown Taylor are building a good
carriage and storage house.
Crops in general will be good in this
! section.
Frequent rains have kept vegetation in
/ good condition and there is prospect Of a
FAIR fall feed with cut of rowen.
Hopes of railroad are not abandoned,
and could the benefits to this and other sec
tons be seen, it is believed it would awaken
an interest that would lead to some decided
action.
e! f. Putnam and vito have gone to
Saratoga on the excursion train.
Mrs. j. w. Morse and AIrs. Lucina
Crown have gone to Burlington to attend the
Universalst camp meeting.
- Mrs. N L. Stetson is visiting at w p
Jones's, at Brattleboro.
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money or it's equivalent" az the controlling
force. Mr.. Camp continues;
"Gndcatons point strongly TO the conclusion that
the methods Of the Barlow Aght are to be revived
wherever they can be used in Franklin aud orleans
counties with any promise Of success II Is cropping
out that the plan IL still hunt, aud where straight
anti Edmuuds Republican cannot be elected as town
representative, coalition ia to be made with the
Democrats Every possible effort which misrepresen-
taton, secret workings and money can originate VIII
be put forth. There are towns where the Republican
party Ia divided upon local other issues, where this
scheme will work unless the party IL wise-uness al
differences are swallowed up In what all these mall
contents talk earnestly about, loyalty to party. We
believe In the common sense and the honesty OF the
party such extent as to consider that all the COM
bned efforts to defeat senator Edmunds will prove Of
no avail but to secure certain victory the Republic
cans of every town should be on the alert, should
watch every movement Of the enemy, should keep
alive In thought, word and act to the important duty
Of voting. The hrst place to put in an appearance
will be at the for the nomination OF represent
tatiye. Every Republican voter should be at that
town caucus II necessary to secure straight Edmunds
Republican for q nominee. Let every man nominal
ed for representative be pledged this question or
80 thoroughly known as to prevent all doubt. Don't
be deceived. Nothing but the utmost vigilance will
insure perfect safety
We give the facts and indications here pre-
scented, and call attention to their Significance,
to do for the Republicans of Windham county
the same service which MIR. Camp does for
those Of Orleans county. On the surface not
a breath of opposition to Mr.. Edmunds ap-
pears in this section of the state, but the time
is not one for over-confdence. Two or three
votes gained here for the coalition would be
an immense help to their conspiracy, and it,
emissaries are as likely to try their quiet
game here as anywhere. The only safety il
in watcbful vigilance until election day is ovei
and the representatives have been chosen
Attend the csucuses il caucuses are held, snt
in any case see to it that none but declared
Edmunds men are put in nomination or giver
any chance TO secure an election.
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A Word Of warning.

The evidence that the opposition to Sena-
tor Edmunds is summoning all its forces for
final desperate effort to compass his defeat
steadily thickens. The fact that his oppo-
nents have not been able to gain single
point in the nomination of senators in any of
the county conventions has been generally
accepted by the people, and has been printed
in the papers on this side OF the state, as set
Ting the fact that the opposition has failed
and that its leaders will quietly accept the
inevitable and make no further effort against
the Senator. But such is not the case. On
the contrary, everything indicates that, their
cause being hopeless of any help in the SEN
ate Mr.. Edmundss opponents are now con.
Gentrating every influence which they can
bring to bear in a determined attempt to elect
representatives enough, either Republicans
or Democrats, to give them the balance of
power and assure Mr. Edmunds's defeat in
spite of the overwhelming public sentiment
of the state.
The most significant feature of this last
stage of their campaign is the importation of
man from the Tribune Office to fill the Rut-
land Telegram with broadsides of abuse and
detraction of Mr.. Edmunds, and the distri-
button of these papers by the thousand in
every part of the state. The st. Adams Mes
senger keeps up its fight against the Senator,
and the Montpelier Watchman, which has all
along played the part of a cowardly cur under
the table, never coming out to bite dog
fashion, but swapping and snarling at every
body who goes by, appears this week with
long leading article assailing Mr.. Edmundss
course in Congress. The Argus continues it's
notes of warning, and the Saturday Express,
the new Democratic paper at Rutland, which
seems to have been started on purpose to OPP
pose Mr. Edmunds, and has acted az a leader
and mouthpiece of the opposition, this week
vindicates its right to leadership by being the
first to say openly and frankly that '"The is
sue has been made and can no longer be
avoided, and the crisis has come. II is either
the return of George f. Edmunds or the
election Of John Gregory Smith to the United
States Senate. The voice of the
people proclaims John Gregory Smith as the
the man whom Vermont wants and needs"
Mr.. Camp Of the Newport Express is moi
an alarmist or a sensAtionalist, but he is salts,
fed from his own personal observation that a
we'll defined anti Edmunds movement is on
foot that it has plenty of money at the bot,
tom OF it, and that the methods of those who
are engaged in ii are those of work on the
sly, under cover of the night, among irrespon
sible, purohasRbls men, with 'self interest
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Nr. T,IdcD,, FuucroI..U,. VIII

Samuel ]. Tiden's funeral took place last
Saturday from Greystone, his summer resi-
dence at Yonkers, N. Y, where he died.
President Cleveland was present, accompanied
by his private secretary, Col. Lamont, and
Secretary Endicott. Secretary Manning
whose uncertain steps showed that he had
not yet recovered his accustomed strength,
led the bearers, leaning on the arm of John
Bigelow. The services, which were very
simple, were conducted by Rev. DR.. VIM. j..
Tucker of Andover, Mass. Music was fur
nished by the choir of the Madison avenue
Presbyterian church After the services a
special train carried the casket aud funeral
party to New Lebanon, N. Y where the bur.
ial took place.
The main provisions of Mr.. Tlden's will
we're made public on Monday or bis estate
of ST., 600, 900, two-thirds is to be devoted to
public uses, and his relatives fourteen in
number, have a life interest in the Other
third, at their decesse the principal going tc
the trust fund. The only gift in fee is
house to Mrs. Pelton, his sister, together with
100000. The three trustees named in the
will are to establish free libraries at New Leb
anon and Yonkers, n Y, and, in their dis
erection, they may convert Mr.. Tilden's Gram
ercy Park residence in New York city into
public library, giving to it his own valuable
and carefully selected private library. Tht
relatives are said to be disappointed at tn,
distribution made by the will, and there ar,
intimations that they may contest its provi
! eionu
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Cutting, the newspaper man whose case has
raised such breeze on the Mexican border,
was sentenced last week by the Judge in the
Mexican state of chihuahua to one years i'm.
prisonment and to pay fine of 800; il the
money for the fine is not forthcoming, it will
add hundred days to the term of imprison-
ment. Cuttings offence, it will be remem-
bered, was the publication on the Texas side
of an article grossly libelling Mexican edi
tor. Cutting lived on the Mexican side, or
was caught there and arrested, locked up and
tried for this alleged oifense. The statement
is distinctly made, though it seems hardly
credible, that the Mexican court tried and
convicted Cutting, not for circulating his H.
bel in Mexico, which he did by distributing
papers there, but for its publication in Texas.
Late dispatches state that an appeal of Gut
ting's case has been granted from the state
court of chihuahua to the supreme court of
Mexico. The release of Cutting was demand
ed by Secretary Bayard at an early stage of
the proceedings, and a bitter war feeling has
been stirred up on the Texan frontier, which
has spread TO other states, and 1t is said that
numerous volunteer organizations have al.
ready been formed in the West and South
aud in Pennsylvania, which have offered their
services to the President. A war with Mexico
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we need a Railroad Commission.

we Need q Railroad COmmiastOn,
A better practical illustration of the need
of a railroad commission could not be given
than is afforded by the accident to the White
Mountain train last Friday afternoon. The
accident was the result of gross carelessness
on somebody's part, but on whose the public
IS not informed and is not likely to be- A
New London Northern railroad official ia said
to have investigated the matter, but even the
Brattleboro station agent does not know on
whose shoulders the blame is laid of reckless
ly leaving a wood car so that there was even
a possibility that it could run down upon the
main track and wreck fast express train and
put hundred and fifty human lives in dead
ly peril Had the accident happened ten
miles down the river, across the Massachu-
setts border the board of railroad commits
sioners would have been on the spot the fol-
lowing morning, witnesses would have been
summoned, evidence taken, the responsibility
fixed, the facts would have been given to the
public, and, il need be, the railroad would
have been compelled to adopt such rules or
methods as would make a repetition of the
accident impossible. But the accident hap
pened on the same line of road in Vermont,
and nothing is done about it.
We need a railroad commission with prac-
tically the same powers and responsibilities
as are placed with the Massachusetts, com.
mission. The people need it for their pro
lection, and the railroad companies need it tc
establish and maintain good understanding
between themselves and the people. The
representatives elected on the first Tuesday
in September should not simply be in favor
of a railroad commission they should b,
men with an intelligent appreciation of tht
whole subject, and who will work and vott
for railroad supervision which really super
| yises
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Geo. Chaffiu ID building barn in the
rear of his house.
Two prospective voters have been added
to the families Of Lorenzo Burbank and Eu-
gene Bolster.
The fall term of the village school is in
session under the charge of the efficient teach
or of last term, Miss Carrie d. Hill of Sun
derland.
Jonas Hill still mourns the loss of the
$50 stolen from his grocery two weeks ago.
Mrs. pr. Sprague, from the west, has
been visiting relatives in'town.
Mrs. @ b. and Mrs. Cephas Williams are
whiting at Hebron, N. Y.
Hay is mostly cut, and has proven good
crop, Grain is excellent; but corn, what lit.
tie there is of it, is very poor Potatoes are
reported by some to be rotting IN the hill,
and the yield will probably be less than usual.
-Rev. q. F. Partridge has returned from
his vacation, and preached as usual last Sun
day.
The body of an infant child of Mr.. Oud
worth OF Landgrove was brought here for in
termrnt Tuesday.
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Mr.. Forbes interviewed the Franklin coun.
ty dairymen about the oleomsrgarine bill on
their market day at st. Adams this week, and
tells the Boston journal what they said about
it, They all agree that the dairy interest is
very much depressed, that the price of butter
has ruled low all summer, and that there is
small hope of any relief this season. They
think that the operation of the law will not
help the price of the poorer grades, and the
tax is too slight to help the better grades.
The provision requiring imitation butter to
be branded as such, they say, will do little
good, because boarding houses and hotels
buy the fraudulent stuff knowing what it is.
Moreover, the law does not take effect for 90
days or until the fall butter season will be
practically over. What these dairymen want
ed, evidently, was tax so high as to be prac-
tically prohibitory on the makers of the stuff.
In other words, they wanted such a stiff piece
of paternal legislation as the courts would moi
in any probability sustain. The purpose OF
the law as it stands is not SO much to embar
rass the makers of oleomargarine with taxa
ton of their product as to bring it under
government supervision and compel it to be
sold for what it is. 1t will require the deve
opments of another season to show what the
effect of the measure will be on the Legitimate
butter interest.
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The school in District 2, taught by Miss
Alice r. Wood, closed a successful term OF u
weeks on Tuesday, the 3D. inst, with picnic,
rhetorical exercises and singing, which re-
hected much credit ON teacher and pupils.
Names of those not absent during the term {:
Fannie Holden, Ada Akley, Sammie Mcclure,
Lyman Bullock and Alfred Burnett Whole
number of scholars, II average pr day,
8 3l-3S.
Those who enjoyed the excursion ride to
Saratoga on Wednesday, from this town,
numbered about 80.
The ladies' circle will meet in their rooms
next Thursday afternoon.
Mrs.. Willis Barnes from Fair Haven, c.,
il spending a few weeks with her father CO
uaut
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West HaliTax.

The school in district No. closed on the
Oh inst. The following pupils were neither
absent nor tardy: Olive, Lottie and Bertha
Stacey, Betsey and Barber Chase, Ella Adj
ans, Gerte flames, Matte Corse Carl Bick-
ford and Earnest Pike. Whole number Of
pupils % general average pig.
The ladies' Of the West Halifax B,pt 1t
benevolent society are requested to meet at
the church early afternoon, Thursday, Aug
-, to agree upon the disposal OF funds in
their treasury, and other important natter
Il. NJ. Tucker of Riverside, NJ ass, visit
ed in this town and Wilmington last week.
Will Carleton, the famous poet, accom-
panied by his wife, made several calls upon
relatives in town recently.
j. Il. Buell., the Wilmington marble deal
er, has lately set mp several nice jobs in the
Niles cemetery.
Scarlet fever has again appeared in this
village, Il child Of Charles Smith of Heath,
Mass, being sick with that disease at W. Z
Clark.
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ONE HUNDREDrH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Miss Candace Pratt was 100 years old last
Sunday, and on Monday good many of her
old friends and neighbors called at Mr.. Chas, =,
where she now lives in the edge of Halifax,
to tender their congratulations. Miss Pratt
was born in Marlboro Aug. s, 1856, and has
always been resident of the town. Her
father was Amos Pratt, who died at the age
of 60. Her mother Deliverance Pratt, lived
to be 81. She Ind three brothers, Elihu. Ar
temas and Emory, who lived to be H. II aud
W years old respectively sister, Orpha, died
at w. The only relatives present on Monday
were nephews Ell hu Pratt of Halifax, aud L,
A. Pratt of West BFattleb0ro with his wife
ana three children. Miss Pratt's eytsight is
still az good as that of most persons Of 20.
and she walks about the house with ease.
Her memory of old acquaintance and of
events in the past is good, but her mind wan
ders when brought to things of the passing
moment She was noted in past days for her
sharp and sarcastic sayings, and her tongue
mas not yet lost its keenness, but several of
her guests felt it ON Monday. She has not
yet given up the idea Of finding suitable
husband and settling down to the joys of
married life. While the Rev o f. rhayer
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during bis vacation II was continued at half.
nay. lie wrote in a letter TO his father few
wee ks ago as follows: My days arc we'll
filled with work in which take great deal
of interest. believe have gained the con-
fdence Of the government, who seek my al.
vice on affairs outside my own business,
which is the control Of the customs service
have every reason to be we'll satisfied with
my position. Just now | have a good deal
to do with my old friends, the French, who
have come here TO make treaty. II Seems
doubtful whether the French and Coreans
will como together on the missionary ques.
ton. The Ooreans have bitter prejudice
against missionaries Of all kinds, especially
against the French, and seem determined not
to grant them any concessions whatever"
A friend Of the missionary cause, resid.
ing in this town, has recently given $1,000 to
the Home missionary society.
John NJ Knight from Dos NJ limos, Iowa
and Mrs. Rose w. Maynard of Somorvie,
Mass, are visiting at their old homo. D. f.
Longfellow. Mrs Nettie seaman aud her sou
Guy from Newton, Iowa, are visiting Mcs. r.
A. Knight Ms Hayward from Springfield
Mass, is visiting her uncle, Jason Knight
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Halifax.

Doubtless many people think the nice
new farm buildings that Mr. Day erected on
the river road are in ashes, but it is not SO
Those recently burned were on another road
south west, once known as the Brooks
place" consequently the loss il not very
great The house was an old landmark sup
posed to have been erected since the flood :
we cannot get its age, only guess at it.
Rev. Geo. W. Clark OF Someryille N.
j., is expected to arrive in Halifax the 27th
of this month, and will preach in the Ceutre
church August 18th, at 10 A. NJ, and in the
West Halifax church in the afternoon.