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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

Postmaster q. o. Guild will retain the
present assistant postmaster, G. f. Mescham,
who has had long experience in the service,
Moses Miller announces that he will
build eight cottages at Sunapee lake incud
ing bathing house, and have them ready
for use next season.
John Robertson started on Monday for
Montana, in company with his brother, Ed
win Robertson of Brooklyn, and will be alb
sent several weeks.
Rev. DIR. Miner of Boston will conduct
services at the Universalst church next Sun
day morning, and on Monday ev' Mug will
lecture GU trmperAnce at the town hall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian last week
ruthlessly exposed to full public view the sly
work which one Luther Baker of Orleans
county is doing against Mr. Edmunds in Cal
edonis and Orange counties The anti-Ed-
munds men were taken all Aback by this bit
of timely and vigorous journalism but it
was too late, after the deed was done, for
scolding or calling hard names to either save
mr. holD their cause
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

Mr.. aud Mrs. John Lambert are away to
Hoosac, N. Y, on visit.
On Saturday, the l3th, while some per
sons we're making improvements in the Pan
mel Hill cemetery 10y cutting brush and ar
ranging the tOmbstones, heavy slab broke
off near the socket and fell over on the legs
of a 5-yoars- old son OF Eber Sumner. cob
BILE stone and the strength of the man hav-
ing hold of the slab broke the force OF the
blow, but il was u narrow escape from seri-
GUS aud perhaps fatal accident.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
WASH" shi. AIIg.lon in Pretty BAD

From senator Fryes speech opening the Maine state
campaign last Saturday night
What next defeated us? The Republicans
did it. What kind of Republicans Mug
wumps. What are Mugwumps? Men who
thought the Republican party had done an
immoral thing in nominating James G.. Blaine
for President of the United States. Men who
thought they were better than the majority
of the men in the Republican party. Men
like Carl Schurtz, George William Curtis aud
Henry Ward Beecher, who were too good to
vote for James q. Blaine tell you to look
carefully at every man who thinks he is bet
ter than the majority of the voters. II you
see a man marching through the streets
marked, Il am an honest man." distrust him
at once You take a magnificent bridal dress
with its ribbons and splendid laces, and put
it on exhibition with a little ink spot on its
skirt and you will find plenty of men aud
women who will see nothing but that ink
spot. Go into a magnificent cathedral in one
of the cities of Europe, with its beautiful
| paintings and stained glass windows, and il
| in one of the windows a small hole has been
broken by a careless boy, those people would
see that hole and nothing more. Now the
people of this country, with An exquisite ii
deity to the best interest of the nation, M
| the little bit of smirch on the skirt of Mr..
Blaine's coat and, therefore, voted that. Mr..
| Cleveland, a man who was smirchrd from
head to foot, should be President. Laugh.
! ter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

How copy of the old-time, selfo
candid, truthful and influential Montpelier
Waterman must blush and hang its head
when it sees the paper which bears the same
name to-day descend to the depths of print
ing one of the yarns of Eli Perkins, the cham
pion liar, and then commenting on it as
though it was matter of sober truth-snd
all for the sake of throwing out lying insin-
uation against Senator Edmunds There
are men who would rather shovel in gravel
pit for a living than do such dirty work
under any mans ownership.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
CheaterfteIh. MI

An Amherst, Mass, item in the Spring
field Republican says: sc NJ Osgood, own
er of the catamaran at SpofIord lake, Ches-
terheld, N. H., which was made the occasion
of last weeks drowning of Charles q. Bow
ers and Ida Walker, sent messenger to
Chesterfield to remove the mast aud sail,
drag the craft ashore and burn it, and his in
siructlons have been carried out. lie deeply
regrets the loss of life resulting from the use
OF the catamaran, in spite of repeated warn
ings that it must not be sailed without being
thoroughly repaired"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

DE-. E. A. Stebbins, wife and two chill
dren OF Shelburne Falls, Mass, are visiting
relatives in town for a few days.
School began last Monday. Miss Maud
). Robbins of Athens is teaching in Dist No.
!, aud Miss Jane f. Howard of Randolph in
Dist. No. 2.
The lawn party held near the residence of
N. Il. Guy on Friday Aug. 10th, was quite
well attended, and goodly sum WAS added
to the funds of the missionary society.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

The Republicans of Burlington have held
their caucus this week and nominated L. b.
Taft as their candidate for city representa-.
tive in the next legislature. The contest was
a warm one, but seems to have been conduct.
ed in good temper. The caucus was called for
Monday evening, when the ballot box remain
ed open one hour, and the count of ballots
showed III for Z. b. Taft, 155 for G. II.
Morse, and 1O7 for W. w. Henry. There
was no choice, and, many of the voters hav-
ing gone home, the caucus was adjourned to
Tuesday evening. Gen Henry having with
drawn his name, the contest on the second
evening was between Mr.. Morse and Mr..
Taft. On the first ballot each candidate had
just 200 votes On the second ballot Mr.
Taft WAS nominated by a majority of three
in a total vote of $50. The Free Press init
mates that Mr. Taft has put in great deal of
personal work to secure the nomination, and
says it favored Mr.. Morse because it believed
he would be the stronger man on election day,
but it vouches for Mr.. Taft as "a pledged and
unqualified Edmunds man" and says he will
satisfactorily represent the city il elected.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
A Prudent Friend.

Senator Frye, in his Aroostook speech, ap-
peared to think it incumbent upon him to ex-
plain why Mr., Blaine was defeated, although
Mr.. Blaine is not now an issue. He said one
reason was because certain Republicans saw
upon his garments one small smirch. Did
they? Was it smirch, or only lie 4? Aud
he took occasion to rebuke these Republicans
giving their names. As the name of Senator
Edmunds is not included we infer that Mr..
Blaine's real friends do not consider him an
enemy but prudent friend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
The Heal QuestiOn About the Com.
mission.
From the Bellows Falls Timesl

From the Bellows Falls Timesl
The question is not now whether there
shall be such a commission rs all parties
have this year spoken in favor Of it, but
whether il shall be one OF Efficiency or ineffi
cheney. So far as no efficiency is concerned
we have had enough of that for many years
in the nominal office of railroad commits.
soner. More than half of the states at
the present time have railroad commissions,
and perhaps there is no better model for
study than that of VI ,ssAchusetts. At all
events the interests of the people should be
first provided for and no great corporation
should be allowed to stand in the way of any
legislation for such purpose, Let this matter
be thought of in the pending election.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
The Beech Seal.

In olden times Green Mountain boys had
a we'll known practice of applying the "beech
seal to Workers who came over the bor-
der and meddled with our affairs. Now, when
New York sculion imports himself or is i'm
ported to defame the reputation of one of our
most honored citizens, he should have set
upon him the seal of indignation of every
man and woman in the state, even if he es-
capes the beech seal which hs we'll deserves.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

We haven't seen it announced as yet that
Mr.. Blaine has sent Senator Frye card Of
thanks for taking pains to tell the public that
there really was "smirch on the skirt of his
coat" Perhaps Mr. Blaine didn't like it.
Some people wouldn't. In the campaign of
1884 Mr., Frye said it wasn't smirch but a
Islander
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

The formal opening of the Republican
campaign in Cumberland county, Me-, took
place at Sebago lake, Tuesday afternoon,
when James G. Blaine and Congressman
Reed of Maine and Gibson of Ohio made ad-
dresses before large assembly. Mr. Blaine
devoted his speech to calm and argumen-
tatve discussion of the tariff, the labor ques-
ton, the fisheries, our relations with Mexico,
and prohibition. He did not say whether he
fsvors prohibition, but contented himself
with the assertion that the Republican party
in Maine has uniformly favored it, while the
Democrats have been as constant in opposi
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

Y. II. Allbee of Bellows Falls one OF the
Republican county committee, will send ont
the Republican votes for the county to-day
or tomorrow. II the town committees do
not receive them they should notify Mr.. Al.
bee pTomptly
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27


The great anxiety of the Democrats of this
state to defeat the reelection of S ,natOr FL
munds in alone good reason for his election
The military rule, to do what your enemy
don't want done, il just the one for this cleo
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

Our threatened complication with Mexico
id brought to happy termination by the re-
lease of Cutting, the editor of doubtful repu,
tation over whom all the trouble arose. Med
ina, the man whom he had grossly libeled,
sent a statement to the magistrate of the su.
preme court of chihuahua saying that he de-
sisted from civil action and should not appear
against Cutting, and under the penal code of
the state, which expressly orders that no pro
ceedings take place against the author of a
libel defamation or cslumny, unless through
the complaint of the person offended" Cut
ting WAS at once set free II came near get
ting himself arrested a second time by his
blatant talk before he left, but WAS hustled
aboarda convenient mule-car and taken across
the river to Ell Paso. The Mexican authori.
ties are evidently glad to be rid of him, not
withstanding they had all the equities of the
case on their side, and it was extremely doubt
full if Secretary Bayard's hasty demand for
his release could have been enforced. The
probabilities are that Mednas refusal to ap-
pear against Cutting was made through pri-
vate understanding with the Mexican officials
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
GuiIfOrd OeaIre.

Rev. +. W. Whitney will preach in the
unlVersallst church next Sunday at 2;3O P. NJ.
The select school taught by Scion Rich
mond will begin Sept 9th instead of Aug
Both as stated last week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27

For MemJer Of Congress, Second Congres-
a0Hdl District
WILLIAM W. CIRCUIT of Barton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
TIE INVESTIGATION.

ADJOURNED TO NEXT WEEK -AFFIDAvITs FROM
ENGINEER BoLLTI AND THE CONTRACTORS.
AT the conclusion of last Fridays after
noon session Col Haskins adjourned the inves-
tigation subject to call at day to be named
His duties before the United States court at
Windsor have prevented his resuminR the ex-
animation of witnesses this week, aud, more
over it was desirable to wait before calling
more witnesses until the wreck had been
cleared away.
This week Affidavts have been received
by Col. Haskins from A. p. Boiler, the engi-
neer who designed the bridge, and G. f. Dan
forth, OF the firm of c. f. Danforth Il Co 3,
the builders The affdavits are accompanied
by the original plans and strain sheets from
which the bridge was built, which will ap-
pear as part of the evidence. II should be
said by way of explanation that the affdavits
were made by Mr. Boiler and Mr. Danforth
after they had received copies of the Brattle
boro papers giving particulars in regard to the
wreck
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
Letter and Amda,I,s.

AMERICAN CABLE RAILWAY Co.,
90 NASSAU STREET,
NEw YORK, Aug %. 1896.
X. HAsKINs. ESQ, BrattlebOro VI.
Dear Sir:-I enclose You deposition Of myself and
MIR. Boiler, which trust You will allow to be used in
the investigation now going on before you as the
Of the accident by breaking Of bridge ON Brat
teboto Whitehall railroad.
am very truly yours, G. L, DANFORTH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
TBeUermontQ Banit.
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1886.
nEPUnLICAN STATE rICKET.

For Governor,
ERENEZER j. ORMSBEE Of Brandon.
For lieutenant. GogerR0r,
LEVI X. FULLER Of Brattleboro.
For Secretary IF State,
CHARLES W. PORTER of Montpelier.
For Treasurer,
WILLIAM II. DU BOTS of Randolph.
For Auditor Of AccouRts,
T.. HENRY POWELL Of Richford.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-27
nEPUBLuoAN COUNTY TICKET.

For Senator'S,
A. N. SWAIN of Rockingham
T.. W. STODDARD Of BrattleDoro.
For assistant Judges,
r. W. CLARKE of Brattleboro,
l.. 3. WALKER Of Grafton.
For States Attorney,
HOSEA MANN, JR., Of Wilmington.
For sheriff,
j. II. KlDDER of Wilmington.
FOR nigh BdiiG
GEORGE s. FOSTER Of Pn,ney.
For Probate Judges,
ROYALL TYLER of Brauleboro,
LEVANT NJ READ Of Rockingham.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
The New Methodist Church.

The Methodist Episcopal Church
building is now nearly completed, and
is an ornament to this city. Work on
the interior is being pushed as rapidly
as circumstances will permit. The
seats will be put in soon, the lumber
for same having been ordered. The
aisles and pulpit platform are to be
carpeted, but cushions on the seats
will be dispensed with until the 6nan
cial condition Of the congregation is
somewhat improved-and that means
about year-as all the funds raised
this year will be necessary for present
Indebtedness, and to defray expense
of maintaining the church. The peo-
pie Of HALEY have responded literally
for this cause, and will no doubt come
to the front when called upon again.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
Our Cold Waves.

The first appearance of cold waves
within the territory of the United
States signal service is nearly always
at Helena, Montana, according to
Lieutenant T. A. Woodruff, their
place Of origin probably being the vast
regions Of ice and snow near the Arc
tic Circle. From Helena they usual
ly reach Omaha in s to 16 hours, the
distance being 8S9 miles; St. Louis in
"a TO 80 hours, distance 1880 miles;
Galveston "a to 40 hours, distance
1900 miles; Nashville, the same; Buff
falo, "A to 48 hours, distance 1850
miles; Washington, 50 to IS hours,
distance 1858 miles. The waves are
found to follow areas of low pressure,
and to precede areas of high pressure.
They move in different ways; first, di.
rectly eastward, over the great lakes
and across New England, not being
felt south OF the Ohio valley; second,
southeasterly, covering the entire
country in their progress; third, south
erly, from Montana and Dakota to
Texas, thence through the Gul:
States, and finally northeastward over
the Atlantic States, such waves being
sometimes felt at St. Louis and
Shreveport before reaching st. Paul
and Chicago. The number of waves
belonging to the three classes during
the years 1881 to 1884, was 20, AZ,
and 10.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
A Safe Light for Miners.

An electric safety-lamp was exhib-
tied by Mr.. J. w. Swan at a late
meeting of mining and mechanical
engineers at Newcastle, England.
The lamp is portable, being fed by a
secondary battery and the whole
weighing about six pounds, and is
said to be capable of giving two or
three times as much light as the ordi.
nary safety-lamp during 10 or 10
hours. The supply Of electric energy
is readily renewed, and the batteries
of several hundred lamps may be re-
charged in few hours by connection
with suitable electric main. Mr..
Swan hopes to give miners still fur
Their security by the addition of foul.
air detector to the lamp.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
We Have No Hsse.

A few days ago Van Ness was
nearly paralyzed by the presence of a
modest-appearing lady, who stepped
in front of his bar and said:
"Will you please show me your
hose?"
"Hose, madam" said Van, "why,
we have no hose--fact is, we don't
take city water here"
"You misunderstood me, sir" the
lady replied; 81 mean stockings
ladies' stockings"
Then Van. tumbled, and had to
explain to the lady, as he hastily es-
corted her into the street, that he did
not run a dry goods shop, although
the whole front of his building is
plastered over with signs of goods in
that line.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
ity and not quantity should be con-

ity and not quantity should be con-
sidered.
Judge A. p. Turner came down
from the Idahoan mine, this afternoon,
shouldered his grip-sack and started
by train for the East.
The small boy of Haley is happy.
The accumulations of snow from side
walks and roofs make piles of this
material on Main street that reach
the second story windows and form a
splendid place Tor the kids to coast.
A bowling dog keeps awake a num-
Der of residents of lower Main street
nightly. One citizen took a shot at
it last night, but without effect. Call
in that "purp" or it will get hurt.
In addition to the usual services at
Emmanuel Church morrow, there
will be children's service, and in.
struction in the Church Catechism.
Others besides children attend. All
are invited.
Word comes from Bellevue that
the Rev. Mr.. Maxwell Is meeting with
much success, in his revival there.
He conducts two prayer-meetings
daily-one at noon, the other at night
and proposes to "hold the fort"
while longer.
Ayers pills cure constipation, i'm
prove the appetite, promote digestion,
restore healthy action, and regulate
every function. They are pleasant
to take, gentle in their operation, yet
thorough, searching, and powerful in
subduing disease.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
Advertising Wood River.

From the number of letters re
ceived in this city every day, inquir-
ing about tho country, one wosld
think that the Wood River region
was just beginning to be heard of in
the far Eastern States. The reason
for the receipt of these inquiries is
that the railroad companies interested
in forwarding passengers to the far
Northwestern States and Territories
are Acknowledgements of the Missis-
sippi-an immense amount of printed
matter descriptive of this section of
country. In a circular received at
the TIMES Office there is a full de-
scription of the Wood River country,
its towns and business opportunities,
and its mines, together with figures
in round understanding the yield
during the past year of precious
metals.
No boom here is anticipated, but
these advertising circulars will un-
doubtedly send many new residents
for the towns in this section-immi.
grants to locate and cultivate lands
open to entry-and will attract men
of means to look at and invest il
mining property.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
Going Back to Their Work.

The recent severe storm drove a
large number of miners and claim
owners from the hills who sought
comfort and safety in this city. The
dangers of snowslides are not very
great now as the sunshine and warm
rains have settled the snow where it
has not slid off the mountains. One
by one the men are returning to their
work, and the former state of things
in the mining field of this section will
soon be resumed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
Send Them to Idaho.

An Eastern paper states that Mas
sachusetts has nearly three females
for every male, and that that State is
at loss what to do with the surplus,
as about one-third of them cannot find
lucrative employment. Send them
out to Idaho to become the wives of
the thousands of longing bachelors,
and to fill the vacancies in the field
OF domestics soon to be vacated by
the Chinese.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Home made candies at Monahan's.
Snow glasses from two-bit up, at
Hendricks. IF
Silver is quoted at $1.O2t in New
York to day.
Lead has fallen off in price some
what-being down to $3.50 per 100
pounds.
The main travelled roads are al
ready wearing through so that the
soil is visible in places.
Those new imported goods just re-
ceived by Lund & Anderson are un-
doubtedly the finest ever seen here.
Booths fresh oysters received daily,
at the Merchants Restaurant, and
cooked to order, day or night.
j. w. HoDGMAN. Sole Agent.
Ranchers, who have kept very close
at home since the beginning of the
storm last week, commenced to come
into town again to day, for their
groceries.
Moore will have one of his good
dinners at the Nevada, tomorrow
Sunday. We noticed turkeys ar
irving by express at his place this
morning. 1t
A large party of Haley sportsmen
is forming to go out on the Portneuf
river to hunt ducks and geese and to
fish for the trout for which that
stream is famous.
w. Schroff, the new manager of the
telephone exchange in this city will
get down to business in new quarters
over Coffin Brothers store-next
Monday morning.
The Bullion boys derived consider
able amusement from snowballing
each other on Main street this after
Rocn. No damage was done indi.
viduals, but glass fronts often had
narrow escapes.
The WEEKLY TIMES, issued every
Wednesday, contains all the local
news Of the week. 1t tells more
about this region than ten letters
could. The price of subscription is
only 50 per year, $3.50 for six months.
Send it to your friends. Single
copies, 10 cents.
Ayers Sarsaparilla, being highly
eohcentrated, requires a smaller dose
and is more effective, dose for dose
than any other blood medicine. 1t is
the cheapest, because the best. Quail
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-01-30
NATURES SIGNS.
Moss.Baek Weather Prophets Once
More to the Front.

MoSs'back Weather Prophets Once
More to the Front.
Old weather prophets often predict
storms or clear weather weeks ahead,
by observing the actions and habits
of birds or animals. Such predic-
tions invariably prove correct, ex-
cepting when the birds or animals
themselves are fooled. All through
the fall ducks and geese have re-
mained-rn large numbers-along
Wood River, which led weather
prophets to predict an open, mild
winter. The waterfowl were evil
IDENTITY greatly fooled, as the severest
storm of FIVE years has just exhausted
itself over this region. Last evening
the sporting editor of the TIMES no.
ticed three focks of ducks and one
flock of geese, high in the air, flying
northward. Now. we weather proph-
cts, what do these birds mean by Ay-
ing northward in the evening, and in
January, too?
The sporting editor has studied the
migratory habits of all classes of wa.
ter-fowl, for years; but the behavior
OF ducks, geese, and jack-snipe this
winter have been contrary to any
thing heretofore coming within his
vision.
Yesterday one of the old moss back
weather prophets who has sojourned
in Idaho almost since the lava beds
cooled of sufficiently to permit flesh
and blood to exist here, got Frank
Cavanah and Judge Cannady up
against wall, and told them all about
what weather to expect for the next
year. He predicts another severe
storm, which will begin on the 18th
of next month. There is to be-ac-
cording to his predictions-four feet
of snow, followed by rain and the
most destructive snowslides Id aho has
ever known.