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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
HOME NEWS.
Asasunceaents.

We can show you the best line Of table and
pocket cutlery, shears and scissors, razors and
csrvers to be seen in this vicinity, Of best makes
and at bottom prizes. GLEASON RoBniSs.
The accident insurance policies OF the Travellers
Insurance co. " Hartford cover death by acct
dent loss u time, loss Of eyesight, loss Of limbs
and loss Of hands CrnwoRrH & CHtLDs, Local
Agents
ARTISTIC PicruRE FRAMiSa at Clapp & Jones's.
CHOICE WEsrrRN MORTGAGES, bearing per Ct
interest are guaranteed both principal and inter
est hya Boston bank Of $4,000 capital, which is
under supervision Of Massachusetts savings bank
commissioners, For particulars inquire Of Cud
worth Il Childs, agents Suffolk Trust and Invest
ment company.
PicrrRE FRAMES ART cheap at Clapp Jones's.
Picture frames In variety at A, f. wilder's,
Also academy board. Shop open evenings tos.
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis
Pictures To- paint, Outline Books in new and
charming designs; Tilton's Art Color Box-the
best in the market; Tilton's design cards and stu
dies Miss Kemhle's Instruction Book for begin
ners in art. SARA VI. CHATTIELD VI Hooker BR.
Passes beautiful Valentine Cards and the pop
altar lace goods at Clapp q Jones.
o. j. Pratt will offer his elegant stock Of ladies'
aud misses cloaks at about half price during the
next four weeks, and ii will pay to buy garment
| for next season II you do not need one now.
| Gleason 4 Robbins are sure they can suit you
| with razor, aud their prices are right.
The Boston Evening Record the cheapest daily
IN New England; price 10 cents per month or
four months for 81. Orders left at Pratt W right
! a Co s with win Mcdonald, agent. Papers de
! liv,rcd promptly every morning.
Valentines at Clapp & Jones's
As We have need " every inch Of space room
! for our mammoth stock Of new wall papers, We
| will sell about 10 odd remnants Of from four t.
ten rolls of a kind, at prices that will close them
| out in a few days. Come early, before the best
| ones are gone. VAN DOORN Il MORRIs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
Another Letter.

\ letter on our state politics, of the kind
We referred to last week-dated at Mont
pelier and sent to an outside paper-was
printed in the Springfield Republican
Wednesday. This letter says that the rail
road ring have come up smiling, determin-
ed to regain their lost prestige, and have
chosen William z. Dillingham; as their most
available candidate for governor, because
he is amiable, popular, and arouses no per-
sonal antagonisms. The "anti-ring" Re
publicans are represented as waiting de-
velopments before setting their stakes, "
though an interchange of views has "devel-
oped the fact, apparently, that b. d. Har-
ris of Brattleboro is regarded by this class
as ON the whole the most suitable man to
head the state ticket, The friends of
Lieut.. Gov. Fuller are credited with adj
hitting that his promise made to the con
vention two years ago, not to seek the high
err Office removes him from the list of pos
sible candidates. The writer thinks, in
conclusion, that an "anti-Smith ticket
would win Independent support, besides
the votes of Democrats who are anxious 10
rehuke the repellng and scandalous domin,
alton of Atkins & Co, in the matter of fed
ernl appointments
This last assertion is not true for the
Democratic party is bound to hang togeth
err in lump this year just as it has don,
every other year The letter on the whole
however, undoubtedly contains good dea
Of truth-but as we said last week tn,
way to make or break governors, or to run
our state politics, is not through publica
tons of this sort
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
THE GETTYSBURG MONUMENT.

The contract for the Vermont monument,
to he erected on the Gettysburg battle field.
has been awarded to the Cnrrick Bros
Granite company Of st Iohnshurv. the
same concern which cut the granite for our
Brattleboro soldiers monument and made
an excellent job Of it. The CALIFORNIAN
SAYS the monument Is To- he "a beautiful
thing, a copy of the fampu, Nelson munu-
mcnt in Trafalgar Square The monument
proper will stand - feet high The base
20 feet square and nearly two feet high. is
IA massive block Of granite the die Of Barre
granite and the huted column, % feet long
of Dummerstou granite with a carved cap
The cost will be in the neghborhood Of
$1,000"
Mr., II. j Carrick, who was in town on
Tuesday, tells Us that the entire granite
work of the monument above the base or
die Is to Ice of Dummerston granite Agree
ment has been made with Mr. Lyons for
furnishing the granite aud all the cutting
will be done at the quarry by Carrick Bros
men A force of - or 30 men will be EN-
ployed. aud work will begin as soon as the
season opens in April The monument will
therefore be substantially a Brattleboro
product and our people will have Il chance
to see this handsome memorial to the valor
of Vermont men when it is ready for ship
ment to Gettysburg
Mr. Carrck contracted on Tuesday for a
very beautiful aud artistic piece Of granite
monumental work, which will be placed in
our Brattleboro cemetery before the close
of the coming season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
NcNVfnne.

The expert tested" dinner furnished the
County Agricultural socIety At the Wind
ham County house recently. and referred
Z" ~ the last PhuniN. was gotten uu b.,
MIR q. IL Underwood. the occupant. 1t
Mas not an exceptional one as he has EN-
l"yed the credit for many years of feeding
h,s guests well, and their horses. too. ami
without trying to give six quarts Of nar,
ont Of small four quart. extra thick bot
tom measure and if perchamce they got
six quarts has not been ,lyim- around soon
after taking them away. Con-.
There Is 10 hr a school prize contest at
Union hall Friday evening the It'll, which
has the promised element, of an interestiul,
occasion such a. ought not t. fail Of draw.
lng full house The town superintendent
of schools has offered 10 prizes to be dis
trlbuted to scholars in this part of the
town, two prizes each for best speaking
and reading for scholars over - years Of
age and the same for pupils under u. and
one for each class of ages in spelling.
Fred Burlingame has lately taken hi,
family to live in New York CITY. where he
has "a situation a. street car driver Ii has
been noted rs a somew hat remarkable war
record for one family that Mr. Burlmgame's
father with his three sons enlisted in the
The interesting and instructive lecture
delivered 10y Rev. Mr. Mooney of Hinsdale.
IN the Congregational church. was appre-
ciated by those who heard it, Ills subject
The men we want" should have drawn a
large audience, but Newfane people failed
t" improve the opportunity t. hear a live
subject discussed by live man. There is
hut little encouragement for effort to secure
IN the place literary entertainment and in
structlon Of high merit, so long as the PEG
pie are indifferent to such advantages.
On the 9TH inst Horace Blanchard wa,
prosecuted before Justice Burditt for selling
intoxicating liquor Frank l.. Fish con
Quoted the prosecution. Several witnesse,
were examined, but for lack of conclusive.
evidence the respondent was acquitted.
though IN the minds of the general public
he has been guilty of recent violations of
the Vermont liquor law This is another
instance showing how state prohihitory
law may he evadei. What we want is a
national law prohibiting the Importation
manufacture and sale Of intoNicatina, Eu
uors as beverage
The meetings at the CongregationaI
church, which were so Interrupted hy In,
storm last week, will be resumed at n I'm
/ ture date
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10

The Mobile Register, one Of the staunch-
est and most influential of Southern Demo
cratic newspapers, boldly attacks the Pres
ident's free-trade ideas as anti Democratic
as well as anti-American, and says that his
plan Of reducing The tariff while keeping
up the internal revenue taxes amounts to
a scheme in the interests of the whiskey
ring and English free-trade. To its other
arguments the Register adds weighty aud
practical suggestion which is well calculat-
ed to convince southern men who are al
ready inclined to the protection idea. This
is, in brief, that if the taxation of whiskey
was RENTED to the states the 81, 800, 600 of
federal taxes thereon now paid annually in
Alabama could be collected by the state,
through licenses issued 10y the proper au-
thorities or through stamp tax. This
would meet all the ordinary county taxes
throughout the state, and it could perfect
its water system, and the public schools and
city and town improvements would be sus-
tanned at the expense of the whskey max
ers, sellers and consumers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
THE MILITARY BALL.

The annual concert and ball of the rs
tey Guard and Fuller Battery at the town
hall last Friday evening brought out the
largest company of any social gathering of
the season. Overhead the hall was hand
somely decorated with colored streamers,
festooned from the centre, from which
We're suspended brightly tinted Japanese
lanterns, while helmets, military caps, etc
in the shape Of an inverted pyramid,
formed an effective centre piece. The walls
were decked with the flags of all nations,
guns, sabres and the paraphernalia of the
two companies and the gallery with bunt
ing, Japanese lanterns and parasols On
either side of the stage were lfe-sized por-
traits of Coils. Estey and Fuller, and in the
rear of tine centre IA large painting on can
vass representing the Goddess of Liberty.
j. W Slmonds was the artist in charge of
the decorations. Over 100 couples joined
in the grand march, which was led by Maj
Bond aud Mrs Wales. When the company
was in motion the full dress uniforms of the
military officials, with here and there the
less SNOWY dress Of the civilians mingling
with the handsome toilettes of the ladies,
presented respondent panoramic picture
large number of spectators, including
many honorary members of both compa-
MES, occupied the gallery aud stage Col
Gould of Gen. Whites staff of the New
Hampshire National Guard was present
Gov. Ormsbee telegraphed his regrets The
music by the First Regiment orchestra of
IA pieces was equal to anything ever rem
dered in town, even surprising that at the
recent bicycle ball. Caterer Cooper's sup
per, furnished in the lower hall, is pro
nounced by all rs one of his best Taken
all IN all the occasion was one of which both
military organizations may well feel proud.
The members deserve the many warm con-
CALCULATIONS rendered them
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10

The fact is. nobody pays over two cents mile
FOR travelling iu vermont except thr purchaser uf
n inlmile mileage ticket and the class Who don
feel aide to invest t20 at time BOO railroad fares
last class are made Co pay nearly ur quit" double
that rate when they are obliged to travel This
discrimination Is AN outrage and results practical
~ iu favor VI the rich aud against the poor.
Adams sentry.
There is force in the Sentry's suggestion.
Under the practice which now prevails gen
orally If not universally, ON our New Eng
land railroads, no one who travels to the
amount Of 1000 miles in year ON any one
railroad need pay more than two cents a
mile. On all roads. save only some branch
lines and feeders 1000 mile tickets or mile
age books are sold for 500, good to be used
within one year from date Of sale by the
individual or firm buying them and also by
the employees and members Of the buyers
family. By several Of the leading roads
mileage books are sold good for bearer
with no time limit, which amounts to no
less or more than reduction Of rates to
two cents n mile. II business can be done
proftably on this basis there is no reason
why common folk. who travel only little
now and then, should be made to pay twice
as much, or to At cents mile, as from
here to Windsor. A Scent rate in such
cases would be a fair one for the railroads,
aud one with which no reasonable person
could find fault
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10

o. d. Hmick of Andover met with an
accident while ON his way home from this
place last week. lie undertook to iump on
his sled to turn his team out so a load of
logs could pass him, and making a misstep
he fell between the sleds, and before The
team could be stopped he was dragged some
ways and his left shoulder was put out Of
joint.
n. f. Davis received the sal Intelligence
of the death Of his sister at Cavendisb last
Friday. She was thrown from u sleigh and
SO badly injured that she died the day fol-
lowing.
Fred Lothrop, formerly employed by the
Union Soapstone company, was killed at
Hreeniield while at work ON the railroad,
on FRIDAY last. The remains were brought
here Monday and placed in the tomb.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10

forward upun the track. the car pns-iuy
over him aud the .pokcs of tIr broken
wheel striking aud bruising bis h'nd. Tie
then fell through the tre-tlr. distance uI
nbout go feet striking finally loo the SNOW
bencath and being buried out of sight with
the exception If one arm. lie was picked
up badly injured about the head and with
the blood running from his mouth, aud WIS
taken 90 his home with his brother 1iIas iu
this place. lugulls the hos. Of the section,
was bruised and da,cd and walked almost
back 10 NeWfaue before he knew which
,nv he was going Clark is now improv
ing aud his recovery is expected. lie
knows those about him but cannot remem
her his fall and cannot believe that it took
place.
f.. L. Shattuck. son Of Edward Shatturk,
who has been living in the west for "a mum
her of years past, died at Fort Wayne,
Ind last Thursday The body was sent to
Townshend and funeral services were held
in the Baptist church Wednesday, Rev. g..
If Smith officiating. Mr. Shattuck leaves
a wife and three children, who reside in
Brattleboro Letters received from Fort
WAYNE speak If him a. being a man of eX
emplary habits and much respected by all
who knew him.
The donation visit to Rev G.. H. Smith
and family, Wednesday evening, was large
w attended. notwithstanding the badly
drifted roads aud the idea which some had
that the visit was Tuesday evening. The
sum contributed was liberal and entirely
satisfactory.
Mis-, Syhn Hobrook slipped and fell Mon
day evening on the hay scales, which ex
tend nrross the sidewalk opposite G. q.
Tafts. aud had 10 be carried home aud has
not been able to move or be moved since.
The doctors think mo- bones were broken or
iislucatcd and that Miss llolbrook will soon
be- able to he about. The next morning
Obadiah Howard slipped in the same place
and emf ono hand i'm two places beside i'm
Turing one hip slightly. Others have fallen
in the same place. bat without injury.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10

NOTABLE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
January ~. 1872 nathan 1euruarl and Sally
Scott, were joined ia marriage AT Halifax by Rev
Thomas Wood Their life since has been passed
In this town wholly, aud. We believe, In one school
district Six boys and four girls have been bpri
10 them. tire" ot the girls dying In their infancy
and the eldest son, Lyman, dying ia his2ith year
The remainder of the children arr 100" living
Albert Martin and Lester ara IN Illinois Charlys
resides at Halifax Centre, Horace lives on the old
farm and cares for his parents, and MerNllln, The
surviving daughter. is the wife Of Geo. T. Wor
den Of West Halifax. Their children made prep
Hratiuns to celebrate their j6th wedding ami
ycrIry but the weather b-.iug $40 severe the 2ith
It was adjourned 10 tn" 3lst, when about - as
-rmhl-d to congratulate tine aged couple. Al
bert, Martin and Lester ra ID sent "a package con
tanning g. gold piece Martins being accom-
panied by "A life like photograph The whole sun
given by relatives AMI friends amounted To- Sal o.
cash. b..Siirs other articles of value Thu giit'
were presented hy Rev ilurare Fowler aud were
suitably acknowledged 10y j " Mur@' Of jack
sonville Few people lisr Ca celebrate this ami
vrrSary, bat from present Indications Mr.. aud
Mrs Iearuard bid fair To celebrate their buth. Mr.
ls'arnurd Is - and MIR. l.raruurl ~ Mr.
le-urnard's brother joel. aged ~. was present
They have a sister living, Mrs Louisa StrtSou
VINO is - Two persons We're pr'--'ui Nr joe
ltarnard nnl Mr. Benjamin Barber. that attend
t.l the original wedding
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
SNOW ROLLERS.

Lieut., Gov, Fuller and Col Hooker came
home from their visit last week To Orleans
and Caledonia counties thorough converts
to the system of making our Vermont win
ter roads with snow rollers They left the
cars at Barton in Orleans county, 20 miles
from the Canada line, and were driven
from there IN West Glover, distance of
- to 3 miles, over roller made road.
That region got the full benefit of the biz
storm of two weeks ago and the road in
question is by no means "A sheltered or pro
tected one, but the distance was easily
made in % minutes with an average pair
Of horses and IA pung sleigh The road
was smooth and hard, and wide enough for
two teams all the way The roller used
there is II feet wide and weighs $500 To
5000 pounds, Among the people Of those
towns there is only one opinion about win
ter roads, and it is that SNOW rollers are
the only proper or economical things to
make them with, 4 man from Albany in
the same county told Col. Hooker that a
year ago trial of the two systems was
made ON two nearly parallel roads between
two points. On the road where the roller
was used the cost of breaking roads for the
winter was S25 on the road where the old
way Of plOughing out was practiced the
NbHA was FA0Is a W tNl llNl he " AltllOlllh
county, man told Gov. Fuller Of AN in
stance known to him where two years ago
it cost the town $1,000 to keep open Ger
tain mountain road Last winter roller
was used and the cost for the season was
5000 Here are two items from the New.
port Orleans county Express of this week
which bear directly on this subject The
first of them is from the Newport loca
items
We hear high commentator from a man in .
neighhoring town after passing over the road ia
the west part of the town Just after the snow
roller had gone over H. It was 80 much better
Than he had ever seen 1t before he could not hell
speaking Of il"
The second one is from the Barton Land
ing correspondent of the Express
The great storm and the pressure OF public
opinion convinced the village trustees of tile ne
cessity OF providing some adequate means TO
keeping our streets plssahr, and they at one
Luilt snow roller with which 10 roll the streets
! The idea had prevailed tu some extent that
would not be- possible to handle with two horses
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10

The civil service rules have been revised
by the board of commissioners, and the
new rules have been approved by the Pres
ident. The main changes are those which
bring a considerable number of subordinate
employees within the influence of the rules
The enforcement Of the provisions of the
law designed to prevent the levying of po-
litical blackmail in the public service has
been strengthened by the new rule which
subjects every offender in this respect to
Immediate dismissal from office The limi-
tation Of 10 years as the maximum age of
eligibility to office under the law has been
nbrogated, and the standard of fitness has
been raised from 60 to - per cent, with an
exception in behalf Of ex soldiers and ex-
sailors, who are to be permitted to pass ex.
amiuatiou at the old grade.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
WIN nbe shcridnn.t

From the Boston Globe, Dem
The enthusiasm with which General
Sheridan has been received in this city
emphasizes the suggestion, hitherto little
considered, that he might make a formid-
able rival for Mr.. Blaine. Since the close
of the war every Republican candidate for
the presidency has been a general of the
Union army, with the single exception of
Mr. Blaine, who was defeated. That kind
of candidate has the prestige of mvariable
success in the Republican party, General
Sheridan has military record which far
surpasses that Of any past Republican pres
idental candidate excepting Grant His
candidacy would arouse whatever is left of
military enthusiasm in the Republican
party. And besides, the Hero of Winches-
ter possesses what all the other rivals of
Mr. Blaine sadly lack-that element which
is sometimes called personal magnetism,
Would it be so very surprising if General
Sheridan should prove to he the Dark Horse
of Mr., Blaine's ambition in this year of
prace tSSS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-02-10
THE MAPLE SUGAR MEETING

In spite of the stormy day and the short
notice given, some fifteen or tWentV far.
mers, representing Bruttlrboro. Guilfurd.
Halifax, Dummer,tou and Wilmington. re
sponded wednesday tD the call for an infor-
mai meeting to discuss the proposed furma
ton of maple sugar exchange ia Yer
mont. j. &. Newton was chosen chairman
Of the meeting aud G. ". Sargent ,ecre
tary. MIR. Newton explained briefly the
object Of the meeting and called for an eN-
preston from those present. Among 9th
ers who spoke f. T. Barnard aud Clark
Chandler of Wilmington. representing one
of the best sugar making towns IN the
county said that much interest was felt in
the project there aud the Wilmington
sugar makers would contribute literally to
the support Of the exchange II established.
Lieut.. Gov. Fuller. introduced by the chair
man As the farmer from lIu,iale, 50 spoke
of the wretched, black. dirty compounds
which are palmci of on the public as pure
Vermont maple sugar in Chicago aud even
IN near 10y eastern cities. lie thought be
sides improving and protecting the product
1t would hc necessary To- take some measure
10 Increase the channels through which it
could be sold. Dwight GOudenuugh related
his own experience ia trying to market the
product of his orchard in one Of the large
Maine cities and said the public had got SO
used TO a black, tarry imitation that they
were suspicious of "a white, clean, pure ar
tice
Beyond this discussion no attempt was
made at any definite action. The outcome
Of the M citing may, in brief, be said to be-
that there Was cordial acknowledgment
on the part Of all present that a maple
sugar exchange, organized on IA correct ia
sis to encourage all farmers 10 make the
best sugar possihle, to have the sugar care
fully graded according to its actual quality,
to protect and guarantee its purity, and u
broaden the market facilities, would be IA
great benefit To the maple sugar industry.
The meeting will prove AN incentive t.
thought and discussion on this subject
among the farmers of the several towns.
and meantime interest will be felt to learn
what action is taken 10y the executive com
mlttee of the State Grange, which is to bt
held at Montpelier next Wednesday, It
should be distinctly understood, however,
that the proposed exchange is not a grange
PROF ct, but is a matter intended for the in
terest and benefit of all farmers alike.