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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11
MINOR NOTES.

President Barnard of Columbia college
sent "A letter to the trustees Monday, re
signing his position ON account Of age and
miirmity.
A Washington item says that Col and
Mrs 3. t. Smalley of Burlington, who have
been the guests of Senator Morrill, for the
past month. have gone to Old Point Com
fort, accompanied by Senator Morrill, and
Miss Swan.
The twenty million dollar river and har
bor appropriation bill passed the House ON
Monday under a suspension of the rules 10y
"a vote of l6l to So.
We are glad to notice the announcement
that Arthur F Stone, son Of the proprietor
of the Caledonan. has returned home to
st Iohnsbury and gone to work on that
paper. Since his graduation from college
Mr. Stone has been doing newspaper work
first on the Northampton Herald and lat
terly on the Fall River News. He is a
Young man Of high promise-the kind that
/ Vermont journalism needs. The News
says pleasant things of him in announcing
his retirement from that paper.
f. y. Whitney, of the Mortified News,
has sold it to E. Gerry Il Co. and will 90 to
Burlington June l, and take editorial and
business charge of the Clipper, in which he
already has an interest
c. : Kinsley the former editor and pro
prietor of the Burlington Clipper, is now
connected edtorially with Chicago
paper,
Fully $500 people crowded into the acad-
envy of music at Albany, y. Y, Wednes-
day night TO hear Robert g. Ingersoll's Gu
logy of Roscoe Conkling Lieut. Gov
Jones presided Mr. Ingersoll was listened
TO with close attention, and at the close of
his Grafton he was voted the thanks of the
Legislature
Rev. Lyman Abbott, temporary pastor
of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, has been
formally called to the permanent pastorate
and will accept.
There will be hearty sympathy through
ont the state with Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
Billings of Woodstock, in the loss Of their
oldest son, Parmly, who died in Chicago at
midnight Monday, after an illness of two
days The young man was - wears old,
and was graduated from Amherst college in
1881 He has since been engaged in the
banking business at Billings, Mont, and
was on his way home at the time of his
death. The funeral will take place at
Woodstock tomorrow Saturday.
Last Sunday the Rev. A A. Miner of
Boston made appropriate reference to his
fifty years service in the ministry He
preached his first sermon in Chester, Vt
in 1898, and since then he has preached
5000 sermons. oficiated at 210s funerals
and 2131 weddings, besides devoting a
great deal Of time to temperance and edu
cationa work, to which he did not allude.
He said he was a stronger Universalist than
j ever
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

We have to say to Mr. Atkins this week
that in our opinion he is doing "A large
amount Of foolish lying about his own sal
airy and that Of his clerk and foreman in
the construction Of the government build
ing at Montpelier.
The figures which we gave last week
were official and he cannot successfully dis
pute or deny them If there is any pin
hole for him to crawl out of it is in the
fact that in the winter, while work is sus
pended, he gets only half pay. But even
81 a day is pretty good pay for watching
hole in the ground from ones snug place
10y the fire
The Caledonian Of this week thinks the
discrepancy can be accounted for in on
ly one way THAT the department might
have granted him So a day, surprising he
was qualified for the business, but finds OH
trial that he is only worth half as much,
hence the reduction to 3d."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

Congress has been in session five months
The Senate has passed some bills and sent
them to the House, but the House has done
nothing. 1t has begun and is carrying on
a fruitless debate. We say fruitless, he
cause it cannot result in the enactment of
law. 1t is debate over a measure which
may possibly pass the House, but which can
not get through the Senate. 1t is a meas
ure which confesses that the Democrats do
not intend to try to reduce the surplus nor
to relieve the people from the burden of
taxation under which they are suffering
The party which proposes to renominatc
Mr. Cleveland will 20 into the campaign
without record Of things accomplished
1t will rest entirely upon its rhetorical and
oratorical raid upon the protective system.
In the meantime, and without regard h.
party politics, the business Of the country
waits The Judiciary committee has not
been able to bring up the Direct Tax bill.
and its author does not expect to secure
consideration for the International Copy
right bill Twelve regular appropriation
bills are vet TO be considered by the House
Of Representatives The Public Lands
committee cannot get a hearing. and it,
meritorious measure for the repeal of the
presumption and timber acts is buried in the
| calendar. The Pacific Railroads committee
is unable 10 secure attention to its needed
measure for the readjustment of the debt
/ of the companies No attention has vet
/ been paid to the requirements of the Navy
/ department for carrying on the work of re
constructing the navy, nor to the request
Of the War department for funds for coast
defences. The national banking system is
in danger, but the Banking and Currency
committee is powerless i'll the food of tariff
talk The question of stopping the useless
coinage Of silver has dropped out of sight
A blight-the blight of words-has fallen
upon Congress, and the idle members sit in
their seats day after day, lulled into in
activity by the droning of the tariff orators.
This Congress will do no business because
the House is Democratic, and Congress has
accomplished nothing in the way of beneii-
cial legislation since the Democrats came
into power-at least, nothing that original
ed in the Democratic House. The debate
will do good, as a matter of course, for it
will enable the Republicans To expose the
true character Of the Mills bill and the en-
tire free trade movement There is no
reason, however, why the government
should be put to the expense of a political
campaign.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

Ozro Adams returns t. Athol, Mass
A. C.. Wellman has been appointed con
stable and collector of taxes b. I'LL a vacan
cy caused by the election to that office Of a
man who was not eligible
Our postmistress. Mrs France, 2 Stick
ney, after reading the hutter record of q.
Il. johnson Of Newfane, as given la last
week 5 Phoenix, looked over her own butter
account, and found that from Sept 2Uth IT,
May 10th she had made an average of 100
lbs. OF butter per month from two very old
COWS zone Of them farrow) and two , wear
Odds. The milk was set ia small pans The
butter was shipped u Boston commission
merchants, and made quick returns of from
% 10 20 cents per pound This demon
states the fact that the butter from a small
dairy managed 10y skilful hands will find a
ready market
Measles have made their appearance in
town.
School in District 3 began this week. with
Miss Myra Kingsbury of Londonderry a,
teacher
Rev II. V Baker is visiting his mother
in Rhode Island, and will attend. the Ban
fist anniversary at Washington, D. c.. he
ing absent from town most of the month
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11
Bellows FaIIs.

+. W. Bancroft, proprietor Of the Ter
race hill farm, has gone b. Buffalo. n. y.
where he will reside with hi- brother Ban.
croft was once partner of the well known
New York house Of H. r Clafn 4 Co.
He Withdrew from the firm several wears
ago, taking with him over $500 Np He
invested part Of tins IN iron mines in New
Jersey and built n village Of blocks and
churches He also bought the Terrace hill
property, built large aud elegant barns.
raised bluoded stock aud lived in princelv
style. But the iron business collapsed aud
Bancroft lost heavily lie gave up his
stock raising and engaged in the milk busi
ness. He built up large trade in this. hut
his expenses always exceeded his income.
and In fortune gradually dWindled away.
The death of his wife last winter was the
final blow. aud nothing was left but failure.
50 to-day the former dry goods prince, of
Broadway Is "a financial. physical aud men
tai wreck Springfield E.pubi,ror ror
Lewis Miurad was recently reunited iu
st. LOUIS to ii sister whom he had not met
for 80 years Mrs Reardon aud Mr. Min
rad are two IT "a family Of five children.
Separated IN lNis, ench grew up ignorant
of the fate of the other Mnrad served in
the war, and while employed IA an eneiu
eer ON the Erie railroad. discovered hi-
Youngest sister. He found his eldest sister
Mrs Rearion 10y the aid Of the ncwsi,a
pers
The receipts Of the post office for the
year exceeded the SS00O limit, and it will
pass into IA second class office.
Mr. John Robertson has been suddenly
called 10 Milford, Mass, 10y the death Of
his sister, Mrs j. l. G.. Cook. aud started
for that place Thursday morning Mrs Cook
formerly lived IN Bennington, but for many
years has resided in Milford
A new indictment has been brought
against the sparrow. II is charged with
having introduced that tremendous pest of
the hou~ekeeper, the carpet beetle or buffa
10 bug. 1t Is said they have them under
their wings in an incipient stage from which
they emerge for greater fields of useful
ness q. 1t is claimed the carpet bug first
appeared here with the advent Of the spar
row. Thurs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11
The Platform Adopted Last eek by
the Anti-SRIOOn Republican Confer

The Anti-Saloon Republicans Of the Unit
ed States by their representatives in nation
al conference assembled, declare as fol
lows:
First-We regard the saloon as the com
mon and malignant foe of civilization and
humanity. 1t is wasteful, vicious and hos
tile to good government 1t degrades the
individual, ruins the family, debauches our
youth, is destructive of Sunday as the PEG
pies day of rest, corrupts the ballot, fos
tiers crime, and threatens the very exist
ence of the Republic 1t has become per
nicious and demoralizing power in politics
municipal, state and national, and is there
in intrusive, aggressive and domineering
As public enemy it ought 10 he abolish
ed
Second-We hail with great satisfaction
the rapid growth of the anti saloon senti
ment in all parts of the country as shown
by the constitutional amendments legisla
tive enactments, and by the fact that in
thirty four states and territories laws have
been enacted requiring the giving of scien-
tihc instruction in public schools on the evil
effects of alcohol ON the human system
The public conscience is aroused on this
subject and will be satisfied with nothing
less than the suppression of its monstrous
Third-Recognizing the practical Difficult
ties of temperance legislation and enforce
ment We unite upon the broad ground of
active hostility 10 the saloon without de
claring the method Of procedure The PEG
pie have the right and should have the op-
Portunity OF deciding how and when the
saloon should be suppressed 1t should he
destroyed with the weapons that are most
effective and available
Fourth-As members Of the Republican
party we are proud of its glorious past, re
joice in its present vigor and have
an abiding confidence that it will prove
TO be the agent of Divine Providence
for the destruction of the saloon, as it was
for the overthrow of slavery. The saloon
is moral slavery.
Fifth Speaking for an overwhelming
majority of the Republican voters and good
good citizens, we respectfully but urgently
ask our bretheren of the National Republi-
can convention, which is To meet in Chicago
in June, to incorporate in their platform
declaration of principles of hostility TO the
saloon as clear and emphatic as the English
language can make It. We ask this because
it is right. Right is might
Sixth-We earnestly invite the active co
operation of all friends of temperance up
on this plan of campaign, which has the
promise and potency of the speedy over
throw of the saloon party in national affairs
and the immediate Gripping and ultimate
extinction of the legalized liquor traffic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

). Fuskett has arrived with 90 head Of
cattle To- stock his pastures with
We learned from Prof J. l. Howard
who paid Us a flying visit Monday, that he
mas sold out his barber shop in Saxtons Riy
er and is going to teach penmauship He
i, undoubtedly one of the best penmen IN
the state and All extra instructor
Milton Allen left on Monday for Brattle-
buro, whore he is to work for Mr. Mat
thews the carpenter
Landlord Taylor Of the Jamaica House has
much improved the house 10y the application
Of paint and paper. MIR. Brown of London
derry doing the work
Abijah Muzzy had paralytic shock Mon
DAY afternoon while mending fence in his
Howard pasture Not coming home at
dark hi, son james aud others went out t.
look for him, and lac was found about nine
O'Clock. lie L. now IN critical condition.
his right side heing paralyzed just year
ago last MONDAY, Mr. Muzzy had an attack
Of heart disease while at work IN the same
lot, aud was barely able u get home.
Rev j + Whitney of East st. Johns
bury accepts call to the Congregational
church here
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

In accordance with previous notice, the
County Teachers Institute began on
Wednesday, under the direction Of Stat,
Superintendent Dnrtt who has able assist
ants 1t will be- an occasipu Of deep inter
est, and full report will he given next
week
a. + Gates Of Greenfield Mass a for
mer resident here, has bought the plac,
owned and occupied 10y his mother, wh,
has recently died
Jesse Cooml,s IA former resident. now oil
Kansas, Is visiting friends IN this vicinity
Mrs. q W Bryan Of Nurwalk, Conn.
Is spending some time with friends in TIN,
section.
Miss Ehie l.. Brown has returned from
attending the Normal school at Randolph
Spring has at length appeared and Is bee
ginning to put on her livery of green IA rN
change for mantle of white
Mrs II r Stone returned from Boston
last week with Il supply of new aud stylisl
millinery aud fancy goods which she vii
be- pleased to show to all Interested Ia sucl
articles
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

Arthur Holden, VIII returned home from
New York ON Saturday last with his bride.
/, quite sick with diphtheria
sunday morning early barn owned hv
Melendy Bros, situated on hand some dl,
lance from their dwelling house vas di-
covered to be uu fire The barn contained
about 30 tons of hay, an expires, wagon
and farming utensils When discovered il
was nearly consumed Half the hay h..
longed Ia r. ). Bustwick Cause supposed
10 Ice incrndlary
The Turner's Falls paper mill company
sent up two men, who with gang Of about
six from tins place, are driving d lot of log.
from Mat Tarbell's farm t. G. D. Farnum'-
mill pond, where they will bee dragged from
the water aud drawn on =, the land owned
10y the company.
Village school began on Monday with
Mlsa Addie Gillette a. teacher.
Frank Belien Is sick with typhoid fever.
Measles have again appeared Ia the vii
lage, there being two cases on Church street
II. 7. Chase is taking short trim Il
Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Mrs. II. O. Holt goes t. Rirhfnrd VI
tins week t. join her husband who is work
ing there
Miss Lettie Pierce Is spending the week
with friends in Brattleboru
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

The Boston journal has always been a
devoted Blaine paper, but it now refuses
TO fall in with the course Of those of his
friends who are still trying to work up
boom for him IN spite of his decination
The journal also thinks as it has previous
ly said, that before the Chicago convention
meets Mr. Blaine should and will let it be
known that his declination is positive and
absolute
Mr. Blaine states that his reasons for
the course he has adopted are personal To
himself This ought 10 suffice, but as there
appears 10 be a doubt regarding his abso-
lutte refusal 10 take upon himself the bur
den and heavy expense Of another cam
paign, we feel assured that the final word
from Mr.. Blaine has not been spoken The
suggestion that Mr. Blaine may be drafted
into the service of the party which means
that against his convictions he shall be
made the standard bearer, is a method new
10 American nominating conventions, and
a very risky one for any party h adopt
Mr.. Blaine appears more mindful Of the flu
ture of the Republican party than some of
our active politicians, and We have conf
dence in his skill 10 guide the party % sue
cess
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Stedman left Pasadena
Cal, en- route for home on the first inst
They will come by the way of San Fran
cisco and the central route. arriving her,
early next week.. X. Stevens, who ha,
been ia Guelph. Ont. for nearly yeai
past, Ina, nov gone to Marietta. Ohio, where
he will engage in business for himself -
Mr.. William +. Ryther, Of Bernardston
Mass, who has been seriously III. is nov
much improved in health john Retting i,
making extensive repairs on his Greer
street residence i W Goodner and fam
lily arrived here last evening from Dakota
Mr.. Chas 5 Lane is seriously sick viii
heart trouble at his home on Elliot street
g. f. Crowell aud family leave town
Monday for a trip southwark i Bert Bar
rett returned last Saturday after a winter.
soiouru in Florida
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

Chillson Fairhank is home again after
spending the winter with his son in Web
ster. Mass
S. W Goodridge is home from a visit t.
Exeter, ~ H.
Miss Ida Eaton has returned from Chico
pee, Mass
Dexter French and Mrs Nelson French
who have been on the sick list for so many
weeks. are now slowly improving.
Sidney Holmes still continues the manu-
facture and sale of the Fyler churn-a
proof of ""the survival of the iittest,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11

the Democratic candidate for governor i'm
1856 The candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. T. G. OSullvan Of Burlington, is
professor Of modern languages in st. Jos
eph's college
The reports say that Mr.. Atkins said
something to the convention about retiring
from the Craftsmanship Of the state com
utittae
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11
For Revenue OnIy.


LIlNW tuf WV llulN iaAlltHNII
The Phunix has charged several times
that Atkins was receiving 81 day salary
as supervisor Of the government building
in process Of erection at Montpelier, and
practically doing no work for it, This has
nettled the sub postmaster general and he
has written The Phoenix saying that he re
ceives hut SO day. That paper has inves
tigated the matter and finds Atkins on the
pay roll Of the treasury department at SO Il
day. with an allowance Of s. "A day for
clerk hire and foreman's services Thi.
makes Sl3 a day which passes through hi.
hands and the 81 clerk is also clerk fol
Atkins in his ordinary business 1t is evi
IDENTIFY a case for revenue only.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11
Thi. i. Po-iriyeIy UuLind.

From the st. Johnshury Caledonian.
We notice that the name of the editor of thi,
paper las been mentioned IN connection with the
office ut lieutenant governor. This is personally
pleasant. a. the position Is an honorable one. hut
hr is not candidate for this or any other Office
and will De- in nobody 5 way He has no politica
aspirations whatever, and desires only to serve
the Republican party the best he may IN his pres
rnt calling ST. Aibdts Messenger
Let's see, it was the St Adams Messen.
ger, if our memory is not at fault that said
few weeks ago of Hon. b. D. Harris
letter of withdrawal from the gubernatori.
al candidacy The communication is more
formidable than the candidate has been al
any time The hearing of this comment
lies IN the application of it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11
THE INDIANS.
MISS DEwEY's ADDRESS IL THEIR BEHALF O.,
suNDAA ENININn-

MISS pEwEY's ADDRESS IL THEIR BEHALF oN
SUNDAY EvENtNG
A much larger audience. than 3, usual, s,.eu ou
such au occasion gathered on the town hail last
sunday evening 10 hear the address given hy Miss
MARY Dewey. secretary of the Massachusetts Ia
dian association, on the Indians aud the wurl.
which the Woman Indian association attempts
90 du for them. After prayer by Rev. Me- Parsons
and singing led 10y Frank Crosby. Rev Mr.. baN
introduced Miss Dewey. who Opened her address
| with AN alluson g. the better understanding
which the people " the nation have come tu nav,
of the Indians. aud to the renewed interest which
is iH,ing aroused In their welfare This interest
has tH--u shown iu many WAYS. but most Of all it
tn" passage by congress uf the seVeralty hill
which gives 30 each Indian lG1 acres Ut land n
his own right. on the condition that he shall not
sell Il or mortgage il FOR - Year, The cordial et
dorsrment Of this measure by senator Dawes was
quoted. win al earnest plea for our duty toward
the Indians, a. of the strong ard the weak
We arr UuUtOn they are only 3nUb We. ar
strong, educated, powerful: they an. weak igu ~
ant and almost helpless Tie intent NJ the r,--s-r
Walton ~ stem was good but iu It's administration
aud results II was almost wholly had A hill T.
now t-sfor' Congress tu establish courts iu each
reservation which shall administer affairs. and
through which the funds aud savings OF thu, Ia
dian- may le cared for by agents ur guardians ap
pointed hN the courts
In answer to the plea for exterminatiou. which
IS sometimes set mp. th" speaker quoted th. uas,
OF thu six civilized nations ia tn" Indian TERRITORY
who arr A. well able a. auyit,dy to take care OF
themselves Investigation, shr said. showed thal
u is not true that most Indian boys and girls ed
ucat'-'i % the ~''huuis designed for them. rraps
into harharism on the CONTRARY very lew a.,
tins. Pictures Of q group ~ AIuch.-s wtr,. cxhil
tied showing th-,sa Indians Hs they appeared
when brought 6" Florida DO November ISL aud
as they APPEARED after four months Of education
The Improvement was remarkable
After an Interesting staten iu rig lrI a. IN,
moral qualities and churag teristic- of the Indian
trf~'s Miss Dewey passed. uu 60 sIrtaE more par
L Ucularll ni the Wurb uf the Indian dissertation
which ha- li7 hraiguaItrr> u Philadelphia. auu
now has branches ga 80 stale It. uhl-ct o. O..
|af Faf Cd Int
ami as ole important means toward this end d
sends ont devoted women Ca live among tlu lu
diau-, and teach them O, live. clean. pure whole
som" lives physically and morally. and 20 r~tab
. lush Schools 90 winch tHe Nuuug arr taught Th'
I cost Of supporting one such woman ou. year r
So The speaker quoted with excellent 'fi,--
/ Mn Nieuurury well known porn
Ne -ay they all passed away.
That noble race and Brave etc
aud closed by urging cordial support Of our la-a
Association.
The address was au admirable one and wa, hll,.t
with instruction, and with inspiration for the 81 orb
which our iirattl-brro women have iu hand ~
this direction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11
VERMONT PHGNIX. BRATrIEBoRO FRIDAY MAY IL 1888.

fused the position Of delegate to Chicago.
Ohio has instructed her delegates for Sher-
man. Indiana for Harrison and Illinois for
Gresham. The Republicans Of the coun-
try are taking Mr. Blaine at his word and
thereby doing him far greater compli-
ment than these friends who persist in max
ing it appear that he will be "A candidate,
dpsuite his refusal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-11
Mr.. swain !. for Sheridan Every Time

= T0TTT VT7V TTITWT MS TIITIF7 u ITTI7 VIVID
Is any one opposed to Sheridan because
he is a Catholic His mother is a Catholic
So was the mother of James g. Blaine. But
Sheridan is a Catholic Very likely. But
he is also a true patriot and an American
Six of the signers Of the Declaration Of In
dependence were Irishmen, born in Ireland,
and no one ever thought the Declaration
was any worse on that account. Would
you prefer the continuance Of the present
administration to the election of Catho.
lie who is true to the nation and American
institutions