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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

The most noticeable characteristic Of
President Cleveland's message to Congress
Is its extreme length. Its full text CON
tains 900 words and covers from seven
10 nine columns of the daily papers. On
our first page we present carefully
prepared abstract and summary which con-
tains all its essential points. The only real
~ interesting portion is the opening, which
IL devoted to the tariff 1t is impossible
not 90 regret, as one reads this. that Mr.
Cleveland has not shown himself possessed
OF dignity, breadth of mind, and self poise
enough to let the occasion of his last anuu
al message go 10y without betraying the
bitterness. ill-temper and chagrin which he
feels over his failure to secure a reelection
Does any one suppose for a moment that
had the result of the election on Nov. 6
been different Mr. Cleveland would now be
taking a gloomy and pessimistic view of
the couutry's affairs and see everything
tending toward anarchy, disorder and the
"demnitiou bow vows Z" Not at all Had
Mr. Cleveland been reelected everything
peace, prosperity and contentment would
he the prospective lot of all This is the
logic of the situation, and in his message
Mr.. Cleveland has shown us the true in
wardness of his own mind.
Some severe things are deserving to be
said of the message were it worth while
for it is true, as an editorial critic ha,
said. that ''the attempt to array the poor
against the rich, the representation Of
manufacturers as the sordid and arrogant
oppressors Of workingmen, and the exag
gerated and unwarranted pictures of tn,
national position and outlook-are tiuctur
ed with a demagogism which is unworthy
Of the chief executive of this great people
and which so far as it is accepted by for
eiguers as a statement Of facts, is untru,
and lihelous The American workingmal
is today the most intelligent, the best-cared
for, the most independent, the most fortu
nate and comfortable, in the material con
ditions of existence, to he anywhere found
and whoever describes him as under
doom Of perpetual servitude insults tn
intelligence Of the people-whether he doe
it from the Presidents chair or from tn,
platform Of a stump speaker
The expressions in this portion of tn
message are direct invitation to such out
breaks of anarchy and misrule as the Pres
ident processes to deprecate and wish u
avoid
In the discussion Of our foreign relation
the only points Of interest or significance
are those which relate to the fisheries ques
ton and the Sackville incident. The rec
concentrations contained in the message ar
notably few. Almost the only direc
one is that which endorses the Secretary o
the Treasury recommendation of the sus
pension Of the coinage of silver dollars. On
the question of civil service reform Mr.
Cleveland is absolutely silent, and wisel,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07
The PopuIar Vote.

The official returns have not yet been
tabulated in all the states, but the New
York Tribune presents a table of results in
which the figures are given with approx
mate accuracy in the comparatively few
states in which the final canvass has not
been completed and officially in the re-
mainder Omitting Colorado, for which
not even approximate figure are accessible,
the total vote for Harrison is 5,1S5, 799
for Cleveland, j296, 703 for Fisk. PAP,
9S4, and for Streeter, l42 96s On this
showing the plurality for Cleveland is 10,
9O4 Harrison's estimated plurality in
Colorado is 12.643 which would reduce
Cleveland's plurality TO 9s,26l Leaving
out Colorado, the Republican vote has in
creased $40, los in the 81 states the Dem
ocratic by 40 IA, and the Prohibition vote
10y 81, 3S3, while the vote given by the I'm
ion Labor party TO Streeter was less by
30, 444 than the Greenback vote for Butler
in 1854. This difference, however, will be
diminished when the vote of the United
Labor party for Cowdrey is counted. The
total vote cast, outside Of Colorado, was
10, Sos. 454
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07
ADoub,fuI Kiud Of ..Romnnc,.

Mayor o Brieu Of Boston, who is can
didate for reelection next Tuesday, has got
himself good bit Of advertising by con
Meeting himself with $50 called Thanks
giving romance" with a begging Vermont
schoolma am. In his Thanksgiving Turkey
this note was found
am young school teacher and have no watch
] have taken winter school What shall do
without watch, ] hope some good Republican
will remember me next Christmas don't like
the democrats. hut If one would send me pres
eut / should think better Of them ] don't think
they like o. give presents DO they lam Yer
mont girl and hul~ 90 hear from those who eat
this turkey KATE GILLETTE,
East Randolph, Vt.
The next day Mayor O'Brien bought gold
watch and sent it TO Miss Gillette with a
letter in which he said
81 assure you II was a great surprise-that your
appeal o. Republicans aud your pronounced dis
like 60 Democrats should fall into the hands Of
the MAY cor of Boston lifelong Democrat as
SUR you, however. the mayor Of Boston during
his official life has recognized the claims of both
Democrats and Republicans We are all citizens
of this good old city and have the welfare of the
city at heart believe ia you, Miss Gillette, and
excuse your dislike of Democrats because il has
beeu cultured boy that one-sded state in which
You live, always pronounced Republican"
The publication Of this correspondence
brought out the fact that several Of Miss
Gillette's requests for gifts had been found
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

The burlington Free Press has lusl made
an important addition to its mechanical
equipment which gives it appliances equal
In completeness to those Of the daily papers
of the large cities. This addition consists
of a Scott web perfectiDg press, with ster.
cotyping outfit and folding attachment.
This press prints from continuous roll OF
paper and is capable of completing 1900
papers an hour A new dress OF type has
been added and the appearance of the pa
per is much improved With these new
appliances in its newspaper department, 1T
wel-eguipped job department, and its en-
tire office lighted by its own electric light
plant and heated 10y steam from the boiler
of its own engine, the Free Press is un
douhtedly warranted in claiming ito have
the most complete and best equipped estab
l,hmeut of its kind in Vermont As {
newspaper the Free Press is high minded
clean in its tone. progressively Republican
i'm its politics, and on the right side of al
the public questions Of the day. We con
graduate its management on the success
which has been won.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

Mrs Chatheld will open on Saturday, the sth
INST a fine line Of Christmas Cards, Booklets and
souvenirs; also a beautiful lot Of hand painted
Calendars, Photograph Holders Portfolios and
Blotter-covers handkerchief novelties at
greatly reduced prices
s. VI CHATFiEip, Ryther Block
To LET Three rooms in L.,onard's block Ap-
ply TO Mrs. u. Leonard Tyler street.
Diaries and Almanocs at Clapp & Joness
Mile H. Z. Davis opens her practical language
parlor ia the new Gregg house Dec TO- Come Wis
it her brilliant class in session, and at once
appreciate a teacher who understands her bust.
ness. No English spoken To the class ii is French
! they are learning
For a good cup Of coffee aud lunch call at the
Coffee Room in the lower town hall
Mas F. A. CHAPrN.
! Housekeepers, be- sure and read j. +. Ander.
sons notice in advertising columns.
Picture framing latest styles cheap aud in
good taste at Clspp & Jones's
The price of tickets for the Industrial Union en-.
ertaiument at Harmony hall next Monday even
ing will be- 10 cents Members Of the union will be
admitted free, and can obtain tickets at the room
| iu Byther block.
! + W Barnard offers low prices on towels, nap
| kins and table linen Sew cas-. best quality rem
nnuts Turkey red damask, ~. a yard Lots Of
new corscts, hosiery, gloves and underwear. Il
will pay you 20 examine our stock and prices
To REST A pleasant front furnished room will
steam heat and gas at No. ~ Grove street.
GEO. W NoRCRoss.
Buy Picture Frames Of Gieddis.
Picture frames in variety at A. F widers
laundry building Flat st. Open evenings, to :
Now Is THE TINE to have your Magazine bound
sNr old
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07
"Uu.crupuIou- Work. ;

The Phoenix knows perfectly well there is not
"a particle of ground for the above assertion
about INSCRIPTIONS work II knows that the
Democratic canvass was entirely above board
clean manly and courteous and decent Kepubli-
cans. whom somehow The lha-nlX will never al
low itself 10 represent, cuucrde this. While both
sides worked hard "a get ont their vote arouse
enthusiasm and disseminate political argument
and while there were some disputes and collisions
ON minor points. the campaign was almost uni
turmly one of ueiEhhurly respect. The Phoenix
tried its best several times 10 stir up a different
feeling, only 60 arouse contempt among the few
people who read o.. When after IL Is all over II
makes such "a statement as this, when it cannot
point 10 single thing iustlfyiuE il, and when
the Democratic committeeman and workers.
including such men as W II. Chds, DR. James
C0naud, AZor Marshall, VI W Prince. Z NJ Ba-
krr and y. J Ryan are the objects Of its asper-
siuus and n not these who are the workers re
frrrri TO, who arr they it is httlr wonder that
Is received with Indignation and that tn, Repub-
lirlu- hasten 90 repudiate IT, We did not at first
consider the stuff worthy of notice, because su
characteristic of the petty PhpniX, hut find
that citizens object % such misrr prrsutat ion 20
ing uut against the town. However. they can
console themselves that very little harm will be
done, for the readers of the sheet arr exceeding
b few and far between. EcforHer, Nor 3d.
The above paragraph, which was printed
in the Windham County Reformer two
weeks ago, has reference to a statement
made in an article on "Brattleboro Politics"
printed in this paper in the issue following
the national election In that article we
gave the figures of four years ago and this
year showing how the Democrats had not
only failed to making good their hoastful
claims of large gains, but had suffered an
actual falling off in their vote as compared
with 1884 To these figures we added the
following
The huttum fact Is that the Democrats hdusa't
got ttc rntas iu Bratteboro which they have
claimed Their party workers have never worked
$50 hard or So unscrupul1usly as this year and
their party organ has never boosted So loudly of
its influence or of tbr work which It was doing
What this Influence has been, and what the
results of ts work. the figures show for them
selves
IL was this statement of fact which called
out the above belated screed from the Re
former. During the campaign which closed
month ago it was not our practice, as our
readers know, 20 waste time words or cpl
thets IN controversy with the Reformer
There was larger and better game than this
in the field We DO not propose, however
O. have the facts Of local political history
faisihrd. or the lessons of the campaign COW
cred up iu any such way a. this, and 1t is
for tine reason alone that We now take up
thls subject
So far a. the "uuscrupulous' work Of the
Democrats b. concerned We need only refer
D. one or two poIuts-thr 'Erindstone cir
cular, for instance. The wool figures con
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

The W. c. T. L. will meet in the vestrv
next Thursday at 2:30 P. NJ.
Three persons have died suddenly within
three months at the Hollow in East Dunn
merston Mrs. Octavia Holton died Nov.
23d. On that day she was apparently in
her usual health, and was preparing for
few days visit To her brother, Wilder Knight
of Bratteboro. At o'clock p. NJ. she told
one of the family living in her house that
she had prickly sensation or strange feel.
ing in her side, and thought she might have
a shock. At O'Clock she was found seat
ed IN rocking chair unconscious, having
probably been in that state for at least two
hours. Efforts were made TO restore her TO
consciousness, but she steadily failed. and
death occurred about O'Clock. from apo.
pleXy. Mrs. Holton was the widow of the
late Josiah Holton, and was much respected
by large circle of friends DIN
Since the above was written. we learn
that Horace Sargent, who had been in fee
BILE health for some time, died at the Hollow
about noon Wednesday He was found in
sensible in his room, where he lived alone
aud boarded himself, and lived only about
three hours
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07
Gen. HnvIe,,. Rnby

A Washington despatch Of Dec 3 says
A daughter was born to Senator and Mrs
Hawley at their l street residence Satur-
day evening, December l. The Senator
was 60 on the 3lst Of October. and this is
his first experience Of genuine fatherhood,
though the first Mrs Hawley, who had
lovely maternal heart, adopted three ehil-
dren at various times in her married life
one Of whom, her orphan niece, little Mar
garet, now in her eighth year is an affec
tionate charge 10 the Senator and his pres
ent wife. Several Of his intimate friends
in the Senate have received notes from
him today announcing the joyous episode
in his domestic history. The death of the
first Mrs Hawley occurred at Washington
during the session Of the Forty eighth Con
gress, and the Senate adjourned for the
day upon information of the sad intelh
gence. 1t was the first time in its history
that it had adjourned for the death of a
woman. The flags of the Connecticut cap
ital were half masted for her, in tribute 10
her hospital services for Union soldiers and
10 her popularity as governors wife. The
present Mrs Hawley has also a high rec
ord. She wears the medal of her Queen
| lNictoria) for services in English hospitals
and came 10 this country some five years
ago with the lamented Alice Fisher, for
hospital duty in the Blockley almshuuse,
| Philadelphia
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07
South Halifax.

At the auction sale Of the property Of the
late Jed Stark, there was but little sold out
Of the house nearly all being bought Of the
administrator by Horace Stark, who also
took the farming tools The bees were
sold, five swarms and Is empty hives selling
for Sl3 The hives were Of an ancient pat
tern, the old cottage variety. About G0
gallons of maple syrup were sold at from A.
TO 20 cents per gallon. and about 100 Jars
If canned fruit. comprising many varieties.
ranging in price from : cents to 81! cents
per quart Rye sold at 81 cents per bushel
A hog sold for $2g sheep for $40 down
wards cows from SO % 90 $50 80: a woke
Of oxen three years old for $40. The
horse sold for $l4G 30
The annual meeting Of the Baptist church
aud society i'll be held at the church IN
this village on Saturday, 18th inst. at one
O'Clock p NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

dinner party If over ~ relative. and
friends partook Of turkey aud the nbyud
auce Of good things at Clark Tim,pn'. ysI.
spread table on Thanksgiving dav F,r
variety and excellence n quality of -b.
Wand, Mrs Iimsou as a cook cannot .s.i
ly be beaten. Her aged mother. Nr.
Moor, was present. and four Of her .,I
dren aud nine Grandchildren A br Their
Martin Moor. from Dakota. who for q,
years had not been present at Vermont
Thanksgiving. aud his wife and three .f'
dren were there, and other nearer Pcs.
dents. a poem was read by Mrs. ~
Jones aud pleasant time eujpyed by all
May there be many such gathering.
There were 40 persons in the VILLA, ,
mansion who partook Of Thank giving dim
ner on that day ia the three tenement.
SIX at j. II. Merri6eld's table. ~ at Clark
Iim-pu- aud "a at D. G.. Snow.
On Tuesday last John Mundell had tv.
finger, aud his thumb sawed of hi, Jeff
hand at the Hovey mill. Dr. Gale attend
ed him
Mr.. Levi, spoke at the meeting Of the
Division of Sons Of Temperance on Tue.
day evening. and also gave public I-.
ture on Wednesday evening at the Meth,
dist church ON The parable Of the ship.
/ closing with an original poem, which wa.
I very entertaining. We wish more could
/ have heard him
We are glad u learn that Rev " ~
/ Barber has 50 far recovered from rheuma
/ tism that he Is expected to return an
f preach ON Sunday. the 10th
Another dance is in prospect for mex
week Friday, 18th. at school house hall
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

Through the efforts of friends. Mrs. Milo
Whitney Is enabled 10 x TO Boston for
treatment for blindness
VIM. Cole and Bert Pierce, with their
wives spent Thanksgiving at Holyoke.
The Thanksgiving dance was great sue
cess, Some 20 couples took supper at the
Kendrick house.
Mrs. Eeasey and Mrs w. S Williams are
on the sick-l at the homes of W D. Waite
and Chas White, respectively.
Edith Forest returns 10 Montpelier som
10 finish a course of study.
Chas Kathan of New York is in town
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

The election Of officers Of Burchard post
No g. will be held at Newfane on Wednes-
day evening. Dec -. at 1870 All mem
beers are expected to he present
The annual election of the Woman's Re
hei corps will he held next Wednesday.
when full attendance is desired.
The county house big hog that weighed
700 pounds, measured somewhat over two
feet across the back, and seven and one half
feet from nose To tip of feet
y. Harris has moved from Burlincame
farm 10 the parsonage for the winter.
Mrs. Harriet Morgan, while returning
from spending Thanksgiving at Mr.. Os-
good IN Brooklne was thrown from the
buggy and dislocated her shoulder.
The revival meetings, held for ten dav,
ana concluding next Sunday evening. have
grown steadily in interest The attendance
the first evening was about 40. with an in
crease every evening till nearly 100 have
been present. Evangelist Parsons has
proved all that has been said of his earnest
ness and practical power
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07
The New PeepIe,. C,eIspeaIa

This ls believed 10 be the best Cyclopela iu tI'
English language for practical use Il Is the crrA
"i all knowledge condensed into -four large ''l
umes' containing matter enough for twenty '''
umrs Of ordinary size II is revised TO July u lh'
present year, has $50 beautiful maps, san iu-ira
tons coos topics and SO pages of inyaluHn'
tables. Everybody is delighted with il 70 an So
nave been sold In six years II Is Of great Nhlur %
families teachers, Chautauquaus, students All
business men. Every family should have N
Probably no money expended IN the whole r.NiH
highly useful Christmas present Sold uuly A
agents Price, SIS m cloth. S2l in leather. ~ H
half m1rocco for the four volumes delivered ll11
agent, Rev. G. !. Morse. St JOhnshury' VI, wv
promptly attend % orders and will be gralrl u' i'
patronage
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

The grangers annual meeting, held Tues
day evening, was pleasant affair There
were the usual exercises, together with an
oyster supper, and - new members were
received
goodly number enjoyed the Thanksgiv-
ing dance last FRIDAY evening.
The ladies' circle will meet in their rooms
next Thursday afternoon.
The district schools began Monday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

We desire 10 say 20 our citizens that for years
We have been selling Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Or, Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen'
Arnica Salye and Electric Bitters. and have never
handled remedies that sell as well or that have
given such universal satisfaction. We do not hes
tate 90 guarantee them every time, and We stand
ready 70 refund the purchase price II satisfactory
results do not follow their USE. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely on their
merits. Henry A. Chaplin. Druggist
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07
WhntnD ifferencr.

lIIulh lut bpolou AuNtIllstI.I
There are those to whom Mr. Cleveland's
comparison between the people at the be
ginning and the end Of the first century of
our existence under the constitution will
suggest as striking a parallel between our
rulers then and now. The benignity, the
yearning love and the solicitude which
Washington breathed forth in his farewell
address, and the verbose and egotistical
ranting of this message that dishgures
what is true that it touches, mark more
strongly than the flight of a hundred years
the journey the republic has Travelled.
From Washington to Cleveland would in
deed be a melancholy, if it were true, in
dication of the direction and the distance
we have drifted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07


Summary for November ls-- Highest temper
nture recorded - thu 1T lowest o. th. gtl
Highest daily mean. ~ d th tth. lowest Il. the
I'd HiShr,t mean range g. 10. LIST lowest 70
the 9th Mean ~ tn tri-ialIt mean reading.
81 = mean maximum. o. f-- mean minimum.
q I; mean rang, - . Frr' % six mornings.
quit severe aud ground fruz-u an. 18Th and 18th.
Rain on II days snow ou DAYS Depth - su1W.
II inches precipitation 30 rain. 90 inches iu
snow melted. ! ~ inches total Tor the month.
T. " inches. Average temperature Of November
for four years lss-G-7-s - ~. inches. averal.,.
Precipitation for the same time ~ inches PRE-
vaiing direction Of wind. northerly and southrrly
The upper village school began on Mon
day. taught by Miss Mary H. Haskell Of
Wilmington.
W. A. Faulkner and wife. of Boston.
spent Thanksgiving with their parents. Mr.
and Mrs. ;. d. Faulkner Of this village.
Charles Barker has moved 10 Chester
Briggs's. having made an arrangement 10
support Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs during their
natural lives
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

Friends from Northampton and Shelburue
Falls, Mass, and Marlboro we're guests at
J x. Thompson's Thanksgiving day q
Thompson has returned home for while
-Chas. Cutting is still very low -Drury
Pratt has nearly finished building a hen
house l2xj0 feet for Harris Bros E Ten
ney has taken log job Of 4 j Corkiu- Of
Nottingham L J. Fowler has recently
built a stationary sweep horse power.
Some farmers have very useful inven-
ton which is scarce ever alluded 10 when
making comparison between old times and
new We refer 10 the wood cutting ma
chimes The tread mill" horse powers.
both horizontal and endless chain, which
permits "a horse % ride and DO its own
work as the darkey said have been in vogue
for many years then came the stationary
sweep powers and then the portable sweep
powers The plank horizontal power ha.
nearly disappeared, the endless chaiu power
being mostly used for threshing grain
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

Mr.. Tolman has removed to Massachu-
sets, where he has gone into business.
James Hoy has taken the vacant tene-
ment in Chandler Gales house at the lower
end Of the village
The West River dramatic club elected
these officers at meeting held at f. H
Towards last week General manager.
6. g. Smith assistant. L 7. Landman
secretary, Mrs F H. Howard treasurer.
F. II. Howard librarian. Miss Minnie TYLER:
property man. Fred Vale trustees. Vim.
shattuck, g. T Shanks, Miss Mary Pierce
The club expect to present their new play.
Under the Laurels, 50 Dec 3lst.
Mrs. Horace Walker was quite severely
injured last Sunday by blow across the
chest received while in the act Of stepping
into chair. Her foot slipped, and she fell
across the back Of the chair.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-12-07

Union Thanksgiving services were held
at the Baptist church. the sermon being
preached by Rev J A. Leach
The village schools opened Monday with
an increased number Of scholars, the teach
ers being the same as in the fall.
About % friends Of +. l.. Walker gave
him a surprise party at the rink last Friday
evening. The affair was much enjoyed 10y
all who attended. and il was pleasant vel
come home 10 the representative.
Mrs. l. Daniels and daughters will spend
the winter in New York and Miss Lucy
Dean in Meriden, Conn.
Mrs. /. l.. Clarke is visiting in Manches
ter and Bennington. X.