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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30

The death OF Hon. George II Bigolow Of
Burlington took place in that city on Tues
day morning Mr. Biyelow was born In
Canada. but moved to Burlington with his
fathers family when he WAS / years old.
lie graduated at the Vermont University
in 1858 and in 1860 took up newspaper
work as editor aud owner Of the BurlinV
ton Times. lie enlisted in the 18th Vt
Vols. in 1862 and soon became second leu
tenant and acting regimental quartermas
ter. For four years from SCI he was post
master at Burlington, and for a term Of
wears beginning 1872 he was assistant ed
tor of the Free Press. He was a member
Of the state senate in 1872 aud in 1873 was
a delegate at large to the Republican ma
tional convention. Ia 1878 or ~ he be
came a special agent of the post office de
partment and held the Office until the ap-
pearauce Of the symptoms Of brain disease,
which have now proved fatal The Free
Press says that Under the progress Of this
disease he became hopeless invalid but
was fortunate in having the compauonship
Of a sister, whose devotion, watchfuness
and self-denying care throughout his long
and most trying illness. words are not suf-
ficient to describe No man in Vermont
had larger acquaintance than Mr.. Bgelow
and none will longer be held in kindly and
affectionate remembrance. His sister, Mis-,
Elizabeth Bigelow Of Burlington, and broth
er, Lucius Bigelow, Esq, Of Portland. Ore
gon, are now the only survivors of his
fathers family
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
AFTERTHOUGHTs

News comes that the salmon hole tr,.stL. am tb.
nArrn" gauge road has gone out this afternoon.
Mr. hrooEs went mp al once with an engine and
passenger ear 10 bring down the passenger, M tl
afternoon train. The road will carr, hy'' until
the water goes down and trestle can b,. built
The annual Easter sale 10y the ladies of tl. EpiS
copal society Will be held AT br Gales ON III
evening OF April II
The asylum company gave the farce "A Oui-t
fhllhll' iTlore delighted audience last evening
Windsor item under the head of pirtbs will
Interest good many Brattleboro young folks
The DAYS in Upside Down arr booked nj th,.
."h nan Tor "Wednesday evening, April a. The
pirce was written nv Tnus. A DAILY and John ]
McNallN, th- dramatic editor of thu. Boston Her.
ald. IL has had phenomenal succrss through
put the country and the press speaks uT il as
bf1stling with wit and hunor.
T. e. Crosby has sold his hous.. ON Oak str...t r.
J.. J. Adams, who viii occupy il as soon as Mr.
crosby moves out Adams sells 20 Crosby his in
terest ~ the Stearns huus and his interest in the
building lots jointly owned by them Mr. Crnsi,,
is having steam heat fixtures mi In tb. IJsn
night ''''
A W. cHids was made happy yesterday by
handsome tl rrmemhrances from his friends an,
the occasion Of his birthday
Note for the diaries: This is the first real .'sau
Yesterday was another had day on Reed Hin
ANA the black flag was out all day long Troitnl.
began in the morning when Mrs Fin01 tl,r.,, H.,
water on Frank Reed and hr returned The commit
lnehl ~ shying stone az the good woman
= N. '-N.,i -AAs iN'Vu 'holilru channel In the
ice o. stop the water from running into lis baro
and thus seslt a stream Of dirty stun doSn mn,
Mls. halen yard, SCATTERING with the uusa-
nnll huld Yrs Cunk washing hanging on th. I'm.
rms brought out Mr.. Cook aud one on two Utbar.
VINO stamped SNOW into Reed s channel and sf.t,
ped The water. This reused Reeds ir,.. th..rr..
were hard words, blows, aud then Reed strticI M
N3Oh WIN nus AK cutting neat little gasl ia Ms
rubber boot, which Reed facetinuslv savs v-,1,id
nave cut his ieg OF II he hadn't got Il out of the
way. Then Cnok pushed Re,d over aud when
tie ialter eol up he made another vicious stroEs
az Cook which just missed his ril,s Imam ms
1ook retired aud Reed held the fort on c0tirse
lhtrt was lots Of excitement and 'chip tnlisi,.-
lle Ital on The day aud in the evening Their, was
snil OF picnic gathering which Reed told th.. ~
iyolnleh made him almost afraid To come out of
AZ thls point the WINS were cut aud NJ. Ar,
without further details So" w ART
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
A JUB1LANT CITIZEN.

Mr. Henry b. Crosby, a Brattlcboro ma
tive, born and raised in West BratteborO,
and for years past prominent aud pros
porous merchant in Patterson, y. j., has
been at work for years b. hive public parks
established in Paterson Last week an ordi
nance establishing such parks was passed
10y the city government aud this is the way
the New York Void Paterson correspond
ent tells the story Of what followed
PATERSON, March ~ The most rat-d man in
the CITY TODAY with perhaps the erc-ptil n Of
certain real estate agent. Is Henry q. Crosby.
wcll-known merchant His joy Is orcasiuued by
ihr success, OF %" PROTEST GO secure public parks
which pruiect has he'n uEitHtug the minds Of the
public for weeks Parks for Paterson have been
this gentleman sole idea for ten or twelve years.
and before anybody would talk 100 favor ~ public
pleasure grounds he advocated them The public
universally give Mr. Crosby the greatest amount
~ rr'.iit for his work in this direction but few
were. prepared for such an out burst of rt hu-issru
a- Mr Crosby exhibit Vi last night The veteran
merchant rushed from the council chamber. ~.
cured the keys of the church. and soon had To"
big bell changing. alarming nearly every body who
beard 10
The man Is crazy 3" was the exclamation Of
the few who understood the Noise IF anybody
should make half this cpmnutiuu 100 the. street be-
would i'- locked up Boy th- police "
People were angry for q time. bat afterwards
they laughed uHd gpod-humuu-,llt Joined Boz the
praise Of the enthusiastic merchant that is heard
'n al sides Today II is suggested that the name
frosty Crescent b. given on" uf the ruads u
M" new parks. JUS hpw the passage Of
the ordinance. originally introduced. was
brought about sill newer boz known bat tho. public
b., willing 20 bet this point rest aud y. the, Alder
men credit for once do thcr lives. at l,ast. regard
ius their d-,rr o. further the hest Interests ~ the
city ~l far tu throw al Other consideration
aside The tracts 10 be- purchased ur- all Welt
uiapt'-i for the purpose
Mr.. Crosby is quoted as saying
"l>.t the i-ll ring It u~irrs ia The. dawn of %
new era for Paterson With parks will c"inc ls-t
tor streets better ideas more progress AMI "a hft.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30

At the Universali.t church next SUNDAY
morning the services will he appropriate 10
Easter III ihe evening tneIe WIN he un
Easter concert 10y the 9undhy school
The dramatic clnh presented inc drama
" Onder the I-aurel., last FRIDAY evening
at the town mail lhe hndl'h's was rhther
small ~ consequence 9i the bhd gong, imt
the play was wen rendered.
Al the school meeting "a district No. J.
g. j.. Willard was elected committee J..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
A Practical illustration.

In the Springfield Republican on Wednes-
day there was announced the appointment
of Chas. +. Downing 10 supervise the con
struction Of the new government building
which is 20 be erected in that city, and in
the announcement much stress was laid on
the fact that the appointment had been re-
fused TO other applicants because they did
not possess the requisite technical knowl-
edge. A despatch from the Republican,
Washington correspondent was quoted, in
which it was said that
Most Of these mentioned had already endorsed
David Power, and would have been pleased 10 See
HIM appointed Col Frrrrt, the supervising ar
clttect, however, was unwilling TO appoint Mr..
Power because Of his lack of exact technical
knowledge regarding some parts Of the work Il
was the custom under the Republican regime TO
appoint politicians 10 such places without refer
rnce % their technical skill Col freret has
changed that lie holds himself responsible for
the construction Of all the public buildings in the
country. and, lille hr does not insist that the su-
lH-riutfudents of construction shall be- trained ar
chit'cts, hr does insist that they shall be either
thai or practical builders
With this publication we learned for the
first time lhy nferencel why Mr.. Hiram AT
kins was chosen 20 superintend the con
struction Of the government building at
Montpelier 1t was because Mr., Cleve-
lands supervising architect, Col, Freret,
insists that all such superintendents shall
be either trained architects" OF practical
builders. 1t is also probable that Mr. At
kinss appointment was intended as "a re-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30

1t is said that pool Of seven lawyers has
been formed to fight the Central Vermont
company on behalf of the friends Of victims
Of the White River bridge disaster in Feb
ruary of last year Two of these lawyers,
Meldon and Hall of Rutland, were in
Springfield Holyoke. and Greenfield last
week, looking up evidence At Holyoke
their principal witness was a Mrs. Bou-
LANCER, who lost two children in the disas-
ter The attorney Of the road c. W. Wit
tiers of St. Adams, was also at Hoiyoke last
week The lawyers are trying 10 establish
the fact that the train was running Mt a
speed of % or 30 miles an hour when the
accident occurred, instead Of 10 or II as
claimed 10y the company. A suit is on trial
in Boston this week Although the road
has denied its liability for damages it is
said that over 80 claims have been settled
within few months, by paying in some in
stances nominal amounts, while IN others
large sums were paid While the railroad
commissioners decided that there was no
negligence on the part of the road to cause
the accident, it is said that the fact that the
road has paid claims will be taken a, "A
precedent for legal action
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
HOME NEWS.
Annanncrn,rnna.

Perry, the Glothier, has just received his
stock of spring clothing aud will sell good, honest
goods cheaper than any travelling combination.
Call and examine before being humbugged.
lwsnt To hire a good mau with wife to go on to
my farm. Apply at once. J. HENRY PRArr
a good horse FOR a farmer for sale cheap. Ap-
ply at Jacobs Tea Store.
WANrEn,-Tcn bushels top onion sets; also, pota-
10 onion sets. G. + ALLEN.
Removal. April LIST, Mrs. $. NJ. Chatneld
will remove her business 10 Ryther block, Main
street, up one flight Continuance Of patronage
solicited
Pictorial History " the Worlds Great Nations,
bound ia Turkey morocco Tor S2.25 W. f. Con.
uARn. Flat street TIE
Easter Flowers. Roses white yellow pink
carnations scarlet pink, crimson, white; lily val.
hey, hyacuths, white lnacs heliotrOpe, violets,
natcissus tulips, callas, Easter lilies, ozalga,
deutlia Orders received 10y telephone C. =.
ALLEN.
Picture frames in variety at A. F. wilder's
Also academy board Shop open evenings TO s.
ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMSG at Clapp & Jones's
CHOICE WESTERN MORTGAGES. bearing per ct
interest are guaranteed both principal and inter
rst by a Boston bank Of 100000 capital which i,
under supervision of Massachusetts savings bank
commissioners, For particulars inquire Of Cud
worth & Childs agents Suffolk Trust and Invest
ment company Also agents for the New Eng
land loan & Trust Company and their per cent
Drbenturc Bonds.
All kinds of Cough Drops at F. L. Batchelder 4
O.. s.
PICTURE FRAMES ara cheap at Clapp 6 Joness
Buy Picture Frames of Geddis.
You can get a big dinner for p cents at the Ven
dome.
Easter Cards Booklets and Novelties in larg,
and attractive variety at Clapp & Jones's
beautiful effects are produced by hanging Dor
lcr- made especially for the paper it is to match
We have an endless variety in all grades Val
puNHS a MORRIS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30

Our Vermont railroad commissioners held
IA hearing at White River Junction last
week. as it was previously announced that
they would do, on the subject of the safe
warming and Lighting of railway cars.
Representatives of several different rail
roads in this state and in New Hampshire,
Massachusetts and Canada were present,
and numerous parties were there TO present
and explain the merits of their systems of
heating. Three Vermont parties exhibited
inventions-William Scott of Cambridge,
c. W. Taft of East Randolph, and j. S.
Tower of Rochester. A system which
seemed 10 meet with the favor of the rail
road people was the Berry system which is
described as consisting simply of the com
mon Baker heater with a safety attach
ment. This attachment is a contrivance
for extinguishing both the lamps and the
fire in the heater automatically if the car
tips in any direction beyond an angle Of
30 degrees. The extinguishing material
used is carbonic acid gas. The Montpelier
Waterman says 1--WE understand the com
mission will make this hearing the basis of
recommendation 10 the railroads of the
state or TO the general assembly for the
adoption of some safe system for heating
cars All present agreed that in any meth
cd of steam heating from the engine some
supplementary device must be had TO he
used in case of any failure of steam from
the engine
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
"BRATTLEBoRo POST OFFICE,

Postmaster Chil3s ha, hal 4ul1 copies Of
4 neat little pamphlet entitled the "Brattle
boro Post Office printed this week aud the
work will soon bee distributed among the
families about town. The purpose Of the
issue Is 10 furnish the public with a concise
compilation Of domestic and foreign post
age, together with information regarding
the local postal system. The following early
records of the local post office. taken from
the publication. We're gathered from the de
partment at Washington
John Arms is SUPPOSED to have been Bruttlr-
huru's first postmaster under FI~tmast-f-tf"u~rAl
Huswell' administration john W Elukt was aI-
pointed hy The, general government 90 l192 and
the records Of the post OH e. partmrui show
that the first returns from thi, office wen, March
~ lt9l Blukr's successor Nl- Aaron Hur-furl
who was appointed oct !. 1920 N. was succeed
eel hy John Holhrook one yral later and hr f
turn by Samu'. Elliott july D. l~Il Then came
Asa Green. July !, ISL. followed uv Trauklu n
Ftssrnden, March -. l~ls Fr-Ia IS Palmer July
3, 1875. Henry Smith, Nov - l~l~. Franklin II
Frssendrn June ~ 1912: samuel button. MAY o..
1873; Asher Spencer. Junta lNi0, George Kellogg.
April ., l-sil, and his brother. DAME, Kellogg.
Aug =, lSi2, who held tine office during the war
and being SucCs-tird by Rau-luf- " Clarke. Dec
- lsg followed hy Charlie n Mnu-ur Dec H.
l-'1 ani the present incumbent Fred " Childs,
Jan. e. 1886.
The sr,iss receipts of the pd,. arr OF present
about Sl5uoo annually 1r about 5000 NOR, than
tef years agui dtspit, the material reduction in
ti" rates ol postage and tie fact that tine pDuula-
uun ut tho town. il but alru 70 5uN There arr TWEEN
u three mails received and twenty two disuat .hel
daily. The increase in the sale Of postage stamps
has lF'u over 90 per cent during tu- past ten years
While the postage on regular publications has in-
creased over eighiy-tivr Ter rrut the quarterly
average weight iur the past y.lr b-iug uuuut b.
WV pounds, or 100 tons for Oh" Year. which does
not include local publications circulated iu the
county
The office records under Blake and Hors-
ford, from 1892 30 1900, are now in the
possession Of Postmaster Chills The writ
ing in them is a model vi elegance, is still
perfectly legihe and shows that at that
time the daily amount Of matter handled
was less than is sent out on the smallest
route in a single mail at the present time
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
w dillingham;.

Republican caucus at Xix S Office. Satur-
d2y evening at : O'Clock 10 choose dele
gates u state aud district conventions. and
see about orgauizinCa Republican club
The selertneu, ON Friday of las. week.
appointed j. W. Morse constable. in ulac..
Of NJ. l.. Fox, who was elected but refused
10 qualify
Richard l. Davis went with e. = Chase
to court at Newfane Monday.
Miss Mamie Wheeler. who ha, been At
tending school at Winchester. y II.
turned Saturday.
The Village Improvement society pa,-
their new drama, entitled Aunt Charlotte,
Mald, at Goodells hall in Readsboro. Sat
urday evening, to a full house
Sheriff W. a. Brown, with numerous s..
sistants. succeeded IN arresting one Und-r
wood last week, who was charged. in con
hecuon with another, with breaking into
ana ronbins house IN Wilmington.
We learn that our former townsman. Ed
ward J.. Roberts Esq, but now of Win
chester, \ H.. has sold his store AT that
place aud We hope may Yet return to this
town A. A. Butterti-ld, Esu.. went from
court at Newiune L. Winchester To assist
MF. Roberts IA taking an inventory purst-
ant to the above trade
t.
Our Juryman at Newfane. Mr.. Henri,
81. Roberts, got excused from duty the first
lay OF the term and .caule home Wedne.
lay. thu, bayip.,. s..,.,...I 80. -
,--I.sll.. IL. ~ "'e Ha4' whlch Is
performed hy "a county cuurt iut.yn,o,, from,
this town '''''
a. -
I. - ''odno~ is To make extensive re-
pairs about his buildings the ..,s,,;,..- .,..
son. hv TEARING l,,,.n "Hu'HI ~"
and ,tb.r -. '''g "'u St'reh"uSr
uftII.ii3ir.+a,,T ~ MS MUST
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
Gbr ()rrmunt 19bUnir.
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY. MARCH 30, 1883.
FASr DAIt PROCLAMATION

our ancestors, ever law-abiding and God.fear
ing people. lived and died imbued with an unut
t.ruhlc faith in divine goodness and mercy and
the efficacy of prayer They ever recognized the
duty of living religious lives, devoted ~ God and
to the props. olser, ance " his teachings and In
consequence enjoyed both happiness aud prosper
itN
In their thankfulnpss and in recognition Of their
dependence upon Divine aid. they established a
custom u having annually day set apart by
constituted authority 10 be devoted to religious
worship and devotion 20 God.
believing that this custom u the fathers was
wise as well a. beneficial 10 the state and to indi
vilual, and that il ought TO BE- continued and
p-uetuated, do therefore appoint Friday, the
9th dny of April next as a day Of fasting, hu-
initiation aud prayer. Let the day be one Of
prayer and religious consecrationi and to that
end recommend that all our people abstain from
unnecessary labor. and refrain from recreation
mot In keeping with the occasion, and meet at
their customary places Of worship and there join
ia such obseryances as becoineth Godserving
people
Given under my hand and seal Of the state, In
the executive chamber at Brandon, this 10th day
ct March, A. D. lsss, and in the Independence Of
the United States the one hundred and twelfth.
EBENEZER j. ORMSBEE.
By the Governor
FLErcHEg u PRoCroR,
Sec'y Civil and Military Affairs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
NO BURGLAR NnEp APPLY.

THE NEW SAFE WHICH THE BRArrLEBoBo
SAVINGS BANK HAS PUT IN ITS VAULT THIS
WEEK.
The Coriss safe bought by the Brattle-
boro Savings bank, arrived Wednesday,
and was brought up and put in its place in
the vault during the afternoon aud evening.
The safe weighs b. tons, and it gave two
yokes Of Fred Waite's oxen a stout pull to
take il across the railroad track and up the
hill. With its harness and canvas Gov
ering, the little globe looked like anything
rather than a safe, and 10 attracted no little
attention as it came up through the street
and was unloaded. II was necessary 10
carry it up over the corner of the counter
and into the directors room, from which il
was placed in the vault through hole cut in
the brick work in the rear
As already stated in our columns, the
Corliss safe Is entirely unlike any other in
its principles and manner Of construction.
In its outward appearance it seems like "A
solid globe or sphere Of iron set on a heavy
base Of the same metal. In reality il con
sists Of heavy outer she'll with a smaller
globe within which revolves when the safe
is unlocked, and renders its several com
partments accessible. To give an idea Of its
method of construction aud manner Of op-
GRAFTON would be impossible without com
plete diagrams and al extended description
1t eau only be said then. that Mr. Corliss
its inventor and manufacturer claims it t.
he the only really burglar proof safe made
and the confidence of the Corss COMPANY
in the safe is so great that they give with
each safe "A written guaranty that it cannot
he opened 10y burglars, with tools carried on
their persons, in 30 hours 81 uninterrupted
work The outer shell Of the safe Is inches
thick in its thinuest part and varies from
this 10 u inches. The outer surface is
chilled 10 a depth OF > inches. rendering it
imperviOus To the attacks of drills or cold
chisels. There is no joint or opening
through which explosives can be introduced.
but even could this be done. the safe could
only be broken with such a charge Of dyna-
mite rs would wreck the building in which it
stands. 1t contains eight cubic feet Of space
available for the storage of vauables u
| is provided with Corliss combination locks
/ governed 10y Corli,, time lock The cost
Of the 36-inch is $500 exclusive If the
| time lock
! The purchase of this safe unquestionably
/ gives the Brattleb1rl Savings bank the best
| protection for its securities Of any bank in
| the state Of whatever kind Its managers
| have done credltabl- thing in taking the
| pioneer step in this direction This action
shows that they appreciate the demand OF
the times. and realize their responsibility +,
the bank depositors
As has already been iutimlted, the sale OF
other Corliss safes In Brattleboru is likely Z,
/ follow
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
THE MAPLE SUGAR EXCHANGE.
The Managers Circular to Producer.

Mr. h. W Harlow. the MANAGER Of the
Vermont Maple Sulur Exchange. has issued
a circular which ha. been sent M. fan. AZ no.,
ible t. the maple sugar manufacturers Of the
state. The object of the circular is to urge
farmers to make the best quality of ropi.
possible. and to nrorn them "A, To- thu. most
desirable forms in which To uiit uu SUGAR
and syrup for market. We are. glad To- pub
fish the circular in order Ia NV. tb, mr.
DOSE method. and prop.,.d ,ra. .ticaI work
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30
IIonOring the Memory of Chief Justice
Waite,

At the opening Of the Rutland county
court last Saturday morning, Hon James
Barrett made an appropriate and feeling
address calling the attention of the court
and bar to the sudden decease Of Chief Jus
tice Waite of the supreme court of the
United States, and moved the appointment
of a committee 70 draft memorial 10 be
presented 10 the bar at IA subsequent date
Acting on the suggestion. Judge Tyler APP
pointed ex-Judge James Barrett. Hon Chas.
II. Joyce and Judge jerome B Bromley as
such committee The memorial resolution,
we're presented Monday afternoon Ad-
dresses were made by several member, of
the bar, to which Judge Tyler Responded.
and ordered the resolutions TO bee inscribed
on the records Of the court
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30

The publishers Of Scribners Magazine
announce that they will begin in June the
publication of their series Of articles on
Railways which will embrace careful
and complete treatment of the whole sub
ject in popular way. the aim being to
present the greatest amount of inforua-
ton in the most attractive manner. Cen
tlemen who are peculiarly qualified for the
task will write on The Building of Rail
road" Engineering Feats Passenger
Travel Locomotives and Cars The
Life of Railroad Employees" AMI so on.
Special attention will be paid to the illus
tration of these articles
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-03-30

The balance of W. II. Aliens sto.k NJ
goods was closed out at auction Tuesday.
There Is good chance for live man
to open store in tins place.
Quite number Of our people are on the
sick list Wv
During the past two weeks there has NOT
been time when teams could not 20 la.
tween here and Brattleboro. We wonder
whose roads have been blocked the most
and the longest. ''''''
Henry Adams has returned to live in
town after several years of absence