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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
Mr. PRrneII's Testimony in His Own
Behalf.


From the New York sum
! Nevertheless it is fact that a minute
searching and artful cross examination
prolonged for many days, failed TO elicit IA
word that could possibly be construed to
| Mr.. farnells detrlment-except on two DC
caslons, which the avowed or secret enc
mes OF home rule on both sides of the At
lantlc have made the most Of. The first
incident, II candldly considered, bears all
the marks Of deliberate trap setting In
the midst of an inquiry directed to a Who'll
~ different subject, Sir Richard Webster
suddenly read short extract from news
paper report Of a speech delivered by Mr.
Parnell in the House Of Commons several
years ago Was it true, asked the cross
examiner, that at the period in question
secret societies had become extinct in Ire
land, according to the assertion made in
the speech No, rejoined Mr.. Parnell the
assertion was not true, and if it really had
been made it must have been in pursuance
of desperate effort to hold back the House
from voting the Coercion BILL then under
discussion. 1t turned out the next day that
the attorney general had deceived the Wit
ness, for the context showed that Mr.. Par
nell had spoken, not of secret associations
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
Our New schooILnM.


ltrum the New \ ork Mail and Express
The county supervisors under the new
Vermont school law have substantially the
same duties as the county superintendent
in PENNSYLVANIA and the school commission.
ers in the counties of New York but 9th
ers are added They must not only exam.
inc teachers and grant certificates, inspect
schools and report on their sanitary condi
ton and intellectual progress they must
also see that towns comply with the law in
the appropriation, apportionment and ex
penditure of school moneys they NAV rec
Ommend changes in the boundaries of school
districts they must hold teachers insti-
tutes, and must investigate as TO the EN-
ployment of children of school age in mills
and factories and on farms
The old Vermont system was founded on
the town as political unit, in accordance
with the old New England idea. Each
town had its own superintendent, its own
text books and its own length of terms
The new law requires uniformity in these
particulars. This new school law is move
ment toward what Mr., Spencer calls int
grafton towards consolidation and central
lzatlon of force The town system was too
loose-so loose as to be really wasteful the
general good seemed TO require more uni
W. iiiVS' ula IL tendency thhJ Is nov
very strong in school affairs Uniformity
is carried very far in some cities and coun
ties, If not in some states and the tenden.
cy still seems to be that way A certain
degree of uniformity, of consolidation, is
necessary To strength and economy too
much is productive of monotony aud ma
chine methods and parrot like pupils The
great question is, where shall the line be
drawn 1t is not likely, whatever happens,
that the centripetal tendency will prove too
strong in such communities as those of the
Green Mountain state, and the change they
have made is likely to effect an improve
ment in their schools.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17

terly wretched in body aud mind abandon.
ed in their desperation 10 every form Of
wickedness, and dying at the rate Of eight
10 twelve day. The task Of bringing or
der out Of chaos like this might well have
appalled, even Drawer soul than his but
he set about it promptly. He first endeav-
ored 10 improve their physical condition as
the hest preparation for a moral ameliora-
ton. lie worked like a slave with his own
hands at everything, from the building Of
their houses to the digging Of their graves.
a change for the better in their way Of liv
ing, combined with the influence Of his own
lofty character and the constant inculca-
ton Of the principles Of religion, in time
transformed this nest Of disease stricken
savages into Christian community, with
churches. schools, and the modern iustitu.
tions Of civilization. After eleven years
spent in this work, the blight fastened it.
self upon him also, and he died recently af-
ter five years Of lingering. There have
been few nobler instances Of self-sacriiice,
since the day Of Him who died that others
might be saved, than the life Of Father Da-
mipn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
LYMAN q. BLISS

The illness II Lyman g Bliss the owner pf the.
widely known Bliss farm, terminated fatally last
sunday afternoon Mr.. Bliss was born Oh this
farm, which was the ancestral home Of his fam
iiy, and his whole life was spent there save oul \
a short period ia his early manhood when h.
taught school and was utherW Use engaged AT diff
terent places IN other states His father was
Capt Nathaniel Bliss. Whose father lived 1u the
farm l-fure him and was probably It's first occti.
pant ia 'h'THF thrrt grn"rHtluns the farm has
b'-rn the home IF the Bliss family for at l,.ast a
century. Mr. Bliss was one. Of a family Of ten
children, only one ut whom nov remains Mrs
br. Reed Of Hout-Sdalr, Pa lie. took thu. farm
parents at that time moving To the village. To-
spend the remainder Of their days. and 1t has
been his life work 10 develop the farm aud make
Il one Of the best kept and most productive as il
Is one Of the most slightly and att ractiyr In all
tins region. His pride IA his farm was of the.
true professional kind. and ia TINS RESPECT his f,
as a lesson and example to the Young men
II today, who find In their farm life only an irk
some task which Is 10 L. slirked whenever posi-.
bic and to be dropped at the first opportunity
lie built the present connections huus-, which
commands such charming out look down the.
Connecticut valley and over the village. Of Brat
tltbOru IN ls'2. Probably no one SPIT la our en-
Vtruns IL So widely known and So universally adj
nr-d for its natural location a. Is THE Bliss
farm
Those who knew Mr. Bliss we'll found him A
genial, cordial man, with a ready vii which mad,
him an Agreeable companion. IN religion h. Was
sincerely devoted 10 the Unitarian belief as his
parents had heen before hun. his mother having
bes.n one of the sixty original members " tbe
brattlehoru Unitarian church In politics his al.
herence 10 the democratic faith was So ,tanch
and unWaNerlng As to win the admiration even of
thuse who had no sympathy with his views
Mr. bllSs had been twice married aud was the
father Of five children who grew to maturity and
four Of whom arr still living BY ms first wifi.
there were born two daughters Gertrude who
died nineteen yrars ago, and Gt'orgA, who is now
Mrs. Cosgruvr Of Bonneville Mo The wife who
survives him, 10 whom he was married y wears
ago, Is the mother of thrrt. children All-.rt now
rtsdrni IN pt-s Molnes, la aud Carrie and John
who still remain on the home farm Mrs Cos
grove aud Mr.. Albert Bliss came ON In answer to
"A Geographic summons, but neither nf them
reached here until after their fathers death His
illness extended over a period of three weeks
though It's fatal nature not rallied until
thursday of last week The funeral took place
on Wednesday afternoon, Rev VIM l.. jenkins
OF Bernhrdstun, former pastor, officiating A
large number Of nrighhurs aud friends includ
ing many from this village, showed their sympa-
thy aud RESPECT hy their presence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
ONE CENT POSTAGE.
A MOVE FOR ITS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES POST
MASTER GENERALS VIEWS.

hASl t-h bkNEhAL > VIEWS.
Washington DESPATCH to n. Y Tribune
There are indications of attempts /,
bring public sentiment to bear upon tn,
authorities in behalf of one cent postage
Many corporations having large correspond
ence put into their letters small slips bear
ing the following Are you in favor o
one-cent postage A little effort on tn,
part of each one of us will secure it, Writ,
your Congressman or TO the Hon. JOIN
Wanamaker. postmaster general, Washing
ton, d. c., urging that letter postage be
reduced to one cent.
One of these slips was shown to Post
master General Wanamaker today, and ht
was asked if the department mail showed
any response to the suggestion.
Not yet, he said 80 far as ! have
been informed but one letter on the subject
has reached here"
Are you in favor of reducing letter
postage TO one cent, or will you recon.
mend it y was asked
when / was appointed said the post.
master general, 81 was impressed with the
idea that penny postage was very desira
BILE, and ] came into ths department pre-
disposed in its favor, In fact | thought it
ought to be established at once But when
| learned of the poor condition of the ser
vice one cent postage receded into the dim
distance When | discovered that there
are many places in this country which re
ceive mail but once week, and that not
always regularly, it seemed to me that what
was needed most by all concerned was fire
quent and regular service from the post
office department. Postage in this country
is as low as that of any country in the
world, for penny postage in England is re
ally two cent postage in our money. For
the present, | prefer to conduct the bust
ness of the department ON the principle of
the sleeping car companies, not to reduce
the rate but TO improve the service"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
1T WAS THE SAME WAY HERE

From the Northampton Gazette
The removal of the skating rink on South
street brings 10 mind the transitory charac-
acter of things earthly. When it was
built, five years ago, the skating fever was
under full headway. 1t had taken posses
sion of the young peoples hearts and they
could not patronize it enough Young men
and maidens rushed TO the rink night after
night, eager to see the fun and to part with
their money. Now, no one wants TO visit
it, no one cares TO skate on rollers, the
gate keeper goes away empty, and the
building is being torn down. 1t has been
just so with hundreds of other bubbles.
They rise like Jonahs gourd, and perish in
a night. 1t will he just so again. Human
nature will remain the same, and the low
ers of humbug and folly in one generation
will find their counterpart in the next 1t
will not he long before another Just such a
piece of eXtravagant nonsense will put in
its appearance, and with a like result.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
WesI MRrd.harn.

Tn the 9Th inst. the mercury marked a.
here, 100 in Stratton yet the writer AT,
maple syrup WaNed on snow taken from
bank two feet deep.
The Baptist Sunday school reorpsni,ad
last sunday 10y electing F. Fits superint.n'
dent, +. Moore assistant, and f chase sec
rotary
Ms. Sylvia Cummings of Fitchburg wa.
III town last week, and Miss Dora Str.ete,
accompanied her home. Miss Ella Pawn
Is IN milliner's shop at Jamaica, and her
sister Lula is in Brattleboro. Mrs Cbass
and Melendy are expected 10 he at the bo
tel the 23d viz ''o
VIM, Waits house and barn were bprn.a
last Monday. Mr. Wait was absent hnt q
nelghbor named Ellis succeeded in savins, -
cali and some of the household goods The
hre is thought to have caught from a small
brush heap which was supposed To be gboi'
ly extinguished. The two sisters. one ~
them an invalid, are 1T Geo. Morse's
At the w. c. T. u. meeting Wednasd.,
delegates TO next week $ institute at Jam.i
ca were chosen. The Loyal Legion meets
saturday at Mrs. l.. r. Davidson's.
e. c. Fitts's lime-kiln is lighted. and 10
said To DO a beautiful sight at night
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
MINOR NOTES.

The civil service commission has organic
ed with Mr.. Lyman Of Connecticut, the old
est member of the board, as chairman.
Corporal Tanner, the pension commits
missioner, decides that efficient Democratic
soldiers in the service of his bureau are not
TO be removed for political reasons
Robert T. Lincoln, the new minister to
England, is now ON his way across the watr
accompanied by his wife, two daughters,
aud young son Abraham.
OF the new civil service commission the
Democratic New York World remarks that
1t is better in point of ability and more
friendly 10 the reform than it has ever been
under the present law, President Harrison
deserves credit for putting the direction of
this system in the hands of his friends"
The President has appointed solomon
Hirsch of Oregon to be minister 10 Turkey ,
Clark +. Carr Of Illinois, to be minister 10
Denmark Henry W. Severance Of Califor-
MIA, u he consul general 10 Honolulu John
Jarrett of Pennsylvania, to be counsel at
Birmingham.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
HOME NEWS.
Meteorological Record.
WEEK ESDING THURSDAY EVENING, MAY IT,. lssp


We offer 100 new parasos and sun Umbrellas
Also new Aprons from 70 to p cents
T. W. BARSARD
H. A. Clark is introducing a new fertilizer and
insect destroyer which promises to be one Of the
most valuable articles known for the use Of farm.
ers gardeners and housekeepers Ia the form
known as formulated Tobacco and SULPHUR Il
Is used as lawn dressing with surprising results
assuring rich growth Of grass through the sea
son. In Its pulverized form as Flour Of Tobacco
and sulphur II is sure death for currant worms
rose bugs squash bugs and all kinds Of garden
pests. 1t is equally good for destroying the yer.
min which atiiict hens, dogs, and kitchen water
pipes. 1t also destroys moths and carpet bugs
is not poisonous and is safe and agreeable 10 us.
Can at the store and learn full particulars.
Ranger Thompson make specially Of FINE
FANS, aud now have their usual large stock for
the season ready to show customers
good toned organ for sale cheap; also a small
oil stove. Inquire at II Green street
LosT Saturday afternoon, the 18th, between
West Dummerston and Brattleboro a brown win
Ter oVercoat. A suitable reward will be paid on
leaving It at A V. Mays Chase street
Fun of bargains this week lot Of new Challes
at cents per yard, better goods 10 cents, lot of
choice styles in lawns cents per yard New
dress goods, HOSIERY gloves, corsets and ribbons
It will pay you to look at them
T. W BARSARD.
II A. Wadsworth is an expert in fitting trusses.
and makes a truss on different principle from
others II fits many who have tried Boston and
New York makers without success He is at
home Sundays and Mondays. and sometimes 9th.
er days in the week Residence at the north end
Of oak street.
Etchings and Engrayings at Clapp x Jones's
Artistic Picture Framing at Clapp & Jones's
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis
Picture framing Of all kinds at Clapp & Jones's
Picture frames in variety at A. F. wnder's.
laundry building, Flat st. Open evenings, : to s
DON'T TRAVEL without Accident Insurance
when it costs only y cents per day for 5000 and
SIS per week. Insure in the TRAVELLERS with
CrpwoRrH CHrDs, Agents
Housr for sale at y Canal street. Inquire Of
J. II SNoNDS
A L. Miller, the new proprietor of the Ven.
dome restaurant, finds his business growing sn
rapidly that he Is Obliged to discontinue the prac.
tice Of sending out single dinners as heretofore.
the pressure at the busy time Of the day being 50
great as to make this impossible Customers who
wish 10 order ce cream or any specialtles are re
minded that he is connected by Telephone
Next week Van Dooru q Morris will open a line
Of GLASSWARE which will b, sold at prices that give
bargains that viii interest all
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
The supply is IneHbansiIBIe.


Regret is being expressed that the Libby
prison which will be erected in Chicago
will not he the Libby prison which lately
stood in Richmond and was smashed upon
the rail. That shows how much the critics
know about it. If every brick had been
lost n the railway accident he would be a
Snowman of very limited resources who
could be discouraged by that calamity.
Every enterprising man who has cut up
Washington writing desk into canes knows
how many hundred thousand cubic feet of
lumber were stored away in that modest
looking but deceptive piece of furniture
The war vessels Of the little fracas of 1912
have been carved into enough paper knives
TO build 100 cruisers of the size of the Chi
cago if they had brought reasonable price,
but, unfortunately, they were all sold at a
sacrifice by dealers who had only a few
left. Don't he afraid anybody, that old
Libby will give out She has been in the
show business for % years, and has been
equal to every demand so far 1t is not like
~ that she will be yin now TO shirk her duty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
NOrIhaeId. Mas.

Rev. 5. r. Free has been invited m ,.iya
the address Memorial day. w. t''
% D. l. Moody and family are expected Nav
II. \ F. Marshall and family left Tues-
pectiye home '"'' P'''S
non. VIM, Whiting of Holyoke. Mas,
bought II. n f. Marsballis snan ~ r" u.s.,
horses 'l'a" III "AS
week ''' e"Ns 'hla
q. D Dr. n, P, Wood was chosen president Of
Tue Connecticut river valley medical sssoci,
N'ion at the recent meeting at Bellows Falls.
,;. services were held at the new Congregs
uonal church last Sunday >''''s *"
cban nS nltarian church is to have new
chandeliers IN the auditorium and the nsr.
Sonage Is undergoing extensive repairs f1'
DIR, Taylor breaches Nav 10 at tha C,n
gregational church. '"' O'"-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
Practical Civil service Reform.

LAAhil AlAt pllilkllclu mon.
United States Treasurer Huston has left
the count of the money in the treasury
vaults TO his subordinates who hold over
from the last administration. He says
IF | was to go chopping off the heads OF
faithful men and putting in their places
men whose only recommendation was that
they were expert at beating the bushes for
votes, and disaster should follow in conse-
quence, the people might justly blame me. ~
This fully illustrates one of the practical
features of civil service reform. The
clerks in the United States treasury are
experts in technical work, and TO make
their places the shuttlecocks of politics
would be to injure the public service 1t
will be remembered that when the cash in
the treasury was counted at the beginning
Of the last administration after twenty
four years Of Republican administration,
shortage Of only two cents was discovered
and the missing coin was afterward dscov
cred. Such a thing could hardly have hap
pened under any system which continually
changed the treasury service. During the
present count deficit of fifty cents has
been found in package of mutilated cur
rency, containing more than "a million dol
lars, and rather than count the sum again
the counters made good the discrepancy
out of their own pockets.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17

Rev. 7 " lllman will preach at the
Universalst chapel on SUNDAY evening at
: o'clock Mr. lllman has been here twice
before and preached TO profoundly atten
tive audiences, which left no vacant seats
in the room. Last Sunday it was enthusi
tically voted to continue the meetings. aud
an energetic committee, composed Of three
ladies and three gentlemen appointed u
provide ways and means Of giving effect
u the vote Mr. T. B. 7 Fisher Of Tufts
divinity school, brother Of Rev d Fish
er Of Hinsdale y II, will take charge
about the middle Of June Mr.. Fisher is
credited with energy and success in similar
work esewere
G. w Kimball has broken ground for a
new house Just above John Clark Mrs.
Demming's grandchildren from Liverpool,
England, will spend the summer with her
Bragg, the man Of shoe fame from Keene.
has moved into the Starkey house. having
exchanged his place in Keene for it.
The choir at the Congregational church
last Sunday occupied new orchestra at
the left Of the pulpit b
The appointment Of Geo. II Walker to
he postmaster is announced
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17

entertainments to a good audience at Glen
hall on the 9Th inst
The cornet band has commenced open air
concerts
W. A. Faulkner and wife Of Boston have
recently visited their parents, Mr. aud Mrs
S. d. Faulkner Of this village - Horace
Kingsbury and wife Of Minnesota, former
residents, but who have been absent for
thirty three years, have been staying at
Lyman Kingsbury's aud visiting friends in
this vicinity 81 ber Sumner has moved into
the tenement Of Eli Burlington. Ernest
L. Hicks Of Salem, Mass, and his sister,
Mrs q. f. Roberts Of Brattleboro, are visit
ing their mother, Mrs H. Blanchard Of this
village Mr. Hicks is a member Of the Sa
lem band Burt Roberts is suffering from
a sprained ankle Alice Stetsun is suffer
ing from an abscess Of the neck
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
WiIIiRm-viIIe.

Mrs Lavinah Dickinson. who died ,r
Sunday last, and whose funeral wa, b...
on Tuesday, was an old and respected p
habitant Of this place, consistent men,i.,
Of the Universalist church aud will l-
sadly missed in church aud Sunday ,chua.
and 10y her many friends in this vicnIit.
Rev. j Steele attended the funeral at t,.
Universalist church Beautiful flower, Nh,
gifts Of friends and neighbors, were place.
upon the casket and decorated the altar
Hereafter those who transgres- the sun
day laws in regard 10 fishing in our stream,
especially parties from Brattleboro. vail b..
noticed" and c0mplained
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17

Divine service in Christ church, holy com
munion and sermon, at 2:3OP M, sunday
Landlord Jones was fined $40 aud costs
amounting 10 S5O,5l by States Attorney
Cud"orth last Saturday, for violating the
h4uor law, Mr.. Jones had not leased the
motel Tor the coming year, aud in the past
mas Kept quiet, orderly house that has
neen generally acceptable to the people.
3 A, smith drives handsome pair of
carriage horses recently bought of the
chamberlain Horse company C Lamson
and wife are in Boston this week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17

En-. me Ae cent tax rate this year win vary
,iIm sl@0 to Les on 500. The totsI
valuation falls off $500, aud there Is am
increase II OF $50 in the number of polls
heV' H. W. Rutland of Greenfield II
u W1 accepted a call 10 the pastornts oC H..
n " esl,iiorel5nd Park Hill Congregational
JJnar'h' and will he installed al an ssrIv
through the influence Of q. p Gilson -
SSohe mas been erected over the s,rs,Is -
'eo' ~ scott at West Chesterfield
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17

Mrs. Frank Celley died May 9TH. aged 81
The family, which consists Of seven mem
beers, moved from Coleraine to this place in
December, 1883. In February Mrs Cellev
was taken sick, and the family being un
conscious of danger, medical aid was not
summoned until April, too late only u give
temporary relief To her sufferings. Five
small children are left motheress. A hus-
band and two daughters aged 10 aud 10
mourn her loss deeply Rev. Horace Fow-
Ter preached an able discourse from Cor
xiii. Relatives from Acton, West Cum
mington, and auckland Mass, were pres
ent at the funeral The remains were
taken 10 Charlemont for intermant
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-17
BASE BALL.

Aldrlch, the contract breaker was touched M
for only three hits by the Trinity college bows ID
a game at Hartford Monday
A strong aggregation Of Williams Amherst
ana Yale college players will b. at Greenfield
during July, aud will arrange games with all the
Teams ~ TINS vicinity. Wilson and Clark of VII
liams will be one of the batteries
Umpire to his Wifr,-I believe / should liz,
some gridde cakes for supper tonight. INV dear
Umpire's wife from the kitchen not long after
Batter up BosfDi Heruid
A picked nine went 10 Hiusdalr SATURDAY and
played the Athletics. ia the seventh inning the
score stood Ia in favor of the Brattrb0ro bows
The llinsdalr umpire was roasting them and
they therefore left the field. These arr the play.
eTs OF the picked nine; Laundry, e and 2b: bow.
ley, 2b and e. Coates lb Davis, 8b Bailey. IS.
Hubbard. H. Studdard, cf; CLARK, RI LeRay, D.
The Hinsdale battery was Young aud O'Iaugh-
lin
Tomorrow the Dartmouth Consolidated nine
WIN play the Brattlehor1s on the home grounds
baher aud Jones will b- the Dartmouth battery
II is expected that the Northamptuns will MAY
here next Thursday afternoon