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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23

Following is the order Of services Of the
50th annual convention Of the Universalists
Of Vermont and the Province Of Quebec,
~ be held at the Universalist church in this
place, beginning next Tuesday evening mud
ending Thursday evening
TUESDAY q =. M organization of the convcn-
ton. 1850, welcome 10y the pastor, Rev T. w. lI
man; sermon, Rev j y, Emery, Attlrburo, Mass
WrpNrsBAyA s:8nA NJ conference aud praise
meeting he'd by Rev John Kimball Bethel. p.3O
business meeting. report Of secretary, treasurer
committee of fellowship: ordination aud disci-
pne and agent Of the missionary box. 1880
communion service, Rev. + Smiley, Richmond,
and Rev. l. W. Mclaughlin, HuntinRyille, y =. ;
1900, annual sermon, Rev. y 4. Hoyt, 81. Johns
bury 2p. N business meeting BOD organization
Of young people. addresses. 3.2n !, the sunday
school: It's object and worth, Rev y W Whip
pen, 81 Adams; $3.50, the young peoples sqcir-
five minutes each: 800, the woman's centenary
association: addresses by Mrs. l. Smiley. vice
president, Rev. Myra kinRsbury aud others; i.D.
praise service led 10y Rev. Myru kingsbury, Nor
risvillei 500, laymen's meeting introductory RE-
marks by Hon. A. 7. Foster, president NJ the con
ventiOn, addresses. Hon II. " Parker Of Glare.
mont, n. H., president Of the general convention
Mr. Parker will preside at this meeting Business
principles applied To- church work Hon. }. W.
Pierce, SprnRheld Univeralism the laynan's
duty, Mr.. osea Mann, ir., Wilmington; What
can lnymen do for uniyersalism, Prof Chas.
Dole, Northheld ten minute speeches 10y other
laymen
ing, led by Rev. W W Nuttng, Mortified: 900.
business meeting election Of officers u:lj, our
Educational Institutions !, Green Mountain Per.
kins academy Rev b. NJ. Tillotson, Woodstock.
2, Goddard seminary, Prof ID l.. Maulsby, Prin-
cipal Rarre 3, Tufts Divinity school and college.
Prof O. 7. Knight, College Hill, Mass. our pub.
LEGATIONS, Rev. / J. Mead Of Maine Charles Cav
erly, general agent Unyersalist publishing house;
100 The work aud opportunities Of Vermont
Universalists, Rev. q. J.. bemarest, Rev. T W.
llnan, Rev. Geo " Perry. Rutland Each
speaker limited to ten minutes. p ~, business
meeting; 800 addresses I, The truth aud the
church, or soul and body, Rev. j. j Simmons,
Woodstock . The value Of church services Rev.
- VI TillOtsun, Woodstock: 3 Endowment Of
churches, Rev. j. = Rhuad.s Bellows Falls: dis
clisson speakers limited ~ ten minutes; i:iO.
Close; =. NJ, business meeting. I'D, sermon.
Rev. G. l.. Waite. Macedun, n. Y; closing busi.
ness
Mr. aud Mrs Stanford Mitchell Of Bos-
ton will assist in the singing which will be
one Of the attractions Of the meetings The
Brattleboro parish extends it, hospitality 10
all who attend. Application for entertain
ment should he made to T. J. b. Cudworth
Dinners and suppers will be served in the
church vestry. Reduced fares are offered
on all railroads in the state The convcn
ton bids fair 10 be the largest in years
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23

The national electric light association,
which held its annual meeting at Niagara
Falls recently, took decided ground against
the use of electricity to kill condemned
murderers. In a series of resolutions
adopted by the association such use of the
fluid is pronounced IAN unnecessary degra-
dation of the most useful natural agent
that science has ever made available for
the service of man, and a repeal of the
New York law for the execution of crimi-
mails 10y electricity is called for. One of the
scientists present read a paper discussing
especially the consttutionality of this meth
od of execution. This speaker maintained
that the attempt to put to death by electri-
city is cruel, and declared that the man
does not live who can tell how much cleo
tricity it takes to kill human being. 81
have personally conversed,n he said with
man who took full 2500-volt shock, and
he is alive and we'll Another speaker
gave facts, gathered from a mass of letters
from nearly all the electric light stations in
the country, relative to accidents which
have happened there. His purpose was to
show that the use of electricity as a death
agent is cruel, because in nearly all cases
where shock from the wires has not prov
ed fatal, the sensations were terrific In
no two cases, moreover, were they alike,
different victims describing them as being
like compression in a vice, being drawn like
a wire hammered to death, smashed. stuck
full of needles, cut through with a buzz
saw, dashed to pieces from a height, shaken
to death-and so on The one fact that
stands out from the mass of discussion on
the subject is that no electrical expert can
yet say with certainty what degree of cleo
trical shock or current will surely prove ia
tai, Sometimes comparatively slight
shock will cause instant death, and then
again one of supposed deadly force pro
duces only temporary disability.
1t is to be noted however, that the real
source Of the contest in New York over the
use of electricity as the death agent of the
law lies in tine opposition of capitalists who
are interested in the alternating current
system, which was chosen by the state.
The claim has been made for this current
that it was harmless but if the state should
use it to kill murderers with, it would be
accepted as proof that the alternating cur
rent is more deadly than the continuous
current, and the company controlling the
alternating system would suffer. 1t is for
this reason that the lawyers are using every
possible means to save the murderer Kemm-
Ter from suffering death by electricity ac-
cording TO the sentence of the court under
the new law
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23

Collopy and Mckinney assisted the Keene
college boys Saturday in defeating the
| Nnchendons. The keene Observer saws .
The catching and throwing of Collopy
was simply magnificent. Competent Judges
say that it has never been equalled in this
vicinity. Mckinney played beautiful
game Collopy had lG put-outs and five
assists, with hut a single error
The Hinsdales although strengthened by
Burrell and Davis, were beaten at Troy,
y. H., Saturday, j. TO g.
The kearsarge college boys have left the
White Mountains and are now at Troy, y. Y.
Grocery clerks vs.. Estey x Co. tuners
l. one OF the games in prospect.
Schuster's curves proved too great an
obstacle To the 'Lnafers' Wednesday, and
the 'Neversweats' tridmphed II to g.
Neil Is the Holy Cross college first base
man.
The High schools, with some outside tai
ent, defeated the Putneys Wednesday to
! IN five innings About the only feature
Of the game was long hit over the fence
10y Aver Of the Putneys. The contempt
BILE action of one or two of the High school
players IN tripping up an opposing base
runner disguised many of the spectators.
Stratagem in base ball is all right, but
dirty work should not be tolerated
The Citizens Corps, on which Woodcock,
OHourke, Stewart and Wilson played. wal
loped the Bachelors, for whom Dowd was
third baseman, at Troy, ~ Y, last Satur-
day. Woodcock and O'Rourke hatted heav-
lily.
The team has gone to Westfeld Mass.
today.
Keene college boys vs. Rrattlehoro on the
home grounds next Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23

In connection with the above it is Of in.
terest to note that the amount of unoccupied
land in the state which is available for col.
onization purposes is likely to prove largely
in excess of the POO, 600 acres mentioned bv
Mr., Valentine in his letter 10 the listers.
In point of fact only l3S of the 2i0 town
ships in the state have reported, or less than
two-thirds. tract in Middlesex compris,
ing forty contiguous sufficient "a
accommodate the whole fifty families of
Swedes-was not reported at all and there
is also a similar tract in the I.amoille valley
which was not included in the returns Bid.
for the selection Of both of these tracts for
the proposed colony have been sent in u
the commissioner,
When Mr.. Valentines plan was first pro.
posed, doubt was expressed by some persons
and newspapers as ~ whether there was in
any one locality in the state a sufficient
number Of abandoned farms to settle fifty
families upon. The returns show, however.
that nine towns report thirty to fifty farm.
each as abandoned one town reports
seventy such farms, containing total of
1856 acres and another says the term ap.
plies n p per cent Of the whole town.
These and other facts which this Swedish
colonization scheme has brought 10 light
are Of much interest They show how the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23
THURSDAY, Aug. %.

The troops were early astir this morning
all being in good spirits after a night of
refreshing sleep Long before the break,
fast call was sounded the throngs began
coming in from the surrounding towns,
while the trains from the north and south
came in crowded with people intent upon
witnessing the review before the Governor
and his honored guests. Many an old vet
eran had come miles to shake the hand of
their old commander and colonel, Secretary
Proctor, while others had curiosity to see
live general of the regular army as well
as the senators and representatives in Con
gress.
The guard mount" was attended by the
military visitors and others, and the batal-
ion drill was devoted principally to division
movements under command of Col Estey.
The recall was sounded earlier than usual
TO give ample time TO prepare for the re
view in the afternoon.
At ? o'clock the line was quickly formed,
and soon after the Govern or in "a carriage
with the Secretary of War and Gen. Scho-
field rode to the parade ground, followed
by long line of carriages bearing Lieuten
ant Governor Woodbury., Senators Ed
munds and Morrill,, Congressman Grout
and Stewart, Elk Gov. Smith, and a large
number of officers and civilians. Soon
after their arrival the battalion was pre-
pared for review, Gen. Greenleaf escorting
the reviewing party in front and rear of
the column hack to the front when the
regiment in column of companies passed in
review. 1t was fine sight, and the sew
eral companies maintained their align
ments in IA creditable manner. Co. | re
ceived compliment from the reviewing
party as they passed, and Gen Dalton of
Massachusetts pronounced their marching
the best in the whole line. After the re-
view the battalion was formed in hollow
square and Gov, Dillingham; formally pre-
scented 10 those members who had served
five years or more a handsome badge of
Vermont copper ON which was Vermont's
coat of arms, the badge resembling that of
the sixth corps Nearly score of the bat
terry men were the happy recipients of these
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23

Miss Bessie Newman Of Worcester. Mass
is at her parents home for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Ned Cleveland and Miss
Prouty Of Fitchburg, Mass nre visiting at
Dea Bonds
Park Holland aud Elmer Holland aud son
Of Albany, n Y, have been visiting rea
tives in town.
Mr. and Mrs. A. II Hines aud Miss An
ME KirwAn are breathing the sea air at
Brant Rock
Mrs. Geo Poole Of Keene. who was visit
ing at Chas Sherman's, was taken serious.
~ i'll few days ago. aud her husband was
sent for.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ A Atwood Of Foxboro.
Mass, are now at Jamaica, after having
spent some time visiting in town
A j. Markham sang at the Orange county
veterans meeting at Tunhridge last week
Col. Hooker was one Of the speakers
Mr. and Mrs +. L. Cooper are at Spring
field, Mass, aud their restaurant will be
closed until the 9Sth
Frank H. Flagg, correspondent Of the
Boston Herald aud formerly assistant editor
Of the Reformer, and Miss Flora ! Faux
ner Of Wilmington. who was at one time
employed at 'hurber's bakery, were mar
iiVh At 'ilFfllltitl lhNl otluIuhA.
Miss Ella Howard Of Gardner Mass is
with her aunt, Mrs c. Dickinson
Mrs. Swift aud daughter are at Harry
kinsou's for few days
Maggie Austin Of Holyoke. Mass. is at
her old home for a short time.
Mrs. Chauucey Bullock was called to
Gardner, Mass, this week 10y the illness Of
her mother, Mrs Samuel Ward
Miss Bridget Bowler Of Lowell i, spend
ing her vacation in town.
VIM. Bronan Of Ulster, Pa, Is visiting
Brattleboru relatives
A l.. Newman and family Of Boston and
Mr.. and Mrs. q. II Newman of Easthamp
ton, Mass, spent Sunday with Mr.. aud Mr.,
Ryder
Mr.. and Mrs. John y Cronin Of Brook
Ign, \. Y, are at II B. Larkin's in Cen
trevile
Benn Perry and Jas. McNulty Of the band
went from Brattleboro 10 the muster at
West Randolph. Geo. Clay was at muster
on Governor S day.
Mr. and Mrs f L. Roberts. late Of Win
chester, n. H, are moving into their house
on Western avenue Just bought Of D. 4
Stedman. Mr. and Mrs Stedman, who va
Gated the house early this week, are at Dr.
Stedman 5 in West Brattleboro
Miss Lima Thwing sings at a concert at
Bellows Falls this evening
Thomas Pratt and family are soon to move
~ Holyoke, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D Morris have returned
from Maine
Miss Mary Donne and Miss Mabel Witt
went IN Cottage City yesterday for IA few
days recreation
Mr. ?. Goodrich, who has had long ill.,
ness from large carbuncle. is slowly i'm
proving, and is able to he upon the street
once more
Miss Nellie Goodrich is on a visit to ex
Judge Walker's at Ludlow
Hon. J. / Martin has been in attendance
on the chancery term Of the Bennington
county court
DIR. and Mrs. Draper are in Boston and
at various points on the Massachusetts
coast this week accompanying DR.. and
Mrs. Phelps Of Bellows Falls ON a vacation
outing
Florists Allen and McGilivrav are in at
tendance on the annual meeting of the So.
clety of American Florists held in Buffalo
this week. An excursion IL niagara Falls
Is down rs one of the pleasant adjuncts Of
the occasion
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23

badges, including Capt. Fuller, and six Of
more of the Guard were thus honored
Gen. Schoheld paid handsome compliment
to the officers and men, hut said he could
not be expected to make formal speech.
After the regiment had gone back Ia
their quarters the Battery came out upon
the field on a trot, and the shapely field
pieces were unlimhered, and salutes were
fired in rapid succession, the various ma
nuuvres being closely observed by the
large company Of spectators. Gen. Soho
field, as well as other visitors, was much
interested in the evolutions, which he de.
clared were well performed.
The scores Of the various companies in
target practice we're read on dress parade
the Estey Guards being the highest, ex-
ceeding all others by $40 points.
just before the dress parade, which fol.
lowed the review, some POO old veteran.
marched out on the parade ground and
cheered Secretary Proctor and General
Schofed vigorously.
The events Of the day concluded with an
informal reception by Secretary Proctor
and General Schoiield to the line officers
and the veterans, all passing the brigade
headquarters and in turn shaking the dis
tinguished visitors by the hand.
A reception at the pleasant home Of State
Treasurer Du Bots this evening was largely
attended 10y the military and towns folk.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23
The Horse breeders, Mes,ins.

The attention Of all persons who are in
terested in good horses, and in the develop
ment of all the resources and capabilities
Of Vermont is called to the announcement
elsewhere made of the next meeting of the
Vermont Association Of Road and Trotting
Horse Breeders, which takes place at Rut
land on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Of next week The object Of this associa-
ton, as has been repeatedly said in our
columns is the advancement Of the legiti-
mate interests of the horse-breeding indus
try in this state, with the ultimate purpose
Of restoring to Vermont her prestige in
this respect Its influence is already being
felt, and enterprising farmers are begin
ming to see that one of their hest and surest
sources of profit lies in the rearing Of good
horses. For years past horses have been
brought into the state by the thousand to
meet the home demand, and there is no
reason why every animal necessary for this
purpose should not be grown in Vermont
and the proceeds Of their sale go into the
pockets Of home producers.
The four past exhibitions of the horse
breeders association have shown that its
purposes and methods are strictly legiti-
mate, and that its meetings are free from
gambling jockeying, liquor selling, and
all offensive adjuncts. As a horse show
the exhibition will he larger and better this
year than ever before The entries to the
trotting stakes are also more numerous,
and there is a promise Of better races and
greater speed than in any previous year
The money to be contested for will exceed
5000, and the number Of fine horses shown
is expected to reach 500. The railroads
will carry passengers at half fare and the
attendance will undoubtedly be very large
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23
SPARE THE ROADSIDE TREES.

hdnOr FhPnLr The needless and wan
Ton mutllatlon of the trees along the Put
ney road near Brattleboro, a few wears ago.
ny the telephone company when they
stretched their wires, awakened a lust in
dignation, and makes every person Of taste
or sentiment justly anxious now that the
agents of that same company are again an
preaching near 10y on the same road with
axes and bars in their hands Mr.. bradley
rendered a service IN the public, for which
ITS thanks are due, when he compelled this
reckless company 10 pay heavy damages
Tor mutilating his roadside trees at that
time. There has been assurance given TINT
tins lesson, and the Indignation felt hy all
those who wish these trees protected-and
they include everybody except the idho1S
would prevent the repetition, at this time
OF such barbarian destruction. IL any one
will view the useless and senseless chopping
and slashlng, within the last two ,lays. of
the pretty line of trees which shelter and
shade the road near Crosbys pond, hv the
agents OF this company they will no longer
trust 10 such assurance, but will see the
need of standing on guard for the protec
ton of the trees and shrubs at their own
doors against these lawless men A band
oil Choctaw Indians cutting war path
could not have used the axe or the hatchet
more wantonly or with less regard To what
civilized men generally value and appreci-
ate know not whether this has been
done IN pursuance of orders or "A policy. or
whether II Is IA sporadic outbreak of destruc.
uveness on the part Of some workman who
needs civilized restraint. In any event.
what has been done, il it is to he continued
Is an aitront 10 this community, aud ought
10 combine 1t for protection aud stir every
man for self defence. The wire-stringing
men are yet to follow the post settlers. and
the latter have, further north, it is said.
shown themselves to he by far the more
destructive of the two, 1t is shame that
men engaged in promoting all agency Of
civilization should have so little regard for
the beauty and attractiveness of the high
ways they are allowed to use. Ii only
needs firm defence of ones rights, and a
Just expression of the prevailing indigna,
ton, to bring them TO reason.
DoRMAN b. EATON.
Brattleboro, Aug. 2l, 1889.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23
NO SKELETON WAS FouNn.

An amusing development in connection
with the disappearance of Arden Humphrey
the asylum farm employG, showed up on
Tuesday, when Humphreys mother and
aunt appeared here with the Rutland sher
i'll, deputy sheriff, aud friend of the
family named Patch, and asked permission
TO search the institution 10 make sure that
the boy was not secreted there 1t is a
matter of course that the boys family are
IN sort of frenzy ut getting no trace of
him after two months search, and under
the peculiar influence that any uncanny
suspicion attains in an isolated community,
all the old scandals of half century were
raked up, and his mother and aunt became
possessed of the idea that he might have
been knowing 10 some high handed wicked.
ness at the asylum, and had been suddenly
ncarcerated by the officials u hide their
guilt. Hon. Homer Goodhue, chairman of
the board of supervisors, was visited. but
he could not convince them of their folly.
Letters were got from ex Gov. Proctor and
ex-Judge Walker, saying that they thought
the best way to scotch the absurd suspicion
was TO permit the examination, and, armed
with these letters the party came down at
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning. DR.. Draper
was absent, but Judge j. NJ Tyler of the
board of trustees and Dr. Lawton received
them graciously, though the proceeding
had such funny side that it was rather
hard to put a sober face ON it, Judge TYLER
first called in all the employees who had
known Humphrey, aud questioned them in
the visitors presence, and then DR.. LawUon
showed TO the sheriff and his male compan-
ions every nook, corner and GRANNY of the
whole institution, including the cupboards.
closets and clothes presses, the sewer man.
holes, the barns, the stables, the piggerv
and the hay NOV. He did everything, in
fact, except pitch the hay over, and would
have done this hut for the fact that the hay
had been got in since the lad went on his
travels As illustrating the condition of
mind 10 which the women had worked
themselves up, Mrs Humphrey told Mr.
Goodhue that she had chosen Mr.. Patch, the
male friend referred 10, because he was a
carpenter and builder and pouh kaoip If
any secret partitions hGd been pat ~ to
hide her boy
The Rutland sheriff and his friends con
Quoted themselves in a manner so courteous
that 1t was pleasure to the asylum officials
to show them the institution, and they ex
pressed themselves as abundantly satisfied
that there was no possible ground for the
suspicious Of the family
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-23

lfrom the Kansas city Gazette,
Bradstreet keeps a regular record of all
young business men and their habits, and
if young man visits these places gam
bling houses four or five times he is ''cata
logued' and recorded just the same as a
merchant No business man of this part
of the nineteenth century will employ a
young man of doubtful habits or who has
the smell of liquor ON his breath In all
places OF Importance and responsibility it
is the young man who spends his evenings
at the \. Nj. Z. A. rooms or among bust
ness associates and not the uncertain ind-
yldual or man about town who is chosen.
This is fact that the young man of to.
day will do well to ponder His reputation
will follow him like his shadow, aud no
matter how black or stormy the night, he
cannot visit gambling hell without being
marked