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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19
HOME NEWS.
Announcement,

Housekeepers. be- sure and read j + Amber.
sons notice in advertising columns
Etchings aud Engravings at Clapp & Jones's
Artistic Picture Framing at Clapp & Jones's
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis
Picture frames in variety at A. F wilder's.
laundry building, Flat st. Open evenings, to 8
Picture framing Of all kinds at Clapp & Jones IS
DON'T TRAVEL without Accident Insurance
when it costs only - cents per day for 5000 and
Sl5 per week Insure in the TRAVELLERS with
CunwoRrH & CHLDs, Agents
Easter cards aud souvenirs at Clapp q Jones's
A good line of hanging and stand lamps at
wholesale prices for the next thirty days at scott
a Joness
7. W. Barnard offers new style dress goods ~
inches wide at p cents yard also some extra
bargains in black cashmeres 1t will pay YOU Ia
look at them
This week we offer 100 new parasos and sun
umbrellas, also lots of new ginghams. sateens
prints, hosiery, gloves, and corsets
T. W BARNARD.
See HIN. Woods special offer ON dog collars.
which he is selling at ~ per cent below the cost
to make
Dr. c. G. Rabbit the wel-known scientific OBJ
tician of Manchester, n II is very soon to be- rep.
resented in town. If your eyesight is defective
give an order TO the agent when he calls
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"Irndcr ,he Heap"

II was great satisfaction last week to
see the Democrats still wriggling to the ex
tent of IA column and more to show how
hopelessly they are under the heap in the
matter OF the Grlndstone figures.
The one essential TACT IN TINS whole con
troversy Is that these figures were published
10y the Democrats as Boston figures thus
representing them To he quotation oi
prices IN the largest and controlling wool
market of the country. Besides the claim
in the Columbus despatch to the New YORK
World that these figures gave the average
price OF wool at BOSTON the explicit de
claration IN the Retormer oil Dec Il was
That Ih"H "cr' dr'"' as WrV P'r' 10 "''
as " recon" ~ sales {" me BoSto" mdrhF'
When the Democrats abandoned TINS clam
after 1t was shown to be fraud and be.
gan to hunt the country over Tor figures Sc
lected and garbled on the whole cloth
basis to justify tins fraud. their entire ar
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

Mrs Peter Holbrook, life long resident
Of the town, died of consumption at A. F.
Edwardss on the 18th inst She was IA wo
man of many excellencies aud much re
spected The funeral was attended at the
Universalist church on the sth by Mrs. n
j. I. Brigham
The sugar season Just ended is considered
rather better than an average in this section
Several of our citizens attended the rail
road meeting at Wilmington last Friday.
Mr. Wilcox has been extensively improv-
ing the interior of the Glen House and
with his genial manner and well laden Ia
bic is worthy of liberal patronage
c. C. Boyd is to gather cream over the
entire route for the creamery association.
Everybody is invited 10 the railroad
meeting to be held here ON Friday, the 2Gth
and 1t is hoped there will be a large attend
ance
h. A. Brown is about to replace his old
barn with Il large new one A new drv.
house has lately been added to the Putnam
mill
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

From the Argus Of this week
One Of the most important documents re
corded Of late in the Montpelier town
clerks office is a quit claim deed, from
Hon Jacob Estey Of Brattleboro to the
First Baptist church Of Montpelier, Of the
edifice in which that society now holds di-
vine worship, and which Deacon Estey saw
cd 10 the denomination some years since by
taking up an old mortgage The deed is
given for "Sl and other considerations, -
but contains a stipulation that the property
shall be used for religious purposes in the
line Of the tenets Of the Baptist faith aud
in the event of failure on the part Of the
society TO maintain regular preaching for
two years, the title conveyed by the deed
is 10 revert to the Vermont Baptist state
convention. The deed was executed Feb.
| lS hut was not recorded until March ID
This puts the local Bsptists in good shape
financially, and they should be able 10 pay
their pastor respectable salary, and never
let one go away as did the gentleman who
preached for them prior 10 Mr. Raymond,
advent
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We hear that DR. Warner has sold his
practice and real estate T. doctor from
Halifax. His decision to leave town will
cause real regret as he had good ride and
was generally liked.
Last Sunday Rev Mr. Bryant preached
his last sermon here unless he j., returned
10y conference for another year
The body Of Mrs Hubbard Barrett WIS
brought from Wardsboro for burial in the
early cemetery yesterday Mrs Barrett
was about ~ years Of age and lived here
until three years ago when failing health
compelled her h 90 10 her daughters in
Wardsboro. She leaves a son and two
daughters
Miss Nellie Howard and niece are visiting
IN Northield, Mass Mrs. Horace Walker
Is quite sick, and her sister, Mrs. Benson.
Is here caring for her Mrs CLAYTON. who
was injured hy fall some weeks ago. i,
not 50 well
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iIusingIOn.

ANOTHER ENTHUSIASTIC RAILROAD MEETING
On Friday evening last another railroad
meeting was held at the town hall which
was nearly filled with ladies and gentlemen
Interested IN this question. The principal
speaker was Moses Newton of Holyoke
Mass, who was listened to with the ciosast
attention, Mr. Newton spoke particularly
OF the marked benefits that had come "a the
town OF Readsboro since the road was built
TO that place, and said there was no reason
why Wilmington could not also become a
manufacturing point, and the splendid wa
ter power all along the Deerfield b., utilized
he spoke about the attractions of our vii
lage ana town, saying that he had travelled
through almost every state in the Union
Ill Europe, IN Mexico, but nowhere had he
seen such delightful and charming place
vi course the audience manifested the
near Ilest applause at this high compliment
anu VINO could help 1t Mr. Newton's re
'uoi Ms were candid aud convincing and car
ried great weight No doubt exists in 70
caro- 70 bonding IN the required amount to
oulid the road. Let Nottingham take hold
anu the project will be assured.
The snow banks have nearly all dis.,,
Peareu ana the roads are becoming settled
One OF f. f. Wheeler's horses waIked
iiVo lhe river opposite Truman Moore's one
uaV recently, and waded up stream nearly
70 the mlll dam. At this point the water
Ieca'he quite deep, and the horse WAS near
browning when discovered, He was finally
uIagseu up the bank, but not ithout much
dition ''s expo
r.. IN view OF all the circumstances and con.
ulAohs winch surround our post office on.s-
t,oh' II Is proposed to submit the matter m
cue patrons OF the office, aud a public meat
lns WIN probably be held and preference
Expressed by ballot. As We look at Il. this
Is the ialrest and best method.
A6ont 70 persons partook of sxcsllant
maple sugar at the sugar camp of John r
Dueli on Thursday last. AS a finale artist
DIosier made a photograph of the marty
"nich ior excellence of work cannot be az
The listers have completed THAR a.,
pralsal this week, and the grand list i'm III
sVraet WIZ be placed in the town clerkis ~
lice next week VI
As mentioned a week or two .go !. :,
proposed TO hold public meeting o1 r.
Jay evening, April Both, at the tow bsI
10 observe the occasion which will ha cor,
meinorated in New York CITY ON that a..
the centennial of Washington insu,,,,Ta'
tioh' The exercises will consist M shoTt
auuresses, recitations, music. etc We deer,
II most hitting that this occasion he so oil.
served as an opportunity is thus afforded IN
sa." information concerning a most imnort-
Snt event m our nations history Wabo,,,
=" i've long enough TO see the matter ~
n,' J1i '0au history properly taught in our
FD"ii' SCHOOLS, SO that our Young people
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

Some weeks since the Argus and Patriot
announced that the appointment of Frank
Plumley, of Mortified, as United States
District Attorney for Vermont, had been
decided on, and last week the President
made that appointment At that time The
Phoenix said that if that was so the Argus
and Patriot had decided scoop on all of
its contemporaries, and it seems it did
Argus Of this ioeek.
We are once more compelled to caution
Mr. Atkins lest he fall into the bad habit of
lying What he actually said in his paper
of March IA was that the name of Frank
Plumley has been sent to the Senate by
President Harrison to succeed c. H. Pitkin
as United States District Attorney for Yer
mont, while the fact is that Mr.. Plumley ;
appointment was not decided on, or even
favorably considered, until almost month
later than this
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19
rHE COUNTY SUPERVISOR QUESTION


Editor Of The Thpnir-Dedr .Sns-As
the time draws near for choosing county
supervisor Of schools the real friends Of
education aud Of all the best interests of
the county can but feel il of the highest
Importance that the choice should be a wise
and good one the best that can be made
With some idea of what must be required
of such "A supervisor, and with some knowl-
edge of the material which the county has
~ offer for such work the writer would
suggest the name of Rev. Clifford H Smith
of Townshend Mr. Smith is of a good
age for such work, having been born in
Brattleboro in 1856 His early life and ex-
perience in an intelligent, enterprising far
mer's family and in the common district
school, puts him at once into sympathy with
the masses and makes him acquainted with
the first steps of common education. His
further experience. observation and study,
as in a select school, III Mr.. Bingham's
High school tgraded), in the academy, then
for four years in Dartmouth college then
for three years at Yale, all intermingled
and supplemented meantime with more or
less of the practical work of teaching in
the common school, here and there, as a
means Of helping pay his way, and the EN-
inent success he had in all these pursuits
! ART AIMING biit btol VI pIOolN VI MS HLhtHa
for the Office of which we speak.
As for his mental ability, moral charac
ter, Christian principle, good common sense
versatility of talent, capacity for happy
adaptation of himself to his circumstances,
for enthusiasm in his work, for executive
ability, manly carriage, perfect health
and pleasing address, all of high order,
none who know Mr. Smith, as the writer
has known him from his youth, can have
any doubt His experience of eight or ten
| years as pastor-a profession which makes
| for an acquaintance with every kind of
family and every class of people-his ex-
perience as an adviser in councils, and as
an organizer in Sunday school and 9th
er work among the young, in the bringing
of a new church into being, and in impart-
ing of new life to two or three others, all is
akin to what the county supervisor of
schools will need as the best of preparation
for the work he will have to do
In bringing Mr.. Smiths name before the
public in this way am not working in the
interest of any clique, ring or individual,
have had no communication, direct or in
direct with Mr. Smith, do not know if he
desires the Office or has ever had a thought
of it, or would accept if offered, but know
not where better man could be found "a
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Gluilford Centre.

Our town clerk registered ~ dogs.
The ladies' circle will meet in their rooms
next Thursday afternoon
The school in District 1 is taught by Miss
Wheeler Of West Brattleboro ,. Alice
Wood Of West Brattleboro 3, Ella Hale Of
Marlboro ,. Seth Hoyt Of Brattleboro 6,
Mrs. Alice Hicks of Guilford, #. Miss
L. NJ Adams, Guilford IA, Cora Cobb
Gulford
W. J. Wilder is i'll with heart disease .-
Chas. Ogden and family Of Newton Mass
are at II. W Jacobs's for a few weeks -
Edward Shepardson Of Worcester. Mass
has bought the Ellnwood farm, and his
mother and brother are moving on 10 it.
Services for the summer will be resumed
at the Universalist church on SUNDAY af
ternoon at 2:3O Rev MIR lllman will
preach
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From Dummeruton,

Editor RhgHiu As we could not attend
the educational meeting at Brattleboro last
week we depended ON The Phoenix for "a
record of the proceedings and was much
Interested in the report. The essential
qualifications of a county supervisor ought
now to be well known to the members of
the board who read the newspapers, if they
were not previously informed The next
thing in order is list of candidates and
information regarding the range of their
abilities for the work of school supervision
"Quercus, the oak, had a premonition of
what was wanted and reported the name
and qualifications of his candidate for su.
pervisor in The Phoenix last week He
has chosen wisely May be some other
'Quercus" will name an equally good can
didate. 1t has been stated that the village
schools will get all the cream of the new
school law. The candidate whom we shall
vote for must be willing to let all the schools
share alike in the distribution of the cream
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY APRIL 49, 1889

Miles, the retiring president, and 10 the la
dies Of the executive committee Of last
year who this year rendered their resigna-
ton.
2. S. Chase, who was prevented from at
tending the meeting, sent an assurance Of
his readiness to serve the society in any
way possible. and said he would at once
make ready the Esteyville flower beds 20
receive the plants for this season
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

IRON tine Montpelier Waterman.
The jubilation of the Democracy over
the failure of the Republicans to elect their
ticket at the recent general election in
Rhode Island received sudden chill last
week. The result of the election held on
Tuesday, in districts where there was no
choice for members of the legislature at
the first election, settles the control Of the
general assembly in favor of the Republi-
cans. The Republicans have a majority of
II on joint ballot, with one senator still to
be chosen, thus insuring the success of the
Republican state ticket, which failed of an
election by the people. The assembly has
also settled the contest for a state senator
to succeed Jonathan Chace by the election
of n +. Dixon, Republican, Little Rhody
is all right ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19
THE VALLEY FAIR.
All Arrangements We'll in Hand for
Next FaIps Exhibition

There was a very full attendance at the
Valley Fair meeting held at the Brook,
House last Monday. All persons in this
county and from adjoining parts Of New
Hampshire and Massachusetts who have
any official connection with the fair. were
present with scarcely All exception The
old board Of officers was reelected, and all
the committees aud judges for next fall.
exhibition were appointed The date Of
the fair was fixed for oct aud g. Numer-
Gus changes were made in the premium list
mostly IN the way Of increasing the variety
Of premiums offered. 1t was evident from
this meeting that the interest in the annual
exhibitions Is increasing which is the nat
ural result Of the very successful exhibi.
tons already held
The excellent complimentary dinner
served to the officers at the Brooks House
"A party Of over 20 III all-was greatly
enjoyed and won cordial thanks for the
new owners, aud well deserved compliments
for Mr. Jefts. the MANAGER
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Easter services will be held in the chur Oh
sunday at P NJ There will be a reSpon
siVe service, with singing aud recitations
subject The Glorious Hope"
A strawberry blossom was picked in this
vicinity last Sunday WIS
second week in April. WV
Joseph Miller made 1900 pounds of mani,
sugar this spring. f'''
Several schools began their spring farm,
this week 'e Vol"
Geo; Warwick has rented his farm and
moved to Putney. @"'
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soulh Newfaa..

-. Ihe plane block men have arrived at the
bingham saw-mill, where they have large
lot of logs to cut up. 'A' &c
The second school meeting passed off oui
city last Saturday, and the district Is conf
of law. 'u 'i'e 'eS'
We learn that Mrs Alice Bailey has haar
engaged to teach the spring term of scbooi
The ladies circle of the Baptist church
mas greatly improved the interior Of the
and alabastine. u paint
MRS, worthy Bailey and daughter Of
Springfield, Mass, are at Eugene Bsilav' -
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Vernon.

The house Oh the 7 Phetteplace estate
was burned with its contents, about pm
on Sunday. The fire was discovered in d
chamber, near the chimney where the pipe
from the room below entered it. The house
was occupied by the two Phetteplace boys
one of whom. being sick in bed with the
measles, was taken to Mrs NJ. A Fairman'
where he still remains The loss on the
house is estimated at 500 and it was in
sured for 500 in the New England com
pamy through Sherman x JENNIE The
Phetteplace boys have engaged rooms in
tenement belonging ~ 4 II Norton
A j. White, who carries ON j +. Hub
hard's farm lost a COW this week .-George
Epplers children have the measles 7 Henry
Fairmau's child is sick -Thurlow johnson
has returned from York state where he
has been under medical treatment for seve
raj months Burton Clark and wife are
temporarily staying with Mrs. Miller at So
Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Warren Of
Halifax have been visiting relatives here
Henry q Lee has gone ~ Saginaw, Mich
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

Rev. Mr.. Morse is to be absent two SIM
days ON his vacation. 'un
There will be no service AT tho R.,.i.,
church next Sunday afternoon. but Re-
Mr., Leach will preach in the evening.
Inc spring term of the village schools
AT the special school meeting in the oval
icy district last Friday, it was voted n
have a school of eight weeks. "
Ohas' B. Townsend of this place fell down
an an elevator well at st. Augustine, Fla. ON
wednesday, and died of his injuries sbort'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19
CENTERyILLE F1IcKrRs

The spring term of school has begun with
80 pupils, with Mrs Morse as teacher.
Henry Brown of Halifax has been VISITING
his brother Chandler this week. Miss Bees
sic Brown leaves next week for Whiting
ham 10 teach school -Messrs Smith ant
Cutler have their barley and oats soweC
nearly two weeks earlier than sual.-Mr
Fisher is preparing four acres of land fol
potatoes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

The ". c. 7. L. county institute meets
here the 23d and 24th Of NAV. and the pres
ldent of the local union Is arranging for d
Demorest silver medal contest h come Oft
on the evening of one Of these days
Geo. Hartwell has finished culhng his
timber at Wardwels mill aud has nice
lot Of plain woods
Merchant Sherwin, who has been on the
sick list Is improving
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

Geo Pettengill returned ~ Amherst col
lege on Wednesday, after vacation Of
nearly two eeks-Mrs H. }. Colcord is
spending the spring at her fathers house
in Beverly, Mass
goodly audience had the pleasure Of
listening 10 a lecture delivered by Rev. Mr.
Parry Of Brattleboro in Fuller hall, Yer.
mont academy. 1t was instructive and
pleasing to all, ~ was proven by the rOars
Of laughter that shook the very walls
There must have been some fractured gar
ments for Mr. Chase, the tailor from Keene
did a stroke Of business after the lecture
The next morning Mr.. Parry lectured OH
tom Hood to the students describing his
bright CHEEKY character and his labor Of
love Mr. Parry will always be a welcome
visitor at the academy e.
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Yours sincerely,
y Il W.T.

l. W AL4lsNNlN.
The enclosures referred to accompanied
the letter, and we have the whole, suggest
ing few curious and pertinent reflections.
To begin at the beginning, we decline to
sit down hard on this lien-that is, the
lie referred to, because we do not know
whether it is a lie or not. We are not very
much i'll the habit of sitting down hard
until we know something of the posture in
which it will place US In this case we are
not sure that the Burlington Free Press is
not entirely truthful and the lie is with the
World. In fact, it must be so unless the
World is an exception to the general rule
of the Cleveland free-t trade organs We
have some evidence with the above letter
which creates suspicion in our mind that
the World Is doing the lying, and not the
Free Press. The editorial page of the
World of April Sd came with this letter.
and from one of its articles on the Fall River
strike we quote:
The operatives will now 90 back to producing
80 per cent more cloth than English workmen at
no better pay
We should say that a paper which can print
such a statement for truth. would not have
any scruples about doing what the Free
Press says it did i'll the last campaign.
Hence we prefer to sit down hard" on the
World lie for the present.
Again, why does the World manager call
on us to fight its battles We hear him
say the Republican papers of Vermont are
lying about the World, but we have only
the unsupported assertion of yours sin
cerely, T + Wilson, against dozen,
more or less, of others, who have always
maintained as good reputation for veracity
as the World. to say the least.
If the World, with all its boosted great
ness, influence and power, is unable to cope
with these Green Mountain boys and wants
us to do its editorial work and wage war
against its political enemies, we will give
the subject due consideration if it will come
down with "A handsome salary for the ser
vice and for the certain violence to con
science which it would be our lot to en-
dure but we respectfully decline to even
think of assuming the battle of a swell
head BOBBY on any other terms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19
A SUMMER NOTICE

The selectmen will clean the streets aud
leave them in good condition. The bailiffs
appeal to each person 70 assist in making
the village attractive, and ask all to desist
from putting ashes, old rubbers or rubbish
OF any kind in the streets. Let us all
work together To make Brattleboro the
cleanest, heaithiest town in New England
PER ORDER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

Rev n y. Parsons, formerly of thi,
place, gave a spirited address on The q
A r aud What it is Doing, at Keene, on
"Wednesday evening Of last week
The Alanson Gates farm was sold 10 Cleo
Miles for about $1,000
AZ the school meeting held last Saturday
evening the action Of the first meeting was
unanimously ratified.
"1he Confederate Spy was successfully
presented at the town hall last Friday eve
ming
Rev Mr. Douglass the new Baptist pas
tor, occupies the house lately vacated toy +
X Cobb Mrs /. 1Ibbetts moves to Bel
lows Falls SOON. Mrs n f. Priest has r,
turned from her winters stay in Florida
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-19

Rev Mr. lllman will preach on Punish
ment' in the Congregational church, next
Monday evening at eight o'clock
Mr. Tenney gave his singing class an eH
ira session 50 the school closed Saturday
instead OF Friday evening
There was a pleasant social dance at
Smith Lall last Friday evening
Dea Wheeler is still in Rome, n Y, un.
dergoing treatment for cancer.
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West Brauulebore.

Maurice and Geo. Chamberlain have bar
gained for the farm belonging To the estate
of VIM. Chamberlain
I, I Stowe has sold one of his houses IN
Leroy p Benson.
I; W. Newell, who was in town thi,
week looking for tenement, has sold out
MS interest IN the firm Of Eaton & Newell.
az 4hree Rivers, Mass, 10 S. b. Barnes. a
former clerk
Harness-maker Knapp is enlarging his
garden by removing and grading off the
hill back of his house.
A new sign, THE Farmers Market" has
appeared at Mather's this week.