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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14

louder than any words Of the Old School
masters work and influence in this com
munity.
The funeral was conducted by DR. Hol.
ton, chairman Of the school board and
Capt Chids an alumnus, acted as marshal
Of the alumni and pupils.
IL was found an arrival at the grave that
it had been converted into a bed of flowers
aud evergreen by the hands of the class Of
81
The pail bearers were j. II. Holden, W.
h. Eason, VIM. Ninton, r. G. Cressy, j.
A. Taylor and II G. Clark.
The High school porch was suitably
draped on Tuesday morning and 50 remains,
The flowers which embowered the casket
were remarkable for their beauty and pro
fusion aud were largely the gift Of the
alumni aud pupils. Among the pieces were
these
4 large open book Of roses with the " ords al
Rest ON It's pages the gift Of all the teachers III
the village schools
A large upright cross If roses and smilax with
the word Fins at the base; from the alumni.
From the class Of 81, a four-leGf clover ltheii
class embleml Of roses aud carnations
From the class Of 80 pillow.
From the class Of 80 crescent Oclass emblem
From the class Of 81, an arrow tclass emblem
From the class Of ~, a scroll with the legend
our Old SchOOlmaster.'
From the class Of 81 the graduating class d
closed book
From the class Of 90 Gates a jar" in whit,
carnations
From the class Of ~. harp.
From the class Of ~, pillow
From the Freemasons, emblems Of the order d
square and compass, aud cross with the legend
Other pieces were given by individuals an,
members " the family.
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THE UNIVERsALIsTs.
Meeting Of the Benningtoa and Wind
hmm A.aorinIion nj " iIn,inrinu


number Of ladies and gentlemen of the Uni
Nrrsalist church rode over To- Wilmington 'T,.-is,
morning I" attend the meeting OF the Bennington
aud Nndam counties aSsocatiun balrt-atas snd
VISITORS were present from the active parishes and
sunday schools Of these counties and tn. yearly
REPORTS showed prosperity and progress la ali
Rev. r W Pierre u Wilmington was ,I-cf,J
moderator, and Mr.. J. S. Cutting of West HrAt
tlrbpro, clerk and treasurer The trrasur-r's n.
port showed ~ - on hand after having ali ~
pensss- The missionary mertinE resulted IN A
contribution of SlO for work among weak mar
ishts IN the state The aims and needs nf SIu
dAy school work We're we'll presented in carefully,
prepared essays aud were discussed by mani III
the Interested workers; and the aius claims and
outlook OF the Unversalist church Wer,. set forth
IA addresses both days of the session Enthusas-
tc devotional services were held and itlst ur,,yi
Gus 10 nnal adjournment and return hutu. m.
co"'ullniun service was observed Tn. attend
ahcr was large at every one of th. princinaI
meetings, aud the impression from Tin, two DAYS
SERVERS was helpful The ladies Of tn. Whining
Ton parish showed that they were equal 10 the. de-
liahdh OF hungry guests, aud well laid tables for
dinner and supper SPREAD IN the v..stry of th,.
baptist church. which, with generous Christian
courtesy was offered fOT the us. of It's Universal
Isl htlghbor. The next metting of m. asset.
tluh VIII De- held IN June, 1880 with the, UNIVERSAL
Isl parish al duuford. Rev. J. r. Rhoades and
Mlle drove from Bellows Falls Rev ID l. Fish,.r
from iilhslale; aud these, with the local pastor
rev r W. Plerre, Rev. A HamInatt of NORTH
ADAMS ana Rev. ] W. Illman Of Brattleborn con
stluird the attendance of ministers All of them
discussion. - '''''' ~ an"
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PERSONAL.


Mrs j II NiutOn spoke before Woman'4 for
eigu missionary society at the CurrW street church
iu Springfield, Mass last Friday
Mt aud Mrs q VI Tay Tor have arrived from
Washington
Re-, and Mr. +. ". Whitney and children
came t. quincy, Mass this week e. attend tn
marriage Of Miss Clara French. sister of Mr.
Whitney. and a prominent young man of Ciucu
natl. one Of Mr. Whitney's parishiJnrrs Mr.
Whitney returns to Cincinnati at once but Mrs
Whitney and children will spend the summer Ia
New England, and will visit Brattl-ltpro friends
Fred Howe Is assisting a. clerk at the People $
bank
Mr. and Mrs = Stockwrl have returned
home after a visit in Boston
Dr @. :. Barber expects t. OPEN his dental
rooms IN l'ratts block the last Of the month
h llaskus. +. l.. Cooper and C. l.. Piper have
attended the meetings Of Grand Masonic bodies
held at Burlington this week
Margaret, LAVE and Hunt Hubbard Of Sioux
Falls Dak., arrived IN town saturday. and viii
spend the summer with their grand parents Mr..
aud Mrs john Hunt
The death of = u Judah of So Nurwulk Conn
a frequent summer visitor in Brattlrboro is Els.
where recorded.
Mrs. II G.. Willard Of Great Harrington Mas .
II at Capt. Chids's for "A week. visit
Col Estey and Maj Bond arr attending the
muster of the Massachusetts first brigade at FRA
mingham
Col llulhrook and family arriN ed Yesterday
Rev W VI Collins was called 60 Pru,ilrtt7- tins
morning by the death Of a friend
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14
Death OfB. F. Bingham.
The End Comes Suddenly to the
"0ld Sohoolmaster's" Work,
AS HE HAD WISHED AN HUNDRED
TIMES IT MIGHT.

4 sketch Of his I.ife---n UniVersnI Trib-
ute of Respect nt his FunerRl---Mr.
DAYS Address in Full.
BENJAMIN Franklin Bingham, for more
than 90 years principal of the Brattlehoro
High school died suddenly at his home on
Green street last Monday evening. As
briefly announced in this paper last Friday
afternoon, he was taken with sudden i'll
ness in the school room ON Friday morning
and was carried home The seizure seem
ed like sharp neuralgia attack, which
soon passed off, and on Saturday morning
he came down town, attending TO various
business errands On Sunday he had what
seemed like an attack Of Indigestion, and
suffered much pain, which, however, was
measurahy relieved, and on Monday he
passed comparatively comfortable day,
though he remained in bed. About half
past ten Monday evening he suddenly rails
ed himself up in bed, as Mrs. Bingham sat
in the room. He was unable 10 answer her
inquiry as to what he wanted and almost
instantly fell back dead. The rupture of a
blood vessel at the base Of the brain was
doubtless the cause of death
On Tuesday morning at o'clock DR..
Holton and Mr. Collins Of the school board
visited the High school room, and DIR. Hol-
ton briefly made the sad announcement to
the assembled pupils Rev. Mr.. Day offer
ed prayer, and the school was dismissed for
the remainder Of the week and of the term,
which closes today The school was deep
ly impressed by the event, and boys and
girls left the room with streaming faces.
The funeral took place on Thursday af-
ternoon, when there was such an outpour
ing of our people as has never before been
seen on like occasion, and the evidences
Of sincere personal grief were universe
aud unmistakable.
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Announcements.

Prof CLARK, the well.known optcian and spec
ialist IN lenses for the eye will visit Bratlrburu
again ON June ~ 10 remain one week, stopping AZ
usual with Ranger q Thompson, jewellers.
II. A Wadsworth is an expert In hitting trlsses,
'and makes truss on different principle FROM
others II fits many who have tried Boston and
New York makers without success. lie Ii at
home Sundays and Mondays, aud sometimes 9th.
er days In the week Residence at the north end
Of oak street
Etchings aud Engraving at Clapp x Joness
Artistic Picture Framing at Clapp q Jones's.
Buy Picture Frames of Geddis
Picture framing Of all kinds at Clapp a Jones s.
Picture frames in variety at A. D. wilders
laundry building, Flat st. open evenings, to 5.
DON'T TRAVEL without Accident Insurance
when it costs only y cents per day for $500 aud
SIS per week Insure Ia the TRAVELLERS with
CupwoRrH & CHiLps, Agents.
FINE FANS at Ranger & Thomp,ons
PRoF. CLARK A0AlN Professor CLARK, the sci
entihc specialist Ia lrn-'.- Tor the eyer will again
stop with Ranger * Thompson. jewellers, for one
week beginning THURSDAY, June - Some Of hi,
RESERVATIONS Of sight are truly wonderful and We
most earnestly commend all who have defective
ryesight To- call Tests and examinations free
To Rent A small tenement; price Ss In
quire at ~ Cedar street
WANTED Boarders ~ High street
Van Doom a Morris are showing the finest a.
snrtnent Of crystal aud culorpd glass ever shown
When you are pn the street step in and look at the
bargain counter.
See the new styles IN Silver Pins and Bracelet,
at Ranger a Thomu~ou's
Handsome trimmed White Hats aud Lace Bon
nets at astonishing low prices now at Mrs Davis's
Don't forget the place, over Richardson market
Elliot street
Wanted at once 4 good cook and girl to Il,
second work Mis- y. c. CROSBY. 10 High st
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


serious Fire nj seattle. W. y.
Sixty four acres in the business centre of
Seattle, W. T., were burned over last week
Thursday, involving loss estimated at SlO, e.
Wb, oW, with about one third insurance.
Thirty one blocks were DESTROYED The
fire stands next IN Importance t. those " hich
ravagcd Chicago in 1871 aud Boston in
lS'2 The city water supply was COSTLY
ami supposed To he sufficient, but II gave
out from some unexplained cause The
fire gained It's greatest headwav in wooden
buildings, which had been hastily con
structed and was beyond control from the
first, leapiug from point t. point IN a why
that deied all check The wind, swent the
flames ~ their terminus, where they could
20 no further. Three or four lives are SUD
posed 10 have been lost Seattle had "A non.
ulatlon of 10000, was lighted hv gas and
electricity, supported street RAILWAYS. daily
newspapers, aud was, in fact. at the very
front of modern progress Plans have al
ready been made for rebuilding the city in
BRICK and stone, IN more substantial man
uer than before
One hundred feet Of a canal wall at Hnl
yoke, Mass, gave way Tuesday evening
causing serious washuut. The west wing
OF the water power cOmpany's Cabot street
mill was demolished, and bridge owned
10y the Connecticut River railroad COMPANY
which spanned the canal, was wrecked
The loss will be about 500, 900.
Sitting Bull has had pneumonia, but is
getting over it,
\ severe tornado wrecked many build
ings at Danvers, west Of Bloomington. III.
last Friday evening \ church was DIES
troyed, freight cars blown from the track
tile factory ruined and many barns and
dwellings unroofed
A cyclone demolished two churches in
Arkansas City, Ark, Saturday night
The crops throughout Indiana. aud also
much riparian property, was severely dam
aged 10y last week rains
Henry NJ Stanley has been heard from
under date of December ..
While large party Of Sunday school
children were ON an excursion train last
Wednesday, going from Armaugh to War
rem Point. ireland, one section Of the train
was unable to make heavy grade, part Of
which the stupid officials cut off aud allowed
10 run back. 1t collided with train which
was following the eNcursionists. and terri
hle disaster followed. Seventy two persons
were killed and many Others fatally wound.
ed
A pathetic incident of the week at Johns
town was the finding of the body of the
Episcopal rector. Four brother clergymen
who were searching the ruins came upon
the body, his baby clasped in one arm aud
IN the other his wife with her arms about
his neck,
A train was ditched Monday at Oakland,
Me, and six employees were seriously in
lured. The passenger cars stopped on the
verge of the brink aud none of the pas
sengers were hurt
Two young men were drowned in a pond
at Bremen, Maine, one day last week, by
the capsizing of boat Three young men
were drowned in similar manner at
Providence. r. l.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14
j. H. FLAaa,s wnnn1Mn

The wedding of Mr. John II Flage Of
New York, and Miss Lucy Peachy Jones of
brooklyn, took place at the Church of the
hedeemer IN the latter city ON Wednes-
day evening of last week in the presence
OF an assemblage Of relatives and friends
which crowded the church The BrnolIyn
Eagle, which gives an extended account ~
this interesting social event describes the
floral decorations as being exceptionally
beautiful, aud all the arrangements we're
characterized 10y elegance aud good taste.
Mr.. flaggs brother, Fred A. Flagg of
North Adams, acted as best man. and Miss
BESSIE Jones was maid of honor To the
urlue; Inc ceremony was performed by
heN: br bacchus, and immediately follow.
lng II reception was held at the residence
OF the brides parents, 1869 Lefferts mac
The Eagles account SAYS:
Mrs Flagg is a tall and stately br,,,..,,.. s,,.
looked more than charming In her hriisl -
OF IVORY satin made EN- train win ,.,,i,r,i i,.r.I
crtpt dc chehe front edged with pearl and silver
fringe the rounded dec0iiete neck Trimmed Mn
pearl ana point applique lace: rlboV sl-tv.s ami
empire ghule OF pearls. She wor,- snlitn ir. 5is
n ,Io th. eatss ana diamond pendant the GIT
ui Tue groom lie long tull- veil was held I'M po
sltloh by cluster pin Of diamonds and shs ,i,r.
rieI bouquet of white bridal roses The insij
OF honor dress was Of white crap4 I,r1Usf-
meek and short sleeves, with trimtuiut.s III Ia
LINZ ana white lace Her bouquet was of
Tue reception which followed the ceremony in
Tue church was brilliant affair TIN. si1arinu-
nous, all too small for the numbers who hockri
70 oHer their congratulations To the yotus r,ut,.
Iau ",rh Iahiutned into yerituhlr Hover sar
aeh Flowers and ferns We're ever, wbtr- Rises
nahhed the mnnttls, smilaN entWiurd TN. nrw.ls
Tue chahutllrrs and the rails of the stairway l-nd
lhs 10 the upstairs room In which the ursruts
consisting largely Of gold aud silver plat, WEIR.
uispiayru Tue bride aud groom stood under an
aIchMay OF palms and white Roses ia the front
pAIlni ahd the guests, marshaed by the ubiuuit.
Hus ,isNris, passed Ia review before Them shaking
nallus WIN and Offering fluctuations 10 them as
Nh'A went Concealed by "a screen of flowers In
az snloIasurr of the hallway, Emil Elliott i or.
tlealra diseouisrd sweet music during tll,. even
ing Tue DECORATIONS were by Alplesate and M.
suplrr 10y Marrs Shortly 6efnit. u,idnisht Mr.
ana Mrs' flass departed for a short bridal "trip
Alter short stay in Stockbridge, Mass,
they returned to New York. aud sailed ON
wednesday of this week by the CITY of
iaris Tor six months stay in Europe. ON
their return they will live in .efferts place.
br"oklyn' where Mr. Flagg has bought
land aud will build house.
MI flagg Is native Of Wilmington. be
ing son OF the late Stephen P. Flagg Of
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HOw'- This!

We offer one hundred dollars reward for any
casr of catarrh that can not he cured hy taking
Halls Catarrh Cure
+ }, CHENEY a CO., Props, Toledo O.
We the undersigned, have known 4. j. Cheney
for the last IS years, and believe him perfectly
honorable Ia all business transactions, and nuan
cially able To carry Out any obligations nad. by
their firm
West TruaX, Wholesale Druggists Toledo, Ohio
Walding, hinnan Marvin WHOLESALE Druggists
Iulruo, Ohio
+ II Van lio,-s-n, Cashier, Toledo National Bank
Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally acting
directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces Of
the ~ stem Price zoe per bottle Sold by all
druggists
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14

The eighty ninth commencement exer-
cises of Middlebury college will take place
June 3Oth to July 3D.
over 500 letters have been found in Il
box in store at Rutland, formerly used as
post office. The postmaster had neglected
to forward them u the dead letter office or
10 return them 10 the senders
The second reunion of the 9th regiment
Vt. Vols, will he held at Burlington, June
Goth, at which it is hoped nearly all the sur
vivors of the regiment will be present
The reunion is to he held at the time Of the
dedication of the Stannard monument
Walter F. Dorr, prominent young man
of Burlington, employed as travelling
salesman by Laid q Coffin of New York
was one of the victims of the Johnstown
disaster, His body was recovered
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14
A FAULTY ROOF

w. Editor: Did you 90 10 the has, ball ,am-
"h thr stand last Tuesday afternoon. and fir for
shelter from the sudden shower To the newt, c,,,-
erred Hinsdale bridge, many Of Us didy il =,
You probably preferred exposure Ia the down
pouring torrents outside. rather than stand me,
concentrated delug- that b-s-t YOU On every hand
~ the bridge Unless a new roof Is at once put
oli, Tue towns wlll certainly have L. build a new
hrligr inside oi hve years but II tile timbs-rs arr
Arpt dry II ought 10 last II generation Th.. pres-
rnt roof is worse than none II the briip,. y 10
nr sound, the authorities cannot act too soon
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14

ADOPTED BY TIN ALrMSI ASSOCIATIONS At THEIR
MEETING uN TUESDAY, ryFNIND.
H.spir,d, That, iu The, life that has gon, ont
from among us, full Of good work aud us..f illness
to his generation. the Alumni each and all mourn
apersouallu loss Remembering how much We have
All drawn from IL. how much IL has wrought for
BfAttlrhoru, how much of mauhopd and woman
ho"d It has developed, W. testify how rich IT.
the irultagr of his whole sourd devotion To his
work
frSoirtd, That We tender our most respect ia
coincidence % the stricken family and assure then,
thht Their grirt T. uur grief and that Of all Brat
urboru and Brattrhuru's snu- aud daughters all
over the world who's lives the Old Schuoliuast-r
did ~ much 10 shhIr 10 high PURPOSES
Hts"ir"d, That the Alumni should unit, next
Thursday 10 the last earthly Offices to our big
hearted friend. the guide aud counsellor Of oar
youth, the uuulier II what j. lEst and strongest
intellectually and morally bon our maturity AT
most, Il Is little Ne can dc for him compared with
What he has dom, for us
Lulu u CRESSN. Recording SECRETARY
Brait-bpru, June u, INsg
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14
WEST BRATTLEBoRo ACADEMY

The annual meeting Of the trustees Of the West
Brattl-boru aradenv was held on the 9Th inst
The officers chosen for the ensuing year were.
Rev ). ". Babi',tt, president Judge J NJ Tyl-r
wee President; br J draper DR. g. = CIark
rrhead, clerk; Dr. G.. $ Clark treasurer Al an
adjourned meeting last evening the trustees, voted
buildings and improving the grounds 10 h. i'm
readiness for the fall term rh.-s- improvements
Of facilities, together with the established r.plta
tioh OF Frof II IL shaw as principal will doubt
less insirr an unusually full term In the autumn
certainly NO village IN this Green mountain stat.
Is more tayurahA situated FOR such a school than
West krattlt.lstro
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14

To the above statement Of fact there is
nothing now to be added and any attempt
at an estimate of Mr.. Bngham's life, char
acter and public service in this community
is rendered superiluou, by the remarkably
clear and comprehensive and at the same
time eminenty just aud apprecative, est
mate given 10y Mr. Day in his address at the
funeral.
1t was because Mr. Bingham was preGm
inently IA Schoolmaster, true type of the
schoolmaster of the olden time who was at
once teacher and father, that the message
The Old Schoolmaster is dead carries
such pang to hundreds of men aud WON
en- who are now in the stress and strain Of
active life in Brattleboro and all over the
country. On some of these he had inflicted
severe discipline some he had admonished
with all father tenderness the obstina
cy and conceit of others he had pierced
with a rdicule that was worse than blows /;
but they have every one said in their hearts
long since. The old Schoolmaster did it
for my good, 50 and have given him their
love and respect He was a SchOOlmdSfer,
and all the new methods and machinery of
modern times could not crush out of him
the qualities which this term implies.
IdullS Int man ttILhlulN luu but liltA
we're such thoroughly human faults, he was
50 conscious of them and so free from as
sumption of goodness or superiority, that
the faults served as warnings and not as
examples, and they were overlooked and
forgotten in a genuine love for the man be
hind them.
The boys who came under his tuition in
that memorable first term in April, 1868,
tell us how the moral tone Of the boys and
girls, of the street, Of the whole communi-
ty, has improved in these % years and
grown clean and pure in a notable degree
These things could not 50 he, as Mr.. Day well
said, had not a sound and virile moral in
fluence gone out in all these years from the
High school house ON the hill
OF the Old Schoolmaster we say today in
all sincerity, as Hamlet of his dead father
the king
He was man; take him for all In all
We shall not look upon his like again
In spite of the shock of the sudden blow
the end of his long career among us was an
ideal one He died with the harness on,
as he had wished hundred times he might
4
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14

The Johnstown Paul Reveres own &C
count of what he did in warning the people
Of the flood tlkes the romance and pathos
all out of the story. The common-sense'
level headed young man is a civil engineer
named Parke, who was in the employ OF
the company owning the reservoir. In
stead of riding at hreakneck speed down
the valley the whole Is miles to Johnstown,
with the flood at his heels, and getting
drowned at last, he rode to South Fork, the
nearest telegraph office, when he saw that
the dam must 90, warned the people there
and sent word by telegraph to the towns
beyond This done, he rode back to the
lake, expecting every minute to meet the
flood, looked the dam over once more, saw
the water beginning to run over the top,
knew that nothing could be done, ate his
dmner-and at three O'Clock the break
came and the water went out. As for the
people in the valley, it was pouring, drea-
ry timely no means an inviting time to
take to the hills. They had been often
warned it was far more comfortable in
doors than out they took their chances
for one time more and were drowned. The
responsibility for 5000, perhaps 10000, lives
lost is on the men who first built the weak
dam and on those who afterwards patched
it up and made it hold four times the water
that it was intended to hold at its hest es-
nj
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14

The Brattleboro Cash Meat Market has been
sold by the directors To- II. A. Walker aud lur.
ar- frefontAinr, who will continue th, business
at the Old stand All persons having unsettled
accounts are requested to call aud SETTLE same
at once. r. l. Cook.
J. n HuLbES, Directors
W. ". WALKER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-14

The June number of the Atlantic Month
" has an article of unusual interest and
timeliness on the Eiffel tower of Paris,
"the highest structure in the world The
article is of especial interest as pointing
out the difficulties which were met in eX-
tending a structure from the usual height
of POO or 300 feet to 1000 feet and how
they were overcome. The main problem,
after securing a suitable foundation, was
how to overcome the tremendous wind pres
sure without building IAN immense ugly
iron frame work resembling an elongated
iron cage. or trestle- railway bridge
set up ON end with deplorable architectural
effect" Modern invention and develop
ment in the use of iron made this possible
The advantages of the tower for scientific
purposes are pointed out. As an observa-
tory it will take the place of the great bal
loon let up into the air by cable worked
by steam. which was so successful during
the exposition of 1878.