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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-24
MINOR NOTES.

Judge Ewing of Pttsburg, Pa, lately re-
jected ten applications for citizenship be-
cause the applicants failed to prove that
they were men of good character.
Mrs. Vice President Morton and daughter
Edith are on their way to Europe.
1t is said that the Parnell commission will
not submit its report until next February.
Two years ago there were 5773 licensed
liquor saloons in Philadelphia. This year,
under the operation of the new temperance
law and the careful scrutiny of board of
judges, the number has been reduced to
1908.
The United States supreme court decides
that a notary public cannot legally admin
lister an oath to United States official.
A syndicate of New York newspapers
offered Mr.. Gladstone S25, 600 for series
of twenty-five articles on subjects of cur
rent interest, but the veteran statesman
answered that, at his time of life and with
the public calls upon him, he could not con
sent to draw unnecessarily on his waning
stock of brain power.
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Announcements.

LusT Saturday afternoon, the nth, between
West Dummerston and Bratteboro, brown win.
ter overcoat. A suitable reward will be paid on
leaving it at A. V. Mays, 9 Chase street.
II. A. Wadsworth is an expert in hitting trusses
and makes a truss on different principle from
others It 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 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. wilder's,
laundry building, Flat st. Open evenings : to s.
DON'T TRAVEL without Accident Insurance
when it costs only % cents per day for 5000 and
s1j per week. Insure in the TRAVELLERS with
CunwoRTH & Guilds, Agents.
House for sale at p Canal street Inquire Of
J. H. SIAoNDs
The ladies Of the W. R. C. will give another Of
their dime socals in G. A. r. hall Wednesday
evening, May 2Jth. There will be All entertain
ment aud refreshments will be served
l have four more houseots for sale on easy
terms, to close out the Charlier property, two on
Union street one on Elliot street and one north Of
John kain's. J. NJ TYLER
"Marvels Of the New West" not wild West, ''
is the title Of the book for which Mr.. T. Reach is
canyassing this place
Mrs Davis offers special bargains in millinery
this week aud next, over Richardson's market
Elliot street
WANTED AT ONcE A man to do general farm
work | require man who is capable with team,
faithful at work and in the care Of stock. and Of
sound principles. G. d. WHlrMAN.
DR.. j. owen, the we'll known optcian Of Boston
who has visited this town is staying at the Amer.
lean house, ready for your service
The Ns will give lawn party on the grounds
Of Edward Crosby, High street, next Thursday
evening. Music will be furnished by the band
Fancy work, home made candy, lemonade and
ice cream are among the attractions. Admission
free; supper, including Strawberries, - cents
Everyone is invited
Wedding gift novelties at Ranger 4 ThOmpson's
Fine fans at Ranger & Thompson's
Frank T. Horton thinks some Of those people
who get burnt out and find upon examining their
insurance policy that it has expired a few days
previous, would do well to patrouize Sherman &
JENNIE. His old policy expired few weeks before
the fire, but they brought around new one q
hours before it was worthless.
Next week Van Doom 4 Norris will open a line
of Glassware which will b. sold at prices that give
bargains that will interest all
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Allen ThorndiLe Rice. Abduction

A very romantic incident was connected
with the childhood of Allen Thorndike Rice,
the editor and proprietor of the North
American Review, who died so suddenly
last week just as he was about to sail for
his new post of duty as minister to Russia.
His father and mother separated when he
was II lad Of nine years. The mother sued
for divorce and the custody of the boy
was given TO the father, The mother felt
this to be an injustice and abducted him,
sending friend, disguised as a big burly
negro, to seize him while in school at Ma
liant. A carriage was in waiting, the
mother and child were driven to Boston in
hot haste, and from there they hurriedly
went 10 Derby, this state near the Cana
ia line, Mrs. Rice carrying a letter of in
PRODUCTION TO John Kelley, a merchant of
that place. Mr.. Kelley's sympathy was
aroused in her behalf and he undertook TO
help and protect her Following close ON
her trail came detectives sent by the father,
and Mrs Rice and her son were hidden
first in the woods and then in a house in a
retired place two miles away. The parlor
carpet was cut, hole was cut through the
iloor and under this hole was dug in the
ground in which the mother and child were
hidden whenever callers came, and later
when the detectives came and searched the
house. The services of the village doctor
DR.. Carpenter, were enlisted in the won.
aus behalf, and after two or three weeks
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Sixty persons were poisoned the Other
evening at South Glastonbury, Conn, by
eating ice cream favored with impure van
lila extract
-Four hundred of the American seamer
who were wrecked at Samoa have arrived
at San Francisco.
There was a severe hail storm in the vi
cinity of Harrisonburg, Va, Wednesday
Snow also fell, but not enough to Law on
the ground. The surrounding mountain,
were covered with snow.
Arthur Frazier, an Ohio canal boat can
tain while calling with his wife on Edward
Howe and wife near Hawkins, O., Sunday
challenged Mrs. Howe to throw him. She
threw him on his back so hard that he rup.
tured an artery and died in few minutes.
Mrs. Emma G. Folsom, mother of Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, and Henry E. Perrine
of Buffalo, ~ Y, were married at Jack
son, Mich, Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. John w. Cadman. Mrs Cleveland
was among the guests present Mr.. and
Mrs, Perrine will live in Buffalo. The
groom is 60 and the bride As years old
There was a killing frost in some parts
of Wisconsin Tuesday night, and Wednes
day morning there was a slight snowfall in
Mlcnlgan.
large reservoir burst at Littleton, N.
H., Tuesday night, the flood DESTROYING a
good deal of property.
The Puritan will not be entered for the
Americas cup race this year,
Two French fishing vessels with l75
men, are supposed TO have been lost ON a
recent voyage from France to Newfound-
land
The dead body of the murdered DR.. Gro
min of Chicago, whose disappearance two
weeks ago has caused so much comment,
was found in a sewer in that city Wednes-
day, There were a dozen deep cuts on the
head
The steamships Cynthia and Polynesian
collided in the st. Lawrence river 10 miles
east of Montreal, Wednesday morning.
The Cynthia, bound inward from Liver
pool, sank and eight lives were lost. The
Polynesian, bound out, had big hole stove
in her bow but proceeded on her course.
The Cynthia sailors say that the Polynesian
could have saved the drowned mon if she
had tried
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An old building owned by the StoweIl
manufacturing company and occupied a. a
storehouse for lumber and for manufactur.
ed stock awaiting shipment, was burned
last Sunday night with all its contents
The fire was discovered about midnight. and
as there had been no fire in the building for
several years, it is supposed to have been
the work Of an incendiary 1t was the
original Stowell toy shop, and contained
considerable machinery. The loss is est
mated at 5000, and there was no insur
ance. BY hard and persistent labor on the
part OF citizens the fire was confined u
the building.
Geo. II. Walker who has Just been ap-
| ppointed postmaster at this place has been
the aifable and accommodating clerk in q
l.. Pierce's store for several years. and will
without doubt make an efficient postmaster.
though the early appointment was We
think, a surprise to most Of his friends
here. W
Rev. T. B. 7. Fisher Of Tufts divinity
school will preach in the Universalist chap
el at 7 p. NJ, on Sunday.
A. X. Stebbins of this town and Miss Fan.
ME Coombs were married at the home Of
the brides brother in Hinsdale, v. II. last
Wednesday afternoon. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of invited guests
by Rev R. j. Mooney, and the couple came
to Putney on the geo train and went at
once TO the f. NJ. Robbins house, which had
been neatly fitted up and furnished for
their occupancy.
II. b. Powell occupies his new house thi,
week, and Dwight Graves of Mt. Holly
takes the Frank Hall house vacated bv him.
Greenwood post will 90 to Dummerston
next Thursday to decorate the graves of
old soldiers, and afterwards they will lis
ten 10 brief address by Rev T. W. nlman
OF Brattleboro at the church, and partake
OF Refreshments provided by Dummerston
citizens. They will then return to Putney
town hall, where Mr.. lllman will deliver an
address, after which the graves here will
be decorated and later those at East Putney
1t Is hoped our citizens generally will aid in
giving the day suitable observance.
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VERMONT ACADEMY NOTES.
The officers Of the Y NJ & A for the ,.nsnips
year arr; President, Geo, W Davis vi,,. pres
dent, Chas. ii. OsgoOd; recording secr.tary NJ
W Downing: corresponding secretary W / FIN.
treasurer, {. 5. Adrich
The meetings at Rockingham logan last Sun,Is,
under the auspices Of the Y. NJ &. A
The Senior class numbers ~ members. and the
oHceIs are: President, l.. Therrirn: yi,t. pr,.si
dent, Miss u: stewart SECRETARY, Miss +. Tower
treasurer. Mis- b. Temple '''''
ClaSs day occurs June :
, Herbert Casey, 20, has been chosen To- receive
the class key. w. '''''''
tieo, W. Davis, ~ has bern Obliged Ia l-ay-
N'houl on account Of sickness
We understand that Memorial day is 10 lie we'll
observed here " ~ 'e w"
r. L. Thompson has been appointed color ser
sraht IN place Of e. w. Davis
- ID Hathaway, \. Walker. II. Aver and "
man drove o. Plaiutied, y . 10 spend Iast SIM,
day at the latter's home.
=, The FIRST academy nine has twice. CHALLENGES
thS hihe OF Charlestown, y H. but they haV.
lalei 10 SHOW up both times which dg.s not
speak very well for them '' "0'
We are surprised that the class Of "a can I,,L
al enough INTO the future to see themselves hold
IIs tne championship OF the baseball field and -,
Pu'iuihg themselves with baseball cans
we are saddened by news Of the d,.afb NJ ,,,,. If
the academys dear friends Mr. CIV ~ III ~
- Alnals' a member Of the board of trustees He
WI s man 81 strong character r.sp4cted by ali
mouTnrd ''' "'' w "ldrIA
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The following are recent sales OF pure
bred Short Horn cattle from the Green Hill
herd (Brattleboro) Of d. $. Pratt
To G.. W. Bisscll, wilmington, Rosa Princess
9Th hefer calf
10 III l.. Millington. wilmington, the Tuberose
Princess aud Duchess bull, Baron Tuberose lth
two years old hefer, Rosa Princess 9th; three
years old heifer, Alice It'll. .
10 D. VI Barber. BrattebOro, four years old
COW, Belle nth: FIVE years old COW, Pansy 10th
the young bull Belle Duke 9Th.
TO Elbridge Stockwell Brattleborn, four years
old COW, Rosa Princess 9TH.
10 o. j. Hale, Halifax the young bull, Belle
Duke 9Th
10 Luther Adams. West Halifax, the young
bull Baron TuberOse 9Th.
These cattle are all bred TO meet the de
mand of the day-a combination Of milk
and beef The time has passed when cattle
can he bred 10 advantage that lack milking
qualities The time was when they we're
wanted for beef and 10 look at, they are
wanted now for an all purpose COW, which
we claim for the Short Horn when properly
bred d. s. PRATT
Brattleboro Nav %
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ed and we have nothing 10 say about the
inside Of the guns but their outsides we're
all right. We saw no verdigris about them,
and we have not a particle Of doubt that
the green noted by the Army and Navy
Journals representative, was all in his eye.
Iieut Thus Harmon, who had charge Of the
work on the guns tells MS that Il was done WIN
the greatest care and thoronghness. lhe guns
we're dismountcd, aud every known device was
used 10 give them bright polish. The insid's
we're not polished, but were well cleaned, aud thg
emery paper was used 10 remove Verdigrls ahd
carefully looked after before leaving the boat on
the day Of the parade, aud they were pers ,nally
inspected by Gen Peck and Col Greenleat. What
long wait aud march In New York when for two
hours Of the time they were obliged 70 stand uh
der one Of the elevated roads and take the dust
and druppings from the trains. Ed. PHHNiN.l
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niversary which brought him ~ New ~
/ THE centennial was a grand oo,..'
Ever y descendant Of Vermont was pr,,i .
the dear little Green Mountain state
governor aud commissioners certsi,l 'lf
/ serve all praise for the noble display "
Among other public Improvement.
have been set out in the school hons. ..
| ings bank and other yards. and tb. ,a.,
/ fountain has been put in good or,l.r
sidewalk ~ the depot has been spoksn
and would be appreciated as a desirsli
| Improvement and il a few live h.,
would clear away the rubbish i'm tho L,.I
way near the depot there certainly ,,.'i,
arise thankful spirits ~ bless the deed tt
| ter that, il the rubbish bordering ,s.,
| the cross road from Main 10 Pleasant - IVY
might be induced TO hide its head and ,,in,i
unseen, more thanks. As a meas,,r, ~
what all men folk concede 10 be es..,,,ii
! highway care the town officers have l,,,,,l.
a road machine for $3.50 and since tbis
now working with several men b. rpens.,.
it, we are sure il is in order. and endor,aJ
by many residents, 10 put in an entrss,'
for the highway force 10 clean up the M
| slightly rubbish by the way as they work
f.. w. Blodgett writes from Alabsr,.
that the excursion party 10 Texas is bslti,''
three days this week at Fort Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Downs are builJipg
two-story house at Dummerston QUARRY Ior
the purpose Of taking boarders
Ernest and Edward Tuthill have la.r
joined in employment at an insane ASYLUM,
in Worcester by Herman Howe The Gr.,
named Tuthill has just recovered fr,r
scarlet fever. Ed. Circuit found emrl,,y
nent at Mortified.
The local delegates 10 the county " g.
I. U. institute in Jamaica are Miss N.r
riield, Mrs Parsons. Mrs Dewitt Mr..
A. f. Higgins aud Mrs l.. C. Gushing.
Nature, untrammeled and unadorned In
Mrs. Newton's garden, produced radisbe,
May 18th as a result Of last years effort
Preparations are being made for Memo
rial exercises next week by the Grand
Army and Relief Corps, assisted 10y other,
Among public improvements contemplat
ed should be mentioned the piazza ~ ha
built by A. 7. Edwards on his store build
ing occupied by A. V. May, which, consil
ering the location, will be a real village. i'm
provement enjoyed by all who have the at
tractive appearance Of a central buildin,
in view
The program for Memorial exercise, nj,
lar as arranged Tor blrchHrd Post and the
Woman's Relief corps, is as follows: On
Sunday May 20, the post and relief corp.
will meet at Townshend at A. NJ. and
form in line at the hall and march 10 the
Baptist church, where they are invited to
join in services for the day. On THURSDAY
May 30, the post and corps will meet at
Newfane at p. NJ for memorial service,
The line Of march will be from the hall 10
the cemetery, where exercises will be held
returning to the hall for further services.
consisting Of recitations, speeches, music
and supper 1t is hoped that all will join
US, and help decorate the soldiers grave,
and assist in the general exercises O..
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nen,h of en- q. NohI..

The announcement of the death of Guy
c. Noble of St Adams, which was tele-
graphed over the state on Tuesday, was a
surprise and shock TO the many friends
who knew him well Mr.. Noble had never
fully recovered from a severe shot gun
wound which he received in the arm while
hunting three or four years ago. OF late
he had been hard at work on an important
bridge case, and was obliged to take to his
bed as soon as the case was over, but his
illness was not supposed to be serious, and
he was up and about on Sunday and Mon
day. just before midnight on Monday,
however, a blood-clot formed in his leg and
death took place at quarter of one.
Mr. Mobiles age was 80 years His un-
timely death is felt to be a calamity in the
community in which he lived and brings a
keen sense of personal bereavement to a
large circle of friends in every part of the
state. He was a bright, able lawyer and
had for years been the leading counsel of
the Central Vermont railroad He pos
sessed attractive personal qualities, was an
ardent Republican, and devoted member
of the Baptist church, taking an active in
terest in the work Of that denomination
throughout the state.
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West TOwnshend.

Inc Londonderry milliners have been do.
ing a rushing business here for two DAYS.
Inc sensation last week was a lawsuit
over a book account between S. Z. William,
the case WI "'e' "oh
Yea yea Wheeler is at home again.-Willie
Waterhouse is very sick Mrs Wilder has
oeeh called from home again by the illness
1i her daughter .-Miss Lou Wood has baen
"one from Northfield fora few days rest.
heV' T. W Illman of Brattleboro "a III
preach ON Sin and salvation" in the Can,
gregatlonal church Monday at SpW
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-24

nra neH, l.; L. d. l. Fisher of Tufts college will
preach IN the Universalist church at a3o
p NJ on Sunday. ~ '''O
49, young man working for Warren Howe
n G' u" isI arm badly with an axe while chop
Ping last Friday. DR.. Bowen was telephon-
ed Tor and came, but misundersto1d the
message and did not bring his surgical in
Struments, for which he had TO return ~
r nraelieooE9. Meanwhile the patient lost
,y 0Sl,tSr ,' blood and strength. but the
doing we'll anu Ho Is no"
Mrs G. II. Newton and Mrs Cbss J.ok
son are sick. mas 'a'A
Saturday evening. ''' u''S ''S'
II All the members of the county school
S poara VIII cooperate with the supervisor V rs
ssamn as the member from Wilmington
HeellS 70, he may imagine himself engaged
IN an Arctic exploring expedition 5eSera
two years expire. ''''' ''Ioie
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PERSONAL.

Miss Emma button returned yesterday from
New York, where she has spent the winter
Dana l. Edwards OF WatertOWn H. is visiting
relatives In town
Mrs. Geo. f. Sellcck goes To Boston today for a
week stay
County Supervisor G. p Hall ~ Hns,ialp has
leased ; II Sherman's house ON Spruce street
now occupied by f. l.. Hunt
Senator and Mrs Morrill, arrived at the Brooks
House last evening on their way to their summer
home IN STAFFORD, leaving this morning at 10: t5
The senator IS looking well and is IN excellent
spirits. Mrs Morrill, is very we'll
Judge J. III Phelps aud wife Of Suflirld Conn
Formerly Of West TOwnshend, have b.en al the
Brooks House this week
Col. Richards Bradley and family arrived an
Tuesday for the summer
Co.'s Estey and Fuller went To st Albans ON
Thursday 10 attend the funeral Of their friend
the late Guy c. Noble, whose sudden death is
elsewhere reported
Cards are out Tor the marriage Of John II Flagg
Of New York, and Miss Peachy, daughter u
Frank h. Jones Of Brooklyn, at the Church of the
Redemption in Brooklyn Wednesday evening,
June 5th.
Mr. Gnchrist of the firm Of Gilchrst A Cor
ham, Boston, wholesale dealers in plumbers and
steam filters supplies, is at = BarrOws for few
days OF recuptratOn
Selrctman A. b. Hall is housed this week with
an attack of illness
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-05-24

Last Saturday evening as Henry Wood
Was uriVing to the village, he found Chas
1 II lying unconscious beside the road
ne ne S brought HIM to the village and called
IT. IT. Miilllngton, who advised his being car,
t tLeu uirectiy home. IL was thought that
sne tongue OF his cart broke and threw him
oue ana ne struck on his head which caused
uonoussion Oh the brain. He is comfortable
now and will recover in time. '''''
There will be a baptism at the BAPTIST
Snuren next Sunday evening and the new
baptistry will be tried. ' WIG nc"
Dr. owen of Springfield Mass. is visit
ing relatives in this village. e. b. Stetson
U H h1ston' Mass, is visiting his daughter
MrS, r. H. Howard, and her sister Gertrnds
from felon. 10 Su"erlhg
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BASE BALL.
BrRttIeboros, ~, Dartmouth Fresh
men. d.

RoNbury, Chicago, a Mephdis americana
was the game OF last Saturday to the Dartmouth
class Of ~ nine. As the sturdy cullegans march.
ed upon the field in their natty suits Of white and
lark green, the local croakers freely expressed
themselves TO the effect that the Brattlplnros
would be done up The home team scored five
runs in the first inning through a little hitting
good base running and costly error by Iaketnan
In the seven inning hits by Foster Perry aud
LeRay and more errors by the Dartmouths al.
lowed five men to cross the plate The ninth inn.
ing yielded two more runs. All this time the
Dbrtmouths had vainly endeavored to score hut
to them beyond second base was forbidden ground
They tried to steal to third three or four times
but the result was disastrous, O'Rourke's throw
to Perry being unerring 1t was no uncommon
occurrence for the Dartmouths. IN the language
Of the tragdean TO fan the incorporeal air three
seyeral times aS keating's record Of 10 strike.
outs shows. The work Of both O'Rourke and
keating was simply superb Perry accepted eight
chances at third aud Landry covered hrst fault
lrssly The other Bratteboru players had little L.
do. In batting Perry, leRay and Foster led All
the boys ran bases fearessly. For the Dart
mouths, catches by Shurtef and Price and a
stop 10y Lakeinan were noticeable plays
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w f. Foskett, II. Willis, Harry Sher.
WIN and Jerry Leahy have gone TO Strat.
ton for few days fishing.
Scott post, q. A. R., will attend service
at at the Baptist church on Sunday. Hon.
ers the Memorial-day address.
The Windham association of Cougrega.
uonal ministers met with Rev. Mr.. Whitney
on tuesday, The attendance was small
Rev. DR.. Stevens of Westminster preached
the public sermon from Rom. vi, 4 Rev
II. a. u9odhue and c. w. Thompson we're
ton. q"
The county institute of the w. C.TU
now IN session here, is attended by over al
delegates, and much interest is manifested
me me medal contest last evening drew a
large crowd all the speakers did exceed
lngly well, and the prize was awardsd ~
MISS Della Parsons. \ full report of the
institute will be given next week ''''
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PHOENIX, BRATTIEBORO FRIDAY MAY "a 1889

striking interest, will be given at 1880
o'clock by Miss Grace f. Gilberth. Of the
New West Education commission. Miss
CHILDBIRTH is a speaker Of unusual power.
and has a subject second 10 none in topics
Of vital moment in the range Of Christian
enterprise in the United States. All friends
Of the Sunday school work are heartily in
vited TO all the services.
The following is the list Of letters re-
naming in the post-oiiice May "a
Men james Anderson Chas Brown. n n
Darling, r. i. Gale, Elmer W Lampson VI \
Rogers, W. y. Wheeler, L. NJ b.
Women Miss VI. A, Bemis Ellen Carroll.
Marion Judge, Mrs Nellie Lampson Mrs LYMAN
A. Prouty, Mrs G. W Ray, Mrs o. Sherman