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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
THE NEW STATE ASYLUM.
The Plans Decided upon nj n Meeting
held on Tuesday.

The commission for the location and cree
ton Of "a state asylum for the insane held
a meeting at Waterbury on Tuesday,
when places for the buildings submitted by
Rand q Taylor architects Of Boston, were
favoraby considered, accepted and adopt
ed. In addition to the five members of the
commission, with Gov. Dillingham; at the
head, DR.. Draper, superintendent Of the
Vermont asylum at Brattlebnro, was pres
eut 10y invitation for consultation. The
plans contemplate line Of buildings with
"A frontage Of 800 feet The material will
Tee Of brick with stone trimmings There
will he "a central group Of administration
bindings, the front containing the suIerin
tendent- office library, steward. room
dining room. reception and consultation
rooms. while to the rear is the chapel and
still further back the kitchen This build
ing will Ice three stories high From the
centre there will extend on either side
one story corridor with general hospital
for curative cases. one ward heiug for men
and the other for women The hospital
will be- $50 feet long. 3G feet wide aud three
stories high. with accommodations for -
patients Beyond the hospital ward on
each wing there will be- three two story
circular ward. for the chronic insane These
will bc connected with each other and With
the mann building and with an associated
dining room hy one story corridors Each
ward consists Of day room on the first
floor and dormitory for - beds on the
second floor, with the usual accommoda
ton, of attendants rooms and bath rooms
/ There will al~n be IA wing for the criminal
insane with accommodations for about -
patients. In the rear of all will he the
/ boiler aud heating apparatus
til l,f..
tanning about 30 acres The land takes the
! form Of three plateaus with two natural
l terraces, and extends to the Winooski river
| The buildings will be located ON either the
I first or second plateau, and will face to the
| east. The site Is less than quarter Of
mile from the railroad station on the west
/ side of the main street The view from the
site is a fine one. looking down the valley Of
| the Niuoosk The rest of the purchase
| includes about Al acres Of meadow and
| pasture land, with perhaps 20O to 1000
/ cords Of wood in timber lot The mead
ow land Is all in high state Of cultivation
/ and it is the commendable idea of the trust
/ ees that the farm can be made to almost
/ wholly supply the needs Of the asylum in
the way of milk, vegetables, aud food for
! the stock. The purchase seems reasona
| Die one at Sli.OOO The balance Of the ap-
| preparation Of SlOO. OOO will he used in the
erection and furnishing If the south wing
| which Is expected to furnish accunnoda-
tious for 80 patipnts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
HOME NEWS.
Annonncenaenla.

Night Gowns, Skirts. Drawers and Corset Covers,
new lot opened today at Hawley's also few choice
novelties In Ladies' aud Childrens Embroidered
turnover Collars and sets OF Collars and Cuffs
just received from New York at Hawleys.
WASTED A strong capable girl to do the work
for family Of three persons. Apply at No 3
Washington street
The ladies Of the First Baptist society will meet
with Mrs. + =. Carpenter Wednesday, July 3ist
at p. NJ, to sew. The gentlemen are invited to
tea at O'Clock Social In the evening All are
invited
SETTLEMENT The immediate settlement Of all
accounts due me before ! leave town, Aug list is
important Please call at once at my old stand
where you will find the bills with Mr. Roberts
+. f. DRowS.
FoR SAiE-An Express Wagon, almost new
good for grocers or other similar
n. II WHITE, Highest
Three rooms to rent In Leonard block Enquire
Of Or Bowen IN the block.
Etchings and Engrayings at Clapp & Joness.
Artistic Picture Framing at Clapp & Jones's
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis
Picture framing Of all kinds at Clapp a Jones' s.
Picture frames in variety at A. f. Wilders,
laundry building, Flat st. Open evenings, TO s.
DON'T TRAVEL without Accident Insurance
when 1t costs only " cents per day for 5000 and
Sl5 per week Insure in the TRAVELLERS with
! CUDwoRTH a CHILDs Agents
To RENr-A small tenement; price s.. ln
! qurp at Cedar street
| Small tenement to rent in Ryther building, Main
/ street Enquire Of }. 7 HILDRETH.
| Croquet Of every description at Clapp & Jones's
Having leased the room over Pratt Wright &
Co.'S store, shall open AN Office for the practic,
| Of dentistry about August list
q. +. BARRIER, d. -. :.
! We would call your attention to the "indurateC
! fibre water coolers new shown by us. II you d,
not know what "indurated fibre ware" is, call anC
SET the large variety Of goods manufactured
NAN Doors a MORRIS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
VERMONT ACADEMY
New Principal nad Teacher Appointed
Uasf Mouduy.

\ meeting Of the executive committee Of
the Vermont Academy at SaXtOns River
was held at Col Fuller's ON Tuesday morn
ing, the principal business transacted being
the appointment Of Prof George A Vii
liams Of Havana y Y. ~ the principal
ship of the academy Prof. Williams. who
met the trustees ia Rutland about two
weeks ago, has been the first assistant in
Cook academy at Havana, n Y, which
had All enrolment Of l6l pupils the past
year he was graduated from Madison Uni
versity in Hamilton, y Y in 1850. and for
two years was principal Of the High school
IN Hamilton. Prof Williams is the author
of the book called Topics and References
in American History and he has also pre-
pared the syllabus in the Regents examina
ton in English history for New York state
for two years past and is now at work on ii
syllabus Of the Norman conquest. He is
81 years old and married The COMMITTEES
has been at work since the school closed
looking for "a successor to Prof. Willard
and they made thorough investigation he
fore making IA choice
Prof II. \. Lleblg, for the past two years
first assistant in Mt. Pleasant academy at
Mt. Pleasant, Pa. was appointed to I'LL the
second vacancy. His specialties are Greek
German and Latin he was educated at the
German gymnasium, and would have re
ceived the degree Of PHI. d. next year if he
had not been called 10 the Vermont acade
my Miss Julia a GoodW in has been Ell
gagged as teacher in the art department .
she was graduated from the academy and
Cooper Institute, n. Y
These engagements, with that of Miss
Frances l.. Davis, daughter of Gen Geo
Davis Of Cavendish ill four vacancies IN
the corps Of teachers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26

The Brattleboru nine was defeated in a
hard fought, uphill game at Bellows Falls
Yesterday. Aldrich pitched magnificent
game, keeping our boys down u five hits
The Bellows Falls scored their first run in
the third inning. Ranney made long base
hit To centre field. took second aud third ON
outs, and made home ON a short pass he
would have been an easy out at the plate
but OBrien INSTRUCTED the ball The third
was the disastrous inning for the visitors
Aiken was an easy out Woodcock t. Bur
rel. Murphy then made two base hit he
tween centre and right fields Aldrich
sent up high fly b. right for which both
Dowd and Landry were coached: the latter
dropped the ball, giving Aldrich the bas,
and Murphy third Cunningham hit u
right field, Murphy scoring and Aldrich TAX
ing third base and finally scoring on the
low throw Of O,Rourke to second Murray
made the second out Collopy to Burrei,
Ranney hit to second but Dowd threw high
TO first, Cunningham scoring. Cronin hit
hard TO third, but Collopys fine work re
tired him at first This ended the run get
ting for the Bellows Falls boys. In the
sixth our boys Melted three runs Landry
fled to Aiken, Woodcock took first on called
balls and stole second, Dowd drove the ball
over the left field fence for homer" but
the umpire claimed it was foul, Duwd
then hit high to centre field making the sec
ond out. Collopy drove the ball the short
stop, Woodcock scoring on the hit Bruton
then hit for Il home run. bringing in Col
lopy. O'Rourke was third out on a high hy
TO left field. The features of the game were
the pitching Of Aldrich, the fielding of Col
lopy and Murray and two difficult catches
by Flack
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
McDoM of ChnrIn.,an.

There Is IA gratifying prospect that DIR.
Mellow of Charleston, 5. C.. is to he made
to feel that there is worse punishment for
a crime like his than any court could in
tlict. Mellow shot Capt Dawson, a leading
editor Of the city, because the latter dared
To demonstrate with him for his immoral
conduct toward a young girl and when his
case came To trial the jury disregarded
both the law and the evidence, and acquit
ted him. certain element in the city was
inclined TO lionize him, and public senti
ment as Il whole seems not 10 have been
over quick in realizing what stain had
been put upon the community but the
awakening has come. Nearly every pulpit
in Charleston has sounded condemnation
of the doctor and of the shameful condition
of society that made his acquittal possible
and he has thus become marked man, not
only in South Carolina, hut wherever the
news Of his crime and his trial has been
published. An editorial in the News and
Courier, which has been generally copied
in the northern papers, speaks condemna
ton and sounds a warning which there is
no mistaking, This verdict, it says
Affects every man woman and child in Charles
ton and South Carolina It concerns the very
civilization Of the state. Il threatens the fair and
impartial administration Of Justice II It means
anything, il means thai the gunshop is the su-
premr court Of this state; that the law is the
playthng of prejudice and passion; that the
courts arr established for the protection of crimi
mails not for the punishment of crime; that lust
H. hfgrlt ,Iaff ail.t
of blood is a virtue. II, however, the
acquittal of Dr. Mellow shall lead 10 the sterner
enforcement OF the law; it, for very shame, No
guilty man shall hereafter escape; il the honest
and respectable people Of the state shall form an
alliance for the preservation of the remnant Of
their boosted civilization, capt Dawson will not
have lived and worked in vain. and his blood will
NOT have hten shed in vain "
On Thursday of last week a retributiou
of a still keener nature overlook the Grim
inal The South Carolina medical society,
of which Mellow had hitherto been a mem
her IA good standing, held a special meeting
and expelled him on the ground that he had
been proved by his own confession guilty
Of immoral, unprofessional and ungentle-
manly conduct" and that after due notice
lac had failed n eXonerate himself A spir
It like this Is catching, and McDow's resig,
nation Of his membership in two military
companies Of which he was the surgeon ha,
been demanded and accepted, while tn,
veterans Of a third viii dishand unless h,
Is expelled and the druggists Of the city
spurrri on boy public sentiment, threaten t,
refuse hi, urder,
such an awakening Of the moral SENSE n
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
THE PENSIONS OFFICE.
An Inquiry rs TO COmmi-siOner Tan
ner's Way of Doing Things.

An inquiry rs 10 COmnllsslOnef Tan
ner's Way of Doing Things.
Webb sends the following Washington
despatch to the Boston journal about pen
sion office affairs, under date of July %
BE liberal to the old soldiers That is
the warrant which the friends of Corporal
Tanner say that the President of the Unit
ed States gave him with his commission as
commissioner of pensions. Il welcome an
investigation into my management of the
pension office, says Corporal Tanner i'll
answer to the numerous reports that there
are matters i'll the pension Office which
should he made the subject of official in
quiry. That inquiry has begun. A board,
consisting of DR. George Ewing and H. l..
Bruce of the appeal board and of Frank l..
Campbell of the attorney generals Office,
was appointed today to investigate all the
cases of rerating of pensions which have
been granted during the last year, and TO
report to the secretary of the interior
The board is instructed to report facts, no
matter who is hurt
The board will begin its work by taking
up the cases of rerating which were allow
ed one year ago. The practice of readju-
dicating pension cases was begun by the
late Commissioner Black, but the discipline
of the pension office was at that time such,
as regards the press, that the public knew
nothing about it. Under the present ad-
ministration, Corporal Tanner has had
nothing to conceal. He has had simple
motto-that justice should be done to the
old soldiers-and he has endeavored to dc
them justice 1t is for the board Just APP
| pointed to report whether or not he has
erred on the side of too great liberality in
| th.. Ia nhar -
made by any one of a violation of law
! The point at issue between the secretary OF
the interior and the commissioner of pen
sions is whether the latter has exercised q
wise discretion. The fundamental princi
pie at the basis of the inquiry is the regu
lation of the interior department that nj
pension case shall be reopened and read ju
Dictated or rerated except upon the presen
tatlon of new and important evidence
Whether the persons who have had theil
cases reopened were entitled to have THU
done is the chief purpose of the pending in
quiry. The names OF Il number of persons
have been mentioned, including some Of
the members of the medical staff, as hav
ing secured II rerating of their own cases
The board of inquiry is to ascertain wheth
or that is the fact or not, and whether il
their cases were reopened, there was suffi
cient new evidence to warrant it,
The inquiry is 10 include also the case
which have been made special together
with the names of the attorneys in eacl
case, One thing this board of inquiry, i
1t is honest will report That Commits
sioner Tanner has not treated the old sol
der as IA fraud and an imposter until tn,
contrary has been shown, and that the vet
eran has had an opportunity to have hi
case fairly presented without being insulte,
or having inquiry made as 10 how he in
tended to vote
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26

Late reports from across the water give
an exceedingly favorable outlook for the
export trade in wheat from this country
when the years crop is harvested. Unless
these reports are greatly exaggerated, the
shortage in all the principal wheat producing
sections abroad will be serious one. In
the great wheat belt Of Europe long contin-
ued drouth, followed by violent storms of
rain and hail has wrought ruin to the crops.
A failure in Russia has succeeded two abun-
dant harvests that enabled the Russians to
supply IA large portion Of the European de-
mand for bread The great granaries of
Odessa and other ports on the Black Sea
were never so empty rs now, and it is fear
ed that portion of the remaining stores
will have to be sent back TO the regions
that supplied them. In Austro Hungary
the yield, so far from affording a surplus
meet the home requirement. Added to all
these European crop failures comes the re
port that the India wheat crop falls below
the home demand, and that the crop of
Australia is only moderately good,
The news of this general failure in the
wheat crop abroad has caused a hopeful
| feeling in the market at home, giving as
| it does, an assurance that American wheat
will have a controlling influence in the
worlds bread markets this year. Simuta
neously with these reports there comes a
statement that the Dakota crop will be 30,
| 600, 900 bushels short but it remains to be
seen whether this is based on reliable data
or is only given out by gamblers to keel
the market in control In any case, tn,
latest government weather and crop reports
indicate generally favorable conditions fol
both spring and winter wheat, and there il
no doubt that the United States crop as
whole will be ample for the home demand
with abundance to spare for the expor
trodp
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
President Harmon aud His Rule of
Action.
George William Curtis in Harpers Magazine for
August

President Harr isOn and His RuIe of
Action.
George William Curtis in Harper's Magazine for
August
One of the rumors which have lately
echoed through the press was the statement
that the President had said that his rule of
action was to please himself The report
greeted IN manner which indicated
either that the remark was thought to be
monstrOus in itself, or an extraordinary
expression of the spirit in which the Off
cial duties were to he performed. 1t was
Immediately announced, in a half indignant
tone, that the President had not made the
remark. But if he had made it, would it
have been fairly open TO censure, as if he
had laid down IA false rule of individual
conduct, or had totally misconceived the
obligations of his office
Whom should man please in his official
action if not himself Who else should
rightfully direct his decision when he Is in
dividually responsible There is no ques
ton of discretion, of course, when he en-
cages specifically 10 do certain thing Ii
it he the official duty of a sheriff 10 exc
cute criminals legally condemned to death
a man who takes oath TO discharge the du
ties of the office consciously engages To ex
ecute criminals as the law ordains, and he
cannot refuse to do it because he is opposed
TO capital punishment. Ii he be so opposed
he cannot honorably take the official oath,
or if, having honorahly taken it, his views
change, he must resign the office But
even in this case, whether, not Directing,
he executes the law, or obiecting, resigns
the office, he equally pleases himself That
is % say, he does as his conscience com
mands.
Whatever the inventor of the
Presidents remark may have intended he
pun into the Presidents mouth an approval
Of the highest rule of conduct Yet it is
barely possible that a man might not be
elected President of whom 1t was univer-
sally believed that he would please himself
in his official action. If, however, such a
man were elected, and his action were con
| formed to that rule, his hold upon the pub
lie confidence would be so strong that it
would have the effect of political revela-
ton. Ii would not be, however, without
precedent in our history. 1t was because
WashingtOn's benehcent career had illus
trated his absolute fidelity to that rule, and
because of the universal conviction that
nothing could disturb it, that he was borne
! by the hearts as well as by the votes of the
people into the Presidency
The protest against an alleged remark of
the President that in his official conduct he
should please himself, that is to say, seek
the satisfaction which springs from the
conscientious discharge of duty-a protest
which implied that such a remark wa,
| proof of an undue sense of personal i'm
| portance-was really censure of a remark
which in its true spirit every President
might well make the rule of his official con
! duct
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
PERSON AL.

Mr. aud Mrs II H. Thompson 60 10
morrow to East Haven, Conn, on Long
island Sound
Mr.. aud Mrs A. T. Eddy returned on
Wednesday from their trip To the White
Mountains
Mrs. Don Wilder is at her old home in
Worthwhile for a few weeks
Misses Annie kirwan, Minnie Streeter
aud Louise Hnllster return this week from
Cliff cottage ON the Sound, where they have
been spending n month with Mr. and Mrs
W. II. Case
T. Bates Of West Brattleboro aud his
niece, Miss Annie l. Circuit Of the House
hold office, have gone u Block Island for
few days outing
Horace Chase and daughter of Worcester,
Mass, are visiting at 5 l.. and S. s Hunts
on Green street
Mrs Sellon and daughters of Somerville,
Mass, are visiting Mrs J. NJ Reed
Mrs. O. l. Shafter, widow of the late
Judge Shafter, formerly of Wilmington,
and hsr sister, Mrs, Reed of Nebraska, were
in town Wednesday and Thursday
Miss Emma Miller is with her brother,
Leslie Miller, at Cottage City, Marthas
Vineyard
Mr. Thomas Whitney is at Winthrop,
MASS TOT the rest OF llt summer.
Miss Maude Wainwright of Middlehury is
the guest of Mrs. II f Brooks
Mr. and Mrs, Harvey Houghton's grand
children, from keene, are with them at
their Canal street home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Geddis are renewing
their acquaintance with friends and places
in eastern New York A. c Davenport
is in charge at the store in Mr. Geddiss all
sence.
Fred Veet of Springfield is spending his
vacation in town.
Leander Thomas aud family are at Ferry
Beach ON the Maine coast for two weeks.
Mr. G. Epson and Mrs H. Wright of
Jersey City and Mrs. Pettibone of Bridport
are with Mrs. b. f Bingham,
Misses Abbie and Annie Stevens of Ar
lingtOn, Mass, are visiting in town
Mrs. Harry Rowe and Mrs Catharine
Cox are at Bethel for two weeks
S. A. Smith of the firm of Smith q Hunt,
and b. b. NOyes of Greenfield are enticing
the trout in the wilds of Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. = Cobb are taking a
carriage drive across the mountain aud
through the HoOsac valley.
Cashier Averill is on business trim TO
Northampton and Boston
Mrs. l.. W. Hawley and children are at
her fathers in Taftsville.
Miss Gertrude Miller closes her dress
making rooms this week and will not re
sumo business until September
DR. A. d. Putnam came home Tuesday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO 2G 1899

from vacation Of four weeks spent by
himself aud wife in Boston, with trips TO
various summer resorts on the coast Mrs
Putnam is now in Paterson, N. j.. where
she went 10 attend the family gathering
elsewhere mentioned Both are much i'm
proved in health.
Prof l.iebig, the new professor Of an
cient aud modern languages at Vermont
Academy spent Sunday with Col Fuller.
Edwin aud Margaret Tucker are in town
tins week aud their mother, Mrs. DR.. Tuck
er. is expected next week.
Mrs G.. W. Wyman aud Miss Annie Wy
man go next week To Willard, Me
Consul NJ. II. Twitchell of Kingston, Ont.
was at the Brooks House last night with his
wife and young son, leaving for Newfane
this morning.
News Of the arrival Of Mr. and Mrs. j ID.
Roess at Bremen has been received. Mr.
Roess's health was much improved
DR. Webster, C. A. Trip and Conduc
tor Williams returned this morning from
four days spent with the blue fish and
nnckerel of the Block Island coast Good
fishing aud good time is the report
+. a. Eels, formerly Of Brattleboro aud
late Of the Hotel Asheulot at liinsdale, has
gone to llolyoke as steward Of the Windsor
House
Miss Ada Mason and Mrs Hugh Hackley
are at Chnrlestown, n. H., for two weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26
BrauIeBors- o, bellows Fails ..

An attendance Of SIX hundred people wit
messed the Brattleboros defeat the Bellows
Falls in an interesting and exciting game
Tuesday. Woodcock did excellent work for
the home team O'Rourke caught in good
shape, his throwing 10 second being no
tlcable feature Burrel and Collopy led at
the bat, aud Dowd as usual covered a vast
amount Of ground Aldrich, although wild
pitched strong game for the visitors and
Cunningham made difficult catch in left
field. The home team took the lead at the
start and held it throughout the game In
the first inning Dowd was an easy out at first,
ColOpy followed with single, O'Rourke
was hit with a pitched ball both advanced
base and came home on cracking single
by hckenney, who IN turn scored on a hit
by Burrell A base on balls, a hit, an error
and a sacrifice Melted the Bellows Falls two
runs in the same inning. The Brattleboro,
scored two runs in the fifth and one in the
sixth, and the visitors two in the fifth and
one IN the eighth innings Excitement ran
high in the ninth inning, with the Bellows
Falls at bat one out and Aldrich ON first
hut the contract jumper was forced at sec
ond aud Ware was easily out at first.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-26

community is a healthy sign. It shows a
new spirit working in the South aud it
shows most Of all how, as we have said, the
righteous verdict Of public sentiment may
inhict punishment 10y the side Of which
the extreme pcnalty Of the law seems in
significant The halter draws lightly and
mercifully compared with the living death
Of "A man once in high estate, hut now os-
tracsed and an outcast among his fellows.