Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-29
MINOR NOTES.

The newly.organized Vermont veterans
association Of Boston held their first annu-
al banquet at Youngs Hotel Wednesday
evening. Gen. Stephen Thomas, Gen. Hen
ry, Lieut.. Gov. Woodbury., Capt P d.
Blodgett were among the guests Of the
evening, and took part in the after dinner
speaking.
President Harrison has issued proclaim
alton announcing his purpose TO enforce the
laws against the slaughter Of seals and 9th
er fur bearing animals in Alaskan waters.
The man who stole Fanny Davenports
diamonds was pardoned out Of Jail by the
governor Of Tennessee the other day, after
having served the greater part Of his sen
tence After his release the actress sent
for him, gave him lecture and 5000, and
told him to take better care Of himself in
the future
Postmaster General Wanamaker will re
quire better days work of the clerks in
his department than they have given hith.
erto. Under his new rule, clerks will 20
on duty at $50 instead of 9 4 NJ, aud re-
main at their desks till g instead of 4
O'Clock.
Mrs. Margaret +. Sangster, who has for
several years been connected with Harper's
Young People, is now editor Of Harper's
Bazaar
John W. Moore, formerly a we'll known
publisher and writer of music, died last
week at Manchester, y H., aged 81
Mrs. Grover Cleveland has not as yet
found private life in New York a whit qui.
eter than her life in Washington She is
no longer compelled to meet people in
whom she has not, and cannot have, the
slightest interest, but she has all average Of
nearly $50 calls every day.
Wade Hampton has restored to the Fifth
Pennsylvania Cavalry two battle flags which
came into his possession during the war.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, who has just re
turned from a tour through the Southern
iron regions is convinced that the South is
Pennsylvania most formidable rival 1t
states like Georgia and Alabama, awaken
ing to their industrial possibilities, will send
solid protectionist delegations to Congress
The Washington Star says that Mr. Wan
amaker has a special telegraph wire running
from his business establishment in Philadel
phia directly to his Office in the post office
department, By this means he is kept in
formed Of what is being done in Philadel-
phia, and can be consulted at any moment
A call has been issued for a meeting at
the state house Montpelier, next Tuesday
TO form Society of the Sons of the Rev
olution, such as are being formed in all the
older states at the east to take part in the
Washington centennial celebration All de
scendants Of revolutionary ancestors are
invited to attend and become members.
\ proposition to establish biennial cleo
tons has been defeated for the eleventh
time in the Massachusetts legislature.
None of Americas ''gilded palaces of sill"
work such appalling results as the great
gambling hell of Europe-Monte Carlo
the fruits of which thus far this year are
fifteen duels and sixteen suicides
The Free Press says that the prospect is
that the next annual excursion of the Yer
mont press association will be made TO the
Adirondack wilderness.
The President has signed the Oklahoma
proclamation, which will open that terri
tory for settlement within thirty days
This will be welcome news to thousands of
people who have gathered near the borders
of this land, ready to take possession.
Senator Morrill, is said to have perfected
plans for new White House. General
Harrison agrees with him that the present
building is not only inadequate but less
healthful than it should be. Mrs Harrison
is by no means well, and attributes her
lack Of health to the White House air.
Mrs Martha Livingston Moodey's story
of Alan Thorne'-the "antidote" to Rob
ert Elsmere" D. Lothrop Company is
sue this month has already received the
stamp of approval by several professional
critics and leading cergymen to whom it
was read in manuscript. It is said 10 be
almost dramatic in certainof its incidents
while its grouping and character sketches
are particularly attractive.
Ex-senator II. A. W. Tabor of Colorado
began life as a workman in Secretary
Proctor's marble qnarries.
W. H. Bigelow Of Maine has been ap-
pointed division superintendent of the rail
way mail service for New England, with
headquarters at Boston, in place of Mr..
Dame resigned.
Hon, c. n. Palmer, judge of the United
States court for the district of Dakota, has
been making visit to his former home in
Jericho.
A correspondent Of one of the daily pa
pers says that Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the
author of Robert Elsmere," has learned
business wisdom from her experience with
that book and that new novel which she
is now writing will be so handled as 10 Weld
her legitimate return. Her English pub
fishers will have to pay her a suitable sum
for ii, and her American interests will be
protected
The people of Rutland tried the Austral.
ian system of voting at their village dis
trict election Tuesday and over 100 votes
had to be rejected owing TO irregularity.
while there was much grumbling before
the day was over, aud some contested Of
fees will result This failure was due to no
defect in the method, but TO the ignorance
and the elimination Of the element of Sc.
cresy-the voters being allowed 10 help aud
advise each other in the matter Of erasures.