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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
PERSONAL.

Miss Susan Bradley, whose talks on home
nursing have been listened to with such
pleasure, is the president of the saturday
Morning club IN Boston.
Miss Lulu Bracket went to Somerville,
y. j., Monday to visit Mrs. DR. Kenney.
c, w Hubbard of Sioux Falls, Oak, ar
rived in town Tuesday.
2. W. O'Rourke, catcher Of the Brattle
boro base ball team, has entered the employ
of the Valley Mill company. Hamilton, the
first baseman of the Lowels, is to work at
Esteys
Leon Coates has gone to Providence, r.
l., where he has "A position in clothing
store.
A. f. Kelley left Monday for Minneapo-
lis, returning from his annual visit to Put
ney, Brattleboro and vicinity.
Rev O. f. Thayer's friends have been
! glad to see him on his vacation visit here
and in Marlboro
f. II. Chase and family left Wednesday
for their winter home in Louisville, Ky.
Mrs. J. L. Ray reached Brattleboro last
Tuesday ON her return from her European
trip.
Mrs. Nellie Green Brasor and children
have been on "A visit of several DAYS to her
husbands parents on Frost street
f. G. Leitsinger and j. b. Rockerfellow
accompany the Hnsdale band on their trip
/ 10 Virginia
Mrs Burchard has returned to Brattle-
boro after her summers absence.
! Mrs. j. q, Taylor and Mrs. G. q Buell.
and daughter join the Boston excursion par
ty to Fort Payne, Ala, at Greenfield to
morrow.
Miss Kate Selleck returns to Boston on
Monday b. continue her course at the Cowle.
art school A recent issue of the Boston
Journal says Of this institution "The last
year of the school, which was exceedingly
prosperous, promises to be excelled by thi,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11

d. II. Fairbrother has been missing corn
from his field of late, and thinking To find
the light fingered gentry whether Of the
two or four footed variety has kept close
watch of the field, aud last Saturday night
was rewarded 10y finding one Of the above
helping himself, but it was If the two foot
ed variety. He is now in Rutland, where
he will find steady employment for about
four months
The new town house is fast approaching
completion. We hope the bnilding com
mttee will not forget the blinds, which will
add much to the looks of the house
Messrs. Richardson and Underwood have
nearly completed Mrs Eliss house.
h f. Sleeper has started delivery team
and will accommodate all who wish To
trade with him
Mrs. Ward received IA few DAYS since
three very handsome South American par
rutS from her husband, who went some
months ago to South America Mr.. Ward
has returned To New jersey. where he was
met 10y Mrs Ward. Messrs. Clay aud bar
hey, who went 10 South America with Mr.
Ward came home a short time ago. but
with the intention of returning soon with
liberal supply Of medicines and firearms
With a fresh coat Of paint and new pa
~ w N""S' 'S"'''"al 'hHl'H haIulN SrcHlS
u he the same one it was three weeks ago
thanks to the ladies Of our society.
Miss Cora Fisher, who has been i'll so
long at her uncle's in Boston, returned to
her home in town, with her father and
mother, last Tuesday. Miss Fisher stood
the journey very well and continues to i'm
prove, though slowly.
The social held on Wednesday evening
last, at c. A. Nutting's, was well attended +:
both old and young entered heartily into the
enjoyments of the evening
Fenelon Arnold is ON the sick list. Mark
Ward of kimhall OAK, former resident
of this town, is visiting here.-W. f. Rich
mond of Springfield was in town a few
days last week,-John Woods Of Orange,
Mass, is in town. Agnes Pierce of Gran
| by Mass, is visiting with friends in town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
A YOUTHFUL COLONEL.

leading feature of the Boston public
school system. as everybody knows, and one
Of which the city is very proud, is its well
drilled school regiment Last Sunday the
Boston Herald gave three columns to a de
scriptiou of how the regiment is made up
the system Of drill, portraits and sketches
of its officers, etc The boys of the differ
ent schools elect the officers, subject how
ever, to the approval Of the teachers, and
ON this subject the Herald says:
TO satisfy the scholastic powers an officer must
possess four requisites Character, scholarship,
sodicrshlp, aud the votes Of the senior class. H.
for example. the hoy chosen for colonel by the bal
lots ut the seniors In the English High the Latin
school. is marked by furcrful individuality. good
intellectual attainmcnts and a cn-ditahle military
record, he Is generally appointed by the masters.
Otherwise, the masters do not hesitate 10 reject
the nomination of the pupils. Knowing this by
experience. the boys have learned not To throw
away their votes on a black sheep, however allur-
ing a leader he may be, aud hence the successful
l candidate IL almost invariably young man who
knows what is right, and has the courage Of his
convictions. To he a superior officer in the school
regiment is, indeed, no Insignificant honor
The colonel of the regiment of 1899 is AL
bert II Newman, a son of Col. A. l.. New
man of the Bank of the Commonwealth,
Boston, a nephew of Mrs. ii. II. Ryder of
this village, and grandson of the late
George Newman. That the honor is one
that signifies something the above paragraph
shows. In its sketches of the officers the
/ Herald has this paragraph
Albert II Newman, colonel is a son Of Col A,
| !. Newman Of the governors staff and therefore
| has martial blood in his veins lie was born Dec
| d. ls12 M Athol Mass passed through the schools
In that town, and the Prince school in Boston, and
entered the English Hugh school In 1871, Newman
/ Is good all round scholar Interested in athleti,
sports, hut not Ia the verge of devotion, and thinks
ot taking the advanced course In the High school
next year. lie Is a handsome young fellow Of me
dium height, erect carriage aud as soldierly eye
/ as ever spanked in boys head
The lad has been often in Brattleboro on
"A visit To his aunt, and the earnest, self
/ contained face shown in the Iierald's por
trait is familiar one among the family
friend, here, who feel proper pride in the
honor which its owner has deserved and
won.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
GEORGE Il. SALISBURY.

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Wuula took place last evening his illness l-iuE N
only "A weeks duration. MIR Salisbury, WAS barn
iu Iy.-t pr,tttl.l.,r,, DO, I,,,.. 1874 IA, rti.r -
tI.....i.at. ..t..,... ..i,,
ii"H'N'Al 0A9h"IH' ana 'r'fE' was one q" I"ur
children, non" 10 whom az" now living Nr Sails
bury education " "a, obtained u the rtIli,. .b,.l-
.t,,,. d, i,l, ..,..r,l t...,. 30, .l
we ''' '''''' '"s d" '''' wa ~ "'''''' o.
~ I'm l''' u''.ll''u !" que ','H' ne came y"
t"lN f"'t-' NV lraiu'n tIi'. '"T'A 'ii'i HdnT'
''u.I I' To- ul cut ne n'lh'Ha anu continued in
u u"'l! h' ''rI "n, l,'n" 10 ,i,r mites l" ihr
htlF = O. thN dlh~ At one llllir ne FfuEht "a
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
HOME NEWS.
Mr,rnrnloKicnI Rrrnrh.


owing to a request, will hereafter do sham
pooling for ladies ON Monday and Friday after.
moons Terms reasonable. G.. d. CARrENrER.
Brooks House Hair Dressing Rooms
Etchngs and Engrayings at Clapp a Jones's.
Picture framing of all kinds at Clapp * jones'
Boarders wanted at so 50 High street
DON'T TRAVEL without Accident Insurance.
when it costs only u cents per day for s3ooO and
sl5 per week Insure in the TRAVELLERS with
CrDwoRrH a CHILDs, Agents.
WASTED An atlas Of Bennington county Adj.
dress The Phoenix office
Artistic Picture Framing at Clapp a Jonrs's
Buy Picture Frames Of Geddis
Picture frames In variety at A. F. Wildprs
laundry building Flat st. open evenings, z to
DR. J. owen, the we'll known Boston optician is
at the American house for one week He will la
pleased to meet all who are in need Of his service
To REST New hou-. on Chaplin street: @ rooms.
closets pantry. china closet and bath room.
not and cold water arrangements gas aud furnace
Inquire NJ Geo. +. Serck.
NOTICE We shall hereafter keep our Variety
Store open every evening during our closing .ou'
sale II VI TRrssELL a Co, Elliot~
Don't be humbuggrd Forty dollars buys TIA,
best fiyedrawer sewing machine ON the market
with all attachments, in installments FIFTY OBJ
sixty dollars is an outrageous price.
SCoTT brNkLEE.
NEW. ATTRACTIVE \ large variety pf lovely
fancy articles will be- on sale at the Industrial
Union room, next Wednesday afternoon, Octol-i
10, from TO O'Clock
Don't be afraid 10 call and look at our lamps
the price won't look high nor the statesmen cross
even if you don't buy.
VAS DuoRS a MuHRl~.
PouLrW To close my stock for the SEASON
offer for sale a few choice plymouth Buok, au.
Game Bantams ". f. GuunAHu.
For SALE.-Two good parlor stoves.
r " DFWutr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
MINOR NOTES.

The proposed prohibtory amendment to
the Connecticut constitution was defeated
on Tuesday, the majority against it being
about %, geo. The new secret ballot system
worked well
The Iowa supreme court has again affirm
ed the constitutionalty of the prohibitory
law, overruling contrary decision of the
superior court.
The publishers of the Century say that
they have the best of reasons for believing
that the car has read Mr.. Remnants papers
on Siberia, but with what result remains to
be seen.
A despatch from jackson, Miss, says
that Gen. James r. Chalmers, the Republi
can candidate for governor of Mississippi,
and Judge Frazee, the nominee for attorney
general, have withdrawn from the canvass
Gen. Chalmers says the white people of the
state would not give him a respectful hear
ing, and that on one occasion court house
at which he had been announced to speak
was locked against him.
The White Mountain season, which closed
last Saturday, has been one of the best on
record, and it is estimated that the sum
spent by the summer visitors was not less
than $4,000 900 The higher mountains
are covered with snow, which will probably
remain until next July.
The appointment of ex Gov. Roswell
Farnham of Bradford as examiner of ma
ti1nal banks, vice John II, Senter resigned,
was announced last Friday Comptroller
of the Currency Lacey remarks in connec-
ton with the appointment that he regards
ex Gov. Farnham as a man of remarkable
fitness for the place, aud the opinion is one
| from which no Nermonter will dissent.
Tx Mayor Seth Low of Brooklyn has
been elected to succeed the late DR. Barnard
as president Of Columbia college.
A New York Judge decides that the law
providing for the execution Of criminals by
electricity is constitutional
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
OBITUARY..
DEA. JOSEPH WILDER.

The death If pra Joseph Wilder took place at
his home in this village un Monday morning. the
final event resulting from several attacks Of an
upupcctic nature. Dra Wilder was descend.
ant N one of the oldest Brattlcboro families His
grandfather. Joshua Wilder, who was born in 1881,
came to this town from Worcester county, Mass
loo his early manhood aud settled ON the farm nov
occupied ty the " ilti-r brothers and which has
ever since been in the possession " himself and
a Miss Duustan vt Dummerstpn. They had srv-
rral children. VI whom a SON, solomon. succeed
ed tu the ownership Ut the home farm. lll, wife
was La,iuia Miller. a daughter Of the we'll known
Miller family in bnmmrrstuu. Whose descendants
are now among the most prominent resident, Of
that town They had nine children. three of
whom now survive ti-urgp 4 Marshall and
Jane ull resident uu tine old homestead above the
West river iu District No !. Joseph, who was
one u the older members Of his fathers family.
born oct l3. l-l2. married Della Mortified Of
NrHtau- iu 1873. remaining un the huiue farm for
several YEAR aiterWari, or living uu the lladlry
farm 900 that ur shburhnud hut removing zoo 1851 TO
the West irattlrb1ro farm this side Of the cover.
rd bridge, we'll known under his ownership and
nov occupied by j T. Ihurb-r In his early man.
huud Mr. " lldrr was a school TEACHER uf much
r.put" in the towns about. his commanding aud
luurrguahlr PIN sluur being an Important factor
ia the successful instruction and Infringement OF
the district schools ~ thuss- days His main Oh.
Irct Iu removing tu West Brattltlspru was that ht
might give his children, then thr'-. in number.
litter educational adN antag,.s but hfur,. the r..
moyal was accomplished one ~ thr-.. children
lied, and the death ut another followed not long
after THE mother and q fourth child, Jennie r.
wife ~ Lrmurl 4 Fakes are now the only sur
yiying members OF Tie. family
About six year. ago b-a Wilder bought the
place 100 this village formerly occupied hN f-r,ii
uaud T. Ter, aud here lis declining years have
been spent A. "A farmer bee was "a man ~ great
industry. thrift aui rut-rpri~-. ucruWu atluE q
handsome property lie united with the tousr-
gattnual church iu this village. then th. old
church uu the common. lu l-i3. aud was Tor many
years deacon ~ the church At West Brattlrirru
a, was his grandfather. Joshua Wili-r before
him.
He WAS a gpud citizen. man ~ sterling quail
ties. 81 unsNrr,iug integrity. and sincerely dr
voted To- the Interests pf his church To th''
-uuary and other benevolent causes rpr,--s-iit,-
10y that church his gifts h.ul h.-n many Aui gen
crous. The funeral took place from the hou-'
Wednesday afternoon. his pastor. I;"y g. % DAY
. officiating
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11

Rev l.. Rice If Watertown. y. Y. will
preach in the Univer,ali,t church next
sunday at r. NJ
G.. | Prirce and wife are home from pa
kota and report pleasant Journey and Wis
1t Mr.. Peirce is much pleased with the
West, but says that he suffered ~pmew hat
from cramp in hi, pocket, disease which.
IN ms case, Ne think can bee easily cured hy
faith or christian science
The r. II ; class Of 90 we're entertained
10y Mr. and Mr., Geo VI Lee. grandparents
Of Miss Mabel Knight, a member Of the
class. on Wednesday evening Cake coffee
aud ice cream we're served at Mr. Lee =
residence after which the company repair
eel 10 Withheld hall, where the program of
entertainment 10y the class was carried out
Each number was well executed aud did
credit To the class The program consisted
Of a piano duet by the Misses Bond songs
10y Misses LenoN and Orton accompanied 10y
Miss Belle Emerson ON the piano. recitations
10y Misses Wheeler. Jones Elmer and Raw
son, and a reading by Leslie Elmer. closing
with a dance. The citizen, who listened to
the entertainment heartily thank Mr. and
Mrs. Lee and the elias, for their courtesy
Mrs Edward Gould Of Bellows Falls laugh
ter Of Mr. and Mrs Lee, was at her father 5
aud assisted IN the entertainment.
G. W Hubbard aud wifi, Of sioux Falls.
Oak, visited relatives in town thi, week
Ed. Cook Of Detroit, Mich. j, at home
for few weeks -tra>tus Tyler has gone
u Gettysburg ON the excursion this week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
New Hampshire win. the Fight.

The boycott against risks in New Hamp
shire, which the leading fire insurance com
panies Of the country set up four years ago,
has been broken by the recent action Of the
.Etna companyo Of Hartford in giving notice
Of its withdrawal from the agreement known
as the New Hampshire compact The
circumstances under which this boycott was
established will be recall by our readers
In 1885 the legislature Of New Hampshire
passed law known as the valued policy
law, which compels all insurance companies
doing business in that state to pay, in case
Of total loss 10y fire, the full amount named
in the policy, unless fraud in securing the
insurance can be proved. The large stock
companies claimed that such a law would be
disastrous to them, and retalated by with
drawing from the state The situation was
not pleasant one for the New Hampshire
people for the time being but they rose to
the emergency, mutual insurance compa
MES were formed. increased care caused re
duced fire losses the home companies have
been growing gradually strong, and the
state having demonstrated its ability to take
care of itself and showing no disposition to
come to the companies terms, they have at
length concluded to stop biting off their
own noses and to 20 back into the state and
secure such business a, they may, for this
is what the .Etnas action means eventually
for all the companies. Similar laws have
since been passed in other states in which
the companies are still doing business.
There is no doubt that Ahe Kew Hamp
shire law Of 1855 was to a certain extent a
hasty and ill-advised piece Of legislation,
but the course taken 10y the underwriters
savored 50 much Of bulldozing as not to ad
nit Of its being tolerated by independent
and self respecting people.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
our People Mu., be willing to Help.

1t appears that when Mr.. Valentine en-
tered into his verbal arrangement with Mr..
Nordgren Of Nebraska for colony Of Swedes
20 he brought 10 this county, Mr.. Nordgren
stated that his confidence in the prospective
colonists was so great that he was willing
10 guarantee personally the repayment Of
the loan Of SO to each family, or $500 for
the twelve families, necessary TO start them
in their new homes This remark having
got to the public, and its tendency being to
relieve the people most directly interested
IF that feeling Of responsibility which they
ought to have, Mr.. Nordgrens proposed
guaranty has been withdrawn and Mr.. Nalen-
tine will ask the people, wherever the col
ony is finally located, to assume for them
selves this degree Of financial responsible
ity.
After careful examination Of various
sections Of the state Mr. Valentine is salts
fed that Windham county presents the best
opening Of any for the proposed expert
ment and is anxious to start the first colony
here. But to assure this our own people
must show a proper willingness to help the
new corners, and we trust, therefore, that
this willingness will be shown in such a
ready and tangible way that there will be
no question as to what the final decision OF
| the commissioner will be
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11

FIX President Hayes arrived at Mrs Biz
chard's Tuesday evening 10 remain till
Thursday morning. There CHANGED to he
less than the usual number of people con
gregated at the station, and utter silence
reigned as the silver headed man of fine
presence and national fame stepped upon
the platform. Something in Gen. Hayes
expression reminds one of his uncle, the
late Austin Orchard, The silence was
broken as the general walked off by one
mans remark "He is a good walker" A
few ladies were grouped by the station
doorway and some recalled with a thrill of
sorrow the gracious, winsome presence of
Mrs. Hayes, who accompanied the Presi.
dent here II years ago, aud there seemed
to be something in the stiffness in keeping
with memory of her, something of the in
stinctiye hush that thought Of the loved
dead is likely to bring
Miss Carrie Bruce left home Monday I,
resume her studies in music at the conserv
atory of music in Toronto, Canada, begin
ming the second year Of the course, having
last June, at the first years examination
passed with first class marks.
Things have come TO such pass" il
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
West Dover.

W. ii. Mann's ON Wednesday evening Ia
witness the marriage Of his only daughter
Miss Julia, 10 Nelson A. Crosier of Rutland
Rev, +. $. Morse ollciated Numerous
presents attested the esteem Of many friend,
Of the bride and groom. After few days
Mr.. and Mrs Crosier will 20 to Rutland
where they intend to make their home
Rev L. H. Elliot gave an interesting nc
count of the work of the Vermont Bible So
ciety at the church Sunday evening
Clifford and Bert Adams are at home fol
a short me.-Mrs, Collins, who has been
sick long time. is gaining SLOWLY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11
THE HUNTER q o'NEIL FIRE.

The building on Flat street, occupied by
Hunter ~ ONrIl, wood workers, was dis
covered uu fire Tuesday evening u little
past eight o'clock \ general alarm was
sounded and the fire department responded
promptly In four or five minutes three
streams we're being thrown upon the tire
from the hydrants, and in ten minutes two
streams from the steamers were being used
The fire wa, under full headway, and was
busting out from the boiler house and the
rear of the building, but 10y excellent work
ON the part of the tiremen was under con
troll IN twenty or wenty five minutes. The
origin Of the fire Is u mystery. Ii started
in the boiler room in the upper corner
farthest from the boiler There were no
steam pipes from which dust could have be
come heated and ignited, and the place Of
starting was fifteen or twenty feet from
the boiler The total loss to Hunter x
O'Neil is about $1,000, $1,000 to $500 Of
which j, ON finished woodwork They car
ried an insurance Of $500 ON machinery
and tools Their greatest loss is on the
wood work, including doors and panels for
Geo. + Crowell's new house and desks for
the Vermont National bank, which were To
have been removed the next day, and on
which there was no insurance. The build
ing, owned by Mr. Crowell, was partially
Quilted. Ii was uninsured, and was damag
ed to the amount Of 500 The first whistle
sounded was at the Carpenter Organ com
pany factory, and people on Main street,
thinking it was the asylum whistle, started
on run up Main street A large crowd
went as far as the common before learning
their mistake
The loss to Hunter * O'Neil is a serious
one. They are hard working, enterprising
men, whose business has been built up by
their own efforts on small capital, and they
have already had to contend with "a bad out
Of town loss through no fault of their own.
! A subscription paper started Wednesday
morning has resulted in raising about S450
| for them Besides this Mr. Crowell prompt
| Is instructed them 10 bring in their bill for
| the valuable doors which were ruined, and
then 90 ahead and replace them at his ex
/ DENSE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-11

1t will require the official returns to de
eide the complete result of last weeks cleo
ton in Montana That the Republican
candidate for Congress and the Democratic
candidate for governor are elected seems to
be certain The other state officers and the
Senate are doubtless Republican, but the
Democrats claim the House, which will as
sure the election Of Democratic United
States senators.
The other states are safely Republican,
and the result will be a net gain in the next
Congress of at least four in the Republican
majority in the Senate and of five in the
House The Republican majority in Wash
ington was about 1900.