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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07

For several years a well known Boston business
house has made persons keeping poultry, Teir on
many remarkable offers of premiums payable IN
gold, some as high nifty dollars 10 the first and
not less than hSe dollars TO any winner of a pre-.
MUM The best thing about these offers was
that the premiums have ar. avs been promptly
paid as agreed In gold coin Fifty dollar premium,
do not grow ON every bush as the old saving is
ana We have no doubt TO many who competed fOi
them, the amount came IN handy 70 help pay the
necessary bills OF a hard winter, or il not bus
some luxury that the family absolutely needed
but otherwise could not aftOrd The same firm
! 5. Johnson Co, p Custom House ST., Boston
Mass authorize us TO state that they have pr,,
pared an oner Of similar premiums this year. viii
one very important improvement and that Isl 81
that the trst winner stands fair chance with 9th
ers of getting one hundred and nifty dollars In gul,
premiums Why that Is as good as nifty dollar
per month for the three winter months Its wortl
trying Tor any way. johnson q Co will send full
particulars free TO any person sending them thei
address ON postal card. These premium offer
are made IN connection with the USE of Sheridan
Condition Powder 10 make hens Law
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
Legislative WORK.

No one outside of an omniscient Demo
cratic newspaper office would feel like pass
ing tiual Judgment upon the legislature of
1890 at this stage of its proceedings and de
clare it a failure The bill providing for
state supervision of highways, desirable as
it was in some of its features could not be
favorably considered this year when the
universal sentiment is in favor of retrench-
ment and strict economy in state expenses.
The bill called not only for state engineer
to have general charge of the proposed new
system, but also for an assistant in each
county, thus providing for 10 officials TO be
paid salaries of greater or less amount out
of the public funds The intent of the
measure was good, and the drift of the
times Is Enthusiastically in the direction Of
such improved methods in highway con
struction as it contemplated, but it was ev
dent that the sentiment of the state would
not approve its adoption at this time.
1t was conclusively shown that the bill
reducing the limit of savings banks invest
ments outside the state could not he enact
/ ed IN Justice TO the interest of those institu
/ tions and their depositors The universal
testimony is that all the savings banks, and
especially the strong Institutions like those
in Brattleboro, gladly welcome every home
investment which is safe and prudent Nc
local borrower, who can give good security
is ever turned away To have reduced the
limit as the bill proposed would not hav,
increased the amount Of home loans, but
would have simply resulted in investment,
in stocks and bonds in the form of quick
assets, which pay a low rate of interest
1t Is generally understood that Mr. Marshal
of Brattleboro, acting from his intimate
knowledge of banking and other hnancia
affairs, was largely responsible IN prevent
ing the enactment Of this measure, and il
doing this he undoubtedly acted in behal
of the true interests of the hundreds an,
thousands of savings banks depositors il
the state
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07

The resolution adopted 10y the house two
weeks ago, calling for ADMINISTRATION of the
Vermont ASYLUM. on account of the disap
pearance of Arden Humphrey was made a
special order in the senate for Wednesday
morning Of this week A discussion of some
length took place at that time, during which
the facts relative to the disappearance were
brought out, and it was stated that the com
mittee on the insane made inquiries ON their
recent visit to the asylum, which convinced
/ them that there was no ground for the
! charges made The result was when the
/ facts thus became known that the senate
refused 10y vote of II to 4, to concur ii
the house resolution.
This action, it must Ice admitted, was
based upon cummendable good sense for il
the proposition to make general invest
CATION of the asylum management 1t did no
seem to be remembered that, for the pas
dozen wears, permanent investigator.
committee has existed in the form of tn
state board of supervisors Of the insane
who make monthly inspections of the mos
thorough kind, and who are at all times IN
formed of and conversant with every thin
relative to the asylum management, an
especially So with every circumstance of a
unusual nature 1t would, moreover, 10
questionable policy for the state 10 estat
lish the precedent of instituting, 10y mean
of a special committee, an enquiry or scare
for any person supposed To be responsible
who, for reasons best known u himself
unceremoniously quits his place, or my
teriously' disappears 1t is said that man
persons signed the petition for this inve
tgation, and that many members of II
house voted for it, under the impressio
that it was patient sent to the lnstitutlc
for treatment, and not an outside employ
who had thus dropped out of sight.
. On the part of the asylum officials,
, should he said that so far as they used al
influence whatever, it was in favor of ha
ing the investigation held for, Us state
two weeks ago, there is nothing whatev'
in this case or the general management
the institution that fears the most thoroul
=, examination
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
RUssELL A. RIGELoM

A large circle of relatives and friends were
shocked on Monday OF this week To near that
Russell A Bgelov Of New York was dead After
uu illness from acute cerebral mania ending in
brain fever, lasting only little over week, be
quietly passed away Sunday noon Mr., Blgeluw
was the oldest son of the late William II and OF
Mrs Mary Hayes blgeloW. lie was born lu
Sioux CITY. la, june =, 1855 since lsiu the fam
IFS have spent considerable portion OF the time
al the old Hayes homestead On West BrattlrbOru
Here bee attended school at Brattlrboru academy
ami united with tue Congregational church iu
49,. Tie Was afterwards al the Hopkins Gram
mar school in New Haven. Conn. and then grad
uaird IRON air college III the class OF -. He
took high rank M both schools. received some of
the most important prizes of the college course,
and was for two years president OF the \ ale boat
club After year OF post graduate study IN New
Haven he entered the Columbia Law school. from
which he graduated IN 1881 He soon began the
the start independent attitude, and refusing 20
have anything 20 do with practice Of doubtful
character, his progress WAS slower, perhaps, than
that of some other men of equal ability; but ht
was laying sure foundations and al the time of
his death had Succeeded IN getting the acqualnt-
unc,. and winning tine confidence OF many OF the
leading men of the city and was rapidly growing
into large and lucrative practice
He was d member of the University club. the
har association and the executive committee Of
the \ ale alumni association was secretary of the
New \ urk Congregational club. and also Il
member of the board of trustees of BrattlebOrJ
academy For tine last fVr wears he had bs.el
connected with Dr. William NJ Taylor's church 10
New York, the Broadway tabernacle, having
. class IN its Sunday school. Few men Of his wear,
are more respected and loved than hr was by al
who knew him Manly, purr, genial and hearty
/ AT all-timrs, 20 know him was privilege n,
. seemed destined 10 a brilliant career
The body was brought 20 Brattleburu for burial
/ funeral services being held at the Centre churci
. chapel az $3.50 p. n. on Tuesday Rev j. II. Bah
hit of West BrattlrbOru and Rev e. II Smith o
. IuWusheud the latter cousin and intimate
friend OF the Decreased ofciated Prof II Il
/ Shaw. DR. a [ Miller Dr. G. S. Clark, Mr. Geo
] II Clapp, Mr.. Walter StuckWrll and Mr.. Free
/ Spaulding acted as bearers. A large number %
friends We're present including. among Others
Mr.. Arson BigelOw of Chicago. Mr. Charles l.
Mead Of New York, Mr. and Mn. William StOn
Of iempleton, Mass. Mr. and Mrs Roosevelt an
Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Bigeluws partner since La
spring, OF New W rk
mother and two younger brothers are left VIII
nave the hearuest sympathy OF all who knol
them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
ToIhe Hon. ". Qun,

IIlbAl INV = llllllEllt'lh 9 mum
viii Matthew Stanley Quay kindly step
out of the road aud let the Republican par
~ pass. Whatever service he may have
rendered in the national campaign Of 1888
as chairman of the Republican national
committee, it is reasonably evident that
that campaign is over. 1t is not necessary
at all TO pass judgment upon the charges
which have been made against Mr.. Quay s
integrity A sense of fairness has led many
TO withhold Judgment they have even given
him the benefit of all the doubts which per
sonal friendhness could suggest, and instead
of insisting upon preliminary hearing, have
allowed the case 10 60 directly 70 the court
of last resort, TO be tried by the great jury
of the people of his own state That Jury
has rendered it's verdict, and Mr. Quay Is d
thoroughly discreditahle leader in the greai
state of PENNSYLVANIA by the change of d
Republican plurality of $4,000 in 1855 int,
a Democratic plurality of 5000 IN 1890 1t
the face of that verdict MIR Quay can bes
serve the interests of the Republican party
by taking himself out of the way
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07

10 would bee useless to say that the result
of these elections is not Of national sig
nifcauce. or that the political ov, rturn was
due To- local causes The Democrats never
had better cause for iubilation, such as
they are now indulging In. The fact re-
mains. however that the occurrence is 10y
no means an unusual one in the of year
between two presidential elections. In
speech made hy Mr. Blaine the other day.
in Philadelphia he stated that from the
time of John Quincy Adams down to very
recent years the rule for such political
overturn. of greater or less degree, had
been broken only once Other facts oi
the same kind are given In quotation else
where printed from the New York Press
The of wear is a time when every form
Of discomfort and malcontent finds eN
preston and this year the fullest al
vantage was taken of the opportunity.
| This In a general way is what, to candid
observation. the result ON Tuesday means.
Aside from this, however, is the persist
eut misrepresentation made by the Demo
/ cratic press and speakers IN regard to the
/ Mckinley tariff The laboring men aud
unthinkinr classes were told that the new
law would increase the cost of living and
ruin their interests-that it was a measure
for the rich and not the poor. In very
many cases "a fictitious advance in prices
was made to help along the Democratic
scare That the new tariff law should
have gone into operation Just on the eve OF
this election was unfortunate, for no op
portunty was afforded to prove 10y actua
experience what its good effects would be
Republican faith in the benehcence of the
measure however. remains mistaken, anc
the Republican masses have full confidence
that two wears of experimental operation
will so prove anew the wisdom and justice
of the protective principle that 1t will re
ceive an overwhelming popular endorse
meut IN the presidential election two year
hence
So far as the fruits TO be reaped 10y tn
Democratic party in the next two year
are concerned the victory will be barre
one, for Republican President and Re
publican Senate will prevent any overtur
p in the policy of the government and ther
is small doubt that at the coming session O
Congress the Federal elections law will b
, enacted, assuring what has never been az
D corded to the Republicans of the south,
5 free vote and an honest count
While we have said above that the sil
+ nifcance Of Tuesdays result was nationi
. and not local, it is unquestionahly true thu
$ in Pennsylvania the overturn Is polnte
Z condemnation by the people of that state
n Mr. Quay, and of the candidates which
caused to be put upon the Republican sta
t ticket
II The war is over, and Republicans al
Democrats alike can now well afford to st
" tie down to the business of life, and TO Il
r enjoyment of two years OF prosperity und
90 the benehcent policy established 10y a K
}, publican Congress and Administration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
NnvEMRER WEDDINGS

Bright sunshine ushered ia the wedding
bells Of Mis-. Mary Holland Gale. daughter
of DR. O. + Gale of tins village and Geo
Arnold Briggs of Claremuut. y II The
ceremony was performed at II noon. Thur-
day at IT Michael Episcopal church los
Rev VIM II Collins assisted by Rev Chas
$ Hale of ClAremont y H. An informal
invitation was extended - all friends t. bee
present at the cermony and few gathered
40 the residence afterwards O. offer con
Eratulation- e. the happy pair Church
and home were simply but tastefully deco
rated bv friends oft the bride aud the
music was also the loving GIFT of a friend
Wedding bells rang merriIy at tine home
OF Mr. aud Mr., Luclau Elmer Oh Frost
street uu tuesday evening. or. more liter
/ ally. an ideal home wedding was celebrated
I he contracting parties were two Of our
/ idest au' most fsvorably known Young
peopie, Miss Florence l.enora eldest daugh
/ ter ot Mr. aud Mr.. Elmer aud MIR Charles
Gilbert Staples The Young friends Of the
/ couple had arranged tasteful decorations Of
evergreen and laurel including a wedding
/ bower IN one corner of the parior where
T the ceremony WAS performed at o'clock
. by Rev J. " Nprague. tue bridal pair
standing under bell If evergreen and tube
roses above which were, two links Of white
ti,wers. fastened with white ribbon Ms.
. Winnie Elmer and Arthur staples sister
and brother of the bride and bridegroom
acted a- bridesmaid and best man Ths
bride wore becoming blueish-gray silk
dress. with cOrsage bouquet Of white rose-
After tine ceremony, the congratulations of
the company present. numbering about 50
were extended refreshments were served
and tim, of general merry making Ell
sueI There we're many valuable presents
including a chamber set aud other pieces o
furniture dinner set. a variety Of silver
ware, several pictures one OF which an ui
painting hv the brides sister was notIcea
be a handsome ONYX clock from the sun
day school class Of which Mr. Staples is &
member, and numerous other articles Mr.
aud Mrs staples are nov away for week
trip. ami ou their return will make thei
home at No l6 Brook street
a quiet but very pleasant weddlng tina
of Alison ]. Harris. bookkeeper al tn
Farmers and Mechanics Exchange an,
Miss Jennie Judd, formerly Of Jamaica
was suemnlzed at the home of the bride
Erooms parents ON High street yesterda,
. morning at g O'Clock IN the presence of
+. few relatives and intimate friends, Rev
j Parry performing the ceremony. Re-
freshments were served and afterward
Mr. and Mrs Harris took the train sout
, tor IA weeks visit at Worcester Mas,
They are TO hive with Mr. Harris parent,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
Courrr.. Mnisri,ie. for .i,.een Wear.

FROM the New \ orE Press
There has been an unbrokeu line of
Democratic Houses of Representatives since
1874. except in 1850 aud 1855, so that the
election of a Democratic House at this
time is neither an astonishing nor an a.
touuding event In 1874 the country va.
surprised, but in 1890 1t is merely a repeti
ton of the invariable of year rule toi
sixteen years The loss Of the House in
1874 did not prevent the election of Re
publican president ia 1876, although tn,
contest was severe and close The Demo
cratic House of 1873 made possible the Re
publican victory of 1880 The Democrat,
House elected in 1882 had a plurality Of 81
In the light of present knowledge Of how
Mr. Blaine was counted out in this city il
1884, the precedent continued to hold goo,
then, but was broken by fraud 1t wa
most assuredv the election and proceed
ings of the Democratic Congress IN 1881
which swept the Republican party hacl
into power in every branch of government
in 1855, and if history repeats itself, tn
Democratic House now elected viii be- th
means of bringing about ii Republican vie
tory in Sg1
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07

The New York Tribune chronicles the death
after terrible suffering, OF Russian painter from
having accidentally swallowed some ammonia IN
glass through mistake OF a druggist This
accident conclusiyely shows that while diluted
ammonia may be used with good effect ia clean
ing windows and silver, il is totally unfit for and
dangerous when introduced INTO the stomach
We ieel therefore, compelled 90 call our readers
attention again TO the fact that they should AL
ways hght shy OF using any article of food con
tanning ammonia, In view of the fact that many
naklng powders some high priced ones contain
inns drug, ammonia, every hOusekerp-r should
TEST the BAKING powder she Is using few min
utes WIN settle the important question OF the pu
rlty OF baking powder. Housekeepers test fuf
ammonia M baking powder. Test il and See; MiX
one heApng leaspooniul of baking powder with
one leaspoontul OF water IN tin cup; boil thor
oughlN Tor Few moments, stir 10 prevent burn.
ing and q ammonia r. present you can smell L
IN the rising steam
NOTE As baking powder, when first throw
| luto water, wall eneryescr, do not mistake but
bling for boiling.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07

AilIbhEh w.
The discussion Of the weekly payment
bill took the entire time Of the House dur
ing both sessions Yesterday, and quite a
portion of this forenoon, The advocates Of
the bill included some of the best speakers
of the House, but the other side were clear
ly in the lead in the arguments Moloney
of Rutland, the best speaker on the Demo
cratic side, was the father Of the measure,
and took the leading part in the debate.
lie cited the fact that New York and other
states had similar laws and thought the
lahorer was a great loser hy having 10 get
trusted for thirty days, when, with weekly
payments and cash always in hand he
might get heavy discounts The special
target for all the speakers who favored the
bill was the corporation store, of which
there are said 10 be not more than half
dozen in the state The speakers who OPP
posed the bill claimed that nothing now
I prevented the rich corporations from pay
ing weekly or daily if they chose, but that
there were many concerns in the state who
sold their goods on thirty and sixty DAYS
time, who had limited capital, and 10 whom
such law would be hardship that il
might tend TO drive away such enterprise,
and prevent others from coming TO tn,
state that it was a species of class legisla
ton, as it applied 10 only portion of TIT
corporations. railroads being exempted
from its provisions that the question o
wages always had, and would, adjHst itself
TO the capacities and TO the needs Of th'
people and that the laws Of New Nuri
and other states where both the politica
parties were constantly throwing sops u
the voters a. secure their support, we're no
suitable precedents for Nermont 10 follow
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
NEWFANE.

The county Jail mas been fairly we'll pat
roulzed since It was emptied at the close of
tine september term OF court There are
now five prisoners DOYLE. who was com
mIttee on another charge after serving out
a term IN the states prison. the two vii
lards, and two boys from the neighborhood
Of Cambridgeport. who were brought here
last week and committed for house break
ing and the theft of few trifing articles
The two last will probably be bailed out
Remember the Old Folks concert at
Union hall tonight. The program indi-
Gates d rare entertainment "Tithing
man Davidson will keep the boys and girls
from giggling aud wake up people who fall
asleep.
The past season mas been one of the
poorest for the honey bees for many wears
Joel Circuit, who had forty-two swarms, has
reduced them to fourteen He found but
little honey
There Is good hunting here this fall: that
is 1t takes good hunting and good deal of
1t to ind any game. The hunters have
been active and the woods have been
thoroughly secured Very little game i,
left vet the guns are heard daily
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
Tr,inr nrfrnnh.

Respectable grucers are much incensed at the
disreputabi- practices rrsorted % by a baking
powder concern o. introduce MS goods IN tins
market lt employs "a bot of cheap and ncompt.
tent people 10 90 around and make what they
call tests" of baking powders which simply
mean condemung every kind except the one they
p-ddlr So ignorant and unprincipled are these
parties that where two samples from the same
package have been given them they have pro
nouncrd one very good and the other very had
They indiscriminately condemn the beat known
goods of the very highest reputation which iu
any way compete with their own. All the high
class grurers ARE dealing largely, and have been
for year,, Ia the baking powders condemned boy
thrsr itinrrauts and they resent the accusation
that they are selling impure and auulterated
goods, ESPECIALLY as they know d To be- untrue
and made for purely mercenary purposes
An evidence of tine fraudulent intent of thest
parties exists u the fact that u several instance
they have u-vu given their own baking powder
90 examine, when, suppusiug % 90 b. another,
they have uuhesitauugly condemned u AS adult
Grated
Methods of this kind indicate both ignorance
uf the INST principles of business and absence uI
either honor coz morality, aud Will disgust con
sumrrs as well as dealers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07
WILMINGTON

Rev and Mrs l. T. Tucker are IN New
YORK. and Boston for two weeks They
will attend the meeting Of the missionary
committee of tine Methodist church in Bos
ton before their return.
There viii be- no service excepting sun
day school AZ the Methodist church next
sunday. ON the SUNDAY following Scion
Fairbanks will conduct the church ser
vices
few cases of chicken pox are reported
Prof King and Miss Rice will teach the
village schools tins winter
T. Bellows mas made about 32j bar
rei- Of cider tins season.
a tine photograph Of the Raponda hotel
Is displayed at the post-ofce
Mr. and Mrs G.. Z Carpenter have re
turned from New York and Brooklyn,
where they have visited friends
Mrs O. VI Russell will close her mill
merry rooms December l. and customers are
asked % call prior TO that date
Mr. and Mr. + o. Barnard have re
turned from their visit to New York and
Brooklyn.
Mrs A. " Rice Mrs C.. q. Leonard
and Miss Winnie Rice have returned from
a visit To Montpelier, Barre and Burling
ton
C.. j Spencer has placed furnace in
the basement of his house This, with
other improvements, renders his home one
OF the pleasAntest III the village
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-07

The Wiloughby. Ohio. Independent Of a
recent date contains notice of the death
of Mrs j. p Bates, formerly Of this place
Mrs Bates was born here April 1907 At
the aye Of 23 she was married 90 Chester
W Sargent. who died 10 1865 ln
1867 she was married 10 Dea Luther =
Bates of WHloughby. who died 30 1882
The Independent pays warm tribute to
the high personal character Of Mrs, Bates
speaking Of her AZ Zone of the most est
mable women that the world ever knew
kind. thoughtful, sympathetic and full of
good works Relgously speaking she wa.
an lsraelite indeed In whom there was no
guide TO her immediate circle Of friend.
she was doubly dear because Of her kindly
smiles and pleasant words, and strong and
lovely character Besides three step-chil
dren living IN the West, five grandchildren
are mentioned belonging 10 the family Of
her first husband Mrs Stockwel " vii
loughby, Mrs Goland of Avon Lake Ohio
and Chester W. Bert and Miss Lizzie Sar
gent of West Brattleboro