Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-01-31

IL l- nnfse1 that the men who thus give their
valuable time may be met by large au.
dleuces
The Wiudham county teachers institute.
for which Supervisor Hall has beeu arrang.
ing. Is 10 Be held At this piace on the 20sh and
2lst of February. under the direction Of
state superintendent Palmer Among the
experienced educators expected 70 be- pres
ent and take part DO the exercises are Prin-
cIpal Conaut Of Randolph Normal schoo
eN state Superintendent Dart. Principal
Williams Of saXtons River. Principal saw
yer Of Mt Hermon school. Principal Shaw
Principal Simonds of Bellows Falls and So
pervis0r Cel.ey of Chittenden county
Glasses from the Bellows Falls aud Brattle-
boro schools will also he present 30 illustrate
parts of the work 4 very instructive and
profitable session u looked for. and full
program for the two days exercises viii b.
announced later. At a similar meeting re
Gently held al Rutland Up teachers were
present. and d Is hoped that the Windham
county institute will equal that in attend
ance and interest maifested
The Windham County Savings bank Of
Newfane makes a strong and satisfactory
showing 10 its 18th annual report which Is
published 10 our Advertising columns today
he increase IN deposits during the year has
not been lArge-about Sl3Oo-but the sur
plus mas been carried from S2g APO a year
ago up b. S3s. l12 at the present time while
the holdings Of quick assets In the shape Of
county city and town bonds has been in
creased from Sll7 3.4 up b Sl2g934 It
Is evident that the affairs Of this old bank
are ln clean and business ike shape through
out
The Rutland Herald. DO working % it,
anti prohibition and high license movement
ready for it, mass meeting Wednesday
night, printed alleged dispatches from all
over the state showing how Vermont is
aroused on the subject It. Brattleboro
despatch. procured doubtless at great
labor and expense. stated that the high
hcehse and local option movement has
many strong advocate, here. and has
aroused great interest This great in.
terest ha. kept itself well below the sur
face. ou account 0f the pot office discus
sion. perhaps. but the Herald may rest
fully assured of one thing--the people Of
brattlebor1 whatever their views Of pro
hDitlon. don't want any law that will allow
any more rum O. be sYld here than is done
today BrattieborU Is the one clean town
90 the state pa this RESPECT and We mean
90 keep it ~
The postmaster at Guilfori writes u T.
say that be- did not sign the petition To-
have the Jacksonville stage leave at one
O'Clock ou Friday afternoons. to early to
take the brattleDoro papers ON the con
trary he refused tn sign the petition, and
both be and his wife, the assistant p0st-
master did all they could o. prevent the
change being made IL is great disap-
pointment to the Gnilford people not 70 get
their papers 20 the day of publication, and
they feel indignant that the other post
masters on the route should have ignored
the rights and wishes Of the public a. they
dIi 10 conseuting TO the change Letters
ot inquiry. addressed by Us u all the post
MASTER elicit the fact that little or no
effort was male 10 ascertain the wishes Of
the patrons % the office but the petition
was signed at the solicitation Of the driver
without regard u the public convenience
We believe. however, that the mistake was
! a thOughtless one. and that they would now
/ be glad 10 correct II Every man ia any
public place whether IN business or a. an
official. is the servant Of the public. and
every such person measure. both Of sue
cess aud u good will is usually gauged by
the extent t. which be remembers this fact
and acts upon il. The hour at which The
Phoenix has nov arranged % 20 b press is
the one which best suits the convenience
and the personal interests Of all our sub
scrIhers aud We want our Guilford. Hall
fax and Nottingham subscribers D. have
/ the benefit of It
Those who remember Mr. Clarke. moth
/ er II DR. j. N. Clarke uf Burlington, whose
death at the residence Of the doctor On the
2sth inst. Is recorded IN the list Of deaths
tins week. will recall her kindly and un-
/ obtrusive life while a resident Of this town
after the death Of her husband. Rev c. c.
/ Clarke who died " hiie on a visit 70 his
I son here IN ISIS Since the removal OF DR.
Clark 90 Burlington IN $50 she has been
member Of his family though retaining her
old home m West Townsend. Mass here
I for many YEAR she and her husband lived
10 retirement Mr. Clark vas one Of
thu>- women Of whom the world has many
and whose number We may hope may
never he less. whose lives are every day
complete and who lie down at night with
the day duties fully performed, and at
the close Of life have no cause for regrets
at unfulhlled duties Her lass can be fully
appreciated only by her own immediate
family, aud IN this bereavement they have
the full sympathy Of all their friends in
this place
The total weight of nine large Yorkshire
hogs recently slaughtered at the ssvlum
plggery was 1890 pounds. an average
weight Of 443 pounds ounces The larg
est two Of the nine weighed respectively
Go and j25 pounds
The death Of the mother Of Rev. Fay
Mills. the evangelist who conducted meet
inRs IN the Baptist church wear ago last
fall Is announced Mrs Mills was a mis-
sionary 70 Ceylon, and leaves three sons
two Of them ministers
The annual meeting Of the trustees Of
the Brooks Library building was held on
Monday evening, when Judge j VI TYLER
was elected a member Of the board in place
Of Col j J Estev, who retires under the
provision Of Mr. Brooks will The board
has I'VE members. one Of which retires
each year, and Is not eligible for reelection
for two years Judge Tyler went off the
board two years ago, and Is now returned
The formal organization Of the board for
the year was deferred for two weeks
The unexpected departure Of DR.. Eliza
beth Madison Is to her friends in this town
a matter Of universal regret although she
+ is 10 be congratulated upon her professional
appointment as medical assistant in the
Minnesota hospital for the insane at st
Peter, position which she desired and for
which she has had experience which espec.
/ lally qualities her DR. Madison is a native
/ OF New York state and graduate Of the
/ NOmaus Medical college PhiAdelphia
Her qualifications we're well endorsed and
well sustained and her natural abilities
such gave promise Of success in her pro
fessional work and standing in any commu
/ nifty with which she might become identi-
ned. Already she had come 10 be a rec
ognized figure in the daily life Of this vii
lage, and her success was felt 70 be assured
/ We bid her God speed in her new work
She left Brattleboro on Tuesday afternoon.
a telegraph summons requiring her to be at
+ her new post OF duty on the 9TH Of February
The last lecture of the Educational and
Industrial Union course will be given by
DR.. Draper, at Red Mems hall Monday
evening Feb. 3, at sP NJ Subject, "Ner-
yous Prostration.
bTattlebOro was represented at the g. A
K. and W. K. G. encampments at Rutland
by Col. Hooker, Col Taylor. Dr. B. F.
ketchum, James P. Elmer, l.. Fay Bowker,
G.. l. Piper Henry A. Scott. c f. Stur.
gls, Mrs. l.. j. Retting, Mrs. W. S. Moore.
Mrs. c. +. Sturgis, Mrs g. B. Reed and
Mrs. II. j. Allen Mrs Howe. the depart-
ment president of the W. r. c.. was una
ble 10 attend on account of sickness. A
full report Of the proceedings is given in
another column.
The sportsmen who have been slaughter
ing partrdges for some time will be Obliged
10 call a halt on their fun today, or take
the chances Of arrest as the law protect
ing the birds goes into effect TO morrow.
The Christian Science association will
meet Wednesday evening with Mrs ]. r
Miller, II Oak street.
Miss Agnes L. Spooner of Ashland. Mass.
who was drowned recently at Bondville
Mass, near Palmer, was a neice of Edward
Edwards, a young lady who has visited
here and who will be remembered hv many