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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
STATE NEWS.

There are 700 colonies of bees in Shore
ham, and each colony is expected TO gather
100 pounds of honey during the coming
season.
Henry Osgood'S valuable pair of horses
we're drowned at South Royalton Monday.
The driver, m turning, backed them over
all embankment
Rev. Gibbs Braislin of Ksssevlle. n Y.
has accepted a call to become pastor of the
Baptist church at Rutland.
The Sunday News, Il new journalistic
venture, made its appearance at Rutland
last Sunday
d. S. Patterson K Sons rake factory Mt
Brookiield was burned recently 1t con.
tanned $40 dozen rakes.
States Attorney Brown raided 10 saloons
at st. Albans last Friday. The liouor
which was found was confiscated. Tn.
dealers were tined and their cases were an
pealed
Harvey Robinson of Memphis Tam
formerly Of Bradford, recently drew az
900 in Mexican lottery.
Mrs. Matte Newcomb Barney wife ,r
! the Barre grand juror aud a former pre
ceptress of the Vermont Methodist semina
ry died on Tuesday
IHFFURE
was arrested at North Adams, Mass Non.
day, charged with burglary and assault
with intent to kill John c. Stevens of Rsn,
nington, June o. last year. Clark il RI
years old and has been working i'm North
Adams as common labOrer for six months
lie admits the crime
Hon, Joel G. Baker of Rutland poss T.,
Washington this week to argue the motel
oNeh lug" cases before the suprem.
court. These cases have been before nm.
courts 10 years, and during that time three
OF the original counsel have died.
The locomotive Boulder" and a nm,
Der OF cars we're thrown from the track At
ayers crossing, near Barre, ON Monday
lhe cars were wrecked and the track f1r
some distance knocked out of shane IL
was a difficult job To return the engine Ia
the rails N'"e ~
! me Excelsior granite company of Mont
Peller has Just shipped TO New York A mon
ument costing about 5000.
dov. Page has granted a pardon IN AZ
NJ buckley OF Ludlow, who was convict.J
Oh forgery at Ludlow aud received "A sen
tence oil seven years, four of which he has
served. '" "' mas
wan Kennedy, who had both arms and
IegS broken by an explosion i'm the NV
mines died last Saturday. " WV '''
Rev. W. r. Davenport has seeured snh
scriptlons 10 the amount of $9OOO for tba
ne" Methodist church at Waterbury
). * q. A. Mudgett of South Rvsgats
nave sued j. B. Thomas & SONS. mannisct.
ersrs OF agricultural implements. Spring.
held, o. for Sl65, 900 for alleged roYaI,isss
upon Mudgett hay tedders, manuf,ctnreJ
ana sold by the defendants under the con
belt IN the shingle mill at Mortified
broke on Wednesday, striking man nam
eu Jerome, aud inhicting injuries which
WIN probably prove fatal.
The free library at Worthwhile is IN II.
opened tomorrow. =" :" "'
mere was a successful raid ON a li,uor
a 1 at Montpelier a few DAYS ago
heretofore when the officers have yisit.,J
lhe place they have not been able 10 dis.
eoNer the ardent. IL was learned that this
nas because the case containing the liouors
was arranged on the outside of the building
! no That when the string was pulled Il
uioPPsd into tbs waters Of the Worcester
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

The late 7. r. Barnum was for many years a
believer in the Universast faith and during his
life aud through his will made generous contri.
buttons for tue support of that denomination
Rev. /. w. Spragues sermon at the Uniyersalist
church next Sunday morning will therefore be of
timely interest, as the subject IS up. T Barnum.
his.lifr and lessons q"
The Murray clubs final meeting Of TN. season
viii be held with Rev. and Mrs SpraglIe next
Tuesday evening,
Services in St Mchaels church Sunday, April
~: 9;O A., holy communion; 1880 A. N morn
ing PRAYER and sermon; ll:i5 4. NJ, Sunday
school;-'; 80 r. A., evening prayer.
The Ladies' Enterprise society will meet on the
afternoon OF Thursday next, with Miss Minnie
Colburn ON Chestnut street
Rev. q, }. Ryder Of Boston, the field SECRETARY
of the American Missionary association will all
dress union meeting at the Centre church Sun
day evening at 1870. His subject will be THE.
American llighlandeTs, who they are, what they
are, and what We are doing for them" gen
ed
The Baptist Y +. 5. C. T.. will hold social at
the church parlors next Thursday evening EV.
erybody is cordially invited TO attend.
Mrs. NJ s. Rawson, evangelist, Of New Bed
toTd, Mass, VIII hold a series Of revival meetings
IN the lower town hall, beginning this evening
and continuing over Sunday. sunday services
VIII le at 1880 A. ~, ESQ and 1;3O p ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

Elder + Burr Of Somerville, Mass, will
preach in the chapel next Sunday at 1880
4. 81 aud 1880 81
Mrs Withheld has had a relapse since go
ing 10 her daughters at Danvers.
Bert Tyler, who is recovering from pneu
monia at Winchendon, IL now suffering
from eryspelas.
School in district No. ? begins next Mon
dav with Herbert Waterman Of Bratte-
boro teacher Miss Spencer is again teach
ing in No. 3. Mr. Robb Of Brsttleboro is
~ teach in No I, and Miss Julia Tyler ~
teaching in No. g. Miss Mamie White OF
Hinsdale is engaged 10 teach 10 No. T. and
Myron Russell will teach in No q.
The schoolbouse in No : is being repair
ed and painted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
" HHHN MIN u.
Secretary Ut State, Darlington
hEsH 3 Firm.
state Tn-asnrtr RnlIanI.
STRATTON.

W. we're Ssiddened to learn 81 the death on
April 3. at West RuNbury. Mass Of Or Ralph
Parsons. lie died of diphtheria after an illness
nt six days. Pr. Parsons was b0ru in Stratton
sept 3 lHjl, wh-n- his boyhOOd was sIs-nt. n,
manly, s-lf-drnyIng effort hr worked his way
through "A 'ourss- Of study at the New York med
real college, graduating in March. l-ss. aud soDn
i-san prartlcing Ia West RnNbury, suburb OF
Boston. where he had built up "A large practi.,
promising 10 MI an honored pac+. in his profess
sion, until cut on almost Ia the morning of liz.
lie VIII lE- deeply missed by large circle uf
friends
The weather is warm and Springlik- and the.
snow is melting rapidly Wagons b4gin Ia tAk-
the place OF Sl-igs after i3l DAYS Of slrighin.s
since dee. I
Mrs. Lowe is in very feeble health
Mrs. VI. +. Perry has a ca liza blossom, - inches
long by 6ls inches wide one OF the leaves is IL
inches long and IL inches wide
Miss Hannah Sprague has been visiting her sis
TER, Mrs II y FORESTER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
cAMRRInaRPoRr

Norman Blodgett went to Brattleboro
last week to work on the asylum farm.
Miss Alice PerhAm goes next week to
Howeville 10 teach the summer term of
school.
Eugene A. Williams and son of Worces-
ter Mass, visited last week at S. j. Weav-
er's.
Mrs. c. Torrey and four children are i'll
with the measles
Miss Cora Upton of Athens has been en-
gagged to teach the summer term Of school.
which begins the first Monday 10 Nav.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
FIrure. for Free Trndsr..

In his speech at the Tribune jubilee Mr.
Mckinley stated that "the new tariff gives
US wider and freer trade than was ever en-
ioyed under any other tariff law" The
Tribune shows by unanswerable figures
that Mr.. Mckinley was correct and at this
very hour greater proportion of the i'm
portations into the United States from 9th
err countries is free of duty than under any
previous tariff since the government was
established The founders of the republic
imposed duties on practically all imports,
and as late as 1921 the free imports were
but one-twenty- seventh part of the entire
imports in value, nor were they at any
tir10 as much as one-tenth in value under
AID tariff until the compromise tariff of
1898, under which as a whole the proper
ton was AZ per cent. Under the low rev
enue tariff enacted by the Democrats in
1916 the proportion never rose as high as a
quarter Of the entire imports. For the
five months ending with February, the
last month for which there are complete
returns, the Mckinley tariff has been in
force, with the exception of the first six
days of October. During this time the
value of our free imports was $l33, Az, 425,
and of our dutiable imports of sugar NOW
admitted free during that time was $23,-
655, 1852. If sugars had been free of duty
in these five months, and not more largely
imported than when subject to duty (which
is not probable), the total dutiable imports
would have been $l8s, ,037, and the to-
tai free imports would have been $l57, 1884,
5s7, or 4S2 per cent of the whole Begin
ming with April the imports of sugar will
be largely increased on account of the re
moval of duties, so that We may expect
that at least one-half of our imports will be
admitted free.
The imports during the current fiscal
year are already larger by nearly $40, O0O,-
600 than in the same month Of any previ-
Gus year in the history of the country, and
larger in proportion to population than they
ever we're under any other kind of tariff
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
lErnm the Nashville American.

The country can spare Senator Edmunds,
just as it can always spare any man, no
matter how great his ability, who is not a
pat riot, He is a man of large, but per
verified intellect, an ultra federalist and cen
tralist in his constitutional views, an ex-
IRENE and bitter partisan in politics and a
most malignant enemy in his personal
hates He is, in short, typical Puritan in
haracter-bigoted, intOlerant, vindictive,
narrow, selfish to the core, With all his
ability he was of little service to his coun-
try, and there will be few tears for his go
ing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

There is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together and
until the last few years was supposed 10 be incur,
able. For great many years doctors pronounced
II local disease, and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing 70 cure with local treat.
ment, pronounced II ncurable. Science has
proven Catarrh TO be a constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional treatment Halls
Co, Toledo, Ohio is the only eonstitul ional cure
on thu market. Il is taken internally Ia doses
from 10 drops TO a teaspoonful Il acts directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. They offer one hundred dollars for any
case Il fails To cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address,
+ j CHENEY q co, Toledo, q.
tW-Sold by Druggists TO-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
sAXToNs RIVER.
Academy Notes.

Col Miles, who hal charge OF the boys Il ,rni.
tory curing the INST week OF the term. has re-
turned 90 Brattlrboro and Major Howard mas mr..
rived. ~ "
The French reception took place Monday even
ing April IL. The program consisted OF dia.
iogues, recitations and music. Prof RouN is to
b- congratulated an the success of the entrrtain-
ment.
The tennis courts are ready for use. and the.
students are improving their opportunities.
Col Fuller made short visit la the academy
on Monday
There are four seniors out Of school on account
~ the measles
Things are under such good control here thar
one young lady was heard to remark that even
the mraSles would not go in without permission e
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
WEST BRATTIEBoRo

Mrs. j. II. Babbitt is at Auburndale,
Mass. with her sister, Mrs. f. T.. Clarke.
She has been caring for a niece, who was
i'll with scarlet fever.
Fred Stowe was in town over Sunday.
He has been at Greenfield Mass, through
the winter, and is still at work there.
Miss Hattie Clarke, who is living in Barre,
this state, with a brother, is home for a
brief visit
The sugar season is drawing to a close
even back on the hills, and the villagers
may be seen of an evening on the edge of
their gardens planning where to start early
vegetables.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
BoNDVILLH

The leading question of the da,, n, ,i.l,
are you going TO join the grangrf'' paw u
has obtained work '''s''r "herr he
beTs as MMssry Robinson and two children Of Am
Wllllams's' returned home Mondav 'rphaS
n, Miss Eliza Cummings returned HON.
tending school '"' mas been at.
Mr., ns 9,lyis and wife are visiting in rovnsh.,d
"Is' Sty'ess mother being very IN there '"''
The hull corn sociable was ,y.I, -,
sldering the bad travelling "'''"'ou' con
VEN mas. stsrss lost two horses Recently III.
WORK ~ Monday afternoon Earle henson WAS n,
loot, breaking some OF the bone ' through one
recovery In due time va Iaf road To
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
BERNARDsToN. MASS.

Miss Angie Miner, daughter Of Jerry
Miner Of Guilford, was brought 10 this
place two weeks ago for surgical treatment
Last week she underwent all operation for
the removal Of a tumor Of the bowels, the
operation being successfully performed by
DR.. Pierce of this place, and the patient is
now doing well This is the first time that
the operation known as laparotomy has
been performed 10y Franklin county ply
Stefan.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
COL. c. B. sToUaHToN PAYsA FINE.

l''"'' '''' "o'"lua1 NEW hnih Herald,
Colonel Charles b, Stoughton, a nephew
OF the late +. W. Stoughton, American
minister TO Russia, lost an eve serving in
the late war, he obtained $500 from
Marguerite Zeiter, of No. $40 West l25th
street, for getting a back pension of 5000
due her husband, on the false representa-
ton that he had to pay most of that to fix
things with a pension office official.
Stoughton spent the 5000 travelling about
with an actress. He ran short of funds
in Indiana and telegraphed to an agent to
have pension money due him forwarded.
The agent had him arrested In the United
States circuit court yesterday Judge Bene-
dict fined Stoughton $500, which he paid.
Widow letter was repaid her 5000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
WHITINGHAM

= The dwelling house Of George Plumb Of
sherman was burned about y o'clock Fri
day morning of last week MIR Plumb had
recently expended large amount Of money
in repairs on his house The loss is a hard
one for him, as he is ii hard working man
aud the insurance will go but n small way
toward putting him ON his feet
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
nunan n1tMMnRsTON

J. e. Townsend returned from Boston
last week and has just unpacked an invoice
Of dry goods ready for the public inspec-
ton.
The sugar party Wednesday evening
was we'll attended, aud all had pleasant
time
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
The New south."
From the Rutland Herald

The contest over the senatorship down in
Florida is more exciting than that in Yer
mont, During peppery debate Saturday
on a hotel piazza in Tallahassee a colonel
and a major missed each others bullets,
and an innocent spectator caught a spent
ball inlthe foot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

SPECIAL FERTILIZERS
Stockbridge Potato Manure, 5000 per ton
Stockbridge Corn Manure, 1900
Stockbridge Seeding Down Manure, 1000
GENERAL FERTILIZERS
Bowker's Hill aud Drill Phosphate, $500 per ton
Bowker's Ammoniated Bone 800
Bowker's Sure Crop, 32.nJ
Listers Success Phosphate ROO
c. d. Whitman's Home Made 300
The past year has demonstrated that Vermont
must raise her own crops We eau plan now to
fill our cellars, silos and granaries,
BRATTIEBoRu JELLY Co
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

Ii is said that our government has at last
found a satisfactory American smokeless
powder, and its inventor claims it to be
better than that adopted by any of the for
eign countries for army use.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

Glen. Paine's cup defender yacht, the
Volunteer which has been rebuilt is here
after 10 be known as The PhPnix Under
such an excellent name the gallant yacht
will be more likely than ever 10 get there. ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

Mr.. Blaine's reply, as secretary of state,
to the latest note of the Italian government
in regard to the New Orleans lynching of
Italian prisoners, was published yesterday.
The secretarys letter is a remarkably
strong, able and dignifed paper Mr..
Blaine shows in the first place how the ltal
ian government has modified its original
unwarranted demands for punishment of
the murderers and an indemnity for the
victims" claiming now to have only asked
that Judicial proceedings against the riot
ers shall be begun. He then states clearly
and forcibly the position of our govern
ment to be that indemnity can only be
claimed in case Italian subjects have been
wronged in violation of our treaty obliga-
tons, and this position he fortifes by quot
ing the position taken by Daniel Webster,
as secretary of state, in similar case forty
years ago, in which the Spanish govern
ment was concerned He explains that
the Federal government can now do no
more than to urge the state officers to bring
the offenders promptly to trial, if, as is
probable, it is found it is not a case for the
Federal courts. If the state of Louisiana
fails TO make the usual official investiga-
ton, and to follow the usual procedure,
then, Mr. Blaine iutimates, it will be the
duty of the federal authorities to consider
whether some other form of redress may
be asked
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Women Mrs. q. G. Campbell Mrs Joshua
Coleman, Miss Maggie McCaff, Miss Louisa
Green' Mrs W. Martin. Miss Ludella Renfrew,
Laura = Sprague, Mrs. John Tiffany, Mrs Lottie
n Williams
Men John X. Atwood Walter NJ. Butler, Allen
French, Luther Greene, John Hallygreen. Franz
Jones, II J, Mann, Lemue Parsons N III Spen.
Ger, d Whitney
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

Why invest your money In the West and South
Ia uncertain securities when such opportunities
are offered for home investment as win be found
by consulting the advertisement OF the Atkinson
House Furnishing company, See advertisement
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

About noon sunday four Italians. aged
from ~ to 90 years, were boating ON Nil.
lers river at Orange, when they came too
near the rapids near the New Home sewing
machine company's works, were swept over
the dam and drowned
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
Che l)ermunt 19bGnir.
BRATTLEBOROi
FRIDAY, APRIL Il. 1891.
WITH SUPPLEMENT.

The Vermont Phoenix has larger
paid circulation In Wlndham county
than any other paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

The statement having been published
that the colony of Swedes which Spring
field, Mass, concern located at Norton
Mill in Essex county is not proving a sue
cess there, and that its members are dis
satisfied and moving away, we have taken
occasion to correspond with responsible per
sons in Weston and Wilmington in regard
to the Swedes brought to those places by
Commissioner Valentine. Our Weston in
formant says that the Swedes are industri-
Gus, frugal, and peaceable people, who mind
their own affairs, and promise to make
good citizens. Most of them remain on the
farms where they were first located, though
one family has moved to Andover to work
on a farm for a year, and the younger men
are at work on a lumber job in Peru.
From Wilmington the statement is that the
Swedes are holding their own, are getting
a living, and seem to he contented. The
younger members of the families, who find
work away from home, are well liked. Two
young women, who had proved to be valua
BILE domestics, have gone to New Haven,
Conn. One young man recently went to
Philadelphia, and one new family has re-
Gently come to town. The only objection
raised to the new corners is their tendency
to seek larger places as soon as their ser
vices become valuable. In both places the
impression made by the Swedes seems to be
u favorable one
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

The April Wide Awake is a decidedly
fetching number Of that excellent maya
zine, filled TO overlooking with the spring
time spirit, and crowded with Just the
things the young folks like 10 read.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

Since his retirement from public life ex-
Senator Ingalls, has devoted himself TO
truck farming and is said to be infatuated
with the work lie supervises the work
while two negroes do the manual work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
A Onra.

The Baptist ladies desire to thank all who kindly
assisted them In the successful production OF the
Merchants' Carnival 80
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17
Bogus Insurance Companies
MUST SHOW THEIR HANDS

The State Insurance Commissioners Take
Decisive and Much Needed Step.
The insurance commissioners Of Yer
mont who, under the law, are the secreta
~ Of state and the state treasurer. have
taken very decided steps in regard 10 the
operation Of the bogus insurance compa
MES Of various kinds, known mainly a. the
mutual endowment companies. whose opera
tions in Vermont, as in other New England
states, have grown h he 80 serious an evil
during the past year Following i, the full
text of u circular Just issued
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

The returns to the department Of agri-
culture make the general average Of con
dition for the wheat crop the highest re
ported for April since 1889, and the indi-
vidual state averages are remarkable for
their uniformity It is l6 points higher
than last year, and three above the returns
for 1899 A high April condition does not
insure large yield, but it indicates a
strength which would enable the plant to
stand more than the ordinary vicissitudes
Of the season. The nearest approach to
present conditions during recent years was
in 1884, when the largest crop ever grown
was harvested, but similar high condition
in 1886 was followed by a crop Of little
more than average proportions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

Heretofore all the lines of ocean steam
ers have been controlled by foreign capital.
It is, therefore, with feeling Of gratifica-
ton that Americans learn that a line of
Atlantic steamships will be established
which will fly the stars and stripes. 1t will
consist of fleet of 30 vessels to be manned
by American seamen The line will com
pete with the old French and English liner $
for transatlantic traffic. Two of these
vessels will be constructed at once if the
postal authorities at Washington will as
sure liberal postal subsidy Each of these
ships will cost in the neighborhood of 81,
900, 900. 1t is rumored at Philadelphia that
the contracts for them have already been
awarded to the Cramps. The new vessels
will register 10, 500 tons gross. They will
be 527 feet in length, with 63 feet beam
and % feet depth of hold. Their engines
will be $500 horse power. Here is another
great victory scored for the work and poll
cy of Republican Congress.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-17

1t was a notable audience, with speeches
10y notable men, that celebrated the 50th
anniversary Of the New York Tribune
with jubilee gathering at the Metropoli
tan opera house in New York last Friday
night The great audience room was
crowded. Mr.. McElroy of the Tribune
staff presided and addresses were made by
William Mckinley, jr., Chauncey NJ. De
pew, Charles A. Dana, r. q. Horr and
George William Curtis Many distinguished
men occupied the platform, and letters of
regret were sent by many others. The
mention Of Mr.. Blaine's name was received
with a tremendous outburst of applause
Accompanying its extended report of the
celebration on Saturday the Tribune
printed fac simile of the first issue OF the
Tribune, bearing date April 10, 1871.