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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
BRATTLEBORO.

Greene's drug store has been enlarged by
the building of rear extension.
d. p Cobb is to rebuild his barn on
Central street into house and put on an
l. addition.
The Sawtelle Theatrical company will
hold the boards at the town hall during
Thanksgiving week.
Thursday morning brought the first real
snow storm of the season, the ground being
covered to depth of three inches
The London and Lancashire fire insur-
ance company are now represented by Cud-
worth & Chlds, who are the only agents
for this vicinity.
According to the check list figures there
were 400 voters who did not come to the
polls, as only little over 400 votes were
cast out of over 1900 names.
The Republican members of the Wheel
club will treat the Democratic members to
that election supper, probably Tuesday or
Wednesday evening, at the Brooks House.
The annual meeting of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was
postponed from Monday evening to the
afternoon of Monday, the 2lst, when it
will be held at the library building.
Benjamin Barstow, formerly of West Do
yer, was shot and killed by Albert May in
Ramseys, n. j., Saturday night. Barstow
had lost his way and entered the house of
May, farmer, supposing it to be that of
his brother, whom he was to visit. May
mistook him for burglar, and shot him
in the head with shotgun.
The Young Peoples society of Religious
improvement of the UniVersalist church
chose these officers last Sunday: Presi-
dent, d. +. Tasker; vice president, Mrs
+. W. Sprague; secretary and treasurer,
Walter Stearns; chairman of devotional
committee, Minnie tlagg; chairman calling
committee, Mrs. Cora Robinson; chairman
lookout committee, Hattie Wilcutt.
The death of James NJ. Baldwin, which
was recorded in The Phoenix last week
recalls how he won an election wager eight
years ago, and in consequence took a
wheelbarrow ride 10 Guilford, with Fred
Richardson as the motive power, the First
Regiment band accompanying them. Mr.
Baldwin was a son of the late EbeneZel
Baldwin of West Brattleboro.
Charles Guild of The Phoenix job office
had the toes of his left foot crushed in the
power paper cutter last night just before
six o'clock. He was sitting down while a
work at the machine, and inadvertently
pushed his foot forward for support Il
entered large slot and was caught by
moving pin. Two toes were broken, thu
end of one toe crushed off, and tn,
Others jammed, while the flesh between thu
toes was split open. He will be disabled
for some time, but the permanent injury
will not be serious
The young peoples course of entertain
ments arranged by the Y. NJ. c. A. wai
successfully opened last evening at the
town hall, when Prof. Leroy of Boston en-
tertained a good-sized audience of old anC
young with straightforward performances
The program included about the usual lin,
of tricks, delighung and astonishing tn,
little folks and giving general satisfaction
The tone of the entertainment was gooC
and the association is congratulated on the
success of its first venture in work of this
sort.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
WHOOP.LAl HI-DADDY,

The committee of the Democratic club
have decided TO exhibit their menagerie in
the streets of Brattleboro next Monday
night, when there will be a parade in
which the Unterrifed from the county and
other surrounding towns will be invited TO
reyel. The managers regret that they can
not secure the great and only Tammany
tiger, which Grover swallowed or which
swallowed Grover but they promise curios
without number, including woody horses.
Ii is expected that Whitney of the Standard
Oil trust will furnish kerosene gratis, to be
be burned in the torches of imported tin.
The rejoicing of the motley throng will be
no peTfunctory matter, II being the second
time in 30 years that they have had an OPP
portunity TO sound their peans.
The parade will form on Elliot street at
7 80, route of procession being up Main to
High, to Oak, down Grove TO Main, to
Terrace and North, across the common TO
Chase, through Oak to Whipple down
School to Elliot to Esteyville, to Canal,
up Washington TO Central, out Central to
Pine, out Pine to South Main, out South
Main TO Thomas, through Thomas to Cen
trail, out Pearl, round Prospect to Wash
ington, down Canal through Clark street
to South Main, up Main to Elliot.
Red fire, decorations, etc, will be in or
der, Refreshments will be all right, but in
the language of the New York Sun: No
Force pumps No Peels Condition Food
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
WHAT THEY SAY

Frank Emerson: knew the Democrats
would carry everything but Vermont and
the State of Despair.
DIR. Conland: Anybody who could read
the signs of the time could see the hand
writing on the wall.
Hugh Hackley: What about The Pho
nix eclipse2
Will Stolte: The tariff is a tax. "a la
the BOwery parrot)
Fred Gale: The Prohibitionists did it.
II. S. Childs: The whangdoodle roareth.
Col. Hooker: ! am not a member of
the national committee this year.
Senator Haskins: Any man who doesn't
believe in the Trinity is a - phool.
Porter Spencer: could prove it too if
old Bill Jones was alive.
f. j. Bailey: Seen my clothes reel?
John Hackley: We didn't raise a -,
OOO, 900 fund for nothing
Ed Atherton:
Clark Fits: bet on Pennsylvania.
O. II. Coolidge: Where am l at?
Rev. f. J. Parry: That reminds me of
a story about
W. II. Bracket: by gosh
Representative Martin: In my opinion
there have been too many ballets.
Gov. Fuller: ! was elected on the 9Th
day of September.
W. II. Childs: ! always told you that
those wool figures were right
O. \. Marshall: The Australian secret
ballot is a mighty power in the hands of
the common people.
Gerry Messer: oh dear! I've got to do
the shoveling again.
H. B. Chamberlain: You can hear
them celebrating over in England.
The Republican Office holders: 1t looks
like long cold winter.
George Fuller: don't give it up yet.
A. NJ. Mcdonald: He! He! He!
Grover Cleveland: ] believe it shows
the incomprehensibe incompatibility of
| the dross to the immaculate when put to
| the crucial test, and notwithstanding the
animadyersions on my career by those who
seek to peryert the high-minded principles
1 promulgated. which. if the Republican
/ party had been triumphant, would have
/ been due to the debasing influences OF a
| gigantically enormous corruption fund
/ raised 10y the plutocralic tariff protected
millionaire barons in free country in
/ which the vacilating iesh-pots of iniqulty
are rampant; but notwithstanding all this
/ / have again been raised 10 the chief exec
utivc and magi>teral office through the
suffragcs of multtudmous people who
1 declare that hypocrisy and the biasphemou'
tendencies, which tend to the eueryatina
and disintegrating OF the integral factors
Of this republic, shall be checked 10y the
incarnation in politics, and ! might add
adscititiously that the tariff is unconstitu-
/ tiOual
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
BASE BALL AND FOOT BALL

Abbey. the L. Y NJ pitcher late Of the Wash
ingtons Is tupitch with the httSburgs next season
Kinsella the L. V NJ shortstop and back stop,
will play with the Dartmouth college team next
Al Mt Hermon Wednesday the Mt Hermon
foot ball team defeated the "Aggies' by a score
of u TO II
The Leland & Gray seminary team of Towns
htnd wish to arrange a game with the Brattleboro
High school boys
Boston Herald: Tommy Dow d of the Wash
ington base hall club of last season played with
the Georgetown university eleven at Washington,
Saturday. and helped his side defeat the Neptune
boat club eleven Of Baltimore, a6 too
All lovers of foot ball will be glad To know that
two games are 10 be- played bY the home team
within a few days, Tomorrow II the grounds
arr in good condition. the strong Shelburne Falls
team which re rrnty downed the Williams col
lege freshmen 30 "a 0, Will line up against the
Brattleboro eleven; and next Wednesday the
keene team, including former college players viii
come here for a game
II is quite probable that the days Of the base
ball diamond are numbered and that next year
the national game will be played on a field of five
bases. including the home plate The distance
from the home the tirst and fourth bases will be
90 feet and between the other bases 20 feet, The
short stop will cover the third base or there will
be 10 men "A side. The advantages of this plan
will be increased batting, decrease IN the number
of foul balls due 10 extended base lines and larger
for hatted balls. and increased base stealing
Norton will undoubtedly be YaleS left end in
the great game against Harvard at Springfield
NbIAon - a NtltlE lhilllllA nan utiNh buA u
he has been trying for position in the line. In
the game against Wesleyan Saturday h. distin-
guished himself by very brilliant work, The New
Haven despatch 10 the New York Tribune says:
The general play of Norton was the feature of
the game He was upon the Wesleyan backs be
tore they could start with the hall ON "A punt and
his interference materially aided the Yale backs
in their terrific runs OF the afternoon. As result
of his phenomenal work this afternoon, he may
be relied upon to fill the place of right end rust
in the gamrs with Harvard and Princeton instead
of Greenway, who has until recently been coUsd
cred sure of that post Caspar Whitney aud
Walter Camp have expressed their belief in recent
articles that Norton is as fast as any man on the
Yale team. In practice he caught and downed
Graves, when the latter seemingly had a clear
f..lA f,r.a l,far~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
Announcements.

Prof Clark the eminent optician we'll
known here. will be at the jewelry store Of Ran
ger & Thompson, again Tuesday, Nov. -, and
remain one week. II you use spectacles or have
any trouble with your eyes, If you have pain IN
and over the eyes many times a correct pair Of
glasses will cure you and save your eyesght
Farmers Bring us seconds or any sound cider
apples any time this month.
BBATTLEBoRo JELLY Co.
DIR. Prescott, the oculist is still busy here, and
can be consulted for another week at the Brooks
House, 9 A. NJ to SP.A.
Bratteboro souvenir thimbles at Ranger x
Thompsop's.
Very desirable goods in spoons and forks in
extra quality plate and finish and stamped Ran
ger & Thompson on each article.
Mrs l. w Pratt a gent for DR. Nichols Spinal
Support Corsets "a Elliot street.
Hanging lamps, chandeliers, bureau trimmings
and brass work of every description beautifully
polished and covered with a celluloid lacquer
which will keep them brilliant for years.
BRATTLEBoRo PLATING Co, Flat street
Clapp & Jones are now receiving new and beau
tifu styles of picture holdings in gilt white and
gold tints, silver and natural woods.
DR. j. f. Prescott Optical Specialist. attend,
exclusively to diseases Of the eye and its optica
defects. Room /, opposite the paror, Brooks
House Office hours $3.50 to $3.50, 1900 10 200
6:3O TO Z 80.
New styles picture mouldings and first clas
work at Clapp & Jones's
WANTED ! want your magazines and othe
periodicals to bind Your name stamped on you
Bible or pocketbool; for 2ic ". r GoubARD.
Buy Picture Frames of Geddis
See the celebrated Diamond spectacles at Ran
ger Thompson's.
Beautiful pictures, new mouldings in lates
styles and effects at Capp & Jones's.
$3.50 watches, Waltham or Elgin make; p
steel bowed spectaces; Sl.OO nickel alarm clocks
All warranted A No. by
CHAs A TRIP & Co., Jewellers.
Bring us any sound apples now. Price ~ cent
per hundred pounds. BRATTLEBoRo JELLY Co
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
VERMONT oFFICERs' REUNION

The 10Th annual reunion of Y ermOnt Of
ficcrs was held at Montpelier last week
Thursday. large number OF prominent
men being present. Resolutions on the
death of Gen Wells of Burlington were
adopted. 1t was voted 10 hold the next
meeting at Burlington. Major Josiah
Grout of Derby was chosen president !;
Lieut.. Jewett of Swanton and Major FL
dredge OF West Randolph vice presidents :;
Col. F. +. Smith OF Montpelier secretary !;
Gen. Kingsley of Rutland treasurer; and
Gen Henry, Col. Woodbury. and Gen. T.
5. Peck of Burlington executive commit
tee. The annual address before the aSsO-
citation was delivered in Representatives
hall by Col. j. II. Goulding of Bratteboro.
HIS subject was the part the colored troops
took in the war of the Rebellion. Col.
GOuldnC was an officer in this service, be-
ing appointed, when a cadet at Norwich
university. by President Lincoln, a lieu
tenant in the 9TH regiment, United States
colored infantry, and serving there the last
two years of the war. He wildly depicted
the heroic deeds of the coored soldiers, and
showed that the l79, 600 who enlisted were
an important factor in the great struggle.
Over $4,000 of these men, or more than
Vermont furnished, laid down their lives
for the country. Nearly POO were present
at the banquet at the Pavilion. The Mont
pelier glee club furnished music. Col
Hooker was POSTMASTER. GOV. Fuller re
spOnded for Vermont and Gen. Estey for
the militia. Other speakers were Gen
Veazey, eX-Gov Farnham, Lieut.. Gov
Stranahan, Col. Childs of ST. Adams, Rev.
L. j. Ranslow of Swanton, Speaker Stick
/ ney and Commander Greene of the Sons
of Veterans.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
THE FoRTNIGHTLY CLUB
Holds Its First Meeting OF the Season
and Surprises It's Founder with VAL
unbIe CHS.

and Surprises It's Founder with VAL
liable Gins.
The North Main street home of Mr.
and Mrs. II. II. Thompson was a scene of
festivity Tuesday evening. The occasion
was the birthday anniversary of Mrs
Thompson sister, Miss Genevieve Slate,
and of Rev. c. o. Day, both of whom were
invited to supper, with several other
guests. Later in the evening the members
of the Fortnightly club assembled for their
first meeting of the season. The attend
ance was large, over 80 of the young peo-
pie being present. An organization was
effected, with these officers President,
Rev. G. O. Day; secretary, G. II. Thomp-
SON. consulting committee Miss Helen
Fletcher, Miss Cabot, Mr.. Menzies.
Mr.. Day read paper entitled Westward
Ho." lie began by speaking of the solid
arity of the human race and the various
kinds of movement by which men have
sought to secure their rights in or unity
with each other, such as migration, erup-
ton, exploration, immigration, assmila-
ton. He then dwelt OF the fact that ra-
cial and national movements, such as
those of the Huns, the invasion of the
Goths, the movements of the Mortimer,
lbllhS anu ohAbliNF iidh bN'li N'oA va We
The development of the ship from print
tive raft or canoe through trircmes, gal
leys. caravels, and various types of wood
en- vessels, through the expansion pro
duced by the use Of steam and the screw
propeller down to the ocean liner of to
day, was traced The means of intimate
union-the printing press, cable, etc.
were dwelt on, and general plan for tn,
l ,r.ipt.V't tt-,riv nHtlinaI og tho
ment of various national elements in Span.
ish, Dutch and English ships, as well as
those of other nations, into the common
nationality of America.
After the reading of the paper Rev. Mr.
| Day and Rev. Mr.. Merriam were discuss
ing the plan for winter reading when Mr.
| H. H. Thompson was called upon TO eN
press an opinion. He said he had anothe
matter to present and thereupon took Mr.
/ Day completely by surprise by presentin!
him in a fclctous way with complete set
| of Ruskins's works in II volumes and o
Browning's works in several volumes, will
a history OF Browning's life. Mr.. Day re
! spondpd. and was then called out into th
| dining room, where a birthday cake, Al
ranged by several ladies Of the club, wa
surrounded 10y II candles, corresponding Il
the number of years which Mr. Day Ina,
| passed The candles were then blown out
and those present made wish. The cak
was distributed, and ice cream was served
The occasion was of great enjoyment TO al
/ present MI Day was the organizer of tn
club and has been a leader in its work dur
ing its prosperous existence of six or sevci
| years.
The next meeting will be held with Mis-
Emma Gregg and Miss Charlotte Pettee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
w1NDHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS.

The following figures concerning the
schools in this county are taken from the
report of the state superintendent of educa-
ton. Number of school districts 1872 ,
number of common schools, 233; average
number of weeks of school, 26.2, ranging
from 35.4 in Brattleboro and 33.5 in Rock
ingham to "a in several of the smaller towns
number of pupils attending common
schools, $3.50; number of pupils attending
any schools, 1920; number of male teachers
employed, 50; number of female teachers
employed, 345; amount of Indebtedness
of school districts, $40, 42S.77; amount
paid on Indebtedness, S3524.32; amount
paid superintendents, S506.l7; average
wages of the male teachers, including board,
S10.24, and of female teachers 5000 The
amount raised by town taxes was Sl6,527.-
81 amount by district taxes, SAL ,582. 20;
and the entire income for school purposes
ST., S9702. The average rate per cent of
districts taxes was BIB, ranging from GIT
in Nottingham TO 1910 in Rockingham.
The Brattleboro rate was 37.3. The low
est rate was in Townshend, where in one
district it was so, and the highest in ia
macia, where one district reported $50,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11

Dairymen stockmen, livery stable men and
horse car men unite in saving that no such horse
and cattle linim-nt as salvation Oll has ever been
put upon the market IL shou be kept at every
stable and stock yard in the land. 25 cts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Women p Mrs F. H. Andrews, Miss c. A. Ross,
Mrs. Elizabeth Wright,
Men f, M. Fisher Lewis Hams, T, p. Howard,
Henry Irwin, O. c. WeaTe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
Onticnl Notice.

Chas A. Trip, the jeweler, has made arrange
ments with DR.. W s. Burrows, the eye specialist,
TO be at his place of business for time after
Monday, the 14th. He comes highly recommend.
ed by the following physicians: James o iver,
NJ. D., Athol Mass; l.. p. Anger, NJ. D. Ware.
Mass; A. W. Smith, NJ D., Gardner Mass. L. j,
Cutler, M. D., Fitchburg Mass. No charge will
be made for examination. A speciality made of
fitting all complicated cases All having trouble
should not fail to see him. Respectfully,
DR. W S BURROWS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11

The Brooks House Hack and Coupe
Line
Is now under one management and is prepared
to carry passengers to and from all trains and to
all parts Of the village, Orders may be given by
telephone to the Brooks House coupe stand on
Main street, or at the Brooks House stables. All
baggage carried free We shall strive by prompt
and courteous service to merit the public patron
age H o. COOLIDGE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
\ GROWING INSTITUTION
Development at Vermont Academy the
Past Two Years.

The New Library Building, the Hos
pitRl, the Farm and Farm Buildings
---a Manifest Purpose 60 Meet the De-
mRnd Of the Times on nm Always
broadening Basis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11
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HOME NEWS.

meteorological Record.
WEEK END1Nu THURSDAY EVENING, Nov. 10. 1892
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-11

men We II DE III clover.
The experience sociabe at the Uniyer-
salist vestry Wednesday evening was the
most successful entertainment which the
ladies of that society have given in a long
time, the annual fairs excepted. So large
a crowd attended the supper, that the eat
ables narrowly escaped being a minus
quantity. After the supper came the eX-
perience part when about so members of
the society, who had earned 81 in some
work aside from their regular employment,
related their tolls, trials and selt-sacritices
in appropriate verse. The entertainment
opened with piano and flute duet by
Walter Stearns and Harry Horton. Mrs.
c. II. Davenport made the Introductory re-
marks, and Mrs. Foster Stearns called in
rhyme upon the different ones who were to
take part. The poems ranged all the
way from very meritorious verse to dOggerel,
and the tales of woe which were recited
repeatedly convulsed the audience with
laughter The eXpedents TesOrted to to
secure the coveted 100 cents showed great
ingenuity, and the stories depicted almost
everything from the killing of flies and
brushing flies off a horse for the blacksmith
TO making fancy work, The whole recital
would compare very favorably with FoX's
book on martyrs. At the close MIR. G. A.
Hines summed up in connected form the
different stories of the evening, During
the evening a song was rendered by Miss
Gertie Perkins, and it should he said that
Mrs. Sprague and Miss Jennie Goodenough
sung their experiences instead of reciting.
1t will be seen that the receipts, aside from
those for the supper and admission amount
ed to $50, the receipts for the latter being
S45.
Connecticut western news., 1892-07-21
How Our Globes Age Is Calculated.

The amount of lime salts in water which drains from districts made up of granites and basalts is found by com. parison of different analyses to be on an average of about 3.73 parts iii 100, 900 parts of water. 1t is further assumed by those who take this mode of reckon ing the age of tho world that the excess areas of igneous rocks. taken on an average throughout all geological time, will bear to the exposures of sediment ary rocks ratio of one to nine. From these and other more complicated data it has been inferred that the elimination of the calcareous matter now found in all the sedimentary strata must have been going on through d period of 6O0,- 900, ,000 years! This therefore represents the minimum age of the world.
 Geologists also conclude that the for. nation of the Laurentian, Cambrian and silurian strata occupied period of about 100000. 900 years; the red sand- stone, the carboniferous and the pueci- litic systems another 200, ,0o0, 900 years, the remaining 0,000, 900 years being taken with the formation of all other stratas. Thus we are led to believe that geological time has been enormously in excess of the limits urged by certain we'll known physicists, and that it has been ample to allow for all the changes which, on the hypothesis of evolution, have occurred in the organic world.- St. Louis Republic.