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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16

One of my children had a very bad discharge
from her nose Two physicians prescribed, but
without benefit We tried Ely's Cream Balm,
and much 10 our surprise, there was a marked
improvement We continued using the Balm and
In short time the discharge was cured
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16

mans wife should always be the same es-
pecially to her husband but If she is weak and
nervous, and uses Carriers Iron Pills she cannot
be. for IN ~ make her feel like different per-
son" so they all say, and their husbands say NO,
tool
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16


The annual sale and supper given by the
ladies of the Episcopal society last week
Thursday and Friday evenings, was very
successful, notwithstanding the storm. AT
the sale Thursday evening Sl30 was taken
at the fancy table, and so at the doll table.
Quite an amount in nickels was bestowed
upon the forlorn old blind woman who
ground out doleful music on an organette,
and the candy table in charge of hand
some gypsy did thriving business. a Ia
BILE devoted to the sale of fancy articles
made of paper was also very successful
The hall was prettily decorated with hunt
ing, etc, and the effect was fine. The sec
ond evening was devoted to the tambour-
inc drill by 20 young ladies under the di-
rection of Miss Kingsley, teacher of phys
ical culture and elocution at Vermont
Academy The drill was one of the pref
tiest, most graceful and best executed ever
given in town. and reflected much credit
upon those taking part, as well as on Miss
Kingsley for her painstaking care in drill
ing the participants, and the result was all
that could be desired. The drill was fol-
lowed by dancing. The proceeds of the
two evenings entertainment were about
$3.50.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16

Rhetoricas at the High school occur Fri
day afternoon.
Closing exercises at Miss Deyette's school
were held Thursday afternoon.
The public schools close today for the
Christmas vacation of two weeks.
Sixty pupils attended the session of the
evening school Tuesday evening.
The brisbane grocery store was attached
by creditors and closed on Tuesday.
Chas. Allbee has bought the NJ. NJ.
Whitney house on Atkinson street.
Stone, TuXbury ~ Co. have put up a
handsome brass corner sign this week.
Mrs. n. II. Farr is recovering from her
recent illness from nervous prostration.
Mrs. f. X. Woods of Greenfield, Mass,
is spending the winter with Mrs. o. f,
Woods.
Mrs. Morse of Alstead is spending sew
eral weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Z. r.
Campbell.
Mrs. Linsley and Mrs. Geo. Whitney are
the extra clerks at Stone, TuXbury & Co. s
during the holidays.
Miss Murphy and Miss Whitney are the
extra clerks at the New York Racket
through the holidays.
The Bellows Falls club held its regular
meeting Monday evening. Supper was
served and was followed by drive whist.
w. A. Rowell has moved into one of the
houses lately built by Clark Chase, in the
rear of the Dewey house on Henry street.
A missionary rally is being held in the
Congregational church, which will be adj
dressed by d.. Cregan of Boston, and sew
eral returned missionaries.
Samuel W. Goodrich, who died in Graf
ton Dec 2, was well known in our village,
having spent large part of his time here
for a number Of years past
Geo. Grout went to St. Johnsbury last
week TO attend the funeral of his father
in-law, Joseph Beck. Mrs. Grout, who
had been there several weeks, still remains
with her mother, who is seriously i'll.
Holiday trade begins well, though snow
enough for sleighing would improve it,.
There was a light fall of snow on Wednes-
day, but not heavy enough for any i'm
provement in travelling,
The store on the stairs has been repaired
from the effects of the recent fire and is
leased to w. S. Durham, who occupies it
as fruit storage room IN connection with
his meat market in the next building.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church gave New Eng
land supper last evening TO the ladies un-
ion, at their parlors. The supper was fol-
lowed by literary and musical entertain
ment.
c. W. OsgOOd gave an interesting talk
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16
IN THE LOCAL FIELD,
BELLOWS FALLS.
The congregational Church.
An Interesting Chapter of Early His.
tory.

An Interesting Chapter of Early His
tory.
In connection with a new manual of the
First Congregational church, which Is be-
ing prepared, and to contain an outline of
the history of church matters in our town,
Rev Mr. Fullerton has been making some
interesting researches into the old records
of the church and of the town. Last Sun
day evening he gave his audience the bene-
fit of many Of the curious records which
he has dug up, and which are of interest
to all our residents. He went back to the
granting of the town charter 10y Gov.
Wentworth upon the petition of Mr. Bel
lows and 20 others, the securing of which
was largely due to the energy of Mr.. Bel
lows and a Mr.. AlCott. The governor re
served 1000 acres of the best land as the
minister's lot, and in 1754 the record shows
a piece of land granted for the purpose of
erecting a meeting house, the record being
signed by Mr.. Bellows himself. This was
a small building, first erected in l174, near
the site of the present old church at Rock
ingham, which was built in 1889.
In 1860 the records seem odd, our town
then being located in Cumberland county,
New York. In I'LL it was voted TO build
the first meeting house, but the vote seems
to have been of little effect till three years
later the vote was recorded appropriating
number of gallons of rum to assist in the
raising. This is supposed to have put the
building up, as Rev. Mr.. Gardner is noted
as the first minister a short time after. He
was, however, never settled as such, as the
records show Rev. Samuel Whiting to have
been first settled few years later When
Mr.. Whiting was ordained there were but
II male members and their families Al
one time the sun- of Sl66 was voted to be
levied As a tax upon all residents.
For many years the present building wa'
not finished, as in 1899 it was voted to fin
ish shngling and clapboarding it, Rec
ords were kept by Rev. Mr.. Whiting til
1909, and then no records appear unit
1918, Rev. Mr. WALLACE then being minis
ter The first communion is recorded il
1919 Many exceedingly interesting facts
are given of the olden time when tn,
church and state were one, and many o
the church records are part of the town
records There is a quantity of materia
for an interesting history OF our town anC
vicinity, which if put in shape would max
very interesting reading.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16
MARKET REPORTS.

BOSTON. Dec IS. The butter market is slow
and unsatisfactory. The same conditions preyi.
onsy described exist. and price still continues
low. Strictly fresh eggs are scarce Fresh east.
ern bring y N 20 cents. There is no material
change IN hay prices, Sales OF best northern
chickens aud turkeys range from Us TO Is cents
Choice geese will be wanted for Christmas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16
Farm For Sale.

NIFTY ACRE farm. three miles ont: two-story
II house, IL rooms, ha dwood finish Barn
40 by 80, buildings nearly new Never failing
running water az house and barn. Fine location,
good for summer boarders.
We nave few good tenements TO rent
MAY a CROWN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16

The changes in the firm of Farnsworth
d Co. of Saxtons River which occurred
Nov. rs, are noted by our citizens as i'm
portant in one of the best-known manu-
featuring enterprises of our town. The re-
tirement of John A. Farnsworth from the
firm after a membership OF nearly a half
century, large portion of the time being
at its head, has been expected for some
years. Nevertheless, when it now comes,
those who have known him in that posi-
ton so many years feel "A keen regret that
age requires it, The new firm of AleXan-
is well known here, will put new vigor and
younger blood into the wooden manufact-
ure. but few men in town are more thor
oughy respected by all than John A.
FaTnsworth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16
SUHsCRIPTION RATES.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16

About half-past nine Wednesday even
ing, while the Thief Detecting society
was in session at the town hall, there was
another program being carried out back of
the church. A party of the young fry,
with a leader, all of whom are known,
pulled ont a quantity of corn fodder stored
in the horse sheds, belonging to Alvin
Wright They then went up TO his house
and took hanging lamp of the piazza,
partly emptied the contents on to the corn
fodder, smashed the lamp, and then start
ed blaze. We understand the Thief De
tecting society propose TO take them in
hand and make an example of them. We
await the sequel, In connection with the
above, question has been raised as TO the
pIopriety of storing stuff in the sheds as
fire might start from other causes-tramps
smoking, etc.-by which the church would
probably be burnt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16

M ANTED.-Fifteen good, smart girls
w 10 make susptnders on steam power sew
ing machines Permanent work aud good wages
guaranteed. Apply TO or address The c. A
EDG ARTON MFG Co. Shirlry, Mass
A GOOD FARM HAND wants a Job. A No.
"A man. Ten female help on hand.
GRlGGS & PERRY
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-16
Eddie Farr is at work at WestmOreland,

Eddie Farr is at work at Westmoreland,
n. Ii.
II. 5. Cady and wife left for Boston last
week, where they will spend the winter.
Miss Eliza Wilkins goes to Greenfield,
Mass, 10 spend the winter with friends.
Friday evening OF last week upwards of
40 young people met at G. II. Underwood's
for a social time
j. Henry Myers has been in town this
week trying to raise money toward the
establishment of home for discharged
prisoners.
John Z. Blanchard has sold his farm to
his son, George E., and goes to Bellows
Falls to live with his daughter, Mrs Alex
ander Finlayson
c. II. Rideout returned Monday from
Worcester, Mass, where he has been car
ing for his daughter Lizzie, who has been
quite i'll with scarlet fever at her uncle's.
She is now gaining and is expected home
Saturday
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Address THE REPUBLICAN,
Springfield, Mass.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
wsishs or I4I,l20 Files.

A Southern grocer. being greatly annoyed by flies, distributed twenty one sheets of sticky fly paper about his store. Tn the evening he gathered them up and. noticing how much heavier they were. concluded to weigh them. He accordingly placed the twenty-one sheets with their loads of dead flies upon the scales. they tipped the beam at exactly seven pounds. Then he placed twenty-one fresh sheets on the scales and found that they weighed but four pounds and four ounces Thus the flies were shown to weigh two pounds and twelve ounces. He next commenced to figure on the matter and found that there were twenty flies to each square inch of the fly paper; each sheet had 336 square inches and 6. 720 flies; the twenty-one sheets containing in all 141.120 flies. Thus it is plain that one can easily as- certain the exact weight of a single fly; for if Al. 120 flies weigh two pounds and twelve ounces it is easy to calculate what one would weigh. St. Louis Republic.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
ow to Cook a Husband.

The erst thing to be done is to Sc cure him. Having done this the mode of cooking to make a good dish is as follows: Many good husbands are spoiled in cooking. Some women seep them constantly in hot water,
 7hile others freeze u ,m with con. Jugal cclcnes3; some smother them ir hatred and contention and others 'reep them in pickle all their lives. This class serves them up with tongue sauce Now, it cannot be expected husbands will be tender and good treated in tHis way. but they are. os the contrary very delicious when managed as follows: Get large jar. called the chair of carefulness (which all good wives have on hand). place the husband within and set him near the fire of conjugal love; let the fire be especially clear above all let the heat be constant and unvarying cover him with affection and subjec- tion; garnish with spice of pleasantly, and if you add kisses and other con- fections let them be accompanied with a sufficient portion of secrecy mixed with prudence and moderation. New York Recorder.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Name. Conrsyred on Gre,, me,.

Washington was called by many sobriqucts. He vas first of all Father of his country" Providence left him childless that lis country might call him father" Sigourney calls him "Pater Patria." Chief Justice Mar shall. the American Fabius Lord Byron, in his Ode to Napoleon. !" calls him '.The Cincinnatus of the West For having new world on his shoulders he was called the Atlas of America. The English soldiery called him by the sarcastic nickname of Lovely Georgius Red Jacket the Seneca Indian chief, called him the 'Flower of the forest" The Ital- ian poet Vlttorio Alfieri, oalied him "Deliverer of America. In the Ga zette of the United States" he was called the Savior of his country. ' His bitter opponents sarcastically called him the ''Stepfather of his country during his presidency.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22

Mrs Tangle-s'Henry, you have been making presents to that girl you call ycaz amanuensis. Don't try to deny it have proof Y Mir Tangle-"Whatp proof, prayf' Mrs. Tangle-'I found in your pocket a bill for ribbon for typewriter, '"-Kate Fields Washington.
 A nobleman who was sitting on the hill- side with his shepherd observed the sheep reposing in the coldest situation. and said to him. John if l were sheep l would lie on the other side of the hill. "Ay, my lord" answered John, but if ye had been sheep ye would hae had mair ~,ense. "--Detroit Free Press.
 s.So you heve got twins at your housep' said Mrs. Bezumbe to little Johnny Saluel- son. "Yes, mann, two of 'em" what are you going to call thenW Thunder and Lightning. ? '.Why, those are strange names to call children Well that's what pa called lem as soon as he heard they were in the house. "-Texas Siftsngs
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
Dark DarrelI's Bride.
oHArrER xL-ooNrINuEp.

One of the villagers fancied he could sec at the window of the Mill, some ono waiv. ing an arm with despairing gestures; but others said he must bc mistaken, as Job and Zeph Heston had left the Mill long since. But presently some one saw the face and recognized lima Costello.
 Alone in that awful prison, death rising to her foot by foot--Ilma knelt and tried to pray; but her heart would cling to him whose face she would see no more. Death had lost all terror; she saw herself whirled away in the boiling flood, and she did not sliudder at the picture. Roland was for. gotten. But Philip, who would die for her-oh, if he should yet hear of her fate and strive to reach her? She cried aloud in the anguish of that fear, and before the echo of that cry had died away she had sprung to her feet, and her heart seemed to stand still within her-fer the moon shone forth upon single horseman strug- gling with the angry waters.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22

deadly blow Ieaped like lightning into Darrelfs dark eyes.
 "I struck him with . death blow. Would you have had me spare such will lainf"
 The girl trembled and hid her face.
 "Lct me pray for strength to forgive him, Philip. He offered me life if would be his wife. chose death. Then he said--o Here she paused.
 "Go cn," said Darrell hoarsely; "let mo know all"
 "Hc said that he would send to you and tell you my fate; for he knew you would come to die with me. My prayer to spare YOU only angered him the more, for he saw how loved you"
 "You humbled yourself to him who dared give you choice between his base passion and deathy You, my betrothcd wife, knelt to him, and for mel Oh, Hesyen,o said Philip Darrell, raising his clenched right hand and his liyid face to the moonlit sky, ssthou dost not claim from mortal man pardon for crime so black, for wrong SO foul as this avenged to-nightv'
 The girl tremblcd at that awful appeal on the brink of death; yet her own pas sionate soul had almost echoed 1t.
 "Philip,v she whispered, after few moments silence, slet there be no stern memory even of him In your heart or mine now. See, the waters are rising, and the foundations of the Mill shake beneath usi The time is so short, Philip, before-before the last struggleY'
 Her voice faltered, and tho golden head sank upon his breast. The strong man ground his teeth in the potency of des- t..- 1ar n the surface of the flood for any chance of escape. The could see some object near enough to give the faintest hope of reach- ing it by swimming, he would risk all on that hope but, after all, it was not cer- tain that the MilPs foundation would yield; and he knew that to trust himself and lima to the swollen tide in the expec- tatIon of reaching either shore would be madness. Alone he could not, though . strong and expert swimmer, hope to resist the force of the current; how then could he with lima?
 The drops of agony stood on his brow as he bent over his darling, doomed by his fatal love to an awful death; and the words nf the curse seemed to ring back In his ears
 ".Ti.l the waters, rising. rising,
 Bring the boundcn sacrihcing-
 life for life for traitors deedp'
 The moon was yelled, and darkness fell over the water. In vain did Darrell strive to pierce the gloom. Oh, for ray of light! The cloud was passing, it's edges gleamed with silver; the moon peeped out; and suddenly Darrell uttered cry. uma started, and followed his gaze.
 TO BE CONTINUED.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
FACTS ABOUT ICE.
How scientists Explain Enigmas Con
 corning Cong ealcd Water.

How scient lists Explain Enigmas Con.
 corning Consealcd Water.
 Did you ever wondsr that ice, being formed of congealed water, floatsp asks a writer in the St. Louie Republic. And why on some still lakes 1t begins to form at the bottom before it ices or the surfacep Scientists explain these enigmas this wise: Ice is specifically lighter than water just about to freeze. and, therefore. floats in 1t. This il one reason why the formation of ice usually begins at the surface. An other is its peculiar law of expansion. The general law is that cold induces expansion; this law holds good with water only to certain point When water has cooled down to within "A degrees of freezing 1t ceases to con- tract as before with increase of cold and begins to expand till it freezes.
 This expansion causes the colder portions of the water to rise to the surface. The formation of ground ice" or anchor ice" as it is some- times called. is the only exception to the rule given above. The whole body of water Is at the same time cooled to below the freezing point, and the sub stances at the bottom, the stones and gravel of the river or lake bed. serve as point of congelation or crystalli- ration for the water. Ground ice may be the lowest stratum of the once completely frozen mass of water. re- tained at the bottom by the natural cohesion to the rough substances ol the river bed. during the thawing and melting of the ice on the surface; or it may even be formed under favorable conditions beneath briskly flowing wa ter. probably by the action of eddies. which draws the surface water down through the warmer but denser liquid. thus cooling the rocks at the bottom. forming base for it's formation. This remarkable species of ice usually gath CTS on a clear, cold night when the surface of the water is not frozen.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
CHATTER xIIT.


 With spring like . panther, Darrell was upon the would-be murderer; and so swift and so sure was the fierce blow of the clubbed pistol that without cry or groan the wretchcd man fell with crash to the floor and lay motionless.
 Darrell turned, the pistol fell from his hand, and his foot was on the isdder-like stairs that led up the next floor, when white garment futtered through the gloom above.
 "Philipv'-and in another moment II. ma had thrown herself into her lover's open arms.
 Voiceless, fearless, was that wild, close embrace at the awful gate of eternity, that agony of Joy, that agony of woe, lip lip, heagt to heart, once more for the as time. What years of anguish she had seemed to pass through while she waited and waited in the darkness of dread, and knew not whether he had been swept down the rushing stream to afearful deathl And now they had met, and her prayer at least was answered-he might die with her, if he could not save her.
 For two minutes all was forgotten in their wild rapture, and then Darrell spoke hurriedly-
 aIlma, there is still hope; will not despair till Deaths hand is upon us. Come with me-"
 There was no hope in Ilma's dark eyes, which were raised to her lovers face; but death had no terror now, for he was with her. He half led, half carried her to the floor below, and passed straight to the only aperture, the window by which he had entered. The waters flowed a few feet beneath them, bathed in the silyery moonlight. After one look, Darrell folded his arms more closely round the girls fragile form and set his teeth, hope almost nying in his heart. He bent over the sweet face that rested upon his breast, and his burning tears fell upon the girls brow.
 "Oh, lima, lima, 1 have brought woe and death to youw
 "Philip"-oh, the pain in her trembling voice .-"was it not truth that spoke to you in the sunshine yesterday Shall say to you again now--so near the grave that one hour of happiness is better than years of dull contentf To have won your love--love that more than risked life only to die with me"-and her face lighted up with glorious brightness--"oh, my heart, is not this more than thousand years could give me, never Knowing such loye!"
 He could not answer her. The quiver- ing lips that pressed hers were silent; and the waters rushed on, lesping and bounding. After few moments, two more victims would he carried away to- wards the sea. The curse was fulfilled to the uttermost--sslife for life"
 "Philipv-and Ilma's voice was very low and almost pleading-4syou have not killed him:"
 Tue fierce passion that prompted ths
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
supply ana Demand.

Pnblisher-Good morning. Mrs. De Writer. Glad to see you looking so well. Your husband is busy as usual. I presume?
 Authors wife-Yes. he is writing another work; but l do not know the title. He says it is collection of hints to help fools to endure each other.
 Publisher-Ah! When it is done should much like the privilege of ex- amining it. There is great demand for society books. New York Weekly.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
old Enough.

Mamma l want some water in bowl. am going to christen my doll No little dear That would be trihing with sacred subject linen give me some wax to waxci. nate her with. She's old enough now to have something doue to her."- Harper's Bazar.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
He Wa. . Slayer.

He had stayed and stayed the night before until the girl was mad enough to say anything. and she did the next day when she met him.
 q had a perfectly delightful time at your house last night" he murmured when he met her.
 'sTimep" she said curtly. "It was more like eternity. ."-Washington Star.
The Forrest City times., 1892-01-22
A Georgia Curiosity.

Among the list of Georeaa curiosi. ties is said to be hog that measures eight feet nine inches from the end q Its nose to the tip of its tail, and weighs l, 000 pounds.