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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
The Town Report.

The 3Qth annual report of the town af-
fairs has appeared, in better season than
usual having been distributed Tuesday.
1t is very complete, covering 40 pages 1t
shows the Indebtedness of the town to be
S67, POS, of which $50, 600 consists of bonds
issued to build the opera house, and 3d.
500 old bonds outstanding. $1,000 of the
Indebtedness has been paid during the past
year. The assets Of the town are S4Oj2,
besides the opera house, which cost over
$50, 900, and the valuable town farm, and
the Hopkins farm. The grand list foots
up SO, 6j7, 730, of which S2,605,570 is real
estate and 81 ,052, 100 is personal property
There are 1876 poll-tax-payers. The ex-
pense of running the opera house the past
year was S3G11, while the income was only
$2500, leaving a shortage as an expense to
the town, for the luxury, of SHOP. The
expenditures upon the highways aggre-
gate S2270. The expenses of the new iron
bridge on Canal street foot up to S596S.
The towns poor cost us S2930 less a reve-
nue. from the farm of 1903.
The liquor sales of the town agency foot
up to 1874, on which there was net prof
it to the town of 1862. The first three
months of the year the agency was at Sax
tons River, and in that time sales were
made aggregating 1898, with loss to the
town of STA, while the last nine months
with the agency in Bellows Falls the sales
were S3301, and profit S737, 1t is rather
hard to explain reasonably why there
should have been so great loss at SaXtons
River.
The report of the library trustees makes
the number of volumes in the library 1897,
an increase of IFS over last year; number
drawn from the library II, 144, or an in
crease of 2105. During the past year the
trustees have arranged for the regular car
rying of books from the library to SaXtons
River, and other parts of the town, which
much increases the value of the library to
the remote parts of the town. The school
superintendent calls attention to the
changes in the school laws during the past
year, and the necessity for the people to
fully understand the law in order to vote
rightly at the town meeting, which occurs
March Z.
As a whole the report is a very clear
one, and neatly gotten up, so every voter
can fully understand the expense and
standing of each department. Considera-
BILE discussion is heard over the article to
see if the town will vote to lease the opera
house for year to some reliable party,
hoping that by SO doing the loss to the
town because of the management of it
may be lessened.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
school Notes.

Miss Mabel Capron substituted for Miss
c. A. Keife of the 9th grade Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Turner, being obliged to be
absent from her duties in grades and 2
Tuesday, Miss Fannie Chapman, of the
High school, '94, substituted for her.
''The blizzard ordered that all schools
be closed on Monday, and as he spoke very
emphaticaly the authorities dared not dis
obey, so the children enjoyed holiday.
The schools were closed on Wednesday,
in honor of Washington's birthday. 1t
was remarked by pupils that the elements
got up celebration of their own and ser-
ously interfered with theirs, so that they
didn't have much fun after ALL"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
II. w. Love RedIvivu..

II. W. Love was arrested at Rutland yes
terday by detective on requisition from
the governor of New York, charged with
stealing $40 from a woman in New York
city. Loves career in Vermont is well re-
membered He posed as a temperance re-
former, ran newspaper in Burlington and
later in Rutland, in which personalities
were freely dealt out, and for one of these
he was knocked down in Bratteboro by
a clip from the shoulder i'm front of the
old First national bank He studied law,
but was refused admission to the bar, and
after a time went to New York, where it
is said that he has practiced law in an ir-
regular way, and in this capacity collected
the money which he is charged with steal
ing. There are said TO be other complaints
against him of the same sort. The press
dispatches state that "he left New York
suddenly some months ago, and has since
been living at Castleton, this state. He
went to Woodstock a few days ago and
was admitted to the bar by the supreme
court which is in session there. He was
just having his name entered in the office
of the clerk of the court at Rutland, when
he was arrested. He took the thing very
quietly and charged it all to the malice of
his old partners in New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24

The congressional investigating commit
tee, which is trying to find out what be-
came of the 100000 of Panama canal
funds which came to this country, took
the testimony of the venerable Richard
w. Thompson, chairman of the American
committee of the Panama canal company,
at his home in Terre Haute, Ind, Monday.
Col. Thompson is now 80 years old and
much broken in health. He was a Harri-
son elector in lS40, was secretary of the
navy under President Hayes, and was
delegate to the Republican national con
vention last year. He told the committee
that he twas unaware of any dishonorable
action in this country on the part of those
who represented the Panama canal"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24

When the legislature adjourned, after
cutting off the usual publications of the
laws through the newspapers, it was I'M
derstood that the official volume would be
printed and ready to distribute Feb. /, the
date when it was provided that all the
laws should go into effect The publica-
tion appears to have been delayed, how
ever, for the Burlington Free Press of
Wednesday announces that the books have
just gone into the binders hands. at
will take II days to bind them at the rate
of 800 day and in order that every town
may have one for reference at the next
town meeting, one or two copies will be
sent the latter part of this week to each
town clerk in the state. The remaining
books will be distributed by freight and
express to the town clerks to deliver to the
persons entitled to them by law. The leg
islature made no provision respecting the
distribution of the laws to school directors
to be elected under the new law, therefore
the books will be sent as usual to the school
districts, but it is recommended that from
the distribution of these volumes the town
superintendent and school directors be sup
Piled
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
GRAFTON.

Annie Blodgett has been home from Yer
mont Academy for few days.
John Blodgett from Vermont university
has been home for weeks vacation.
Allie Hemenway is quite i'll with rheu-
matte fever Her brother Sidney is at
home to assist in caring for her.
Mrs. Helen Hamilton will be away some
weeks in March to attend a reunion of the
Hamilton family at Dublin, N. II.
The Townshend stage was only one hour
behind time on the morning of the biz
zard, but the late arrival of trains pre-
vented its return in the afternoon.
The drama, "a scrap of paper" was
presented at the town hall last Friday
evening by home talent, assisted by Mrs.
Edison and Miss Marston of Brattleboro
and Mr. COberly of Nebraska. The parts
were all well sustained, and it was pleas
ant entertainment and financial success.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
FIRE AT CLAREMoNT.
Loss, S5O,OOO to sGO,OOO---TImson q
SpauIding sustain n Loss.

Claremont had its second disastrous fire
of the winter yesterday, which caused a
loss of so, 600 to 100000, partially covered
by insurance. The fire was in Rand S
three-story brick block on Pleasant street,
originating in Livingston Brothers cloth
ing store. The firms which sustained
loss were Livingston Brothers; Quimby IL
Quimby, jewellers; Alexander & Co., fruit
dealers; E. S. Rand, newsdealer; DIR. n.
w. Dewlin; Quimby Brothers, grocers;
G. T. Low, tailor; and the lodge of Odd
Fellows. The fire spread rapidly until an
explosion occurred, which blew out the en-
tire end of Rand's block, crushing Hanna
ford's block, occupied by Timson d Spauld-
ing, furniture and crockery dealers and
undertakes. Their goods were quite bad
ly damaged by breakage, but their loss will
be covered by insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
TOWNSHEND.

3 Kolai Thaubue of Bassein, Burma, is
visiting at Mr.. Stebbins's. He is the Karin
who came to this country Is years ago
when Mrs. Colburn returned from her
missionary work in Burma. He has COM
pleted his studies and is now ready to re-
turn to his native land. He will give a
lecture in the town hall next Tuesday even
ing at 1880, and exhibit a large collection
of Burmese costumes, household articles,
etc A small admission fee will be charged,
and the proceeds will be used to aid Mr..
Thaubue in his work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
EAST PUTNEY.

The local society will have Christian
Endeavor day exercise next Sunday at
$3.50 p. NJ. Messages will be given from
the lands beyond the sea, and a collection
will be taken for missions. All are re-
quested to be present.
Last Saturday was chosen by the Chris
tan Endeayor society for a sleighride to
Walpole. Mr.. Ware and Mr.. Apin very
kindly took the two merry loads as their
part of the entertainment. Supper was
served at Pierce's hall on their return. A
program of music and recitations closed
happy evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
Gov. and Mrs. Mckinley Assign their
Property.


Property.
A Cleveland, Ohio, dispatch of the 22d
says: Gov. Mckinley has been in the city
all the week endeavoring to bring about
some adjustment of his tangled affairs. To-
day he has made an absolute and unquali-
fled assignment of his property which is
turned over without preference for the
equal benefit of his creditors.
Mrs. Mckinley in spite of the arguments
of her friends, has executed deed to NJ.
A. HANNAH, of this city, putting all her
property in his hands He is to do with it
whatever he thinks best toward setting up
the obligations incurred in the Walker in
dorsements. Upon being asked if he had
anything TO say, the governor replied today:
"There is little for me to say about this
unfortunate affair. did what | could to
help friend who had befriended me. The
result is known. | had no interest in any
of the enterprises Mr.. Walker was carrying.
The amount of my Endorsements is in ex-
cess of anything dreamed of. There is
but one thing for me to do-there is but
one thing would do--meet this unlocked
for burden as best | can. | have this day
placed in the hands of these well-known
gentlemen all the property own or have
an interest in. This will be insufficient to
pay my debts. What remains | shall exc
cute my notes for and pay them as far as l
can"
1t seems that Gov. Mckinley signed sew
eral notes for Walker, supposng them to
be simply renewals, and he had no idea
that his liabilities on his friends account
exceeded $4,000.
The Lincoln league, the leading Repub-
lican organization of jefferson county,
n. Y, has started to raise popular fund
to be given to Gov. Mckinley as a testimo-
NAL for past services to the Republican
party, as an expression of sympathy in his
financial affection. Subscriptions will be
limited to 81.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
ANOTHER RAILROAD DISASTER
AT LUDLOW.

Section Master Brown OF Bellows Falls
and RORdmaster Shechan Seriously
Injured.
A big snow pillow on the Central Yer
mont railroad, pushed by two engines, left
the rails and tumbed down an embank-
ment two miles above Ludlow yesterday
morning The snow pillow was smashed
and one engine shattered. Section Master
Brown of Bellows Falls was fatally injured
and Roadmaster Sheehan of Rutland had
both legs broken Mr.. Sheehan was for
merly roadmaster of the Brattleboro d
Whitehall railroad and moved from Brat
tlebor0 a few months ago. Wednesdays
mail north is stalled in a drift 10 miles
above Chester, and the north-bound eX-
press is stuck at Cavendish.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
MARKET REPORTS.

BOSTON, Feb. A.-Twenty-eight cents has
been the top selling price for creamery butter the
past week. Small lots of new dairy have brought
x 70 % cents, Receipts of eggs have increased
ana the egg famine win soon be over The ruline
price has been 30 cents Hay has a firmer ten
ehcy, but II is hard to get over SIS for most car
ipauS; most OF the poultry is now coming from
the West; Fowls and chickens command p TO IL
cents and choice northern IS cents. -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
We should Say So.
From the New York Press

The Queen of the Sandwich Islands has
something of a name herself, but it is
short and sweet in comparison with that of
her daughter, the Princess Victoria Kawe-
kin Kaiulani Lunalilo Observation-Disclosures
pa. Think of annexing that!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
Special VILLAGE Meeting

INHE LEGAL VOTERS Of the village Of Brat
L teboro are hereby notified and warned to
meet at the town hall in said village on Tues
DAY, March 2, at 1:30 o'clock p. ~ to hear
the report of the Water Committe appointed al a
special village meeting held Dec %. 1892. and act
on the same. r Hall CI.rl,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24

mans wife should always be the same, es-
pecially TO her husband, but IL she is weak and
nervous and uses Carriers Iron Pills she cannot be
for they make her feel like different person z"
at least so they all say, and their husbands saw
so TOO. Carter's Iron Pills equalize the eli cula-
rest. Try them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
THIS SEASON

SHALL make greater effort than ever be,
fore to sell vehicles. My repair work and
blacksmith shop are going along nicely and the
motto Of the shop is still to be quickly. cheaply
anu wen. Blankets at cost. d. l. GRIGGS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24

Never be without IT, Mr. Chas visscher, No. A
Lincoln Ave, Springfield, o writes Five
doses Of Dr.: Bulls Cough Syrup cured me of a
severe cough shall always keep it,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
Crmshed Under tic Cnrs.

Thomas Burke of this place, brakeman
on the Fitchburg railroad, was killed at
Ashburnham Wednesday by falling from
the top of passenger car. His body was
terribly mutilated, He was 80 years old
and leaves widow and two children
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
BE Your own nnntnr.

II wont cost you one half as much Do not de.
lay. Send three two-cent stamps for POSTAGE
and we will send you DR.. Kaufmann's great work
fine colored plates from life disease its causes
and home cure Address A. p. Ordway & Co.,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
Home Made Pies.

M HAVE them, and a variety Of other food
w all neat and clean. Our five cent loaves
are taking well. On, yes, we have come to STAY
our Iast place we stayed l2years. and Provi ience
people today are asking for ''TayIor's Bakery"
1t is now on Elliot street. Brattle6oro, vt.
TAYLOR BROTHERS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
RHEUMATISM.

STOP at Thorn's Drug Store and get a full size
> bottle of VESTS RHEUMATIC REMEDY
Free, limited number Of which are TO be given
away. The best blood medicine in the world
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
% Rtnt.
Store on Main Street.

INHlS will probably be the last chance for a
4 long time to secure a store on Main street
as this is now the only one vacant, and il NOT
rented inside of two weeks shall fit it up for our
own use The store is 80 feet deep, 2S feet wide
If less room is wanted can make store Is feet
wide and the rent in proportion. AS fine plate
glass front as there is in town. EMERSON q
son, Main Street, Brattleboro Vt,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24

Coughing leads to consumption. Kemp's Bal
sam stops the cough at once
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24

Costiyeness can be permanently cured by the
use of Bakers Mandrake Bitters
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
Who Says Sol

WHO SAYS that the first case of indigestion
w was in the case of the whale whose stom.
ach was overloaded with Jonah-cakeY Indtges-
ton is bad but clogged sewers are worse 90
when all is not right with your sewer or water
pipes call loud for A. o. JOHNSON Flat street
EOR SALE-My Morgan colt, 'Prince
Il Lambert" three years old. For prica etc
address ALBERT LARRABEE, West Haiifax, VI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-24
C. F. THOMPSON & Co.
First, 1t Blew:

THEN it snew with a whew, but we had plenty
i of wood both dry and green for you. 50 the
rough weather of the first of the week did NOT
seem so bad. But just please remember that
March IS, | shall expect you to settle in full. al
accounts to that date. Haven't pushed you
much heretofore, but now want to do lust what
now say-collect every dollar due me March u.s.,
What am going to do with it? viii tell you la.
ter, but must have it, GEO. S. PERRY
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-30
HE WAS AN ARTIST.
And There Was True Art in the Way
He DisprQyel Being q Tra,1p.

And There Was True Art in the Way
He DispFQvel Being = TEa,ap.
when the lady Of the house opened
the front door sine found q tramp
there, who was the most tattered and
battered specimen she had ever seen,
He Couldn't have looked worse if no
had passed through a threshing ma
chine that hadn't been busted for five
" ars, says the Free Press,
Goodness, gracious" abe exclaimed,
"what do you mean by coming to the
front door? Go round to the kitchen;
that's where tramps belong" -.
II am no tramp" he said, smiling.
"You are one, anyhow" she argued,
land the worst looking one ever saw"
You will pardon me, hope,' he
said, with the politest bow and the
courtliest grace, If beg leave to differ
from you on that point, madam"
The visitors manner astonishci the
lady. " -
Aren't you a tramp" she asked
wonderingly.
mo, madam;-I am, I am glad to
say, not tramp"
Then what in the name Of goodness
are you?" = --.~.
Il. am" he said, with lower bow
than before, "a rover going about the
country giving an imitation of what
my friend Ward McAllister will look
like three hours aIrer ne Iands III Cn1-.
cago. How dost thou like the pict,lreg'
and he strobe forth for her to look at
him, and he smiled so persuasively that
before she knew it she had given him
brand new silver quarter. &
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-30

It wan aot until their honeymoon was
begun that she mentioned her discovery
Of the will 81
1T seems heartless to beggar Msxsr
people, doesn't it?'' she said, with heat
emily compassion.
'Beasie ought not have sent yru 20
the mill that night, her adored young
husband answered, with a smile ana d
kiss. = Odd, isn't it, how such people
accomplish their own downfall? !? Their
beggary will be d just retributio ion.' =
His beloved and beautiful bride had
no difficulty in securing the large fort
nne which her avaricious aunt had
fraudulently withheld from her so long.
. Beasie's feelings may perhaps be i'm
agined.
II should be Erle's wife now, and /
should still be an heiress, only Tor that
odious girl, '.sshe grumbles namely.
Only for her should never have
thought Of acting the ghost Of that
hateful old mill.'' .ss,s = HE'D 5
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-30

The Chinese are great imitators. But
they rarely attcmpts;o bold an improve
ment upon their models as is recon-
.nended in his petition to the emperor
tby5 III Hang Chung, who appears TO
pe the Dennis Kearney Of the SAND
lot hoodlums Of Shanghai. Instead OF
excluding foreigners from China ne
advocates their extermination. This
suggestion has smack Of truly oriental
.thoroughness about it which is lacking
iii our own Chinese exclusion bill BUT
it is virtually a Chinese adaptation OF
the same idea carried out in the Chinese
way. sssz&sgt,1 4 ...5+- -
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-30
: JOHN. SEE THE BAGGAGE.

How mn Ambitious French Woman
Was Sold. sssss sgz NJ
An amusing story was told some
years ago of a certain Madame de S.,
French woman of high social ambi-
tions. She was anxious to become ac-
quainted with and be known as the
friend Of persons Of high rank, and she
left no stone unturned to further her
interests in that direction. Returning
from the country to Paris one day In q
railway carriage, as the story runs, she
fell into conversation with reInarka-
bly, well dressed but quiet and reserved
man who sat on the seat opposite
After q while she CHANGED to mention
impressiyely that she had observed that
the Countess Lemoine was a passenger
in the next carriage, and, to her salts
faction, she found that the gentleman
to whom she had been talking was init
mately acquainted with her, OF the
countess establishment and circle Of
friends he told her q great many in
teresting particulars. ~
SoIpleased was she with the talk on
this subject-proving her acquaintance,
she thought, to be a man Of decidedly
high position In Partisan society-that
she ventlred to make what was even
for her a bold stroke, and asked him
for his card, politely requesting his
company at her next soiree.
The train arrived.
Madame do s. alighted on the same
platform with the countess. She looked
then to sec the familiar recognition she
expected between the lady of rank and
her new friend. But what was her sur
prise when the countess, holding up her
finger, beckoned unceremonlously to
him, and said: s.~..
"John, see to tho baggager' Her dis
tinguished friend was the countess
man-servan1-Harper's Bazaar.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-30

Edward Hutchinson Robbins was
speaker Of the Massachusetts, house of
representatives in 1888. His grandson,
who describes him as a man Of untiring
kindness, whose desire was to bless
and serve others" says:
stephen Brewer, who knew him well,
told me once that when he was clerk
in a store in Boston the old gentleman
walked in with gray stocking In his
hand, the foot tsof which was full Of
Spanish dollars.
stephen, my little man. said he,
take care Of this for me; it's a new
stocking, and my daughter Classy knit Knit
it for me. =
So Stephen put it away, and grand
father forgot il from that hour. But
three months Inter he came into the
store in much afiiicti9n.
stephen, mY little man." said he,
'Tye lost q stocking like this showing
the mate, ssapd I'm SO sorry! Ny
daughter Classy knit them he said,
tenderly. 'and T would not lose them
for anything"
Il Produced the stocking with the
Spanish dollars tied up in the foot, .
said Stephen, .aand there was no af-
fectation about lit; he really ar.d more
about finding the stOcking That his
daughter had knit for him than he
did for the money = (. s
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-30

ls The fact that railroad stocks have
kent on steadily but titfully advancing
in face Of the large decrease in railroad
earnings, shown by their August state
ments, is, perhaps, one OF the most sig
nifieant proofs OF the restoration OF con-
fidence and of easier money conditions
t,f course investors generally know that
the better class Of railroad stocks are 9
cood Investment at present prices, what
! n ever may haye been the temporary re-
i1uction ii traffic due to the panic and
ether canses, but it II unusual for the
5sstocks fo rise iii r,ce of a record Of di,
I,,inixfet business
The Bottineau pioneer., 1893-09-30

If there are still any benighted in.
divi.luals who are making their stock
ings and tcapots their bankers, they had
better be awaking from their Van
Winkleiun slumbers The period of
bank suspension was over weeks ago
land the interest harvest time for de.
posters is well advanced.