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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
ON ALAsKA's MIGHTY RIVER.
Two Young Wen Describe Their Jour
ney over the Same Route to he Taken
by Albert PuIIen.

ney over the same Route TO he Taken
by Albert PulIen.
A western paper publishes an extended
interview with J. w. Black and Henry
With, two prominent young men of Fair
haven, Wash, who have made trip into
the interior of Alaska. They spent much
of their time i'm traversing the great valley
of the Yukon, from its headwaters in Brit
ish America across Alaska to Boring sea,
over the same route to be travelled by AL
bert Pullen of Brattleboro, whose plans for
the trip were Snnounced i'm The Phoenix of
last week. The story told by the young
men is calculated to dispel many of the H.
lusions which the roseate reports of the
great commercial and transportation com
panies in Alaska have had a tendency to
create, not as regards the scenic glories
either of the interior or the coast, but as TO
the extent and value of the gold discoveries
and the conditions of life in the vast valley
of the Yukon. Mr.. Black says:
You ask about the Yukon. 1t is
mighty river, POO miles long, | am told,
and | know it is - miles wide at Fort
Yukon, 1900 miles above its mouth, and
that its average width from there to Boring
sea is fully four miles. 1t is 90 miles wide
at its mouth. 1t is navigable for over 20O0
miles from June l to October /, though
there is some floating ice during part of
this time. Its current runs at the rate of
six or seven miles an hour. The valley is
very grand in places, and in others is as
dreary and utterly desolate as you can mag
inc. For 400 miles above the rivers mouth
it is absolutely treeless, the only vegetation
being moss and swamp grass. Farther up
there is a dense growth of scrubby timber,
birch, bull pine and spruce. In places even
as far up as Fort Yukon the valley is fully
200 miles wide. 1t abounds in game
moose, caribou and bear, while during the
short summer there are myriads of geese,
ducks and swan, so plentiful that we killed
many of them with clubs to save ammuni-
ton. Though there is frost there every
month in the year. the mercury at midday
in summer rises as high as 40 in the shade.
This great valley is practically uninhabited,
except by Indians, and the climatic condi-
tions are such that it is never likely to be
populated by white people There are
many good Indians, those in the interior
bel ne tall, well formed, and of much finer
appe arance than the ones We see about
here. The Jananas. living far up the Jan
ana river, which, by the way, is large
navigable tributary of the Yukon, but is
not on the maps, are a wild, fierce tribe,
among whom the missionaries have never
yet ventuTed. OF course, | am ready to
admit that Alaska as whole is a great
country in point of size, and it undoubted-
~ has great resources, but, in my opinion,
most OF the published accounts of its at
fractions and riches are very highly colOred
TO suit the great trading and transpOrta-
ton companies which have large interests
there
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
THE THIRD BALL TEAM
The Most Enhancing yiJ..
Shattered.

The Latest Is That IIolyoAe and No,,,
amptons VIII Play Part Vt as
Here.
Three times and out.
Out for good, we hope.
BrattleborO has had three ball ts..
this season, but they have not playoJ
game. They have existed only on nm.
and in the minds of their projectors. F'P'
Last week the most enhancing yison,.
all was held up. 1t showed an ar.g,.
every-man-a-slugger aggregation wbI
was to wallop the Northampton witba.
half trying.
VIM. Norton, who was the prime moys,
says that some of the players can't cor.
and others want too much money. Indpo.
ments have been held out, also 10 Noro,
O'Neill, Ranney, Sedgwick, Lauder bro,I
ers and others to 90 to Holyoke. where
club has been formed with Denny O'NsM
as captain and manager to play serie, a
% games with Northampton. The onar.
ing game of the series will take place IA.
day. Northampton has won two preltr.
mary games this weeks to > and G,o0
Mickey WEIGH the eX-leaguer, was in ,ts
box for Holyoke the first game and was a.
easy mark Lauder brother, were liz
battery the second game and did go3
work.
1t is said (but perhaps the statement
should be taken with grain of allowance,
that part of this series will be played 4
Brattleboro, next Thursday being ,the isy
for the first game here.
The sentiment here is that if Brattleboo
can't have ball team of its own it don,
care a picayune about Holyoke and North.
ampton, although the first two or thre.
games here would probably draw out ,
good attendance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28

A. horse owned by Blodgett Il Dewitt
died one day this week.
Leslie Yawyey has opened his coal Office
in Fleming a Sons plumbing establish
ment
Warren Doolitte had 13 acres of corn
on his Dummerston farm badly cut by the
hail during the storm of Saturday.
Our Bellows Falls contemporary hears
that a number of Brattleboro people were
stockholders in one of the Milwaukee ma
tional banks which has suspended.
Pratt Wright d Co.'s store is being
renovated, the improvements including
paint and paper. Ryan Brothers have re-
Gently put new "bee hive" roof on the
building.
The New York Sunday World will be on
sale at the newsroom every Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, Newsdealer Fox having
perfected arrangements so as to get the
papers at that hour.
The rally of veterans arranged by c. p.
ellison will take place on the banks of the
Connecticut at West Chesterfield to-mor-
row, Saturday, evening. Beans and coffee
will be served in army style in the light Of
two immense bonfres, and music and
/ speaking will add TO the interest of the oc-
casion. Company F, l4th New Hampshire
| regiment, of which Mr.. ellison is mem
Der, will hold a reunion during the day.
a private letter from the White Noun
/ tans says the business there is very light
| and the landlords have the blues. At the
/ Fabyan, which has capacity of 400, there
were less than 80 guests last Saturday.
Bethlehem, always popular resort, seems
deserted, and from other places the story is
the same. The Summit House, the rent Of
which is 500 day, had only two guests
last Saturday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28

The Boston Globe compliments Carr
on his work at Dover, stating that he field,
his position finely.
Burrell, released by Springfield va,
signed by Wilkesbarre, and he won the
first game against his old companions.
Pitcher O'Connor has refused the offer
of the Philadelphia club. Catcher Ranney
has also refused liberal offers from league
clubs.
Cooke and Naylor of the L. V. NJ are
the battery for the Saratogas. Cooke 4,
holding the strong New York teams down
to a few hits each game and Naylor Is
supporting him finely.
Mahoney has declined the captaincy o..
the Northampton team and Kinsella hs,
accepted it. Murphy returned from Chicago
last week and played his first game with
the Northamptons Saturday.
The Lewistons hold the batting record
of the season, having made 81 hits with a
total of GA in the game against the PoH.
lands Monday. Mccormick had single.
two-bagger and three home runs.
Boston Globe: "Charley Flack Of The
Boston Reds is one of the finest outfelders
in the country. He covers an immense
amount of ground, and is very quick in re.
turning the ball from his territory. 1t !,
very hard for runner to get from first to
third on single hit, when it goes to left.
The Sporting Life says: "Connie Mur.
ply of Atlanta has caught more game,
than any other catcher in the Southern
league. He has, too, according to TIT
Atlanta Constitution, caught more straigh,
games than any man whoever worked il
the South" Murphy is also making 4
record as one of the heaviest hitters Of tht
South. The Hinsdale boy was never play
ing faster ball
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
HARDIE'S PORTRAITS OF sENA-
TOR PROCTOR.

The critic of the Boston Transcript has
a highly commendatory article upon por-
trait OF Senator Redtield Proctor, by Rob
ert Gordon Hardie, now on exhibition at
the gallery of Doll n Richards, Boston.
This portrait, the writer says, represents
the senator at three-quarters length, stand
ing by table on which one of his hands
is resting, while the other hand is half
plunged into his pocket. He wears a black
frock coat and dark trousers, and is posed
full-frOnt. At the right of the background
on the wall, is the coat Of-arms of his state,
Vermont, and on the left of the background
is an open window through which is seen
pretty glimpse of a green landscape and
a blue sky. The portrait is one of the
most remarkable for intense vitality and a
strong expression of personal character
among the many remarkable works of the
kind that Mr.. Hardie has produced in the
last few years; indeed il is almost the
keenest impression of life that has vet
come from this vigorous and talented hand.
II is a portrait which looks and listens and
judges; it is portrait in the presence of
which one would utter no secrets, nor
would it be discreet to criticise except in
the most reserved manner the palpable
characteristics of the subject Senator
Proctor is rugged and forcible American
type, and Mr.. Hardie has made a really
important historical picture in portraying
him."
The portrait here described is one of
three which Mr.. Har1ie has been commits
stoned to paint of Senator Proctor, and is
TO be hung in the state house at Montpelier.
A smaller one has been made for the war
department at Washington, and Mr.. Hardie
is now at work on third one for the fam
lily.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
RECEIVERS REPORTS

On the Condition Of the Endowment
Orders in which BrattlebOrO People
Are Interested.
There are now about A. large endoW'
ment orders of Massachusetts In the hands
of receivers. The Boston Record has ST.
cured reports from all the receives, ana
the followingis what is said in reference 10
those which had a large membership III
BrattlebOro:
Non-Secret Endowment Order-N nave
at the present time collected something
like $4,000 which is now on deposit III
the banks and have a large proportion OIL
the assemblies recorded. However there
is large number of details, and gieN
deal of work to be done yet, and i. Will DC
several months before distribution can DC
made, but think the dividend will be SUD
stantial.
Peoples Five Y ear Benefit order-Ha'e
made considerable progress in settling Inc
affairs of the Peoples Five-year Beneu.
order, but do not expect TO be able to pa!
a dividend for several months. Hope u
be able to do so before Jan. next.
Order of the North Star-The final d'l'
dend in this order was paid on SATURDAY
July Is.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
THE BUTTERFIRLp FAMILY.

My attention has been called to an arti-
Gle which appeared in The Phoenix, Jan.
s, 1892, entitled "Brattleboro's first ballot
box" Having spent my spare time for
nearly 10 years among the records of the
Butterield family, l wish to correct an err
ror or two in that article in reference to
the Butterfields. This article calls A. b.
Butterfield of Boston great grandson of
Capt. Benjamin Butterfeld, one of the
early settlers, and grandson of Capt But
terfield's son Benjamin. In fact, A. b.
Butterfeld is grandson of Capt. Benjamin.
have not yet been able to find grandson
of the son Benjamin in the male line,
though presume there are several The
article further states that Capt Benjamin
came to Brattleboro in 1866, and that his
deed was for 100 rods wide, to include 100
acres. The Brattleboro land records show
that the land was 200 acres (Vol. A, page
l84.). The Brattleboro records show that
Levi Butterfield, son of Benjamin Butter
field, was born June l, 1853, and that Ze-
ri Butterield, son of Benjamin Butterfield,
was born May 8, 1865; also other later
births.
Now if Benjamin Butterlield came to
BrattlebOro in 1866, why these records of
births in Brattleboro one and three years
prior? A. A. BUTTERFMLD,
Jacksonville, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
ORA BAILEY.

Ora Bailey, former well-known citizen
of Dummerston and Brattleboro, died on
Thursday night of last week at FitchbuTg,
Mass His health has been i'm aired since
November, 1891, when he had an attack of
grip. In January, 1892, he was i'll with
pneumonia, which was followed by heart
disease with drOpsy, from which he has
since suffered, but the immediate cause of
death was stroke of apOplexy two days
before his death. He never recovered con-
seriousness after the stroke.
Mr.. Bailey was born at DummerstOn,
Vt, Jan. Is, 1928. He was the youngest
of II children-10 sons and two daughters
of David and Lydia (Allen) Bailey. The
family is noted for longevity, the father
having attained to the age of So years.
The first death from disease among the II
children occurred a few years ago. Mr..
Bailey was in the granite business at Dunn
merston for many years and furnished the
granite for many of the largest buildings in
in BrattleborO, including the Unitarian
church, Crosby block and the Brattleboro
Retreat. He moved from Dummerston to
BrattlebOro in 1871 and went to Fitchburg
in 1879. He had charge of the stone work
on most of the buildings erected by the late
Benz. Snow in Fitchburg.
Mr., Bailey was, for many years, a mem
Der of the Baptist church at West Dunn
merston and later at Brattlebofo. He was
sincere Christian and an earnest advocate
of temperance. He leaves a wife, to whom
he was married in 1S4S, and two sons
Fred W. of Fitchburg, and Frank j. of
BrattlebOro. Five brothers survive him
Chester of Brattleboro, Abner and Silas of
West Dummerston, Levi of Dummerston
and William of Providence.
A short service was held Saturday at Mr..
Bailey's home at Fitchburg and the body
was brought to West Dummerston for
burial
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
RESCUED BUT UNGRATRFUL.
From the Keene Sentinel. ]

At Spotford lake, Chesterfield, Sunday.
ID. L. Webster and Lewis Minis of this
city, while out in a boat, rescued two Brat
tleboro men from drowning. They kent
the men up on the surface until the steamer.
which came to their relief, took them on
board. va
The two Brattleboro men were in boat.
ihey fell out of the boat and then turned
II over, and would undoubtedly have been
drowned If 1t had not been for the Keene
boys After getting ON to the steamer
they sailed off without even THANKING
Messrs. Minis and Webster.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN,
&. IL. Stevens Is President Of an Organ
Company mt Marietta. Ohio, Which
Has a Capital OF $4,000.


c. Il. Stevens of Marietta, Ohio was n
Brattleboro Saturday. briefly greeting a
few of his many old friends here. Being
in Washington on a business trip Mr.
Stevens took the time for a flying visit to
his native place, East Barnard, thi, state,
Mr. Stevens, who was formerly prominel,
in musical, military and fraternal circle, in
BrattlebOro, left here in 1887 and went to
Marietta, where he opened general music
store, which he conducted successfully,
having two clerks and three travelling
statesmen. Early last year Mr. Steven,
began the manufacture of organs, and this
business has rapidly increased. The Sic
vens Organ company, of which he Is presi
dent, is now an incorporated concern with
SI5, 900 capital. Its factory is as large as
that of Carpenter Organ company and
about 40 to so hands are employed. The
weekly output is II organs, but it is ex'
pected that this number will soon be IN
creased to %, and over ~ hands empoyel'
The Stevens company make only high
grade organs, all of the piano case
style, with both pipes and reeds
These organs, find ready sale, largely IN
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois. Mr.
Stevens's retail store is still carried on
with quarters in the factory. From here
Mr.. Stevens went to Dover to call on
Horace Ais, now a resident of hat town
Mr.. Ais, formerly worked in the Estey
factory here, and for two or three years
was Mr.. Steyens's partner in the store al
Marietta
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF ToLEno
Lucas COfrA,aV ; IS

Frank j. Cheney makes oath tbs+ H., 4. A.
senior partner OF the firm of f. J. Cheney a 90
DONG business in the city of Toledo county ana
sm "a S anu that said firm will pay The
case OF catarrh that cannot be cured nv the ny
VI S tian Oatarrh Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY
sworn 70 before me aud subscribed In nv ~
ence this 9th day of December n Iss ssy pres
II seal A. W. GLEASON, Notary Pnhlic
d;l Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
system. Send for testimonials free '"ces Oh the
so Sold by druggists, IS cents. 'o'euo' "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
MILITARY NOTES.

General orders No. IA, from the adjutant
and inspector generals office, show the
changes that have occurred among the
commissioned officers during the year end
ing July Is, 1898. There have been 80
commissions, 22 promotions and IL reisg-
nations during the year. Enlisted men to
the number of 1871 have been discharged.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28

Marked down sale of trimmed and summer hats.
Call and see us at the rooms lately occupied by
Mrs H. S GoOdenough DUNKLEE & WARE,
SIS Main St. BrattebOro. Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
CanLerous AReotIons

" the mouth may be speedily cured by lne me
cause and restore the mouth and teeth TO- O11lE
ana health. IL injuries none and cures all II #
most pleasant 70 the taste aud conservative
good looks
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
Is-sold by druggists lists i Is ce a CO. Toll

ina a lady whose hair came out with every comb.
fafiiih Eds tn1uceI 70 give Ayers Hair Vieor a
loss Of hair checked hut new and v EaS one
growth soon succeeded that which ha gone
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
ApVBRTIsBD LBTTRRs.

women.-Gracie Adams, Catherine Beatley,
Prudy Durham. May Roix.
Men.-Frrd Clark, Jacob King. +. A, Pollard
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28

The BROOKS House HACK ana coupe
Line
now under one management and is prepared
to larry 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
aud courteous service to merit the public patron
age. H. o. COOLIDGE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28

After using Ely'S Cream Balm two months
was surprised to find that the right nostril which
vas closed for over twenty years, was open and
free as tile other and can use il now as l could
not do for many years. | feel very thankful
r. II. Cressingham, 275 18th street, Brooklyn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28

Bakers Mandrake BItters cure Indigestion
heart burn costiveness and all malarial diseases,
twenty five cents per bottle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28

spauldings Glue is like the shirt of Nessus,
cannot be pulled off.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28
BAND CONCERT.

The First Regiment Band will give tGel
eighth concert next Wednesday evening
with the following program:
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-03-21
ALecture by Castle.

NEW YORK, March 20.-William R..
Castle, one of the commissioners ap-
pointed by the provisional government
Of Hawaii to procure an annexation
treaty with this country, made an elo-
quent plea for annexation in the Puri-
tan church, Brooklyn, last night. In
the course of his address Mr.. Castle said
that the inhabitants of Hawaii do not
suffer from contagious diseases. He
predicted that the Sandwich islands will
become the health resort of the United
States within few years. He said the
deposed queen alone was responsible for
the overthrow of the monarchy.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-03-21
The Pope and the Phonograph.

ROME, March 20.-The pope Sunday
listened to two messages through a
phonograph, and from the late Cardinal
Manning, and the other from Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore. Stephen
Moriarity brought the instrument to the
pope's presence at Rome. Moriarity
entreated his holiness to speak into the
phonograph an expression of love and
blessing which might be delivered to the
Catholics of America, on the occasion of
opening the Chicago exposition. He
pointed out that if the pope granted this
request it would be the first time in the
history of the church that the voice of
the sovereign pontiff would be heard in
America. His holiness then listened to
the message of the late Cardinal Man
ming, in which his eminence asked for a
blessing and expressed the hope that the
Catholic faith might soon spread all
over the world. The pope was greatly
affected at hearing the voice of the dead
cardinal as it was brought from the
grave to his ears, and then listened to a
message from Cardinal Gibbons, in
which he asked the blessing of God upon
the pope. His holiness promised to
grant the request and to send message
to the United States by means of the
most wonderful invention of that won
derful country.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-03-21
WILL NOT GIVE UP
Republicans Will Fight Democratic
Organization.
MORE NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED
Ex-senator Eustis Named as Minister
to France---TheOdore Runyon
to Germany.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Republicans
of the senate met in caucus this morn
ing to consider the threatened attempt
by the democrats to reorganize the cleo
tive officers of the senate. There was a
full attendance, Sherman presiding. 1t
was declared this was contrary to all
precedent at special session, and would
seriously interfere with public business.
1t was unanimously agreed the chair
man should wait on German, chairman
of the democratic caucus, and notify
him that any attempt at reorganization
would be very distasteful to republicans.
There would be no opposition to the
election of Harris as president pro tenn.
The committees and clerks have been
changed, and the republicans say reor-
ganization is complete Tor this session.
If the democrats try to go further, the
republicans will quote from the records
of 1881 when the democrats opposed any
effort on the part of the republicans,
who finally abandoned their efforts in
this direction. If this is not sufficient,
another caucus will lie held, with the
probability of decision to filibuster as
the democrats did in 1881. The repub-
licans say they have the power to pre-
vent a new organization if it comes to a
nv
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-03-21
The Naronic Lost.

BREMEN, March 2O.-The British
steamer Coventry arrived here today
from Fernandina, bringing news max
ing certain the loss of the White Star
steamer Naronic, which sailed from Liv-
erpool for New York February 18th, and
was not heard from thereafter till now.
The Coventry reports that on March 4,
southwest of Sable island, off the coast
of Newfoundland, she sighted two life
boats bearing the name of the Naronic,
keel upward, giving evidences of having
passed through very severe storm.
Appearances indicated that neither boat
had been long adrift. There is chance
the occupants were picked up by pass
ing vessel. One of the boats was passed
at o'clock in the morning, the other at
2 in the afternoon. That the Naronic is
at the bottom of the sea is not doubted,
but the cause of the disaster, of course,