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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES,

Fire in the Dudley box factory at Green
field Friday night caused $500 d age.
Edward Wright of Springfield broke the
worlds tive-lap skating rink record at IIol
yoke Friday night, making the mile in
2:56t.
Mrs. VIM. Noble, one of the wealthiest
residents of SOuthwick, was fatally burned
last Friday night. She fell while carrying
lighted lamp.
The works of the James Ramage Paper
company at Monroe, Mass, are not run
ming, owing to the freezing of the water
supply which furnishes power for the pulp
mill.
J. Wesley Riddell, farmer and contrac-
tor of Greenfield, was seriously injured
Friday, being struck by a falling tree. Sew
eral ribs were broken and it is feared that
his lungs were perforated.
There is naturally local interest in the
report of the special joint committee of
the legislature upon the revision of the
lower courts, says the Greenfield Gazette.
In the first place, it proposes an abolition
of trial justices, and the establishment of
a district court in Franklin county. This
court, it is proposed by the bill presented,
shall cover all the county, and the salary
of the justice is fixed at $500, and of the
clerk at $1,000. 1t also provides for two
special justices of this court, and that ses-
sions shall be held in Greenfield, Orange
and Shelburne Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
READSBORO.
Gen. Daniel d. Wiley.

Gen. Daniel d. Wiley, who died at his
home in Sudbury Centre, Mass, last week,
was born in Readsboro in 1887. In his
boyhood he went to Worcester county,
Mass, to live, and at the time the war
broke out was at work in store in Ohio.
Tie returned to TempletOn, his former
home, and enlisted in the 21st Massachu-
sets regiment. Afterward he was clerk to
Gen. Thomas Wilson of the commissary
department, and in 1862 was appointed
commissary captain, serving in that posi-
ton until the close of the war. He was in
the army of the Potomac and was sent
against Richmond, having charge of the
main depots of subsistence supplies in the
Held, At the close of the war he was
oreyetted brigadier general. He had
charge of millions of dollars worth of
supplies and was very active in pushing
them to the front. Since the war he had
engaged in business in Massachusetts,.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
1t is expected that a Kelley institute
will be established in Bennington.

1t is expected that a Kelley institute
will be established in Bennington.
The old village schoolhouse at Waits
field was burned Wednesday of last week.
Lysander Kenney, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Grand Isle, committed
suicide Wednesday by hanging.
The stockholders have voted to reduce
the capital stock of the First national
bank of st. Johnsbury from 100000 to
100000.
The docket of the March term of the
Rutland county court contains 2l5 civil
cases, II chancery cases, 80 divorce and
Is criminal cases.
Orris Ayers of Waterbury was struck by
falling limb, which hit him upon the
head, puncturing his skull, breaking the
bridge of his nose, knocking out his teeth
and otherwise bruising him.
The great st. Adams butter factory, the
largest establishment of the kind in the
world, made 2,557, 900 pounds of butter in
the last II months, and was burned and
rebuilt in the time.
Uncle Truman Smith of Addison cannot
truthfully be called much of rolling
stone, says the Middlebury Register. He
is 90 years of age and was born and has
lived his entire life in the same house.
d. A. Warren of Boston, while at the
home of Lester Whitney in Tunbridge,
was accidentally shot by the discharge of
the gun which he was carrying the charge
taking effect in the upper part of his left
arm.
The old George Ayers house, opposite
the Elm Tree hotel at Milton, was burned
! 10 | a iGt
lost goods and artists materials valued at
$1,000, and A. b. Story, the other Occu-
pant, sustained loss of S400.
Isaac NJ. Smith, who died recently at
! the age of 50, was receiver of one of the
defunct New Mexico banks in which many
people in St. Johnsbury and vicinity were
! Interested Mr.. Smith had served as sher-
! if of Caledonia county and assistant judge.
| He was a director of the Merchants nat
ional bank of st. Johnsbury and president
of the savings bank at WoOdsville, N. II.
Rev. Morton l.. Hall, a graduate OF
Bakersfield academy, Vermont Methodist
seminary, Middletown college and Boston
university, died last week in Bakersfield
aged 20. After finishing his course oil
study Mr.. Hall entered the travelling min
istry of the Troy conference in 1891, anC
was stationed at Ames, N. Y. In 1892 he
was ordained deacon and was returned tC
the same place.
Fair Haven had another serious fire
Tuesday night, when a three-story building
on River street was burned, causing los
of $40, 400. The building was owned anC
occupied by E. r. Hill as a carriage shol
and dwelling, by Adolphus Young as car
rage maker and blacksmith and p. r. Don
ohue as a paint shop. The loss on las
weeks fire at Fair Haven was greatly eX
aggerated, not exceeding 5000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
Excellent sleighing.


Mrs. j. L. Stark, I'd, is seriously i'll.
DR.. f. j. Titus is contemplating trip
TO the South for his health.
Mrs. Reed state president of the w. c.
T. L.. will give public address at one of
the churches next Sunday evening. All
are cordially invited.
At the annual village meeting on the 23d,
these officers were elected for the ensuing
wear: Clerk and treasurer, f. A. Willard,
IT.: trustees, II. L. Fox, G. NJ. Russell,
Amasa Grout, John L. Pike, David G.
Hubbard: collector, II. l.. Adams; aud
itor,. j. II. Kidder, J. S. Stanley and II. l..
Adams. The trustees were instructed to
put the mill pump in perfect order and steps
have been taken to that end.
The regular meeting of the literary and
scientific union will occur next Wednesday
evening The program will consist of pa
per, upon the life, character and public
service of the four eminent Americans who
have recently died, James G.. Blaine by
c. D. Spencer; Rutherford B. Hayes by
Z. 4. Fitch, Phillips Brooks by Rev. Mr..
Abbott. Benjamin F. Butler by G. NJ. Rus
sell. Musical selections will be given and
the exercises will be of general interest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
WILMINGTON.
INV. Mr. Morthcn,s Lecture.

fl F.. seldom that our people have the
,,uortunity to listen to such an interesting
,nnL instructive course of lectures as has
,ren given this week at the town hall by
p.r H. w. Worthen of Hardwick, under
~. auspices of the Epworth league. The
.rhirct Monday evening was "Sunny It.
,l,.' Tuesday evening, "Sight-seeing in
rs,pt." Wednesday, "Tent life in Pales-
i1s u" and Thursday evening, GLOW to get
a.b " The speaker at once puts himself
-, .,muathv with his audience, and pro-
..,i. TO tell in manner easy and CONVEX
,,.,u,l. what he saw during his journey
.I,r.urh the different countries. He has a
...., sense of the humorous and knows
,o,y TO tell story. He appreciates the
,.luiifu in nature and art, and presents
,r.,ruinr word pictures before his hearers.
H.. rows eloquent at times as he describes
,he scenery and various objects of interest.
willie i'm Rome he went to see the Pope,
,nd his experience was grotesque and
lie assembled Vesuvius and all
Lut fell into the crater. He assembled the
and explored the interior of those
piles; he captured some Egyp-
tiau perfumery 5000 years old; he ate per-
simmons and green dates; was RECALLED
with honey and tasted of the water of the
Dead sea- He spent night of torment at
Jericho. and became as familiar with the
streets of Jerusalem as with the streets of
a Vermont town.
.Wh, every foot of Scripture, whose location used
to stump us,
Was now regularly laid out with the different
points of compass;
when he undertook a subject in such natural
lines he'd draw it;
He would paint it so honest that 1t seemed as II
YOU saw it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Dismissed from the Navy.

Commander Henry L. johnson, whose
home is at Burlington has been dismissed
from the navy. Commander johnson
was tried before a general court-martiai at
Mare island navy yard last December on
three charges, the principal one of which
was; "Through negligence, suffering a YES
sci of the navy to be run upon rock and
hazarded." The vessel was the Mohican,
which johnson commanded, and the
grounding took place off the Alaska coast
She was the first vessel to which he was
assigned after a suspension of several
years for the same offence for which he has
been dismissed. The court found him
guilty of the three charges preferred and
sentenced him to dismissal. Secretary
Tracy approved the findings and this action
was confirmed by President Harrison.
The St. Johnsbury Republican says that
Commander johnson was an officer of
great promise, but that he contracted hab-
its of dissipation, which resulted in his
disgrace.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
Death of the Barre Centenorion.

Mrs. Lucy Wood of Barre, who cele-
brated her 10th birthday anniversary re-
Gently, died Wednesday from grip. Mrs.
Wood was born in Methuen, Mass, Jan.
16, 1856, and at the age of about IS years
married John Wood. They at once moved
to Barre, where she has since lived. Her
husband was a teamster for the American
army at Pittsburgh in 1912, and she was a
few years since, granted pension by spec
ial act of Congress. She was always a
very vigorous, hard working woman, anI
endured all the privations of a pioneer
life while her husband was absent from
home. Her youngest child is about 20
years old and the oldest living, a son, is
over fourscore. During the last quarter
of century Mrs. Wood has resided with
daughter. She was a few years ago
made a member of the Woman's Relief
corps of Barre, and one of the staff of the
state department president, and has been
continued in that position ever since.
Frank l.. Greene of st. Adams, who is
now travelling in Southern Europe, has re-
signed as division commander of the Sons
of Veterans, and a meeting of the divs-
ion council will be held at Burlington,
Feb. s, to elect his successor.
wi. IIdllkllll L all btlihS, DItNlutlll Dl
the Fairbanks Scale company at st. Johns
bury, together with Mrs. Fairbanks, his
daughter, Miss Ellen Fairbanks, and Miss
Martha Tyler, curator of Fairbanks mu-
scum, sail from New York tomorrow for
a three months lripin Egypt, Italy and the
Holy Land.
The new Methodist church at Water
bury, built at a cost of Slj, 900. was dedi-
Gated Wednesday evening of last week.
The sermon was by Rev. T. z. Frost of
Brooklyn; presentation of the edifice by
eX-Gov. Dillingham;; dedication by Presd-
ing-Elder TruaX of Montpelier.
1t is proposed to form a stock company
at Montpelier with a capital of So, 900, for
the purpose of buying the Nicholas mead
ow on the Berlin side and fitting it up for a
trotting park. The land can be bought
for $4,000, leaving So, 900 for building a
half-mile track, grand stand, fitting up the
grounds and building a bridge across the
river.
There is one Touring mill ia Vermont
which uses the roller process. 1t is locat-
ed in Jericho and owned by b. d F.
Howe. 1t has a storage capacity of - TO
30 car loads and can turn ont 60 barrels OF
flour day. The firm buys largely Yer
mont wheat, but also has the winter wheat
raised in Michigan and the spring wheat
raised in Minnesota.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
". /. HAWLEY.
January p.


Another lot of seconds in
Garfield Dress Shields, same
as we had last year, same
price, pairs for IS cents, all
sizes, Nos. I, ?, 3 and 4.
Job in Towels at II IL
cents.
Eighty dozen more of the
big Damask Towels, such as
we sold at Christmas time for
IS cents. They are the larg-
est, handsomest and best we
have ever seen at that price.
One long counter full of
our last season season Outing
Cloths, Ginghams and Sat-
ines, being closed now at 6
IA cents a yard.
Another counter full OF Cot
ton Dress Goods, 9 cents a
yard.
New patterns in the narrow
Gimps for dress trimmings.
Special job in Hamburgs,
IS and IL IL cents.
Special lot Handkerchief
at S cents each.
Special value in Napkins
at S. and in some extra fine,
extra large dinner Napkins at
SIS.
Hemstitched Napkins and
small Table Cloths.
New lot Turkey red Table
DamaskS.
Closing prices on black lace
Demi-houncings and all-over
dot lace for dresses.
Remember to look at the
ten lots of Wool Dress Goods
heretofore advertised at 9, 10
20, 80, 40, 50, %, 1911 50, &c
cents.
Remember that you car
buy a Cloak now for less thar
its actual value.
More of the Bannockburr
plaid Wrappers at $I.2s each
received today.
". /. HAWLEY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

Several couples attended the Unitarian
fair at Warwick on Friday evening of last
week.
Miss Elsie Duncan is home from Mt
Holyoke college because of i'll health; her
brother Linsley returns this week to Maine
State college.
Mrs. Annie Wilcox Whittesee is stop
ping for a short time with her uncle, DR.. R..
G. Ward. Mr.. and Mrs. Whittlesee have
lately come from New Jersey to Holyoke,
Mass.
Rev. Geo. F. Piper will be installed as
pastor of the Unitarian church next Tues
day afternoon. The sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. Grindall Reynolds of Boston,
and other men of prominence will be pres
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
PORTRAITS OF MISS WILKINS.

Two portraits of Miss Mary f. Wilkins,
the successful story writer, have lately
been published, but in the opinion of those
who know her neither of them does her
justice. She has been described by some
of those who have the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance as "looking just as she ought to
look"-that is, just as the author of such
stories as she has written should be expect
ed to look. During her recent visit to this
neighborhood, Miss wilkins received many
attentions. She is said to have found the
journey from New York to Brooklyn and
the reverse rather tircsome, and to have
been oppressed by the hurry which char
acterizes New Workers and their near
neighbors. 1t is not known whether she
has accepted the opinion that is believed to
have wide vogue on this side of the East
river, that it is further from New York to
Brooklyn than from Brooklyn to New
York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03

There is feeling of satisfaction and
safety at Hghgate now that the trio of
young burglars, Miles Percy, Nelson
Minkley and George Moore, are in custody.
Last summer Jesse Prescott had S400
taken from his bedroom and this same
gang was suspected and Moore arrested,
but later released. In October the depot
was burglarized, butter, tea and an express
package being taken, all valued at over
800. Suspicion was directed to the three
young men, and when Percey's house was
searched a part of the stolen goods were
found. He confessed, and the arrest of
Minkley and Moore followed. Each has
been held in the sum of $500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
A CHICAGO INSTITUTION,
which Possesses a Certain Local In
terest.

terest.
A recent issue of the Chicago Tribune
contains an account of the proceedings at
the annual meeting of the board of mana
gers of the Home for the Friendless in
that city, the institution of which Miss f.
T. Colburn is the assistant superintendent.
The institution is non-sectarian and with
omen doors to the most unfortunate. Dur
ing the year Just closed a home has been
given to deserted wives with helpless Off
spring, women temporarily stranded, girls
from the country who have come to Chi
cago hoping to secure employment, and
children deprived of parental care through
poverty, disease, or vice. Many of the
children are placed in good homes, where
thew grow to manhood and wOmanhood
One little girl, who left two years ago, sent
a S. gold piece to the superintendent last
Christmas and announced that she still
had $50 in the bank.
There were received last year 9S2 adults
and 900 children, while there were 1928
dismissals. Comfortable homes were found
for 43 children and employment for many
women. There was an average of 100 ad-
missions a month. The inmates included
1916 Protestants, 625 Roman Catholics, and
40 Jews. The record of nationalltles
shows the Americans lead, with the Irish
close behind. Then in the order named
come German, English, Swede, Norwegian
Scotch, Polish, French, Canadian, Bone
milan, Dutch, Italian, Danish, Welsh, Rus
sian, Syrian, the latter being single case
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
Vermont Customs District.
IL Is One of the Most Important I'm the
United States. Merchandise Valued ut
sI2,SO2, 200 Imported Last Year.


United States. Merchandise Valued at
sI2,7O2, 200 Imported Last Year.
During the year ending Dec. 81, 1892,
the value of the merchandise brought into
the district of Vermont from the Domin-
ion of Canada amounted in the aggregate
to S12, 702, 100, on which duties to the
amount of SO, 0S0, 605. AZ were estimated or
collected, an increase of 1922, 90S in value
of importations, and of S40l, ITO i'm amount
of duties, as compared with the year end
ing Dec. 81, 1891.
Vermont is one of the most important
customs districts i'm the United States.
The reports show that in the total number
of importations it is exceeded by only two
other districts; and that, of the 1l6 Gus
toms districts in the United States, it
ranks as eighth in the total amount of
revenue collected. More than one-fourth
of all the importations into the United
States from the Dominion of Canada are
made through the district of Vermont,
and it received nearly one-seventh of all
duties collected in the % customs districts
on the norther frontier
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
vermont Merino sheep breeders.

The 18th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Merino Sheep Breeders association
was held at Middlebury last week Wednes-
day. The result of the elections was de
pressing to wool growers, and a resolution
was adopted to the effect that the associa-
tion did not wish to have the tariff on wool
lowered. John II. Mead of West Rutland
was chosen president; +. f. Stckney of
Shoreham and II. +. Sanford of Cornwall
vice presidents; Albert Chapman of Mid
dlebury, secretary, at a salary of $S0Oa year !;
and f. II. Harrington of Brandon, treasur-
er. Ten tlocks of sheep have been offered
for the states exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
The Western Vermont Congregational
Club.

The Western Vermont Congregational
club had its annual meeting in Rutland
last week Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Mckay
of st. Adams and others made addresses,
and resolutions on the death of Bishop
Brooks were adopted. These officers for
the year were chosen: President, Rev. D..
Sage Mckay of St. Adams; vice pres-
dents, Rev. DR.. Edward Halves of Bur
lington, John A. Mead of Rutland and
Rev. NJ. l.. Severance of Bennington Cen
tire; secretary, John w. Norton of Bur
lington; treasurer, Rev. c. r. Seymour of
Bennington; executive committee, Rev. IL.
T. Barnard of West Rutland, Prof. w. w.
Eaton of Middlebury and d. X. Smonds of
Manchester; auditor, VIM. II. Steele of
Rutland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
a PIoneer Missionary.

boro, Mass, Saturday at the age of %
years, was native of New Haven, this
state. He began to preach in halls and
schoolhouses in this state, Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire in 1929 and in 1880
was ordained to the ministry. For four
years he traversed the New England states
by stage, on horseback and on foot, preach
ing wherever shelter could be found. He
then went to Indiana as pioneer mission
airy. Since then he has preached in al
most every state in the union.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
Home market Bulletin.

Notwithstanding the reverse of last November
the tariff discussion is bound TO be revived and
continued, and it will be conducted on broader
and stronger grounds than ever. The best and
cheapest organ of this discussion is the Home
Market Bulletin, which puts into every protection
lists hands the facts ana arguments with which TO
answer his free trade opponents. The Bulletin is
edited by Col Albert Clarke, long prominent
Vermont newspaper man. 1t will be furnished In
connection with The Phoenix at only 20 cents a
wear. or s.. rs for the two papers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
BONNEVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Kendall returned
from Massachusetts, and New York Satur-
day,
Mrs c. B. Williams is i'll with cold and
sore throat.
Rev. and Mrs. E. B. Harris of South
Heading are visiting in town.
The state president of the w. G. L. U.
gave an address at the church on Sunday
morning, speaking in the interest of the
church extension society and temperance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
a Case of Suspended Animation at
North Troy.

T. j. Sartwell of North Troy, aged 50
years, was suddenly taken i'll. A physician
was called and remedies administered, but
the patient sank and was pronounced dead.
Mr.. Sartwell's son went to get an under
taker, but on his return found his father
sitting up in bed, having revived during
his absence. 1t proved to be case of
suspended animation. Mr.. Sartwell is now
recovering.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
WILLIAMSVILLB.
Death of Mrs. Lamb.

Mrs. Geo. w. Lamb died on Monday,
Jan. 80. Her disease, pneumonia, seemed
subdued, and her friends had
fond hopes of her recovery, but in one who
has seen IS years, it is hard to pick up the
broken threads and restore them to their
native strength. a difficulty of the heart
followed which defied the doctors faithful
care. Mrs. Lamb had been lifelong res
ident of this town, only leaving long enough
to attend school for few months in
Keene. y. H., while she was yet girl.
She was the daughter of Ichabod and Eliz-
abeth Mortified. May Is, 1885, she mar
ried Geo. w. Lamb and moved on to a
farm in the parish" and soon after that,
on to the home farm, where they lived UNI
til six years ago. Failing health caused them
to buy the home formerly occ"- I'd by DR..
Bakeslee, where they have e lived.
Only one brother, John A. Merritield, sur
wives her Mrs. Lamb was very intelli-
gent, active woman, well-read and able to
talk on all the current events of the day.
She was an active member of the Univer-
sast church and Sunday school, and will
be much missed there as well as at all So
cial gatherings. Mr.. Lamb is still very
feeble. but was able to attend the funeral
and burial Wednesday afternoon, when
Rev f. w. Sprague of Brattleboro Off
ciated.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
VICINITY GLEANINGS.

Fred York of Windsor, aged 25 years,
committed suicide by shooting through the
hearl with a pistol, on the road leading
from his house to Hartland road. His sis
'tr saw him commit the act. He died in
Stantly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03

,i u3" often we hear middle.aged people say re-
.H"luhs that reliable old cough remedy n. H.
Towns Elixir: why, my mother gave it 10 me
I u'u was child, and | use It in my family; 1t
an MAYS cures 1t is always guaranteed TO cure
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03

Dr.. White walks out, but is not yet able
TO do business.
The iive-cent social will be held at school
house hall tomorrow evening.
Charles H. Dickinson of Wallingford,
Conn, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. d. Dickinson.
Rev. A. A. Rice preached in the Univer-
salist church last Sunday morning and
evening to large audiences. He will be
here again Sunday, Feb. II, when SER
vices will be held both morning and even
ing,
1t is mistake that the grist mill in this
village is "frozen up" as announced last
week, 1t has run every day this winter,
but owing to low water could not do its
usual amount of work. 1t is now doing
one-half its usual work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
CAST. DOES 1T.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-03
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