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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
SAXTONS RIVER.

Mrs. Martin Page is steadily regaining
her strength.
Mr.. Frost is at work upon the founda-
tions of his new block.
Mrs. S. A. Burwell of Providence, r.. l.,
is with her son, Fred Burwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Woodland of Swanzey,
n. H., visited Mrs. +. Osgood.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Smith and daughters re-
turned this week from the exposition.
Harry Foster of Williams college, and
Walter Foster are at home during July.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Graves went on Mon
day to Lake Warren for a couple of weeks.
Mrs. McCollom and Miss Mabel take
their vacation at Arlington, their former
home.
Frank Davis, who has been sick with ty-
phoid fever, is better and able to be out of
doors.
Rev. Mr.. Chaplin and daughter attends
on Friday the council at Springfield, this
state.
Mr.. Benson's new house rapidly takes
form under the hands of Mr.. Woodland and
his assistants.
Mrs. Wales and her children are home
at DR.. Campbell's, while Mr.. Wales visits
the exposition.
Mrs. Prof. Roux, for several weeks with
her sick mother, returned to her home on
Monday evening.
Rev. Geo. l. Bard of Walpole, n. H.,
will occupy the Congregational pulpit next
Sunday by exchange
Misses Kate Minard and Carrie ODER
went on Tuesday to spend some time with
an aunt in New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Chaplin of Medford,
Mass, passed Tuesday and Wednesday with
Mr.. Chapin's brother, G. F. Chaplin.
Among the wheelmen on our streets of
late, we notice Lieut.. Gatchell and his
brother-in-law, the latter an experienced
rider.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson are guests OF
the FrOsts. Mr.. Thompson was formerly
a teacher in our grammar school for a
year. He now holds fine position in the
schools of Lawrence, Mass.
The funeral of Miss Carrie NJ. Whitcomb
on Sunday afternoon was largely attended.
The services were at her late home, heI
pastor Rev. Mr.. Baldwin officiating, assist
ed by Revs. Wilbur and Chaplin. Miss
WhitcOmb was graduated at Vermont Acad-
envy in 1880, and at Smith college in 1885
For the past year she taught in the High
school at MedfOrd, Mass. Miss Whitcomt
was highly esteemed by all who knew her
as a person of fine attainments and of rare
womanly graces and marked refinement Of
feeling. Her loss will be keenly felt by
her father and brother and her immediate
circle of friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
GRAFTON.

Mrs. Willard Deane is visiting her sister
at Hinsdale Mass.
Chas. and John Duncan are spending
some time in town.
Miss Nellie Williams has returned to
Grafton for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Farrar and children
from Newport, this state, are here for a
short time.
Mrs. Chaplin Howard and son of Meri-
iden, Conn, came Wednesday last for a
summer vacation.
Mrs. Edison and Miss Marston, who has
been teaching here, left on Wednesday for
their home in BrattleborO.
Mr.. Redfield retains his place on the
stage route from SaXtOns River to Towns
bend and S. NJ. Walker from this place to
Chester Depot.
The sociable for the benefit of the pub
lie library last Friday evening was a success
socially and financially. A party of about
20 from Saxtons River, including DIR. and
Mrs. Locke, added much to the pleasure of
the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Joseph Taylor and wife returned to their
home in Hanover, N. H., Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Eastman expect to
take carriage drive to Saratoga next week.
The Loyal Temperance legion will meet
with Ethelnd Wyman Saturday afternoon.
F. d. Stevens, who was at home to spend
the Fourth, returned to his work Wednes-
day.
Rev. Mr.. Fullerton of Bellows Falls
preached very stirring and practical SER
mon last Sunday from the text, "Man
looketh on the outward appearance but the
Lord looketh on the heart
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
WESTMINSTER.

Thunder showers have got to be an old
story.
A double team carried party of young
folks to Lake Spofford Saturday for days
outing.
There was reunion at the home of
Kimball Chase last Saturday, it being Mr..
Chase's seth birthday.
Ned Pierce fell while at work stating on
Kurn Hattin lodge last Thursday, bruising
one limb so badly that he was obliged to
go on crutches for several days.
Lewis Smith, who carries on a farm for
r. d. Farr, recently lost his horse. This
week paper has been circulated through
the street by d. Phelps, and nearly money
enough raised to replace it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
DIAMOND DASHES.
The Leading Amateur Players.
Including Several who Have Been with
the BrattlebOrO Team.

Including Several who Have Been with
the BrattIebOro Team.
The leading authority on amateur sport is
Casper w. Whitney of Harper's Weekly.
As previously stated in The Phoenix Mr..
Whitney has named an All-American
amateur team, which would consist of
Ranney of Dartmouth c; Carter of Yale,
D: Weeks of Brown, Id; Stearns of Am
herst, Oh; Abbott of Harvard, Sd; Muir
ply of Yale, IS; Case of Yale, Halloweh of
Harvard and Payne of Princeton, outfeld-
ers. The substitutes would be Upton and
Highlands of Yale and King of Princeton
and Beall of Yale.
Mr. Whitney not only places three old
BrattleborO players on the team, but in
an extended review mentions others of
high rank who have been here.
In the list of pitchers he considers Car
ter of Yale and Jack Highlands of Harvard
in a class by themselves. Carter, how
ever, is the speeder and has better control.
In another class he places Bayne of Penn
sylvania, who died recently; Colby of Am
herst, Pond of Vermont, Sexton of Brown,
Wiggin of Harvard, Bowers of Yale and
Drake of Princeton. Bowers can find an
opposing batsman's weakness very quickly
and his slow balls rarely 60 anywhere but
to the vulnerable spot. In addition to
Ranney Mr. Whitney speaks of several
catchers, including Leahey of Holy Cross,
who is beautiful back stop and thrower,
but whose hitting is weak, and Tenney of
Brown, who coaches his pitcher well and
whose work is very even. kinsela of
Vermont plays in good form and throws
well. Lyman Allen of Vermont is credit
ed with being one of the strong first base
men. Stearns easily leads the second
basemen, and is one of the few men who
have hit Carter fairly. Jones and Magill
of Brown are ranked high as second and
third basemen, respectively. Murphy UNI
questionably outclasses any other short stop
and Sullivan of Harvard is second choice.
In the outfield none of the men who have
played in Brattleboro are mentioned. Mr.,
Whitney pays great compliment to
Hallowell of Harvard, whom he regards as
the best outfelder any university ever had
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
OOMMIssIONERs, NOTICE.

y, ESTATE OF LOVE {. FISK.
- Inc undersigned having been appointed by the
honorable Probate Court for the district of Mari
noIo' commissioners to receive, examine ana
adjust all claims and demands of ali persons
against the estate Of Love c. Fisk. late Of
bIattlen0ro, IN said district, deceased and ali
zee mat we viii meet for the purpose aforesaid AZ
the Nermoht National Bank N the 18th dav of
august ana the 10th day of December. next iron,
Sald GAYS and that six months from the stb
uay OF July A. ID. 1898, is the time limited NV
Gains dG SIG Tor said creditors to present their
0'a NUS !" us tnr examination and allowance
1888 '"'' o'n uay OF july,
- A. b. HALL. Commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
Services TO Precede the General Confer
emce.

Arrangements have been made for an
address every week day, except Saturday,
in the Congregational church at IL clock.
Beginning on Monday, the 18th, Rev. Geo.
c. Needham will deliver a series OF ad-
dresses on the following Old Testament
characters: Caleb, Gideon, Samson, Isaac,
and Joseph, During the second week, be-
ginning Monday, the oath, Mr.. Needham
will give abstracts of the New Testament
epstles: Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians,
Philippians and Hebrews. Two special
services will be arranged for on each of the
Sundays, July 10, % and 30, to be held at
1919 A. NJ. and s p. NJ. Ira d. Sankey
will conduct the singing
These meetings will ill up the time to
the opening of the general conference for
Christian workers, August /, and all who
can arrange to visit Mortified during this
time will find more time for recreation and
profitable series of meetings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14

The Shah of Persia and the Sultan of
Turkey each possess prayer mat, or rug,
made of diamonds and pearls, and valued
at something over S2,500,O0O apiece. The
largest and most expensive rug in the
world, made of the ordinary materials of
which such things are manufactured, is
owned by the Carlton club of London.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
PUTNBY.

A. j. Ayers appointment as postmaster
was announced in the dispatches from
Washington Monday.
The house of Clarence Blodgett on West
hill was destroyed by fire on Monday, to-
gether with the ouLbuildings. He was
away at work for the day, and everything
except the clothes he wore was burned.
No insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14

The rear of the Connecticut River Lum-
Der company's large drive of logs, which is
now passing here reached the boom above
the dam Monday afternoon. The full
force of log drivers is now concent! ated on
running them over the falls. This is slow
and expensive work this year owing to the
low water. 1t is not expected they will
get them all over in less than a week un-
less we have more rains.
The two drives of the Fall Mountain
Paper company, now doomed at the mouth
of the White and AmmonOosuc rivers,
will wait for higher water before being LET
into the Connecticut.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
s f. W. STODDARD, Register.


y By the Probate Court for said District
10 all persons interested in the estate OF
ETA HAYNES, late Of Bratteboro IN said dis
trict, deceased, GREETING
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account or
kittredge Haskins, Administrator with will an
nexed upon the Estate Of said deceased. and de-
cree distribution thereof to the persons entitled
az the session thereof to be held at the Probate
once in Brattleboro on the last Saturday of
july, a. ID. 1893, when and where Won may he
heard IN the premises if you see cause
- T.. W. STODDARD Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
Legal Notices.
STATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. SIS.

STATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro S.
- By the Probate Court for said District
B. HoWLANp late Of p Brs ttss OF
in said district. deceased Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de.
eide upon the allowance of the account Of Geo
s. Dowley, Administrator with will annexed
upon the Estate Of said deceased and decree
thereof to all persons entitled at the
session thereof 10 be held at the Probate ONCE
in Brattleboro, on the fifth day of August, A. d.
1875 when and where you may be heard in the
premises if you see cause
2s E. W. STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-14
The
Phoenix
Job Printing
e,EseEeake~> - -szAszxz1sz..---a
Office.

People get their Printing done there
because experience has shown that it is
done the way they want it, and when they
want it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10
Freaks of Memory.

A smart young cavalry officer was re-
Gently exercising his regiment upon
the drill ground when the familiar
words of commands suddenly slipped
from his mind, and the strenuous effort
made to recall them was utterly futile.
In order to cover his embarrassment he
was compelled to retire from command,
under the plea of illness The fugitive
sentence came to him when he reached
his rooms a still more singular case
is that of a wcll-known and esteemed
merchant, whose memory so treacher-
ously failed him one morning after
leaving home that he was totally I'M
able to locate his offices, and was act
ually compelled to inquire as to their
whereabouts. Another interesting ex-
ample is that of a popular novelist who
had nearly finished an important work
upon which he was engaged when a
sudden failure of memory deprived him
of his plot and necessitated the laying
aside of the book for more than a week
then an association of IDEAS recalled
the missing plot, the novel was brought
to successful issue and enjoyed wide
circulation.-Bo Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

But, SIR, YOU ARE TAXING THEM ALL. "
in the excited face of the landlord. and
replied with well-assumed innocencc:
20, it really does not matter, land
lord; we are coming back again.
With a suppressed imprecation, and,
scarcely master of himself with rage,
the landlord retired before the laughter
which burst from the spectators. lie
resumed his place beside the buffet.
with one hand in his vest, and stared
at the ceiling, while he occasionally
stamped his foot on the floor in his
passion.
"Ah, REFLECTED the lawyer.
what have to pay?"
Ten marks, sir"
The solicitor deposited ten-marlx
piece on the table and departed with
his guest, who to all appearances was
extremely happy and perfectly satisfied
both in mind and body.
The other guests looked after them
with smile.
1T really does not matter was fire.
quently in their mouth that day, and
afterwards, when any of them met at a
table, they did not fail to record the
incident.
At such times the landlord of tho
"kaiserhof" appeared ready to sink
through the floor.
But it really does not matter-if it
serve to make him wiser in future
Boston Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

into his capacious white vest and be-
gan shaking his head slowly from side
to side.
II am very sorry, sir, but my waiter
is entirely in the right"
Indeed! Such II thing is unheard
of! You ask five marks for an unor-
dered ana r~eaten dinner! And simply
because l sat here on a chair for ten
minutes The lawyer by this time was
boiling over with Indignation
sir" answered mine host, as he
raised his eyebrows with surprise, you
were sitting at the table d'hote"
And you took almonds and raisins,
sir" interjected the waiter.
And for these three raisins am to
pay five marks
''Sir, this is hotel; whoever sits
down to the table and takes anything
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10
LINDA WEBS THE PARSON.

When Linda wed the parson there was much
commotion made;
The folks upon the outside said that they
all afraid
He'd made a foolish bargain; just because she'd
been the life
OF District Number Seven, wasn't fitting for
the wife
OF one who preached the Scripture in the
church upon the hill,
But we who knew her better said he hadn't
done so i'll.
She was tho sum and total OF the fun upon the
farm,
The end and the beginning of the frolic and the
charm
That makes a party easy nd that sends joy
GUS round
OF laughter and OF pleasure when her merry
notes they sound
All beaux unnumber ed courted, but their fan
cies all they fed
When Linda and the parson in the little church
were wed.
wish you could have seen her in her veil Of
flmy white,
Her eyes they we're s-sparkle like the stars
a-twinkle bright;
Her pretty feet went gliding DER the carpet
like the soft,
Delightful flight of swallows that are wingng
ways aloft
And there she stood as bravely and as sweetly
as you please
Beside the parsons elbow with her same COM
ported ease.
She held the sewing circle rs she'd held the
rural fun,
According to her notions and until the thing
was done;
She supervised the packing of the boxes for the
poor
And she marked them with her fingers when
they went from out the door;
The Christmas ire attendcd-and the folks all
felt joy
When the parson said that Linda's baby was
pretty boy.
The parson wilted, sudden, and he crumpled
like leaf
When DIR. Box he told him there was only
human grief
Awaiting patient yearning in the years that
were to come.
On Sunday, just a stranger took his place, for
he was dumb.
In little tomb they laid her with the baby on
her breast
The two had died to gether, and the world knows
all the rest
They took away our Linda and they laid her in
the place
Where the roses and the lilies and the weeping
willows grace
The land where folks are sleeping-only wait
for the call
That brings them from the shadows. from the
cerements and pail;
And the folks, they softly whisper when they
see the preachers head
Arise there in the pulpit, 'bove the spot where
they were wed.
H. S. Keller, in Good Housekeeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

A collector of odds and ends in this
city has remarkable representation
of fruit in stone. 1t is bunch OF
grapes carved from amethyst of ricl
purple. with stem. leaves and tendril.
cunningly wrought from malachite
serpentine and jade. A backet is also
heaped with apples, peaches, oranges
plums, apricots and raspberries that
prove on inspection to be made of mala
chite. rhodonite, Jasper and oddly col
ored marbles The Russians are clever
at this kind of work and they make
handsome tables of malachite.-N. Y
Sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10


AS he sat at the well-arranged table
dhote, his eye was constantly wander
ing between his plate and the door.
He seemed to be upon thorns, for his
train was timed to leave at $50
At last dinner was finished, and des-
sert was being handed round. Just
then his expected lawyer appeared,
apologiZed for his lateness. and handed
the papers to his client. He then seat
ed himself in an unoccupied chair at
Herr Leisegang's side and began to dis
cuss various matters with great ANNA
ton.
The waiter came around with al
monds and raisins.
Entirely occupied with the subject of
discourse, the solicitor put out his hand
mechanically toward the dish and
placed some of the fruit on the plate
before him, without, however, touching
them further
Herr Leisegang and his solicitor sat
for some time longer talking of bust
ness, and then rose to go. They were
just about to leave the room, and the
lawyer had already grasped the door
handle, when the suave and deferen-
tial chief waiter stepped up to him
with bland smile and little prelim-
mary cough.
Excuse me-" he said, with a profess
sional bow, but the gentleman has
forgotten to pay"
The man of law looked with surprise
at the speaker.
''Pay?" he inquired. For what?"
1.-The dinner, sir-fve marks, if you
please"
You are mistaken; only sat there
for alittle, but ate nothing" said the
solicitor, with Il gesture of Impotence.
and was about to follow his hurried
client without more ado. but the waiter,
with the most polite smile in the world,
again assured him that he must have
five marks.
You are mistaken, sir-you have
eaten something" he asserted. point
ing to the plate upon which the al
monds and raisins still lay as corpus
delicti."
Call the proprietor" the solicitor
ordered. He was getting hot over this
.mpudcnt demand.
Certainly, sir" said the waiter
The ceremonious waiter with the
ambrosial locks went off and returned
in few minutes with his master.
AT your service, sir" said the pros
porous landlord.
Il merely wish to request you to re-
prove your chief waiter" said the law
yer, as calmly as possible. HE demands
five marks for some almonds and raj
sins which did not eat. This seems to
me little too much"
The waiter whispered something in
reply to the inquiring glance of his
master, who then stuck his fat thumb
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10
Wide Awake.

The August number of this delight
full magazine is much larger than usual
containing $50 pages of reading mat
ter. Perhaps the "Story of WIDE
AWAKE may be considered the leading
article of the number. 1t is graphic
account of the magazine, from it's very
beginning to the present time. A fine
frontispiece portrait of the late Daniel
Lothrop, the founder of WIDE AWAKE,
most fifty opens this farewell number.
Among the more notable stories and
articles may be mentioned "a Race for
Life" by John Willis Hays, a thrilling
Indian tale: The North Chamber" by
Louisa T. Craigin, and THE Thrilling
Story of Capt. Noman," by Charles R.
Talbot; Concord Dramatics," by
George B. Bartlett, will interest all
lovers of Louisa Alcott's Little
Women" stories.
With this great Midsummer issue,
WIDE AWAKE ceases to be a separate
publication, and bids farewell to it's
thousands of readers.
This new departure is explained in
the article The Story of WIDE
AWAKE" The d. Lothrop Company
have made arrangements to merge
WIDE AWAKE into st. Nicholas.
The price of this number is 20 cents
For sale at news STANDS; or mailed by
ID. Lothrop Company, Boston, on re-
ceipt of price.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10
A Narrow Escape.

He had gone to the dentist to have
an erratic tooth pulled, and his wife
went with him. When he had kicked
and screamed to his entire satisfaction
he took laughing gas and began to
talk. After he came to, he asked his
wife anXiously what he HAD said.
80, you fancied you were boy at
home again, and raved about raking a
the chips"
He looked dazed. but managed to ask
feebly: ''Anything else?''
Yes. You imagined we were going
to be separated and kept saying: Let
us fly together, darling, where they can
not find us Do you feel better now?'
much better" he returted cheerful
ly, and he meant it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10
Rough on Rashboy.

Mr.. Rashboy-HOw much you resem-
BILE your sister. Miss Elderly; would
take you for her.
Miss Elderly-W-well. Mr.. Rashboy,
this is sudden, but you may ask pa
Texas Siftinrs
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10
Assaults Upon Health

Are frequently committed by people who
dose themselves with violent purgatives.
Nothing but ultimate injury can be reason
ably expected from such medicines, and yet,
upon the smallest occasion, many unwise
people use them repeatedly. If the bowels
are costive, the most efficacious laxative Is
Hostetters Stomach Bitters, which never
convulses and gripes the intestnes, while it
thoroughly regulates them and insures
healthful action of the liver, stomach and
kidneys Use it in rheumatism and malaria.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

How do you like your new lady
help, Mrs. Todgers?" II should like
her a good deal more, Mrs. Dodgers, if
she was a little less the lady and lit
tie more of help."-Tit- Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

"What do you think of annexing Can
ada and Mexico to the United States?"
bad scheme. Our climate varies toe
much already. Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

Miss Keedick-O, yes, l know Miss
of my youth.
Miss Gaskett-And what is your
Youths name?-Judge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

MANS system is like town, it must be
we'll drained. and nothing is so efficient as
Beechams Pills. For sale by all druggists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

81 AMT much at the PLAINLY" said the
coal-yard empoye as he adjusted the weight
of a load of coal but Pm great ut runnin'
the scales. Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

"THEREs a roomer in the air." muttered
the impecunious seventh-floor lodger, as he
slid down the rope that led from his window
to the back alley, "that the landlord won't
be able TO trace, and I'll bet on it!'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

SEA air roughens the skin. Use Glenn's
Sulphur Soap.
Hills HAIR and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

'I'M better off," buzzed the fly as he tried
to break away from the fly paper.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

s'DoN'T say l seen him. That is not cor
rect" "What shall says" 81 sore him."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-08-10

GENERoUs.-Briggs -"The thermometer
in my room is ninety degrees" Grggs-
Don't you want to borrow the one in my
rooml It's only elghty-six degrees."-