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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
Country Home for Sale.

nN ACCOUNT of the death of my husband, l
follows: A twostory slated house with a very
large and good commodious barn and other build
ings also an ice house. Situated on Main street,
Iownshend, Vt together with about fifty acres
OF good land. Said land is divided into pasture
and tlllage, and is well fenced; is in good state
OF cultivation. There is also fine orchard, a
great variety of early and winter apples, peaches.
pears, pluns, and all kinds of smaller fruit, three
yatetirs of grapes, and the best of never failing
running water at both house and barn.
Iownshend is one of the most delightful New
England villages with churches schools, with
Leland Gray seminary, stores and good ho-
tel The beautiful, quiet village of Townshend
Is situated on the Brattleboro & Whitehall rail.
road The place that | offer for sale is by all
considered one of the most desirable places any
where in this part Of the state This place has for
merry been known as the Ormando Howard place
For further particulars inquire of Mrs. Seneca
ulNe ON The prpmiaeS. or OF Ill. III. HOWE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
The Tin Plate Industry.
IL Is Already Successfully Established
In this Country.

The report of Special Agent Aver, of
the treasury department, on the production
of tin and terne plates in the United
States during the three months ended De-
cember 81, 1892, is document of unusual
interest and significance. 1t contains in
dubitable evidence that under the encour-
agement of the tariff act of 1890, and the
stimulus of domestic competition, the tin
plate industry is being rapidly established
i'm this country on a sound and stable ba-
sis, which can be overturned only by radi-
cal legislation of hostile nature.
Mr.. Ayers report is based on the sworn
returns of manufacturers to the treasury
department, and the accuracy of his fig
ures, therefore, cannot be questioned. II
appears that during the quarter ended De-
cember 81, 1892, 81 concerns were engaged
i'm the manufacture of tin and terne plates
proper and that the total output was 49,,
756, 401 pounds, against 1888, 756 pounds
produced in the quarter ended September
30, 1892, being an increase of more than
so per cent. The amount of American
sheet iron and steel made into articles and
wares timed or terne-coated during the
quarter was 2, 245, SOC pounds, against $685.
233 pounds in the previous quarter-mak-
ing the total production, within the mean
ing of the law, 22,001, 997 pounds, against
1850, $3.50 pounds during the quarter end
ed September 30, 1892. These figures show
a total production during the six months
ended December 81, 1892, including the
products from American sheet iron and
steel timed, of 33, 1852, 955 pounds. The
production of tin and terne plates proper
during the first six months of the current
fiscal year amounted to 80, 100, PIG pounds,
against 2,236,74 pounds for the first six
months of the fiscal year ended June 30,
1892, being an increase of nearly 400 per
cent.
OF the 81 leading firms which reported,
only 10 used foreign plates exclusively. As
a rule manufacturers prefer the American
plates to the foreign. Under the McKin-
ley law, American manufacturers must
produce, during one of the six fiscal years
ending June 30, 1897, one-third of the net
importations of one of these years. Mr..
Aver thinks it probable that the required
amount of the lighter plates will be equal
ed during the present fiscal year. The re-
port suggests that as the tin mines of this
country are not likely to be fully developed
in the near future, it would be well to re-
peal the law which imposes duty of four
cents pound on block and pig tin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
THE VERMONT NEWS.
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED
III "a Wreck at st. Johnsbury.
A Conductor Forgot His Orders---Large
Damage 90 Rolling stock

Conductor Forgot His Orders---Large
Damage 20 Rolling stock
The worst accident that ever occurred on
the Passumpsic railroad took place just
above st. Johnsbury village Monday after
noon, when two through freights collided
at a culvert. Fred Clark, engineer of the
up train, Charles West, an engineer, who
was riding on the same engine, and Fred
Green, fireman on the down train, were
killed William Bowling, brakeman,
was hurt about the head, but not seriously.
Engineer Napoleon Bedard of the down
train saved his life by Jumping. None of
the other train hands were hurt. Fred
Clark was living when first found, but died
before he could be eXtricated from the de-
bris. The down train had 80 cars, most of
them loaded. 1t was a very heavy train
and was going down heavy grade, giving
it fearful impetus. When the crash came
the up train was slowly steaming up the
grade.
The cars were heavily loaded with baled
hay, dressed beef, corn and flour. Beneath
a dozen or more trucks and the tender of
the engine of the south bound train and
half dozen freight cars with their con-
tents, all piled in one chaotic mass, were
found the bodies of the two engineers, Fire
man Green and Brakeman Bowling. The
latter was the only one that came out alive.
The cause of the accident was the forget
ting of orders. Conductor Drew had or
ders to wait in St. Johnsbury, but left there
after the Air Line train had gone down.
The damage to the rolling stock will be
large. The two engines were locked to-
gether just over the culvert and about 20
cars in all were smashed, while those that
tumbled over into the culvert are complete
ly demolished. Conductor Drew fled to
parts unknown. When met by Superin-
tendent Folsom he was running down the
track toward st. Johnsbury Centre, crazy
with fear and excitement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
Beecher on the Bible.

Under the title "Bible studies A series
of readings from Genesis to Ruth, with
familiar comment" Fords, Howard d HUI
bert of New York have just published a
new volume of the pulpit and lecture-room
utterances of Henry Ward Beecher These
discourses, which take on largely the form
of familiar talks on the early Old Tesla
ment books, were delivered on Sunday
evenings during the autumn, winter and
spring of 177S-79. They were written
geographically by T. j. Ellinwood Mr.
Beecher's longtime reporter and has now
been carefully edited and given to the pub
lie as a contribution TO the pervasive
thought and discussion about the Bible, its
authority and the source of its revelation.
While the science of Bible criticism has
made rapid advances since the discourses
were delivered, it will be surprise to
many to find to what an extent Mr.. Beech
er was a forerunner of this criticism and
how completely he had caught its spirit.
On the theory that this acute and philo-
sophie age demands an idea of God
| that shall satisfy the God-given faculty of
reason he recognizes the imperfect human
media through which the divine wisdom of
the Hebrew Scriptures was brought to man.
Enlarging the scope of inspiration to all
of Gods children, while pointing out the
peculiar adaptedness of some to receive
and achieve by it, he demands that men use
their reason to discriminate what is true
and what is not, tried by the standard OF
the revelation of Christ.
Delivering his lectures in this free and
reverent spirit, the resulting volume, mark
ed by all of Mr.. BeecheT's pungency and
directness of statement, becomes a real in
spiration and illumination for Bible stu
dents and to those who, as leaders of the
thought of the young, try to give them the
kernel and not the husk of the word
Clapp & Jones have the book for sale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03

j. Sterling Morton, the next secretary of
agriculture, boasts of the possession of "a
feet of boys. His four sons are each six
feet high.
The Lewiston, Me-, journal says that
the wild lands of Name would make thir-
teen states as large as Rhode Island, two
as large as New Hampshire and Vermont,
and one twice as large as Massachusetts.
Few persons will ever see the monument
which Congress has voted TO have built at
the birthplace of George Washington in
Wakefield, Va, which is an obscure little
country town, far away from any railroad.
Yet to have this historic spot marked by
an enduring memorial will satisfy our pat
riotic pride and square with the fitness of
things.
1t is again reported from Washington
that President Harrison has agreed to ac-
cept Senator Leland Stanford's offer and
deliver a series of law lectures each year at
Stanford university. The plan is to have
President Harrison go to California and
remain there three months every year,
delivering the lectures within that time.
1t is understood that his annual salary
will be $4,000.
Buffalo is the only city in the United
States that has given the country two pres
idents, Willard Fillmore and Grover Cleve-
land. 1t is a singular coincidence that
both these presidents should appoint their
former law partners to the Office of post
master general. President Fillmore APP
pointed his law partner, Judge Nathan
Kelsey Hall, to that office, and Mr.. Cleve-
land follows suit with the appointment of
his old partner, Wilson S. Bissell, to the
same office.
The state of Maryland has sued the state
of West Virginia to recover the entire terri
tory lying between the north and south
branches of the Potomac river. Six large
counties with population of nearly 1O0,-
000 are involved, and, in addition, if Mary
land wins the suit, five other West Vir-
ginia counties will be cut off from the rest
of the state. The matter is considered
very grave by West Virginia lawyers and
politicians. The state has appropriated a
large amount of money to fight the case.
A reception was rendered Wednesday
night by Vice President aud Mrs. Morton,
at their Washington residence, to Vice
President-elect and Mrs. Stevenson, 1t
was an unprecedented thing for the outgo-
ing vice-president to bestow any recogni-
ton, official or social, upon his successor,
the exchange of such compliments having
heretofore been confined to the occupants
of the presidential chair. In this case,
however, Mr.. Morton and Mr.. Stevenson
have been warm personal friends ever since
they served together in the 10th Congress.
]
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03

Hon. Timothy Smith dropped dead in
the office of the Logan House at Middle
bury, Saturday. He graduated from Mid
dlebury college in the class of AZ and
from the medical department of the Uni
versity of New York in 50. The Crimean
war was then in paogress and he went to
Odessa Russia as staff surgeon of the
Russian army. In 1861 he was made Unit
ed States consul at Odessa, which Office he
held till 1875. From 1873 to 1888, he was
United States consul at Galatz. He had
been in this country several years to edu-
cate his children, four of whom are in va
rious schools and colleges. His wife, who
is daughter of an English surgeon, under
whom Smith served in the Crimea, is in
Odessa with the rest of the family.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
$4,000 Fire at Bennington.
The SibIey Building Destroyed and the
Banner Office Burned Out.

Bennington had a $4,000 fire Tuesday
morning which destroyed the Sibley build
ing and Quilted the Banner building. The
fire was evidently incendiary and broke
out in the alley between the two buildings.
In the Sibley building l.. NJ. Yates's har-
ness shop, an Italian grocery and fruit
store, and photograph rooms were burned
out. In the Banner building were George
F. Heath's jewelry store, George Burgess S
rooms, the Banner store, complete news
paper and job printing offices and bindery
The fire did not reach the Banner presses,
but all the machinery was covered with a
coating of ice. A part of the centennial
volumes of 1891 in the Banner office were
saved in damaged condition. The loss
to Publisher Pierce is estimated at $1,000,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
Five Men Drowned ut Cuttyhunk.

Five volunteer life-savers of Cuttyhunk
were drowned Saturday night in attempt
ing to rescue the crew of the Aquatic, a
coasting vessel which struck reef The
volunteers had almost reached the vessel
after hard pull when their boat was
swamped, and all but one was drowned,
Joseph Tilton catching rope and being
pulled aboard the vessel. The crew of the
Aquatic were saved. There were heart
rending scenes on the shore of Cuttyhunk,
while the wives and children of the men
who persisted were searching for bodies
washed ashore. Cuttyhunk is one of the
Elizabeth islands separating Buzzard's bay
from Vineyard sound. The same day four
oyster boats were wrecked in Chesapeake
bay and seven men drowned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03

There are snow drifts in STAFFORD 20 to
80 feet deep.
A building and loan association has been
formed at Bradford.
George Shores of Calais, aged As, was
thrown from sleigh Tuesday and fatally
injured.
Rev. II. L. Wheeler read his resignation
as pastor of the Unitarian church at Bur
lington Sunday.
The mother of ex-Mayor Alger of Cam
bridge, Mass, died in that city Monday
She was a native of Hartland.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Dental society will be held at St. AL
bans the 10Th, 10th and 18th inst
The stamping and retinning factory at
East Barnet was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day night of last week. The cost of the
building was $1,000
The American House at st. Adams, so
long under the proprietorship of S. l.
Stroud, has been sold to j. j. Thompson of
Rutland for $40, 1000.
j. NJ. Pillsbury's house at Lyndonville
was burned Friday and three families made
homeless. The property was insured for
$1,000, which will nearly cover the loss.
H. w. Love, who was arrested at Rut-
land last week, charged with appropriating
$3.50 belonging to woman in New York,
has been lodged in the Tombs in that city
in default of bail.
Rev. j. Arthur Coville, late of Flint,
Mich, was installed as pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Waterbury Tuesday,
Rev. Mr.. Campbell of Dartmouth college
preaching the installation sermon.
judgment of the Rutland county court in
awarding Mrs. Dewitt Germond $4,000 for
the death of her husband, who was run
over at the Landon crossing in Rutland
two years ago.
Wallace Ball, brother of Bert Ball of
North Ferrisburgh, committed suicide in a
peculiar way. He was drawing hay when
| he started ahead of his brother, and driv-
ing into barn he drew razor and cut his
throat, afterwards crawling under the load.
j. L. Winchell of Fair Haven, who went
| to New York last week with eight dogs
! from the Green Mountain kennels, won
seven prizes, Beaufort's Black Prince, the
champion mastiff, taking four. Mr.. Win
| chell swept the boards in the Old English
| lion mastiff and bloodhound classes. Over
! 400 dogs of different classes were on ex-
! hibition at the show.
Coadjutor Bishop John S. Michaud has
given st. Francis de Sales's church at Ben
nington cancelled note of $500 that he
| held against it. The bishop was for sever
al years in charge of the parish and it was
during his administration that the present
handsome church was built. Since his ell
ovation to the bishopric, Rev. A. Il. Bar
ron, formerly of Richmond, has been act
ing pastor. He has just been appointed
full pastor.
f. w. Blodgett of Shoreham, son of
Capt. BlOdgett of the steam yacht Elfrida,
had a tooth extracted at Burlington Feb.
10. Every effort to stop the flow of blood
was unavailing until Saturday, when the
efforts of Dr. j. b. Wheeler at the Mary
Fletcher hospital were successful. Blodg-
EFT is person whom the physicians term
"bleeder," and when his blood begins to
flow it is liable to cease only with his death.
Several years since a slight cut on the
hand came near resulting fatally. He is
expected to recover.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
Another Large Request for Harvard
University.

University.
Harvard university is to receive another
bequest amounting to over 81, OOO,O and
possibly to S4,0OO,O0O. The announce
ment was made at the dinner of the Har.
ward club at Washington. The donor was
not mentioned. He was described as re-
tired merchant, living in Massachusetts,,
who has no ties or kindred. He has made
over his entire fortune in trust to the col
lege. He to be entitled to the use of it as
long as he lives. At his death the money
goes to Harvard. The Boston journal
says the bequest comes from Gordon Nc
Kay, the millionaire inventor and manu-
facturer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
What is

CastOria is Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. contains neither Opium Morphine
Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
ParegOrc Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor Oil.
1t Pleasant Its guarantee is thirty years. by
Mothers CastOra destroys Worms and allays
feverishness CastOria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures DiarrhOa and Wind Collie CastOria relieves
teethng troubles constipation and hatulency.
assimates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-
tOria Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
liabilities WIN Exceed sI.ooo. ooo.

Another lot of forged paper, aggregating
S2OO,OOO, on the National Capital bank,
has been brought to light in Lincoln, Neb.
Notes now in the hands OF the attorneys
for collection for eastern banks, amounting
to $4,000, signed by an ex-employe of
President Mosher, named Hurlburt, and
endorsed by Mosher as president of the
bank, were hoated by Mosher, and the
money squandered by him. Mosher adj
mits that he got the cash, but refused to
say where it went. 1t is now stated that
the liabilities of the bank will exceed ST.
100000, with the assets practically moth
ing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03

Now your blood should be purified. Take
Hoods Sa saparila, the best spring medicine
and Ulood purifier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
SLATE ROOFING.

NED PIERCE, successor to H. F. Bond, is pre-
~ pared TO do all kinds of slate roofing at
snort notice. All work guaranteed. Address,
BOX 1922 Bellows Falls, Vt.
nave known Mr.. Pierce for more than ten
years past He is a good workman and an active,
Ithaulr man whom l cordially recommend TO
my customers and to all wanting work in his line.
H. F. BOND, Westminster, vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
Will Pay You to Try 1t.
COttOn-SeGd
Feed.

The cheapest known. 1t
consists of the hull mixed
with cOttOn.seed meal, Civ
ing great feeding value for
light cost, requiring no
hay or other grain. Thou
sands of cattle are fattened
upon this feed yearly in the
South and West. The man
ufacturers say "Have your
most enlightened farmers
feed it,"
FULL STOCK OF
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DIR. G. G. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass
"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the variousquack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR. ]. F. KMcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
Castoria.

"Castoria is so well adapted TO children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known TO me-"
H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among orr
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it,"
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres,
urrAy Street, New York City.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03

Company, II Murray Street. New York City
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
The Republican Senatorial Caucus
Finally Finishes Its List of Com.
mittecmen.
A List of Those Who Get the Minor
Chair nanships Accorded by the
Democrats.
Also Those Who Get Places on I'm.
pOrtant Committees Democratic
Chairmanships.

WASHINGTON, March 16.--The Repub-
lican caucus to fill minority places on
the senate committees did not finish it's
labors at the morning session. After
the noon recess there was a debate OF
SOM length on the subject o. the re-
moval of Mr.. Stewart of Nevada from
the appropriations committee. as he
had been the recipient of chairman
ship at the hands of the majority. He
was removed and Mr. Teller of Colorado
was substituted. So far as finally
agreed upon the II minority chairman
ships will he filled as follows:
Mr.. sherman of Ohio was awarded the
conference committee; engrossed bills, Mr..
Alli-Gn Or .oya; epidemic diseases, Mr.. Jones
of Nevada: phosphate land claims, Mr.. Hale or
Maine; committee to investigate condition OF
the Potomac river front of Washington. Mr..
Frye Of Ma ne; woman suffrage, Mr. Hoar OF
Massachusetts; additional accommodations
for the ihrar, OF conarsss, Mr.. Morrill, of Ner-
mont: five civilized tribes of Indians. Mr..
Teller of Colorado; transportation and sale OF
meat products, Mr. Platt of ConnecticuE cor
poraiions in the district of Columbia, Mr..
Aldrich Of Rhode Island; revolutionary claims,
Mr.. Cameron of Pennsylvania; claims OF citi-
|
msnt of Nicaragua, Mr.. Hawley, Connecticut.
Following are the assignments on the
most important committees:
Appropriations Allison, Hale, Cullom and
Teller.
Coast Defcnses es-spuirc, Dolph, Eawley, Hig-
gins.
Conamerce-Frye, Jones of Nevada, Dolph,
Culom, Washburn, Quay.
Education and Labcr-Carey, Stanford,
Washburn, Lodge.
Finance--Morrill, sherman, Jones of Nevada,
Allison, Aldrich.
Foreign sherman, Frye, Dolph,
Davis.
Immigration Chandler. Squire. Proctor.
Dubois. Lodge.
Indian Affairs -Platt, Stockbridge, Mander-
son. Pettigrew, Shoup.
Pensions-Shoup, Hansbrough, Gallinger,
Hawley.
Public Lands Dolph, fettigrew, Csfey, Du-
| bois, Power.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Matters of More or Less Importance
Ierscly Touched Upon.
THE street cars in Minneapolis last
year carried an aggregats of $4,000, 900
passengers.
The net earnings of the Northern Pa
ciic for January were $277, ,314, against
1884, 39S for the corresponding month of
last year. loss of $115, ,084:
Farm help is in great demand in the
vicinity OF Henry, S. d. Farmers are
offering So to $50 per month by the
season. but cannot secure assistance.
Moses Blair, while at work repairing
the Red Lake river bridge, near Red
Lake Falls, Mimi, had his head struck
by the hammer OF a pile driver, making a
dreadful cash. His recovery is doubtful
In anticipation of the heavy move
ment OF Southern cattle to Montana
and Wyoming Governor Osborne has
publicly announced the regulations
under which tie shipments, will be ad-
mitted