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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
H1NsDALE, N. H.
The Ru.Inss. situation.


1t is announced that Halle & Frost, who
have been shut down for two weeks past,
will not start up again until Sept. II, and
what they do then will depend on how the
business situation develops. The Jennings
Il Griffin Manufacturing company, makers
of edge tools, and G. A. Robertson & Co.,
paper makers, have shut down. Amidon
& Sons are running, but will stop Sept /
for two weeks. The Fisk Paper company
is running full time, but without feeling
much assurance for the future outlook.
The same opinion prevails among manu-
facturers here that is heard everywhere.
They do not regard the silver question as
being responsible for all the trouble, and
they do not look for improvement without
an assurance from the party in power that
the tariff is not to be meddled with while
affairs are in this condition. In the stretch
of seven miles from Halle d Frost's up
through AshuelOt to the Winchester tan
merry, 1900 men are employed, making a
busy community when times are good, and
it causes corresponding depression in all
the tributary country when the wheels stop.
Postmaster A. NJ. Barrows has gone to
! Ashfeld, Mass, for few days vacation.
A party of about 10 from this place
start today, Friday, for the Worlds Fair
Most of our people who have been
camping or boarding at Spofford lake have
returned.
Paul Mann is taking a vacation for few
weeks and has gone to Bellows Falls to Wis
it relatives.
The Robertson Bros. are making i'm
provements on their mill at Fuller's dam
| including brick water tower.
Four of our High school graduates go tC
Dartmouth college this fall, very gooC
showing for a school of this size.
Connie Murphy, the well-known bal
player, has finished his season in the
South and has returned home for few
days.
The High school begins Monday will
the same teachers as last year. The grad
ing and walling of the grounds has not a:
yet been finished.
NJ. b. Wilder, our crack rider, will at
tend the bicycle meet at Keene next Wed
nesday. 1t is expected that the Cheshire
county championship will fall to Hinsdale
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
WINDHAM.

Chas. Farr has his steam mill running
Mrs. Betsey Pierce is visiting in sand
gate. ~ ''''iO-
John Harris has moved to Cambridge
port 81
Geo. Donley of Athol, Mass. is at Elias
tensions. w '-ii'''
~ FRANK George and wife of Boston are at
Waldo Smiths. VIZ "'
Capt. Fred Mack of Washington, D. c.,
has been in town. ~
f.. w. Smith has moved from the mill TO
f. II. HarTiss store.
Mrs Samuel Moore of Chester is at her
sons, G. F. Moore's.
Mr. Bent and family of Newton, Mass.
are at S. e. Woodburn's.
Mrs. Earl Howes mother from West
Minister, Mass, is visiting her.
W. G. Adams has three acres of cucum-
bers growing for the pickle factory at Brat
tleboro.
Marion Ballou is home from Mortified.
one had the misfortune while there to have
her gold watch stolen.
Mrs. Moseby of Springfield, daughter of
Priest Arms, who preached here so years
ago, is at G. w. Hastings's.
George II. Draper of Sandgate and Mrs.
Steadman of Holyoke were at L. A. Bal.
LOUIS the first of the week.
Marion Taylor, who has worked at Rev.
Mr.. Beckwith's for the last year, returned
to her home in Alstead, N, H., Monday.
Rev. VIM. johnson of st. Louis, pastor
OF the Tabernacle Congregational church
OF that city, will preach in the Congrega.
tional church here next Sunday Morning.
Mr.. johnson is on visit to his sister,
Mrs. A. o. Prentss.
A terrific hail storm passed over the CEN
trail and northern part of the town Satur-
day night, doing great injury to crops and
roads. Corn was stripped, oats and pota-
toes badly damaged, many of the tops be-
ing cut off, and buckwheat threshed clean.
George Wright estimates his damage at
500.
Leslie Lawrence and wife had fortu.
nate escape during the shower Saturday
night in Andover. Mr.. Lawrence thought
he would seek shelter under shed on the
Graves place, but his wife objected and he
drove on to Mr.. Sawyer's. They had
barely reached there when lightning struck
the Graves barn, burning it and its. con
tents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
NoRTHFIELD. MASS.

Prof. A. j. Phillips started for Chicago
this week to be absent a short time.
Rev. George F. Pentacost is expected to
visit Mortified in about two weeks.
Mrs. Randall, who lives with her son
Clarence, has gone to Omaha, Neb., for a
visit.
Miss Annie L. Stone from the Boston
Home journal office is the guest of Mrs.
n. p. Wood.
Rev. Mr.. Thatcher of Warwick occupied
the Unitarian pulpit last Sunday in eX-
change with Rev. Mr.. Piper.
Mrs. Hewitt of Chicago is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Chas. Shepardson of this place
Mrs. Shepardson is at the present time
quite i'll.
A large number of Mortified people are
arranging to visit Chicago in September.
They will take advantage of the excursion
rates made for the Grand Army encamp'
ment at indianapolis.
Rev. A. S. Gumbart of Boston, who is
stopping at the Mortified, has been sui
fering for the past week with an attack OF
rheumatism. He is now sufficiently recoy'
cred to be able to ride out.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.

Mrs. Julia M. Dewey of Lowell has been
elected superintendent of public schools at
North Adams. She was supervisor of
methods in the schools of Rutland, VT.
several years ago.
The Otis companys four cotton mills at
ware, employing 1900 hands, with a pay
roll of $1,000 day, that have been shut
down for nearly month and were expect
ed to start up the 2Sth, will remain closed
for an indefinite period.
According to the latest news from Prof.
Emerson of Amherst college, who was so
severely injured in railroad wreck recent
ly that his life was despaired of, he will be
able to return to Amherst in six or eight
weeks. He is getting along satisfactorily,
but 1t will take him long time yet to re.
gain his strength.
Milo Fullard of Baldwinville, while driv-
ing home from Gardner Sunday night, was
held up between his stable and house by
two highwaymen, who put revolvers to his
head and demanded his money. Upon his
refusal they robbed him of $50 and a gold
watch valued at $40, and told him to drive
along and make no alarm. The highway
men have not been caught.
Mrs. Mary f. Fisher of South Deerfield,
IN behalf of the women voters of Deer
field, has brought suit against Henry Wait,
Alden Briggs and E. c. Coles, members of
the board of registrars of voters, for $500.
Through the registrars Interpretation of
the law the women were not allowed to
register last fall and thus lost the right to
vote for school committee. The suit is be-
lieved to be the first of its kind. The
town will defend the registrars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
THE BUTTERFIELD FAMILY

From the article in The Phoenix of Aug.
IS l suppose we have finished the contest
over Capt Benjamin Butterfield, an early
settler of Brattleboro, but the last three
lines of that article seem to question my
date as to the birth of his son, Capt. Ezra
Butterfeld. The record of the town
where he was born puts his birth October,
1885, so does the record in his old family
Bible. His grave stone has the record that
he died Jan. 6, 1925, in his 9th year.
Here are three false records, or the inform
alton which led to the statement that he
was born Oct. p, 1859, was mis-informa-
ton. Which is it?
Faithfully,
A. A. BUTTERFIELD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
WILLIAMSVILLE.
nan Powers is quite i'll.

Lyman Powers is quite i'll.
O. c. Hitchcock of Turner's Falls,
Mass, has visited his nephew, H. Z. Nor
ton.
Miss Bertha WalcOtt of Greenfield,
Mass, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. B..
Lamb.
Two men are employed at the steam mill
in the work of making baskets, a new
branch of business.
Frank Plimpton of Syracuse. n. y,
has joined his family at Mrs. Plimpton'
fathers, James Shipman's.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Hattie Morse of this place to John
Roess of Brattleboro, Sept. 6 at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Morse.
The Universalist society appointed Mrs.
6. b, Lamb and Mrs. G. w. Dickinson to
represent the parish and Mrs G. B. Will
Jams the Sunday school at the state con-
yention to be held in Mortified Aug.
29-31.
We regret to learn that Rev. A. A. Rice,
who has been preaching for the Univer.
salist society in this place for severa
months, has accepted call to preach in
the far West and will move there in Sep
tember, so that he will be here only one
Sunday more, Sept 3. Mr.. Rice has done
good work here and is much liked, and We
wish him success in his new home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
ORANGE NEWS

The gentlemen of Protective grange ar
ranged and carried out the entire program
for last Tuesday evening, and have now es-
tablished their reputation as having album
dant ability in that direction. Harry Cur
rier opened the exercises with piano solo
and later Frank Phelps gave one. Geo.
w. Pierce spoke upon the question, "What
does the farmer most need to better his
condition. He said, first of anything a
good education adapted to his business /;
he needed quite as much learning from
books as a man in any other profession;
the girls should be taught, in addition to
their school education, homework of all
kinds, even to washing and the like. He
reminded the ladies that he could make
suggestions to them for that evening as
freely as he chose, as they could not answer
back then. He said the average farmer did
not work as many hours in year as the
average laboring man, and that they ought
to do more and better work, but should
take a vacation of a day at times; also
should Gttend more carefully to the care of
their tools and farm machinery Farmers,
look around and see how many tools and
farm wagons are exposed to the weather.,
and that farmers tried to cultivate too
many acres.
Do the wives of the families do their
part morally and financially, was ques-
ton given to Roswell Frost who left no
doubt in the minds of his hearers that he
was on the right side of that question, and
illustrated his remarks by stories and refer
ences to well-known women who were sue
cessful financiers, especially one of our
Windham county women that at one time
made Jay Gould tremble in his shoes be-
cause of her superior ability in managing
money affairs. He told us also of the great
number of good women who taught their
children truth and morals.
O. T. Ware spoke upon the financial con-
dition of the country. He said there was
too much silver, and that as a silver dollar
was worth so much less than gold dollar
we must expect depression in business !;
also that we as people were too extrava-
CANT, and that the waiting for the result of
the present Congress and the revision of
the tariff had much to do with our present
condition.
Several others were prepared to speak
| upon these subjects but there was not time,
much to the regret of the lady guests.
Prescott Eames sang dollar song, and al
though never a student in kindergarten
OF modern school, was equal to the occa-
sion, and, as some one once said, "did the
motions beautiful" The gentlemen, ever
mindful of the pleasure of their guests,
served cake and ice cream.
Protective grange expects TO entertain
| Windham County Pomona grange next
Tuesday, and hope to see all their friends
at the town hall in the afternoon. This
will be a good opportunity for farmers and
others to hear the national and state mas
tiers, and learn something about this order
There will be degree work at the first
September meeting. A.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
WILMINGTON.

Mr. and.Mrs. p. G. Hubbard and daugh-
ter are at the Worlds fair.
We understand that j. L. Patch has sold
his business to f. A. Gleason.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Lawton, who have
been visiting in town of late, have return
ed to their home in Brooklyn.
village tax of 10 cents on dollar of
the grand list has been placed in the hands
OF the collector, II. L. Adams.
All the town schools, with the exception
Of Nos. l, 3, and 10, which are already in
session, will begin next Monday.
Owing to the inability of all parties in
IeFeSted to be present, the hearing between
davenport and Newton, set for the 22d,
was postponed.
Mrs. Bennett and her daughter, Mrs.
bagIey of Worcester, Mass, are spending
a lew weeks in town, the guests of Mr..
ana Mrs. H. l.. Adams.
Inc directors of the agricultural society
HtId meeting at the office of DR.. A. w.
nee Saturday evening, when the various
committees were elected and general ar
,angements made to improve grounds,
buildings, etc. Everything indicates sue
cessful fair.
Mr. Robbins had full house Wednes-
nay evening to hear his lecture upon the
worlds Fair. The description was very
sood and the views would have been fine
StIG calcium light, but as it was, with
vi Ilght they were very dim, and some
Couu hardly distinguish them upon the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
WARDSBORO.

plimpton of Somerville, Mass,
,.ryed last saturday
w. n Phillips returned to his home in
r,.e,bury. Conn, Tuesday.
Herbert Eddy from Troy, n. Y, is at
,. n.rant,' Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Eddys.
A.. / r. Johnson and son of Worces-
Mass. are visiting at T. f. Johnson's.
w.. 4. l.. Wheeler and two children
,'i,od her sister in South Walpole last
week
Tho Ladies, benevolent society will hold
lawn party next Tuesday afternoon. All
are invited
II. Converse of West Warren, Mass,
moved his acquaintance with friends
here last week.
lanes Wilbur and family of Orange,
Mass. who have been visiting at Ernest
r,nIkners returned home last week.
Rev. g. 4. Rogers went to Claremont,
\ H., to attend the camp-meeting Thurs
j,r. but will return to preach Sunday.
A. the union Sunday school convention
hold here last week, of which brief ac-
s,rnt has been given, Rev. f. +. Lewis of
pufnev was chosen moderator, and Rev.
e B Drake of South Wardsboro secre-
t,ry The cordial address of welcome by
Pow Mr. Martin of Wardsboro was re-
,nonded to by Rev. Mr.. Lewis. In addi-
ton to the interesting papers of Miss
Voolburn and Miss Rice, referred to last
week. there were discussions of the differ
emf topics. an interesting address by Mr..
Lewis, and reports of the several town
sunday schools. Special musical numbers
were rendered by Mrs. G.. H. Rogers and
Rev. Mr.. Drake, and the question box was
opened by the moderator. Mr.. Lewis
also conducted model normal lesson.
The officers elected were Rev. G. H. Rog-
ers of Wardsboro for president, Rev. Geo.
B. Drake for secretary, and Miss Viola
Morse for assistant secretary.
This item taken from the st. Johnsbury
Republican is of local interest, the Mr..
Steele referred to being the eldest son of
our old pastor, Rev. j. A. Steele: ''H. H.
Carr. L. d. Steele and the guide were COM
inc down Moose river in canoe and saw
deer The guide shot at him and wound
ed him, but he escaped. All three men
followed him to the woods, but it was inn
possible to get another aim. The three
men proceeded further down the stream,
Steele holding the rifle this time. Sud.
denly they caught sight of three other
deer. The guide was of the opinion that
it was useless to try for any of these, but
Steele. anxious for a shot, stood up and
wa, Immediately. gratified at seeing the
deer feeding about ten rods away. Taking
careful aim he fired at the buck, which
was the largest of the three. 1t was an
excellent shot. The buck fell dead, and
the porty clothing man felt as though hi
had made clean million. The buck was
carefully cut up and Mr.. Steele was divid
ing it among his friends in St. Johnsbur!
at late hour Thursday evening""
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
stenmshlp Trsasure Rooms

The safe or treasure rooms of the lead
ing transatlantic steamers are interesting
structures. They are so artfully concealed
and contrived, and so strongly built that,
with single exception, that of, a, Pacific
liner carrying gold dust on long voyage,
we believe they have never been robbed.
In some vessels these safe vaults are
placed amidships, in some aft, but they
are always at the bottom of the ship, be-
low everything else, and practically right
on the keel. The room is generally eight
or ten feet square and high, and built of
iron plates three or four inches thick and
it is furnished with such formidable array
of locks, bolts and bars as to strike dismay
TO the hearts of even the deftest and most
experienced burglars. Iron.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
OCEAN SPORTS.

The many people in Brattleboro and
vicinity who spend their vacations at Block
Island will be interested in the following
correspondence from one of the New York
papers: "Off Watch Hill is the fisherman 5
paradise. Ichabod Sisson anchored his
little boat outside the reef one day, recently,
and made the record for founders, his
catch aggregating 521 pounds in weight
The largest one tipped the beam at 26
pounds and the rest were all big fellows.
Bluefish are running very large this season,
and it is great sport trolling for the great,
gamy fish that pull like horses and tear in
and out of the water for many minutes
before they can be landed. Two young
grandsons of Capt. d. f. Larkin of Watch
Hill landed 10 bluefish recently that
weighed 50 pounds. Three striped bass
were recently captured off Fishers Island
that averaged nearly 40 pounds each.
Several whales have lately been dis
porting themselves in Block Island sound.
| The passengers on the summer boats TO
the island have watched the great fellows
| through opera glasses daily all the way
from Watch Hill to Point Judith, both
going to and returning from the island
| The big fish shrewdly sojourn in waters
that are outside the track of coasters, and
venture not within a mile of shore, lest
with their heavy draught they may get
stranded on the rocky shore. 1t is several
years since whales visited the southern
New England coasts before. They are
safe enough there, and seem to know it,
because longshore fishermen of these wat
ers have no means with which to bag
them.
"Swordfsh, bluefsh, weakfsh, macker
ell, striped bass, black bass, pickerel and
perch are more plentiful off Block Island
than has been known for many years
Literally, hundreds of barrels of fish anC
tons of swordfish are being shipped tC
New York and Boston every week"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
THE TOBACCO CROP.

Geo. A. Billings of Hatfield, Mass,
agent and buyer for Suffer Bros, tobacco
packers, was here looking over the local
tobacco crop last week. Mr.. Billings has
had long experience in this business, hav-
ing bought tobacco in the Connecticut val
ley for ten years past, and the facts which
he reports are of interest. The acreage is
larger than last year, and before the recent
hail Storms the condition of the crop was
good. 1t was rather better in Putney,
Westminster and Walpole than in Vernon,
Hinsdale and Mortified, there having been
more rain north than south, and the crop
being therefore thinner and finer. A
hail storm last month cut the leaves on
some of the smaller fields in Putney and
Westminster, but the upper leaves have
since grown out, and but little eff
fects of the storm are seen. The larger
pieces were practically untouched. Two
weeks ago wind and hail punished badly
the pieces north of Hinsdale village and
in parts of Vernon. George p. Hooker
and Mr.. Higgins have plowed under their
fields. and Others were intending to do so,
including Arson Hooker and Mrs. Dix,
but Mr.. Billings advised them to hold on,
as something can probably be got out OF
the crop. The damage at Vernon was
mainly in the vicinity of the railroad sta
ton, the crop at South Vernon suffering
little injury. Growers in the north part OF
Vernon report a hail storm during the
night, which is very unusual occurrence
Mr.. Billings does not venture any figure:
as to the probable price which tobacco viii
command. Good leaf will bring a good
price, but, from a buyers standpoint hi
thinks prices must rule lower than las
year. at is mighty uncertain crop" he
says, "and two minutes of hail will knock
out a whole seasons work."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.

Department Commander l.. W. Bissell
of Keene, who attended the national en-.
campment Of the Union Veterans union
at Boston last week, is quoted by the Sen
tinel as follows: "The encampment was
composed entirely of battle-scarred veter,
ans, and this eighth annual convention has
proved to be a success. One of the i'm.
portant measures acted upon was the with
holding of soldiers pensions by the man
ayers of soldiers homes, strictly in viola
ton of the United States statutes, which
impose fine and Imprisonment"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
WARDSRORO CENTRE.

Mrs. 5. NJ. Estabrook and Mrs. Haskins
returned from Chicago last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. w. Fairfield and son of
Adams Mass, have visited in town.
Somebody made mistake last week. 1t
was Proctor, not Boston, where Harry and
Alice Morse visited.
Mrs. D. c. Dexter and Mrs. n. Z. Cur.
It's are with their sister, Mrs. L. E. Mayo
in SaXtons River.
Rev. Mr.. Drake will be absent the next
two sundays, having gone on a visit to his
parents in western New York. Mr.. Abel
bert Estabrook of West Dover will supply
the desk during Mr.. brakes absence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
WEST WARDSRORO.

Mrs. H. Sumner FROM Searsburg called
on a few friends Wednesday.
Misses Florence Fits and Amy Perry
have been on visit in East Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Fairfield of Adams
Mass, have been visiting at f. l.. Whites
Miss Mollie Torrey of New York, anC
other friends, have visited at Henry Payne''
and E. L. Putnam's.
Frank Eager of Lynn, Mass, and Mrs
Minnie Eager and two sons from Pierre
Dakota, are visiting their mother.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25

The wife of Merchant Lelands of Ches-
ter Depot fell Tuesday through a scuttle
eight feet to the cellar bottom, striking on
her head and shoulders. Her recovery is
doubtful.
S. L. Heald's sorrel mare and top car
riage were stolen Monday night from his
barn at Chester, it being the third team
taken in that vicinity within few weeks,
all being traced in the same direction.
There is evidently an organized gang of
horse thieves at work
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
SOUTH wINDHAM.

Dea. A. j. Fisher and wife are visiting
in Chester.
George Dowley of Athol, Mass, is visit
ing at his sisters, Mrs. Lias Jennison's.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. Abram
Howe is very i'll with Inflammation of the
bowels
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
How We Grow Old.

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Mali and Is1press, so Cents.

The publishers of the Mail and Express notify
us that the price of the weekly edition, in connec
ton with The Phoenix, will hereafter be so cents
a wear.