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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
CHESTERFIELD, N. 81.

The tax rate will be S1.5O on 500, the
same as last year.
mrs Geo B. Goodrich left Monday for
-eI future home at Springfield, n. II.
D. H. Goodrich is preparing for the lake
soon.
MIS- {, c. Hildreth has returned to her
, -ole IN Massachusetts, after several weeks
visit with her parents.
.n' o. H. Steams has large force of men
yymlPM,oyed at his "Pine Grove Springs,
raa!ng aud fixing up. 1t will be the
Shed ''''' NV '''N $500
heY' ChaS. y. Sinnett is about to leave
N. an extended trip through Scotland.
II pulpit will be occupied by Rev. Mr.
,Dun''one of Philadelphia, during his abb
a iug Sunday school of the Methodist
c C+uyh was reorganzed Sunday with Geo.
,n5,' IIlshleld as superintendent. A large
Ti'Vuce was present to hear Rev. Mr.
ana ls'on preach. He is fluent speaker
very much liked by all.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
Recent Deaths.

Hon. Nathan Parker, who died at Man
chester, n. H., Monday, at the age of Sc,
was the oldest bank president in the Unit
ed States, and one of the best known bank
ers and railroad men in New England. lie
had been president of the Manchester ma
tional bank since 1865.
VIM. F. Sayles, who died at Pawtucket,
r. l., Monday, was the owner of the Moss
hassuck bleachery, which covers three
acres and has a capacity of 80 tons of
goods day. Mr.. Sayles will long be re-
membered on account of his gifts to Brown
university. He built Sayles hall for the
college in memory of his son at cost OF
100000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
HINDsDALE, N. H.
"A Week of Fires.
n Bad Loss for worden and Higgins m
Their Iumbpr


Last Saturday about p. NJ. fire yos IL.
covered IN the brush on the "Turner lot,,
On On tne Ashuelot road, half way between
! lllnsuaie and Ashuelot. This lot is owned
oy y. IL. IL ggins and E. A. Worden. who
cut OH the timber thereon last winter and
had several thousand feet of nice lumber
Pled on 1t to season. An alarm was
sounded and both the Ashuelot and Uins-
Iale IRE departments responded and after
haru nghting got it under control, but not
uhIll II had burned about half of the linn
beI. The fire departments returned home
ABOUT y O'Clock when the fire was nearly
eNtlhguished, but it continued to burn in
Ihe woods until late at night when the
raining rain put it out. The loss on the
lumber to Worden and Higgins is nearly
S5OOO. 1t was not insured. Although
there were no signs of any fire on the lot
on Sunday, the high winds of Monday sue
ceeded in tanning a blaze and a second
alarm was sounded about l o'clock p. NJ.
TO which both departments responded as
before, The ground seemed to be on fire
TO the depth of three or four inches and
not until the tiremen fought it hard for
nearly five hours was it extinguished.
This last fire did comparatively little dam
age as the lumber did not catch.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
The Tenchers, Institute.

The Cheshire county teachers institute
was held at the town hall last Monday,
commencing at 8 \. NJ The program CON
sisted principally of the following: Glass
exercises primary work" by Miss Agnes
.Tubbs; primary numbers by Miss L. P.
Sheppard, principal of the Nashua train
ing school; practical pedagogy by DR..
c. c. Round of the state normal school ;
and primary reading" by Miss Sheppard
in the forenoon. In the afternoon Fred
Gowing, superintendent of public instruc-
ton, gave a talk with "The Three Fates''
for his subject. Robert A. Ray, principal
of Keene High school, spoke on The Eng
lish language" the session concluding
with "a days program" by Mr.. Gowing
In the evening Rev F. L. Phalen gave a
very interesting lecture of the life of Abra'
ham Lincoln.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
Fire at AshueIot,

Two barns in Ashuelot belonging to E.
G. Thayer's Mill No. l were burned last
Friday night One of them was used for
storing machinery and the other by Levi
Bergeron as livery stable. Soon after
10 o'clock fire was discovered in pile of
shavings under a shed attached to the liv-
cry barn and in few seconds the whole
structure was in flames. An alarm was
sounded, and seeing that the local fire de-
partment could not cope with the fire, help
was asked from Winchester and there was
quick response. Three horses were
taken out and one was burned, with all the
machinery. One of the horses taken out
was so badly burned it had to be killed the
next morning. Loss about $500; no in
suranCe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
n..,hor,Irs. Herbert L. Fox.

Mr., Cora Ada Fox died at her home on
--.,iay. Nav :. 'at 6 p. NJ. This sud
IL. and unexpected death was a shock to
N ,nJ brings sorrow to the entire COM
n l-, in, Mrs. Fox was born April 3, 1853,
, -'' was thus at the time of her death Il
, ,-' month days of age. The imme-
T,.s r,nse of death was albumenuria in
IGjbirh, the case being very similar to
,i,, of Mrs. Chas. H. Parmelee, who died
,Grle over a year ago. She passed
.trorrh her confinement in manner
zbcb cave great hope, but was soon seized
With ,pasms and never regained conscious
re, The baby lived few hours, but the
little life soon went out.
Mrs., Fox was most estimable woman
and her loss will be deeply felt. She was
devoted wife. a kind and affectionate
ro.ber. a good neighbor and true friend.
few weeks ago she was walking our
streets, the picture of health and activity,
and so far as human knowledge could
-slcb, had many years of life before her.
Truly in life we are in the midst of death.
She leaves a husband and two sons to
mourn her untimely death. The funeral is
b.l this afternoon at o'clock from her
h.s home Rev. Mr.. Abbott, assisted by
Rev. R. c. T. Mckenzie, officiating. The
burial will be in the village cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.

A Turkish peddler, named Simeon ia
bour, came to Winchester recently with his
little 1O-year-old daughter Nezza. He was
taken i'll and was cared for by one of the
citizens, while the little girl was sent out
to peddle for him. She reports that she
visited house on the Richmond road and
found no people on the premises except a
young man, who attempted a felonious as
sault. The girl seized stone in each
hand and defended herself.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
n THE LOCAL FIELD,
WILMINGTON.


nofMrs. Chloe 4. ROBINSON
pt''' Ann Robinson, widow of the
Mr.. ChIoe p5nhinson. died at her home
a.s sd I ii,'ro Tuesday morning, May s.
b IBIS 'lIia1' IN moor health for number
BE has pee" ~, u" Joath cannot be attributed
iycars ana 5I NV, 81. y, Int to complication of
pry one S ,,r. robinson was the second
inusni', ,. n'I' of Ira and Betsey john
hli and u""7 harm in Dover, Oct. Is, 1926,
.'n and was w., ,nors and : months old.
.la; beng , W. sophia died many years
BET elder s ,',',,rar sister. now Mrs. f. NJ.
go. hy, pn,1nl. survives her and was
Vrr. q, ,be funeral. Mrs. Robinson
present. a. ' to Stilmau Robinson about
ri' n'. ,,,'',. lived i'm New Brunswick for
,%' Inv, arl in Dover for a time, but
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11

The electric light poles have all been set,
and the wire will soon be put up.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Loomis of Westfield,
Mass have visited in town this week.
E,A. Willard, ir., is away for week or
two, visiting Portland, Bangor, and other
Iaces in Maine,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Wright, who have
been spending several weeks in Baltimore,
returned home this week.
There has been some talk of late of build
Ing block on the "burned district" but
Ii. project has not taken definite form as
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11

Ey.r,' a. showing the condition Of our teeth.
a,b5iG'aU sN exposes them. In order not TO be
sIra ''t oI them let us use Sozodont, which is
tragrsraa' r them white and spotless and to give
--ane1 To- every word we utter
aft"Suu WE stand as the joined fragments
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
What One Man Said.

III f said he had had his pump packed several
IL times recently and each time It had been
made worse. Now he wanted me t. do 1t, He
ought TO have come TO me before. Another man
me ten years ago, and it has been packed only
twice during that time, and is in good order now"
Try me when you need plumber.
A O JOHNSON Flat Street
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11

Ayers Pills are recommended by leading Pm Sj
ioisSns and druggists, as tie most prompt ana
tSiiint remedy for biliousness. nausea cosINe-
ness indigestion, suggishness of the Veri Iau ~
die and sick headache also TO relieve cous' IT,
vers neuralgia and rheumatism.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11

AS the strength of a building depends upon the
on the condition of the blood. TO expel impuri-
ties aud cause the vital tiuid to become vigorous
and life giving, Ayers Sarsaparila is the most
powerful and effective medicine in use.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
Money TO Give Away.

VF you have money TO give away il is all right,
i but unless you have, you better buy your mil
lnery of me, as have large stock now on hand
that propose to dispose of at some price, rather
than have any left on hand, and you who have
felt the "hard times better call and see that il
is not necessary to pay high prices to get salts
factory m linery. MRS. f. II. DAVIS, over
Richardson's Market, Elliot Street
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
Planning for II Water Works system ut
Manchester.

w
Manchester.
A new water works system will undoubt-
eddy be built at Manchester at an early date.
Mr.. Foster of Montpelier, after carefully
measuring and surveying the ground, esti-
mates that the plant will not cost over
$1,000 This, however, does not allow for
a reservoir. John Marsden, Utica con-
tractor, wishes to put in the system with
guarantee of perfect work The journal
says There is no doubt that water works
of the kind would be worth much more
to the village of Manchester than $4,000,
in adding to the value of the property and
making it a more desirable summer resort,
which is the main business of the place.
The post-ofiice and store of G. W. Fetch
er, at North Chester, were entered by
burglars last Saturday, and a small guam
tty of goods and some money taken.
A total of 16 deaths have occurred as
a result of the typhoid fever epidemic at
Windsor. Nearly all of the other patients
have fully recovered or are now GONZALES
cent. 1t is thought that the epidemic is
over.
A pension of S72 a month has been
granted through the agency of c. c. John
son of Springfield to II. j. Wilder of East
Wallingford. Wilder is perfectly helpless
from disease contracted in the service. He
has been drawing only Sl2 a month.
Davidson Burr, an aged Chester mar
who was in weak condition physically
and mentally, wandered away from hi;
home Monday. 1t is thought that he prob
ably started out with the intention of walk
ing to the residence of his daughter il
Putney.
The store of Fred G.. Field at Nortl
Springfield, in which is the post office, wa
entered by burglars Monday night, an,
$500 worth of goods stolen, including jew
elry to the value of 1925, owned by r. a
! Spofford. Knives, razors, and yariou
small articles were stolen from Mr.. Field
| stock.
| The fishing season has opened in fin
shape, says the Springfield Reporter. Wal
ter Graham and Tom Trotter have eac
caught pike that weighed ten pounds an
a few ounces over, while Leo Sancom
and Laton Robinson caught three Tuesda
that weighed POI pounds, the largest It
| FOUNDER.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11
Just Look At It!!

" on are specially invited TO look at Griggs &
i Perry Adv. this week. Wooden headed
people are not to be found in Brattleboro, but all
who burn wood will want to read Griggs g.
PeTry's AID. this week. Just look at it
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-11

To Connect Springfield and Bellows
Falls Considered by Business Men of
the Former Towns and Fitchburg
Railroad Officials
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-11

II the following letters had been written
by your best known and most esteemed
neiShbors they could be no more worthy of
your confidence than they now are, coming,
as they do, from well known, intelligent, and
trustworthy citizens, who, in their several
neighborhoods, enjoy the fullest confidence
and respect of all who know them. The
subject of the above portrait Is well
known and much respected lady, Mrs. John
G. Foster, residing at No. 33 Chaplin Street,
Canandaigua, N. Y She writes to DR.. R.
V. Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
at Buffalo, N. Y, as follows: 81 was
troubled with eczema, or salt-rheum, seven
years 1 doctored with a number of
our home physicians and received no
benefit whatever. l also took treatment
from physicians in Rochester, New York,
Philadelphia, Jersey City, Binghamton, and
received no benefit from them. In fact
1 have paid out hundreds of dollars to the
to visit us from the West and he told me to
try DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
He had taken it and it had cured him. 1
have taken ten bottles OF the Discovery
and am entirely cured, and if there should
be any one wishing any information would
gladly correspond with them, if they enclose
return stamped envelope"
Not less remarkable Is the following from
Mr.. j. A Buxton, prominent merchant
of jackson, N. c., who says: 81 had
been troubled with skin disease all my
life. As / grew older the disease seemed
to be taking stronger hold upon me. tried
many advertised remedies with no benefit,
until was led to try DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. When began taking
it my health was very poor :; in fact, several
persons have since told mo that they thought
/ had the consumption. weighed only about
125 pounds. The eruption on my skin was
accompanied by severe itching. It was first
confined to my face, but afterwards spread
over the neck and head, and the itching be-
came simply unbedrable. This was my con-
dition when began taking the Discovery
When would rub the parts affected Q kind
of hrannY scale would fall off
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-11
Peanuts as Food.

In German medical journal DIR. P.
Furbinge treats of the peanut as an
article of food rich in albumen, of
which it contains forty-seven per cent
together with nineteen per cent. of fat
and n-nitrogenous extractive mat
tiers. He recommends the use of roast
ed peanuts in the form of soup or
mush. On account of the cheapness,
peanuts are recommend as a popular
article of food, especially in poorhouses
and the like: moreover, they are recon-
mended as an article of food for the
corpulent, for diabetes. and for the
subject of kidney disease, in the last
mentioned of whom foods rich in ami
NAL albumen are to be avoided.-N. Y.
Journal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-11
THE POLLARD CASE CLOSED.
Last Evidence Submitted aud Only
Arguments Now Left

Last Evidence Submitted aud Only
Arguments Now Left.
WAsHINGToS, April The presen-
tation of testimony in the Pollard
Breckenridge case ended this after
noon after Miss Pollard had denied
many of the stories of the defense.
Arguments of tie attorneys will begin
Monday.
Miss Pollard's friend, DIR. Parsons,
appeared before slim house in the
district court to-day to establish the
identity of the handwriting upon the
slip of paper alleged to have been at
tached to the clothing of Miss Pol
lard's child. The defense did not care
20 have this evidence, but Judge
Bradley overruled objections and Dr.
Parsons testified that the slip shown
was the identical one which had been
pinned to the child's clothing and that
the words Baby Dietz Downing
were in her handwriting.
Mary Kenzie, neutrality-suspicious.
woman, swore that the baby spoken
of was born in her house and its
mother was called Mrs. Hall. She had
never seen MIR. Hall" until to-day.
Il recognize him by the child" she
went on, looking directly at the gray
haired congressman who sat before
her.
Mrs. Lucretia Marie Minear, land
lady of the fashionable boarding
house on Lafayette square, brought
to the stand her account book which
showed that Miss Pollard had arrived
at her house August 81. 1892. the dav
on which the plaintiff claims that
Breckenridge first preached the sub
ject of marriage after the death of his
wife.
The four mysterious volumes of
Irving which had figured in that part
of the case centering about the Nor
wood convent, and in which the dis
puted Christmas card had been found,
were placed on the witness stand, and
Attorney Carlisle walked to the stand
and took the oath. Attorneys on the
other side objected, but Judge Brad
ley ruled that as the evidence of
Sisters Agnes and Augustine might
have suggested to the minds of the
jurymen the possibility that the card
had been put in the book by Mr.. Car
lisie, it was entirely proper that the
latter should be heard upon the sub
ject.
Mr.. Carlisle said: II am able to swear
that from the time l took that
book from the book case until
l discovered in it the Christmas
card no other hand but mine and
that of Sister Agnes touched it. /
was looking for handwriting in the
book or some other mark of identified
ton. While l was handling it found
between the leaves this Christmas
card, which did not have its edges
turned up or curled, and had on it the
handwriting which you have seen,
Compliments of w. S. D. There was
also an invisible net and the pressed
rose leaves. When l found them my
client was sitting in an opposite cor
ner of the room and my colleague,
Mr.. johnson, was some distance away.
No one but myself could have put
these things between the leaves of the
book when our party was there, and /
say to you, gentlemen, on my oath.
that / did not do it,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-11
BELL FROM CHINA.

1t Is Said to Be More Than Two Hundred
Years Old.
The is a big Chinese bell in the
United States bonded warehouse at
Jefferson and Front streets, New York,
which has aroused much comment
since its arrival here a few DAYS ago
on the steamer Foohng Suey. It was
brought from China for w. II. Forbes.
who was formerly a member of the
China house of Russell & Co., and who
lives at Newburg.
The bell is nearly as tall as a man,
and it weighs about 1000 pounds. Its
greatest diameter is much less than
modern bells of that weight. Wah
Sing, Chinese philosopher, says, that
the bell goes back to the time of Con-
fucius, but other people who know
things say it is about 200 years old.
The bell has no tongue, but is beaten
with club. 1t is open at the top
that is to say, there is hole big
enough to insert ones hand. The bell
loup upon which it swings is in the
shape of dragon. 1t is beautifully
carved and there are many Chinese
characters upon it.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-11
Reindeer IN Sweden.

The number Of reindeer owned By q
Laplander in Sweden varies to q con-
siderable degree. The poor may have
from so to 200 reindeer, those better
on from 800 to 700, and the rich lap
landers will keep 1000 and even 5000
reindeer. There is some difficulty in
collecting statistics Of the number of
reindeer, Is the Laplanders will some
times be unwilling or unable to give
any correct statement. According to
the latest statistics the number of rein
deer in Sweden would amount to $685.
22O, of which SO $50 were in the prov
lnce OF Jemland, 10000 in the province
OF Vesterbottom and 2O3,17O in the
province of Norbottom.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-11
NEW YORK MINIS TIERS.
The Methodist Conference on Breckin-
ridge and McKanc.

lie methodist conference on Breckln-
ridge and Mckanc.
New YORK, April THE Breckin-
ridge question came up at yesterdays
session of the New York Methodist
Episcopal conference in the form of
the following, offered bv the Rev. E.
L. Hoffecker, pastor of The Church of
the Savior;
Resolved, l. That we approve OF the pros
ecution and conviction of y. Mckane and
the political corruptionists of Gravesend
.. That we demand in the interests OF relig-
fon morality and decenCy that w C. p
Breckinrd ;e. the Self-confeSSed libertne re
elected from the house of representatives. be
lieviDg him unfit to represent Christian peO-
pie in the highest law ma king body in the
land
8 That we will welcome his expulsion from
CONGRESS as the measure of our abhorrence of
his depraved life and the only atOncment that
can be made to that Christian sentiment
which he has so grossly outraged
A moment of profound silence fol-
lowed the reading of the resolution. A
delegate asked why McKane had been
dragged in, remarking that ''he had
been attended to- A suggestion was
then made to lay the resolution on
the table. The president, Bishop
Vincent, however, said Il think it
would be best to refer the resolution
to a judicious body of five"
Without any further de bate this was
agreed to.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-11
A Sad Picture.

The next time you are in melancholy
MOOD, as you are almost certain 10 be If you
become bilious or dyspeptic, picture 10 your
out resources and with n family on his hands.
finds himself on, sick bed. Gloom obscures
his narrew horizon in every direction I'm
friends capable Of assisting him, with the
possible prospect of continued ill health; with
rent, perhaps. unpaid and unpayable, the
shOrtsighted then, is the man of humble
means who perceiving that his health and
strength arc failing takes no precaution to
avert the oncoming evil Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is a reliable, professionally recon-
mended restorative of health and vigor, and
a sure means Of preventing the many disabling
lect and insufficient food produce Marlaria,
rheumatism kidney and liver complaint,
dyspepsia and nervous disease always yield
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-04-11
CALIFORNIA.
Ever been there?

CALIFORNIA
Ever been there?
1t lie an ocean of ozone for invalids.
"A sea of sunshine for strangers.
"A world of wealth for workers
The Mid-Winter Fair (World's Fair Jr)
ought to attract you to San Francisco in 1894.
Those who marveled at the displays in the
California building, Jackson Park, should IN
vestigate further, by taking trip to the Pa
ciflc Coast.
1t will he found that the half has not been
told; the reality exceeds the promise.
You can go quickly, cheaply and comfort
ably over the Santa Fe Route. A solid train
all the way, running south of snow blockades,
through picturesque New Mexico and Arizona
Personally conducted parties every week, in
tourist sleepers on fast express trains. Thous-
ands have patronized them.
Very low round-trip rates now effective,
good any day and on any train.
If you write to G. T. Nicholson, G. p. A, A.
I. & s. F. r. L., Topeka, Kansas, he will mail
free OF charge, an entertaining book, "To Cal
fornia and Back" profusely illustrated.
1t will inevitably confirm the latent desire 10
see California face TO face