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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
Sensations.

The sensational events of the year began
with the arrest for incendiarism, Jan. 13,
of L. r. Plummer followed by the arrest,
April g. at Nashua n. H., of Leslie Scott
for forgery, the wounding of Michael Day
twice, June IS, with revolver, in a
drunken row on the Island, the buncoing
of Denison Davis of Putney to the tune of
$4,000 and the burning of his barn, Au-
gust 10; the announcement of a deficiency
in the accounts of Treasurer Willard of the
Wilmington savings bank, August 27, fol-
lowed by his resignation, Aug. 81, state
ment of the trustees, Oct. ), that there was
a deficit of S3031, and Wizards return
from the West, Dec. 10, his arrest and re-
lease on $500 bail; the arrest of Walter
Bangs, Aug. 80, for stealing $50 from ID.
Stolte, jr., at Lowell, Mass; the burglar
izlng of the houses of j. w. Bishop of
Brattleboro, and George Bond and George
Wilder of Guilford, Sept. 81; the suicide
of Ernest l.. Green, cashier of the Boston
IL Maine railroad, at Bellows Falls, Oct.
II, and the announcement a few days later
that he was a defaulter for over 5000; the
stealing of 5000 from VIM. A. Putnam of
West Wardsboro, Oct. 81 the arrest of
Gerry Lunt in Vernon, Oct. %, for at
tempting train wrecking; the robbery of
S400 worth of watches and jewelry from L.
T. and w. II. Landmarks store at South
Londonderry, Nov. >, and escape of the
thieves; the arrest of Omer Stuart of South
Londonderry, Dec. l, for forgery; the be-
ginning of the trial of dozen people at
South Londonderry, Dec. q, for participa-
tion in a drunken row, and the sentence of
St. Peter to the house of correction for 101
daVs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28

Where did the Springfield Republican of
Monday pick up its editorial paragraph
about the vote of the school children and the
women's committee, making the red clover
the state flower of Vermont? 1t looked
like paragraph of copy left over from the
middle of last November, when legisla-
tive act and the governors signature settled
this weighty question.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
Stevenson Earned Fortune with His
From the Boston Herald. ]

Mr. S. S. Mcclure, who is probably as
well qualified to speak of the late Robert
Louis Stevenson's affairs as anybody in
this country, says this authors earnings
with his pen approached 100000, estimat-
ing, of course, the present value of his
copyrights. All this is practically the
work of the last six or seven years. This
is probably as large a sum of money as has
ever been earned by novelist and story
teller in so brief period of time. 1t is
partly accounted for by the extraordinary
popularity of his novels and short stories,
and partly by the canny Scotch instincts
that he inherited from his father. Thest
enabled him to make the most of his op-
portunities for gathering gear.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
TOWN HALL, BRATTLEBORO,
Thursday and Friday,
January 3 and 4,
First presentation on any stage of Kenyon and
RAINING new comic opera
Breakers
Ahead"
zine Cast. Large Chorus.
LeitSinger'S Orchestra.
The sale of tickets for Thurs
day evening, Jan. 3, will open
Saturday, Dec, 80 at 8 A. NJ, and
those for Friday evening, Jan. 4,
ON Monday, Dec. 81, at 8 A. NJ,
at Durgiu'S Drug Store.
Tickets, SO, 35 and Is Cents.
or telegraph.
ESF- SF-SPECIAL.-No pains will be spared to make
the production of this opera frst-cass in every
particular.
Cast of Characters.

CAPT. HEYWOOD Known as the poor fisher
man, Fred Oscar Merrifield.
TOM BOWLIN, disguised as a clairvoyant.
Francis w. Crosby.
GRlGGS, hen-pecked husband f. Carruthers.
BOSEN BILL, hotel factotum, Fred Cressy.
DETECTIVE BLINKERTON, known as a hypo-
chondrac, Walter A Gilbert
LIEUT.. PAUL JONES, of the T. S. $. Hustler,
Fred S. Brasor.
MRS. GRTGGS a home ruler
Miss Ravenport- Hart Bern.
AUNT REBECCA. Mrs Lulu NIcLane.
GUSSIE GURGLE, known as a poetess
Miss Nellie Case.
BESSIE HEYWOOD, the fshermans child.
Christopher McCourt
MRS. HENWOOD, Mrs Lima Hubbard.
Acts and II IN front Of the hotel Minerya
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28

One Southern railroad which used to car
ry a thousand barrels of flour every day
to the seaboard for shipment to Cuba has
seen the business vanish since reciprocity
was smashed. 1t is no wonder that the
people walked up the next morning after
the November elections to find big rent
in the wall of the solid South.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2s 1OE.

general and his assistantq mul of rely
ing upon the advice or urn 10 congress
men, and doing out t y offlces on
the requisition of pd oTders, would
make their appointmei non-partlsan
basis, just as clerical flntments are
made from the list of Is iurnlshed by
the civil service co, Dn. In other
words, business prn hnstead OF poll
tics, would determirf I dginal appoint
ment and the reter postmasters OF
this class, and 'ster VINO ana MS
dutv would he sur, his tenure would
not depend upon fltrol OF any party
Merit. instead of lical pull, would be
the touchstone.
The Lodge bi IL sow in the hands, or,
more correctly 10 \ King, IN Jhe pigeon
holes of the H6 ommittee on the civil
service and Do'n PIC oellef IN the prln-
ciple of this The could not better be
shown than ing it brought forward
and acted on OOlner or later the complete
divorce of thtLOal service from partisan
politics is 81, come. 1t is the depart
ment of tr hrnment which most init
mately affe bel the people, and the best
attainable aece, and not the award of
political m, is the basis on which it
will be plj Eventually.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
Not Fair 10 Chicago.
From the New York Tribune,

From the New York Trbune.l
Possibly John Burns, the English labor
leader, now in this country, is little ex-
travagant in pronOuucing "Chicago a
pocket edition of hell" Chicago is not
disposed to play second fiddle in any con-
test, however heated.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
Tbe Dermurrt 99Bemie.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1894.

The ravages of the malignant outbreak
of diphtheria at Ashtabula, Ohio, have been
checked by the use of anti-toxine. This
is the most marked success yet for the new
remedy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28

EXPolice Captain Stephenson, convicted
in New York of accepting bribes, was SEN
fenced Wednesday to three years and nine
months imprisonment and to pay a fine
of $1,000
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28

To the aged, with their poor appetite, feeble
circulation, and Impoverished blood, Ayers
Sarsaparilla is a boon beyond price Its effect is
TO check the ravages of time by invigorating ev-
cry organ, nerve and tissue Of the body, See
Ayers Almanac for the new year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
Accidents.

The list of serious accidents is a long
one, beginning with the killing of Joseph
Paul, a switchman, in the Brattleboro rail
road yard Jan. l. Mrs. John Austin was
run over by team Feb. 81, dying a few
DAYS later Bigelow Still was drowned
while intoxicated at South Londonderry,
March 8. Thurston Emery, formerly of
Putney, was thrown from bicycle and
killed at Chester in May. Miss Mariana
Blood of then orthfield seminary was kill
ed in runaway in Brattleboro May IA,
and her four woman companions were seri-
ously injured. o. H. Carpenter, we'll
known West BrattleborO farmer and form
er selectman, was crippled in a runaway
accident, May -. Alden Howard of ia
maica was killed on the railroad at Syra-
cuse, n. Y, July 10. July IS, will al
WAYS be known as a "black Friday" at
Bellows Falls land its vicinity, Miss Mary
Rice having been butted to death by cos.
set at Alstead: Rev. A. b. DascOmb COM
mitting suicide at Westminster; Hermon
Phelps, 7, being drowned in the COnnecti-
cut; Hungarian attempting to kill his
wife at North Walpole, and several minol
accidents taking place on that day. Her.
bert Haynes was drowned at Wilmington
July 20. Amiable Pigeon was fatally in
iured on the railroad at Vernon Aug. 2
L. d. Lizdale was struck by locomotive
and killed at Westminster Aug. 2l. Mrs
Albert Smith was fatally burned by gaso
lene explosion August 26 Mrs. j. A
Whipple was fatally burned at Putney
Nov. IA. Geo. Willard was killed by fal
from staging at Mortified Nov. 26
Clayton A. Whittemore was crushed tC
death in the elevator shaft at S. A. Smith
d Co Dec. I6.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
Neurology.


The neurology contains many persons of
prominence. In the Brattleboro list are
the names of ]. n. Thorn, the veteran
druggist, VIM. A. Conant, the old violin
maker; Selectman A. b. Hall; G. Louis
Clary, the electrician; A. NJ. Mcdonald,
the cutter; S. l.. Sibley; Mrs j. q. Ullery;
f. A. Whitney, the long time merchant;
Chas. X. Wood, one of the oldest circus
men in the country; DR.. j. II. Stedman,
the oldest physician in town; DIR. II. w.
Hamilton, pioneer homeopathic.
Westminster mourns the loss of such
sterling citizens as Hon. Marvin w. Davis,
former member of the legislature and
state board of agriculture; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. Willard and S. T. Fem, the merchant.
Putuey has lost one of its foremost ci.i-
zens in A. b. Hewett, for many years mer-
chant and town clerk and former member
of the legislature; Chas. Stowell, young
manufacturer; Erastus Corser, a longtime
farmer; Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Mason, TWO
of the oldest residents and Isaac b. PETER.
Three leading men have been lost to Yer.
non in Dwight johnson, Nelson Dunklee
and Marshall Lee. Almon Ballou and Os-
car Howe, two of HalifaX's well-knOwn
citizens, died in September.
In Wilmington two men of promise died
in VIM. Mcclellan and G. Frank Clark
Mrs. Ann G. Howard, postmaster al
| TOwnshend, died suddenly Nov. 3. Judge
A. A. Wyman, representative from Athens
dropped dead at Montpelier Nov. 21. NJ
f. Austin, Brattleboro young man, dieC
suddenly of heart disease at Athol, Mass
Oct. 20 Other familiar names are thos,
of Thomas Evans, the hotel proprietor o.
| Townshend; Deacon Stanley Lyon Of
South Londonderry; Deacon Calvin Bar
rett, the singing school teacher of Brook
line; Mrs. Roxana Wheeler, 81, Mrs. Saral
Holland, 90, and Nelson W. Rice, SO, all o
Newfane; Miss Kate Minard, Below
Falls's beloved school teacher; Jason Clarl
French of Jamaica; John G. Whiting o
Rockingham; DR.. Franklin Martin o
Wardsboro. Two Windham county native
of prominence who died during the yea
were ex-Mayors Jillson and Hildreth, botl
of Worcester, Mass.
Fires.
The most disastrous fire of the year il
the county came April 26, when the BaI
tist church, Leland and Gray seminary
Hollands store, the hotel and several othe
buildings were burned at rownshend. An
other very serious fire was that which dc
stroyed the Guild q Wetherbee paper mi
at Bellows Falls, Nov 20.
There was a fire in the Carpenter Orga
factory, Jan. 3 Geo. L. Crowelps bar
was burned Jan. 8; II. S. Josselyn's hous
on Forest street was burned Feb. 25, whe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
RETROSPECTIVE.
Striking Happenings of 1894.

The Windham County List of Sensa-
tIOnRI Occurrences, Accidents, Fires,
Prominent People who Have Died
and other Events that Attracted I'm
usual Attention.
The retrospective summary given here
with shows that there has been long list
of striking happenings of different natures
in Windham county in the twelve months
now drawing to a close. 1t is believed that
these occurrences will be of more interest
in compact groups than in chronological
order, as they have appeared in previous
wears
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28

Every woman who suffers from sick headache,
and who dslikes to take bitter doses, should try
Carters Little Liver Pills, They are the easiest
of all medicines to take. A positive cure for the
above distressing complaint; give prompt relief
in dyspepsia and Indigestion; prevent and cure
constipation and piles. As easy TO take as sugar
Only one pill dose. Price 25 cents II you try
them you will not be without them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
Bassos.
Read and Reflect

To our many friends and Gus
toners wei wishAto announce
S, that we have just closed a sue
y cessful season. a Now follows
what we term a dull time as
usual after the first of January,
as our customers we'll know.
Whatever we have in Hats
and Bonnets trimmed or untrim-
med can be bought for about
half price. As we always sell
a great many goods through
the months of January and Feb
ruary we have to carry a stock
accordingly for people are not
going to buy at any season of
the year unless they can have a
good variety to select from.
Give us an opportunity to
show our goods and quote
prices whether you purchase or
not. Respectfully,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28

Every man having ,ard should keep it an
even and natural color, and If it is not already
le Buckingham's Dye and appear tidy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
YOUNG & KNOWLTON.
Your
Winter Overcoat

How would you like to buy a winter over
coat now if you got guarantee that it
wouldn't be a real good fit till you had worn
it for two years. Perhaps you think such a
proposition is ridiculous, and so it is,-your
coat might not be of much account at the
end of two years. Men don't buy their over
coats in that way, but that's the way some Of
them buy their life insurance.
When you buy your overcoat you want the
best value you can get for your money, and
you want the coat to fit right away. Some
men buy life insurance policies without read
ing their terms and conditions, and are sur
prised to find afterwards that they are not
fully insured till the end of two or three
years after their policy is taken out. The
Accumulation Policy Of the New York Life is
like the overcoat that fits when you buy it.
= 1t gives you immediate and complete in
surance. Does the policy you own do that'
Then
Why don't you buy your Life Insurance
As you buy your overcOat2
Write or send for circulars of our matchless
life insurance contract.
A. W. CHILDS & co., Agents of the
New York Life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
We Still Have
We Still Have

\ nice assortment of cloths for Custom Clothing
and shall make especially low prices custom
made dress and business suits in order to keep our
help busy during the dull season
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
For Sale.

CEVERAL new mich cows, and several due
= to come in soon. ISRAEL l.. HALL, JACK
sonvillp 52
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
zine Cast. Large Chorus
LeitSinger'S Orchestra.
Tickets, SO, 35 and rs Gents.

Out of town patrons may secure seats by mail
or telegraph
~ SPECIAL-No pains will be spared to make
the production of this opera first-class in every
particular.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
We Still Have

\ few Nluhlers, Silk Handkerchiefs and other hol
itav specialtes that must be closed out We shall
make prices on them that will surely move them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-28
We Still Have

\ good line OF Mems, Youths and Bows Suits.
sizes are better than usual at this date, and prices
GOOD deal lower than ever at this season.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-05
Samoa's UPRISING.

Nermonters will be especially interested
in the disturbances which have occurred in
Samoa, inasmuch as the trouble is attributed
indirectly to the action of Chief Justice lde.
1t appears that the course of Judge Idle, in
imposing fines upon some of the minor chiefs
for disorderly conduct, and imprisoning and
compelling them towork on the public roads
in default of the payment of the fines
aroused, the followers Of the chiefs, who arose
in armed rebellion against these indignities
to their leaders, and demanded their immed-
late release. An attempt was made to dis
arm the rebellous natives, but they stoutly
denied the right of Europeans or other
foreigners to interfere in their affairs, and
refused to lay down their arms. The chiefs,
who had been obliged to do degrading work,
eagerly led their willing followers toward
the achievement of revenge for their degrad-
alton, and King Malietoa finally sent a body
Of troops to attack the rebels. The rebels
were repused with heavy loss, but other
chiefs have rebeled against the action of
Judge Idle, and if the reports from Samoa
are correct the situation is serious.
The condition of affairs has evidently been
greatly aggravated by the course said to
have been pursued by the kings troops,
Tho government forces celebrated their vic
tory by mutilating prisoners in a most hor-
rible manner, and finally they made an UNI
provoked attack upon one of the defenceess
villages of their late adversaries. Houses
were burned and their inmates treated to all
sorts of inhuman atrocities, and it is not
surprising that the chiefs should combine
for mutual self -protection.
The friends of Judge Ide in Vermont have
known for some time that there was likely
to he trouble in Samoa, as a result Of his
determination to enforce good government,
but it was not supposed that the trouble
would be nearly SO serious as that now
reported. Il is true that Judge lde is
thoroughly supported by the king, but the
conduct of the government forces has put
that support seriously i'll question.
If King Malietoa seconds the efforts OF
the United States, British and German CON
suls to quell the disturbance and punish the
mitted by the government troops, there will
be some chance of reassurng the chiefs who
have since rebelled, but there is danger that
such a course will cause revolt among the
kings forces. On the whole it is evident
that the situation is most critical, and mucl
will depend upon Judge lde's diplomacy a,
well as his executive ability
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-05
The Presidents Veto.

President Cleveland has vetoed the Bland
seigniorage BILL and he has thus PLACED him
self again on record as opposed to imitation
The country will now have an opportunity
to SEQ whether or not the predictions of
those who were opposed to the Bland bill
will be fulfilled The president has
been urged to approve the segniorage bill
on the ground that it would be n sop to the
silver men and thus postpone indefinitely
the silver struggle which has threatened the
very existence Of the democratic party. 1t
was urged that the president approval of
this measure would harmonic the demo-
cratic party, and that it would result in the
fuliillment of the promise made at the time
the silver purchase act was repealed in part,
that the silver interest should be given rec
ognition in the early future.
1t has been predicted, on the other hand,
that the veto of the Bland bill would result
i'll the defeat of the tariff bill by theenrag-
ed silver men in Congress and in the intro
ducton of a silver coinage measure; and in
placing the silver interests in permanent and
irreconcilable opposition to the administra-
ton. 1t has beer limited, moreover, that
if the president vetoed the Bland bill Secre-
tary Gresham would resign; and other
gloomy forebodings of all sorts have been
INDUCED for the benefit Of the president.
The action of the president will undoubt
edly make trouble for the administration,
but Mr. Cleveland could not we'll have APP
proved this proposition to coin the seignior-
age without repudiatns his previous pro-
fesSions of devotion to the cause of sound
money and of opposition to silver coinage.
Much Of the moral effect of the veto of the
Bland bill has been lost through the presi-
dents delay, which has given rise to the
suspicion that lie was hesitatug between
right and policy, but his idea Of right has
evidently prevailed. and the president de
serves credit for the courage which enabled
him to avoid taking advantage of a golden
opportunity to make party capital on the
silver question, and to put the official seal
of his disapproval upon a measure of in1a-
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-05

the expense of converting the Champlain
canal into ship canal would be infpitos-
imal as compared with tho cost OF ship
canal from the Hudson to Lake Erie, or
even to Lake Ontario, but if considerations
Of defence were to be given weight the
former route would necessarily be chosen
unless another were to be constructed
through American territory around the
Niagara.
As we understood the matter Congress
man Powers's bill provides for surveys to
establish the comparative merits of the two
routes, and if the commercial possibilities
of the future are taken into consideration
we do not doubt that the St Lawrence and
Champlain route will he found to be the
more feasible in every way.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-05

right direction, needing only such amendments
as Intelligent execution and experience will
| indicate 70 make il reasonably satisfactory.
do not, however, agree that the State road
TAX should be distributed by counties, rather
than upon the basis of the entire road mile
age of the State
1t seeps to me there were two principal
reasons for levying and distributing this tax.
hrst, TO shift the burden of taxation to this
extent, from the poor TO the rich. second,
| to tax centres of population and wealth for
| the benefit Of districts contributory to these
| centres
A discussion of the first reason cannot be
proitably undertaken within the limit Of n
| newspaper column OF the second, it may
well be questioned whether the proposed dis
tribution by counties would diminish the ex
isting dissatisfaction with this provision of
the law, or cause it TO operate more justly
| than at present. 1t is very difficult to say
what centres benefit from given districts.
For instance, does not Burlington, to very
considerable extent, draw its wealth
| from Lamoillc and Grand Isle Montpelier
from Orange, Rutland from Addison, and
St Johnsbury from Essex 1t is true the
roads in the immediate vicinity of these cen
tres would RECEIVE more benefit by county
| distribution, but i'll 50 doing the object of
! the law would, i'll great measure, lie de-
feated 1t is certainly questionable whether
this part of the road law ought to remain
on the statute book. If the underlying prin-
| ciplo of government is the greatest good to
the greatest number, it seems to me that the
ratio OF density of population and possession
of wealth is the rule by which we should
| judge how widely the best roads should
differ from the poorest. Under this
rule, the excellence of the roads
in any locality would depend ex-
actly upon the wealth and population Of
that locality The best roads should UNI
doubtedly be built where the greatest num-
bers use them. and they should be as much
better than the poorest as the city is richer
and more populous than the country. But
might makes right, and the basis of our
| representation in the Legislature is not
wealth and population, but territory.
Either this must be changed or men made
perfect before justice and the best good can
| be looked for
| Our great need ut present is for practical
road builders. Theoretical road makers we
| already have, but these have much to learn
to make them proficient Only time and a
| constant determination to do what we all
agree ought to be done. will bring the de
| sired results II. IL. MCINTYRE.