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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
WESTMINSTER WEST.

The sufferers from the prevailing illness
are numerous, several entire households
being laid by. Mrs. Geo. W. Chandler is
the most seriously i'll perhaps, not as yet
showing much improvement.
Mrs. Flora True has come from Epping
n. H., on account of the accident to her
mother, Mrs. F. j. Houghton, and the i'll
ness of her sister, Miss Nellie Houghton
Mrs. Houghton is doing very well with the
broken wrist, but cannot expect to use it
at present
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Harlow took the
train at Putney, after the wedding ON
Wednesday. for three weeks trip to New
York and elsewhere. Only a few of the
nearest relatives and friends were present
at the wedding. Antony Schwenk acted
as grOomsman and Miss Mabel Goodhue as
brdemaid.
Miss Abigail Hitchcock, who died on
Monday evening, was the oldest person
living in this part of the town. She was
the sister of Mrs. Mary b. Powers Since
the removal of Mrs. Plumb from Towns
bend, with whom she lived for number
of years, AUNT Abbie," as she was famil-
iarly called, has been with the family of
Joseph NJ. Powers. She retained her fac
ulties in very good degree, and her health
has been sufficient to enable her to be
about the house until within two weeks of
her death. Not long since there was a
company OF the Oldest ladies in the place
assembled with Mrs Powers, among whom
Miss Abigail was the eldest, but she en-
joyed the occasion as much as any.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
Death of James Nesbit.

James Nesbit, young men well known
and beloved among our young people, died
Monday morning at 9 O'Clock, after a very
long illness. For some time he had real
lied the presence of that dreaded disease.
consumption, but had never given up to it
till within the last few months. About a
year ago he gave up his position in the fur
niture store of a. T. Winnewisser. and
went away, hoping to gain more strength,
but upon his return, four or five months
ago, he was so i'll as to be confined to his
room. During his long illness no one
could have been more untiring in their
kind attention to his wants than were Mr..
Wright and the members of his Sunday
school class in the Methodist church. one
OF his young friends, who had been watch
ing with him the night before his death,
expressed the fear that "Jim' would not
live much longer, and might not even be
alive then, which was, indeed the case.
He leaves one sister, a little younger
than himself in this place. and another in
Maine, with many warm friends here who
mourn his loss
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

Thousands OF men continue to join in
the tax riots i'm Sicily. The Italian gov
eminent has called out the third section of
the army, numbering $4,000 men, all of
whom will be sent to Sicily. Nine thous-
and men gathered in one of the low quar-
ters of Marineo, / miles from Palermo,
Friday They started to parade the streets
and made revolutionary threats. A strong
force of troops was despatched to disperse
the mob. When the troops appeared they
were attacked by the rioters, many of
whom were armed with rifles or revolvers
and a desperate fight took place. Volley
after volley was poured into the mob, and
30 of the rioters were killed. Fifty others
were wounded
A late despatch says. Details of the con-
fiict in Sicily last week are beginning to
arrive by mail. About 12O soldiers who
were wounded in the riots are under treat
ment in the hospital at Palermo. The
damage done by the mobs is estimated as
high as 6,4j0,000. In the fights between
soldiers and citizens in Gibellna 20 men
were killed and 80 were wounded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
n.llo,rs MI. sunday SCHOOLS.

During the past two or three weeks, the
annual meetings of nearly all the Sunday
schools in town have been held, and the
reports show the schools to be in an unusu-
aliv flourishing condition. The Universal
list school. with G. b. Wheeler as superin-
tendent, and Charles Whitman, assistant
superintendent, numbers 131, with an aver
age attendance of 60. There are seven
classes. Ia officers. and seven teachers.
The amount of money received from the
weekly collections was So They have
about 500 books in the library, with Bert
Halliday as librarian.
The Methodist school has enrolled 100
pupils, with an average attendance of about
100. These are divided into 10 classes,
with as many teachers The management
of the school is in the hands of six officers,
L. Z. Ramsey as superintendent The
number of books in the library is 447, and
Fred Paul is librarian: $50 has been given
by the school for charity during the past
year
The Roman Catholic Sunday school, of
which Miss Mary Drscoll is superinten-
dent, numbers 10. There are eight classes
and eight teachers, with an average at
tendance during the past year of 100.
Including the home department, the
Congregational Sunday school has 2O3
members. with an average attendance of
121. The primary department has four
classes, with five teachers, the senior de-
partment eight classes, with eight teachers.
n. G. Williams is superintendent, and DR..
A. W. Gorham assistant Total number
of books in the primary and senior libraries,
46S; expense of school, Sll9O4; charities
$10S; total amount raised S22GO4
The total number of pupils enrolled at
the Baptist church is 127 Dea. John O.
Spring, prior to his departure for Germany,
was superintendent During his absence
the assistant superintendent, L. c, Fair
banks, is acting in his place. The school
is divided into nine classes. having nine
teachers and seven officers. The total
number of books in the library is 81. Is.
A. Robinson is Librarian The expenses
of the school in 1898 were $3.50, charities
$1132 making a total of S47S2.
From these reports we find that, except
ing the Episcopal church of which we have
been unable to obtain a report, we have i'll
our village al pupils in Sunday schools
exceeding by Is the number in the day
school, with an average attendance of about
500. In connection with the Methodist
church, Sunday school is maintained at
Gageyille. The Congregational church has
branch schools at Lawrence Mills, and the
Upper Meadows
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
The Brakemen's Strike.

There was considerable interest here
Monday and Tuesday in railroad circles.
occasioned by temporary "tie up of
trains on the Rutland division of the Cen
tral Vermont The headquarters of the
trouble seemed to be at Rutland, caused bv
a misunderstanding on the part of the
freight brakemen as to an order from St.
Adams, requiring them to ride on top of
the cars at all times whenever in motion.
however severe the weather. Supt. Bald
win came to Rutland Tuesday. and during
the day compromise was effected. so
trains were started just before night Tues
day. No freight trains arrived or departed
from Bellows Falls over that division from
Monday morning to Tuesday night. A
number of serious accidents have been oc-
casioned on that division the past wear
from lack of brakemen in their places. and
TINS caused an order which is probably be-
You'd human endurance TO be strictly car
ried out.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
RONDVIILE

Mrs. @. p. Burbee has been critically IN
with pneumonia, but is now recovering.
Mrs. Eliza Case of Medford. Mass. was
called home last week by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Baldwin.
Presiding Elder Beeman will hold the
quarterly meeting here Jan. .. The time
of meeting will be given later
Rev. K. A. Farnham has received news
of the dangerous illness of his father at St.
Adams, Ne, and expects to be called home
by the news Of his death at any time.
Holman Barrows passed peacefully away
Wednesday morning. Atthis writing Mrs.
Barrows is very sick. Their daughter. Mrs.
Phillips of Putney, was with them over
Sunday.
Many are sick with colds grip and kin
dred complaints. Among them are Mrs.
j. ;. LamsOn at YES Benson's, c. X. Viii
liams, Rowe Williams, Mrs VIM. Styles.
Hugh Benson, John b. Benson, five at Mr..
Chathelds, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank How
ard, and many more, literally "too numer-
Gus to mention.
). O. Davis of the Farmers grange of
South Londonderry, installed the officers
of Mountain Home grange at their last
meeting The officers of the year are: +.
&. Pier master; j. NJ Kendall, overseer:
Mrs. j. NJ. Kendall, lecturer; Fred Shell
don, steward; L. l. Kendall, assistant
steward S. &. Taylor, chaplain; Mrs. L.
p. Burbank, secretary; W. Z. Coleman,
treasurer; David Gale, gatekeeper: Mrs.
+. b. Pier, Ceres Mrs. Flora Burbank. Po-
mona; Cora Kendall, Flora; Mrs. Z. l.
Kendall, lady assistant steward. A large
number partook of the supper that was
served after the installation Past Master
). B. Taylor went to South Londonderry
on Friday evening and acted as installing
officer for that grange.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
Another 1901 DoIInr ronnd.

The belief that only seven of the 1904
silver dollars are in existence proves to be
an error, for an eighth one has turned up
Rosenthol Brothers of Philadelphia, deal
ers in Old iron, had a debtor in Virginia,
from whom they tried yainIy for some time
to collect bill Of $500 Recently the Vir-
ginian sent the firm one of the much-sought-
Tor 1904 dollars. He stated that he sent
the coin in payment of his bill, and if the
Rosenthols could sell it for more than the
total of the account they could keep the
balance. In eXplanat on of how he came
in possession of the dollar, the Virginian
wrote that he had bought it for $50 from
an old negro, who was ignorant of lis rarity
and value, and in whose family it had been
for a long time. The Rosenthols took the
dollar to the Philadelphia mint, and it was
pronounced genuine A coin collector has
offered $3.50 for IL. which they refused. as
at an auction sale of coins recently one of
the 1904 dollars sold for $1,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

Frank Bodies, secretary of Harvard uni
versity and an author of note, died We'd
nesday
President Cleveland sent to the Senate
Monday the nomination of John H. Senter
of Montpelier, to be United States district
attorney for Vermont.
Conrad Durkes's private bank at Frank
lin Grove, ILL.,, was robbed by burglars one
night last week of from $4,000 to So, 900
The gold reserve in the federal treasury
is at the low-water mark of S76.OO 600
1t Is being drawn upon daily to help meet
current expenses.
The New jersey legislature met at Tren-
ton Tuesday for organization. In the sen
ate two sets of officers We're elected . he
Dem ocrats having taken possession of the
senate chamber the Republicans met i'm a
cloak room and effected a separate organi
cation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
GRAFTON.

Miss Helen Haven of Lowell. Mass. is
visiting at V. A. Wilburs
Mrs. Miner from Chester is spending the
winter with her sister at the hotel
There are two or three cases of grip in
town, but good degree of health is re-
ported.
Union meetings are being held during
the week, the first four evenings at the
Baptist vestry, and the remainder of the
week at the Congregational chapel
In the death of Mrs. Alden Gibson.
which occurred on Jan. s, a noble woman
was taken from US. The victim of paral-
ysls for nearly two years, she has been laid
aside from active life, and the sick and
needy have missed her kind ministrations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

winning the esteem of many friends.
She had been a lifelong and devoted mem
Der of the Congregational ceurch. Her
familiarity with the Bible was remarkable,
and her delight was in religious reading
and study. Early in the fall she began to
be i'll with the decline of old age. Last
Saturday she became suddenly worse and
rapidly sank away. The funeral was held
at the house Thursday afternoon, Rev
Mr.. Day officiating. Today the body has
been taken by Mrs. Leonard's grandson,
John l.. Roess, to Feeding Hills, where
the burial will be beside her husband and
her Younger son Francis
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
SAXTONs RIVER.

Lieut.. Gatchell is down with the grip.
The sleighing continues excellent, though
so little snow.
Mrs. Chaplin is again able to resume in
part her household duties.
Both the churches are observing the
week OF prayer by daily services.
Miss Robinson of Vermont Academy is
quite i'll. Her mother came Monday to
care for her.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Per
ry are glad to welcome them back from the
W est. They have rented the Titus house
at the Fails, expecting for the present to
make It their home. 1t would not be
strange II other Vermonters now at the
west should decide to return to this good
ly state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Swain spent last
Saturday in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Samuel Nichols is conyalescinr.
after an illness of several weeks.
The popular caterer, VIII Cotton. has
opened a restaurant in Cray's block.
n. G. Williams spent last week in New
York, returning home Saturday evening.
Miss Newell, a stenographer for the
Vermont Farm Machine company. who has
been i'll at her home for several weeks. re-
turned to Bellows Falls Saturday evening.
The week of prayer has been observed
by the different churches this week. union
meetings being held the first four evenings
alternating between the Methodist. Baptist
and Congregational churches.
Clarence Beckwith, who has for some
months past been employed by the Metro
politan Life Insurance company at Somer-
vile, Mass, returned here last week. hav-
ing two or three advantageous situations
under consideration.
VIII l. Russell is acting as ianitor of
the Mt. Kilbum Wheel club rooms in the
Wilson building. The club has limited its
membership 10 100, and has increased rap
idly since occupying its new quarters. lis
present membership is about so.
Edward Osgood, state president of the
Christian EndeavOr societies. was in Fair
fax Tuesday and Wednesday in attendance
at a convention of the societies of Frank
lin and Grand Isle counties. MI Osgood
spoke upon Christian Endeavor work
Durham Brothers, successors TO r. c.
hitchcock, are meeting with large success
in their boot and shoe trade. Last week
they made a sDecial drive IN a ,,ortio,,la,
line of slippers and shoes, and sold 20
pairs of those kinds alone last Saturday.
The Montpelier Argus says: George
ID. Dickinson, Bellows Falls boy. who
won his spurs as New York correspondent
OF the Boston Globe, as a telegrapher of
great accuracy and enterprise, and who
since that until week ago was editor of
the DAILY America, is now managing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
lfgal Nuttrrs.


SIATE OF YER MONT, Marlboro SIS
- BY the Probate Court for said District
10 all persons interested in the estate Of
MARX BLIIERFlELD. late of BrattleborO
i'm said District deceased (,reetine
Aou are hereby notified that this court will de-
clde upon the allowance of the account of Iucian
4. Elmer, Administrator upon the estate Of
the deceased, and decree distribution thereof 10
SAID persons entitled thereto. at the session
thereof 10 be held at the Probate Office in Brat
teboro, on the last Saturday of January, A. ID
1929, when and where you may be- heard in the
premises, if you cause.
i. W. STODnARD Rnrister
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
Irving to snve Their nrend.

The employees of the carpet mills in
Lowell, Mass, who have recently suffered
from heavy cut-downs, have drawn up a
petition to Congressman Stevens of that
district, representing that their bread is at
stake; they can sea no hope for the future
if the Wilson bin becomes law. inasmuch
as il reduces the tarih on carpets They
then ask him to endeavor to change the
proposed law SO that the present schedule
can be kept in force. Thi, petition is
signed by every employe at the Lowell car
pet mills.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

The Barton Monitor says: Martin Nee
han, who had his back broken four weeks
ago by frozen earth falling upon him. was
taken TO the hospital at Burlington last
Tuesday, an examination was made, and
the physicians decided that his injuries
We're so severe that nothing could be done
to help him: that he might live years,
but would never have any use of his low
or limbs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Mr.. Harwood L. II, Eastman and Levi
Derby are on the sick list.
Mrs. Agnes Wilder has bought the place
now occupied 10y Ed Martin
The Loyal Temperance legion will meet
Friday evening with Minnie Tory.
The W. c. T. L. will give an entertain
ment in the chapel Friday evening, Jan.
10. A pie supper will be served from 80
till =
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

singing school Wednesday evening on ac-
count of the prevailing sickness.
II. f. Bond has sold his stock of raw
furs to a Boston shipper They have fallen
off in price since the beginning of the sea-
son, making it hard to buy or sell.
There is no abatement of the grip as yet
c. L. Fisher and daughter, Miss Alma and
Mr.. Fishers father are very sick; Harry
Miller who works there, is in a critical
condition with pneumonia, but was report
ed better Yesterday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

There is rumor of a class in shorthand.
to be held in the High school, if a teacher
can be procured.
Prof Wright was obliged to leave school
on Friday, the grip not having released its
hold on him. 1t was feared that he would
not be able to resume his duties this week.
but, as if in defiance of the powers of that
all-grippins disease, he was found at his
post on Monday morning We sincerely
hope he will be more prudent in the future.
as 1t does not pay to trihe with the grip.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
The Body of bennington Man Found.

1t is thought that a body found in the
river at Troy, y. y, Sunday is that of
Patrick Kairns of Bennington. Kairns
was last heard from from Hogansburg. y.
Y, where he wrote to his wife, saving that
he would have to walk home. His wife
and children at Bennington are in a desti-
tute condition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
two d VERMONT. MarIhoro. 50

> BY the Probate Court for said District
TO an persons interested in the estate of ~
Ma CAREY, late of Marlboro. in said dis
trlct, deceased, Crsati,,-
Whereas, \. A Butteriield. administrator nIon
the estate OF Tina Carey, late of Marlboro in
SAID district, deceased, has filed mis- petition in
tHs court setting iorth that the sale Of the whole
of the Real Estate will be beneficial To tha bsirs
ana an persons Interested therein, and PRAYING
Tor license 20 sell the same, and at the same time
hleu IN TINS court what purports TO be the con
sent in writing Of all the heirs residing in ms
state To such sale. Whereupon it is ordered thai
the same he heard at the session of said court IN
ne nela az the Probate once IN Brattleboro on
the last Saturday of January, A. D. 1894 when
ana where you may bee heard in the premises If
you See cause.
E. W. STODDARD. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
Hopes Dashed 10 Earth.

The report was current here. and in
some neighboring towns, the early part of
the week, that John p. Squire and Co.
We're to bring part of their great pork
packing establishment to Cold River.
whereat there was rejoicing, as it would be
help to Bellows Falls. Members of the
firm emphatically deny that they or anv
representative have been at Bellows Falls.
and say that they have had no thought of
moving any part of their establishment
from Cambridge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
Z. L. AIIbee of Huntington Fronsn.

F. L. Allbee, aged 81, an inmate of the
soldiers home at Norton, Conn, was found
frozen near the railroad station at that
place Wednesday, The medical examiner
found no marks of violence. Allbee was a
native of Bennington, tits state, and has
family there. He disappeared from the
home Tuesday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
c. p. gibson.

Proprietor and AuctiOneer.
West Chesterfield. y. H.. Jan. 1, 1885,
j.. =. Remember II. R. BROWN is running the
one of the best equipped in the STATE. Give him
call when in Brattleboro. and he will gladly
show you through the salesroom We nav. fb.-
Stables at both places connected bv talenbona
with all surrounding towns
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
WHSTMINSTER.

All are busy here this week storing ice.
Rev. A. B. Dascomb and wife leave for
Boston today, Friday, and may not return
until spring opens.
There was small number out at the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

Inc continual succession of bos, pimples and
eruptlons from which many suffer, Indicates an
IMPURE state Of the blood The most effective
remedy Is Ayers Sarsaparilla II expels the Dol
son harinlessly through the natural channels and
leaves the skin clean and clear. "N
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12

Dobbin's Electric Soap is
cheaper for you to use. if YOU
follow directions, than any other
soap would be if given to you.
for by its use clothes are saved.
Clothes cost more than soap.
This soap cost in 1869 twenty
cents bar. Now it costs nine.
1t contains precisely the same
ingredients, and no others. now
as then, and costs less than half
Buy it Of your grocer, use it
and preserve your clothes If
he hasn't it, he knows that he
can buy it Of his wholesale gro
Ger. The genuine always has
our name on the wrapper. Look
out for limitations. There are
many of them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
S,TATE OF VERMONT. Ma

- The Probate Court for said District
10 all whom IL may concern. Greeting
Whereas, HATTIE NJ REED Administrative, M
the estate of Frank Reed, late of Brattleboro
IN said district. deceased. has represented that.
The amount of debts due
from said deceased and
the charges of administration
S1I0o ~
The value of the personal es-
tate less what has been or
may be assigned the widow is Nothing
Balance of debts chargeable
on the real estate of said deceased $4,000
fraylng for license TO sell So much of the real
estate OF said deceased is necessary for the
payment OF said debts and charges Of admins
tration
Nhereupon It is ordered that the same be heard
AZ me session OF said court 10 bee held at the Pro
bate ONCE m Brattleboro, on the last Saturday Of
January, A. ID. 1884, when and where YOU NAV
De heard IN the premises if you see cause.
Z. W, STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-12
PRESERVA-
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