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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
Press Comment.
Weary of Congress.

IT i'hi llAt ptalbu i1FIdlu
Now that the Debs strike is practically
declared off, it is a pity that the present
session of Congress cannot be brought to
like condition. With the railroad block
ade removed, trade will soon be running
in the usual channels, but it cannot obtain
anything like its normal volume until the
tariff problem is definitely solved and
Congress ceases to be a disturber of
public confidence.
In the last analysis it is upon Congress,
and especially upon the Senate, that the
blame for the recent labor trouble lies.
The fall trade last year was irretrievably
damaged by the long filibustering in the
Senate over the repeal of the silver pur-
chase clauses Of the Sherman act. The
spring trade this year suffered similar injury
through the weary months of dickering on
the tariff bill With these great trad e
movements so materially diminished, the
business of the country for the past min e
months has been reduced so far below its
natural level that neither labor nor capital
could find profitable employment.
And now the country finds itself APP
preaching another trade season with the
tariff question still unsettled and importers
and manufacturers hampered by uncer-
fanny WIN ItSdiu " the uullcS lIdl W III
be levied upon the great staples they deal
in. According to the latest dispatches
from Washington, deadlock between the
Senate and the House is threatened, and it
is said that a month more will probably
be wasted before complete adjustment of
the disputed points can be attained. 1t is
shameful that the interests of the country
should be played with in this dangerous
manner. Public opinion must express it
self in unmistakable fashion to bring Con-
gress to its senses on the matter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
Something New wormvoot Liniment.
ATTEMPTED PATRICIDE
But Accidentally shot Himself--the
Tragedy which Resulted i'm the Death
of George wentworth at Mortified,

Tragedy which Resulted i'm the Death
of George wentworth at Mortified.
Mass. Monday.
George p. Wentworth a farm laborer,
who has been living for several years on
the Mortified mountains, attempted to
murder his father early Monday evening,
and by the accidental discharge OF his gun
killed himself. The place where the shoot
ing took place is about four miles back
from Mortified street on what is called
Beers mountain, and the house is located
about 100 rods from the mountain road,
George Wentworth was about II years OF
age and his father, John p. Wentworth.
lived about half mile down the mountain
from the son. Both were given to drink
ing hard cider, and had quarreled often.
\ few days ago George got half dozen
hens of his father and shut them up, as
he said he was going to buy them. \
Frenchman, Eugene Lavele, lived with
George and he went to Georges father and
bargained for the same hens and al the
same price tina, George was to pay. Then
he went out and opened the door of the
hen-house and let the hens out, as he said
they had not been fed for a day or two.
When George found out that his father
had sold the hens he was in a great rage.
He got into a scuille with Lavelle over the
matter, and while they were fighting the
father came along George at once pitch
ed into his father and knocked him down
two or three times. Then the old man
went home. George soon followed with
his repeating shotgun on his shoulder.
When he arrived at his fathers house he
was crazy with drink. He began TO TRADE
with his father, and the hired man ran out
to call the neighbors. While he was gone
the two men got much excited, and George
grabbed his gun and struck at his father
with the butt, apparently intending to
! brain the old man. The end of the gun
missed the father and came down upon a
door. This brought the barrel of the gun
| pointed at George, and the trigger having
caught in his clothing, the gun was dis
| charged. The full charge entered Georges
abdomen. This was about o'clock in the
evening, and at Q oclOck he was dead. Dr.
! J. c. Ward was sent for, but could do moth
! ing for the man, as a hole two inches in
diameter, out of which prOtruded his intes
| tines, was cut IT, his abdomen. No blame
was attached to the father, who, however,
! like his son, was under the influence of
/ liquor at the time Medical examiner Coy
of Turner's Falls was sent for Tuesday
morning and took a view of the body The
| burial was at Iolliston, where the family
! came from years ago. Before dying George
| blamed members of his family for the row
| which led to his death. George leaves a
| widow, who is in a delicate condition, a
! father, mother, two brothers and sister.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
why the strike Lived.
From the st. Paul Pioneer Press

= TTT7 VTTT ~ 7 IUT 7 T-TT--VT 49,
The strike would not have lived two
days in Chicago if the state of Illinois had
not been afflicted with an anarchist for its
governor and the city of Chicago with a
demagogue for its mayor. The letter of
Governor Altgell to President Cleveland
affecting to protest against the employ
ment OF federal troops in the state of Hi
nois would be ridiculous if its direct effect
was not to encourage the strikers and to
prolong the state of things from which
Chicago and Illinois are so severely suffer
ing. When Governor Altgeld pretends
that there was no need of a military force,
he simply lies. His letter is a cowardly
bid for the votes of the strikers and their
sympathizers. and that is all there is TO it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
VICINITY GLEANINGS.
Joseph Laskey Committed Suicide at
Chester to Escape Arrest.

Joseph Laskey Committed suicide at
Chester to Escape Arrest.
Joseph Laskey was found dead near the
buildings of Addison Lockwood in Chester
on Thursday of last week. Laskey was a
Young man about u, whose home was at
Hvdeville, in Castleton. While on visit
to his home July : he stole bicycle from
Prunier's store in Fair Haven. When
Sheriff Policy of Fair Haven attempted to
search the house of Laskey's father the
Young man appeared with the bicycle and
started across one of the lots. On being
hotly pursued by the officer Llskey drop
ped the bicycle and fled to the woods. 1t
was thought that Laskey would go to Mr.
Lockwood's at Chester, where he had been
EMPLOYED, and the officers in that vicinity
were notified. Deputy Sheriff Spaitord OF
North Springfield found Laskey at work in
A field for Mr.. Lockwood Wednesday.
Laskey outran the officer, who fired four
shots, but without effect. The following
/ dav Mr.. Lockwood found Laskeys body.
| 1t was behind stone wall and nearby was
/ a can of Paris green. He had evidently
| committed suicide by taking the poison
ReaI Estate and other Deeds.
Peter G. Carpenter of North Adams
bought tract of some 100 acres in south
ern Vermont about year ago and has been
engaged in the numbering business; lie
has now sold to John T. Carrier of Reads
boro Falls, between 500 and 400 acres ioI
$1,000 A considerable part of the land Is
covered with hard wood timber. Mr. Car
nenter has also sold to Mrs. j. Nj. Bassetl
his farm at Howe's pond, consisting OF
about 200 acres of tillage and wood land
This leaves him 500 acres, with Howe
nond the water power and saw-mill, and
On his land there are standing from three
million TO four million feet of spruce ano
hemlock timber of the first growth. Mr.
CARPENTER has also sold 400 tons OF hem
lock bark to the Barber Leather company
to he delivered at their tannery in Reads
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
Too Much Claimed for Common stock

Editor PhGRir In your article entitled
"Give the common COW a chance" in is
sue of July ID, | see much to commend,
especially the idea of giving the scrub
COW good care and teed. More farmers
underfeed than overfeed, and any words
that will teach those who underfeed that
it is Improbable business can not be too
often repeated. The agricultural editing
of the journal called the Homestead, from
which you quoted, has at times proved I'M
reliable. | am therefore inclined to doubt
the correctness of the statement said to
have been made by Prof. Roberts of Cor
nell university, that 1.-THE average farmer
can make better dairy COW than the
Island of jersey ever saw, and with com
mon stock to start with"
This simply gainsays all breeding and
advocates the abandoning of all that has
made Vermont famous through her mag
nihcent horses, her sheep of unequaled
! staple, and dairy cattle whose average pro
! ductiveness is uneXceled in the Union.
The Phoenix does not intend to mislead,
but has simply clipped a piece of "agri-
cultural rot from paper that should be
better edited in some particulars.
incidentally | will state that | believe
the quotation regarding Holstein cattle to
be another outrageous blunder, and to Off
set it, permit me to quote from personal
letter just received from Prof. Clinton d.
Smith of the Michigan Agricultural col
lege, who says; IL am happy to say that
our Holsteins are doing splendidly. Our
Rosa Bonheur, on pasture not the best,
has yielded 10,6S6 pounds of milk and
293.5S pounds of fat by the test. Our
Belle Sarcastic, heifer has yielded in "A
days 53S5.3 pounds of milk, containing
15l.13 pounds of fat by the test. Our
Houtje d. has, in G3 days, produced 523SG
pounds of milk, with fat contents Of
1863 pounds, and the end is not yet"
f. l.. HoUGHToN.
Houghton Farm, Putney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
Nictoria's Reign.
rFrom the St. Loui. GIobe.pemoerat

From the st. Louis Globe Democratic
In her tilty-seven years of power Victoria
has seen every throne in the world vacated
at least once, and some of them several
times, and high executive stations in all
the great nations filled and reilled repeat
eddy. The post of Premier in her own
country has been held successfully in her
day by Viscount Melbourne, Sir Robert
Peel, Earl RUSSELL the Earl of Derby, the
Earl of Aberdeen, Niscount Palmerston,
the Earl of Beaconsfield, William +. Glad
stone, the Marquis of Salisbury and the
Earl of Rosebery, and by some of these
men several times All of these are dead
except Gladstone, Salisbury and Rosebery.
Sixteen men, beginning with Martin Van
Buren,, have in turn filled the office of
President of the United States during her
service, and of these only two, Cleveland
and Harrison, are living.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20

-From ~ sprnsfeld EenuhIlcan

IRON thr SprluEntlu fepuhhcan...
1t appears that notwithstanding the re-
dundancy of money in the banks the cir
culation of national bank notes has not Iii
minished in the last three months at all,
but is actually trihe larger than it was
in April. and only about $1,000, 900 less
than it was in October last. What the rea-
son of this is the treasury department can
not tell, beyond the fact that the recent is
sue of bonds made it less worth while for
banks to retire circulation. But one thing
is clear enough-it all goes to show what a
terribly ineastic affair this bank note sys-
TEN of ours is. Nothing could be worse.
They measure business booms and depres-
sions up in Canada by the rise or fall of the
bank note circulation. But our note sys-
TEN gives not the first sign ever of any
such underlying changes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
vermont.s summer Travel Boom.



The outlook for a lively summer tourist
business in Vermont this season is exceed
ingly bright, many of the resort hotels and
boarding houses, it is said, having already
received more orders for rooms and board
than ever before thus early in the year.
Last year. summer visitors left the tidy
sum of 100000 in the little green-hilled
state, and leading hotel man made the
prediction few days ago that the revenue
from the same source this year would
amount to a cool million or more, Yer
mont has many natural attractions that
make it particularly desirable place for a
summer outing or for a season home, and
its fast growing popularity in this direction
is matter of favorable comment among
the thousands of admirers of its grand
mountains, beautiful lakes and rivers, its
coy farmhouse and comfortable hotels.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20

Abraham Lincoln's first speech on the
tariff question was short and to the point
He said that he did not pretend to be vers-
ed in political economy, but he thought he
knew enough to know that "when an
American paid twenty dollars for steel to
an English manufacturer, America had
the steel and England had the twenty dol
lars. But when he paid twenty dollars for
steel to an American manufacturer, Amer
lea had both the steel and the twenty dol
lars" That was the sum and substance Of
the tariff question as he viewed it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
BONNEVILLE.
Farmers are busy haying.

Farmers are busy haying.
Earle Benson has returned to New York.
Mrs. Rowe Williams is visiting in Mt
Holly.
The officers of the Loyal Temperance
legion elected for the coming term are
President, May Benson; vice president,
John B. Benson; secretary, Gertie Bur
bee; treasurer, Alta NJ. Stone.
Rev. Mr.. Tucker ofliciated at two funer.
ais out of town last week, that of Mrs
Eugene Howard, who died at Windhan
and was brought to Jacksonville for bur
ial, and at Mr.. Martins who died at Good
ellsNilln
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20

Mrs. Stella Frazier of Brockton, Mass,
is visiting in town.
The Misses Rogers of Brooklyn, n. Y,
are at G. 5. Howe's for short stay.
F. L. Knapp, the bicyclist, native of
Of Hinsdae, was seen in town this week.
Mrs. Geo. c. Howe, with her two chill
dren, is in Putney visiting her sister, Mrs.
Smith.
Misses McDuffie and Sherman of Cam
bridge, Mass, are with Miss Leonard for a
shor. visit.
The Williams theatrical company occu-
pies the town hall this week, giving per
foTmances nightly.
D, L. Moody will speak at Ashuelot next
Sunday at p. NJ, on the lawn in front of
Mr. Felch's house.
Howard Hall, son of Prof. c. p. Hall,
formerly principal of the High school, is
visiting his uncle, NJ. S. Leach.
W. r. Howe and his three friends re-
turned TO New York last week after very
pleasant vacation spent in town.
D. NJ. Fitzgerald, who has been visiting
old friends and relatives in town for the
past two weeks, returned to Chicago last
week.
j, :, Brisbin, representing the Kelley
institute at Concord and North Conway,
has been in town this week stopping al
Hotel Ashuelot.
Mrs. W. c. Bohrman of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs l.. p.
Wise. Mr.. and Mrs. Bohrman will here
after reside in Boston.
c. II. Newcomb has finished work fo
Newhal Il Stebbins on account of baC
throat trouble. Physicians in Boston pro
nounced it tonsilitis catarrh, which the!
think can be cured. Mr.. Newcomb ant
family have gone to Wardsboro for an out
ing
NJ. D. White, G. A. Holland, F. w
Cotton, and II. F. Smith took a trip t
Springfield, Mass, on their bicycles las
sunday returning on the evening train
CD. Bronson accompanied them as far a
South Deerfield, going from there to Ash
field for a weeks outing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
China and Japan Preparing for War.

The steamer Victoria from Japan and
China, report active preparations by both
nations for war. Many Chinese engaged
in business in Colea and Japan are with
drawing, Japan has stopped exporting
coal
The two armies are camped very close to
each other at Seant and if there is any
trouble the capital will be the battle-ground.
The whole Orient is on the qui vive. Chi
nese people in Corea have levied forced
tribute and committed many indignities.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
A Plum which the Bourbons over
looked.

From the Boston Commercial Bulletin
1t is singular that, having made such
successful efforts to secure protection on
everything they produced, the South should
not have taken thought of the fact that the
tin plate consumption of this country rep
resents 100000 tons of pig iron annually,
and that this is a plum they could not af-
ford to throw away. We think they will
awake to the realizing fact that in a num-
Der of cases it is not enough that their
crude materials should be sheltered by a
heavy duty, while refusing proper protec-
ton to the manufacturers of the North,
which consume these products.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
ReIiefin Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved
~ S& hours by the New Great South American
hllhey Cure" This new remedy is great sur
prise on account of its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys back ana
vT,,eery part of the urinary passages in male or re
malt II relieves retention Of water and pam IN
passing II almost Immediately. II you want
f ulGI relief and cure this is your remedy SOFA
u! uEo' f. GREENE, Druggist, Brattleboro'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
Iu.tices, Records Are Private.


The supreme court of Vermont says,
in effect, that the records of justice of the
peace in criminal matters are private. That
may seem strange law, but law it is for this
state In nearly all cases the only record
ever made by justices is memoranda on the
documents filed, and if any citizen is re-
fused a reasonable opportunity to examine
those documents the records are practically
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20

Fire at Keene destroyed barn belonging
to Albert Wright, Friday night, in which
was stored large quantity of hay, several
wagons and furniture. Loss $1,000. 1t
was undoubtedly of incendiary origin.
The board of health at Claremont, in its
weekly report to the state board, has been
able to report freedom from scarlet fever
only twice since last September. In all
there have been over 80 cases, none OF
which have proved fatal. The outbreak is
peculiar both for its long continuance and
the mildness of the cases.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
New London Division.
GOING SOUTH.

GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Bratteboro as follows:
don. Connecting at Millers Falls with Fitch
burg r. r., at Palmer with Boston & Albany
r. r.. and at New London with steamer for
Block Island
5:3l A. NJ, for Springfield and New York
9:25 A. NJ, for Springfield and New York.
1025 A. NJ for Millers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg r. r., Palmer and stations on Boston &
Albany r. r., and for New London, and accom-
mediation for Springfield,
l;42 p. ~, White mountain express
$3.50 p. NJ, mail train for Springfield.
4:25 p, NJ, for Millers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg r. r., Palmer and New London and New
York va Norwich Line.
4:3S P, NJ, for Springfield and New York.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows:
9:25 A. NJ, accommodation from Springfield.
l0:45 A. NJ, from New York via Norwich Line, New
London, Palmer and Mlers Falls.
ll:05 A. NJ, from Springfield.
1908 P, NJ, from New London, Palmer and Millers
Falls.
2:l6 p. NJ, White mountain express.
Sis p. NJ, from New York and Springfield
1905 p. M, from New London Palmer and Millers
Falls
1918 p. NJ, from New York and Springfield.
d. MACKENZIE, Supt., New London.
s. W. CUMMINGS, G, p, A, st, Adams.
J. A. SOUTHARD, d. p. A, New London.
New London, Conn, July ?, 1894.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20

Joseph Warren, who assaulted young
German girl at East Colrain, few weeks
ago, was sentenced to ten years in states
prison at Greenfield Monday. There is a
feeling that the sentence is too light as
Warren has already served a term of six
years for a similar crime at Deerfeld, and
it is also said that he was sentenced in
Connecticut for assault, but was pardoned
ont
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
New York Look Out!


TheChicago school census of 1894 has
just been completed, and shows an aggre-
gate population of SOP, 796. The increase
of the last four years has averaged 1l6,O5
a year. Assuming that this average will
be maintained, we have the result that in
1900 this city will have population of
2,259, 12G and undoubtedly will be the
fourth, if not the third, largest city in the
world
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
Houghton Farm, Putney.

The scrofulous faint which may have been in
your blood for years may be thoroughly expelled
by giving Hoods Sarsaparilla trial.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.
The Summer Attractions at Lake Pleas
mt

attractions at Lake Plea Sc
ant.
There are now several hundred neonla NJ
Lake Pleasant. The Battery r hand Of
worcester will arrive July 2i and remain
until August p. On July Is there will he
a great balloon race between Charles G
BeVeer and Nine. Adj Mitchell. On the
evening of August IL there will be AN H.
lumlnation of the grounds. Sometime in
mld-August there will be band tourna-
ment' On the evening of August II there
VIII be masquerade ball On the evening
OF August % there will be an illumination
OF all the cottages on the grounds. and a
hne display of fireworks. The Spiritualists
VIII have many excellent speakers during
the month of August, and on one Sunday
Colonel Robert &. Ingerson will be the
bright and shining star
Sylvester Visco, an Italian who was sem
fenced to Jail three months from North
Adams for selling liquor illegally, commit
teu suicide Monday between Chcopee and
MllIlmansett 10y jumping from a Boston II
maine train, which was going 20 miles an
hour. His head struck pile of stones and
was crushed.
North Adams voted Saturday to issue its
notes for $4,000, at 81 per cent, to be ap-
piled to paying the towns Indebtedness,
and for $4,000 for the normal school,
with an additional $4,000 to be applied to
the purchase of normal school site.
Capt Fred l.. Pierce, who has been APP
pointed postmaster at Greenfield, has lived
in the place since he was four years of age.
After his graduation from the public
schools he was clerk in the post-oflice and
later assistant postmaster, leaving that
position to enter the First national bank.
first as clerk, then as teller, which posi-
ton he has filled for y years. He was
one of the founders and first members of
Company L, being appointed captain in
$500. Capt. Pierce is prominent Mason.
He will assume charge of the Office Au-
gust ,.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
Caught Burglar but Could Not Hold

Burglars entered the residence of Henry
NJ. Darling, at Keene Sunday night, carry
ing away watch and a large quantity of
silverware. Mr.. Darling was alone in the
house. Hearing a noise, he got up to in
vestigate, and discovered the thieves max
ing hasty exit. He caught one by the
leg as he was going through a window, but
could not hold him. Mr.. Darling gave
chase, but soon lost the burglars in the
darkness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
During DAYLIGHT Robbery at Keene

The store of Spencer & Co., hardware
dealers at Keene, was the scene of bold
attempt at robbery Saturday morning. As
G. b. Robertson, one of the clerks, laid
upon showcase over 80, the change for a
customer whom he was serving, another
customer, who was examining reyolvers,
took up a large six shooter which was
loaded, gathered up the money from the
showcase, backed out of the store, covering
the clerks with his weapon, and started
toward the depot on the run. He was
closely pursued, and after a lively chase
was captured by Robertson and Eugene
Symonds. Officers Philbrick and Reyoum,
who were among those speedily at hand,
took charge of the man, who was given a
hearing before Justice Holmes, waived eX-
animation, and in default of $500 bail was
committed to Jail to await the October
term of court. He gave his name as Rob
ert Farley of Hartford, Conn, and his
trade that of an iron moulder.