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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
The Interstate Fair.

The interstate fair at White River juno
ton last week was a successful exhibition
from every standpoint The attendance
Wednesday was about 400 and Thursday
1000. There were fine displays of all kinds
of live stock, particularly Of horses. In
the coaching parade the first prize $40
was given to Lebanon, n. II. 7 two
open bicycle races were won by c. II.
Craigue OF Springfield, with j. T. Paul of
Olcott second. The 800 class, trotting,
was won by Abdallah Rex, owned by Harry
Reynolds of the Highland Stock farm of
Derby No heat was trotted slower than
2:32. Geo. +. Davis's Ina of Windsor
won the 2:50 class in three straight heats,
one being trotted in 1925 IA. There were
only three starters in the 2:30 class, Hud-
sons Lora X. winning, the fastest heat be-
ing 2:27 1-2. The second day Young Wild
idle won the 2:25 class, fastest heat 2 20
-; Kuster the 2:35 class, fastest heat
2:25 81; and Henry p. the 2:40 class,
fastest heat 2:2S 1-2. A pleasant incident
of the last day was the appearance upon
the track of the veteran driver Charley
Taylor, who is SS, driving Factory Boy,
the l9-year-old trotter. Mr.. Taylor has
driven Factory Boy in 90 races and won
70. He gave the old horse half mile eX-
hibition in 0S Ia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
Close Of the State Fair.

The Vermont state fair closed at Bur-
lington Friday after the most successful ex-
hibition in years. Fully 5000 people were
on the grounds Friday. 1t is estimated
that between 10000 and %, 900 were pres
ent in the week. The four days of bright
weather are without parallel in the history
of the state fair association. The last
days exhibition included the trials OF
strength of large draft horses, the famous
Cossack drill lof Troop f, L. 5. A, station
ed at Fort Ethan Allen, and one of the best
horse races that ever took place on the New
England turf. The horse Jones Ordway
won the great free-for-all race, in which
were entered Vassar, 2:07, of the Wood
stock farm, Barney, 2:0S 81, owned by
Ham Brock of Boston, and others. Ord
way paced one heat in 2:l5, breaking the
Howard park track record of PIG 81, anC
winning the 500 offered by the association
for the horse establishing a new record
The purse in this race was $1,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
THE VERMONT NEWS.
a Desperate Burglar
Captured by "A Waterford Man---sIOOO
in stolen Goods Recovered.

Captured by waterford man---sIOOO
in stolen Goods Recovered.
o. b. Cuttings store in West Concord
was entered by burglar the night of July
II, and spectacles and other goods and a
small sum of money taken. About a month
later watches, jewelry and spectacles valued
at $500 were stolen from w. |. Schoff' s
store at Canaan. Soon after the house of
a Mr.. Vashaw near the Canadian line was
entered and SIS in cash and a revolver Sc
cured. A man who had given his name as
Drew in Canaan was suspected and re-
ward was offered for his capture. j. A.
Virtue of Waterford was driving to Barnet
Thursday when he met a man answering
the description of Drew. He asked him
to ride and soon became convinced that he
had the person wanted and carried him to
Deputy Sheriff Lindsey, who escorted him
to St. Johnsbury. A search revealed SCI
in the toe of one of his boots. After being
questioned long time the prisoner con-
fessed that he had secreted stolen goods at
Monroe n. II. Sheriff Sulloway went there
and found valise containing 30 watches,
80 dozen spectacles, gold pins, etc, valued
at $1,000. These goods were in part those
taken from Mr.. Schotf's store. The valise
and some of the contents were found to be-
long to Mr.. Cutting and several Mexican
silver dollars were identified as those stolen
from Vashaw. The burglar was taken to
Guildhall Jail by Sheriff Cobleigh of Essex
county. He has several aliases, but his
name is probably Manchester, and he has
served ten-years' term in the state prison
at Windsor for counterfeiting, house-break-
ing and stealing. He claims to have lived
in Enfield and Hooksett, n. H., and Bos-
ton, Mass. He is wanted in Enfield for
horse stealing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
Grand Army Encampment.
a Great Throng Of Veterans Cordially
Greeted and Entertained at Louisville.

a Great ThrOng Of Veterans Cordially
Greeted and Entertained at Louisville.
An unexpected number of veterans have
gathered this week at the national en-
campment of the Grand Army at Louisville.
On Tuesday, which was the first show day,
it was thought that there were more than
10000 strangers in the city, registered in
camps, schoolhouses, hotels and private
houses. The event of the day was the an
nual reunion and parade of the eX-sailors.
Eclat was given to the turnout by the CO.
operation of the eX-prisOners of war and
of the survivors of the celebrated Missis-
sippi river ram flee, which took part in
the operations on he Mississippi, Yazoo
and Red rivers, as well as in the great
naval battle before Memphis.
Wednesday was the day of the grand
parade of the veterans and 10000 of them
marched through the streets while 400, 900
spectators looked OF, admired and cheered.
The New England delegations, the Yer
monters among them, marched in the third
division. Four sturdy New Hampshire
veterans carried a cage containing the de-
partment mascot, an immense white eagle,
which has been in captivity for several
years. When the reviewing stand was
reached the top of the cage was loosened
and the bird, mounting to the upper rail,
gave an unearthly scream in celebration of
freedom and scared to the skies.
The pleasure of the day was sadly marred
by an accident to the Louisville Legion,
which, in the morning, was taking a gun
to Phoenix hill to fire salute during the
parade. The ammunition in the caission
exploded, killing four men and wounding
several others.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
Five villages PillSged and 5000 Arme-
mans Made Homeless.

Fresh outrages have been perpetrated in
the Armenian district of Erzinian. A band
of brigands attacked a company of Turkish
gendarmes Aug. l., killing a sergeant.
Therefore the Turkish authorities without
making any inquiry decided that the as
saiants were Armenian revolutionists from
Kemah, who intended to release exalted
Armenians who are still in prison at Kars.
A force of 100 Turkish troops was sent to
Kemah and five villages were pillaged. Five
thousand persons were rendered homeless.
Men were tortured and women and chill
dren ravished. Four monasteries were
sacked. 1t is reported that the Turkish
minor officials have formed an anti-Chris-
tian society to slaughter Christians if the
porte accepts the scheme of reforms the
powers insist upon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


aged by Fire.
Boston Masonic Temple, at Boylston
and fremont streets, was badly damaged
by fire and water last Saturday. The fire,
which undoubtedly came from an electric
wire, started in one of the upper stories
and practically destroyed all above the
third floor of the seven-story building.
The damage to building and contents, in
Guiding Knights Templar and Masonic
lodge regalia, swords, banners and other
paraphernalia, is estimated at 100000
OF this amount the damage to the building
alone will be nearly 100000. The building
itself is valued at about S750,000. Many
of the lodge rooms contained valuable
paintings, jewels and other articles of
value, including the charter of each organ
ization and its records. The damage to
the building is all covered by insurance,
and the furniture of many of the lodge
rooms was also insured, but the regalia
and personal effects of the members was
not insured.
During the fire Chief John F. Egan of
the third district was walking on the roof
near the edge of the little crater where the
flames had burst through when the struc-
ture gave way, and he fell into the hall two
stories below, distance of 30 feet His
injuries, though severe, are not dangerous.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

A speed test of the electric locomotive
which is in use at Baltimore to draw trains
through the Belt tunnel was made last
Saturday. A speed of 81 miles an hour
was developed. This was made on the
heavy grade of the tunnel, and the engi-
neers say it was equivalent to 10 miles an
hour on level track. Two more of the
locomotives are being constructed. A
rival of this machine is the Heilman loco
motive, which is in use daily on the North
west railroad, trunk line leading out of
Paris, France. 1t is said to be a success,
and its admirers predict that it will sup
plant all competitors. While the Balti-
more & Ohio locomotive is supplied with
electricity from an overhead wire, the
Heilman locomotive carries triple-expan-
sion steam engine, which generates the
electricity required. Steam power pro-
duced in the ordinary way drives dynamo
borne on the tender. The motors are
placed on the trucks. This arrangement
is said to give saving of 20 per cent in
fuel over the simple steam locomotive.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

owen O'Neil, a switchman, was run over
by the cars at Rutland Friday. His right
leg was severed, and his recovery is doubt
full.
Braintree farmers are righteously indig-
nant because some one has been shooting
their cows. X. II. Howard has had two
killed and c. H. Mason one.
Lewis C. Maclachlin's house, horse barn
and shed in Peacham were burned Monday.
The property was insured. The farm on
which these buildings stood has been in
the Maclachlin family 120 years.
E. W. Hall, "a, employed as teamster by
William Prior, jr., at l27 Fanueil hall mar
ket, Boston, had his head crushed by de-
scending elevator, Monday. and died few
moments afterwards. Halls home was in
Enosburg, and the body was taken there
for burial.
Hon. Norman j. Allen rs, died at North
Ferrisburgh, Monday. He was one of the
most prominent and successful business
men of western Vermont; served two terms
as assistant judge of Addison county court,
and represented errisburgh in the legisla-
ture in 1856.
T. F. O'Neil, a Poultney blacksmith,
boarded car at the station last Thursday
evening and rode as far as the Church
street crossing. When he jumped off the
train had attained quite high speed and
he struck on his head, breaking one cheek
bone and crushing his skull.
James Peach and Chinese named Chin
Foo, escaped from the house of correction
at Rutland last Friday. They were allowed
unusual liberties and climbed over the high
board fence while supposedly at work in
the yard. Chin Foo was serving a three
months sentence for smuggling himself
into this county and Peach similar SEN
tence for larceny.
An inclined railway 1925 feet in length
has been put in operation by the Vermont
Marble company at the Sherman quarry in
West Rutland. The railway which is at an
angle of 45 degree4 is operated by cable
underneath the car, the power being fur
nished by an engine 70 feet away. The cars
are strong enough to carry 25 tons and are
loaded by derricks which lift the blocks
! from the floor of the quarry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
De.perate battle win HIghwaymen.

Frank Villas, who lives about three miles
north of Burlington, near Sunderland Hol-
low, was held up by three highwaymen
Sunday evening. Hearing a noise in the
cornfield he took revolver and saddled his
horse and rode in that direction, expecting
to find some cattle in the field. Instead three
men jumped from the nearby bushes and
ordered him to hold up his hands. He fired
five shots, smashing the dark lantern and
possible wOunding man. The robbers re-
turned the fire, emptying three revolvers.
During the fray the horse became fright
ened and the saddle turned throwing Villas
to the ground.
The robbers, thinking they had killed
the man, fed to the woods. The wood;
were afterward searched by number Of
farmers, but no trace of the highwaymer
was found. Several attempts at highway
robbery have been made at Sunderland
Hollow within short time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
Terrible Wine Disaster In Michigan.

A fire which started last Saturday in the
Osceola mine, near Houghton, Mich, in a
level 26O0 feet under ground, cut off the
retreat of 80 miners who must have per-
ished, and their bodies cannot be recovered
until the fire is extinguished, which may
not be for months. The miners might
have escaped if they had needed the first
warnings. Some of the mine owners be-
lieve the fire to have been incendiary. The
method of extinguishing it will be by COW
ering all the openings with planks heavily
loaded with earth. Dense volumes OF
smoke are pouring out of the mine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
Worse rhan.the Brattleboro Way.

Sunday night three masked men entered
the house of John Bullock, farmer near
Toronto, Ont, and tied Mrs. Bullock Sc
curely to her bed. Her screams woke Bull
lock, but he was Immediately tied and
gagged. The burglars demanded money
and when Bullock refused they roasted his
feet until the agony was unbearable.
Thirty-fve dollars and a watch were Sc
cured and then the burglars took from the
stable horse and buggy and decamped
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

The Carter Medicine company of New
York has been engaged for the last month
in running down a gang in that city who
have been making and selling a counter
felt of its trademark "Carter's Little Liv-
err Pills" Several arrests have been made,
and last week one of the men was tried,
convicted, and sent to the penitentary for
three months. The judge told him his
offence was a serious one, since trade
mark was as important to the manufactures
of any proprietary article as integrity to a
coiner, and it was, moreover, the public's
only means of paotection against fraud
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
The Same Old story Of Living Beyond
LOne,s MeRna. -

Louis A. Lee, bookkeeper in the Hamp-
den National bank, Westfield, Mass, was
arrested Thursday for making false entries
in the books, was brought to Boston and
is now in Charles street Jail awaiting the
action of the United States grand jury in
default of So 900 bail. He pleaded guilty
to charge against him. 1t is said Lee is
about 5000 short in his accounts. He
said his salary was not sufficient to support
his style of living. He is % years old and
unmarried. He received only S12 week
but lived extravagantly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
= Chicogo's Big subway scheme.

: 1t is stated by Chicago paper that a
gigantic deal is on foot, which, if carried
out, will revolutionize street traffic in the
heart of Chicago. Within sixty days, it is
said, an ordinance will be introduced in the
city council providing for a complete sys-
TEN of subways, on the arcade plan, trav-
ersing streets and alleys on the south side
between Twelfth street and the river, and
between Clinton, on the west side, and
Lake Michigan. The project is backed by
Boston and Philadelphia capital. The
plan is to take care of all the street traffic,
providing subways for the use of all sur
face lines entering the business part of the
city. The ordinance will provide that the
motive power shall be electricity or some
other clean, noiseless system, and that the
lighting and ventilation shall be perfect.
The system must be completed in five
years, and the city has the option of buying
it after 30 years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
Knnsns Town wrecked.

A terrific storm of wind and rain COM
pletely wrecked the town of Gridley, Kan,
Monday afternoon. The town contained
so or 90 buildings and. about 400 popula-
ton. Twelve inches of rain fell in an in
credibly short space of time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

Dispatches from various points in east
ern and southern Kansas state that the
heaviest rains ever known there fell on
Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The coun-
try is flooded, people have been driven into
the second stories of their houses, and
washouts have caused numerous railroad
accidents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
A Timely RemInder.

Each season forces upon our consideration its
own peculiar perils TO health. The advent of fall
finds many reduced in strength and vigor, poorly
prepared to continue the business of life. The
nervous system has also suffered In the struggle
Typhoid fever and malaria in particular find in
the fall that combination of earth, air and water
that mark this season as especially dangerous.
The falling leaves, the decayng vegetables con-
tribute their share Of contamination. Hoods
Sarsaparilla furnishes most valuable safeguard
at these important points, and should be used in
the fall before serious sickness has laid you How
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
An Average Speed OF % la Miles an
hour,

The United States leads the world in
railroad speed, an empire express train of
four cars having made the run on Wednes-
day from New York city to Buffalo, dis
lance of 1864 miles, in 407 minutes, or an
average of 644 miles an hour. This breaks
the record of 63t miles recently made in
England. The only passengers on board
were Vice President Webb of the New
York Central railroad and seven invited
rnnsls
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

Dock King, a colored farm hand, who
had feloniously assaulted white woman,
was taken from the Jail at Fayetteville,
Tenn, by mob and lynched early Friday
morning.
Peter Styers, aged 70, said to be the old
est locomotive engineer in the country,
died Sunday at Bethlehem, Pa. He ran
locomotives for As consecutive years and
never had an accident.
Charles Freundt, carpenter, 81 years
of age, fell from the steeple of st. Patrick S
cathedral in Toledo, Ohio, Saturday, and
was instantly killed. The distance from
the steeple to the pavement is 1870 feet.
The heaviest rain which the city of Bal
tmore has had in 25 years began at 2
o'clock last Friday morning and continued
until p. NJ. During the 10 hours almost
five inches of rain fell and much damage
was done by washouts.
Five persons were killed and three in
iured by an explosion of $50 pounds of
dynamite at Spechts Ferry, 10 miles from
Dubuque, Ia, Sunday morning. The dy-
Mantle was being used at a quarry where
the government is building wing dams on
the river. The explosion was caused by a
boy firing at a target.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

Col. Robert G. Ingersoll's pocket was
picked of $3.50 last week at Peoria, ILL.,, in
a crowd of 10000 people gathered at a
Grand Army reunion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

A woman named Clara Macarthur eluded
the police and jumped from the Brooklyn
bridge Sunday. She was picked up uncon-
scious but recovered. She told the judge,
who fined her So, that she did it because of
her poverty. She thought it would make
her dime museum star, and she could
earn a living for her husband and child.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure
rheumatism and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable.
Safe
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

Hog cholera is causing such mortality
among the hogs of the Indian territory
that the fall shipments will be reduced %
per cent.
The city of Toronto depends for its water
supply upon conduit that extends under
water out into the lake to a point beyond
the reach of the sewage, which is also car
ried into the lake by pipes. Now the con-
duit has broken, the impure water flows
into it and contaminates the supply of the
city, and there is great alarm lest an out
break of typhoid follow
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
1926

racing machine pure and simple. Her
chief popularity lies in the fact that alu-
minum was used in the construction of her
upper hull and for her deck beams, to Sc
cure combined strength and lightness. By
the time the season is over she will have
cost her owners the snug sum of quarter
of a million dollars in gratifying their pa
triotic impulses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13

The well-remembered races of 1885 were
sailed between the Genesta and the Puri-
tan, those of 1856 between the Galatea and
'May6ower; 1884, Thistle and Volunteer;
1898, Valkyrie and Vigilant. The Puri-
tan, Maynower and Volunteer were all
boats designed by he lamented Burgess
who died in 1891, Gen. Paine of Boston
furnishing the funds. The Vigilant was
built by the Hereshoffs at Bristol, X. l.,
and from their yards has come also the De.
fender.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-13
The Americas Cup.

At the time of the first Worlds Fair,
held in London in 1851, yacht race was
arranged open to the vessels of all nations.
The prize was a large silver cup valued at
100 guineas, presented by her majesty,
Queen Victoria. The cup was raced for
around the Isle of Wight in August of that
year. A fleet of Is cutters and schooners
took part in it. The American schooner
yacht America, designed and built by the
famous George Steers, won it, and from
this fact the cup takes its name The
/ America was the last vessel to start, but
her lead (no less than seven miles) was so
| great on her return that when the Queen,
| who was on the royal steam yacht Victoria
| and Albert, asked who was first, she was
answered: "The America, your majesty"
"Who is second?' was her next query.
"There is no second, your majesty" was
the sad reply of the English officer.
The cup was brought to this country
that fall, and since then her majesty's sub
jects have made many vain efforts to re-
capture it. In these efforts they have
spent over 100000. 1t has cost our pa
triotic yachtsmen almost as much TO re.
tain possession of the trophy, which is the
emblem of superiority in naval construction
of the world. 1t became the property Of
| the New OrK acnt cup IN 1901.
Since the cup was won by the America
nine British challengers including the Val
kyrie III, have endeavored to wrest it from
us. The last contest was in October, 1898
The COntestInR Yachts.
The Valkyrie, the third of her name
has been built for the sole purpose of win
ming the Americas cup, and to this enc
was designed for American waters anC
American conditions of wind and weather
She is supposed to be at her best in ligh
winds. Though nominally owned by tn,
Earl of Dunraven, who accompanies he
on this side of the water, she is the property
of syndicate of rich Englishmen who arr
willing to spend their money in patriotic
attempt to redeem the reputation of Eng
lishmen as yacht builders and skillfu
sailors.
The Defender, like the Valkyrie, is