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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16
BAD FORTUNE.
An Englishmnn Cast Upon Lonely Island
and He Died In Squalor.

An Englishmnn Cast Upon n Lonely Island
and He Died In Squalor.
"Some years ago, up at North Haven
island, on the Maine coast, said New
Yorker recently,"I came across mys-
terry that haunts me still. bare,
rocky point juts out into the sea on
one side of the island, and the first
year that l visited the place there was
q rude cabin on the rock. Having gone
out there from curiosity one day,
found man in shameful rags trying
out oil from the refuse from fish-can-
ming factory. When / came to exam
inc the man his appearance astonished
me.
''He was an extremely handsome,
well-made Englishman of forty or
whereabouts. His hands, soiled with
the material he worked in, were small
and we'll shaped. When / tried to
draw him into conversation he ut first
answered me in monosyllables, and
was almost sulky in his reserve. He
gradually thawed, however, and
found that he spoke rare and beauti-
full English-that of well-read and
well-bred man. CHANGING into the door
of his cabin, / could see perhaps score
of well-thumbed volumes in library
binding. His reserve was such that 1
could not ask him about himself. but I
left the island deeply interested in him.
II turned up at North Haven the
next year, and one of the earliest
things did was to go out to the point
in search of my acquaintance. Tho
rock was bare again and there was no
trace of him and his cottage. / asked
about him of some persons l met on
the island, and here is what l learned.
He had come to the place mysteriously
some years before, having been drop
ped by schooner.
"He found work at the fish cannery,
but later quit the place, built his
cabin on the rock, supplied himself
with food chiefly by fishing and OBJ
tanned from the factory the privilege
of trying oil from the refuse. From
the produc he obtained little ready
money for tobacco and other Injuries.
At some time between my two visits
his cabin was discovered to be on fire
late one night, and, hurrying down,
his neighbors saw him amid the flames
dead, with his throat cut The fire
had SO seized upon the hut that his
body could not be removed until 1t was
nearly consumed. He was buried and
no solution of the mystery was discov-
cred. Life had evidently become in
supportable to him and he had taken
the way of suicide as the easiest one
out of misery. IN. Y. Sun.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16

Didn't you see him at the dance last
night? l did. l was looking after
Dickson and the ices. saw him.
Bertic-But your sister
Lal-I heard her telling mother after
wards that she expected him to propose
to-day
Bertie-But what about me?
Lal-That's just what mother said.
but Lii says that virtue is it's own re-
ward, and that you'll be asked to tho
wedding.
BERTHE (ndignantly)-Oh!
Lal Observation-Disclosures all
like that, you know. (Bertie has risen
and is going towards the house,. l
say, aren't you going to wait for Lii?
Where are you going?
BERTHE lin the distance)-To look up
the next train to town.
Lal (anxiously)--But, say-(on
second thoughts he sits down again and
pulls out knife.) Oh, it doesn't mat
ter. Lis got what she wants, and,
anyway, this is an awfully jolly knife.
Black and White.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The oldest United States college q
Harvard, founded In 1886
1t is said that of the so, 900 Indians
belonging to the Sioux tribe 1000 be-
long to the Episcopul, Presbyterian
and Congregational churches.
-Tenago Sehyoun. OF Benda, Egypt,
is at the Cincinnati law school to study
American and English Jurisprudence.
He Is a graduate of Alexandria law
school, and is the first Egyptian to
pursue. his law studies in the United
States.
I'm the early days of Christianity
many styles OF dating were in vogue,
and eras were established with the
annunciation, the birth, the transfig-
uration, the ascension and other events
in the history of Christ as starting
points.
AT q recent religious meeting in
Boston Mr.. Elijah A. Morse said that
although he was Congregationalist
he would advocate the Episcopal Gus
tom of introducing petition for the
president and public officials in all our
prayers"
world are at work on a ''Thesaurus
Lingu@ Latino" under the direction
of the German Pathological associa-
ton. The work will cost S150,00O.
The first parts will be issued in 1900,
edited by Professors Bucheler, Leo and
Wolfflin.
1t is q common fallacy to state
that the pilgrims introduced into the
Holy Fathers presence kneel down
and kiss his toe. The real facts of the
case are that the pilgrims kiss a cross
embroidered on the toe of one of the
shoes which his holiness wears on this
occasion.
The Bambino di Ara Coeli, of
Rome, is the Oldest doll in the world,
and. if tradition is true, almost as old
as the Christian religion; for it is
claimed to have been carved out of a
tree from the Mount of Olives in the
time of the Apostles, and to have been
painted by st. Luke.
According to an article in the Oc-
tober number of the Century on THE
Marriage Rate of College Womcn,I
based on neutrality-suspicious. statistics
IRON Ill vi Jlc WOultIl . COlitRco VI tic
country, the ultimate probability of q
college woman's marriage is below
fifty-fve per cent against ninety per
cent. for other women-not quite two
thirds as great.
"A Congregation in Kansas seems
to have found a new way of raising
funds for their church work. They
have agreed to sow one hundred and
sixty acres of land with wheat, and,
after deducting certain sum for rent,
devote the rest to paying church ex-
penses. The members furnish teams,
plows, laborers and seed, and expect to
be able to provide preaching for every
Sabbath from the proceeds.
The Holy Alliance of 1911 was
formed by the pope, Julius H., with
Spain. Venice and Switzerland against
Louis XII, who had managed to steal
for himself all the benefits of the
League of Cambria, and had appro-
priated the territory of Venice. The
specific purpose of this league was to
drive the French out of Venice and
take from their control all their pos
sessions in the Italian peninsula. It's
objects were not carried out on account
of the death of julius, which occurred
| o short time after the formation of the
alliance
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16

of sight as the captain who stood on
the bridge of the ship in the midst
of the bowling tempest. "As his part
is that goeth down to the battle, so
shall his part be that tarrieth by the
stuff"
Clear back in the country there Is a
boy who wants to go to college and
get au education. They call him
bookworm. Wherever they find him
in the barn or in the house-he is read
ing a book. "What a pity it is" they
say, "tbat Ed can not get an educa-
ton" His father, work as hard as he
will, can no more than support the
family by the product of the farm.
One night Ed has retired to his room
and there is family conference about
him. The sisters says: Father,
wish you would send Ed to college; IL
you will. we will work harder than we
ever did, and we will make our old
dresses do" The mother says: Eyes,
will get along without any hired
help" The father says: well,
think by husking corn nights I can
get along without any assistant q :"
Sugar Is banished from the table, but
ter is banished from the plate. That
family Is put down on rigid, yea,
suffering economy, that the boy
may go to college. Time passes on.
Commencement day has come. Think
not that mention an imaginary case
God knows II happened. Commence
mont dsy has come. and the professors
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16
rhe t,odde.. OF che Mheel.

It is folly to call the bicycle new.
Even mythology recognized 1t, and,
curiously enough, made its divinity .
female. The significance of her name
has been strangely overlooked for CEN
turies. 1t was Psyche.-Judge.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16

bamboo pens have been used in In
dia for over one thousand years. They
are made like the ordinary quill pen
and for few hours writing are said
to be very serviceable.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16

The longest span of telegraph wires
crosses the Kistnah river. In India
over ak Thousand feet
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16

chIlE VmH-
insgr elnEthe
lawn, ind rreS
pro a c h able
fannc l 81 ~
wonder If she's
as tired as L am
this morning?
Th G IS n
physique I o T.
you! Dancing
till past two
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-11-16
SCHoOLrBoY ORACLE.

CHARACTERS: Berthe stanmore 29. Lai
Tarquhar Q0).
ScENE: The lawn at The Cottage. war
grave, near the landing stage.
TIMEs The present; $3.50 a. IN. as
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01
SHERMAN a. JENNIE.
Insurance and Real Estate,

The insurance business has grown in
importance until today we find every
large company in the world represent
ed even in the smallest towns. Here
in Brattleboro we find too, not only
more than the ordinary complement of
agents but also more than the ordinary
number of large companies represent
ed. This is due to the fact that Brat
tleboro is large distributing center
for the surrounding country. Among
the oldest established concerns in in
surance and real estate we find Sher
man a. Jcnne whose office is in the
Bank block The agency was estab
lished in 1928, and enjoys the fullest
confidence of the public as a sound
and reliable institution. The finn rep
rescnts over " Of the best, largest and
oldest companies in the world, the
names Of which are Synonyms for solid
ity, wealth and standing.
The companies represented by Sher-
man a Jennc. are the following: The
Sun Fire of London. the oldest estab
ished in the world started in ITO:
The Commercial Union of London: The
Norwich Union of England also 100
years old: The Palatine of England
The New York Underwriters The
Continental of New York: The Phenix
of New York: The Granite State of
Portsmouth, n. H.: The Abingdon
Mutual of Abingdon, Mass; The New
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

lows Falls. the largest in tine state.
These gentlemen do both a wholesale
and retail business and have increas
ei their stock until they find their
Brattlchoro store and several Easements
too small for their present require :
mrnts. In consequence they have Sc
cured the adjoining premises former
" the Y. NJ. C.. \. rooms ANA Will
use these for their wholesale and job
bing business. No one gives more
careful attention to the selection of a
stock than this firm. and today there
cannot he found a better assortment OF
fine and heavy footwear than is seen
in their neat and attractive stores,
Here can always hc found very com.
plcte and tirst-class assortment OF
everything in the line indicated, from
the daintiest ladies kid boot and most
exquisite slipper to the neatest lifting
gentIemcn's calf shoe and most dura-
hle brogau. at remarkably low prices
rock bottom figures being quoted by
this pushing and progressive house,
Every article sold is warranted to
fit. style, material and make. and pat
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

He has created IA great many invcn-
tions. On his trip abroad in the in
tcrest of the company, in 1873, he was
rendered by General Grant the appoint
mcnt of commissioner to the Vienna
Exposition which he declined. Coy
ernor Fuller is an active member OF
the American Society for the Advance
ment of Science and Of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers. lie
also takes great interest in astrono
my and has an observatory of his own
attached to his private residence and
the finest equatorial telescope in the
state. Organizing the Fuller Light
Battery V. \. G, as an independent
company in 1874 he has otliciated with
it ever since. He was brevcttcd colonel
in 1887 for long and meritorious ser.
vice. He was also an aid on the stan
Of Governor Converse. He has held
important town and village Offices, Is Il
trustee Of the Brattlcboro Savings
bank and the Biattlchuro Free Library.
In $50 he Was elected to the state sen
ate In 1856 he was elected lieutenant
governor, filling the position with
credit to himself and the state. In
1892 he MAS elected governor of Yer
mont.
General julius J. Estcy is Il native
of Brattlchoro born in lsiJ, At the age
Of u he was admitted as a full part
ncr in the firm of j. Estcy n Go. AS
treasurer of the institution before and
since the death of his father Jacob
Estey he has added greatly to the re
sources and magnitude Of this great
enterprisc, He is and has been for
years the president Of the Peoples Ma
tiOna Bank of BrattlcborO. lie repre-
scnted the town in the Legislature IN
1876 and served also AS senator from
Windham County in lsS2. He was
was appointed "A delegate a,
large from Vermont To the
Republican National convention OF
lsss. In 1874 he was elected captain
Of Co. |. known now AS the Estry
Guard In 1876 he was appointed 10y
Coy. Horace Fairbanks a member OF
his military staff with the rank OF col
onel and in 1881 was elected lieutenant
colonel of the Vermont National
Guard. which position he held unt'l
his election as colonel in lssG. In
1892 he was promoted to the command
of the brigade with the rank Of hrlg
adler general which position he sun
holds. Gen. Estey has always been
interested in the cause of education
and one Of the institutions which ne
is particularly interested IN ~ the Yer,
mont Academy of SaXtons klNer. ana
has been treasurer of II for some years
He has for many years been a member
pf the hoard Of trustees of the school
for young men at Mount ltermnh'
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

agent for the Vermont Mutual lnsur
ance Co. at Brattleboro until 1888, and
who was succeeded 10y Frank Fessen-
den. who was succeeded again by Dr.
Charles Chaplin. Maj. b. Il. Jenne
bought out the Chaplin agency about
1867 carving it on about lO years.
Mai. Jenne was the father of the pres
net member of the firm of that name
and sold one half interest in the busi-
ness TO S. ii. Sherman in 1871, the
firm becoming Sherman X JENNIE VINO
continued BUSINESS for one year. linen
Mr.. Sherman bought out Jenne, ST.,
and admitted c. +. Il. Jenne tson OF
the former partnerl under the flrm
namc of Sherman Il Jenne in which
name if has thus far continued for 10
wears. S. II. Sherman is native OF
Dover. Vt. and came to Brattleboro In
1871 He has been Justice of the peace
for ten wears and was one of the orlgl-
nal incorporators of the Brattleboro
Savings bank and at one time vice
nrcsi,lrnt. He is president of the FIRST
Bapi;st society. secretary of the Wind,
ham county Baptist association and
has held all the leading positions IN
Dover prior To removing here. He was
representative in the legislature, first
sciectman during the war, and Ter
many wears was the postmaster there
having also established the posto!filce
of Dover originally. Mr.. Jenne is
native of Lee, Mass, and came to
Brattleboro first during the war ana
went awav for five years. He returned IN
1871 and has been here ever since. His
father had command Of the camp here
Iuring the war. Mr.. Jenne is also an
inrnrporator of the Brattleboro Savings
hank
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01
SOUNE NENIR EDITION.

the village and vicinity, and their
knowledge and judgment as under
writers and adjusters, is such as TO
make their agency popular resort for
property owners who desire perfect in
demnity at the lowest cost. Life in
surancc, plate glass and boiler and gen
eral insurance however keeps the firm
in perpetual business swim II.
+. Taylor, the senior member. is a ma
tive of Guiford Vt, and came to
BrattIeboro in 1865. He is Mason, a
prominent member Of the &. \. R.,
and is past department commander of
Vermont and has held "A great many
important positions. He was special
inspector Of customs for the northern
district Of Vermont from 1889 to 1893.
He is also prominent Universalist.
l.. ID. Taylor this som is native of
Brattlcboru, graduate of the High
school in 1888 and a member Of the
Vermont Wheel club. He is also a
prominent member Of the Sons of Vet
Grams and has held positions in that
organization. He has also been iden-
tilted with the National Guard of Yer
mont for six years.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

of Children's Carriages
and Toys.

Probably one of the most important
business enterprises in Brattleboro To-
dav is that of 5. A. Smith Co, man,
ufacturers Of children's carriages ana
TOYS, toy wagons and carts, and the
shoe Fly rocker. The plant covers an
area of about nine acres, and the manu-
featuring operations are carried ON IN
four large buildings, one of them having
two - extensions, and large dry
house completes the plant.
The main building is five stories
high and is i0xlOS feet in dimensions.
Another building adjoining is l0oXiO
and consists of five stories. There are
also two other buildings 30xl0 feet
there is an - consisting of three
stories 4OxS0 feet and another one 5oN
200 of one story. The dry house rs
three stories high and 30Ni0 feet IN
dimensions. The firm employs from
50 TO l3O men. and are manufacturers
of toys and novelties which are partlc-
ularlv attractive and saleable. These
COMPRISE children's carriages III as
MANY as fifty different designs and
STYLES. with upholstered seats and para
soled tops. and give especial delight To
the little ones They are chiefly made
with reed bodies. variously painted
and decorated and in all sizes. The
company also make Shoe Fly rockers,
wood yclocipcdes, toy carts and Wagon g
large wood axle wagons. goat and d'
wagons. toy wheelbarrows etc.
This business was started thirty
wears ago by S. \. Smith. The busl,
ness was started in the smallest kind
of a way. the force comprising the pro
prietor and AN extra assistant. The
business was started al Guilford, Vt,
the native place of the founder of tins
enterprise. BY degrees the business
expanded and it was soon found neccs-
sarv to find larger quarters and more
eligible location for business of tins
magnitude.
In 1873 the firm of Smith n Hunt
was instituted and in 1881 the works
were moved to Brattleboro. the firm
however continuing to operate the
Guilford shop. This shop is still IN
active operation and most of the lum-
her used by the firm comes from Gull
ford. The members of the present firm
are S. A. Smith, S. 5. Hunt. +. l..
Hunt. +. l.. Smith, and {. \. Smith,
all natives Of Guilford and all of whom
came here about the same time. ). ).
Hunt came into the firm about 1870
and G.. A. and u. L. Smith, sons OF
the senior member, s A. Smith, were
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

rons are assured of courteous attention
and satisfactory treatment in every IN
stance here.
The growth of their business may he
realized when the statement is mace
that G.. W. and &. l.. Dunham per
snnally waited on all their customers
and ran the store alone when the!
started in business ten years ago. NOW
they have associated with them a
brother and employ eight assistants
Business grew out of AN old time shoe
Store started over years ago. On sep
t,mher LIST the firm will also emplo!
two travelling statesmen. The present
firm is composed of {. W. Dunahm, IL
L Dmham and L. l.. Dmham ma
tiyes of Paris. Me. Their stores are
comnmdious and tastcfully fitted up
and elegantly furnished, and large
Al stock is always kept on hand.
The assortment inclu les ladies, misses
pcntlemen's. Youths. boys. and chll
drcn's boots and shoes in all sizes,
widths. STYLES. shades. forms and va
rietv. both in finest and medium
grades: also slippers and rubbcrs oi
every description. and altogether. the
establishment enjoys an excellent pat
ronage.
The elegant shoe stores both IN
BrattIeboro and Bellows Falls have all
the modern improvements. including
electric and automatic lights and are
the incest lighted stores in the towns
the arrangement of lights in the show
windows being exceptionally attract
i've. The go ahead. enteTprIsing pro
cliyities of the firm has become Town
talk and Durham Brothers are al
ways i'm front in all matters Of public
interest and enterprise. If you dom I
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

England of Rutland and the only stock
company in Vermont and The Vermont
Mutual of Montpelier which has been
represented at this Office since it was
incorporated in lS2S. having over
three million assets and which is also
the oldest and largest in the state.
Then these gentlemen represent in Llfe
Insurance companies. The Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, for
which company they took the agency
here Is years ago, and in which time
the business of the company has in
creased To double The Mutual Life is
the largest life insurance company IN
the world and has the largest surplus
of any mutual life company in exist
cnce.
Sherman Il Jcnne represent too the
Employees Liability of London, The
Hartford Steam Boiler of Hartford
tthe pioneer boiler of this country also
Llovds Plate Glass. etc. They are also
agents for the North German Lloyd
Steamship company.
This agency was started by MAJ.
Henry Smith about 1928. who was
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

for seasoning lumber, specially designed
by Mr.. Fuller, which togeth-
er have capacity for accommodating
100. 600 feet of lumber. The arrange
ments in this department are admira-
BILE. the lumber in the yards. as II IS
unloaded from the railroad, is eNpedl-
tiously transferred to the dry houses
and when thoroughly seasoned, 1t is
conveyed to the cutting up room,
and the work of making the organ be,
gun. There is a packing house and
store room on the works which has
huorage area of 1900 square feet. The
fire proof engine and boiler house con,
tains seven large boilers with united
capacity of 80 horse power. and the
engine for operating the entire works
is of the far famed Corliss pattern, and
is of 100 horse power. = For the protec-
tion of the factory from fire there is IA
building containing steam fire engines,
and there is IA regular drilled and or
ganiZed fire department among the
workmen. \ force of about five hun
dred male and female work people are
EMPLOYED. many of whom are highly
skilled and of artistic perceptions ana
capabilitics. Round the works the
large and thriving village OF Estey
willie has been created 10y this indus
try. Here reside many of the opera
tiyes and their families. The grounds
and surroundings are all o1 charac-
ter well in accord with the production
of artistic musical instruments, ana
the presence of thriving, happy ana
refined body of prosperous artlzans'
As regards the quality OF the tst'y
i,,t
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

II. T.. and J. G. Taylor, both gentle
men of position and influence in the
community and too well known to re-
o,lire any extended words of commen-
dation at our hands.
The operations of the business are
not by any means restricted to TINS VII
Iagc. large clientele being derived
from all parts of the county and vicln-
ity generally. Secure insurance being
necessary to the well being and very
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

iicnccd in the wages paid their en-
Ilnyecs. in the opportunities offered
their agents. and in their magnanl-
nous treatment Of their customers.
And this same generous impulse and
liberal policy has carried the Estey
Organ into foreign markets and opened
up new fields for their instruments.
Today the Estcy Organ is heard in all
parts of Europe, in Asia, in Australia
and wherever the meloClious strains of
that instrument are understood and
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

admitted in 1882. f. l.. Hunt came
into the firm in lSS0. The present firm
of S. A. Smith n Go. was organized in
1889. The various departments com
prise the saw mill department. wood
shop. iron working shop, rattan shop
painting shop, etc. The motive lorce
for operating the machinery is Obtain
ed from two engines of loo horse power
capacity The firm are manufacturers
of children's carriages of more than