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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
BRATTLEBORO.

The receipts at the pOst-office for the
month OF January were S3lj.37 more than
in the same month of 1894, being S1S12. 30.
which is probably the largest amount re-
ceived in any January in the Offices his
tory.
All who are interested in the proposed
improvements of the town hall are re.
quested to attend the public meeting at the
lower town hall tomorrow, Saturday, even
ing, at 1870, when plans will be presented
and discussed.
The students of the High school are pre-
pairing for Washingtonian reception to
be held Thursday evening, Feb. 81. The
pupils and their friends are invited to ap-
pear in the costumes of eye olden time. :"
An attractive program will be arranged
by members of the school. The proceeds
will be for the benefit of the High school.
This time it is the Morrisville News and
Citizen to which The Phoenix bows its ac-
acknowledgements. "We do not believe that
ever before in the history of the state
Grand Army has its annual encampment
had more detailed and interesting account
of its proceedings than that given in The
Brattleboro Phoenix of last week. 1t re-
fleets great credit upon this excellent news
ans and their friends"
The New York Dramatic mirror saws
that the late Judge George Shea was an
uncle of the late Annie Pixley, the cele-
brated actress; of Mrs. II. McCraken of
Portland, Oregon, and of Lucy Shea of
New York city, being the only brother of
their father, the late Roland Shea Lucy
Shea is known to the theatrical profession
q nov DiNlaV no MIL
grip when she heard of her uncle's death.
left her bed to attend his funeral, and
while there she learned of the death of his
only son, her cousin.
Many BrattebOro friends were shocked
Monday to learn of the death on. Sunday
at Lowell Mass, of Grace Mansur Bell
aged 27, daughter of Mrs. E. A. Mansur
and wife of DIR. Robert f.. Bell of that city.
She had been i'll three weeks and for sew
eral days her recovery seemed doubtful,
Mrs. Bells father was the late c, II. Man
sur, formerly Brattleboro's postmaster.
Mrs. Bell graduated from the high school
here in the class of of 80, and after the
death of the father went to Lowell with
her mother After the daughters engage
ment to Dr. Bell Mrs. Mansur bought a
residence on Wannalancit street in Lowell,
then owned by the Rev. C.. A. Dickinson,
a Windham county boy who had been
been called to Boston. After the young
people We're married they occupied the
house with Mrs. Mansur. Mrs Bell leaves
one daughter, two years old. She was a
prepossessing young woman of winning
qualities, an accomplished musician, and
she had been prominent in social circles at
Lowell. The sympathy of hosts of friends
will go out to her husband, and to her
mother who has been her constant COM
panion, and between whom and the daugh.
ter there seemed a bond even stronger
than usual to such relationship.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
SPORTING.

Brownie Murphy affixed his signature to n
New York contract Wednesday.
Leahy will catch for the Spriughelds another
year. Garry may be signed as an outfelder for
the same team.
John }: johnson of Minneapolis won the one
mile skating race at NJ lptreal Saturday and low.
cred the worlds record to 2:42 20.
champion Zimmerman will make a round the
world tour the coming season, racing in New Yea.
land, Australia, Japan, India and Continenta al
Europe.
Inc National league season viii open April &
earlier than ever before This will necesstate
the cancelng of many exhibition games with col
lege teams
First Btseman Slater has come 70 an agree
ment with the II anagers of the Portland. Me
clhb OF the New England league, where he has
play ed the past two seasons.
Harry Tyler, the Springfield record breaker
VIII use motor bicycle As pace maker the com
ing season. Murphy. the Brooklyn flyer, was re-
Gently injured so badly in a street car accident
mat he cannot ride. He has sued the company
for 100000 damages.
Yale Murphy will probably be New York's
emergency player another year. Stafford has
been signed TO cover second base. There are
many crankS " no consider Murphy a better short
stop than Fuller, Stafford's superior at second
ana more than the equal of Herman in right field
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
THE FRATERNTn1Es

occurs next Tuesday night. i'eoeNah lodge
ness meeting, my Erliet corps hold its regular bust
mi. ,vSuIar meeting of the Red Men will h.i.,,
of SIei,r5w hen II is expected that the
for ne Knights and Ladies of Honor ar. ,,a,u..
when bgasant occasion next Wednesday nvn,
new men.y Slm 1e social for members AMI t,tSg,
T. Regular meeting of Columbian lod.,. " ~.
rehearsal ~ VIII be held Tuesday evening fnr 90
that his d4pr ,ne thrd degree and it isexprted
uay evening. "0N 'ne following FRI
comm I od o Fellows meeting Monday nt,b, tb.
their report P Due revision of bylaws viii MAJ
and II consists Of L. j. Rettng b Ia Inc
day yesl eT dnssons of Greenfield had red Ist,o
Rcntih go when the Tooth nnnivars+r re'ter
ebIs e8can lodge celebrated uTIybefS%y Of
from ali papts , oS officers ami representative
present. '''eih Massachusetts were
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
Y. M G. A. NOTES

Gov. l.. X. Fuller will address the bows
meeting at 3 O'Clock on Sunday afternoon
At the meeting of the ladies' auxiliary
on Tuesday afternoon it was voted to post.
pone indefinitely the loan exhibition plan
ned for this month.
The writing class, which has been in
charge of j. L. Howard, closed its course
on Tuesday evening. Good progress has
been made.
Next Sunday afternoons o'clock meet
ing will be conducted by Rev. j. II. Bah
bit of West Brattleboro, whose theme
will be Power utilized for light"
The young mems meeting last Sunday
was in charge of G.. L. Durham, assisted
by c. II. Thompson and f. h. Bemis.
representing the Congregational Endelvor
society. The general subject was Habits. -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
THE NATIONAL LIFE.
vermont Is the Home of One of the
strong and Prosperous Life Companies
OF the Country.

""S anu Ifosp erous Life Companies
of the Country.
The Burlington Free Press, in a recent editorial
article says with truth that good life insurance
company ana good savings bank are closely
akin to each other, and that the General r,,hli
mas a stronger and more intimate interest in tl,.
soundness and safety OF these institutions tba,,
many people realize. Recognized as anone, tLs
strongest OF the life companies is the National
Lie OF montpelier, which has had a rernarkah HE
growth during the past two wears of ,sn,ral
,S, = anu i uep'e ssoh' The company wrote in
tS S5t,D099lo OF insurance, an increase of more
Juan - 2oO,OUO over the 1893 figures IN in1rr
IT'S surplus TO Sl430,7l4 which is Spa6 800 TsiseI
80. 1t iiu ear ago, and exceeds by over $40
yTo t',e iease OF surplus maze in 1885 though
exceed ten million of dollars all carefully i1ya oN
,ed me premiums actually paid in during the vaar
1874 amounted 10 81, AZ 76i GA Iare, 80, ~ seaI
tnG lHSd ngures. The total amount maid 70 Iii
c, rTiViS uurlnS the year was 81 2O5,6O1 80 The
company ISSUED bSl3 policies in 1891 incIndi,,, ~
ISSUES, and has paid to policy holders S - re
gauzatiOn $1,000 124 - ' s'Hce us or
of IH , inns Vermont company has the confidence
oI very wide constituency IS shown b,, t f ee
S1at among IT'S policy holders now u1V.ar5 80
80 SyuOV :, IN number will be found such names a Ui
Ueh' %, +. tracy, eX-secretary of tie ra,,,, %
". eward Webb whose ACCESSION ', nc navy, Or
81 directors Will be an added element of it ooaIu
HI a. ai'T 81. Neoo OF the New York Central AMI
aiuHspH RIVER railroad, John Wanan,aker 81 Dill
Az 'eiiPhla' late pOStuasler.geperaI H. "a ~ = In
McMlIlan, Unit d States senator from NJ Jalles
non Nathan Golf of West Nirt,,ni, - iiSIiSau'
OF war Hon j. NJ Thurston United Sts1ss eelSIaIy
than Son NST o9 as each of whom holds not less
and mn, o ~ vi NE insurance in the comnanv
a''@ many Others of equal prominence 'l'"''
nniiuohs the representative Vermonters ,rho
P pollc eS IN the company are Senator PslG Ia
proctor Gen. julius j. FStev AMI ', Ui NeuI ia
boro~the Iat tae Estey Organ company, Bratte
10Y, rage of Hyde Park, Hon Ir,ntti iimj ia, eN
Hon l. VI n OF; ri Johnsoury, Congressman Powers.
W. f%n, -, II, thompson of the supreme court ~
vermont eX Lieut. Gov Stran9ban cue ana So @ Hi
BrsttIe6oTTop 81, Adams, Hon. James L. Martin Of
ton. secr,.tar,N uStuuctN W. Brownel of Burllng.
In s6ort ana ana many other leading citizens
mont1rs ma, |'te company is one of which all Yer
tio,, Is i may wen be proud and careful attsr
ber Is Inflted to its 18Th annual statement else
boro gi.n nSeu. n. h Taylor a Son of Brattle.
r.sst T' ; agents have been active ami su,
pany IN u" Guiding up the business of the com
written for TfrinoIt The fact that Sl29 500 was
rn,,I" ioT II IA the State of Vermont diirn, tG
beef fo pi January speaks for itself of the bros
business yet in 1895 su0Nessiul year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08

case of FHe, one Hundred Dollars Reward for an,
CatarrhC Sulrah that cannot be cured 6y Hall.
w., H., D.. CHENEY q CO.. Props. Toledo %
for tbe al" Ia u Irfslgned have known r i Chrne,
honorabies i IN 10 years and believe him perftctly
their firm. aiS ooigation made by
WvIdi%n,,l [r9aX Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
Toledo, o. ia''in' wholesale Druggists
directly ' Ha1arfh Cure is taken internally acting
the svste upon me blood aud mucous surfaces Of
ali druggists rice rice, % cents per bottle. Sold 10y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
PENMANsHIP SPECIMENS

Specimens of work in penmanship by
grammar school pupils will be on exhibit
ton in room No. at the High school build
ing, Wednesday afternoon, Feb. Is, 1855.
The papers shown will be taken from the
schools of Chicago, ILL.,, Somerville, Mass,
keene, \. H., Bellows Falls and Brattle-
boro. You are cordially invited to call and
inspect the work. J. L. UowARD
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
Insure Your Horses

Against death from any cause with the Secur.
ity Live Stock las. Co. of Boston The largest
company in the country engaged in this business
Statistics show that nilety eight per cent of the
number of horses that die. die from diseases or
accident and only two per cent are destroyed by
fire. Send for circulars and rates to A. W Childs
& Co., sole agents for Brattlebor0 ard vicinity
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08

We have just bought 1909 pieces of granite iron
in sauce pans, ladies', pie plates mix pans. etc.
and we put them all on our counters at 10 cent $
each. VAN Doom g. MORRIS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
ADVRRTIsRn 1.nnnnnn

@. Williams rlora Heath, Edna
Men. Chas. Campbell. R y cn..
maklrch' r. 7. MonaIan, Chas Merriso1,l loser
rarSohs' Hulourt d. Stevens VIM A Sn 1lI Leon
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
Lateral Compromise.

Hon. j. L. Martin returned from Boston
yesterday afternoon with the announce.
nent that the case lad been settled by a
compromise, both sides making some con
cessions. 1t results in the Gaslight com
pany putting in metallic circuit in place
OF the belt alternating circuit which is used
to supply the current to the incandescent
street lights. 1t is understood that the
Telephone company will aid in putting in
the metallic circuit
The citizens committee are not very
confident that this will entirely remedy the
evil. While they will await the result of
putting in the metallic circuit before TAX
ing any active steps in the matter, if the
service is not improved they propose TO
continue the crusade for better service.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08

The Equitable Life and Standard Accident wv.
H. s Whitcomb, manager. Burlington Vt } paid
policy holders in January the sum of Sc. $50 Is.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-08
THE TELEPHONE TROUBLE.
The Petition OF the New England Come
pany Against the Brattleboro Gas
Light Company.

Light Company.
The petition of the New England Tele-
phone IL Telegraph company for an IN
junction against the Brattleboro Gas Light
company was heard before Judge Wheeler
in the United States circuit court Friday
afternoon The petition set forth that
the plaintiffs bought their plant in 1890 of
the Childs's, who had been running the
business for several years and had their
poles and wires located in the streets by
permission of the town authorities. The
( company since purchasing the plant have
extended and improved it. They also
stated that about 1883 an electric LIGHT
system was established i'm Brattleboro and
that the past fall the defendants put i'm in
candescent lights for the street service.
which were run by belt alternating cir.
cult. The plaintiffs claimed that this was
a troublesome kind of circuit for adjacent
lines and affected telephone lines by in
duction SO as to render them useless in the
evening. The only thing complained of
was the belt circuit just put in. They
therefore asked for an injunction against
using this circuit unless protected by
parallel wires, which it was claimed would
remedy the difficulty.
The defendants filed their answer which
set forth that their company bought the
gas works formerly run by $. NJ. Waite
and by the Mechanics Gas Light company.
They had erected posts and had made con
tracts for lighting the streets. In 1888
there was demand for electric lights and
the company had put in arc street lights
The company had extended and enlarged
the business and had made contracts with
the town and village for lighting She streets.
They admitted that they had put in the
belt circuit for the ncandescent lights. but
claimed that it was usual and proper
method. They also admitted that the in
candescent circuit affected the telephone
lines, which are run with light current.
but claimed that the trouble could be
remedied by a metallic circuit and that
TINS at the present time is the only proper
method of erecting telephone lines in
places where there is an electric light plant
They also claimed right to carry on their
business as they had done, declaring the
telephone company should protect itself by
putting in metallic circuit.
The plaintiffs proposed to introduce wit
hesses, but the defendants objected, claim
ing the proper method of procedure was by
aihdavlts taken in writing and submitted
TO the court The court ruled that such
was the method and the case was continued
TO FEB. II, to allow both sides to prepare
afiidavits Part of the plaintiffs testimony
was taken here and additional testimony is
being taken in Boston this week. The de-
PENDANTS testimony will be taken next
week. The counsel for the plaintiffs is 5.
l.. Powers of Boston and w. b. c. Stick
neY of Bethel. The defendants are rep
resented by Waterman, Martin d Hit,
and by Haskus d StOddard
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-04
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is
a blood or constitutional disease, and 10
order to cure it you must take Internal
remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
aud mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not a quack medicine. II was
prescribed by one Of the best physicians
10 this country for years, and is regular
prescription. 1t is composed Of the best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers acting directly on the mu-
cous surfaces. The perfect combination
OF the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results In curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price Toe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-04
PrOsDerous.

"How are times up In your city Is
question often asked by those whom one
meets away from home, and too often the
reply is "dead." This does not have a
very enlivening effect on the propounder
of the question and he adds to the city's
disadvantage by rehearsing the story to
every one he meets by saying 81 just saw
Jimmy Stingback from Lambertvlle and
he says things are awfully dull there" II
one takes the pains to look around our
city he will find that things are not as
dull and dead as these croakers try to
make it. Within radius OF one or two
blocks between Union and Franklin and
Coryell and Bridge streets, there has been
wonderful activity in building and re-
building. This has been going on in the
upper part of the city also, in fact all over
the city there has been and Is now great
activity in building and repairing, en-
larging and beautifyng property. The
larger mills are all working on time and
many of them have to work overtime to
fill orders. Our streets are in better con-
dition at presentlthan for long time, ow-
ing to the push and get up of those in
charge OF them. Our stores are doing a
thriving business, judging from the guam
tity of produce delivered by means of
wagons. Go 10 the freight depot and
watch the loading and unloading of trains
and wonder what becomes OF the guam
tity of freight handled. The express COM
day to day. On every side save the small
quarry business there is apparent activity
and almost every one who desires work
can get it. 1t is not so much matter Of
high wages just now as steady work. The
days of high wages are past and the soon
CIR One gets down TO the idea OF good work
and fair wages the better il will be for
him With everybody at work and the
cltyincreasipg in size and the fact that
eyey new house erected finds tenant
long, before completion, shows signs of
prosperity, which should not be reported
away from home as dead or dull. What
we want to keep booming is active,
energetic, goa head young men, at the
head, men who although devoid of great
wealth, are willing to put their hands to
tile plough and keep il In the furrow. Adj
vertise your city for its welfare not for Its
downfall. Speak good word or none at
all. Walk around and see the wonderful
changes being made and use your judg-
ment for prosperity. When away from
hdmc think how many good things you
can say about your beautiful city and
leave an impression upon your listeners
that will cause them to want to visit 1t.
Don't go away from home with doleful
counienance. BE bright and cheerful,
giving out the impression that the pure
air and beautiful surroundings make
Lambertville--a place of all others TO be
desired as home summer resort or place
of active business life. Z"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-04

Frank Danbury, of Pennington, was
arrested at Easton last Tuesday by Con
stable Ramsey and brought to Pennington
Danbury was taken into custody at the
of'the Raritan township au-
thorities, and is charged with deserving
his six children, the youngest being but a
few months old. OF late he has been con-
sorting with married woman, who
recently moved from this place TO Easton.
Justice Hulsizer committed him 10 Jail in
default of $500 bail. Danbury's wife
died last winter, thus making his brutality
in deserving his motherless children all the
more glaring. Happily it is not often
that human beings are so lost to feeling
as 10 deliberately desert their own offspring
and leave them in their helplessness and
loneliness to the cold charities OF the
world Indeed, the beast of the fields will
fight for and protect their young. Should
reasoning man be exceled by them in evil
dences of love and affection2 Haaterdo1s
Democrat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-04

''Going into Decline" How often do
we hear this expression. What does it
mean 2 1t means that people are losing
flesh, growing thin, wasting.
The. way to correct this condition is to
improve tho digestion. The condition
arises from an inability to eat and digest
food. In fact food does more harm than
good because it ferments and putrefies in
the stomach, developing poisonous sub
stances which when absorbed, cause var
ious disorders.
What is required is that the stomach be
made to perform its duties. The Shaker
Digestive Cordial is food already digest
ed and digester OF foods as well. II
will make the stomach healthy. Get q
book from the druggist and read about 1t.
A California chemist has robbed Castor
Oil OF it's bad taste. LAxoL is its name.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-04

The pilgrimage of st. Elmo Comman-
derry, No. IA, knights Templar, of this
city, to Boston, last week, on the occa-
sion of the twenty sixth ,riennial conclavo
of the Grand EnCampmcnt Ct the UEiled
States. proved 10 he a very delightful enc
TO all concerned. barring the bad balk of
the Penna. II. r. Co. in kecpin. the va
rious Communicates waiting at Trenton
for two hours for the arrival of Phila.
commandery. The commandery left here
at z A. M, and owing 10 the above delay
and delays on the way, did not reach
Boston until o'clock in the evening.
They found Boston in whirl of ex-
element The city was magniicently
decorated, miles and miles of streets be-
ing covered with mass of decorations,
artistically designed, and everywhere
Knight Templar cmblems were to be seen
in profusion. The many and beautiful
designs in electric lights, some of them
covering the entire fronts of immense
eight and ten story buildings, were well
worth going miles to see. 1t is estimated
that there were seventy five thousand
Knights and their guests in the city. Ev-
cry hotel was filled to OVERLOOKING, and
hundreds of private houses were leased
for the week by the visiting Knights.
The parade on Tuesday was said by the
Boston papers to have exceeded in attrac-
tiveness anything ever seen in Boston.
Twenty-Five thousand handsomely equip
ped knight Templars, with over one hun
bred of the best bands in the country,
marched for miles through denscly pack
ed streets and past closely packed stands,
windows and roofs.
The succeeding days OF the week were
used by the knights in visiting the
numerous places OF interest in Boston,
and in paying their respects at the var
ious commandery headquarters.
The Liberty Band of this city, sercnad-
ed Mr.. John Kohl, former well known
resident of this city, on Thursday morn
ing at his home in Roxborough. Mr..
Kohl was well pleased with the compli-
ment and entertained them 10 fine style.
st. Elmo and the ladies and gentlemen
who accompanied them reached home on
Friday evening in a special at 10 O'Clock,
well pleased with their trip and pretty
well tired out, having ridden since ten
o'clock A. nj.
The Liberty Band of this city, which
played for Palestine Commandery, of
Trenton, gave good satisfaction. On
Wednesday evening, they gave concert
in front of their headquarters which was
well spoken of by the Boston Herald
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-04
BASE BALL.

The game of base ball played on the
grounds in this city between the Aliens,
OF Allentown, Pa, and our home club, re-
suited in a victory for our club by a score
Of = 8.
Ga Monday (Labor Day. game was
played on our grounds between our home
club and the Manayunk club, of Phila.,
resulting in the success of our home team
by score Of IL to 8. 1t was well-play-
ed game and the visiting club showed
themselves to be very good-natured and
igentlemanly lot of ball players.
The game played on Labor Day morn
ing, between two local mines, known by
the euphonlous names of the ''Gorman
Rootersn and the "Phil. Albeit RIOTERS, +"
resulted in tie-26 to &c. 1t was fear
full and a wonderful exhibition of high
class ball playing.