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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

Biologists recently searched for gold on
the farm of Mrs. Lucinda Lane in Corn
wall. Small quantities were found and the
search will be continued.
The business of the Lyndonvile post
Office has so increased that the salary of
the postmaster will be raised from $1,000
to Sl400, commencing June l.
Rutland opened her city park Sunday.
Fully 1900 people were on the grounds
during the day. In the afternoon, from
3 o'clock to o'clock, the Rutland city
band gave a concert.
While about his work Tuesday, j. D.
Langdell of Waterville fell or was thrown
from an OK cart, breaking his neck. Death
was almost instant. Mr. Langdell was a
member of Warner lodge, F. Il A. NJ, of
Cambridge
The Western Union telegraph company
is stringing a wire from White River juno
ton to Greenfield, Mass, which will con-
meet with direct wire to New York city.
This gives second through wire to New
York and will facilitate handling the heavy
business which follows the opening of
summer hotels.
Isaac Pratt, the veteran bear hunter OF
Bennington, has captured his SD black
The animal was alive when he found it,
but shot from his rife soon put bruin
"hors de combat. The animal was about
two years old, in good condition and
weighed about $50 pounds.
The 46th annual meeting of the Vermont
Homeopathic Medical society will be held
| in the parlors of the Pavilion at Montpelier
May rs and 20. A banquet will be served
Thursday evening to which ladies are in
vited. During the business sessions, which
will be opened Thursday morning at 8
O'Clock, it is expected that many interesting
papers will be presented.
A meeting of the directors of the Bill
! lings Park association was held at the
Junction House at White River Junction
Saturday to elect officers for the ensuing
year and to arrange for meeting with the
officers of the state agricultural society to-
day. The officers elected are: DR.. George
w. Hoffman, president; Charles b. Hurl
burt, vice PRESIDENT n. p. Wheeler, secre
tary and general superintendent; DIR. S. j
Allen, treasurer. The finance committe,
consists of Charles @. Hurlburt, Charlie
NJ. Cone and n. p. Wheeler.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
state Bonrd of Health.

At meeting of the board, held in Rut-
land Tuesday, it was voted to issue cir
cular letter to all health officers, instruct.
ing them to notify physicians that they
will be expected to report all cases of con-
sumption. This is not for the purpose OF
quarantine, but that all families, in which
there are cases of consumption, can be fur
nished with circulars giving information
about guarding against the reinfection and
spread of the disease.
1t was decided to advise local health
boards to enforce that part of section ii Of
the rules and regulations, relative to the
feeding of animals on the offal from slaugh-
ter houses.
Early in June the board will visit each
county in the state for the purpose of or.
ganizing the local boards OF health into
sanitary associations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
MORTHFIELD, MASS.

Saturday, May 80, being legal holiday,
the public library will not be open.
Rev. S. II. Free of Willimantic, Conn,
is the CUES of {. A. Linsley for few days
The yOukhg people OF the Cathollc church
are Arranging for a strawberry festival and
dance on Il he evening OF May IS
Fayette Howard has gone to Windham
to visit hi, relatives OF that place. II is
hoped thatt the change may prove beneficial
to his heal b.
Henry ] Aohnson post, G. A. R., and the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
THE VERMONT NEWS.
naptIst sundny sehool ConventIon.


The Vermont Baptist Sunday school con-
vention will meet at Newport June l and
continue in convention till June 8. Prof.
Charles K, Boyd, director of the fremont
Ten 'le chorus, will conduct the music.
Several instructive addresses will be made,
among which are those on systematic Bible
study by Rev. VIM. X. Baldwin of Saxtons
River, "The Bible school, its place, power
and possibilities" by Rev. Everett d. Burr
of the Ruggles street church of Boston !;
"The states convention" by Rev. Thos.
Gull of Bratteboro; "Youth and the BIZ
ble," by Prof. Bristol of Vermont Acad-
envy; as the old book from God?" by Rev.
Kerr b. Upper of Philadelphia and others.
Prof. Bailey will also give interesting black
board exercises which will help teachers of
little children as well as teachers of older
children and adults.
The usual concessions by the railroad
companies are anticipated. Rev. r. L..
Odds will assign places of entertainment to
those who apply in advance. Pastors,
superintendents and three delegates from
each school form the body of the conven-
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
CHESTERFIELD, N. II.

Miss Agnes Harvey entertained a few young
people at whist Saturday evening.
William Holman is building a large barn TO re-
place the one burned last summer.
ID. $. Farmer, Of the firm of Farmer & Warren,
was called TO Shelburne Falls. Mass Saturday by
the death of his aunt, Mrs. Wilson.
George Marsh of Chester VT who is attending
the Vermont Academy at Saxtons River, spent
Sunday and Monday with his uncle, Henry Marsh
Rev. C. y. Sinnet is arranging a program in
commemoration Of Memorial day for next sun.
day morning The children and young people
will furnish the greater part of the exercises
Declarations are to be- given by the pupils Of
the Centre school this afternoon. Next Friday
the rhetoricals will be Of a Memorial day charac-
ter.
There was an all day service at the Methodist
church Thursday under the direction of the pas
tor, Rev. G. W, Clark. In the afternoon Miss
Mary Spencer of Hinsdale, a teacher in the Spell.
man seminary Of Atlanta, Ga, addressed the
children.
A base ball nine from spofford. nee Chesterfield
Factory, crossed bats with the Centre boys sat.
urday and were defeated to the tune OF 80 to IS.
While errors abounded on both sides still the local
team clearly outstayed the opponents. The base
running Of "Bub' Butler was especially COM
mendable.
The ashes of the late Henry o. Coolidge of
keene, whose remains were cremated some time
since, were brought here Saturday and were in.
TERED in the family lot Sunday The widow and
several relatives and friends of the deceased ac-
companied the ashes and remained at the Ches
terrified House over night.
Friday afternoon there was story in circua.
ton that two thieves had visited the residence OF
J. Bartlett, overpowered Mrs. Bartlett and taken
anything of value they could find. Among the
things supposed to have been stolen were gold
watch and chain, a silver spoon, a purse contain
ing dollar and other valuables.
w. X. Ware, who bought the Prospect House
last week, does not intend to open II this season
but will run his Lakeside House usual. Severa
rooms in the Prospect House will be fitted up az
sleeping rooms TO be used during the rush in Au
gust. In the fall Mr. Ware intends, If possible K
| move the hotel down nearer the lake
The Democratic caucus was held at the tow
hall Saturday evening and Claire Hill and Georg,
| Marlborough were elected delegates TO the con
| Rressional conventions, and John York and Jamei
| Goodrich to the state conventions. The old OFF
| GERS of the club were reelected for the coming
campaign. -Four persons attended the caucus.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

Is the individual who persistently neglects his
health, and the means Of preserving and restor
ing it. Many persons who are not constitutional
idiots do this. They are genuine objects of COM
passion as well as censure. A failure of appetite,
loss of sleep and flesh. impaired digestion, an UNI
certain state of the bowels and symptoms of bill
iousness are so many warnings of the approach of
disease. To disregard them is abiect folly, which
offended nature in due time Furnishes severely, IT
not fatally, That genial and thoroughly reliable
preventive Of bodily mischief in the shape Of
chronic disease Hostetter's stomach Bitters, will
If resorted TO in time avert these disorders, to
the removal of which it is also fully adequate,
Among these are chronic indigestion, liver com
plant, kidney troubles, constipation, nervousness
rheumatism and malaria.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

The Holyoke Street Railway company
has voted to issue $4,000 of stock in ac-
cordance with the permission of the state
commissioners and the proceeds will be de-
voted to the extensions that are being
made in the lines. The road to South
Hadley is being rapidly pushed to compile
ton and it is expected that it will be ready
for use in about two weeks. The con-
tractor has big force of men at work and
the company has finished the part of the
line that was not done by contract. Some
of the trolley wire has been put up and the
line will be one of the quickest pieces of
work that has been done for the company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
MAS sACHUsETTs NOTES.
Rev. Samuel IL. Fuller suspende,

Rev. Samuel X. Fuller of Maiden, who
was charged with having violated the
canons of the Episcopal church regarding
marriage, has been suspended from the
priesthood for two years by Bishop Law
renee. He was informed if at the end of
two years he had returned to the perform
ance of any ministerial duty without having
proved his first wife guilty of unfaithful-
ness, he would return at his own peril.
The specific charge was that of violating
the law prohibiting the marriage of either
party to a divorce while the other party is
yet living, except in the case of the inno-
cent party when the cause of divorce is in
fidelity,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

Wilbur f. Shepard of Mortified, for
years trusted clerk for Dutton IL Rich
mond, has confessed to appropriating mon
ey which belonged to the firm for his own
use. Shepard has been taking their cash
for over year and has probably taken
over $1,000 in all, although he claims he
cannot tell how much he has taken. His
recent extravaganza led to a suspicion that
he was appropriating the firms money and
under pressure he confessed. He is young
man of exemplary habits and if he turns
over his property will escape arrest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
SOMERSET.

Mondays high wind blew down trees,
lumber piles, etc.
The mills will soon have to shut down,
as the water is quite low.
John Burnap and daughter Mary from
Troy are upon a visit at Mrs. Burnap's.
We have a healer Up here, so as to keep
up with the times. The town clerk is the
lucky man.
Fishing is the rage and Mrs. Asa Bur-
maps new hotel is crowded with fishermen
most of the time.
Our town clerk got lost one day last
week, but finally managed to get out of the
woods before dark d. G.. Haskins was
with him,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

Waldo B. Marble, 40, met with singu-
lar death at Orange Monday. He was at
work drawing stone from newly plowed
field and in passing tree the wheel next
to the driver, who was walking beside the
cart, sank in the soft ground in such a
manner that it caught his head between the
cart and tree which slanted toward the cart,
crushing his skull and killing him instantly.
The horse at once stopped and the body
was held in this position for several hours.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

Dr. Edward J. Forster, 40, of Boston,
surgeons general on the staff of Coy. Roger
Wolcott, died suddenly at 40 o'clock Fri
day afternoon, on board the steamer Puri-
tan of the Fall River line, as she lay at her
dock in New York. A coroner's inquest
decided that death was due to apopleXy.
DR.. Forster was one of the best known and
most successful doctors in the state. He
leaves a widow and three children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
GrernneId,s PIRgne.

A great amount of damage is being done
to the apple and elm trees of Greenfield by
the little elm-tree worms. Millions of the
pests about an inch long are covering the
trees, which are rapidly taking on brown
ish hue in consequence. Residences are
deluged with them and people walking
along the streets find their clothing, hands
and neck covered with them. English
sparrows are reaping a rich harvest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

1t is announced that an organized move
ment is on foot to enforce the prohibition
law in Concord and to drive liquor dealers
out of their business. The Law and Order
League is behind this movement.
A seven-year-o boy named Sylvester
fell into the Squamscott river at Exeter
Tuesday morning and was drowned. The
body was recovered by John Conley, cot
ton weaver, who was nearly drowned in
bringingit ashore.
DR.. Emil Custer, one of the most emil
nent homeopathic practitioners in the
state, died in Manchester Monday, after a
lC illness. He was one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Manchester,
ha wing practiced there for nearly half 8
century.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.


There was a narrow escape from a fatal
shooting affair on the North common in
Nashua, Saturday evening, and as a result
of the affair, George Hatfield was taken to
the hospital with bullet near the apex of
his heart Charles Austin was handling a
revolver, and Hatfield, his playmate, asked
him to discharge it. Austin raised the
weapon, and, as he claims, it was dis
charged without his knowledge, the bullet
entering Hatfield's left side. Hatfield
started to run for his father, but before he
reached his parent he fell several times
from weakness. Austin was placed under
arrest, on the charge of aggravated assault,
but was allowed to leave the station on
bail for his appearance in court. Both
boys are II years old.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
For over Fifty Years.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
for over fifty years by millions Of mothers for
their children while teething with perfect success
pain cures wind collie, and is the best remedy for
darrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold by druggists In every part OF
the world. Twenty five cents bottle Be sure
to ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup and
take no other kind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
Maverick OIL Works Burned.

The Maverick oil works of East Boston,
owned by the Standard Oil company of
New York, were burned Friday. The total
loss will probably exceed 100000. The
fire started in adjoining gas works.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

Miss /. X. Cook of Boston is a guest at
c. j. Amidon's.
Quiiton D. Streeter has bought the
Randa place on the Plain road.
Cornelius Fitzgerald and wife have re-
turned from a two weeks visit in Boston.
Mrs. j. w. Jones is entertaining her
friend Mrs. D. c. Gates, of Springfield,
Mass.
w. l.. Crowley and family from Hart
ford, Conn, have been visiting at John
Donovm's.
Abort % lovers of athletic sports at
tended the field day exercises at Mt. Her
mon Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Saben passed last
Sunday with their son Walter and family
in Bellows Falls, VT.
Mrs. Bert Oppenheimer, with her little
son, of Springfield, Mass, is visiting at
her fathers home on Chestnut hill.
A. F. Fisher went with his mother, Mrs.
L. p. Fisher of Claremont, n. H., to Bos-
ton Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
Mrs. II. A. Stone has returned home
for the summer after stay of several
months with her son, b. A. Stone at Mo
hawk, n. Y.
The eleventh lecture in the course will
be a talk on flowers, given in the H III
school building this evening by VIM X
son Leonard. &N
Rev. w. f. Renshaw has in-eq ~Inie
Grand Army of the Republic andA III
ans Relief corps to attend Memo; y eei%ny-
ices at the Congregational chus a."
o'clock next Sunday afternoon. ~
Miss Katherine Cunningham is eI9 ,NSilg
II,
daughter Alice from Los Angeles, Calf.
Mrs. Devine passed her earlier years n
New England, but this is her first return
in p years.
Hope Chautauqua circle closed its sea-
son last Monday evening. The president,
Miss Margaret Leonard, with her large
knowledge of English history and litera-
ture, has presented an opportunity rarely
offered Outside thu literary centres, and
those who have availed themselves will
loug remember the year just passed as an
exceptionally interesting and beneficial
one.
The first tree, an elm, was planted on
the High school grounds by the senior
class lasti Wednesday. The exercises were
very impressive. The tree was decorated
with VIOLET ribbon and topped with flag
of the saline color. The school flag float
ing overhead from the staff was adorned
with thel figures '96. A chemistry was
buried at)the roots. The class song not
being perfected, Aud Lang Syne was sung
instead.
"Santi4emme, or the new woman" a
comic OPERA in two acts, was given in the
town hall last Thursday evening under
the direction of the author, N. D. Clarke
of Bellows Falls, Vt. The following was
the cast off characters:
King Jim, Iyho doesn't cut much ice,
H. E. Smith
Duke Reginald of York, w. j. Leonard
Baron Rudolph. j. Il, SNOW
Dan, duke Cbn trial F. E. Mason
Pat a valuable servant, 7. Ii. ManT
Willie, a dopble-faced villain, y u clarke
Consuelo, ]. c. McCaughern
Queen Marian who rules the roost,
Miss c. B. Howe
Princess Mdud, new woman,
Miss c. NJ. DenisoI
ClaribeL princess on trial, Miss A. l. Tubb:
Matilda, COD nmander or the army, =, NIL.
Also a CHORUS of 20 voices; accompanist,
Miss II. Mi. Lewis; instrumental music by
the Hinsdflle string orchestra.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
LOCAL FIELD.
NSDALE, N. II.
r. MaNwelI's Lecture.

II. Maxwell of Bratteboro gave
eture in the High school course
'nmI n hall Friday evening, May 10.
II Dyed by large audience of peo-
N u, generously applauded the speaker
'2Sl %e end were very enthusiastic. 1t
HlrZeloquent and inspiring Grafton,
Vhd convincing.
Il tu6lect was Fighting to win, or
/wb OF success" The lecturer began
/l interesting discussion of the cease
ate OF war, in which the world has
I been and ever must be. Evolution
cen but record of victories by fight
@1y struggle, by the vanqushing of the
LllJfk by the strong. All great movements
&c succeeded in the same way: and as
1lization becomes higher the strife be-
Nnes tiercer. Today only the best equip
ID men win; other have not the armor TO
Nght successfully.
There are three things necessary to him
who would be the victor of today: Hard
work, skilled labor, character. Hard
work will accomplish almost the miracu-
lous; no good thing comes without it.
Get no idea that something will come of
itself, it will have to be fought for and
conquered. The uneducated man or wom-
an is so much drift-wood; some who are
seeking cheap fuel may or may not pick it
up. The better material is in the class
just above 1t; therefore that is the class from
which men seek help worth having, and
the better educated the higher the class
Our boys and girls should be contented
only with becoming skilled laborers.
Character, of course, is basic, and moth
ing viii, or indeed can, be accomplished
Withhold it. Moreover, it has distinct
money value, as every employer or EN-
ploye will tell you. Let us go forth tc
win.
The ,Glee club sang, as usual, receiving
four elicores to the first piece
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-04

don't owe u cent. have a residence
in town worth $1,000, presume, with
gas and all modern improvements in
it, and expect to spend the rest of my
days comfortably and without work.
1 have raised family well and lived
well, besides making everything on
q Kansas farm"
"Then you are convinced that farm
ing pays, even in Kansas ?' he was
asked.
"Any man of good, ordinary sense,
business judgment and industry can
make money farming in Kansas. But
he must attend strictly to business.
A merchant who would Systematically
neglect his business for politics, Oh
race horses, or whiskey, couldn't
blame the country if he failed. It's
the same way with farming"
Scan you direct me to another pros
porous farmer"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-04

The HOrVilles live i'm house OF six
teen rooms, we'll built, comfortable
and well kept, even to the trees that
line the road side. The kitchen gar
den supplies him. with an abundance
of vegetables and he has ali kinds of
fruit on the place. He hasn't sold q
dozen eggs since he has been on the
place, he finds the time necessary to
care for them is better spent in other
farm pursuits.
His sons look after the farm now,
because Mr.. Horville feels that he de-
serves a rest. One son manages the
mill, others look after various depart
ments of the farm. Mr.. HOrville is q
Democrat in politics, but is not salts
fed that the free and unlimited coin
age of silver would make times any
better for him. This is his opinion Of
the farming craft:
THE PRICE OF SUCCESS.
81 believe if every farmer in Kansas
would swear off politics at once and
go to work earnestly on his farm he
would make money in spite of the low
prices. Common sense is what wins
in farming as in other things. That,
and industry. Attend to your farm
ing business and you will make mon
ey besides the best living of all, farm
food and Independence. l wouldn't
change my lot with any one. Farm
ing in Kansas made me every cent L
have, but it was good, honest hard
work that made it possible"
In his barn yard Mr.. HOrville is
fattening 100 steers. Everything about
the place, from the superior cattle
sheds, watering trOughs, system of
barn ventilation and machinery, in
dictates the kind of sense that pays.
La Harpe is a village i'm Allen cOun-
ty, about seven miles from lola. 1t is
surrounded by small farms which
have been q success and is not an
unusual neigh bOrhOOd. On the way
to LaHarpe the Star reporter met a
farmer driving along i'm gig. The
usual salutatiOns of the road were
given and, at a signal, the farmer
stopped his horse.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-04

We have 100 acres here and raise corn
mostly to feed to cattle aud hogs. We
also raise oats, hay and potatoes. l
make butter and have 200 hens. These
make US our living aud other expen-
ses, and the profit from the cattle and
oats and h ~ are clear. We are well
satisfied with our lot and are doing
as we'll in proportion as our neigh
bors."
1t was about a mile to Charles OIL
tests farm. MIR. Ohlfest was at work
in the fields with his son. He has 16O
acres. q fine, comfortable house, good
farm buildings and sOdded lawn
with trees in it.
II came here % years ago." said
Mr.. Ohlfest, "with next to nothing,
and bought farm at Sc. % an acre on
time, which L soon paid for. 1t is
now worth $50 an acre not consider.
ing the prospects for oil and gas,
which are extremely favorable. Some
of .my neighbOrs have gas wells on
their farms, and L am in the belt.
grow corn, oats and flax, and feed cat
tie and hogs. l sell about $500 worth
of produce, hogs, horses aud calves
butter and eggs every year, and this
is clear profit. Our living we get of
the place. My wife is dead, but my
son helps me on the place and his
wife keeps house."
"What is your opinion as to Kansas
as a profitable farming cOuntry?"
"Well, it's just this Ifa man takes
care of hts farm, works and leaves
politics alone, he is all right; If he
Ioafs. or is Interested in everything
except his farm, he is all wrong. And
that's all there is to it."
CORNCRIBs, HAYSTACKS, TURKEYS
f.. H. Toby is neigh Dor of the OIL
tests. He owns a splendid 1000 acre
farm. He came from Duchess county,
New York, q years ago. When the
Star reporter called at his place he
was out buying a car load of hogs
from his neighbors to fatten for tina
Kansas City stock market. a young
lady at the house stated. hOwver, that
the farm was mostly in corn and pas
ture, because Mr.. Toby is stOckman.
The Toby house was sufficiently in