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

The W. c. T. U. and Loyal Temperance
legion held their regular meeting at Geo.
G. Washers last Tuesday evening, and it
was one of the best they have ever had.
After business there were songs, speaking
and readings by the different members
present. Delegates were chosen to attend
the convention at Brattleboro in June
The next meeting will be held at Wesley
RockwelPs the last Tuesday evening in
June.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
DUMMERSTON,
Memorial Day Exercises.

The Col. Greenwood post of Putney will
make their annual visit to Dummerston
May 80, to decorate the soldiers graves.
Memorial exercises will be held in the
church at Dummerston Centre. Rev. Mr.
Wiswall of Putney will deliver the address,
E. II. Miller will sing. The Brattleboro
High school drum corps is expected to
meet the Col. Greenwood post at this place.
A brass band is also expected to be present,
and that with the Putney drum corps and
the one from Brattleboro, will furnish
plenty of music. 1t is feared that Mrs. (.
d. Greenwood may not be here on Memo
rial day as has been her custom, on ac-
count of being at Glens Falls, n. Y, re-
ceiving treatment for her eyes. She writes
that she hopes to be present, but, if not,
she will furnish, as usual, baskets of flow
ers for decorating purposes. The post will
be here promptly at o'clock \. NJ, and
the exercises will close at II 80 o'clock.
The four schools in the east part of the
town will meet at Dummerston Centre on
Friday afternoon, May 20, to hold COM
memoration exercises as required by law
All veteran soldiers, as well as citizens, are
invited to be present. The exercises will
be held in the church.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
Everyone is cordially

afternoon, May 26. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
There will be services in the Union
church next Sunday morning at 1890
o'clock by Rev. VIM. Gangley, a student
from Bangor, Me-, theological seminary,
who has been engaged by the aid of the
Vermont Congregational missionary socie-
ty to preach in this place for the coming
summer. He is expected to arrive Friday
and will board at Geo. Miller's. He will
be glad to meet the friends for few mo-
ments of introduction at the close of the
service,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
GUILFORD.
John l.. Salisbury,

John L. Salisbury, one of the oldest in
habtants of Guilford, died at his home
M onday night. Mr.. Salisbury was born
May l, 1918, and has lived in Guilford
practically all his life. June 26, 1856, he
married Mary S. Wood, daughter of the
late David Wood of West Brattleboro, and
moved on to the farm which he bought of
his father and on which he has lived ever
since. For the past three years he has
suffered with dropsy which has been more
serious since April. He leaves a widow
and two children, Mrs Sarah E., wife of
Charles Kaye of Brattleboro, and Miss Luz
cy Salisbury of this place. Two other
children were buried in 1861. Funeral
services attended by Rev. j. H. Babbitt of
West Brattleboro were held at his late res
iaence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The body was taken to West Brattleboro
for burial.
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and the large piles of lumber near it would
be burned. More than 80 men turned out
to fight the fire, but could do but little to
stop it.. John Underwood's sugar orchard
was badly damaged.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

Swedish girl wants place for general house
work. Address care of Mrs. E. A. Settlers, ia
maica
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
TOwNSHBND.
Death of Geo. L. JOY Of south Riverside,
Calf.

Many Of the older residents of the town will be
panied to learn Of the death Of Geo Lewis JOY
Of South Riverside, Calf, which took place at
his home there April Is. Mr. Joy was born in
Townshend, May 81, 1882, and was the second son
of.Wm. II. Joy and Hetty Leonard joy. He is
survived by one BROTHER, VIM. l. Joy of Sioux
City, $, D.. and one sister, Mrs. n. {. Hudson of
South Riverside When about 90 years Of age he
united with the Baptist church of this place. He
Miss Ella l.. Skinner daughter OF Dea. p. G Skin.
ner To them were born five children, four Of
whom died In childhood, Hetty Joy Jameson be-
ing the only living child
While still boy he engaged In the mercantile
business In Townshend and later at Saxtons River
In 1859 be moved to Pomeroy Ohio, and engaged
in the wholesale salt business. The growth of
this business in the Ohio valley carried his base
of operations to st. Louis Mo, where he lived for
many years. In 1885 he moved to Sioux City, S.
D., and became connected with the Sioux Ma
tional bank as its vice president In 1856 he be-
came interested in South Riverside. and in 1887
moved there. Soon after he was made president
of the South Riverside Land and Water company,
which office he held at the time Of his death. He
was also vice president of the Citizens bank di-
rector and for many years treasurer of the Tenn
escal Water company and director of the Queen
Colony fruit exchange As business man he
was known, respected and loved by many. He
was interested in and liberal toward all public
enterprises His perfect trust as Christian was
fervently expressed at the roll call of the church
less than week before his death
Mr. Joy was born on what is known as Joy hill
In after years his father built and moved into the
house owned by the late Nathan Hastings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

There will be services in Christ church
on Sunday next at 2:30P. NJ
E. Squires slaughtered two hogs this
week and found one badly afflicted with
tuberculosis. DR.. Rathbone examined
them.
The next ladies' social will be held at
the home of Mrs. A. Mellen on Tuesday
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A Card.

We the undersigned agree to refund the money
on 5O-cent bottle of Greenes Syrup of Tar if il
fails to cure your cough or cold We also guar.
antee a.twentyfive cent bottle TO prove satisfac-
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F. R. DURGlN. Brattleboro.
GEO. f. GREENE, Brattleboro.
CHAPLIN & CO., Brattleboro.
A. NJ. CORSER, Putney.
c. f. PARKS, Williamsville.
n. NJ. BATCHELDER, Newfane.
W. S. HOLLAND, Townshend.
B. NJ, ADAMS. Townshend.
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THOMAS JUDGE.

II so, you can find the largest stock of Doors
Sash and Blinds, at the lowest prices that can be
found anywhere in southern Vermont at Holden
& Martins lumber yard.
We have in stock, at present 1000 doors Of va
ious styles and patterns
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

When you are in the market for them, please
remember that we can fill your order
We have added TO our stock line of MANTEI.S
which we can sell at lowest prices, and TO these
we invite your attention. We can furnish a
cherry mantel with bevel plate mirror for SIC.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22
Have You Seen
Our Washington
Red Cedar Doors L?

These are well worth your attention, as we can
warrant them not to warp shrink on swell, and
they are first quality in every respect, and we
sell them at prices which are better than we get
for No 1 pine or white wood door. Besides this
they finish very nicely in the natural wood and
they will also take paint equal to any door made
We carry
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-22

Which are strictly rift grain, and will out wear
any shingle on the market
We have, in our yard, a large stock OF Hard
Pine, White Wood, Michigan Pine, Matched
Spruce, Clapboards, Bill Timber, Hemlock Boards
Spruce Single, Pine and Spruce Lath, and in
fact. almost anything that one wants in the Lum-
Der line.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-25

on the subject: such as the very preva-
lence of the free coinage idea shows
to be needed among the people-of this
country above all other things. There
is science of money. just as there is
one of chemistry. The laws of value
are probably much better ascertained
than those of electricity. Yet. men
who would laugh. at the idea Of going to
work to build a dynamo for them
selves, and shudder at the thought of
permitting strolling performer to eX-
pertinent upon their children with
varying electric currents, do not hesi-
tate to think and act upon the finan-
cial question on the word of some
speaker or writer who knows no more
of the science of money than them
selves. II the people who are going to
vote next November will but study the
question for themselves in the mean
time, we shall be perfectly satisfied
with the result
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-25

We affirm II to be unquestioned that this can
be no such economic paradox as over produc-
ton. and at the same time tens of thou
sands of our fellow citizens remaining half
clothed and half-fed and who are piteously
clamoring for the common necessities of life
Inasmuch as the patriotic majority of the
Chicago convention, embodied In the .finan-
cial plank of Its platform the principles
Bimetallic party, promulgated at Washing
ton. d. c., Jan. 20, 1896, and herein reiter-
ated. which is not only the paramount, but
the only real issue in the pending campaign,
therefore recognizing that their nominees
embody these patriotic principles we recon-
mend that this convention nominate William
J. Bryan, of Nebraska, for president and
Arthur Sewail. OF Maine. for vice president.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-25


which you cannot do; there is no
miracle beyond your power to perform
If you once grant the power TO a Leg
islative body to create value. If any
legislative act can bring a cents worth
of value into being which did not exist
before. then, by the same process, it
can create enough additional value to
enable every living human being to
subsist in idleness conjoined with plen-
ty. Grant the propositions set forth
by the free coinage people, and labor
becomes a superiority, and life a sue
cession of momentarily repeated mir
acles.
The correspondence between the Chi
cago and the st. Louis platform is as
complete as the identity Of their can
didates for high office would require.
The evidence that the Democratic
party. as far as it Is represented by
the Chicago convention, has been alb
sorbed by the Peoples party is made
complete at st. Louis. The Populist
speakers paraded the fact, and even
insisted that they felt themselves little
honored by their allies. They threw
insult in the face Of the Democrats
who had come to them, and accepted
the candidates name only because,
they announced, they had every
assurance that they, and not those call
ing themselves Democrats, would con-
troll the administration in case of Mr..
Bryan's election. But they did not
hide the cloven hoof. Although they
omitted the plank calling for gov
eminent loans on the security Of
land and agricultural products, 1t was
proclaimed their adherence to the strict
fat money theory; and Mr.. Bryan, In
consenting to have his name Endorsed
by their convention, places himself
upon that platform.
The issue thus comes back, most for
tunately, we think, to real money ver-
sus the greenback. Free silver, COM
paratively speaking, drops out of sight,
Only a few wild theorists, like Mr..
Towne and Mr.. Bland, have that as
their center of attraction. The real mo-
mentum that moves the body of voters
behind Mr.. Bryan Is the demand for
an absolute fiat currency, and he
stands today as a representative of
that principle. 1t is the old greenback
movement revived. The silver mask is
off. What the judgment of the Amer
lean people will be upon the issue thus
stripped Of deceit and adventurous
circumstances it would be impossible
to doubt.
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STRONG rEBs TALK
A. R.u E.uLEADER eMAYD1Bsy THE
P0PULIsT NOMINEE FOR RREs-ex8i
IDENT.

ST; LOUIS. July 25.-At / o'clock
this morning the corridors of the Lin
dell hotel were filled with excited dele
gates and interested spectators. The
convention had just adjourned amid
scenes of darkness and confusion, the
former on account of the failure of the
electric lights, and the latter owing to
the almost universal opinion hat Bry-
an would not accept the nomination
for president after the defeat of his
running mate, before the completion Of
the roll call on thep first ballot
who is man TO lead us now" was
the cry. Texas shouters were anxious
to head the ticket with the tail they
had just selected and then cast around
for another tail. Georgia and a por-
ton of Texas, Wisconsin and Illinois
were shouting for Eugene V. Debs for
president, while Others declared that
the convention should declare for Bry-
an regardless of mis- official acceptance
or refusal to accept the nomination Of
the now united Populist party"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-25
WITH INTENT TO AMUsE.

s'Uncle Dick, what's a delusion?"
We'll, Bobby, it Is. thinking your expenses
next month will not be as heavy as they were
this month. Detroit Free Press.
Accident to Whonf?4fDfd you ever have
any serious accidents while traveling?"
did 1? 1t was while travelling through the
South that l met my wife. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Precocious."Me BY talked win he wor
That's nothing. The Bible says Job cursed
the day he was born9'LTruth.
How" they asked. shall We break the
After due consideration one ventured to
suggest: SO
'1Send Jones. With shat stammer Of his
he ought to be able to break it finer than
any one else of us.p-Cincinnau Enquirer.
She-Where was the game Of poker first
introduced?
Helm the Ark, when Noah entered with
two Of kind. Life.
Mrs. Dolan-My boy Dinny is gittin' to be
a great Sunday school worker. bless the
heart ay UNI.
Mrs. Nolan-1ndade?
ssYis He has worked tree av thin fer
free excursions already. '-Exchange.
mister, please gimme dime"
''What-poor man-are you entirely out of
pocket7s'
.sNaw-Tve got dead loads of pocket, but
hain't got no cash. Detroit Free Press.
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AS PER PROGRAMME.
Bryan and Sewal1 Named by the
Silver Mem


Silver Men.
motion to adopt the platform was
made. Mr.. Hess, Of Illinois. objected
and a wordy wrangle followed. 1t end
ed IN the adoption of the platform af-
ter 1T had been decided by the chair
man that the recommendation regard
ing nominations was not a part of the
platform and should be acted upon
separately.
Mr.. Page, of Nebraska, moved that
the convention proceed to the nomi-
nation of q presidential candidate and
the motion prevailed. General Warner
said 1t would be necessary to nominate
candidate rather than indorse, In
OF the state ballot laws.
E. E. Little. of Kansas, nominated
Bryan. He said: TN 1860 the country
looked to the West for a president in
time Of trouble. 1t got Lincoln Today
the country was in trouble, and again
1T looked to the "Rowdy West" and Il
would get man who, like Lincoln,
would lead on to prosperity. This man
was William J. Bryan, Of Nebraska,
who would be the next president There
was loud and vigorous applause at the
conclusion of Mr.. Little's speech. Col.
La. Z. Pace, of Nebraska, seconded the
nomination Of Mr.. Bryan. When he
came into the hall, he said, he was met
by the motto ITO the polls, We sons of
freedom and he could scarcely refrain
from exc1aiming "All hail." and when
he saw the stars of the flag he felt that
the stars of the heavens were over the
homes of all the country that needed a
Saviour. He believed that the nomi-
nation was but formally, for every
delegate had but one purpose-the
nomination of Bryan A number of
other speeches were made and then the
rules were suspended, on motion Of
z. V. Wise. of Missouri, and Mr.. Bryan
was nominated by reclamation. The
widest enthusiasm followed. The band
played Columbia America" and
other stirring tunes, while the bowling
and screaming delegates marched
around the hall waving hats, umbrel-
las and handkerchiefs. This was con-
tinued for ten minutes.
Mr.. Baker, Of California, then moved
that the convention proceed, to the
nomination of vice president. Mr.
Troupe, of Connecticut, placed the name
of Arthur Sewall of Maine, before the
convention. He made no speech. H. T.
Niles, Of Ohio, seconded the nominat-
ion. He had known Mr.. Sewall for years
and his father before him, and there
could be no filter man than he for the
place. 1t was moved that Mr.. Sewall
be declared the vice presidential nomi-
nee by reclamation and the motion pre-
vailed. The band played America"
again and the delegates sang. Then
they sang the doxology.
When quiet was restored, Mr.. Baker
of California, moved that each dele
gat on select member of the committee
to notify the nominees. The motion was
agreed to. The roll call of states was
begun, but before it was half finished,
two thirds Of the delegates had left the
hall and all the visitors went out.
Col. Pace, of Nebraska. offered a reso-
luton declaring to be the sense of the
convention that as the Democratic par
ty had arranged to notify Bryan and
Sewall in New York, the silver party
notify them in Bryan's home at Lin
coin. The motion was agreed to. The
convention adjourned sine die.
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sPARRING FOR WIND.
More Time Wasted by the Silver
Convention.

1t was 1914 o'clock when Chairman
ST. John called the silver convention to
order The Rev. DR.. L. w. Covert led
in prayer, after which G. w. Baker, of
California, took the floor. He said the
Peoples party convention had appoint
ed a conference committee and moved
that the convention defer action on the
platform. and postpors the nomination
Of ticket until $3.50 this afternoon.
The motion that when the convention
adjourn it adjourn until $3.50 p. M, also
prevailed.
After a number of delegates had
spoken on the silver question, Senator
Stewart, of Nevada, was called for.
He said that he went to Chicago with
little hope that free silver platform
would be adopted. He was agreeably
disappointed. There never was a more
patriotic band of men on this earth
than were the $40 delegates who con-
trolled the Chicago convention. Wall
street was there with corruption
fund, but it was of no use. The silver
Democrats were incorruptible. They
gave the enemy no quarter Centinu-
form was made, and other in
cidents of the Democratic con-
yention. At length he spoke of the
nomination of William J. Bryan, who
was not a candidate. At the mention
of Bryan's name, the delegates arose
and shouted and cheered, and -four
ished umbrellas and flags. Senator
Stewart then told of Bryan's conyen-
ton speech, which he said was the
greatest Grafton in history.
81 know William J. Bryan" the SEN
ator went on. HE believes what we
believe. He is as true to his principles
&C a Ia ~ 11n an1n To =,
Democrat in good and regular stand
ing, having said time and again if the
Democratic party adopted a gold plat
form he would not support it."
Inslconclusion Senator Stewart said
that every free silver man was an
American. Every one of them was
against the endless gold syndicate
Consequently every one of them must
come to the front and vote as a unit
and elect a free silver ticket They
must do this in spite of "the millions
raised by gold bugs to corrupt the
voters of the United States
Judge Scott, of Omaha, was called to
the platform, and in addressing the
convention he said: ooh, God, send
pestilence, and disease, and vermin
and war famine among us if you will,
but in thy good providence, oh God
deliver us from another four years Of
OppTcSSlOn uLueT tdTOVef CIoVelanQ.
A resolution offered by Mr. Towne
Of Minnesota, THAT when this con-
vention has completed the membership
of the national committee so far as it
can do So the said committee shall
have power to fill any vacancies that
remain or that may hereafter occur"
was laid over until afternoon.
Under a resolution adopted yester-
day, the roll of states was called to
find out how many old soldiers occu-
pied seats as delegates. The poll
showed 1913 Union veterans, 10 Con-
federate veterans and Mexican war
veterans. During the roll-call an an
nouncement was made by Mrs Helen
NJ. Cougar, of Indiana, to the effect
that there would be a meeting Of
women at the Lindell hotel today to
organize a woTnan's national silver
league. The convention adjourned till
SEQ p. m.
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DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Silver Convention Finally Takes Up
It's Real Work.

The delegates, as usual, came together
! slowly for the afternoon session. At
3:55 o. m. Chairman st. John raped
for order, and introduced the Rev. Mr..
Hagerty, who made the opening prayer.
At the conclusion of the invocation,
G.. w. Baker was called upon for a re-
port from the conference committee.
He said that the time was too short to
reach a satisfactory conclusion. He
read the resolutions which were adopted
at the conference. On motion Of Mr..
Turner Of Kansas, the report was ac-
cepted and adopted by unanimous
vote.
The report Of the platform commit
tee was then made by Senator Jones,
Of Nevada. AS he read the platform he
was frequently interrupted by ap
plause. The platform in addition to the
demand for free silver, which has al
ready been published, is as follows:
The decentralization of silver in 1873 enor-
mously Increased the demand for gold, en-
HANGING it's purchasing power and lowering
all prices measured by that standard and
since that unjust and indefensible act, the
prices of American products have fallen.
upon an average, nearly 90 per cent. carrying
down with them proportionately the money
value of other forms of property. Such fall
of prices has destroyed the profits of legiti-
mate industry, injuring the producer for the
benefit of the non-productive, increasing the
burden of the debtor, swelling the gains OF
the creditor, paralyzfng the energies OF the
American people, RELOCATING to idleness vast
numbers of willing workers, sending the
shadows of despair into the home of the
honest toiler. filling the land with tramps
and paupers, and building up colossal for
tunes at the money centers.. In the effort
to maintain the gold standard the country
has within the last two years. in time of
profound peace and plenty, been loaded down
with S262, 600, 900 of additional interest bear
ing debt, under such circumstances as to al
low syndicate of native and foreign bank
ers to realize net profit OF millions on
single deal
It stands confessed that the gold standard
can only be upheld by so depicting our paper
currency as to force the prices OF our prod
ucts below the European, and even below the
Asiatic level. to enable US to sell in for
eign markets, thus aggravating the very
evils of which our people SO bitterly COM
plain, degrading American labor and striking
at the foundation of our civilization Itself.
The advocates of the gold standard persist
emily claim that the cause OF our distress is
over production-that we have produced SO
much that 1t has made us poor-which i'm
plies that the true remedy is to close the
factory. abandon the farm and throw multi
tude of people out of employment. doctrine
that leaves us unnerved and disheartened,
and absolutely without hope for the future.