The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-06
NOTINGS.

Charles Carleton Colin the BOstoI
Journals able war correspondent
Carelton. died of apoplexy at hi
home in Brookline Monday in his 70,
year,
The first Democratic caucuscs il
Alabama, though in backwood
county" elect delegates opposed to fire.,
silver from every precinct andsby arg
majoritics.
Senator Chandler contributes t,
the current Granite State Monthly Al
article on Chas. A. Dana. Il native o
Hinsdale, which is highly commenda
tory of Dana's services to his country
and as an editor. Chandler has never
had any personal friendship or eycl
acquaintance with Dana and "a few
years ago he was the object of sharI
attack by the Sun but it is one of thu
good things about him that he is able
to see clearly through partisan heal
and personal feeling and TO recognize
tue unique personality and strong
character of hie subject. MI Dana,
though born in ninsdalc Aug. :, 1919,
left there with his parents when only
two years old, living afterward al
Gaines, n, u, Guildhall, Vt, aud
Buffalo. n. Y. In the latter city he
was clerk in the dry goods store of his
uncle William who failed in the panic
of 1897 and young Dana, though then
only IS, was made the assignee's rep
resentative To carry on and wind NJ
the business He prepared himself for
college by studying nights and at
odd hours. and entered Harvard. pay
ing his way by teaching school and
borrowing money with life insurance
policy as security: but trouble with
his eyes compelled him to give up his
course at the end OF his Sophomore
year. His first newspaper work was
| as editor of the Harbinger, the
organ of the Brook Farm community,
| of which Dana was a lnember like so
many of the best and most cnthusias'
tic Young minds of his time. Then he
was with Elizar Wright on the Boston
Chronotype and Greeley on the New
York Tribune. resigning the latter
position IN 1862 to become assistant
secretary of war. He made Chicago
venture in journalism and then came
to New York where friends bought the
Sun for him and there has made his
reputation, with his work on the
APPLETON Gyclopaedia and Lifc Of
Grant.
The contest between the arInor
piercing shell and the shell resisting
armor grows interesting. just now the
shell is ahead, one projoctile fired at a
plate of seven inch armor at the In
dian Head proving ground Monday
going straight through the plate and
the heavy backing. Al the result Of
these tests the question arises; OF
what usu is heavy armor il projectiles
can be made capable of piercing it,
Ex- Congressman W. W. Rice of Wor-
cestcr. and a native of Decrfield, Mass,
died at his home in the former city
Sunday at the age of 20, lacking only
six davs. He was the first Republi-
can mayor Of Worcester and was elected
TO congress in 1876, serving 10 wears,
until his defeat in 1856 by John L.
Russell
The March number of the NcrmOnter
is Montpelier seminary number. Civ
ing six pages to lavishly illustrated
article on that institution, including
views Of its buildings and leading feat
ures. with portraits of cX-Gov. W. 7.
Dillingham; and Rev. W. Il. Daveh
mort. president and secretary OF the
trustees. Principal Smith and FIhan-
cial Agent Spencer. There is also II
very readable and handsomely illus
trated thrcc-pagc article On Yer
mont's Maple Sugar" by member .ot
Maple Sugar Makers Association and
insIading cuts Of President Keniield,
Secretary Croft Treasurer Spear and
Auditor Mahau. The educational de
nartment contains an article on THE
ITnrraded Schools OF the State; the
Teachcrs's Side of the Question by
Mari \. Lasclle Of ST. Albans. and the
Grand Army Department portrait OF
n NJ. puffar. the new department
comma. der. The Vermonter AN
nounces a series Of sketches on the ad-
n;nisfrations of the Vermont War
Goycrnors. Fairbanks. liolbrook and !
Smith. beginning with Gov. Holbrook,
which are to bc followed by sketches
of fine early life of Senator Morrill, by
exclude James Barrett, the birth place
of Levi p. Morton and the musical
career of Mary Howe.
There was Il big mass meeting IN
Gamers Union New York FRIDAY even
inr to protest against any further eN-
TO- naval and milltary arnia
the ground. as expressed by the
adopted
rnat the American republic IS great enough
ana s.ronr, cpoghu 30 set 10 the wofi an EXAM
10 81 = nation that fears NO foreign Toe anu
hat refuses 10 ios in the me2strous 1rmaMents
mar are hoIsterins the THRONES anu crusnng
DOWN The masses Of EYcnci that her tshe
-inyv ana real safety lie In seenrHE 'hc rlsht
sio I'm ~. an houcei and ample living 10 every
Nillin. WORKER 81, (.
And Thomas T.. Reed Was called upon, /
:. asa trae tribune of the people, 10
avert.his power 10 prevent inc passage
20 .py more armament bills. /
Iowa has apparently had all It wants /
Of j liquor prohibition law for the /
present at least. Her legislature re-
,,,sas "a submit prohibi'"Fy oonsi-
fuIonal amendment.
Senator Chandler introduced rvs"iu.
;nrs Nnnday for an Investigation OF
The Alabama election
Con Grout has ;ntrHsiuced lhll
Sc hours weeks WORK 'o OF
letter carries, "r t''oNis y" ''''' u