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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
Second District Convention.

Gen. GrOut RenOmInated by AccIama-
tiOn-.-NO Other Name Presented 10 the
Convention.
The opposition to Congressman W. w.
Grout for nomination for another term did
not materialize in the convention of the
Second Congressional district of Vermont,
held at Montpelier Tuesday. The sup
porters of j. L. Martin of Brattleboro, L.
NJ. Read of Bellows Falls and Frank Plum
ley of Mortified were on hand early, and
at first were hopeful for their respective
candidates. 1t soon became evident, how
ever, that the total opposition to Gen.
Grout was less than 100 delegates, and as
this left him large majority over all his
opponents submitted gracefully to the in
evitable and made no contest.
w. H. Dubois of Randolph called the
convention to order soon after O'Clock and
the call was read by Ira A. Shattuck of
Hardwick, the secretary. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. Dr. Norman SeaVer of Mont
pelier.
On motion of John Stearns of Bradford
the roll call was dispensed with and the
roll as made up was declared the roll of
the convention. The secretary announced
that of 1928 delegates elected 321 were pres
ent. A temporary organization was effect
ed by the election of Porter II. Dale of
Brighton, chairman; A. II. Butterfeld,
North Troy, secretary, and e. A Mutt of
Montpelier, assistant secretary. The tenn
porary organization was made permanent.
Mr.. Dale made brief speech on taking
the chair, He said that although there
might be differences of opinion in this
convention and in the state convention at
Burlington on Wednesday, the Republi-
cans of Vermont would be a unit again
and working for an old time majority of
10000 this fall.
On motion of Hugh Henry of Chester
the convention voted to adopt the resolu-
tions and platform to be adopted at the
state and national conventions. w. W.
Miles of Barton nominated Congressman
Grout to succeed himself for the next two
years. This was seconded by delegates
from Orange, Caledonia, Essex and Wind
sor counties. There being no other name
in nomination the vote was by acclama-
ton. A ballot was first called for by
delegate from Washington county, but this
call was withdrawn.
L. Bart Cross of Montpelier was nomin-
ated for presidential elector, and the fol-
lowing district committee was elected
From Washington county, F. G. How
land, Barre; Caledonia, Ira A. Shattuck,
Hardwick; Windsor, Frank F. Walker,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

E. Lawrence of Rutland, Willard Earring
ton of st. Adams, E. b. Finn OF Spring
field and others, seconded the nomination,
and Mr.. Fisk was nominated by viva
voce vote.
For treasurer, Henry F. Field of Rut-
land, was named for reelection by George
E. Lawrence of Rutland, and he was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
For secretary of state, j. +. Cushman of
Burlington, presented the name of Chaun-
cey W. Brownell of Burlington, and he
was nominated by a viva voce vote.
For auditor, Porter H. Dale of Island
Pond, nominated Franklin d. Hale of
Lunenburg. He was seconded by Hiram A.
Huse of Montpelier, by delegates from
Chittenden county, by Col. Kittredge Has
kins of Brattleboro, and a delegate from
Caledonia county. He was nominated by
reclamation.
There was some difference of opinion as
to whether the convention could nominate
presidential electors, because the state
committee had not included them in the
call. Mr. Huse of Montpelier said the
convention should do its duty, even if the
committee had not done all that was re-
quired of them. The suggestion was ac-
cepted and these were nominated without
opposition: Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor,
L. Bart Cross of Montpelier, Henry G..
Bates of st. Johnsbury, Frank D. White
of Rutland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

We, the Republicans of the state of
Vermont, in convention assembled at Bur
lington, June II, 1896, herein announce
and set forth the following declaration of
the guiding principles of our party.
We announce and condemn the attempt
to establish free and unlimited coinage
of silver as destructive to the best interests
of the people and, if successful, sure to in
jure and debase the credit of this country.
We demand a currency that shall be
worth a hundred cents on the dollar
throughout the civilized world, and we
pledge ourselves to do all in our power to
prevent the issue by the government of
any other.
We demand that sufficient revenue be
raised by the government to pay its ex-
penses, and we declare it pernicious and
wrong for the government, in time of
peace, to increase its debt for the purpose
of obtaining money for its ordinary ex-
penses.
We adhere to the doctrine of protection
as held by the Republican party, and de-
mand that the needs of the government
supplied by duties be so laid as to protect the
ton with the pauper laborer of the old
NOllNi anu " piOulOlC lIC DuslAcSS Inter
ests of our people.
Our watchword shall be, an honest dol
lar, good the world over, protection to
American labor and industries, and reve-
nue. sufficient to maintain the government
without further increasing its debt.
We demand of the persons this day NOM
mated that they use their best endeavors
to maintain the strictest economy in the
administration of the affairs of the state,
believing as we do that in the present de-
pressed condition of the country, brought
on by the unwise Democratic national ad-
ministration, the taxes of the people of
Vermont should be kept at the lowest pos
sible rate consistent with a proper, eco
nomical administration.
We pledge our earnest, hearty support to
the candidates this day nominated, and
also to our presidential candidate to be
nominated at st. Louis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

Wilcox of Georgia, Emory of Cheliea,
Wilds of Middlebury. Lawrence of Rut-
land, and ex-Gov. Barstow of Shelburne.
Two of the best of these seconding
speeches were made by Col. Haskins of
Brattleboro for Grout, and by Judge l.. NJ.
Read of Bellows Falls for Stickney. Col.
Haskins referred to the old soldiers in a
feeling way and TO the tendency in some
quarters to turn the veterans down. "Look
at u.s." he said, tive are fast growing old,
we will soon be gone. In the time of the
country's peril, when we were in the
strength of our young manhood, you asked
us to go and defend the flag, and promised
us that when we came back, if come back
we should, no reward should be too great
for u.s." Col. Haskins also referred effect
lively to Maj. CIRCUITS legislative services
and general qualifications as they had be-
come known to him personally.
Judge Read, in seconding Mr. Stickney,
said in his impressive way, that he (Read)
was one of the boys who were at the front
in 81, and as an old soldier he wanted to
acknowledge the honors that had been
given the veterans without stint. He re-
cognized the fact that generation had
grown up since the war and that 1t was no
fault of these younger men that they were
not numbered among their country's de-
tenders. Judge Read paid strong tri-
butte to Stckney's ability, as shown by
his service in every office to which he had
been called.
When the speech-making was finished a
ballot was called for and it was proceeded
with in way that left no chance for error.
The six tellers called for by Col. Haskins's
resolution arranged themselves on the
platform, Gen. Estey acting as chairman and
receiving each ballot and placing it in the
box. The counties were called alphabet
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
TLEBORO, FRIDAY, JUNE Il
The Story of
Puritana.

Prof. Dixi Crosby, NJ. D., IL. D.,
who for thirty-two years was at the
head of Dartmouth Medical College,
belonged to the famous Crosby family
of physicians, which forseveral gener-
ations has furnished more distin-
guished medical men than any other
family in America. His father was
DR.. Asa Crosby, of Dartmouth, who
procured the charter of the State
medical society, of which he was for
thirty years conspicuous member;
one brother, DIR. Josiah Crosby, in
vented the invalid bed and the method
of making extensions of fractured
limbs by adhesive strips; another
brother, DR.. Thos. r. Crosby, was
chief surgeon in Columbian College
Hospital during the war, and later
professor of animal and vegetable
physiology at Dartmouth College;
while DIR. Dixi Crosby himself was
the inventor and discoverer of various
important improvements in medicine
and surgery, including n new and
unique mode of reducing metacarpo-
phalangeal dslocation, opening of alb
scess at hip-joint, ETC., etc.
At the early age of twenty-four his
extraordinary skill and success in over
coming disease had already attracted
the attention of medical men through
out the world, and won for him the
highest honors. His greatest achieve
ment was the discovery of an original
method for perfecting and compound
ing in permanent form what has be-
come known as his "prize formula"
and which, under the name of Puri-
tana, is legally protected.
The foundation of this remarkable
medical discovery consists of simple
New England roots and herbs, and the
original family recipe for it has de-
sccnded to the long line of Crosby
physicians from their Puritan ances-
tors. Its peculiar vegetable compost
ton rendered it necessary to brew it
whenever needed in the early days of
its history, and after the scattering of
the Puritan families to remote locali-
ties, where the necessary ingredients
were not to be found, many attempts
were made to put it up in permanent
form, all of which failed until DIR. Dixi
Crosby discovered means and methods,
the result of which is: Natures Cure
compounded in the laboratory Of
Common Sense.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
The Greater New York Commission.

Gov. Morton of New York has an
bers of the commission of fifteen who are
to draft charter for the government of
the Greater New York. The bill itself
names six of the members and leaves the
other nine to be appointed by the governor.
The appontees of Gov. Morton are: Seth
Low, president of Columbia college and ex-
mayor of Brooklyn; Gen. Benjamin F.
Tracy, ex-judge of the court of appeals and
ex.secretary of the navy; John F. Dillon,
ex-iudge of the United States circuit court
Ashbel P. Fitch, lawyer, ex-member of
Congress, and now controller of the city of
New York; Gen. Stewart L. Woodford,
lawyer, ex-lieutenant-governor, ex-United
States district attorney, ex-member of Con-
gress; Silas B. butcher. banker and ex-
superintendent of public works; William
c. Dewitt, lawyer and formerly corpora
ton counsel of Brooklyn; George NJ. Pin
ney, jr., lawyer and district attorney of
Richmond county; Carrot J. Garretson,
county judge of Queens county.
The governors appointments are gener-
ally praised and approved. He stated that
not one of the men had asked for an ap-
pointment.
The Greater New York act named as the
other commissioners Mayor Strong of New
Y ork, Andrew H. Green, president of the
original Greater New York commission
Mayor Wurster of BROOKLYN. Mayor Gleas
on of Long Island city, Attorney General
Hancock and State Engineer Adams.
The opponents of the consolidation are
represented on the commission. Ten of
the Il members are Republicans, although
two are of the "independent" kind. The
charter must be completed by Feb. /.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
Nelson w. Fisk.

Nelson. w. Fisk was born in Isle La
Motto, August 3, 1854. He was educated
at the common schools and at the Vermont
Methodist seminary, Fort Edward institute,
and Eastman business college. He is a
marble producer and farmer. He has
held many town offices, was constable at
the age of 81, selectman for many years,
school commissioner, etc.
He represented Isle La Motto in the
general assemblies of 1882 and 1884,
and was in the senate in 1885, He was an
alternate to the Republican national con-
vention at Chicago in 1888, and delegate
to the Minneapolis convention in 1892. Be
sides holding numerous other positions of
trust and honor, he is trustee of the John
son normal school, trustee of the Vermont
Methodist seminary, and chairman of the
board of trustees of the reform school.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

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That's the cure Of IT,
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

Ludlow; Windham, Charles O. Robbins,
Brattleboro; Orange, John F. Mead, Ran
dolph; Essex, F. d. Hale, Lunenburgh;
Orleans, Amory DAWSON, Craftsbury.
This committee at once organized by the
election of Amory Dawson chairman and
Ira Shattuck secretary. Gen. Grout was
notified of his nomination by committee
consisting of w. w. Miles o! Boston and
l.. T, Williams of Bloomfield. On appear
ing before the convention he made a short
called on and made a ten minutes speech
in which he thanked the convention for its
action and touched upon the tariff, curren-
cy and pension questions. AT the close of
his remarks the convention made break
for the station and took the 6 o'clock train
for Burlington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
Josiah GrOut.

Josiah Grout was born in Compton,
Canada, May IS, 1912, was educated in the
academies at Glover and St. Johnsbury.
He enlisted October 3, 1861, as private in
Company l, LIST Vt. Cavalry, was mustered
in as second lieutenant, promoted captain
in 1862, and in 1864 was appointed major
of the Goth n. Y. Cavalry, organized for
frontier service after the st. Adams raid.
In 1865 he was admitted to the bar. He
was in charge of the custom house at Is
land Pond from 1866 to 1869, and was in
the customs service at St. Adams and New
port several years. He went 10 Illinois in
1864, but returned to Vermont six years
later and has since made his home in Der
by, where he owns and carries on large
farm. He represented Newport in the
general assembly of 1872 and 1874 and
Derby in 1884, 1886, 1888. He was sena-
tor from Orleans county in 1892, and was
speaker of the House of Representative in
1874, 1886 and 1888.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

While the roll was being made up it was
stated that Franklin county delegate had
not yet arrived, but that it was desired
that his name be placed on the roll as he
would be present in season to vote. 1t af-
terward came out that he was Grout dele
gate from bucolc town who had failed to
make his railroad connection, and that a
locomotive was chartered to convey him to
Burlington, some 30 miles, at the rate of
about a mile minute. Report has it that
he was asked on his arrival "How he liked
it, and that he answered, 81 liked it first
rate, but couldn't tell 'taters from grass"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

In the closing hours of the session of
Congress last week Judge Turner Of Geor-
gia, the ablest of the southern Democrat IS,
offered the usual resolution extending the
thanks of the House TO Mr.. Reed, ''for the
ability, faithfulness and strict impartiality
with which he has performed the duties of
his office" The resolution was received
with applause and Mr.. Dockery of Missouri,
one of the most pronounced Democrats in
the House, called for a rising vote. The
motion was put by Gov. Dingley of Maine,
who was in the chair, and was unanimously
agreed to.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
Grout aa0. sticknev aao

While Mr.. johnson was reading the reso-
lutions the tellers completed counting the
votes. The climax of all the excitement
of the past six months was at hand and
it was to eager ears that Gen. Estey, for
the committee, made this announcement:
Whole number of votes cast, 675
Necessary for a choice, 93S
Josiah Grout had $50
William W. Stickney had 1856
A scene of wild enthusiasm followed the
announcement of the vote. The conven-
tion was in an uproar and the victors were
shouting and waving their hats. Chair
man Hall declared Major Groutp the nomi-
nee, and on motion of P. X. Leavenworth
of Castleton the nomination was made
unanimous. The chairman appointed Gen.
Butterield and ex-Lieut. Gov. Fletcher
committee to wait on the nominee for gov
ernor and invite him to address the con-
vention. While they were making the
trip to the Van Ness House, A. j. Max
ham of Brattleboro rendered two campaign
songs. In due time the committee re-
turned with Major Grout and their en-
trance to the hall was the signal for an
other outburst of enthusiasm, the band
playing 'Hail to the chief" Major Grout
was presented by Chairman Hall and spoke
briefly, substantially as follows:
CIRCUITS Speech of Acceptance.
thank you for the great honor you have
conferred upon me. 1t is the supreme mo-
ment of my life, and accept the call you
have made upon me, with an the strength
and the good that is in my nature. realize
all that this includes and know what you
will expect of me from now until the close
of the campaign. To the best of my abil-
ity will do my part towards making the
Republican victory next fall the greatest in
the history of the Green Mountain state.
After our lively campaign of the past few
weeks we must close up our ranks and pre-
sent a solid front to the common enemy.
thank you again, my friends, for you all
are my friends, for this great honor.
The convention then, a few minutes af-
ter o'clock, adjourned sine die.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
state Committee OrgnnIzes.

A meeting of the newly-elected state
committee was held at the Van Ness
House Immediately after the close of the
convention. The committee organized
with Oin Merrill of Enosburg as chair
man and F. E. Burgess of Burlington as
secretary. The executive committee are
DIN Merrill of Enosburg, j. G. Foster of
Derby j. w. Brock of Montpelier, Ira r.
Allen of Fair Haven and F. E. Burgess of
Burlington. A review of the last cam
paign was given by Mr.. Merrill and it was
planned to conduct the present one in a
similar manner,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
Railroads.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILR0An
New London Divfsion.

Nv" Aohuoh DIVISION.
'aking effect Dec. p, 1895.
GOING SOUTH.
rains leave Brattleboro as follows.
! \. NJ, for Springfield and New York.
A. NJ, FOR Millers Falls Palmer and New Lon.
on. Connecting at Millers Falls with pItcn.
urg X. R., at Palmer with Boston & Albany
|. R., at Willimantic with New England r. ri.
/ New London with n. Y, n. H. & II, RI r
A. n, for Springfield and New York
" A. H., Tor Mtllers Falls and stations on Fitch
drg X. X, Palmer and stations on Boston q
loany X. X, and for New London.
p. NJ, mail train for Springfield.
P. n, Tor Millers Falls and stations on Fitch.
rg X. r., Palmer and New London and New
lrk via Norwich Line
P NJ, for Springfield and New York,
GOING NORTH.
1ns arrive at Brattleboro as follows:
A. NJ, from New York via Norwich Line. New
ndon. Palmer and Milers Falls.
A. NJ, from Springfield
,, NJ, from New London, Palmer and Millers
rom Springfield and New York.
!. NJ, from New York and Springfield.
,. ~, from New London, Palmer and Miller
NJ, from New York and Springfield.
rSn6leet to change without notice.
CkENZlE, Supt., New London.
w. CUMMINGS, g. p. A, st. Adams.
:. A. SOUTHARD, D. P. A, New London.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

The most costly tomb in existence is
that which was erected to the memory of
Mohammed. The diamonds and rubies
used in the decorations are worth $4,000
900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

Mr.. Stickney called on Major Grout at
his room at the hotel, after the convention,
and congratulated him handsomely on the
nomination.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19
Nomination OF Lieutenant Governor
and Other Oncers.

Pending the count and declaration of
the vote for governor, II. Il. Hill of Isle La
Mott, presented the name of Nelson w.
Fisk of Isle La Mott, for lieutenant COVER
nor. G. P. Smith of Burlington, George
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

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IAaVe taken it myself.
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leigh, pharmacist, Alton, n. H., if your
druggist does not keep it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

Get Of your druggist this great dsenseconquerin dis
covery tthe price 81 for the complete treatment
,'ng Of one bottle Of rurtana, one bottle OF Puriana
nus and one bottle OF Puritana Tablets all enclosed IN
Concord, y. Il.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-19

All the world is captive to the
merits of
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-18

from the melting ice caps still descend
in floods AZ certain seasons, making a
system of irrigation possible: and 1t Is
a well known fact that the telescope
reveals what appears to- be a network
Of canals all over the planets disk. The
moon. being much smaller, has reached
"A still more advanced stage. Water is
as essential to the life of a world as
blood to the life of a man: and the
noon is like a dried and shrivelled
mummy, dead for ages. Its almost air
less sky-if sky it can be called-ls
withou: cloud or rain: the basins of
its lakes and the beds of its ancient
seas are empty; its parched rocks are
unclothed with verdure. and appear
like "A ragged mass of hardened Stag.
Such is a persisted world in It's last es-
tate, the result of the complete disap-
pearance of water from its surface:
and, If scientific reasoning is OF any
value. there is little room for doubt
that the earth is on its way to a condi-
ton equally deplorablc. For the teach
ings of geology and chemistry lead to
the same conclusion. There Is no
doubt that there vas once far more
water on the earth than now--far too
much, in fact. Vast oceans of hot and
turbid brine ragged over almost It's en-
tire surface. The murky air was torn
with storms of which we can form but
the faintest conception. Over what
little land there was the acid laden
rains poured with incredible violence.
eating and wearing the hard rock un-
Ill finally a soil was formed capable of
sustaining vegetable life. Then the
waters slowly cooled and cleared and
subsidized.
Change Now Progressing.
They are still subsiding, though the