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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
WILLIAMSVILLE.

Geo. Hall has returned from Millers
Falls and is employed in the steam mill.
Rev. l. P. Quimby remains here during
the week and will preach at the Universe
list church again next Sunday.
Miss Florence A. Morse of the Spring
field, Mass, public schools, is spending her
summer vacation at her home here.
Geo. T. Manchester has completed his
years labor for D. A. Dickinson and en-
tered the employ Of A. NJ Merriteld.
Our village school closed Friday after
noon of last week with picnic in G. E.
Perry's grove. The teacher, Miss Grace
E. Plat of Newfane, who has just finished
her fourth term in this school has given us
very faithful and efficient service.
Excelsior division, Sons of Temperance,
have chosen the following officers for next
term: NJ. c. Winchester, w. p; Hastings
A. Williams, W. A; Harry Stedman, R.
S.; Charles A. Thorn, A. r. S.; Geo. B.
Williams, F. s.. G, w. Redfield, treasurer;
c. G. Hovey, chaplain; j. w. Williams,
Con-; Frank Dickinson, assistant Con. !;
Lawrence Snow, j. S.; Luella Williams,
o. S.
Luella and Hastings Williams, Ernest
Sparks, and E. 81. Metcalf returned from
Goddard seminary, Barre, last week. Lu-
ella Williams, who graduated from the in
stitution three years ago, has taken post
graduate course the past year with view
TO more fully fitting herself for a teacher.
Hastings Williams, who graduated in the
regular course, took first rank in his class
of 26 and delivered the class grafton, TAX
ing for his subject, "The country academy
and its work" E. II. Metcalf, ALSO grad
uate and high rank man, was class pres
ident and took as the subject of his ora
ton, "Working to win" Ernest Sparks
returns to Barre next year to complete his
course.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

Thomas J. Foster, -, highly respected farm.
er, who came to Bernardston from West Deer
field about year ago and bought the Aanson
Hale place, died Friday.
Fred Schecterle, aged nine, drowned last
Saturday while fishing in pond near the Franz
ton mills in Corain When sthe boy
fell into the pond his younger brother ran to
Shattuckvie for aid, and had he secured assist
ance from men working on a bridge nearby the
boy might have been saved
The contract for building the bridge across the
Deerfeld river for the extension of the Conway
electc road to the Fitchburg railroad has been
awarded to the Berlin Iron Bridge company The
bridge will cross the river below the station at
Bardwel's, and the Fitchburg people will arrange
to make connections The bridg 8 estimated to
cost from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mrs. Frances H. Bowen, CO. fled from the house
at Montague, Sunday evening, while her nurse
was absent for moment. Neighbors were called.
a search was made for Mrs Bowen in all direc.
tions and at O'Clock Monday morning the body
was found in the Connecticut river. Mrs Bowen
has been mentally unbalanced several months
and had attempted to commit suicide twice be
fore.
One of the large shops of Morton f. Converse
manufacturer of toy and reed furniture at Winch
endon was burned Tuesday, the blaze being
caused by spontaneous combustion. The build
ing contained most of the valuable machinery
and furnished power for the rest of the works
A large number of girls narrowly escaped with
their lives The total loss is estimated at S50,O00
of which $4,000 is on stock, The building will
probably be rebuilt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
NORTHFIBLD, MASS.
worlds student Conference.

About the usual number are in North
field attending the Worlds student confer
ence. The seminary buildings are gay
with the decorations of the different col
leges, prominent among them being the
crimson of Harvard, the orange and black
of Princeton, and the blue of Yale, the lat
ter entirely filling Weston hail. Several
meetings are held each day, the most i'm
portant being the platform meetings held
in the auditorium at II A. NJ and p. NJ.
At O'Clock each morning a meeting of
the missionary institute under the charge
of II. p. Beach is held. Two Bible classes
have been organized, six lessons being
given in each class during the conference.
The music is in charge of Prof d. b.
Towner, who makes this one of the most
attractive features Of the conference. The
principal speakers thus far have been Rob-
ert E. Speer of New York city; DR.. Alex
ander II. Mckenzie of Cambridge, and DR..
c. l. Scofeld, pastor of the church at
Mortified. D. L. Moody presides at a
large number of the meetings, speaking
nearly every day, These meetings will
continue through the week, closing on Sun
day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
WHITINGHAM.

C. S. Chase is expected home from court
this week.
Mrs. Clara Bascomb is at home on a
short vacation.
Mrs. Gale is on a visit to her father in
Massachusetts.
Dwight Kentfeld still remains very sick
with the measles.
frankie Reed is spending few days
with his old schoolmates.
Mrs. Mcknight and son Charlie are at
Mrs. Cutters for the summer
Wesley Kentfeld, who has been very i'll
with the measles, is getting better.
Capt. Stowe was in town Tuesday de-
livering Granite State moving machine
to c. S. Chase.
Growing crops seem to be very backward
especially corn and beans. Some potatoes
are doing finely.
Strawberries, both field and cultivated,
are to be had in abundance, the latter sell
ing at 10 cents basket.
The village school closed a successful
term last Friday with Blanche Goodnow
as teacher. The closing exercises were
interesting and the parts well taken.
Mrs. Irwin Brown and Wilson, Mr..
Browns brothers, one from Colrain, the
other from Fitchburg, Mass, and Belle
Eames of Brattleboro were at c. S. Good
now's Thursday night.
Mrs. Cutler has sold her mineral spring
and the new owners have leased a plot of
land near the bridge belonging to the
Wheeler estate, upon which they are to
put up bottling establishment.
Quite number of the relatives and old
neighbors of Irwin Brown assembled at
the cemetery to pay their last tribute of
respect to his memory, Thursday after
noon. Prayer was offered at the grave
by Rev. Mr.. Buffum.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
SOMERSET.

Next Sunday there will be preaching at
the schoolhouse.
People from Dover and North Adams
are camping on the Fegan farm.
D. S. Haskins has gone to Cumming
ton, Mass, on a visit to his sisters.
Mark Tudor is fitting up his farm in
fine shape. He is one of the leading farm
ers in Windham county.
j. T. Niles of North Bennington is at
the River View House. He is a travelling
salesman for the southern Vermont nur-
sery.
D. A. Grout wishes it understood that
his new dam is not for irrigating purposes,
but to keep the water from washing away
his land and stones on his Rocdale farm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
WINDHAM

Monday afternoon and evening the case
State VS.. Ora M. Rhoades came off in the
town hall. 1t was an action for disturbing
the peace one night last May while fishing
from the meadow bridge. The jury
brought in verdict not guilty. A. E. Cud-
worth for state and L. S. Walker for
Rhoades.
The following are the people that are
here for the summer: Mrs. W. L. Prince
and son Earl, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Dewey and
three children of New York at E. H.
Jones's; Mrs. VIM. Palmer, Miss Fannie
Carl and Miss Haxley of New York at H..
NJ. Abbotts's; G. NJ. Butler and family of
New York at Dea. Premises.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
SOUTH wARDsBoRo.

Schools in districts Nos. and 3, Miss
Amy f. Perry and Miss May Willard,
teachers, respectively united in a picnic
the last half day of school, Friday June
20, in Mr.. Putnams grove, which Mr..
Putnam's people had prepared by making
a stage, seats, a long table, hanging swings,
etc. About 10 were in attendance. The
scholars had quite a program of interest
ing selections. Miss Alice Plympton
kindly repeated a selection she had given
at a prize speaking contest and the two
teachers each repeated selection they
had spoken in prize contests. Revs. Mr..
Water and Pulifson spoke a few minutes,
after which came the refreshments of sand
witches, cake and lemonade. The schol-
ars in district No. 1, that had no absent
marks during school membership were
May Wheeler, Lulu Reed, Ethel and
Mabel White and Julius Gould. The
scholars of that district gave their teacher
a complete and happy surprise by present
ing her heavy plate mirror.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

The strawberry festival was well at
tended and the ladies netted a very salts
factory sum of money.
The auction sale of the personal prop
erty of L. T. Webster, attracted fair
sized crowd and the goods sold we'll
Superintendent j. E. Warren and fam
lily left this week for a carriage drive to
Leicester, where they will spend their
summer vacation with relatives.
The elm beetle has reached this village
and several trees in the village are affected.
The gypsy moth commission consider this
very serious enemy of the trees.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.


Frank Kikea, a Pole. while under the influence
of liquor, brutally assaulted his wife at Turner's
Falls, Thursday night. He was arraigned Friday
before Trial Justice Martin of Greenfield Dr. p
F Leary was present and would have testified
that the assault was of an aggravated nature
sew aral of the womans ribs being broken, but
Kikela pleaded guilty and was bound over to the
grand jury in $500 bonds Kikela was left alone
in his cell for few minutes and when Deputy
Sheriff Davis returned he found the man dead
with his face buried in pillow. The suppostion
was that he smothered himself to death, but the
physicians who examined the body think that
death was due to hard drinking. He had been
employed by the John Russell cutlery company
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
AthoTs Largest Manufacturer Dies sud-
denly.

Charles VI. Lee, the leading manufacturer Of
Athol, was stricken with paralysis Sunday after
noon and his death occurred exactly q hours
later He always lived in Athol, and 81 years ago
started in the shoe business in a small shop on
the Bears Den road near the old homestead. His
first invoice Of stock was Sl3 50, and he was the
only workman employed. The business grew
steadily until in 1898 he had three large factories
that gave employment to TOO hands About a
year ago the business was reorganized under the
style of G NJ. Lee a Sons. The pay roll Of the
shops is $1,000 to 5000 week. Mr. Lee always
devoted himself closely to business He declared
that for p years he averaged Is hours of hard
work per day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

The ambitious wife always wants
to please her husband and family
with good food-but it is no task
If she uses
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

Mr.. Geo. L. Smith, of the Geo. L. Smith
Mantel Co., Louisville, Ky, writes Feb 26,
1894: For about year 1 was terrible suf-
ferer from heart trouble, which got so bad
l was obliged to sit up in bed TO get my
breath. l had to abandon business and
could hardly crawl around. My friend, Mr..
Julius G. Voght, one OF our leading pharma-
cists, asked me to try DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
l had used little more than a bottle when
the pain ceased and palpitations entirely
disappeared. l have not had the slightest
trouble since, and today am attending to
business as regularly as ever"
Sold by druggists everywhere. Book on
Heart and Nerves sent free. Address Or.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart Ind.
DR.. Miles Remedies Restore Health.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

In the police court yesterday Harry Mel
son, the young negro, who was caught in
the act of robbing rooms in the Grand
hotel annex, was held to the grand jury and
his bond fixed at $500. He was taken to
the county Jail. The stolen articles found
In his possession have a value exceeding
800, and as Nelson admitted to Judge MCGEE
that the charge against him was true, his
only means of escaping the penitentiary will
be to escape Jail.
An officer from Iowa City was present at
the morning session of the police court
yesterday when the case of John Flannery,
the Omaha horseman, was called. Before
court was called Flannery had given the
Iowa City officer a bond for $500 that he
would appear for trial there on Septem-
Der IL, and he was permitted to return home.
Flannery was charged with assaulting a
conductor on a Rock Island freight train
who was trying to collect fares from a
couple of Flannery's men riding in the car
with him, Charles Stevens, another one of
the men, was arrested here and taken back
by the officer.
Sam Austin, charged with assaulting Man
com Nelson, was fined SO and costs by Jus
tice Cook Yesterday,
The Council Bluffs Coal and Ice company,
~, n. Miller and G. Snyder have begun
suits against the Mclaughlin Manufacturing
company TO secure several unpaid claims.
i. Il. Wolcot later in the day was the
fourth man to sue the company. All of
the suits were brought in Cooks court.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Seen i'm and About the state Fair
Grounds.

The floral display has overlooked the build,
| ing pro yided for it and a huge tent has been
| raised to accommodate the surplus.
Some of the patrons of the fair are already
expressing disappointment over the fact that
the liquor privilege which was located under
the amphitheater a year ago has been Ia
booed. This year the bibulent visitor must
quench his thirst with nothing stronger than
milk shakes or ice water.
The fact that with only three ]sprinklers
in use, the grounds are kept perfectly free
from dust, indicates that the fault last year
was lack of water, rather than of sprinkling
facilities. The managers have made ar
engagements to put on additional s%prinklers
in case the present number proves insufil-
cient.
One of the motors on the Fair Grounds
line broke down yesterday and delayed
travel for a few minutes. Otherwise the
service was perfect. The company has in
augurated a new arrangement at the
grounds which saves a couple of minutes
for each train and affords a waiting place
for the passengers. An extra car is held
at the end of the spur and when a train
comes in the motor bitches on the odd car
and starts back without waiting for the
trailer, which is switched up to be used in
turn as a waiting room until the next train
arrives.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Judge ". w. Macy will convene the Sep
|tember term of the district court this morn
ling. There are 577 cases on the docket, a
slight decrease from the number that were
on the docket at the beginning Of the April
term on March 81. Two hundred new cases
have been filed,
Judge Smith opened the term of court
Son March 81, and held session 127 days,
lisposing of over 200 cases. He finished
III the business of the term yesterday morn
ing.
Court will open today at Clarinda with
Judge Smith on the bench, at Harlan with
Judge Thornell, at Red Oak with Judge
Green and at Council Bluffs with Judge
Macy.
Judge Smith went to Clarinda yesterday to
open court. He was accompanied by Jasper
(Ferguson,t who will serve as court reporter
during the absence Of Court Reporter Bru-
)ington, who is at Atlantic, where his son
WAS drowned on Friday.
The Nashua Trust company sued Finley
Burke on a note for several hundred dol
lars which had come into it's hands through
up as defense that the note was given to
Kimball G. Champ to negotiate, but that in
stead of doing this and giving him the pro-
ceeds, they had simply turned the note in
on some of their previous Indebtedness, and
the maker had never received anything for
the paper. The decision of the court was
in favor Of Burke.
The case of A. w. Askwith against Daniel
Dull and others, was also dismissed for lack
of prosecution.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

The pupils expecting to attend the High
school, including those who were in attend
ance last year and those recently promoted
irom the eighth grade, are requested to call
al the principals Office at the High school
building on Wednesday, Thursday or Fri
day mornings Of this week. between the
hours OF 3 and II, for the purpose of en-
rollment and receiving assignment to
classes.
1t Is essential TO the interests of each
pupil that he make his enrolment on one
OF these days, as all classes will be made
up this week. in order that the regular
work of the school may begin promptly on
the first morning of the term.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
STATE FAIR OPENS


employed In keeping the constantly arriving
crowds moving and in giving directions to
the many strangers in the city. The Union
Pacifc's Overland brought In two extra cars
filed with excursionists from Grand Island,
and. Notwithstanding the fact that 1t was an
hour and a half behind schedule time at
Grand Island, landed them in Omaha at i45,
the usual time.
The Burlington passenger train from the
west was Increased In size by three coaches
anil all the local trains reaching here In the
evening likewise pulled extra cars.
Tho regular trains running into the Web
stcr depot, including those Of the Missouri
Pacific and Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley, added extra coaches. No accidents
Rave thus far been recorded in the handling
Of the people at the depots, as the. arrange
mcnts made by the railroad officials are
much improved over last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
FRlGNTFUL FATE OF A HORSE
Chief Ganning's Faithful Old Steed Dies a
Terrible Death,
TRAGIC RESULT OF A TEAMS FRIGHT
Running Away Of the Fire Horses
Scnrcs the OLA NnG ana lie
Leaps on the Hitch
lug Post.
RESULT OF A TEAMS FRIGHT

The faithful old horse that has done eX-
cellent service to Chief Of Police Canning
aud the attaches of the office for a year or
more ended his existence yesterday morning
in a pitiful and tragic manner.
He was hitched to an iron post in front Of
the chiefs Office. The big team Of horses
belonging to Hose company No. 3 of the
Fire department got beyond control of the
driver and came tearing down Vine street
headed directly for the city Jail. Canning's
buggy was standing half way in the alley
between the jail and the patrol house, di-
rcctly in the path Of the runaway team as
1t dashed into the narrow alley. The old
horse sprang ahead as far as his short halter
would permit just as the team with a heavy
lumber wagon attached dashed by. The
sudden jerk of the halter pulled the animals
head down and almost threw him. In re
covering himself he reared up and fell across
the top of the hitching post, The post was
a foot longer than his hind legs and he re
maiucd suspended with his feet helplessiy
dangling in the air. A number Of men ran
to his aid, but despite their efforts to lift
him off the post was slowly forced through
the animals body. When it was discovered
that he was impaled Canning ended the SUI
fgringS of the brute with a shot from his
revolver.
The fire team that caused the accident ran
away through no fault of Driver Conley.
After the customary morning exercise the
team had been hitched to a lumber wagon
and was engaged in hauling lumber for the
repairs of the hose house. In backing up to
a pile on Upper Vine street the hind wheels
struck the lumber and partially overturned
the wagon. The horses gave a sudden lungc
at the same instant and the two shocks
threw tho driver out. He held to the lines
when the horses started to run and was
dragged along the pavement until the breath
was knocked out Of him and his hold broken
The horses ended their run in a head-end
collision with the scale house. The tongue
penetrated the building and was broken off.
One of the horses came into full contact
with the wall and was knocked down and
slightly hurt. City Weighmaster Johnson.
who hobbies around on two wooden legs,
barely got out of his chair in time to escape
being hit with the end of the wagon tongue,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
COULDN'T STAND HIS PROSPERITY.
Man Falls Heir to Money and Tries to
Murder His Family.

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. S1,-Frank Beau
bien. aged 40, shot and MORALLY wounded
his wife this morning, attempted to kill his
two children and then blew out his own
brains. Beaubien, who is a member of an
old French family, was left considerable
money some time ago, and has been drink
ing heavily ever since,
This morning he went home drunk, and
when his wife demonstrated drew a revolver
and shot her in the back as she ran. He
also attempted to shoot his two children,
but both escaped injury. He then placed
the revolver to his own head and blew his
brains out.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
QUEER HALLUCINATIoN OF A GIRL.
Accuses Three Young Men of Assault
Ing Her md Arnmscs - Won.

OTTUMWA, Ia, Aug. S1.-CSpecial.)-At
Libcrtyyille, Ia, Saturday, Miss Warner, a
well known young woman. accused three
young men, Charles Harris, Wilbur Smith
and Ralph Duncan, of repeatedly assaulting
her, They were arrested, and narrowly rs.
capped lynching. Now they have Uaen re
leased, it being demonstrated that the as
sault was purely a matter of Imagination
on the part of Miss Warner.
When Miss Warner fell, supposedly swoon,
ing, into the house of a neighbOr and told
of a horrible crime. some one spoke OF
the three boys who had passed in front Of
the Warner home, and the pursuit by q
posse, the arrest. Imprisonment AMI The
threatened lynching followed so rapidly
that there was no opportunity given for
explanation. Afb,r the prisoners came so
near suffering as the victims of ;ircum~
stantial evidence on Friday the authorities
began to branch out on theories of their
own, not in accordance with the girls
story.
1t was established that insanity exists
in the Warner family, and the girl was
found, on medical investigation, to be
wholly uniniured.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

John Malone was picked up on the streets
last night and locked up on the charge
Of vagrancy, Attention was attracted to
him by his conduct. which had something
In 1t that led the officers to believe him
10 be a thief. While he was being searched
a telephone message came from Omaha
asking the police to look out for a ClothinG
thief. The description fitted Malone, and
a further inquiry into his goods and chat
tells revealed the stun stolen in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
Retail House Closes.

DIES MONIES, Aug. 31.-tSpecial Te!e-
gram)-The Culver-Hill Shoe company
failed today. 1t was one of the leading re-
tail shoe houses of the city. Slow collec-
tions and dull business forced the failure.
A mortgage for $9.424 was given to the
Valley National bank of this city, and one
for $4,OS5 to d. w. Woodin, as trustee for
Drew, Selby & Co., of Lynn, Mass, Peo-
pies Savings bank of Des Moines, Goodyear
Manufacturing company of New York, and
Howard G. Foster, Boston, The stoCa in
voices for nearly $50 900. The trustee is
in charge of the business, which he will
continue for the present