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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Fire Fiend.

Half Million Loss at Ashland, Wis.,
Three Men Burned---a Michigan VIII
lage Burned.
One of the most destructive fires in
northern Wisconsin occurred at Ashland,
Sunday. Special trains brought the de-
partments from Washburn and nearby
towns to render assistance. AT least three
persons lost their lives and the property
loss is nearly 100000, with $3.50, 900 in
surance. Nearly 20,000,000 feet of lumber
were burned
The fire started in W. r.. Durfee's lum-
Der dock. The mill was surrounded by
water and wooden tramways led to the
shore. When the flames burst out in great
volume and enveloped the mill and the
dock all the men except four succeeded in
reaching the tramways. The origin of the
fire is still mystery, but it is presumed
that spark from some employees pipe
started the lumber pile and w. X. Durfee' s
dock. The fire soon jumped across the
water to the Shores Lumber company's
docks.
At II o'clock heavy rains checked the
flames. Peter Engedman, an employee of
the Shores Lumber company, jumped into
the bay while enveloped in flames and
sank Immediately. A thousand people saw
him perish but there was no way to render
him assistance.
The village of LAnse, on Kewanaw bay,
Mich, was threatened with destruction by
fire which started Saturday in the lumber
company's yards. The mills were on a
strike, and it is alleged the strikers applied
the match which started the fire The fire
destroyed the lumber docks, and 100000
feet of lumber. The ore docks were also
burned. No lives were lost, but more than
go persons are homeless. The losses will
aggregate fully Sj00,000 with $50, 600 in
surance
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
HEALER LARRABEB.

1t will interest many Brattleboro people
to know that Albert Larrabee of West Hall
fax, formerly well known here, has come
to fame as healer A correspondent from
West Halifax writes: The natural condi-
tons and surroundings seem to be very
favorable for producing healers in this vi
cinity. Whether it is to be attributed to
our pure water and clear air the fact re-
mains that if they increase in number the
quality is fully up to date. Dozens of Mr..
Larrabee's townsmen and people from adj
joining towns testify to marked bene fit re-
ceived, His most remarkable cure is that
of Mrs. Elias S. Prouty who, certifies that
"for Al years she could not speak one loud
word and after one treatment from Mr.
Larrabee she could talk nearly as well as
averu
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
PUTNBY IL, BRATTLEBORO JUN
IORSll.

The Brattleboro Juniors played theiI
first game of the season at Putney Satur-
day, when they were defeated by the home
team II to II. Spencer, who had caught
a good game, became exhausted in the fifth
inning and his errors were costly. Two
close decisions which were given against
the Juniors were also factors in throwing
four scores against them. Lewis hit the
ball into the bushes for home run in the
fourth inning when three men were on
bases. Wilcox pitched four innings and
then retired in favor of johnson. Blake,
the old Bellows Falls catcher, did good work
behind the bat for Putney. The fielding
of Cundiff, Howe and Corser was noticeably
good. Johnson's hitting was terrific, and
Pember found the ball for four clean
singles. The score:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15

The carpet mill of c. II. Masland d
Sons, Mount Holly, n. j., was destroyed
by fire Monday. The building and machin-
cry were owned by w. Il j. Sloane of New
York, and the loss on them is estimated at
$780, 600; insurance $4,000. Masland Il
Sons loss is not known. The two upper
stories of the malt house of the Hinchliffe
Mailing and Brewing Company, Paterson,
n. j., were destroyed by fire Monday.
Three hundred and fifty thousand bushels
of malt were burned and damaged by
water. Loss, $500 900; covered by in
surance. By another fire, Carrot Planter,
and the Haenichen Brothers, silk firms,
lost $4,000 each.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
These enterprises are distribul
IN cn,utias as fo1lous.

In reviewing the reports in this connec-
ton for the past five years, it is found that
in this time over four million dollars has
been invested in the various industries of
the state, which has given employment to
over 5000 persons.
No single industry has called for the in
vestment of so much capital as the devel-
opment of electric light and power. OF
the many large, unused water powers in
the state reported in 1891, there are but
few today that have not been utilized, and
the most common use made of them is the
production of electricity
1t has been very gratifying to note the
steady development and increase of manu-
featuring in Vermont during time when
much complaint has been made from 9TH
er sections of the country as to the cohdi-
ton of manufacturing interests.
1t is believed that there are conditions
in the state which prove very favorable for
manufacturing, among which may be not
ed that the help employed here is, as a rule,
more intelligent and capable than is usual
ly found. Also the fact that there have
been almost no labor troubles in the state
is an important factor. Also most of our
towns have appreciated the advantages of
manufacturing enterprises, and given in
ducements, either by supplying capital or
giving exemptions for period from taxa
tion.
The amount of summer boarder' bust
ness in the state is estimated at 500, 900
annually, but this figure is undoubtedly
much too low.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
Vermont Hotel Keepers Meet.

A meeting of the Vermont Hotel Keep
ers' association was held at White River
Junction Friday, nearly all officers being
present. Twenty-four new members were
admitted, making the total membership
so. The following vice presidents were
chosen for the respective counties named
Bennington, James b. Mcnamara, North
Bennington; Caledonia, Hiram Goss, West
burke; Chttenden, A. L. Withers, Bur
lin.uon; Grand Isle, A. S. IIillaker East
AioCrg; Orange, jerome Il. Hale, Wells
Rlvert Orleans, G.. II. Pattee, Barton
Rutland, f. II. Pell, Rutland; Washing
ton A. S. Sparrow, Montpelier; Wind
nam, l.; 7. Moseley, Bellows Falls; Wind
sor, o. f. Kuowlton, Windsor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15

Freeman Odell, known throughout Sara
toga county, n. Y, as "Uncle Freem,"
killed his 140th bear in the vicinity of his
home Wednesday. Two days before he
found that one of his traps had been tam
pered with by bear that had evaded cap
ture. He tracked the animal to a cave in
the mountain. A dog got too near the
bear and was knocked over a precipice by
a stroke of the bears paw. A shot from
Odelfs revolver put an end to the bears
life. Odell has killed every one of his
bears with revolver He is II, and has
hunted all his life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
Big Forest Fires.
Thousands of Acres Devastated In Va
rious Parts of the Country.

rious Parts OF the Country.
A despatch from Sea Isle City, y. j.,
says that the forest fires which started in
the upper end of Cape May county on
Thursday are still raging. Hundreds of
acres have been destroyed by the flames.
Every available man, woman and child
has been engaged in trying to check the
fires. The hamlet of California Mills has
been wiped out of existence. Several
families narrowly escaped with their lives.
In Seaville six houses were destroyed with
all their outbuildings. The entire popula-
ton of Seavllle turned out to fight back
the flames. bitches were dug about many
of the houses, and bucket brigades were
kept constantly busy throwing water on
the roofs.
A heavy rainfall has effectually quenched
the forest fires which had been burning
for the past week at number of points
in Michigan and which caused great de-
struction. The losses by the fires on the
southern shore of Lake Superior between
Duluth and Sault Ste Marie will reach
fully S1,0OO,OOO.
The forest fires which have been raging
in the vicinity of Bradford, Pa, for the
past few days have greatly abated in fierce
ness, and it is only a matter of a short
time before they will be extinguished.
A forest fire which covers twelve square
miles is burning in the New York state
preserve in Hamilton county.
A New Orleans despatch says that the
Bermuda succeeded in landing her last
cargo of arms and ammunition on the Gu
ban coast and is now at Puerto Cortez
loading with bananas for New York.
Letters have been received in Boston
from various parts of Turkey stating that
about 10000 Armenians in the Sivas PROV
ince are dependent upon what is given
them TO keep them from starvation.
Many of the people are now eating roots.
A private telegram from the Transvaal
says that the sentence of John Hays Ham
mond, the American mining engineer, and
three others, condemned to death for trea-
son in connection with Jamesons raid,
have been committed to Imprisonment for
five years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman Dean of Bethel
celebrated the 9th anniversary of their
marriage Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Dean
are respectively 80 and 50 years old and
have never rode on the cars or in a steam
boat.
A verdict of S35, 900 for the plaintiff in
the case of Francis F. DAILY against the
Lynn and Boston street railway company
was returned in the superior court at Bos-
ton Monday. DAILY alleged that he was
pushed from the running board of an open
car by the conductor. One of his legs was
rendered useless and he sued for $50, 900
damages. The verdict is the largest found
in such case for many years.
Col Frank X. Hahn, who was run over
by freight train and killed in the railroad
switching yard at Clifton Springs, n. Y,
did gallant service in both navy and army
in the war for the Union, but was known
by his connection with railroad companies
in various executive places, and especially
from his several years service as general
manager of the elevated railway system of
New York city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15

The largest, electric light power in the
state is being developed at Pittsford. The
water is brought from Chittenden. A 10
inch steel tube or penstock is TO be laid
bringing the power to the mills near Pitts
ford, where two wheels will furnish 1000
horse power and power to run the electric
roads OF Rutland and flr a new road from
Rutland to Pittsford and possibly Brandon.
This water power is great surprise to
most of those who have visited the plant.
There is about 800 feet heat at the power
house.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
state Line House Raidtd.

The State Line House, notorious re-
sort between Stamford and Williahlstown.
was raded early Saturday morning by ten
Vermont and Massachusetts officers who
captured eight men and four girls N,and
seized $1,000 worth of liquor. The prison
ers were taken to North Adams. The re-
suit of the raid will probably be the per-
manent closing of the resort.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
Army Of the Potomac TO Meet ut Bur
lIngtOn.

The 9th annual reunion of the Army of
the Potomac will be held at Burlington
Sept. IL and II. The change from June
is due to the multiplicity of conventions,
commandments, ETC., in that month. The
orator will be Gen. Orand Smith of the
18th corps, and the poet, Capt. Jack Craw-
ford. The death of Maj. Gen. John Glib
bon devolves upon Maj. Gen. Jourdan,
senior vice president, the Office of presi-
dent. The other officers of the society are
Gen. Horatio C. King, recording secretary,
Brooklyn, n. Y; Gen. Geo. H. Sharpe,
corresponding secretary, and Col. Samuel
Truesdell, treasurer. This will be the second
meeting of the society in Burlington.
Gov. Woodbury. was mainly instrumental
in getting the society there, and the whole
state will Join in the welcome.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15

DR.. William Salmon, LOG, the oldest
Free Mason in the world, died at Glamor-
ganshire, England, Monday.
Barnard college in New York has secur-
ed its site and its 800, 900 conditional gift
by raising another 100000 Saturday.
The boiler of the large towboat, Harry
Brown, exploded near Vicksburg, Miss,
Sunday, killing II persons, including the
first mate, first engineer and pilot.
Johnny" Houlihan, %, who was
knocked out by "Patsy" Nolan in a prize
died there Monday. The police are look
ing for Nolan.
A despatch from Panama says: puerto
Viejo, Ecuador, with a population of TO-
900, was entirely destroyed by two earth
quake shocks May 7. The city was i'm
mediately inundated by floods.
Henry G. Bunner, Al, Editor of Puck,
died of consumption at his home in Nut
ley, n. j., Monday. With the exception
of a few months Mr.. Bunner has been ed
itor of Puck since it was founded.
Hildreth, Hubbard and Plato, the boy
train-wreckers of Rome, n. Y, are now
in Auburn prison serving their sentences.
Hildreth was given a life sentence while
the others got 20 years on each of two
indictments.
Justice Garretson in charging the grand
jury at Camden, N. j., Saturday said that
the experts who had been examining the
city's accounts reported that the city treas
urer had received 100000 and had omitted
all reference to it on the cash book.
The selectmen of Dalton, n. H., have
instituted a suit against Bert L. Taylor, fol
20 years town treasurer, to recover $40, 600
1t is reported that a shortage of $4,000 has
been discovered in hasty examination o.
Treasurer Taylor's books, covering a few
recent years.
A heavy rainfall for five hours Tuesday
night effectually quencted the forest fires
which had been burning for the past weeA
in northern Michigan. The losses by the
fires on the southern shore of Lake Supe
rior, between Duluth and Sault Ste. Marie,
will reach fully million dollars.
The cruiser Brooklyn had a builders
trial trip Monday off Delaware Breakwater
In run under forced draught, for abou
three hours, she developed a speed of PIC
knots an hour, which is equivalent to p
statute miles, and there is little doubt tina
she will prove herself record breaker
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
THE VERMONT NEWS,
Industrial Progress.

Farm Sales, New Industries and SUM
mer EoRrders---Over n Million Invesr-
ed In New Industries---FRrms Are
Good Investments.
A statistical report of the farm sales,
new industries and summer travel in Yer
mont has been issued by the state board of
agriculture through the statistical secreta-
ry, Victor l. Spear. His report is based
on the returns made to him by the town
clerks of the 1S2 towns. The sales of farms
for the past five years have been as fol-
lows:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
Dat Meal King Falls.

Ferdinand Schumacher of Akron, Ohio
president of the American Cereal company
popularity known as the Oatmeal king"'
turned over his personal property, valued
at $1,000, 900, for the benefit of his credit
ors. The estimated liabilities are 81, 100.
600. The trustees say that if holders OF
collateral do not sacrifice their securities
they will get every cent Mr.. Schumacher
is a prominent Prohibitionist and lost a
fortune in an attempt to found a strictly
prohibition town, Hartman, Tenn.
Twelve years ago he was the Prohibition
candidate for governor of Ohio.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
BIIIIngs Park In New Hands.

A meeting of the subscribers TO the stock
of the Billings park association was held
at White River Junction Wednesday. A
constitution and bylaws were adopted, and
j. c. Parker of Quechee, N. p. Wheeler,
DR.. S. j. Allen and DR.. G. w. Hoffman of
Hartford and Charles Hurlburt of Leba-
non were elected directors. The directors,
under the bylaws, are to elect officers and
make arrangements for the holding of
fairs. They will, after consultation with
the officers OF the state association, ar
range for the holding of joint meeting
with the directors of that organization. The
Billings park association, by agreement,
succeeds the Connecticut valley agricultur-
al society in the ownership of Billings park
with its kite track. 1t starts with good
prospects, having been promised substantial
financial aid and free water for the park.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
Totals. ~ II 10
PUTNEYs.
'Houghton out, infield hit,

IIUURIIIJH OUT IHIItIU hit
Summary-Earned runs Juniors :: Putneys
:; two base hits, Johnson ., Underwood 2 Corser;
on balls, by Wilcox 3, by johnson >, by Booth ,,
by w. Aver ,, by Aver /; left on bases Juniors TO-
Putneys 5; struck out, by Wilcox g. by johnson
balls, Spencer :; wild pitches, Wilcox Aver; balk
Booth double plays, Blake and Lewis; time 2h
Is m; umpires, Tom keenan, of Putney and E.
j. Devine of BIatteboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15

The Barre breeders association has
bought the entire farm of 100 acres of A.
E. Poor and will convert it into a driving
park to be run in opposition to the regular
park owned by j.. j. Bolster.
Owing to the eXorbitant price-$150 and
half of the privileges charged by the man
ayers of the Granite City Trotting assoca-
ton of Barre, the officers of the Vermont
State Firemen's association have been
obliged to cancel the tournament, which
was to have been held there July 20.
II. r. G. Watson of Brandon has recent
ly imported seven head of the Norman
breed of cattle from France. The
animals arrived here last week, and are
quartered at Mr.. Watson's stock farm. He
will make a specially of this breed, as they
are of much larger size, and are claimed
to be greater milk producers than the Ayr
shires.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15
The NIInister WHO voted con Cleveland.

A Hartford despatch of the 18th says:
The Second Congregational church of this
place, whose pastor, Rev. Herber. w,
Boyd, one year ago lost the support of
some wealthy Practitioners because of his
having voted for Grover Cleveland, today
held a meeting for the purpose of consid-
ering ways TO heal the troubles. The
members were given a succession of sur
prises by the clerk reading letters from Mr..
Boyd, resigning the pastorate, and from
five members who have refused to contrib
ute to the support of minister tinctured
with Democracy. Mr.. Boyd will not re-
consider his resignation. Whether his OPP
ponents will try to withdraw their letters
when they learn he is going away could
not be learned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15

Uses as the above leak out
Scles, and that is why the
fhe women of America is
Mrs. Pinkham.
Pt physicians more candid
when suffering from such
mt the truth, and if they
I from their doctor, will
here.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15

Half Million Loss at Ashland, VVIs.---
Three Men Burned---a Michigan VIII
lage Burned,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-08-06

To He Represented mt the Sound
Money Democratic Convention.

To he Represented mt the sound
Money Democratic Convention.
Chicago. Aug. 4.-The executive com
mittee of the gold standard Democrat
&c conference which meets in Indianap-
oils next Friday, hay ing in charge the
arrangements Of the preliminaries for
the conference, made an
ment to-day that thirty-one states will
participate in that meeting. The an
nouncement was made after going over
the responses to the address recently
issued as the result of the gathering
at the Auditorium, when Gen. Bragg
and Senator Villas differed in n sensa-
tional way rs to the policy of an inn
mediate n for a national convention.
Chicago Is favored for the convention,
but Detroit. Indianapolis and Mime
apoliS are candidates also. The ma
tional executive committee, which held
its conferences in the Palmer house.
consisted Of Gen. Bragg. Wisconsin;
j. y. Broadhead, Missouri; w. b.
Haldeman, Kentucky; III. s. Robbins,
Illinois; w. ID. Bynum. Indiana. All
the members of the committee were
present. The committee met at-9
O'Clock in the morning. 1t was found
that the men of seventeen states had
already organized and named their
committeemen to the Indianapolis con-
ference. The committeeman thus far
named are as follows:
Alabama, j. NJ. Faulkner, Montgom-
cry; California, II. b. Pond, San Fran
cisco; Illinois, John Nj, Palmer, Spring
field; Indiana, John II. Wilson, Indian
apolis; Kansas. Eugene Hagen. To-
peka; Kentucky, Richard Il. Tyler,
Hickman; Massachusetts, ex-AIayor N.
Matthews, Boston; Minnesota, II. w.
Nj. CutcheOn, st. Paul; Mississippi, f.
s. Wilson. Jackson; Missouri, l.. G..
K%rauthoff. Kansas City; Nebraska, K.
Martin, Omaha; New Hampshire, G..
Woodbury.. Manchester; New York, @.
Tracey. Albany; alternate, George Il.
Peabody, Brooklyn; Pennsylvania, j.
G. Bullitt, Philadelphia; George r.
Baer: South Carolina, II. II. Tolly,
Anderson: West Virginia, III. S. Simms,
Huntington. II. Stalnaker; Wisconsin,
Ellis b.. Usher, La Crosse.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-08-06

ury se.1Jpa Irtr cE-sNen
experimental with by farmers and
stocKmen, Whc md the lack of water
during the latter part of the summer
ana fall a serious obstacle to their
prosperity. Owing to the insufiiciency
Vi the rainfall immense tracts of land
on the eastern and southern slopes of
the BLACK Hills have been virtually TN
productive. The lack of moisture is
the only drawback, as the soil is as
rlch as can be found anywhere in the
United States.
How TO retain water for the DRY
weather emergency seems to have been
solved by the ~originators of the Edge
mont canal in Fall River country. This
canal is fed by the waters of the Chey-
enne river and Beaver. Pass and Big
loot creeks. The floods that came last
spring completely filled the canal and
the reserve lakes. and there is now suf-
hcient water on hand to last the set
tiers on the irrigated farms along the
canal for sixty days. The water of the
river ana creeks is retained and held
by dams which have been thrown
across the streams. An immense
amount of work was necessary
for the successful damming of the
Cheyenne river. At the point selected
for Ii dam the river is nearly three
quarters of a mile wide. 1t was also
necessary to put In a backwater over
600 feet in length 20 protect the canal.
Iii embaniment is made as solid as
earth, stone, logs and bolts can make
it.
The first work was to reach bedrock
II then build n Ink of logs. These
logs are bCited together. the ends and
middle of the bolts being held by
strCng iron plates. Scores 90 ca" loads
of rock were placed between the logs
in such a way that they were held Sc
curely in place. At the end of this
dam is n head gate, the outlet of which
is parallel with the Sluiceway that was
cut for the Cheyenne river to run in.
The water passes into the Sluice, and
the Height Of the water carries ii into
the canal, the amount being regulated
by the gate. In no place is the head
gate subject TO the full force of the
flood water. just above the head-gate
Beaver creek empties its water. and
the dam has successfully withStood
all the force these streams could bring
| against il. The south end of the canal
runs to Cottonwood creek, n dry creek
during the greater part of the year,
but m which six or seven times dur
ing the year carries an immense
amount Of flood water. Plans were
made TO save this, and Il dam was
thrown across the creek at n point two
miles above EdGem1ut.
The irrigated farms along the canal
present a fine appearance, and crops
there viii compare favorably with
these of any section Of the West.
These farms will also solve the prob
lem of supplying the Black Hills re-
gion with hay and grain, which has
heretofore been shipped in from
Northwestern Nebraska. BY reason Of
the canal and irrigation facilities
which it furnishes. thousands OF acres
of heretofore uEproductive land have
been reclaimed, and the irrigated
farms resemble GASES in the desert
compared with other sections Of coUn-
| try in that region which have not had
sufficient rainfall to insure the raising
| of crops or eve hay.