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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
SPRECKELS OR HOBAR1.
One of the Gentlemen to Become an A0rf-
titraL Board Director.

tGraJ BOARD Director.
STOCKTON, CAL, Feb. 11.-Governor
Budd to-day intimated that he might ap-
point Adolph SprecKels or Walter Hobart
of San Francisco TO positions on the State
Board of Agriculture in place of his
brother, John E. Budd. There are other
vacancies on the board which the Cover
nor will fill shortly. He will not give out
in advance who his appointees will be, but
1T is believed that Senator John Boggs of
Colusa and w. P. Matthews of Tehama
will be named
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
ExHAUsTING THE OIL WELLS.
The supply of Those IN Los angeles May
Soon BE Consumed.

The supply of Those In Los angeles May
Soon BE Consumed.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 11.-State
Mineralogist J. J. Crawford has been in
the city for some days reviewing the work
done by his deputy, w. L. Watts. who for
over year past has been studying the oil
fields of Southern California. These gen.
tlemen are both of the opinion that the
local wells will in time become exhausted.
The shallow ones will give out first and
the deeper ones will survive the longest.
Neither would express an opinion as to
the time when the supply would be con-
sumed, but it was evident that they did
not believe it was long distant.
"This need occasion no alarm" said Mr..
Crawford, Gas the oil belt extends from
Santa Barbara to Puente. and / think dis
coveries will be mace in Riverside and San
Diego counties. Oil will be the fuel for
California for years to come; as fast as one
field is exhausted others will be found"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
Ere.na,s Electric P1nnt.

FRESNO. CAL, Feb. 11.-This city made
connection to-day with the power-house
on the San Joaquin River. The placing
of poles to carry the electric wires is COM
pleted, and work in every department is
drawing to close. Fresno will soon be
an electric city. More than 100 men are
pushing the construction in the different
departments.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
4 BABY HELD FOE Il DEBT.
Novel Point Upon Which Los Aagele,
Judge Must Rule.

Novel Point Upon Which Los angeles
Judge Mast Rule.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 11.-Superior
Judge Shaw will tomorrow decide whether
or not child can be held as security for
debt. Mrs. Lou Jackson has in charge the
two-year-old male infant OF Mrs. Barbara
Frick. Mrs. jackson claims that Mrs,
Frick owes her $40 for caring for the in
faut, and declines to give up the baby
until the money is paid. Mrs. Frick says
she owes Mrs. Jackson nothing.
Judge Shaw tonight issued a writ OF
habeas corpus, directing Mrs. Jackson to
bring the infant into court tomorrow.
when he will decide whether or not she
can hold it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12

Boyce mentioned in these dispatches as
having, in company with a negro lad
named Thompson, been mangIed by
train while sleeping between the rails,
proves to be Frank Blanchard, whose
family lives in West Virginia. Blanchard
made Fresno his home. He and the negro
boy died atthe County Hospital last night.
Blanchard's body was identified this after
noon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
. AsToRIA,s proNEEa WOMAN.
Mrs. Nancy WeIch Passes Atvcy From,
Heart Failure.

ASTORIA, Or, Feb. 11.-Mrs. Nancy
WEIGH, the first white woman who made
Astoria her permanent home, died this
evening of beart failure. She arrived in
1916 with her husband, James Welch, who
erected the first frame house in the town.
Until the day of her death her mind was
clear and she enjoyed telling of her trip
across the plains in 1S43 from Muscatine,
Iowa, with her husband and six other
young married couples.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12

against Mrs. Stiles was based wholly on
charges OF infidelity. Judge Gary, who
wrote the opinion, reviews several of the
letters written by Mrs. Stiles to Crane
from the South which were made much of
by Mr.. Stiles, and interprets them as the
creation of an innocent, platonic love.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12

good. Epson was tried in this county and
cleared himself readily, showing that
there was absolutely no foundation for the
charge, and Foster must have known this
Epson then swore to complaint against
Foster charging perjury, and he in turn
has now been acquitted.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
Woodland,s Ne,c Journnl.

WOODLAND, CAL, Feb. 11.-W. R.
Ellis, formerly editor of the Mail of this
city, will begin the publication of an illus
trated local journal in Woodland, to be
called the Rustler. Mr.. Ellis announces
that it is his intention to make this paper
vigorous champion of the interests of
this city and county. 1t will be printed
upon bookpaper, each number to be Illus
trated with photo engravings.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
Death of a Seattle Pastor,

SEATTLE. WASH, Feb. 11.-Rev. Eu-
gene Hayward of the Methodist Episcopal
church of this city died from typhoid fe-
yer this afternoon. He was a native of
Stockbridge, Wis, born in 1916, and served
in the Union army in the Civil War.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
Yictim of the Jmaaernaut.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. 11.-Chief
Deputy County Clerk George yarcoe,
while riding bicycle on Pico street, was
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
FOR LACK or EQUITY.
Dismissal of the Case of Mr.. and Mrs
Stiles.

CHICAGO, ILL. Feb. 11.-An opinion
was handed down to-day by the Appellate
Court affirming the decision of Judge
Ewing in the famous Stiles Crane divorce
suits, most celebrated in Chicago since the
Carter case. The bills flied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Stiles against each other are dismissed
for lack of equity. The original bill filed
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12

run into by an electric car tonight and |
received injuries from which he will not |
recover,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12
TWO DEATHS At FRESNO.

Youths Who Slept Upon a Raitroad Track
Pay the Penalty.
FRESNO, CAL, Feb. IL. - The Fred
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
Di.astsr Of 1910 Recalled.

A writer in the Boston Transcript re-
calls the facts about steamboat disaster
of So years ago, the tragedy and horror of
which made profound impression on the
people of that time: ION Monday evening,
Jan. Is, 1910, the steamer Lexington, a
new and fast boat, then considered the
finest that floated over Long Island sound,
left New York on her eastern trip at p.
NJ, with $50 passengers. The weather
was intensely cold with northwesterly
wind and clear atmosphere; the thermom-
eter ranging several degrees below zero.
Her decks were loaded with bales of cot
ton, which were piled up closely about the
smokestacks and she carried but one deck
boat, a yawl of IA feet. She proceeded
down the sound at a lively rate for three
hours and had just passed Huntington
light, when fire was discovered amongst
her combustible deck freight of cotton.
Vigorous efforts we're made by Captain
Child, officers and crew to subdue it. Bales
of cotton were thrown overheard and water
profusely used, but in vain, for the fire had
spread to the woodwork and the pilot house
had caught from the wind-driven flames.
In this emergency Captain Child decided
to run her ashore and headed her for the
nearest point, about three miles distant,
when, horror of horrors it was found that
that her tiller ropes were so badly burned
that they snapped and the steamer was I'M
manageable. She rapidly drifted until she
became mass OF flames. With only one
boat for escape for 100 souls on board, GER
tain death by burning or drowning was the
inevitable result. The yawl was launched,
but in the deadly struggle only few got
on board, only to meet an agonizing death
by freezing, as they had no oars to manage
her and no protection from the fearful
cold She drifted away and was picked up
day or two subsequently with four stiff
fened corpses on board. OF the whole
number on board the Lexington only four
escaped with their lives.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

Rev. S. H. Lee of Springfield, Mass,
will preach at the Centre church next
Sunday.
The regular meeting of Friendship Cir
Gle, d. of R., will be held next Tuesday
afternoon in the parlors of Odd Fellows
hall.
The Epworth league will hold social
next Wednesday evening at the parsonage.
Special invitation extended to all members
of the church.
Christian Science service and Sunday
school at 20 Prospect street at 10:45. Glass
meeting Wednesday evening at 7:3O at 26
Prospect street. All interested are well
come.
The annual business meeting of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
will be held at the Brooks House parlors
tomorrow, Saturday, evening, at 7:3O
o'clock. A large attendance is desired.
Services in st. Michaels church on the
second Sunday after Epiphany, Jan. 10:
$3.50 A. NJ, holy communion; 1890 A. NJ.
morning prayer, litany and sermon; 7P.M.,
evening prayer and lecture; 11:45 A. NJ,
Sunday school and catechising.
Morning worship at the Universalist
church next Sunday at the usual hour,
with preaching by the pastor; Sunday
school and pastors Bible class at las
Junior Young Peoples Christian union at
p. NJ; vesper service with lecture on
1.-THE book of Mark" at 7 p. NJ. All are
invited to these services.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17

annual meeting of the Eighth district.
This district is composed of IL lodges.
Among the grand lodge officers present
were Grand Master Kittredge Haskins of
Brattleboro, Grand Lecturer G. Il. Monta-
que of Woodstock, and District Deputy
David A. Young of Brattleboro.
The Connecticut River Valley Medical
association will meet al the Commercial
House next Tuesday at 10A.M. The pro-
gram includes the vice presidents address
on "Dosimetric medication" by g. W.
Ray, NJ. D., of Chester; "The relation of
the milk supply to public health" by DIR.
G. S. Caverly of Rutland; 1.-THE treatment
of croupous pneumonia" DR.. o. w. Sher-
wyn of Woodstock; "Further observations
concerning appendicitis" DR.. l. J. Prouty
of Keene, N. II. This will be followed by
an open discussion on appendicitis.
At the adjourned quarterly meeting of
the Rockingham Town Library association,
held Monday afternoon, the trustees were
authorized to recommend the usual appro-
priation of 5000 for the purchase of books
in the year 1896. 1t was resolved that a
vote of thanks be extended to Hon. A. N.
Swain for the donation of two profusely
illustrated volumes of 1.-THE birds of North
America" The new catalogue has been
issued and is complete in every respect,
showing 500 new books added during 1895.
This is the first thorough revision which
has ever been made in the catalogue.
Capt. VIM. F. Griffin, well-known law
yer of Boston, who died last week, was
native of Windsor, Me. He entered the
college at Fulton City, ILL.,, but left to join
the ODD Illinois regiment as lieutenant,
later being promoted to the captaincy.
After the war he was engaged in cotton
raising at Greenville, Miss, for a short
time, and then came to Bellows Falls to
study law in the Office of Col. II. E.
Stoughton. He went from here to the
Harvard law school and since his gradua-
ton in 1868 had practiced his profession
in Boston. He leaves wife and two chill
dren.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
m. rIour,shine Y. NJ. G. A.


The me,nbers of the Y. NJ. C. A. enjoyed
a bountifu supper spread Tor them III CneiI /,
rooms Monday evening. - was proVlueu
through the efforts of the woman AuAI-
iary, and. at least from culinary point vi
view, could not be surpassed About oV
sat down to the supper, which was IonoWeu
by toasts from the heads OF the various ue-
partments in the work, the village pastors,
and others, j. G. Day, president OF tne :
M. A., presiding as POSTMASTER inns OF,
ganization is in hourishing condition and
fills a great need in our village. The mer-
curry in the "paid members Thermometer
now registers 800, and is steadily rising
This shows large increase WITHIN week
A prize has been offered by the member
shin committee to the person obtaining the
largest number of new members. Inc
woman's auxiliary in connection with TINS
organization now numbers 69' Inc
amount of money in the treasury at pres
ent is S33. The second regular monthly
meeting was held Wednesday evening"
After devotional exercises and reports the
time was taken up with the customary
business. 1t was decided to form ladies
class in physical culture, to meet weekly
in the gymnasium of the association,
which, with the necessary apparatus, has
been kindly offered for their use. The re-
ouirements for admission to this class are
membership in the auxiliary and the pay
ment of so cents tuition for term of Il
lessons. The forming of this class will be
under the direction of a committee appoint
ed for that purpose and consisting OF Mrs.
F. G. Day, Mrs. j. c. Day and Miss Belle
Curtis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17

was formed here, but for good while past
has had only formal existence, there
having been no manifestations of life. A
sum of money has been in its treasury all
this time, there having been no special oc-
casion for expending it. The amount is
now somewhere about $35. A meeting of
the members remaining was called not
long since for the purpose of disposing of
this money. 1t was voted to place it in
the town treasury as fund for improve
ment upon the cemetery, to be used in ac-
cordance with the vote of the town at its
special meeting in the early part of the
summer. 1t is to be the beginning of a
fund, the income of which is to be used
permanently for cemetery improvements.
1t is hoped that this fund will presently be
increased by additions from other sources.
There seems to be no safer and better way
to provide for the perpetual care of indi-
vidual lots as well as the cemetery grounds
in general.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17

Miss Britton for some days has been
confined at home with a severe cold.
We are glad to report Miss Blanche
Whipple as slowly improving after
months illness.
Report says that Allen Sabin intends TO
open an undertaker's room in this village
at an early date.
Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. j. Fowler and Miss
Hattie Nichols, in charge of DR., Locke,
went Monday to the hospital for treatment.
Mr.. Sabin has put his store and resi-
dence in good repar-a coat of paint i'm
proving the exterior of the building very
much.
The Kings Daughters, a band of young
girls, have lately sent barrel of clothing
TO the Home of the Friendless in New
York city.
Miss Abbie Huntington, formerly resi-
dent here, but for some years residing else
where, has, we are pleased TO announce,
returned to our village to live.
Mrs. Lucia T. Greer died on Monday at
the advanced age of II years. Mrs. Greer
has been i'll only few weeks, though for
the last year confined to the house. The
funeral was held on Thursday and the
body was taken to Claremont, n. H., for
burial.
Charles Harris is progressing well in the
somewhat cold job of converting the
Blake cottage house into a two-story
house for two families. Mr.. Harris and
his several assistants are very persevering.
The outside part of the job will soon be
finished.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
SPORTING.

"Yale' Murphy has retired permanently
from professional baseball, and is now de-
voting his entire time to the study of sur
gerry. He says he may play ball with the
Orange Athletic club next summer. saws
the New York Sun. Several minor league
clubs wanted Murphy as captain.
Jimmie Dime of Amsterdam, N. Y.
who was looked upon two or three years
ago as a coming champion light weight
pugilist, was knocked out at Cleveland.
Ohio, Friday night in the presence of 5000
spectators. The match was for $1,000 and
Dime lasted only three rounds, his right
arm being broken at the end of that time.
Dimes real name is Fox. He is a Win
ooski boy, and his parents still live in that
town. Dime is well known by the sport
ing men of Burlington.
Sedgwick, the old Andover pitcher, who
first showed that he had the making OF a
ball player in the few games in which he
occupied the box for the Brattleboro team.
has left Tufts college to enter Yale. He
was member both of the varsity base
ball and foot ball teams at Tufts, and he
ought to make the base ball team at Yale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
On the Other Leg.
From the Springfield Union. !

The people of Nicaragua, who were
forced by Great Britain's seizure of the
port of Corlnto, to pay $75, 900 indemnity
for certain indignities suffered by a Brit
isb official, will be particularly interested
in the demand of the South African repnh-
lie upon Great Britain for 81, SOC, 900 indem-
nifty for the Jameson raid. The boot is
now on the other leg. John Bull knows
how 1t seems to receive an ultimatum. II
looks as if the Beers might be able to an
force their claim, if they have Germany
and Russia behind them. England does
not pay indemnities with good grace. The
United States once got SIS, 900, 900 out of
her to settle the Alabama claims. but Eng
land and the United States were so near.
~ OF size that the British concluded II
would be cheaper to pay than to fight.
According to the British principle of in
IDENTITIES, England must pay the South
African republic for the Jameson raid or
acknowledge that justice is to be done onIv
when force compels it. Common sense de-
mands that England should paw or be most
ed as an International sneak.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
Phoenix Clubbing Rates.

AS usual the Boston Weekly Journal, New York
Weekly Tribune and New York Weekly Press
are furnished in connection with The Phoenix al
80 cents each, or 81 for The Phoenix and any
one Of these papers, and 80 cents for each add.
tional club paper THE Boston Journal and New
York Tribune rate is for Vermont subscribers
only.l
The price Of the Manchester Mirror and Farmer
is now only 40 cents, SI.0O for the two pa
pers.
The New York Daily Press. sI.sO, Phoenix
and the Press, $3.50.
The New York Advertiser, Daily and Sunday,
SI'0OJ the two papers, $40.
Boston Daily Evening Traveller, 81, the two
papers, $3.50.
The Household, 20 cents; the two papers
S2.2O.
The VeImOnter, the monthly magazine devoted
to Vermont interests and The Phoenix, one year
S2.36.
Reduced rates as heretofore with the magazines
and other leading periodicals.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17

Mrs. Sarah d. Smiths house at Buck
land, occupied by Ii. o. Russell, was
burned Sunday night with most of the con-
tents. The property was insured for S11OO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell had narrow escape,
the house being full of dense smoke when
they awoke.
Great Darlington, Mass, had the most
disastrous fire in her history Wednesday
evening, when the Parker and Brewer
blocks and the residence of James S.
Brewer were burned. The blocks contain
ed several stores and the office of the Great
Darlington Gazette. The total loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
Orson w. Bradley, an old man of Col
rain, was held at Greenfield Monday for
trial in the sum of $500, charged with adul-
terry. Bradley is nearly blind and while at
the eye and ear in6rmary at Boston paid
marked attention to Miss Mary E. Rams
dell, young woman of &c. She came to
Greenfield to meet Bradley and the two
srent two days together at Montague CITY
as man and wife. BTadley's first wife, to
whom he was married in 1868, is now liv-
ing at North Adams.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
Gods Plan for Won

20 to God Himself and ask for the cou
ing OF God, for as certainly as He has q
plan or calling for you He will somebow
guide you into it. And this ia the T1ro,So'
ollce ana work of His spirit. By this pri-
,.. 'o seacnlhg lie can show us, and win
t .uto tne very plan that is set for us. And
thls is the significance of what is prescrihad
as our duty, namely, living and WALKING In
Ihe spirit, Tor the spirit of God is a kind of
universal presence, or inspiration. in the
mvtlu BOSOM; an unfailing inner lipht
"hich II we accept and live in we are g3iJ
GU IheTeoy into consenting choice. So that
"naI Tod wills for us we also will for 60
serves settling into it as the needle m ,ho
pore by This hidden union with God ~
intercourse with Him, we get a wisdom ~
insight deeper than we know onrselvas
ipaIhy, oneness with the divine min
anu ioVe' We go into the very Man &c
uou ior us, and are led along in il bv bino "
cohsentlng, cooperating, answering 70 I III,
nioa Ao o not now, and working out with
h i;oe ' eAaetness that good end for which
rs Unseen counsel girded us and sent ns
i inCo Ihe world. In this manner. NOT nea'
ieG'lng other methods, but gatbeTing =
a; an their separate lights, to be internrs,a ~
III Vhe higher light of the Spirit We 80 go
never De greatly at a loss to find orr ,Uan
tHto COOS counsel and plan, The dp';cys
Vi the present moment we shall maa. -. ' .''S
rise, and these will open a gate int w.. nc
next and we shall thus pass on. trns,; ;ne
anu secure, almost never in donbt ss
nell. "0'--1ior0ce bush
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17
wEsTMINsTER WEST.

Charles B. Clark has had his vacation
extended, but is designing soon to return
to his duties in Providence.
The condition of Hon. Homer Goodhue
is much the same as it was a week ago.
He was visited on Tuesday by his friends.
Drs. Lawton and Conland of Brattleboro'
1t is believed that some time will elapse
before there will be permanent improve
ment, and it is not likely that he will be
able to attend to public duties at present.
John r. Hitchcock has sold his farm
near the north schoolhouse to L. F. Nc
Quad of Walpole 1t is the former Ira
Carpenter farm, small one but having a
very good sugar lot. The farm has been
somewhat enlarged and improved since IL
came into Mr.. Hitchcock's possession
he is to go to the farm at the top of the
hill, which belonged to his father, VIM. II.
Hitchcock. Misses Nora and Fanny Hitch
cock, who have continued to live there
since the death of their mother several
months ago, are expected to leave the place
when their brother comes to take posses
sion in the spring
The ladies' aid society held their animal
meeting Thursday afternoon with Mrs. n
j. Houghton. The treasurer's report
showed that the society had done well dur.
ing the past year. The meetings have
been more largely attended than has usu-
ally been the case. With the funds on
hand at the beginning of the year and the
amount secured during the present season
the work done upon the church has been
nearly paid for. There is a debt of only
81 remaining, and there is the sum of
about $24 to expend upon the library ac-
cording TO the provisions made for this
purpose year ago. The ladies have shown
more than the usual interest in the work
OF the society during the past year, and
will enter with spirit upon that which is to
come.
Some 20 Years ago military company
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-17

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Laxol Is the best medicine for children. Doc
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