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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

The value of this years cotton crop in
the South is estimated to be over $231,-
100000.
collector of customs for the district of
Memphremagog, and of Olin Merrill, to be
collector of customs for the district of Yer
mont, were announced officially Tuesday.
Fire destroyed several buildings on Main
street at Magog, p. O., Tuesday, causing a
loss of over 100000. The village is at
the head of Lake Memphremagog, so
miles from Newport, VT.
Patsey McLane is in Jail at Bennington
charged by his father-in-law, named Dead
lock, with Rn attempt to kill him Tuesday
night by shooting at him with gun load
ed with four and six ounce shot.
The American Line steamer st. Louis
docked at Southampton Wednesday morn
ing, her time from Sandy Hook Lightship
to the Needles being six days, ten hours
and fourteen minutes. This is the best
eastward time ever made to Southampton.
The end of the strike of $50, 900 bitumin-
GUS coal miners, which began on the
Fourth of July has practically been reach
ed. Some of the miners still hold out for
the 90 cent rate, but the proposition that
the strikers resume work at once at rate
of 90 cents ton in the Pittsburg district
and SO cents in the Ohio field, with CORE
spending advances in the other states. will
probably be accepted. This rate is to con-
tinue in effect until January, 1898.
The Vermont Granite trust, which after
two years of effort by Mayor Sortwell of
Cambridge, will combine on the 18th all
the Barre quarry owners except G. e.
Taintor & Co., will find a lively competi-
tor in that field of industry. The Boston
Herald states on the authority of John
Shaw of the Home Market club, who rep
resented the Quincy granite men last
spring, in relation to the granite schedule
of the Dingley tariff, that an Office will
soon be opened in Boston for further push
ing the sale of Quincy granite. 1--WE
want the fellows in Vermont to under
stand" said Mr.. Shaw, with emphasis,
"that Massachusetts is not going to get
left"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Yellow Fever In Mi.slssInni.

Fever cases which broke out recently in
Ocean Springs, a Mississippi watering
place on the gulf coast, are now pro
nounced by the physicians to be yellow
fever. Ocean Springs has been quaran-
tined, and passengers from the suspected
district coming north are forbidden to
leave the trains at any point south of the
latitude of Washington. The fever cases
were light and the number of deaths so
small that the nature of the disease was
not at first suspected. There have been
no cases at New Orleans. 1t is now so
late in the season that there is no fear of
general epidemic.
1t is said that DR.. Guiteras, the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania expert, who is inves-
tigating the outbreak at Ocean Springs, is
not entirely satisfied that it is yellow fever.
There have been 74S cases of the prevail
ing fever since July 5. There are 81 still
sick. The total deaths have been nine,
and in several instances physicians certif-
Gates show that the fever was complicated
with other diseases. Some of the physi-
clans are of the opinion that the outbreak
is simply malaria.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
BsTRYvILLE ETCHINGs.

Frank E. Heald began teaching the village
school at Newfane last Monday.
c. P. ellison returned from the soldiers
reunion at the Weirs last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Fay returned last
Monday after a weeks visit in Orange,
Mass.
Merrick j. Dowley split his thumb on
his right hand while at work on a circu-
lar saw at the Estey factory last Saturday
John Manley has the frame up for a new
barn, and is putting in the foundation for
new house on Maple street, just west of
the one he built last season.
A woman on Chestnut street cut down
small apple tree in her own yard, to
which her tenant had a hammock hung,
last Wednesday evening. The hammock
had become a source of annoyance to the
old lady on account of the noise from the
neighbors' children. We do not know
that there has been any lie told about the
tree, but the woman owning the ham
mock led a noisy set of children to hoot,
jeer, and insult the old lady. The Ian
guage that the woman used was bad
enough to shame a full grown hog.
Through all this the old lady finished her
job in silence, and received a profane
lecture from one of the officers of the law
afterwards. The old lady still has grace
left
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
West End Lenae.

A lease of the West End railway COM
pany of Boston to the Boston Elevated
Railway company has beef drawn up and
accepted by the directors of both compau-
les. The lease includes all the lines, fran
chises, and property of every sort of the
West End company, including the subway
contract. 1t dates from October l, 1897,
and runs for the traditional term of 90
years. The lease is not to remain binding
unless at least S5,0OO,00O in cash shall
have been paid in on the capital stock of
the Boston Elevated company by January
l, 1898.
The lease was ratified by the West End
stockholders at a meeting held yesterday.
The Elevated Railway company is to pay
eight per cent on the West End stock free
of all taxes. On the same day the Elevat-
ed company made forfeit deposit of $780,
600 with the state treasurer, as provided
by its charter. The company must now
apply for location within 80 days, and
must build not less than four nor more
than seven miles of road within three
years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
DEATH OF R. Il. NEWTON

Roswell II. Newton died Wednesday
afternoon at his home on the Marlboro
South road as the result of a stroke of
paralysis which he sustained between 8
and 6 O'Clock last Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Newton was born in Marlboro Sept.
l3, 1919, on the farm now owned by VIM.
Bailey. He was the son of William and
Betsey Harris Newton. He was the
seventh in descent from Richard Newton
who came from England and settled in
Southboro, Mass, about the year 1850.
Cotton Newton, the fifth in descent, grand
father of Roswell H., was one of the early
settlers of Marlboro, coming to that town
from Berlin, Mass, in the fall of 170S.
His son William, who died ip 1878 at the
age of 80 years, succeeded to the owner
ship of the home farm. Betsey Harris,
his wife, the mother of Roswell H., was the
sister of Rev. Roswell Harris, for many
years the principal of Brattleboro Academy
at West Brattleboro
Roswell II. Newton grew up on the
home farm. He was married in West
Brattleboro, Dec. Is, 1913, to Eleanor II.
Samson, the adopted daughter of Derastus
Bennett, and went at once to live with Mr..
and Mrs. Bennett ON the farm which has
been his home ever since. The young
folks lived at first in the old house which
is still standing above the road, but the
following spring moved to the house on the
lower side of the road, which Mr.. Bennett
had previously built.
Two children were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton, Matilda, who died in 1865 at the
age of 10, and William D., who lives on
the home place. They also brought up
two adopted children, Benz. A. Steele, now
of Worcester, Mass, and Noah c. Alex
ander, who lives on the Stockwell place in
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

The exports of wheat last week reached
the enormous total of 6,26S, 900 bushels, as
compared with 3,369 600 bushels for the
same week year ago. The movement in
corn is equally significant, the total re-
cepts for the week at Chicago being s, 1885,
4SG bushels, as compared with 2,276,GO
bushels a year ago. The total corn crop Of
the country, while not record breaker as
at first supposed, is an enormous crop in
the aggregate, with an ample surplus for
the export demand. 1t is now known that
the wheat crop is above the average. AL
though the receipts and exports are so
large it is evident, from all reports received
at Chicago, that the farmers are holding
back their wheat and are in no hurry to
dispose of it, believing that prices will rule
higher rather than lower as the season ad-
vances.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Chairman DingIey Explains section "a

Chairman Dingley Explains Section ~.
The Lewiston, Me-, journal, whose edi-
tor is the brother of Nelson Dingley, the
author of the new tariff bill as it left the
House, gives what is undoubtedly an au-
thoritative explanation of the changes in
Section % of the law affecting the bonding
privilege under which foreign merchandise
can be shipped and forwarded through
Canada. The journal says there was no
intention on the part of the House to
change the bonding privilege. The amend
ment to Section % striking out the words
"or any act of Congress" in the conditional
clause, which is the modification causing
the most controversy, was adopted by the
Senate in open session, and there was no
"trick in the dark" about it. The Journal
adds:
THE other amendment, it now seems,
was adopted by the Senate and House con-
ferrees simply to prevent an evasion of the
section by the landing of foreign merchan-
disc in Canada by vessels not entitled to
equal privileges in our ports and then ship
ping it to the United States. 1t was not
intended or understood to affect the bond
ing privilege under which foreign merchan-
disc can be continuously shipped and for
warded through Canada. Undoubtedly,
when finally settled, this amendment will
be construed as the conferrees intended and,
therefore, all the contention over il will
fall to the ground"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Congressional situation In Western
MnssaChusetts.

There is an unusual situation in the
nearby Massachusetts Congressional dis
trict. A vacancy was caused by the death
of Congressman Wright of North Adams.
Judge Lawrence Of North Adams pres-
dent of the Massachusetts senate. is the
unanimous choice of the Berkshire Re-
publicans who control nearly one half of
the votes of the district. Dana Malone
the Greenfield lawyer. who has a good re-
cord as a legislator. intended to take the
field against the late Mr.. Wright when the
latter was last elected. but was induced to
withdraw. Malone and Lawrence are per
sonal and political friends. and the latter
announced several days ago that he would
enter the contest for nomination. Malone
has since returned from Europe. and the
leading Republicans of Greenfield have
given him their endorsement. and have is
sued statement showing why Franklin
county is now entitled to recognition.
The movement for Lawrence has not been
stiled by his withdrawal, the people think
ing he was supersensitive about declining.
he is stronger today in the district than
ever before, and it seems likely now that
an effort will be made to give him the
nomination in spite of his withdrawal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Gbe a1ermunt 39Bemi..
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1897.
The management Of The Bay State Ben,

The management Of the Bay State Bene-
ficiary association OF Westfeld is at work
in a very active and determined way to
keep the company on its feet, save its pol
icy holders from loss, and put the concern
on sound financial basis. The plan now
is to put the association on a strictly mu-
tual basis, rerating the premium payments
so as to put all the policy holders on an
equitable footing, and then to give them a
voice in the management The plan meets
the approval of practical insurance men,
who believe that it can be carried out sue
cessfully if the policy holders do not be-
come panlc-striken and desert the COM
pany.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
NO. 81.
Mrs. Newton

the home neighborhood. Mrs. Newton
died in November, 1894.
Mr. Newton's life had been that of an
industrious, painstaking farmer, devoted
with patient diligence to the welfare Of his
home and family. He held for two years
the office of overseer Of the poor. He had
been a member of the Congregational
church in West Brattleboro since 1914.
He had suffered for many years from a
painful affection of the heart and it was
probably as a result of this that the final
stroke came. When seized with paralysis
he was helping his son about the evening
farm work, becoming unconscious at once
after being assisted to the house.
The funeral will be held at l o'clock this
afternoon, attended by Rev. j. H. Babbtt.
The burial will be in the West Brattleboro
cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
A Dark Tragedy,

George, 26, only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anson Munger of Orwell, whose body was
found on the Delaware IL Hudson railroad
track, horribly mutiiated, was sup
posed to have been run over by an excur-
sion train between Whitehall, n. Y, and
Putnam station Sunday night. The ver-
dict of the coroner's inquest at Whitehall
holds the young man TO have been muir
dered and afterward placed on the track
A feud existed between the Cronin family,
living in Orwell, and the Munger family,
but it has not been proved that this had
anything to do with the death of Munger.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

Seth Low, ex-mayor of Brooklyn and
president of Columbia college, has an
nounced his acceptance of the nomination
for mayor of Greater New York rendered
him by l27,0O0 voters Of the city. The
nomination comes through the Citizens
Union and its 1900 members, seconded
by 102, 600 names of other New York citi-
zens. 1t is a non-partisan reform move
ment, the purpose of which is to assure
the defeat of Tammany and to secure for
the first mayor of Greater New York a
man who will administer the government
of the city on business principles, free from
partisan control or the dictation of any
boss. The principles laid down by the
Citizens Union declare, beyond this, for
strict enforcement of the civil laws, for
better rapid transit facilities, for increased
school accommodations, for an eight-hour
day and union wages for all city employees,
for clean streets, and fer better sanitation
in the tenement house districts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
HAWEY.
Sept. 10

sept. 10
This week | have been in
the New York market for
jackets, capes and dress goods
for the coming season. The
new things will be coming
along every day or two now.
Last call on summer stuff.
9o cent White Duck Skirts, now 75 cents.
$3.50 White Duck Skirts now 81.
S1.5O Brown Linen Skirts, now ST.
s1.75 Brown Linen Skirts, now Si25.
S2,25 Brown Linen Skirts, now Sl.5O.
1896 White Duck Suits, now So As.
S5.s5 Crash Suits, now So 95
Only a few of the brown
crash skirts left at 40 and 90
cents.
Clearance of all our light
summer wrappers, IS and 10
cent ones, all SO cents, ST. and
$I.1o lawn ones, all IS cents;
$2.95 lace trimmed tea gowns,
$1.95.
Cool mornings, evenings
and even days will soon be
here. Will you avail your
self of this between season sale
to buy a coat or cape at about
half price. Have ten hand
some silk capes lett which
were $3.50, $40, $11, $12,
$12.5o, $12.75, $3.50 and
SIS, all this seasons make.
Any one of them for just half
price.
This seasons coats that
were SIS to SIS, now So to
$3.50. Some garments left
over which were made pre-
vious to this summer; from
these you can pick a warm,
serviceable garment; not the
very latest style as follows:
Lot 1.-THE worst ones, s1.OO
Lot 2-not quite as bad, S1.5O
Lot 3-best ones, SO
You would hardly believe
it to be true if we told you
how much some of these were
1t is sufficient to say that a
good many of them were quite
expensive.
We have already opened a
few of the advance styles in
fall and winter dress stuffs,
and quite a number OF desi-
able novelties in ready made
separate skirts.
Remember the bargains in
blankets and linens advertised
last week.
Today we offer one case,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Assignee's Sale
OF Personal Property

DY virtue of AN order of the court of insol-
ID vency, within and for the district of Mari.
boro will sell at public auction at the store for.
merly occupied by A. e. Miller, in the village of
Brattleboro Vt, ON Tuesday, the 11th day
OF September, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
the following described personal property, viz:
Six show cases counters pairs Of scales 6
tables, "a chairs, stools, mirrors, large sta.
tionary mirror, peanut and pop corn machine, /
awning and irons, out door stands, roll top
door and window screens, curtains and curtain
fixtures, candy jars and trays. 2 furnaces, all
other tools, implements and fixtures formerly
owned and used by A. e. Miller in said store, to-
gether with all his stock of confectionery, mate
Tials and stock in trade, and soda fountain sub.
ject to lien of about $3.50 Said properly being
subject to mortgage of S2575, and is TO be sold
in one lot.
7. J. B. CUDwoRTH Assignee.
Brattleboro, Sept. 9, 1897.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

The handsome building presented to Newport
by Hon Dexter Richards was dedicated Monday
large crowd of spectators were present. The
building cost 50, 900. The exercises took place
IN the opera house and consisted of addres .es by
Mooney, Hon. Dexter Richards, r. A. johnson.
President Tucker of Dartmouth college, The ad.
chestra and the singing Of patriotic songs by the
school children.
+. l.. HerTick's factory at Roxbury was burned
Saturday. 1t was occupied by Roys & Chase
who had machinery the first floor for making
the j g, Hall stalking tool, while the upper floor
was fitted up with machinery for the manufact-
ure OF horn hair pins and caskets were also
stored there. The loss on the blilding was $500
and Roys & Chase lose much larger amount,
Their industry was a thriving one and three new
hands had been engaged to begin work Monday
morning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

Consul-General Fitzhugh Lee arrived
in New York from Havana Wednesday.
General Lee was appointed consul-general
at Havana by President Cleveland, and
when the Mckinley administration came
in he was asked to continue at his post on
account of the war in the island and his
familiarity with the situation. While no
announcement of this fact has been made,
1t is commonly supposed that Gen. Lee
will not return to Cuba and that his sue
cessor will be appointed in due time Gen.
Lee refused to talk on Cuban affairs after
his arrival, saying that he must first make
his report at Washington. He would on
ly say that there could be no improvement
in affairs in Cuba until the war is over,
and when that event will happen cannot
be foretold. There are about 1400 desti-
tute Americas in Cuba whose necessities
are relieved daily out of the $4,000 ap-
propriated by Congress for that purpose
About $15, 900 has been expended thus far
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
That Catarrh Is a Local Anectlon

OF the nasal passages, is fact established by
physicians, and this authority should carry more
weight than assertions of incompetent parties
that catarrh is blood affection. Ely's Cream
Ba m is local remedy, composed OF harmless
medicants and free of mercury or any injurious
drug, 1t win cure catarrh. Applied directly TO
the infamed membrane it restores 1t to its healthy
condition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

40 dozen, women's fall eight
jersey undervests and pants,
which are excellent value at
so cents garment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

No one knows better than those who have used
Carter's Little Liver Pills what relief they have
given when taken for dyspepsia, dizziness, pain
IN the side, consultation, and disordered stomach.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
THE VERMONT PHENIX.
o. L. FRENCH.

TERMS; 81 80 per year in advance; if not paid
within the year. 81
=, RATES or ADVERTISING furnished on application.
Births, deaths and marriages published free:
OBITUARY Notices, Cards of Thanks, etc, i5 cents
per inch of ~ lines or less
Entered at the Brattleboro Post Office as sec
ond lass mail matter
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-15
CHAPTER XVII.

Trudging resolutely in Liza's wake
over the uneven cotton burrows along
the weed walled crossroads, with the
gray twilight rapidly effaoing the ia.
miliar landscape, the professors daugh
ter, consciously aiming to keep up hei
courage, took refuge in levity.
Don't you think it would have been
the part of prudence to have told your
brother where to look for our bodies,
Liza, if we are not back by 8 o'clock
But / forget. We are presumed to be
virtuously reading French together in
the privacy Of our own room at this per.
ilous moment"
1.-The peril is altogether in your mag
nation, Mamie. We had to tell them
something to get away from them.
Thou foolish virgin, thou puttest no oil
in thy lamp, and--see"-
She swung the lantern in her right
hand at arms length. 1t flared. flicker.
ed and expired just as they were enter.
ing small grove of thorns where the
slaves burying ground was located.
They were left in total darkness
Mercy" Mamie gave a smothered
scream and violently embraced her in
trepid leader.
Let's go back, Liza. Please let's
turn back. -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-15
NAMES OF PEARLS.
About Five Thousand Small Ones Can Ee
Bought For Nine Dollars.

About Five Thousand Small Ones Can lie
Bought For Nine Dollars.
Pearls are named according to their
size. The very large are called paragon
pearls; when the size of cherry, cher
ry pearls medium are called piece
pearls smallest, dust pearls. The oval
and long are termed pear pearls, while
badly formed specimens are known as
baroques. The value of pearls varies, of
course, with the quality and general
colors, but the piece, seed and dust
pearls always have market price.
The cherry and paragon are sold on
an entirely different basis. If many fine
ones are ON the market at time, they
may be had at reasonable rates. Some
years they bring almost any price.
The last two years especially, the deal
ers say, there has been a great scarcity
of fine pearls, although there is no fall I.
ing off in the supply of the small stuff.
When a pearl exceeds one carat in
weight, it is sold separately. Under
that weight they are sold in parcels and
become less valuable as they become
smaller. The smallest dust pearls COL
lected average about 5000 to the troy
ounce and are rated at about 50 per
ounce. If, ON the contrary, one paragon
weighing an ounce Cor 100 carats) was
OH sale, it would bring any amount
from $50, 600 to $500, 600, according to
quality. philadelphia Times.