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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09

pie in New Hampshire and Vermont He
is trying to get the best of setting eggs
He recently had four settings Of eggs from
the West Virginia government experiment
agricultural station, where he picked from
20 varieties of eggs.
The fifth lecture in the High school
course was given Friday night by Bertram
Boivln of Tufts college, a former pupil in
the High school, on imagination" The
lecture was interesting and instructive
and the delivery very good, Mr. Boivin
brought out many interesting things on
imagination. Eight members of the Glee
club sang some of their old songs
The spring term of the supreme court
for Cheshire county opened in Keene
Tuesday. A number of liquor cases are
to come up. 1t is reported that the Wor-
den company paid their fine on a complaint
of keeping spirituous liquors for sale and
Holland Ferrin, proprietors of Hotel
Ashuelot, paid fine of $3.50, on two com
plants for selling spirtuous liquors and
one for keeping beer for sale
The union Sunday school meeting at the
Congregational church Sunday evening
was largely attended. The meeting was
led by |. b. Miller. secretary of the Sunday
and Rev. w. +. Renshaw. Mr.. Miller
told the plan of work which is to begin
here about the frst of May, when commit
tees will visit every house in town to induce
people to 90 to Sunday school This is for
all the churches
John } Wech. 81. died at the home OF
his mother on Mortified street Friday
night of chronic nephitis after a long ILL.,
;t, ". f1,G.. al md
came to lIinsdale with his parents. He
has been rapidly failing since last Noyem-
Der. The funeral was held at St. Joseph
church Monday, and the burial was at
Mortified. lie leaves mother, Mrs.
Winifred WEIGH, three sisters, Misses
Anna and Margaret Welch and Mrs. James
Hartwell of Greenfield, and two brothers,
VIM. and Henry Welch of this town.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society was held Monday evening
and the following officers were elected:
Moderator, O. II. Higgins; clerk Geo. A.
Robertson; treasurer, Frank II. Fuller;
auditor G.. S. Howe; prudential commit
tee, W. II. Lyman, S. X. Hildreth and O..
II. Higgins; music, Lorenzo Stebbins, G..
A. Robertson and NJ. S. Leach; envelopes,
G.. A. Robertson, NJ. S. Leach, G. S.
| Wilder, Miss Cora Weman and Mrs. A
A. Bailey; seats, s. X. Hildreth Miss
Cora Wellman and Mrs. A. A. Bailey
were appointed to collect money for the
| deficit
1T was stated by accident. in the account
| printed last week Of the voting contest in keene,
| that $500 was raised by Principal Rays pupils to
| help him to win. We are assured by one OF Prin-
| cipal Ray s pupils who active in the contest,
| that the cost to the pupils was only little over
| SCI in money. Thirteen dollars. he says, with
nh Df oh nan NJ lgsAI
| in Hinsdae. and about the same amount in
| keene. Principal Ray was not made a winner by
| money, but through his well deserved popularity
| in Keene, Hinsdale, Winchester and other near
| by towns. ED. PHGNIX.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
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i'm th, evening
q NJ Lamson left Wednesday for SprinydeId
Mass whpr. he. has a position for the coming
season i'm the Ice. business
Our sugar makers have suspended ouprations
for a wear They report a little less than the az.
erayp crop hut Of good quality
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way 10 tue Ne" hahpShre conference OF Whlch
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Fred Ward who has been learning the black
smith & trade of z. b Sparks for the last two
years, left Monday to take a position at Daniels
| vile, Conn. On Saturday evening about 20 OF
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

There will be a meeting at the town hall to-
morrow evening at 80 To organize a hook and
ladder company. Everybody interested in this
project Is earnestly requested to be present.
George Moody's house in East Mortified was
found to be fire early last Friday morning, the
flames coming out OF the roof. Prompt aid and
good fighting quelled the fire the greatest damage
being from the water
II. f. Fenno OF Orange gave the closing recep-
ton Of the dancing school, which he has held
during the winter, on Friday evening last. An
orchestra from Orange furnished music and a
very good exhibition Of dancing given by the
junior and senior classes
Julia daughter Of George Moody Of East North
field, was married 10 Rev. Mr. Marrmon Of Colo.
RADIO at her fathers home on Tuesday evening in
the presence of the brides immediate friends and
relatives Their home will be In Lansing, Mich ,
where Mr.. MarrmOn has recently taken charge
of parish.
The first Congregational Unitarianl parish az
Mortified will hold its annual parish meeting
next Wednesday evening. AT seven O'Clock a
supper will be served by the ladies of the parish,
followed by the reports of different committees
aud the transaction Of the usual parish business.
The committee cordially invite rvery attendant
of the church 10 be present on this occasion.
Rev. Or. Scoheld will preach on The future
state on Sunday evenings, April II and IS IN the
Congregational church. During Passion week
services Will be held every evening in the church
with these subjects: Monday April IL. The curse
of negative goodness April Is. The curse Of
unreality; Aprilli The blessings OF quietness;
April Is, The blessings of cleanliness April 49,
The dying Christi April l., The entombed
Christ -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
CHESTERFIELD, N. H,

Florence Cressy is at home.
Mrs Eliza Hildreth is quite III with throat and
lung trouble.
Jessie Goodrich has resumed her studies at the
Keene High school,
A son. the sixteenth child. was born last week
TO Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Grover,
Leslie Hicks was in town for a few days last
week, the guest of Rev G, n. Sinnet.
Adeline Starkey, Maud Webb AMI Charlotte
Spauding have been housed with colds.
j. C. Goodrich is recovering with unexpected ra.
pdty under the treatment of DR.. Craig from the
severe burns which he received recently. He is
now able to sit up for a short time daily.
Rev q. II. Clark has been i'll for the last fort
night with grip. About week ago Mrs Clark
was also taken i'll and symptoms of pneumonia
developed rapidly. slight improvement in heI
condition is now reported. DR.. Craig is in attend
ance and her mother, Mrs. Grace, is with her
The Congregational society held a successful
sugar supper at the town hall on Thursday even
ing of last week. An excellent supper was served
including many surprises appropriate TO April
The entertainment. under the management OF
Miss LaVerne G.. Webster, consisted Of a laughablt
handkerchief drill, entitled Dutch Irritation, by
six small girls, and the comedy, "Shghted treas
ures, :" by,four young ladies. The parts were al
we'll taken considering the youth and inexperienct
of the players. Miss Charlotte Spaulding as Su
san, a servant girl deserves special mention.
Two well dressed boys, aged respectively II anC
12 wears, walked into town Wednesday morning
on being questioned they said their home was ii
Boston from which place they had been accident
" brought on freight car which they had board
ed when playing about station. They claimed
to have come TO Keene on the car, and wandered
about for several days sleeping in barns aud beg
aing Telephone messages to Keene and Bostol
failed 10 elicit information concerning them, ou
: ii was learned at Brattleboro that two boys an
swering TO their description are missing from TN
Kurn Hattin home at Westminster. The authorl
ties OF that institution were notified and are com
ing after the young adventures
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
SOMERSET.
. S, Haskins has the grip.

D.. S, Haskns has the grip.
Mrs VIM. Tudor is on the sick list.
The listers are on the road once more
VIM Sutton is at work for b. NJ. Leonard.
The snow is three feet deep in the woods yet.
Vim. Thomas is at Sandgate on business trip
John Lafame and family are visiting in Ben
nington.
Miss Neis has gone to Hawley to teach this
summer
A sugar eat at L. C. Harris's Tuesday night
drew out a crowd.
Joe Lafame has finished his job at Mark Tu
doris and gone to Canada.
Mrs, Forest voce was made happy by the ad-
vent Of a little daughter last week.
Joe Gilbert has moved into his camp on the
east branch to be ready for his log drive
The two runaways Sunday of VIM. PADDOCK
aud G, A. Burnap resulted in broken sleds
F, D. Chase has gone back to Wards6oro IN
less his health improves he will move MS iamly
there this spring.
B. NJ. Leonard had lively runaway one nish,
the horse came out all right.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
WHITINaHAM
Ida Baker is working at Readsboro.
Flora Ruahv Ia Mt work Mt Franz poy,

Ida Baker is working at Readsboro.
Flora Busby is at work at Frank Boyd's
Hon. J. X Batcheder was In town Friday.
Leon Shippee and Mrs. A. A. Smith are on the
sick list
Miss Alta Jewell will teach the village schoo\
this spring.
Mrs G. A. Boyd and daughter spent Sunday at
A Chases.
l.. G. Howard is gradually losing strength. He
is as helpless as a child
NIrs. Dora Sweat and children went home to
AmesburY, Mass. Monday
c. Coates has sold his house in the village to
his daughter, Mrs ID. Davidson.
Mrs Alta Wiley and Mrs c. G. Brown spent a
part of last week at A. W. Wiley's and o. r.
Chase's
Mrs Lydia Carpenter who has been at Reads.
boro since the railroad accident, was able to be-
moved home Monday.
c. s Chase and Tom Storms left for Boston
Monday. They will go to Richmond and other
points In Virginia before returning.
The ladies' Of this village are flower lovers
Several Of them have their windows full of
thrifty plants which are a mass of blooms.
Robert and Harrie Chase have pair of steers
seven months old which they have broken to a
sled, wagon aud stone boat in the last two
months. Thursday Master Harrie seven years
old. yoRed them to his cart loaded with sugar
cans and drove them alone three miles to his un.
cle's, and back again the next day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09

the sickness in the world Is uaceaDie 70 Ir
1t Is merely that simple, common tning-
constipation. 1t makes people listlesA
causes dizziness, headaches, loss Of appe.
tite, loss of sleep, foul breath and distress
after eating. The little help needed II
furnished by DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets;
One pill is a gentle laxative and two milo
cathartic. Once used, always In favor. II
ulous DRUGGIST sell you something on
which he makes more money II is your
own fault II you do not get well. Be sure
and get DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
WESTON.

Daniel Hannum died at his home in this vii
lage Monday evening of Bright's disease. The
community was greatly shocked to learn of his
death, as he appeared to be IN usual health until
within a week before he died Mr. Hannum has
been lifelong resident of Weston and one of It's
best and most respected citizens. He has been
deacon of the Baptist church for several years
He leaves a son and daughter to mourn his loss
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,
Death OF Chandler e. pufr.r.

chandler f. Puffer, 49, died Saturday morning
after an illness OF many months. A post mortem
exa mination was held Sunday by Drs Foster and
Munger Of this place and Dr.. Gale Of Brattleboro
which revealed a cancer in the lower portion NJ
the stomach, involving the stomach pancreas
and liver. MIR. Puffer was DO n in Andoyer r is
state. Aug q, lSlI, and was a son of the late
Isaac b. Puffer. In 1861 his father bought a farm
in the north part of this town of the late I M
Shelley and moved his family into the house
Purtr residence. During the same year he buiit
aud moved into the present house soon after
that Chandler Putfer went to Brsttleboro and
worked for Charles Lawrence in the old BrattIe
buro House. which stood where Crosby block nov,
stands, until the hotel burned, when he went 70
Fitchhurg, Mass. and worked for a while in the
American House there. He afterward spent
three years ON the Sholes farm in Dummeston
and then carried on the Edward Chappell farm
ON the Brattleboro road, where c. f. Glidden now
lives. for number of years. The next three
farm. after which Mr.. Puffer returned To PM
uey aud has carried on his fathers farm ever
since. Mrs. Pufer died at a hospital in New
York IN April 1879 Mr. PufTer leaves a mother.
who lives at nome, ana three brothers. E. 4 of
the Nrriden. Conn, police force. c. w Brat
tlrboru grocer and +. II oil, in the insurance busi.
hess at Manchester, y H. Mr.. PuTer was to
have married Miss Eta :. Lyude of Dunn.
wprSton on Wednesday of last week but was pre-.
vented from doing So 10y his serious illness
THE funeral was held ut the house at / o'clorl,
uHual church officiating The burial was in Ma.
u. Grove cemetery and was under the ritual of
Nautastiquet lodge OF odd Fellows of Brattle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09

Centuries ago, peor-
pie used to fear what
they called the pes
tile nee. Black
Death - was the
lmost terrible thing
lin the world to them.
They feared it as
vpeople now fear the
Itholera aud Yellow
Fever. And yet
there is a thing that
causes more misery
and more de aths
than any of these.
It is so common that
nine tenths of all
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09

~ SO 6IETT e70cate ana 50 won placed should have
There for who
help Mrs Pnkham
Lynn Mass Write her; In get
Pnlham at
The
Mrs. BERTHA Pittburg
Mrs Pinlham: to
what done
and sdeche, of omb trouble
Doctors failed Of Lydia
lnkhams Vegetable
of Wash am stead
lily gaining flesh; haveb
recommending Vegetable
thank for the good health am enjoying"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
PICKED UP ON BROADWAY.

incidental
diton and hurried
with
had
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09

R. c. Joiner, Allen p. o., Hillsdale Co., Mich,
saws: "Nothing gave my rheumatism such quick
relief as Dr. Thomas Eclectrlc OIL"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09

m in a large publishing house in
ork. Her health began to fail. In
of taking rest and medical treat
1t, she resorted to the stimulus of
phine.
The hospital physicians discov-
cred that her primary trouble was
an affection of the womb, which
could readily have been cured in
the first stages.
If, when she had felt those Sc
we're pains in the back, the terrible
headaches, the constant sense of
fullness, soreness and pain in the
pelvic region, she had used Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, it would have dissolved and
passed off that polypus in the
womb, and to-day she would have
been a well woman sitting in her
Office.
Why will women let themselves
go in this way? 1t seems passing
strange that a woman like this one,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09
New Carpets

Our 1897 line Is now complete, and we invite
your attention to as fine lot Of floor coverings
as was ever seen in Brattleboro And to any who
are inclined TO go to the city for carpets woul
say that we can save them money, and a lot OF
trouble for we make and lay every carpet we sell,
when so desired.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

(Answor yes or no)
" Repeat your signal or place II In n
moro conspicuous position; It is not IN
dcrsiood.
Signal not understood. although we
flags are distinguished
" i cannot make out tho flags.
a POOR LIST
These signals. while good as TAR rs
they co. said the maritime member arc
open 90 practical objection. Every year
We make out "a protest against them.
'fhc first trouble with the working OF
these h0gs comes with the reading OF
them. Every mariner knows ms code.
But in tho great excitement or danger ar
sea there arc always mistakes. Jhe pilot
or the captain Of one or the other boats
becomes ratified
"Thc other ship reads them contrary 20
meaning. and there Is no accurate reply.
IT read Alright they take fifteen minutes
20 execute. meanwhile the ships are
coming towards each other at the rate OF
twenty knots an hour and Withdrawing
just as fast. and the captains come into
port toiiur OF "a ship 40 sea that raised
peculiar signals that could not be under
stood or were too slowly raised. and there
was no time 10 delay for a good read
ing.
'"rho next objection is n stlll more prac-
Teal one. I'm sun wind flags fly TO
windWard. generally 90 the ait OF the
ship, and cannot Doe read. a boy run
ming with "a nag finds 10 nutters back OF
him. Tho same with a rapid ship The
nnga iiy so siraight backward that the
other vessel cannot make them cut and
often cannot discern flags at all.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

IS n very excellent one that was recently
placed before the London Board Of Trade
by the inventor. Mr.. kelway. and which
has been presented here. It consists or
large electric banner which Is placed
unon the masthead OF the ship. Upon II
are nine circles Of incandescent lights,
each circle having forty-hve figures. The
figures are IN plain alphabet and Iumer-
ais so that all can use them.
I'm the wheel house there IL key
board communicating with the electric
screen. An operator works IT similar TO
q typewriter.
AT night an approaching ship would
read the legend, Keep TO port II could
also read any Of the present sentences. In
fact Il could read any words. Lat they
would bc spelled ont so that there would
be no danger OF mistake.
"An questions could Dee asked and an
swerCd. and the merchant as well as
passenger and navy marines, keep posted
on international troubles.
AT night the operator would sit in the
whoel-hOuse an night giving out signals
when necessary. and at other times car
rying the regular lights.
"By day this same electric banner
would be used. But then there would
be red LIGHTS. These can be seen further
than n flag. and the same screen would
do for night and day.
"The expense attending this would not
be great. Every tramp steamer carries
IT'S dynamo and the twenty-kn0ttors have
q large olectric-light plant. The screen
could be easily operated
"The practical objection has been the
different languages, every nation wanting
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

came brown. that warm-brown shade
that 81 gests Hospitality, and its kindred
virtues. lct, 1 have very vague .dcd
that some one told me they we're blue.
You ask me. I'm an interesting way.
"What Is the charm in this wCnan?'
Frankly, do not know; It is more than
the charm of the FrenchWOman. III wv
ettc Guilbert had lived in Egypt when
Cletpatra reigned. there would lave bctn
n revolution, and Yvette would have con-
quercd. She is the Nineteenth Century
siren.
VAIN OF THE HUMAN HEART.
You never think whether her voice IS
sweet or not Tut you listen, and as you
hear the Tragedies OF life told you, you
realize that H. Is more than the voice Oh
a woman-it H. the voice Of the human
heart. 1 do not know by what art TINS
woman M RACES 10 convey this impress
siCn-but she does. You forget the COM
mOnplace WOrld-you are living IN thtt
world where a lover Is suucrlngi WAefc
a mother Is dying for her child sake, or
where some wicked brute Is having meted
out TO him the punishment which he de-
serves. \ on see IL ali-yOu are horrined,
and you are sure that no preacher ever
made vice seem so dreadful. Then the
sOrg changes and the voice carries you
you away to the gay festival times. ana
everybody is glad. and the heart OF the
world is beating with Quickucss, and Is
full Of joy, What power. 10 be able
10 control not fUlF lNr uEutS anu rith-
ows OF life. but the golden sunshine and
the bitter darkness. This Is what
Nyottes voice does.
The greatest artists Of France deem II
an honor 10 write 10 her. Don't yen
wish. as / do. that you had the talent of
Bcrauger for poetry and tho music Of
whO2 at your commando Then You wculd
lay the result. q poem set 10 music, az
the feet OF tho woman who can give fun
meaning 20 every word OF the poem. ana
convey the value of every note Of the
song 10 her listeners. / think YOU have
raised up from your chair once or twice
since / have been talking. you confess
that my day was well spent: that / met
Two really interesting people. Only peo-
pie ere worth anything. Books are only
OF worth when thcy describe people.
and tho people who write books are OF
no use. unless they know. like the actor
and tho singer. how 10 touch the human
heart. II is very sensitive 90 the touch.
II responds unerringlv. n f. curious.
often. how hard 10 IS 20 break it-espc-
ciallv when it's n woman's hcart-but.
there You and J were talking Of people.
But what would people DO without
hearts, / grant yOu that brain IS good
thing 10 have. ] confess that. while n
conscience is annoying sometimes still
10 IS we'll 10 POSSESS ono. But the heart
we'll he who Is master Of the human
heart can control tho world AT th0f
can ever hone 10 do is 10 reach tho
heart o. my willing listener. MS well MS
the heart OF whoever is kind enough to
read that which is written over N" sig
nature Of BAB.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

Accidents occur every month owing 10
this. and the captains come INTO pert
swearing that they sienalled certain Vcs-
sells ana were disrcgardcd while the 9th
or captain says there were no signals
seen ono captain at sea stands READY TO
aid another i'm oycry emergency and as
there is no question of tho truth OF their
statements. the signal system must be at
fault.
at nirht there arc now colored lights
that. while good, are very inaccurate.
There are about twenty-five Of these
Drhis that burn combinations OF color.
ono burns rci for a minute. then green.
then red again. This means have
/ sprung "a leak.
"Ofhcr lielrs stand for I want assist
aucc
Want water
Have contagious disease
d" Shall We keep company
WANT to communicate closer
9" u am aground
WANT 90 Doe taken IN tow
Want food
"And so through a very ordinary list
Of wants.
"Those are al expressed at night by
these colorcd lights. But in a Iog or
storm YOU may see the lights and YOU
may not. or they may sputter ana pro-
duce a confusing mass of color, all the
while wasting the fcw precious minutes
that the ships are within signalling dis
g lance.
ON case Of war with Spain we would
need an immediate signal system. At
present the questions asked al sea are:
ls MaceO dcadF
gIas Congress Acknowledged CubaY
Has Spain started out her squadron
Tor the United StatesT
Us the Spanish Minister stil IN Ameri-
ca?'
Where IS Fitzhugh Lee"
Us 10 safe 20 sail around Cuba9
"ships should be able TO answer Yes
or NO Immediately. They should have
a signal that would give reply 10 an
questions that might De asked. They
should not be obliged to resort 20 awk-
ward cxpedicnt.
AT present the only way Of answering
those questions is 10 put ont q small beat.
Tho other ship does the same. THE two
small boats get within speaking distance
and exchange news. This way Is only
possible where there IS plenty OF time and
the news is imperative. Otherwise the
ships must walt until making port.
what is the newly proposed system?
That / cannot certainly speak OF. There