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Declared n Draw.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.--Joe Walcott and Tom Tracey met last night for six rounds in the Winter Circus building. The decision of the referee was draw, the decision being accepted as emi- nently fair one by the crowd. George Siler was referee
The Mena weekly star., 1897-12-29

State Teachers association began with 300 teachers present and more to come. After the usual preliminaries Prof. G. E. Longan, of Kansas City, read q paper on arithmetic. Other interest Ing papers were read and discussed during the day. At she afternoon ses. sion an address was delivered by Gov. AAAnhAua
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DYNAMITE SHAKES ST. LOUIS.
4 Charge Used to Raise a Tug Boat Which
 Was Sunk by the Tornado

Was Sunk by the Tornado.
 ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29. The business houses in the center of the city were shaken to their foundations, knocking goods from the shelves, yesterday morning by terrific explosion. For a time there was great excitement, and the people thought the disturb ance was an earthquake. The shock came from 2 charge of dynamite used in trying to raise the sunken tug boat Dolphin, which went down during the tornado. It lies in the middle of the Mississippi opposite the foot of Olive street. All attempts have proved fu- tile
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Eight Fire Victims in One County.

SCoTrDALE. Pa, Dec 29.-The farm house of Jacob Stryer, in Salt Lick township. Fayette county, was de- stroyed by fire last night and Jacob Stryer and his wife cremated. Their son Jacob narrowly escaped and was badly burned. During the past AS hours eight persons have been burned to death in Fayette county.
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CIarkson Mu.t Fight AIonx

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec o9.-Judge Hazen has rendered decision in which he releases the 61 fire insurance compa- nies which do business in Kansas as parties to the legal controversy pend- ing between State Insurance Commis- sinner McNall and Harrison Clarkson.
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HER LOVE CREW COLD.
Eli Shaw, Betrayed by Ills Sweetheart, Is
 Indicted for Double Murder.

CAMDEN, N. J., Dec 29.-Yesterday Eli Shaw was indicted for the murder of his mother and grandmother in Oc- tober. Shaw is only 21 years old. He committed the crime while engaged to saar-~ Naioele Nelson. of Woolbury. s.hos -aith in ,-. ..v .rthrar, at first
The Mena weekly star., 1897-12-29

was one of the most remarkable phases in the whole affair. Later she aban- doned him and her statements had much to do with his indictment
The Mena weekly star., 1897-12-29

:, tramp named Matthew Zeek. no residence. committed suicide by jump .ng in front of moving freight train v.nr Bessville. Mo
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pr,c. for IustSert'. Factory.

cu,cAeo. Dec. 29.-Luetgert, alleged r.;fo murderer has been offered slOo.- :. h;, sausage factory ov ie"lA A-.
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MIesourI renchors Meet.

JEFFERSON CIry. Mo, Dec. sa Tn a Stth annual convention of tn. M s 'nr
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
SAXTONS RIVER.

Miss Helen Roux is at home this month.
Dr. Campbell has of late been somewhat
i'll. He is reported as better.
Miss Carrie Locke returned last week
from visit of some weeks with friends in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Barry attended on
Wednesday the marriage of their son Hen
ry, near Providence, X. l.
The marriage last week of Edward
Walker at North Pomfret was attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost and their daughters.
Mr.. Holmes, who worked in Fairs mar
ket, has gone into business at Montpelier.
Herbert Barry is in the market for the fall
and winter.
At the suggestion and through the gen
erosity of Mr.. Bancroft, the Congrega-
tional parsonage barn has been enlarged
and made much more convenient.
The ladies of the Congregational church
served harvest supper at their vestry Fri
day evening in their usual ample and de-
lightful way. 1t was in all respects sue
cessful.
The Vermont Academy foot ball team
was defeated at Middlebury Monday by
the Middlebury college team, the score be
ing to 4. The game was called on &C
count of darkness, with 10 minutes mor'
to play. Vermont Academy's second team
defeated the Black River academy team
| Saturday by score of II to 4.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
wEsTMINSTER

Several from here went on the excursion
to the Boston food fair Tuesday.
Miss Maxfield of Gloversville. N Y, is
spending some time in the family of j. M.
Miller.
Rev. F. b. Hyde exchanges pulpits with
Rev. Mr.. French of Westmoreland next
Sunday
j. II. Underwood has his set of build
ings all up and the barn slated, and the
skaters are now at work on the house.
H. b. Pierce of Providence, r. l., has
sold his wood lot on Rocky hill TO L. G.
Richardson and G. N. Banks.
This is the season of auction sales in
this vicinity. Mrs G.. w. Thompson's is
the next, billed for Oct. 30, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. A. B. Dascomb.
The doll and flag drill given here and
at Bellows Falls by the matron of Harriet
Goodridge Home and her class of small
girls, was repeated at Walpole, Wednes-
day evening. The entertainment has given
good satisfaction.
Lemuel Spauldlng, who lived just north
of Westminster station, was found dead in
bed Sunday morning. The cause was
heart disease. He had suffered from rheu-
matism for some time, but was supposed
to be fully as well as usual when retiring
the night before He was an old resident
of this place. One of his last acts was t.
erect a monument to the memory of his
wife, who died Oct 20. 1896, and a daugh.
ter, with his name and date of birth, June
| 1924. Mr.. Spaulding leaves two children,
Frank A. of Walpole, n. H, and Mrs
Marcellus Marble of Bellows Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

Sir Edward Arnold, author of 1.-THE
Light of Asia" and one of the owners of
the London Telegraph, was married in
London this week to japanese woman
who was educated in England.
People of Biddeford, Me-, are of opinion
that a new game has been worked among
them. A man representing himself as the
agent of a New York publishing house
went there and hired a youth of the place
to go over the directory with him and point
out the prosperous residents of Biddeford
and Alfred. Nothing has been heard since
of the book agent, but the houses of sew
eral of the people who we're pointed out as
being in good circumstances have been
visited by thieves.
Louis Goldsmith, a colored tailor of
Woodstock, left that town Oct. Is and his
whereabouts is unknown. He told his
wife that he was going TO South Wood
stock to spend the afternoon, but was seen
at White River junction the same day.
Several people had garments in his shop
and they were allowed to get them Mon
day. Among the mourners for Goldsmith
are DR.. Kidder, to whom he owed three
months rent, and Hon. Warren c. French,
who holds mortgage covering his whole
shop furnishings. Goldsmith is about 80
! years old and married Miss Eunice Barr,
a graduate of the Woodstock High school.
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CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Mr. Sherburn Morrison went TO Boston
on the excursion Tuesday.
Prof. Hemenway of Grafton has a sing
ing school here which began Tuesday even
ing.
The delegates to the state Sunday school
meeting at Bennington are Rev. and Mrs.
Goodrich.
Mrs E. H. Howard is seriously i'll with
pneumonia. Her sister, Mrs. Sherman, of
South Charlestown,N. H., is caring for her.
{ The Rockingham Sunday school associ.
alton will meet here Sunday afternoon at
8 o'clock. The evening meeting will be
omitted.
The Christian Endeavor society was
represented at the Black River union meet
ing at Springfield Friday by Rev. and Mrs.
Goodrich and Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Walker.
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SPORTING.

At the annual meet of the Burlington
Driving club, held Oct. Is, Prince Lave
lard, the horse which won second money
in the 2:14 class at the Valley Fair, broke
the track record by three seconds, going
the mile in 2:15t. This record was equalled
in the last heat by Simmons, the winner
of the race.
Eugene Cooney, the champion amateur
bicycle rider of Vermont has won his suit
against j. L'Henreux, who shot him in
the leg with a revolver about year ago at
Burlington. Cooney and some friends had
incurred the anger of L'Henreux by blow
ing peas against his windows. The jury
gave a verdict for plaintiff to recover
S2025. He sued for $4,000. The case
will go to the supreme court.
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as it was As years ago. Old residents who
can remember back 60 years say that it
looked about the same then, so ii is fair to
suppose that there had not been much
change in the house and surroundings since
1919. This house was the first on Brattle-
boro street on the right going west after
leaving the present High school grounds,
which were in those days the Elijah Scott
place The house was implanted; the
west end contained a bedroom and kitchen ;
the east side was one large ToOm; the attic
was unfinished, but was psrtitioned off into
two parts. 1t was for many years owned
and occupied by the Hubbard family, but
"a years ago it came into the hands of the
late Henry K. Vaille, who completely re-
modelled it, raised up the building and
added a half-story with dormer windows,
and so completely changed it that no one
would recognize in the trim and neat resi-
dence now owned by Wallace Bailey, the
ancient house OF 80 years ago, the only re-
naming vestige being the two old apple
trees in the front yard.
1t is a curious circumstance that there
are prolific accounts of Charles A. Dana s
mother, but scarcely a word said about his
father beyond tracing his ancestry, and a
diigent search of the encyclopedias fails TO
record even his Christian name. More
singular still, no one now living in Hins-
dale can remember the man or his first
name, . though it is recalled that such per-
son was once resident, and all agree that
he occupied the house heretofore described,
and kept a country store and had failed in
business, though whether he failed before
or after coming to Hinsdale i uncertain.
We are obliged to rely, therefore, upon
tradition and fragmentary scraps of local
history for anything written concerning the
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MeteOrttes.

Lieut. Peary is bringing back from the
northwestern coast of Greenland a meteor
lite that for size reduces all other objects of
the kind to insigni6cance. The Cape York
meteorite, as ii is called, is IL feet long
and feet wide, and weighs about 100 tons,
or about 33 times more than the largest now
in the United States. There are legends
of larger meteorites, but they have never
been found. The depression in Canyon
Diablo, Ariz. nearly mile in diameter and
100 feet deep, is attributed to an enormous
meteor, but the largest fragment found in
the vicinity weighs but half ton. When
the great Greenland specimen reaches its
future resting place in the American Mu-
scum of Natural History, New York, it
will be steady attraction for visitors.
1t is asserted that 10000, 900 meteors
reach the atmosphere of the earth every
day, coming from interstellar space, where
the temperature is 400 degrees below zero.
On striking the outer air of this planet the
friction causes heat of 100000 degrees,
and the missile, flying 2500 miles a min
ute, is instantly converted ilto gas. But
occasionally the mass of the meteor is so
great that some of it reaches the earth, be-
coming visible at distance of 100 miles. No
substance unknown on the earth has been
found in meteorites. Iron is their pre-
dominant metal. They have shown i'm
bedded diamonds, but no gold.
A swarm of meteorites is supposed to
travel around the sun as small bodies, and
their journey is uninterrupted until they
get too near a larger body, which usually
results in their passing into the gaseous
state. Many astronomers hold that mete-
ors are fragments of comets, and that a
comet is but a large meteor, with tail OF
reflected light. One Of the most remarka.
BILE meteors of modern times burst over
the city of Madrid, Feb. 10, 1896. The
glare was binding, though the sun was
high, and the noise was deafening. Sew
eral buildings fell, and the city was VIC
lently shaken. The phenomenon was Wis
ible throughout more than half of Spain
and meteoric fragments were picked up in
several places. Eminent biologists con.
tend that the structure of the earth is sim
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preston that like many other distinguished
men he was indebted vastly more to his
mother than to his father for the splendid
talents developed in the face Of poverty and
adversely. The family of the elder Dana
must have lived in Pennington more than
40 years. AT long intervals some tidings
have been received by Eastern relatives,
and they were last heard from some Two
years ago Mrs. Jane Dana was then liv-
ing in Warren, Ohio, and had been totally
blind for several years; if still alive she
would be 81 years of age.
1t is not known that Charles A. Dana
ever visited his birthplace. On the occa-
sion Of the dedication of the new town hall
G. j. Amidon sent him letter of invita-
ton to be present and take part in the ex-
ercises. He replied in cordial letter, re-
GREETING his inability to be present and
expressing his interest in all things per-
tanning to the welfare of his native town.
Unfortunately this letter was not pre-
served.
Hnsdale and Amherst in New Hamp-
shire both have pardonable pride in the
fact that Charles A. Dana was born in the
one and Horace Greeley IN the other, two
of the most famous editors and journalists
of their time in America, and the state it.
self shares the honor-a state that has al
ways furnished its full quota of eminent
men in the various walks of life.
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Mrs. Hyde of Southbridge, Mass, is Wis
iting at Edwin Fessenden's.
Mrs. Emma Scott of Allston, Mass, Wis
tied at Walter Eddy's over Sunday.
Miss Abbie Follett attended the Smith
Bemis wedding at Athens last week.
The high wind Saturday night did a
good deal of damage in this vicinity.
DR.. Osgood attended the Medical soci-
ETY. meeting at st. Adams last week.
Mrs. Frank Blood and Mrs. Richmond
of Springfield, VT, visited at A. A. Blood's
last week.
Mrs. Davenport, who has been seriously
i'll for some time, is at the present writing
more comfortable.
The Baptist Sunday school have organ
lied home department in connection
with their regular work.
Miss Harriet Fletcher was in Brattle-
boro last week and attended the operet-
Ia "Cinderella's Rehearsal"
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. F. Hardy observed
the 18th anniversary of their marriage by
inviting in their friends on Friday even
ing.
The concert given Monday evening by
the Nichols family was of a high order,
and the attendance was large. We hope
they may favor us again.
Russell Aldrich and Fred Watson have
been appointed delegates by the Baptist
church to attend the stale Sunday school
convention at Bennington.
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The Rev. Dr. Andrew oliver.

The Rev. DR.. Andrew Oliver, Glorvina
Russell Hoffman professor of the literature
and Interpretation of the New Testament
and sub-dean of the General Theological
seminary, died at his home No. a, Chelsea
square, New York, last Sunday afternoon,
from gastritis. Prof. Oliver, although for
some time his health had been rapidly
failing. continued in the active discharge
of his duties up to the last week of his life
He was born on Feb. %, 1924, at Hanover,
N. 81. He was graduated from Harvard
college in 1912, and, having read law in
the office of Rufus Choate, was admitted
to the bar in Boston. Subsequently he
studied for the ministry, and was ordained
deacon of the Protestant Episcopal church
on Jan. 81, 1854, by Bishop Chase of New
Hampshire, and was ordained priest by
Bishop De Lancey of Western New York
on March 4, 1855. His first charge was at
Pulaski, N. Y. In 1853 he became rector
of Emmanuel church, Bellows Falls. He
was elected professor of the Greek and
Hebrew languages in St. Stephens college,
Annandale, N. H., in 1864, and to his pro-
fessorship in the General Theological SEM
mary in 1878. he was man of thorough
learning, and was one of the most expert
scholars of the Bible in this country. He
was strong in his convictions, but at the
same time so modest in expressing his
views that he was seldom heard outside OF
his lecture-room. When he wrote he ex
pressed himself tersely and forcibly. DR.
Oliver was deeply beloved by both students
and clergy
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family's Hinsdale life. 1t is thought that
the Danas came here from Vermont at
some period prior to 1919. How long they
remained is uncertain, but it is known that
the great editor was very young when the
change was made. His own mother must
have died when he was mere lad, but
after their removal from town. Tradition
credits her with being woman OF unusual!
refinement and culture, and close friend
of the late Mrs. Elihu Stebbins, who, as
long as she lived, spoke in glowing terms
of Charles A. Dana mother.
In support of the fact that the father
was storekeeper there is this "reminiscences
furnished by member of the Wright fam
lily; and here we may digress moment TO
say that Randolph Wright, grandfather of
George M. Wright, who now occupies the
old Wright homestead on Mortified street,
had son, Ozro, and three daughters, AIDE
line, who married DR.. Preston Pond, Cor
nelia, afterwards the wife of Prof. David
Kimball, and Jane. They were all bright,
comely and vivacious young women, but
Jane interests us most, as she plays an I'M
portant part in the Dana family later on.
| The story goes that Mrs. Randolph Wright
used often 10 send Jane, then little girl,
to Dana's store with baskets OF eggs. The
elder Dana took great fancy 10 the enid
and used TO take her ON his knee and tell
her that "when she was old enough she
should be his second wife" After the ro-
mantle fashion of novels il came about that
years afterwards Mr.. Dana, the widower,
and many years her senior, came back tc
Hinsdale and wooed and won Jane Wright,
the child wife of other days. Mr.. Dana
and his wife did not take up their resi-
dence in Hinsdale, but are thought to have
lived for a lime in New York and finally
settled in Pennington, Ohio, which was
their home at the time of Mr.. Dana's death
In 1S49 Mrs. Jane Dana came on iron
Ohio with her three sons, Daniel, Wright
and William Anderson, and spent the SUN
mer at the Wright homestead, but has
never been East since. One of the sons
was killed in the war of the rebellion. The
father of these sons and of Charles A.
Dana died at Pennington, Ohio, March 3
1876, aged SO years.
1t is thought that Charles A. Dana did
not have much intercourse with his father
family after the advent of a stepmother; he
seems o have attached himself to an uncle
in Buffalo, N. Y, went into business Win
him, and after the latter's failure, drifted
into other pursuits. 1t is a general i'm
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BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.


"The v. NJ. G. A. Practical Talks"
The series of "Practical Talks" to be
given at the Young Mems Christian associ-
alton rooms during the winter, was inaug-
urated Monday night by II. d. Ryder,
Esq. Mr.. Ryder's subject was, "Our
Village Government" He began by tell
ing his audience of the frequency with
which leading citizens are unable to answer
simple questions asked by people from
other localities, who enquire regarding the
makeup and plan of our village govern
ment. He then outlined the organization
and province of the different governments,
from the national government down to that
Of the town and village, showing how all
are wheels within wheels, running without
friction. He analysed our village corpora
ton charter and bylaws in an interesting
and instructive manner, then pointed out
some minor defects which might easily be
remedied by the voters, called attention to
large number of excellent points wherein
he felt we we're to be congratulated, hav-
ing as a whole one of the best governments
of any incorporated village in the country.
Mr.. Ryder's audience numbered 63, mostly
young men, who in future years are to
handle public affairs. His talk drew
numerous questions from his audience,
upon points not thoroughly understood,
which, as well as the close attention paid,
showed the subject to be one of interest
to all
These talks are to be continued Monday
evenings through the winter. Next Mon
day evening Capt, W, H. Taylor gives
"Reminiscences of Army Life;" the next,
Principal Edward Ellery, Phi, D., of Yer
mont academy, talks npon "Luck and
Pluck, or the Way Into and Out OF
Difficulty" Among other speakers are
C. W. Osgood on "What l Saw from
Bunker Hill to the Confederate White
House." Hon. A. N, Swain on "Bel-
lows Falls of Forty Years Ago."
Hon. Adna Brown of Springfield on
Jerusalem as l Saw It," George W,
Perry, state geologist, on "The Glacial
Period;" DR.. Edward Kirkland on IAN
Unseen World, or Some of the Things
Seen Through the Microscope" Deputy
Collector E. S. Fleury, on "Andersonville
Prison." Rev. DIR. Davis of Springfield, on
"Climbing Vesuvius, and Days Fun in
Pompeii;" A. l.. Emo of Vermont Acad-
envy, on 1.-THE Hoosier Poet, James Whit
comb Riley" S. w. Wilder, jr., chemist,
on "Air and Water illustrated, and many
others. This is an unusually fine series
of "Talks," almost equal to a lecture
course, and it has been said if ''the tickets
we're not already sold to the course, il
might interfere with the sale" and that
"If they were given in one of the large
halls and so cents admission charged ever
then good audience would come out"
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NORTHFIELD. MASS.

Several from this place attended the
wedding of Miss Newcomb of Greenfield
Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. c. NJ Terrill of White
River Junction have been at Mortified
seminary recently visiting their daughter,
who is a student there.
The teachers of the public schools will
attend the teachers convention at Green
field next Friday. Supt. j. +. Warren OF
Mortified is president of the convention.
At the Unitarian church Sunday morn
ing Rev. Mr.. Piper will preach on the
Means of Preventing Crime" sermon
appropriate to prison Sunday. j. f. War.
rem will lead the meeting of the young
peoples guild at p. NJ. Subject,
Evolution and Religion"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

Sem L. Stowell has a job carpentering
in Putney where he went to work last
Monday morning.
Mrs. Ulie Davis and daughter of New
York will spend the winter with her
fathers family here.
The next dance will be held at Citizens
hall Friday evening, Oct. 30. The ladies
furnish supper in the lower hall.
Wallace X. Ware and Addison NJ. Brown
have been drawn and are this week in at
tendance as jurors at the October term of
court At Keene.
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WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Services will be held next Sunday after
noon at 2;30, Rev. Harry Rouilliard off
ciating.
Perley Richardson, who came home
from Maine i'll ten days ago, is slowly i'm
proving.
Walter Ford has leased the mills of his
father for one year and will soon begin
work there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jackson are spend
ing few days at Mrs. Jackson's fathers,
George Wares.
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Railroad Directors Meet.

The annual meeting of the directors of
the Vermont Valley railroad company was
held at Keene Thursday. The officers
were reelected as follows: James H. Will
liams of Bellows Falls, president; John H.
Williams of Bellows Falls, clerk and treas.
urer; II. E. Fulsom, superintendent; II. F.
Sampson, assistant superintendent; D. j,
Flanders, general passenger and ticket
agent; NJ. T. Donovan, general freight
agent. The annual meeting of the stock
holders was held at Bellows Falls Oct. 6
The directors present Thursday were
Judge Hugh Henry and son of Chester
James II. Williams and John H. Williams
of Bellows Falls; Hon. H. b. Wall o.
Keene; G. j. Amidon of Hinsdale; ex-
Speaker W. A. Lord of Montpelier; j. II
Albin of Concord,