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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Wholesale Lynching
Planned by Georgi" M"b---Newspn-
per Approval of Mob Law.

\ Wholesale lInchng was planned at Macon.
Ga last Thur, daN: uiEht.'aud it was prevented
only 10y the action Of the sheriff IN remo,u.
from Jail IA negro named Oscar iIliams who as
sault,d the Young daughter of Georgia farmer
last We, h. aud putting HIM on train tor Atlanta.
Williams was caught 10y officers after being
chased four Gays ty a mob. He was ta.tu To- jan
under a heavy guard and arrangements we're
made for a speedy trial, but this was not satistac
tory to the mob element an d on Thursday night
4Ol mrr. arm' Il with guns. dynamite. 5 haftprug
ram and IA cannon. got together and ass,d resu
buttons to IL nCh all those m the lall who were aC
CtIsed Of capitai crimes. The sheriff was flied
that an attack was to be made, but he supposed
Williams the only man wanted and so put
hun on the train for Atlanta. The news that
Williams was coming was trlegraphed To mem
bers of the conspiracy at Griffin and several hun
bred armed men met the train AT the del OF, pull
ed the negro of. took him OUTSIDE the city limits
and lyI ched him. Kidding hS body with bullets
The may or OF Gnttin said he would have assisted
in the lyuChing had he known that II was to take
place outside the city limits Meanwhile a large
body Of troops had surrounded the jail at Macon,
which prevented the mob from carry ing out their
original design. Following the lynChing the
Commercial" the official organ of Atlanta
county. published an article under the heading,
Let God Be Praised in which lNhCliug was
gluriied and newspaper denunCilti'n of IL was
denounced. The article advised the mob tlrmt Ut
to defv the glitter OF bAyULets aud continued: DO
your work IN the broad sunlight of Gods glorious
daytime and hang. yes. burn every brute who de
stroys our home And each time You dc n. get
on your knees and pray that God may give You
renewed strength aud courage. k"meIuter that
home Is de rrr than Law. aud that one luuocru.
child or woman Is worth NOR tudu aa the euE-
errors a-d Judges in Chrl~tcudum.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Cruel Robbers.


They shoot mn Aged Farmer ana His
sister at TrumbuiI, Conn" and Pre-
pare n Feast ia the Room with the
Dying Man.
\ dasturdly- crime was committed at Dahics
Farms iu the town Of Trumhun near Bridgeport.
Conn early last Thursday morning, when two
mashed robb,rs entered the house of George
Marcus Nichols u3 a wealthy farmer, aud shot
Mr. Nichols ad his sister, MARY. atterNarG ran
suytius the house for money aud then spreading
the table for a feast in the room with their
d,iu. victims. Nj. Nicuoi, aud ht. sister lived
alone 100 tu" house and uy strict economy mad
managed to accumulate a fortune of ~luu.tul TO
-ftuuu winch was mos Nv Boz ~tu.r 50 aud huud-
About O'Clock MIR. Nichols WAS aNHttr. d. he
aroused his sister ana they went down stairs with
70 hight iuLhtvulu- away the tuhucrS, who had
entered tine lDusc turuu h th" pantry window.
lie saw the ruhhers ulsuI prnrlug DO the darkness
Mr.. Nichols fastened the doors and vluduNs aud
was about to Return to bed when the door was
burst open and the rubbrrs ltaprd into the
room. The next instant there were two pistol
shots simultaneously and VT. and Miss Nichols
fell TO the floor. Mr. Nichols fatally wounded
The lamp which Miss Nichols carried tell
with Il crash. In the Darkness Miss Nlchols with
blood squirting from her wound. craWled to the
top Of the stairs. She was followed by one ct the
robbers who demanded her to tell under pc atty
of death where her money was hidden She III
reCled him to different PAGES where there was
anout $500 in cash and Si3OOdn stocks and bonds.
Inc fOObtr TOOK tnt ClSli, nut itlJ llle papers
after tearing aud Crumpliug some of them
He then returned Il his companion, who sat
talking with the dying man. Miss Nichols at.
tempted to leave TIA, house by the front door but
she was heard by the robbers, who shot at her
twice more. but neither shot hit her She then
staggered int the room where her brother lay
diving The robbers brought from the cellar
bottles of wine and cider and a quantity OF pies
and cakes which they spread on the table.
Nichols called for sUnc water and a pail OF it
was poured over him. \ pan of water was also
poured over Miss Nichols. After the feast the
robbers made a systematic search OF the house,
but found no more valuahles They kept MIR. and
Miss Nichols awe with brandy and water ter two
hours. AFTER which TIA, v smashed a the lamps in
the hous. and went away, bidding their victims
good night
Mr.. Nichols died soon after the robbers left. 1t
was O'Clock when Miss Nc OILS was able To sum
mon help. She told her story tN tie neglhors
and detectives we're summoned. who Logan wur,
at once upon several clues.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30

The monument in honor of Gen. John A Logan
was dedicated at Lake Front park, Chicago, last
Thursday, John A. Logan, jr., pulled the silken
cord releasing the coverings of the monument.
President Mckinley was represented by Secreta-
ry of War Alger, The governors Of Illinois, Wis
consin, Indiana, " est Virginia, Nebraska and
suites were present, were Mrs. john Logan
and children, judges Of the suprem~ and circuit
courts, sculptor 81. Gaudens and other distin-
guished guests Gov. Tanner accepted the mon
ument for Illinois and George Il. Peek of Chicago
delivered an eloquent Grafton. Twenty thousand
men marched in the procession, among them 21O
Confederate veterans. The statue was designed
by st. Gaudens and is the largest equestrian stat
ue in America. The figure OF Gen. Logan as IL
stands on granite PEDESTAL is dressed IN the uni
form of a major general He sits erect and bare.
headed with his left hand grasplng the bride
rein, while IN his right hand he bears aloft nag
The endeavor Of the sculptor was to reproduce as
nearly as possible the scene presented as Logan
rallied the troops before Atlanta after Gen, Nc
Phersons death. From the base to the top of the
horses withers is II feet inches and to the top
Of Logan's head is 10 feet IL inches The statue
cost $50 goo, The state contributed $4,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Tossed ON the FoamIng BnIows

You may never have been, but il you cross the
Atlantic. no matter how smooth the watery ex-
panse, without sea sickness you are-well, a lucky
voyager that is all. Old tars who have spent
their lives on the ocean waves, who were almost
born, so TO speak, with their sea legs on suffer
uous weather. Sea captains, tourists CONNER
cial travellers and yatchsmen say that there is no
finer safeguard against nausea than III Ostetter's
as preventive by invalids who travel by steam
boat and railroad, and who sometimes suffer as
much in those convevances as ocean travellers do
In steamships. BiliOusness constipation sick
headache and disorders of the stomach caused
by oppressive climatic influences or unwholesome
the Bitters Speedily This popular medicine also
remedies rheumatic, kidney and nervous disor-
ders, aud the iniirmties incident to increasing
years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Drowned In the Barton RESERVOIR.

Nellie Gilman, daughter of Charles Gilman, left
home "Wednesday with pail 10 PICK berries As
she did not return later IN the day Mr. Gilman
and several Of hls nrighhors tried TO find her but
did not succeed Thursday morning the search
was !, suurd 10y about lCu men, who secured Bar
ton mountain and the al jacrut woods Towards
II O'Clock pail and hat were found near the res.
crvulr from which the village water is supplied.
Several bows tried diving for the body but WITH
result. Jesse Cooper arranged tlrked stick and
with that found the body and brought ii out. The
girl may have fallen into the reservoir aCcldeu-
tally, though many think she committed suicide
AS she has not been right mentally for some time
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Body snatchers FoIicd.

The grave of Mrs Conrad schwartz, who died
last week ia Bennington AMI whose body was
taken to Troy, y. Y, for burial in St. Peters Gem
etery, was drsecratel Thursday night by body
snatchers, the coffin being taken from the grave
aud broken open and the body removed. Tht
discovery was made 10y superintendent sullivan
Friday morning. He found the lid Of the outer
box had been removed and the body Of Mrs
schwartz was lying upon it, face upon the Caskei
within. with one arm dropping over he edge and
flowers which had been buried with the body
were trampcd Ia the dirt together with the cas-
ket dee rations and STRIPS OF tue yrstment Pc
lice Captain Brand found iuCslous IN the
arms. made evidently by the instrument wiki
which the body was taken from the casket. There
found As to who committed the crime. II Is pos
>hc that the robbers were searching for the udy
of another person and abandoned their Object
Whom ILcN discovered thtir mI-lake.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Four KILLED by Naptha Explosion.

Four men are dead and three others are thought
to be seriously injured as a result of an explo
sion on the steamer Nutmeg State at Bridgeport
Conn, last Friday. All of the men were employ
ed on the boat When the boat returned from
New York naptha vapor was sprinkled over the
beds and bedding, as had been the custom for a
long time II is believed that when deck hand
lightei his Wpe in the furecaste the explosion
took place. The steyedores were eating ON the
"supperdeck" just over the hold wien the eX
plosiOn took place and they were blown in all di-
rections Two Of the men who were thrown
overheard were the only ones in the group who
escaped unujured.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
knIeA by a IIaMsrr.

James -. Campbell, ex city clerk Of Chester,
Pa, killed Sunday 10y most peculiar acct
dent. lie was onr Of party standing on the
government pier awaiting the Wilmington, Del,
passenger steamboat. A steam tug, which was
lying at the pier with hawser attached to a post,
began TO move and the hawser becoming Iaut,
slipped over the top OF the post and NhTlihg rap
Idly through the air, caught Campbell under the
chin. The rope e'rirclrd ITSELF tightly about his
neck, lifted the unfortunate ~. ten feet in the
air and then drolp,d lin to the pier His neck
was broken and he was found TO be dead when
the horrur-stricken spectators ran to assist him
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
worked an old Game on st. Johnsbury
Dupes.

\ faklr halted hIs team ON Railroad street at
s., JYhnsturS one evening last week aud in "a
systematic manner proceeded 10 quickly make
about 500. lie offered some patent medicine al
- cents bottle and prize worth 80 cent, To- every
purchaser Instead Ol some artI ic he HANGED
every purchaser ~ cents Wlth the bottle OF medi-
cine that - GEMS bought After keeping tins up
FOR a ivw minutes hc raised the medicine To 81
cents bottle and - prize To ~ with every bot
tie. good many evidently expected - IA cash
back with their purchase and were Inclined to br
disappointed when they received only "a package
ui medicine. The nou Kept up Ia, gatat uuii
the crowd Was getting a little too warm foi HIM
turn ia" quietly said good NIGHT, put some speed
INTO hi, horse and quickly lett town. West Con
cord contributed SD er so towards tins gentle
man support a lew evenings ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Even
Wash=tubs Shrink

from using cheap, adulter-
atcd laundry soap. Just look
at your hands, too, all
eaten and sore.
WHY do yen do ii?
Welcome Soap free from
corrosive alkali-is pure soap
and only Soab. 1t washes
clothes clean, but never rots
them. 1t leaves things pure
because it is pure itself.
Dent be hHm5AGgcd into
believing prizes and low
prices pay for rotten clothes
or poisoned hands, but insist
on having the standard
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES,

Nathan Dudley Of Shutesbury was killed by
lightning in the shower of Friday The hired girl
was burned 10y the same bolt. Both were sitting
ON a lounge. Lightning came down the chimney.
Greenfield held town meeting Saturday and
voted to appropri,te for highways and bridges
5000, To he taken from money in the hands OF The
treasurer: S2H0 for sewers and culverts $500 for
sidewalks aud 500 to the committee on parks
II was voted To raise the money for the last three
appropriations by obtaining temporary loan of
$500, payable Oct. Is, 1898.
William L. Grout, superintendent of the New
Home sewing machine works at Orange, has
bought the residence and grounds of Mrs George
+. Lyons ON High street, Greenfield Mr.. and
Mrs. Grout, whp have been living at the Man
sion House for several months, have decided to
make Greenfield their home permanently and
wlpN 'ove into the residence on High street.
M uher c.. wife of ex Councillor Levi J.
Gum .NNP her home in Greenfield Monday
EsRe9 Mrs sSe q1GS o9t maiden oq
land and\ ~sd in 1858 She had been i'll
for several - She leaves beside her hus-
band one Il Walter Gum. She was
member of 2 = ecoud Congregational church
and was formei.y president of the Dorcas society.
Mchsel McNana 35, a laborer employed at
Welshs brick yard at Montague City, was struck
car was on its way 10 Turner's Falls, Motorman
Walter j. Wells saw the man crawling on his
hands and knees just as the car struck him The
body not mutilated, death being caused by
the blow on the head McNana had been put off
a car earlier in the evening for non payment OF
fare. A bottle found near him, and he was
probably drunk.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Army Bicycle Corps Made 30 Miles a
IIuy.

Twenty-Five wheemen Of the United States
Army, travel stained and weary, arrived in st.
Louis, Mo, saturday James NJ Moss. Second
Lieutenant, Twenty fifth United States Infantry.
was in command. lie said: We left Fort Mis-
SCUBA Mont sunday, June ~. intending to cover
the 1000 miles between there and 81. Louis in six
weeks. We are finishing easily and In good con
ditiun within the pre-. crllcd limit. our trip has
been emiuenty successful IL is the liz gest bic,-
Gle tour by an army Of organized men ever under
taken II has proved beyond peradyenture my
contention that the bicycle has place IN modern
warfare.
We made forced march through every part
of the country. under all possible weather condi
tons. Through mountains, over sand hills, al.
kan deserts. rough and muddy roads in wind and
rain and snow, through ~ remes of heat and cold,
ia dire extremity from hunger and thirst We av-
erag-d 80 miles a day. We had only one point in
view, to get ahead. and We kept getting there
The practical result of the trip shows that an
army bicycle corps can travel twice fast as
either infantry or cavalry under any conditions
ana at one third the EXPENSE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
A sa,ooo.ooo water Power Canal.

Work has been begun on the big water power
canal which is expected to make Massena, y y.
one Of the important towns of Northern New
York The canal will start from the st Law.
renee at the mouth of Dodge's creek. and run
southerly on a straight line To- dead water in the
Grass. river one mile below MasSrua village II
will be three miles in length. 21J feet wide at
water level and will be cut to a depth OF - feet
The estimated cost of the canal ami its equip
ment Is 5000 OOu, and the work. which viii he
continued night and day, VIII be completed in.
side Of two years Millions of dollars viii be eX
pended in the next three years los persons who
rent the power. aud in building up other kinds Of
business that will naturally follow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30

A shocking case Of destitution came to light in
Fort Smith, Ark. recently. In an old shauty,
within the shadow of the United States jail, lying
upon pile of straw and covered with rags, was
found Mrs John Hauer, the widow of a once
well-knOwn German resident. She was almost
dead with malaral fever. In another corner lay
two scantily clad corpses They were the bodies
of Mrs. Hauers children, one six months, the
other four years. The children had died from
disease, exposure and starvation. In the hut
were also found Mrs Jordon, Mrs Hauer's moth
er, and thr"" living children, an of whom were
fast yielttus 90 the pangs Of hunger
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Frozen to Death by Ammonia.

John Griffin, IS, a laborer employed at the Buff.
fao cold storage company's warehouse at Buff
fao. y. Y, was frozen to death by ammonia Fri
day night. Three other men were injured, but
not seriously. Griffin was engaged in placing a
band around the top of one of the coolers, and.
losing his balance fell ~ feet, breaking a glass
gauge in his fall. He made cry he fell, and
HerDert Gardner, BOY who was employed on the
same floor. hurried To his aid. He had almost
reached the body when he was driven back by the
fumes of the ammonia. He grabbed Griffin leg
and attempted to pull him out, but was unable IL
do 50, and had to run to escape the fumes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30

A.terrifc cloud-burst struck Youngstown, Ohio,
last Thursday night filling the eutire valley aud
causing great damage TO property both To that
city and along the railway lines
A story comes from the Pacific coast that Japan
is preparing to send 1900 trained soldiers to
Hawan IN the guse Of enigrsnts. They are to
be supplied with arms, and three Japanese gun
boats will arrive at Honolulu about the time the
so.caled emigrants reach land The story is re-
garded as a canard in diplomatic circles.
Theodore Schntz lawyer, private banker and
real estate Spectator, presents the worst case OF
financial collapse ever called to the attention OF
the courts, An expert who has been working ON
Schintz's books finds that SchptZ ives poor peO-
pile ,OOO000 and has only 500 900 with which TO
settle. HIS victims number more than "A thous-
and, ana they have ueen left pennless.
An employe of the Lake Shore boiler shops at
Buffalo, n. Y, discovered ON saturday nam
H. 20 and a H. ~ cartridges Ia the ashes in a
p where hOuer pate is heated Had h not
cl'.u,rd % [ th. ash hefu Nrag up a terrible
e. tusi'n would haN e. occurred. II is thought the
e. doslyes were placed IN the pit tor the purpose
OF l.iIrng the men who took the places of the
striking heller makers recently,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK ?

Don't i've them tea or coffee Have you tried
the new food drink called GRAIN-O? 1t is de-
iicous and nourshing aud takes the place Of cof-
fee. Thc more Grain you give the children
the more heal you distribute through Their sys
tens, Gralp-O is made of pure gr tins and when
properly prepared tastes like the choice grades Of
coffee but costs about one. fourth as much. All
gcrocers sell il; 10 and 25 cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
4 sprIngnelh Row Drowned.

small row boat containing Mrs. J. Fuller,
her seventy earold son and her sister. Miss Chill
81. all of Springfield Mass. was cap,ized il Lake
Mrmphr' magog Tuesday. Both women were
rescued ont the boy sank before aid could reach
him The accident was caused by the women
trying to change seats and It occurred about 500
feet from shore. TIE cries OF all three finally
brought two men TO their aid Both women We're
very much exhausted when brought TO the shore
The lake is beng dragged for the body of the
bpy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Biggest in the World,
wheat Harvester That Turns out Three
OO-POund Sacks of Grain Every Min


ute.
Farmers are coming for miles to see, at work.
the biggest grain harvester in the world on Ro
bcrts Island in the San Joaquin river, near Stock
ton, Calf The machine turns out three 60 pound
sacks Of wheat every minute. 1t has a cutting
line Of - feet and It also threshes and sacks the
gram. In one run around 1000 acre field it viii
turn ont hundreds Of sucks Of heat read, tor
market
The cost of harvesting has been reduced 10 the
minimum boy this machine, aud the number of
days consumed in getting large field ready for
market will De- about haIt that OF the regular
harvester. Eight or tom men huhdlc it ra~ Is.
while 10 is tuning ont from 1870 to 500 sacks 90
day Of 10 huut~ and Sweeping 100 acres oi grain
clean.
At present 10 s at work DO the heaviest wh,at
ever grown 90, mr. Stockton. NudinIcully has been
experienced iu harvesting as the traction rugiuc.
which was built spDcialiy for the machine. pi-les
10 through thick gram with about the stulr
ease that an ordinary engine would draw "a wagon
over a country road.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
New ImdmstrN at sNnnton.

r. c. Batcheluer a Co. are to move their kind
ling wood factory from Albany. ~ Y, to Swan
ton. They given land to build ON. also cleo
tric lights and water furnished by the village,
free for ten years and are exempted from taxa
ton for five years. They will employ about 50
hands at first and this number may be increased
to 100.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-30
Railroads.
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.

ON and after June q, 1897 trains on this road
NJwill leave Brattleboro for all points north al
$50 ll:0G A. NJ. 2:20, $40 and 1905 p. NJ.
The $50 A. M, train is the train for White River
junction.
The 1906 A. NJ. train is mail train for Montpelier,
st. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal and
the PasSumpsc road.
The ego P NJ. train is the White Mountain ex-
press.
press.
The $40 p. NJ train is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland.
The 1906 p. NJ train is express for Montreal
SherbrOok and Quebec, with sleeping at
tached. This train runs daily Sundays TO Mon.
treal onlv).
ER-'T:I5 A. NJ, Sunday trails for Windsor,
Going south trains arrive in Brattleboro from
Bellows Falls and points north at 5:2i A might
expressL 9:07 A N. CmalD. l;42 white mountain
express) 2:l1 NJ (maiD. I:35 p. NJ. Alontrea and
New York day express. (SdndAys iuclufeh)
tS- S:3l p. NJ, train from Windsor, destination
! All trains make close connections with Boston
Albany road both east and west Of Spri ngheld.
D. j. FLANDERS, Gen'l Ticket Ag't.