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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

A sensation was created in the city Of
Portland, Me-, Wednesday afternoon by
the arrest of J. j. Best, wholesale dealer
in meats for selling beef diseased with tn
berculosis. The first Of last week Best
bought all Of the famous herd of cattle of
Alonoz Libby of Westbrook. These cattle
had been ordered killed by the cattle com
missiouers, being badly afflicted with tuber-
culoss. Best gave five cents pound for
the hides and one.half cent pound for the
carcasses. The sale was made by Libby
with the consent of the cattle commission
ers. Best was to take the cattle to his rem
dering factory in Scarboro and there kill
them and try out their carcasses for grease
within few days. The authorities found
out that instead Of trying the carcasses out
foT grease he dressed them for food.
At least 10 carcasses were loaded on
wagons in the night time and hauled to
Portland, where they we're placed in Best's
refrigerators with other meat and sold TO
customers all over the city for food. Best
is a large dealer and supplies great num-
Der of markets in Portland and Deering.
The feeling of people who have eaten the
meat can be imagined There is heavy
penalty of fine and Imprisonment for Best's
offence
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
Our sick folks are improving.

Our sick folks are improving
Our lumbermen would like to see colder
weather so as to hold the snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Crosby made re-
cent visit to friends in Bellows Falls.
Mrs. Edna Clark of Pittsfield, Mass, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Miles. A1s1
Several from this place attended the
Sunday school rally at Newfane village
Thursday.
Everybody this way is signing the petit
ton asking for the appointment OF HON
J. l.. Martin as United States district at
torney.
There will be an old-fashioned donation
party at the Methodist vestry next Tuesday
evening for the benefit of the pastor, Rev.
A. A. Estabrook. Hot maple sugar served
on snow will be a feature of the occasion.
Everybody invited.
Patrick Connarn, foreman OF the West
Dummerston and Willamsville section OF
the narrow gauge for the past ID years, is
visiting relatives and friends at Boston,
Quincy and Amesbury, Mass. Mr.. Con-
narn has been connected with the road
from the time of its opening, and this is
his first vacation. 1t is said that an engine
or car has never been off the iron on this
section through any fault of the foreman.
Mrs. L. D. Temple of Brattleboro will
deliver the next lecture in the course on
Tuesday evening of next week. Subject,
THE organization of moral forces for pub
lie good On Friday evening OF next
week j. A. Young Of this place will give
the concluding lecture of the course, which
will be free to the public, taking as his
subject "a trip through Ireland"
The school in the Parish district was
successfully taught for the year by Mrs.
Alice A. Bailey. Whole number of pupils
for the winter term, y; average attend
ance, lOt Those having no absent marks
were Porter, Olive and Hattie Thayer; no
tardy marks, Porter and Hattie Thayer,
Herbert Sparks, jr., and Robert Mundell.
Nearly the whole school would have been
on the honor roll but for illness.
Our village school closed very success
full term with public exercises last Friday
afternoon. The teacher, Mrs. (. A. Ken
yon Of Townshend has given very faithful
and efficient service which we think has
been appreciated. Whole number # pu-
pills, %; average attendance, p. The
following were perfect in attendance: Will
lie Corbett, Arthur Day, Florence Dickin-
son, Nellie Dickinson, Louise Merri-
field, Joseph Morse, Mabel Morse, Effie
Prouty, Lewis Snow and Aaron White.
Not absent during the year, Nellie
aud Florence Dickinson. On Saturday
afternoon the scholars, accompanied by
their teacher, and superintendent, Mrs.
Morse, took a sleighride to Newfane vii
lage. On Wednesday evening Of this week
the school gave a very nice entertainment
at village hall to raise money TO pay for
the use of an organ in their school room
for the past year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
The jameson Raid.

The parliamentary committee recently
appointed by the British House of Com
mons to inquire into the causes and cir
cumstauces of the troubles in the Trans
vaal began its sittings in London Tuesday.
The committee-rOom was crowded with
privileged persons, among whom was the
prince of Wales, who showed great interest
in the proceedings Cecil Rhodes, former
ly prime minister of the Cape Colony and
the active director Of affairs of the British
South Africa company, was sworn and
took the stand as the first witness. His
examination brought out a substantial con-
fession that he had been a conspiritor
against the Transyaal republic. He ad-
miited that be had supported in a material
way the proposed revolution of the Uit-
landers at Johannesburg, and that under
his orders DR.. Jameson's troopers had
been stationed on the Transvaal frontier
to act in certain contingencies. He claims
that when DR.. Jameson male his rush
over the line he did so without orders
from himself, but that does not relieve him
from responsibility for the invasion. Mr.
Rhodes evidently defends his action on the
ground that the Boer administration was
an oppression and tyranny.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
The Kansas MenagerIe.

There was almost riot in the Kansas
house Of representatives at Topeka We'd
nesdsy morning, and a repetition Of the
legislative war of 1898 is threatened. Re-
publicans and Populists clashed, and the
house became a mob. The sergeant-at-
arms was unable to quell the disturbance,
which continued for an hour. Trueblood
(PopulisO moved to refer the calendar TO
the revision committee to have certain bills
advanced. The Republicans objected, and
held that it took a two-thirds vote to
change the rules. The Populsts were
short two-thirds, and the speaker pro TEN,
Weilip, ruled that majority was sufficient.
The Republicans demanded a roll call on
the motion, but Weilip refused to recog-
nize them, and it was carried by viva
voce vote. Every Republican member
jumped to his desk, shouting "roll call,
roll call, waving his arms and shaking
his fist at the Populists. The din was kept
up for an hour, when Weilip adjourned
the house
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
Miners Crushed to Death.

Six men were buried beneath a vast
amount of rock and earth in the Freeman
tale mine, nine miles from Gouverneur,
n. Y, Saturday. VIM. Horn saw the
earth beginning to fall and shouted to his
companions, who attempted to escape.
Horn managed to get clear of the falling
mass, but the rest were crushed. He has
tened to the top of the mine, and a rescu-
ing party returned with him. Groans
were heard from underneath the fallen
mass, and after digging an hour and one
half the body of Dawley, one of the min
ers, was uncovered. He was in a critical
condition, but he will probably recover.
The other five men were dead. All but
one left large families.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

Consul Monaghan in report to the state
department from Chemnltz states that the
completion of the trans-Siberian railway
by Russia will be an event hardly less i'm
portant than the cutting of the Suez canal
and says Germany looks longingly forward
to the time when fast trains are to run
from Calais 10 Vladivostock. Five thous-
and miles of steel rails have been laid AL
ready at a cost of 350,0O0,0O roubes.
July l, 1904, it is thought, will see iron
horses running from the shores of the
North to the Japan sea. Next year trains
are TO be run over the Siberian road TO the
AMOR river, and the time from London to
the most important harbors of the Japan
sea will be reduced to III days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gen. "Joe" Shelby.


Death Of one Of the Most Picturesque
Leaders of the ConfederRcy.
Gen. "Joe" Shelby died Saturday at
Adrian, No He was born in Kentucky,
but at the age Of 10 went to Missouri,
where he became owner of hemp works
and of a big plantation in Lafayette coun-
ty. He sympathzed with the slavery ele-
ment in the Kansas "border troubles and
led several raids into that state. When
the Civil war broke out he organized a
company Of Confederate cavalry, and start
ed South to join Gen. Price, but in few
weeks he was sent back to recruit regi-
ment. His regiment was joined by three
others from Missouri in a cavalry organic
alton known as "Shelby's brigade This
brigade saw much hard service in the
southwest.
Gen. Shelby was a man of great person
al bravery and the men under him were
the best that Missouri sent into the war
When Lee surrendered Shelby found him
self at the head of a well-equipped body of
men, many of whom were not willing to
admit that their cause had been lost
Shelby, however, convinced them that
further fighting against the government
would be useless, and when he proposed
a march into Mexico to espouse the cause
of Macmillan 1000 men joined him and
everyone voted to make him commander.
The column reached Austin, Texas, in
time to prevent $4,000 in gold and silver
from falling into the hands of a guerilla
band under Capt. Rabb, who had already
taken possession of the Confederate sub
treasury building. The mayor Of Texas
proposed that as Shelby's men were the
last organized body Of the Confederacy in
Texas they should take the money, but
Shelby positively refused. Shelby's troop
ers finally reached the city of Mexico,
where Macmillan had been ruling for a
year. Shelby offered to take immediate
service with his band and to recruit an
army of 40, Americans to supersede the
native troops, but Macmillan was suspi-
cious, and Shelby's company was forced TO
disband. Many Of them settled in Mexico,
others went to the Pacific coast and shipped
for California, while some returned to
their former homes. Gen. Shelby became
a freight contractor in Mexico, but in 1867
he returned to his farm in Missouri, where
he lived retired life until 1893, when
President Cleveland appointed him United
States marshal for the western district OF
Missouri.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

Gen. Darius Couch, IS, died at Norwalk,
Conn, Friday. He graduated at West
Point in 1916. Grant, Mcclellan, Frank
lin, Reno, Hancock, Foster, Burnside and
other generals in the Union army during
the civil war, and Stonewall jackson. Hill
and Pickett of the Confederate force, were
members of his class. Gen. Couch was
brevetted during the Mexican war for gal
liant conduct at Buena Vista. He resigned
from the army in 1855, but at the breaking
out OF the war enlisted, raised the Seventh
Massachusetts regiment, of which he was
made colonel. He was soon brevetted brig
adler general and later was made major
general. He took part in many of the i'm
portant engagements of the war and at
Fredericksburg his corps lost 1000 men.
He was the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Massachusetts in 1868, and the
following year President johnson appoint
ed him collector of the port at Boston, but
the Republican Senate refused to confirm
the appointment. Gen. Couch had lived
in NOrwalk since 1871.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

A Los Angeles, California, despatch says
that excitement has been created there by
the discovery in Randsburg of ore capable
of producing $4,000 of gold to the ton.
A Mormon elder is holding revival meet
ings in New York city, with a good pros
pect that he will make converts and estab-
lish a mission and chapel there. He has
a singing revivalst with him who sings
the songs of the Mormon church, as Mr..
Sankey sings for Mr.. Moody.
John Randolph Tucker, 70, who died at
Lexington, Virginia, Saturday, was at
torney general of that state from 1857 to
1868, and in 1874 was elected to Congress,
where he served until 1887, being at differ
ent times chairman of the ways and means
committee and the judiciary committee.
A notable wedding was celebrated in
Nashville, Tenn, Wednesday, when Miss
Missile Brown, member of one of the
oldest and most aristocratic families in the
exclusive section of the South, and Archi-
bald j. Majorlbanks, brother in.law of the
Governor-General of Canada, Lord Aber-
deem, we're married. The ceremony was
performed in the First Presbyterian church,
and brought together such a representa-
tion of the old families as is rarely seen.
Arthur Duestrow, the millionaire muir
derer, was hanged in the jail yard at Union,
Mo-, at p. M, Tuesday, before about 100
physicians, newspaper men and deputy
sheriffs, Duestrow had simulated insani-
ty since the day of the crime but broke
down at the very last and begged wildly
for help. The crime for which he was
hanged was the murder of his wife and in
FAINT son at st. Louis, Feb. 13, 1894. He
was tried three times, and was finally con-
victed and sentenced in January, 1896.
He inherited $l,500,000 from his father,
but his great wealth was powerless to
save him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
The Most Remarkable Railroad Run on
Record.

II. j. Mayham, New York broker,
who chartered Burlington special train
from Chicago to Denver Monday morning,
hoping TO reach the bedside of his only son
before death came TO him, arrived nearly
four hours late. The run made by the
special train between the two cities was
marvellous, the distance of 1926 miles be-
ing made in Is hours and 81 minutes. The
last 800 miles with a climb of nearly a mile
in the air, was made at the rate Of 81 miles
an hour. Young Mayham died just as his
father entered Colorado. The journey is
one of the greatest railroad feats ever ac-
complished. The best previous long dis
lance record was 10 hours and 55 minutes,
for $40 miles over the New York Central
and Lake Shore from New York to Chi
cage. The average speed was sos one
thousandths of mile minute. The Chi
cago and Denver run was made at the rate
Of 906 one-thousandths of mile minute.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
Rri,l.h Manufacturers Alarmed.

1t is stated that the British makers of
iron and steel products are alarmed by the
invasion of their home markets by Amer
lean manufactures. Tin plate bars, it is
said, have been exported from this country
to the Welsh timed plate mills for several
months, and some of the timed plates i'm
ported recently were made out of Ameri-
can steel. Bessemer steel billets have
been exported, and one Pittsburg firm is
reported to have been shipping recently on
an order for 10000 tons Of billets, which
have been landed on the west coast of
England at price l2s below the local
price
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
A Small Boys Match.

The waste oil flowing from one of the
gas wells into the creek which passes
through the heart of the city of Alexan-
dria, Ind, was set on fire Sunday by a
small boy. The flames quickly swept
down the stream and the big bridge span
ming the stream, part of the Lake Erie
railroad bridge, and one building of the
Alexandria grain elevator standing on the
banks were destroyed before the flames
could be subdued.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
MISCELLANY.
A Hymn Of Comfort.


II sngeth low in every heart
We hear ii one and all;
A song Of those who answer not,
However VIZ NAV call
They throng the silence Of the breast,
We see them ~ Of yore-
The kind, the true, the brave, the sweet,
Who walk with US no more.
It's hard 10 take the burden up
When they have laid ii down;
They frightened all the Joy Of life,
They softened every frown.
But, oh It's good to think Of them
When we are troubled sore;
Thanks be to God that such have been,
Although they are no more.
More homeke seems the vast unknown
Since they have entered there;
To follow them were not 8 hard,
Wherever they may fare;
They cannot be where God is not,
On any sea or shore;
Whate er betides, Thy love abides,
Our God forevermorei
Rev John " Chddicick
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the use of coffee, Recently
there have been placed in all the grocery stores
new preparation called GRAINO, made Of pure
grains, that takes the place Of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives il without distress, and
but few can tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost
over one.f ,urth as much. Children may drink it
with great benefit; IS and 25 cents per package
Try It, Ask for GRAINO.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
A Monument to Francis Scott Key.

A monument is, at last, to be erected
over the remains of Francis Scott Key. au.
thor of The star spangled banner" The
committee on design has accepted the
product of Sculptor Alex Doyle of New
York with the understanding that the
monument is to be completed in time for
unwilling June IA, 1898 The site selected
is an elevated plat facing the main entrance
to Mount Olivet cemetery, Frederick, Md.
The bodies of Key and his wife will be
placed beneath the shaft
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

Hiram Purdy died at Burlington, Ia,
Saturday night, aged So. During his resi-.
dence in New York he originated the idea
of horse car street rail way, and in 1854
the Bowery and Third Avenue line, the
first in the world, was built and equipped
in accordance with his views. He contn-
ued in business in New York until 1857
the year of his removal to Burlington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

81 was troubled with quinsy for five years.
child had diphtheria. Thomas Electric Oil cured
them ] would not be without it in the house for
any consideration Rev. e. F. Crane, Dunkirk,
N. Y.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

State and county taxes paid amount 10
about the same as proceeds of state school
and state highway taxes returned. Inc
grand list of Newfane is $394654. Taxes
assessed for the gear, 175 cents for current
expenses and interest, and p cents ior
payment of railroad Indebtedness. Inc
report shows a small balance in favor oil
the town. Present railroad Indebtedness
$4,000, bearing ~ per cent interest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
wILLIAMSvILLB.
Newmne Finances.

Joel Grout and Z. P. Wheeler, town au-
ditors, have been making up their report
this week and we are permitted to take
from same the following items
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

II have taken Hoods sarsaparilla for indiges-
ton and headache and II has cured me of both "
Mrs. II. A. Shurteff Woodstock. Vt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
Government S,yindIed,

The United States government has been
cheated ont of $4,000 by importers who
landed at Coney Island and Boston steam
riding galleries, electric lighting machinery,
barrel organs, tools, and other articles.
Some of these goods were struggled into
this country inside menagerie wagons, and
others were entered at false valuation. 1t
is claimed that the conspirators are now
abroad, arranging for another large ship
ment to Coney Island. The complaint to
the government officials was made by an
American manufacturer of barrel organs,
whose business was damaged by the i'm
portatiOns.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

Milton Ripley and his young wife of
Hawkins county, Tennessee, committed
suicide by drowning after they had burned
the residence of Harry Sutherland, broth
er of Mrs. Ripley's. There was i'll feeling
between Ripley and the Sutherland family
A colored man entered the First Nation
al bank at Salisbury, Pa, Friday and,
covering Teller Klngensmith with re-
volver, demanded the money lying on the
counter. The teller handed over $500 and
the negro ran out of the bank and through
the town. He was followed by posse and
captured after a mile chase, during which
several shots were exchanged. He surrtn-
dered the money and was taken to Jail. He
is stranger in Salisbury and refuses to
give his name.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.
A Warwick Centenartsn

The Tooth anniversary of Capt. James
Goldsbury will be celebrated in the little
town OF Warwick today. Capt Goldsbury
has always lived in Warwick, and in 1927
he built the house which is his present
home, and brought there his newly welded
wife. The death of Mrs. Goldsbury oc-
CURED in 1891. Mr.. Goldsbury is well pre-
served, but cataracts began to form on his
eyes 10 years ago and he is now hopelessly
blind. He remembers distinctly the incl
dents connected with the war of 1872
During the old muster days Mr. Goldsbury
trained company, and obtained his title
OF captain. He recalls the day when War
WICK had double her present population.
whlle on the site of the present THRIVING
village OF Orange the only buildings were a
hotel and three dwellings. ="
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19

A special session of the Franklin county
court will be called at Gre nteld, March /
Tor the trial of John O'Niel, jr., charged
with the murder of Mrs. Hattie McClend
at Sheburne Falls. ''N'
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-04-03
Great Truths Tersely Told.

The man you don't like is the es-
pecial favorite OF oil the women whom
You do.
The qualities you adore in your
fisncee are the very ones you will dis.
like in your wife.
Never try to conceal anything from a
woman-except the truth.
Assign all the drudgery of society to
people who dor't feel sure of their
position. 1t will be well done.
At forty the bachelor finds an adit-
iOnal argument against matrimony in
every meeting with women be used to
love.
An accusation Of cruelty and indiffer-
ence alwaye charms women who are a
whole sky away from affecting you with
a display Of either.
Never ask woman for anything.
Either take it without asking or pre-
tend YOU don't want it all.
In love, trifies are the only things of
What you think people say about you
is precisely what they don't say.
Fifty finds daily reason to thank
Providence for having denied the
prayers OF twenty.
You are always avenged on the edi-
tor who rejected your contribution.
He had to read it.
The girl who never notices you is the
one that observes you closest.
A too hopeful man passes his life in
losing what he never had.
1t is a good social set that is ac-
knowledged by the set just above and
the one just below it.
Every festivity is vaguely felt as an
insult by all who are not invited to
share it.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-04-03
HALF LIGHTS.

The train was running out OF the city.
From the window saw man painting
the splre of church. He was sitting
high above on the suspended ecaffolding,
swaying slightly in the wind. Suddenly
one Of the ropes loosened. jerked sud-
denly and one end OF the scaffold
lurched downwards.
The mans arms went up into the air,
his legs doubled up and then L saw his
body totter backwards. The train
moved suddenly iuto an alley and the
church was lost to view.
The light in a window attracted my
attention They were standing in full
view before the pane-the woman with
flying hair and uplifted arms, the man
in shirt sleeves and clenched fist raised
before her face. l could see the hate
in his eyes the terror on her cheeks. The
nig hit wind blew in the window and ex-
tinguished the light and all was dark
ness.
| was following the river read that
night. stumbling through the cloudy
darkness. For an instant the moon
peeped out at the earth. Far cut on the
water was dark mass and a human
face. white and water drawn. But the
cloud had closed again and l CROPPED on.
HARRY GRAVES SHEDD.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-04-03

lunch counter mince pie. IL the truth
was told, Corbett sometime between the
18th and 18th round, broke loose from
his ainers. took a quick turn around
the corner OF the street and bought a
pie. That's how he lost the fight. Fitz-
simmons AID mincs pie would make
the biggest combination on earth"