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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
WILLIAMSVILLB.

Ozearl Attrdge is quite i'll with pneu-
monia.
Merchant c. f. Park is in Boston buy
ing goods this week.
VIM. Carr and w. J. Dunn are visiting
Massachusetts friends.
Mrs. p. p. White is visiting relatives
and friends in Boston.
Miss Minnie Moore has returned from
Boston with stock Of spring millinery.
Mrs. w. II. Mum of Holyoke, Mass, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Shipman.
Arthur Bruce of Marlboro has entered
the employ of G. Z. Tyler as a general all
around man.
Mr. and Mrs. G. d. Stedman have va
Gated the Gilbert Lamb house and will
hereafter make their home with their
daughter, Mrs. c. f. Perry.
The Methodist Sunday school will give
an Easter concert next Sunday morning,
and like exercise will be given by the
Universalst Sunday school at 1870 Sunday
evening. Everybody come.
About 25 of the friends of Miss Lena
Hall gave her surprise party Monday
evening, the occasion being her birthday
anniversary, and the special token of re-
membrance nice easy chair.
The teachers engaged for the spring
term in the south part of Newfane are as
follows: Williamsville, Mrs. E. A. Ken
yon South Newfane, Luela Williams;
Parish, Mrs. Gilbert b. Lamb; Rrookside,
Lima NJ. Hunt; Adams Hill, Clyde Adams.
The South Newfane school will begin next
Monday, and all of the others in one week
from that time.
l.. j. Morse received telegram Wednes-
day announcing the death, at North Ben
nington, this state, of his son in-law, Les
lie G. Easton. Mrs. Morse and her daugh-
ter Lena are at North Bennington today
attending the funeral. Mr.. Easton was
for some time resident of Putney. His
wife, who survives him with one child,
was formerly Miss Minnie Morse of this
village.
In the case of Lazele, administrator vs..
the town of Newfane, brought to recover
damages for the death of Mrs. Emily 5
Lazelle by being thrown from a bridge,
which case was decided in favor of the
town at the March term Of county court,
the plaintiff has taken an appeal to the SUI
preme court on exceptions to the charge
of Judge Thompson to the jury to the ef-
feet that in determining their verdict they
should deduct from the pecunary value
of the services that the deceased would,
under the probable circumstances of the
future, be likely to render to her son, the
value of the services that he would be
called upon to render her if she had lived.
In other words the jury were to decide how
much less in dollars and cents the next of
kin is worth by reason of the death of his
mother than he would have been had she
lived.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16

This advertisement appears in the Dyers-
burg, Tenn, Gazette: son Tuesday,
March IL, my dwelling house, thirteen
miles above Charlottesville, was washed
from its foundation and foated down the
Mississippi river. 1t is new two-story
frame, painted white and built in T shape,
with hall in the centre and two-story
front porch all the way across the building.
1t contained all my household and kitchen
furniture, including an organ, with j. c..
engraved on the plate. The cook-stove is
an old-fashioned No. s range A Marlin
rife-sixteen shot, IS calibre-was also in
the house. Any one knowing the where
abouts of this house will be rewarded by
informing me at this place. j. l. Hop
kins, Dyersburg, Tenn"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
Wants $500 Balm for BIIghted Anec-
lions.

NJ. c. Spelman, the janitor of the Con-
verse school at Burlington, was arrested
Tuesday, having been sued in the sum of
$500 by Isadore Gotta for alienation of the
affections of Cota's wife. In default of
bail Spellman was put in Jail. Gotta and
Spellman had some trouble last summer
and Gotta fired revolver in the house of
Mrs. Cota's parents on Pearl street. Mrs.
Gotta has worked for Spelman occasionally
at the Converse school. Spelman is a
married man with several children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
The NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Mississippi Floods.
all records Broken---the River NJ IN.
Highest Point E,,er I.,,,.....

AL records Broken---the River -. a..
Highest Point Ever Known.
A Vicksburg despatch saws the Nrississ
IPpI mas broken its record at nearly all
PAGES below the Yazoo and is now biober
van IL ever was before. The river At
NlcksOurg is above the famous hiob. vain
mar OF 1862, the worst ever known in Tho
MlSSlsslppi valley, and which DESTROYED
n L,y the entire levee system of the lower
river and wrought damage from which If
1Uok "a a quarter of century to recover.
4. ue ClVll war was monopoizing the atten.
Uon ol the country at the time so that if
gave little thought to the people living
%1ong the lower Mississippi, but from
NIcksourg down the great food swept
away the levees and few of them were re-
, puIlt until the eighties. The record of
~ mas never since been euualled at
NlcKsburg until Tuesday. At New Or
leans the pitch of water is the highest
ever known, but the levees are holding.
East Omaha and North Omaha, Neb..
are hooded by waters that are rushing
from the Missouri river. The residents are
neelng for their lives, leaving their possess
IONS behind. 1t has been feared that the riv-
er would cut a new channel around East
Omaha, destroying property worth several
millions of dollars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
A EnmiIv of seven DROWNED.

A distressing accident occurred ten
miles west of Helena, Arkansas, Tuesday,
resulting in the drowning of family Of
seven colored people. Sylvester Saunders's
house was threatened with destruction on
account of the high water and Saunders
and his family of wife and five children
left for high ground. Fearing to lose
everything in his possession Saunders took
a large buil into the fiat boat with the fam
ilv. The animal was nearly famisLed and
ATTEMPTED to eat the small limbs of the
willow trees. The boat tipped, the inmates
became frightened and in the excitement
tbe animal kicked the side of the boat to
pieces and the entire family was drowned.
(OHer Ne,es in Brief on Tenth Pdge)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16

Jesse Wilder has moved into the Edison
house, near Castle Hill
There was a meeting of the trustees of
the savings bank on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Edwin F. Sherman of East Dover
has been working for c. D. Spencer Il Go.
+. L. Allen of the Vermont House re-
turned from a visit to Sunderland on Mon
day.
The examination of teachers by Prof.
H. d. Ryder on Tuesday and Wednesday
was largely attended.
At the regular meeting of Social lodge,
f. IL A. NJ, the I'd degree was worked
Wednesday evening.
Harry Highland has closed his engage
ment with w. NJ. Vogel and returned to
his home in Boston.
Miss Minnie Putnam returned from New
York on Tuesday. She purchased a fine
stock of seasonable millinery goods.
Bert 4. Wheeler began work on his
house on West Main street this week.
George E. Haynes will have charge of the
work,
We hear that Mr.. B. B. Fitch will re-
move to North Adams, Mass. We are
very sorry to have Mr., Fitch and wife leave
town.
Hosea Mann, inspector of finance, is alb
sent for about two weeks making eXam-
nation of banks in the northern part of
the state.
Mr.. j. p. Berry, inspector of steam
boilers for the Fidelity and Casualty in
surance company, represented by G. NJ.
Russell in this locality, has been in town
this week.
O. O. Ware has taken the agency for fine
clothing manufactured by Wanamaker &
Brown of Philadelphia, and is receiving
many orders.
c. w, Chadburne, salesman for John
O. Smith Il Co. of Boston, was at the store
of G. d. Spencer d Co. on Tuesday and
took orders for 2S suits of clothing.
+. j. Stevens has closed his engagement
with c. ID. Spencer IL Co. and goes to
Springfield, Mass, to seek employment.
We are very sorry to have Mr.. Stevens
leave town.
Rev. Cephas B. Lynn of Boston occupied
the Universalist pulpit last Sunday after
noon, preaching a very interesting dis
course, We learn that there is prospect
that he may be secured permanently.
An Easter Missionary concert will be
held at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning. There will be selections and
speaking by members of the Sunday school,
singing by a male quartet, consisting of
Messrs. Spencer, Vannah, ButteTfeld and
Farrow; PASTORS address, '@The Christ:
Where is He?" and a special offering for
missions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16

Troubles between granite manufacturers
and granite cutters at Montpelier are still
unsettled. Eighty men employed by the
Capital Granite company went out We'd
nesday afternoon because a disagreement
had arisen over the time and wage sched-
ule. While this strike is likely to be set
tied within a few days, it shows that the
troubles which caused a strike at Hard
wick are rapidly bringing to the surface
other controversies between unions and
manufacturing associations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16

Gold mining operations in Bridgewater
continue and number of men are now at
work getting out ore on Quartz hill, where
the old Riddell mines were located The
crusher and concentration are also running.
Editor Jamason of the White River
Junction Landmark inherits the property
of the late Mrs. A. A. Earl, widow of a
well-known but eccentric newspaper man,
who began his career at Irasburg in Or
leans county. The estate amounts to
about $4,000 and Jamason receives it all
with the exception of a few very small lega-
cies.
Mr.. Peet of Keene, N. H., offered to
bring his bicycle wood rim manufacturing
establishment to Bethel in case the bust
ness men of that town would raise $1,000
for his business. They have already Sc
will be no difficulty in obtaining the te-
mainder. Mr.. Peet agreed to have fac
tory which would employ not less than 80
hands continuously for ten years.
News comes from the state fish hatchery
at RoXbury that 100000 young fish will
be put into the ponds and streams of the
state from the hatchery this season.
enough to make a noticeable improvement
III Jlt uSulllS IL even nan VI lLG JOullS lIy
live and thrive. Several new ponds are to
be laid out at the hatchery and other i'm
provements made. The state is evidently
beginning to get some return from its in
Vestment there.
A dastardly outrage was committed in
Willamstown a short time ago. Little
eight-year-old Della Wheeler went into a
henhouse to get the eggs, when a French
man, Joe Hamel, crept in behind her and
committed felonious assault upon her.
A complaint was entered and Hamel was
placed under $500 bonds by justice for
his appearance at county court. The
girl, though injured badly, will recover.
DIR. j. H. Hamilton of Richford, secre-
tary of the state board of health, was sum
moned to Bristol Wednesday to investigate
the causes of the many cases of illness.
The water supply is thought by some to be
the source of the trouble, and an analysis
will be made. The water comes from
springs, and there is nothing about them
to indicate pollution. The village has no
sewerage and residents of houses where
there are no cesspOols are compelled to
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
WILMINGTON.
Death OF Mrs. Mary Estey.

Mrs. Mary Estey, widow of the late
Isaac Estey, died at her home on sun lay
evening and was buried on Wednesday, the
interment being at Readsboro. Mrs Estey
was born in Deertield. Mass, Jan. ii, 1905.
She was a daughter of Asa and Mary
Chlds. There were seven children and all
are now dead. She was married to Isaac
Estey on Sept. -, 1884, and from that
time until lS65 they resided in Readsboro,
when they moved to Wilmington. MI.
Estey died on Feb. >, lSS2. Seven chill
dren were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Estey,
three Of whom died in infancy. The sur
viving children are Charles c. of Gardner,
Mass, Henry W. of Northampton, Mass,
and Sarah Estey and Mrs. Mary Dudley of
this town.
The deceased was the oldest woman in
the town. She has been gradually failing
in health for several years and for nearly
two years she has been nearly helpless.
She has been tenderly cared for by her
two daughters. She joined the Methodist
church many years ago and has been a
faithful and consistent member. Mrs.
Estey was a woman who had strong at
tachment for her family and friends and
they, in return, regarded her with much
love and esteem. She lived to good old
age and her memory will be cherished by
all who knew her. Rev. Mr.. Farrow at
tended the funeral and the Methodist
choir rendered appropriate selections.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16

George II. White, the only colored man
in the present House of Representatives,
is a graduate of Howard university, and
he alumni of the institution intend soon
to give a reception in his honor, While he
was a student in Howard university he also
studied law, and has been practising ever
since in his home, in Tarboro, N. c. The
colored Republicans of his district have
frequently honored him with local offices.
He has been twice in the state legislature,
and prosecuting attorney OF the twelfth jul
dicial district of North Carolina four terms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
Senator MorriII,s birthday.

Wednesday being the S7th birthday an
niyersary of Senator Morrill,, the opening
prayer of the chaplain of the Senate re-
ferred in eulogy to the patriarch of the
Senate, hale in body, alert in intellect,
fresh and kindly in genuine sympathies,
crowned with the fruits of an illustrious
career of more than two score years in the
service of the nation, with the love and
honor of his Green Mountain state, of the
Senate and of the country at large"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
Administrators Sale

THE following property belonging to the es-
i tate of the late Charles j. Lawton, will be
sold at public auction at his late residence on
south Main street, Brattleboro, Vt, saturday
Way l, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
REAL ESTATE.-One story and one half house
with and barn attached, all in good repair
six shares of Prospect Hill Aqueduct water with
this property.
PERSONAL PROPERTY. Household goods,
consisting of beds and bedding, spring beds,
half size spring bed. bed and table linen, crock
cry and glassware, including some pieces OF an
uque crockery, silverware, chifonier, 2 llght-
stands. tables these last named pieces OF tur-
niture are very old 2 lounges rocking chairs,
dining chairs, curtains with fixtures, clocks lot
OF old books barrel sugar, barrel vinegar box or
soap, about 1900 pounds of hay, carpenters TOOLS
farming tools. lawn mower 1900 feet pine boards
empty vinegar barrel, empty kegs, breech load
ing rifle, and many other articles not mentioned
Terms made known at sale.
E. c. ROBERTSON, Administrator
u 7. MILLER AnctinnRar
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
A Former Vermonter for Pension Agent
at Augusta.

Hon. Selden Conner, who was nominal
ed for pension agent at Augusta, Maine,
last week by President Mckinley, was
formerly law student at Woodstock. He
graduated at Tufts college, one of his class
mates being Judge T. O. Seaver of Wood
stock. When the war broke out young
Conner was reading law in the office of
Washburn S Marsh at Woodstock. He
enlisted for three months in the First Yer
mont regiment as a private, and after his
term expired entered the 9TH Maine regi-
ment as major. He was successfully pro-
NOTED, and retired brigadier general. He
was assessor and afterwards collector of
internal revenue in Maine previous to his
nomination for governor by the Republi-
cans in 1870 He was reelected governor
three times and received fourth nomna-
ton, but in 1878 there was no election by
the people, the constitution at that time
requiring a majority to elect. Gen. Con
nor was pension agent at Augusta from
1852 to 1856.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
President Angel Minister to Turkey.

President Mckinley sent to the Senate
Wednesday the nomination of President
James b. Angel of the University of
Michigan to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States to Turkey. He was born in Rhode
Island and was educated at Brown Univer-
sity. He was professor of modern Ian
guages in that institution several years,
and was then editor of the Providence
journal. He was called to the presidency
of the University of Vermont in 1866, and
remained with that institution until he
went to Michigan in 1871. Eight years
later he was appointed minister plenipoten-
tiary to China to secure revision of the
Burlingame treaty, which he succeeded in
doing within 80 days after his introduction
to the Chinese court. In ISIS he was APP
pointed as member of the commission TO
negotiate a new treaty with Great Britain
for the settlement of the fisheries dispute.
AS writer DR., Angel is no less C. ';.' rated
than as a scholar and diplomat. In the
control Of one of the largest universities
in the United States, he has shown a high
degree of administrative ability
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
North Ferrisburl

North Ferrisburgh, VI, Feb. 60 1891
had the grip, followed by pneumonia, and
was left weak and with no appetite. concluded
to,try Hoods Sarsapara, and after taxing three
bottles was well | cannot praise Hood Sarsa-
pariila too highly, and keep 1t in the house allthe
time.-Almer Ii. Bull ,,,,
Hoods Pills cure sick headache indigestion
biliousness; 25 cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
Carriages and Harness
at Auction.

beng obliged to give up the repository at 81
Elliot street it becomes necessary TO close out a
number of my carriages, and will therefore sell
tl public auction, saturday, April II, AT
1O O'Clock sharp. at 50 Elliot street Brattleboro'
lhe following property: two seated surrey with
ythopy top, two seated un-about, ! BIRDS eye
maple driving buggy, phaeton with fun leather
tup ana lamps Corning carriages, tull leather:
Two Concord wagons. The above are all new, OF
lne best grade and latest styles. one canopy top
surrey and other very good second-hand Carl
ages also single and double harness of all kinds
II. r. BROWN.
G. p. gibson Auctioneer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16
Wanted.

A Second Hand Saw Mill right hand.
POst.OfIlce box IL, South WardsbOrO,
vt. 1911
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-16

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cures
journalism and neuralgia, Entirely vegetable,
III N.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-30
LOOKING AT BOTH SIDES.

The contest as to what is pure and what-impure is still being waged Some hold to the saying that to the pure all things are pure while others say that there must be a point at which we must stop. Some artists claim that there is nothing impure from an artistic stand point that any idea or picture is permis- sable if written-or painted for arts sake, while others say that there is a point where art must stop and give way to the scientist the anatomist, and the so- ciologist. This matter of doubt has been discussed for many years. Our ances- tors read novels of doubtful character, and kept pictures concealed by curtains. They admitted that such things were of doubtful propriety. In this day such things are openly shown, and We excuse it on the ground of realism, and con- tend that we must know everything so as to guard against that which is evil A pastor in an eastern city boldly as serts that the newspapers should publish all the crimes and scandals they can find, for it is only by knowing such things that we are enabled to avoid them--the good man must study the strategy of the devil, just as a comman- der-in-chief studies the position of the enemy
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-30
1MREcILEs vs. RAscAIls.

Hon. II. A. Herbert said to an inter- viewer that the south was essentially American, was inhabitsd by Anglo-sax- ons and was thoroughly imbued with love of fair play He drew the cenclu- sion tha. capitalists would net fear ad- verse lssglslati3n in the south. and would invest liberally in. southern enterprises. Mir. Herbert added that the southernsrs are naturally the most conservative peo- pie in AmFiea. When the interviewer drew his attention to the movement for secession as refutatlon of his position,
 MT. Herbert replied There never was a more convincing proof of .he depth and breadth of the corserys tism of the south tran that very movement. The south supposed btssR to be advocating and maintaining the subs ance of the federal constitution, and they were willing to sacrifice their all to maintain heir ideas"
 The conclusion to bei- dra wn from this remark is that che south wants h3 do right. if it only knew how. It is right in it's ird ,rtious if wrong in its actions. It is more of an imb: cile than rascal. We'll, there may be some consolation in .ais view of the subject. There is some hope of improving tha. capacity 6R a feeble-mirded person, but there is little hope If reforming a rascal. There is no danger to the country from weak-minded citizens. but there is danged' from the depravsd. The rascals largely outnum- Der -he other class The institutions for the feeble-minded have few inmates while tlna penitentiaries are oYerfowing. If imbeciles predomirated ill this coun- try, then we must have a government flor the people" If raseals were in the majority we could noe have a govern meat "by ths people" Free government would perish from the earth" if ras- calls were in the majority. Moraiists tell us that the msn who are failures in life fail forahe want of moral stamina-very few fail because of mental incapacity-- this must be consoling to the Montgom- cry Advertiser. =. ..-l--
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-30
DTFFERENCE OF OPINION

Dingley contends that the high duties in his bill are mainly on goods worn by the rich, who think it the proper form to wear foreign goods and do not ob- ject to paying duty. MT. Wm. l.. Will sen, in the New York Herald of the 26th, shows. that under the Dingley bill cheap goods will cost the consumer more than expensive goods, Broadcloth will pay a duty of S1.S0 a yard, which is 59 per cent, and blue cheviot coating will pay 136 per cent, and cotton warp cloth lS2 per cent. "There are two classes of articles on which customs duty cannot be protective. First articles the entire supply of which comes from other coun- tries; second, articles of which a country produces more than it consumes and has a surplus which it must export. Duties on tea and coffee are revenue duties be- cause we produce neither. Duties on wheat, cotton, tobatco, beef, and agri- cultural products generally, although im- posed to deceive our farmers, cannot be protective because the price of the whole is fixed by thep rice of the surplus in for eign markets and our tariffs cannot af- feet that price"