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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Five Members of One Family Burned
10 Death.

The family of Jacob Ciclecz of Cleveland, o.,
was almost compile tely wiped out Of existence by
fire Friday morning. Eight persons We're burn
ed, five fatally. John Ciclecz, brother of ia
cob arose about O'Clock to light the fire He
took what he thought was the kerosene can. In
stead he got hold Of the gasolene can. He pour
ed the gasolene on the kindling and touched a
match TO the stuff In an instant there was an
explosion John Cicecz was hurled TO the end of
the room, his clothing on fire. The fire commun'
icated to the feather bed on which we're Mrs ia
cob CiclecZ, the three children and another wom-
an. Jacob Ciclecz was also IN the room at the
time of the explosion. With their clothing al
ablaze the father, mother and the other woman
seized the three children and ran out into the
yard. Passing workmen eXtinguished the flames
but not until the father mother and three chill
dren were fatally burned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Floods in Kentucky and West vIrsinn.

Thirty six hours of steady rain has caused
nearly every stream in Kentucky to overflow its
banks and sweep away the live stock and fences
The Kentucky river is carrying Off thousands Of
logs Immense damage is reported from Harlan
and other counties. At Frankfort ~ houses are
under water and the gas works threatened
Northeastern Tennessee and southwestern Nlr
ginia report that the timber interests have sui
fered heavily from floods.
Hundreds of families have moved out of the
lowlands in the Guy an, Twevepole and Big Sandy
valleys in West Virginia The loss to property
has reached alarming proportions from Hood.
Some lives are repOTted lost.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Masonic Lodge Rooms Dedicated In
Remington.

The Mount Anthony lodge Of Masons dedicated
their new rooms ia the Richie building Monday
evening Worshpful Grand Master Kittrrdge
Haskius Of Brattleboro had charge of the exer
clses assisted by the officers OF the grand lodge,
a majority of whom were present The preseuta-
ton Of the hall was made 10y Past Master +. d
Bennett who acted in the place Of Master G.. II.
Darling, who was called away 10y the death Of his
father. The surrender OF the working tools was
made by o VI Barber. There was large at.
tendance Of MaSons. Following the dehcatory
services was a dan - and refreshments
The lodge rooms are ftted up IN the Curiut hian
style Of architecture, with "A unique arrangement
of electric lights that he utilized IN five ways
The walls are crimson ana gold, ceilings and
trimmings white, blue amt gold. and there are
spaciou, parlors and "A comuandery dr room.
The cost of decorations alone was SlOt The
rooms are COnsIleTed The FINEST ln The state
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
ARurdensome Fortune.

In the year 1918 Benjamin Braswel of Nor
gan county, Georgia, left sum of money
in trust, the interest on which was to go toward
educating orphans. Out of the income a large
number of orphans were educated, and fine
building was erected which was destroyed dur
ing the war. A remnant Of the money, which
was kept well invested, now amounts to $4,000.
The establishment of first. class public school
system has rendered It impracticable TO use the
money for the purpose for which ii was intended,
and as it can be- used for no other purpose It has
become a sort of elephant on the hands of the
county officers It is now invested in Georgia
railroad stock upon which there is a guaranteed
interest of per cent. Many years ago alleged
heirs Of Braswell made an attempt TO secure the
money, but they were defeated,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Es-Presldent Harrison Father.

daughter born to eX President and Mrs,
Harrison at their home in indianapolis at 3
O'Clock last Sunday morning. The little girl
weighs eight and three quarters pounds Exten-
sive preparations have been going on at the Har
rison home for months past and the array of "ba.
by clothes that has been made is sufficient TO
satisfy the taste of even ant presidents daugh-
ter. The baby Will be named Mary Elizabeth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

Four Indians were killed and three seriously
wounded in an attempt TO release Chief Pablo
Ariz, Sunday Pablo then attacked his guard
and was killed by the latter
The bodies of the Rev, and Mrs, Thomas Spicer'
Mrs William Rouse and her two sons and Mrs
Waldron of Winona, n D., were found at Mr..
Spicers ranch near WinOna Friday morning.
They had been killed by Indians and their bodies
were frigbtfully mutilated The murder or the
six persons undoubtedly means another outbreak
by the Indians like that OF 1890.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
TRY GRAIN.O. TRY GRAIN-O.

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a package
of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the
place Of Coffee. The children may drink it
without injury as well as the adult. All who try
t, like it. GRAIN o has that rich seal brown as
Mocha or Java, but it is: made from pure grains
and the most delicate stomach receives it with
out Distress one-fourth the price of coffee; 10
and 70 cents a package. Sold by all grocers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

The regular term of the United States circuit
and district courts opened at Burlington Tuesday
morning, Judge heller presiding The grand
jury WAS sworn in aud charged. The petit Jurors
were excused from duty, there being no cases
ready for trial. +. c. Mower, f. h de Berve
and j III Macomber of Burlington and D. G.
Steele Of Swanton were admitted to practice be.
fore the court The grand jury went into session
and Judge Wheeler returned home and will not
return until the grand jury is ready to report
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Was He Beaten to Death.
Death of an American Citizen in n
Spanish Prison.

Spanish Prison.
Great interest is felt in the case of DR.. Ricardo
Ruiz, citizen of the United States, who died re.
Gently in a Spanish prison in Havana, and who
was either brutally beaten to death, or was made
insane by his treatment and beat out his own life
against the walls Of his cell. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
the United States consul at Havana reported
the case to Secretary Oney and was instructed to
demand of the Spanish authorities an immediate
investigation His demand that the body be ex-
humed for examination was at first denied hut
was complied with when it was understood that
the United States government was in earnest in
the matter. The post mortem showed that there
were welts and commissions from heavy blows and
a gaping wound from terrible blow on the head.
II was from this blow that death resulted Gen.
Lee and the surgeon who made the examination
believe that the indications point to murder The
charge on which DIR. Ruiz was ARE Sted and con.
fined was that of assisting IN derailing Spanish
railway train and capturing 10 officers the 10th
of January. This charge is believed to be un-
founded.
Dr. Ruiz came to Philadelphia from Cuba in
1919 He studied and practiced dentistry in that
city, took out naturalization papers, and finally
returned to Havana to settle his fathers estate
Its affairs were found to be involved, and he be-
gan the practice of dentistry there, married, and
has several children He has always declared his
intention of returning to this country to live.
According to Cuban advices Gen. Lee is very
uneasy under the policy Of ina ton toward Cuba
practiced by the administration. He is said by
the Cubans to have cabled Secretary Olney that
the admins tration must uphold him in his de
mand for the instant release of all Americans un.
justly imprisoned as political suspects that
they be given speedy trial; this demand to be
enforced with the presence of American warships.
Ii not, then he would resign.
RuiZ's Horrible Death.
A special from Havana to the New York Sun
says: The torture known as componte in Cuba, by
means of which the American citizen, DR. Ricardo
Ruiz, was assassinated, is the most barbarous of
oil
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
Taking effect Dec. G, 1896.
GOING SOUTH.

ldhlnB cllSCt DSS' " lo'o'
GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows.
$3.50 !. NJ, for Springfield and New York.
$40 A. NJ, for Mlllers Falls Palmer and New Lon
don. Connecting at Millers Fails with rIJcn-
burg r. R., at Palmer with Boston & Albany
r. R., at Wmantic with New England r. R.,
at New London with N. Y, N. II. & II, I. r.
9:lO A. n, for Springfield and New York.
1890 A. NJ, for Miers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg r. R., Palmer and stations on Boston
Albany X. R.. and for New London.
2l3 p NJ, mail train for Springfield.
425 p NJ, for Milers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg r. r., Palmer and New London and New
York via Norwich Line
4:37 p. NJ, for Springfield and New York daily
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows:
1925 A. NJ, from New York via Norwich Line, New
London. Palmer and Millers Falls.
II 100 A. NJ, from Springfield.
i:1O P NJ, from New London, Palmer and MilleFs
Falls.
2:O6 from Springfield and New York.
$40 p. NJ, from New York and Springfield.
9:40 p. NJ, from New London, connecting from
Palmer, EilleIs Falls and intermediate stations
1905 p. NJ, nom New York and Springfield.
e-Subjec, to change without notice.
D. MACKENZIE Supt., New London,
8. W. CUMMINGS, g. p. A., st. Adams.
]. A SOUTHARD, d. p A, New London
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26

Instance

Mrs. Anna c. Stowell Of South Weymouth,
Mass, in acknowledging receipt of $4,000, for
value of policy on the life of her husband, re-
Gently deceased. writes State Agent James T.
Phelps as follows II wish TO acknowledge the
prompt settlement of the insurance under my
husbands policy i1,OOl, and also TO take this op-
portunity of expressing to the company my sin
treated. That any of my friends may understand
why / write IN this way | will outline the con
dtion Of affairs, premium was que on Mr..
Stowell's policy April 81, 1896 This was not paid,
and since his death we find that the company
sent a second notice on May :, and a third notice
stating that the insurance had lapsed, but would
be reinstated if premium was paid and health
cert ificate given. Later still a letter conveying
the same information was sent, all these papers
having been in Mr. Stowells possession. In a
pocket of an ofice coat We found check made
by MIR. StoWell for this premium and dated May
3. Mr.. Stowrlls accident occurred June %. and
he died June Is, BY the terms of the policy
should have been entitled TO 5000 but am CRATE
full that the company, while recognizing that
there is no legal claim for more than this amount
have still seen fit To pay the face of the policy,
$4,000" The generosity of the National Life in
paying the face-value of the policy under the
above circumstance, is but in keeping with its
/ general policy Women should be sufficiently
alive TO their interests TO that their hus-
bands pay the premiums on their policies when
they fall due as companies are not obliged to pay
the face value Of policies unless all arrears have
been paid. Mrs. Stowell's words of appreciation
are non too strong for the kind and generous
treatment accorded her by the National Life.
H. E. TAYLOR & SON, Gen, Agts
BrattIebOrO, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Railroads.
BOSTON 8 MAINE RAILROAD.

ON and after Oct. 5, 1895, trains on this road
Twin leave Brattleboro for all points north at
II :06 A. M, 2:C6, $40 and 1906 p. NJ.
The II :06 A. NJ train is mail train for Montpelier,
st. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal aud
the Passumpsc road.
The $3.50 P. NJ. train is the Montreal day ex-
press.
The $40 P NJ. train is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland.
The 1906 p. NJ train is express for Montreal,
tached. This train runs daily Sundays TO Mon
treal only.
Going south trains arrive in Brattleboro from
Bellows Falls and points north at 5:2S A. might
expressl, $40 A. N, (malD, 2:l3 P. NJ. (maiD, 1885
p. NJ CMontreal and New York day express.
All trains make close connections with Boston
& Albany road both east and west of Spri ngheld.
d. j. FLANDERS, Gen' TickeSAgt.
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aboard; and this boat has been their home ever since.
 The craft has a large cabin and an ample cock pit, and has also been fit- ted up for the convenience of it's occu- pants.
 Three children have been born to MT. and Mrs. Sands since they adopted boating life, and the boat has been heightened five feet to meet the de- mand for more room. The children are two, four and eight years of age, two boys and one girl. They have never known any home but their limit ed quarters on the Lizzie, their play ground being the cock pit and deck. One of the children has fallen overheard four times, but the little fellow will float like a cork.
 Since adopting this mode of life Cap tain Sands and family have drifted around and have visited every city, will New York and Stonington, and have spent months in the harbors and coves, | Summer and winter this frail craft is the home of the family, and the mem bers all seem happy in their moved sur roundings. Fishing is the only business done by the captain or his family, and at cer- tain seasons of the year quite a revenue is derived from that industry. Mrs. Sands and the two oldest children are experts at the business.
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THE CITY MISSIONS.

The City Mission hall, corner of Court and State streets, is open summer and winter, and throughout the year, every afternoon and evening of the week. with some one always in attendance. On Sundays there are three services, besides the Sunday school at g o'clock a. m. The children's meeting is held at o'clock; a prayer and praise meet ing at 4 o'clock, and the peoples ser vice at 7:3O p. m. The Mission Rescue band, led by w. G. Skinner, will con- duct the service tomorrow evening. For several Sundays an orchestra from the Davenport orchestral club, MT. James W. seeley, leader, has provided the evening service.
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NINE YEARS ON THE LIZZIE.

The EXperience Of Captain and Mrs.
 Treadwell Sands.
 The catboat Lizzie, at Stonington, has a peculiar history. Its owner is Cap tain Treadwen Sands, formerly propri- etor of a hotel. Nine years ago MT. Sands became disgusted with the dPudgery of a hotel keeper and purehas- ed the craft, then but twenty-five feet in length, and with his wife went
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WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
 AROUND TOWN.

Death of Mrs. Samuel simpson-Bal
 Game and Skirmish Shoot To-day-G.
 A. k. Clambake-Rev. F. E. Marbles
 Resignation Accepted. Mrs. Samuel Simpson died at 9 o'clock Thursday evening, after hav- | ing been confined to her bed just four | weeks, she having reached the advanc- I ed age of eighty-one years. She leaves one daughter, Mrs. Gurdon w. Hull, | two grandchildren, Mrs. c. H. 1Nbbitts l and Miss Elizabeth Hull. She was a | lifelong member of St. PauPs church, also member of St. Pauls guild. The funeral services will be held in St. PauPs church Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock. The late Samuel Simpson died l April ', 1894.
 There will undoubtedly be big turn out to see the ball game between the l married and single men on the Waling ford grounds this afternoon. The line up of the married men will be as fol- lows: Rev. F. F. Marble, If; H. L.. Davis, 1b; w. H. Edsall, of: H. H. | Walker, If; R. D. Perkins, 3b; G. D. Munson, 2b; F. M. Barber, ss; Frank Lobb, p; Henry Lobb, c; Dr. w. s. Russell, J. P. Stevenson and w. I. | Todd substitutes.
 James Cody, who has been critically | ill, is reported as on the improve.
 The skirmish shoot for the Colonel Leavenworth medal will be held this afternoon on Co. Ks range beginning at l o'clock.
 The new street signs for the borough have arrived and will be placed in po- sition at once.
 The clambake of the A. H. Dutton post, G. A. R., will be held this after noon at Ulert Grove.
 | The letter box was removed yester- day from near the railroad track to the corner of Hall avenue and Cherry street, The kindness of Postmaster Jones will be appreciated by the resi- dents west of the track. l Mr. and Mrs James Stillman of How ard, Kan, are the guests of Collector Cowles.
 Robert Morris is home from Chicago. | J. R. Cottrill started last evening for Boston.
 l Mrs. James E. Stewart and child have gone to Springfield on a visit.
 Mrs. R. O. Bogart of Northport, L, l., who has been stopping here for two weeks, will leave to-day for Westbrook to join her husband, who is stopping at that popular seaside resort At a meeting of the Baptist church it was voted to accept the resignation of Rev. F. E. Marble and committee consisting of E. s. Barber, J. H. Arthur and Mrs. Howard James was appointed to draft resolutions to be presented to the retiring pastor.
 | A little child of Charles Mcdonald of Elm street died early last evening.
 Mrs. John O'Brien of New York is the guest of Mrs. Thomas Pagnam of | Colony street.
 ] Annie M., the one-year- daughter of Patrick Fennell of North Colony street. died yesterday afternoon. Fun eral Sunday at 3:30 p. m.
 Frank J. Taylor will officiate as um- pire at the ball game on South Colony street grounds this afternoon.
 The fishermen are having great luck on the lake the past week. l Harry Neal will cater for the G. A. R. clambake this afternoon.
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MILFORD,

Aug. 6.-Miss Grace A. Morgan is vis-
 iting in Camden, N. J.
 The annual picnic of the descendants
 of Thaddeus Nettleton will be held at Burns Point on Saturday, August IA.
 Dinner will be served at 1 D. m., after which the officers and committees for the next year will be elected. Charles l.. Ovlatt has accepted a po-
 sition in the Imperial Pharmacy in Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Bessie Merwin of New Haven is visiting MT. and Mrs. Edgar Van Horne | Garden Hill street.
 Mrs. Lizzie F. Page is visiting rela- tives in East Dearing, N. H., for a few weeks.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Milford Athletic association will be held in it's rooms on Monday evening
 at o'clock.
 The five-mile handicap race for the gold medal which is to be won three times by the same person before it be- longs to him will be held at the Milford green on Saturday evening, August 14, at o'clock. A few contestants have already entered and an interesting race will probably be the outcome, as they are all very evenly matched. | Baseball cranks will undoubtedly see a fine exhibition of the game at the M. A. A. field tomorrow Saturday, between the Edgewoods and MiIfords l The latter team has been beaten twice by the Edgewoods, and will endeavor | 4o Mor 5 Lynch will probably be in the points l for Milford.
 THE STONE FAMILY REUNION. l The eleventh annual reunion of the John Stone association will be held al 1 Woodment on Wednesday, August 25 at Merwin's Beach restaurant. This place is at the terminus of the trolley from New Haven, cars leaving the green and railroad station every thirty l minutes. It is also reached by Burgess buses from the Woodmont railroad station, and the better route for those coming from New York or Bridgeport The call to order will be promptly al | 10:30 a. m. A good shore dinner will be served at 12:30, and the price will be 5C l cents.
 One pleasant feature of this dinner l will be the social greetings, after-din-
 ner speeches, toasts and responses. Al who bear the Stone name or who are affiliated by marriage or descent, ol l closely allied through friendly rela, tions. are cordially invited to be pres. l ent.
 It is particularly requested that al
 who contemplate attending will notify | the president, Rev. Joel Stone Ives 1 Stratford, Conn.,, at an early date.
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g,rauelIers' 6mide.
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
June IS, 1897.

FOR NEW YORK-s4:05, %4:5O. x6:1o. 'Vu,. $500, *S:10, S:3O, *9:S5. x1O:SO a. H., 'Iz:oo, l2:O5, *1:S0 (parlor car limit ea2, ~l;S5, 200, *2:SO, 800, *4:OO. +4:17. 4'SO' N5:lO, *5:20, 5:S5, 6:3O, *7:10. +S:1O. o'Io Bridgeport accommodation. *9:1O. ''lo p. m. Sundays-*4:05, *4:50. 500 q. m', x4:So, x6;15, "7:1O, "S:1O, s:l5. @9:1O D. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem nlver-sEO5, Fn:50 D. m. (daily).
 FoR BOSTON via Springfeld-*1:1o, Slo'lo' Nll:05 a. m., "1:45, *5:52 D. m. sundays-%1:10 a. m., *5:52 D. m.
 Foh BOSTON via New London and FroVldenee-*2:10, *2:20 *11:S5 (parlor ear limited> a. m., *12:o5, "2:47. %4:2o, "4:oo' "6:55 p. m, Sundays-*z:1o, *2:20 a. m., #4:55, *6:55 D. m. FOR MERIDEN. HARTFORD, oThlNGF1ELD, etc-*1:1O, $40. 500. xlo:lo, HOBO (For White Mountains. hrst stop Hartford>. *1l:o5 a. m. 12:O6. ol;4o S:lO, 5:o0 *5:52 (6:15 to Hartford), o.oo' 9:oo, u:15 (to Meriden) D. m. Sum- days-"11o a. m., *5:52, s:2s D. m.
 NEW LONDON DIVISION
 7.ls TOT odN MeW London, etc.-*2:1o. *2:2o, !;oo, $50, 11:05, *11;35 (parlar car linn ited a. m., *12:O5, *2:47, 3.O6. 400. .4:2o. ~4:oo, o:l5 (to Saybrook Jutnntc.), SIS. 8:55. S:lo. (Gullford acc.) p. m. Sundays "2:lo, "2:2o, $50 a. m., *4:55, a6:55 D. m. AIR LINE DIVISION
 For Middletown, Willimantic. etc. 7;45 a. .m.. 12:55, *2::33, 6:O5 D. m. Sun days-*7:15 D. m. Connecting at Mid dletown with Valley Division and at Willimantic with the N. E. R. R. and N. l.. N. R. R.; at Turnerville with Col chester branch
 | NORTHAMPTON DIVISION | For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls, 1 Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford, and intermediate station-7:5O a. m. and 400 p. m. For Westf1eld and inter- mediate stations, 5:55 p. m. | For Pennington, New Hartford and points this side-7:50 a. m, 12:04 400, l 5:55 D. m
 BERKSHIRE DIVISION | For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia, etc.-7:0O. 500, 935 a. n., 12:0O, 2:3s, 400. 5:35, 7:50, 11:20 p. m. Sundays S:10 a. n., S:30 p. m. For Waterbury--7:0 8:O0 9:35 a. m.. R:oo, 2:39, 5:35. 7:5O p. m. Sundays 8:10 a. m., 6:15 p. m. (via Naugatuck Junction.)
 For Winsted-7:OO, 9:35 a. nl.. 2:S9, 5:35, 7:5O p. m. Sundays-S:1u a. m., 6.15 p. m (via Naugatuck Junction.) For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown, Danbury, Pittsfield, State line-9:35 a. | m., 400 p. m.
 For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin- nati, St. Louis, Chicago and the West, via State line-9:35 a. m., 400 p. m. 1 For Litchfield and points on S.. L. & N. R. R. (via Derby Junction)-9:35 a. m., 400 D. m.
 Express Trains xLocal Express. c. T. HAMPSTEAD,
 General Passenger Agent.
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 Rates for Saloon Passage CITY OF ROME, $6O. Other Steamers. $50.
 second Cabin Rome. S42.5O. Furnessia, $37.5O. Other
 Strs, S35.
 Steerage Passage Rome. S25.5O Furnessla. S24.5O Other
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