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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
JACKSONVILLE.

Geo. Foster and family moved Thurs
day to North Charestown, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burnett of Spring
field, are visiting at w. A. Cheney's.
At the annual meeting of the North
River creamery association, the following
officers were chosen: Directors, Vim. II.
Hancock, r. D. Brown, A. j Faulkne r,
c. 5. Goodnow, NJ. A Butterfeld, c. Z.
Allard, and A w. Wiley; auditors, E. 5.
Allen, NJ. A. Butterfeld, and ID. c. Collins
The director chose w. H. Hancock, presi
dent, and f. II. Stetson, secretary and
treasurer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

fSince this article was written and put in type
search Of some ancient tax receipts has revealed
the fact that the given name OF the elder Dana
was Anderson. showing that for his middle name
the son was given the Christian name Of his
father.
The writer desires to acknowledge his indebted.
ness to Mrs Ozro Wright. widow OF the brother Of
Mrs Jane Dana, for much valuable Information
in preparing this sketch A letter written Mrs.
Wright by Mrs Dana, just after Mr. Dana's death
at Pennington, OhiO,-fortunately preserved
Of great service in fixing names and dates.
The Phoenix is indebted TO mir. w. J. Leonard
for the excellent drawing from Which the en-
craving Of Mr.. Dana's birthplace is made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
GRAFTON.

Miss Mary Haskins is visiting in North
ampton, Mass.
Mrs. Minnie Benton will be in the post
office for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. L. Walker and Miss
Fannie Hall went to Boston on Thursday.
Mrs. N. r. Davis, Miss Lue Daniels and
Miss Ella Dwinele are spending this week
in Boston.
Mrs. Edna Hall has gone to spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Burwell
at WATERFOWL, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
THE BIRTHPLACE OF
CHARLES A. DANA
In the Village of Hinsdale, N. II.

The House as 1t appeared 80 Years
Ago---the Elder DRna's Business as a
Country Marriage to n
Iinsdale Girl for His Second VIfe---
Life OF the Family after they Left
HInsdale.
1--WE venerate the sources of great riv-
ers," exclaims Seneca. 1t is recorded in
all the encyclopedias and mentioned in
every newspaper that Charles A. Dana
was born in Hinsdale, Aug. 10, 1919. The
birthplace of the foremost journalist in
America, and especially the house where
he was born, are ju.t now matters of unu-
sual interest on account of his recent
death. We are fortunate in being able to
present an accurate picture of this house
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

Pat Paine was hanged at Monroe, La,
Oct. 8, for the murder of his wife. He
was born at Mortified in 1857, and claimed
to have brother living in St. Adams, and
sisters in Randolph and Mortified. He is
the first white man who has been legally
hanged in that parish since 1882.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
TOWNsHEND.
Lorenzo Il. Cook, Native of TOwnsh

Lorenzo Il. Cook, Native of TOWnshend.
From the Boonyille n. Y, Herald, Oct Il
On Tuesday news reached Boonville of
the death at Ogiensburg of Lorenzo b.
Cook. Mr.. Cook was born in Townshend,
VT, and was "a years of age. In 1857 he
came TO Boonville and for some 10 years
carried on the timing and hardware bust
ness in company with his brother, Svlves-
ter o. Cook. In 1864 he married Eurenia
A. Booth of this place, who with dsugh-
ter, Alice, survives him. In 1882 the fam
lily moved to Syracuse, where their home
has since been, and where a son, Charles
b., died in 1889. The surviving relatives
of Mr.. Cook are two brothers, S. o. Cook
of this place, and A. l.. Cook of Vermont,
and four sisters, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Martin of
Townshend, Mrs. c. f. Park of Williams
vile, Mrs. l.. NJ. Hodgkins of Brattleboro,
VT, and Mrs. c. p. Stone of Springfield,
Mass. While a resident of this village,
Mr.. Cook was known as a quiet, indus
trous man, kind-hearted and highly re.
spected. After leaving Boonville he was
in poor health for several years. His body
was brought to Boonville for burial and
the funeral was held at the house of his
brother, S. o. Cook.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
JAMAICA.

DIR. Charles W. Ray, formerly of this
town but for several years of Chester, has
leased the Hotel Fullerton, the leading
hotel of that town, and will take posses
sion Jan. /.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

o. p. Caylor, At, of the New York Her
aid staff, the most original and most not
ed writer on base ball topics, died Tues day
at Winona, Mimi, from consumption.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

liar in materials to that of meteorites, and
that the central mass is iron and other
heavy metals, in a molten condition at
present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22

Geo. F. Davis is seriously ill at his home
on Burt place.
Mrs. M. L. Nutting and Miss Lucy are
spending few weeks at Randolph Centre.
H. d. Ryder has been in Kecne since
Monday in attendance upon the supreme
couat in session there.
&c. Hildreth returned Monday from a
two weeks pleasure trip to New York,
Oil City and Pittsburg, Pa.
News was received here this week of the
birth of a son to Rev. Harry Dascomb and
wife in Pullman, ILL.,, Monday.
The Foresters are to hold an interesting
bazaar in Union hall from Oct 20 to Nov
8, for the purpose of raising money.
f. G. Pierce is having a sale of goods
damaged by smoke and water at the recent
fire in the opera house block this week.
Walter G. Smith ana bride are expected
in Bellows Falls Monday and will at once
occupy their new home on Henry street.
The Nashville excursionists who went
from Bellows Falls with the governors
party two weeks ago, are expected home
tomorrow
Will Wilder of Cambridgeport, son of
John Wilder, a former resident of this vii
iage, has bought the night lunch rooms on
Canal street of d. j. Simser.
The families of c. H. Sawyer and S. w.
Wilder, jr., are to move early next week
into the Norwood house on Atkinson street,
and j. +. Meyers is to occupy the house
lately occupied by them.
A bicycle was stolen on Canal street
Monday evening near the police station.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Women-Mrs. j. A. Hartshorne, Miss Lottie
Some. Mrs w. NJ. Warren.
Memo: Severance, Harry NJ Sharp, N. l. vii.
son, W NJ. Warren.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
We have made a study
of Clothing for Years

learning That's why this has gained the repua-
OF being BEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN THE TOWN.
Men and good judgment like buy here Don't
for that quality and style here than the cheap grade
ments in many establishments.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
ARE YOU
welded

particular you seek the place where the best goods
be had the money! We don't know much about selling
groceries shoes, but
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
High School Notes.

Superintendent Marggraf has spent a
part of this week in visiting the schools OF
other parts of the town.
A scrub foot ball team went up to Clare
mont Saturday and were whipped to the
tune of 8 too. Our High school team,
which has this week been organized, hope:
not to have such fate.
Schedules have been posted in the build
ing showing the dates and subjects of the
course of Monday evening practical talks
at the Y. VI. c. A. rooms the coming win
ter, and Principal Crawford called especa
attention 10 them Monday in general SEES
sion. That evening the school was wei
represented there.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-28

Ennhp MhNIhD. for sale win SEND descrIp-
ton and prices to the undersigned, or call In
person 1t viii be 10 their advantage. have
now orders for several farms.
10. r. MORGAN,
LeUnayitUwn, Nd.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-28

IT'S ANT1oUITY.-A large earth
enware vase in downtown window
in one of the large cities is sur
mounted By conspicuous sign
bearing this inscription
Made of Egyptian Clay.
Three Thousand Years Old.
One day an expert, who happen
ed to be passing the window, stop
ped and looked at the vase.
Yes he said, after a brief in
spection, it is considerably older
than three thousands years. Ire
fer, OF course, to the clay. The
vase probably was made in 1884,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-28

Few men in this country are better or
more favorably know to the drug and
medicine trade than Mr.. E. ]. Schall,
buyer in the proprietary medicine de-
partment of the Meyer Bros Drug Co.,
st. Louis. He says; my boy came
home from school with his hand badly
lacerated and bleeding, and suffering
great pain. dressed the wound and
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm, free.
ly; all pain ceased, and in remarkably
short time, it healed without leaving q
scar. For wounds, sprains, swellings
and rheumatism, know of no medicine
or prescription equal to it. / consider
1t household necessity. Sold by VIM.
+. Greenwell & Son, Leonardtown; Jos.
s. Matthews, Valley Lee.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-28

Some Pertinent Facts Con.
corning the Man who will
be the Inevitable Choice
for Senator, if the Re-
publicans Carry the
Legislature.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-10-28
BLACKSMITHING.

HAVING taken possession of Black
IL smith Shop recently occupied by M, ].
Pope in Leonardtown, am prepared to
give special attention to horseshoeing, etc.
| can always be found at my shop and
viii do all work in my line at shortest no.
ice and as cheap as can be done in the
county Guns and pistols also repaired
Terms cash,
WIN. NJ. WHILE
April Soft
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09
PERSONAL.

Edna Dean Proctor, the Boston poet,
has returned from her South American
trip. She Travelled about 10000 miles over
the mountains, and says she scaled the
precipice of the Andes with comparative
ease. On the summit of the highest
mountain peak so inspired was she with
her picturesque surTounderings, that she
composed some thrilling poetry of an ele-
waited nature. Nobody but Boston girl
could do al this.
-Rosalind Amelia Young, a direct de-
scendant of one of the mutneers of the
Bounty, who settled on Pitcairn Island,
Is in San Francisco, and last week deliv-
cred lecture on the strange South Sea
Island community in which she has spent
her life. She has written a successful
book, STORY of the Pitcairn Islanders
and she has been a school teacher at home
since she was thirteen years old. She may
visit eastern cities before her return next
winter
Mrs. Lewis, who discovered valuable
palimpsest manuscripts of the Gospels in
a Syriac convent on Mount Sinai some time
ago, has just made her fourth exploration
Of the convent in company with her sister,
Mrs. Gibson and has found some more val
liable manuscripts. She has also exam
ined with great care two Palestinian Sy-
IldC iectIoHdfles OF Ohe tWelIJh century
and written in the dialect that was prob
ably spoken by Christ. The text of these
dictionaries is now in the hands of the
printers and will soon be published.
Ambassador Horace Porter enters
upon his functions very auspiciously, it is
said. His easy manner and charming con-
versauonal powers impress everybody ia
vorably, as all who knew him in America
may well imagine. His knowledge of the
French language is the last but not the
least of his qualifications for the office.
Frenchmen will be as much charmed with
him as they will be astonished at the ir-
repressible Uncle Gowdy, who takes
charge of the consulate in Paris. The adj
vent into society of his charming daugil-
ter, whose desire to visit Paris caused
Uncle Gowdy to work so hard for the
place, is awaited with some interest by
the American COLONY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09
Don't Eat Eggs when Anerv.

Never eat eggs while you are angry,
said A. E. Stewart of Boston, according
to the st. Louis Republic. MY attention
was first called to this strange fact nv
the tragic and sudden death of a ladv ac-
quaintance in Boston several years ago
l accepted her husbands invitation to dine
with them. just as we were going in to
dinner servant did something that
caused the lady to fly into a terrible race
She had been irritable from some minor
complaint for several days, and her hus-
band calmed her ruffled feelings
sufficiently for the dinner tn
be eaten in good temper. 1
noticed that she ate an unusually large
amount of soft scrambled eggs Fifteen
minutes after we left the dining room she
was a corpse. She died in frightful con-
Vusions before the nearest doctor reached
the house. The doctor was unable to as
cribe the cause. A few months later
was visiting a brother in Connecticut and
one of his sons died under similar cir
cumstances. Before breakfast one morn
ing the boy, who was about Is years old
mad fight with a neighbours boy. Before
ms anger had subsidized my nephew was
called to breakfast. He ate four soft
boiled eggs. Had 1 known as much then
as l do now 1 would have prevented it.
IN less than a half hour after breakfast
the BOY died with exactly the same SWIM
toms that we've present when nay friends
wife died. This set me to thinking about
the matter
1T wasn't long after this before a Bea-
con Hill friend of mine expired suddenly
after a meal. The doctors, as usual were
divided i'm opinion on the cause of death.
Some of them contended that it was heart
failure, whatever that is and others are
still holding out that it was apoplexy.
Inquiry by me developed the fact that nv
friend was very angry when he sat down
at table, and that he ate five eggs. \. lth
these developments I searched no further
for the cause of his death. He was angry.
ne ate eggs. and he died If these are not
inks m the chain of cause and effect the
human intelligence is Incapable of logical
tnankingn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09

Senator Peuigrew of South Dakota is
nominany republican. but actually he
seems to be a populist who could give
cards and spades to Tom Wat
son, OF any other of the middle
of-the-road crowd. and beat them
at their own game. He wants to up
set the constitution at one swoop and i'm
mediately institute that hobby of the pop
ulists, the referendum. The other day he
introduced a bill in line with this idea,
and it is promised that he will be heard
further with regard to it shortly The
bill provides that the questions, Shall
congress at once enact law providing for
the immediate free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at the ratio Of sixteen
to one?" and Shall the constitution of
the United States be so amended as to pro-
vide for the election of United States sen
ators and the President and Vice Presi-
dent by direct vote Of the peopIe?'' be sub
mitted TO popular vote.
The mode Of legislation is already fixed.
Congress has no constitutional right TO
order any sort of an election. 1t may ire
scribe the time, manner and place Of hold
ing elections for national elective Offices.
but that is all. 1t does not even control
the elections; that matter is in state
hands. Congress could not submit any
other matter to the people, except in the
regular, old-fashloned way, if it wanted
to. 1t would first be necessary to amend
the constitution, and congress cannot do
that. A little matter like the constitution,
however, does not stand in the way of Pet
tgrew. He would upset 1t with a joint
resolution, and go right ahead with his
referendum scheme. Pettigrew, however.
had better go mighty slow about inviting
popular votes upon various questions. The
people might get in the notion to hold a
popular election upon the matter of abol-
ishing the field of Pettigrew's peculiar
activity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09
lie Mns DIsfurhed.

A chicago novelist who lives in a south
side fiat building has recently been pressed
very hard by his publishers, who have
been clamorng for the concluding chap
ters of story whose publication has been
advertised for several months and is still
a matter of the future says the Chicago
Times Herald.
A few days ago the author sent his wife
and children into the country for a week
or two in order to secure absolute quiet
and chance TO work undlsturbed The
first night he was alone he settled down
to write with will. fully intending to
improve his opportunity TO the utmost.
Suddenly the roomers in the fiat below
his began terrible racket. They pounded
and thumped and ratified, and II was quite
evident that they were packing up their
household goods preparatory 10 removing.
The novelist stood their din as long as he
could In silence. but at last, when for
bearance had ceased to be a virtue, he
went into the hallway and accosted a man
who was carrying an armful of things out
of the lower hat.
"Hello" called the author over the ban
mister Say, what in thunder are you try
ing to do down there, anyway"
Don't worry" replied the fellow on the
landing below. We're doing the best we
can"
What do you think this house is-a
boilershop2' inquired the angry novelist.
You are Interfering with my work"
We'll. amt you interfering with ours?"
This Is no Joke, / tell you; / can't do
my work properly so long as you act like
this"
I'VE can't do our work properly, either"
answered the mover, with a laugh 'un-
less you go back into your room now and
leave us alone"
The novelist retired into his fat, closed
the door and began to write. A half hour
later he was suddenly aroused by the loud
changing OF police patrol wagons bell.
wagon load Of bluecoats stopped In
'front.' of the building. The fiat below had
peen stripped clean boy burglars during the
thcatcr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09

The Blalock omnibus investigating COM
mittee is ready for business. Just what
its business is does not seem to be per-
fectly understood by even the committee
itself. The committee has a pretty well
defined idea that there are some expenses
to be incurred somewhere, among which
will be a little matter of salaries, prob
ably; but beyond that the committees
mind, the reports would seem to Indicate.
is not quite clear. 1t is empowered to in
vestigate each of the different depart
ments of the state government and also
the different institutions of the state. and
TO report to the next session of the legis-
lature. There has been no suggestion Of
crookedness in any of the departments
or institutions; the committee and the
legislators believe that everything is run
ming along smoothly, "but they want to
know it," as the chairman says. The in
vestigation is to be a veritable search for
the shark, whose habits, habitat and ex-
istence are alike unknown and unsuspect-
ed. II is just barely possible that there
may be a shark, so the searchers are 60
ing out to look for it. 1t might not be
out of place, just at this time, to repeat
the warning contained in the old rhyme:
Beware valiant nephew, il your shark be
a boojum for then
You'll softly, silently vanish away and
never be heard from again
Should the Blalock investigators uncover
booium shark they would be in a most
unfortunate predicament, and would be
sorry they ever went on the search
IL appears that the committee Is acting
under resolution Of the House, and not
upon a joint or concurrent resolution. II
appears also that nobody knows precisely
what the House desired the investigators
to ascertain, or how much power they
are clothed with. There is even doubt as
to whether or not the expenses of the in
vestigaton will meet with the approval
of the House which ordered it. Il is in
doubt whether the various ins,itu-
tons will be visited by the shark hunters.
or whether they will be "invesugated'
from Atlanta. In fact the whole matter
seems TO be behind a cloud Of doubt and
uncertainty and lack Of definite purpose.
II Is difficult to understand how any such
half-bakod scheme ever got through. The
taxpayers have not the money to be
thrown away upon Investigations held ION
general principles"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-09
A New One on Bill.

We were waiting at the Air Line juno
ton for the southern express-fifteen or
twenty passengers-when we saw a man
come running along the country highway
with his hat in his hand, says the Chicago
Daily News. As ne drew nearer to us he
waved his hat and shouted, but no one
could make him out until ne reached US.
He was a man of 50 years and very much
excited and he had to wait three or four
minutes before he could say:
Gentlemen, my son Bill has broke loose
and will be here in ten minutes!'
what's the matter with your son Bill?"
asked one of the passengers.
He's the awfulest fighter in all this
stater' was the reply Hes fit and lick
ed everythin for 200 miles around, and
fur the last week I've had him tied UP in
the barn, cause he was achin' to fight and
nobody would fight him. He was Dustin
the ropes when I left, and he'll chaw this
crowd up as cow eats cabbage. Thar
he comes nOW!'
On the crest of a hin half mile away
we saw man who was headed our way,
and the passengers asked of the excited
father:
What do you think we had better do
in the case?"
Cit inside and lock the doorsr shouted
the old man, land mebbe I kin coax Bill
not to do you any damage! If 1 had
NiAdih u Ia JtcL 4 LINK COuiQ get MIN
to follow me back home agin. See MIN
come! He's achin' fur death and destruck-
shun!'
Hes isn't foolish or crazy, is he?"
mot a bit, cir. He's just rip-roarer of
fighter, and if he lights down on this
crowd sunthin' awful will happen, What
you goin' to do?"
I'm goin' to meet your son Bill" re-
piled the man, as he threw off his coat
and pushed up his sleeves.
But he'll make cats meat of you in two
boots and holler! Gentlemen, fur heav-
ems sake, git inside while I see if 1 can't
coax Bill to spare your liVesv'
The passenger leaped off the platform
and went down the road few yards to
meet Bill, who was coming on the jump
and yelling every time he lifted his feet
from the earth. He was chunky young
man about p years old and as he came
up he made straight for the passenger.
Hold on, Bill, don't kill him-don't kill
hlm!' shoutedrthe father, as he rushed
forward; but he was too late. Bill had
rushed at the passenger with his arms 90
ing like fails, and something had shot out
and landed on his jaw and laid him on his
back. He did not get up for ten minutes.
He lay so quiet that some thought him
dead, but after dash of water in his face
he opened his eyes and sat up and the
father queried of the passenger:
Mister, what did you do to my son
Bm?"
Il landed on his jaw" was the reply.
"And he is a licked mann"
He is. He is signing to go home to his
mother"
Yes; he looks like it. Say, Bill the
airth has tipped up and you ar a licked
rip-roarer. Let's so home to ma"
And Bill slowly got up looked around as
If he had lost something and leaned
heavily on his fathers shoulder, while the
pair walked down the dusty highway and
never looked back