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The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-05-18


When mac conveyed my fair charges
home. / made u severe headache an ex
ouse, and bidding them good night set
off on foot for my own abode. But my
brain was too full of anxiety to enter
tain any idea of bed, SO turning OIL from
the direct route / wandered down to the
Green park and on to the emhankment.
thence through Lincoln 5 Iuu Fields to
Oxford street, and so round to Caven.
dish square. BY the time | let myself
into my house it was nearly 3 O'Clock
and beautiful morning. Passing along
the hall, | went into my consulting
room and lit the gas. a letter lay upon
the table, addressed in my sister hand
writing and marked Immediate. 4"
With sickening fear in my heart |
tore it open aud read:
DEAR GEoRGE-Como 70 mo Mt onco, without
an instnnt's delay, Alio has been arrested
Your frantic sister, JANET.
The blow had fallen. My little shrk
ing of an unpleasant duty had ruined
the woman loved. Oh, how bitterly /
reproached myself for my delay in re.
porting my discovery But if | had hes
itated then did not 90 SO now. A SEQ.
ond or two later l had let myself out
again and was off us fast as | could go
ON my way back to South Kensington.
The Florence daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1898-1903, 1898-05-18
WEDDING
INVITATIONS

or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Correct styles. 100
elegantly printed, including two envel-
opes with each, for s4.00 so for 81. IS.
Also calling cards, latest style and beau
tiful type effects. Address,
THE TRIBUNE Florence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28

Postmaster General Gary has issued an
order changing the color of the one-cent
stamp from blue to green. In about two
weeks he will follow this with another or.
der changing the brown five cent stamp to
a dark blue. No change will be made in
the color OF the two-cent carmine stamp.
Representative II. c. Parsons of Green
field is preparing bill which he will intro
duce into the legislature to provide for the
execution of all murderers at the state
prison in Charlestown. The hanging of
. Neil led him TO believe that public ex-
ecutlon in town has demoralzng effect.
The Redpath lyceum bureau has brought
suit for $50, 900 damages against DR.. Nan
sen, the Arctic explorer, for failure to de-
liver 81 lectures in this country and Can
ada, according to contract. Nansen agreed
to deliver 80 lectures. He gave Is lectures
and last week announced his intention of
returning at once to Norway. His con-
tract stipulated that in event of failure TO
carry out his contract he would forfeit
$4,000.
1t has been bad year for English gen
erals in India. Sir Henry Havelock- Allan
is dead, Gen. Yeatman Biggs has snc'
cumbed TO disease, while Gen. Sir William
return to England to explain why the
frontier campaign was not more success
full. The total loss is three generals, 5000
lives of soldiers and an impaired military
prestige among the 250,OOO,OOO natives of
India.
The prince of Monaco, who rules over
little principally of eight square miles, on
the coast of southern France, and supports
himself upon the rents of the great gam
bling Casino of Monte Carlo, has renewed
the lease of the Casino company for 80
years. The terms exacted by him and
agreed to by the gambling company in
v)lye the payment of S6,40O,O00, in ad-
dltlon to. the heavy payments under the
prev Gus contract, and include an immedi-
ate cash payment of 100000 to the
prince OF Monaco personally. The money
TO meet these payments, and to support the
Casino, with its beautiful grounds and free
concerts and elaborate supper tables. of
course somes out of the gamblers, who as
semble there TO the number of 300 600 or
400, 900 in the year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
WESTMINSTER WEST,

Miss May Goodell has recovered from
her illness sufficiently to return TO her
school.
George W. Chandler is confined to his
bed at present by severe attack of rheu-
matism combined with other troubles.
Miss Nellie Cutting is soon to 20 to Bos-
ton for stay of some weeks with the fam
lily of her brother and with other relatives
and friends.
A nice piano bought in Boston by Miss
Alice Goodel has arrived at the Goodell
mansion and will add to the attractions of
that pleasant home.
Joseph NJ. Powers has bought a pair of
fine gray horses, six years of age, from
William Robertson of Putney. He makes
stylish appearance as he drives through
the village.
Charles H. Campbell is expected to re-
turn soon from his trip to Comstock and
thence to Augusta, Boston and Providence
and will start for his home in Great Falls
Montana, early in February with Mrs.
Campbell and George.
Mrs. Vim. A. Gorham has had serious
trouble with an abscess upon the ball of
the eye. She has visited DR.. Gorham at
bellows rails several times and has sub
mitted to an operation which ii is expected
will relieve the difficulty after a time.
S. NJ. Nutting, tax collector for West
minister, was at the post-office on Wednes-
day and when he went away ii is supposed
he took with him about all the ready cash
in the community. AT least nearly every
taxpayer was seen to visit the office with a
fat looking pocket-book and come away
with it thin as Pharaoh's lean kline.
An entertainment conducted by the
social committee of the Christian En-
deavOr society came off on Wednesday
evening. The blowing snow of the early
evening doubtless prevented some from at
tending, but as it was very respectable
number of the young people were in at
tendance. The attraction was the sweet
one of sugar on snow, or perhaps the still
sweeter one of paying for it on the part of
the gentlemen by bidding for the hand of a
fair partner displayed above a screen while
nothing more was visible. Some hands
were so attractive as to occasion lively bid.
ding for their possession, but all appeared
to be satisfied.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28

Al Inc dinner of the BROOKLYN. y. y.
sons OF Vermont last week, Gen. Sullmau
+. hneeland told OF Grand Army reunion
after the war when he had said to Gen
IhI sheridan, Excuse me for speakin.
10 you, General, but | was one of your
boys. was in the Vermont brigade that
Gay when you rode from Wincbester."
Ihe general was most cordial in his
greeting continued Gen. Kneeland. "aDd
sad y GU tell those Vermonters when
you see them that if it had not been for
me Old Vermont brigade the poem of Sher-
ten " -A'e OeeN "'''
The prince of Naples, King Numbers
only son, 1t is said intends visiting the
United states incognito early this spring.
possibly IN few weeks, merely to make a
PHgrimage to Menlo Park. His sole OBJ
yecI Is 70 visit Edison, for whom he has
sIe%' admiration, and who will doubtless
De Ihe recipient of high honors when the
prince comes 10 the throne. Humber,'s
son ana heir is passionately fond of cleo
uicI,y' lie has never occupied himsel;
nuch with art or literature. But he is
master OF the science of electricity and IS
acquainted with well-nigh everything tina.
concerns It's application to light. motive
power sound and photography. He was
Que OF the first and most successful ex.
Perlmenters with the Y rays after their
uloco'ery and his apartments at the Pslaz-
emo, which has been his home until now.
an an Florence, bore the aspect of a scientif,
noIary' lie may boast of being the one
a ~ practical electrician among all the row
ID peIsonages Of Europe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28

day f. L. Walker was chosen assignee of
the firm of Alexander, Smith q Co. and
will close up the affairs as early as possible
But one matter stands in the way of an
| immediate settlement of the firms affairs.
and the paying of all indebtedness in full,
that being the question of the validity of a
mortgage for $4,000, held by G. X. Russell,
| of the undivided interest of Charles II.
| West, as against the firms property. This
will probably delay the settlement some
time.
In the search of the officers for liquor in
the pool room on Westminster street Sat
urday night, the "stuff" was found in the
bottom of a barrel partly filed with coal, it
having false bottom in which was Sc
GREETED large quantity of bottled liquors.
In one of the North Walpole places about
100 gallons of different kinds of liquors
were found secreted under the flooring of a
horse stall in the barn adjoining the sa-
loon. Our officers are very successful in
finding what they look for, waiting in each
case until they are confident they know
just where it is to be found, thus making
no false moves
Considerable feeling is exhibited locally
at the unjust criticism made by a Bratte-
boro paper upon the playing of the local
basket ball team at Brattleboro last Friday
night, in which our boys were victorious
From all accounts gained at this end as
well as some information from the Brattle-
boro end, it would seem that there was no
cause for such remarks. The boys who
went from here are not such as are given
to ungentlemanly or rough PLAYING at
least unless they are led to it in self de
fence. Whatever the result of the return
game to be played here some time in the
future there will be no "sour grapes" up
on the part of our local players, or CORE
spondents. Nor will there be unkind
criticisms unless there is call for it.
The y. NJ. c. A. practical talk Monday
evening in Union hall, given by Deputy
Collector A. :. Fleury of Swanton. drew
an audience of 425, notwithstanding the
great interest felt in the village corporation
meeting across the street The speaker
held the closest attention of his audience
over two hours with his thrilling account
OF personal experiences in Andersonville
and six other rebel prisons. His account
was so thrilling, so pathetic, and at times
humorous, that his audience alternated
frequently in tears and laughter. Ii is
safe to say our people have a much more
definite idea of the horrors endured by
those prisoners than ever before. Mr..
Fleury accepted the invitation of Principal
Crawford and addressed the High school
Tuesday afternoon. The talk for next
Monday night at the association rooms is by
DR.. O. ; Dvais of Springfield Rambling
Through Pompeii and Climbing Nesuvius. "
This also being a narrative of personal ex-
perlence and by an eloquent speaker, is
looked forward to with much interest
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
THEIR HOME BURNED.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. KendaIrs House
Burned in san BernardinO, Calf,
During Their Absence.

MIR. and Mrs. A. q. KendsII's House
Burned I'm san Bernardino, Calf,
During Their Absence.
The attractive home of A. G. Kendall
of San Bernardino, Calf, was burned on
the afternoon of Dec. 20, together with
many of its most treasured belongings
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall left that morning
for the San Bernardino Mountains by
tally-ho to chaperone party of High
school students, their two elder daughters
being of the party. They were a very
jolly crowd, anticipating real holiday
weather and many of them had their first
snowballing during their three days out
ing.
They reached Squirrel Inn about 4
o'clock and had begun to scatter their be-
longings about the spacious rooms when a
call at the telephone told them fire was
raging and the city was endangered and
the home of the Kendalls was already in
flames. Their first anxiety was for their
other daughter, a child of II, who had
been left with a cousin in charge of the
house. They were soon assured of her
safety, and the little girl was worthy of
her charge; facing the inevitable without
word of complaint, with her pet pug"
in her arms, she bravely ran here and
there instructing and directing in a most
remarkable way, never once losing her
self control. Three neighboring cities re-
sponded to the cry for help and the fire
was subdued after the burning of the
planning mill, where the fire originated,
eight dwellings, several storehouses,
quantity of lumber and the Episcopal
church. Mr.. Kendall carried a fire insur-
ance.
Mr.. Kendall is the assessor of San Ber-
nardino county. Mrs. Kendall was for
merly Miss Fannie Morse of South New
fame, and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Morse, live IN that place In addition
to her many acquaintance in Newfane
Mrs. Kendall has friends in Brattleboro,
where she was High school girl in 'GG
and '6S.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
BONNEVILLE.

The sick are recovering, no new cases Of
scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ. Kendall returned last
week from a six weeks visit in New York
city.
Luther Perry started Wednesday for
Elizabethton, Tenn, where he will Work
for his son-n-law, John Duane.
Charles Kendall of North Dakota is Wis
iting his relatives in town. Mr.. Kendall
buried his wife and youngest son recently.
Rev. Mr. Putnam is continuing his meet
ings at Jacksonville this week. He will
soon commence special services at the
church.
Dellard Perry, who was so seriously in
jured while coasting last week, is recover
ing. He will not lose the left eye as at
first was feared. He fell much greater
distance than was at first supposed, it being
l. or IA feet, instead of seven as reported
last week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
Business Changes.

Three important changes in mercantile
firms upon the square have taken place
during the week The firm of Allbee d
Rabbit, plumbers and dealers in stove.
and tinware, has been dissolved by the pur.
chase of Mr. Rabbit interest by the senior
member of the firm. The present under.
standing is that George B. Allbee will con
tinue the business in his own name. as at
present. Allbee & Babbitt have owned a
half interest in the firm of W. H. Bodine x
Co., their supposed-to- be-cOmpetitors. They
now sell this interest to Mortimer F. Davis,
and that firm will be known as Bodine *
* Davis and will become active competi-
tors of Mr.. Allbee. Mr. Davis was former
ly book keeper for the Bodine firm, pre-
vious to f. r. Ball taking the place Mr..
Ball has finished work there, and the flu.
ture plans of Mr.. Rabbit and Mr.. Ball are
undecided. Allbee x Babbitt owned a
branch store at Walpole, This Mr. Babbitt
takes temporarily, and in connection with
Charles W. Morse who has managed the
store, the firm name will be Rabbit *
Morse, it being understood to be a temper
ary matter.
The other important change is in the
oldest established store in our village. the
furniture trade of Clark Chase Mr.. Chase
sold the entire business Monday to his
clerk, James E. Keefe, and account of the
large stock is now being made for the pur-
pose of the transfer. 1t is the present plan
that Mr., Keefe, who mas been with Mr..
Chase II years, will take as partner John
Savage, of the keene Cash grocery. the
business to be conducted under the firm
name of Keefe & Savage Mr. Chase has
been in active business in our village 2G
years, and has been in continuous business
here more years than any merchant re-
naming. He came here after having been
in business a number of years in West
minister He has accumulated a compe-
tency, and retires from business with the
hearty good wishes of hosts of friends that
he may long enjoy the fruit of his years of
hard work.
M. ID. jackson was a merchant here at
the time Mr.. Chase came, and had been for
two or three years, but few years ago he
was away, in business in other localities
four years, so cannot be called an older
merchant in continuous business here. The
next in line in point of years of trade is the
firm of j. c. Day Il Co., dry goods. who
began business in 1876, and L. G. & C. Z.
Howard, who bought the hardware business
of o. b. * A. Arms in 1871
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
Bad News for the Cubans.

A Havana despatch of last night saws
that the Spanish forces killed the young
insurgent leader Nestar Aranguen at his
camp near Taposte, Province Of Havana.
about noon yesterday. Four privates were
also killed and five men captured. The
body of Aranguen was taken to Havana
by train and delivered to the military auth
critics after Identification
News was received several days ago that
the Spanish forces had captured Cu1itas.
the Cuban stronghold which was believed
to be impregnsble, and which was the
headquarters of the Cuban government.
The Cubans claimed day or two later
that they had won a notable victory.
There seems to be doubt, however, as to
the authenticity Of both reports.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
More Prohibltory Law Victims.

Liquor raids in this vicinity, principally
across the river, continue to hold the at
tention of officers and courts, the raids be-
ing made with a frequency which indicates
determination to put stop to the traffic.
Friday morning of last week two officers
came up on the noon train from below
Keene and went over the river to all the
saloons and hotels, five being visited, and
contraband goods found at each Tuesday
five of the places were raided again and
liquors found at three. AT the hearings
the parties were each bound over to Che
shire county court and three or four addi-
tional ones were charged with selling.
Tuesday night the officers visited the
Mountain House at Drewsville, which is
kept by c. l.. Forbes, formerly proprietor
of the Commercial House here, and who is
a fugitive from Vermont justice. He was
also found to be dealing in contraband goods
again and invited to appear at Keene and
answer to the law. This side of the river
the pool room over z. Fleming q Sons
store was visited about O'Clock Saturday
evening by officers Thompson q Thayer.
The proprietor, james Smith, who was in
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

1t is estimated there is two feet of snow
On a level.
Oscar Dean is enjoying visit from his
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Woods of Boston.
pleasant party of -, mostly from
SaXtons River, Westminster and Walpole,
\. h., spent Saturday evening az John
BuXton's. A fine supper was served and
the time was spent in card playing,
The w. c. T. L. is invited to hold its
February meeting with Mrs. Percy Clark
of Athens on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 8.
Topic, Advantages of Total A abstinence, q"
with Mrs. jeanette Pierce, as leader
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
Rev. DR.. walkers Latest Book.

The Christian Register (Unitarian) gives
in its last weeks issue this cordial recog-
milton of the value of the work done by
Rev. DR.. George Leon Walker in his book
on "Some Aspects of the Religious Lille
of New England" which has been pub
lished within the past year:
These lectures were delivered by DR..
Walker before the Hartford Theological
seminary. 1t would be difficult TO find a
more impartial account of the develop
ment of re igious life in New England than
is here given in small compass. DR.. Walk
err in describing the Puritans, is careful
to warn us against eXaggerating the dark
side of their life. To b. sure, the Puri-
tans had gloomy theology; and their re-
ligOn was interpretive, and led them TO
continual self-examnation. But they had
other things besides religion. The New
World was all before them, and their sec
ular activities were intensely Interesting.
Above all, they had the healthy English
temperament Neither ecstatc and pas
siOnate with the Gaul and the Italian, nor
mystic and sentimental with the German,
it remains relatively rational and equi-
poised under the pressure of even the in
tensest political and religious causes of eX-
element, and bears, without the results
which often seem their inevitable conse-
quences, the impact on mind and heart of
beliefs and emergencies that appear alto
gether suited to drive men to enthusiasm
or despair DR.. Walkers notice of the
Unitarian controversy and the consequent
division in the CongregatioDaist body is
clear and dlspassionate The book is to
be most heartily commended TO all who
are interested in the development of New
England thought"
The preparation of these lectures repre-
scented the last active work done by Dr.
Walker. Besides their delivery in Hart
ford they were also given by him at Sara
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
why the Year 1900 VIII Not B. Leap

A CORES pondent asks if 1900 will be
leap year. Il will not. Julius Cesar
made the calendar year 36jf days. VIII. l is.
approximately, the time required for the
revolution Of the world ara.lni the sun
For convenience in reckoning, this fourth
day is not included in each year, but eg4-y
four years an additional day is added q
February. which then has 20 DAYS. and Tie
year is commonly called leap year. Were
the revolution of the world around the sun
completed in exactly 1854 days, there would
be no difficulty, and every fourth year
would be a leap year. However. the eyac.
time for the earth's revolution is 36j DAYS
. hours Is minutes and 81 seconds
thus, the Julian year is IL minutes
and > seconds too long, which am,uu,:
% day in about 80 years. The Couuc.!
OF Nice, ID the year 32j, decided Easter %
be the Sunday on or coming next to March
~ the time Of the vernal equinox. How.
ever, as the years passed, the error of i
minutes and seconds threw the yerla.
equinox back, by degrees, until in Is. j.
came on March II. Pope Gregory XII
then sought to have the church and as
Economical methods Of reckoning brou-h:
into closer agreement. So after dropping
ten days in October, 1882, that the mex.
year might start Alright, it was decided, as
the discrepancy between the calendar and
the actual sun year aggregated three DAYS
IN $50 years. that three of the leap YEA,
additional days-3-29ths of February-
should be dropped every four centuries.
For convenience the century years were Sc
lected' and in a decree issued in 1852, Pope
gregory MI. ordered that 1900. POO.
Z4Oo etc, should have a 10Th day of Feb
rusry- ou, in the intervening century years
II should have but Is days. Thus the
I.resorlan calendar was established. and
I9oo Is not a leap year. The years select
eed Tor leap years were those divisible by
-FOUR, with the exception of the century
years, when only those whose first two L.
ures are divisible by four, the zeroes being
omitted, are leap years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
Blind Wool Buyer Davenport sold
100000 Pounds Recently.

Blind William W. Davenport Of Leyden,
who is the richest man in Franklin county,
sold Monday the last of his holdings OF
wool. For the past five years Mr.. Daven-
port has been buying wool and storing it,.
AT times his holdings represented a loss OF
$4,000 Last september he began to sell
and since that time has disposed OF lj5. 900
pounds. OF this amount 13l 600 pounds
were sold 10 the Cheshire mills Of Harris
vile. y. II. The price for the past few
months has been such that he has realized
handsome profit. He has been totally
bind for many years and still he is an eX-
pert buyer of not only wool, but stock of
all kinds OF his fortune about $50 600
was accumulated by his own industry and
shrewdness and about 5000, 900 by inheri-
lance. MI. Davenport goes unaccompanied
over the country, including large cities, and
does not even carry cane