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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-22

stand the meaning of their terms. BY
gentleman of fortune" they plainly
meant neither more nor less than a
common pirate, and the little scene
that l had overheard was the last act
in the corruption of one of the honest
hands-perhaps of the last one left
aboard. But on this pointsI was soon
to be relieved, for Silver giving little
whistle, a third man strolled up, and
sat down by the party.
Dicks square" said Silver.
ooh, I knowed Dick was square,"
returned the voice of the cockswain,
Israel Hands. Hes no fool, is Dick"
And he turned his quid and spat. "But,
look here" he went on, "heres what I
want to know, Barbecue-how long are
we a-going to stand off and on like a
blessed bum-boat? I've had almost
enough O. Cap'n smollett; he's hazed
me long enough, by thunder! 1 want
to go into that cabin, 1 do. want their
pickles and wines, and that"
Israel" said Silver. "your head amt
much account, nor ever was. But
you're able to hear, I reckon; least
ways. your ears is big enough. Now,
here's what l say-you'n berth for
ward, and you'll live hard, and you'll
speak soft, and you'll keep sober, till
l give the word; and you may lay to
that my son."
We'll, don't say no, do ~" growled
the coekswain. What say is, when
That's what | say"
"When! by the powers!" cried Silver.
well, now, If you want to know. III
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
WHITINGHAM.

Dr. Scudder is in poor health again
Jennie Wheeler spent Sunday at Nortl
Adams.
Mr.. Nillerv sited at Samuel Wheeler,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM Wiley have returned
from auckland
Mrs. Arthur Baucroft's cousin aud little
daughter are with her
There was music and fireworks at the
lake Friday afternoon.
c.. :. Chase went to Greenfield on bust
ness Tuesday afternoon
Henry Russell spent Sunday with his
family at II. \. Wheelers
Marcia Butterfeld was baptized by Rev
II. +. Butum last sunday.
\ L Culworth returned TO his home in
South Londonderry saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Z. \ Fairbanks Of New
York city were at the Spring House last
week.
Bessie and Edith Bemi, arrived at H. 4.
Wheelers last Wednesday 20 spend the
summer.
An ice cream social was held at the
Spring House saturday evening. About
4Q.were present
Linas Warren and Mr. and Mrs Geo War
rem and Miss Wood Of Shelourne Falls reg
stered at the spring House last week
Or. Holton's family and guests and the
Hassamisco campers enjoyed sugar eat
and musicale at {. ; Chase's Monday even
ing
The Baptist ladies aid society held a
meeting at Judge RJbbius's last Thursday.
The fair campers made 1t the occasion Of
straw ride
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Hicks and Archie
Fowler spent saturday night with Mrs. Il
anna Fowler, returning to North Adams
Sunday night
Mayor VIM P. West and family Of Ros-
selle, y. j., and Mrs. j. H. Haunum of
Brooklyn, y. Y, are at DR.. Holtons to
spend the summer.
Willie West was shooting at mark last
Friday, and he set up the target near the
home Of some yellow Jackets one of
whom made his acquaintance, much TO
Willie's discomfort
Clarence Moore Of Newton, Mass, ar
rived at Hassamsco camp Saturday even
lur, and Birelow Dodge and Norman Bige-
low Of Grafton. Mass game IN on their
wheels sunday morning
The suits Of Bishop y, Pratt and Pratt V.
Bishop were tried before y + Cudworth.
referee, at the Spring hotel last Thursday
and Friday. .. (. and \ \ Rutterfiell
and y P Carpenter of North Adams were
the lawyers that were present.
The Photographic exhibition at Green
Mountain hall last Wednesday evening was
patronized 10y very small audience. it be
ing very poorly advertised Programs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29

was TIE guest of Miss Stella Spencer ovei
Sunday.
Mrs Elvina O'Brien of Springfield is Wis
ting at her fathers, Chas. Kings.
J. w. Archibald left Monday for o.,
Orchard, Me-, where he will be employed
during the coming month.
Rev. j. G Anderson, chaplain Of tbs
state prison at Charlestown, Mass, is Wis
iting Rev. J. b. Delaney.
G 5 Ca-kin has bought of A. Y Kings.
ley Of Ashuelot, his well known HOLSTER,
who has pacing record of 2.11t.
Rev. James Cairus Of Claremont preach.
ed at the Methodist church last Sunday in
exchange with his son, Rev. J. c.. Cairus.
An infant nine-month-old boy of Mr.
and Mrs Louis Brillion died suddenly
Tuesday morning of congestion of the
lungs.
James w. Callaghan of Worcester,
Mass, stayed over Sunday in town with
his cousin, James Dillon and Mrs. VIM.
Currau
Miss Helen Il. Worden, who has been
with her mother and brother here the past
six weeks, returned to Worcester, Mass.
Tuesday.
Miss Gertrude Hodge Of Northumber-
land and Miss y ellie Qualters of Ashuelot,
are new employees at g. \. Robertson IL
Cos. paper mill.
Mrs. Addie E Ranney and Miss Alice
Saben Of Kalamazoo, Mich, were the
guests of their cousin, Chas e. Hopkins,
a few days last week
Ten members Of Beaver Brook lodge
Of Keeue visited Unity Lodge, l. o. o. F.,
Monday evening and witnessed the work
Of the second degree.
The Patriotic lawn party given by the
ladies of the Congregational society at H.
IL. Day last week, was a very successful
affair, netting the society about So.
The Misses Flora and Daisy Converse re-
turned 10 their home in Northampton
Mass Wednesday, after a weeks visit
with their uncles, Z y. and l. VI, Worden
Chas Bean, IT,, whose brewery was
raidei 10y Constable Kinds a few weeks
ago. came over Saturday and paid his fine
OF $40 and cost, amounting to S2l22 for
selling beer. first otteuse.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Carreny Of Phila.
deIphia, stopped over Sunday at Mrs Car
reuys uncles. Thomas G. Young's. on
their way home to Scotland. They left
here for New York Thursday and sailed
from that place today.
The Pilgrim Fathers picnic at N. V.
Cotton Cascade farm, last Thursday was
attended 10y over 80 people. An inviting
dinner was spread and the afternoon
quickly passed in various games The
usual picnic showers made their appear
ance. but did not prevent the Pi'grims
from having an enjoyable afternoon.
The following teachers have been elect
Al the h1or4 Df al1catt.f, 70 faaah -
yerr. Miss Mamie + White, Brattleboro
street intermediate. Mis-, Annie W White.
Depot street Intermediate Mis-. Minerva
F.. Burroughs, Brattleboro street primary
Miss Annie +. Conway, Depot street pri-
mary. Miss Mary O. Stearn. the lie Bert
room on Hrattleboro street. Miss Mary f.
Dusgan, Chestnut Hill Miss Zoe San
ders1n, the Monument district. There
viii probably bee two vacancies in the TWO
grammar school, 20 be filed, also one Or
two in the High
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
JAMAICA.

Lincoln Spencer is i'll with the measles.
Mrs James hobbs of Holyoke, Mass, i,
spending the week here.
Miss Eta Screen of Patterson, y. j., is
staying at Mrs Fannie Howard's for the
season.
Mrs. Gale, who kept house for the late
L. NJ. Barry, has gone to her former heme
in Weston.
Frank Monroe of Lowell, Mass, for
mer resident, has been passing week with
friends here
Mrs. NJ. L. Boynton has returned from
North Adams, Mass, where she has been
with her daughter for the last two weeks.
Sala Thayer, 50, passed away Sunday,
July "a, at his home on the river road, two
miles below the village He had been crit
ically i'll with heart trouble and dropsy for
some time. He was a native of this town
and was born and had always lived on the
place where he died He was a man high
ly esteemed by all who knew him, and the
community meets with a great loss in his
death. He was a loving husband aud a
kind and indulgent father The funeral
was held at the house Tuesday, Rev S. II.
Taylor officiating.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
DUMMERSTON.

There will be preaching services at the
Congregational church next Sunday prob.
ably by the same minister who preached
last Sundad.
Geo. +. Reed, a grain merchant of Bos
ton. was another recent caller in quest of
information relative to Benjamin Reed, a
Revolutionary ancestor who had descend
ants living in Dummerston
H. FARMLAND and G.. w. NOyes of New
York recently visited Dummerston in
search of information about John Noyes
and particularly his son, John II. Noyes,
whom they had been told was born here
in 1911. John Noyes was a resident here
from 1911 to 1928, but his son John II.
was born in West Brattleboro, Sept, 3,
1911. The visitors took a photograph of
the Noyes homestead at the south end of
the common now belonging to the Asa
knight estate.
The welcome rain came on Tuesday
morning to moisten the dry earth and
freshen vegetation. Consequently, people
generally wore smiling faces, for the long
continued drouth seriously threatened the
destruction of the potato crop. Some fami-
lies have been without potatoes for long
time, because they did not like to pay the
high price for which new potatoes were
selling in the market Some fields which
were planted on high land, have dried up for
want of sufficient rain and the potatoes
are scarcely worth digging. "They are so
small" some one said, you could shoot
them in a gun"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
NEWFANB.

w. p Eager has returned to New York
Mrs. Burditt returned to Putney on Sat
urday.
Frank Long has secured a situation as
telegraph operator in Boston.
Mrs. Fred Randall and daughter are with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hescock
Invitations are out for large whist par
ty at Union hall next Tuesday evening.
Treasurer Dewitt returned on Tuesday
from accompanying his mother to Ports
mouth.
Rev. f. V. Garrotson spent Monday
night with Rev. 5. Norton, EN- route to his
home in Pownal.
Miss Frances Osgood of Worcester, for
merly of this place, is boarding at Mr.. Che
ueys. She is accompanied by friend
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wheeler of Spring
| field, Mass and Mr.. and Mrs Lucius Bridge
of Athol, Mass, arrived at the Newfane
| House Saturday.
Madame Bonner, formerly native
French teacher Of Springfield, Mass, is
with Miss NJ. B. Phillips at the County
House for the week.
The ladies aid society will give a lawn
party on the common Thursday evening,
Aug. /. Cake and ice cream will be in
evidence on the occasion
Arthur q Howe. who graduated from
Vermont university Inst vear and has
since been engaged in the electric light
business in Rochester and other towns in
Vermont is now at home.
Mr. and Mrs Ransom Rand of Orange
Mass, who have been occupying their cot
tage here were summoned to Berlin, Vt,
Tuesday bv the illness of Mrs Rand's faith
", ,.
Mss 'hse ol are, NasS'i WIN oulI
i,nal. m Se. - Spet T
ja,. ,,'ana 49, pili.o,,. o,,I pn1io,. ~,
W.. GSYi,
beoJ !,, ,,, IN Tan. Vol, ,it,.
MIS- geo d. Johnson received the SAD
.e" Iu 9aI u,uay oy 'elee am I lnat HeI SIS
,er, MS oohh cutter OF Tracy, Mlhn,
ua' "Ie" from suhs'I MIS- CuIler
va a u"uSH'ei u we la'e 'eo' &c lSns'
~ 'iiiS "" L. l IeNIous - solns VEST HeI
Ao'lle was III Worcester NaSs.' LOT years
friend speaks of reading in the New
ton library near Boston from volume of
quaint eptapt collected by Susan Darling,
native of Vermont, and published in
1879, the following which Is copied from
Fayetteville gravestone; "oh little Lavina
she has gone to James and Charles and
Eliza Ann. Arm in arm they walk above,
singing the Redeemer love James Ray,
the writer, composed epltaphs for the
stones OF several of his children, which
have often attracted attention. His stone
lies broken IN several pieces, but ITS Ma
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Levi Bolster of Barre, this state, ma
tive of this town, visited here last week
Mabel Walker is home from Mortified,
Mass, for few days visit. She will re-
turn Friday.
c. w. Graves of Keene, y. H., visited
at F. S. Browns the first part of the week,
making the trip on his wheel,
w. P. Eager, now a broker in New York,
but formerly telegraph operator here,
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Mrs. c. c. Tyler and son, Frank, of
Brattleboro, are visiting at Z. W, Mel
enjoys. Mr.. Tyler spent Sunday with them.
The young friends of Grace Winchester
gave her birthday surprise party Monday
evening. 1t was managed in a way to be
complete and happy surprise. Some from
the other village were present. Cake and
ice cream were served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BROOKLINB.

Miss Florence Shepard spent Sunday in
town with relatives and friends.
W. s. Eaton has not sufficiently recover
ed from his illness to be able to return
home.
Harry Robbins is at his old place in
Merrifelds mill at Williamsvile for the
present.
W. s. Bennett was taken with severe
nasal hemorrhage in the night recently and
all efforts through the night to stop it were
unavailing. Some of the neighbors tried
the remedies usually used, but Dr. Rice of
Townshend was finally obtained The flow
of blood was partly stayed, but not until
the hemorlhage had continued for about rs
hours was it finally stopped. Mr.. Bennett
was very weak from the loss of blood for
several days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
HINSDALE, N. H.
$4,000 FIRE LOSS.
Brighwood Mills Are in Ruins.

Frank Elliot Seriously Injured While
Fighting FIre--FIremtn Did Excellent
work.
The most destructive fire in Hnsdale
for many years occurred Saturday evening,
when the Brightwood mills, owned by the
FISK Paper company, were burned, and a
large amount of damage caused. The Amer
lean Automatic Lighting system was used
in the mill. The fire was caused from an
! explosion of one of the lamps in the en-
| CINE room, causing the burning oil to run
about the floor, making a brisk blaze.
The fire was discovered by VIM. King
and Tom Martin, employees Cf the mill.
Both tried to eNtinguish the fire, but the
smoke was 50 dense they were unable to
| get near it.
The alarm was blown at 7:2j by Mr..
| King Owing to the lack of steam the
alarm was a short one, and many thought
at first it was only a small fire. The fire.
men were promptly on hand, but there
was slight delay in getting the water
started, owing to the improper alarm,
The building is OF the most difficult kind
| to fight fire in owing to o tin roof and all
| the rooms sheathed, allowing the fire to
| run in between and making it impossible
to get al 1t before it had gained cOnsidera-
! bic Roadway.
Chief Engineer Darlwell had ii streams
on the flames, but the danes in the rag
and engine room were not checked until
these rooms were Quilted. The supply of
water was plentiful, the water running
over the dam at the time the alarm was
gwen, and word was sent to Ashuelot to
open the gates Of the ponds at that place.
4 49, II ~. g
| two minutes after the alarm was given, and
the good works Of the iremen kept the
fire entirely within the building and away
from the machine room, near where the
fire started. The machine room and finish
ing room were not damaged to any great
extent.
The fire was under control at 1880,
but none Of the II streams were taken off
until after midnight. Several streams
were kept on all night and stream was
kept in the rag room all day Sunday and
! Monday.
The mill was one of the busiest in this
section and has run continually through
the hard times and given employment 10
Is hands.
\ serious accident occurred during the
fire to Frank Elliott, who was assisting in
the rear OF the mill to move a ladder which
fell, striking him on the head and render
ing him unconscious. He was taken into
the WOrden comp1ny's store, where after
nearly an hours work he was partly re-
yiyed and brought TO The home of Mr..
Burden on Brat, .eborO street. His conGi-
ton is serious, but az this writing he is r..
ported comfortable Several other slight
accidents We're caused by broken ladders
and falling boxes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
TOWNSHEND.
Mrs. Stetson is on the sick Iist.

Mrs Stetson is on the sick list.
Joel Day and wife are visiting relatives
in Claremont, y. II.
Miss Rosa Esterbrooks spent Sunday in
town with Mrs. Emily Kenyon.
Dr. Harry Martin of Northampton.
Mass, has recently visited his parents.
Geo Pratt is carrying on the Redfeld
place, owned by Mr.. Dutton, this season.
Mrs Kate Burchard of Brattleboro is
visiting her sister, Miss Harriet Fletcher.
Mr.. Rose of Jamaica is haying on his
place here which Gilbert Boutelle lives on.
Ashley Wiswell and wife of Worcester,
Mass, made a short visit in town recently,
Mr.. Mosher, agent for Chase Brothers
nurseries, Rochester y. Y, has been in
town.
Mr. lockwood of Bennington was in
town last week, taking orders for crayon
portraits.
o. F, Coombs was taken quite i'll Sunday
evening, but is more comfortable at pres
ent writing.
Walter Mooney of Brattleboro has been
in town looking after water pipes that
were off duty.
Mrs Cora Winslow and brother, Her
bert Johnson, attended the funeral of their
mother in Guilford.
Mrs. Charlie Hall is still quite feeble.
Mrs NJ. E. Lawton is not as well. Mrs.
Alonzo Fessenden is quite i'll.
Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. banners OF Beaufort,
S. c., who are in town, have gone to Peru
to visit relatives They will spend some
weeks there.
Mr.. Edison and children and Mr.. and
Mrs ingalls, attended the funeral of Mr..
Edson's mother-in-law, Mrs. Chase, at Bel
lows Falls Sunday.
Gus Shaifner the German lad whose
mother bought the farm once known as
the Osgood farm, has come from Boston to
secure the hay crop, as the place now has
no tenant
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
DUMMERsTON HILL,

Miss Lotte Washer from Meriden, Conn, has
been visiting at q. c. Washers.
Messrs Hough and Falcon and the Misses Baw.
son from Brattleboro are boarding al c. H. Bet.
terley's
Mrs Frederick Knight has been visiting at G. c.
Washers for few days; also Mr. and Mrs Frank
Washer and two children.
j. Tt Lange and eight children are occupying
W d, & j. l.. Stockwells large cottage for a
week and Tom Doyle and family are at "Kamp
Kosy."
Rev. A. A. Esterbrooks will preach in the tab.
ernacle next Sunday afternoon at 2 O'clock
Alter the service there will be baptisms by i'm.
mersion
G B, Harwood and family from Cemetery Hill
Brattleboro, are in Ed Burnham's cottage and a
party from Brattleboro are in Ernest Good.
enoughs cottage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES .
Blow Caused ParaIysl. and Death.

Geo. W, Cuthbert, %, son of Robert
Cuthbert of Keene, died Monday of paraly-
sis, resulting from an accident in Dunn Il
Salisbury's chair factory the last of May.
Young Cuthbert was operating a boring
machine, when the horizontal belt broke,
one end striking him on the left side of the
head, the opposite side from that on which
paralysis set in. He was rendered uncon-
scious at the time, but had remained in
his usual health, save for occasional pain
in the head. He was stricken in camp at
Stoddard Friday evening and the operation
of trepanning was performed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
Left the Field.
Manager AmIdon Had No wish to Play
Ten Wen at keene.

The game at keene saturday with the
lllnsdales wound up IN a wrangle the
llinsdales leaving the field in the fifth in
ming. keeue was evidently out after the
game, no matter IN what way they won IL.
The umpirlng was of the raukest kind and
everything went TO keene. Strikes were
called on the Ilinsiales when the ball went,
two feet over the batters hea when il did
not reach the plate. The worst decisions
were given when Hiuslale had chances 70
make more runs Hinsdale scored three
runs in the first three innings, Keene being
unable to score until the fifth when by two
hits an error and stolen base they scored
two runs. On the sixth, the first man up
for keeue was thrown out at first Drew
hit safely. Connors went to first on Grants
error, Manning was out al first, Drew GO
ing 70 third aud Connors 10 second. Drew
started for home and Conuors for third.
Murphv threw wild 70 third, but Dillon got
the ball and threw to Dinsmore, getting
Connors out before Drew reached the plate
The umpire in some miraculous way
claimed 70 have seen both men at one
and the same time and said the score count
ell, and that ConnOrs was not out until al
ter Drew had scored Manager Amidon,
hi, players and few fair minded people
OF keene thought otherwise. Mr. Ami
don could stand no more such out and out
uutairness, aud after considerable wrang-
ling left the field, the score in consequence
of the Hinsdales not having their part Of
the sixth, going back to the fifth, making
it 3 to in favor of Hinsdale
Hnsdale had the best OF the argument
from the start and with any show would
have won an easy victory. As II was
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
PUTNEY.

Plans are beng formed for a camping
party to 90 to Mortified.
Two of A. G, Smiths family in East
Putney are i'll with diphtheria,
Frank Dunbar and family of Boston
pent Sunday at f. f. Patterson's.
L. c. Gorham returned Friday from a
few days visit with his sister in North
field.
Mrs. Sarah Goodell, formerly of West
minister West, has been visiting at Dr.
Fosters.
Mrs. \. W. j. wilkins and son went
Saturday to Athol, Mass, to meet Mrs
Wilkins's sister, who has recently come
to that place from New Mexico.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
MARLBORO.

E. p. Adams is on the sick list.
Several people are camping at the South
Pond.
Mrs, Carey is visiting her son, who lives
at Loren Eames's.
A. E. Hescock had the misfortune to
break his leg last Friday at Brattleboro
B. NJ. Whitney has had several sheep
killed by dogs supposed to be owned by
John Blanchard and Frank Bourns.
R. H. Anglers four children of Clare
mont, n, H., are spending their vacation
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with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Adams.
Henry Adams's horse ran away last Fri
day. Mr. Adams and Arthur Hadock
were injured somewhat, bnt the two others
in the carriage escaped unhurt. The cause
of the runaway was the breaking of the
whihletree bolt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
KEENEs

Slmmary-TwO base hits. Shea three base
hits, Connors; base on balls Dillon; hit by pitch
ed ball McCarty; struck out by Mains 3, by Nc
Kenna g. Umpire, Patten
The Hinsdale Reserves defeated a Brat
tleboro team Saturday in one-sided game,
score ID to 3. Hendricks hitting was
feature. The visitors put up poor ex-
hibtion of base ball. The score by innings
1294567S9 5. II. E
Hinsdale Reserves 0260OOl3 3-l5 Is 6
Brattleboro COCOON Ga 4 10
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-07-29
SOUTH WINDHAM.

William Clough of Boston is az r.
Pigott's.
Mr.. Parsons of Jacksonville is a new ar
rival at Burbees mill
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker of Keene, y. H.
visited at Alison Bakers last week Mrs.
Barker was formerly Fanny Baker of this
place.
Several from here were at Pixies Falls
last Saturday TO hear Elder c. II. Russell.
president of the Vermont conference of
Seventh Day advents.