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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
THE LATE p. N HORTON

F. y. Horton, ~, whose death in Braid
entown, Fla, Jan. 8, is recorded by our
Brookline correspondent. was a native of
Mount Holly, and was at one time a resi-
dent of Brattleboro. A Florida paper
speaks as him as IAN affectionate husband
and father, man exceptionally honored
and respected and adds: 1.-THE victim Of
chronic disease from which there is no es-
cape and his life despaired of by his friends
he came to Manatee county some fifteen
years ago. We believe no man in Manatee
county has drawn more value from the
soil than Mr.. Horton. He became the
highest authority upon every subject per
tanning to citrus fruits and his wide knowl-
edge was generously distributed to all in
quirers. He came here with very small
means; he left large and valuable interests
he was partner in the largest business
institution in this county. His life will
remain monument to our young men Of
industry, economy and careful manage
ment. What he accomplished surrounded
by the common, familiar conditions will
be held up as an example for many years.
The order Of the Masonry to the num-
Der of thirty-eight joined with Braidentown
lodge in escorting his mortal remains to
their last resting place and then assisted in
celebrating that most solemn and beautiful
of all religious rites, the Masonic service
for the dead -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
GRAFTON

Miss Abbe j. Davis from Walpole has
visited here this week.
Mrs. W. S. Eaton, who was threatened
with Pneumonia, is improving
The village school are preparing an en-
tertainment to be given Saturday evening,
Jan. %.
The pupils from the higher department
of the village school had a pleasant sleigh
ride to Bellows Falls on Tuesday last.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. Starkey entertained her Sunday
school class at the Girls Home Monday
evening.
Nellie Fem is i'll with rheumatic fever.
Mrs, Boyd Of Wilmington is with her
daughter, Mrs. j. F. Ward, who is i'll.
Mrs. l.. G. Richardson is recovering from
sprained wrist received in a fall on the
ice.
The officers of Boyden grange were in
stalled Jan. :, followed by a sugar supper,
The meeting Jan. 2lst was a literary
meeting, the program consisting of song
by the Master, Rollo Metcalf, and readings
by Cora Metcalf, Leola Hawkins, Mary
Wright and Eva Batchelder
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Miss Louise Babbitt is working at J. W.
Meeudy's.
Mrs, J W. and f. W, Melendy are visit
ing in keene, y. H., and Mortified,
Mass.
Supt w. l.. Gibson called the second
teachers meeting last Saturday, at the
North village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Giddngs have gone
to East Rutland and vicinity upon their
canyassing business.
The operetta Queen Esther is to be
presented in the near future. 1t is under
the management of j. b. johnson. 1t is
sure to be pleasing entertainment.
The annual prize exercises, held by the
schools of the toan, will take place at the
town hall, Friday evening, Feb. 1. The
pupils will compete in reading, speaking
spelling and arithmetic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
SAXTONS RIVER.

Union services have been held on three
evenings this week in this village.
From Saturday morning to Tuesday
morning some 20 inches of snow fell
Next Sunday evening the town Sunday
school ASSOCIATION hold a quarterly meet
ing at the Methodist church, Bellows Falls.
at o'clock.
DR.. Campbell gradually fails. He takes
no food, nothing but water. Wednesday
night he passed quietly, Thursday noon
he was comfortable, though very weak.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

viii Fisher is home from Easthampton,
Mass, for a short stay.
A large party of young people, and
some not so young, enjoyed a sleighride TO
Guilford Tuesday evening to attend the
supper there.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Work of Springfield,
Mass, visited at Fred Browns the first of
the week Mr.. Work is of the firm of
Work d Redding, grocers.
1t was in the morning of Jan. 25, a
year ago, that Leroy Amidon met his
death in the flames. At the cottage pray
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28

the room when the officers entered, sue
ceeded in getting clear and ran across the
toll bridge into New Hampshire, where he
has remained since. Mr.. Smith is a com
parative stranger in town. having come
here last summer as a log driver from the
state of Maine. He has been proprietor of
the pool room since the last raid was made
about two months ago 1t is probable this
is the only place this side of the river
where liquor could have been procured in an
illegal manner, and the officers are to be
congratulated upon thus keeping the sale
restricted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
PUTNEY,

Amanda NJ, Bolster, 81, widow of Joel
G. Bolster, died at her home Wednesday
morning after long illness, resulting
from partial paralytic shock. Funeral
services were held this morning. Mrs.
Bolster was daughter of the late George
w. Newcomb and was sister of George,
Nelson and Quincy Newcomb of this town
and Jarvis Newcomb of Bellows Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
interchangeable Mileage.
A Book Good on the Rutland, Boston
q Maine and FItchburg Roads May
be Issued.

q Maine ana fltchburg hOads May
be Issued.
There are indications that the Rutland
railroad, which only a few weeks ago
brought down the wrath of the ticket brJk.
ers by a regulation whereby mileage
books sold al two cents a mile were on'y
good to the persons whose names werp IN.
serted at the request of the buyer. will
soon have an announcement regari.r7
mileages which will be as welcome to the
travelling public in general as was the for.
mer announcement unwelcome to The
brokers. 1t is expected that there viii be
issued shortly an interchangeable mileage
good upon the Rutland, the Boston d
Maine and the Fitchburg railroads
The books over the Rutland railroad
would be issued under similar restrictions
as those good only for passage over .,,
road bu, it is possible that the other road
may see fit to allow the use Of the book,
without restrictions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
In the Rhetoric Glass.

wat MISS kerbitf, in the sentence, DAME
n "tosler Stood there like great oak tree,
a pOrnt ou' the Idea the author was trying to
VIZ Wy ln what respect could Daniel
,ra eSs' :, oe said to resemble great OAK
70 ~ Wen, he may have been rooted
W the spot Chicago Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
DUMMERSTON.

The Christian Endeavor day exercises,
which were TO have been held next Sunday
evening, have been postponed one week
No meeting was held last Sunday on ac-
count Of The storm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28

sing" 'ne olrds
~ Jack Downright (warmly)-"So do 7
d lhry never attempt piece beyond Their
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28

hoo.l, ne TACT is, - said Dawson, 4" l married
because, oecause | was lonely. To put it terselv. |
married for sympathy"
uo,oNell, old man" replied his friend
haley' you certainly have mine"
-Cbic0OO Record.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28

er meeting at the Baptist parsonage Tues
day evening, the fragrance of his beauu-
full life was strongly felt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
The Old soldier. ana the Pensions.

Editor Of The Phonir:-As the period
ical attack on the old soldiers and the pen
sion system is being made through the
press | consider it in order for the old vet
eran to put in a few words. In the first
place we are the same men that stood
shoulder to shoulder from 81 to 80 in the
defence Of our country and we only know
what we endured and suffered that human
bondage might be wiped out and the old
flag wave over the grandest nation on the
earth. After many years the feeling that
the pensiOner is a burden seems TO be gain
ing strength in the public mind, and pos
sibly there are good reasons for some com
plant. II our pension laws are too lib
eral then every true citizen soldier would
be willing to get along with less aid in
dollars and cents, for we know how to en-
dure poverty and suffer for our glorious
country, but We want the honor that was
paid for with a terrible price, We know
what it cost TO follow the stars and stripes
in those bloody days Of strife, and We feel
that We own share in the dear old ban
ner that floats over the free and the brave.
which represents principles that are dear
TO every true American.
?. :. viii every old soldier not draw.
ing pension kindly forward his name to
be placed on the list for publication.
+. b. BI>~EIL.
. Washington St, Bratlleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
The 5Oth Anniversary of the Fellows
Falls Savings InstItutIon.

Falls Savings InstItutIon.
The annual meeting of the Bellows Falls
Savings institution was held on Wednes-
day, the Goth inst, at which the officers
elected were as follows: President. Henry
c. Lane: vice president, A ~ Swain
clerk and treasurer, John H. Williams;
board of trustees, II. G. Lane, A. n. Swain,
John II. Williams, Hugh Henry, Geo. O.
Guild, Sidney Gage, l.. NJ. Read, S A.
Whipple, f. G.. Pierce; board of invest
ment and auditors Messrs. Lane, Swain,
Read and Whipple. At this meeting it
was recalled that it completed the half
century of the organization of this institu-
ton and that it was now paying its Tooth
semi-annual dividend. The roll of the in
corporators of this institution since its or
ganization was read by the clerk and it
was found that a large portion were not
now living. Many of them were formerly
prominent and well known business men
of this place and vicinity. 1t was then
voted to elect II new incorporators and
the following named persons were chosen:
Geo. r. Wales f. q. Flint, j. w. Flint,
w. A. Hall, c. E. Robertson, S. T. Coy,
c. a. Moore, DR.. f. r. Campbell, f. c.
Fairbank, Geo. B. Allbee, f. S. Leonard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12

and that report is confirmed IN the most prac,l'
cal way by the announcement that Great b'''-
ain has actually concluded lease OF the po't
of Lour.nzo Marquee and DeaGoa Bay. ln"'
may we'll be followed by lease OF o"''is"'
purchase of the entire Portuguese coast
British control Of Delagoa Bay by the way
nuts n final and fatal quetus upon freS''e"'
Krger's ambition. He has long wanted 10 se'
the place himself and thus secure Tor the ir"n'
yaal n port on the ocean. That done. lie Ile"'',
,o declare his independence of Great britaih """
appeal to Germany France and Russia 10 sup
mort him In his pretcnsions But now HIS ia''
hone of getting n port is gone. the port "e
coveted and intrigued for is under the brh'Sh
flag. The Transvaal is bottled up inland tish'-
~. bopelcssly and forever. The great Boer c''ir
rot get out and bis friends cannot get III VIII
ont crossing the territory OF the hatcd f'hsi'Sn
man. And. to add the last drop or Di'ieriieSS W
the Overlooking cup. this is brought ABOUT u!
thc action of that very Germany when iresr
dent Kriiccr most confidently looked TO ana re-
lied upon for aid. OF truth the sentence vi IL
ubcrolity and cxtorton is writ large upon 'i'c
pretorion wall And despite the tclnporar!
cbcck to Mr.. Rhodes's imperial policy. upon inc
South African map will yet be written. al,
south of the Zambesi for Great Britain "nu
.Eouol rights for every civilized man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12
Personal
graduated.

Colonel du Patty de CLAIMS rise In the nobility Is
traced by the Paris steele" Ills great-grand-
father was Judge in Bordeaux named MERCER
Dupaty: his grandfather bought Clam. little
vineyard and called Himself Dupaty dc Clam. His
father was a general and turned his name into
Count du patty de Clam The colonel himself uses
the title OF marquis.
Elk Postmaster-oicneral Don NJ. Dickinson and
Henry T. Thurber, formerly President Ceveand's
private secretary have dissolved the law partner
fifteen years.
Times's" correspondent reported killed at Omdur-
man. was the second son OF the Earl OF Carlisle
lie was born In ISL and was educated at Ballio
Middesex Rife Volunteers, and served In Mata-
beleland In 1896. where he was wounded.
Bishop satterlee (EpiscopaD. OF Washington, is
visiting friends In Boston.
Professor Agar Beet, a distinguished theologian
Of the English Wesleyan Methodist Church. recent
~ wrote n book In which It was asserted that the
souls Of the wicked are annhiated at death. His
church has made him promise not to teach
preach the doctrine.
One OF the oldest and most respected citizens Il
stratford- upon Avon is Mr.. Thomas Kyle son II
1.-THE gray headed SEXTON" OF Stratford Church, p
scrlbed by Washington Irving. In his well-knoSn
Kyle lately reached his eighty ninth birthday and
at the suggestion OF Mr.. Richard Savage the Li,ra-
ran OF the Shakespeare Birthplace. the Anniversary
was commemorated by n pleasant ceremony on
the Bowling Green Of the Red Horse Hotel The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12
THE STRICKEN EMPEROR.

Corvinus. the son of Hunyadi, was true
prophet Bella gorant alii,' he wrote. Iu
felix Austria. nube" The other states dld
wage wars and Austria. too for that NATTER
for in q line of tumbling-blocks not one can
stand alone But in marriage the llapsburgs
won more than all Of their rivals In battle
Hungary the Netherlands, Spain, Bohcinla
Norayia Silesia. Lausaia all came TO them
as marriage portions. and the Tyrol might al
most be added 10 the list, seeing that II was
voluntarily given. ds free gift, by the Dow
opcr Countess Margaret. ON the other hand
how much has Austria lost in the wars against
which Corvinus warned her. Spain, Lorraine,
the Netherlands. Italy. ald the hcgcmODy OF
all Germany That is an appalling list of losses
in three centuries. Yet none nor all of them
have in the slightest shaken the enthusiastic
LOYALTY Of all his subjects TO the Kaiser, while
from marriage has come TO him the crowning
woe Of all his life. That is n strange paradox,
but Of the half of II the explanation Is not
difficult to find
1t is suggested by the morlant sneer Of
Gortchakof, the epigram which introduced
bin TO and assured him his great career "Aus-
tria," he said lis not State IT IS nothing but
a Government" That was at once false and
Kaiser the best of titles to the boast Of France x
Great Monarch. 81 am the State" For Fran
els Joseph is and long has been the Govern
ment, and thus according to the Russian cynic.
th, State itself II Is his individual personal
ity that holds together In single empire the
score or more of kingdoms. principatlcs,
marks duchics. provinces, sanjaks and what
not. with all their varying races. tongues and
lilo ..lph Of. III
verse humanity the world has seen. And
though the Prater can no longer echo 10 the
song. There Is Only One Kaiser-Town,' 1t Is
rs true to-day as it was when otto Won Bis
marck said II. that whatever dsSensions there
nav be among the various peoples OF the En-
plre. the moment the Kaiser Francis Joseph
gets into the saddle they are all ready TO fol
low him with enthusiastic loyalty. And neither
Villa Franca nor KGniggr;itz affected that fact
in the least degree.
A monarch of whom that can be said Is OF
a surety no common man. Alas my youth
forever lost he cried when. at eighteen years
of age his head was bowed beneath the crown
Between that time and this he has made, doubt
/ less. some mistakes, perhaps committed fol
/ lies, in common with all men. But we shall
scan the roll of sovereigns of all lands and
ages long ere we find many who have beer
on the whole so prudent so conciliatory. so IN
affected and unpretentous. so earnestly devoted
to the welfare of his people he IT Is be
cause Of what he Is, lntrinscally. and because
Of what he has done in the simple bencvolenct
Of his kind heart, that no one needs TO cry
Hats off," to an Austrian crowd when he ap
pears And that, Of n monarch who has beer
cnmnelled 70 shoot down his own subjects. wht
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12
Nsp91srk DAILY Wtibrr'1s
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER u, 1898.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The body of the Empress t-Iiza-
beth of Austria who was murdered IN nene We, ."
by an Anarchist. will be taken TO VIENNA ~
high Court officials: the assassin cong @ :
hin,seis and saws that he is not a member OF
a committee but acted on his own initiaunc'
twelve OF the assassin's friends nav ~. .ho
ed Paris dispatch says that the
Kb3het still insists upon a revision OF .ne
Breyfus case: General Zurlinden the newI! APP
pointed Minister Of War. and NJ. Lockroy, MN,
lister Of Marine. will resign - Toi 'i,
Rhodes who was dismissed from the Britisn
Army for his participation in the TransVaaI
raid end who was recently wounded While act
ing as a correspondent at Omdurman, mas oeen
restored to his rank - NJ komura JuIaro
will succeed NJ. Toru as japanese Minister at
Washington
pOMESTIC--There were indications that the
camp at Montauk Point is coming TO an end the
temperature went down to about % degrees
- The Government is arranging for the re-
turn from Alaska of the men who need assist
ance - w. H. Lawrence, OF Cleveland VINO
was shot at Denver on Friday by Florence Rich
ardson died from his wound. 80 Fire nearly
destroyed the town Of Jerome. Ariz; three hVes
were lost. - The business portion OF the town
of New Westminster. b. c.. on the Frazer River.
was destroyed by fire; 1t is feared that seVeral
lives were lost - An explosion or gasolehe
wrecked three houses In Philadelphia the loss OF
life may be twelve persons: many were injured
CITY.-Colonel Kimban the Deputy Quarter
master General of the Army In this city, re-
ceved official notice that the troops returning
from Porto Rico would parade here on Satur-
day, and tnat tney WOuIu Dt sent W 80
n. J.. to go into camp. The clubhouse Of
the Metropolitan Rowing Club. on the Harlem
River. was partly destroyed by fire. -
Thomas Simms. an insane baker confined IN
the Manhattan State Asylum on Wards ISL
and. was kicked to death by another inmate.
- The new synagogue OF the Congregation
Adath Jeshurun. in Harlem. was dedicated
- Three men whose sloop was run down
by a Brooklyn ferryboat escaped death by
clinging to the braces below the ferryboat until
she was stopped.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and cool. The temperature yesterday: High
est 20 degrees; lowest, 81 degrees average, 64h
degrees
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12

ence to the protective policy IN It's most ene'
tive form. :,
This country has not yet fairly begun 10 oe
velop some of the important industries VIM
should be effectively protected. As adequ"'e
steps to that end are taken. one aller INV
each will add To the revenue Tor UNIV
IS enough of needed development ahe'' VI v"
10 keep the protective system ouSE 'o' ''".9
10 come. and nothing in particular i ~
be gained by Specializing as to the h"i'lpri u
wears II will be needed, or the snare III inv
total revenue it will yield three or 1--WE or Ten
vears hence. Within any period when II Il
NOW nroftalle TO discuss that system VIII coh-
Time. if Americans are wise, TO deichu anu
progresslvclv expand their industries mean-
while yielding Il revenue which their increasing
prosperity will tend TO enlarge even WnlIe tue
rrogrcss of industries steadily restricts de
pcndcncc upon foreign producers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-12

Mayor Mr. William Pearce, made brief speech,
ard in behalf of the members of the Bowling Club
some siiver-mounted walking-stck and purse Of
money. Mr. w. G. Colbourne. of the Red Horse
provided feast and the occas S v WAS heartily
stratford Church, in 1929, by Sir Walter Scott and
his daughter Sophia MRS. Lockharp.-as he went
t T,. incident The elder Mr. Kyle the old sexton
was eighty years Of age when washington Irving
made his o. enG IN the irving Parnr
the Red Horse Hotel
The Rev Wesley Blakeey, OF Keystone, w. Va.
who ls one hundred and seven years old, has
preached 1893 sermons, baptized 608 people and
married 1917 couples in eghty-fve years He says
he has 1Os1 living descendants. embracing five
generations He served in the war OF sl2 His first
vote was for James Monroe. In 1870 ne walked five
miles to vote for Mckinley
The Holy See is entirely out Of debt. the indebted.
ness that existed at the death Of Plus IX having
been paid by the present Pope. The Vatican
budget shows every year slight surplus. 1t is not
certain how much has been received by Leo XIII
for hs private benefit, but the value ~ the presents
made 10 him during mis- reign Is believed 10 be quite
re- 600 600 Plus TX may have received more, but
this Is difficult to Judge, as ne gave away his
presents as freely as ne te1 ; te'n; Nd lo MIL
so many that they VIII pHrlaps D. collected ard
ICED In a museum He has received. for instance
twentv-eight taras adorned with precious stones
30 grasses of gold set with diamonds and other
gems 200 chalices in gold and silver, e'gby-one
rings, of which one given by the sultan - worth
10000 sixteen pastoral slaves OF gold set with
nrecious stones 3Si ostensoria In gold and silver
seven statues in gold and silver, nearly loo oojes
Dart and very large diamond. presented BY
President Krtger. and worth fsU,W
DR.. William L. Russell OF Barre. Mass. the Oldest
living graduate OF Harvard who is In his ninety.
ninth wear is fond of walking and keenly enjoys
playing whist and croduet