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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26

WEST ToWNSHEND.

o. E. Burnap is building an extension
to his barn.
DR.. Gale is so far improved as to be able
to come to the village.
Henry Allen and family have moved
from Wardsboro into Mr.. Freemans house.
Rev, NJ. F. Hardy was again called up.
on to attend funeral on Sunday and Rev.
Mr.. Clark occupied the pulpit here.
An entertainment and supper will be
given the evening of June 2, the proceeds
of which are to swell the church repairing
fund, 1t is hoped there will be a large at
tendance in view of the worthy object.
A flag raising with appropriate exercises
will be held on the school grounds, Mon.
day, May 20. All are cordially invited,
especially soldiers and sons of veterans.
The flag, which was obtained under the di-
rection of the Good Templars, is fine one,
I by II in size. Come and see Old Glory
wave for the first time over our school.
house,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26

DR.. Dinsmore of Brattleboro and Jimmie
Dillon of Wilton will play with the Hins-
dale team, beside local favorites. The
games will be called at 10 A. NJ. and at 3
| p. NJ.
The teachers institute at Marlboro last
week Thursday was attended by the follow
ing Husdale teachers Prof. Macintosh,
Miss King, Mr. Anderson, Miss Sawyer,
Miss Kathan, Miss Burroughs, Misses
Annie and Mamie White and Miss Conway
Rev D. l.. Fisher was also of the delega-
| ton. Miss Sawyer read a paper on
''Manners in the School Room" Addresses
were given by Rev. Mr.. Fisher and Prof
Macintosh.
G. d. Merriman, who has been at sani-
tarium at Pennacook for treatment for
cancer of the stomach since April H. has
failed perceptably although it was at first
thought he might be helped. He was TAX
en- to his home in Mortified, Mass, We'd
nesday. Mr. Merriman is one of the own
ers of the Eagle Iron Foundry, and was
for years a resident of Hinsdale. His
many friends here are grieved to hear of
his painful and dangerous illness.
Memorial day exercises will begin at
North Hinsdale at o'clock. delegation
| from the post will leave the village at 8 to
attend The services in the village will be
at the town hall at 2 o'clock p. NJ Rev. j.
| H. Little of Winchester will be the speaker
and the Winchester band will furnish mu-
sic. All unaffiliated veterans of the War
of the Rebellion, and all veterans of the
Spanish American war, are cordially invit-
ed to join in the services both on Sunday
and Memorial day.
The 10th anniversary of the Epworth
league was celebrated at the Methodist
church Sunday evening. On account of
the repairs on the audience room being I'M
finished, the exercises were held in the
vestry. The program was one prepared
by Rev. Edwin Schell, D. D. f. H. Bart
lett gave a history of the local league since
it was organized, and the pastor gave an
interesting description of the extensive
work of the societies, during the 10 year:
just completed. The vestry was beauti
fully decorated with flowers and ported
plants.
Mr.. aad Mrs. O. G. Robertson went t.
Boston Friday. called there by the serious
condition of Mr.. Sabin, Mrs Robertson:
father, who had an operation performed
on one of his eyes for cataract the Tues
day previous. Mr. Sabin was able to com,
home Tuesday, but requires constant care
The bandage has not as yet been removed
but it is thought the operation was success
full. Mr. Sabin was accompanied to Bos
ton by his wife and F. f. Field. Mr.
Field returned home Saturday, and Mrs
Sabin, Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson and NJ. d
Mann of Boston came Tuesday with Mr.
Sabin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
WHITINGHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gillette of Turner's
Falls, Mass, spent Sunday at c. S. Good
now's.
Exercises appropriate to Memorial day
will be held at the village schoolhouse
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. fainter went tc
Springfield via Brattlebor) Saturday to at.
tend the funeral OF her uncle.
Rev. |. S. Yerks will preach at Green
Mountain hall next Sunday afternoon at :
o'clock. All cordially invited.
Mrs. Harriet Chase, an old and respect
ed former resident of this town, died al
the home of her daughter in BrattleborC
last Friday. The body was brought here
for burial in the family lot Monday Rev
|. S. Yerks conducting short service at
the grave.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
THE POTNEY COLUMN.
The CoIe-Gorham wedding.

one of the prettiest home weddings that
has been seen in this town for long time
TOOK place at the home of l.. G. Gorham
an Wednesday evening of this week when
Mr.. Gorham's daughter Gertrude was mar
RED TO Bert K. Cole of Windsor, this state.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. C.
l. Harris of Putney, pastor of the Con-
orecational church, in the presence of only
The relatives and intimate friends of the
families The double ring service was
used. the ring bearer being Helen Stowell,
a little niece of the bride. The brides
dress was cream white lansdowne trimmed
with white lace, and the bride carried a
BOUQUET of lilies of the valley. The BRIDE
maid was Miss Sue Driver of Windsor.
The bridegroom was attended by his
brother Fred of Tufts college. After the
ceremony a short reception was held and
the happy couple received the congratula-
tions and best wishes of all present. The
wedding gifts were numerous and beauti-
ful. Mr.. and Mrs. Cole took the night
train north. They will visit short time
in Ludlow, after which they will go to
windsor where they will live. Mrs. Cole
was one of Putney's most highly respected
young women, and the townspeople unite
in extending to her and her husband sincere
wishes for prosperous and happy future.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
Preparations for Memorial Day.

Memorial day will be celebrated in Put
ney this year along the usual lines. The
Memorial sermon will be delivered in the
Methodist church by Rev. j. H. Bennett
pastor of the Methodist church, at the u.s.
ual hour of service Sunday morning, and
during the day it is probable that delega-
ton from Col. w. H. Greenwood Grand
Army post will go to Putney Falls to deco
rate the graves of soldiers buried there.
On Tuesday morning delegations from the
Grand Army post and the Woman's Relief
corps will go to Dummerston to pay trib-
ute to the memory of departed soldiers.
At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon the Me-
mortal day address will be delivered in the
town hall by Rev. j. Fl. Metcalf of Bur
lington. The music will be under the d.
rection of j. w. Shelley. After the SER
vices in the hall procession will be form
ed in front of the hall, headed by the Sax
tons River brass band, and the line OF
march will be to Maple Grove cemetery,
then to Mount Pleasant cemetery, where
the soldiers graves will be decorated. The
procession will then march to the town
hall and will be disbanded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
WILGlAMSVIILE
Mrs. Z. C.. Gotta and children visite
Bellows Falls relatives over Sunday.


Mrs. K. C. Gotta and children visited
Bellows Falls relatives over Sunday.
Among our visitors from out of town
are Mrs. John Stebbins at Mrs. Sarah K.
Saben's and Mrs. Malvina Bradley at
Geo. p. Halls.
Rev. j. E. Farrow's illustrated lecture
on the Spanish American war at the
Methodist church Wednesday evening was
highly spoken of by those who attended.
Our Newfane highways came through
the winter in excellent condition and
Road Commissioners Stedman, wisely, we
think, is giving our road machine a season
of rest. We have some old-fashioned peo-
pie in Newfane who still hold to the theory
that when road-bed is hard and tolera-
bly, smooth it is not good policy to pulver-
ize it as you would ploughed field.
Union Memorial services will be held at
the Universalist church next Sunday
morning at 10:45. The sermon will be
preached by Rev. d wight A. Ball. A spec
ial musical program is in preparation.
Members of the Grand Army, other ex-
soldiers, and the Sons of Veterans are es-
pecially invited. In the evening there will
be union service at the Methodist church.
Social meeting in charge of Rev. A. A.
Estabrook, subject, "Heroic Daring the
Worlds Salvation"
The Universalist society have bought
for a parsonage Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Johnson's house in the village, known as
the DR.. Blakeslee place. Our people are
all glad to know that this transaction
means the retention here for another year
of Rev. Dwight A. Ball as pastor now
that place is provided for him to live,
that they will move, temporarily, to theiI
house in West Dover village.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
Field day will be observed next Monday
at Mount Hermon.

Field day will be observed next Monday
at Mount Hermon.
F. w. Doane arrested man on Sunday
for fishing. He was taken before Judge
Lyman in Greenfield and fined SO and
costs.
The trustees of Dickinson library are
anxious TO obtain complete set of the
town reports to place on file in the library.
Will some one donate set?
Next Sunday morning services appropri-
ate to Memorial day will be observed in
the Unitarian church. The pastor, Rev.
G. F. Piper, will speak upon "Christian
Patriotism" The Henry johnson post,
G.. A. R., Woman's Relief corps and Sons
of Veterans will attend in body.
Instead of the usual mothers meeting
next Wednesday afternoon there will be a
meeting in the parlor of the Congregation
al church which will be addressed by Mrs.
X. L. Stevenson of Boston, president of
the Massachusetts Woman's Christian
Temperance union on the subject of TEN.
perance. At the meening the Woman's
Christian Temperance union of this town
will be reorganized and every woman in
town interested at all in the cause of tenn
perance is urged to be present. In the even
ing of the same day, Mrs. Stevenson will
speak in the town hall at 7 80 o'clock. This
meeting is free to the public and it is hop
pc the hall will be full.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
College students Fought Policeman.

Cornell students, after the victory of the
Cornell base ball team over the Princeton
team at Ithaca Saturday began to celebrate
the occasion in what they believed to be
harmless ways. Bonfires were built and a
number of the prominent business men of
the city lent the boys hand. A large fire
was started on the principal thoroughfare
and the police interfered The boys be-
came enraged at this action and began to
make it unpleasant for the police. The
chief of police then sent call for the fire
department, which arrived and attacked
the crowd of students with streams of
water The boys made raid on the fire.
men and police and wrested a hose line
from the fir emen. The boys cut the hose.
The police and iremen were aided by a
number of townspeople, but when the stu
dents captured the hose line, the others re-
treated down the street and attacked an
other fire which had been started up. Here
the fercest fight of the night took place
and the townspeople attacked the students
with clubs or any other weapon that could
be improvised. The fremen advanced on
the boys, drenching them with streams of
water until they finally cleared the boys
from the fires. Fights were of frequent
occurrence. One student was struck from
behind with a stick and felled. One mem
Der of the police force was slightly injured.
Several others were more or less seriously
bruised. Only one arrest was made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
DAWSON BURNED OUT.
Fire Again Sweeps Business Sec
ton.
Loss Estimated at S4,OOO,OOO, and
There Was No Insurance---PrOvIsIO


Loss Estimated at S4,OOO,OOO, and
There Was No Insurance---PrOvIsIO
Untouched.
The main part of the city of Dawson was
destroyed by fire April 20, causing loss of
81, 900, 900, according to a Klondike esti-
mate. There was no insurance. In all
III buildings, including the bank of Brit
ish North America, were burned The
news was brought down by L. S. Humes, a
son of Mayor Humes of Seattle, ]. Toklas
and third person, who left Dawson on
April q and made their way out by canoe
to Lake Lebarge and then over the ice,
having a most perilous trip. Toklas re-
ports that the fire occurred in the very
heart of the business centre of the city
The flames spread with such rapidity that
the citizens appeared panic-stricken and
unable to save anything in the way of fur
niture, goods and clothing.
The fire was caused by drunken WON
an upsetting a lamp in a notorious house.
None of the big warehouses of the Alaska
commercial company or the American trad
ing and expectation and transportation
company was touched by the fire, so there
will be no shortage of provisions, even if
the lakes should not freeze over before the
middle of June, which is predicted. The
heaviest losers by the fire are Mcclellan &
Kelly of Victoria and Vancouver, who had
an immense stock of iron and tinware and
miners supplies taken in at heavy expense,
and the bank of British North America,
whose rather flimsy vault did not with
stand the heat, the papers in it being de-
stroyed. The bank also lost a large amount
of gold dust A rough estimate places the
loss in gold and paper money alone at 81,
000, 000
On the trip out the couriers were forced
to every expedient, walking, running with
the dogs, swimming for life on two coca.
sions, and breaking through the ice repeat
eddy. They passed the river steamer Flora,
cutting her way through the ice with her
steel prov at Hootalinqua, and found the
telegraph wire to Skaguay completed al
Cariboo crossing, 70 miles inland. A let
ter which was brought out by the messen-
gers announces that the bank may be able
to recover some of the lost gold.
No reliable estimate of the fire at Daw-
son City, April 26 has been received al
Skaguay, Alaska, but, based on Klondike
valuations, it must run into the hundred:
Of thousands. One estimate places it al
! 80 600 600
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
FertIIIrer Companle. CombIne.

The American Agricultural Chemical
company, combination of various fertil-
izer manufacturing concerns, recently
formed has issued prospectus in which it
is stated that it's authorized issue of capital
stock is $40, 900, 900, divided in half six per
cent cumulative preferred stock and half
common. The present issue will be limited
to $34 .000 900 divided into 10000 one
hundred dollar shares of preferred and the
same amount of common, leaving SO, 900,
900 in the treasury. The new company is
a combination of 800 of the strongest con-
Germs engaged in the manufacture of fer
tilizers in the northern and eastern states
so located as distributing centres as to en-.
able them to market their productions at a
minimum cost.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
Hundreds OF Lives Lost.
Relief Cutter MysIery's Report OF the
Hurricane on Queensland Coast

Relief Cutter Mystery's Report of the
Hurricane on Queensland Coast.
despatch from Sydney, Australia,
dated May 10, says: The Cutter Mys-
terry has returned from the scene of the re-
cent disaster by hurricane on the north
Queensland coast, by which practically
every vessel engaged in the pearl fishery
was wrecked and much property lost afloat
and ashore An official representative says
that Sc vessels were wrecked and that 3S5
persons lost their lives. The sights that
met the eyes of the relief expedition along
the devastated coast were horrifying be-
yond description. In one place where a
picturesque fishing village with a popula-
ton of 300 had stood, neither house nor tree
nor living thing was left. The site of the
little settlement looked like new plowed
land, and the survivors among the fishing
folk had fed for safety to an inland town
10 miles distant. There and further along
the coast mangled bodies of men and do
mestic animals were found Several were
rescued with some difficulty, wedged in the
branches of trees that had deied the storm,
where they had been blown from distances
as great as a quarter of a mile. The Mys-
tery's officers and crew discovered 50
bodies, of which IS were identified"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
100000 GIVEN AWAY.

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above who will send their full name and post-of-
fee address to the DR.. DAVID KENNEDY COR
PORATION, Rondout, N. Y, providing they
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system by the use Of whiskey and beer.
By a searching investigation It was found that
over:91 per cent Of the people who sent for
sample bottle we're so much benefited by its use
that they purchased large sized bottle of their
druggist, which in most cases cured them, while
in some rare instances it took as many as two or
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DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is sold
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
The students, Confer.nce.

d. L. Moody has written a letter to the
newspapers this week to say that the invi-
tation to the Students Conference to be
held June 80 to July 0, is as wide and gen
eral as it can be be made: "There will be
an opportunity to meet several hundred of
the brightest Christian men from over 100
of our colleges and universities. Arrange
ments are provided so that parties who
wish to do so may camp out at very small
expense. l know one Connecticut pastor
who expects to bring 25 young men from
his church and camp out with them. Why
should not others do the same? Think
how much it would mean to any church to
have a few of its young men thoroughly
stirred up to work for God and freshly
anonted with the Holy Spirit for service"
A full announcement in regard to Mr..
Moody's Mortified summer program is
printed elsewhere in this paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
SOUTH wARDsBORO.

Walter Putnam has returned to Nashua,
n. H., after short visit at his fathers.
Miss Agard, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Furness, returned this week to
her home in Massachusetts.
Miss Amanda Putnam, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis last week, is
gaining and is thought now to be out OF
danger.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Gould are away
from home on visit to their daughter in
Brattleboro. They also plan to visit their
son at Turner's Falls before they return.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
Fa,aI Fire An BrookIyn, NY,

One man dead, two others believed to be
in the ruins, go families homeless, and
property valued at $500, 900 ruined, is the
result of fire ON Freeman and Eagle
streets in Brooklyn Monday morning.
Flames started in the planning mill of Kels
& Son and was discovered by milkman.
1t quickly jumped across the street to a
long row of three-story tenements, and IL
houses were destroyed. One body was
taken out, burned beyond recognition.
Two other tenants are missing. Six horses
were incinerated in the stable behind the
planning mill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
Entire Family Killed.

An accident occurred near Centre, Ala
bama, Monday, which resulted in the ex-
termination of an entire family. William
Evans, section foreman on the Rome and
Decatur railroad, with his wife and little
child, started on drive for Fort Payne,
when their horse became frightened and
ran away, upsetting the buggy and instant
ly killing Evans and his wife. The horse
ran back home with nothing but the har-
ness on, when a negro servant went out on
the search and found the almost lifeless
body of the infant, which he carried to 9
neighbours house, where it soon died.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
Revolutionary Marker In Peru.

1t is expected that the marker that is to
be erected ON the field in Peru where Gen.
Stark and his army encamped the night of
August 6, 1777, when on their way from
New Hampshire to Bennington, will be
ready to place in position on the anniversa-
ry of the event. The marker will be of
Woodbury. granite, and its cost is met by
contributions and subscriptions. 1t is one
Gus historic spots in Bennington county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
EST WARDSBORO.

Z. A. Landman recently visited at <. c.
Young's.
f. A. Eddy and family attended the flu
neral of Mr.. Eddy's father in West Brattl !,
boro.
States Attorney Barber was up Wed
nesday, and we lose one of our population
and Newfane gains one.
Road Commissioner j. c. Tibbetts, will
several men and six horses on the road
machine, are improving the highway.
Several new bicycles are seen on tn,
streets. Earl Putnam. George Motif
Hugh Fits and Henry Lackey being tn,
happy possessors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
WINDHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Axtell have moved
into Mrs. Kendall's house.
Miss Hattie Howard, after an absence of
several weeks, is now at home.
Miss Lou Wright of Bartonsville has
come to Mrs. NJ. d. Harris's for the
summer.
Mumps have made their appearance in
town. The victims thus far are Beulsh
Briggs, Lura Smith, Roland Chapman and
Alfred Howe.
On Memorial Sunday union services
will be held at the Centre church. Rev.
Mr.. buckingham will preach the sermon.
Memorial day will be observed in the usual
manner. Hon. A. +. Cudworth of South
Londonderry will deliver the address. Din
ner will be served on the basket picnic
plan.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
SOuTH VERNON

Fred Bush of South Vernon hired a
horse of Geo. Oaks to go to Forest Lake
last Sunday, to be gone short time. Mr.
Oaks learned that the horse had been driv-
en- to Swanzey with eight persons in the
wagon, and so demanded extra pay. Bush
declined to settle, but when legal papers
were presented for his consideration he
added $40 to the 81 he had already paid for
the Forest Lake trip. = Winchester Star.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-26
WARDSBORO.

Miss Mary Underwood of Proctor is
stopping with her brother Fred for
short time.
Mrs. Laura Blanchard and Mrs. Chester
Dexter of Troy, n. Y, arrived at their
summer home last Saturday.
Al Cobb and family of Jacksonville have
moved to the VIM. May farm which he has
Just bought of II. NJ. Kidder.