Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-17
TOWNSHEND.
A Plea for Those who Cannot speak
for Themselves.

A Plea for Those who Cannot speak
for Themselves.
We see in the paper an account of
man who 1t said had the honor of drawing
the largest load of lumber to the mill with
single span of horses that had ever been
drawn, and at the close of the piece it
says, "Can any one beat this?" We hope
no one Will be cruel enough to take up the
challenge, for we know of nothing more
brutal than overlooking team far beyond
their strength to draw. We do not look
upon such teats as an honor, but the oppo-
site term might well be applied to them.
The Bible says, "a merciful man is merci-
full to his beast" and some one has said
that all the suffering persons caused to
the dumb animals would eventually re-
bound TO themselves and they would suf-
fer physically in the same ratio as they had
caused suffering. IF not sparrow falls
to the ground without our Heavenly Faith
er's notice." we are sure He takes cogni-
zanee and Furnishes all these wrongs. We
miss very much in this community a man
who was kind friend of those who could
not speak for themselves, and he never let
any acts of unkindness to them go unre-
buked. We would like to tell had we
space many of his kind acts. Since his
death there has been no one to take his
place, and no matter how heavily loaded
the teams there seems to be no one TO en-
ter protest against the overlooking or the
reckless driving. Let us turn over a new
leaf in this direction and be kind and con-
sderate toward the animals that serve us
so faithfully and well, and if the words of
the pulpit and press would be needed we
wish they would speak 10 us more Of
ten on this subject that we might be edu
Gated up to better things in this line.
Some are trying the sulphur remedy to
keep off the grip.
Newell Jennison is at work on the new
Salmon Hole bridge.
We are getting tired of zero weather and
and degrees below zero.
There were union services at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
The cantata Friday evening was a sue
cess. A good sum of money was raised.
Beulah Potter has finished her third
term of school in Athens. She is now i'll
at her home.
Mrs. Inez Snow and Mrs. Annie Sage
have gone to Newport, n. H., where they
have employment.
The Hadassah league will hold "Moth-
er Goose" entertainment and fair at Acad-
envy hall Friday evening, Feb. "a. All are
invited to attend.
The scholars of the primary department
in the village were disappointed that the
weather prevented the ride they were to
have had the last day of school.
The Baptist ladies' aid society will fur
nish dinner in their rooms on March town
meeting day. All from out o. the village
or any in the village are invited to come to
see how good dinner can be had for
small sum.
Royal Sanderson, manager of our wealth
er bureau, reports the following: Feb. I,
snow fall, 6 inches; Sth, I inches; 18th,
% inches. Feb. 10 the mercury was be-
low zero; l1th, 4 below; 18th, ? below;
18th, II below.
DR.. Bigelow, who was a celebrated ply
stefan in Amherst, Mass, and whose death
was recorded in The Phoenix last week,
was brolher-in.law of Mrs. C. c. Boyn-
ton, whose husband was principal for
number Of years of Leland and Gray sem
mary. Mrs. Boynton and Mrs. Bigelow
were daughters of the late Judge Pingree
of Weathersfield, Vt.
Now that we know the cold weather is
caused by the thickness of the breast bone
of the goose, and the large number of nuts
that the squirrels laid up in store for win
ter, the way the beavers builded and the
thickness of the corn husks, let us pray
fervently that the representations" an
other fall may be reversed and that we
may have more agreeable weather next
winter.
Annie Cooke closed her school in the
Holland district Feb. g. The number
of pupils was u. The average at
tendance was 10 11-25. Those having no
marks were Olive Pierce, Myrtle Blue and
Gerald Allbee. Olive Pierce has been per-
feet in attendance during the year. Mabel
Allbee but for sickness would have been
perfect. The teacher at the close of school
gave her scholars a sleighrde to Wards
boro station.
Henry Holland died the 14th from grip.
He leaves a wife and one son to mourn his
loss. Also two sisters, Mrs. Cathan of
Putney and Mrs. Mary Shattuck of Brat
tleboro, and two brothers, Chauncey of
Wardsboro, and Charles of New York
city. The farm on which Mr.. Holland
lived had been many years in the Holland
family, 1t is a pleasant place two miles
from the village Mr. Holland was a
much respected citizen.
Principal Ellery of Vermont Academy
supplied the Baptist pulpit last Sunday
and gave fine discourse upon the Chris
tian education of the young, taking for
his text the first chapter of Daniel, Sth
verse: "For Daniel purposed in his heart"
He emphasized the fact that the young
should have purpose, and to keep dein-
lite goal in view and then strive to reach
that goal. In Illustration of his theme
he spoke of Vanderbilt, Carnegie and
Stewart. They purposed in their hearts
to be rich and they reached the goal for
which they strived; and with other illus
trations he must have given the young up
lifting and enrolling ideas as to their fu- |
ture course in life.
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