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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-04
TheIr Limitations

Some of those pOstoffice people are
very clever. They can read illegible
writing and deliver letters when the
address is worse than Chinese puzzle.
Yes. but they can't help out the
man who fCrgets TO mail his wife's let
tiers brooklyn Life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-04
A Perfectly Natural Question.

Pat. said his young wife. Il wish
You wouldn't put your knife in your
mouth when you eat"
An phwere would yeZ hev me put
H. said Fat in astonishment. in me
eyesF'-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-04
A HnaflAE

"Idler" said the ant scornfully.
"Me?" answered the grasshopper.
my dear fellow. l have been on the
Jump ever since I was born."-Indian-
apolis Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-04

The careful reader of a few good
newspapers can learn more In a year
than most scholars do in their great
libraries.-F. Il. Sanborn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-04
The Hope of the Future.

There is no other educational insti-
tuition equal TO a well regulated home
Dallas News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-04
AN UNCANNY STORY.
origin OF THE "SOULLESS MONSTER
OF F2ANKENSTEIN."

The Interesting History of an old
Time Novel That I> often Alluded
to I'm Literature md ut Times Quot
ed Incorrectly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
CHURCH AND SOCIETY

Z. K. Prentiss of West Brattleboro will
lead the O'Clock meeting at the Y. NJ. c.
A. rooms next Sunday.
Christian Science service Sunday in
Grange hall at 1915 o'clock. Subject.
God" All are welcome.
Christ Scientist service at 26 Prospect
street Sunday at 10:45. Meeting Friday
evening at 7:30. All are welcome.
The cake sale by the Episcopal ladies
will be held Saturday afternoon from $50
to o'clock in the choir room at the rear
of the church.
Services in St. Michaels church ON the
9th Sunday after Trinity July y, 1880
A. NJ. and $50 p. NJ; Sunday school and
catechising 1890 p. NJ.
Miss Mary Cabot took ten of the girls Of
her Sunday school class of the Congrega.
tional church to Westminster Saturday
where they visited the Harriet Good-idge
home.
The W. c. T. U. will meet next Wednes-
day, July ., at 3o'clock at the usual place
Plans for the summer meetings are TO be
arranged, and other business will be at
tended to at that time. A general attend.
ance is wished. Egg
Unitarian church, Rev. Z. Q. S. Os-
good, pastor. Service every SUNDAY at
1880 A. NJ; Sunday school at ll:45
A. NJ. Theme for next Sunday: THE
Vine and the Branches" The rite of
communion will be observed at the close
of the service, the usual Sunday school
session being omitted for the day. All
are welcome.
Services at the Adventist church next
sunday as usual. Prayer meeting at
1913; Sunday school at u NJ. At 230
the pastor will deliver the fifth sermon on
what Adventists Believe" Children's
meeting at $50; Loyal Workers PRAYER
meeting at $780, At 1880 the pastor will
deliver the second sermon On the It'll Of
Matthew, illustrated on the blackboard.
Methodist Episcopal church, Rev
Ralph Fernald Lowe, pastor. The ser
vices for Sunday, July ,, will be as fol-
lows: Love-feast at $50 A. NJ preaching,
followed by communion, 1880 A. NJ; sun
day school at Has A. NJ; Epworth league
meeting at $3.50 p. NJ. All are cordially
welcome to these services. There will be
no preaching at this church on Sunday
evenings during July and August.
First Baptist church, Rev. f. f. Mar
bic, Phi. D., pastor. At 1890 A. NJ. there
will be a special service of installation for
the Sunday school officers and teachers.
followed by the observance of the Lori's
supper, Sunday school at noon. During
July and August the evening preaching
service will be merged into a vesper ser
vice beginning at o'clock. Each of these
services will be preceded by a brief organ
recital by Prof. F. @. F. Cramer and have
special musical features. Sunday evening
1t will be "A National Service-Our Coun-
Try" and the following music will be rer-
deTed:
voluntary, Marche aux Flambraux, Scotson. Clark
Prof, Cramer
hyhh' Battle Hymn of the Republic, Jordan
Solo by Harry smith and chorus
Anthem, o Lord How Manifold Barnby
O., Chorus choir.
SoIo' MY hedeemer and My Lord, Buck
Harry Smith.
All seats free. Everybody welcome.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
VALLEY FAIR PLANS.
Standard of Former Years Will
Be Maintained.

Larger Purses VIII he offered for the
Raecs---J. W. German VIII Fur
nIsh the Observation-Disclosures In &
Parade VIII BE the Spectacular Feat
ure.
Plans for the next Valley Fair, which
will be held Sept. u and 2S, are assuming
definite shape, and President Hooker
states that the next exhibit will be the
equal of any that have preceded it, and
that preparations were never so far ad-
vanced at this season of the year as now.
Something is being done every day in the
interest of the coaching parade, which, as
usual, will be the spectacular feature of
the exhibition.
There will be racing both days. Larger
purses than usual will be offered, the to-
tai premiums amounting TO $500. There
will be three races each day, all open to
trotters and PAGERS. On the first day will
occur the 2:1S, 2:27 and PAS classes, and
on the second day will occur the 2:12,
1928 and 2:35 classes. Entries will close
Sept. 10 at 10 o'clock p. NJ. Frank G..
Smith of Buffalo, N. Y, will be the start
er. The National Trotting association
rules will govern, and no horse will receive
more than one money Records made be-
fore Sept. l6 will be bar Topples will
be allowed. No conditional entries will be
received.
In the cattle department will be seen
some of the best herds in New England.
The Hood farm herd, which has won the
admiration of thousands at the Valley
Fair for the past two seasons, will be sent
again this year, and in it will be animals
Of national reputation. An effort is being
made to secure for exhibition the famous
herd of Guernseys owned by l. n. Bow
ditch of birmingham, Mass. which is
said to be without a superior in the New
England states. George f. Taylor & Son
of Shelburne, Mass, will bring their noted
herd of Short Horns, and the National
Ayrshire association will exhibit II herds
of high booded stock. Many other we'll
known cattle raisers will send the best an
finals they possess.
The exhibit of horses will contain some
of the finest specimens to be found. In
this department will be a notable exhibit
of hackneys by the Glendower Stock farm
Of South Newbury, Vt. including Matchess
of Lonsborough, which was sold by Col. w.
Seward Webb for $1,000, Glendower.
which sold for $4,000, Macmillan, for
which the Glendower farm recently paid
$1,000, besides 10 mares and colts selected
from choice collection of over 100 head.
The standard of the exhibit in the poul-
try department, which was the finest last
season that it has ever been, will not be
allowed to fall, and the exhibits in the
other departments will be the best that the
time, labor and money available can make
them.
The entertainment, which will be in the
nature of vaudeville, will be furnished by
j. w. German on both days of the
fair. He will be paid $500 for each days
exhibition and he will bring the best tai
ent at his command.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
r. X. Marvin will preach at the Uni

r. X. Marvin will preach at the Uni
versalist church next Sunday.
e. G.. Benson is putting in granite
curbing in front of his store on Prospect
Hill.
Mrs. j. j. Estey entertained about 80 la
dies at at afternoon tea at her home Tues
day afternoon.
Brattleboro Commandery, United Order
of the Golden Cross, initiated two mem.
bers last night and received two applica-
tons for membership.
There will be hearing before Judge
Wheeler at the Brooks House this after
noon in the case of Strane against the
Bradford Savings Bank and Trust company
A special Wagner car was attached TO
the 1890 train this morning for the use of
the Weeks family, who have been AZ Gull
ford Springs farm, on their return"Grip to
Boston.
Jerry Race, who stole horse from K.
A. Fitch of Wilmington a year ago, was
sentenced a: Mddlebury this week to two
years in the house of correction for steal
ing horse in Middlebury.
The Brattleboro base ball club will play
the Putney team on the island grounds at
y " ClOCh lOuOTTOW dlltTUOOD. BTaSOT
will be in the box for Brattleboro. A week
from Saturday the team will meet Hins-
dale at Hinsdale.
Justice j. II. Mortified has rendered a
decision for the defendant in the case of
K. d. Larkin against Fremont Hamilton,
which was suit brought to recover the
price of seeder for which DR.. Hamil-
ton had the agency, but which he had not
sold.
The lawn party given by St. Cecilia
Altar society last evening on the school
house lawn was a complete success. The
lawn was attractively decorated with ferns
and japanese lanterns, and at several
small tables refreshmentsIwere served The
tonic booth, presided at by MissesI Katie
Aher and Barbara Murphy, added greatly
to the decorations. A short program con-
sisting of recitations, songs and hoop
and umbrella drill were given by the chill
dren on platform erected for the purpose.
The numbers were well received. Mrs
O'Keefe, Mary Brown and Mary Moran
had charge of the decorations. Misses
Nellie Sullivan and Mary Brown presided
at the cake table, Mrs. Shea and Miss
Breen at the ice cream table and Mrs. Aher
and Mrs. Murphy at the coffee table. The
proceeds were about $50.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
THE 59TH ANNIVERSARY
OF the BRptistsundRy school Celebrated
Last Sunday---Reports OF Officers aRd
Officers Elected.

Last Sunday occurred the 59th an
niversary of the Baptist Sunday school.
The report of the secretary, L. V. Morse,
showed present membership of 1853, with
nine officers and 10 teachers-a total of 39l
The average attendance during the first
half of the year was 2l9 per Sunday, and
for the second half 246 There are now
upon the roll of honor 81 names. Nine
have been baptized and there have been
seven deaths. In the home department
there is a membership of 90, making 4S1
connected with the school.
The treasurer's report showed an income
of about $500, out of which were paid the
expenses of the school-about 150-and to
various benevolent objects as much more
A novel feature introduced was the Civ
ing of verbal report by each teacher
Since the first of January one class entire
has been present Is Sundays. The super
intendenrs report called especial attention
TO the increasing interest in the study of
Gods word, and in regularity of attend
ance, and also to the special days which
have been observed, such as memorial day,
membership day, rally day, graduation
day, temperance day, welcome day to DR..
Marble, and some other special occasions
of interest.
Appreciative mention was made concern
ing the faithful service of Mr.. Morse, the
secretary, and his assistant, Mr.. Shaw; Of
Mr. Maynard, who was characterized as a
model treasurer, who was not only care
full and efficient cashier, but ways and
means committee as well; of Mrs. w. E.
Banks, the retiring superintendent of the
home department, who has been in charge
of it from the beginning; of Mr.. T0dt and
his assistants, who have so efficiently
handled the library; to the orchestra who
have added so much to the brightness of
the opening exercises and to the Chris
tian Endeavor Sunday school committee,
Miss Freeman, chairman, who have done
and are doing so much to forward the in
terests of the school.
The present officers of the school are as
follows: Superintendent, L. w. Hawloy,
F. S. knight, Miss Corabel Coates; secre-
taries, d. J. Shaw, +. V. Morse; treas
urer, A. l.. Maynard; auditor, II. +. c.
Todt; Librarians, H. F. c. T6dt, Miss Co
rabel Coates, Mrs. II. b. Chamberlain,
Miss Nettie Harris; superintendent of
home department, Mrs. j. j. Estey.
At the close of the morning service next
Sunday a special installation service of Off
GERS and teachers will be observed prior to
the Lords supper.
The stereopticon review of the gospel of
John by Prof. McConaughy OF Mount Her
mon on Sunday evening was very largely
attended and was a very uplifting and
beautiful close to the six months study.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
June Session of Probate Court.

The monthly session of the probate
court for June was held Saturday, Judge
Z. l.. Waterman presiding. The follow
ing business was transacted: Philander
Hall estate of Whitingham-th final ac-
count of A. A. Butterfeld, executor, was
allowed and the balance in his hands was
ordered distributed according to the will of
the deceased, $500 to be retained in his
hands until a further order of the court.
This money was bequeathed to the Univer-
salst church of Jacksonville to be paid
after the church has drawn interest upon
it for five years, and it will be paid accord
ing to the will. William K. May estate of
Wardsboro-the account of II. NJ. Kidder.
trustee, was allowed and the balance was
ordered paid to A. f. Torrey, guardian of
Alice L., Ernest D., Eula t., Herman A.,
Mary and Grace Torrey, children of Jennie
S. Torrey. Gervis Barstow estate Of Gull
fori-the will was allowed and Joel Flagg
was appointed administrator and John f.
Gale and Frank e. Ward appraisers and
commissioners. Russell c. Clifford estate
of Whitingham-th account of A. "A. But
terrified, administrator, was allowed and
the balance was ordered to be distributed
among the creditors whose claims were al
lowed by the commissioners, at the rate
of 81 per cent. Willard Dodge estate of
Dummerston-th account Of Adm f. Mil
Ter, administrator, was allowed. Edward
Thurber estate of Guilford-the account
of John S. Cutting, executor, was allowed.
Maria F. Barstow estate of Guilford-Joel
Flagg was appointed administrator with
the will annexed in place of j. II. Rich
mond, deceased.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

The selectmen of Claremont offered a
bounty of five cents a quart Tuesday, and
business opened up at the seectmen's Of
fee at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
when the cocoon hunters began to arrive.
Over 100 boys filed in during the next
hour, leaving over 400 quarts of cocoons
and getting their pay, amounting to over
$40. With many of the little lads it was
the first money they had ever earned.
Those who have turn for figures may be
interested to know that in a quart there
are approximately $50 cocoons; that each
hatched.out moth may be counted on for
250 fertile eggs, making an army of 81, 800
caterpillars to quart of cocoons. This,
multiplied by 400, the number of quarts
taken, gives an irresistible horde of 25, O0O,-
600 of caterpillars. This force was nipped
in the bud by the action of the selectmen,
backed up by a crowd of willing boys.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
A Native orMhitInChnm.

Abiathar w. Preston, 70, who died at
North Adams, Mass, yesterday, was a
native of Nottingham. His father, Capt.
Preston, was a veteran of the war of 1912
and an influential citizen. Mr.. Preston
was educated at the Nottingham academy,
and was admitted to the bar in 1865. He
practiced three years in Nottingham with
III. n. Hicks as partner and then went to
North Adams, where he was in active
practice until a few years ago. He was
one of the prominent men in North
Adams, u years was the chairman of the
board of selectmen and county commits.
sioner three years. For 10 years prior to
1880 his partner was his son-in law, the
late F. p. Brown, very talented man,
and the firm was considered one Of the
strongest in Berkshire county. Mr.. Pres
ton leaves a widow, son and daughter; a
brother, Alexander Preston of Halifax, and
two sisters, Mrs. Martha Stickney of Hall
fax and Mrs. Lucy Coleman of Island
City, Mo.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
THE NINTH WAS FATAL.
BrattIebOrO Led. IL 90 o. but Hinsdal,
Secured the Five Runs Necessary

Biattleboro's balloon ascension came in
the ninth inning yesterday on the home
grounds. The score was ii TO in Brat
tleboro's favor and one man was out.
when Guiheen and Keyes ran together in
an attempt to capture pop fly. This
started the aerial journey and a combina-
ton of loose playing and free hitting soon
gave Brattleboro quietude. The last score
was made on a wild pitch. Mann's hit to
right field in the ninth inning, good for
two bases, which was called fair, looked
to be foul to most of the spectators. Law
renee of Townshend, who won a game for
Pawtucket against Brockton, was in the
box for Brattleboro, but he was not diff
cult proposition to the Hinsdale batsmen.
Hinsdale was aided materially by Dowley's
weakness in throwing to bases, IS bases
being stolen. Henkel, the U. V. NJ. out
fielder, played fast game for Brattleboro.
and the work of the Perry brothers in the
outtield was of high order. w. Perry
also batted in his old-time form, getting
three hits, with total of five. Butler and
G. Smith played well for Hinsdale and Nc
Caughern pulled down a hard line drive
from Henkefs bat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
500 Reward 500.

u Inc readers Of this paper will be pleased to
that science has been able to cure In ali it
ana tnat Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is fbs
39ny positive cure now known to the medicaI
fraternity Catarrh being a constitntionn'I AZ
ease requires constitutional treatnent ~ dis
Oatarrh cure Is taken internally acting. diractl,7
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of tbe sys.
disease, and giving the patient strenstb ~, OF !he
ing ing up the constitution and assisting nStnr. IN
99 oftg us work. The proprietors have SO mncb
LOT any case that it fails to cure SEND 70, 93
OF testimonials Henu Iol list
so ADDRESS, +. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo n
Halls Family Pills are the best
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

If your watch or clock is out of repair leave
1t at c. w. Sawyer's, opposite American House,
Brattleboro, Vt.
Marcus Ward & Co.'S Royal Irish linen station
cry at Clapp and Jones's.
Beautiful framed pictures at low prices
CLAPP & JONES.
Waterman fountain pens the best. Full as.
sortment at CLAPP & JONES
At the postponed sale of building lots tomorrow
about six acres of standing grass also a lot on
which are three springs of excellent water will be
sold
Have your pictures framed at Clapp & Jones's.
Popular sheet music and books. Strings for all
instruments and musical supplies at Clapp e
Jones's
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
PLANS FOR NEW CEMETERY.
An option Taken on the Wood Farm---
stock Company May he Formed with
s25,OUO or $4,000 Capital.

The plans for "a new cemetery are as
Stunning definite form, and it is expected
that stock company with capital of
S25, 900 or $50, 900 will be organized to buy
the Wood farm, south of the village and
adjoining the Prospect Hill cemetery. The
people who have started the movement for
a new burial ground have been given an
option on the Wood property, which con-
tains over 100 acres of land, and extends
on the east side of the highway from the
Prospect Hill cemetery to the Cascade.
Mr.. Belts, a Boston landscape gardener,
will be here this week to look over the
property, and TO prepare plans in perspec-
tive. About IS lots on South Main street
will probably be reserved for building
purposes, and suggestion is made that a
part of the land adjoining the proposed
cemetery be used as public park. All of
the land in the present Prospect Hill Gem
etery is now laid out, and only few small
lots remain unsold. A new cemetery is
needed, and the one proposed will give all
the room needed in Brattleboro for burial
purposes for two or three generations.
The location of the Wood property is
more desirable and II is more accessible for
the purposes of cemetery than any other
that can be secured. The people who are
interested in the present Prospect Hill
cemetery will be asked to take an interest
in the new cemetery, and the projectors
hope to have all of the stock subscribed
by Brattleboro people.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Grand Celebration July A.

There is to be a great time at Lake
Pleasant July 4th, balloon ascension
and parachute jump, athletic sports, good
music and dancing, with a grand display
of fireworks in the evening.
Special trains will be run by the Fitch
burg railroad and excursion tickets will
be on sale at greatly reduced rates, at all
stations between Fitchburg and North
Adams
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
A NEW HAMPSHIRE WAY
OF lighting the Caterpillar Pest---ChII-
dren Paid Five Cents a Quart for
Cocoons.

COcOOns,
At a meeting of the Hanover village pre-
cinct recently, a bounty of five cents per
hundred was voted for cOcoons of the cat
eIpillar, the object being to so effectually
eradicate the pesl this year as to avoid it
next year. The hunting of cocoons has
thus become a regular industry on the part
of the small boy and girl, and many
youngster is laying aside a dollar Some
of the professors sons have already gath
cred over 5000 cocoons, and the aggregate
number for which bounties have been paid
is now about 70 600. AS each cocoon ger
inmates moth which is said to produce
$50 eggs, it will be seen that Hanover has
already disposed of 1S,750,0O0 caterplllars
for next year by this simple and inexpen-
sive process, to say nothing of the bushels
of worms killed on the trees. The war on
the worms reduced them to such compar-
atiyely small numbers that the picking of
cocoons will pretty thoroughly destroy
them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Two Millions Year

the wien peo}.is 1nY try and buy again, Il means
states are now buying Cascarets Candy Csths
VIC a. me rate Of two million boxes year AND f.
mari Pe onIee million before New Years. II mes ns
nghtIul bowel regulator for everybody the ue,
round All druggists, 10, 25 so cents how year year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

The Columbia beat the old cup cham
pion, Defender, eight minutes in a run of
3S miles Wednesday, besides giving a han
dicap of two minutes. The sailing was to
windward, when a yachts best qualities
must come out. The course was from
Brenton's reef light ship off Newport to
New London.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

The thunder storm resulted in large fire
loss at West Rindge, N, H., last week
Tuesday. VIM. Hale's broom making
plant was set on fire by lightning and de,
stroyed. The loss is $4,000 with $1,000 in,
surance. Otis Norcross's house and barn
were burned. His property was fairly
we'll insured.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
BAND CONCERT

The fifth open-air concert by the First
Regiment band will be given next We'd
nesday evening with the following program:
Harch' Imperial" Bagey
CCNeIlure, foet and Peasant" Suppa
Cornet solo, Jung Werner's Parting Song"
Mr.. Morse Nessler
Selection, Faust" Gouu.t
Negro Oddly, "Whistling Rufus" Stills
Medley Popular Airs, Bega-
March, American Republic" Thele
The band will appear in their new uni
forms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30
Renntv RIood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No beauty
without it, Cascarets Candy Cathartic clean
your blood and keep it clean, by stirring up the
lazy liver and driving all impurities from the
body: Begin today TO Danish pmples, bos,
botches, blackheads, and that sickly bilious com
plexion by taking Cascarets,-beauty for 10 cents.
All druggists satisfaction guaranteed, TO- 25 so
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

pamphlet fully explaining the principles aud
methods OF Osteopathic practice will be sent to
any address on application by postal card or
otherwise to DIR. G. g. Wheeler, 30 North Main
street, Brattleboro, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-30

G. p MILLER, Guilford, VT. Terms: $40 per
day including book. keeper and so posters. Or
ders can be left with S. W. Edgett & Co., 81 Main
street, Brattleboro. VT.