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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14
GUILFORD.

Evening prayer and sermon in Christ
church on Sunday next at 2:30 p. NJ.
Elijah Temple of North Adams, Mass,
and Gordon Simonds of Colrain were
visitors at j. Flagg's this week.
Mrs. Jesse Squires and children of
Bridgewater, Mass, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Estabrooks. Mr.
Estabrooks,s who has been ill for many
months, has been more feeble in the past
few weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14

believe that Uncle Sam and John Bull will
ever come to blows over the country. At
the same time, he is not inclined to surren-
der foot of American soil. He said; 1--WE
are too big ever to go to war over the Alaska
boundary dispute. The subject will in
time shape itself and become settled. 1
realize that we have a great country in
Alaska and feel pretty sure that Congress
is not going to give any of it away.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14
WEST HALIFAX.
Henry Grover is verv sick,

Henry Grover is very sick.
The Rev. Samuel j. Smith and family
are visiting at Amsterdam, N. Y. lie is
expected back Saturday.
DR.. j. w. Scudder, who has been in
quite poor health, died Thursday morning,
the 18th, about A. NJ. He located here
about one year ago and has made many
friends. He leaves a widow and large
family of children. He was within a few
days of 4S years old. DIR. Scudder prac.
ticed in Nottingham, Townshend and
Chesterfield, N. H., before coming to this
place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14
WARnsRoRo CEN TIRE.

Mrs. Pomeroy is the guest of Mrs. D. c.
Dexter this week.
Louis White of Dorchester, Mass, is
visiting his father, f. A. White.
Seven of Mrs. Whites children and four
grandchildren were with her one day the
past week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14
TnON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Silas E. Parsons have re-
turned to their home in Boston.
Mrs. Robert J. Bellows and two daugh-
tiers, Daffney and Esther, of Brockton,
Mass, are in town visiting relatives.
Miss A. Winnie Wheeler closed a sue
cessful term of school in No. 3, Grout's
Mills, on the 7th. All the six pupils were
without mark. School No. will close
Friday, July IA
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14

ems. She threw her apron over the weasel
and shouted to r. Howard, whom she
works for, and he came and killed the
weasel. She then proceeded to church
thinking her chickens were safe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14
HALIFAX.

DR.. E. S. Niles is in Boston this week.
Workmen are at work on G. w. Scott's
barn.
Elliot and Helen Niles of Boston are ex-
pected this week.
R. E. Dimick is expected to join his
family at their summer home this week.
Rev. S. j. Smith and family are visiting
their friends in Amsterdam, n. Y, this
week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
BROOKLYN q.

Buildings Burned ON the Bemis Farm
The buildings on the farm known as the
Bemis farm, but lately in the hands OF
George Winslow of Townshend, were
burned to the ground Tuesday evening
1he fire was caused, it is reported, by
lightning, The house was unoccupied. A
small quantity of old hay was in the barn
and also pair of harnesses. Haying was
begun on the farm on Monday, but none
had been put in the barn. There was no
insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14

Rev. 1. N. Compton has gone to join his
wife and son at Bridgeton, N. j. He will
have vacation of two weeks He will
also visit his parents at Morristown, N. j.
There will be no preaching services at
the Baptist church for the next two Sun.
days. Sunday school will be held at l:3O
p. NJ. next Sunday.
Miss Whitfield of Cambridge, Mass, is
boarding at the Vermont Spring companys
establishment
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14

what change this may bring in the present
management of the store is not yet cor
rectly known. 1t is supposed that Mr..
Batchelder's brother of Peru is the pur-
chaser
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14
To Curs ConslIpallon Forsvsr.

Take ascarets Candy athartic. 10 or 25 cents.
If o. G. G fail TO cure, druggists refund money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
LEWISTON WAS sAeY.
Cooperative Players Win
Their First Game.

Only about three hundred persons saw
the polo game between Portland and
Lewiston last night the first played
under the new regime. The snow storm
kept many away and the next game,
Tuesday night between Portland and
Rockland, should I'LL the Auditorium
seats.
Last nights contest was not wildly ex
citing, the Lewiston7 not proving as
stron. as they have been. The home
players put up a beautiful passing game
and their work was a delight to witness.
In the third period interest WIS lent to
the contest by the fact that Frank
Walker, u South Portland amateur went
in to play half back for Lewiston, an /
he proved to have enough ginger for II
whole team. His work was skilful too
and he had several mixups with Dawson
which he got none tho worst of.
Line up and summary:
Portland-C Campbell and Dawson, rush
ers; Mckay, centre; Iurnbull, half back !;
Allen, goal
Lewiston Purcell and Shea. rushers;
Smith, center; Devlin and Walker, half
back; Murphy. goal.
Goal Won BY CagedlBy Rush BY Time
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
THE "WARDS EIGHT AND NINE
NEWS" NOW.
(From the Deering News. }

Farewell. Deering Her head droops
with shame as the legislature walks her
Spanish out of existence, and the places
that knew her shall know her no more.
Howsomeves, let the dead past bury its
dead, behring's fair acres will still exist
on the face of the earth, and the problems
Of streets, lights, sewers and sidewalks.
which have perplexsd US in the past, will
be turned over TO Alderman Rounds and
his associates, to be sometimes acted on,
more often calmly ignored.
The lesson which is ours to learn in the
immediate future Is one OF forbearance.
Our representatives In Portland city
deliberations can be depended upon TO do
their best for appropriations for wards
eight and nine-there Is no danger OF
lack Of zeal on their part. sBut II they
cote for every extravauant projsct pro-
posed In Portland. in exchange for votes
Tor Deering, then down goes the whole of
Greater Portland In u heap together.
Both cities have In the past had troubles
of their own. Let us hope that they
will not multiply by this legislative bald
head matrimony.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
A KISSING NATION.

In no other part Of the world is XII ssing
50 much in vogue as In Russia. From
time immemoriai 1t has been the national
salute; indeed, 1t Is more of greeting
than ~ caress
In public affairs, as in private, the
kiss is an established custom. Fathers
and sons kiss; old generals with rusty
mustaches kiss; whole regiments kiss
The Emperor kisses his officers. On a re-
viewing day there are almost as many
kisses ~ shots exchanged. II liliputian
corps Of cadets have earned the imperial
approval. the imperial salute is bestowed
liuan the head boy, who passes on with
a Nearty report 10 his neighb Dor, he In his
turn TO the rext, and 81 on through the
whole Juvenile tody. Ui
la a holiday or fete day the young and
delicate mistress Of house win not only
Kiss all her maid seryan 5, luu all Ter
men servants, too, and. il the pentlsman
docs not venture above her hand. she Will
stoop amt kiss his cheek,
10 Judge, also, from the numler of
saIutea tue matrimonial bond Ia these
high circles must lie one of unir teri pte.i
felicity. A gentleman scarcely enc rs or
leaves the room without klssing his wife.
either ON hei forehead, cheek, OF nand -
London lit Bits.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
BY INVITATION COUNTY COMMITTEES
Hon. G. y. LittIeneId Guest of Farming
ton Republicans.

Pennington, February a-Hon. Charles
H. Littlefleld of RocKland was here today
for the purpose of looking over the sitnn-
ton in franklin county with reference 10
the congressional nomination In the Sec
ond district. He came here by suggestion
of prominent men of Franklin county
and by Invitation of Hon. J. W. Fair
banks chairman OF the Republican coun-
ty committee. Some forty men promi-
nent in business circles gave MIR. Little
Geld an enthusiastic reception ana an OK.
tended conference took place. Mr.. Little
field exl ressed himself highly pleased
with the hearty support the conference
assured him. The sentiment was unani-
nous in favor of an early election and
the question was sgitated to start petit
ton TO Governor Powers urging him in
this direction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
ATHLETES NOT SOLDIERS.
President Eliot of Harvard Correets n
Popular Idea.

Cambridge, February 3.-The annual
reports Of the president and treasurer Of
Harvard college to the board of overseers
was published today. As uBual, President
Eliot's comments on the record of the
past year and his suggestions for the
future, contain many features of general
interest. lie sums up the record of Har-
ward enlistments in the war with Spain,
which. according TO the latest retur MS
number about 400 and says:
The effort of the president and deans
was to prevent nasty and iaconsiderate
enlistment, but not to discourage the en-
listment Of able bodied young men, of
legal age, whose family circumstances
warranted them to offer their lives to the
country. So as long AS there are wars 1t
will he cxpedint, especially in demo-
-rncies, that the best educated young men
ear their full share in wars herdships
and dangers. The highly educated class
must show itself as brave, tough and
disinterested rs any other and as faith
full to ideals II its education has been
right, IL will show itself superior in these
respects to every other class.
President kliot refutes the popular idea
that high scholars are almost always men
of poor physique. by table showing
that, whereas, 81 per cent of the whole
number of students pass the physical
examination satisfactorily, this Is done
by S3 per cent of the scholarship winners.
4 Pre- sidept has looked into the claims
that the highly competitive athletic
sports are especially useful in developing
the qualities of soldier and decides
against it, supporting his opinion by
showing the small per centage Oi athletes
among harvard volunteers in the late
war.
-Spsaking of inter collegiate athletics
President Eliot remarks, that progress
has been made in Intelligent MANAGE
ment and that evils of excessive training,
though siill manifest, are lessened. lie
deprecates the intercollegiate freshman
contests and gives DATA showing the poor
scholarship OF men on freshmen football
teams.
Agreeable local competitors" is the
substitute he would recommend for ex
@, ssive intercollegiate competitors.
The tre,surer's report shows receipts of
81, 1862, 9S. GO; payments OF 81, PAL 500. "a ;
a balance of Sl2l, 5s3 A..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
THE COLON sTkIKE.

Colon, Colombia, February AT
Panama the steamship strikers who were
engaged by the month had petitioned the
governor to 'nforee the payment of their
wages up to the date of the beginning OF
the strike, these having been withheld
on the Ilca OF breach OF contract. A con
ference was held at the governors palace
yestei day. attended by agents of the steam
ship companies and the Panama railroad
and IL was agreed 10 increase the wages
70 cents in silver PER day as we'll as to
make the payment OF arrears asked for In
the petition. Nevertheless the strike
continues, the strikers demanding dol
lar in gold.
The steamer Advance arrived today
with fifty laborers at Fortune island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS.
Congressman Who Became Generals
In Late War.

Judiciary Committee of the House
Have SO Reperted-~Civn cemmis-
sioners However Arc All Right.
Washington, February 3-The inquiry
ordered by the House of Representatives
as to what members had forfeited their
SEATS by reason OF accepting other Offices
,nned today with finding by the judi
larry COMMITTEES that Major General
Wheeler. member from Alabama; Col.
'aInes X. Campbell OF Illinois: Col
David g. Colson Of Kentucky and Major
tdward E. Robbins Of Pennsylvauis had
'acated their seats In the House BY nc-
epting commissions In the army. At the
'ame time the committee determined that
none OF the mem bers Of Congress serving
IN civil commissions had thereby vacated
heir seats In the House.
The judiciary committee hes been con.
iucting the inquiry for several days and
fer an arduous session ending az W
o. M, the injunction of secrecy was re-
moved and General Henderson chairman
Of the COMMITTEES made the following
statemenU summing up what had bean
one:
The committee considered, In order, the
ases of the membe Of the House, hold.
ing civil offices. First the members Of
the postal commission MOODY, Catching.
and tlemming); second the members OF
the industrial commission (bardner
l.orimer, Often, Livingston, Belly; third,
the member Of the Canadian commission
(payne) fourth tho member If the liza.
waiian commission (Hitt1 and ffth on
,ers appointed by the Speaker such as Wis
itors to Vest Point. regents of the Smith
sonisn and trustees of other public insti'
buttons In which the government has an
interest. In all of these foregoing cases
he committee Il ID that they are not OH :.
IS within tho meaning OF article I, sec.
lon 6, of the constitution. The result of
ais finding Is that such officers 10 not
forfeit their seats In Congress by virtue
Of accepting such offices. Then the com.
nlttse lind that Joseph Wheeler, Edward
4. Robbins, David q. Coison and James
4. Campbell, after being qualified as
members of Congress and acting ~ such.
naving accepted commissions In the
United States army then and thereby
vacated their seats In the 55th Congress
General Wheeler was seen after the find
ing was announced but asked to pe ex-
cused from commenting on the decision
AS 10 was In the nature OF Judicial pro-
ceeding. 1t is said General Wheeler and
his associates will take no action for the
present AS the finding Of the committees Is
yet to be passed upon by the House. The
fact That Mr.. Jenkins voted against un
seating General Wheeler and the others
may lead to minority report, although
no notice Of such was given.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
COLORADO WEATHER.

Denver. Col, February 9.-While no
snow fell here today snow storms and
cold waves are reported by the weather
bureau to be benring down upon this city
from every direction A blizzard prevails
ht Leadville, where snow has fallen for
ten days in succession. ~
The 1ficials OF the ID. ~ X. q. compa-
mr. .snv the system has not had sucn an
expei lance since the winter Of 1858 A
train stnrte.l for Minturn with gnnG Of
sno.eiltrs u open the line through the
canon CT ths gtanh r1err At six o'elock
this everirg The trim had not even
reached the d, can. The Denver and Rio
Grand rSuerts 10 have lis main line Ok On
by next ,s-~f.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04

the contest before the legislature, so thai
bill Of s7s2 includes the cost of two hear
ings In court and the expenses of the
contest before the House MIR. keefe's
friends say that the court proceedings
were Of benefit to every future candidate
who may feel that he has been unfairly
defeated because 1t establishes rule that
q defeated candidate mny inspect the
ballots.
The case Of Mr.. keefe has drawn
attention to a provision OF the Massachu-
setts law. There board "a established 60
determine whether the count has been
correct and when a dispute arises this
board after an inspection of the ballots
makes q report as 90 the count Under
the Maine law the Governor and Council
cannot go behind the returns and so the
man elected on the face Of the returns
gets his seat and the whole matter must
be threshed over before the House or Sen.
ate II there Is contest lt IS argued IN
favor OF the Massachusetts provision that
while the findings of the commission do
not bar the right of the two houses to
judge of the qualifications of their MEM
bers they do give such Information that
the contestants may be satisfied and &c
cept the result without the trouble and
expense of contest In thu Legislature
THE TRAVELLING LIBRARIES.
II is probable that report will be
made by the committee on libraries favi
orable to the idea of the travelling libra.
ry, but the bill as presented is likely to
he ,hap.aa a, Soma Y,artinulars
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
THE DELAWARE DEADLOCK.

Dover, Del, February S-The regular
Republicans who have been voting for
Col. Henry A. Dupont to succeed Sena-
tor Gray In the fight against j. Edward
Addicks, went into conference this eve
ming with State Chairman Browne, STATE
Secretary Head and other Dupont rem
resentatives. The conference was not con
eluded hut WAS adjourned until tomorrow
afternoon when "a proposition to take IN
some Republican upon wnom the regulars
can bend their entire strength viii be
considered.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
SAVINGS BANK SECRETARY
KILLED.

San Francisco, February 3-W. ).
Pardee, assistant secretary of the Pacific
States Mutual savings bank, was shot
and probably fatally wounded today by
Christian Refs Jr. The shooting oc.
Cured in Pardes's office. Reis and Par
dee quarrelled several days. Reis's father
is a prominent merchant and was city
treasu rer at one time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
PALMER SHOE co.
SAL Congress Street.

smaller member. This is Mr.. Isidore
Lissner, member for Cairns, who is only
four feat one inch when he attains his
highest possible latitude. He is a German
by BIRTH and was one of the pioneers oil
the famous Charters Towers gold held.
has been in Queensland Parliament since
1883 and held Office as Minister of Mines
in one of the governments of Sir Thomas
Mcliwraith, London Chronicle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04

work and while these spells lasted she was
obliged to give up. We saw DR.. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy adver-
tised and the marvellous cures it effected,
and resolved to try it. We have now used
ten bottles of DIR. Greene's Nervura, and |
am reioiced to saw that she is greatly
benefited far better than | expected she
ever would be before we began using DR..
Greene's Nervura.
DIR. Greene's Nervura will cure YOU
try 1t. Besides YOU can at any time con-
suit without charge with DIR. Greene, "a
Temple Place, Boston. Mass, whether
you call or write about your case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
QUAY STILL SHORT.

Harrisburg, Pa, February Ex-senator
Quay was fourteen votes short OF toe
number necessary to elect today by the
absence without pairs Of Senator Hig-
gins. Dem. and Representative Scott and
Senator Vane, Reps.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04

aarding the Morey insurance hill was pre-.
ssntsd that gentleman announced that he
should move te substitute the bill for the
report fought not to pass.
This will bring the matter on the floor
of the House for discussion.
Other parties desiring to be heard on
the concentrated commercial feeding
stuffs matter. the bill was sent back to
the agricultural committee for another
hearing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
FRENCH EMBASSY PRorE SITS.

Berlin, Feb. 3. A despatch to the
Frankfort Zeitung from Canstantinople
says tho French embassy mas formally
and strongly protested to the Porte
against the concession to Germany OF a
port and dock at Haidar Pasha, nearly
opposite Constantinople on the South
side of the Sea of Marmora, to be used as
a terminus of the Anatolian railway.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
SO FAINT And WEAK.
Was In a Very Feeble and
Debilitated Condition.
Awful Distress Spells, Palpita-
ton, Could Hardly Breathe.
We Attribute All Her Relief and Cure
To Dr.. Greene's Nervura.

Mr.. John A. Noyes, saltwater. n. H.,
says: my wife has been in very feeble
and debilitated condition. The trouble
was with her heart and stomach. After
eating she would have the most awful dis
tressing spells so that she could hardly
breathe and would be obliged to sit down,
she was so faint and weak, and at times
she would have to take TO her bed. Her
heart fluttered so that she could do no
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
NICHOLS WILL COACH AMHERST.

Boston, February B. --"Charley" Mich.
OILS, who begins his tenth season with the
Bostons this spring will coach the Am
herst college varsity baseball candidates.
IL is probable that Nichols will have
charge OF the baseball candidates until
the middle of March
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
THE SMALLEST LEGISLATOR.

Who is the smallest OF contemporary
NJ. PSF 1t has hitherto Ieen supposed
that tte House Of Commons possessed him
In the person OF Mr. Patrick O'Brien,
PaInelits whip and chosen representative
Of Kilkenny. He Is said to measure Just
four fee. lAree inches. But the Queens
land Parliament claims to have q still
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
As soLACE FOR FILIpINos.

Norfolk, Va. February 3.-The trans
port Solace, bound from New York TO
Manila arrived here today. She will take
on here much ammunition for the Philip.
pines and will leave Tuesday or Wednes-
day for her destination.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
cor. SEXTON WORSE.

Washington, February 8.--The condi-
ton of Col. James A. Sexton is again
such as to give much concern regarding
the outcome OF his illness. A brain COM
plioation has developed which makes the
cnse extremely CRITICAL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
Wei Kid Dressing

sell during the yeaGenun Vic Kid, bought
Foelerer He makes Wei Kid. He the only
in all the Vci Kid He discovered make
the secret He than nine millions
Young kid every year into Vici.
dolly to-day, whether trade with will give
slippers just the same
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
no CURE A coLp IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets. ALI drug
gists refund the money II 1t fails TO cure. &c.
The genuine has l.. b. Q. on each tablet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
RENowN GOING no KEY WEST.

Kingston, JAM, February 18th,
British battleship Renown, flagship, nov
here has been ordered to return to Der
muda for the purpose of taking on board
Vice Admiral Sir John A. Fisher VIII,
remained there owing to sickness and to
proceed to Key West. there to represen I
the British navy at the approaching
naval review.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04
THIS SATURDAY IS DOLLS DAY

Every girl with a parent and brings doll to
to-day shall have pair Of real Wei Kid Slippers for the doll
You know would brighten bear hunter, but
mind how odd the bring dolly we've
we'll the make
special slippers to fit them
trouble and hot cost for us your Yes both trouble
and cost. but get back again from the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-04

1t is presumed at Washington that the
British flagship Renown Is going to Key
Vest to witness the winter manoeuvres of
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS fleet, ss nothing
is known at the capital of an inten ton
to review the fleet.