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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13
Gan Old New England Homestead"

San Old New England HOmestead.o
The noteworthy calendar of the season from an
artistic point of view, is that issued by the New
England Mutual Life Insurance company OF Ros.
ton. Its essent ial feature is a beautiful steel en-
craving IAN Old New England Homestead" Its
typical gambrel rooted house might have been
(perhaps was) copied from the "Old Mansen at
Concord, Mass, and the whole picture is minu te
and complete in detail. 1t is the excellent wor k
of the American Bank Note company. Applica.
tiohs for the calendar sent TO the Boston office
should enclose 10 cents to pay the cost of mail
ing.
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Notice.

o.. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
ehJln Brattleboro Grange Block Association will be
held at Grange hall, Bratteboro, Vt, Satur-
lS4O, W day, jan IA, 1899, Immediately following the
request meeting of the Grange to hear the report
the churcf the clerk and treasurer elect officers for
etters fra ensuing year and transact any other bust
III p that may legally come before the meeting
Vhen bcchur6 W. F. GODDARD, Clerk
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13

I. Inc spanish war series in the Century
% proving great success, and has very
considerably increased the circulation of
S Cue magazlne. In the February number
S" enslal Shafter will tell the story of the
1Si,ni.iago campaign, and Lieut.. Hobson
tha n i ,oiloW his account of the sinking of
sr o nerrimac" with a narrative of his
Imprisonment in MORO Castle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13

Mrs. Bartlett and Miss Stedman went to
Springfield, Mass, for few days visit,
Wednesday.
Miss Anna johnson of Bellows Falls
has been the guest of Miss Laura Wealth
erhead this week.
ID. 5. Josseiyn Of the town farm is out
after being housed several days with a
quinsy sore throat.
David Perry was obliged to postpone his
dance last Friday night owing to stormy
weather. 1t will be held tonight.
The young people of the Baptist church
are 70 give Clothes pin" supper at the
church parlors next Tuesday evening.
L. j. Miller has some men at work cut
ting and drawing about 100 cords of pulp
just this side.
The Prefontaine. family, Daisy Miller.
and one of David Perry's children are able
to tell more about mumps from their ex-
perience this week.
Mrs. j. N. Herrick of Centreyile slim
ped on the ice Tuesday and dislocated her
shoulder. She is doing well. hut her AID.
Vanced age will make the injury more diff
cult to recover from.
The ladies of the Congregational church
100 - OJoIoI supper from O.0U 10
Jan; ~, After the supper meeting will
Oe held in the interests of the women's
missionary societies of the church, at
winch Rev. Mrs. Norton of Newfane. who
mas mad large experience in work in the
sums OF two or three cities, will give one
vi her interesting and entertaining talks
upon that subject. A fee will be charged
ior the supper. All are invited.
The annual meeting for election of Off
GERS OF the Baptist ladies' aid society was
n mel last week at the home of Mrs. George
Harris: The officers elected are as fol.
lows; President, Mrs. Geo. Harris; vice
president, Mrs. Minnie Fits; secretary,
Mrs o. G. Convey; treasurer, Madse Day,
export directors, Mrs. Chas. Harris, Mrs.
H. a. Davenport, Mrs. j. r. LeRay. Mrs.
3D. 70, o. g. Miller and Mrs. Stebbins; commit
NJ oI fancy work, Mrs. Henry Holiday,
mls, Frefontaine and Mrs. Stanford Morse
I PIon committee, Misses Lillian Knapp,
DiShehe Davenport and Kate Wheeler.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13

G. P. MILLER Guilford, Vt Terms: $40 per
day, including book keeper and 80 posters. Or
ders can be left with S. W. Edgett & Co, 81 Main
street Bratteboro VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13
Grange store.

The annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
Grange Store will be held at Grange hall Satur
day, Jan. H. at 1880 p. NJ, for the election of Of
ficers E. S. MORSE, Clerk.
Brattleboro, Jan, 6, 1899.
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western Lands and Mortgages.

II you have any to sell or exchange for Eastern
property send full description to Box 5l3, Brat
tleboro Vt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13
WEST BRATTLEBORO.
The Prevailing"

The grip. Some have it; some have lost
it. The correspondent inquired of
"newsy" person as to who was having the
grip. The reply was every one has got
it," This is not literally true, but many
are suffering with the grip or hard colds
about the village. Charles Stockwelrs
family are having trouble of their own in
this direction, while the motorman, Chas.
S:ockwell, has been off duty this week.
Chas. Ellis and his mother are just recov-
ering. Mr.. Ellis will return to his work
next week. Mrs. E. NJ. Goodenough has
been housed for two weeks. Miss Margaret
Hill has been obliged to give up her school
this week. Her place has been taken by
Miss Marion Thomas. Mrs. David Perry
is out after several weeks tussle with the
dlstemper, and there are several others.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13
For sale Cheap


A good co cred sleigh. Second haud).
GEO L. GALE
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TEN PAGES.

Meteorological Record.
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY EVENING. Jan. IL, 1890
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
POLYTECHNIC FIELD DAY.
The Members OF the High School viii
Be Pitted Against the Alumni

The rival forces Of the Polytechnic Al
urnnf. and the Polytechnic High Schools
will be pitted against one another IN q Sc
RES of field contests at the Olympic Cub
grounds to-day. The entries are as FOL
lows:
Fifty-yard dash-Riccorni. Gay. Keene,
P. A.: Abadie, Jacobs, P. H s. l005-yard
dash-Abadie, Humbleton, P. H 5; Mau.
smith. p A z20-yard dash-Gay, Bur
gers. Smith, P A; Jacobs, TempielmI l;t9
Oburn, TempIeman, Graves, Packsher,
TfcouIet, P. H. s.; Riccomi. Burgess
Smith, P. A. Mile run-McMahon, GEL
mum, EagerI, French, Beschorman, r =
s: Harris. Lamont, Sexton, P. A. 100
yard hurdle race-Moulder, r ID. p
Grant. Duden, P. A. Shotput-Duden. r
a Hammer throw-Duden, Goldtree, Ma
than, P A.; Bunzer Forbes st Pa6sShfP5' + +
Grant Mau, P A Broad jump
Mau. Nathan, P. A; Abode, Howe, T. H
s. Pole vau1t-Humb leton, Lucy, Howe
p. H. s.; Keene, Baumberger, Healey'
A
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
Assembly Evening Session.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 21.-The Assembly devoted
the evening to considering bills recon-
mended for passage by the Committee on
Ways and Means. Seven bills were passed
They were:
Assembly bill 127, introduced by Ather-
ton, appropriating $4,000 to purchase land
for Folsom State Prison.
Assembly bill 159. introduced by Arne-
rich, appropriating 1857 OIL to pay. the
claim Of the State Board Of Horticulture.
Assembly bill "a, introduced by Cargill,
appropriating $3.50 for the relief Of W. c..
Assembly bill 247. introduced by W. H.
Miller. app opriating s7709 so to pay the
claim of l. II. Polk
Assembly bill 211, introduced by Crow
der, appropriattng $500 to pay the claim OF
A. W. Rapelic.
Assembly bill s47, introduced by William
Mcdonald, appropriating s61l 50 for the
reimbursement Of the directors of the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum
Assembly bill 27s. introduced by Felfz,
appropriating $S111 so to pay the claim Of
Major Jose Ramon Pfco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
MUST PAY ITS TAXES

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 21--The plan to exempt a
great deal of the property OF the Stanford
University from State taxation was ruth
IessIy downed in the Judiciary COMMITTEES
Of the Senate this evening. 1t was ordered
reported back to the Senate with the rec
mnendation that it do not pass.
The exemption was contained in Assem-
bly, constitutional amendment %, submit
ted by Assemblyman Clarke. The amend
ment provided that "AIl property now or
hereafter to be held in trust for the found
ing or the benefit of the Leland Stanford
Junior University, or of any department
thereof. may be exempted by special act
from State taxation, and all personal
property so held, the Palo Alto farm as
described in the endowment grant TO the
trustees of the university, and all other
real property so held and used by the uni
versity for educational purposes exclu-
siyely, may be similarly exempted from
county and municipal taxation; provided
that residents of California snail be
charged no fees for tuition, unless SUCH
fees be authorized Dy act OF Ins LSsISla-
ture."
There were not many present at the
meeting nor was Senator MorehouSe, VINO
was supporting the amendment IN the
measure. There was a quorum, however,
and the matter was referred back with
1 to g. Senator Sims casting the deciding
vote, because, as he said. he considered It
a very dangerous piece OF legislation. 1t
was pointed out that the power to ex-
empt was left discretionary with the Leg
isIature both as to time of exemption and
Quantity of property to be exempted, and
il was deemed by the committee to be
unwfse to allow any such unrestrained
latitude.
The matter viii be brought up again
before the committee if Senator More
wishes TO he heard the anlend-
ment. but only as a courtesy to him.
The committeeman expressed themselves
as having heard argument enough on the
subject, as it has been under discussion
The amendment contains more than the
mere exemption of the college property
from taxation. It provides for the con-
firmation, permission and approval Of all
the endowments, gifts, grants and be-
quests that have been turned over to the
Institution, and granting to the trustees
full corporate power.
The objection to the measure, however,
lies in the clause of exemption, and upon
that Is the upfayorable report based.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
PIGGoTT AND HIS quill"
He Is Acquitted by Jury Of the
Charge of Vagrancy.

John Ptggott, the notorious pickpocket,
and his pull have scored another point
against the Police Department, as jury
in Judge Graham's court yesterday after
noon found him not guilty of the charge
of vagrancy preferred against him by Po-
iceman Barney Harter. Evidence was
given by Harter. Policemen Colen and
Butler and Detective Egen-
Unfortunately for the police, the testi-
mony of Detective Egan and Policeman
Butler did not agree The jurors who
heard the case were: Fred Bronson, 3
B. Bogart, John EsIandson, ]. R. McGut-
ffck. w w. Delano, E. Mau, Henry Schnl-
der, E. Hollingsworth. G. A; keogh, l. ".
Hoffman, w A Whitelaw and John
Stark They took less than five minutes
to arrive at a. decision
There is still another charge OF va
srancv against Piggott and his compan-
ION, Cal Childs. to be tried, and the two two
On a charge of grand larceny. The police
think they have a sure case against them
on the grand larceny charge, as the
pull will not be so potent In the Su-
periOr Court
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
ORATORY EXPENDED
ON THE BLACKSMITH BILL

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 21-There was more ora
tory IN the Senate at its session this even
ing, but It was Of the jovial not the BIT
ter kind as was the case last night when
young Mr.. Works bill was passed upon
Senator Shortridge's maiden effort in leg
isIation, the bill TO allow a. lien upon
horse by the unpaid blacksmith who had
shod It, came on the urgency file for sec
and and third reading and for final pas
sage. There was a great deal of merri-
ment at the expense of the bill, but hon.
ors were about even. There was more
parliamentary law expended on the prog
ress of the bill toward its final downfall
than is usually accorded a Senate mea-
sure, and when IT came TO voting on
motion to deny the bill a third reading
the Senate got on the wrong track and
actually passed 1t up for final passage
instead OF consigning It to the grave, for
which the motion had intended il. This
oversight was remedied, however, on the
final passage OF the bill, for 1t was de-
feated by vote of II to Il, Senator Short
ridge having changed his vote from aye
to no in order to move for reconstdera-
ton.
Senator Dickinson made the first assault
by moving to strike out the section pro-
vidtng for the foreclosure of the liens
so spoke long and earnestly for his meas
IRE one looking TO the protection OF
honest LABOR ana a nGlp TO Inc poor NE
chanic, who, he said, referring TO other
measures regulating the methods or court
. procedure, was as much entitled TO pro-
lection for his hard earned money as was
the rich lawyer for his fat fee. Dicktn-
sons amendment was lost.
Then Smith pointed out some clause he
was not satisfied with. and 1t took Short
ridge another ten minutes to explain why
there was nothing wrong with the sec
ton Smith referred to-
Curtin next claimed the floor with an
amendment that the provisions of the bill
should not apply to sections of the State
higher than an altitude of 1900 feet above
the sea
This riled the Santa Clara Senator and
he warned the Senate that some time
some of them would have pet measures
to pass and he would retahate by mo-
lions for delay and vexation numerous
enough to keep the two stenographers
busy for a month. Curtin's amendment
was lost and, nothing daunted, he submit
ted another striking out the words "ox
and mule wherever they occurred. for,
said he, he wanted TO protect them. This
amendment, too, was lost.
Bulla then submitted an amendment that
found favor with the author of the bill.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
MORE BUGS FOUND
IN THE SCHOOL BILL

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 21.-Senate bill 36, with it's
mate Assembly bill 639 not only contains
the amendment to section 1917 of the Po-
Htical Code affecting the tenure in office
of the teachers in San Francisco, but 1t
appears there are other bugs in it.
Section 1874 is so amended that not only
will the number of principals be reduced
but that teachers horror, the inspector -
will be re-established in his old position
The amended section reads as follows:
I'm schools of more than one teacher
the board Of school trustees or city Board
of Education must designate one of the
teachers as principal Of the school, who
shall have general supervision of the en-
tire school; provided, that nothing in
this section shall be so construed as to
prevent boards Of trustees and boards of
education from selecting a principal to
supervise the work of two or more schools
In one school district
San Francisco constitutes but one
school district, and there would be moth
ing to prevent, If this amendment car
ries, boards of education from distrtcting
the city and appointing Inspectors un-
der the name Of principals, as under
the ''Pooh-bah" Stone board, by which
John SWEET and many other educators
were thrown out of the School Depart
ment some years ago.
Section 1863 Is so amended as to Iengtheu
the time of pupils In the schools before
entering the high school, from eight to
ten years Ih1S Will waste two years of
the pupils life and increase the expense
of the department by employing more
teachers
An amendment to section 1922 provides
that '4all of the State school fund and 50
per cent of the county school fund ex-
elusive of the library fund must be used
exclusively for the payment of salaries
of teachers of primary and grammar
schools" The fund would be so exhaust
ed, If this becomes a law, that the amount
needed to conduct the high schools, pur-
chase supplies for all schools. make re-
pairs, pay ianitors and take the annual
school census would be but sz14.000 per
annum, while at least $3.50, 200 is needed
for these purposes. This would practical
" mean the closing of the high schools
of San Francisco, as the primary and
grammar schools, under the law, must
first be provided for. The committee.
Colonel Charles H. Murphy and W. D.
Kingsbury have been working on this
bill alone thus far. but Will now take up
the remaining sixty educational bills and
carefully scrutinize them for inconsist-
encies and legal flaws.
At the meeting of the Assembly Com
mittee on Education this afternoon it was
decided to remove the Objectionable
clauses Of the bill and eliminate section
s, relating to the exact time teachers are
to be employed. The section eliminated
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
Directors Nominees as Announced at
the Meeting Last Night.

The committee appointed by the direc-
tors of the Mechanics Institute 70 select
a Board OF Directors for the management
of the institute for the ensuing year
handed in its report at g meeting last
night Following are the names Of those
selected out of which the members have
the privilege OF voting for seven The
directors will when chosen elect a presi-
dent. walter N Brunt, Ernst A. Denicke.
Lewis c. Hunter, Sheldon G. Kellogg,
Rodney Kendriek, DR.. F. J. Lane, Henry
C. Langrehr, DR.. ]. P. LIE Fevre. l.. W.
Iyoyey. John MsLaren, Robert w. Neal,
Charles NJ. Plum, p. H. Reardon. Horace
Wilson.
the present month at the institute, on
Post street. Only members who have been
such for six months are entitled to vote.
The following have been appointed
Judges of election: Alfred Cridge, Henry
L. Davis and c. A. Mann. The committee
upon which will fall the honor of INSTALL
ing the trustees after their election are:
Irving NJ. Scott, Asa R. Wells and A. 8.
Halffdie.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22

practically passed the Senate on the
urgency file this evening.
The bill is the result of agitation for
proper system of government over the
Oakland harbor, and has been in the pro-
cess Of construction ever since the Su-
preme Court decided the celebrated water
front case and defined the rights of the
city and Of private individuals and cor
porations in the water front property.
There had been some conflict of opinion
about how far the bill should go in the
description of the limits Of the "harbor,
and that subject was the theme Of an
amendment submitted by Leavttt.
In the amendment the limits Of the har-
Dor were changed to include both the
property the courts had decided belonged
to the city and State and that belonging
TO individuals but it was provided that
the harbor commissioners should have
Jurisdiction over that portion only which
belongs to the city and State.
The amendment must be printed in the
bill and then IL will come I'D for final
passage but as the main point has been
decided by the passage OF the amendment
the passage Of the bill itself is assured.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22

acceptable to the people OF his district,
and that he would be willing TO vote
for him provided all Of Bulla's strength
could be mustered in the interest Of Pat
erson AssembIyman BelEf-aw thought
that some new candidate SHOULD be put
in the field and If this were done he
thought no better man could be found
than Frank L Coombs Of Napa. As
sembIyman Robinson was favorable to
the candidacy of General W. H. L.
Barnes and said he believed that all
should agree to vote for him when they
left BulIa, if they ever did.
1t is remarkable that not one OF
BulIas men expressed desire to vote
for Burns, either singly or as one OF a
body.
Senator BuIla feels highly compli-
mented because Of the attitude toward
him assumed by his followers to-day.
They IN turn express continued conf
dence in their leader and will continue
TO vote for him during the present week
et least
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
DEALER IN MEAT FAILS.
Property of Simon Maier Attached at
Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.-Two at
tachments have been placed on the
wholesale and retail butcher store and
sIaughter-house of Simon Mater. The
attachments were in the name Of Wal
ter /. Vail, who is acting for the First
National Bank, in the sum of sSs, $50 IS.
ard the Farmers and Merchants Bank
in the sum Of S13, 397 20. These claims
are unsecured and according to Brad
streets report there are thought to be
floating liabilities of from $4,000 to
81, 600.
According to the books Of Mr.. Maier
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but that, too, went the way Of the others
and was downed a second time on .Leav-
tits motion to reconsider. Then Curtin
moved that the bill be denied third
reading and the question was put, Shall
the bill be denied a third reading?" TWEEN
ty-seven of the Senator'S voted mort in
an effort to deny the reading and found
they had voted not TO deny the reading
and the bill was read again
The vote on roIlcau stood Is to IA against
the bill. Shortridge demanded call OF
the absentees and then a call of the
House There was a rollcall on the call of
the House demanded and ordered. but 1t
was stopped, and then Shortridge changed
his vote from aye to no, and when the
vote had been announced he gave notice
of a motion to reconsider. 1t will prob
ably be dealt with tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
"R. Brown, Fresno. "

4 MAN who registered as "R. Brown,
II Fresno" at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
n on the 18th committed suicide in his
u room yesterday
Nothing is known of the man or his
connections, but it is believed that Brown
IS not his real name, as the name R. Bar
TON was marked on his linen. He did not
leave a scrap of paper or anything alse
by which he might be identified, and the
proprietor of the hotel knows nothing
about him except that he appeared TO be
in bad health and was somewhat despon-
dent. He was apparently about 50 years
Of age and dressed like man in moderate
circumstances but made no friends
The suicide was deliberate The man
fastened a rubber tube to the gas Jet and
inhaled the deadly fumes until life was
extinct
The body was taken to the Morgue,
where it now lies awaiting Identification.