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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
The Colonial Girl. /

The Colonial Girl, which will appear in
the Auditorium next Friday evening, March
80, was first produced by Daniel Frohman
at the Lyceum theatre, New York, in 1898.
The play met with great success during its
opening run and has since been given in
all the large cities throughout the country.
The story is laid during the troublous
times of 1776, but there is no roar of can
non or rattle of musketry throughout. The
plot is built about love story, appealing
strongly to the emotional side of human
nature. The action takes place in a
fashionable part of New York city, and
the opportunity for the display of beauti-
full scenery and costumes is ample. How
ard Gould, who will play Godfrey Remsen,
the leading character, is one of the most
accomplished romantic actors of the day.
He will be remembered for his excellent
work as the hero in Anthony Hopes
"Prlsoner of Zenda."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
Announcements.

Attention is called to Mr. e. A. Stoddard's an
nouncement Of display of spring clothing sam
piles al the Brooks House March GO to 81. Mr..
Stoddard comes from the well-known Springfield,
Mass, house of Haynes & Co.
Have your pictures framed at Clapp s. Joness.
II your watch or clock is out of repair leave
It at c. W. SAVERS, 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.
The De Laval Separator company.Of New York
have issued new edition of their "Up.to Date
Dairying' handbook land lspring catalogue, and
will send a copy of it to any farmer or dai7yman,
on request.
Eggs for Matching, Buff Rocks and White Wyan-
dottes, 81 per IS. d. H. STAFFORD, Bratteboro,
VT.
Cash paid for skunk's OIL Greene's Pharmacy,
Bratteboro.
Smoke the H. & G. No So best five. cent cigar.
Sold at the Brooks House Pharmacy.
Waterman fountain pens the best Full as.
sortment at CLAPP & JONES.
Popular sheet music aud books Strings for all
instruments aud musical supplies at Clapp &
Jones's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
A Veto on th. Nor,ha,Id vo,.

A current news item says that County
Commissioner Worcester was in Mortified
last week looking up the matter of the
towns vote to print the names of all per-
sons who buy liquor, or try to buy liquor,
at the town agency. The commissioner
has vetoed the action of the town meeting
and will refuse to allow the agent TO COM
ply with the vote of the town meeting and
publish the names. Mr.. Worcester holds
that the town of Mortified has nothing to
say about how the agency shall be run or
what rules shall be adopted. BY statute
the town can say whether or not it wants
an agency, but outside of that the proper
conduct OF the agency is under the sole CON
troll of the county commissioner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
j. M. HOughtOn's AsssiIants Thought
90 Have Been Planning an Escnne.

The Greenfield trio, Dempsey, Welsh
and Blake, who held up and shot Joseph
M. Houghton on the road to Guilford
March s, are confined in cells in Newfane
Jail on suspicion of having concealed a
knife and fork with the intention of using
them to effect an escape. The taller IL
positive that when the dishes used by the
boys in one of their meals a few DAYS ago
were gathered up knife and fork were
missing. He spoke TO the boys about IL
but they stoutly denied having secreted
anything. The matter was reported to
Sheriff Gordon and Mr.. Gordon ordered
the prisoners locked in cells and kept there
until they disclosed the whereabouts of
the missing articles. The boys have been
searched and hasty search of the Jail has
been made, but it was not considered nee
essary to pull the mattresses apart as the
boys can do no damage in their present
condition. An application will soon be
made to Gov. Smith for permission to
transfer the boys TO the state prison at
windsor for safe keeping.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
Need Federal Ru,,.,.u

The need of a government building for
Brattleboro is fast becoming apparent
from the increase of federal business
transacted here. At the present time the
Judge of the district court and the more
important court officers live here. The
more important sessions of the circuit and
district courts are held at the Brooks
House, where the accommodations are not
wholly adequate TO the demand for such
occasions. \ modest government building
could well accommodate the post-ofiice, pro.
vide chambers for the federal court
and such offices as might be need.
ed by the federal officers living here
Many Vermont towns with less need
for federal buildings than Brattlcboro
have been favored with appropriations and
government buildings erected and main
tanned. AT one time a bill was passed in
the House of Representatives, which pro-
ylded for building for Brattleboro. but
the Dill failed of passage in the Senate. 1t
is believed that when Brattleboro man
occupies seat in the national house. the
needs OF this part of the district will re-
ceiye attention. Sunday letter in Spring
field Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
Talk OF Moving the County Seat to
BrnttIebOro Revived

One Of the results of the meeting of the
leading men of the county at court, saws
the Brattleboro correspondent of the
Springfield Republican, is the revival of
talk OF another attempt to secure the pas
sage of an act providing for the removal OF
the county buildings to Brattleboro. Never
before has there been so much dissatisfac-
ton expressed by every one over the ac-
commodations provided for those who
were obliged to attend to court work. For
5O years this question of the removal of
the county seat has been agitated, and
periodic attempts made to secure the con.
sent of the legislature, all of which have
met with defeat. The last attempt. made
a few years ago, commanded the support
OF only three Of the % members of the
county delegation owing to the strong Cd.
position from the farming constituencies.
Since that attempt was made, conditions
have changed. The people of the hill
towns find that Brattleboro can be easily
reached, that 1t is, in fact, more nearly the
centre of the county than any other town.
that people are drawn here more than To
other towns by reason Of easy communica-
ton and the necessities of trade. 1t seems
to be the concensus of opinion that If
Brattleboro people make liberal offer to
provide site and contribute toward the
erection of the necessary buildings, that
the people of the county will be inclined
to give the proposition for removal more
favorable consideration than it has hereto
fore received.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
A RIchmond Womnn.

Richmond, VT, March 10, 1900. Mrs. A. c.
Berry OF this town has been in feeble health for
tour years. She was nervous and troubled with
her heart. Through the advice of a friend she
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla and n has siyan
her Keller. There are many more women who
were In feeble health but have been made we'll nv
TINS medicine. We wish all such would take IL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

The attention of those who have cot
tages or houses to rent for summer resi-
dents is directed to the advertisement of
the Boston Transcript in this paper. The
Transcript is the leading New England
newspaper for advertisements of this class.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
students VIII Rescue the Old Bell.

The old bell which summoned Harvard
students to Rotations and PRAYERS from
the year 1858 to 1900, and which became
cracked and was replaced by new one
during the Christmas recess, is to be res
cued from the private possession of Austin
X. Jones, the bell ringer, who bought the
old relic to save its passing TO the people
who furnished the new bell in part paw
ment for it, and is to be placed in the Har-
ward Union as soon as it is built. The
student body, which has been in passive
state OF indignation ever since the corpor-
alton showed a greater desire for saving
the money than for the relic, was aroused
over the report that a firm purposed to
purchase the bell and recast ii into min
iatures of the old bell. 1t was also said
that the firm intended to put enough Junk
into the smelling furnaces to assure the
financial success of the venture. The
Harvard Crimson called attention to these
facts in the issue of Saturday and sub-
scrlption books were at once placed in the
rallying places ofthe students. Although a
great many of the men were out of town for
Sunday enough money was raised bv 9
o'clock practically to assure the buyins of
the bell. Mr.. Jones is a native of West
Brattleboro. He moved to Cambridge.
Mass, about 90 years ago, but frequently
visits his native place. He was In Brat
tleboro for several days last August.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
Boston weekly journal NOTICE.

The price OF The Phoenix and the Boston
Weekly Journal sent to subscribers in the state
of Vermont is So: to subscribers outside Vermont
the price is Ss.4O, this being in accordance with
the inhexible clubbing rate of the publishers Of
the Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

The Fessenden Helping Hand society will give
fair and supper in the Congregational chapel,
Tuesday evening, March %. Supper 25 cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

Remember the special price sale at H. H.
Thompson's this month. rare opportunity to
get frst.class goods at very low figures
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

George H. Chatield's order book is at j. A.
Pullen's grocery store, formerly Frost & Proc.
tors. Price 50 cents an hour
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
Miss Parks Private School.
BRATTLEBORO.

For allages, 10 Chaplin street. Prepares for public
schools, business, or college,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

Five shares of Brattleboro Street Railroad
stock are for sale-a good investment Address
or call on A. v, May, Bank block.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

Educate Your Bowels with Casoarsts
Candy Cathartc, cure constipation forever
10, 20 Genus. If @. Q. @. fail druggists refund
money. -N-V
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

Five shares Of Brattleboro Street Railroad
stock are for sale-a good investment. Address
or call on A. v. May, Bank block.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

The body of DR.. Walker was brought
here on the l1:10 train Saturday morning
and was taken to the Congregational
chapel, where services were conducted by
Rev, II. r. Miles. 1t was accompanied by
Dr. Walkers son, Prof Williston Walker;
his brother, Henry F. Walker Of New
York; his sister and her husband, Prof
and Mrs. George n. Boardman, and a
number of friends, including Rowland
Swift, Daniel r. Howe, Col. Francis Par
sons, Herbert Swift, Edward C. Perkins,
Charles p. Wells and Albert Baldwin of
Hartford, and Rev. f. d. Greene of Mid
dletown. The burial was in Prospect Hill
cemetery, Rev. Mr.. Greene assisting Mr..
Miles in the committal service.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

rive shares OF Bratteboro Street Railroad
STOCK are for sale-a good investment Address
or call on A, " May, Bank block
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

tn we oner 500 reward for any case Of catarrh
-"' Nt1 ~ De cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
w. r., D. CHENEY & CO., Props Toledo, o.
for Il, .he Undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney
ho SIe last 10 years, and believe him perfectly
csIi cue Ia all business transactions and fnan
their firm. 0"' my o""s9'i"n niaue "
W WssS q IT1ax, Wholesale Druggists Toledo o.,
Toledo, o. ~ ''a' 'iu' "hoiesaie Drusbi9'''
d,raoti,s Satarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
The Sts, upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
ali 5S aeeil. Price IS cents per bottle. Sold by
al rf ET1ugglsts Testimonials free
-ANi amiy Pills are the best.
..Ie snares OF Bratteboro Street Railroad
800 are Tor sale-a good investment Address
VI Gall on A. " May, Bank block.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23

Truth now says his name was formerly
Bemis, but that he had it changed recent
ly in the probate court to Francis Truth,
pseudonym assumed by him several years
ago. In November, 1888, George E.
Crowell and Judge II. II. Wheeler gave a
lO-years lease of their building on Flat
street, moved there from Jamaica a short
time before, to three men, Bemis. Pelton
and Clements, and the building was fitted
up as laundry, which was conducted
under the firm name of Bemis Il Pelton.
IL is believed that Bemis is the one now
under arrest in Boston as Francis Truth
IL IS also believed that his wife is a Brat
tleooro girl. Bemis was born in Keene,
~ d. Besides conducting laundry bust
ness he has been travelling optician and
travelling Snowman. A Keene despatch
says: He travelled in the show business as
Prof. A. Simebo, Spanish illusionist and
hypnotlst, permanent address Madrid,
spain, and Boston, Mass his wife being
Mime Slmebo, hypnotic subject and mind
reader. About one year ago he went to
pan Francisco, where he did rushing
business for several months. He left the
racine coast, however, after the newspa-
Pers had assailed him. He returned to
heene last summer, bought considerable
valuable real estate, placed it all in the
name OF his wife and mother, and soon
after began business in Boston. Shortly
after leaving for Boston he went through
voluntary bankruptcy. His debts were
mainly for printing, advertising etc."
Ihose who remember Bemis in Brattle-
ooro say that he had large bump of self
esteem and that his dress and manners in
dicated that he realized to the full extent
MS own Importance. He left Brattleboro
after few months stay, just in time to
escape being knighted by the Order Of Tar
and Feathers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
Fair md supper.

COlOred SpectRcles
And eyeglasses at H. H. Thompson s.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
FUNERAL OF REV. DIR. WALKER.

simple and Impressive Service In the
Centre Church I'm HRrtford---the
Burial in Brattltboro Preceded by a
short Service at the Congregational
chapel.
From the Hartford Couraut
The funeral of the Rev. DIR. George
Leon Walker, pastor emeritus of the Cen
ire church. was held in that church yester.
day afternoon Friday, March 1G], at $3.50
o'clock, after prayers by the Rev. Melanc-
thon w. Jacobus, acting pastor at DIR.
Walkers late home on Prospect street.
The service was characterized by simple
dignity and was very impressive. The
pulpit platform was heavily set with palms
and ferns From the desk from which DR..
Walker had preached so many times, there
depended an array of lilies; just below
there was a large shower of white roses,
while at the north entrance TO the pulpit
stairs a large cluster wreath of pink roses
completed the floral setting. A large
audience of parishioners and many well
known public men of the city was present.
The service opened with the procession
al, led by the Rev. Melancthon w. ia
cobus, reciting the lines, 81 am the Resur-
rection and the Llfe,' the choir chanting
the antiphonal responses. Following him
we're the Rev. DR.. f. p. Parker Of the
South Congregational church and the Rev.
Joseph II. Twitchel of the Asylum Hill
Congregational church, who assisted in
the service, the ushers, and the honorary
bearers. The casket was covered with
loose bouquets of ferns and lilies of the
valley and was borne on the shoulders of
six colored porters. Following were the
family, friends and representatives Of the
Centre church.
The Rev. DR.. Z. P. Parker invoked the
divine blessing, the choir sang 80 God,
our help in ages past" DR.. Parker reading
selected passages from the Scriptures.
The choir sang 80, Love Divine, that
stopped to share" and the Rev. Joseph II.
Twitchell offered prayer, at the close of
which the body was removed from the
church.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-23
TRUTH IN THE TOLLS.
Erstwhile "Diyine Healer ,r....,
in Boston.

Former BrsttIsboro I.nund,y,n....
come Said to BE sao.Ooo Week.
"Ab,ent Treatment, His sn.,,.i,.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-20
A Chinese MiIIionaire's Home.
From the Washington s.ar.

IF was nv fortune to call en- one of
the richest men in China. a merchant
Prince of Foochow. Mr.. Loen ordered
inv cup of t. a for us without deay, ana
after that was disposed of showed us
over his establi shment. n xt to the recep-
tion-room was his bedroom, which was
lara civ occupi d with huge bed. beside
which the four-Doster of our grandmoth-
ers would have looked ns'gnifcant Elab-
orateIy carved and iulaid with ivory, the
he'd is a little room in self. Outside the
bed proper is an ante-room, big enough
10 hold a small table and chair but all
inclos-d within the be dstead. Then you
come to the couch. wide enough to hold
four poop @, but hard as a board, anu
the pillows are simply pieces OF WOOD
slightly followed in the middle. If two
or more people occupy it they sleep head
TO fee. In the north fire would be bullt
under the b. d in winter; but in FoochoW
the mild climate makes this unnecessary.
paside his lei were his books. Chinese
classes in several large volumes. sug-
costing the thought that Mr.. Loen in
duleed in the habit of reading himself on
ia slesp. Surely the Chinese classics arr
prosy enough to act as a soporihc'
Tn a curboard protected by gass doors
ue,e several cracked and disreputable
china bowls. very precious in their own
er's eyes, fer they were 3J) years ca ana
went back 10 the Ming dynasty. Not IN
like other counoisseurs in china was MI
Len after ALL for the older and uglier
,be more precious : ems 10 be the rule
lie world over In another room were Mr..
Ioen's ancestral table g, black slabs OF
wood about two feet high. on which were
engraved the names Of some n MS an
cestors. with quotations from the classics
TO keep the names company Before these
tablets on certain occasions Mr.. Loen
burns incense and worships their names.
Into other rooms lie took us, Tut th@y
wera mainly repetitions Of the first wi h
slight variations All were laIse' an WEI
substantially furnished all from an Oc-
=. dental point Of vi were dirty and COM
fortress.
In one part of his establishment Mr.
T,oen had an extensive rockery, where
our pictures were taken toge her. In an
ether was a grove of small bamboos. In
sin another was a hshpond, In which
gold fish and Il yer fish lazily swan 10
r. surface o accept crumbs from our
hands. But all were inclcs by the walls
Of his house. Going to the roof OF one
- tis houses We were able to survey the
whole establishment. From this coign OF
vantage we counted no less than thirty
ave roofs belonging to the household es-
toblishment OF this one millionaire, ana
All inclosed within he family co upound.
But Mr.. Lcen needs large house, for
he has eight wives, eight sons and six
daughters, and several Of the sons are
married and live with Their wives and
ctfdren unCer the parental roof.
when We came away the whole family
solIove1 US o the outer dco-. where tho
sedan chairs were awaiting US, end with
many bows and shaking Of their own
hands babe us adieu. For our part we
, went on our way peasantly impressed
with the unassumlng cor1iality and mod
est hospitality Of one Of China's million
aires
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-20
LOCAL Personal.

the Screven.
Mr.; W. y. Grips of Aiken is a guest of
the Screven.
AR +. p Brantley of Alley is a guest
of the Pulaski
Mr. J. ]. Foote of Atlanta is registered
at the Screven.
Mr.. F. D. Aiken of Brunswick is a guest
OF the De Soto
Mr.. w. W. Croker of Atlanta is regis
tered at the Pulaski
Mr.. Frank S. Love of Augusta Is regis
tered at the Screven.
Mr.. ]. P. Doughty of Augusta is regis
tered at the De Soto.
Col. G. B. Whatley left last night by
the Central for Atlanta.
Mr.. Eugene w. Mitchell Of Atlanta js
a guest OF the De SOTO
Miss Halle White left yesterday for
visit TO friends in Pelzer.
Mr.. Byrd b Lovett. Jr.. of Sandersviue
Is registered at the Pulsaki.
Mr.. ]. w. Hendricks of NIillen was a
guest of the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr.. w. II. Pugh of Lakeland was 4
guest of the Screven yesterday.
Mr.. f. Hahn of Augusta was in the city
yesterday, a guest of the Screven.
Mr.. VIM. E. Rowlicski has gone to Ponce
Park, Fla, to visit relatives and friends
Mr.. f. w. Hancock of Alley was in the
city yesterday and stayed at the Pulaski
Mr.. j. T. Parks of Rocky Ford was
among the arrivals at the Screven yester-
day.
Mr.. D. ]. O'Leary of Augusta was
among the arrivals at the Screven yesteY-
day.
Mr.. A. W. Devereux of Lyons was
among the arrivals at the Screven yesler-
day.
Mr.. ]. A. Riddle and daughter of Alley
were among the arrivals at the Pulaski
yesterday.
Mr.. W. P. White leaves for Tauulah
Falls tonight, where he will spend two or
three weeks.
Mr.. Ike Gimbel of the Plant System left
last night for Houston, Texas called on
account of serious Illness of his father
Miss Florrie Stanly, Miss Lula Hood and
Miss Matte Newson of Sandersville spent
yesterday in the city, guests of the Pu-
laski.
Mrs. William Welch of Baltimore, for
merly Miss Fannie Dixon of this city, is
at Montgomery, the guest of Mrs II. NJ.
c. Smith.
Mrs. Chas. Westcott Miss Meta and
Willie Westcott left last night for Ashe-
vile and points in Northern Georgia to
be absent some weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Dreeson left last
night for Asheville, n. c., accompanied
by their little nephew. Master Bonnie
Adams. They have not decided just when
they will return to the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-20
MAN has TWO WIVES.
Under One Roof, But One of Them Is
Petrifed.

Chanute CKan1 Cor. st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch
With a loving wife upstairs In his par
lor and the petrified body of his first wife
in his shop, j. II. Rickel is happy
1.-THE Old Curiosity Shop" could not have
surpassed in novelty the little carriage
shop of Rickel Only within the past few
days however, have the people known of
the strange contents of box which has
always been near the front window of the
shop. 1t was only by accident that the
discovery was made then
Mr. Rickel says it seems only natural
that he should want the holy of his firts
wife as near as possible. The form is per-
feet and the features of the face almost
life-like The wife died at the age of 26,
almost a quarter of century ago, in
North Dakota, among the Bad Lands.
When he decided to come 10 Kansas he
lisinterred the body and found IL TO be
pctrified Ever since then Rickel has kept
the body of his first wife near him. al
though Wife No 2 is his constant com
panion.
mo, am not jealous of his other wife
over there in the corner" she said, in
answer TO a query.