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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
Celebration July Fourth.

Variety of Exercises, Including "A Pa
rade, Addresses in Post-Omce square,
Two Base Bali Gnmes, Other sports,
aud Fireworks.
Extensive preparations are being made
for a good, old-fashioned celebration on
July Fourth. Arrangements rs far as for
INFLATED are as follows: The ringing of
bells at midnight, the firing of a salute from
the cannon, which will be placed on Can
non hill, at sunrise, a parade of ancients
and horribles, beginning at o'clock
Some startling surprises may be expected
Immediately after the conclusion of the pa
rade there will be a brief reunion in post
office square. G. j. Amldou, who presided
on like occasion % years ago, will be
the Hinsdale Antiquarian society, who
likewise made an address in 1873 will ex-
tend greetings to the multitude in a brief
speech in keeping with the occasion.
At 10 o'clock the St. Jeromes of Hol-
yoke, Mass, will cross bats with the Hins-
dales at Riverside park 1t is enough for
lovers of the sport to know that W. .. Am
idon has this part Of the program in charge.
Hose races, pole vaultng, running and
kindred sports will fill the hours between
l and 4 o'clock, when there will be an
other ball game at Riverside park The
brass band and drum corps will head the
parade and discourse music at intervals
throughout the day and evening. The
closing event will be display of fireworks
on the meadow opposite the village.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
Cali for 100 Per Cen, Assessment.

A committee consisting of c. A. Prouty
of Newport, L. Bart Cross of Montpelier,
H. C. Royce of st. Adams and Henry Bal
lard of Burlington, who were appointed
by the stockholders of the Northwestern
Guaranty L oan company, met in Burling-
ton Tuesday 10 arrange for counsel and
secure funds with which to defend for the
stockholders the suit which is to be brought
before the session of the United States
court to be held in Burlington on July 2.
The case is brought by William f. Hale
of Minneapolis, receiver of the defunct
company, and will probably be made test
question before the court. Last year the
stockholders received notice from Mr. Hale
that 100 per cent assessment had been
made and calling upon them to settle or
expect suit. He bases his ability to collect
on recent rulings of Massachusetts courts.
The stockholders will, it is understood,
fight the suit. The sum which the com
pany took out of Vermont for stock was
1924, 900 and the assessment called for will
double that amount,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
WEST oHEsTEKF1ELD. N. H.

S. L. Stowell finished work carpentering
for Fred Harris at the Lake Saturday
w. w. Farr remains about the same.
Mrs. Chamberlain is i'll with quinsy sore
throat.
Mrs. Ellen Streeter, formerly of this
place but later of Worcester, is now call
ing on old friends and relatives.
Ira Farr and Edgar Davenport have a
lob carpentering at Putney Depot for VIII
liam Cole, putting up a large storehouse'
etc.
William Stark of Hartford, Conn, was
calling on old friends and relatives IN TINS
place and Dummerston, VT, FEW Gays
last week.
Leon w. Farr and Carrie A. Snow were
Joined in marriage at the home OF the
bride in Marlboro last week Tuesday aiIer-
noon. Several from this place were pres
ent at the wedding ceremony Thelr I nome
after their bridal tour will be at Ihom-
as street, BrattlebOro, VT.
Children's day exercises were observed
here last Saturday afternoon. They were
held under the auspices of the local Grange
A large crowd of both old, young ana Tue
middle aged gathered to enjoy the Gay
with the children. After dinner the
children gave fine literary entertainment
which had been carefully arranged Dy tne
lecturer of the Grange, children IN scho1is
Nos. 3, 5, o, 10 and IS taking part III the
exercises.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
WILLIAMSVILLE.

II. Hathorn of Worcester, Mass, is visit
ing at Gilbert b. Lambs.
Miss Adella Estabrook is visiting rel
atives at Leominster, Mass.
Herbert p. Stratton left Monday to take
position at New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. May L. Lincoln has spent a few
days recently with Brattleboro relatives.
Mrs. c. f. Park and Mrs. George P.
Hall visited at North Londonderry last
week.
The communion service will be observed
at the Universalist church next Sunday
morning.
Dr. Harry Martin and wife of Northamp-
ton, Mass, called on Williamsvlle friends
Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. f. Dousman Of Milwaukee,
Wis, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. George
b. Williams.
George Day has entered the employ of
Frank G. Morse, summer resident at
South Newfane.
Miss Elsie Newton of Wallingford,
Conn, is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. d. d. Dickinson.
c. f. Park, ). II. Morse and J. II.
Merrified attended the district and state
conventions this week as delegates.
Miss Bertha Dodge, who is now senior
at Tufts college, is spending her vacation
with her mother, Mrs. f. r. Willard
Mrs. Della Perkins of Springfield, Mass,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs Gilbert ID. Sted
man, and other Willamsvile relatives.
our village school and the school in the
Parish district close successful terms with
a picnic at Perry's grove this, Friday, af
ternoon.
Ernest Sparks is at home from the Yer
mont medical college and Willie Spark;
from Goddard seminary for the summer
vacation.
Among our recent visitors were John A.
Davis and son Myron of Brown university
at A. L. Timson's; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Martin a
c. +. Parks.
Walter f. Wheeler, census enumeration
for Newfane, has completed his labors. L
is presumed that our population of 1896
shown as $50 has sustained a slight de
crease. There are more manufacturing
industries in town than in 1890, and Oul
farmers apparently have made consider a
bic progress during the decade.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
In south Africa.

The war appears to have been suspend
ed in South Africa, though Lord Roberts
is tightening his lines about the Free State
forces which are still in the field. His
own forces from Pretoria and Gen. Buffers
from Laing's Mex have formed Gordon
which, it is supposed, will prevent com
munication between the Free State forces
and those of the Transvaal. The Beers
recognize that they have been defeated,
and many are yielding, but their leaders,
especially Kruger, persist in holding out,
and for very good reason. The cOmpli-
cations in China threaten to create a di-
version, which will force Great Britain to
withdraw large forces from South Africa,
and in that case the Beers might renew
the fight with some hope of success. AS
the nations are all acting together in
China, however this hope is not likely to
be realized.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
EAST PUTNEY.

c. W. Adams stops his mill this week
for an indefinite time.
Herbert FIT of Fitchburg, Mass, called
on friends here this week.
G. T. Aplin spent Wednesday and Thurs
day at White River Junction and Mont
pelier.
Fred Merrill of Boston is spending part
of his vacation with his aunt, Miss Martha
Pierce.
Mr.. Palmer has moved from G. P. Park
ers farm to Putney Falls, occupying one
of F. L. Pierce's houses.
H. l.. Scott, the road commissioner, has
completed grading the road from the Park
er farm to East Putney station, making
the best piece of road in this part of the
town.
WE. Pierce has taken the G. P. Parker
farm on shares. He has under cultivation
this year on his own and other farms, lou
acres of corn and 40 acres OF oats, Il
acres of potatoes, and four acres of tobacco,
making a total of 146 IL acres. He is
shipping so cans of milk daily to Boston,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
HInsdales o, Keenes 3.

The base ball game between the Hins-
daes and Keenes on Riverside park last
Saturday afternoon was very interesting
contest. The local team took the lead at
the beginning of the game and held it to
the end. Each team was credited with
three errors, but the Hinsdales had the
advantage in batting, an interesting feat
ure of which was the fact that every one
except the first and last men on the batting
list secured a hit, while only one, McCaugh-
ern, was able to bat safely twice. Only
eight full innings were played, the game
being called to allow the visiting team TO
catch the train.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
Mystery Explained.

There was a rumor Sunday morning that
burglars were walking abroad the previous
night. Employees in the Brightwood mills
saw light in the library room after mid
night, and heard footsteps there. Two in
dividuals were seen later trying to climb
lamp-post in post-oflice square, and it was
surmised that they were endeavoring to
extinguish the light, with view to the
commission of some deed of darkness 1t is
learned, however, that the janitor of the
library and reading room had occasion to
visit the place late Saturday night, and it
was his lantern that was seen; likewise a
belated fisherman from Mt. Pisgah, return
ing home about o'clock in the morning,
encountered two young men of the VILLAGE
endeavoring to light their cigarets from
one of the street lamps These young men
were accommodated with a match by the
lone fisherman, and went their way, so
that the mystery is explained.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29

err, and will go from there to Ashby, Mass
to visit her aunt, Miss Kendall.
Thomas Cummings, proprietor of the
Island brewery, pleaded guilty in the po-
lice court last week to keeping for sale
spirituous liquors, second offence, and paid
fine and costs to the sum of scope. At
the w. NJ. Adams place near the island
which was raided, no liquors were found
A serious smash-up occurred on lower
Main street on Thursday morning. A
horse belonging to Daniel Smith pulled
from its fastenings, and ran into a team
belonging TO w. G.. Smith, which also
broke away. The two teams were badly
mixed mp, resulting in a demolished
buggy for Daniel Smith, but no very Sc.
rious damage to the other team Claiming
Barnes who seems TO have a peculiar fac
ulty for such circumstances, caught both
horses.
The Companions Of the Forest held their
first annual reception at Grand Army hall
on Friday evening. A very pleasing pro-
gram was rendered, consisting of music,
readings, etc. Ice cream and cake was
ahundantly served with George NJ. Oaks as
caterer. The remainder of the evening
was passed socially and with games aud
music. The hall was tastafully decorated
with flowers and plants. Very noticeable
was the artistic trimmings of the charters,
both of the Foresters aud the Companions.
As a whole this was one of the most delight
full socials of the season.
Rev. d. L. Fisher has bargained for he
sale of his farm on Tower Hill.
The Halle & Frost factory will be shut
down Saturday night for one week.
Four additions have been made by letter
to the Methodist church the past two weeks.
Mrs. w. S. Crowley is being treated for
sciatic rheumatism at the Keene City hos
pital.
Rev. f J. Deans has disposed of his
saddle horse, a Gardner, Mass, man being
the buyer.
Mr. and Mrs f. l. Leach recently enter
tanned the formers sister, Mrs. F. w. Tor
rey of Spofford.
The open air concerts by the Hinsdale
brass band are a very enjoyable feature of
the summer evenings
NJ. S. Leach made business trips to sew
eral Massachusetts, towns on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
DR.. Worthing recently passed success
fully an examination before the state
board of registration at Concord
Childreu's day was celebrated at the
Methodist church last Sunday by special
services both morning and evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
ASHUELOT, N. II.
The M.1nsld Residence Burned.

The residence on the estate of the late
A. L. Maxfeld, situated on the side hill at
the lower end of Upper Ashuelot, was to-
tally destroyed by fire, between , and 3
o'clock, Wednesday morning. This place
has not been occupied during the winter,
but since mild weather has prevailed a
member of the family has frequently slept
there and visited the property daily. The
place had heen leased TO a tenant who was
to take possession Wednesday. 5. w. Max
field spent Tuesday evening getting the
family belongings together for removal,
working until late hour and burned up a
lot of papers in the kitchen stove before
retiring. He was awakened by "A noise
which he took for some one forcing an en-
trance and Immediately arose to investi-
gate. On opening the door of the bed
room he was met by flames and made
hasty exit by window, snatching his
clothes as he went, and gave an alarm,
which was slowly responded to- the entire
buildings being in flames before the tiremen
arrived. This house was one Of the best
in the village, being built in 1877 at a cost
of over $4,000. 1t was insured for $500
in a New Hampshire company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29

Stackpole 2; struck out, by Thompson, Z, Stack
pole 81 stolen bases. Leahy 2, Dawer !, McCAugh-
ern /. Umpires, Blake and Young. Time of
game h As m.
Robert Field is assisting Miss Barrows at
the postoffice.
F. w. Robertson has fine new pneu-
matte tire surrey.
Mrs. Burton Spencer is visiting her par
ents in Brooklyn, n. Y.
Miss Eta Richmond is visiting in Gard
ner and Haverhill, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29

Edward Carey, 40, car runner at the
Elizabeth mines at Strafford was instantly
killed Monday by 1000-pound rock which
fell from the roof and struck him on the
back of the head. He leaves a wife but
no children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29

Mrs II. W. Wood is visiting relatives at
Boston
Miss Ellen Moore has returned from Hol-
yoke for a rest of several weeks.
Miss Dora Fetch of Meriden academy is
at home for the summer.
Miss Addie TUFTS has been spending a
few weeks with sister at Worcester,
Mass
Miss Ellen c. Polzer finishes a nine
months course at Ti1ins's business insti-
tute, Keene, Friday.
Fred Detour had his right foot seriously
injured in a moulding machine at the box
shop last week Thursday.
The ladies society will have a straw
berry festival at the upper hall this, Fri
day, evening closing with a few hours of
dancing
Census Enumeration Ralph Dickinson of
Winchester has been working in these vii
lagos the past week, and Special Agent W.
A. Grimes of Keene visited the manufac-
turers.
A man from New York, an extensive
wooden manufactures, spent most of We'd
nesday here looking over the mill property
of the James S. Gill company, with its pur-
J chase in view.
The evening times., 1900-09-22
a REAR-END COLLISION.
Sleeping FIaGman Caught In a
Maryland Wreck

BALTIMORE. Sept 22--Negleet OF duty
on the partof fagman detailed TO watch
an extra freight train resulted in the in
jury of the fiagman and others and the
wreck of three cars and an engine on The
Western Maryland Railroad at Emory
Grove early yesterday morning
The accident occurred on the Baltimore
and Harrisburg division near its junction
with the main line and on the stretch just
back of the signal station. The extra
freight. with two engines had been back
ed into the stretch Just around a bend.
which concealed it from trains coming
from the direction OF Harrisburg.
John Derr was left to flag the morning
milk train from Harrisburg. due at 734
o'clock but he entered the caboose and
went to sleep The Harrisburg train came
on time. turned the curve. and crashed
into the waiting train. The ca boose con-
tain!ng the sleeping man was thrown from
the track. a mass of splinters and debris,
and the fagman was thrown into 4 fence
corner in the ditch.
The fireman of the Harrisburg train
saw the danger as the engine rounded the
curve and jumped, escaping with some
bruises. but the engineer stuck to his post
and passed through unscathed. The bag
painfully injured in the arms and legs
and had one hand cut by the avalanche of
milk cans which FELL upon him.
FIagman Derr was picked up by the
crew of the milk train and taken to the
station where he was restored to con-
sciousness and sent TO Baltimore on an
early train He was much burised and
shocked Dr. J. ". Chambers. who at
tended him at his home. said that he did
not think he had sustained internal inju-
ries-
The engine plowed its way for twenty
feet. forcing a box car of the Pennsyiva-
MIA Railroad of its trucks and piIing it
up against the engine, and then cut in
half box car of the Western Maryland
Road. The front trucks of the engine were
doubled up under ii and the rear wheels
thrown off the track The pilot was car
ried away completely and the boiler was
ripped in the side.
Wrecking crews from Hanover and
Union Bridge. under Superintendent 5. Nj
Nanicfold, of the Harrisburg division. and
Master Mechanic David Hoitz, of Union
Bridge, were soon upon the scene, and the
| tracks were clear by 5 O'Clock in the az
ternoon- Passengers between Baltimore
! and Harrisburg were transferred around
| the wreck. 1t is thought 81, 600 will cover
| the loss by the wreck.
The evening times., 1900-09-22
BiIi-Boards.

There was a story in the humorous
column of an Eastern paper not long ago
about resident of the suburbs who di-
rected a friend to count the bill boards
when coming TO visit him, and look for
the house behind the eighteenth. Though
this is, of course, a somewhat exaggerated
statement, it suggests a nuisance equally
hyperbolical, which ought TO be abolished
somehow.
1t is foolish to assume that huge bill
boards covered with staring signs or in
artistic pictures are really of any value
as advertisements. They speedily become
a feature of the landscape so familiar as
to pass wholly unnoticed by the wayfarer
Two minutes after seeing one of the
things he would not know whether Jones,
Rye Whisky or Potts Painless Dentistry
was advertised thereon. All he would
know would be that he had seen big,
The evening times., 1900-09-22
FOR A HOTEL COMBINE.
Plan TO Place Big HosteIries Under
One management.

One MRnaEement.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept 22-John NJ
Campbell of this city, who is an officer of
the Hotelmens Association of the United
States and Canada, is the prime mover
in perfecting the greatest hotel combine
ever suggested in this country. The capi-
tai stock OF this proposed company is fixed
at $1O,01G OG0, with power to increase, as
the demands require.
This project has been in my mind for
a long time" said Mr.. Campbell last night
land during the past summer ] interested
other hotel men, meeting with such sue
cess that the project is now assured Com
plete organization will be effected within a
month, ard by the opening of the next
summer season We shall have all the lead
ing hotels on the Atlantic Coast under one
general head and mana ged practically by
one man. One of the prime movers in the
undertaking is Col. T. T. Green. of Wood
bury, n. j., who owns the famous Green 8
Hotel al Pasadena, Cal
-'As arranged, all of the goods to be used
by these big hotels will pass through one
central depot, to be located either in Phil
adelphia of New York. Instead of each
hotel buying its own stock. the depot will
arrange to be supplied exclusively by big
concerns. In this way the hotels interested
viii save from 70 10 80 per cent over the
prices now paid by individual hotel pro-
prietors.
"All of the hotels entering into the
project will be appraised and included at
their trre value as part Of the stock.
Leases on important hotels are also tc be
valued and included as part of the COM
pany's assets. The project is sure to be a
success, and several big capitalists outside
of the regular hotel business are interested.
iS 70 he Iy,t
similar to the bennett Restaurant Com
pany oEly on larger scale >,
The evening times., 1900-09-22
COTTON GROWERS ORGANIZING.
An Association to Control the Output
of the South.

COLUMBIA. S. C.. Sept. 22.-In another
year the farmers of the South will be or
ganized, il is declared. as never before in
the history of the country. Unlike former
movements of this kind, politicians are not
al the head of it,
The new movement promises to accom-
plish more for the farmers in the Cotton
Growers Association. The States of South
Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama are al
ready organized. while during the fall and
winter the work of organizing Mississippi
Louisiana, and Texas will be pushed. To
facilitate the work there will probably be
three headquarters for as many districts
one az Atlanta for the Atlantic cotton
States and Alabama. one at New Orleans
for the Gulf States, and the other in one
of the central Texas cities for that State.
Each State Will have its own oTganiZa-
tion, with a president. and this officer in
the State in which division headquarters
are situated will probably take charge of
the division work. One general head will
be selected by the several States. He will
be strong fnancier who has the conf
dence of the bankers and capitalists of the
South. because in this new movement the
farmers are not trying, as heretofore, to do
everything alone. They are very depend
ent on capitalists. The success OF the or
ganiZatiOn depends on the cooperation OF
500 900 farmers. bankers, merchants, ware
housemen ana ginners, and this it is
claimed. is assured.
Pending the organization of the other
States, Harvey Jordan, President OF the
Georgia Association, is acting as the head
of the associations organized. and. under
direction of representative Southern cotton
planters, IS pushing the work in the sew
eral States. Speaking of the purpose of the
association. he said:
I'VE will obtain within our own ranks
and for the protection Of the producers
correct statistical information in regard 70
the condition of the cotton crop prior 10
and during the period of harvesting. The
association knowing the amount of cotton
to be produced based on the most reliable
set of statistics ever obtained will be in
a position 10 fix a fair price for the raw
material
To force the buyer to give just price
il will be necessary to furnish the supply
commensurate with the demand. This can
he done only ny marketing the crop through
a long period OF time and furnishing spin
ners their stock as needed. Here is where
We seek the cooperation of our bankers
Cotton i'll a bonded warehouse properly in
sured is recognized by banks as being as
good security as Government bonds.
The cotton mills of the South are z
unit in favor of this movement, They pre-
fer TO pay higher price. buying when
needed. than to be forced TO buy twelve
months supply in ninety days at lower
prices
The evening times., 1900-09-22
OLD SEA CAPTAIN DYING.
Jacob Teal Reved the Ocean for over
Half "a Century

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22.-Jacob Teal,
one of the best-known, as well as one of
the last of the old-line sea captains
who made Philadelphia famous as a sea-
port, is lying at the point of death at his
home, in this city.
Mr.. Teal, who was born in Cape May
county, n. J., in 1911, came to this city
with his parents when an infant, and
Philadelphia has ever since been his
home. Following the footsteps of his
father, who sailed the first vessel that
ever carried American made sails, he
adopted The sea as a profession, spending
fifty-four years on board various ships,
many Of which he commanded. In 1882 he
resigned the command of his last vessel
TO accept an appointment as member of
the United States Beard of Surveyors for
Philadelphia, position which he filled
with credit fer ten years.
In 1882 the advancing infirmities of age
compelled him to relinquish his Office. and
since that time he has lived in retirement.
Old age is the cause of his present condi
tion, and the attending physicians have
told the veteran sailors family that death
may be expected at any moment.