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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
The UnIvsrsaIIst Roll Call.

The annual roll call and reunion brought
100 members of the Universalist church
70 the parlors in their house of worship
Wednesday evening. Supper was served
from to o'clock. While the guests
were still seated at the table Mrs. j. f.
Stearns began calling the roll. The mem
bers present responded verbally, 16 re-
sponses of members living at a distance
were read by Miss May Edwards, and also
letters from former pastors, Rev. G. H.
Deere of Riverside, Calf, Rev. DR.. Nc
Collester of Marlboro, N. H., Rev. E. W..
Whitney of Milford, Mass, Rev. II. d.
Maxwell of Somerville, Mass, and from
one of the young members of the church
who is doing a good work as a pastor,
Rev. Merrill G. Ward of bingham and
Quincy, Mass. Rev. Mr.. Marvin was the
presiding officer, and remarks were made
by Rev. Mr.. Miles of the Congregational
church, Rev. Mr. Osgood of the Unitarian
church, Mrs. d. H. Clement of BROOKLYN,
Mrs. j. A. Taylor and G. D. Whitman.
Musical selections were rendered during
the evening by the Centre church male
quartet; Sewall Morse, cornetist Mrs. G.
M. Brazer, pianist; f. II. Brasor, bass
and chorus of young people of the society
including Addie Warner, leila Edwards,
Zetta Weld, Helen Reyes, Arthur HYDE,
Leon Barnes, BERTHE Wood, assisted by
Mr.. Brasor. At the close of the exercises
some time was spent in pleasant, inform
al social manner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

Benjamin c. Bemis, Is, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles W. Bemis of this town, died
Wednesday morning at Newport, n. H.,
after an illness of several weeks with
pneumonia. Young Bemis went to New
port last spring and had been employed in
a shoe factory there since that time. His
illness was not at first considered serious,
but later his mother was sent for and was
with her son at the time of his death. The
funeral was held this morning at Il o'clock
Rev. r. F. Lowe officiating, and the burial
was in Dummerston. Benjamin Bemis
was born June 5, 1881, and had spent most
of his life in this town. He attended the
public schools of the village, worked for
about year at Hackley & Moran's, and
was afterwards employed in George Z.
Fox's news store. He was an unusually
capable young man, we'll liked by all with
whom he came in contact on account of
his CHEEKY and obliging disposition, and a
faVorite among his boy friends on account
OF his generous nature. Besides his par
ents young Bemis is survived by one sister,
Miss Lila.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
THE MAsQU RkADE BALL.
seVenty-Ftve Couples OfsDRncers at the
Armory Tuesday EvenIng---some OF
Those ia Costume.

seVenty-Ftvs Couples OrsDancers at tn.
Armory Tuesday Evening---some oi
Those In Costume.
The masquerade ball at the armor1
tuesday, evening under the auspices of tho
FIRST Regiment band, was lacking some
"nat IN the element of maskers and fancy
costumes, but it was an occasion of pleas.
ure lor ABOUT 20 couples of dancers, while
All OF tne available seats were occupied by
some ooO spectators, who enjoyed an ex.
ceIlent concert by the band, and found
amusement IN attempting to identify the
pumpkin, 3 very clever impersonatiop bU
Perley Holmes, The attendance wonId
doubtless have been much larger hut CO..
the storm. '' iOi
The dance was success financiaIIv
bringing over 1925 into the bands treas
ury' Following is the concert program:
March, "Our Flag" + g. NJ.
oyyeg5tgre "MqTnlag Noon and Night, Won s SISS
Ssl Gavotte, Fair Maiden OF Seville" CzibnIEPe
Selection, Faust" 6o, a. Z
Popular Song Bouquet RaItsl
Inc armory was handsomely trimmed
with bunting, flags, shields, etc On
~ those in costume took part in the grand
march, but little later the other dancers
Joined in the gayeties. The dancing con-
tlnued until l o'clock, refreshments being
served at the intermission by Mr.. Miller
Capt. W. T. Haigh was door director
with these aids: Lieut.. F. B. Putnam
Lieut.. Z. j. Waterman, Walter Sturgis
W. ID. Perry, E. j. Lavelle and Luclen
Stedman. Sien
were: costume
James Allen-Uncle Sam.
Sharles Nelcome-Chinaman
FRANK Barrabee-pink page
y; w. French-yellow page
ii, Drake-kinR Phillip.
q; S. Atkins-Brazilian.
chris. Petersen-saior.
A. Deneault-swell coon
Ed. Layelle-Robn Hood.
Frank Baker-red page
Fred Burnett-Mexican
Perley Holmes-country bumpl,in
Fred Thomas-blue clown
Ralph Patch-hobo.
Luke Woodard-hobo.
leroy Willls-Y. NJ, c. A. gymnast.
Maud Young-Grecian.
Lillian Woolard-night
Katie Dundon-blue Polish
Mrs. Charles Brockington-pipk Polish
May Lavelle-sailor girl
Edith Farr-violet girl.
Nettie Walker-gypsy queen
Mrs Don Miller-fapcy yellow
mrs. A. Ne farker-fancy red and black
Mrs: Goodel-Spanish. '''A
Merle Titus-The Vermont Phoenix.
Jessie Swift-Reformer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
Lyons Granite Company Sued for
S2O,OUO.

Lawyer c. c. Fits brought suit Mon.
day for Napoleon LABEL of Mortified.
Mass, Frenchman, against the George
E. Lyons Granite company to recover
$40, 900 damages for injuries which LABEL
sustained in an accident at West Dummer-
ston Aug 3, 1899. On that day block
of granite weighing several tons was being
hoisted by means of a derrick, when sud
denly the iron dogs which were used to
grapple the stone slipped off and the dog.
and chain supporting them, the whole
weighing about 10 pounds, were hurled in
to crowd of men who were watching the
hoist. In the crowd were LABEL and an
Italian answering to mo. 260." Each
was struck on the left leg above the ankle
LABEL received compound fracture and
the Italian a simple fracture. LABEL
claims that he is permanently disabled on
account of the accident. He alleges that
the accident was purely the fault of the
company, although it was said at the time
that the graphing holes gave way, and he
alleges that the dogs were improperly used
and insecurity attached. The suit is re-
turnable at the May term of the United
States circuit court in Windsor, but it will
probably not be tried until October.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

Daniel Long, 10, died Saturday of diabe-
ties at his home on Cedar street. He had
been in i'll health for several years, but his
critical illness covered period of only a
few days. Mr.. Long was a native of Ire
land. He came to this country in 1874
and lived for about two years in Holyoke,
Mass. He then came to Brattleboro, but
after few years bought farm in West
Dummerston where he lived for 16 years.
He returned to Brattleboro "A years ago
and has since lived on Cedar street. He
married Bridget Doyle when he was %
years old. Besides Mrs, Long be leaves
four children, Bridget, who lives at home,
Mary, of New York, Rev. Father Patrick
j. Long of Proctor and Daniel Long, who
is a prominent citizen of Superior, Wis.
Funeral services were held at the Roman
Catholic church at 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning, Rev. Father Cunningham Off
ciating. The burial was in the Catholic
cemetery on Prospect bill. Rev. Father
Long read the committal service. The
children were present al the funeral, also
relatives from Holyoke and Worcester,
Mass. The bearers were Patrick Fleming,
Timothy Aher, N. T. Ryan, Frank Adams,
Leslie Yauvey and Luke Ferriter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
WARRANT FOR VILLAGE MEETING
New Business will Relate TO Buying n
Pair of Horses and Regulating the
Keeping OF Job Teams on the Streets.

! New Business will Relate to Buying n
Pair of Horses and Regulating the
Keeping OF Job Teams on the Streets.
The warrant for the annual village meet
ing TO be held May l at O'Clock, A. NJ.
contains the following articles:
Ito elect all the village officers re.
quired by law, for the ensuing year.
ITO receive and act upon the reports
OF the bailiffs, treasurer, and chief engineer.
3.-To raise money to defray the ex-
penses of the coming year.
4.-To see if the village will instruct the
board of bailiffs to buy pair of horses.
5.-To see if the village will appropriate
money towards the support of the Brattle-
boro Military band.
Go see if the village will amend or
add to its bylaws, by passing, enacting and
adding thereto the following:
III is HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE VII
LACE OF BRATTLEBORo:
Article NO person shall keep, or keen
standing in any public highway or street in
the village of BrattlebOro, any horse, team,
hack, coupe, carriage, sleigh, express team
or job team for public use or hire, without
the written consent of the bailiffs therefor,
and under such regulations and conditions
as the bailiffs in such written consent shall
make.
Article 2.-If any person shall violate
the provisions of the preceding section he
shall forfeit and pay to, and for the use of
the village of Brattleboro the sum of S.
and costs.
The article relating to the buying of
horses was inserted because the town has
sold one pair of its horses, and it is be-
lieved that with the one remaining pair
the village is not amply equipped for fight
ing fire during the day, although at night
an extra pair of horses from Stockwell's
livery stable is kept in the steamer house.
1t is thought that there is a sufficient
amount of village work, which the town
horses have done heretofore, to warrant
the village in buying a pair, making the
amount which would otherwise have TO be
paid to the town go toward increasing the
efficiency of the fire department.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
FIRE AT WEST TowNsHEND.

steam Mill and Grist Mill Burned This
MorninE---LOsS $4,000, with Small
Insurance.
w. ii. Taft's steam mill and D. E. Boy
denis grlst mill near the railroad station at
West Townshend were burned about >
O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Taft's loss is
$500, with small insurance. Nothing
was saved from the buildings. The girls,
mill contained about $50 bushels of grain.
The cause is not known.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
The Citizens Ticket Nominated.

The legal voters of the village of Brat
tleooro who support the present village
ohcers viii be spared, this year, the trouble
to which they were put last year of writ
ing the names of their candidates in blank
spaces in the ballots. A year ago, it will
be remembered, the supporters of the
board OF bailitfs then in power forgot to
hle their nomination papers until it was
TOO late, under the law, to have the names
OF the candidates printed on the official
ballots, while an opposition ticket was
hled in due time. Notwithstanding that
fact four of the old board of bailiffs were
reelected, the voters writing the names in
the proper places in the ballots. Care
was taken this year that last years mis-
take was not repeated, and on April 13.
TWO days before the time required by law,
the following nominations were fled with
the village clerk: Clerk, W. D. Perry;
bailitfs, W. II. Vinton, S. B. Emerson. ].
j. Estey, K. S. Morse and II. H. Burnett
treasurer, w. d. Perry; collector of taxes
X. e. Gordon; chief engineer, G. G, Tur.
ner; auditor, Q. A. Harris. The ticket ia
to be designated "Citizens' Ticket" The
nomination. paper is signed by l.. F.
Adams, G. O. Averill, G. H. Thompson'
Il. A. Gregg, G. r. Crosby, W. II. Proctor
ID. T. Wellman and G.. H. Clapp, and was
sworn to before @. G. Fits, justice of the
peace. No other ticket has been fled, and
so far as known there is no opposition to
the candidates named on the "Citizens'
Ticket"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
o. II. CrOsier OF Rutland the VIctIm---
Jumped from Carriage and struck on
His Head 80 Native of Halifax and
Former Resident OF Brattleboro,

" He OtotieT OF Autlanu the Nlctim-
Jumped from Carriage and struck on
His Head SO Native of Halifax and
Former Resident OF BrsttIeboro.
o. H. Croser was fatally injured in a
runaway accident at Rutland SATURDAY.
evening. He had been driving his horse.
hitched to light buggy, during the after
noon, and in the evening he started out
again. The horse acted badly when he
left his home on East Washington street
and Mr.. Crosier struck the animal with a
whip. The horse started 10 run down
Washington street and became unmanage-
able. Bystanders state that Mr.. Crosier
jumped out Of the buggy, when in front of
the house of George F. Clark. He struck
on the back Of his head and on his shout
ders. He was taken home in an ambu-
lance in an unconscious condition. The
horse ran through Merchants Row. M
West street and into Elm street before il
was stopped. Physicians stated that Mr..
Crosier's injury was fracture at the base
OF the skull. he never regained conscious
ness, and death occurred at 1915 Monday
morning.
Mr.. Crosier was born in Halifax in
March, 1868, and his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Crosier, are still residents of
that town. Besides his father and mother
Mr.. Crosier leaves a wife and two small
children, five brothers and four sisters
Mr.. Crosier was at one time EMPLOYED in
Brattleboro in Martin Scott & Sons gro
Gerry store. he had lived in Rutland sew
eral years, however, and had an excellent
position there with the firm of NJ. z.
Wheeler q, Co.
Mr.. Crosier also leaves four sisters and
four brothers. His sisters are Mrs. Charles
Learnard of Halifax, Mrs. Beck, wife of
Major Beck, and Mrs. Willis Weatherhead
OF Guilford, and Mrs D. n. Nav of Green
field, formerly of Brattleboro. The broth
ers are Nelson of Keene, Olney of Shell
ourne Falls, Pearl and Myron of Halifax.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
Annual Meeting of tn" Baptist Church

The First Baptist church held its annual
meeting in the vestry Wednesday evening.
These officers were elected: Clerk, f. S.
knight; treasurer, S. W. Edgett; collector,
II. b. Chamberlain; auditor, II. +. C.
Todt; deacons for three years, j. j. Estey
and j. +. Hall; trustee for three years, G.
+. X. JENNIE; two women to serve with
the pastor, the deacOns and the Sunday
school superintendent as members of the
prudential committee, Mrs. 1. o. P. Smith
and Mrs. Lucy Cox. Several of the Off
GERS made reports. Further reports will be
made at special meeting to be held next
Friday night. 1t was voted unanimously
to increase the salary of the pastor $500 a
year. The Goth anniversary of the church
and Sunday school will occur next June,
and committee of three will be appointed
by the pastor to make arrangements for a
fitting celebration. The music committee
was instructed to extend vote of thanks
to the members of the choir for services
rendered during the year. Jesse <. Haynes,
the collector, reported that $44S4. 70 of the
money pledged a year ago to pay off the
church debt of $4,000 in two years had
been collected.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

Five shares Brattleboro Street Railroad stock
are Tor sale-a good investment. Address L. d.
Mitchell, 112 Babcock street, Brooklne. Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

Five shares Brattleboro Street Railroad stock
are for sale-a good investment Address L. d.
Mitchell, l12 Babcock street, Breokline, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

rive shares Brattleboro Street Railroad stock
Sre Tor sale-a good investment. Address L, D.
"i'chel' liz Babcock street, Brooklne, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

Five shares Brattleboro Street Railroad stock
are Tor sale-a good investment. Address L. ID
Mitchell, 112 Babcock street, Brookline. Mass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20

Educate XOur Bowels With Cascars,,
Candy Cathartic, cure constination So.
~, 20 Genus. II @. G.. G. fail, druggists refnSd
money 'N'uuu
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
TIE pERVERsIoy OF USES.

The proposal TO transform the new Hail OF
Records now in course of erection, into court
house affords another illustration of lamen-
table tendency toward abuse of public WORKS.
Mfr Thomas. the architect of the building in
question. in protesting against the proposed per-
version truly said: "It's the old story, the MS
tory of every public improvement in New-fork'
"As soon as q project is completed some one
comes forward with new scheme Tor It,
There really seems 10 be an Unsuitable itch Tor
putting things TO other uses than those for
which they were intended.
Central Park presents a case in point. Time
and again there have been efforts put forth to
divert 1t from park uses to the uses of worlds
fair or a public racecourse, and more than once
it has narrowly escaped such fate At other
times men have had a mania for 'vistas' ana
''plazas" In it, deenling trees merely as things
TO be chopped down ana GRASS piats as spaces
which should be covered with asphalt Again,
there has been desire tc fl, Up the Park with
ali manner of buildings monument. Statuary
and what not. The idea that 1t Is park, and
should be kept a park, and that park is
properly an area of meadows and forests, and
not a mass of architecture, seems largely TO be
forgotten. So with the City Hall Park and other
Of the smaller parks of the city. There is
veritable craze for filling them with courthouses
and lighthouses and fish markets, and what not;
all good and necessary institutions but having
absolutely no business in park.
Other examples of the same evil perversion of
use are TO be seen on the public highways.
Note for example, the Brooklyn Bridge. 1t was
constructed for definite purposes-to afford a
footwalk for pedestrians. roadways for vehicles
and tramways for municipal car service. Every
one Of those purposes has been marred. The
footwalk has been made scarcely accessible, so
as to discourage use of it and TO drive would-be
pedestrians into the cars. The municipal rail-
road has been turned over TO a private cOrpo-
ration TO be operated not for the public con-
venience, but for private gain. And the drive
ways have been turned over TO the use of troll
lev lines, which should never have been per-
mitted upon the structure at all. So, too, when
ever a good road is constructed in the suburbs
for driving purposes. there is an immediate en-
deayor made TO turn it over to trolley COM
pany for its uses
We would not be hidebound in conservatism.
There should be progress and improvement 1t
is doubtless sometimes possible to improve upon
original plans and to alter TO advantage original
purposes. But as a matter of fact change of
plans and purposes is in the vast majority Of
cases sheer perversion and degradation. There
can be no doubt that law or a constitutional
amendment-if one were Notwithstanding
things To stay put would have widely benef-
cent effect Then park would remain park
and driveway would be kept as a driveway
and there would be no talk Of transmogrifying
a hall of records into a courthouse or a pub
lie library into a gymnasium. "Laissez-fare"
would be a good motto to place above every
worthy public work.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
GOING SOUTH IN WINTER.

The official reports given out in Washington
show that wholesome progress has been made
in Cuba, and especially in Havana, in promot-
ing public health and in providing the comforts
and conveniences of life. Against filth, disease
Of every sort, and especially against epidemics,
a persistent warfare has been carried on under
American leadership ever since Spanish mis-
rule came to an end. General Ludlow declares
that the death rate has been cut down largely,
that yellow fever typhoid fever and smallpox
have been kept il check, and it has been
demonstrated that Havana can be changed
from a notoriously unhealthful and dangerous
city, into one normally safe and salubrious' -
He adds that there has only been a single out
break of yellow fever among the troops, and
that was in Cabanas, where there was large
number of general prisoners. The disease was
promptly and readily controlled.
When Americans become convinced that dis
ease is no more TO be dreaded in Cuba than in
the most healthful regions of the United States,
what a new birth Of prosperity that fascinating
island is certain to enjoy. Not only will capital
be invested freely, but Havana and other
Cuban cities will attract thousands of pleasure
seekers who desire to pass some part of the
winter in a mild climate and amid novel scenes
and surroundings. In the seventies there was
no vast stream of visitors in the cold season to
Florida from the North. During the last twenty
years, however, the State of Flowers has profited
greatly from the multitudes who have gone
South for diversion and health And the ex-
tension of the current of travel TO Colorado
Arizona and the Pacific Coast has been note
worthy in the last two decades Now that the
most effective methods of sanitation are in force
in Havana, the drift of winter travel will turn
in considerable degree to- the Queen of the
Antilles. And from this time forward Florida
may find Cuba a formidable rival.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
AS TO TIE WORLD POWER" BUSINESS

AS TO TIE WORLD POWER" BUSINESS.
This talk about the United States having
become world Power or world factor in
Industry and commerce is getting to be trife
tiresome. Il is heard much in Europe lust now
from Mr.. Paul Leroy Beauleu and the Frank
TuTter Zeitung" and other eminently respectable
sources. We cannot blame them for the foolish
ness, for we believe il was started here: but il
is Grass fo0lishness all the same One might
think its authors and propagators had never
read the history of the last hundred and twenty
odd years. II should certainly seem that a
patton which century ago did not shrink from
war with the foremost military Powers of
Europe. that carried its flag in triumphant
battle in Mediterranean waters where no Euro
l'ean navy dared to go and that little later
read the riot act TO the Holy Alliance was even
then pretty considerable world Power. and
mat one which half century ago had the
largest mercantile marine in the world was
even then something much like world factor"
in commerce. We should say the United States
had been world Power" ever since Sentem-
Der 3. 1888.
But if our transoceanic friends and neighhors
are amazed, alarmed or otherwise disturbed lv
the great growth of our Industries and COM
merce let them consult the census and then
remember the story Of our famous tongue tied
Joker who came TO New-York from 4 smaller
city and was one day told by friend that he
seemed 10 stutter worse than he did in his old
home. "G-g-sot to- he replied: '.b-b-bigger
p-p-place!" The simple fact is. we are bigger
country than any Of those which are afraid of
our rivalry, and we simply have got "a do
more work and carry on more business We ara
more than 100000. TO Germany's 5500OOOo
and Great Britain's 100000 and Frances
39.009.0c0. We are bigger in farms in mines in
forests, in wafer power, in seaboard. in all the
raw materials and opportunities of industry and
commerce. For the credit of the race. and Ia
avoid appearing as degenerates, we are under
compulsion 10 excel the lesser nations-lesser
we mean, of course. in numbers and natural
resources. The "LeipZiger Tageblatt' exclaims
upon the statement that the industrial product
OF the United States is S7.O00.OOO.OOO. that Of
Great Britain only $4.l00.000OOO and thar ot
Germany only S2915 100000 Well. with
TG0o000O people the United States should be
expected TO produce sT00O.O00OOO. lust as
well as Great Britain with 420O0O0O produces
S4l0oOO0.Oe0. Why not? AS for Germany. tho
figures of her product are probably much Toe
low; and, besides. as a united empire win
coherent industrial and fiscal systems German,
al thirty years is much too young 10 be in sue
cessful competition with us eldersi
BY no means the least important considera
non, moreover. is that while the Euronear
Powers have been devoting themselves s,
largely 10 wars and warlike preparations IN.
United States has been applying itself 10 nrog