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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

A large doe was seen Monday feeding
on W. j. Burr's land north of the village.
The annual meeting of the W. C. T. U.
has been postponed until the last Friday in
June.
Mrs. Judkins of Claremont, y. H., Wis
tied her son Clarence at F. A. Smiths on
Wednesday.
The Misses Harwood entertained party
of about 80 people on Monday evening at
their home, the occasion being the seth
birthday anniversary of their father, Liber-
~ Harwood, who is the oldest resident of
the village. Conpra'uatory remarks were
made by Rev. F. d. Goodrich, poem read
by Mrs. A. A. Wyman and recitation
given by Miss Wright. Refreshments of
fruit, cake and ice cream were served and
very pleasant evening was enjoyed by
all.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08
The Fitchburg railroad has published a

The Fitchburg railroad has published a
very attractive Summer Excursion book,
giving list of health and pleasure resorts
on and reached by its line. The book is
complete in its outline of routes, rates, etc.,
and also embraces volume of other inter-
esting matter, including list of hotels and
boarding houses at various points, their
capacity and charges. Copies may be OBJ
tanned upon application to the ticket agents
OF the company, or will be mailed upon re-
eeipt OF three cents in stamps by G. M.
Burt, Gen. Pass. Agent, Boston, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08
Postal Shortage in Cuba May BE $780,
900 In Addition to the sureharged
STAMPS,

Postal shortage In Cuba May BE $780,
900 In Addition to the surcharged
stamps.
Acting Director of Posts Brstow xe
pressed great surprise at Havana Monday
after inquiring as TO c. F. W. Neely's
shortage in May, 1899, and learning it was
$3l,3l2.95. Neely's monthly average was
about $1,000. Apparently he divided the
amounts received, taking one.half and ac-
counting for the other. The examination
of Estes G. Rathbone, former director of
posts, is being continued. Mr.. Bristow
says he is almost sure that the extent Of
the shortage will be between $4,000 and
500, 900, but that this will not touch the
item Of surcharged stamps, which is SAIL
600. As to how many of these were
burned and how many were sold it is i'm
possible to obtain definite information.
As many have been traced it is known
positively that not all were destroyed, but if
Nicely sold 100000 worth it would not be
surprising. Mr.. Bristow thinks he will find
them scattered all over the world. Postal
inspectors say it Is astonishing that such a
system of fraud could have been concealed
beyond the first month. Every day only
adds to the surprises.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08
Ont PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, JUNE g. 1900

their quarterly meeting with the Congre-
gational church at Bellows Falls.
e. G, Roberts, who represents Messrs.
Phipps d Co., of Boston, was here on
Tuesday to arrange for the memorial win
dows to be placed in the Congregational
chnrnh-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08

All the public schools of the village be.
low the 9th grade will close next week Fri
day for the summer vacations, while the
9th grade and High schools will close one
week later.
Bishop A. G. A. Hall preached Monday
evening at Emmanuel church and confirmed
a class Of seven. The next morning he
visited the High school and addressed the
pupils briefly.
George Moran, son Of Edward Moran Of
North Walpole. died in Boston last Thurs
day and the body was brought TO his home
here Friday. The interment was in the
old Catholic grounds in this village.
Next Sunday evening the services at
Emmanuel church will be omitted to en-
able those who care to do so, TO 90 TO
Drewsville, at which time Bishop Niles of
New Hampshire will preach at ST. Peter s..
Hugh W. Ogden, son of Rev. Chas. T.
Ogden, a former rector Of Emmanuel
church, was recently married in Riverton,
y. j., to Miss L, NJ. Davis. Mr.. Ogden
is lawyer in Boston and they will live
there in the immediate future.
The announcement of the candidacy of
Charles Z. Howard TO represent this town
in the coming legislature is meeting with
very general and hearty approval. Few
men in town enjoy more fully the entire
confidence of The people, both as to sound
| judgment and sterling integrity. His
statement made recently to the local paper
that "if the citizens of Rockingham de-
sired to send him to Montpelier as Il cir
representative he would 60 and do the best
be could TO make a creditable record for
the town." is pleasing to the people.
The village bailiffs have decided to put
substantial curling on the north side OF
Bridge street TO extend from the corner OF
Gray's block to the east side of the bridge
over the canal. The electric road work
men have been laying the curved rails al
the east end OF that bridge, and they are
to concrete the street inside their tracks a,
that point and extending two feet outside
the rails which will materially improve
the condition of the street. The railroad
will have switch and turnout near he
east end of the bridge, the present plan
being to extend the branch line up to the
works OF the Bellows Falls Machine COM
pany little later.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08
Exhibition Of School Work.

The third annual exhibition Of work by
the pupils in the Bellows Falls graded
schools, has been taking place during the
past three days, in the High school build
ing. The work on exhibition this year is
OF even superior quality TO that of former
years, and demonstrates clearly that our
schools are at least the equal of those in
other towns of our size The first grades
exhibit very little but writing and number
work. From the second grades, the work
in those branches is supplemented by
paper-folding and cutting, drawing with
pencil and crayon, brush work in both ink
and water colors, and clay modelling, The
third grade work is similar, with the addi-
ton of some pose drawing. The fourth
and fifth grades carry on the work in the
same branches, perfecting IL. They also
show dainty booklets, colored production
MAPS and collections of pressed flowers
and leaves, and also some very fine ones of
seeds, made last fall.
The grades between second and seventh
have no water-color work, but above the
latter grade that work is seen in every
form-book covers to contain the speci-
mems of writing, photograph frames, orig
inal designs for wall paper, studies from
nature, designs for china, and studies from
japanese, Byzantine, Greek and Egyptian
art and ornamentation, which latter seems
to predominate. This is only a hasty and
incomplete cataloguing of the works OF
art in this gallery. One could well spend
half day in inspecting them, and still
find things Of interest The exhibition
must be seen 20 be appreciated, Bellows
Falls is justly proud of the work done in
these lines, and considers herself unusually
fortunate in having at the head of this de-
partment Miss Mary Baker, who, by her
skill and enthusiasm, has brought the
branches of art and penmanship to such a
high standard.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08
Ready TO Start the Cars.

ElscIrics VIII Make Their First Trip
Not Later Than a Week From Mon
day--The Final Work.
The dynamo for furnishing power to the
electric road, has been in place over a
week, with the connections made with
wires outside, so that power could be fur
nished at any time upon short notice
Ballasting is completed at a number of
points along the line, and the many little
things being done that are always found
necessary at the last end of so large an
undertaking.
The building to be used as a car barn
and storage battery house, located Just
beyond the cemetery, has been completed
and is very substantial structure built of
brick, with slated roof. The batteries are
being put together.
The new iron bridge has arrived and a
large gang of bridge men are at work put
ting it in place just beyond the Barber
farm.
Only number of small jobs at various
points are needed to be done before the
cars are started, and it seems probable now
they will be running by a week from next
Monday, perhaps few days earlier.
Numerous applications for the positions
as motormen and conductors have been re-
ceived, but we learn of only one definite
appointment, that of Charles Copley of
New Haven, Ct, who is to be motorman,
and has already come here with his family.
They are with Mrs. NJ. G. Ladd on Henry
street for the present, but will begin
housekeeping soon. Nothing further has
been done yet by the courts looking toward
granting the petition of the Rutland rail-
road to compel the electric road to deliver
freight cars to them without going over
the Boston Maine iron. This will be
decided later.
The High School Athletic association
will hold lawn party some time next
week.
E. j. Planter, teacher Of penmanship,
of Bath, Maine, business college, is here
at his home for the summer vacation.
Henry S. Frost is again running the
Commercial House, his recent lessee, F. j.
Palmer, having given up his lease.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08
Increase in Grand List.

making an excellent showing of advance
during 1899. The total footing sS3, $50, 129,
as against SO, SOC, 1881 in 1899, an increase
of 1852, sos.
Every item shows an increase as will be
seen by the following comparison Of the
details
1899. 1900.
Real estate, village property, $1,000.
Real estate, farm property,
slOOO acres, POI 3O5 1880
Real estate, total, se664olO S2,721 400
Pers nal property, l,O2ds2l l'll2'2o'
Total real and personal .. .,soo.oo
Number of taxable polls, i,49i Lays
Total grand list, $50 1891 sh,3s529
Among the tax payers who pay upon a
valuation of over $4,000, are the following
Edward Arms, estate, ) 1900
Josephine II. Arms, 5000
Mary j. Arms, 6,7Gj
Mary j. Arms, guardian, S,lOO
Olive Adams. 1860
E. l.. Allbee, estate, $3.50
George b. Allbee, $500
Caroline F. Alexander, 5000
Nina j. Aldrich 200
Eliza A. Adams, 1900
Mary z. Alexander, $500
Helen Butterfeld, l5,3OO
Eva L. Blake, go
A. H. Brown, 1000
James c. Bryan, 10000
Jennie X. Babbitt, j,9OO
c. H. Babbitt, estate, $500
Ehzaoelh Nj. bail, I5,u51
Z. l.. Barber, ZO,ooO
l.. ,. Bennett, cow
Ella M. Bean, 0,ZoO
Lydia M. Blood, HoVo
Bellows Falls Canal Co., 4'5'9dZZ
Bellows Fails Savings Inst, s,OOUU
Bingham d Suter, ZO,UOO
Bellows Falls Electric Light Co., 0O,OOO
bellows Fails Machine Co., oo'UOO
NJ. P. Barry, 9,l6O
Emery Bailey, o'900
5. j. Cray, ;, lOO
G. Chase, Is, 40O
Chase d Page, 1000
Mary A. Cary, . 3UO
Rosanna Carman, 5,eOl
Julia A. Campbell, 54,Sl5
|. M. Cary, 5,lZO
j. g. Day, $3.50
Derby " Ball, l5,OOO
Albert Derby, 9,3OO
Carrie l.. Durham, 0,lOO
Flora A. Divoll, 9,eOO
j. A. Eaton, 5,o0O
Starks Edison, ",VZo
w. Flint " Sons, 81, 4UU
Wyman Flint, 7ll5
Almira &. Flint, l3,oOO
Katherine NJ. Flint, 100
A. ii. Fisher, lO,5OO
h. b. Fiiz'immons, l,OOO
Helen Fleming, 100
Lucia A. Farr, estate, 10000
Charles W. Fullerton, 900
Charles a. Fsrnsworth, BOO
W. II. Griswold, 1900
Della A. Gray, ll,5OO
A. ID. Gray " Co., 5,29O
betty ii. K. Green, oO,Ooo
Z. ID. Green, trustee, 4O,OOO
4. ID. Green, 5,OOo
Sylvia ii. Green, adm, 1000
q. ID. Gorham, 500
Jennie l.. George, 600
o. M. George, IO'3lO
Caroline A. Goodridge, $40
H. u. u Z. T. Howard, 1920
| Howard Hardware Co., I4,O5O
| Charles Z. Howard, 1910
/. ID. Hadley, O,5OO
Eliza ID. Hadley, ., lOO
VIM a; Hall, 400
Jennie l.. Hatch, $500
lheophllus Haul, 1854
/ 5. l.. Hecht d Co., $500
international Paper Co., 5OO,OOO
Helen b. jackson, S,26O
Henry o. Johnson, $500
=: Il. king, estate, 1000
Lizzie >. King, $3.50
Il. /. Lowell, 2S,3Z5
Z. h. La6aree, 2U,2Ij
f. b. Locke, 1850
D. A. Leach, J,365
Moore
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-08
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CoNvEN-
TON.


Officers VIII BE Nominated at Newfsns
Friday, July G.--IIS Delegate. with
23 From BrAitIebOrO.
The Republicans of Windham g. u,y
are hereby called to meet in conveL..ou at
Newfane on Friday, July 6, 1900, a. Il
o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose Of placing
in nomination candidates for senators, as.
sistant judges of the county court, states
attorney, sheriff, high bailiff, county COM
missioner and judges of probate to be sup
ported at the next September election and
for the appointment of county committee
for the ensuing two years.
Towns will be represented in said con
vention by their delegates on the basis Of
one delegate from each town, one delegate
for every so votes, and one delegate for
every fraction of so votes, exceeding %
votes cast for the Republican candidate
for governor at the election in 1896. Del
egates will be chosen in primaries called
by the Republican committee in each town
and will provide themselves with proper
credentials signed by the secretary of the
primaries at which they are chosen, and
are requested to present such credentials
to the county committee Immediately on
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03
Population of the United States

The official census report gives the pop
ulation of this country In June, 1900, at
76 295, ,220. Compared with the census
of 1890 the gain in population is Is ,225,- :
464, or an increase of nearly 21 per cent
in the decennial period.
While the percentage OF increase has
been greater during earlier decennial pc
rods, the total addition of the last decade
breaks the record. 1t makes US the
greatest, the strongest. the richest, the
best educated and the most capable of all
civilized nations. European Russia
alone exceeds us in the number of peop le
of one race and language under one gov
ernmeDt, but in every respect save that
of mere numbers it is nearly as far be.
hind US as is China or India.
In no other country are there so many
school houses, churches. newspapers,
railroads, telegraphs, telephones, hos
pitfalls, and other indces of a high stand.
ard OF civilization. In no other country
are there so many educated, intelligent.
refined, healthy and self-respectipg men.
women and children, bearing voluntary
and answering allegiance to one com
mon government.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03
Hightstown.

Charles ]. Keeler. of this town, has
been elected treasurer of the State Young
Peoples Christian Union.
tits estimated that at least 10 900 barrels
of Keifer pears seek the markets from
this vicinity alone.
The boiler at the new shirt factory hav-
ing been pronounced unsafe, the managers
will Immediately put in a new one of
greater power.
Among the organizations at Pediie In
sttute this year the Mandolin Club will
be an important feature. 1t consists of
IA pieces, including mandolins, guitars
violins and flute.
This Sunday evening there will be an
illustrated lecture at the UNIVERSAL st
Church. Two hundred stereopticon
views will be used, representing many
prominent church edifices, school and
college buildings of the denomination, as
we'll as leading church workers, early
breaches and historical documents.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03
Farmingdale Cranberry Crop.

The cranberry crop on the bogs in this
vicinity was all harvested this year with
out damage from frost, The yield is con-
sderably below the average. The crop
is about II 900 bushels as follows:-Dr,
Duryea, 800 bushels; Kimball bogs. 400
bushels; Monmouth, 1900 bushels;
Heisley, $500 bushels; Oviatt, 400 BUSH
els; Enterprise, 1.500 bushels; Fliteroft
and several other smaller bogs, about
/ 800 bushels. Scoops have been used on
several bogs this year and the berries
gathered at cost not exceeding Is or Is
cents bushel, while the growers pay for
picking by hand 40 cents per bushel. The
scoops used were invented by Cape Cod
cranberry grower and have been success
fully used in Massachusetts for two or
three years. 1t is believed that they will
be used almost exclusively hereafter.
Their general adoption would prevent
hundreds of women and children from
earning considerable sums OF money. 1t
is estimated that where growers are now
paying S5 for certain amount of work
done by hand they can get the same labor
performed by using scoops for about S..
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03

became law October 6, 1890, and that
the Wilson bill became a law August l,
1894.
With these facts in view, let it be re-.
membered that it was on January IL.
1894, that Mr.. Carlisle directed bond
issue OF fifty million dollars. That was
SEVEN MONTHS BEFORE TIL E
WILSON BILL WENT INTO EF-
Feet. But the REPUBLICAN
PANIC had performed its work we'll,
and it paved the way for the Infamous
bond issue and gave to the gold brokers of
New York suggestion OF how the Treas
ury of the United States could be raded
under the pretence of upholding the
national honor.
These are the facts, and they sustain
the claim that during the last thirty
years EVEhY PANIC THAT HAS
HAPPENED IN THIS COUNTRY
ORIGINATED UNDER REPUBLI-
CAN RULE AND DEVELOPED
UNDER REPUBLICAN LEGISLA-
TION.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03
Two Acts of Sympathy.

| Last week there were two striking ex-
amples in two villages in Howell town
ship, Monmouth county, of what human
sympathy will do.
The first case comes from Farmingdale
A few months ago this pretty little village
was struck by tornado, which did great
damage. Among Others Samuel n.
Patterson, a farmer, had bis corn crib
blown down, bis barn and wagon house
almost demolished, and about forty large
trees uprooted In bis apple orchard. Mr..
| Patterson has been ailing since last
Winter. He was unable to set things
right. Sunday, October 81, Rev. Richard
T. Leary, of the Farmipgdale Methodist
Church, called the attention of the con.
gregation to Mr.. Patterson's g condition and
urged them to go to his aid. There was
hearty response, an seventeen men,
among them several carpenters, spent last
Friday on Mr.. Patterson's place, and by
dusk everything was in first class condi-
ton. The ladies OF the church took with
them an abundant supply of provisions
and dinner was served for the men.
The other instance of human goodness
was at Jerseyville, just outside of Free
hold. House OF Refuge boy from
Philadelphia, who worked for William
Clayton, was charged with stealing SOC
from the upper story of the house of
Koert Sutphen, his former employer.
Those who knew him intimately thought
he was incapable of such an act, so they
voluntarily hired counsel for the boy,
who was acquitted. there not being one
iota of proof against him. The boy is
but nineteen years old and had always
borne an excellent character, but until
last week he esteemed himself friendless.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03
"Foxy Quiller.

The Klaw & Erlanger Opera Co., of
New York. the largest organization ever
formed in this country for the presenta.
ton of comic opera, will begin run at
the Broadway Theatre in New York,
next Monday evening, November 5th.,
in DeKoven & Smiths new comic opera,
Foxy Quiller' The title role will be
sung by Jerome Sykes, who made a
great hit in this character in s'The
Highwayman, by the same authors,
three years ago. The new opera is su-
perbly staged both in scenery and cos
tunes.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03

Come to the fountain of life Come
come, weak, and cast down, and gloomy
men and women, with health and
strength ebbing away, come to the foun-
tain of life, and drink of its vivifying
waters There's hope for you, however
sick and despondent you may be; there's
health and strength and energy as surely
as the sun shines and the wind blows.
For years, two noted German scientists
have been experimenting under the guild
ance of their scientific skill and practical
knowledge, with the determination to find
a remedy for the restoration of the health
Their investigations have been deep and
broad and far beyond the lines of the
ordinary scientist. If you wish to "live
long and prosper" our "Longavita" ad.
in another column will tell you how to
do so.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03
A FEARFUL EXPLOSION
Two Millions in Property Loss
by Explosion and Fire in
New York on Monday.
MANY PEOPLE KILLED.
buildings Two Blocks Away Severely
Damaged by the Explosion.

By series ofterrfic ex plosious. follow
ing fire, about noon. Monday, in Tar
rants wholesale and retail drug store. at
the corner of Greenwich and Warren st..
New York, many men and women were
| injured and many were killed, both sides
| of Warren street between Greenwich and
Washington were laid in ruins. and
buildings for blocks around were wreck
ed in all degrees.
In all, something like forty business
places are either wholly or partly de-
stroyed.
There are indications that the loss of
life will prove much less than that of the
Park Place calamity of several years
ago. but many of the injured will not re.
cover
There is at present no possibility of
making even an approximate estimate of
the loss of life.
The ruins are too hot to permita search
for the dead.
That number of people who were
in the Tarrant buildings at the time of
the disaster are in the ruins is beyond
question.
The list of missing SO far is com para
| lively scanty.
There were several circumstances which
contributed to make the loss of life small.
erthan might have been expected from so
awful and widespread a disaster. the
chief OF which was that the accident
occurred at an hour when many employees
were out for their MONDAY meal.
In addition to this there was an inter-
! val between the first and second explo-
sions, the latter being the most terrific
and destructive.
The second and third explosions. in
fact, were the most terrific in violence
ever felt in New York.
Great buildings in all directions within
radius of a score of blocks were shaken
to the foundations, as though by an earth.
quake.
Immediately after the explosions the
streets for several blocks in the vicinity
of the Tarrant building were showered
with pieces of boards, scantling, tin and
chunks of mortar
A 2umber of pedestrians were Injured
by these.
Two fire engines, which got close to the
Tarrant building were wrecked and buried
in the debris and several firemen were
injured.
The Irving National Bank close by
was also damaged, and the clerks were so
excited by the explosion that they left
thousands of dollars lying around loose
outside the safe, which was recovered
and placed in the vault.
When the first explosion came the
clerks OF both concerns fed into the
street, cut, gashed, bruised and bewilder-
ed. leaving thousand of dollars of specie
currency lying around loosely about
| them. The police gathered up the money
and put it safely away in the vaults.
The explosions caused something of
panic in the lower part of the city.
| 1t is the general opinion of those who
heard the explosions that they were
caused by nitro glycerine. This is used
in medicines, but it couldn't be ascertain
ed whether the Tarrant company Kept
| that explosive.
|
The Jamesburg record., 1900-11-03
Adjutant General Stryker Dead.

Adjutant General VIM. s. Stryker
died on Monday at his home in Trenton,
aged 81 years. General Stryker was
graduate of Princeton College and law
yer by profession. He served through
the Civil War, and after it's close was
made Adjutant General of New Jersey,
which position he held for 33 years. The
deceased published several works on hiss
torical subjects relating to New Jersey.