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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
GRAFTON.

- Dorsey Taylor Of ST, Adams is visiting
in town.
E Carl Rice returns TO school at Mount
Hermon this week.
q E. C. Sherwin of Springfield, Mass is
| in town for a few days.
: George Wright has returned from his
visit at WATERFOWL, Mass.
Mrs. Hattie Reach has gone to Astead,
| y. H., to visit her brother.
Rev. Edward Mason will preach at the
| Baptist church next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crowell of Boston
called upon friends here recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Corp of Providence
| have been spending a week in town.
Mrs. Clapp and family returned to their
| home in Dorchester, Mass, Wednesday.
Chaplin Howard of Meriden, Conn, has
| joined his family here, at Mrs. l.. NJ.
Clarke's.
Mrs. Samuel and child and other friends
| from Massachusetts are visiting at A.
| Turner'S.
Miss Mabel French has been spending a
week with Prof. Wilson's family at Watch
Hill, r. /.
Mrs. l.. A. Day and two children are
spending week with her mother, Mrs.
Carpenter.
Mrs. Bradshaw and Miss Fannie Dwinell
of Hillsboro, y. H., called upon friends
| here recently E.nts = EI-g3
A. Treadwell of Boston is spending a
few weeks with his wife at her mothers,
Mrs. Munn's.
Chas. S White started for the West
| Monday TO join his wife at his sons home
| in Mason, Mich.
Mrs. Geo. Lawrence has returned from
| Westmoreland where she visited her dangh-
ter, Mrs Aldrich.
Mr. and Mrs. S. c. Hemenway and two
! children are spending week at his faith
er's, w. 5. Hemenways.
Mrs. George L. Townshend and son
! Charles, spent Sunday in town. Marcus
Lamphear went with them to Pulney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guild from Brown Univer.
| sity, Providence, left Wednesday after
spending two weeks at Phelps's Hotel
james l.. Duncan spent few days at
| Phe!ps's Hotel early in the week, but has
now returned TO his business in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Colburn and Miss
Edith have enjoyed a carriage trip to New
Hampshire, spending a week with friends
Grafton w. c. I. T., having had a re-
| cess during the heated months. will resume
its work by meeting with Mrs 5. T. Leon.
ard, Friday, Sept. : at 3 p. NJ.
Mrs. Daisy, wife of Frank Aiken, died
Monday night after an illness of many
months. The funeral was held Wednes-
day and the burial was at Cambr dgeport.
Philip Jacobs, 50, was found dead in his
bed in Bennington Friday morning by his
son when he went to call him. He was in
| apparently good health when he retired
He leaves six children.
All the schools in town begin next Tues
day with the foloweng teachers: Village,
higher department, Francis Palmer: pri-
mary, Miss Agnes Fairbank; VALLEY, Miss
Addie Twitchell; Ho5eville. Miss nellie
kingsbury Pettengill, Miss Mary Haskins;
Houghtonville, Carl Wright: Walker, Miss
Lois Batchelder; Eastman, Miss Eva
Weeden.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
why They Are sgain., Bry.n

Here are some of the men wboh.-.
cluded that the honor and safe,v ", ", 'o On
country demand the re election ~ n. 'ue
dent Mckinley and will therefore yr,. 'e ~.
Republican ticket this year, United S,,,n s
senator stewart OF Nevada, who was q I'M
yer man when Mr.. Bryan was cbH5,
Lee Mantle, former United States sana,a.
from Montana; A. NJ Stevenson. a iosJ
ing silver man of Colorado; Dr. Georoo
Miller, for 30 years a Democratic Leader H. H.
Nebraska, Mr. Bryan's state, and editor %
the Omaha World; Congressman .Ioserb
@. Sibley of Pennsylvania; K. II Bi,bppr
of Salina, Kan, four years ago consni6P
uous Bryan man, now president Of A Ro
publican club; Gen. John Gill, a nrorni
nent Democrat of Baltimore; James NJ
Beck, former United States distrjc, arn-,
ney in Pennsylvania; John Thompson 70
Gently chairman of the Democratic ceptro,
committee Of Mcdonald county, Missouri.
Thomas F. Ryan of New York. a we'll
known Democrat and fnancier closely as.
ISOLATED with the Whitney interests.
And here are some gold Democrats who
are not going to fool away votes of a third
ticket this year but will cast their ballot,
direct for Mckinley and Roosevelt: John
NJ, Palmer of Illinois, former United
States senator and gold Democrat candi.
date for president in 1896; Sidney Y
Lowell of Brooklyn, a noted writer and
lawyer; James A. Fleming, large mine
owner and conspicuous as a Democrat in
Colorado; Judge James T. Hoblit, one Of
the most influential Democrats in Lincoln
Ill.
And then there is Heber NJ. Wells, gov
ernor of Utah, free silver man, but an
admirer of President McKinley's wise and
patriotic administration, who is going Il
vote for more of the same: and w. A.
PETER former populist United States sen
ator from Kansas, who also favors free
silver, but cannot stand the way Mr.
Bryan and his supporters are giving aid
and comfort to Aguinaldo aud other enem
les of the country.
And there are others-many of them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Gull FORD.

There will be Republican rally in the
town hall in Guiford Centre tomorrow
evening. Hon. James L. Martin and
James Fisk Hooker of Brattleboro will
speak to the people of Gulford and vicin.
ny upon the issues of the day. Let every
body be present.
Citizen Dudley L. Crosier was given a
pleasant surprise last Friday afternoon in
honor of his both birthday anniversary.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Crosier and child of Bellows Falls,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Holden of Townshend,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Cushman of Will
mington, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Clapp of this
town and Guy Croser of Keene, n. Il.
Mr.. and Mrs Croser were presented with
pair of fine Morris chairs by their chill
dren, eight of whom were present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
The ssptember ATLANTIC.

The place of honor in the September
Atlantic is given to Judge Lowell's paper
on THE American Boss" Recent events
have emphasized the Importance Of the
boss in American politics; Judge Lowell
explains him by showing how the source
of his power and the extent of his influence
are related to our general political system.
Among other noteworthy contributions
Dean Everett, of the Harvard Divinity
school, gives a study of the character and
career OF the late Reverend James MART
neau. This will be followed in the Allan
tic by some unpublished letters of Marti-
neau's. Mrs. Helen Churchill Candee
pictures the striking changes in Oklahoma
since the early days of the territory. W.
p Trent gossips pleasantly about IAN
Old Southern Newspaper" and the "good
old times" in the South as cleaned from
the quaint and entertaining files of South
Carolina newspaper-"60 years since. -
H. Phelps Whitmarsh gives 1.-TWO Fill
Pine Sketches" graphic and entertaining.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

Connecticut valley tobacco growers are
in the midst of harvesting one Of the best
crops on record. Cutting began two weeks
ago and will be finished about Sept. 10.
Except in the more northerly parts of the
valley, the crop will be under shelter by
Sept. 5. So great has been the pressure
that many growers were in the fields Sun
day, despite New England prejudice against
Sunday work. The acreage is probably
the largest on record, High prices are
pretty certain to prevail and growers pre-
dict that the average price will rule close
to 20 cents pound.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
From China and South Africa.


There has been very little in the way of
reliable news from China during the past
week, or since the fall of Pekin was def
nitely announced. There appears to be no
doubt that the Chinese government has ut
terly collapsed, and that there is no one
with whom the allied forces can treat for
peace. The Emperor, Dowager Empress
and Prince Tuan have fed to Tai Yuan,
the capital Of the province of Shan 81.
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese peace com
missioner, is held on board one of the al
lied ships while the determination is being
reached as to whether he is really author
lied to act as the representative of the
Chinese government. What remains of
the imperial army is probably locked up in
the imperial city, the allied armies having
withdrawn from the city. There are indica-
tions that Russia and Germany are already
at loggerheads over the final negotiations.
1t is evident that the administration at
Washington is very anxious over the out
look. An all-day cabinet session lasting
until into the evening, the longest for
years, was held on Wednesday. II is I'M
derstood that the effort of our government
now is to procure promptly unanimous
agreement Of the European powers for a
peaceable settlement of the Chinese ques-
ton without the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China
or the seizure of Chinese territory. The
developments of the next few days will
be awaited with great interest.
Last evenings dispatches say that the
result of the protracted cabinet discussion
was the formulation of an appeal to the
Powers for peace in China. The text Of
the appeal has been forwarded to the cap
itals of Europe and Japan. This appeal
is sent out in answer to declaration re-
ceived from Russia in favor of negotiations
for a swift settlement, without demands
for compensation in Chinese territory, or
for permanent occupation there by any of
the allied powers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

The date has come and gone on which
the war in South Africa was to have been
ended, but it finds the Boer General Botha
in the field with an army of 5000 men,
scattered over line of battle 30 miles long.
The latest news is that the Boer forces
have slipped through the jaws Of the trap
set for them by Lord Roberts, and that
they must be pursued into the mountain
Gus country which lies beyond-a country
equally difficult of access with that around
Ladysmith-with the painful uncertainty
as to how soon they can be overtaken and
destroyed or captured and the present
stage of the war brought to an end. 1t
was the boast Of the Beers before the war
began that they could not be conquered,
because, if driven from Pretoria, they
would take refuge in Lydenburg, and the
British could never drive them from their
mountain stronghold 1t is this strong
hold which the remnant Of the Boer army
has now entered.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
The Probable Gain In Population In the
Int 10 Years.

Some discu, sion is heard as to the prob
able result of the census enumeration in
our town. The figures have been sent to
Washington and will not be made public
here for some time The town of Rocking
ham in 1890 had 1919 inhabitants, of which
nearly 5000 were in Bellows Falls. 1t is
understood the new enumeration will show
an increase of 1900 in this village, making
about 1900 in Bellows Falls, or an increase
of nearly 40 per cent in the ten years,
viii e the town outside this village will
show just about the same as ten years ago
This will make the present population of
the town somewhere between $500 and
5000. The territory belonging to Bellows
Falls outside the village limits but belong
ing to it so far as business is concerned. has
increased in the ten years in a still greater
ratio, BY this we mean North Westmin-
ster and North Walpole, villages which are
IA part of Bellows Falls, from a commercial
or business point of view, the population of
which will reach 1900 probably, making a
total population now of about 600 Few
villages in Vermont will show greater in
crease. There has been "a slight increase
in Saxtons River in the decade which will
just about offset the loss in other parts Of
the town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
VERMONT NOTES.
To wipe GU, Grand Isle County.

Application will be made at the next SEES
sion of the general assembly to annex the
towns Of South Hero and Grand Isle to
Chittenden county and the rest of Grand
to Franklin county Isle county. 1t is under
stood that thsscheme originated with Chief
Justice Russell S. Taft, and that it has the
approval of several other members of the
court Grand Isle county has less than 1000
population, Rutland county nearly if not
quite $4,000. Every city and many towns
10 the state each exceed Grand Isle county
in population, and yet Grand Isle county
courts are organized on precisely the same
scale as those of other counties.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Fosburgh Inquest opened.

The inquest on the murder OF May l..
Fosburgh of Pittsfeld, Mass, opened be-
fore Judge Tucker of that city Wednesday.
The hearing is behind closed doors and
nothing is given out as to the nature of
the testimony taken. William j. Tinsley,
the negro suspect who was arrested in
Greenfield Saturday, has been released.
The officers have no one in custody, but
they are making every effort to run down
clups
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
william Mckinley as an American en-.
From the Brooklyn Eagle I

William Mckinley is typical American
citizen. He stands for what is best in
American life and character. He is with
out Ostentation, simple in his tastes. DELHI
crate in his speech, conservative in iudg-
ment, spotlessly pure in his private life.
devoted to his home and his friends.
There has been no stain upon his integrity
during all the years that he has been IN
der the searching light of public scrutiny.
His devotion TO his wife is one of the most
beautiful and touching things in the lives
of our public men. He wears well. There
is nothing erratic about him. He does not
pose He believes in harmony. He is a
fighter, but not a vindictive one. He
fights with sense. If he has an object 10
accomplish, he will accomplish it even
though he may have to sacrifice the small
distinction of winning a personal victory.
He keeps faith. He fulfills his promises.
He believes in party obligation. He wants
a united party. He believes that such a
party can best serve the great interests
committed to its charge. He knows that
we can ofttimes but approximate to our
ideals and that it then becomes our duty
TO secure the best results obtainable The
Republican party under the leadership of
William Mckinley is more harmonious,
more forceful, more dominant than at any
time in its history.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

H. j. Darling of Cambridge, Mass, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat with
razor at Martins Point, Grand Isle
county, yesterday. He was enamored of a
woman at camp there, but his affection
was not reciprocated.
William P. Mcneil, who absconded
from Clinton, Mass, in 1885, leaving a
shortage of 5000, 1000, which resulted in
the collapse of two banks, is dead in @ ue-
bee, near the Vermont boundary line. Nc
Neil never returned to the United States.
He invested largely in Wyoming cattle and
Vermont quarry stock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Fatal Accid.nt n, N,Iddl.,.,

Nathan Ennis, "a, of Middlesex fell up
on scythe while returning from work
Wednesday afternoon and received a
wound in his breast about 10 inches long.
After the physician who dressed the
wound had left blood began flowing from
an undiscovered wound under Mr.. Ennis's
arm, an artery there having been severed,
and the victim died from loss of blood.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
CAMBRIDGEPoRT

A party of about 30 picnicked at Bar.
ber's Park last Friday.
The body Of Mrs. Frank Aiken of Graf.
ton was brought here for burial Wednes-
day.
The Christian Endeavor society will
omit its regular meeting next Sunday
evening.
The annual meeting of w. c. T. T..
will be held next Thursday with Mrs. Eva
Gushing,
Ernest and Martha Coolidge, Miss Mabel
Fairbrother and Ernest ,Blodgett spent
Sunday in Ludlow.
Miss F. l.. Dimond, who has teen spend
ing several months in Massachusetts,, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
numb.It,s Assassin sentenced.

Bresci, who shot and killed King Hum
bert of Italy July %, was sentenced to
life imprisonment Wednesday at Milan.
An anarchist was arrested at Carrara
Tuesday on suspicion of implication in the
plot to assassinate Victor Emmanuel. He
gave the name of Antonio Teprato and
bore orders from one of the American
branches of the brotherhood of anarchists
to kill the king.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Vermont a Pace,naker.

Vermont is looked upon by the Repub-
licans of other states as pacemaker. She
has not disappointed the party in former
years, and we expect to see her maintain
this year her admirable record as Repub-
lican vanguard state. A vote for Stickney
and Allen in September is as good as a
score of votes for Mckinley and Roosevelt
in November.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
NEWS FROM BELLOWS FALLS.
CIaremout 10. Bellows Fails :.

Bellows Fails was defeated at Claremont
Saturday in very poorly played game on
the part of the home team. In fact there
is some excuse as the boys were all tired
out after the two hard games at St.
Johnshury Thursday and Friday Clare
mont was strengthened by Dunleavy, the
crack left-hander of the Attleboros, and
Dillon, the league catcher, besides four Of
Viewpoints crack men. The score is as fol-
lows:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

John Barrett ex minister to Siam, closed
his Vermont tour at "a Republican rally in
St Johnsbury Saturday, and he is now in
Maine, where he will spend two weeks.
He will speak in New Jersey, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio and Illinois until a week be-
fore election, and will then 60 to California,
closing the campaign the night before cleo
ton with a speech in San Francisco.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

DR.. CATER of Harvard
University, one of The
worlds most eminent
authorities, speaks in no
uncertain language about
white flour eating, and he
has startled the people by
stating that white flour is
partly responsible for bad
teeth, premature gray
ness, constipation, con-
sumption, wasting diSeas-
es, general i'll health.
Continuing be says:
"The gIGten of cereal
foods is their nitrogen
lied element, the element
on which depends their
Iife-sustaining value, and
this elements intheWbife
and fOOlisbly fashionable
flour almost entirely re-
moved. To use flour
from which the gluten
has been removed is al
most criminal"
Wheat, whole wheat, as
Nature made it, nothing
added and nothing taken
away, contains all The
elements necessary for
the PROPER DOurisbment
of The human body, and
Shredded Wheat is simply
Natures product Gn-
changed and served con-
venientIy.
DROP postal for "The
Vital Question:" a book
of human vitality. The
Shredded Wheat Co.,
Worcester, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

jeremiah Morgan, a prominent citizen
of Greenfield, Mass, was assaulted in his
barn Monday night by John NJ. Fritz,
laborer who had been employed by Mr..
Morgan. The assault was made with a
butcher knife, and Mr.. Morgan is now in
the Franklin county hospital with ugly
cuts about his head and threat. His
chances for recovery are uncertain.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
Two suits Agaiust the Town.

Two suits against the town of Rocking
ham have been instituted in the past few
days growing out of the award of damages
by the selectmen to abutters on Pine and
West streets because of the change of grade
for the electric road. 1t will be remem-
bered that the supreme court few months
ago ruled that H. G. Lane was not qualified
to hear the appeal from the award, and
the time limit allowed by the law in which
to choose another commissioner having tx
pired, the selectmens orders for the amount
of each award were mailed the abutters
some weeks ago. but were not accepted by
them. One of the new suits is in chancery
and the other petition praying for relief
from what they claim as an entirely in
sufficient award. In the meantime the
town and electric road are putting in sub
stantial retaining walls on both sides of
Pine street and the general appearance of
the locality is rapidly improving.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31
BELLOWS FALLS.
Totals,

Summary-Scere, Claremont 10, Bellows Falls
T. Runs made, by Brady g. Chafed ?. S'o
worthy, Dillon, Hoban, Dunlravy ,, McAllister :,
base hits Brady, HoUan. McAllister, Shea Thr.e
base hits, Reynolds, Dun'eavy, Guiheen, Ferry.
Home run. DuneavY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

This YOUTH" announced Charon, twas
an migrate" The imp smiled diabolically.
he will be migrate very soon" Then
the furnace opened and the pokers ratified.
- Philadelphia Record.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

Mrs. James H. Putney of Chicago is Wis
iting her parents on Atkinson street
Extensive repairs are being made on the
Canal street side of Farr's block by putting
in new piazzas.
Senator Proctor was in town Wednesday
afternoon on his way to the meeting of
veterans being held at the Weirs.
The schools of the town open week after
next. Those at SAxtons River Tuesday, aud
in Bellows Falls and other districts Mon
day.
Frank E. Morgan last Monday assumed
the position of head clerk in the extensive
dry goods house of H. W. Allen & Co., of
Burlington.
A large picnic at Barber's park Wednes-
day afternoon was made up of a number of
families of leading citizens, and was much
enjoyed by all.
Chas. H. Robb has spoken at number of
Republican rallies this week in various parts
of the state. He was the principal speaker
at Chelsea Wednesday evening.
Col. A. A Hall of St. Albans, who has
been spending little time with his family
at Saxtons River, returned home Saturday,
leaving the family for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dennison and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred G. Lewis, who have been
spending a two weeks vacation at Pro.
vincetown, Mass, returned Monday even
ing.
Goldman has moved his cobbler shop
from the basement of Farr's block to the
basement of the building occupied by F.
Massucco, which "The Peoples Cobbler" re-
Gently vacated.
Rev. John N. Reed preached last Sunday
at the central Congregational church of
Boston and reached home Wednesday noon
from his months vacation. His family
will not return from Salem, N. Y, until
next week.
DR.. A. j. Parker has decided to return
TO Bellows Falls and continue his practice
here. He will occupy his residence on the
Old Terrace and have an office in the front
room over PIerce's Pharmacy. His goods
have this week been shipped from Chicago.
Milton Wiley, who was so seriously in
lured three weeks ago by a collision with
an electric car near Saxtons River, is i'm
proving rapidly, and will soon be about
again as usual. His injuries were on the
head, and being stunned he was uncon-
scious for some hours
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-31

Adapted She-What is that Old saw
about when in Rome"
He (who has travelled -"Whpu in Rome
do the Romans or they'll 90 you. Phil
adelpha Press.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-18
Boston Lyric Co

The Boston Lyric Opera Company
will be at the Opera House uext Tues.
day with the great comic opera, ''The
Idols Eye" Mr.. John Henderson,
who plays the leading part as Abel
Conn, has been so admirable fitted
with the new part that the element OF
success which was present in the pro-
duction of the opera last season is more
than likely to be found in the new part.
The story of the opera is filled with
funny complications regarding an
American up-to-date balloonist who is
in India in search of adventure and
who gets mixed up with the Hindoos
and English soldies in that far Off
country. The company carries a
supberb chorus of thirtySvoices.