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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
FIRE ON PROSPECT HILL.
small Damage In q. r. Reeds House---
E1asperatings Delay Because Of n Dee
feet In tins Fire Alarm System.


E1asperstings Delay because Of a De-
feet In tha Fire Alarm system.
A fire, which for while gave promise
of serious results, broke out in the house
of G.. r. Reed Of 10 Central street between
9 and 10 o'clock Wednesday forenoon.
To the women of the house is due credit
for its extinction. About 9 o'clock Mrs.
Reed wiped over the top of her kitchen
stove and put the cloth in small cup
board in the rear Of the stove, which is
built into the partition. As there was
good fire in the stove it is probable that
some of the fibres in the cloth we're ignited
for in a short time smoke began issuing
from the cupboard and when the door was
opened the whole interior was found to be
on fire A few dipperfuls of water we're
thrown on, and the fire was apparently ex-
tinguished.
Soon afterward however, Mrs. Jerome
Amidon, who lives upstairs, discovered
that there was fire inside the partition,
and she ran out and gave an alarm. F.
A. Cook, who was at work in the garden,
ran to the fre-aarm box, but there was no
key there. He secured a key which is
kept in A. r. Harris's house and opened
the box, but the alarm would not work.
He then ran to NJ II. Eddy's store and
telephoned TO the department headquar.
tiers. An alarm was rung from there, but
for some reason the bell in the Baptist
church did not sound, so that people had
no idea where the fire was. There were
no horses in the engine house, but men
were at once sent after some Meanwhile
the fire was making progress, but George
| Clay, Mr. Cook and others tore off some
Of the boards of the partition and by a
liberal use of water the flames were put
out.
While this was going OIL two
light horses had been secured and hitched
to the new combination chemical engine
and hose wagon. The store was then call
ed up by telephone and the enquiry was
made as to how the fire was getting along.
Mr.. Butterheld, who answered the call,
gave assurance that il was doing well, and
the order was given to let the team pro-
coed. The team went to the hill by way
of Pine street, but the assiduous work Of
the people in the house had made the ser
vice Of the engine unnecessary. The dam
age by fire and water was about $50, COW
cred by insurance.
The defect in the fire alarm apparatus
was due to the electrical disturbance caused
By the storm last Friday. After the
storm men we're set at work to put the APP
paratus in good order, and after two days
work it was thought that this had been &C
complished, but the attempt to ring in an
alarm from Prospect Hill proved it other
wise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The boys are practicing for the field day
between the juniors and the rest of the
school. Probably June l will be the day
selected for the events. A close contest Is
expected.
The base ball team will cross bats with
the Hinsdale High school team on the is
land Saturday afternoon at o'clock. A
good game is expected, as our boys have
improved much since their defeat at Hins-
dale few weeks ago. The boys will prob
ably appear in their new blue uniforms,
Memorial day will be observed as usual.
The High school will hold its exercises
Tuesday morning Selections will be Civ
en- by the Glee club and chorus, and Fred
Z. Adams will render Kipling's "Reces-
sional," being assisted by several of the
pupils The grades will come together in
the afternoon for their exercises in the
high school room and Universalist church.
The girls in the school who believe in
physical as we'll as mental training, gave
an exhibition of some of the things thew
can do at the Retreat gym" last evening.
The work of the young ladies in the diff
terent drills and exercises is worthy of
favorable comment, especially the Climb
swinging of Misses Mabel Hunt and Mar
garet Averill. In addition to the class
work there was game of basket ball be-
tween two teams made up of different
members of the class. The "Invulner-
ables," composed of Misses Douglass
Bailey, Averlll, Gordon and Walker, won
from the "Invincibles" Misses Edith
Hunt, Cundiff, Streeter, Lamb and Glib
son. Music for the drills was furnished
by Charles E. Boyle. A fair-sized audience
was present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

There is more Catarfh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was supposed to be in.
durable For great many years doctors pro-
nounced il a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incurabe. Science
has proven catarrh 70 be a constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t Is taken internally
In doses from 10 drops TO a teAspoonful. Il acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer 500 for any case IL fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
Address f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists as cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
The Proposed Automobile Road.

The scheme to construct an automobile
road from Boston TO the White Mountains
by way of Brattleboro, which was told in
The Phoenix few weeks ago, is still be-
ing discussed in New York. John D,
Quackenbos, formerly of Columbia uni
versity, who has a summer home at Lake
Sunapee, said in New York Tuesday that
among the persons interested in it besides
himself are John Hay, secretary of state,
who owns property at Lake Sunapee; Gov.
Rollins of New Hampshire and n. j.
Bachelor. secretary of the board of agri-
culture of New Hampshire. He said that
Gov. Rollins had already begun the execu-
tion of Che plan with a sum of money APP
propriated by the legislature at its last SEES
sion. This money, he said, is being spent
on piece of old road two miles long near
the Merrimac river. Prof. QuackenbOs said
he expected to see the road completed with
in five years. The road will be of macad-
am. Whether the roadbeL will be entirely
new or partly composed of old roadway
worked over, has not been settled. The
cost of such a road would be S., 900, 600.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

Full line of corsets and best makes, try pair.
T. w. BARNARD.
Have your pictures framed at Clapp & Jones s.
II your watch or clock is out Of repair leave
It at C. W. Sawyer's, opposite American House
Brattleboro, VT
Marcus Ward Co, $ Royal Irish linen station
cry at Clapp and Jones's.
Beautiful framed pictures at low prices.
CLAPP & JONES.
More new wrappers today, choice ftyles and
made to fit T. W. BARNARD
Smoke the H. & G. No 80 best fve.cent Gig ar.
Sold at the Brooks House Pharmacy
Cash paid for skunk's oil Greene 5 Pharmacy,
Brattleboro.
New line shirt waists; pretty styles from IS
cents to 81. 25 each T. W. BARNARD.
Waterman fountain pens the best. Full as
sortment at CLAPP s. JONES,
Popular sheet music aud books. Strings for all
instruments aud musical supplies at Clapp 4
Jones's.
Special value in full 80 inch percales at eight
cents yard worth more money.
T. W. BARNARD
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

The attention of those who have cot
tages or rooms to rent for the summer or
who wish to secure summer boarders. ia
again called to the advertisement of the
Boston Transcript. The Transcript is the
recognized New England medium of this
class OF advertisements. 1t is, moreover
one of the very best of the all-round. clean,
lly-edited and clearly-printed newspapers of
the country. "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
RELIEF In Six Hours.

lieyed in six hours Nv New Great sonth ~, 70
caU Kidney Cure" 1t is great surprise on &C
count of its exceeding promptness in relieving
pain In the bladder, kidneys and back, i'm male
or female. Relieves retention of water almost
Immediately, If you want quick relief and cure
this Is the remedy. Sold by Geo. e. Greene, drug.
gist Brattleboro
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
GOOD Save 'sm All, Especially Hasl,In.."
From the Hardwick Gazette

The second district may tap itself on the
breast and assert with considerable JUNCTION
that its congressional struggle is being
conducted along lines removed from per-
sonalities and accusations. Each cand-
date hopes to win, but each is making a
clean canvass on merit. Hurrah for the
winner, be he Haskins, Plumley, Stafford,
or Dale; God save 'em all, but especially
Haskins.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

Twenty-One war correspondents have
been killed or have died of disease during
the war in South Africa. The London
Daily Mail alone has had 10 of its repre-
sentatives put out of service by death or
illnass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
Paris ErposItIon Views.

"Campbells Illustrated History of the Paris
Exposition OF 1900" which the Boston Journal is
now distributing, is prepared by staff Of artists
and writer's who have extraordinary facilities
granted them for their work. A postal sent to
the Journal office will bring detailed information
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

OsteopRthy is not advanced massage ON the
process of rubbing but is purely scientific manip-
ulation, taught practiced by no other school or
profession, but originally itself
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
OoIIIns-IIowes weddIng I'm UtIes.

C"AiiHb-hSWeh heuulhs IN Utica. n. Y.
William French Collins, son of Rev.
and Mrs. w. H. Collins of Brattleboro,
and now city editor of the Newark IN. J)
Evening News, and Miss Alice Derfa
Howes, daughter of A. p. Howes of Utica.
n. Y, were married in Utica Tuesday.
The ceremony was performed in Calvary
Episcopal church at p. NJ and was fol-
lowed by reception at the residence of
the brides parents, 25 Brinckerhotf ave-
nue.. The church was decorated in pink
and white. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. K. II. Coley, rector of Calvary church.
The bri lie was attended by Mrs. Charles
Lincoln Taylor of Hartford Conn, as
matron of honor, and her bridesmaids were
Miss Edith Graves Temple of Rutland and
Miss Elisabeth WOlcott Stone of Hartford
Conn. The best man was DIR. Richard S.
Graves of Brooklyn, N. Y, and the ush-
ers Clarence Storm of New York, Ii. w.
Doe of Worcester, w. II. Seely of New
ark, N. D., and N. II. Hitler of Carbon
dale, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Collins will be at
home after June 10 at 1859 Union avenue.
Montclair N. j. Mr.. Collins is a gradu-
ate of the Brattleboro High school and of
Trinity college of Hartford, Conn, and
before going to New Jersey he was en-
gagged in newspaper work in Springfield,
Mass, Worcester, Mass, and Hartford.
The bride has been valued teacher in the
academy at Utica, and among the guests
at the church were the members of her
class in English. She was the recipient of
very many beautiful presents. Mrs. w.
II. Collins of BrattlebOro attended the
wedding, but Rev. Mr. Collins was unable
to be present on account of illness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

yer
Men-Rev. II. G. Dewitt Lucian Esty, c. A.
M. Wells.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
It would BE nIaryslnns

II physician cured all his patients, but il the
science is TO be tested by its success, may not the
osteopaths, as well as the alopaths and homeo.
paths, claim that their therapeutics is based on
scientific principles. They cure as great a per
cent OF their cases as do the others, and have
cured many whom the others have failed to cure.
q. G, WHEELER, D. o.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

Five shares Brattleboro Street Railroad stock
are for sale-a good investment. Address L, d.
Mitchell, iis Babcock street, Brookline, Mass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

OsteOpathy is the practical application OF
scientific facts in plain, simple, common sense
and reasonable manner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

Five shares Brattleboro Street Railroad stock
are for sale-a good investment. Address L. d
Mitchell, 112 Babcock street, Brookline, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

Five shares Brattleboro Street Railroad stock
are for sale-a good investment Address L. D.
Mitchell, iia Babcock street, Brookline, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

II you once try Carter's Little Liver Pills for
sick headache, billoussness or contipation, you
will never be without them. They are purely
vegetable; small and easy TO take Don't forget
this.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

rive shares Brattleboro Street Railroad stock
are Tor sale-a good Investment Address L. d.
MITCHELL liz Babcock street, Breokline, Mass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

The members of the Woman's Relief
corps will meet in Grand Army hall Tues
day afternoon 70 make the wreaths and in
the rear of the stage at the Auditorium
Wednesday morning to arrange the flow
ers. 1t is hoped that each member will
take a special interest and be present.
The public is cordially invited to con-
tribute flowers, and especially the pnpils
of the schools for Memorial day. The
flowers may be left at the Auditorium
stage entrance Tuesday afternoon or early
Wednesday morning. The arranging of
flowers will be under the direction of the
Woman's Relief corps. The members of
Sedgwick post, No. S, G. A. R, extend a
cordial invitation to the Spanish-American
war veterans to march with them Memo
rial day, May 80. They are requested to
meet at the armory at l o'clock p. NJ.
Lunch will be served to all Old soldiers
at Grand Army hall Wednesday at y
o'clock
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
First Regiment band.
Marshal and al Is.
Estey Guard. Capt W. 7. Haigh.
SedgwicK post, @ A. r.
Old soldiers and sailors.
Exercises the school.

The usual Memorial day exercises of the
public schools will be held Tuesday, May
20, The exercises of the High school will
be held in the High school room at 10
o'clock. The program includes short ad-
dresses and singing by the High School
Glee club. The grade schools meet at 2
o'clock in the Universalst church and the
High school room. The customary invi.
taton has been given to the Grand Army
post and the Woman's Relief corps, and
the public is cordially invited to be pres
ent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
Miss Park, Tu
BRATTLEBORO.

Private school for all ages, Is Chaplin street.
Opens September g.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
MEMORIAL DAY.
Program for Annual Observance in
BrattlebOrO.

address by Rev. Il. X. Marvin Of the
UnIvsrssIIst Church---specIsI Exer-
cIscs by In school children.
Memorial day will have its usual OBJ
servance next Wednesday. Services in
keeping with the spirit OF the occasion
will be held in the Auditorium and the
graves of departed heroes in the different
cemeteries will be frightened by flags and
flowers. On Sunday morning the members
of Sedgwick post, G.. A. r., and of the
Womans' Relief corps will 60 to West
BrattleboTo to listen to a sermon by Rev.
n. A. Wood of the West Brattleboro
Baptist church. Sedgwick post will meet
at the post room at 10 o'clock and the
Womans' Relief corps at the post-Oflice at
the same hour. In the afternoon detach.
ment of veterans will 90 TO West Dummer-
ston to decorate the graves in the cemetery
there
Tuesday will be devoted to Memorial
day exercises in the schools throughout
the village. Exercises in the High school
building will be held at $3.50, and Canal
street school will hold its exercises at 1870
T.. NJ, in the Universalist church. II is
hoped that as many veterans as possible
will attend these exercises further mention
of which is made elsewhere.
A delegation will go to West Brattleboro
at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning to deco
rate graves there, and at l o'clock the
post will assemble in Grand Army hall to
attend the exercises in the Auditorium
which begin at 1.30. The address will be
delivered by Rev. r. X. Marvin of the
| Universalist church. In addition there
will be music by the band, singing by a
chorus from the High school, recitations
| by Willie Haigh and Frank Wallens and
prayer by Rev. H. r. Miles. After the
exercises the line will be formed in the
! following order:
First Regiment band.
Marshal and al Is.
Estey Guard Capt W. 7. Haigh.
SedgwicK post, @. a. X.
Old soldiers and sailors
Spanish American War Veterans.
| Carriages for invited guests and veterans who
are unable TO march
The line of march will be to the SOL
diers' monument, where prayer will be Of
fered by Rev. +. q, S. Osgood, thence to
the Prospect Hill cemetery, where a pray
er will be offered by Rev. +. +. Marble,
after which the ranks will be broken and
the graves decorated. A detachment head
ed by the band will proceed to the Roman
Catholic cemetery to decorate graves there.
/ On their return taps will be sounded, after
which the benedction will be pronounced
| by Rev. +. +. Marble The lines will
be reformed and march back to Main
street where the ranks will be broken.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
Death of Lieut.. Hanson IL. Tyler.

News was received in Bratteboro Mon
day of the death, in Vallejo, Calf May
II, of Lieut.. Hanson r. Tyler, United
States navy, retired, son of the late Rev.
Thomas Pltman Tyler of Brattleboro,
whose widow still lives here. Mr.. Tyler
was born in Ohio in 1851, coming to Brat
tleboro with his parents when a young
child. he was graduated from Annapolis
in the class of 1866 and Immediately re-
ceived an appointment to the United States
navy, serving until 1896, when he was re-
tired on account of physical disability
lie was recalled to active duty during the
war with Spain, and served first as record
er of the Board of Labor Employment and
later on the receiving ship Independence at
Mare Island. Lieut.. Tyler is survived by
one son, John Steele Tyler. The funeral
was held May ID at the Mare Island navy
yard with full naval hOnors, being in charge
of Lieut.. Guy Brown, U. S. N, a cousin
OF Lieut.. Tyler. The burial was in the
Masonic and Odd Fellows cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25

Meteorological Record.
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY EVENING, May g. 1900
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-14
The Hollow Bones of Birds.

The hollow bones Of birds are fire.
uuently cited as beautiful instances or
providpntial mechanics in building the
strongest and largest possible limo
with the least expenditure Of material.
and this is largely true, and yet blrdS.
like ducks. which cleave the air with
the speed of an express train. have the
long bones filed with marrow or satu-
rated with fat. while the numbering
holnbill. that fairly hurtles over the
tree tops. has one of the most complete
lv pneumatic skeletons Imaginable,
permeated with air to the very toe tips,
and the ungainiy pelican is nearly as
we'll off. Still it Is but fair to say that
the frigate bird and turkey buZZards.
creatures which are most at ease when
on the wing have extremely light and
hollow bones: but, comparing one bird
with another. the paramount impor-
lance Of Il pneumatic skeleton TO b1rd
is not as evident as that Of a pnpuma1-
ic tire to a bicycle. Popular Science
Monthly
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-14
THE STORE DETECTIVE.
At Times He Makes IT tuplcasant
For Others Than Thieves.

A young woman who sings IN 4 church
choir in this city was in one Of the de-
partment stores the other cay when
the detective employed there stopped
be.vlp her and, pointing to a woman
with long cape and a Tag AT an aa-
Joining counter, said:
Just watch that woman WORK.
The singer saw the woman take two
articles from the counter when the
shopgirl was not looking and drop
them into her bag,
why. she is stealing" She said.
YES" said the detective, and If y""
will follow her to the next counter with
me you will see her take more things.
The singer was Interested. and she
walked along with the detective. TWO
mere articles were dropped in the bag.
and then the detective arrested the
shoplftpr She made the usual scene
and protested her innocence. The de-
tective asked the singer If she would
step back to the office with him and
cOrrOborate his charges. and she went,
unconscious Of further trouble. There
was no doubt as to the ShOplifters
guilt. She came Of Il respectable fam
ily. and she convinced the singer that
she took the articles not because she
needed them or the money that they
would bring. but because she had the
shoplifting habit.
When these facts were settled. the
detective thanked the singer for her as
sistance and told her that she must be
In the police court at O'Clock on the
following morning as a witness. 1t
was the singers turn to make scene.
She protested against being dragged
into a police court AID said that such
notoriety would seriously iniUre her in
her work. The detective insisted. ana
had the charge against the shoplifter
not been withdrawn before the case
reached the court the singer would
have been one Of the witnesses. She
denounced the detective and the store
which employed him for imposing on
it's patrons in that fashion. and she IS
going to make it her business hereafter
to keep out Of the way OF store detect
ives. Had the singer been forced to go
to court her punishment in the conSe-
uuent notoriety would have been al
most as hard as that inflicted on the
shOplfter.- New York Sun.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-14
An ELOQUENT Answer.

A colored citizen gave a Justice OF the
peace q big, fat posSum as wedding
fee.
Meeting the justice year after his
marriage. the former said:
We'll. Jim. how do you like married
Gfp?"
We'll sub" was the reply. "all kin
say is wish ia eat dat possum! AT
lanta Constitution.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-14
An Outrage.

"What makes you SO late| asked his
mother.
1.-THE teacher kept me in because
couldn't find Moscow on the map or
Europe" replied Johnny.
And no wonder you couldn't flnd
Moscow. 1t was burned down in 1917.
IT'S an outrage to treat a child that
way"