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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
MI PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1901.
Relics from Benedict Arnold's
Schooner, Royal Savage.

A rare find of relics was made last
Wednesday and Thursday by ]. G. Fal.
con of Evanston, ILL.,, an experienced
diver, who searched the schooner
Royal Savage, which was sunk south
of Valcour Island in Lake Champlain
in 1776. Mr.. Falcon was assisted by
a force of men with a barge, derricks,
and other equipment. He discovered
the well defined outlines Of the
schooner in 20 to 80 feet of water.
On the first day, he secured three gun
carriages, a quantity of cannon balls,
and some smaller articles. Although
the gun carriages are eaten by rust,
they still retain their original form.
They are constructed of wood and iron.
The wood is now partially petrified.
The carriages are feet high, feet
wide and feet long, and weigh about
200 pounds each. Near the carriages
Mr.. Falcon found 80 cannon balls and
shot. Among them were chain shot,
bar shot, grape shot, and solid shot.
On the second day of his work, Mr..
Falcon found about 100 10-pound can
non balls, 400 or 500 grape shot, and
a quantity of lead bullets. He also
found some human bones, but no en-
tire skeleton. The smaller articles Sc
cured included knives, forks, spoons,
fints for muskets, bayonets,. buttons
from officers uniforms, boarding pixies,
sailors needles, thimbles. fish-hooks,
spears, etc. He brought several hun
dred pounds of the smaller articles to
Burlington. Perhaps the most inter
esting of the relics we're pieces of
glassware much thicker than the glass
ware used today. over 80 men are
supposed to have gone down with the
vessel, and Mr. Falcon hopes to find
some evidence of them. The Royal
Savage was a part of the hotilla com
manded by Gen. Benedict Arnold. AT
ter the severe battle, the British sup
posed that the Americans were in their
power, but under cover of the darkness
Arnold escaped to Crown Point with
most If his ships.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
Shower Of Frogs.

The reader may take for what it is
worth the following, sent from Roches-
ter, N. Y, under date of June %: A
despatch from Knowlesville says the
village was treated to a rain of frogs
Friday evening, the reptiles descend
ing in great quantities during the
fierce thunder storm that prevailed
at that time. This morning a space
about 40 rods long by 20 rods wide
was found to be covered to a depth
of several inches with small, but per-
fectly formed frogs. Not o1ly was the
ground covered, but cisterns and rain
barrels were well supplied, showing
conclusively that they descended with
the rain.
Religious fanatics predict a repeti.
ton of the plague mentioned In the
Bible. Everyone is greatly mystified
and many theories have been ad-
vanced. In the meantime, the frogs
are vainly trying to find hiding places
from the domestic fowls, which regard
this as a special banquet for their
benefit, and are gorging themselves
accordingly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
The New Southern Constitution.
Iron the Boston Herald.l

Two more Southern States have I'M
dertaken the work of getting rid by
constitutional law of the negro as
factor In their voting. What Missis-
slppi and Louisiana and North Caro-
lima had previously brought to pass
in this way Alabama and Virginia are
at present attempting. The effort has
been so far successful in Mississippi
tnat its effects are generally ac-
quiesced in. There is room for more
doubt in Louisiana, in which state
some of her best lawyers have ex-
pressed the opinion that the exclusion
of the colored vote will not bear the
test of the United States supreme
court, and there is strong remon-
STRANGE against what has been done
in North Carolina. The whole pro-
ceeding in all the five states is plainly
an attempt to nullify the. operation of
a provision in the United States con-
stitution. 1t will not do to openly de-
fly this in terms. It must be got
round, as the phrase is. Ingenuity
must be employed to deprive the ne
gro of his vote while appearing to
comply with the clause of the consti-
tuition that guarantees the suffrage
to him. 1t Is a purpose which strictly
speaking is neither commendable nor
edifying. Only the peculiar condi-
lions of the case can afford an excuse
for it, and with these taken into ac-
count its character is questionable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
Duel to the Death.

A Braidentown, Fla. despatch says:
News reaches here of a duel to the
death near Miakka in Manatee county.
Judge Seth E. Stephens, county JUS
tice and wealthy farmer, and John A.
Webb, a neighbor, also prominent in
county affairs, met on the road three
miles from Miakka and renewed an
old feud that existed between them.
Webb was riding when overtaken and
asked to stop and settle then and
there the dispute between them. He
did so, telling his driver to go ahead.
When the driver proceeded several
hundred yards he looked back to see
both men graphing in the road. He
returned to find Stephens dead with
a bloody knife in his hand and Webb
seriously stabbed in several places.
Webb is yet alive and may recover.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
VERMONT NEWS.
ketohum Released on $4,000 Bail.


]. w. Ketchum, who is charged with
being implicated in the wrecking of
the Farmers National bank of Yer
gennes, obtained bail Saturday after
having been confined in Chittenden
county Jail in Burlington several
weeks. Deputy Marshal L. Drew
brought Ketchum to Vergennes Sat
urday, United States Commissioner
George e. Johnson coming down from
Burlington on the same train. After
reaching Vergennes Ketchum was
brought before Commissioner Johnson
and furnished the required $4,000.
His bondsmen were Ira Brady, Tim
othy Wissell, George Dudley, Albert
Fleming, c. Bouers, s. Gregory, Juba
Converse, Thomas Noonan, d. Bar
rows, G. S. Haven, II. P. Fisher and
G. H. Colson. Immediately after his
release, Ketchum went to his home.
He had nothing to say regarding his
case. He had not talked up to this
time, and he proposed to keep quiet
until the trial. He expected his at
torneys would be ready in October.
He said he had retained two Of the
leading lawyers in New York city.
One was a criminal lawyer of large
experience, and the other has had
much practice in United States courts.
A leading Vermont attorney would
also be retained to look after the local
end of the case.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
EXPLOSION KILLED II.
Building in Which Fireworks Were
Stored Wrecked In Paterson, N. j.


Seventeen lives were lost by an ex-
plosion of fireworks in Rittenburg's
store at 440 Main street, Paterson,
N. j., about 2.30 o'clock Friday. The
building was frame structure four
stories high with stores on the ground
floor. 1t was completely wrecked,
and fire broke out Immediately after
the explosion. Many other buildings
nearby were damaged and all those
for some distance were stripped of
glass. Families seated at dinner
were thrown from their chairs to the
floor. Fortunately a large part of
the people employed in the store were
out at dinner. Had the explosion oc-
Cured half an hour later, a death list
of hundreds might have been rolled
up, as the children from the large
No. 8 schoolhouse would have filled
the streets. A large quantity of
wreckage was thrown through the
schoolhouse. Some of the people on
the upper floors of the building were
stunned and then burned to death,
and the escape for others was cut off
and they persisted from suffocation.
Rittenburg is said to have stored in
the cellar a quantity of dynamite tor
pedoes which are used by the foreign
population of Paterson and Passaic
in celebrating. There is a city ord
nance prohibiting the storing of such
explosives within the city limits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
Good, oId.Eashloned Doctrine.

From the Morrisville Messenger. ]
There is much sneering in these la
ter degenerate days about the "Puri-
tanical New England Sunday" but to
no one influence does the reverential
New England conscientiousness of
character owe so much as to this old
fashioned Sunday. In the same meas
ure that it is neglected and violated
will New England become decadent
This is the unvarying history and les.
son of nations, sheer as you will. 1t
should be day of mental and physi-
cal recreation and rest, when we stop
amid the whirl and stress of living to
remain quiet a few hours and give
thought to matters of more moment
than Sunday games and excursions
and picnics. am aware that this is
old-fashioned doctrine; that the world
is moving fast, but it is not necessary
for sensible and thoughtful people to
race to the devil to keep up with it
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
Liquor Dealers and Inlunctlons.

Friday was a sad day for liquor
dealers in Rutland. The states at
torney had many of them before Chan
cellor Russell S. Taft of Burlington.
at the court house, to show cause why
injunctions should not be issued
against them under the nuisanse
clause. Many others were up before
Judge Taft for violating injunctions
already on them. The court declared
the possession of a United States in
ternal revenue tax receipt sufficient
cause for issuing injunctions and they
were issued in number of cases on
these grounds. Among those upon
whom injunctions were served was AL
derman Edward d. Pomeroy, of ward
II, proprietor of the Belmont hotel.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28

Miss Anna Carsten, Clay ton, Ill. says;
"YOur Peruna did me so much good.
I believe I should have been dead by
this time had not used II. lam feel
ING so we'll now. IhaVe not taken any
medicine for four or five months. !
can cheerfuLly recommend Peruna to
my friends"
Everywhere the people, especially the
women, are praising Peruna as remedy
for all forms of catarrhal difficulties.
Roxa Tyler, Vice President of the ILL
nois Woman's Alliance, writes from 9l0
East siKtieth street, Chicago, ILL.,, the
following:
"During the past year gradually lost
flesh and strength until was unable to
perform my work properly. tried diff
ferent remedies, and finally Peruna was
suggested to me. 1t gave me new life
and strength. Icannotspeak too highly
of it,"
Tho extreme sensitiveness Of the mu-
cous lining of every organ of woman's
body is well known to physicians. This
explains why, in part at least, SO few
women are entirely free from catarrh.
PerunA cures catarrh wherever it is
located.
Send for free catsrrh book. Address
DR.. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY 90.
southern division.
GOING SOUTH
GOING SOUTH.

Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
o'Z9 a; m. daily for Springfield and New
$50 a. m. for NIillers Falls, Palmer and
new London. Connecting at Milers
rails with Fitchburg division Boston &
maine X; r., at Palmer with Boston &
New London with N. Y, N. II. & H.
SIC a. m. for Springfield and New York
lJ.5o a. m. for Millers Falls and points on
me F1tchburg division Boston & Maine
don.
l.45 p. m for Springfield and New York.
$40 p m for Springfield and New York
10 p m. for Springfield and New York.
ASo p. m. for Millers Falls and stations
on tltchburg division Boston & Maine
r. H., Palmer and New London and
new YORK via Norwich Line.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows:
lOd a. m. from New York via Norwich
. line and New London.
il;Uf a. m. from Springfield
~ p. m. from Boston via Millers Falls.
@'zl 80 and 1910 p. m, from Springfield
anu New York. COLO p. m. runs daiy),
10Y y, m from New London, connecting
from Palmer, Millers FANS and inter-
mediate stations.
subject to change without notice,
Ira, ataIhs run weeks days only except other
R; s, Logan, Vice President and General
S, w. CUMMINGS. G. p. A., st. Adams.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
s.eventh Vermont Reunion.

The fourth reunion of the Seventh
Vermont Regiment Veteran associa-
ton was held Friday in Burlington.
No meeting of the regiment associa-
ton had been held since 1891. The
gathering was called to order by the
secretary, w. II. Ward of ST. Johns
bury, with 43 members present. In
the absence of the president, Col. Will
liam c. Holbrook of New York, vice
president Capt. j. l.. Mosely of North
field presided. The roll call was had
and changes in it noted. Seventy
members of the association have died
since the meeting of ten years ago.
Letters were read from Col. Holbrook
of New York, Col. d. b. Peck of Cleve-
land and Capt. d. p. Barber of Nashua,
n. II. Officers of the association were
elected as follows: President William
G. Holbrook of New York; first vice
president, John l.. Mosely of North
field second vice president, r. B.
Stearns of Burlington; secretary and
treasurer, w. II. Ward of St. Johns
bury. 1t was voted to hold a reunion
next year at Rutland at time to be
selected by a committee to be appoint
ed. No camp fire was held, but a
number of the comrades held a smoke
talk at the Van Ness Friday evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
Bears Numerous in Bennington
County,
Bears

Bears are becoming common in Ben
nington county, and three have re-
Gently been trapped. The latter part
OF the week when Mrs. Aaron Baker,
who lives on the mountain in Dandy,
was driving to Dorset she met a large
black bear in the middle of the road.
Her horse was badly frightened and,
turning quickly around, overturned
the carriage, throwing her out. She
was seriously injured, the carriage
was completely demolished, and the
horse ran some distance before it
was stopped by some laborers who
came and picked up Mrs. Baker.
The bear had disappeared in the
woods when they reached her. In the
last fiscal year the state treasurer
paid S12 each, bounty for 40 bears
that were killed in the state. Isaac
7. Pratt of Bennington has recently
trapped his 10th bear on Woodford
mountain, one that weighed 1926
pounds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
Two Killed and Others Injured by
Lightning.

Lightning played sad havoc at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Rusean,
in East Woodstock, Conn, five miles
from Webster, Massachusetts, during
a terrible thunderstorm that passed
over that section Saturday instantly
Killing Ralph, the 2h-year-old son,
burning Clarence Rusean, five, so
severely that he will probably die, and
terribly burning the father and
another son, Egald, seven years of
age, although there are hopes that
the lives of the two latter may be
saved. All of the victims, together
with Mrs. Rusean and a four-months-
old baby, were seated in the sitting
room, waiting for the storm to pass
over, when a lightning bolt struck a
large pine tree near the house, shiv-
ering it into splinters and glancing
into the house. Every one in the
room was rendered unconscious, but
Mrs. Rusean and the baby sustained
no injuries except to their nervous
systems. The lightning darted from
room to room, demolishing furniture
and tearing away partitions, causing
money damage of $500 or 5000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
The vermonter Who Endows Colleges.

DR.. d. X. Pearsons OF, Chicago draws
the line of his giving southwark from
that city, but west of the line he keeps
up an active benevolence. He has
just promised to pay Jan. next $780,
900 each to Illinois College, Fargo
On. d. College, whitman College at
Walla Walla, Wash, and McKendree
College in Illinois; and $4,000 each
to Bethany and Paramount Colleges in
Kansas, and Drury College in Mis-
souri, He has just paid 100000 to
Beloit College, which was offered
some time ago on condition that the
college would raise $4,000 more.
This condition has been met. The
raising of the endowment has led
President Edward d. Eaton to aban-
don his intention of retiring from the
institution.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
ADELBERT HAYS TRAGIC DEATH
Son Of Secretary of state Fell 60 Feet
from Hotel Window in New

Son Of Secretary Of state Fell 60 Feet
from Hotel Window in New
Haven.
Adelbert S. Hay, son of Secretary
of State John Hay, was killed in
stantly by falling 60 feet to the side
walk from a room on the third floor
of the New Haven House in New
Haven, Conn, about 2.30 o'clock Sun
day morning. Young Hay was a grad
uate of Yale in '9S, and had come ito
New Haven as one of the class COM
mittee to arrange for the triennial
class reunion. He had prepared to go
to bed, and a partly burned cigarette
found near the window leads to the
belief that he sat in the window to
smoke, and probably fell asleep and
pitched headlong from the window.
A laborer on the city streets saw the
man falling through space and imme-
diately gave the alarm. Young Hay
left Washington May q with his
mother and two sisters for their sum-
mer home near Newport, N. II. He
went from New Hampshire last week
to New York and arrived in New
Haven Saturday evening. The Secre-
tary of State, who reached New Ha-
ven Sunday afternoon, was complete
ly Frustrated by the shock of his sons
death. Young Hay was a brilliant
student, and had become widely
known through his work as United
States consul at Pretoria. He went
there in the trying period following
the failure of Consul Macrum to look
after the interests of this country
properly. During the strained condi:
lions following the British occupation
of the city he looked out for the inter.
ests of Americans with rare discre.
ton. He returned to this country
only a few months ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
close of the Episcopal Convention

At the Episcopal diocesan conven-
ton in Burlington Thursday Col. Le-
grand B. Cannon suggested that a
fund be instituted to be entitled "the
fund for providing an income for pay
ing retiring pensions to the clergy"
heading the subscription with his
name and a check for $4,000. Rev.
w. J. Harris was elected the fourth
clerical delegate to the general con-
vention. These supplementary dele
gates were also elected: Clergy, Rev.
Mr.. Goddard, Rev. Mr.. Woolsey, Rev.
Mr.. Benham, Rev. George Y. Bliss;
laity, ]. A. DeBoer, w. S. Boynton,
G. H. Chapman, F. w. Childs. f. L.
Temple of Rutland was reelected
treasurer of the diocese, and Rev. e.
N. Goddard of Windsor registrar.
The delegates were entertained at
dinner by the bishop at Bishop Hop
kins hail. where the final adjournment
was had.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28

Judge MacDougal of Toronto holds
in a recent decision that divorces Sc
cured in the United States are not
valid in Canada.
The murder of a policeman in At
lanta and the incendiary talk of some
negroes led to a belief that an organ
ization in the nature of Malta" eX-
lists among the bad" negroes of the
city to kill OFF the officers of the law.
John Wanamaker has renewed his
offer of $2,500,U0U to the city of Phila-
delphia for the street railroad fran
chises recently granted, and offered
100000 bonus to the men now hold
ing the franchises, guaranteeing three
cent fares in the rush" hours.
The sweepstakes placer gold mine
in Trinity county, California, has been
sold to Philadelphia capitalists for
$6,000,O0O The ground is the bed
of an old creek four miles long and
200 feet wide, at an elevation of
nearly 5000 feet. The land is clay de-
post mixed with black sand and
boulders which have become disinteg-
rated. The deposit is believed to be
immensely rich, but it is 20 miles from
water.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
The Days Chief Topic.

Where and how to spend the sum
mer is a question to be considered by
nearly everybody. If you are not in
terested, you should be, and if you
are, consider New England, with its
great wealth of mountains, rivers,
lakes, seashore and historic spots.
In the heart of the Appalachian
Range, the secondary range of Ameri
ca, which includes the famous White
Mountains, are hundreds of places
where one may go and enjoy the cool
quiet grandeur of the magnificent pan
orapic scenery, it's grand precipitous
rocks, it's green fields and the beauti
full silvery lakes sprinkled here and
there like bits of broken mirror.
Think of the places where sports
of all kinds may be enjoyed, including
the popular games of golf polo and
tennis.
Leave the mountains and turn to
the beautiful lakes and streams, or
to the vast, grand ocean which forms
the eastern boundary of New England
here boating, fishing, yachting and
bathing are participated in more than
in any other part of the world.
New England lacks not Historically
but can boast of containing many
relics of the early pilgrim settlers, as
well as of the Indian and Revolution
airy periods.
A valuable book containing a list
of hotels and boarding houses with
their rates and accommodations, also
maps, routes and rates of the Boston
& Maine Railroad and connections
will be sent free to any address on
application to the Passenger Depart,
ment of the Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28

At the special meeting of stock
holders of Woodstock National bank
it was voted to reduce the capital
stock from 100000 to S150,000 and to
increase the par value of shares from
$50 to 500. The change will take
effect July l.
w. H. Coates, assistant roadmaster
of the Rutland road, was run over by
a freight train Friday at Burlington
in the Rutland yard near the Spauld
ing & Kimball warehouse. He was
taken in the ambulance to the Mary
Fletcher hospital, where the left leg
was amputated.
Drs. H. d. Holton, c. S. Caverly,
and T. r. Stiles, of the state board of
health, met in Burlington Thursday
and completed the final program for
the health officers school to be held
next month. They inspected the lab
oratory and also appointed two new
receiving stations for the laboratory,
one at Pownal and one at Manchester
Centre.
The report of Assistant Adjutant
General E. N. Peck of Burlington
showed that there were Ill posts and
1885 members in good standing in the
Vermont department Dec. l, 1899, and
10 posts and 3697 Dec. 81, 1900, the
date of the last reports. The total
gain in membership has been las and
the net loss 1888. There are in sus-
pension 500 and the number dropped
during the year was SO. OF the II
posts with less than Is members some
will soon be obliged to surrender their
charters. In his report as assistant
quartermaster general, Mr., Peck
stated that the receipts of the year
have Deen $l746.4O, and the expenses
$1156.90, leaving cash on hand
amounting to $600.10.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
Horses. Horses.

I have just received load of Horses
which l bought in the northern part OF
the state. These Horses consist mostly
of nice drivers, Weighing from $50 to
100 pounds.
No. 1-Bay, years old. Stands 1873,
weighs 100 pounds. This horse is very
stylish and a nice Gentlemans driver
No. 2-Bay Horse, 6 years old; stands
1872, weighs 1850 pounds. He is a good
roader and a nice Family Horse. Not
afraid of anything.
No. 3-Bay Mare, years old; stands
15-2, weighs 1000 This mare is an extra
fine driver and very handsome.
Nos. 4 d 5-Pair Bay Mares, 6 and 7years
old; stand 1872, weigh 1850. They are
fine team and right in every way.
Nos. e. Pair Black Horses; stand
1872, weigh 20OO A nice stylish Gentle
mans road team.
The balance are all good livery and
business horses and all ready to 20
right to work. AS l selected these
Horses myself L can guarantee them TO
be right in every way. Call and see them
whether you wish to buy or not
l also have a full line of new and second
hand carriages and agricultural imple-
ments for sale.
E. E. BLOOD
Putney, VT.