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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
HEAT CAUSED APoPLExY.
Newton T. Moran, Who Was Stricken
Friday, Died in About 80 Minutes.

Newton Thomas Moran of Estey-
vile died suddenly Friday afternoon
of apopleXy induced by the extreme
heat of the day. He went to work in
the bayfield, of the Richardson farm
in the morning and at noon complain
ed of not feeling well. He returned
to work in the afternoon and was
stricken down about $50 o'clock. He
did not regain consciousness, and died
in about so minutes. His death was
the third in the family in little more
than two years, being preceded by
that of his wife and his sons wife.
The funeral was held at the house.
II Chestnut street. at 2.30 O'Clock
Sunday, Rev. F. e. Marble, OF the
Baptist church. officiating. The
burial was in Prospect Hill cemetery
and was under the ritual of Sedgwick
post G. A. r., who were present in
body at the funeral The bearers
were John JOY, H. H. Burnett. II. A..
Reynolds, A. H. Ward, G. f. Selleck
and Roscoe Fisher.
Mr. Moran was born in Jamaica and
would have been 60 years old July 4.
His early life was spent in Jamaica,
Townshend and Wardsboro. his occu-
patton being that of a farmer He en-
listed from Townshend in Co. d, Sth
Vermont Volunteers. Dec. Z. 1868, was
mustered into service Dec. 90. and
was mustered out June 26. 1865. He
was in several engagements. but was
never wounded or taken prisoner.
He was i'll in the hospital in Brattle-
boro several months. After being
mustered out Mr.. Moran returned to
his occupation as a farmer in Wards
boro. He married for his first wife,
a Miss Holden of Colrain. Mass. who
died eight days later. Thirty-seven
years ago he married Miss Rosa Lett
| singer of Brattleboro, daughter Of
| Casper Leitsinger. ST.
About 30 years ago the family
moved to Brattleboro and for II years
| Mr.. Moran was employed in the Es-
| tey organ factories. Since then he
| has devoted a large part of his time
to gardening. He was always re-
| spected. faithful conscientious and
Industrious citizen building and own
| ing the house in which he lived in Els
teyville. He leaves three sons. Cas-
! per and Frank of Brattleboro and
Jerome of Dublin. n. H. He also
| leaves two brothers and five sisters
! William Moran of Albion. Mich; Den
mis- Moran of Brattleboro. Mrs. Mary
! Eddy of Stratton Mrs. Catherine VIII
! liams of Little Shasta, Calf, Mrs
! Susan Lawrence of Townshend, Mrs
Hattie Jones of SaXtons River and
Mrs. Lottie Coates of Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
The Bird Club Meeting Monday

Inc BRO Clup Meetlng Monuay
The meeting of the Bird club at
Mrs. J. c. DeWitts last Monday even
ing was largely attended. The paper
on snakes, which was read by Mrs.
Dewitt, was full of interest and in
structive, having a tendency to allay
many fears which have hitherto eX-
listed from false causes. The rattle
snake is the only venomous snake
found in this section and he does not
make an attack on a person unless
he finds himself "cornered," or meets
with disturbing influences, but he may
not he quite as fair in dealing with
birds as he seems to be with man.
The black snake, which is found
here, is considered harmless to man.
but a deadly enemy to bird life, rob
bling nests of both eggs and young
birds. While on a bird walk the pite-
GUS cries of parent bird were heard
near by and upon investigation by
some female members of the Bird club
it was discovered that a black snake
had coiled himself about the ground
nest of a song sparrow. and when
found only one little bird remained in
the nest. The snake was quickly
killed and his throat cut open. three
little sparrows being found, two of
which were crushed together. having
apparently been swallowed at the
same time.
The milk snake or spotted adder was
found by one member while robbing
the nest of a chipping sparrow which
was built in a currant bush. The
snake was quickly dispatched by its
discoverer but the contents of the nest
were destroyed before the snake was
killed. 1t appears that neither man
nor birds have occasion to fear the
smaller snakes which abound in our
forests and fields, and the bird stu
dents who do great deal of walking
in various places are congratulating
each other that they have only one
snake to fear-the rattler-and. as
his haunts are well known he does
not have occasion to be disturbed by
them.
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers, to whom
snakes have no repugnance, exhibited
a choice collection. which she had cap
tured and preserved. and placed in the
museum of natural history in the
Brooks Free library. Twelve speci-
mems were shown, including the rattle
snake, the black. green, brown, water,
garter ribbon, and ringed. Snakes
eggs and young snakes of various
ages were also shown.
Two or three species of birds were
reported as nesting about here, which
have hitherto been observed only in
migration. More than 20 different
species are known to be nesting with
in few rods of the place where the
meeting was held.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
Wanted to BUY Il.

A woman, who came in with her hus-
band from a suburban village to see
the circus, became suddenly i'll and
tainted. a cab was called. and. the
husband placing his wife in the cab
they were driven hurriedly to the Office
of a physician. The physician felt Of
the wife's pulse, tested her heart &C
ton, and then placing a febrile Their
mometer in her mouth, he babe her
close her mouth and keep it shut. she
having recovered her senses. The
wife did as she was hidden and the
doctor looked steadily at his watch
his finger again on her pulse and
counted. The seconds ran into a min
ute, two minutes-three! And then
the husband asked eagerly and anx-
iously:
Say. doc. whatll yer take fer that
thing?" pointing to the thermometer.
"Why?" demanded the physician.
'"Cause hits the first time | ever
knowed 'er to hor 'er tongue that
long.'-[Birmingham (Ala) Age-Her-
aid.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
WESTMINSTER.

Misses Hattie and Mary Farr are at
home for the summer vacation.
Morton Wiley has been the guest of
Mark and Richard Arnold a few days.
Charles Harrington and Miss Min
ME Durham were married on June "a.
Helen Campbell left Monday for
Quincy, Mass, for a visit with her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sears of
Orange, Mass, arrived Tuesday at
George A. Woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Richardson spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
Fred Lovejoy, in Springfield.
H. F. Bond has sold the Stafford
homestead" to Mr. Nichols of Chester,
the terms of sale being $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs Harrington of Allston
Heights, Mass, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Erastus b. George for two weeks.
Edward Hills and family of Spring
field spent the Fourth with his father,
d. A. Hills.
David H. Wright of Minneapolis,
Mimi, will spend the summer with his
sister, Mrs. o. l.. Fisher, and his
brother, Oliver Wright.
The pianoforte recital given by the
pupils of Miss Grace Chase, assisted
by Mrs. George H. Webster, soprano.
and Miss Myra Ashwell, reader, last
Saturday afternoon. was greatly enjoy
ed and showed careful and conscien-
| tious drilling by the teacher.
Anders Nelson, while moving on
Tuesday morning on the Stafford
meadow, had one of his horses badly
| injured by a barbed wire fence. A
veterinary was summoned and dressed
the wounds, but it will be some weeks
before the horse will be in a condi-
| ton TO work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
Call to a Native of BrattIeboro.

The Longmeadow, Mass. First
church has extended a unanimous
call to Rev. Henry L. Bailey to be-
come its pastor. Mr.. Bailey was
born in BrattleborO in 1865. He was
salutatorian when he graduated from
Middlebury college in 1886 He grad
uated from the Hartford Theological
school three years later. While act
ing as supply for a church in the Adj
rondacks in 1883 he met Miss Nellie
Clute of SchrOon lake and they were
married the following year. They
sailed the same summer for India as
missionaries of the American board
The climate proved nearly fatal to
Mrs. Bailey and after a years absence
they were advised to return. Mr..
Bailey has been pastor of the Congre-
gational church in Middletown
Springs, this state, since 1891. The
church has been unusually prosperous
during his pastorate, the membership
having increased and the contribu-
tons multiplied five fold. Mr.. Bailey
is one of the editors of the Vermont
CongregatiOnalist and one of &ne d.
rectors of the State Home Missionary
society. Mr.. Bailey's father, Rev.
George H. Bailey EFscently pastor OF
the Congregational church in Ashfield,
Mass, is now filing a pastorate in
Ferrisbu-g, this state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05

Italian Free Masons have restored
to their ritual the mystic letters "a
G d G A D U" which stand for the
Latin words: "To the glory of the
Great Architect of the universe. {"
Thus they abandon French atheism.
under which they have operated for
three decades, and return to the Ma
sonic recognition of a Supreme Be-
ing. The effect of this action of the
Italian Masons will be to bring about
a reconciliation between the Italian
lodges and those of the United States,
Great Britain, Germany and Scanda-
navia, which have thus far refused
to recognize Masons of the Latin
countries who have denied allegiance
to the Deity. This important change
has Just been proclaimed by Ernest
Nathan, the grand master of Italy.
who is we'll known in the United
States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05

Mr. Schwab, could you recommend me
a good business man for a manufacture
ing plant, who would be willing to devote
his time to the concern and put forth his
best efforts in exchange for a salary of
$4,000 a year?" This was the startling
question addressed this morning at the
breakfast table in the Waldorf Astoria
to Charles NJ. Schwab. of Pittsburg,
president of the steel combine, and him
self credited with receiving salary
amounting all the way from $50 900 to
100000 a year. The man who asked the
question was Colonel Pope, of the Pope
Manufacturing company. A year ago the
question would have been laughed at
as great joke. Very earnestly and in
all seriousness the young Pennsylvania
replied;
Il am very sorry, Colonel Pope but
] cannot. In fact, l am looking for about
eight such men myself, to whom | would
be willing to pay similar salaries. -
GPittsburg Dispatch.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING.
Shed on Elliot Street Destroyed-May
Have Been neendiary-Good Work
of the Chemical Engine.

The expected happened about Leo
o'clock yesterday morning, when those
who had not already been awakened
by the sound of tin horns and explod-
ing firecrackers, were awakened from
their slumbers by a fire alarm The
fire destroyed a small shed in the rear
of the Nichols house at &C Elliot street,
and there are indications that its orr
gin was incendiary. 1t was discovered
by Frank Brown, who was on Elliot
street, by the members of the fire de-
partment at the steamer house, and
by watchmen on Frost street simulta-
neously. Mr.. Brown started for the
steamer house to give the alarm, but
before he reached the house an alarm
was pulled in from box 35 at the cor
ner of Frost and Elm streets. The
work of hitching up was already in
progress at the steamer house, Chief
Engineer Sanders. realizing the eX-
IRENE danger of fire the night before
the Fourth. having had his men in
readiness to respond to a call at a
moments notice.
The combination chemical engine
and hose wagon started first, followed
by steamer No. 8 and Hose company
NO. 10. Inc value OF the CnemlCdl
engine was never demonstrated to bet
ter advantage. The shed stood only
about eight feet from the l. of the
house and it was enveloped in flames
which had burned through the clap
boards of the house. A stream from
the chemical engine snuffed out the
fire as though it had been a candle,
and by this time the steamer was
ready to complete the work by drench-
ing the smouldering ruins. The recall
was sounded in about 20 minutes after
the alarm was given.
A circumstance which strengthens
the belief that the fire was incendiary
is that young dog which had been
tied in the shed was running about
loose when the fire was discovered.
Another is that the fire started up
stairs, as is supposed. The locality is
not one that would be frequented by
bows with fireworks.
The shed was owned by Francis w.
Nichols and Miss Carrie J. Nichols.
and was insured in the Sun Insurance
office through the agency of c. F. r.
JENNIE. The loss on the shed and
house will be about $500. The house
| is occupied by Miss Nichols and the
families of William H. Witt and 10.
seph L. Jones. A large part of the fur
niture in the house was moved out.
and some of it was damaged in NOV
ing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
Wednesdav. senten1ber o5.
I thursday, Septembl
GRANGE NEWS.

At the next Grange meeting, July
10, District Deputy H. w. Sargent, will
make his official visit to Protective
Grange, when he will give instruction
in the unwritten work of the order.
The program in the directory with re-
visions will be carried out; Piano solo,
Earl Woodward: select reading, Mrs.
Harriet Frost; essay, Mrs. Lois
Clark; recitation, Ella j. Stafford;
song, Mrs. Carrie Hamilton; declama-
ton, Alva c. Stacey; duet, Miss Hig-
ley and Miss Thurber; question,
What farm crops are best applied to
this locality, and to what extent is it
advisable for farmers to adopt spe-
cialties?" A. w. Roel G. w. Pierce,
o. T. Ware, R. w. Frost and c. D.
Whitman will sneak.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
Probate Court Business for June.

The regular session of the probate
court for June was held Saturday.
Judge Waterman presiding. The will
of Henrietta A. Fisher of Newfane
was allowed and Henry o. Bowker
was appointed administrator with the
Will annexed, George w Redfeld.
who was named as executor declining
the trust in writing. The final ac-
count of Enos White, administrator
OF the Phila NJ. White estate of Brat
tleboro was allowed and the balance
in his hands, 1889. was ordered paid
to Patrick S. White, the husband.
there being no children License
was granted to j. H. Kidder. admins
traitor of the Samuel S. Esterbrook
estate of Wilmington to sell the real
estate at private sale The final ac-
count of Francis A. Sylvester, admin
lstrator of the John F. Sylvester es-
tate of Brattleboro, was allowed. In
the John S. Shine estate of Guilford
the account of John F. Gale. admin
istrator, was allowed. and the balance
ordered paid to the widow, it appear-
ing that the balance was a part of the
proceeds of the homestead. The will
and codicil of Caroline S. Balestier of
Brattleboro were allowed, Judge J.
M. Tyler, executor. The account of
d. M. Fits, administrator of the H.
N. Fits estate OF Wardsboro. was al.
lowed. In the Augustus B. Mallard
estate of Brattleboro the account OF
H, G. Barber, administrator, was al
lowed and the balance in his hands
was ordered assigned to George B
Mallard, minor child of the deceased
regardless of debts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
NORTHERN COUNTY TOWNS
STATIONS RIVER.

Miss Carrie Locke is at home for the
summer.
Mrs. Coleman has some 25 boarders
at her dining hall
Miss Mabel Bemis is spending her
vacation at home.
Among farmers the work of haying
occupies all of these hot days.
Ransom Smith and his son. Eugene,
are on a wool purchasing trip in Ohio.
The extreme heat of the past few
days is the most notable fact to be
mentioned.
Mr.. Wood spent a part of Sunday
with the Tenneys. He came on his
wheel from Acworth, n. H.
Grace Chaplin closed her school
work on Wednesday She is now at
home for the summer vacation.
Miss Helen Pettingill closed her
school in the Weston-Buchanan dis
trict last week. She is now at home.
Miss Della Smith will continue tc
teach in New Jersey through this
month. She is expected home early
in August.
Mrs. Wheeler and daughter are
spending the summer with friends in
East Wallingford. this state.
Mrs. Thompson has suffered of late
with inflammation back of the ear.
The family cherish the hope of her
steady improvement.
Margaret Fuller fell from the veran-
da a few days ago, scarcely two feet
and broke her arm near the wrist
She does not make much ado about
it and is out as usual
Mrs. Miller of Haydenville, Mass,
a cousin of Lewis Tenney, who passed
her early years in this part of Rock
ingham, on the Whiting farm. has Wis.
tied the Tenneys recently.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
The Death of Kraa.

Up went the gun that never failed
directed by the eve that never erred.
But the hand that had never trembled
taking twenty human lives, now shook
as though in fear.
Two natures? Yes.
But the hand grew steady. The hunter
face was calm and hard. The rifle rang
and Scotty-hid his head For the IA
miliar crack had sounded as il never
did before. He heard a rafting on the
distant stones, then a long-drawn
"snoofn But he neither looked nor NOV
ed. Two minutes later all was still, and
he timidly raised his head. Was he gone?
or what?
There on the snow lay a great, gray
brown form, and at one end, like twin
necked hydra coiling, were the horns. the
wonderful horns, the sculptured record
OF the splendid life of a splendid creature,
his fifteen years of life made visible at
once. There were the points, much worn
now, that once had won his Lamb-day's
night. There were the years of robust
growth, eacn long in measure of that
growth; here was that year of sickness
there the splinter on the NTH years ring,
which notched his first love-hght The
points had now come round, and on them.
could we but have seen, were the lives
of many Gray Wolves that had sought
his life. And so the rings read on, the
living record of a life whose very pre-
ciousness had brought ii to a sudden end.
The golden chain across the wep of
white was broken for its gold.
Scotty walked slowly over, and gazed
IN sullen silence, not at the dear-bought
horns but at the calm yellow eyes, I'M
closed and yet undimmea by death.
Stone cold was he. He did not under
stand himself. he did not know that
this was the sudden drop after the long.
long slope up which he had been forcing
himself for months. He sat down twenty
yards away, with his back to the horns.
lie put quid of tobacco in his>mouth.
But his mouth was dry. He spat it out
again He did not know what he him
self felt. Words played but little part
in his life, and his lips uttered only a
torrent of horrid blasphemies his only
emotional outbursI
A long silence; then, I'D give ii back
TO him if l ould."-[ From ''Krag. the
kootenay Ram" by Ernest Seton-Thomp-
son, in July Scribner's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
Notable Articles.

The recently opened Boston Elevated rail-
way subject of vital interest TO the people
OF that city and its far reaching suburbs, is
fully described by its chief engineer, Mr.. Geo.
A. kimball, in the July number of the New
England Magazine He gives "A history of the
changes in public street transportation since
the days of the early omnibus lines, and shows
by specialization photographs superbly re-
produced, this latest effort in the solution of
the problem of urban and suburban communi-
cation for one low fare in safety. A portrait
OF that old-time scholar ana stately gentleman,
DR.. Manasseh Cutler, who, with General Put
nam AT Marietta, was one of the pioneers of
nous as having drafted the Ordinance of 1857,
excluding slavery from the Northwest Ter
ritory. forms the frOntspece of this number,
and an illustrated article is devoted TO his life
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
We Cordially Endorse This.
From the Greenfield Recorder.

From the Greenfield Recorder
The resignation of Henry F. Samp-
son, the assistant superintendent If
the Connecticut River division of the
Boston & Maine, is the removal Of
one of the old guard of local railroad
men and at the same moment re-
minder of the days when the Connect
cut River road was an Independent
concern and its officers were in close
contact with the people of the region il
traversed. Conductor Sampson was
n model train man and Superintendent
Sampson a most accommodating man
ager. He leaves a pleasant memory
with the patrons of the old road
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
ATHENS.

Haying is well under way.
Mrs. n. ]. Tenney is keeping house for
Eben Glazier.
Arthur Fairbanks has finished work for
A. S. Powers.
A. S. Powers and daughter, Sylvia, ex-
pect to start for California Wednesday,
July 10.
Hot, hotter hottest! The thermometer
registered SO degrees in the shade at noon
last Friday.
ID. j. Hitchcock has finished haying at
nome and is cutting the grass on the
Powers place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05

The order issued by the officers of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers for a strike at
all union plants of the American Sheet
Steel company went into effect Mon
day. The sheet combine is a constitu-
ent company of the United States Steel
corporation, and under an existing
rule all the amalgamated mills owned
by it can be closed. The stoppage of
work thus far effects about $4,000
workmen. The demands of the men
are for recognition of the union and
the application of the wage scale to
certain mills.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05

Ethel" he said, in that soft. cooling
tone which sounds so foolish to the dis
interested bystander, Il think that there
is no treasure to equal a true woman's
affection"
And l, she answered, believe that no
riches can compare TO the love of an
honest man"
With all his sentiment he was a man
OF business, and without hesitation he
rejoined:
Miss Smithers, does ii not occur to
you that We have enough capital at our
dispo sal TO organize a trust?"-[Wash-
tngt1n Star.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
Death Of Marvin c. Carey.

Marvin G. Carey, 76, died about 100
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Wallace d. Pratt,
at JIG Elliot street He had been i'll 10
days with paralysis of the nerves, in
duced by a fall in his troom. Funeral
services will be held at she house at >
o'clock today, Rev. r. ~ Lowe OF the
Methodist church officiating. The burial
will be in Prospect HID cemetery. Mr.,
Carey was born in Wesrield. this state,
Dec. p, 1924 lie learned the carpenters
trade in that town ana followed that
business until failing health Obliged him
TO give up active Eork some 10 years
ago
From Westfield AR. Carey went to Can
ada, locating a@Stanstead, a short dis
lance from Defby Line. He was one of
the 49ers whb went to California after
the discovery of gold in that state. He
remained in California I'VE years, during
which time he dug a considerable amount
of gold, but nearly all of II was stolen
from him by Spaniards just as he was
about TO start Tor home. Mr. Carey mar
merston As years ago, and 10 years later
they came to Brattleboro,
After retiring from business Mr. Carey's
health gradually became worse and for
the past two years or more his condi-
ton had been serious. Throughout his
Hliless ne received the unceaSlng care
and ministrations of his daughter, Mrs.
Pratt Mr.. Carey Joined the Methodist
church So years ago and was an active
worker in its interest as long as he was
able. For 20 years he was a member of
Fountain Engine company No. T. which
operated Ihe old hand engine. Mr.. Carey
is survived by a, widow and three chill
dren. Mrs. w. d. Pratt and Mrs. Fred c.
Sargent of Brattleboro and Dana M.
Carey of Leominster, Mass, and by one
brother, William Carey of Taunton, Mass.