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The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-08

Ii you want good work done tcle. phonc No. ITO Automatic Key City Laundry They take it away and return It in a few hours. ti
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-08

Sixth avenue. SkagNlv Is remaining a close second with Sixth avenue. New York. ii you are to judge hy thc beau tiiul window display at R. M Bch- rends'. q
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-08
Wanted

Slooo worth of second hand iurni- urc at Sixth Street Second Hand Store. opposite Board ol Trade.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-08

when he ought to have been in his ripe prime, he miscrably died.
 There are many Portland Ore boys m town and they have been gob. bling up Seattle papers as soon as they arrive to see how their home rowing club stood at the different towns visit ed. They have been at the head oI the heap. Al Victoria the important events of the regatta, the senior iours the junior iours, the singles and thC senior doubles, were captured in thC best of style by the Portland boys. But one event the junior doubles. went against them. and they and their club have full right to be proud of the work they accomplished
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-08

For drlyiug or expressing, call J. Cowau, phone s5. automatic I3o
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-08

Visit the Royal steam plant and see how laundry is done without injury to goods.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-08
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
SUNDAY SOCIAL
SEATTLE AGENCY.

Hotel Northern News Stand, Norih ,rr Hotel First Street. Seattle, Wash
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
GUILFoRD CENTRE.

Schools in town will begin Monday
April %.
Miss Hildreth is at work at H. j
Richmond's. d.
DR.. H. F. Ward of Readsboro is at
his fathers, F. E. Wards for a few
days.
Miss Maria 1hurber of Hale is as
ssting Miss c. l. Barney for a few
weeks.
Asa Clark, who has been employed
by Frank E. Thayer several weeks
painting, is now at work in his sugar
camp.
Sidney Hodgkins, travelling sales
man for the Universalist Publishing
house of Boston, has been canvass
ing in this locality this week.
The sugar orchards yielded their
sweets bountifully for few days
previous to Wednesday, when a rain
storm came, with some sugar snow
Roy haynes moved this week into
the house vacated by Fred Thompson
He will assist II. J. Richmond. Fred
Snow of Chesterfield will also work
during the summer on the Weeks
farm.
The sugar festival held in Grange
hall the 29th ult.. was largely attend
ed. The entertainment was enjoyed
by all, and the supper was fine. The
proceeds added a good sum to the
treasury of the ladies' society.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
Young rormentor Fined.

Thomas II. Hart Franh Crelan and
Willie Coughlin, all of Northheld, were
taken into the district court at Green
field Saturday by Constable Moore of
Northheld, charged with disturbing the
peace last Wednesday evening Hart and
Coughlin pleaded guilty and Crelan not
guilty. 1t appeared that the boys, in
common with others, have been in the
habit OF giving vent To their youthful Wig
or by making Charles Stearns, middle
aged man, as miserable as possible. on
Wednesday evening while Mr.. Stearns
was watering his horse at the trough i'm
Mortified street he was attacked by a
gang Of young fellows, who threw stones,
took out an oil can and knocked ii
around, lifted the back end of his wagon
from the ground, and INDUCED i'm other
boy5h FRANKS i'm which they found far
more pleasure than Mr.. Stearns Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns testified that "a gang
of young ruughs have been i'm the habit
of following them home and stoning the
buildings and making all the noise they
can. Judge Lyman gave the boys
fatherly advice and fined Hart and
Coughlin 81 each, which they paid.
Crelan was discharged.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05

Captain George A Converse who has
been given the command of the new bat
tleshp Illinois, is a native of Norwich
and formerly attended Norwich universe
ty. During the Spanish American war
he held the rank of commodore and was
in command of the Nashville
William Hodgkins, who was reported
to have been drowned while crossing the
ice from Basin Harbor to his home in
Westport, n. Y, last week. and who was
said later to be the victim of foul play,
is now looked upon as an eloper who de-
serted a wife and four children. The
woman who disappeared at the same time
and who is supposed to have accompanied
him to Canada is also married.
Fred Goss, who was charged with hav-
ing shot Bert Rickert at Middlebury,
was discharged Saturday. The hearing
began Friday, Rickert alleging that he
was shot at about 100 o'clock in the
morning as he was leaving the house
of his sweetheart and that Goss, who
he claimed was jealous, had threatened
to shoot him. The evidence presented.
however, was considered insufficient To
hold Goss.
EX-Congressman George Willard, who
died al his home in Battle Creek, Mich,
recently, was born at Bolton, Chitten.en
county, and at the age of u went from
Vermont with his parents to Michigan,
where in turn he became student, teacher,
minister, professor member of Congress
and editor. He was rector of ST. Luke $
Episcopal church at Kalamazoo for two
years. For 10 years he was a regent
of Michigan university. He was elected
in 1872 10 Congress, where he served four
years. Mr.. Willard established the Bat
tie Creek journal i'm 1872 and managed the
paper up 10 the time of his death.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
Three Fell over Precipice.

Mrs Daniel Patterson. wife of me
chanic; her 12-years-old daughter and
Nellie Chase, aged IA, all living in Cold
Spring, n. Y, while out walking Sunday
stopped on Table Rock, half way up
Breakneck Mountain, to watch the forest
fires burning on Crow Nest Mountain
across the river. suddenly the Patter-
son child slipped and fell over the cliff.
The mother sprang forward to save the
child and also fell over the rock; Nellie
Chase became greatly excited and fell
over after them.
Table Rock is POO feet above tide water
and the side of the mountain under il
very steep. y laborer heard screams
and ran up the hill. He found Nellie
Chase in the branches of large tree,
where she had fallen. She was unin-
jured. The Patterson girl was found
few feet further down with a broken
arm ana a cut and bruised body. Mrs.
Patterson was found down the mountain.
dead. She had fallen at least 100 feet
and was dashed to death on the rocky
side of the hill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
CHESTERFIELD. N. n.

School at the Centre will beginabout
the 18th
The selectmen are taking the annual
inventory around town.
Fred Stone of Amherst, Mass, was
in town last week briefly on business.
John H. Butler is having a serious
time with his old enemy, rheumatism.
Chandler Cressy and Ransom Farr
have been drawn as grand and petit
jurors.
Rev. c. l.. Lowell and wife will
spend the next two weeks at Spofford
with Mrs. Lowells parents.
Miss Jessie Goodrich went this week
to her school duties at Troy, also
Gladys Butler to East Jaffrey.
VIM NJ Brown has rented the Con
verse farm and will move as soon as
the present occupant vacates
Frank Day has proved himself a
very efficient sawyer at Butler Bros.
saw mill, getting out $1,000 feet innine
hours.
The Congregational ladies' aid soci-
ETY. will meet with Mrs. Annie Batchel-
der. April 10th. a full attendance is
requested.
Miss Gladys Butler has returned
home for a few weeks rest, having re-
signed her position with the Worden
Company of Hinsdale.
Lee Higgins has resumed his duties
at Fred Harris's after a month well
earned vacation. spending most of the
time at II. II. Spauldings.
Communion services will be observed
at the Methodist church next Sunday
The Sunday following, the pastor
Rev. George l.. Lowell, will preach his
farewell sermon and then 90 to the
general conference which will he held
at LittletOn. We are very sorry %
have to part with Nj Lowell and wife
who have endeared themselves to ALI
We wish him success and prosperity in
his new field of labor, wherever he
may be sent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05

The President has appointed Calvin L.
Titus to be cadet-at-large at the United
States Military Academy at West Point.
Titus was the first soldier to scale the
wall at Pekin Acknowledgement Cor
bin Monday cabled Gen. Macarthur at
Manila To send young Titus home on the
first available transport in order that he
may take the entrance examination to
the academy.
The American Flour Manufacturing
company of Vineand, n. j., has just
been Incorporated with an authorized
capital of Sl.0nu,O0o for the making of
flour from sweet potatoes, The Nineland
plant is said 10 be the first of its kind
in the country. lhc company was or
gani2ed by H. S Morris, a member of
whose family invented the process. The
flour is said TO be bright golden yellow
and has a sweet taste that is very pleas
ant The farmers of south Jersey are
jublant over the organization of the
company, which proposes to erect mills
throughout the sweet potato-growing belt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
Commander Roper Suffocated or
PetreI

a fire was discovered in the sail room
of the L. S. gunboat Petrol, Lieut.. Com
mander Jesse Minis Roper commanding,
at Cavite Luzon. Sunday morning. The
sail room is a small compartment ad-
joining the magazine. The heat was in
tense, the smoke suffocating and the
flames difficult to eXtinguish. Lieut.
Roper was the first to descend into the
hold, but he was forced to return to the
deck. Others went down. Seaman
Patrick Toner was Frustrated and about
to perish, when Lt.-Com. Roper endeavor-
ed to rescue him and was suffocated in the
attempt Lieut.. Josiah SHUTS Mexican
and Cadet Lewis suffered severely in
bringing the body of Lieut. Commander
Roper to the deck. Twenty-Five of the
crew were Frustrated, but all will re-
cover. The contents of the sail room
were destroyed, but the damage to the
gunbnat was slight. The origin of the
fire has not been ascertained The death
of Lieut. Commander Roper is greatly
depored His body will be sent to the
United States April by the Buffalo.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
WHlTINGNAM.

Snow is fast disappearing and many
wagons are used.
c. S. Chase anu Robert were at
North Adams Saturday.
Ethel Wheeler went to North Adams
Saturday. Her frienu, Mr. Miller,
returned with her, remaining over Sun
day.
Ethel and Christine Wheeler went
to Athol Monday afternoon for a two
weeks visit there and in Boston and
vicinity.
Eighteen went on the special train
from Nottingham station to attend
the entertainment at Readsboro Mon
day night.
Eta Newell went to Brattleboro to
work Monday. Her sister, Gertie
accompanied her as far as Greenfield
to visit in Turner's Falls.
Guy Morse arrived at Fred Morse 5
Saturday night, remaining until Tues
day morning. He is at work for the
electric railway company in Allston
Mass, having charge of two miles OF
track
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05

Carrie Allen was in town asst week.
Mrs Fred Davis has visited recently
at Orion Davis's.
Hon. Orion Barber was in ,own
briefly last week
Mrs. Persis Hodgkins is visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. May hatfield has recently been
in town visiting friends.
Mrs. Dry Ober is at West Town
shend caring for the sick.
Cassie March. who has been at DR..
Osgood's, has returned to her home.
Guy Austin works for the season at
his Uncle Albert Austins in Brookline.
Several from this place took the
examination for teachers at Newfane
last week
Frank Holden, VINO has worked for
John Ware, has gone to Grafton for
the season.
Rev. NJ. F. Hardy, in exchange w.,n
l.. b. Curtis. preached an eXcenent ser
mon from Matt. XXi:G.
Ralph Martin, who has been some
months in a hotel at Manchester. y.
H.. has returned home.
The Baptist ladies aid society held
their monthly meeting on Thursday
with supper as usual at $50 o'clock.
Royal Sanderson reports me follow
ing: Snow rail- during the month OF
March. II 10 inches; rain, rs inches
The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs
Herbert Franklin died April ] of pneu
monia. aged one year ana ten months
Hugh Holbrook has been i'll with
grip. Mr. Wetherbee is on the SICK
list Mrs. Sanderson is suffering from
influenza.
Arthur Follett a recent graduate OF
Yale has gone to Buffalo. n. y. where
he is employed by the Pennsylvania
railroad company in the engineering
department
The members of the magazine clul
are not passing the reauing as promptly
as they should. We hope it will be
sent the rounds more speedily ant
that each member viii see that it is
The Tannehill family, who were
here with the artists anu spent tn,
summer few years ago. are expected
here this summer. They will take {
house in the village if they can fine
one that suits them.
Mrs. c. +. Bruce of New York city
visited her sister. Mrs. A. A blood
last week ana the latter accompanied
Mrs. Bruce to New York for a visit
DR.. Bruce occupies the position of su
perintendent of the Juvenile Asylum
No. l7G Amsterdam Avenue.
Prentiss Carr, who lived in thi.
town nearly all his life, died at tn,
West village. at the home of his step
son, +. Holden, where he and his wifi,
had lived lor a few years since leav
| ing their farm here about three mile.
northwest of the village. This farm
has been owned by the Carr family
| for many years.
The community was much shocked
| on Saturday last to learn of the suu
den death of MRS Walter Cudworth
| She had been i'll with grip and late
| with the rheumatism which went t.
| her heart. She was a faithful wifi,
and mother and leaves a husband anC
tour sons, the youngest a baby a few
months old. Much sympathy is fel
for the family in their great sorrow
| The funeral took place Tuesday fore
noon at 10 o'clock from her late home
| Rev. l.. b. Curtis ofiiciated.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
Immense Railroad capitaIizations.

From the Springfield Republican,
The railroad consultations now going
on are bringing about some huge single
capitilizations Ten years ago there We're
only three railroad companies in the
United States with an outstanding stock
capital exceeding 800, 600, GOETHE Atchin-
son, the PENNSYLVANIA ana the Southern
Pacihc-and their stock issues did not
severally rise far above that figure. Now
a dozen railroad companies can be named
whose capital stock amounts TO 10000 %
600 n more, and three of them go above
the sea, 600 mark-the Union Pacific
with Sz96,OOO,OOO the Pennsylvania with
S25l 10000 and the Atkinson with S2l6.-
OOO,OD0. The stockholders of both the
Union Pacific and the Pennsylvania com
panies recently decided To issue 800 000, -
900 of additional stock in each case, and
this is included in the above figures
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
ToWNSHEND.
Served Three Years in Navy.

w NNA w w NaNJs
Clarence Snow, who enlisted in the
navy three years ago for service in
the war, has served his time and is
now at his home here with has parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Alroy Snow. Mr.. Snow
was first on the ship Minneapolis, one
of the largest and swiftest vessels in
the navy. 1t carried $40 men and con
sumed 2400 tons of coal in seven days.
He also served on the Brooklyn and
the Marblenead. and in cruising
around in different waters he became
familiar with many countries, includ-
ing the West Indies, California, Mex
leo, and South America. There are
many lepers in the island of st. Lucia,
one of the islands in the West Indies.
and also a large colony of lepers in
Caracas, the capital of Venezuela,
which is a village in itself In Chill
he saw the wonderful garden of callas
where many acres are cultivated for
the fete of the lilies at Rome; also
beautiful wild geraniums grow there.
Mr.. Snow sailed through the Straits of
Magellan and on account of the swift
ness of the current and the danger at
tending the passage they sailed only
in the day time and anchored their
ship at the different stations along on
the passage for that purpose. Mr..
Snow brought home with him many
curiosities. We hope he will give a
talk while he is here on the many
countries he has seen, as the writer.
who conversed with him for a short
time, was much interested in all that
he told of his travels
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
For the Vermont Room at Buffalo.

The executive committee of the Yer
mont association of the Pan-American
exposition has appointed Mrs II. S.
Bingham of Bennington as a committee
to arrange the state exhibit in the Yer
mont room at Buffalo. Col Henry O.
Carpenter, Nermonts representative on
the general building committee, has been
appointed to see TO the furnishing of
the room. He will ue assisted by c. c.
Farnham and S. ID. Stckney, former
Vermonters now residing in Buffalo
Five hundred dollars have been appro-
priated for this purpose. The commit
tee has accepted a water color painting
of a scene on Lake Champlain by Custer
lngham of Nergennes. Four water col
ors by Miss Lucy TOrrey and three by
Mrs. Lyman Allen, both of Burlington
have also been accepted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
AguinaIdO Conferred with Cabinet.

News of the surrender of several more
of the insurgent Filipino leaders was ca
beld Friday by Gen. Macarthur, that of
Capistiano's command marking the end
of the rebellion in Mindanau.
Aguinaldo conferred with several mem
bers OF his cabinet in Manila Friday.
They advised him to use his influence
to establish peace and for the rccugni-
ton of American sovereignty.
Secretary Long has cabled To Manila an
acknowledgment of Gen. Macarthur $
generous praise of the navy for its CO.
operation in the capture of Aguinaldo,
and message of hearty conEratulation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
Expert Testimony in the Page Case

The Messenger has the best of author
ity for believing that when the Livings-
tonnage case is tried at the June term
of the Bennington county court at Man
Chester-if ii is tried at that time-the
plaintiff will use as witnesses Is or ~
editors of Vermont newspapers in order
to give the jury expert testimony as to
the value of the alleged services rendered.
What a heGira, what a pilgrimage, what
an outpouring of the spirit, what a
forced march, what an editorial eXcur-
sion, What-but language fails. Suffice
to say that the like of it never will have
been seen in Vermont before From the
MOrriSVille Messenger
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
HALIFAX.

A. X. Powers was in town last week,
buying COWS.
A. f. Hill has been granted pen
sion of 81 a month.
Walter Stone is working for l.. w.
Summer in the mill This spring.
Harry Learnard has entered the Will
liams carriage factory in BrattlebOro
to learn the trade.
Mrs. Jennie Stone has been visiting
at ID. E. fuckers a few days. Her
many friends are glad to see her out
again after so long an illness.
The friends of Mrs. Ellen Powers
formerly of this town but now of Rut-
land, are glad to learn that she is
improving, after being i'll nearly all
winter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
Noted Actor Insane.

Maurice Barrymore, the noted actor is
now an inmate of the insane ward of
Bellevue hospital His mind broke down
on The stage in New York Thursday,
when he gave as a part of his lines
fierce attack on the Jews. Barrymore
is an Englishman but was born in India.
He is a graduate of Cambridge university
in England. Before becoming an actor
he was lawyer and also an amateur
boxer of note. He has been on the stage
in this country continuously for about
% years. His wife was Georgiana Drew
of the noted Drew family of actors His
daughter Ethel Barrymore, is now play
ing IN the Garrick theatre in New York
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
Death of Roland Reed the Actor.

Roland Reed, the actor, died in New
York city Saturday of cancer of the
stomach. Several operations had been
performed upon him in the hope of saving
his life. He was born in Philadelphia
in 1852 When 10 years old he became
a member OF Lotta's company which was
playing in the Arch Street theatre in
Philadelphia with Mrs John Drew as
manager. After playing in western cit
les Reed became a star with a company
of his own in 1889, when he produced
Cheek" He had starred without sue
cess in two plays before that but Check
was a success. He appeared afterward
in several plays. His wife, known on the
stage as lsadore Rush. had been his
leading lady in recent years
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
Brakeman Injured.

George +. Parmenter of Bellows Falls
freight brakeman on the Boston and
Maine railroad, was struck by the high
bridge at Troy, n. H., Saturday morn
ing and narrowly escaped instant death
He was on top of the train, and the
smoke from the engine hid the bridge
from view. When he struck he was rem
dered unconscious and lay senseless or
the car roof until found by the trainmer
on arrival of the train at Keene. His
head and face were badly bruised, several
teeth We're knocked out and one leg cut
and jammed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
GUILFORD,

Miss Lulu Smith returned to North
Adams last week.
John Chandler goes this week to
Bernardston to work for the present.
Benjamin Chandler of Westiield,
Mass, spent Sunday with her mother,
Mrs. Lucy Chandler.
Lorenzo Haynes and family have
moved to Clifford Centre, where he is
to work on the Springs farm.
Frank King and family and Lyman
Bullock and wife moved to their new
home in Springfield, Mass, last week.
Wells Hildreth and family from
West Dummerston have moved into
the lower tenement of Store Keeper
Gorham's house.
Clifton Haynes sold his household
goods. etc, at auction last week and
will vacate the Mellen house this week
and will work for J. Flagg the coming
season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-05
G Moulton of Green Mountain Stock
Farm Dead.

Gilman S. Moulton, e. who died at the
Hotel Manhattan, Long Island Friday,
was native of Randolph, and for many
years had been connected with the bank
ing firm of Austin Corbin d Co. of New
York. He was also at the head of the
Green Mountain Stock farm. established
in Randolph in 1865 for the purpose of
breeding high class horses About ~
years ago the farms We're given up
chiefly to dairying and the breeding of
Jersey cattle. The Green Mountain Stock
farm included a tract of about 1900 acres
and the annual butter product of 3S0U
pounds brought fancy prices in New
York. The butter from these farms won
the gold medal at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago in 1898 MIR. Moulton leaves two
brothers. residents of Randolph. and a
sister, Mrs William II. Dubois of that
town.