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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04

The Merchants bank of Newport, r. l.,
is believed to be a complete wreck, with
a shortage of 5000, 900. Anthony Sherman,
the cashier, who shot himself June 10,
died Thursday.
While Aeronant Hillman was making
a balloon ascension at Lake Hoag, Bel
bingham, Mass, Sunday, Louis Ward of
Milford, who was assisting, got his left
foot caught in a guy rope and was car
ried 5000 feet upward, and on his des-
cent landed, uninjured, nearly a mile
away. Hillman went up few hundred
feet, and after giving Ward some instruc-
tons about the proper ropes to grasp,
descended In the parachute. Ward as
cended, hanging by his foot, but even
tually succeeded in pulling himself into an
erect position. The more than 1000 per-
sons present were terror stricken at the
accident, and followed the course Of the
balloon around the lake. arriving at the
point of descent in season to see Ward
climbing down a tree, uninJured.
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sTRATToN.

B. l.. Perry is beginning to run his
mill.
Dogs killed several sheep last week
Thursday.
The three new cases of measles are
doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Eddy of Brattle-
boro are visiting at E. A. Eddy's.
Miss Helen C. Murray returned June
80 to her home in Winchester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Lyman and May
and Ray have been in Ware, Mass, to
visit Roy and family.
Hermon E. Eddy is at home for the
summer vacation from the University OF
Vermont at Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Bentley and
daughter, Miss Florence Bentley, OF
Troy, N. Y. are visiting at the parson
age.
The dramatic entertainment at the
church on Friday evening, June 27 was
a success. The parts were well rem
dered and the music was enjoyed by all
The proceeds were about 500. Thanks
are due to all and especially to the peo
pie of West Wardsboro for the services
rendered.
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SOUTH VERNON.

Bertha Johnson is housed with
measles.
Mrs. E. Tenney and son visited her
parents in Jacksonville this week.
Prof. Shipman of Tufts College is a
guest of his sister, Mrs. E. o. Lee.
Mrs. Chamberlain of West Brattle-
boro is assisting Mrs. E. Tyler at pre-
sent.
Joel Scott of Chicago and his
mother, of Palmer, visited relatives in
town recently.
Frank Newton, wife and son and
Clarence Newton are at home from
Springfield, Mass, for a few days.
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gelistic tent meetings here, vas married
on June 26, to Miss Lula IL. Graves of
Cambridge Mass. The ceremony was
performed in the Clarendon Street Bap-
fist church.
The brewery, east of the little bridge
near Brattleboro. was recently visited by
officers. on complaint of the selectmen.
The owners were later represented in the
police court by counsel who waived eX-
animation, and bonds were furnished in
the sum of $500 for their appearance at
the next term of court.
c. A. Holland & Son moved their stock
of general merchandise Friday and Sat
urday. from their store to the one in
Fisk block formerly occupied by G.. S.
Howe They will continue business
in their temporary quarters, while extern
sive repairs and Improvements are being
made on the Holland building.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04
Hood Farm Liniment
For Man and Beast.

The unequalled external remedy for
sprains, swellings, lameness, infiamma-
tions, and all aches and pains where
soothing, stimulating and strengthening
liniment is required
Best Wash for Race or Work Horses
is made by putting two tablespoonful
Hood Farm Liniment in quart OF water.
Keeps horses sleek and glossy.
"A first class Iiniment." G. NJ. WINCH,
Barre, VT.
"Best all round liniment ever used"
c. t. McNALLY, Groveton, N. II.
"Best on the market for taking soreness
out OF horses" G. II. GORDON, trainer for
Hon. Warren F. Daniel, Franklin, n. II.
L. BLAKELY, 343 Winthrop ST., Medford,
Mass, farmer for Gen. s. @. Lawrence.
Prices, 25c., 60c., 81 and 81. Gallon "
For sale by GEORGE K. GREENE, Brattleboro'
Vermont.
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Modern Magazine Poetry.
From the Boston Transcript,

AS parting admontion 1 would advise
every beginner to "aim high" Go after
the big magazines first 1t is mistake
to think that they are hard to break
into. They are easy when you offer
them the right kind of stun! Write some
verses which you feel very sure nobody
else would have and the top-notch maya
zine editors will grab for them. 1t is
probable that l could not conclude this
epistle, intended to cheer, uplift and give
encouragement to the several millions of
young poets and poetesses of our land in
more helpful manner than to give a
working model of what I consider to be
SOME REAL MAGAZINE POETRY.
oh, the weird, wank wall of the billy-go-
bling,
And the Shrek of a whimperin' loon;
And the shimmering sigh of a dragon-fiy
on the thitherward side of the moon.
And the shuddering shud of river of
mud,
And a drug and a hardware store;
And the next day 1t showed and the next
day 1t blowed,
Not any, none, never, no more.
oh, the drip, drip, drip of a leaky ship,
And the boy, oh, where was he?
/ don't care a cent which way he went
For l get my salaree.
And there amt no ship and there amt nc
shore,
And there amt no earth nor air;
And there amt no nothing any more
| Nor never was anywhere.
oh, the wheels go round and round anc
round,
But the curfew shall not ring,
For the purple COW is dreaming now
In a bright red grapevine swing.
! am not mad, nay never a whit,
But I'm onto my job serene,
For I'm trying to think of some line
to fit
The high-class magazine.
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SOUTH WINDHAM.

E. L. Stowell was in town Friday.
Rev. c. Z. Van Schaick preached at
the Baptist church Sunday.
S, a. Holden visited his daughter in
Readsboro the first of the week.
John A. Dix of Worcester has been
canvassing this place for fruit trees.
Mr.. Alexander of Londonderry has
taken the job of saving the logs in
Goodell's mill.
Mrs. Lizzie Moultrop returned from
West Dummerstdn Friday, where she
has been at work.
+. l.. Burbee and family went Monday
to Springfield, Mass, where they will
make their future home.
Letters received from George Holden
who went West year ago, tell of his
location at Thorndale, Ontario.
Ratings have been placed on the mead
ow bridge and its approaches, thus pro
tecting what has long been a dangerou:
place.
A. G. Burbee of Springfield, Mass, wa:
in town last week on business connected
with his fathers estate. He returned
Monday.
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let the GOLD DUST twins do your. work.
CHESTERFIELD, N. II.

Henry B. Thomas has gone to Surry
on a fishing trip.
Mrs. Herbert Spaulding will have
some 16 boarders to cater to this
summer.
Mrs. Addie Spaulding Parker has re-
turned to her home in Oldtown, Me-,
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown spent
a few days last week with relatives
in Marlboro, VT.
j. A. Pullen's opening at Silverdale,
Spofford lake, Saturday night was
largely attended.
The law on black bass was off on
Tuesday and now the lake is swarming
with expert anglers.
Mrs. Mark Tisdale and children have
| arrived at her parents home here for
| vacation of several weeks.
Lawyer Harlan Fisk Stone and wife
| of New York City came Tuesday for a
brief stay at the latters old home.
The ladies of the Methodist church
netted $14 from their strawberry an6
ice cream supper which was held al
Mrs. Charles Spaulding's, Wednesday
evening.
Cyrus Hildreth of the Nationa
| Soldiers Home of Detroit, Mich, wh(
is over 80 years of age, is renewing ole
acquaintances after having made thu
entire journey alone. He is very hal,
and hearty and can now Guido man.
who are more than a score of year
younger.
Sheriff Spaulding and Constable H
H. Spaulding made an official visit t
the beer gardens of Jack" Allen an
John Cornell Saturday. The thirs
quencher was found at both places
and the respondents appeared befor
Judge Slade and settled in the custom
airy manner.
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ATHENS.

Stephen Smith has returned to his
work at Bellows Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Powers have been
in Brattleboro this week.
The north school taught by Miss Annie
Dodge closed for the summer vacation
Thursday.
Mrs Brooks and Misses Bertha and
Ardel Ball of SaXtons River were in
town Sunday.
Seven from here attended the Christian
Endeavor convention at Putney last
Thursday and report very interesting
meeting.
F. G. Reynolds of Boston, imper-
senator and monologist, will give an en-
tertainment in the Methodist church on
Thursday evening, July 10.
p. O. Edwards has been in town a few
days packing his goods preparatory to
moving them to Charlemont, Mass.
where he will make his home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04

Hamlin Garland has not as much opin-
ion of John G.. Whittier as he has of
himself. He says Mr.. Whittier was mot
a scholar, nor an artist nor a great poet.
Neither did he stick his picture in each of
his books as Mr.. Garland does.-[Albany
Journal.
Daniel Culnane of Marlboro, Mass,
thrust his seven-year-old son into the
oven of a hot stove, but while he was
gathering fuel to make a greater fire the
lad was liberated by an elder brother
who heard his screams. The child was
terribly burned, but will recover. The
father said that the devil had told him
to burn his child.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04

Henry Warren is in Boston for
short stay.
Miss Mary Stowell went Thursday
to Northfield.
Edward Nurney is entertaining his
sister from Moretown.
Mrs. Charles Adams has her mother
for a guest two weeks.
The glass blowers closed their en-
tertainment Saturday night.
Clifford Booth is home from Fitch
burg, Mass, for his vacation.
Express will be delivered in the viii
lage free of charge hereafter.
The local post office began issuing
international money orders July l.
A. M. Pierce Of Boston spent Sun
day with his brother, Fred o. Pierce.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will serve ice cream and cake the
Fourth.
D. Clough Windsor is guest OF
Oliver Houghton and Dana and Dorr
Clough.
Nettie Towle of Northampton, Mass,
is a guest of her cousin, Miss Ruth
Robertson.
William Waite and son of Weston
recently visited Mr.. Waite's brother
w. D. Waite.
Mr.. Spaulding of Weathersfield this
state. is visiting his daughter, Mrs
Stearns Clough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rabbit of Bellows
Falls were guests at Capt. Robert
sons this week.
Harry Little of Walpole, N. H., Ii
spending a few days with his mother
Mrs. Mary Little.
Miss Sadie Underwood is spending
the week with her uncle, S. Under
wood, at the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lewis of Walling
ford Conn, are visiting Mrs. Lewis
father, G. l.. Pierce.
Mrs. Ely and daughter, Mrs. Kitti
Core, are visiting Mrs. Elys sister
Mrs. William Johnson.
Mrs. Fayette Baker of Springfield
this state, spent a few days this weel
with Mrs. H. e. Baker.
William Chaplin of Dartmouth Co
lege is spending the summer with hi
grandfather, o. E. Bragg.
Thomas L. Firms novelty shows ar
at the town hall for a week and ar
having a good patronage.
All the members of Mr.. Aiken's fan
lily on West Hill, with the exception G
Mr.. Aiken, are i'll with measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Bennett of An
herst are spending a few weeks wit
Mr.. Benefits father, Rev. ]. H. Bel
nett.
Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson an
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Contractors !

Bids are invited for the construc-
ton of l IA miles of new road,
north of East Putney station. con-
sisting of masonry and grading. Bids
will be received on either the ma
sonry or grading. or both. Road to
be completed by Nov. Is. Bids to
be in by July 10. For plan. speci-
fications, and further particulars, ap-
ply to GEO. T. APLIN, East Putney,
VT.
SELECTMEN OF PUTNEY.
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NOTICE

Of Application to Change the Shire of
Windham County.
NOTICE is hereby given that petition and
IN application will be made 10 the next ses-
sion of the General Assembly of the State of
Vermont for the passage of an act TO make
Brattleboro the shire town of Windham
County and providing for the erection of
county buildings at said Brattleboro: condit-
toned that the town of Brattleboro, or the cit
liens of that town, shall furnish a site for said
county buildings and shall pay the whole ex-
pense of the erection of the court house.
Dated at Brattleboro, Vermont, July l, 1909.
G. @. Fits,
GEO. w. HOOKER,
II. ID. HOLTON,
G. III. THOMPSON.
Committee of Citizens of Brattleboro.
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NORTHFiELD, MASS.
Students Conference.

The Students conference opened
most auspiciously with the usual large
attendance. Hacks on Friday were
full after the arrival of every train
and soon from every hall hoated the
flags and colors of the various colleges
represented. The first meeting was
held on Friday evening in che audi
forum which was well filled. After a
service of song the meeting was adj
dressed by John r. Mott. The confer
ence began work on Saturday morning
by calling all the delegates together
at $3.50 o'clock in the auditorium to
hear the different classes explained.
Prof Bosworth addressed the regular
morning meeting. The early morning
is devoted each day to class exercises,
the regular platform meeting is held at
II o'clock. The afternoon is devoted
to sports, twilight meeting is held on
pleasant days on Round Top, other
wise in the auditorium, and the regu-
lar evening meeting at o'clock in the
auditorium. Other speakers to be
heard were Rev. G.. Campbell Morgan,
Rev. Harlan p Beach, secretary of the
Students Volunteer association, Prof.
Henry G. King of Oberlin, Prof. Bos-
worth and John r. Mott.
The singing is in charge of Mr..
George G. Stebbins as usual.
Fourth of July will be given up
largely to a good time, sports will be
the order of the afternoon and a mass
meeting in the evening.
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Several from this place attended the
strawberry supper in Vernon last Fri
day evening.
The children who attended the
Greenfield circus not long ago are suf-
fering from an attack of measles.
Miss Dennison returned to the kin
dergarten on Monday, having been
called home by the sickness and death
of her mother.
Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. H. E. Wells
of Foxboro and friends are spending a
few days at Simpsons Inn, calling
upon their friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04

HE has had an interesting career,
hasn't he?" "Well rather. He has been
through two fortunes, three wives. and
sanitarium. "5[Life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-04

Pat-An' phat dye think of thin volca-
noes? Tim-I dunno. Let's take a
dhrop of the crater.-ITown Topics.
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THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
GENERAL wHEAToN's RETURN.
VIII Be Placed on Retired List
Appreciative Notice Of His Gallant
Record in the Philippines,

VIII Be Placed on Retired List
Appreciative Notice Of His Gallant
Record in the Philippines.
The Manila Daily American, pub
rsbed in Manila, p. l., contained in it's
issne of May 20 an article a page and
a half in length under the heading
General Wheaton's Brilliant Record"
The heading extended across the top
of the front page. Major General
Tovd Wheaton is a stepson of DR..
Laura NJ. Plantz of this town. The
occasion of the publication of the
article. which was accompanied by a
balf tone portrait of the General, was
the fact that he was to leave Manila
m the following day, bound for the
United States. The article gives
briefly Gen. Wheaton's appointments
and promotions during his splendid
service in America, but devotes six
columns to his campaign in the Philip
mines which was his hardest and most
effective service. Those columns make
highly interesting reading, reciting de-
tails of some of the most heroic ex-
nloits in the Philippine war. Gen.
Wheaton's disembarkment of troops
under fire Nov. Z, 1899, is character
ized as the most successful in the
history of the United States army
since Gen. Scott landed an army at
santa Cruz during the Mexican war.
The American published the follow
ing editorially: Tomorrow afternoon
Major General Lloyd Wheaton, U. s..
army. will embark on board the trans
mort Sherman. He is returning to the
%o lo ratirad FROM, tho antiup
list of the service he has so signally
honored for more than 40 years, and
we in the Philippines, who have faith
fully observed, and impartially criti-
sized. the browning work of his unus-
uallv busy life, and who therefore be-
lieve we know the veteran more init
mately than our brothers across the
seas feel a personal pang at the de-
parture of this warrior. That Gen.
Wheatons work in the Philippines has
been performed in a mastery and
thoroughly efficient manner is known
TO all Americans who have followed
the trend of operations from the
memorable night of February to the
10th of last month, when he wired the
division that all organized armed re-
sistance to the authority of the United
States ;
covered by his command.
General Wheaton was a personal
leader in the field during the early
DAYS of the instruction; he was often
seen at the head Of his troops leading
the charge, and his soldierly personal
appearance and deep toned voice went
a long way toward encouraging the
soldiers following him. Often he wa:
in the thickest of the fray when he hat
been ordered by the surgeon not t.
leave his quarters. He went into thu
battle of Zapota bridge with temper
allure Of 104. Wheaton is known IA
and wide as the soldiers friend. HI
looked after his men as a father care
for his children. And now, after &C
complishing by stern, though by n,
means merciless, methods, what man.
pessimists proclaimed could not b.
done. he returns to receive his reward
May his remaining years be filled witt
peace"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-27
DANISH STREETS lMPASSIBLE
Gale Blows Houses Down. Scatters
TILES and Chimney Tops and
Wrecks ships.

CoPENHA N, Dec. 26.-The worst gale
OF many " r2,. ed Denmark on Christ
mas night h. rrninE and has done
enormous damae H. " and shipping.
The telegraphic anu IL arvices have
been interrupted and dt a unsafe
to walk the streets OF Coz wing
to falling tiles. Some streets .iosed
to traflc to avert this danger.
Hospital reports show that several per-
sons we're killed and many sustained in
juries in the city. The pillars holding up
the overhead trolley lines we're blown down
and the street car service was stopped
Many houses have been unroofed and
some mills and factories have been partly
destroyed.
The water in the sound rose nearly as
high as in the great flood Of 1872. Several
ships dragged their anchors and collided
or were sunk In the outer harbor. The ferry
service between the Danish islands and
Sweden has been forced to stop.
The gale was accompanied by thunder ana
lightning. kilograms received here from
the provinces report enormous damage to
property throughout Denmark Two boats
have been wrecked off Elsinore and eight
persons were drowned. Eleven we're drowned
in the wreck of the Norwegian bark q. S.
Penry, which went ashore At Scaw.
There was severe gale in the south OF
Sweden.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-27
GUAM FAILS TO FLOURISH
Revenues Fail on and Governor
suspends work ON Public
improvements.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26s-The annual re-
port of Commander seatdp Schroeder, gov
ernor of the Island Of Guam, which is
dated July 10. has Just reached the Navy
department
The receipts last year we're se6, 900 and
the expenses $4,000 leaving a balance OF
$4,000, which, however, is a decrease OF
more than $4,000 In the cash balance for
the preceding year. This loss is due largely
to the unexpected expenses incident to the
establishment of the leper colony and a de-
crease of over $4,000 in import duties.
Commander Schroeder reports that II has
been deemed prudent to stop all work of
public improvement until further appropri-
ations are made. The value of the exports
and imports during the year were, respec-
lively, S35,549 and ss5,1s5.
The exports consisted almost entirely Of
Mexican dollars. Not a pound of copra
was exported. and neither cacao or coffee
was produced in sufficient quantities to
supply the home market.
Owing to slow recoveries from the hur-
ricane Of 1900. the governor suggests that
1t would be a great boon II the Department
Of Agriculture would establish an expert
ment station on the island.
The governor recommends that II a Phil
iPPAhV uoiai Va hA0N NoAhN 10 " 70 Noih0h
under the laws of the United States IL might
be made legal tender in Guam. in, place of
the present Mexican dollar.
The census of the island, taken last aut-
umn, shows a total population Of e,676. Of
whom only forty-six are Foreigners, four
teen being citizens of the United States,
but officers and men of the navy or other
civil employees, temporarily imported from
the United States, were not included.
Above the age of z. 46 per cent Of the
natives read and write Spanish. The ma
tives still refuse to allow their sick to re-
celve medical attention, but conditions
were improving, an excess of births over
deaths being shown for each of the last
two years.
There were twenty-four lepers in seclu-
sion at Tumon Bay.
The governor recommends improved IA
cilities for education and that laws for the
government of the islands should be re-
modelled and codiied. There was a desire
for United States citizenship among per-
sons domlciled in the islands. In this con-
nection attention is called to the case Of
Pedro NJ. Duarte, at present auditor Of the
island, who was an oficer in the Spanish
army but resigned after the war and re-
nounced his allegiance. The result is that
today he is a citizen OF no country.
The governor recommends an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for public Improvements.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-27
IMPORTANT RAILROAD CHANGE
,. n. Herbert LeReves the Denver a
rio Grand 10 Go with
Colorado Southern.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.-Nothing has been
given out here regarding the future move
ments OF ]. NJ Herbert, who has Just re-
signed the position OF manager of the Dem
yer Rio Grapde railway, TO be succeeded
by ], A. Edison. former general manager OF
the Kansas City Southern railway.
Notices Of Mr.. Edsons appointment are
being sent out today and the change be-
comes effective January 1. Mr.. Herbert is
in southwest Missouri enroute to Denver,
which place he viii probably reach in a few
days.
General Manager Russell Harding of the
Denver & Rio Grande said today:
At his own request Mr. Herbert has
serVered his connection with the Rio
Grande, but he viii remain in the railroad
busnens. l am not at liberty TO state his
plans for the future. Mr.. Herbert will prob
ably reach Denver within a few days and
II he wishes his plans known he viii issue
statement there. Mr.. Redson OF the Kan
sas City Southern viii succeed Mr.. Herbert
as manager of the Rio Grand railway on
January ].
well-dehned rumor is current here that
Mr. Herbert will go with the Colorado &
Southern railway, but officials decline to
confirm It,
DENVER. Dec. 2s.--J. NJ. Herbert, who
has resigned as manager OF the Denver &
Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande South
ern railroads, VIII become on January /
vice president and general manager OF the
Colorado Southern railroad and vice prssi-
dent Of the Fort Worth Denver He will
be in charge Of the operation OF the entire
system from Denver 10 Fort Worth and win
make his headquarters in Denver.
This announcement will be authorized to-
day by Frank Trumbull. president Of the
Colorado & Southern and Fort Worth COM
panies.
The once of vice president has not been
filled since the resignation of B. L. Winch
ell two years ago. The duties which Mr..
Herbert will assume have always been
transacted in the once Of the president and
general manager. The change is made "a
relieve the pressure OF business on Presi-
dent Frank Trumbull.