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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Head Cut of with cIeaver.

James b. Craft, a wealthy resident of
Glen Cove, l.. l., was murdered Saturday
and his body decapitated in a Tender
loin" resort in New York known as the
Empire Garden cafe. in West Goth street
within a few doors of Broadway. All
the evidence goes to show that Craft
who had been making the rounds of the
Tenderloin, incautiousy displayed a large
amount Of money in the Empire, and was
killed by one of the walters. known as
Thomas Tobn, a notorious rough. for the
purpose of robbery The police also
say that "knock-out-drops'' were first ad-
ministered and that then the victim was
dragged into the basement and killed
with a cleaver. The odor of burning
flesh attracted the attention of the oc-
cupants of the upper part of the house
and led to the discovery Of the nude and
headless body of a man in the basement
The charred head was discovered a few
minutes later in the furnace, I'm which
a fire had been recently lighted with the
evident intention of destroying all pos
sibility of naturalization of the body. In
editorial comment on the murder the New
York Sun said I'm its issue of Monday:
THE murder never has been surpassed
in the annals of crime in this city for
cold-blooded brutality"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
A JUDGES WIFE pzLS S%R{ aa4 at
She Suffered for Years and
Felt Her Case Was Hope
leSS-Cured by
Pe-ru-na.

Mrs. Judge .McAllister writes from 1917
West Bird ST., Minneapolis, Mimi, as fol-
lows:
81 suffered for years with pain in the
small of my back and right side. 1t in
terfered often with my domestic and
social duties and l never supposed that
| would be cured, as the DOCTORS medi-
cine did not seem to help me any.
fortunately a member of our Order
advised me to try Peruna and gave it
such high praise that l decided to try it.
Although started in with little faith, l
felt so much better in week that felt
encouraged.
~ took it faithfully for seven weeks
and am happy indeed to be able to say
that l am entirely cured. Words fail to
express my gratitude. Perfect health
once more is the best thing could wish
for, and thanks to Peruna 1 enjoy that
now."-MINNIE E. McALLISTER.
What used to be called female diseases
by the medical profession is now called
pelvic catarrh. 1t has been found by
experience that catarrhal diseases of the
pelvic organs are the cause of most cases
of female disease.
DR.. Hartman was among the first of
Americas great physicians to make this
discovery. For forty years he has been
treating diseases peculiar to women, and
long ago he reached the conclusion that
a woman entirely free from catarrhal
affection of these organs would not be
subject to female disease. He therefore
began using Peruna for these cases and
found it so admirably adapted to their
permanent cure that Peruna has now
become the most famous remedy for
female disease ever known. Every
where the women are using it and prais-
ing it. Peruna is not a palliative sim
ply; it cures by removing the cause Of
female disease.
DIR. Hartman has probably cured more
women of female ailments than any
other living physician. He makes these
cures simply by using and recommend
ing Peruna.
Miss Phoebe Cary Sheffield, writes
from Seguin, Texas, as follows:
81 have followed your directions and
treatment, and will always thank you
for your kindness. Your medicine is the
only medicine that gave me relief from
heavy pains in my chest, on account of
which could hardly rest at night. Sew
eral CT my friends thought 1 would 90
into consumption. now think I am
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03

y despatch from Rome, Italy, says that
the death roll resulting from the recent
hurricanes in Sicily is swelling. The
bodies of coo persons are now awaiting
burial
Tom Clark, alias "Will Gibson" a
negro, was burned at the stake at Cor
NTH, Miss, Sunday. Clark had con-
fessed TO an atrocious assault and MUIR
der, and said that he deserved his fate.
The arrest of gang of seven negroes
at Indianapolis discloses the fact that a
system of wholesale grave-robbing has
been going on in the cemeteries near that
city for the past three months. Nearly
100 graves have been robbed. a promi-
nent physician in a medical college of the
city is implicated. The negroes claim
that he accompanied them on several of
their grave robbing expeditions. The
detectives say the negroes We're armed
with shotguns and equipped with horses
and wagons. The bodies were sold to
different colleges, which opened their
winter terms last week. one of the ne
groes said that the gang visited Mount
Jackson cemetery almost every time any
one was buried in the place. I'VE
pretty near cleaned that place out" he
remarked. II don't believe that we have
missed anybody that has been buried
there since July"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
Society to Prevent tuberculosis.

A society TO be known as the Yer
mont Society for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis" was organized Mon
day afternoon at Y. NJ c. A. hall in Bur-
lington by physicians and laymen from
different parts of the state These Of
ficers were elected: President. T.. c. Smith
of st. Adams; vice-president, DR.. Don
c. Grout of Waterbury and O. w. Peck
of Brandon: secretary, DIR. II. f. Lewis
of Burlington; treasurer. II. l.. Stilson of
Bennington; executive committee. II. d.
Holton of Brattleboro. w. n. Plat of
Shoreham, Henry Ballard of Burlington
and f. II. Ross Of st. Johnsbury. Reso-
lutions We're adopted recommending the
establishment of a state sanitorium for
the care of comsumptives and urging the
Burlington committee on legislation to
use every legitimate means to insure the
passage of the bill in the present legis-
lature providing for such a sanitorlum
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03

The Norcross and West quarries in
Dorset, which were opened long ago
have proved to be very valuable. Over
200 tons of marble a day is now being
taken from these quarries TO the mills
at Manchester, where 1t is worked.
A liquor crusade is on in Bennington:
Nine places were sedrched by officers Sat
urday and Sunday evenings, but nothing
was found. The announcement is made
that the American, Columbian. and Cot
tage hotels have closed their bars.
f. Polonghini. Of Barre, who shot him
self with suicidal intent last week died
Saturday, having lived three days with
calibre bullet in his neck. Owing
TO the mans low condition on account OF
consumption the physicians did not at
tempt TO locate the bullet.
The three-year-old daughter of Assist
ant Lighthouse Keeper Kirby of Juniper
island fell from the second story window
of a Burlington hotel Saturday evening
and struck the concrete pavement u feet
below without receiving an injury of any
kind. She pushed against the screen,
which gave way.
Miss Jennie Converse 80, committed sui
eide Sunday by hanging at the home OF
her brother Julius Converse, of Middlesex.
is supposed that, dread of an operati
lead to her deed. Miss Converse left
tiit must Shotlis alttt anu
hung herself to the limb of tree in a
neighboring orchard.
BY the will of the late John .Dolheer.
millionaire lumber merchant of San
Francisco, Mrs. Helen A. Chase, eldest
daughter of Benjamin F. Blood, of Shell
don, has inherited fortune of $4,000 and
her son, Ralph p. Chase, has received
$4,000 and one-eighth of a residue es-
timated to be nearly Sl,O0O000.
found dead in his bed at the Bennington
soldiers home hospital early Saturday
morning. He served in Company G,
1881 New York volunteers. and was a
member of Thetford post G.. A. r. The
body was sent to Thetford for interment.
His was the 18th death at the home.
In accordance with the direction OF
President Roosevelt, George Percival
Aud of Burlington has been designated
for examination as assistant paymaster
in the navy. The examination will oc-
cur early in October and Mr.. Aud will
have the rank of ensign. Mr.. Aud is
the son of Joseph Aud, manager of the
Daily News, and graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont with high honors
last June.
Joseph Liberty, Fred Dubois and BARLEY
Durant pleaded guilty in the city court at
Burlington Saturday to the charge OF
stedinS tne pay roll ol the RoDlnSon-
Edwards Lumber Co. Liberty was sent
enced to serve not less than 10 nor
more than II months in the house of cor
rection, as he was the one who pried
open the desk to get the money. The
other two were sentenced to serve not
less than six nor more than seven months,
Murray Buck. who has lived on the
Malvern stock farm in Morrisville the
past few years has sold the place to J.
L. Hovey of Wheelock for $4,000. This
is one of the best known farms in Lam
ollie county. 1t was owned for several
years by Mr.. Malvern of New York city
and was specially fitted up as a stock
farm. Later it was sold to C. r. Page
of Morrisville, who for many years made
a speciality of raising and dealing in fine
horses
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
BeeChan's
Pills
Sold Everywhere. In boxes 1oc. and Csc.

the lisht of yearning love, and the hope
of happiness.
And you, Fabrioe," she said, softly,
have YOU forgotten"
Forgotten" lie replied confussedly.
"Why-I hardly know-it is so long
ten long years"
Yes it is long" she answered, eager
ly. but true love knows no time. All,
Fabrice,' her voice was vibrant with
pleading, us it too late? May we not
yet be happy?"
But your husband-he is living, and"
Yes, but he is a broken-down old
man now, and we have never loved each
other Such union as ours is not true
marriage-besdes separation may be
easily arranged-I am rich"
But it is impossible. No. mol How
can you tempt me! Think am a
priest-my vows"
what does it matter? You took
them because you thought you had lost
me. Now, see! l give myself to you"
AS she spoke she threw back her long
mantle and slowly held out her arms to
him. She was doing all in her woman's
power to win him to her. Her half
pursed lips, her lustrous eyes her out
stretched arms, every line of her figure
was wooing him back to the love of his
youth
The man fairly writhed under the
agony OF tne CONNECT tnat was rife within
him. On the one hand lay the world.
pleasures, love, life. all that he had
had schooled himself to despise On the
other hand. the church. duty, and chat
peace which passeth understanding In
the midst of the struggle there came
from a distant alcove the intonation of n
mighty organ and a boy choir singing a
''Te Deum." AS he heard the crisis
seemed to resolve itself-the way was
clear before his feet. The hollow world
and its life of tnsel and vanity lost its
glamour And the woman-who was
she with her shallow beauty and slender
passion to tempt him from his duty?
She seemed to shrink and shrvel away
from him. 1t was as If a great light
had been let into his soul
With the decision look of holy calm
came into his face. The woman saw It.
and knew that she had lost. with a
choking sob she stopped and kissed his
hand, then drew her cloak about her
and swiftly left the cathedral. There
was the click of a closing door. a word
of command, and then the rattle of the
vehicle. and the hoofbeats. which were
soon swallowed up in the eddy of street
noises.
Within. the priest stood before the
figure of the dying Christ, his hands
ella sped and his face transfigured with a
holy triumph.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
PINkY'S PREFERENCE.
The Story of a Pet Postum.

Most wild animals stoutly resist all of
our well-intentioned efforts to bring them
up In door-yard ways, and take TO the
woods again with the first opportunity.
| have tanned many squirrels, but, sooner
or later, every one of them has escaped
to the wilds. have never known but
one wild animal that wanted to be domes-
tcated. that refused to stay In the woods
when taken there: and this was a little
possum. named, from the color of his
long nose, "Pinky."
He was one of family of nine that
caught, several springs ago. and carried
home. In the course of few weeks
his brothers and sisters were adopted by
admiring friends: but Pinky, because he
was the ''runt." and looked very sorry
and forlorn, was not chosen. He was
left with me. I kept him, for his mother
was dead. and fed him on milk until he
caught up to the size of the biggest
mother-fed possum of his age in the
woods. Then I took him down to the
old stump in the brier-patch where he
was born. and left him to shift for him
self.
Being thrown into a brier-patch was ex-
actly what tickled "Brer Rabbit half
to death, and any one would have sup
posed that being put gently down in his
home brier-patch would have tickled this
little possum still more. Not he.
went home and forgot him. But the
next morning, when breakfast was pre-
pairing, what should we see but Pinky,
curled up in the feather cushion of the
kitchen settee, fast asleep.
He had found his way back during the
night, had climbed in through the trough
of the pump-box. and had gone to sleep
like the rest of the family. He gaped
and smiled and looked about him when
awakened altogether at home, but really
surprised that morning had come so
soon.
He took his saucer of milk under the
stove as If nothing had happened We
had had a good many possums, crows,
lizards, and the like, So in spite of this
winsome show of confidence and affec-
ton, Pinky was borne away once more
to the briers. He did not creep in by the
pump-boY. trough that night. Nothing
was seen of him. and he passed quickly
out of our minds. Two or three days
stopped to pick up a big calabash-gourd
that had been on the woodpile. 1 had
cut a round hole. somewhat larger than
silver dollar. in the gourd, intending to
fasten it up for the bluebirds to nest in.
1t ought to have been as light as so
much air. almost, but instead II was
heavy-the children had filled Ii with
sand, no doubt. I turned 1t over and
peeked into the hole, and lo there was
Pinky.
How he ever managed to squeeze
through that opening I don't know, but
there he was, sleeping away as soundly
as ever.
But that's just like him-always a pug
ze. He is most stupidity wise or most
wisely stupid.
And what became of him then? My
heart smites me whenever / think of it..
1 took him back again to the woods the
third time, and again he returned, but
Numbered into a neighbours yard and
and a little later he was drawn up in a
bucket of water from the bottom of that
neighbours well, still asleep, only-they
could not wake him up.-[October St.
Nicholas.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
A Fake That Failed,

The Rev. Alexander Allison, jr., of Phil
adelphia, tells a story of a young man
who took his best girl to church, and
when the time for collection" came
round, rather ostentatiously displayed a
SIS gold piece. Presenting upon the en-
gagement to marry that had been made
by her. the young woman placed a res
training hand upon the arm of her
finance. ''Why, don't be so extravagant,
GEORGE" she exclaimed.
ooh, that's nothing" he replied. II
always give IS when 1 go to strange
church."
Just then the deacon came with the
plate, and George dropped coin. Every
thing seemed favorable, and the young
man beamed with a sense of generosity.
Then the minister made the announce
ments for the week, and concluded with
the wholly unexpected announcement of
the days collection.
1.-THE collection today" said he, was
1915"
George hadn't much to say all the way
to his fiancee's home.-[New York
Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03

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Mrs. William Kenning, Mt. Clemens,
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"My disease was catarrh of the head,
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Congressman Thad. M. Mahon, of
Chambersburg, Pa, writes:
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
Fatally Shot While Hunting.

John Waters, Is, of West Rutland, was
fatally injured Sunday afternoon, by the
accidental discharge of a gun in the
hands of a companion. The accident
happened in the woods west of Proctor
Waters and another young man were out
hunting for partridges, when they met
Charles Mccain another West Rutland
hunter. While examining gun Nc
Gam accidentally discharged it and the
full charge of No. 4 shot entered the
lower part of Waters's abdomen. The
muzzle of the gun was only three feet
from his body when It was fired. The
bladder and lower intestnes were torn
TO pieces, and some of the shot penetrat-
ed as far as the backbone. Waters was
the youngest son Of Patrick Waters. His
mother is dead, but he leaves several
brothers and sisters
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
IN OUR OWN STATE.
State Teachers Meeting Oct. 1925.

Some of the speakers at the meeting of
the State Teachers Association at Bel
lows Falls oct. % to % are: President
G.. Stanley Hall, of Clark University
Prof. j. NJ Tyler, of Amherst College;
Supt c. f. Carroll, of Worcester. Mass. /;
Prof. S. A. Weaver, of Westheld. presi-
dent of music section, National Educa-
tional Association; State Superintendent
W. r. Ranger, and Others. There will
be special conferences in primary work,
music and science, each in charge of a
prominent educator. There will also
be exhibits of school work from leading
schools of the state. 1t is hoped that
every Windham county teacher will make
1t a point to attend this meeting. If pos
sibe Teachers owe it to themselves
and their profession to mingle with other
teachers and exchange thoughts and
methods They cannot fail to gain new
ideas and renewed enthusiasm thereby.
Special railroad rates will be given.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
Second Operation on the President.

A second operation on President Roose-
welt was performed in Washington Sun
day as the result Of the Presidents injury
in the electric railroad accident in Pitts
held, Mass. The wound on his leg made
by the first operation did not heal with
sufficient rapidity to satisfy the Presi-
dents physicians and it was feared that
the bone had been injured in the ac-
cident. There was an increase in local
symptoms and rise in the President S
temperature. DIR. Newton NJ. Shaffer
a noted New York bone specialist was
summoned in consultation with other
physicians. An incision was made ex-
posing the bone, which was found to
be slightly affected. The bone was
scraped and thorough drainage was es-
tablished, after which the physicians
stated in the most positive way that
there was not the least cause for anxiety
and that the Presidents recovery would
be uninterrupted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
Death of lola, the Novelist.

Emile lola, the great French novelist
of the realistic school, who gained prom
inence in recent years because of his de-
Tense of the Jews and Of ex-Capt. Drey-
fus, was found dead in his Paris house
Monday morning from asphyxia ton
NJ. lola and his wife had just returned
from their country house. Owing to
sudden cold weather they had fire
kindled in a stove in their room just be
fore retiring. The stove worked badly
and its fumes suffocated them Madame
lola was unconscious when found the
next morning, but recovered.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESIAIE OLE WILL. "A I'D I MY

The undersigned having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Marlboro Commissioners. to receive, exam
inc and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Willard f. May
late of Bratteboro, in said district deceased,
and all claims exhibited in Offset thereto, here
by give notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid, at Vermont National Bank on
the 18th day of October and the Eth day of
March, next, from 2 O'Clock until O'Clock
p. NJ, each of said days, and that six months
from the 27th day of September, A. ID. 1902, is
the time limited by said court for said credit
ors to present their claims to us for eXami-
nation and allowance.
Dated at Brattleboro, VT. this Goth day of
September, A. ID. 1902
GEORGE SBI G. Ga AVERILL, Commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
- TATE OF VERMONT, Westminster IS

- TATE OF VERMONT, Westminster IS
- The Probate Court for Said District.
To all persons interested in the estate
of DENISON DAVIS, late of Putney, in
said District, deceased. Greeting
You are hereby notified that this Court
will decide upon the allowance of the
account of c. a. McRae, Administrator
upon said estate. and decree distribution
thereof to the persons entitled, at the
session thereof to be held at the Probate
of November, A. D. 1902, when and where
you may be heard in the premises, if
you see cause.
ZINA H ALLBEE, Judge
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
Ransom for Wilbur Clarke Demanded

Harry w. Clarke. of Beverly, Mass.
whose son Wilbur Clarke, three years old
disappeared mysteriously on June II, has
received two letters Offering to restore
the boy for $1,000. One of the letters was
dated Chicago, the other Kansas City.
The Chicago letter instructs the father
TO go to Chicago and deposit the money
In certain building at certain time
The Kansas City letter says;-"The gang
is bound South with the boy for Okla
homa and Texas"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
Finest Marble Mill in the World.

The new Fowler" mill of the Rutland
Florence Marble company al the village
of Florence. in Pittsford, which has been
in course of construction for nearly a
year, and which is conceded by marble
men to be the finest, most up to date
and best equipped marble mill i'm the
world, is now practically finished and
the machinery within the mill will be in
operation in a few days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
------
Mrs. Marsh's Very Words,

pain in the chest, and my stomach felt duh,
cold and wretched. The little ate did me no
good. | could hardly straighten myself out
from pain and weakness. Thus dragged on
until was cured by Calcura Solvent. the new
medicine, discovered by DR., David Kennedy of
Kennedy Row, Kingston, n. Y" All drug
gists 81.