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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07
SHERIFF KILLED BY BURGLARS.
Bank Of CIarksville, Ark, Blown Open
With Dynamite by Gang of Rob-
hers

Robbers early blew up the safe OF the
bank OF Clarksville. Ark. with dynamite
Wednesday. secured sum estimated at
$500, killed John Powers, sheriff of John
son county, who attempted to capture
them, and escaped before the citizens
were aware of their presence. Apparent
ly there were from four to six men in the
gang. They tied their horses in The crt -
skirts of the town and made their way
unobserved to the bank. They destroyed
the safe with dynamite, secured all the
money available. on the street they were
confronted by Sheriff Powers. who opened
fire upon them. The robbers returned the
fire, using revolvers and Winchesters.
Powers stood his ground, and emptied
two revolvers before he was killed.
When citizens arrived little later.
Powers was dead, and there was no trace
Of the robbers. except a trail of blood,
that indicated that the sheriff had wound
ed one or perhaps more of his assalants.
Powers roomed on the second floor of an
adjoining building and had been awaken
ed by the explosion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07
BRATTLEB0R0 & WHITEHALL.

lts.Condition Considered at a Special
Meeting Of the Central Vermont Di-
rectors at st. Albans This Morning
r. S. Logan Resigned-E. II.
Fitzhugh Appointed General Mana
ger in His Place.
Especial to The Phoenix from st. AIbans.1
A special meeting of the directors
of the Central Vermont railroad was
held at st. Adams this morning. It is
understood that one of the chief pur-
poses of the meeting was to consider
the condition of the Brattleboro and
Whitehall railroad. The only informa-
tion given to the public at the close Of
the meeting was that the condition Of
the narrow gauge road was carefully
gone over, and the immediate improve
ment of its equipment was "favorably
considered"
At this meeting r. S. Logan resigned
his position as vice president and gen.
eral manager Of the Central Vermont
system, and f. II. Fitzhugh was elect
ed in his place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07
]. w. Titcomb Chief of Division of
Fish Culture.

John w Titcomb. superintendent of the
national fish hatchery station at St
Johnsbury has been appointed chief OF
the division of fish culture, with head
quarters at Washington.
He will have oversight of all the hatch
cry stations in the country.
Mr.. Titcomb is son-in-law of eX-Sena-
tor jonathan Ross and a native of Rut-
land county. He came to St. Johnsbury
in 1893 as inspector of construction at the
national hatchery, and a year later was
appointed superintendent He is widely
known as an authority on fish culture and
game.
In 1890 he organized the Vermont Fish
and Game League, and served as its Sec
retary for three years and as its president
since that time. lie is also chairman OF
the state fish and game commission, and
has Just finished a term as president OF
the North American fish and game pro-
tective association.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

Ex-senator Chandler of New Hamp-
shire has a rare facility for keeping
in the public eye. This week he has
bobbed up with a charge that former
Minister Woodruff was responsible for
the war with Spain in 1898. He says
Mr.. Woodruff ignored the President S
order to ask for Cubas freedom. but
insisted without authority. on pur-
chasing the island for the United
States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07
Congressman Haskins Entitled to
Credit.

IT, f. Harris, Washington letter.
In connection with the result thus
far in the oleomargarine matter | hope
Vermonters will give Col. Haskins due
credit He worked like a Trojan for
the bill from the day he arrived in
town, and the value of his presence on
the committee is demonstrated by the
early and overwhelmingly favorable
report on the bill. Two years ago it
was almost impossible TO get any kind
of a report on the Grout bill, and then
il was favorable by a very close vote,
If the colonel don't do anything else
during his term he will be entitled to a
unanimous denomination for this
alone. understand the circum-
stances, and | know the farmers of
Vermont owe him more than they can
ever repay
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

A bill is before the United States
to advance the salary of the chief JUS
tice of the supreme court from $l0,-
600 to $4,000. of the eight associate
justices from $4,000 to $12, 800. the
circuit judges from $4,000 to $500,
and the district judges from $4,000 to
s625O. These salaries are small in
comparison to the incomes Of many
lawyers in regular practice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

The retirement of b. U. Wells from
the Lyndonville Journal is a distinct
loss to Vermont newspaperdom. His
editorial utterances frequently ended
in drooling, but he gave Lyndonville
a paper which covered its field from
a news standpoint in highly credita-
Bile manner
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

Horace F. Graham of Craftsbury,
Horace w. Bailey of Newbury. Sias
w Finn of st. Albans and probably
col A. A. Hall of St Albans are ready
to start in the race for the state aud
itorship.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

John Bonette, 30, single, was nsulted by
George McGibbon, 80, married, at the bar
in the Shakespearean Inn at Boston Fri
day. The men went to the sidewalk to
settle their difficulties, and Bonette drew
a revolver and shot McGibbon, who fell
dead. Bonette fled, but a crowd pursued
him, and when he reached Washington
street he stopped and shot himself
through the head, causing instant death
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

Sawin-"How did you happen to get
such cold in your teeth?" Burwin-"I
went out without my gum shoes on
[Boston Transcript
"Why do you girls call BERTHE The
Poem?" "Why. he's just like a poem!
He's been rejected at least forty times"
-[Chicago Daily News.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

Give me penny for the fresh air fund.
pop?" "A penny, my boy?' Yes, pop;
that's all they charge for filling my bicy-
Gle tires. II Yonkers Statesman.
Whom II Pays-"It doesn't pay a man
to go to law does it," "Well, yes it
pays man, but that mans the lawyer 20
philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

Interesting sessions of the Vermont Ma
ple Sugar Makers association have been
held in Burlington this week At the bust
ness session V. l. Spear of Randolph was
elected president; A. j. Croft of Enos-
burgh Falls, secretary Alpha Messer of
Rochester. treasurer; II. w. Vail of Ran
dolph, auditor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07
Why is ROYAL.
Baking Powder bet
ter then any other?

Because in it's mammoth works a
corps Of chemical experts is con-
stantly employed to test every ingre-
dient and supervise every process of
manufacture to insure a product alb
solutely pure, wholesome and perfect
in every respect.
The most wholesome food and
the most digestible food are made
with Royal Baking Powder.
sT,New
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

Congressman Haskinss debut was a
genuine prima donna success.
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The Vermont Phoenix.

Published every Friday at Brattleboro, VT, by
o. L. FIR e NJ G n.
TERMS: S1.5O per year in advance; If
not paid within the year, s..
Rates of advertising furnished on ap-
plicaton. Births, deaths and marriages
published free; Obituary Notices, Cards
lines or less.
(Entered at the Brattleboro Post Office
as second class mail matter.)
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8l,siiress Gards.

c. r. ALDRiCH, M. D.
Union Block, Brattleboro.
Oflce hours until 0 a. m, to p. m.
and to 9 p. m.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

JAMES CONLAND, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office in Crosby Block. Hours 8 to q.
M, l to p. m. Residence, Walnut 81.
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Gbe @)ermunt a9bonis.
T e N p A G e S.

BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1902.
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A. |. MILLER, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON;
Hooker block; till a. m. to z; ooV
to p. m.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-07

C.. G. WHEELER, D. o.,
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
30 No. Main St., Brattleboro. Office hours
o to 70 and 1.3O to Wednesdays and Sat
urdnNs eNcepted.
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DR., GEO. X. ANDEKSON,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence, SS Main st. Surgery
in all its branches a speciality. Otice
hours: until 10 a. m, to 23O p. m, even
ing $50 to s. Telephone, Brooks House
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c. S. PRATT, M. D.,
IS No. Main ST., Brattleboro'o
Office hours: to 2.3O, $50 to s.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
OCEAN GROVE.

OCEAN GROVE. y. j., Sept. 6.-Witf
this week ends the season at this ia
nous camp meeting resort. With the
close of the camp which ran through the
last ten days of August the ihrongs be-
gan TO leave. The cottagers are here
but the hotels encircling the camp
grounds begin today to look deserted.
That the thirty-third encampment was
about the best in the history OF the re-
sort the leaders and the tens of thou
sands of attendants were pretty well
agreed, and at the farewell service they
expressed their enthusiasm TO a degree
hardly ever seen before. They formed
In line-or. rather, some 5000 of them
did-and. triumphantly singing We're
Marching to Zion" and waving their
handkerchiefs and hats, marched three
times around the Auditorium. which, in
imagination. they made Jerusalem
They then gathered in the Auditorium
to hear the reports of the leaders of the
thirteen daily meetings, which reports
showed that the number of conversions
this year was considerably above the
average for the last decade. Then the
crowd arose, sang Well Meet Over
There" and the bell tolled three times
as Bishop Fitzgerald declared the camp
closed.
At the Atlantic House the latest
Washington arrivals are Mrs. NJ. II.
Rock and G. r. Rock
is guest of the Spray View.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY.

| ASBURY PARK, N. j.. Sept. 6.-The
close of August saw the Asbury sea-
son booming along at a rate greater
than in July. The bookings at the
large hotels show that it is going to
last until the middle OF the MONTH
thing unknown before in the history OF
Asbury. The ball rooms are as gay
as ever tonight, and Founder Brad
| ley announces that he will keep his
bathing grounds open week longer
than usual
The biennial general conference of the
Liberal Society OF Friends of the Unit
ed States and Canada, which opened in
the beach Auditorium on Thursday to
continue a week. has brought about
500 delegates. The chairman df the
opening afternoon session was Miss
Alice G. Robinson. of Baltimore Among
the speakers of the week are Princi-
pal Anna j. Cooper. of the Washing
ton High School; President Joseph
Swain, OF Swarthmore College. and Faul-
ire w. Holme. Bertha Janney. and Mar
garet W. Matthews. of Baltimore.
The sensation of the week on the
beach was woman bathing in a mans
suit, which she was given by mis-
take. but which she didn't recognize
as misfit, having never before been 10
the seashore bathing grounds.
Mrs. B. c. Cockrell of Washington, Is
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
Pennies on the Ceiling.

The landlords of some of the public
houses in the poorest districts in the
East End have invented a new method
OF collecting money for the hospitals.
says the London Graphic" They recog-
nize the fact that the average man is
usually eharitably disposed when he is
in a public house, and so they give him
chance TO do some good with his
money. Incidentally they also furnish
him with little innocent amusement.
While the man is slipping his drink the
landlord ostcntatiously takes a penny
from his till. He next produces a thin
slice from a cork with tin tack run
through the center. He then places the
piece of cork on the top of the penny
and wraps them in a piece of thin col
ored paper. The paper is screwed up
tightly. so that the point of the tin tack
pierces it, and is twisted in The form of
tail" When the landlord has com
pleted these mysterious preparations he
throws the penny wrapped in the paper
up to the ceiling. The tack goes into
the ceiling and the penny in the colorei
paper remains up there. Sometimes tho
tail" is cut into ribbons. and sometimes
two or three pieces of paper of different
colors are used. In any case the Gus
toner wants ito have try The land
lord furnishes The cork and the tin tack
and the colored paper. The customer
finds the penny. With a very little prac-
'tice anyone can make penny stick on
to the ceiling. and so. in course of time,
the ceiling becomes gay with colored
streamers of paper. When the ceiling
is full the pennies are pulled down and
sent TO hospital-and the fun begins |
all over again.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

! a guest OF the Plaza. She is accompan-
led by her sister, Mrs. n. r. Sparks. Of
| New York
| d. n. Crockett. Washington real es-
tate operator. is late arrival at the
Lalire.
| The Ashland is entertaining 1. Wander
hort. of the Capital City.
The summer colony CT young people
at the Colonial includes Miss Grace VI.
Reese and Miss Flora G. Reese. of
Washington.
Mrs. NJ. L. King. of Alexandria,
reached the Victoria last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs II. Jarrett. Miss NJ. E.
Jarrett and Miss Julia Jarrett. OF Jar
rettsville. Md. arrived at the Plaza the
first of the week.
J. Maurice Bird is lately arrived
WashingtoniaD at the Coleman House.
Among the Baltimoreans at the Hotel
Columbia are Dr. o. E. Janney. Mrs.
Janney Miss Eleanor Janney. Miss Re-
becca Janney and George H. Thomas.
". A. Day. OF Washington. and F. w.
Conger. Of Virginia, are guests OF the
Coleman.
Mrs. Mary ]. Smith. CT Lincoln, Va.
is also at the Passaic.
Mr.. Edward Matthews and Mrs. Sarah
A. Matthews. OF Washington. are spend
ing week here. They are guests of the
Passaic
A Rising Sun tMd.) company at the
Hicks is composed of Lydia E. Rey-
rolds, Jeanette Reynolds, Jonathan
Reynolds, H. Reynolds, and c. kimbles.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07

itive that he was not going at the rate
specified in the arrant, but to escape
a court trial he paid the same as the
rest and departed.
Mr. Robert Cutting followed "in the
footsteps of those who had gone before,
and when he left the little brick police
station he was sl2.60 shorter than be-
fore. There were number of lesser
lights" who were guilty of the same
charges, and they each contributed to-
ward the expenses of Newport.
One of the most distinguished dinner
dances of the season took place at the
Newport Golf Club last week, when Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence ". Dolan entertained
large party of cottagers. The party
included the Duchess of Marlborough
The Grand Duke Boris of Russia. Count
Cassini, the Russian ambassador a.
Washington. Hon. Herbert n. D. Peirce
third assistant secretary of State; Mrs
o. H. P. Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt. Capt. w. Baron Fersen
of the Russian Navy: Baron de Schlip-
penbach. Russian consul general at Chi
cago; Mrs. Astor, Col. and Mrs. John
Jacob Astor. Baron Freichie and Mr.
Francis J. Otis.
Hon. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have
returned from Saratoga. where they
went for the racing, and stopped over
in New York for the Futurity race. They
are entertaining Prince Hohenlohe. oi
Germany.
On Labor Day Mr.. William X. Van
derbilt, jr.. gave a prize of 500 for q
cutter race in the harbor, and the af-
fair will go down in history as being
the largest affair ever held here in the
cutter racing line. The judges were Mr.
William X. Vanderbilt. jr., Lieutenant
Commander Fletcher. of the training
station; Congressman Cousins, who is
the guest of Mr.. Fletcher. and Mr..
Frank NJ. Wheeler. A torpedo boat was
used by the judges.
Lieut. Commander Cameron MacR
Winslow is here for a short visit with
his family.
II Conte Giuseppe Della Gherardesca
arrived Friday morning for short visit
here.
Friday evening Commodore Elbridge
yacht Electra, in honor of the Grand
Duke Boris, and this evening Mrs. Og-
den Mills is giving a large dinner in
nonor of the duke.
Mrs. William Grosvenor gave large
dinner at her cottage Wednesday even
ing in honor of her daughter. Miss Alice
Grosvenor. who was formally, intro
duced. About sixty guests were at the
dinner, and a number came in after
ward for dancing.
Hon. Henry White, secretary of the
United States Embassy al st. James. is
expected here shortly to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Glyn.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
BRlGHTW00D AND VICINITY.

Tbe1fair and bazaar held on Wednes-
day, n3ihursday. and Friday evenings OF
last &9ek, under the auspices of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the Brightwood
Tent of Maccabees, was a pronounced
| success, both socially and financially,
notwithstanding the inclement weather
of the opening night.
The new hall at the corner of Flint
Street and Brightwood Avenue. the
rated, was tastefully decorated for the
occasion. The large storeroom on the
first floor was devoted to the bazaar
feature OF the affair. and was lined with
booths, profusely decorated with flags
and bunting, which afforded attractive
backgrounds for the numberless ar
. ticles of use and beauty offered for sale
The main hall on the second floor
furnished an excellent place for dane
ing, which, under the inspiration of
small orchestra stationed on the stage
at the end of the hall. which rendered
popular dance music, proved most
attractive feature of the fair. The at :
tendance at all times was large, and
included many Washingtonians and
residents OF neigh5oring suburbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bushee are the
guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. John
w. Keene. of Flint Street. Mrs. Keene
win also have with her the latter part
of this week her eldest son. Mr.. w. A.
Keene, Of Pittsburg. who win be her
guest prior TO his marriage with Miss
Dix, of Georgetown. on the 10th inst.
The American Paper Straw Company,
a local enterprise of which we are
proud, reopened its factory at the cor
ner OF Flint Street and Brightwood
Avenue, on Tuesday last, after two
months OF inactivity. thereby giving
employment to some ninety or more
wage-earners, principally young women.
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
WASHINGTON GROVE.

WASHINGTON GROVE, Md. Sept c.
The first great event Of the weeks pro
gram was the grand concert under the
management of Dr. Francis Woodman
He arranged this program: Piano solo,
Mrs. w. S. Nicholson; bass solo. MIR.
Arthur Middleton; euphonium solos, Mr.
Charles Kenny; soprano solo. Mrs. Kit
ty Thompson Berry; recitations. Mr.
Harrison; contralto solo. Mrs. Belle
Carpenter Hemme; duet, Excelsior, :"
Messrs. Mcfarland and woodman;
tenor solo. Mr. William Mcfarland;
duet, Paul and Virginia" Messrs. Me-
Fariand and Woodman.
Although the Chautauqua program of
this season is drawing 10 a close, yet
several fine events are still in view
The stereopticon lecture of this even
ing on "The Volcanic Explosion of
Mont Pelee." by Prof. Robert T. Hill,
and Pure Foods and Their Adultera-
tion." on Monday by Prof Harvey W
Wiley, are especially looked for.
Labor Day brought many picnics
here. and the whole Grove enjoyed sew
eral favorite retreats. Some went to
Great Fails for the day. others TO Sugar
Loaf Mountain. while still another party
spent the day in the woods on real
picnic.
A straw ride was given last evening
as one of the winding up events OF
1.-The Strollers."
"The TramDs" have planned second
trip to Great Falls for Tuesday next.
Miss Edna Dyer, of Takoma Park.
recently visited Miss Grace Welch
Mr.. ". H.. II. Smith will continue his
lay object sermons Sunday evening
with talk on Light On the Way
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

NEWPORT. r. l., Sept. 6.-What with
The horse, polo, tennis, dinners. lunch
cons, and balls. the past week has been
livelier than any previous week this
season After the coming week the sea-
SON will slowly close for the gay set,
and the "frolics' will be fewer.
The most distinguished visitor we
have had this week is the Grand Duke
vladimirewitch Boris. OF Russia, q cous
in of the Czar. who has come to Ameri
ca to see things, and who has already
witnessed many interesting sights and
people.
His first call upon his arrival was
upon Mrs. Goelet Tuesday evening she
gave delightful dinner in his honor.
Her cottage was artisticaily decorated
for the occasion. Duke Boris speaks
English fluently, and thoroughly enjoys
everything he sees.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave a
to which nearly all the prominent cot
tagers were hidden. Wednesday even
ing the duke accompanied by his staff
and Count Cassini and Honorable Mr..
Peirce went aboard the steam yacht
Felicia, and were taken 10 Oyster Bay
to visit President Roosevelt.
It was a most novel sight last Mon
day when nearly a dozen society men
lined up in the police court TO answer a
charge OF speeding their automobiles
faster than eight miles an hour. The
first prisoner on the list was Mr.. w.
Watts Sherman who pleaded guilty to
the charge and paid the bill-s12.60.
Judge Baker then went into the law
governing automobiles. and for about
ten minutes the millionaire chauffeurs
listened to a lecture, which came direct
from the shoulder
The next one to appear before the
Judge was MIR William *. Vanderbilt. the
greatest OF American chauffeurs. He
would have pleaded not guilty. but for
the fact that he was going 10 New York
that afternoon in his seventy-footer. and
did not wish to be bothered with a court
trial M Vanderbilt stated that the
only machine he had had up TO last
week was a small steam locomobile, and
he offered TO present The loco to the
judge If the latter could get over fifteen
miles an hour cut of it. However, Will
lie k paid his s12.60. and then moved
aside for the next victim. a--
The latter was Mr. W. A. N. Burden.
former captain and guard of the Har-
Rvrd football team. Mr.. Burden was pos
The Washington times., 1902-09-07
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The C0mmoner.
Mr.. Bryan S Paper.

The C0mmoner has attained within
six months from date of the first issue
a circulation of 100, 900 copies, a rec
ord probably never equaled in the his
tory of American periodical literature.
The unparalleled growth of this paper
demonstrates that there IS room in the
newspaper field for a national paper
devoted to the discussion of political,
economic and social problems To
the columns of The Commoner Mr..
Bryan contributes his best efforts and
his reviews of political events as they
arise from time to time cannot fail to
interest those who study public ques-
tions.
The Commoner's regular subscrip-
tion price is s. per year. We have ar
ranged with Mr. Bryan whereby we
can furnish his paper and the New
DOMINION together for one year for
S1.75 in advance
The regular subscription price of
the two papers when subscribed for
separately is $3.50.