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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-11
WINDHAM.

b. b. Prentiss recently saw IL deer in
one herd.
Ruth Dutton and Nina Coleman are i'll
with the measles.
Mrs F. NJ. Towle of Boston is visiting
her sister. Mrs. II. NJ. Abbott.
Mrs. Laura Stowell of Springfield
Mass, is visiting Mrs. Lamson.
Miss Agnes Whitney of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting at Ashael Upham's.
George Butler and Mark Merrifield of
New York city were in town Sunday.
Miss Eagle and w. j. Crowley and
children of New York are at NJ. II. In
gallss for the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Chapman spent
several days the first of the week with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Chap
man.
Ralph Smead and Julian Harris of
Greenfield Mass. who have been camping
the past two weeks on the ranch, went
home Wednesday.
The celebration, the~Fourth was quiet
here. \ number attended the picnic at
the Centre. About 50 was taken to aid in
repairing the parsonage. In the evening
a good number gathered on Mrs. Harris s
lawn and enjoyed a fine display of fire.
works.
Two accidents took place Friday. but
they were not of the usual order OF
Fourth of July accidents. After return
ing from the picnic, Mrs. Lamson made
a misstep in going into the barn an6
sprained her ankle badly. Friday morn
ing, Mrs A. a. Goodell tripped over q
string attached to the baby carriage and
fell. striking her knee, fracturing the
knee cap.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-11
WEST CHESTERFIELD. N. Il.

Winfield Farr of Greenfield spent the
Fourth with his parents.
The name OF the new club organized
here is the West Chesterfield Citizens
club.
The Fourth was an unusually quiet day
here There were few family gatherings
or picnics. Several spent the day at the
lake.
Charles Clark and son Ned, of Spring
field. Mass, have been in town the past
week to call on friends and take fish
ing trip to Spofford lake.
The next regular meeting of the local
Grange will be held Saturday evening,
July 10. Children's night will be OBJ
served. and the program will be in charge
Of Mrs. Davis. and Mr.. and Mrs. r. c.
Farr.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
will hold their annual picnic at Mrs.
Alice Randalrs on Tuesday afternoon
and evening. July 10 supper will be
served late in the afternoon. All are
cordially invited to be present
Grace. youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilman Carey. was seriously burned
on the Fourth with a fire-cracker which
exploded in her hand one hand and arm
were badly burned and lacerated Dr.
Pratt was called Immediately to dress
the wound. and the patient is doing well
Mary y. Chase. president of the New
Hampshire Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton. met a good number of the women OF
Chesterfield. Monday afternoon, June 30
at Mrs. Alice Randalls, and organized q
local branch of the association. with the
following officers: President Mary l.
Smith: presidents, Emma V. Winr
and Alice c. Randall; secretary, Ada NJ
Amdon: auditor. Cora b. Chamberlain
These officers will constitute the board o.
business or executive committee. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs. Ran
dali on Wednesday afternoon, July 16
All are invited
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into effect last week will be greatly
appreciated by everybody in the vii
lage. Express packages will here
after be delivered free at all the
houses in the village limits, and they
will also be received at all hours of
the day at Mr.. Blood's stable.
The trustees of the public library
announce that new and attractive
catalogue is now in the hands of the
librarian and that copies are ready
for distribution. 1t is hoped that all
families in town will call for them and
avail themselves of the privileges of
the library. Many patrons will find
in this new catalogue a number of
books that are readable and interest
ing, which heretofore practically have
been unnoticed. A number of new
books will be added in the near future.
Not many of the large libraries in
the state can boast of a better ar
ranged catalogue than that of the Put
ney library. Much credit is due F.
l.. Houghton for his efficient work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-11
WEST DUMMERsToN.

Miss Nellie Wilcox is visiting at her
uncle's. S. s. Washers.
Willie and Wifred Moran are visiting
their sister. Mrs. r. Coombs
\ few of Earl Wizards friends met at
his home, Friday, July 4, and spent a very
pleasant evening, being entertained by a
display of fireworks.
School closed in district No. G, June 90
Names of pupils of full attendance, who
were neither absent or tardy during the
term. are Leora Connarn. Howard Clark
and Ralph McKensie.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-11
DUN MERSTON HILL.

Mrs. Richardson has her cottage at
the lake completed.
Miss Irene Knowlton is working for
Mrs. j. N. Betterley this summer.
The grass crop is only two-thirds as
large as the crop last year at this date.
Messrs. White, Willis and Bemis
of Meriden, Conn, spent last week in
bass fishing at the lake.
w. d. Stockwell and Charles Prem
tiss and families were at Mr.. Stock
wells cottage last week
e. l.. Hildreth and family came to
their cottage at the lake Thursday to
remain during the summer.
The close of the school was marked
by instructive and appropriate quota
tion exercises. Twelve or Is of the
parents were present to enjoy the ex-
ercises, and to partake of the bounti-
full supply of ice cream donated by DR..
and Mrs. Gwyer The children gave
three hearty cheers to the donors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-11
EAST PUTNEY.

Mrs. Leoud of Winchendon is visiting
her sister, Mrs. j. V. Shaw.
The ladies' aid society will meet with
Mrs. George Smith next Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. David Frost spent a few days last
week at Mechancsville with Miss Nina
Shattuck.
George johnson of Portland. Maine,
a former resident, called on his friends
this week.
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VERNON,

Rev. F. w. Lewis will preach in the
church at 2 p. m. Sunday.
Rev. A. W. 'sibley will preach in the
chapel next Sunday at II a. m,
The ladies circle will meet in their
rooms next Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Ella Hazelton has gone to visit
her son in Randolph for a few days.
Ernest G. Hubbard came from Meriden
Conn, July g, for a ten days vacation.
Miss Inez Akley and Miss Chloe Frank
lin have gone to Portsmouth, Me, TO at
tend the national convention of Young
Peoples Christian Unions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-11
DUN INVERSION HILL

James Pegg returned to Yonkers, N. Y,
last Saturday.
Mrs. G. r. Wheeler is visiting relatives
in Bernardston this week.
over 100 people spent the Fourth at the
lake Dr. +. w. Gwyer showed his
patriotism by flying three large kites
red, white and blue, with "Old Glory or
$500 feet of string.
The cottages at the lake are nearly al
full. Stockwelrs Miller's and Hescock'
are occupied by Brattleboro people. The
Harris and Willis cottage is occupied by
people from Meriden, Conn.
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NoRTHFIELD, MASS.
Students Conference.

The closing days of the students were
fun of interest and every meeting was
marked by excellent attendance. The
statistics indicate a larger attendance
of delegates that ever before, there be-
ing ga delegates representing 1888 insttu-
lions besides 100 teachers and visitors
not delegates.
Fourth of July was n most enjoyable
day and was married by no accidents. The
afternoon was devoted to sports being of
the nature of the regular track events.
In the evening the delegations marched to
the auditorium which had been beautiful
ly trimmed with flags and class banners
and the first part of the evening was de-
voted to yells and songs. With 800 men
trying to make as much noise as possible
II can be well imagined that pandemoni-
um refgned. Finally the meeting was
called to order by Mr.. Mott. a short
address was made by DR.. Robert John
son of London. ontario, after which Pres.
Woodrow of Princeton, the orator of the
evening, was introduced He delivered
a short but eloquent address upon pat
riotism. At the close of the meeting
the audience adjourned to a near by hill
where a huge bonfire was lighted. Sun
day, the closing day, was a day of large
audiences. Robert Speer delivered the
morning sermon after a service of song
led by Geo. G. Stebbins In the even
ing short addresses were made by sew
eral delegates from the colleges. Mon
day most of the men went away although
n good many are remaining to listen to
the Bible lectures being given daily in
the Congregational church. The Cen
eral conference will open Aug 1.
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Thomas Allen of Belchertown, Mass,
late principal of the Marlboro, N. II.
High school, will become principal of
Powers Institute in Bernardston in the
fall.
A strike of 5000 freight handlers in Chi
cago was called Monday, and every
freight house of the "a railroads concerned
is practically tied up. Business men fear
that the strike will be the most serious
which has affected their interests In
years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-11

English Thomas was driving through
Main street on recent evening when he
ran into the steam roller and was thrown
from his wagon and picked up uncon-
scious. The horse broke from the car
riage and ran but was caught without
doing great injury. Mr.. Thomas soon
revived and suffered no i'll effects from
the fall.
on the evening preceding July 4th,
some masked men attacked the Uniter-
ian church sheds with saws, axes and
ropes and pulled them entirely down,
leaving them a mass of debris. While
some have smiled at this proceeding
people through the town realize that IL is
calamity not only to the church but to
the town, and regret exceedingly that
such lawless element is riot in the town.
DR. and Mrs c.. F. Pentecost enter
tanned the II. II. johnson post and other
friends at their pleasant home on July
Ord. The intention was to hold the party
on the lawn and raise flag there but
the inclemency of the weather prevented.
The spacious parlors were tastefuIly
trimmed with flags and flowers. During
the afternoon a program of vocal music
was well rendered and Mrs. Arthur Phil
two selections Lunch was served in
the dining hail and n most delightful
afternoon spent by all. Several veter-
ans We're prevented from coming by the
heavy rain which was greatly regretted
as Il would been an occasion of so much
pleasure to them.
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THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
HORRIBLE RAILROAD FATALITY.

Will Foley of East Putney Run over
by three Trains-His Body Mutt
lated Beyond Recognition.
A mutilated, dismembered and I'M
recognizable body, found Sunday
morning on the Boston & Maine rail
road track, told of the most horrible
fatality that has happened in this
town within the memory of the pres
ent generation. From anything that
was human it was impossible to es-
tablish the identity of the person, but
from articles known to be in his po-
session it was identified as that of
Will Foley of East Putney, a railroad
employee and well known throughout
the town. 1t is known. that at least
three trains passed over the body,
parts of which were found long dis
lance from where death took place.
Foley was employed as section hand
in East Putney and lived with his
mother in that village. On Saturday
night he came to Putney village to at
tend tend a show in the town hall.
The show was over soon after 10
o'clock and if Foley had started home
by way of the railroad track he would
have arrived there, ordinarily, an hour
later. He reached the crossing near
the Lorenzo Joslin place, less than a
mile from home, at 2:45 o'clock Sun
day morning and was struck by the
north-bound express train which pass
es that point at that time. This is
shown by the fact that his watch stop
ped at that time and that the engi-
neer of the train found blood on the
pilot on reaching White River juno
ton.
Harley Whitney, son of Norman
Whitney, who lives on the Kittredge
Parker farm, near the scene of the
accident, found parts of the body
while walking on the track about 8
o'clock Sunday morning. Meanwhile
the south-bound passenger train at
o'clock. which was an hour late, and
the morning newspaper train from
the south had passed over the body
but none of the engineers or firemen
saw it. The Whitney boy went home
and told what he found, and the Sc
lectmen were called. They found that
the head, arms and legs had been sew
cred from the body and that the body
itself had been frightfully torn. Fo
leys watch, ring and a letter near the
track served to show who the person
was.
The body was taken to knights un
dertaking rooms in this village and
was carried home Sunday afternoon
On Tuesday it was taken to Brattle
boro, where the funeral was held al
l o'clock in the Roman Catholic
church, Rev. Father Cunningham of
floating. The burial was in the Ro
man Catholic cemetery in Brattleboro
Foley was son of Owen Foley o.
East Putney, who died year ago las
March. He was &c years old and al
ways lived in East Putney HI
leaves a mother in East Putney and ;
brother and sister, Michael j. Fole.
and Miss Catherine E. Foley of thi!
VILLAGE
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and Miss Catherine E. Foley of this
village.
F. l.. Pierce's mill is shut down for
a short time.
Dana Clough is confined to his
house with illness.
Eugene Holt is building a piazza
on Mrs. Wares house.
Mrs. Jennie Crafts is visiting her
mother, Mrs. S. o. Parker.
Miss Hattie Black of Greenfield is
a guest of Miss Ida Young.
Mrs. Hubbard Black of Greenfield is
spending a few days in town.
Miss Ida Young visited Miss Lula
Woodland the week of the Fourth.
Mrs. Frank Adams and children
spent the Fourth at Dorr Clough's.
Miss Hattie Proctor will go soon to
Rutland for stay of several weeks
Miss Martha Pierce went Monday
to Burlington for medical treatment
Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Britton returned
Wednesday night from their wedding
trip.
Mrs. Asa Shattuck of Syracuse, N.
Y, is spending the summer at w. d.
Waite's.
The Womans Relief corps will hold
their meetings in the afternoon
through the summer.
F. D. Kendall went Wednesday to
Grafton to attend the funeral of his
sister, Mrs. George Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Switzer are
spending two weeks with relatives in
Brattleboro and Townshend.
John L. Howard of Maiden, Mass,
the writing master, spent two days
with acquaintance in town this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Howard and
child of East Templeton, Mass, are
spending a few days at James Les
ter's.
Miss McGrath of Montpelier is
spending the summer at Mrs. Martins
Miss Burns of Newton is there for a
week.
Mrs. Allen Newell of Florida is
spending a few days at John Clark's
Her husband was Mr.. Clark's brother
in-law.
Mrs. Gertrude Cole and daughter
Dorothy, are spending a number OF
weeks with Mrs. Coles father, Lewis
Gorham.
Miss Ida Wright, who has a position
as matron in the Brattleboro Retreat
visited her grandfather, S. o. Parker
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ariel Crosby will
move soon to Waltham, Mass, where
they lived formerly. All will regre
to have them go.
Rev. Mr.. Hayward began his labor
with the Congregational church Sun
day. communion service will b.
held next Sunday.
Florence Whitney went Monday t.
Burlington for treatment in hos
pital. She was accompanied by he
father and her aunt.
1t is announced that f. l.. Hougf
ton will be a local option-high-licen
candidate for representative from PuI
ney to the next legislature.
Mr.. Ross has moved from Below
Falls into the tenement vacated b
Mrs. Gale and is employed as machin
tender in Robertson's paper mill.
Carl Knight is substituting in N
G. Williams's store for Fred Dodg'
who is i'll with measles. Mrs. he
bert Blood is very i'll with measles
Ralph Pierce, who has been her
since the death of his father, starte
this week on his return to California
where he expects to complete n
course in the school.
The delegates to the county CO..
vention in Newfane this week went
Brattleboro on a gravel train Tue
day morning on account of a Ian
slide at East Putney which delaye
the regular passenger train.
A change in the arrangements Il
handling express matter which wei
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Sold In Brattleboro by Geo. q. Green.
In Bellows Falls by II. II. Davis. Call
for free sample.
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No effort was made to take care of
them, but law was passed forbidding
the shooting of quail under heavy
penalty for five years.
At the expiration of that period
they had increased marvelously.
Then the farmer element in the legis-
lature extended the period by three
years more, which has two years to
run.
If the quail are not exterminated by
some savage winter there viii be rare
sport in Wisconsin in 1904. unless the
grangers again intervene. The farmer
wants the quail let alone. because in
his opinion it is a slaughterer of pota-
to bugs. 1t does eat potato bugs, but
one middling. well-organized hen will
eat as many bugs as a bevy of quails,
and q turkey will eat more.
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iauea, but started an independent
display, some thousands of feet be-
low the summit crater, and some
thousands of feet above Kilauea.
Both craters, however, were affected
by the eruption. Three streams of
molten lava travelled in quite differ
ent directions, and if Mokuaweoweo
and Kilauea had added their quota
to the uprising, 1 fear Hawaii would
have had her worst and last revolu-
ton.
Brave and beautiful little Hilo, the
seaport city of Hawaii, lay in the
path of one of the 1899 streams; and,
for the second time in 10 years, the
inha bitants feared for their posses
sions if not for their lives. Of late
years not much damage has been
done to property, and no lives have
oeen lost, but Mauna Loa has not
always played the protector she
looks eve so personify the noun
tain because of the goddess.) In
1868 an eruption began in Mokua-
weoweo, and was attended by long
series of earthquake shocks. One
terrific earthquake did more or less
damage throughout Hawaii. 1t
caused what is known as the mud
fiow," when a great mass of clay was
dislodged from a bluff at the head
of valley in the district of Kau, and
In few minutes swept down for a
distance of three miles, in a stream
half mile in width and, in the mid
lie, 80 feet in depth. This quick
moving flow overlook and buried 81
persons and over 100 horses, cattle
and goats. The sea, which frequent
ly is disturbed during periods of vol
canic activity, at this time rolled in
On the coast of Kau in great wave
| 10 or so feet high, laying waste CO.
coanut groves and villages. Over so
| human beings lost their lives. Five
| lays later an eruption took place on
the southwest slope of the noun
tain and did much injury, destroying
houses and cattle and devastating
| thousands of acres of good land.
On the fifth of November, 1880, in
| the summit crater of Mauna Loa
| light shone. The next day stream
IF lava started at a point 11,1O0 feet
above the level of the sea on the
eastern side of the mountain. For
seven long months the flow contin-
led, and stopped just three-quarters
IF mile from Hilo. The inhabitants
IF that pretty seaport appear to lead
| alarmed lives, and laugh when one
.sks them if they are not afraid to
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~. riding some distance ahead of my
infantry. got in sight of the fortifica-
tions of Washington, into which
force of the enemy's cavalry had re-
tired before mine. The works were APP
parently feebly manned, though they
appeared to be strong in themselves
L sent word for the leading division
(Rhodes) to be brought up as rapidly
as possible, and for the other divisions,
except one to be left as a guard to
the trains, to be moved out of the col
umn to the front. This was the work
of time. Gen. Rhodes was ordered to
have his division brought into line as
it came up, and to move at once
against the works. While his brigade
was coming up he and I were in front
examining the works, and before his
first brigade could be formed into line
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History of the Now Active
Hawaiian Volcanoes ~
Something of the Terrible
Our Nid-Pacific Territory.

~ AWAITS volcano is once
more at work, and tour
n lists are fiocking to see
Il Nine. Pele's fireworks.
Nine. Pele, you know, is
- tho draod goddess Of tho
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live so close to the unquiet, if won
derfully beautiful, mountain.
Forty-seven years ago lava started
from near the summit of Mauna Loa
and flowed towards Hilo. For Is
months this sword of Damocles, if a
thing two miles wide can by any
manner of means be Hkened to mar
row blade, threatened this oft-be-
Sieged town. In 1910 an eruption
took place which destroyed few
small ham1ets; much of the flow was
underground, and no lives were lost.
In 1887 throughout the islands a
great commotion of the sea was no.
ticed. At Hilo the sea first receded,
and then suddenly rose IL feet above
high-water mark, carrying away
houses and doing much damage.
Twelve lives were lost at Hilo.
Although Kilauea, when very ac-
tive, is most awesOme, she has not
such a grim record as the parent
mountain. I believe no mans death
can be directly-charged to her since
1870, when band of followers of
Keoua, high chief, were suffocated
by a shower of sand and cinders from
Kilauea.
h11d uod mas nOU Doen raging IN n0I
usual fashion the last few years, but
not a few visitors have registered at
the Volcano house, and found much
in the vicinity that was worth visit
ing. Travellers to the volcano may
leave Honolulu by two routes. I pre-
fer the Hilo route; Hilo is-a fine
place to rest in after the rough
waters of the channels, and a fine
place from which to view the distant
mountains. The 39-mile drive to the
Volcano house, which stands near.
the brink of Kilauea, is most enjoy
able; the living green of the cane
fields against the sapphire sea, the
tufts of ferns borne aloft on spongy
shafts that tower 25 to 80 feet, the
trees with crimson blossoms, the
great-leaved parasites that adorD
trees to us equally as foreign as
themselves; all this makes beauty
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of the almost empty defense s, ready to
rush them with the rebel yell"
There were few old soldiers in the
defenses, several hundred feeble con-
xalescent soldiers from the hospitals
having been required to go on duty.
But the rife pits were poorly defended
by raw recruits. Gen. Early knew
thfs, and he was anxious to take Wash
mgton before the arrival of the union
veterans, whose coming had been told
him by telegraph from Richmond.
Government clerks, under command
of few veterans. had erected barri-
cades along sthe streets and avenues
leading to the treasury and white
house, and had placed artillery there,
but they could not have withstood the
onset of the veterans. 1t seemed that
nothing but an act of Providence
could prevent the capture and footing
of the national capital. Why. then,
did Early hesitate? Why did he waste
precious hours, when he knew the
need of haste?
In his official report Gen. Early
says: IA short time after noon DULY