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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-23
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MARS LODGE, NO. 22O2, MEETS 1EC
ond and fourth Wednesday in each month
for business and the third Wednesday for
instruction at Odd Fellows Hall, 25a e.
Seventh street. j. E. PORTER, N. G.; Thos
R. Hickman, P. S., 422 st. Anthony Ave.
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH, NO. 55s, q. O.
o. of c. F. meets first and third Monday
in each month for business; second Mon
day for instruction, at Odd Fellows Hall.
253 r. Seventh St. Mrs. Nellie F. Francis,
NJ. N. G.; Mrs. Ida M. johnson, W. R.,
No. 500 Rice street.
ST. PAUL PATRIARCHY NO. ia,
meets the second Monday in each month
at Odd Fellows Hall, No. 263 E. Seventh
street. All Patriarchs in good standing
v. p; Thos. r. Hickman, R. "; w. T.
Francis, V. P; Geo. B. Lowe, W. P. R.,
47812 Wabasha.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
A Ride on the Narrow Gauge.

John O. Spring in Bellows Falls Tines
the Vermont Central, alias the Brattle-
boro and Whitehall, which ! think is now
under the control of the Grand Trunk,
takes the cake for passenger traffic.
1t was my lot to take a fying(0 trip
over this road not long since from Brat
tleboro to Londonderry, SO miles, which
! accomplished in four hours. This was
the fast train. 1t takes a mixed train
much longer tn cover the ground. In
the first place the engine is small and
green wood is used to get up steam
when there is any. on this trip of mine
we stopped twice between stations 10 get
up steam in addition to long waits at the
stations. and once a twenty minute stop
was made to get water for the boiler.
on my return trip l intended to take the
mixed noon train, but the conductor told
me he wouldn't promise to get me to Brat
tleboro in season to connect with the mid
night train for Bellows Falls. so | took
the 7 o'clock morning express or reg
ular passenger train and rushed
through to Brattleboro in a little less
than four hours, just in time to miss con-
Meeting with the noon train for Bellows
Falls. There were good number of
passengers on the trains in both direct
ions. and passengers were generally good
natured and many jokes We're cracked at
the expense of the railroad company. The
flag flying on the rear of our car was
thought to be signal of our distress. or
it might be sail to assist in propelling
the train. one man suggested that ii in
dlcated that hand car was coming in
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

The Vermont newspapers are prov
ing their independence and their good
sense by declaring their support of the
post office department in its efforts
to stop the abuses of the second-class
mail matter privilege, The st. Adams
Messenger has endorsed strongly the
recent article in The Phoenix on this
subject, and this week the Mortified
News has an editorial in support of
the department which turns the X
rays into the hubbub which the fraud
ulent concerns are raising. The News
says, in substance, what every coun-
try publisher knows to be true. that
the city frauds are trying to work
the country papers through bureaus
with high sounding names, hoping to
make the countrymen believe that
they will be ruined if the regulations
are enforced; and by this means to
induce them to appeal to their con
gressmen to have the regulations mod
flied. Further than this, The News
shows, what is indisputably true, that,
instead of being injured, every legiti-
mate newspaper will be benefited by
having the cheap advertising publica-
tions shut out of the mails at the
second-class rates.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

Senator Proctor did more than any
ment in favor of driving the Spaniards
out of Cuba in his famous speech in
1898 in the Senate, when, after trip
of observation through the island, he
declared that the condition there un-
der Spanish dominion was at once
an outrage on humanity and stand
ing menace to the peace and the last
ing interests of the United States.
An interview with him, published in
the New York Times Saturday, is
now being quoted and commented
upon throughout the country. He
takes the ground that Cuban re-
ciprocity is a humanitarian duty, say
ing in part:
There is great necessity for action in
Cuba's behalf. There is no doubt in my
mind that if we do not help Cuba, great
distress will fall upon the island, out of
which will evolve conditions that Will be
as ntolerable to this country as those
which existed before the war with Spain,
But hungry men are not desirable neigh
bors, nor do untitled fields and idle mills
tend to promote neighborly sentiments.
our relations with Cuba are peculiar The
Platt amendment places her future large
ly in our hands. In assuming that re-
sponsibility we assumed duty to her
people and to our people that we must
discharge with a solemn sense of justice
and equity, and of the obligation of the
strong to the weak, of the guardian to
the ward. l believe we shall discharge
that obligation as becomes the American
people,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
In Hard Lines.
Londonderry Sitter. !

That is the narrow gauge railroad.
Between Canuck management, worn cut
engines, lack of water and the burning
of green wood dug out of the snow drifts
it is the hardest road to travel in Amer
lea and discounts the famous Jordan
route. The average time made between
South Londonderry and Brattleboro, 81
miles, is about eight hours. The mixed
was one day this week twelve hours COM
ing up and on Monday Engineer Shat
tuck, after using up the day in getting
here. left about six in the afternoon and
got his engine run in at Brattleboro the
next morning, and then the Canucks
wanted to start back. This he refused to
do. II is gratifying to know that there is
one man who is not afraid of the Canucks
If. unfortunately. they have little power
over Vermont railroad
The like railroad management probably
never was known in the United States be-
fore. There is no use in swearing. All
the devils in tophet couldn't do il justice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

like Cevera's fleet in Santiago harbor.
bottled-up. Similar statements, from
material which we have in our pos
session, might be continued through
a column of space. The inevitable re-
suit of such a situation is a severe
strain on the financial resources of
the lumbermen whose product has
been tied up for months, and who
through no fault Of their own, are
helpless to help themselves.
What the object of the Central Yer
mont railway management is in allow
ing a condition to exist which is at va
rance with sound business policy is
uneNplainable from any standpoint
The time has come. however, when ac-
tion is necessary. The towns which
responded SO nobly to aid in the con
struction of the narrow-gauge road,
contributing 100000 in actual cash
or its equivalent, have rights which
can be ignored no longer. There has
never been a satisfactory accounting
of the business of the road. There is
no doubt. however. that the little road
is good paying property if run in
business-like way. using its earnings
for its own maintenance. If money
made in running this road is diverted
into other channels to help out some
other part of the Central Vermont
system that fact ought to be known
1t is understood that the amount
charged up for bridges in the past 20
years would have been sufficient to
rebuild twice all the bridges on the
entire line from Brattleboro to South
Londonderry.
The Brattleboro & Whitehall road
has never been a shining example of
good business management. but the
trouble has gone from bad to worse
in the past 12 to IS months. Evident
ly the influence of the Grand Trunk
system over the Central Vermont has
been productive of still greater neg
lect of the Brattleboro & Whitehall.
1t is believed by business men along
the line that the freight business Of
the road could have been doubled in
the past two years had the transporta-
tion service been adequate.
If the one-half ownership of the
Brattleboro & Whitehall was central
lied in a single power, instead of the
interests being divided through sew
eral towns. it is probable that the
Brattleboro & Whitehall would have
gone through an experience similar to
that of the Rutland railroad, which.
with a powerful man like Percival
Clement deeply interested, was re-
claimed from its lease to the Central
Vermont There is a point, however,
where patience ceases to be a virtue,
and immediate steps will be taken to
have the scattered interests welded
together in a common cause.
1t is up to the Central Vermont rail
way company to furnish the Brattle-
boro & Whitehall road with rolling
stock to meet ordinary business re-
quirements, with a road-bed worthy
the name, and then TO maintain sufii-
cient motive power to handle the busi-
ness offered in a way to encourage
and accommodate the business inter
ests and people of the West river val
lay, and not to act as a deterrent on
business and an irritant on the people.
This is not the end of this business.
it is only the beginning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
ST. worth of
Towel Linen
for 50 Cents.

Condemned by the Government
should be the head of this chap
ter.
The supply department of the
United States army at New Or
leans had on hand a fine lot of
Linen Mattress Bags which the
new regulations discarded. Con
sequently, these bags were sold at
auction by the army officials.
A representative of our Syndi-
cate Kansas City House who was
on the spot purchased the whole
supply of these bags at their own
price, and transferred to us a gen
erous share.
This purchase interests every
housewife in this section. Bar
bers, hotel men and boarding
house proprietors also. Each bag
contains more than four yards of
good, strong linen crash, suitable
for towels, shop aprons, laundry
bags and a variety of other pur-
poses. We place the whole lot on
sale today at so cents each. Each
purchaser gets 81 worth of fine
towel linen for 90 cents. Worth
while being on hand before our
supply gives out.
On sale here today.
First showing of Piqut
Waists for ladies' wea +
These are the top notch o
fashion - "Knickerbocker'
brand which means all that
best in Waistdom.
White Pique Waists, $1.5C
So and $3.50.
N. I. HAWLEY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

The House committee on Ways and
Means has suddenly changed front
and has announced that hearings on
the reduction or abolition of war taxes
will begin next Monday. With a sur
plus of $100O0O,OOO annually bulging
from the treasury and certain pro
tected industries selling their Ameri-
can made goods in foreign markets at
rate much lower than Americans
can buy the same goods in American
markets the time for a change in the
tariff is at hand
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
Today we start
A Special Sale
of Muslin Underwear.

This will be the best chance
of the year for bargains in
Corset Covers, Nightgowns,
ChemiSe, Drawers and Skirts.
In connection with a large
city retail house we have
and now put on sale a por-
ton of a clearance purchase
of Flannelette Wrappers of
which they say:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

ed to water by means of steam. There
are supply tanks at Newfane and ia
maica, but occasionally it is neces-
sary to get water at Townshend. 1t is
there taken from Willard's steam mill
through a a inch hose.
The fuel is largely green wood, some
of which has to be knocked out of the
snow with spking hammers. with
this it is impossible to keep up steam.
making it necessary to stop at frc-
quent intervals to get up steam. The
passenger train is scheduled to cover
the distance between Brattleboro and
South Londonderry one way in an
hour and 50 minutes and the other
way in two hours and ; minutes. but
with the present equipment from three
to four hours are often required and
the freight train which is due in Brat
tleboro at in the afternoon seldom
gets here before 10 o'clock and fre-
quently does not arrive until past
midnight, although the entire distance
is but 3S miles.
People coming on the narrow gauge
to Brattleboro have missed their con
nectiOns here frequently for months.
often being stranded here several
hours. and in some cases compelled to
stay here over night before they could
proceed; and passengers to towns in
the West river valley have arrived at
the little cold stations late al night
and have been put to great trouble
and inconvenience in getting to their
destination. In this connection Mr.
SOule is asked to read the letter of
prominent business man OF Bellows
Falls reprinted in another column
from the Bellows Falls Times. Peo
pie who have come to stations with
the expectation of taking a train on
schedule time have waited frequently
two. three and four hours. In fact
the running schedule of passenger
trains has been observed in the
breach more than in the performance.
and no one has been able to put any
dependence upon the time when a
train would arrive or leave.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

Gen. Hancock's historic remark
about the tariff as a local issue IS
called to mind again by the protest of
the Louisiana cane sugar growers
against the granting Of any concession
which will benefit the sugar interests
of Cuba. The plantation owners in
Louisiana have been ardent support
ers Of Democratic free trade doctrine
while reaching with both hands for a
100 per cent protection for their own
industry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

While the hit-or-miss passenger
schedule has been very annoying, the
greatest blow to business interests
has been experienced with the freight
service. The equipment of the road
is little if any larger than in the year
of opening. Business interests in the
West river valley during the past few
months have been tied up and CON
tracts have been lost by default.
through the dearth of freight cars and
lack of motive power. a whole chap
ter might be written. also. on the need
of attention to the road-bed. 1t might
Mr.. Soule tell how many new ties
We're laid on the road during the past
year. 1t is common talk that the
ties are so rotten that an engineer
doesn't know when his train is off
the rails until somebody tells him.
This may be eXaggeration. but it
shows the public feeling about the
condition of the road nevertheless.
All along the line the leading busi-
ness men of the West river valley
testify with unanimity that there has
been a constant lack of cars for hand
ling freight, and that business has
been greatly damaged and curtailed
in consequence Lumber dealers. par
ticularly, have lost business through
inability to make shipments TO fill the
orders of their customers. Hundreds
OF thousands of feet of lumber, yes,
millions of feet in the aggregate, have
been ready and awaiting shipment for
weeks and months. One dealer, who
has had $4,000 feet of lumber await
ing shipment long time, says he has
an opportunity to ship the coming
year of chair stock, planed wood and
other lumbers, not less than 100000
feet, providing that he can get prompt
shipment. This man says that some
contractors have ceased to send in
their orders because of the long de-
lay in filling them, and that If condi-
tions are not changed for the better
he will have to give up his business
entirely. Another dealer, who has
100000 feet of lumber awaiting ship
ment, says he could have ready for
shipment the coming year 100000
more feet of lumber provided he could
be sure of transportation. Holden &
II al LII, Of I-
boro, Windham and jamaica 100000
feet of lumber ready for shipment, and
early in this year they will have
/, 100000 additional feet coming from
two mills. They have customers
ready and waiting for all of this lum-
Der as fast as it can be delivered in
has already suffered largely finan-
cially and otherwise because of the
condition of the railroad, will have to
give up contracts already made unless
transportation can be furnished. Sew
eral hundred thousand feet of lumber
are now being drawn into Brattleboro
by teams from Williamsville and other
places which would be shipped by rail
naturally, but which must be delivered
this winter to fill existing contracts.
Two of the largest tracts of lumber
in southern Vermont have been sold
by their resident owners in the past
few months, and it is stated on re-
liable authority that the sales would
not have been made but for the trou-
BILE in securing shipment of lumber
and the hopelessness of the situation
as it appeared to the owners, who
saw no encouragement to continue in
business, with their lumber tracts,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
HAWZEY VS.
Md Wz1ltlY
Clearance Sale
Still
Going On !

Opportunity for Women
to buy during this sale
New York tailor-made
Suits, Jackets, Box Coats,
I hire e -quarter n g h
Coats, Raglans, Capes
and Children'S Coats at
one-third to one-half less
than usual price.
Cut prices on Separate
Skirts, Golf Skirts, Dress
Goods, Wrappers, Bath
Robes, Neck FurS, Muffs,
Knit Goods, Underwear,
Bla n k cts, ComfortableS,
Flannels, Linens, Prints,
Ginghams, Handkerchiefs
Flannelette Night Gowns
and Skirts and Petticoats
during this Clearance Sale
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

The big calendar of the year, a very
attractive one, and by all means the
best one for posting in public places,
is that issued by the American Fidel-
ity company of Montpelier. If the
company's surety bonds are as good
land we think they are) there is no
matter with them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
A Sale of the famous
J. R. Wrappers
or House Dresses.

This is the last of their Winter
goods, and the price is nearly half
usual.
There's over eight hundred of these
fine garments, made of good Flannel
cites, new designs, good coIorines,
four to four and half yard width of
skirt-Corset waist, plated back,
trimmed yoke, feIIed seams-former
retail prices So and $3.50.
Choose Now for $I.25.
Sizes 32 to a..
Here is another unusual
offering which we share with
another big retail house of
which they say:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY. JANUARY. "a, 1902.

The House committee on the re
vision of laws has decided that the
singular verb is should be used in
stead of the plural verb are in con
States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

Florence Slayton, II. who ran away
from home in Montpelier oct 20. was
found in Boston under an assumed name
by the police of that city this week.
DR.. George Spafford's house and barn
were burned with contents at Cavendsh
Wednesday. VIII Thompson's barn on a
hill a mile away was set on fire by fly
ing sparks and also burned
a check for s1,OOO,OOO recently sent by
the Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York to pay the policy on the life
of Minneapolis millionaire, is said to
have been the largest check ever drawn
in payment of a life insurance risk.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
VOL. LXIX.
The Vermont Phoenix.

PuhlishCd CNCrN FrldaN At BrNttICDOrO, VI, ny
o. L. FREN H.
TERMS: S1.50 per year in advance; If
not paid within the year, s.
Rates of advertising furnished on APP
pication. Births, deaths and marriages
published free; Obituary Notices. Cards
of Thanks, etc, IS cents per inch of II
lines or less.
(Entered at the Bratteboro Post Office
as second class mail matter)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
Business GardS.

c. r. ALDRICH, M. D.
Union Block, Brattleboro.
Office hours until 9 a. m, l to 3 p. M
and to D. m.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

The offering at the Universalist
church next Sunday will be in aid OF
the Kurn-Hattin Home at Westmins-
ter.
The meeting of the Alliance study
class will be held at the Brooks House
reception room Monday evening, Jan.
q, at 7,30 o'clock. Subject, Songs
of Nature" Members and friends are
cordially invited
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.

Unitarian church, Rev. E. G. S. Os-
good, pastor Services every Sunday
at 1870 a. m. Sunday school at 11.45
a. N. Theme for next Sunday, NO
blesse Oblige." All are welcome.
Advent Christian church, Sunday
services as follows: Preaching by the
pastor at 1915 a. m. and p. m; Sun
day school at noon; Loyal Workers
meeting at G p. m. Everyone welcome
to these services.
Christian Science service in Market
block Sunday, II a m. Subject
Love" Sunday school, II a. m,
Wednesday, 7.30 p. m. Reading room
open Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
from to 5 p. m. Free to all.
First Baptist church, F. E. Marble,
minister. Morning worship, 1890 a.
m, with sermon by the Rev. DIR. James
NJ. Gray of Boston, Mass. Bible
school at noon. Union gospel service
in the Congregational church at
o'clock. DR.. Gray will preach. Every
body welcome.
Centre Congregational church, Rev.
II. r. Miles, pastor. Morning service,
1870, preaching by the pastor. Sun
day school, 11.45. Union young peo-
pies meeting in the Methodist church
at 4 p. m. Union evangelistic service
in this church at Z p. m, led by DR..
j. NJ. Gray of Boston.
Methodist church. R. F. Lowe, pas
tor. Sunday service, Jan. 26 Morn
ing worship, 1890. Subject of sermon,
THE Stability of the Christian Life
Sunday school, 11.45. Union mass
meeting of young people in Methodist
church at p. m. All others welcome.
Union gospel meeting in COngrega-
tional church at p. m. Preaching by
Rev. DR.. Gray of Boston
Universalist church, Reignold X.
Marvin, pastor Morning worship at
1890; Young Peoples day will be OBJ
served, with sermon for young people.
Subject. "Obedient to the Heavenly
Vision" Sunday school, 11.45 a. m.
The Senior and Junior Unions will
meet together in the church at Z p. m.
Mrs. Pratt and Mr.. Brasor will sing
at the morning service. All are well
come.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
HELP YOUR BOY AND GIRL

To secure a successful start in life by giving
them a course of practical instruction at the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24
70 8cnt.

DOOMS TO RENT.
II, AZ If S w. EDG EFT X co.
TNO RENT-Front Office in Thompson's 5
L block Inquire of DR.. Kinkead. 40 II
TTNO RENT-Five-room tenement III Elliot
i street over Mrs Stafford's store. This is
lust the location for dressmaker's or tailor
shop being near Main street and business sec
ton. 5. w. EDGETr X co. II
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-24

JAMES CONLAND, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office in Crosby Block. Hours s to q.
M, l to p m. Residence. Walnut st.
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