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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
leVeIing by the United States Geo.
logical Survey.

one OF the preliminaries in the prepa-
ration Of the Topographic maps by the
nitcd States geological survey is the
accurate determination of the elevations
above sea level of numerous points in the
area to be surveyed. These points are
marked by what is technically known as
" bench marks which ordinarily consist
of iron posts. 3ia inches in diameter and
/ feet in length, set 3 feet i'm the ground.
Each mas brass cap appropriately let
tered, on which the elevation above sea
level to the nearest even foot is stamped
with steel dies. In the mountainous and
rocky areas Of the West, in addition to
these posts, aluminium tablets lettered
like the caps on the posts are set with
cement in holes drilled in solid rock.
a law of Congress requires that this
work shall be done in all localities under
survey, and many thousands of miles of
lines have been run and marked in this
way. Level parties in the Rocky noun
tains are always provided with camp out
fits, and consist of the levelman-who is
also the chief of the party and must be
skilled mana rodman. a teamster, and
cook. During the past seasons work
in the Rocky mountains there were par
ties of this kind at work in two or more
localities in Montana, Wyoming. Utah,
Colorado. New Mexico. Arizona and
Texas. in addition to those in the ad-
jacent states.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
NeiqhborS.

On the bank of the Hudson river, with
in short distance of General Grants
tomb, Riverside Drive, New York, on the
knoll once known as Strawberry Hill, is
small inclosed grave bearing on its
monument this inscription: Erected to
the memory of an amiable child. st.
Claire Pollock. Died July 10, 1897. Five
years of age"
The child was probably the son of Mr..
George Pollock, who is said to have
owned large tracts of land in that re-
gon, but who abandoned the purpose of
making his home in America, and re-
turned to Ireland in 1899.
Towering tomb and hilock low
Truth, they are not far apart
Child and hero lie below,
Simple heart and simple heart.
Century long a-seeping sound,
Resting dreamless after play,
Though the green grass of your mound
Tossed and whispered where you lay,
Little neighbor, small and still,
Sleeping quietly near by,
While the temple on the hill
Rose in shining majesty,
Massey pillar, cleaning roof
Folk that gazing thronged the spot,
Shout of workman, tramp of hoof,
Clang of hammer stirred you not;
Nay, nor when, your peace to share
Came the hero borne in state,
And the cannon-shaken air
Echoed homage to the great.
Now, beside the rivers verge,
BY the green hills tempted crest,
Tides may swell and throngs may surge
Neighbors twain, We take your rest.
Child beloved, yet lonely sleeping,
Long years lonely in your bed,
Now you lie in noble keeping
Where the nation guards her dead
Finding fit and friendly ROOM
Little grave, forgotten name
Sheltered by that shadowing tomb,
Safe EMBODIED in his fame.
After play-time, after labor,
While the centuries come and go,
Neighbor close to little neighbor,
Towering tomb and hllock low.
-[Ethel Parton in St. Nicholas.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
SOUTH WiNDHAM.

Hollis Stowell has gone to Springfield,
Mass
Dorr Jenison has moved to the Irwin
Chase farm.
Grace Chase of Townshend is visiting at
+. ~ Kingsbury's.
Mrs. a. NJ. Goodell has returned from
New York, where she has been several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs c. f. Jones celebrated
their 50th marriage anniversary last
week Tuesday evening. There We're
about 90 guests Refreshments of cake
and ice cream were served.
Among the arrivals the past week are
Miss Taylor of Middletown. Conn, at Ar
thur Westcott's; Arthur Burbee of
Springfield, Mass, at +. L. Burbee's
Mrs. Venoit of Somerville Mass, and
Miss Lillian Fales of Bratteboro at Mr..
Faless; Mrs. Mosher and two children
of Athol, Mass, at Elias Jennison's
Mrs. Willard and daughter of Jamaica
Plain, Mass, at w. n. Fairs; DIR. O. +.
Baker of Exeter. Neb., at \. j. Bakers
Mrs. letters and daughter of Freeport
H., at w. l.. Tenney's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
WILLIAM VlLLE.


Miss Maud Cooley is at her fathers, G..
c. Cooley's.
DIR. and Mrs. Ernest Sparks of Cochit-
uate, Mass. are visiting here.
Miss Charlotte Wheeler is staying sew
eral weeks with Mrs. White.
Miss Eva Prouty is spending a week
with her sister Mrs. Ehe p. Stedman.
Haying is well begun and the weather
the past week has been excellent for
that work.
Mrs. y. l.. Timson and sons, Ashton
and Howard, are spending nearly two
weeks in Acworth n. II.
Joey Morse and his sister. Mrs. Lena
Lang, of Berlin, Mass, came to their
fathers Monday evening.
Mrs. George Dickinson is in Brattle-
boro for a stay of several weeks for her
health. She may go to Springfield Mass.
before her return.
Mrs. ldelia Hescock and daughter. Flor
ence, left on Tuesday for a two weeks
stay with Mrs. Hescocks son. George
Hescock and family. in Greenfield, Mass.
Winnie Bellows of South Newfane and
Minnie Bellows of Agawam. Mass. are
visiting their sister. Florence. and their
father, Frank Bellows, at Mrs. Hes
cocks.
Miss Lucia Williams left on Monday
morning to attend the wedding of her
intimate friend, Miss Emma Chase of
Revere, Mass. which occurred on We'd
nesday.
Mrs Clarence Hendrickson is visiting
her father ana brother. G. w. and H. f..
Freyenhagen Miss Sadie Hendrickson
is also with her. Their homes are on
Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Powers have gone
to their home in Marlboro for stay of
several weeks Herbert Ingraham. the
man with a broken leg. has gone with
them. He can walk with crutch and
cane.
Mrs. E. II. Richardson has leased her
cottage at Sunset lake to Brattleboro
people for several weeks. She has
named it "Takeiteesee." hoping that its
occupants may find it a good place to
live easy
The juniors of the Y. p. c. L. invited
the juniors Of the Epworth League to
join them in a picnic to he held in c. r.
Perry's grove on Saturday afternoon,
July Is, between and 3. \ fine time
will be enjoyed If the weather is favor
able. Cake and ice cream will be served.
The semi-annual election of officers of
the Unversaist Sunday school occurred
last Sunday, July l.. with the following
result: superintendent Mrs. Grace Rich
ardson; assistant superintendent, Hast
ings Williams; secretary and treasurer,
Dana r. Stedman; librarian. Carrie L.
Stedman; assistant librarian, Mabel
Morse.
Mrs. Ravelin and Mrs. Sudow. daugh-
tiers of Elijah Bartlett, who lived in
town, are visiting their relatives here for
the first time. Mrs Bartlett was a STRAIT
ton These ladies are cousins of L. O..
Morse, Mrs Samuel Morse. Mrs. d. d.
Dickinson and many others. Mrs. Sud
low lives in Newton, Iowa, and Mrs.
Ravelin in Illinois.
The Y. p. C. Us annual meeting was
held July Il, when the following Off
GERS were elected for the next six
months: president. John w. Williams
vice president, Mrs. Grace Richardson
secretary and treasurer. Carrie l.. Sted-
man; executice committee. Luela Will
liams, Dana r. Stedman. Mabel Morse
lookout committee, Charlotte Wheeler
and Florence Dickinson post office mis-
sion, Mrs. d. r. Stedman; two-cents-a-
week pledges, Mabel Morse.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
Something to Do at Home.

Did you ever hear woman who
makes a home. large or small. worth
living in, complain that the field of her
activities was too limited?" asks the
Nergennes Enterprise. and in the form
of that question. Yankee fashion, is the
answer to the woman suffrage argument
as woman herself views it today.-[St.
Adams Messenger.
In the same way We might say that no
Christian people of the United States
who have ever cast about them to find
chance to uplift that portion of hu-
manity that is within their reach. have
ever thought it necessary to go to China
South Africa or the Cannibal Islands to
find work for idle Christian hands to do
/ Barre Telegram.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
Pensioners of Far Past Wars.

There are now on the pension rolls
three widows and three daughters of
Revolutionary soldiers, one survivor of
the war of 1872 1877 widows The Revo-
lutionary pensioners are:-
Hanna Barrett of Boston, Mass, 1O2
years old, daughter of Noah Harold,
who served two years as a private in the
Revolutionary war
Rhoda Augusta Thompson of Wood
bury, Ct, 81 years old, daughter of
Thaddeus Thompson who Served six
years as private in Col. John Lambs
regiment of New York troops.
Sarah c. Hurlbutt of Littlemarsh, Pa,
81 years old daughter of Elijah Weeks
who served 21a years as a private in a
Massachusetts regiment
Ester S. Damon of Plymouth Union,
VT, IS years old, widow of Noah Damon,
who served in various companies and
regiments
Nancy Jones of Jonesboro, Tenn, SIS
years old, widow of Darling Jones. who
served as a private in a North Carolina
regiment under the famous Col John
Sewer, the founder of Tennessee.
Rebecca Mayo of Newbern, Va, SO
years old, widow of Stephen Mayo, who
served as a private in a Virginia COM
pany.
During the last year two Revolutionary
pensioners were removed from the rolls
by death. The last survivor of the war
of the Revolution, Daniel F. Brakeman,
died at Freedom, Cattaraugus county,
n Y, April s. 1863 1903 years old.
The last survivor of the war of 1872 Is
Hiram Cronk of Ava, Oneida county, n.
Y, who was 1903 years old last month
and is supposed to be still living. AT
least his death has not been reported to
the pension Office
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17

mont regimental association was held
Thursday in Swanton. 70 members being
present. Interesting exercises were held
and at the business meeting Capt II. b.
Megis of Baltimore was chosen presi-
dent, j. II. Lyons of Colchester secre-
tary and Col. II. w. Allen OF Burlington
treasurer.
Mrs. Forest Burke committed suicide
Thursday by hanging al her home 3la
miles from Randolph village. Her hus-
band on returning from the field, found
her lifeless body hanging from a rope I'm
her room. Mr.. Burke is a well-to-do man.
Mrs. Burke mad not been i'm good health
for some time and it is thought that her
mind may have been affected by the
heat.
Thomas Lynch. formerly a granite
manufactures, while fooling with load
ed revolver at his home on Charles
street Montpelier, Sunday, accidentally
discharged one chamber and the ball
went through "A partition, striking his
son, five, who was in another room. y
physician extracted the bullet and the
boy will recover. Lynch was arrested,
but furnished bail in the sum of $3.50 and
was released.
Cecil Mckenzie. who lived on a farm
i'm Cabot about two miles from Marshficld
died Monday from lockjaw, the result of
a bullet wound received July 4. Mr.. Nc
Kenzies revolver was on the chair be-
side his bed and in the night he took hold
of it to lower the hammer and it was
discharged the bali entering his leg be-
tween the knee and hip. The accident
was not considered serious until Sunday
when lockiaw developed
Landlord +. W. Eastman of the Avenue
House, St. Johnsbury, convicted i'm the
Caledonia county court of keeping "a
house of i'll ropute, was brought into
court from the county jail Tuesday and
sentenced to the house Of correction at
Rutland to hard labor, to serve not less
than three and One-half or more than
four years. and to pay costs of trial. lie
will probably appeal his case to supreme
court which meets in October, but in tho
meantime will stay in the house of cor
rection.
John Roberts has been committed tn
Washington county Jail charged with the
| larceny of money and clothing from the
house of William Brown in Berlin May
p. Roberts has been i'm New Hampshire
ana Canada and the officers have been
on his trail since the theft occurred. He
is also charged with having committed
a number of petty thefts and to have
stolen gold watch, a sum of money and
other things at Munroe. n. II. He went
from Montreal to Granville Friday night
to his wife and was arrested at his
fatherin-laws house.
shocking accident occurred in the
north freight yard of the Central Yer
mont railway at St. Adams Sunday night,
when Maynard Ryan. a brakeman. was
run over and instantly killed. Ryan.
VINO had been in the employ of the road
Just a week, was walking backward be-
tween some moving cars, trying to un-
couple them while they We're i'm motion.
He stumbled and fell backward length
wise directly on the rail and one car ran
over him, almost cutting him completely
in halves. Ryan leaves young wife. to
whom he was married last September.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
IN OUR OWN STATE.
NOTORIOUS HORSE THIEF DEAD
Rufus Young Fatally Injured While
Attempting to Escape Near Airing

ton.
Rufus Young. 81. the notorious horse
thief, who was released from Vermont
state prison in May after serving a ten
years sentence was captured Monday
morning in Arlington. 1t is alleged that
i'm the last two months he has been con-
cerned in several cases of horse stealing.
with a companion. he entered the
stables at the Rutland county fair
grounds Saturday night and stole two
valuable horses, one of them the stallion
Electioneer Rex Officers followed the
trail southwark and Sheriff Wilson of
Arlington was notified to be on the look
out Wilson and companion met u
team at the end Of the long covered
bridge above Arlington and called to the
men to stop. but they whipped mp their
horses. knocking down Wilson's assist
ant. The wheels passed over him and
the team disappeared I'm the darkness.
About 3 o'clock Monday morning Young
raped on the door of l. w. Tynan's
mousse on the outskirts of Arlington vii
lage, told lyman that he was wounded.
that the game was up. and that he
wished to surrender to a sheriff. lyman
cared for him and then summoned an
officer. Young says his pals name was
Bonuan. and that the latter left him
after the wouuding sunday night Young
wounded. Youugs injury was sustained
by Jumping from the wagon and not by
bullets from the officers revolvers. as at
first reported. Young says ne will not
recover. but the physicians do not regard
his condition as serious.
Later.-Young died at the county Jail
in Rutland Tuesday morning from the
rupture of AN intestine. He seemed TO
be comfortable up to an early hour Tues
day. when he collapsed and never rail-
lied. When he surrendered he said some
thing inside was broken and that he was
going to die. but the physicians did not
consider his injury serious When
Young and his pal jumped from the car
riage in their attempt to escape, the
younger man, who weighed $50. struck
on top Of Young Young was about Sc
years old. and nearly the whole of his
life was spent in Jail or as u horse thief.
He was in the Clinton. y. Y. prison -
years. serving four terms. and also served
the term of IL years in the Vermont
state prison at Windsor. from which he
was released in May. He at one time ran
a hotel near Troy. y. Y. but it is thought
that even then he was connected with a
gang of horse thieves. He mas a brother
who lives in Winhall, another brother
whose home is at L.arrabees Point on
Lake Champlain. and a sister, Mrs.
johnson, in Chester. None of his rela-
tiVes claimed his body and 1t was buried
in the house of correction cemetery in
Rutland. Young said at Rutland that
Ed. Crandall young man from Scho-
harie county. New York. was with him
in his last horse stealing escapade. The
officers hope to arrest Crandall
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
Counterfeit Gold.

The gold used in color printing and on the
mirror and picture frames is not from the
pure gold leaf. but is a composition of bronze
and spelter. 1t resembles the genuine so
closely that few people know the difference.
To tell the difference between the genuine
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and the many i'm
itations offered for it, some of which are put
up in the empty Hostetter bottles, is to OBJ
serve that the private stamp over the neck is
unbroken. Refuse all others if you value your
health. The genuine has IA record of fifty
years of cures of such ailments as nausea, dir
illness, hatulency, headache, heartburn, indi-
gestion, dyspepsia, and malaria, fever and
ague back of it. If you have never tried it, do
so to-day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
Again, the Caucus Law,
INorthfeld NeMs.l

The new caucus law which has just
gone into effect in Massachusetts is a
reminder that the Republican party of
this state has an unfulfilled pledge to
enact such law.
The platform of the last Republican
state convention promised a caucus law
but the necessary interest in the matter
to push it to a successful termination APP
peared to be lacking in the legislature
Perhaps the time devoted to carrying
out the other definite promise in the mat
ter of liquor legislation may furnish a
valid excuse for the neglect of the sec
ond promise.
The next Republican convention will
probably have a chance to review its
promise for a caucus law and we doubt
if the party leaders will be so foolish as
to expect that the people will again over
look the promise for safeguarding the
political primaries,
The Massachusetts, caucus law has
some admirable features. 1t provides
that all caucuses of all parties are to be
held at the same time and place. Per-
sons desiring to be candidates must pre-
sent nomination papers each to be
signed by at least five voters. The vote
at the primaries will be almost like that
at an election The voter must state
audbly with which party he desires to
vote The law provides that voters of
one party shall not within a year share
in nominating the candidates of another
party. He who afiiiliates himself with
one party at the first primary he attends
must continue to act with that party I'M
til he decides to go to the election COM
miEsioners and in writing change his
party utilization, and even then he must
wait 80 days before the change takes
effect.
Vermont followed Massachusetts in
the Australian ballot law with highly
satisfactory results. Perhaps it could do
no better than to copy its caucus law,
possibly with few changes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The terrible heat of last week was at
it's height in the large cities Saturday.
New York had - deaths from sunstroke
and 100 people We're partially overcome.
Boston had 10 deaths.
Joseph w. Cummin, %, cashier of the
Cornwall. y. Y. bank is in Jail de-
faulter in the sum Of $4,000. He was I'M
der $4,000 bonds. He has turned all of
ms property to the bank 1t is said that
he speculated with the banks funds.
Chicago has according to its directory
recently published passed the 100000
mark in popula ton This is an increase
of 100000 since the census of 1900. when
the city had about 10000. The directory
gives the total population of the city as
2.23l 600
The American team won the Palma in
ternational trophy at Bisley, England.
Saturday in the annual contests of the
National Rifle association. The Amer-
cans scored 1870 points. the Englishmen
being second with 1855. Canada. Au-
stralia, Natal Norway and France also
had teams in the contest.
Three locomotives and ~ cars of a
freight train jumped the Denver x Rio
Grande track in the Royal Gorge six
miles from Canon City, Colo, and
plunged 2p00 feet into the Arkansas river.
Three engineers, fireman and a brake
man disappeared IN the wreck. Two ire
men escaped by jumping. The breaking
of the coupling saved the ten rear cars
from falling into the chasm.
Ira +. Quimby of Caribou. Maine. shot
his wife, and attempted to kill himself.
Thursday night. His wife had only just
returned from lengthy separation from
him, and he had become insanely jealous
during her absence. After she had re-
tired ne took n heavy calibre revolver
and shot her through the head, infiicting
a fatal wound. He then turned the
weapon on himself but was not as sue
cessful, the bullet entering his skull near
the left ear, causing only "A slight wound.
John Terrell. wealthy farmer in
Petroleum. Ind. killed his son-in-law.
Melvin Wolf. Saturday while the latter
was lying on the doctors operating table
to have his leg amputated, Terrell hav-
ing previously shot him in the leg.
Wolf married TeIrells daughter, desert
ed her with one child. and had recently
passed Terrel's house several times
shouting insulting remarks and shaking
his fist. on Saturday Terrell stepped
from the bushes by the roadside and shot
Wolf with a double barrel shot gun.
one charge entered VOLTS right leg and
he was taken to the doctors office us fast
as possible While the crowd stood
waiting for the operation to be finished
Terrell rode up. drove back the crowd
at the point of his gun, entered the doc
tors office and fired both barrels into
his son-in-law's head. Terrell then held
the crowd at bay and drove to the
sheriffs office, where ne surrendered,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-17
WILMINGTON.

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Mr. ana MIS-, Crrln y, ware spent
0a'"Iu"E ana Mo''u"S III nra''ieooro'
D, IA Batchelder or arlington was IN
TOWN. on Monuay at the ChlluS Tavern
andrew March ana warren Brigham OF
Shelourhe rams spent SUNDAY III town.
Miss Matilda Goulding. who has been
absent for nearly a month, returned last
week
+. III. Baker Miss Abbie Nickerson and
Miss Elizabeth Baker are guests of O. F.
Howe.
Guy O. Howe has returned from Bos-
ton, where he visited for nearly two
weeks.
Mrs Elijah CARPENTER of Readsboro
has been in town this week, visiting rel
atives
Iona and Elsie Barlow visited Mrs
Gertrude LaBelle at Readsboro on We'd
nesday.
Rev. o. Ii. Palmer has occupied the
Baptist pulpit at Whitingham the two
Sundays past.
Irving u. Palmeter left town this week
for Granville. y. Y, where he will live
Tor the present
I'm
Readsboro, visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Il. Chase.
Among others that are seriously in are
Warren r. Boyd. Harry .. Wellman and
Herbert l.. Mllllngtoh'
Mr.. ana Mrs. NJ. w. Stickney of Rut-
land are guests this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. George F. Roberts.
The Epworth League held a meeting at
the Methodist church on Tuesday even
ing and re-organized for the coming
year.
\ delegation of " Modern Woodmeu 80
from Brattleboro were i'm town on Satur-
day evening and instituted a camp at
this place
Mrs Josenh Damour vbo wont ia tho
hosnital M Rovhur, for trootn,c,t for
apnendicitis is g,irirg and 10 oy,ectod
bonc i, a snort Iin,n
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, ',oii sV AZ i|oNuuiS M"eIt S,ie
mJ T. "ert rni5i,' ioi 'Ppe''ic'''S'
"'.N % e''''','3 l"P'"''
Kew II. Is. Reigel has returned from
an extended "Trip IN PennsyIVanla' ONO
New Aork ana other states ana VIII oc-
cupy ms pulpt as usual
Inc evolutionary ana musical entertain
ment at Memorial nan on thursday
evening or last week was very pleas
ant ana successtul aitair.
H. Forrest Barber and family and in
vited guests numbering about 20 held "A
picnic at Raponda last Friday and all re-
port a very pleasant time.
Er'eSt H. CARPENTER carrier on the
,ui'I "eINV ,H Hldi, routeS' pesdh MS
i"p'l9 on Weu"eSua3, ne VIII MAKE d
tddP Vi ~ "llIeS tdcn u"Y anu from 90 10
wv l"IhlitS VIII ne accommodated. flitN
VI I"ole oI inc IRON man BOXES nave peeh
S"lu'
y family reunion was held at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Cooper