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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18

the Aged and Disabled, and one of the
Vermont, editors Of the Congregations
alist.
He is survived by his wife and four
sons-Dr. James y. Rabbit, a gradu-
ate Of Yale and 4 member of the fac
ulty Of the Haverford Pa, College;
Winfrej. graduate of Williams. for
merry Of the faculty of Oahu College in
Honolulu. and now connected with
business house in that city; Harold, in
the employ OF the Presbyterian Pub
fishing company in New York; and
Theodore p. Rabbit, clerk in George
f. Greene's pharmacy in Brattleboro.
The funeral was held yesterday at
Taunton, and the burial was in that
city
1t seems fitting to reproduce at this
time the following tribute to Mr.. Bah
bitt, written by Rev. c. o. Day for the
Congregationalist at the time of Mr..
Rabbits resignation of his charge in
West Brattleboro:
During a generation of 80 years he
has in public and private life held the
unqualified esteem of all men. No
man in the all.rOund work of the min
istry toiled more conscienttously for
his own church. As a preacher he has
always been profitable; as a pastor,
acceptable, sympathetic, uplifting; as
an organizer, systematic and able to do
the utmost with the material in hand.
But there are ministers who can
also sustain their brother workers.
Mr.. Babbitt is one to whom his fellow
ministers have instinctively turned in
perpleXity and in times of personal
sorrow. His evenly-balanced and dis
eliminating mind has given him lead
ership in county conferences and min
isterlal associations. If sound view
of doctrine. a careful review of a book,
a wise opinion upon debated policy
were needed, Mr.. Rabbits just SEN
tence would be decisive.
but far beyond the county. his in
huence has moulded the state No
man has been more often honored with
places of trust in the state association.
AS the representative of Vermont up
on the International Sunday school eX-
ecutive committee for many years. he
has been felt beyond state limits
Probably no man in any denomination
has known as much about or has done
so much for the Sunday schools in Yer
mont as Mr.. Babbtt.
IN the civic moral life of Brattle
boro, IN temperance effort, in Y. NJ. C
A. work. in the administration of char
tiles, such as the Home for the Aged
and Disabled, he has always taken {
foremost place. Beloved and trusted
by host Of those whom they have
helped, he and his noble wife will still
go on with increasing riches of know
ledge and experience to do the Mas
ter's Will The motto he selected 70
the state Sunday schools is one which
represents his own lifelong ministerial
ideal; it is More and better work 70
Jesus"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18
THE GREENFIELD FAIR.
Some Of the Great Attractions for Sep
TENDER % and "a.


The Greenfield tlr. to be held Sept.
-.t ANA -iih. promises TO he the best
ever held there Many new features
are assured There VIII be AN auction
ON Wtdut day afternoon OF considerable
nice stock aud other exhibits. The
Southampton ..iIm Is 20 send for eN-
u.ui'.ou cd lHt of fancy COWS and oxen.
Various arts and crafts societies are to
'Ehlh.' and sell tacir productions. The
races promise well.
All The section round about has been
airing 1l AND longing To- sec the Green
held base bah nine play. The team has
won AN ,uviahle reputation this season.
10 WI play about eleven o'clock ON the
mpiNH - of the last day with fast
leasu- team To- Dee selected. This Will
indeed %. tr,4t.
The secretary IS content with TWO big
su,ciulfir- as the drawing card for the
iair which comes the I'D and 2ith. in
the belief that De has syecialties which
viii be well worth seeing. The principal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS.
REV. JAMES n. BA5BlTT.
Death in AnGover. Mass. of a Beloved
Pastor Of the West Brattleboro Con-
drecattCoal Church.

Pastor Of the West Brattlsboro Con-
erecational Church.
Rev. James H. Babbitt died Monday
moru.ne 1t his home at Andover. Mass.
He was stricken with paralysis in No
yember. 1901. but had partially rocoV-
cred when the final stroke came last
week.
MI BahGitt was for f. years the he
loved pastor Of the Congregational
church i'm West Drattlcboro. rendering
nj. res iguatiOn there I'm May, 1901 and
picathuq his last sermon and finish
Ing hi, pastoral duties the following
September.
Tie was native of Taunton, Mass.
where h. was Left an orphan in early
life. He received a part Of his cdu"a-
ton abroad. and on returning to this
country Graduated from Amherst Col
leec in 1865. and from Andover Theo-
logical Seminary in 1868. His first
call ms ps tor was to the Congregation
al church in Wait sfeld. this state. He
preached there while still a student at
Andover. and was ordained and set
tied in WaitsGold Immediately after
his sraduation His work there cX-
tended over a period OF eight years,
when he accepted 4 call to Swanton
where his passionate continued II
years. From SWartOn he came to
West BrattlebO"C. During all the time
that he lived in West Brattleboro he
was a power for gOCd in the Commu
nifty. and was active in all religious
and public works in the town. He was
one of the trustees Of the Home foi
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18
Well Done, Brattleboro.

The people of Brattleboro, through the
agency of the allied patriotic societies,
propose to erect marker on the old
camp ground where the Vermont troops
We're mustered in during the civil war,
Several monuments on southern battle
fields show where many Vermont sol
ders were mustered out" and it is
well that the beginning of their road to
the soldiers death be likewise honored.
And then this act on the part of Brat
tleboro people is a continuation of a good
work that is well under way in Vermont,
and any act that furthers II is COM
mendable In itself.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18

Joseph MaIroux has bought the Fuller
farm.
Mrs. Christian schoutag returned home
" educsday.
J. NJ. P,ehles's family have moved to
Wilmington.
Mrs Helen r, Brigham will speak at
the JuNer~tu~t church at . J.. m. next
sunday. sept 20.
Dogs age such good pets that they must
Ice kept but the owners of sheep suffer
from their depredations.
The ruivcrsalst ladies will meet with
Mrs H. \ Wheeler at Nottingham
Thurs. y afternoon. Sept. p.
Mrs. Hoffman of New York, who has
been spending vacation Of several
weeks with Mrs. Forrest Barker, returned
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Wells y Jones returned to hey
home in Brattleboro Sunday, accom-
panied by HEY mother, who Will remain
during the winter.
Fred L. Holbrook had an auction sale
of personal property Tuesday, and his
family started Wednesday for Aver,
Mass where he Is at work.
on the afternoon and evening of oct.
81 the silver wedding Of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles T.. Alllrd will be celebrated at
their home. y general invitation is eN-
tended.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18
TEN THOUSAND CHURCHES

In the United States have used the
Longman & Martinez Pure Paints.
Every Church will be given liberal
quantity whenever they paint.
Don't pay $3.50 a gallon for Linseed
oil worth GO cents) which you do
when you buy thin paint in can with
paint label on it,
s d 6 make Il, therefore when you
want fourteen gallons of paint buy
only eight gallons of l.. & NJ, and mix
six gallons Of pure linseed oil with it.,
You need only four gallons of l.. &
NJ Paint, and three gallons of Oil
mixed Herewith to paint a good sized
house.
Houses painted with these paints
never grow shabby, even after Is
years
These celebrated paints are sold by
our agents. Robbins & Cowles, Brat
tleboro; NJ G.. Williams, Putney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18
Senator Proctor Fined.

Fish and Game Commissioners Clarke
and Wentworth at Newport, y. H..
Wednesday. caused the arrest of u. S.
Senator Redheld Proctor of Vermont for
shooting racoon out OF season. The sena-
tor hagged his game at Croydon -Four
Corners. lie was arraigned before the
local Justice. pleaded guilty by reason Of
Ignorance of the law, and was fined so
with .nsts Of Sl15o. which he paid.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18

Earned runs Brlttleboru. Stolen bases,
Waite. McCluehern. Monroe. Struck out.
los Ellis >. by Monroe T. Bases ON balls.
Ellis .. Double plays. Stolte. March and
Waite. Monroe. Mccormick and Young
Brooks. Mccormick Hit 10y pitched
ball. Tucker. Passed balls, Brooks. I'm
pirc. -. Mccormick.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.
Smallpox at Bernardston.

Beruardston has "A case of smallpox
for the first time IN more than 20 years.
The victim is Miss Grace, daughter of G.
Wells Frary. who is i'll in her fathers
house on South street Miss Frary has
just returned from a visit to relatives in
Maine, where she is supposed to have
contracted the disease. She was taken i'll
AT friends in Greenfield, Friday, and
hcr father brought her home that even
ing Sunday DR.. Holton and DR.. Crowell
pronounced her disease smallpox and the
house was Immediately ,quarantined.
She has a prospect of having it lightly,
and no one else is thought to have been
exposed by her, and there is little excite
ment over the incident.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18

Your husband, said the doctor, has wor-
r'cd himself sick He needs a change.
Where ought he to go? asked the
anxious wife.
To the city, said the doctor promptly,
where he will not live constantly i'm the
narrowing atmosphere of suburban trains
and time tables.-tChicago Evening Post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18
eRATTLERoRo MARKET REPORT.
General Upward Tendency in Grain
Lambs and Chickens Lower in
Wholesale Market-Potatoes Cheap

As "A result of the general upward ten
dency in the grain market mixed feed.
bran and prOVender have been marked
up this week. In the wholesale market
lambs and chickens are a trifle cheaper.
Potatoes gradually are reaching per-
mancnt basis
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18

Willic-Pa. when you say mans
'' wool cuthering." it means he's lazy.
DON'T II"
Pa-Not necessarily. lie may be gath
et.ng the wool off the lambs in Wall
street, philadelphia Ledger.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18

Haiti devotes almost one-siXth of its
revenues to free schools.
Not more than 300 persons in Paris
nave capital of as much as S200,0OO, and
nearly one-third of those are foreigners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-18

Remember the Valley Fair. Brattlehoro.
"Wednesday and THURSDAY Sept 80 and
OCT.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
GRAND JURY FOREMAN
APPOINTS COMMITTEES
John F Merrill Names the Members
Who VIII Investigate Various
CITY Departments.

The new -impaneled Grand Ju~y met yes
icr.iay and appointed J. A. Vaughan to be
stenographer. Foreman John F. Merrill
announced the following committees to
% investigate tle various city departments,
tisC first named IN each case being chair
man@
Board q Works-w J. Bryan. J. F. Ken
Public Weifare-J s Webster. J. B. Smith,
T. =. Peterson.
fire Department-F. B. Peterson. ". J
bryan. Charles Fisher.
auditor. Treasurer Election Conulfssion-A
silgEch. J. F. Kennedy. E J. Gallagher.
Sherir. County JAN end Magdalen Asylum
~. Heidt, :. Pollack A. Unger
Board q Education and Public Schools. F
kennedy NJ F. Hrubanik J. s Webster.
Assessor, Recorder and Public Administrator
- Llser- 9 Fisher, J L@avless
e lrcrer and Morgue-D Sullivan A Hirsch
A Unger
supreme Justices and Police Courts-A. Yer
ceEich. = Poiiack. = b Smith
District ard City and County Attorne.-s-C
Fisher. A. Nercevich. J. " Reilly
County Clerk and Clerk Justices Court
Henry Trevor. ". HEIDI. J. ". Goethe.
Public Library and Park Connmiss.osI-M
p Hruba1ilS. W Heldt D Sullivan.
Brsan, J. ". Goetze
Mayor and civil Services. PoIlack, J. s.
Webster. II. Trevor
Board % Supervtsors-J. ". Goetze Alphonse
J. lrscl. =. J. Gallagher
ak collector-James ". Reilly, James
LeWless. ID. Sullivan.
Police observation-disclosures 3. Smith. F. B.
'I'eterson II F. Hrubanik
j. w. Reilly.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
oarsmen Active in Various Ways.

On Monday next the Ariel Rowing Club
will hold a meeting at 335 McAllister
street at which the recently elected Of
ficers will be installed. After the install
latfOn there will be high jinks.
If the club is successful in having a suit
able site allotted to II by the Harbor
Commissioners work on the new boat
house will be begun at once and the mem
hers will take an active part in the row.
ing events Of the coming year. The club
has many oarsmen who are anxious to
give a good account OF themselves in
open regattas- The club will find no dif-
ficulty in making up crews in all three
classes.
Last Saturday the Alameda Boating
Club held jinks in its boathouse the
principal feature being a Christmas tree,
over which W. B. Hinchman presided as
Santa Claus. There were sixty-two pres
ent at the 1inks- Every member OF the
club received present Secretary w b
Hlnchman received a cup handsomely
decorated with flowers and gilt
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03

An ANY tennis tournaments are be-
NJ ing held ,.. on tie courts n this city
there is a revival of tennis in
Alameda County, where the game has not
thrived in the past five years. Now there
are two large clubs in Alameda and ore
IN Oakland. The best players across the
bay are Reuben Hunt and Percy Murdock
of Alameda and Robert Holmes of Oak
land. The latter was at one time the
most promising man on the coast, but
gave up the game several years ago. He
seems to have lost none of his former
skill
The scratch singles tournament held un-
DER the joint auspices of the California
and the Golden Cate tennis clubs was pro-
ductive of a number of surprises. The
game put up by young Griffin of the park
club surprised the spectators Griffin is
but "A years Of age and is not much taller
than his racket. Besides beating Norman
HOdgkinson in straight sets he played
tie with his club mate Charles Dunlap,
who ranks second in the park club.
Two other young players who distin-
gUished themselves on Thursday are Her
bert Schmidt and Alexander Beyfuss.
Schmidt, although but recently gradu
ated from the third class, made the vet
eran Whitney put his best foot forward
TO win. The youngster won a set G-I and
had big lead in the first set. Schmidt Is
easily the most promising player on the
coast and in year or two should be in
the championship class He is the most
graceful player on the courts and has py
far the prettiest strokes He is a bit un.
steady, but will overcome this fault with
practice
Beyfuss is the smallest player in the
city, but gives promise of developing into
crack. He is greatly handicapped by
his size. George James and John CasseII
are two other young players with prom
Using futures on the courts.
The final rounds of the tournament will
bring out some good matches tomorrow.
DrummOnd MacGavin is almost sure to
reach the final in one half, while in the
other the strongest players are r. n.
Whitney and Grant Smith The latter
viii meet Will Allen this afternoon. AL
len is the undefeated champion on the
park courts and will make Smith play his
best to win. The other matches will be
played Sunday. The final will be played
at 2:30 O'Clock.
The threatening weather kept the
cracks from across the bay out of the
tournament. This was great disap-
pointment TO the local experts, as they
were anxious to try conclusions with the
Alameda County champions. They were
particularly anxious to see how they
would come out with Reuben Hunt who
made such a good showing in the East
The Alameda players held tournament
Of their own on Thursday 1t was a
raixed doubles event. in which the teams
met on even terms Miss Winnie Sher-
wood and Reuben Hunt carried off the
honOrs.
The players Of the Golden Gate and the
Alameda tennis clubs are planning an in
terclub meet for week from Sunday.
Eight doubles teams from each club will
meet IN round-robin tournament on the
Alameda Club courts
Harold Crowell, for years q crack of
the California Club, has been forced to
retire permanently on account of illness.
Crowell was formerly the champion of
the Olympic Club
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03

Sacramento Boy winner OF the John
Grace cup stake. has placed just twice as
much money to the credit Of his owner
as has the next in line. Homer Boy is
second, having won SO more than Palo
Alto. The latter was injured and was
out Of the. running for some time
Eighty different greyhounds are credited
with having won one or more stakes dur
iEg the year Of which 1913 were decided.
Emin Pasha. is again the leading sire.
having ten winners to his credit. Imp.
Hughie has Z; Chartist and st. Lawrence ?
4; For Freedom. Fetter Free, Firm Friend
and Hot Stuff. each In all there are
thirty-nine sizes credited with one or
moro winners.
The cold weather has put a stop to
coursing at St. Louis for the present Sea-
son. The sport will be resumed in the
spring, when II is intended to prepare
the infield at Delmar race course for the
proper running of greyhOUnds.
A new cOursing club has been incorpo-
rated at Butte. Mont. with a capital
stock of $4,000. W. r. Tonkin. Is secre-
tary. 1T is intended to conduct the sport
on high plane. In. the past this was not
done and the club fell into ill-repute. The.
American CoUrsing Board has accepted It
for membership and the rules of cOursing
will be rigidly enforced.
julius Horn has a fine litte- Of eight
puppies by ROcker-Bumble Bee. The lat
ter is by Enin Pasha-Pet Kirby. This
represents excellent blood lines on the
coast and their owner expects much Of
them. They were whelped last week.
which shuts them OUT Of next years Flu
turity-
On the 10th and 11th inst. a classified
stake and the regular monthly puppy
stake will be run. On the 18th and 18th
a classified stake and sapling stake Will
form tie card.
The first round Of a fsty-f6ur-dog open
STAKE will be run of at Union Courstng
Park this afternoon upon the arrival Oe
the 1 o'clock srain. The remaining rounds,
together with the twenty-four-dOg special
event, viii form tO-mOrrows card The
likely winners lOk to be:
Inaugural stal1e-Liberator. Palo Alto Pc
catelli Rural Artist 'Cloverdale, Master Rock
ct Game Boy. Little Sister Royal Archer.
Homer Boy. Sacramento Boy Ruby Sankey.
Open stake-America.- Dathy. Charming
Thought SenIprOnius. Tralee Boy. Medley
Mickey Free MelrOse Hickory Dick. Piker
Glaucus Silver, Cloud Lady Menlo. Golden
Garter PrOmetheus. Little Lucy Pure Pearl.
Jingle Bells Emma NJ. Belle Clair Fannie
Hughie. Royal Friend. Tom Hurlick Palm
wood. ]. n Bowhay. Shadow. Dear Castor.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
CoRINTHIAN YACHTSMEN
HONOR AN Ex-
Present a Valuable Watch to L, b.
Chapman at the New Years
Dinner

The annual dinner of the Corinthian
Yacht Club in the clubhouse at Tiburon
on New Years DAY was a great sue
cess. About 125 members sat down to the
tables in the main hall, which were taste
fully decorated.
Ex-Commodore J.. B. Chapman read a
witty paper and was presented with a
handsome gold watch, having the Corfn-
THAN Yacht Club flag enameled on the
back. The presentation speech was made
by ex-Commodore T. f. Tracy.
On Wednesday the 14th inst. there will
be a meeting of members of the San
Francisco Yacht Club for the purpose of
choosing a nominating committee. which
will in turn prepare a list of nominees for
officers of the club during 1903.
George ID. Campbell, who came out from
Nome last October, is working on the cut
Ter Folly. He intends to put her into
commission so that he may enjoy some
sailing before leaving again for Nome
next April
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
FLEET HOUNDS
WILL r1EET IN
THE INAUGURAL
Sacramento Boy, Palo
Alto and Pocatelli
Matched.
Frank Cushing Prepares
Some Interesting
Statistics.
TNHE heetest greyhOunds In Aner-

THE heetest greyhounds In Amer
ica will meet at Union Coursins
a Park tomorrow in the Inaugural
stake, an annual fixture Palo Alto.
Sacramento Boy and Pocatelh are the
hest ef the twenty-four entries. They Will
not meet untiT several rounds Of the stake
have been decided.
Palo, Alto and Pocatelli' will be the nrst
of the trio to come together and the WIN
will probably meet Sacramento Boy
in the deciding course. Pocateli Is
young greyhounds and Is pronounced the
most promising in all America As the
hares are not strong az the present time
II is thought Palo Alto VIII have the
speed of he youngster and Will win
from him II they meet Silver Heels
kenheImate of Pocatelli, will meet MIN
ir. the first round. AS she is extremely
fast here should oe a rare contest be-
tween the young hounds
Frank II. Cushing, who keeps an elaoo-
rate record of the performances OF grey
hounds running at Union Park. has COM
piled some interesting statistics or the
winners during the past year. The prln-
cipal winners are shown in the following
table:
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
GUNMEN SEEK
AN EXTRA DAY
ON THE MARSH
ConstrUe the Game Laws
to Give Them This
Privilege.
Birds Seem to Have De-
80 serted rIarshes at
Present.

D." U1,MEN have been eagerly scan
ming the calendar for this month
~ 20 learn how many days are left
OF the rapidly waning season dur
ing which they may Kill ducks. They
have made discovery which they think
iii add ne day 20 the season. an i'm
portane item TO them when that day hap
rsls 10 be Sunday.
The game laws read: Every person
who, between the LIST day Of February
ard the LIST day OF october, kills. etc.
The gunner in trying to find an oppor-
tunity 10 sh OF on Sunday morning, Feb
ruary /. claim that under the text Of the
law they can shoot on that day, as it is
between" that date and the following
Ist 4 Oc.ober that il will be illegal 20
l-iu ducks. There is no doubt that
they r -ay shoot IN Saturday, the last day
Of January, but they may not be able TO
ship their bros home on that day. II
hey G-e found with birds in their pos
session tte following day they may be
liable TO prosecution If the season is held
10 close on Saturday.
Tnt sportsmen who were out last Sun
day did not have mach to show for their
Gay on fhe marsh Birds were scarce on
lie majority OF the preserves. Few are
seen along the bay shore these days
J ney are said % be IN large NUMBERS at
'olusa. RIO Vista and down south. IN
less q strong wind comes UP 10 set them
in motion tomorrow the outlook for sport
5s not bright The canvasbacks are still
in San Pablo Bay I'm countless thousands
hut they dc not allow any one to ap-
proach within gunshot-
Al Cumming and A. NJ. Shields shot
over the Field and Tule Club preserve on
Wednesday. They had only moderate
sport. They saw an unusual number OF
swans flying about. These birds are not
edible. and sportsmen believe they should
be protected by law. as they are beautiful
birds.
Cal Mcmahon of Bartlett Springs
ard Ivan Treadwell leave to-day for San
IN Maria. Hhere they will spend several
days after quail. Mr.. Mcmahon expects
to sec some Of the Bakersfield field trials
before he returns home.
. Some OF the most expert pigeon shots ir
America viii meet in a sweepstakes to-
morrow at the Ingleside trapshoting
grounds. Nauman. Tanning, Feudner.
Goicher, Dwyer. McMurchy, Donohoe and
other crack shots viii .e in the competi-
ton
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
Registeriug Football PLAYERS.

AT the asst meeting Of the executive
committee Of the California Association
Football League the players We're regis
Tered and must now stay in the clubs
from which their names are enrolled until
authorized by the league 10 play for an
other cub. The booklets containing the
sche1ule Of matches TO be played by the
clubs la the league. the bylaws Of asso-
ciation football and an explanation of the
same are nearly ready and may lee dis
tributec tomorrow afternoon. The Al
hion Club has adopted orange as its colors.
lIrs Iasson las been appointed referee of
1he match between the Vampires and the
Independents.