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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

might be more than one man of that
sort. What reason was there to think
that a rogue would, through pure ven
geance, risk facing a man who knew
him? And what man could be so per-
verified as to seek revenge in the house
of God? | finally persuaded myself
that my first impulse of fear was only
the result of the depressing atmos-
phere of the day. A soul in distress
needed my aid it was my duty to give
it, cost what it might. The least delay
might provoke suicide Then. too,
even if it proved to be my one-eyed
enemy, who could tell but that he was
truly and sincerely repentant?"
you at least had Toinon accompany
you?"
ITO a confession? What are you
thinking Of? Besides, if there were
any danger to be run, would it be right
to expose a poor old woman to it? |
am in the habit of going alone, and |
went alone this time. AS entered the
church, heard the plaintive voice from
under the curtain of the confessional
| opened the wicket and sure enough
it was my man. | had scarcely sat
down and leaned over when. without
any warning, ! received a knife-thrust
III my sue. nat Is why nave 10
stop to rest; since that time | get out
of breath easily
The Able was now silent, as if thu
rest of the story was without special
importance.
Wasn't the rascal arrested?" in
quired.
"No; he escaped, but did not die,
a. you see
He laughed as he spoke, then, point
ing ont to the sea, he added: Look
over there at that point Of land emerg-
ing from the mist. Isn't it superb"
Before | could reply q noise above
us attracted our attention. Looking
up. We saw cowherd on the top of the
cliff. Making a trumpet of his hands,
he shouted:
Monsieur Able! there is a man in
blue blouse up here, and he wants
to confess to YOU"
The priest then pressed my hand in
a hasty farewell and at once began to
Chamber up the steep ascent, calling
out in short breathless accents
I'm coming. I'm coming! Here
am"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

Though | walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, | will fear no
evil.-Psalm xiii, 4.
Now there are new religions. Many
the codes and creeds;
Many the quibbling changes to fit
with our fancied needs;
All of them waxing milder; waning in
strength and tone;
None of them stern and sturdy; none
of them stand alone
None like the old religions, those that
the fathers made
Built on the fearless basis-the God
of the Unafraid.
Mind you the old time people? Cues
tioning naught. and stern;
Knowing the lifelong lesson ere they
were set to learn;
Seeing the line was rigid, marking for
i'll or good
Holding TO step beyond it led where
the sinners stood.
Mind you the old time people? They
who the law obeyed.
Fearing and finding and praying the
God of the Unafraid.
Life was a constant battle into which
they were flung;
Thoughts We're of old time sinful ere
\they were given tongue.
Aye, if a hand offended, straightway
1t must be cut,
Else would the gates of heaven be to
them ever shut.
That was an oldtime picture, yet it
will never fade
Thus did the people worship the God
of the Unafraid.
Now there are new religions; fragile
and flimsy things:
Soothing and soft and subtle in all of
their fashionings.
Mind YOU the old time people? Never
their Fears would cease,
But they were not as we are-theirs
were the hearts at peace;
Theirs were the souls complacent,
knowing and undismayed;
Theirs was the living master-the
God of the Unafraid.
NV. D. n, in The Chicago Trib-
une.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

Killing frOsts were reported in
Chester. Nergennes and other Yer
mont towns Tuesday morning.
H. A. Aliens creamery at Milton
was burned Saturday night. causing
a heavy loss, there being no insurance
on the building.
The Chittenden county grand jury,
which reported Tuesday, recommend
ed that. the county Jail be enlarged
for the accommodation of prisoners.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the large pulp mills of e. F. Spauld-
ing & Co.. at Newport Sunday morn
ing. The loss is $4,000 and is par
TALLY covered by insurance.
While a brakeman, named John
Bishop, was coupling cars at Newport
last week Thursday evening. he was
thrown down by the breaking of a
chain, his foot caught in the track,
and he was thrown under the wheels,
and the entire train passed over his
body.
Miss Ethel Scovell Clement, daugh-
ter of P. w. Clement of Rutland. was
married in that city Tuesday to Will
lam H. Field of New York, a member
of the editorial staff of the New York
Journal. The wedding was informal,
taking place in the parlOrs of the
Clement homestead, and was witness
ed only by the relatives and immediate
friends of the bridal couple.
There was a. head-on collision of
trolley cars last Sunday at Pelham,
y. H., on an electric car line running
between Lowell, Mass, and Nashua,
n. H. The cars were running at a
high rate of speed and out of the 20
passengers six are dead and 20 others
are in a critical condition. The mo-
torman on the car bound for Nashua
misunderstood orders, and the starter
tried to avoid the collision by send
ing a man to shut off the power, but
was too late to do So
Pittsfeld, Rutland and Shrewsbury
were visited by a severe thunder
storm Friday night, the lightning and
rain doing damage to the amount or
several thousand dollars. An cleo
trio bolt struck barn owned by Henry
Hovey in Pittsfield, which was burned
together with the adjoining house, a
hotel conducted by Albert Vose and
a building owned by DR.. w. Brigham
and occupied as a general store by B.
f. Moves & Co. Three barns in
Shrewsbury, owned by d. E. Aldrich,
were struck by lightning and burned,
with their contents, and many tele-
phone wires were broken down by
falling trees Merritt Thomas's house
and barns in Rutland were burned,
and other houses were struck, but not
seriously damaged. The losses were
partly covered by insurance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
Tobacco Crop Ruined by Hail.

\ severe thunder and hail storm
which swept down through the lower
Connecticut valley last Saturday,
caused wide spread destruction to the
tobacco crop. In Agawam and Feed
ing Hills, Mass. and Sufneld, Enfield
and Windsor, Conn, the tobacco
leaves were riddled by hail. and the
high wind completed the destruction
Of the crop. The growers in other
towns suffered to a less extent In
Feeding Hills alone the estimated
damage to the crop is $4,000. Two
people were killed by lightning in
Connecticut towns during the storm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
IN OUR OWN STATE.
A DELIBERATE MURDER.

East Montpelier Man Shot Down
from Ambush and His Nearest
Neighbor is Charged with Being
Assassin.
one of the most wilful and deliber-
ate murders in the history of Yer
mont was committed in East Mont
pelier. near the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad station. about 1890
Tuesday night, when Peter Noron.
A.. was shot and killed from ambush
by an assassin supposed to be his
nearest nciehbor. Bartholomew Gro
tcau. French Canadian. who is now
in the county Jail in Montpelier.
The deed was committed on the
main road leading from East Mont
polier to Barre. about three-fourths
of mile from East Montpelier sta
tion. and fourth of mile from Vor-
runs home. NOrrOn was employed
by William Barclay in Barre. and
drove to and from his home each day.
He went Tuesday evening to East
Montpelier Centre for a load OF wood
accompanied by his son, Peter. IL
He had nearly reached home and was
walking by the side of the road when
the SnOt was nred from DuSneS by the
roadside only about 10 feet distant
The heavy charge of shot struck him
near the heart and in the left Shout
der. He fell, but rose Immediately.
walked 100 feet toward his home,
and then fell directly on his face, evil
IDENTIFY not moving again. The boy
drove to his home, told his sister
what had happened. and neighbors
were aroused who soon notified the
authorities.
Croteau was at once suspected of
the murder. as there had been a feud
between the two men. and it is alleged
that Croteau had threatened at vari-
Gus times to kill Vorron. Croteau is
a swill gatherer who visits Barre reg
ularly, and he was arrested Wednes-
day morning while making one of his
regular trips. Norron leaves a wife
and eight children. and Croteau has
a wife and several children by a for
mer marriage. Vorrons son saw the
assassin jump from the bushes and
run about 10 rods to the woods. The
night was very clear, and his descrip-
ton of the man tallies closely with
that of Croteau.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
A YOUTHFUL SCIENTIST.
Inventor Of i Wonderful Device to
Make the Deaf Hear.

Make the Deaf Hear.
Scientific men all over the world
are deeply interested in the discov-
cry made by Miller Reese Hutchinson.
young inventor, who by means of an
electrical device has seemingly dem
Onstrated that the deaf can be made
to hear.
The instrument as explained by the
inventor is an application of the com
bined principles of the telephone and
the microphone, the latter being a
very sensitive scientific instrument
for the magnifying of sound. By the
combination sounds are vastly magni-
fed through the outer and middle
ears to the inner ear and the auditory
nerve.
In operation the instrument sends
the air waves against the tympanum
and forces it to vibrate, thus vibrating
the middle ear and loosening the
three vibratorv bones so that they
perform their functions. 1t was the
use of this appliance. it is said. that
enabled Queen Alexandra of England
to regain her hearing. which for some
years has been impaired. Mr.. Hutch
inson is the happy possessor of a gold
medal given him by the queen for
sCiertifcial research and investiga-
ton"
While pursuing his investigation
the inventor made q study of the hui
man ear under one of the leading au-
rists Of the country. acquiring a thor
ougn knowledge of its mechanical
construction. Speaking of this phase
of his research. the inventor said:
| nj, nd
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

While women are not allowed to
plead as lawyers in German courts,
not a few are otherwise employed as
experts in various branches of the
profession. In Berlin one woman
serves as interpreter of the language
OF deaf-mutes, and several as trans
lators of foreign documents; one
makes a specially of rendering Eng
lish legal phrases into German.
Intense interest continues to be
shown in France in the case of Marie
Raguenes. a woman employed on a
farm in the neighborhood of Brest
who, after having lost the faculty of
speech when she was twelve, has sud
denly recovered it after the lapse of
twenty-eight years. So many people
are travelling to the spot to see her
that she appears to be in a fair way
of making up for lost time in the talk
ing line Boston Transcript,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

Vaccination is now compulsory in
France during the first year of life,
and revaccination during the eleventh
and twenty-first years.
Remarkable success in eXterminat-
ing the mosquito is reported from the
Soudan, where in the area on which
drainage work has been Systematically
carried out the proportion of cases of
malaria has been reduced from So to
three.
The Coney Island season is to ex-
tend through September, this year.
1t is a reformed resort, under the man.
agement of the solid business men
who took hold of the property last
winter, and is popular without being
vicious. There were 100000 people
there on Sunday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
Monument at Lake George.

\ bronze memorial. erected by the
Society Of the Colonial Wars. to com
memorate the victory in the battle Of
Lake George Sept. s, 1775, was un-
yelled and dedicated Tuesday. Thou
ands of eXcursionists gathered to par
ticipate in the event. and the govern
ors Of New York. Vermont, Connect
cut and Massachusetts were present.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew delivered
the principal Grafton. Gov. McCul-
Tough spoke briefly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
-,TATE OLE YERMnNT. Murlbor.. S.

STATE OF VERMONT. Marlboro. -.
> The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate of
THOMAS r. STOWE, late of Brattleboro in
said district. deceased. Greeting:
Whereas +. ID. f.. Stowe, administrator upon
the estate of Thomas T. stowe. late of Brattle-
hOro in said district deceased. has filed his petit
ton i'm this court, setting forth that the sale of
the whole of the real estate of said deceased,
W i'll be beneficial to the heirs and all persons
terested therein, and praying for license to
sell the same, and AT the same time filed in this
court what purports TO be the consent in writ
ing of all the heirs residing in this state to such
sale. Whereupon il is ordered that the same
he heard at the session of said court TO he held
in tne Probate Office in Brattleboro. on the
last Saturday of September. \. ID. 1893. when
and where you may be heard in the premises
If you see cause.
37-5g AT SCHWENK. Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
Annual Banquet of the Fish and
Game League.

About $50 people attended the an
nual banquet of the Vermont Fish
and Game league which was held at
Fort Frederick, n. Y, last Friday.
The great banquet tent was pitched
in the centre of the parade within the
picturesque walls of old fort Amherst.
LAWYER f. l.. Fish of Vergennes, a
Newfane boy, evidently made a sue
cess as the presiding officer of the
day. The Montpelier Journals ac-
count says: After the guests of honor
arrived President Fish raped the
tables to order and spoke BRIEFLY and
to the point concerning certain phases
OF fish and game interests. He then
announced that he had received let
ters from two eX-presidents express
ing regret that they were unable TO
be present, one being from eX-Presl-
dent Grover Cleveland whom Sena-
tor Proctor had invited to attend and
one from eX-President John w. Tit
comb of the league, who was pre-
vented from being present because OF
starting for South America. Mr.. Fish
also stated that Charles H. Robb had
telegraphed his regrets at the last
minute, and then introduced the
POSTMASTER, P. NJ Meldon of Rutland,
WHOSE VIII, WlSuOll anu CiOluShNN
made him an ideal man for the place.
After short speeches by two of three
guests. Justice David j. Brewer of
the United States supreme court was
introduced as the principal speaker
of the occasion, and received an en-
thusiastic ovation.
Justice Brewer urged the preserva-
ton of fish by stopping wanton des-
truction, by preventing the pollution
of streams and by replenishing
streams. An acre of water is as val
liable as an acre of land. said JUS
tice Brewer, but it must be cultivated
the same as land to make it profitable
The speaker closed his address with
a noble and eloquent plea for peace
among nations and good will among
men. As Justice Brewer closed his
eloquent address every man arose to
his feet to do him honor, Short
speeches followed from Gen. o. o.
Howard Senator Proctor and Con
gressmen Haskins and Foster.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
CAPT. STEPHEN F. BROWN.
q Ratchet, Led Company X, 18th
Vermont. in Battle Of GETTYSBURG.

Vermont, in Battle of Gettysburg.
Captain Stephen f. Brown, 60. died
of heart disease in Swanton Tuesday
night. He enlisted in Company X of
the 18th Vermont infantry as a pri-
vate, but was elected first lieutenant.
This regiment was part of Gen.
STANDARDS famous brigade at Gettys-
burg. At that time Captain Brown
was under arrest upon some formal
charge of disobedience of orders not
involving any moral culpability, and
his sword had been surrendered ac-
cording to military custom. He could
not eb kept out of action, however,
and in the counter-charge on Picket's
brigade on the third day he led his
men, his only weapon being COM
mon camp Ratchet. He captured a
Confederate officer, however, and re-
tanned the latter's sword and pistol
as trophies. He was injured on the
head from the explosion of a shell
while aiding wounded comrade.
His exploit in leading his men with
a Ratchet is commemorated in a
statue erected by the 18th Vermont
on the field of Gettysburg.
After his term of enlistment had
expired. he raised a company of 100
men and was elected captain of Com
pany A, 18th Vermont infantry. He
was so badly wounded at the battle
of Gettysburg that amputation of one
arm was necessary. After the war
he graduated from the Albany Law
school and for many years was a
prominet lawyer in Chicago. He had
been living quietly on a farm in
Swanton the past few years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
SherjH's Sale,

TAKEN by virtue of an execution in favor
Il of Frank j. Bailey of Brattleboro. Yer
mont, VS.. Frank ID. Warner of Springfield,
Mass, issued upon IA Judgment rendered by j.
ii. Merritield, Justice OF the Peace. within and
for said county of Windham and state of Yer
mont, on the Sth day OF June, \. ID. 1893 and
10y the direction of said creditor levied upon.
and will be sold to satisfy the same AT public
auction, in the highway III front of the SAID
premises hereinafter described on the 18Th day
of September A. ID. 1903, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon.
The following described land and premises of
the said debtor, situate, lying and being in
BrattebOrO, in the county of Wndham and
state of Vermont, and bounded and described
as follows: North by the land of Abbie e. Full
Ter, east by Prospect street. south by land of
said Abhie E. Fuller, west by land of Ralph w.
Cudwobh, Horton place, and land OF Eugene
Ferriter including a right of way sixteen feet
wide in said Horton Place. where the road bed
is now located, being the same land conveyed
to Frank ID. Warner by Patrick Fleming. by
deed dated the thirteenth day of February
A. D., 1903 and recorded in the land records of
said Brattleboro, book IS, page :.
Dated in Brattleboro in the county of Wind
ham, this 18th day of July. A. ID. 1903.
81 f. w. MCCLURE, Deputy sheriff.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
Very truly yours,
Hal. p. DENTON.

If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice free.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
-,TATE OF VERMONT. Marlboro. s..

SIAlE Or ' EKMONI. Marlboro. -.
> BY the Probate Court for said District.
70. all persOus interested in the estate of
GEORGE W. KNOWLTON. late Of Brattle-
boro. in said District Greeting:
You are hereby notified that this Court will
decide upon the allowance of the account OF
of George W. knOwlton. late of BIattleboro,
in said District. deceased. and decree distribu-
ton thereof to the persons entitled thereto. at
the session thereof 10 be held mt the Probate
OfIice in BrattlebOro. in said District. on the
3th day of September \. ID. 1893 when and
where you may be heard in the premises. if
yOu see cause.
3,-;9 \. +. SCHWENK. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

\ Concord despatch of Sept. s says:
This morning was the coolest ever eX-
perenced in this section in the month
of September. The mercury was be-
low the freezing point. and in many
sections ice formed to a considerable
thickness. Growing crops were frozen
solid and their destruction will cause
a heavy loss to the farmers of the
state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

A trolley car on the Wilkesbarre &
Harveys Lake railroad, returning
from the lake Sunday afternoon, was
wrecked in a mountain gorge five
miles from this city and plunged
down a 80 foot embankment, killing
one passenger and injuring IL others.
The wreck was caused by a stone, be-
lieved TO have been maliciously placed
on the track at a sharp curve.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

Mr.. Hal. p. Denton, Chief Department
Publicity and Promotion of National
Export Exposition, writes:
Philadelphia, Dec. 90, 1899.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.
Gentlemen =" Toward the latter part
of August L found myself in very
much rundown condition. I suffered
particularly from catarrh of the stomach,
aggravated no doubt by the responsible
tiles and worrimcnt incident to the ex-
ploitation of n great international expo
sition. What ate distressed me and /
would lie awake at night threshing
over,' if may use that expression, the
affairs of the previous day.
"My family physician said had
nervous prostrafion and recommended
q sea voyage. IgraduaIy grew worse.
A kind friend whom / had known in
Ohio recommended Peruna. Though
skepficaI, finally yielded TO his ad.
vice. After using ore bottle was
much improved and with the fifth
bottle came complete recovery. am
In perfect health to-day and owe every.
thing to Peruna."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
MiddIebury Rebuilt.

The St. Adams Messenger has a des-
patch describing the rapid progress
which has been made in rebuilding the
village of Middlebury since the great
fire Of Feb. Sd last. The old Slade
block, owned by the Methodist church
society has been replaced by a two
story brick building. which is nearly
completed. The Union block. with
the exception of the section owned
by the Topper estate, nearest the
stone bridge, is a far different one
from that destroyed; on the Trudell
section marble front building has
been erected; on the east side of the
street the Dyer block. three stories
high, is two thirds completed, and the
site of Pine hall is covered by a mod
ern brick building, built by Ira Taylor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
Eenat 3lnticcs.

SSTArE OF VERMONT. Westminster. IS.
> By the Probate Court for sand District
To all persons interested in the estate OF
OSCAR X. GARFIELD. late OF Towushend in
said District. deceased. Greeting:
You are hereby notified that this Court will
decide upon the allowance of the account of
:. .. Garfield, administrator upon said estate.
and decree distribution thereof to the persons
entitled. ut the session thereof to be held at the
Hotel IN Townsheud. ON the ,th day of October,
y. ID. 1893. when and where you may be heard
in the premises, If Won see cause.
1888 ZINA IL. ALIBEE. Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

STATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. -.
y BY the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested i'm the estate Of
John SQUlRES, late OF Gulford. IN said
District. Greeting:
You are hereby notified that this Court will
decide upon the allowance of the account of
+. u. +. stowe. administrator upon the estate
of John Squircs. late OF Guilford, in said Dis
trict. deceased. and decree distribution thereof
To the persons entitled thereto. at the session
thereof to be held at the Probate Office IN
Brattleboru. in said District. on the 2Gth day
of september, y. u. 1913. when and where you
may he heard in the premises. if YOU see canse.
31-@ A. +. SCHWENk. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
To Cure a Cold In One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it fails
to cure. e. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
AUCTION.

The House and Lot, Myrtle street,
belonging to the Estate of the late Alonzo
Starkey,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11

East Montpelier Man Shot Down
from Ambush and His Nearest
Neighbor is Charged with Being