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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Let Bryan, Cleveland. Hill. German, and other living men who have in years past been great powers in the party, come together as leaders under one banner, upon one common platform for one com mon cause that of carrying Jeffersonian Democracy to victory in November, 1901. It can be done Knoxville Sentinel
 The Sentinel ought to know that there is but one method by which all the parties
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
And There Are Others.
Roanoke Leader.

This country editor has just opened paper with a double barreied name, pub lished in good large town, and every editorial CD paragraph Is a clipping from a department of The New York Press with no sign of credit. People can't be fooled all the time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Going the Gaits.

Birmingham News. It Is said Harry Lehr can bark like a dog. Having shown that he can act like
 a monkey. and having often made an ass of himself. Harry bids fair to develop into quite a zoo of his own.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

The Marion Standard wants it's town to play the game of freeze out" in one respect, and that is by having an ice fac tory of its own. Good doctrine, that is /
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Should Come South.

4MODIIt heBISteT'
 The Republican Editorial Association of the State of New York has resolved that the South's representation in Con gross ought to be reduced. We invite the association to come South and learn something.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Why Latin American Trade is Lost

Just as long as a great majority of the American people shall be willing to pay an enormous bonus to every industrial trust in the form of high prices, which are possible because of the Dingley tarifr so long will the L.atin-American trade be absorbed by European manufacturers. Not only the American people, but the trusts themselves would be benefited in the long run by a modification of the tar if. by reciprocity and by the development of a steady foreign demand for our pro- ducts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
Fund for the Exposition.

MOOIIe Item.
 It is to be hoped now that every city. town. village and hamlet in Alabama fund ample to give this great State a a seat in the orchestra row at the big show. If she Is given the opportunity the company or class cannot be too high for Alabama to shine conspicuously.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

The Missouri boodlers are finding out that one-thousand dollar bills are a mighty inconvenient form of money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
By Some Other Method.

MT. Bryan Is capable of being really ton If he desires to be; but 1t will as- suredly be by some other method than deriding a twice successful Democratic candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
< < ' < < \ < % < 4 < 4 < < (
 WHAT THE STATE PAPERS { ARE SAYING. {
A Dead Failure.
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Gadsden Journal.
 With all his wonderful oratorical gifts, Bryan is dead failure as a harmony speaker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Several of our State contemporaries ar que that because the Lieutenant-Gover- nors of South Carolina and Missouri have turned out badly, Alabama should aboI- ish the office. To say nothing of the constitutional requirements we may re- mind these papers that Governors some- times go astray. and We suppose they would hardly abolish that office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

paign did 50 many Democrats take such bitter dose and try to look pleasant as Was the case when they supported BT gan and his free Republican-Po Populistic- Social tstic doctrines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
LARaEST IN ALABAMA,

The sworn detailed circulation statement of tne Daily and Sunday Advertiser for March. Ieo4 as published below. shows that its cir cuiAtton is not only larger than that of any other morning paper published in this State. but larger than that of any two of them com 3ined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
And this from The Evergreen courant

The Brewton News tells of an Escambia County farmer who killed 2.906 pounds of pork, and has corn, potatoes, meat, syrup, cows and hogs to sell This Is the typical independent agriculturist.
 While these are not by any means sol- itary instances. they are suggestive. One of them is from the mountain region of Alabama, and the other from the pine lands of the Southern portion. yet each of the farmers is self-sustaining and in- dependent. What one man has done an- other can do. If not, why not?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
TWO GOOD FARMERS.

Newspaper men are sometimes guyed and criticised because they have some- thing to say occasionally about farmers and farming. We are told, by implication if not in direct terms. to mind our own business and stick to our own last. Yet the newspaper man who keeps up with all the State papers necessarily sees much that any one farmer does not, and when he sees an item or reads of what is done in one section he can do good by making 1t known to others. For example, we clip two paragraphs from papers widely apart the first being from The Fayette Banner:
 Quite a lot of home raised bacon was been brought to town by the farmers and sold to our merchants during the last few weeks. Sides that weighed 60 and hams S5 pounds, have been brought in re- gently, and one farmer brought in enough hams of his own raising to pay for all the guano he will use this year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Women forget a lot of things they never would forgive if they remembered them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

Even so well informed paper as The Portland oregonian speaks of "The cyni- cal maxim of Robert Walpole, Every man has his price," It is singular that students and scholars should persistently repeat an error which does grave injus- tice to one of England's greatest states men. William Coxe. in his memoirs of Walpole, uses this language:
 Flowing or ltory he despised. He as- cribed to the disinterested views of them selves or their relatives the declarations of pretended patriots( of whom he said: All those men have their price.
 This Is very different from the way the expression Is usually used and shows that Walpole had certain characters in his mind and was alluding to them and not tosall men He was not the man to make such broad and offensive charge as that attributed to him by The oregonian.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

City Subscriptions should be paid to the fol- lowtng authorized collectors only: J. H. But ten City Calculator: T. J. Higgs, Collector; z. L4 Eason Collector. Fillmore Cohen. and at the Counting Room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13
Student Who Was Hazed Died.

The police are investigating the cause
OF the death Of Martin Leow, q, a stu
dent In the dental department of the
University of Maryland, whose lifeless
body was found Friday in his room at his
boarding house in Baltimore. His room
mate, Ephraim Stone, rs, was found ly
ing unconscious beside the bed. Leow
is from Silesia, Germany. and Stone from
Cape Town, South Africa. II is said that
the men were initiated last week into the
Phi PsiChi. a college fraternity OF which
many OF the students at the university
are members. From bruises on the
bodies Of the two men IT would seem that
they had been roughly handled. whether
from the initiation or otherwise is not
known. Stanley Il. Smith of ST. John.
y. r., president OF the fraternity, was
arrested on the technical charge of as
sault Twenty-Five members of the So
ciety have been cited to appear before
the coroner's jury to testify. Stone, who
is in the University Hospital, made a
rambling statement as TO the experience
OF himself and Leow during the night.
Neither was physically able to assist the
other. although each thought the other
was dying in great agony. He says that
the bruises on the bodies OF himself and
Leow are due to " hazing" by their
classmates. but admits that Leow and he
had been recently initiated into the Phi
Psi-Chi fraternity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13
LIQUOR MIDDLE IN DUMMERSToN.
Evidence Presented by constables Showed
SELLING to Minors at Roaers's Inn.

Many people in Dummerston who be-
lieve in the same literal enforcement for
the high license liquor law there that was
carried into effect by the Brattleboro
commissioners are incensed at what they
consider the laXity of the commissioners
in Dummerston. and it is probable that
some concerted movement in the matter
will be made. at an early date.
Complaint was made some time ago to
the commissioners that sales had been
made to minors at Rogers Inn in West
Dummerston. the only licensed place in
the town. The commissioners claimed
that the evidence was not sufficient to
call for action on their part At the
quarterly meeting of the commissioners,
held at the inn last Friday, Lawyer Frank
e Barber appeared in behalf of the con-
stables of the town, a w Laughton and
c. Il. Taft, and the alleged circumstances
of the Illegal selling We're again brought
up. and a variety of questions propounded
to the three commissioners. Messrs Gid
den. Warwick and Baldwin. Deputy
Sheriff Adm Miller and other spectators
We're present. The evidence was the
same as previously submitted, and was
to the effect that two little girls, IL and
a. who are sisters of Rogers's son, who
is a minor. went several times during
the summer to buy beer for the younger
Rogers, who does not live at the inn, but
rents a house some 40 rods away. The
young man is employed in the granite
quarry. 1t was charged that a brother
of Commissioner Baldwin, a minor, had
bought liquor several times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13
J. D. PLUMBERS SUDDEN DEATH.
He Was the Builder Of the Massachusetts
state Asylum In Worcester and OF
Many Buildings In Brattleboro.

Many buildings IN bTdItlepOIO'
J. d. Plummer died very suddenly at
half-past six Sunday evening. He had
been out for a walk and had just reached
the street door of the apartments occu-
pied by him and his son in the Vermont
Savings bank building, and had pushed
the door partly open, when he was seen
to fall suddenly backward. Several peo-
pie who were near went Immediately 10
his assistance and medical aid was sum-
moned, but it was found that he was
dead Mr.. Plummer had always been in
good health; though a years old he re-
tanned all the activity of much younger
man, and there had been no intimation
to his son or others that the end was
near
Mr. plummcr was born in West Brattle-
boro in September, 1926, and was the
youngest child of David and Hannah
Carter Plummer. His grandfather, John
Plummer was one of the early settlers
of Wardsboro, owning large tract OF
land in the west part of the town which
included Round mountain then and FOR
many years afterward known as Plum
NOR mountain j. ID. Plummer grew up
as a farmers boy and after his marriage
to Susan knight, in 1916, settled on the
present j. A. Barney farm on the MARI
horo South road Within two or three
years he moved to this village where he
learned the trade of a brick mason and
began the business of a contractor ana
builder of mason work which he followed
fine rest of his active life. He built nearly
all the brick buildings now standing in
Brattleboro. and filled many contracts
for public and private work in nearly all
tie New England states. His largest
contract was for the erection of the Mas
sachusetts state asylum at Worcester,
which occupied three years. Among the
more important Brattleboro buildings on
which he did the mason work are tne
Retreat buildings, Crosby block, BROOKS
House, Vermont Savings bank, the engine
house. Baptist and Methodist churches,
PeoDles bank, railroad station, Hooker
building, and the High school building
which was his last contract All his work
was marked by great thoroughness ana
received his personal oversight
In his personal character Mr.. RUNNER
was one of the most genial, Hndhearteu
and lovable of men. He bore in MS race
the impress of the kindness and goodwill
which filled his heart. and the day was
frightened for every friend and acqualn-
lance with whom he exchanged Few
words of greeting
Mr. Plummer built several dwellings, IN
this village, the last being the EsterbrooR
house on Walnut street. From that
house he and his family moved to the
Vermont Savings bank apartments where
they have lived ever since. The death OF
Mrs Plummer took place in 1891. Mr.
Plummer is survived by daughter, Mrs
Virginia Pitman of Troy, N Y, and a
son, NJ A. Plummer, the architect.
The funeral was held Wednesday after
noon Rev f. A. Slack conducting brle
and uplifting service.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13
STARkEY'S ELECTION STORY.
Discrepancy Between the Promises and
Votes of Delegates.

Devery's great disappointment in the
size of his vote in Tuesdays New York
city election, after repeated assurance on
the part OF the army of " clambake
friends that they We're just pning to
prove their loyalty by their votes, recalls
a good story which the late Sheriff
Alonzo Starkey enjoyed telling Vermont
ofhce-seekers. Mr.. Starkey was a con-
scientious. painstaliing official. bubbling
over with native wit At one time he
was the champion wrestler of Windham
county, while his good fellowship was
widely recognized and few men in YER
mont enjoyed wider popularity. Mr..
Starkey, after much persuasion. consented
to stand for denomination. Politicians Of
all ranks were delighted to assure the
somewhat reluctant candidate that moth
ing could possibly prevent his nominal
ton, in fact, there were many more self
pledged delegates than required to give
the old sheriff a triumphant walkover In
the county convention. Convention day
arrived without the least apparent abate-
ment in Starkey's supremacy, and every
body confidently expected his renomina-
ton. The choice was by ballot but the
llxr nttNsf arlYa lf a
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13

SUFFER- BROTHERS IN eANkRuPTcv
Chicago Concern with a Warehouse in
1rattIeboro Has Liabilities Of $780,

Chicago Concern with a Warehouse in
1rattleboro Has Liabilities Of $780,
900.
suffer Brothers, leaf tobacco mer-
chants, with establishments In Havana,
New York, St Louis and Chicago went
into voluntary bankruptcy at Chicago
Monday. on the assertion that the action
was taken to protect creditors "A receiver
was appointed, the Chicago title and trust
company being named. The liabilities
are placed at Sl,5O0, 900, with assets ex-
ceeding that figure by slOOO,OOO.
William G.. Niback and Eugene G.
Pearson were appointed receivers by
Judge Kohlsaat who fixed their joint
bond at 81 100000, the largest ever filed
in a Chicago bankruptcy court. " Ac-
cording to an inventory taken last week."
said Receiver Nblack Monday night, " the
liabilities of the firm amount to about
5000, 900 less than its assets. The i'm
mediate reason for the bankruptcy is
that Suffer Brothers have been carrying
an immense stock of tobacco and have
of late been unable to obtain money with
which to support this load There Is no
truth in the report that there is dissen-
sion among the members of the firm
Edward y. suffer, one of the six broth
ers that compose the firm, admitted that
the fight against the American Tobacco
company had crippled the resources of
his firm. Another representative of SUIT
ter Brothers said that although the as
sets nominally exceeded the liabilities,
yet it was possible that creditors would
not receive fun payments Of their claims
The Suffer Brothers went into bank
ruptcy proceedings about 20 years ago
but did not incorporate the present COM
| pany until 1898. Tobacco growing on a
| large scale was carried on by the com
pany near DelaVan. Wis, and drying
houses were built at Madison. The re-
ceivers took possession Of the property
Monday night. 1t is expected that it will
| take about a week to arrive ut an exact
statement of the firms financial condi-
| ton
Suffer Brothers have done a large bust
ness in buying and packing tobacco in
| the Connecticut valley. their operations
| extending from Brattleboro to Hartford,
| They have a large warehouse and shop
at Hatfield, G. \. Billings OF that town
acting as their agent in the valley.
| They also have warehouses in East
| Hartford and Brattleboro. Their estab-
lishment here was opened several years
ago in Crosby * Co s storehouse. and
| during the winter season has given em-
ployment to 25 or more hands. and the
crops of nearly all the growers OF tobacco
| in Windham county and in Hinsdale and
| Northfield had been bought by the firm
and prepared for market here.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13
STATIONS RIVER.

Mrs George Carleton of Windham is
visiting her sister, Mrs r. L. Twitchell.
The ladies' sewing society of the Bap-
list church gave a supper Wednesday
evening.
George Marks has moved from the
Searles house to the farm owned by Fred
Morrison.
The students at Vermont Academy
Will give a recital Saturday night. The
public is cordially invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Houghton were given
a surprise party last Friday evening, the
2Oth anniversary Of their marriage.
Mrs H. j. Stroud has returned from
New YORK to pack the household furni-
ture, and Mr.. and Mrs Stroud will make
their home in New York.
Sidney Earle, so, died Sunday night at
Charles Osgood's. He was not i'll until
Saturday. Funeral services were held at
the Baptist church Wednesday at 10 3, m
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13

Bellows Falls aiN,o,,,,a ~, ,obla cortoi
hans mother, Mrs. Jam aims ~ the coil,
Mrs. Lillian G. Royce and Mfsnup..cons
Snow started Monday for Palatka. Fla.
to spend the winter at Mrs Shows home.
Henry Smead of Wardsboro visited his
daughter. Mrs. George Harris, last week
Miss Rose Judge of Greenfield is visit
ing at her home here.
Mrs. j. ID. Beeman. widow of a former
pastor of the Methodist church. came to
Brattleboro this week to live i'm w. r.
Stuarts house on Canal street
Louis Marsh and his sister, Miss Err
nestine Marsh, returned Monday to their
nome In Ihompsonville. Conn, after Wis
ting a few days with Mrs. Wallace Pratt
Mrs. Russell Benjamin started Tuesday
Tor her home in Baltimore, Md, being
joined by her sister at Westfield She ha G
been visiting at John joys She was
once resident of Brattleboro, her hus-
pahu peing conductor on the railroad
ID. c. Elliot, grand lecturer of the ROYAL
Arch chapter, was in Burlington Wednes-
DAY to give instructions to the district
deputy nigh priests of the state O. r.
BueIl or Wilmington. district deputy
grand master of the eighth Masonic dis
ulct, attended meeting of the district
deputies OF the state on Tuesday in Bur
lington
Ten students of Wesleyan University
nave been elected by the college body to
represent that body on the college senate
Whlch Is joint committee chosen annu-
any from among the students and mem
pers OF the faculty for the settlement of
disputes between those bodies Arthur
D. Monroe, 1906, of Brattleboro is one of
the committee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL NEWS.
THEIR GOLDEN MILESTONE.
Mr.. and Mrs. oscar Smith Celebrated
Their 5oth Wedding Anniversary with
a Gatherlnu of Relatives.

SdtneTln9 OF RELATIVES.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Smith celebrated
on Saturday their 50th wedding anniver-
sary, with family gathering at their
High street home, at which brothers and
sisters, nephews and nieces were pres
ent, making a company of "a people. The
guests began TO arrive at about IL o'clock.
At noon a sumptuous dinner was served
and the afternoon was spent socially.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith were presented with
a silver tea service, sum of money and
variety of small gifts. Among their
relatives who were with them for the day
were Mr.. and Mrs G. r. Walcott and
son, Q, w. Smith, Mrs. Marsh, Frank
Smith and his son, Clarence Smith, Mrs
Emma Prouty and her daughter, Miss
Minnie Prouty, all of Greenfield. Mass. ;
Mrs Minnie Prouty and son of Halifax
Warren Rice of Bennington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hazleton Rice of West Brattleboro,
Mrs H. +. Houghton and daughter,
Mabel and MIR. and Mrs. Henry Allen
and daughter. Marion, of Bratteboro.
One of the interested participants of the
day was Mrs. Salie Prouty. mother OF
Mrs. Smith. who thoroughly enjoyed the
extremely rare distinction of attending "A
daughters 50th wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Prouty, who spends a large part of
the year with Mrs. Smith, is now in her
oath year and Is one of the few original
daughters of the Revolution. her father
war.
Mr.. smith was born in Londonderry
Feb. 90, 1888, the fourth of the seven
children of Ora and Esther Farr Smith,
| both of whom came from Chesterfield,
N II. They moved back to Chesterfield
when he was only two years old, lived
| there until he was ten. and then moved
to Somerset. where Mr. Smiths home
was in a log cabin for IL years. Only
| four houses were standing in the town al
that time. Mr.. Smith was living in Som
erset at the time of his marriage to S
Maria Prouty, who was born in Marlboro
Jan. 2S, 1888. the eldest of the six chill
dren of Fosdick and Sally Prouty. She
| lived in Marlboro most of the time pre-
| vious to the marriage, which took place
in West Dover. Mr.. and Mrs. Smitf
lived two years in Somerset, then spent
eight years in Maine. Bennington, this
state. and New York state. Forty year!
ago they came to Chesterfield. y. II.
settling on what is now known as the
ChickerinC farm, a short distance beyond
the suspension bridge They lived there
| IL years. and for the past 20 years have
been residents of Brattleboro Mr. Smitl
has been engaged in his present line o
business the past "a years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13
WONDERFUL WORK OF TAPESTRY
Esther's Exposure Of Hamen at the
Banquet viii Soon Be Sent from
Brattleboro to Detroit.

Taking advantage of the opportunity
offered by Mrs. l.. \. Cox of CT South
Main street many people have called ut
Mrs. Cox's home this week to see the
beautiful tapestry. Esthers Exposure
OF Haman at the Banquet" Some years
ago Mrs Cox gave the tapestry to Miss
Maria Cox of Detroit, Mich. sister of her
late husband, a. 5. Cox. Miss CoX's home
is in the family of Congressman Cor
liss. The tapestry will be shipped to her
next week, but before then many more
ought to see it. as 1t must be seen in or
der to be appreciated The tapestry was
designed. drawn and wrought by Mrs.
Sarah Caroline Toplif Cox of Barnard,
first wife OF the late 4. 5. Cox From
childhood her mind had brooded over the
scene, which depicts the moment when
the Jewish maiden, Esther taken captive
by the Persian king, Ahasuerus. and
afterwards made his queen. at her ban
quet revealed to him the plot of his chief
minister. Hannah to destroy her people,
the Jews. In after years, having become
Skilled in the art OF painting, she de-
voted her mature thought to this piece
which was her handiwork nearly seven
years. Being about four years steady
work at six hours a day. 1t is a. by Sc
inches. wrought upon firm cotton drill
ing from no pattern whatever. In some
of the more delicate colors there are 900
stitches to the square inch, and 20 shades
of color. In the conception of the piece
Esther implores the king to save her peo-
pie. The queen stands between the king
and Hannah, radiant in her triumph. In
Humans look and posture guilty terror
Is depicted, having dropped his wine cup
and basket Of fruit, while the kings brow
is knit with royal anger. on each side
and behind the queen stand her maids
OF honor, one gazing at Hannah with com
placcnt composure and the other at the