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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22
The Decree.

"lt Is ordered, adjudged and decreed.
that the provisions Of the statute OF the
state of Vermont, copy of which is
annexed to the petition for further in
structions filed in this cause by the petit
TONERS on March II. 1903. although pur-
porting to authorize the appointment by
probate court in the state Of Vermont
of a trustee to pay out and distribute the
amount to he given or distributed under
"a Will such as is the will of the testator,
Thomas Thompson, and under a decree
such as has heretofore been made in this
cause by this court, cannot nevertheless
consistently with the law of this common
wealth be made to operate upon or have
any application to the trusts declared by
the will of the testatoT, Thomas Thomp-
son; that the said trusts must be admins
tered in accordance with the laws of this
commonwealth, and in accordance with
the will of the said testator as the said
laws and said will are interpreted and
eXpounded by the courts of this common
wealth, and must be administered by per-
sons who derive their authority from and
are answerabe to the courts of this COM
monwealth; and said petitioners are in
structed that it is their duty to go on
administering their trust in the state of
Vermont in accordance with the said will
and with the decree of this court made in
this cause March 49, 1901, until the fur
Their order of this court.
at this time to interrupt or suspend the
execution of said trust in the state of
Vermont, for the reason that said stat
ute is not mandatory in its terms and it
does not appear that the courts of YER
mont have construed said statute as APP
plying to the trusts under the will of
Thomas Thompson, nor that any pro-
ceedings have been taken in any probate
court in Vermont looking to the appoint
ment of trustee To administer said
trusts.
IF any proceedings shall be taken in the
state of Vermont for the appointment
under the authority purportng TO be
given by said statute, of trustee or
trustees to take any part in the admin
istration, in the state of Vermont of the
said trusts under the will of said testa-
tor, then the petitioners are directed to
bring the matter TO the attention of this
court for such order and direction as the
case may require, and said introductory
order of April IA, 1908. is modified ac-
cordingly."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22
GRANGE NEWS,

protective Grange will celebrate its 3Oth
anniversary Wednesday evening. MAY y
The meeting will open at o'clock. The
thlrd and fourth degrees will be con-
1erred, and the harvest supper will he
served to which every member is expect
ed to contribute literally. State Master
Bell and other distinguished guests are
expected to be present.
At the regular meeting Wednesday
evening Mrs. \. j. Currier who had
charge of the program, entertained the
Grange with a mock trial She was as
sisted by Mrs Della Atwood. Mrs. MAY
Edwards, Mrs. Harry Spaulding. Mrs
Lois Clark, Mrs. Goldsmith. Mrs. Maria
Sargent, Miss leila Johnson, Miss Nellie
EDDY, n. y. Atwood. f. d. T.. Stowe =
). Eames and \. j. Currier This was
followed by tabeauX and a song by Miss
Eva Sanders. After the meeting cake
cocoa and lemonade We're served in the
banquet hail. Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Goodenough of Springfield, Mass, who are
charter members of Protective Grange
were the guests of honor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22
MONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY MAY D. 1903
C.. p. gibson,

Licensed Auctioneer for YER
mont, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts.
Ihave atmy furniturerooms,
No. I Pleasant ST., a large
stock of secondhand furnl-
ture, stoves, carpets and bed
ding for sale cheap.
Antique furniture a spec
ialty.
Spot cash paid for all kinds OF furniture
stoves carpets and bedding.
Parties breaking up housekeeping OF leav-
ing town, will do well TO consult me.
| will also furnish a good man to lay
carpets, hang curtains, do upholsterlng, PACK
or crate furniture for moving or any small
iobbing. He will charge only by the hour
will furnish excelsior and burlap for pack
ing, also lumber for Grating at very reas-
enable price. Give me a call, either by mail
or telephone at No. Pleasant St, Brattle-
borO, Vt.
Very respectfully yours to serve,
C. P. gibson, Auctioneer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22
THE THOMPSON TRUST FUND.
Decree of Massachusetts Supreme
Court Defining Duties of the Trus-
tees-Hospital Work Will Proceed.

The following is part of the decree of
the supreme court OF Massachusetts
modifying the order which for a time
suspended the use of the Thompson trust
money for hospital purposes in Brattle-
horo. The decree gives the trustees in
structionS. as requested by them. in view
of the statute enacted by the Vermont
Legislature Of 1892. 1t also defines the
conditions under which the money of the
trust can be used in Vermont. states the
requirement of the court that the trust
must be administered by persons who de-
rive their authority from and are respon-
sihle to the Massachusetts court and will
correct any misunderstanding which has
existed as to what the trustees can and
should do. 1t will be gratifying to all
persons in interest that prompt settle
ment of this question has been reached.
1t Is definitely ANNOUNCED that. as a re-
suit, work on the hospital is to proceed at
once.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22

Benjamin f. Jones of Pittsburg, who
was the chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee during the Blaine cam
paign in 1881, is dead at the age of 70.
Statistics compiled by the board of
health show that the population of the
city of New York is increasing at phe-
nomenal rate. In the borough of Man
haitian alone the gain in the birth rate
in the first four months of this year was
2oOo over the same months last year.
There has also been an enormous gain
by foreign immigration 1t is estimated
that the total gain in population of the
city since the census of 1900 was taken
has been 100000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22

The executive committee of the league
met Tuesday evening and adopted Il
schedule for the season. 1t was decided
to have the Catholic Union and Y. NJ.
I. A. teams play tomorrow and to have
TWO games on Memorial day, the second
game on that day being put off until
4l5 O'Clock so as not to interfere in any
way with the patriotic observance of the
day. Following is the schedule:
May It, Wheel Club VS.. Y. NJ. C. A.
May %, Y. NJ c. a. VS.. Catholic Union.
May 80, Catholic Union VS. Wheel Club.
May 80, Wheel Club VS. Y. NJ. C. A.
June =, Y. NJ. c. A. VS.. Catholic Union.
June 10, Catholic Union VS.. Wheel Club.
June 20, Wheel Club vs.. Y. NJ c. A
June p, Y. NJ. c. a. VS.. Catholic Union.
July /, Catholic Union vs.. Wheel Club
July !, y. NJ. c. \. VS.. Catholic Union.
July II, Wheel Club VS.. Y. NJ. C. A
July 10, Catholic Union VS. Wheel Club.
July IS, Wheel Club VS.. Y. NJ. c. A.
July %, Y. NJ. c. A. vs. Catholic Union.
Aug. l. Catholic Union vs. Wheel Club.
Aug. 3, Wheel Club VS.. Y. NJ c. A.
Aug. S. y NJ. c. a. VS.. Catholic Union.
Aug. 10, Catholic Union VS.. Wheel Club.
Aug. 10, Wheel Club VS.. Y. NJ c. A
Aug. %, V. NJ. C. A. VS.. Catholic Union.
Aug. 49, Catholic Union VS.. Wheel Club
Sept. ., Wheel Club VS.. Y. NJ. c. A
Sept. T. Catholic Union VS.. Wheel Club.
Sept. :, Y. NJ. c. a. VS.. Catholic Union
This schedule, including the. game
already played, gives a total of %
games Wednesdays, with the exception
of July Is, Aug. 8 and Aug. 10, are left
open for postponed games.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22

a pint of whi>key in his hip pocket The
bottle got broken i'm his pocket and the
contents perfumed the lookup during the
night. Kelley and CaVanaugh each paid
81 and costs. amounting to $3.50, for
disturbing the peace Kelley for tumultu-
Gus conduct and Cavanaugh for assault
ing his wife.
The prosecutions in all these cases
We're made by States Attorney \ +.
Schweak and Justice VIM. 5. Newton
presided at the hearings. Both they and
Chief Hall gave the prisoners some sound
advice before releasing them The
amount collected in fines and costs was
about SS7.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22
WEST BRATTlEBORO.

Oscar Convey has moved from Fred Nc
Clure's house to the Stebbins house on
Bolander street.
The fire district has build a new reser-
voir opposite the Bond house and is re
pairing the old one near Henry Squiers =
y new iron man-hole will be put in at the
reservoir on the common.
At the Congregational church Vestry
next Wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clock
the Woman's association will hold
mothers meeting. at which Mrs. Belle c,
knowltoH will read a very interesting
paper All women are cordially invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22
ANY CHURCH or parsonage

ANY CHURLH or parsonage or
institution supported by voluntary
contribution will be given a lib
eral quantity of the Longman &
Martinez Pure Paints whenever
they paint.
Note: Have done so for twenty
seven years. Sales: tens of mil
lions of gallons; painted nearly
two million houses under guar
antee to repaint if not satisfactory
The paint wears for periods up to
eighteen years. Linseed Oil must
be added to the paint done in two
minutes). Actual cost then about
$1.25 gallon. Samples free.
Sold by our agents, Robbins &
Cowles, Brattleboro; NJ. G. Will
liams, Putney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22
THE OPENING GAME.
Big Crowd, Fine Weather and
Everything AuspiciouS.
Y. M. c. A. and Catholic Union Will
Play Tomorrow-TWo Games Me-
mortal Day-ScheduIe for the Sea
son.

Play Tomorrow-Two Games Me-
mortal Day-Schedule for the Sea
son.
The uratucboro Base BAN League seJ-
son had am auSpiciuus opening last Sdtur-
day. The weather was fine and a large
crowd WAS present. The game was not
as close a contest as had been hoped
for bat it gave the Vauqushed team an
opportunity to- note its weak points. III
was "a good game however, and interest
ed the crowd. The preliminary arrange
meuj- We're carried out substantially as
announced last week. The First Regi-
ment band left their headquarters about
23O o'clock and marched down Main
street to the Y. NJ. c. \. rooms. The as.
sociaton team fell in behind the band
and marched to the Wheel club head
quarters where the team representing
that organization was waiting. The band
and the two teams returned from Elliot
street and proceeded up Main street as
far as the town hall and then went to
the bah grounds. Inc game was started
promptly at $50 by Umpire Sanders.
Mayor Blodgett was given an ovation as
he took the pitchers box to twirl the
first ball. He put it straight over the
home plate, but the batsman, Walter
Brooks of the Y. NJ. c. a. team, missed
it and the crowd gave Mayor Blodgett
another cheer.
The Wheel clubbers took the lead at
the start, scoring , to in the first inning
ana from then ON there was no time
when they were not reasonably sure of
winning. Ellis pitched a fine game, Civ
ing the association boys only one run
after the third inning. They simply
could not fathom him. on the other
hand the Y. NJ. G. \. teaV was weak in
the box, and the heavy hitters in the
Wheel club team soon piled up the runs.
After the fifth inning Games retired
from the box and Brooks finished the
game, but the change did not make any
marked difference with the luck of either
team The best fielding was done by
March and Stote. while Ferriter and
Allen made some handsome catches.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22

Two-base hits. l.. Allen, Waite, Tasker.
Brasor, w Brooks, Ferrter Three
base hits, l.. Allen. Tasker. Stolen bases.
Waite, Gibson. March Games. Base on
balls, March ,, Waite. Tasker Struck
out, by Ellis Q. by Eames > Double
plays, March to Stafford, Brasor to Reed.
Time, III, Bonn. Umpire. Sanders.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22

The batteries in tomorrows game will
be: For the Catholic Union, Williamson
and King; for the Y. NJ. c. A. Stafford
and Brooks.
The High school sophomores beat Pow
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-05-22

Edward Bellows, 63, former paymaster
director. L. 5. ~. retired died at his
home in Walpole, y H.. Tuesday, after
a stroke of paralysis He nad seen 46
years of service and was with Dewey at
Manila.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
WEDDING OUT TIE SERVICE.
Secretary Root Accepts" designations
of subordinate Army Officers. -

Washington, June 5.-Secretary Root
is conducting a general wedding out of
undesirable material from the army.
and proposes to keep this up until the
service is much benefited. The
resignation Of Second Lieut.. Joseph w.
Lacour, Sixteenth Infantry, who dis
appeared from Fort Mcpherson,
Atlanta, Ga, about ten days ago, talk
ing with him, it is said, 5000 worth OF
company funds, and who left behind a
note saying that he was unable to face
the disgrace from debts which were
crOWding upon him, was lying on
Secretary Roots desk when he re-
turned from New York
Mr. Root remarked that there was
nothing in the case WHICH appealed to
him: that he would not accept the
resignation, but that if Lieut.. Lacour
was apprehcnded he would be
criminally prosecuted. If he is not
found within ninety days he will be
dropped from the rolls as a deserter.
Mr. Root accepted the resignation of
Lieut. David McCoach, of the Coast
Artillery, who recently disappeared
from Fort Monroe, but returned again,
and also the resignation of Lieut.. j. S
Roane, of the Twenty-flrst Infantry
stationed at Fort Keough, and who had
been found guilty of intoxication.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
THE CANCELLATION COMMITTEE.
QuibbIe Between Operators and Miners
Over Latter's Appointment.

Wilkesbarre Pa, June 5.-Since the
reported statement of Judge Gray, TAX
ing sides with the miners in their con-
tentinn that their first conci'iation COM
mittee was legally elected, the miners
have taken a new stand and prominent
officials of the mine workers in this
city stated today that there would
very likely be suspension of work I'M
less the operators recedcd from their
position. The opinion of the chairman
CT the coal strike commission is regard
ed by the miners as Il VindicatiOn Of
their position and has stirred them TO
resist the stand of the companyS rep
rescntatives and to insist on the recog-
milton of their board as first selected.
y prominent official of one Of the 10
cal coal companies here, stated, to-
night. that he believed the opera tors
cDncililtors would have no objection to
Messrs Nichols, Dettrcy and Fahy, if
the latter were elected by the coming
miners convention to represent the lat
ter board.
The operators do not object to the
personnel of the mine workers repre-
scntatives." he said. I'm fact they
would rather deal with these three mon
than some others that might be named.
| Tn" obJeC ton is solely to the manner in
| which they were appointed. AS it APP
pears to us. the board members of the
| United Mine Workers of America ap-
| pointed their district presidents with
| out taking or consulting the wishes Of
| tn" men employed in the mines as to
| their choice.
1--WE wish the board to be selected iii
| q manner that will permit of no future
| disputes as to legality, 50 that when
| its award is made. it cannot be ques-
toned by miners who might say they
| had no voice in the selection of their
| representatives. The questions to be
| determined are of too great mport1nc"
| 10 be considered by Il board whose lc-
| gality or power to act doubt existed,
! and as there is a doubt, it will be bet
ter for both sides to have that doubt
removed by the decision of miners
| convention"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
MUCH ANXIETY FELT
Over United Mine Operators Threats to
Start Another Strike.

New York. June 5.-The presidents of
the anthracite coal carrying roads who
represented the operators in the long
struggle in the anthracite region. last
summer are considerably stirred Over
the threat of the executive boards of
the United Mine Workers in the three
anthracite districts to bring on another
strike in case their delegates to the
cancellation board shall not be recog-
niZed
Not only have the executive boards
taken an unWarrantcd action. the rail-
road presidents say, but they have gone
so far as to msstate the grounds upon
which the refusal to recognize the
miners representatives, is based. They
claim that they have fully lived up to
the provisions of the award and demand
that the question whether they have or
not be submitted to one of the Judges Of
the third circuit OF the Federal court. as
provided in the award or to Judge Gray.
chairman of the Presidents strike COM
mission.
The operators have refused to recog
nizc the three representatives of the
miners on the Cancellation board be-
cause they presented credentials issuel
by the officers OF the United Mine
| Workers of America. under the seal OF
that organization. The operators claim,
that the award of the commission
though in some places obscure. in othe.
! passages distinctly states that the
operators are not required to recognize
the nation body, in which their owl
c!nployeS are d minority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
NO DOUBT, NO QUESTION.
John Wilkes Booth Was Shot and Kill
ed, 38 Years Ago.

Springfield. Mass. June 5.-Lieut. Col.
Ihipps of the United States army in this
city, is in position to know definitely
that the man shot in the barn near Fred
Washington by night as John Wilkes
Booth, was beyond doubt the assassin
of Pres. Lincoln in spite of the recurring
rumOrS that he escaped.
Col. Phipps was at that time lieutenant
of the ordinance in the Washington arrTlo-
ry of which Gen John Ramsey was COM
nlander. He recalls distinctly the night
that Booths body was brought back to
Washington in a gunny sack and carried
to the pcnitentiary grounds where it was
buried alongside several other conspira-
tors who were shot at the penitentiary.
and Mrs. Mary Surratt. who was hanged
as an accomplce Of the conspirators were
taken up and buried in the storehouse of
the armory, with an appropriate Slab
placed over each body, designating its
identity
Just before Andrew johnson went out of
office as President, permission was grant
ed Edwin Booth to remove the body of
his brother for burial in the family burial
ground. Col Phipps was directed to open
the box in which Booths body had been
placed. The flesh had ldecayed and the
clothing had crumbled so that only a mere
skeleton had remained. There was rid
ing boot on one leg and the remains OF part
of a boot on the other, the other boot be,
ing cut off at the ankle. The outline Of
the face and the black hair clinging close
ly to the skull correspondent to the de-
ScrtptiOn and pictures of Booth which Col.
Phipps had seen. Edwin Booth, moreover,
fully identified his brother, basinS part of
his Identification on a peculiarly filled
tooth of the assassin. The Booth family
took charge of the body and the bodies OF
the rest of the conspirators were also
turned over to their relatives and friends
of southern SympathieS.
Col. Phipps also saw and identified the
body of Mrs. Surratt, which was iahen
from the armory grounds for bur-. Else
where
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
CAN'T INDlcT THE ICE TRUST
Maine Crop Remedy for High Prices,
Jerome Says.

| New York, June "a committee of in
dependent ice dealers of the East side
called on District Attorney jerome yes
terday afternoon and asked him to start
criminal proceedings against the Ameri-
can Ice Company for raising the price
of ice. They said that they could no
longer afford to sell the usual five cent
chunk to East Siders and if they should
raise the price or decrease the size it
| would take so long to explain to their
customers that the ice would melt.
There are no criminal proceedings
that can be bought" replied Mr.. Jerome
THE American Ice Company can raise
it's price if it wants to. But I'll tell you
what to do. You go to the American
Ice Company and ask them to agree
with you upon a reasonable rate so that
lyou can continue to sell to your custom
ers If the American Ice Company can
afford to sell ice at $3.50 a ton wholesale
in the winter and make money, 1 don't
see why, when the demand is greater
and there is plenty of ice to supply the
demand, prices should be raised.
You can tell the American Ice Com
pany that there are Maine ice compan-
les only too anxious to send any number
of schooners here if docking privileges
at reasonable rates can be obtained.
Now, in case the American Ice Company
will not give you reasonable rates, you
let me know and will use what innu-
ence l have with the city administration
to see that the Maine schooners get.
dockagC. %'''. .'' :. - "'.
AN election is approaching, and 1t
has been my experience that an admin
istration, especially an administration
peculiarly allied with the peoples inter-
est, is particularly liable just before an
election to do all in it's power to prevent
a large number of it's citizens from
suffering for a necessity like ice when
that suffering can be go easily obviated"
At the request of the committee Mr..
Jerome attended a meeting of the East
Side Retail Ice Dealers Association at
145 Suffolk street last night and repeat
ed his remarks of the afternoon. He
told his audience that they weren't
present through a spirit of philanthropy
for their customers and that what they
ought to do to get their living was to
appoint a committee to try to make
terms with the American Ice Company.
If they weren't successful they were to
join him in approaching the Maine
dealers.
An independent wholesaler present
threw cold water on the scheme by say
ing that Maine ice, brought down by
schooners, was landed in New York at
a 40 per cent loss of weight. A retailer,
on the other hand said that the scheme
had been tried successfully three years
ago.
Mr.. Jerome said he thought that I'M
officially he might be able to secure
better docking privileges for. Maine
ice schoonerS. ri
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-06
AMHERST VS.. BOWDOiN.
The Two College Teams Face Each
Other on Tennis Court.

Brunswick Me, June 5.-(SpeciaD.-
amherst won two matches of doubles
| from Bowdon, Friday, in the Bowdoin-
Amherst tournament Bowdoin Won two
matches in the singles and lost one. Lib
by has not yet played anything which ap-
| proaches his usual game, but improved
somewhat in the singles in the afternoon
and beat Turner one set by score of II
to 9. Luther Dana had an off day and
nearly collapsed while playing singles with
Weed of Amherst. He was taken from
the court in a fainting condition but it is
hoped that he will be able to play. Satur-
day. Weed showed Il remarkably generous
spirit and offered to play the remainder
of the match Saturday, instead of claim
ing it by default, as was his privilege
Amherst won three points and Bowdoin
two. The points won stand: Amherst,
II: BOWdOin. 4 The summary:
Douhles-Murdock and Turner of Am
hcrst beat Libby and l.. Dana of Bow
don, Sc, G-3
Williams and Weed of Amherst, beat
Pratt and S. Dana of Bowdon, go, GA
Sin&es-Pratt of Bowdoin, beat Will
iams of Amherst. So 6-G, 81. Turner OF
Amherst. beat Libby of Bowdoin, 9-11. 81,
6-l. s. Dana Of Bowdoin, beat Murdoch
OF Amherst, CT g.
Nine more points are to be contcnded for
and the tournament will continue, today
ana possibly Monday.