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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
GREEN RIVER.

Henry Lynde of Farley came Tuesday
to help his brother, George, through hay
ing.
Jewell Robb is at home from college to
spend the vacation with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Robb.
John Thompson and son, Raymond, of
Greenfield spent a part of last week with
Mr.. Thompson's father, D. NJ. Thompson.
Perley Smith and family and Robert
Robbins of Nashua, n. H, are visiting
Mrs. Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Robbins.
John Barden met with a painful acct
dent Monday evening from the premature
discharge of a cannon. His face was
filled with powder. 1t is thought that his
eyesight will not be impaired.
About 80 friends and neighbors of Mr.
and Mrs. Burton Burrows called on them
Tuesday evening to remind them that
the day was the second anniversary OF
their wedding. The evening was spent
in social manner and with card playing,
and cake and coffee were served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
DUNN ERSTON HILL.

Hugh Betterley is at home from Nor
witch university for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Luther ]. Stockwell of Holyoke is
spending a short time with her parents.
A large number of people spent the
Fourth at the lake and celebrated with
the usual demonstrations.
Charlotte Wheeler finished her school
In Dover last week, and will spend the
summer with her parents
Mrs. James Pegg and two children of
Mamaroneck, N. Y, are visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Stockwell.
The school teachers, who have been
boarding at j. N. Betterley's returned
fuesday to their home in Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
WEST DUMMERSTON,

Roy Pike is working for S. Betterley.
Mr.. and Mrs F. ]. White are here to
spend a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. O'Brien are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Connarn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wilson are helping
E. F. Willard through haying.
Will O'Brien and Mr. Young and son
have been visitig Jack O'Brien.
Guy Taft and June Butterfeld spent
the Fourth in South Londonderry.
Mrs. S. S. Taylor of Providence is
spending few weeks with her daughter.
Mrs. II. S. Norcross.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. McCrellis and Ger
trude Norcross spent the Fourth with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Nor
cross.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
WEST GUILFORD.

Miss Lowell and Mrs Gardner of Bos-
ton are boarding at r. b. Thomas's.
Mrs. Alice Houghton and daughter of
Bernardston have been at Hosea Fishers
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Carpenter and chill
dren are spending their vacation at II. L.
Nichols's.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and children
of Greenfield are spending two weeks at
ID. S. Bonds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pease and Mr.. and
Mrs Ed Aldrich and children of Whiting
ham visited this week at II. L. Nichols s.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
The Report Of the Schools.

The following is the report Of the pri-
mary department of the village school,
taught by Miss Annie Cook: Number OF
pupils IS; pupils having no absent marks
during the term, Bette Carleton, Pauline
Franklin. Myrtle Marsh. Miranda Marsh
Ellie Stowell. Roland Derry. Harry Moore ::
absent one day or less, Merrill Sparks
Ella Ware, Nina Jones. There were IS
who had no tardy marks.
In the grammar department taught by
Lyle O. Pierce there were 80 pupils. and
those neither absent nor tardy were Syl-
via Derry, May Howe. Florence Marsh
Cecli Snow, Ray Shine Ethel Sparks,
Luther stone, Bessie Dutton; absent one
day or less, Cola Martin Mildred Phillips
Alice Ware, Laura Ware, Leon White
Rose Whitney.
y picnic was planned, but the rain pre-
vented, and the entertainment was held
in the school building
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
SOUTH WARDSRORO

Mrs j. A. Streeter has her rooms full
Of summer boarders
MIS- Is, G. Ryder returned Monday from
a brief visit in North Adams. Mass.
Miss Nellie Sheldon has been very al
with tonsilitis following quinsey sore. but
is better now.
Inc Fourth was very quiet here Some
Oh our people went to Stratton and some
TO wilmington and West Townshend.
MISS Ella Willis of Jamaica closed an
other successful term of school last Friday
win picnic in tent on the island. /"
after the hard thunder shower
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
EAST DOVER.
The Day We Celebrated.

The people of East Dover set out to
make a day of the Fourth and succeeded.
The celebration began about midnight of
the 3rd with lengthy solo on the church
bell, punctuated at intervals by the boom
of cannon crackers. At 10 a. m, there
was a parade of horribles, followed by
float tastefully trimmed with evergreens
bearing 10 young women representing the
10 original states. Claude Prouty as
Uncle Sam was the driver and Mrs. Adm
May was Columbia In the afternoon
literary exercises were held in the grove,
the program including selections by the
band, singing by the choir and short
addresses by Rev. j. C. Hazelton of the
Methodist church and by the pastor of
the Baptist church In the evening there
was a band concert, followed by a fine
display of fireworks, after which those
who wished INDUCED in promenades
Following is the list of winners in the
various events: Horribles-1st Florence
johnson, End Ralph Yeaw Bird Bert Put
nam; hurdle race-1st II. ]. Morse. end
Herbert Garry; tug of war-F. E. Yeaw
slow bicycle race-Harland Jefts; foot race
list Adm Houghton, 2nd II. j. Morse
potato race-1st Lester Moore, End Ralph
Howe three legged race-1st Adm
Houghton, II. j. Morse, End Michael Nor
an, Ralph Moore; sack race-1st Adm
Houghton, End Michael Moran; driving
shingle nails-1st Faith Yeaw 2nd Bertha
Bemis, Bird Charlotte Wheeler.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
NEST DONER.

Davis e Boyle have shut down their mill
until after haying.
Miss Julia Gorham of Putney has been
a recent visitor at Augustus Fitch's.
Mrs. Ryder of Marlboro is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Rufus Stanley.
Several from here attended the Fourth
of July celebration at Wilmington
Thomas Baker of North Adams was
the guest of Miss Leila Cook Sunday and
Monday.
Mrs. Will Harris, who has been i'll the
past week, is improving slowly. Mabel
Allen is working for her
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08

the Rev. L. Il. Curtis. The parties were
boarders in town last summer.
Charles Gould, who raises Strawberries
to sell, invited last week his customers to
come and pick free of charge and we
hear of some who picked 80 quarts. Be
side this he entertained them at his home.
This was n very pleasant ending of the
strawberry season. We presume his pa
irons will increase another year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08

Chess is game OF great antiquity,
whose origin is attributed to the Hindus.
FROM Hindustan 1t passed into Persia,
and thence into Arabia The Arabs in
troduced 1t into Spain in the Sth CEN
fury and thence it spread throughout
western Europe. 1t is said that the word
chess is derived from the Persian shah
(king), and checkmate from shahmat.
meaning king overcome.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08

Winifred Sherman closed the term of
school in Goose City July l. OF the IA
scholars, the following had no absent
marks: Lucy Gould, Lula Howe, Ruby
Howe, Blanche, Thomas, Gertie and Paul
Holland, Warren and Carlton Lazelle
Ruth Hale was absent one day. Much
interest was shown in the school in ma
ture study, 1875 specimens of wild flowers
being brought in.
The East Dover school closed Friday
July l. after a very successful term
The attendance has been good, and there
have been but IL absent marks. Sixteen
pupils have attended. Those neither alb
sent, nor tardy are Walter Halliday, Carl
ton Halliday, Verna Metcalf, George Met
calf, Carlton Metcalf, Mildred Jefts, Katie
Prouty, Doris Armstrong, Boney Cooper
Earl Yeaw and Faith Yeaw. Raymond
Halliday lost but half day. Harry May
but one day. and Grace Sherman two
and one half days The pupils found over
175 wild flowers of which they knew the
names, and about so they could not name
besides number of grasses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-08
Or. David Kennedy. Rondout. N

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soap?"
Six cents bar, full size, reduced from
why, that's the price of common
brown soap. Send me a box. 1 can't
AFFORD to buy any other soap after this"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
COIN READY
FOR MEETING
Chicago Committee Supplies
a Fund for Expenses Of
the Republican Convention

CHICAGO, March 2S.-The sub-com-
mittee Of the National Republican Com
mittee, having in charge the arrange
ments for the national convention in
this city, met to-day with the local
committee TO discuss the preparations
that have been made at the Coliseum,
where the convention is to be held. All
arrangements made by the local COM
mittee were approved by the members
Of the national committee.
II was explained to the members OF
the national committee at the outset
that Chicago had never promised to put
up for the use of the national commit
tee such a sum as $4,000, nor in fact
had it promised to put Up any sum Of
money at all. What it had promised
was to pay all the bills of the con-
vention and this II would do.
Harry S. New of the committee sug-
gested that there were some things for
which the national committee would be
compelled to pay, and he thought it
well If the local men would place a
certain sum at the disposal of the ma
tional committee. This the local men
agreed TO do at once, and the amount
suggested by Mr.. New-$5000-was
promptly arranged for. 1t was decided
that all the bills for the convention are
to be turned over to the local commit
tee and they viii provide for their pay
ment. None Of them will be presented
to the national committee, which will
be under no obligations for any of the
expenses attendant upon the holding of
the convention.
In going over the arrangements made
for seating it was found that the total
number of seats in the hall will be
1923. OF these 500 will be on the stage
and 275 will be for the press. There
viii be $50 seats for delegates and the
same number for alternates, leaving
5673 for spectators.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
FRANCE BARS
MORE ORDERS
Deputies Vote to Suppress
All Forms of Religious
Teaching by EccleSiaStics

PARIS, March 28.-By the decisive
majority of 316 to 269 the Chamber Of
Deputies tonight passed the Govern
ment bin for the suppression of all
forms Of teaching by the religious or
ders. This supplements and completes
the work begun by the former Pre-
mier. NJ. -Waldeck-Rousseau, in 1901
The ffr8 law suppressed the unau-
thorized teaching orders which had for
a long time carried on their vocation
despite the lack of legal sanction, but
the new law does not make any dis
tinction between authorized and unau-
thorized congregations, but sweeps
away the whole fabric OF teaching Oy
religious orders, thus in effect substi-
tuting the system of state schools Tor
those heretofore conducted by the or
ders.
Besides affecting the educational sys-
tenn. the passage of the bill is the
achievement of the principal work un-
dertaken by Premier Combes, and it is
believed that the Premier will now VOL
unfairly retire.
The parliamentary battle over the
bill was one of the severest which the
Chamber of Deputies has seen in re-
cent years. The minority failed TO de
velop any serious strength, but carried
it's obstruction to the point Of fne
art, and, moreover, Premier Combes
suffered severely by defections fqrom
his own side, such leaders as George
Leygues (Radical Republican,, Minis
ter of Public instruction in the Wal
deck Rousseau Cabinet; Alexander
Miller and Jose Callaiux (Republican),
carrying amendments which entirely
modified the drastic character Of the
original measure. Premier Combes,
however, maintained his majorities on
the main feature of the bill, and the
closing vote was in the nature OF a
personal triumph for him.
To-day's sitting of the Chamber was
marked by excitement, as the last
clauses of the bill dealt with dry ques-
tions of detail upon which it was i'm
possible to raise a heated debate, and
the battle, having been thoroughly
fought out in previous sittings, the op-
position contented itself with merely
platonic protests before the taking of
the final division.
The bill, which has to pass the Sen
ate, though no serious opposition TO it
is anticipated there, forbids all teach
ing by the religious orders in the ter
ritory of France proper. and provides
for the suppression within ten years
of all orders actively holding an au-
thoriZatiOn to teach.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
BRITISH NAVAL EXPERTS PRAISE
SKILL OF ADMIRAL MAKAR0FF
No Longer Regard the Early Capture of Port
Arthur by the Japanese Forces as
Practically Assured
Cabegram and Copyright
Publishing

LONDON, March 2S.-vice Admiral
Makaroff is working miracles. not only
at Port Arthur, but in England. A
month ago the English press and public
were both equally sanguine of victory
for Japan. The public talked airily of
the capture of Port Arthur and Vladi-
vostok and of the Russians being
driven out of Manchuria and back into
the recesses Of Siberia.
Expert writer's of the press, of course,
knew that the task for the Japanese
was a much more difficult one. but new
ertheless the tone of their articles gen.
orally was inspired by the belief that
in the end Japan would undoubtedly
win.
Russia, 1t was proclaimed without
contradiction. had ceased to exist as a
naval power in the Far East. Her
ships, cooped in Port Arthur. were use
lessLeven worse than useless. Vice Ad-
miral Togo, in the words of one writer,
had swept the seas as clean as did
that Dutch admiral who set up broom
at his masthead and sailed down the
English Channel
Vice Admiral Makaroff went out to
Port Arthur, and now all this has
changed. Makaroff has done wonders,
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
Eight Russian BattIeships
Will Proceed to
the Orient.
Cars Government Or.
ders Torpedo Boats Of
Japanese Type.

PARIS, March 29.-The Petit Jour-
nails ST. Petersburg correspondent says:
Il learn that the fleet TO sail to the
Far East about June Is will consist of
eight battleships, eleven cruisers and
torpedo-boa destroyers, the number of
which has not yet been fixed. Command
of the fleet will be intruSted to Admiral
Rojesvensky and Grand Duke AleXan-
der Michaelovitch, who will receive
sealed personal orders from the En-
peror, to be opened at sea-
The Mathis st. Petersburg corre-
spondent says that the Russian Admir-
atty has ordered eight 350-ton torpedo
boats from the Riga and Nevski yards.
He adds that the type of the latest
Japanese torpedo-boa will be copied
exactly for the Russian navy, the Var
rows having sold to the Russian Gov
ernment the plans Of the latest boats
built for Japan.
1T is certain says the st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Matin, that
the Russian cruiser Boyarin was blown
up by touching a Russian torpedo
eight days after the torpedo transport
YenAsei was blown up as the result of
accidentally striking a mine at Port
Arthur. Even if this news is not con-
firmed, the fact that the cruiser has
not been mentioned as participating in
the recent operations is sufficient evil
dence. 1t is not known since the death
of Captain Stepanoff, commander of
the Yenesei, where the torpedoes have
been placed, hence ii is impossible for
Russian ships to approach Dalny, where
there are known to be many"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
Anglo Russian Alliance Is
Believed to Be a
Possibility.
King Edward Anxious to
Adjust Differences
With Gar.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2S.-The
papers are all discussing the pos
sibilfty of better relations between Rus
sia and Great Britain, through the in
termediary of France. The Novosti
continues to insist that the absence of
conflicting interests is bound TO bring
Great Britain and Russia together, ana
that their alliance would be of enormous
advantage to both. The Novoe Vremya,
however, declines to bury the hatchet
still harping on "perfidious Albion" and
saving that Great Britain has been
trying to fasten her interested friend
ship upon all the European nations in
turn. but they all saw through the
game"
The Bourse Gazette says sarcasti-
cally that while Russia is strong Great
Britain will not move, her attitude to-
ward Russia becoming friendly In pro-
portion as she receives news of the
strengthening of the Baltic ports and
the reinforcement of the Russian army
near the Indian frontier.
In diplomatic circles the possibility
of such a new triple alliance, with It's
far-reaching consequences, attracts
much attention, the opinion being that
il is not so fantastic as it first ap-
peared. There is an intimation from a
well-informed quarter that King Ed
ward who is now practically his own
Prime Minister sincerely harbors de-
sire to compose the long-standing diff
ferences between Great Britain and the
empire of his nephew and that, while
the time is not yet ripe for the salts
faction of this desire. the way is being
paved for its consummation. promi-
nent diplomat said to-day:
"A thorough understanding between
Russia and Great Britain would be the
best possible guarantee of the world S
peace and there is no reason why the
spheres of their ambitions should not
be delimitated. The mistrust of each
others purpose imposes upon both
countries enormous and useless bur-
dens. Russia keeps three army corps
and she has built three railroads in
order to exert pressure on Great Brit
ain in India, although 1t is patent that
Russia could not conquer India without
a mastery of the sea. Great Britain is
compelled to keep a strong garrison at
Peshawur and TO fortify the Indian
frontier in order to offset the Russian
forces in Central Asia. The mainte-
nance Of these armaments involves
what Golden calls panic expenditures,
equivalent to a capitalization of 9100,-
000, 900. Great Britain has repeatedly
tried to come to an agreement with
Russia. but thus far something has al
ways come in the way of such an
agreement. Lord Salisbury used to say
that Great Britain and Russia were
Ike the fairy prince and princess whom
the wicked magician always kept
apart, or like two men cropping In a
dark room. anxious to shake hands,
but unable to meet each other. Per-
sonally, I think that there can be no
Anglo Russian entente for the present,
but sooner or later 1t is bound to
come"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
SHERIFF LANDS
WITH FUGITIVE
Los Angeles Officer Arrives
in New York Having Ed
win MaStersOn as Prisoner
Special Dispatch to The can.

NEW YORK. March 2S.-Charged
with having embezzled 500, 1000 In Los
Angeles. Edwin T. Masterson was fol-
lowed through Europe for nine months
by agents of the Continental Building
and Loan Association Of San Francisco
and a Los Angeles Sheriff. who brought
him a prisoner to New York In the
steamship Moltke Of the Hamburg
American line to-day.
MastersOn, who was accompanied by
his family, was taken to police head
quarters, and will be surrendered to the
Los Angeles authorities as soon as his
extradition can be arranged.
Nine months ago a rumor reached the
officials Of the Continental Company in
San Francisco that it was losing
through the peculations OF some en-
ploye in the Los Angeles Office. Sheriff
William E White traced Masterson TO
a train for the East and started for
New York, but MastersOn had already
sailed for Hamburg
A police search through Holland and
Germany followed and he was arrested
at Kiel. but a defect in the extraditfOn
papers delayed his return to this coun-
try. He was brought back here IN the
official charge Of Germany.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
LEOPOLD SENDS
THE DOCUMENTS
Reports Shedding Light on
the Congo Free State Con-
ditions Are Forwarded

LONDON. March 2s.-As announced
in these dispatches yesterday, the As
ISOLATED Press addressed a telegram to
Leopold, King of Belgium, saying that
it would be happy to cable to the
United States any statement which his
Majesty might see fit to make in re-
lation to the charges against the Gov
ernment of the Congo Free State re-
garding atrocities committed upon the
natives made to President Roosevelt
and Secretary of State Hay by dele
cation from the missionary congress,
and in reply to which his Majesty,
through his secretary, promised to mail
official documents from the Congo Free
State in which would be found all the
facts essential to full and truthful
statement of the case.
These official documents were for
warded by King Leopold and were re-
ceived tonight by the Associated Press.
They include papers issued by the Gov
ernment since June, 1903, in which the
Congo Free State replies to the charge
of oppression and of cruelty toward the
natives, and to criticism of the eco
nomic regime and the charge of a vio-
Iation of the general act of the Berlin
conference.
A synopsis of the contents of these
papers has been published in a blue
book and elsewhere from time to time
as issued. They enter in the closest de-
tails into the various charges, replying
to them in like detail and quoting at
length from the reports resulting from
numerous investigations, especially
that of Roger Easement, the British
Consul In the Congo Free State, whose
report regarding mutilations and other
cruelties is severely criticized. In these
documents it is asserted that Consul
Easement gathered the details for his
report largely from unsupported native
statements, which afterward proved ut
terly untrue.
The documents forwarded to the As
ISOLATED Press endeavor to demon
strate by careful data that there is
good reason to doubt the reliability of
these specific instances of cruelty and
oppression as given by Consul Case
ment and others. because of their de-
pendence upon hearsay testimony AT
the same time 1t is pointed out that
these replies to the charges are only
a preliminary step, and that a close in
vestigation of the situation is still
proceeding under the orders of the
King of Belgium, and that after this
| investigation has been closed the full
est report of it will be given to the
public.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE SLIM
RECEIVE THE ST. GEORGE CROSS
Emperor Nicholas ConferS Decorations for Bravery
Upon the Gallant Crew of the Russian
Torpedo-Boat Destroyer.

The text OF the acknowledgment by
the Empress Of q donation of $4,000 by
the Westinghouse Company to her fund
for the relief of the sick and wounded
is as follows:
II has been a pleasure to her MAJESTY the
Empress Alexandra Feodorsno to express her
sincere thanks 70 the stockholders OF the
Westinghouse Company. consisting chiefly OF
citizens Of the United States. who have placed
5000 az her imperial Majesty's disposal for
The purpose OF aiding the sick and wounded
soldiers n the Far East, well for their
expression of sympathy with Russia, which
al the present time will have peculiar value
II IS my pleasant duty TO inform you, sir, OF
this by her Ma sjesty's orders. Please accept
the assurance Of my perfect esteem and re-
gard. COUNT ROSTOVTSOFF.
The acknowledgment was sent per-
sonally to W. z. Smith. manager of
the company.