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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
EAST DOVER.

Henry Johnson of Newfane has bought
of d. S. Prouty the S. H. Lazelle farm,
SO called, and will move there soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Hale of Brattleboro
have been guests a few days of their
son, D. NJ. Hale. They returned Tues
day.
Miss Ida Goodell of Brattleboro is
visiting her mother and sister, Mrs. Mary
Goodell and Mrs. Wayland Moore, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Metcalf recently
visited a few days at their old home in
Williamstown, Mass. Harry Jefts drove
the stage while Mr.. Metcalf was away.
An occasion of rare pleasure was the
celebration of the Goth birthday anniver-
sary of David Farnum at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs Rua Adams, with
whom he lives. Relatives and friends be-
gan to arrive Saturday, the 18th, and at
nightfall the house was well filled. Mr..
Farnum retains his faculties to a re-
markable degree, his health is fairly
good, and it was with a cheerful, calm
attitude that he received the welcome
visitors, although their coming was a
complete surprise. Relatives were present
from Bennington, South Londonderry,
Brattleboro and Dover. His two daugh-
ters, Esther Aldrich and Cynthia Allen,
also. the only brother living, John Far
mum, of Bennington, were present. The
anniversary was the 18th which had been
celebrated in this manner. Congratulate
tons were in order and owing to the heat
OF the day the part went to the grove
above the house to spend an hour. An
excellent dinner was served at the house,
preceded by a sugar eat, the hot syrup
being served on blocks of Ice. Mr.. Farnum
was wished many happy returns of the
day as the company dispersed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
euILEoRp.

John Legs returned this week from New
York.
Archie Mellen has gone to Boston to
have an artificial leg fitted.
Miss Annie Mellen has returned from
the hospital, much improved in health.
VIII Barber is having a steam mill
moved to the wood lot he bought from
Marshall Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hudson and
Harold visited Grace Hudsons school in
Westminster West last Thursday.
Mrs. C. w. Weymouth entertained the
ladies' union society at her home re-
Gently when a good number were pres
ent to enjoy a social time.
The dinner and social given by the la
dies society of the Universalist church
at the home of Mrs. George Miller was a
very enjoyable gathering. Sixty-seven
persons partook of a fine dinner.
Mrs. George Bond, who was operated
upon last week for the removal OF a
tumor by Drs. H. L. Waterman and c. r.
Aldrich of Brattleboro, is doing WELL
Miss Helen w. Parsons, a trained nurse,
is caring for her.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
oUILFoRD CENTRE.

C. L. Miner is visiting in Hinsdale this
week.
Allen Haynes will begin work next Mon
day at the Guilford Springs farm.
Miss Mabel Whitney was at home few
days last week on account OF illness.
F. L. Wellman is attending the meet
ing of the state board of health in Bur-
lington this week.
There will be preaching in the Uni
versalist church Sunday at o'clock by
Rev. F. L. Masseck. Sunday school after
the services.
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
church met Thursday 10 make their final
arrangements for the association to be
held here next Tuesday, day and evening.
Remember the strawberry supper and
dance to be given by Broad Brook Grange
Friday evening. June 80. Leitsinger s
orchestra will furnish music and A. II.
Hines will prompt All are cordially in
vited.
School closed in Baker district June 16.
Esther Canedy, Richard Shedd, Harold
Goodnow, Edwin and Hazel Thompson
were perfect in attendance. Carlos
Canedy and Lewis Goodnow were absent
one day each, and Doris Shedd, Jedediah
and Edward Franklin two days each.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
GREEN RIVER.

Henry Stowe is in Boston this week on
business.
Henry and George Lynde are doing ex-
tensive repairing on their farm buildings.
E. A. Smith has finished work for Mr..
Pease in Halifax and is at home at
present.
Frank Fife has recovered sufficiently
from his recent illness to be out door and
call on his neighbors.
Rev. James Jones will hold preaching
services in. the church every Sunday at
2.30 p. m. until further notice.
E. E. Gates is making good Roadway
with the repairs on his shop and hopes
TO have it in running order soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robertson of Ley
den and their daughter, Mrs. Zubrod, of
New York, spent Sunday at George
Brackets.
Arthur Lynde reports having a hens
egg measuring So by 60 inches, and
when broken it was found to contain
three yolks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
WEST DOVER.
ShIppee. Bartlett.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Bart
lett was the scene of a very pretty we'd
ding on Wednesday, June 81 when their
daughter, Flora, was married to Leon B.
Shippee of this place. AT 1920 o'clock
the bridal party entered the parlor where
the ceremony was performed under an
arch of evergreens and daisies in the pres
ence of immediate relatives and friends
by Rev. Mr.. Blackford of Wilmington,
the ring service being used.
The bride wore a gown of cream crepe
de chine and carried carnations. She was
attended by her sister, Miss Edith Bart
lett, and by Miss May Shippee, sister of
the groom, who wore white and carried
carnations. The groom was accompanied
by Wallace Bartlett, brother of the bride,
and James Harrington of Searsburg. At
ter congratulations a dainty wedding
breakfast was served in the dining-room,
after which the couple departed with
hearty good wishes of friends and amid
showers of rice and old shoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shippee received many
useful and beautiful gifts, among which
was a handsome fruit dish, in which
fruit was passed to the guests during the
reception. After a short trip Mr.. and
Mrs Shippee will be at home in Whining
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
NEwFANE.
Mrs. Fanny Sanders EAGER.

Another old resident full of years and
kindly neighborly deeds has passed to
rest. Mrs. Eager was stricken with APP
oplexy last week and died on Tuesday
after two days of Inconsistencies. She
was the widow of Henry Eager and had
spent all of her married life upon the
Eager farm, which was the ancestral
Walter Eager place. She was born in the
Sanders homestead Her son, Walter, Is
the last of the family. Between mother
and son was peculiarly close and tender
relation. They were together the past
20 years or more as far as possible the
son being a tenacious home man and the
mother possessing a great love for out
door life in love Of nature. cultivation Of
plants, various choice fruits, etc, and
being the companion Of her son in drives
about the town. She carried the grace
of hospitality and generosity to a re-
markable extent. 1t was a saying that
no one could pass her home without be-
ing treated to flowers or fruits and loaded
with more to be taken home. Mr.. Eager
used to say that he must keep certain
bins of fruit (and the best) for Fanny
to give away" Though seldom leaving
home purely for social visits she gave
her services freely to the sick as long as
she was able to do so.
Mrs. Eager was a sister of the late
Mrs. Munnis X. Hall, Mrs. Addison Hol-
Ian and Asa Sanders of Newfane and
William Sanders of Jamaica. Her only
daughter, Abbie, who was very promising,
died at the age Of Is, Mr.. Eager following
in a few years So far as the writer
knows Mrs. Horatio b. Newton Of Eureka,
Utah, is the only surviving member OF
Mrs. Eager's immediate family.
Funeral services were held at the house
on Thursday, Rev. F. NJ. Wiswall, resi-
dent clergyman and neighbor Of the
family, officiating. Burial was in the vii
lage cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
puMMERsToN HILL.

John Jillson died this, Thursday, morn
ing at Herbert Jillson's.
Mrs. L. ]. Stockwen went Thursday
to Holyoke, where she has bought house
and will go housekeeping.
Miss Christie Park and six young people
came Tuesday to Bert Miller's cottage
intending to stay several weeks.
Henry Fuller and Miss Leola Ashwell of
Westminster were guests of Mrs Helen
Ashwen at Henry Halls over Sunday.
Henry Willis. F. e. Bemis and a friend
from Meriden, Conn, are at the Harris,
Waite & Willis cottage for two days,
fishing for black bass.
Mrs James N. Betterley and her son,
Ray, went Tuesday to Norwich university
commencement exercises Hugh ]. Bet
terley is expected to return with them
Major c. Houghton and Mr.. Barber of
Brattleboro narrowly escaped drowning
in Sunset lake Sunday They went in
bathing, got into deep water, and as Mr..
Houghton was unable to swim Mr.. Barber
tried to assist him, and but for timely
help from those near by both young men
would have lost their lives.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
IN WINDHAM COUNTY
BRooKLINE.


Mr.. and Mrs. Miles of Townshend were
in town Monday.
Rev. George Chambers preached in
Putney last Sunday morning.
Relatives from Jamaica have been
visiting at w. A. Whitaker's.
I. M. Allbee has been on the sick list
several days, but is convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Adams and
SON. Raymond, of Howard, r. l., visited
at V. w. Ranney's last week
Rev. A. S. Buzzell preached in the
Baptist church Sunday. His talk to the
boys in the evening was very interesting
and helpful
Rev. Mr. Charlton Of Putney will
preach at the Methodist church Sunday
at D. m. Mr.. Charlton will preach
every two weeks at this hour until fur
ther notice.
c. M. Robbins and family have moved
TO Springfield, Mass A pleasant evening
was given them at the Baptist chapel
last Tuesday where many of their friends
and acquaintances met to bid them
farewell. Ice cream and cake were
served.
There was q pleasant gathering at
Stanford Morse's on Wednesday, the 14th.
Mr.. Morse's mother, Mrs Eliza Morse
of Dummerston Hill, came to spend the
night Tuesday. The children had plan
her seth birthday anniversary. All Of
the children were present but one. There
were also two grandchildren, three nieces
and friends to the number Of SO. Din
ner was served on the lawn and tent
was pitched in the yard, decorated with
flags, it being Flag day. Mr.. Morse
birthday comes the goth, Carl Sargents
the 18th, thus the families united in cell
ebrating the three anniversaries. Mrs
Morse was presented with a purse of
money, a cane from her children, a puppy
from her granddaughter, also birthday
cake from another granddaughter, and
several useful and ornamental presents
from other relatives, with an abundance
of flowers Mr. Morse also was remem-
bered with cane, cuff buttons, and
purse of money Mrs. Morse was very
much surprised but soon rallied to the
occasion and enjoyed the day with so
many friends and relatives, who wished
her many happy returns. Luther Sar-
gent, a cousin, added to the enjoyment
of the day with his graphophone. The
next day Mrs. Morse returned to Brook
line with her daughter. Mrs. T. NJ. Allbee,
to spend a few days before returning
home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
wARpsaoRo CENTRE

Mrs. z. w. Fairfield of Adams, Mass
and Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. White OF White
Creek, N. Y. who came to attend the
funeral OF their brother Alvin White,
called on old acquaintance last week.
The funeral of L. NJ. Newell was held
at the house last Friday afternoon. Rev.
A. j. Martin oficiated. and a large num-
Der OF friends attended. Mrs. Adeline
Barrows OF Greenfield, Mass, sister OF
Mr.. Newell, was the only near relative
present. Three cousins OF Mr. Newell,
III. A. Waite, Mrs. Irene Dexter and Mrs,
Laura Blanchard, attended. j. c. Robin
son, treasurer OF the jamaica Savings
bank, Wales Willard and Charles Clark OF
Jamaica were present
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

Running at the rate of so or sixty miles
an hour the fastest train in the world.
the Twentieth Century limited on the
Lake Shore railroad, dashed into an open
switch at the passenger station at Mentor,
Ohio, Wednesday night. Eleven people
were killed and - or Is badly injured The
combination baggage, buffet and smoking
car and the coach behind It caught fire
and were destroyed. The engineer is
dead and the fireman dying.
An engine running wild collided with a
freight train on the Highland and Hart
ford division of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad at New
ington, Conn, Tuesday and L. c. STRAIT
ton, brakeman, OF East Hartford, George
Schlaenhauser, fireman, of Chicopee,
Mass, and Herbert Benislaw fireman, Of
East Hartford, were killed. Engineers
Purett and Wilcox OF Rutland, VT, were
injured, and the former is not expected
to recover. It is thought that Purett
misinterpreted orders.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
HALIFAX.

H. L. Learnard of New Haven, Conn,
is here for an indefinite stay.
Walter Baker has returned to E. p
Green's after an absence of year.
DR.. E. S. Niles of Boston is here to com
plete the repairs on his summer home.
Mrs. H. E. White and Mr.. and Mrs. P.
E. Crosier went to Brattleboro recently
where they were Joined by Mrs. r. w
DeWolf and Lawrence French and family
and all went to Bellows Falls to visit H
B. Evans. While there they made a trip
to Saxtons River.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
MARLBORO.

E. p. Adams lost a valuable horse last
week.
Mrs. Baxter is spending the week in
Halifax.
Miss Nellie Prouty returned Saturday
from her school.
Samuel Winchester and family return
ed Monday to Holyoke.
The ladies' strawberry supper and fee
cream sale Friday night was a success.
The evening was fine, the attendance large
and all enjoyed good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winchester entertained
large company OF their nieces at The
Poplars Saturday afternoon. 1t was a
pleasant gathering of young people.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23
WEST GulLEoRp.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Hale and Mrs. Jane
Bishop Of Halifax are visiting in Bar
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Aldrich Of South
Nottingham visited this week at H. L.
Nichols's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

President Roosevelt has appointed a
committee to suggest improved methods
for conducting public business and cur
failing departmental and bureaucratic red
tape. He expresses a desire for an official
gazette.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

Shells telephone girls occupation
a profession or business?" He-Neither;
it's calling."-[Chicago Daily News.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

Are strikes frequent at your shop?"
Gee, yes! Strikin' all the time" where
do you work." CLOCK ctory."-[Cleve-
land Leader
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-23

A woman always retains a large cor
ner In her heart for her first love.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
Killing While Begging For Life.

Bonneville, April 24.-News
has just reached here that John
Hilton, a farmer living near Tate
postoffice, twelve miles south OF
this place, shot an instantly killed
Boaz Lee, another farmer resid-
ing in that community, Thursday
evening. Lee and wife parted a
few weeks ago and it seems he
thought Hilton had something to
do with the separation. A few
days ago Hilton and Lee had a
quarrel and Hilton told Lee that
he.was going to kill him, but Lee
did not think he meant it and
paid little attention to him.
Thursday evening Hilton came
to where Lee was at work and
shot and instantly killed him.
Lee, having no weapon, was un-
able to defend himself and begged
pitifuIly for his life, but his
pIeadings were not needed.
They were both very prominent
citizens in their mmunity and
the tragedy comes as ,rreat
.snQck to the r2asG 2asG Ne. L. DIRE
Hilton was .ArnIeuiately ar
rested and placed in Jail at Wal
dron to await his trial.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
II A p D Y &.

The public school closed last
Friday.
Home seekers are coming in
and some of them are locating.
Hon. 7. |. Herrn Of Evening
Shade was here the first Of the
week.
Lunsford Schenck left here on
Thursday for business trip to
Calico Rock.
Our watch repairer has moved
his shop into the corner house
with Jeff John.
Rev. F. P. Jernigan, of the
Methodist church, preached here
Sunday and Sunday night.
W. II. Clark and Cecil Pickens
of near Evening Shade were
about town two days this week.
C. D. Ritchie and S. 7, Sher-
rill are having the timber taken
off the lot whore they will soon
build a livery stable.
Arthur Sullivan, the clever
deputy clerk at Evening Sha lie,
came up last Sunday and inter-
viewed the boys and -
The heaviest rain that we have
had in this locality for year OF
more fell here Sunday night,
Spring river is higher than il
has been for many months.
c.. d. Ritchie and S. Y. Sher-
rilI have bought lot from Walk =
er Clayton, lying east Of the
court house, on which they pro-
pose to build a livery stable in
the near future.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
A S II FL A 7.
The Ash Flat Sunday school is
doing we'll at present.

The Ash Flat Sunday school is
doing we'll at present.
Since the. whipporwill first
screamed, our wives have been
getting wood. That old saying
is old. but it is true,
Presiding elder j. f. .Jernigan
preached an interesting sermon
to large congregation at the
/ Methodist church Sunday night.
Hon. Y. |, Herrn passed
through our little city last Friday
enroute to Pocahontas to finish
up the regular term Of Randolph
circuit court.
There will be Childrens' Day
service held at the Methodist
church next month. We expect
nice time, and would like for
all the parents to come out.
r. f. SempIe shipped a carload
of cattle to St. Louis Saturday.
This load was about one fourth
Durham cattle and corn fed.
Mr.. Semple is very progressive
farmer.
The farmers are pretty well
done planting corn and some are
planting cotton. Some are pIow-
ing their corn over the first time.
Most of The farmers report good
stands Of corn,
Since we can begin to get a
whiff of the fragrant flowers that
burden the air with their pure
scent in these hills Of Arkansas,
this correspondent is peeping out
again. We have had a long rest.
We notice that some editor in
Missouri has caught the smallpox
and that the Sharp County Rec
ord editor has caught an l8-pOund
catfish. Ii this is all editors
caught, things would be roster,
but we have heard many Of them
have caught h.
Lee Taylor of Evening Shade
was in Ash Flat this week to
stake out the Ash Flat and Agnos
line for the Sharp County Tele-
phone Company. The stock has
been subscribed and work will
begin on this line at once. Then
/ it is said the company will go tC
work on a line from here to, Hon.
G. B, Ferguson's place, Via the
SempIe and Hotchkiss farms.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
He Troubled Him With it.

One time, says Golfers Week
", the late Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania was compelled to
dine at table with a number of
strangers. One of the strangers
knew Quay only by sight, and
although he desired the salt,
which was on the Senator's side
of the table, was too much over
come by the presence of a United
States Senator to ask for it,
Finally, however, he blurted out:
"Senator, may | trouble you
with the salt?"
The Senator understood anC
troubled him with it.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
c A We CIT Y .

Joe Fry took in the excursion
to Cotter Wednesday.
Quite an interesting Easter
was spent here.
C, C. Armstrong and |, NJ.
Aldridge were writing insurance
at Barren Fork Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Parties were here this week
looking over the country with a
view of making a survey on the
proposed route from Caruthers.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28

vile, Mo, to Batesville. If re-
ports are favorable, they will be-
gin work on the survey at once.
y. W. Gilbert, who has been
teaching near Portia, has re-
turned home.
Miss Pickett and the Misses
Forehand of Portia entered
school here this week. We now
have about 1870 boarding pupils
enrolled. !
Prof. C. c. Armstrong has or
ganized a male quartette, con-
sisting of the following members:
Moss Aldridge, c. n. Horn, 6.
T. Lamar, Alvis Albright, Cecil
Pickens, Otto McAdams, L. r.
Lamar and Harvey Burgess.
Willie Albright of Batesyille
spent several days in town this
week.
Tom Simpson Of Batesville was
in town Sunday.
One of Mr.. Wilkins children
died recently.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
Two Hours, Four Bills.

Mondays Arkansas Demo ocrat
says: The house held a two
hours session Saturday afternoon
and passed four bills. The first
hour Of the session was one OF
more or less disorder, the speaker
at one time being compelled to
suspend business in order that
the conversation of the members
and visitors might subside
sufficiently for the speaking on
the floor to be heard. The house
had not been in session an hour
before motions to adjourn were
being made, and at 4 o'clock the
motion was finally carried amid
cheers from the members.
Should the afternoon sessions
continue as noisy as heretofore,
the house may be expected to
adjourn Sin a whirlwind" on May
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
Slain by His brother.

Helena, April 24.-John Will
son, a negro, was shot and killed
by his brother, Tom Wilson. last
night about 1 o'clock. Police
men Farrell and HanIey heard
the shot and ran to the Wilson
house. The fratricide escaped
however, before they reached the
scene. The dying man lived long
enough to make a statement, in
which he said bis brother had
killed him without cause. John
was the oldest and had often
helped the other out Of trouble
by paying his fines in police
court, etc.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
BLANKS.

The Record keeps for sale a
large assortment Of legal blanks.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
Negro Boy Killed.

A dispatch from Tuckerman
says: A negro boy, 13 years
old, son of Jap Young, an aged
negro farmer, living one mile
south of here, was instantly
killed Sunday afternoon by an
Iron Mountain train. 1t seems
he attempted to board the train
as it passed his house.
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
A Living Example.

A professor of natural history
who was delivering a lecture to
his class on the rhinoceros no.
ticed that the attention Of the
class was wandering.
"Gentlemen," he said, sternly,
"If you expect to realize the re-
markably hideous nature of this
beast, you must keep your eyes
fixed ON me-"
Sharp County record., 1905-04-28
NORTH ARKANSAS.
Interesting News and Happen
ings in This Part Of the
Stale.

Whooping cough is prevalent
at Melbourne.
Salem Odd Fellows gave big
basket picnic last Wednesday.
T. E. Franks will shortly es-
tablish a paper at Volatile
Enterprise.
The late Independence county
grand jury at BatesyilIe found
Y indictments.
There are three widows and
fifty orphans in in the |. 0. O. F.
Widows and Orphans Home at
Bate5ville.
Material is being placed on the
ground at Wallis Ferry for the
building Of government lock and
| dam No. 3.
Two Jews were arrested at Po-
cahontas last week for peddling
goods without license. They
were fined $50 each.
Will Criss, a negro, has been
held for the Federal grand jury,
in 5000 bail, on a charge of boot
Logging whiskey in Batesville.
The business men Of Batesville
have subscribed $500 towards a
survey Of the proposed line of
railroad from that place to Black
| Rock.
A church Of Baptists has been
organized at Calico Rock, and
| that denomination will join the
| Odd Fellows in the erection of a
house.
Mountain View parties expect
to have a canning factory in op-
Grafton in that town in time for
the coming crop Of vegetables
and fruit.
The Bulletin says the last term
Of chancery court at Mountain
Home Strengthened out a few
land titles and granted a coupe
of divorces.
i I !! Representative Springer Of
Fulton county has passed more
bills through both bodies Of the
general assembly than any other
first termer.
Mrs. V. E. Baker, lady living
in Big Bottom township, Inde-
pendence county, has 500 young
chickens, Matched this spring,
and forty-tw hens setting.
The body of dead man was
found by the railroad track It
Hoxie several days ago. An
envelope found in the pocket of
the deceased bore the name of
John Charters, Springfield, Mo.
Representative Ruff Of Ran
dolph county attempted to pass
a bill through the legislature
providing that the public funds
Of his county should be kept by
the bank within the county which
offered the best rate of interest.
The bill passed the house, but
failed in the senate.