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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
GRAFTON.
Death Of harlan Phelps.

Harlan Phelps, an old and respected
citizen of Grafton, died at his residence
in this village last week Wednesday. The
funeral Saturday afternoon was largely
attended by neighbors and friends Of this
and adjoining towns. He was born in
Houghtonville in November, 1888, and ex-
cepting a few years in California his
whole life was spent in Grafton, and
about 40 years OF 1t i'm the village hotel,
half that time as partner of his brother.
Francis, and on the death Of the latter
he ran it alone until he disposed OF his
interest and retired from the manage
ment four years ago He was a popular
landlord, interested in public affairs, and
a kind friend. He was an active and
influential Republican and in 1890 repre-
sented the town in the state legislature.
He filled other town offices and at his
death was justice of the peace Since
he left the hotel he had been agent for
the sale of fertilizers and agricultural
implements and had done a little farming.
He was the last OF a family which has
been prominent in Grafton and will be
sadly missed especially by those who have
been associated with him the longest and
most intimately. Mr.. Phelps was thrice
married and leaves in Grafton a widow
and two young daughters, two nieces,
Mrs. Thaddeus Park and Mrs. Samuel
Leonard. and Carlton Park, a grand
nephew. He had been in declining health
several months and finally succumbed to
a complication of diseases.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

Newfane, May T. 1906.
The case Of Annie NJ. Hopkins of Brat
tleboro VS.. Edwin !. Kilburn of Bellows
Falls was taken up when the court came
together Tuesday morning, and is not
yet finished. The plaintiff seeks to re-
cover the pecuniary injury she received
by reason of the death of her husband
Michael Hopkins, by the cave in. Oct H.
1904, of the embankment back of the old
Hooker block in Brattleboro. where de-
PENDANT was putting in the foundation for
the new block
The plaintiffs evidence tended to show
that her husband was set al work by the
defendant or his superintendent Wilson
in a ditch at the bottom of the embank-
ment, which had been cut down so as to
leave perpendicular bank about % feet
high. which was not properly propped and
braced to keep II from caving in upon
the plaintiffs intestate, and that without
warning or negligence on the part of Mr.
Hopkins, the bank suddenly fell and he
was killed by reason Of defendants want
of care and prudence in protecting the
bank.
The defence claims and his evidence
| tended to show that the defendant used
( all proper precaution to prevent the bank
from falling and that the plaintiffs intes-
tate came TO his death by reason Of his
own contributory negligence. by running
in the wrong direction when the accident
happened
This is the last jury case and it will be
closed this afternoon probably. and the
| term will end as soon as the jury has
been discharged G. G. Fits and A. F.
| Schwenk for plaintiff; E. L. Waterman.
f. w. Gibson and James f. Hooker for
| defendant
Clinton Clark Of Wilmington, who
| pleaded guilty OF rape was sentenced to
not less than five nor more than six
years in states prison.
Edward l. Hutchinson pleaded guilty
| to forgery and was sentenced to not less
! than two years nor more than two and
one-half years in states prison. and by
reason of the mitigating circumstances OF
| the case the sentence was suspended and
| respondent was placed in the hands of the
| probation officer during good behavior.
| Charles Douglas pleaded guilty of lar
| ceny and was sentenced to not less than
| two years nor more than two and one
| half years in states prison.
Various other respondents were admit
ted to bail and their cases continued.
For the past three days the court, while
working all of the regular time in court
with the jury, has devoted the larger part
| of the remaining portion of the "a hours
| of each day to listening TO Windham
| county domestic troubles, and quite a
number OF formerly miserable husbands
and wives have been made happy and
| eligible again by receiving decrees Of
| divorce.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

E. Lynne Walker spent Sunday at
home.
Miss Maud Edwards is visiting her
father, S. E. Edwards.
William Colburn moved from his farm
to the JOY house last week.
Miss Fannie S. Hall has returned from
a two weeks visit in Boston.
Erwin watrous is at home from Schuy-
lerville, N Y, i'll with typhoid fever.
Leon Fisher of Keene has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Fisher.
Several from this town attended the
funeral of A. H. Mack at Windham Sun
day.
Miss Abbie Davis spent a few days last
week with her sister. Mrs. C. w. Fair
bank.
Mrs. George S. Aldrich of Westmore-
land is visiting her mother, o. H. Law
renee
Deacon E. c. Fisher of Cherryvale.
Kansas, is visiting his sister, Mrs. E. c.
Palmer.
Rev J. a. swart of South Newfane
attended the funeral of Harlan Phelps
Saturday.
Mrs W. E. L. Walker attended the
W. c. T. L. convention at Brattleboro
this week
Deacon c. c. Fairbank of Bellows Falls
has been spending few days at L. ].
| Thompson's.
Mrs. ]. G. Adams returned TO her home
| last week after spending several months
in South Londonderry.
Mrs. ]. NJ Edison returned Monday
from MONTPELIER, where she has been
spending several weeks.
Joseph Page returned this week from
Schuylerville, n. Y, where he has been
since February with his daughter, Mrs
Whitaker.
w. ]. Sherwin, who has been spending
the winter with his son, F. c. Sherwin
in Amherst, Mass, returned to his home
here Monday.
Mrs. Florence Wilson of Fair Haven
| Mrs. George w. Allen of Bellows Falls
and Richard Hunt of Glens Falls, n. Y,
have been spending few days with their
| sister Mrs Harlan Phelps.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mr.. and Mrs Myron Edison were at ].
c. Ormsby's over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Clark and daugh-
ter, Alice, were at H. Clark's Sunday
Ralph Harlow of Brattleboro high
school was at his home from Saturday
until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry V. Durham OF
Bellows Falls were the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlan Goodhue Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drury Of Northfield, Mass,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Harlow last week. Mrs. Drury is a sister
OF Mrs. Harlow. Mr.. Drury is a teacher
in the Mt. Hermon boys school.
B. A. Walker fell from the roof OF
George Goulds two-story house while
putting on roofing. He was on on a roof
ladder which became detached and fell,
taking him with it. No bones were
broken but he has been confined to the
bed from bruises and a general shaking
up. 1t was a narrow escape from a more
serious injury.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
LONG SENTENCE FOR HoLsRook

Bank Burglar Gets 10 to II Years in state
Prlson-other sentenees-Hopkins-k XII.
burn Case.
In the case of State VS. Harold Hol-
brook, charged with aiding and abetting
the preparation Of the burglary Of the
Windham County Savings bank at New
fame August last, the jury was out an
hour and half, bringing in a verdict
Of guilty. Holbrook was sentenced to not
less than 10 nor more than ~ years in
states prison. A. F. Schwenk assisted
II. d. Ryder states attorney; Thomas E.
OBrien and r. c. Bacon for defendants
Leon Lorenzo pleaded guilty to burglary
at Bellows Falls. Being under 16 years
of age, he was sentenced to the industrial
school for his minority, with ultimate
sentence of not less than one and one
half nor more than two years in states
prison II the regulations Of the institu-
ton were not observed.
Felix Richards, Brattleboro, was sem
fenced for not less than two nor more
than two and one-half years in states
prison for larceny.
John Mangan Of Bennington was
sentenced to states prison for larceny
committed in Brattleboro at Scoville's
restaurant. He was put in charge Of the
probation officer on representations made
by prominent persons Of Bennington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

The annual parish meeting Of the First
Congregational (Unitarian) church will be
held next Tuesday evening and II is hoped
every parishoner will be present
Several from here attended the meet
| ing of the Womens Relief corps County
association in Colrain. Mrs Ella La
| zelle OF this place is president of the as
ISOLATION.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Moody were on the
| special train that crashed into a freight
at Greenville, n. c., recently. They es-
| capped uninjured but lost their baggage by
| fire. The trip south was abandoned and
Mr.. and Mrs. Moody returned home.
At the next regular meeting of the
Northfeld Grange the first and second
| degrees will be worked and Superintend-
ent Howard will give talk on "Agricul-
ture in the Schools" 1t is expected that
State Master Ladd will visit the Grange
May %.
The joint school committee of the school
district consisting OF the towns Northfeld
Warwick, Gill and Leyden met in the
Northteld town hall last Friday and or
ganized, making L. r. Smith chairman
and Mrs. Nellie NJ. Wood secretary SUI
perindent E. F. Howard was unanimously
reelected and his salary was increased to
S1625.
The members of the Mortified high
school gave a very creditable entertain
AASAN last ilhdg evening III the Town
hall. The program consisted of music,
reading and recitations from Tennyson
and Scott the selection from "A Dream
Of Fair Women being In costume and
especially good. The proceeds of the en-
tertainment will be used for the purchase
OF reference books.
The Unitarian Sunday school gave a
May festival on Monday evening in the
town hall which resulted in a most en-
PERTAINING evening for the attendants and
$25 net for the school. The program con-
sisted of music, a dolls drill by a COM
pany of little misses in nurses costumes,
one of them being a little darkey. They
attended their rag dolls to perfection to
the time of music, singing a lullaby in
the course of the drill. This was followed
by song by Clesson and Rebecca Alex
ander, after which the Queen OF May,
Miss Efhe Stearns, appeared with her
retinue, who escorted her TO a floral
throne when the boys and girls danced
about a beautiful May pole performing
an intricate march and dance TO the time
OF music, making a very attractive sight
Supper was served in the dining room.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

The French system of shipping boun-
ties seems not TO have been sufficient to
produce the result desired-that is. the
upbuilding of a French merchant marine
Taking the tonnage afioat, the French
bounty paid in the past has been larger
than that paid by any other nation. Yet
in spite of this 1t has been impossible to
develop a strong. healthy business in
terest along these lines. Curiously
enough, in the art and science of ship
building the French have always led the
way. In the wars OF a century ago be-
tween France and England the best war
ships that the English had in their navy
were those which had been built in France
and captured in battle. The first armored
warship was of French construction, and
IL was they who first introduced water
tube boilers and constructed the first
submarine craft 1t is clear that an abili
ty TO plan a fine type of vessel is not
sufficient to win pre-eminence upon the
high seas-ISpringfeld Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
woman's Club May Festival Great
Success.

The May day festival, given by the
Woman's club, was a success, socially
and financially. The afternoon was given
up to the children and young people.
The dancing Of the little people was a
pretty sight The May pole dance, was
the event in their dancing. The colors
with which they wound the pole were
shades of lavender and apple green. AS
they danced they wound and unwound
the pole, never once making mistake in
the weaving of the plaid. OF the dane
ing of the older boys and girls, the
Looking Backward" medley is worthy
of particular mention. Dressed back side
foremost, with hair over their faces, they
danced the stately minuet and Irish clog,
Bowery dance and many others. In the
evening the young people repeated a
part of the afternoon dances, and from
until l o'clock the time was given up
to general dancing by older people. The
hall was handsomely trimmed with shades
OF lavender and branches of hemlock,
with May baskets here and there From
the centre of the ceiling a lavender parsol
was suspended, with bells of the same
shade hanging from it, The hall was
crowded with spectators in the afternoon
and evening The affair was arranged
both to make money and to give the
children a happy May day. The gross
receipts were $3.50 and the net income
was 1925.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
cAM5RIDoEPoRT,

Mr.. Monroe was in Claremont the first
of the week on business.
The bobbin shop has been obliged to
shut down on account of defect in the
boiler.
Mrs. Elsie Page and daughter, Thelma.
were guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Vancor are with
Mr.. Vancor's father Henry Vancor, for
the summer.
Norman Blodgett went with his brother,
=. H. Blodgett, to his new home in
North Hadley Mass, for a short stay.
Owing TO the rain last Saturday after
noon the auction sale of the w. j. Burr
property was postponed until this week
Saturday.
Rev. F. L. Metcah began his pastorate
here last Sunday and preached an excel
lent sermon from the text, For me to
live is Christ"
Mrs A. A. Wyman, Miss Oma Harwood
and Mrs. Eva NJ. Cushing attended the
county convention Of the W. c. T. U. in
Brattleboro the first Of the week
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

1t is reported in Washington and New
York that Postmaster General Cortelyou
VIII resign from the cabinet to become
president Of the Equitable Life Assurance
society at salary of 100000 year.
Sheridan Morrill,. a. was struck and
killed by a train on the Rutland railroad
not far from the station in Vergennes
Tuesday. His home was in Vergennes
and he formerly lived in Starksboro The
body was terribly mangled.
Sheriff Thomas f. Barrett OF Cook
county will take control of the strike sit
uation in Chicago today. and will have
1000 special deputies on duty by tonight.
Troops will not be sworn in at present.
Constant rioting occurred in the streets
Yesterday, and many more people were
injured.
Judge IIoveland Munson, in the WASH
ington county court at Montpelier yester-
day, ruled that convictions for intoxica-
ton under the law of 1904, known as the
local option act, which some courts have
called initial offenses, for intoxication
since March, first offense, whether or
not there were a half a dozen or less
prior under the old law.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

Keene high school will play a return
game against Brattleboro high school
May II.
Durham Brothers and Brattleboro high
school will meet in a practice game or the
island Saturday afternoon.
The high school won from a team Of
Modern Woodmen, mostly from Barre, on
the island grounds Wednesday afternoon.
The score was announced as 10 TO T. The
Woodmen could do but little with Grady
when he used his speed. Jordan, behind
the bat for the first time. caught pluckily.
Houghton smashed the bah all over the
lot one drive being a three Dagger. Kid
der at first made pretty stop. The game
as whole was loosely played and I'M
interesting.
Local followers OF foot ball hail with
satisfaction the announcement that the
annual foot ball game between Dart
mouth and Brown university will be
played this year in Springfield, Mass.
on Saturday, Nov. %. This is rated as
one of the big games of the year and
has been played several years in Man
chester, n. II. Brattleboro people will
have an opportunity to go from here
during the forenoon, see the game and
return in the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
SOUTH wINpHAM.

Work is progressing on the store build
ing.
E. H, Bridges has moved back on his
farm.
Miss Bristol of Jamaica is teaching in
the Fisher district.
Rev. T. d. Rowland of Schenectady, N.
Y, has preached here two Sundays He
returned to his home Monday.
Mrs. F. H. Robbins went to Providence,
X, l., Monday. She win visit in Boston
and Springfield before returning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
A Little Brief Authorltx.

When old Nose applied for work he
was given a job-shoveIling sand al 81
a day.
few days later the foreman passed
near the sandbank and. to his surprise.
saw Nose comfortably seated on pile
OF sand, directing the movements of an
other dusky laborer.
why Nose" he exclaimed; Il did not
hif9 that man. What's he doing here?"
Il got him er-doinR INV wink sah."
replied Nose.
VINO pays him?" was the. question.
does, sab; pays him a dollar a
oay, sab" was the response.
why that's all you receive, Nose
HOW DO you profit by the transaction"
asked the amazed foreman.
Wen, replied Nose, scratching his
NoonS mead, Il gets to boss de job,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
A Model Obituary,

A Michigan editor who grew tired OF
welding the .whitewash brush in the mat
ter OF obituaries decided to reform and
tell the truth just once. He commenced
as follows on the death of a well-known
citizen: Died, aged Sc years, six months
and IL days. Deceased was a mild-man-
nered pirate with a mouth for whiskey
and an eye for Doodle. He came here in
the night with another mans wife and
Joined the church at the first chance. He
owed us several dollars on the paper, a
large meat bill, and you could hear him
pray six blocks. He died singing Jesus
Paid 1t AL" and we think he was right,
as he never paid anything himself. He
was buried in an asbestos lined casket,
and his many friends threw palm leaf fans
into the grave, as he may need them
boot owls"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Count each amiction. whether light or

Count each affiiction, whether light or
grave.
Gods messenger sent down to thee;
do thou
With courtesy receive him; rise and
bow
And. ere his shadow pass thy threshold,
crave
Permission first his heavenly feet to lave,
Then lay before him all thou hast.
Allow
No cloud Of passion TO usurp thy brow
Or mar thy hospitality, no wave
OF mortal tumult to obliterate
The souls marmoreal calmness. Grief
should be
Like JOY, majestic, equable, sedate,
Confirming, cleansing, raising, making
free;
Strong to consume small trouble. to COM
mend
Great thoughts. grave thoughts thoughts
lasting to the end.
-[Aubrey de We're.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
WEST ouILFoRp.

Flora Bennett is teaching school in East
Guilford
School in district No. began last week
with Miss Blodgett OF West BrattIeboro
as teacher.
Walter Phelps and Charles Shepardson
have each bought a horse this week in
Brattleboro.
Mr., and Mrs H. c. Merrifeld went to
Marlboro this week to work for Melvin
Dalrymple in the lumber camp.
Mrs Ivan Willard and daughter Of
Greenfield are spending a few days at
Hosea Fishers. Mrs. Fisher is confined
to her bed again by illness
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Local League viii open May IS.

a meeting of the officials OF the base
ball league was held Friday night when
the rules in force two years ago were
adopted with few changes. The num-
Der of players to which each team is
entitled was limited to L. w. d. Perry
has been engaged as treasurer and ticket
seller and James Sheehan has been en-
gagged 10 take charge of tine grounds. The
lower entrance to the grounds will be the
main entrance. and the catcher's fence
will be moved up four feet TO make a
passage way for patrons TO reach the
grand stand. The season will open on
Saturday of next week. with music by
the First Regiment band. The game will
be Durham Brothers VS.. high school. The
admission will be Is cents for everybody.
Ladies will be admitted to the grand stand
free, but all others will pay 10 cents. The
teams are showing up well and from 30
to 40 men get out to practice every night
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Thou master of the winds. the skies. the

Thou master of the winds. the skies, the
seas,
Who trod
The valley OF mans lowest miseries,
Lend me Thy love, that 1 may love all
men,
That may show all men the way OF love.
From palace high TO deepest prison den ;
That may prove
How brotherhood is Freedoms other
name,
How Freedoms other name is but the
word,
And that word is the Lord
Come down again.
Amen.
-[Maurioe Thompson
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

The japanese have adopted a compul-
sorry system of national education A
boy and girl must attend school as soon
as they attain the age of six, and remain
there until the age of IA. The first four
years they teach them the Japanese and
chinese languages and the latter four
years they add English; when a boy and
girl are graduated from the Jananese
common schools they can read and speak
English. BY teaching the Chinese and
English languages besides their own
tongue, they bring up new generation.
prepared TO seek knowledge in the outer
world as commanded by the emperor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
LATE NEWS FLASHES.
Safe Blowers Secured 5000 to $4,000.

A band of masked robbers rode into the
village OF Gilbertville, y. Y, IS miles from
Oneonta early Tuesday. blew open the
supposedly burglar proof safe in the
private bank OF E. c. Brewer. and es-
capped with $4,000 to 10000 When the
startled villagers were awakened by the
mutfied roar of the explosion. they found
that the robbers has Isolated Gilbertville
from the outside world by cutting all the
telegraph and telephone wires, and when
the pursuit was finally taken UP the rob
bers had gained a lead which could not
be overcome.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Nan Patterson VIII Be Released on Bail.

The jury disagreed in the case against
Nan Patterson for the murder of Caesar
Young after 13 hours elaboration at New
York, their report being made at 22O
o'clock Thursday morning. They were
sent out Of the court at once, but on Sec
ond return still failed to agree The
jurors were discharged and Miss Pat
terson will be taken back TO iail This
was the third trial. II is thought that
Miss Patterson will be released on bail
and that the Indictment against her will
be quashed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
WEST WARDssoRo.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Shine have finished
work In Cavendish and are back on the
old farm for the summer.
Mrs. r. A. Nichols, Mrs H. A. Waite
Mrs. W. ]. Davidson and Mrs. ]. A
Perry attended the w C. T. U. convention
in Brattleboro this week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Montpelier Lighting Company Sold for
$500. 900.

The entire stock of the Consolidated
Lighting company Of Montpelier has been
sold on a cash basis to Wilbur F. David
son, a. d. Bennett and George f. Moore
OF Port Huron. Mich. and Eastern asso-
ciates for 100000. The lighting concern
was owned by the National Life Insurance
company. The plant furnishes lights for
Montpelier, Barre, Waterbury, Duxbury.
and power for the Montpelier Barre street
railroad.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
NoRTHFIELD. MASS.
Fire Swept over 1000 Acres of Timber
and Sprout Land.

A destructive and far-reaching forest
fire swept through a section in West
Mortified last Friday which took the
combined efforts OF over 100 men to quell.
1t started in the Priest lot west of Dick
inson hall, running south. destroying some
heavy timber growth and sprout land.
the territory burned over being estimated
as high as 1000 acres. This section of the
town has always been known as He'll $
kitchen and the fighters that day thought
IL deserved the name. 1t is supposed to
have caught from lumberman's pipe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

Hits, Alpin .. Keyes, David. Outflow.
oNeil, Hodgkins. Buckminster 2. Nc
Gregor, Sweeney, Perry, Brosnahan ?,
Grady .. Rogers 2 Base on balls, by
Guillow s, by Grady 5. Struck out, by
Outflow s, by Grady 4. Stolen bases,
kidder 4, O'Neil 3. Hodgkins ., McGregor
4, Sweeney. Errors, Keene u. Brattle-
boro 10. Umpire, Jones.