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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
slesbee Leaves for cuantanamo.

Washington, March 19.--Word has reached the Navy Department from Ad- miral Sigsbee of his departure in his flagship, the Newark. from San Do- mingo waters to Guantanamo. to join the fleet of Admiral Barker. The move- ment Is simply in accordance with an itinerary heretofore mapped out,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Road Incorporated.

Mexico City. March 19.-Articles of in- corporation for the Rio Grande. Sierra Madre and Pacific railroad, organized by Col. w. c. Greene, have been filed here The company is capitalized at $3,0O00OO The offical headquarters will be in Mex leo City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Black Patti.

Special prices will prevail for the Black Patti Troubadours, who will play at the Jefferson theater next Thursday after noon and night. The balcony will be re- served for colore1 patrons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
vesuvius RumbIes.

Naples. March 19.-The activity of Mount vesuvius continues. The desire of tourists to approach the crater. not withstanding the danger, is so urgent that extra guards Lave been stationed to prevent their passage. Detonations from the volcano are heard a long distance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Pipe Works for Sheffield.

Montgomery. March 19.--A special to the Advertiser from Sheffield. says that the city has secured pipe works plant with a capital stock of s350,OOO. The city is to provide location for the plant The 800 hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Gallery Collapsed.

Santiago de Chile, March 19.-The ac- cident which occurred in the Lyric the atre here Saturday night was caused by the collapse of the gallery. An anti Catholic meeting was beitg held at the time. Four persons were killed and a great nilmber injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Money Market Easy.

Mexico City, March 19-The money mar ket is easy here. and loans are freely made on good securities. Bankers look for long period of easy money. Gen. erai business Is in good condition, and large sales of American machinery for sugar plantations and mines are being made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
r. T. Shaw & Sons. undertakers.
NOTICE.

Commencing Monday, Mar. 9th. on account of the recoR- struotion of the tracks on Hirhland Avenue, the Twen- tv-third street car will turn back at Highland Avenue and Twenty-flrst street.
 B. R., L. & F. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
polnhin at Charleston.

Charleston, s. C., March 19.-The dis patch boat Dolphin arrived here today and is waiting for Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton and party who will embark for Guantanamo, Cuba Secretary Nor ton and his friends will arrive at noon tomorrow,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
WlII Instruct RuaaIans.

Baltimore. March 1s-william K. Meads and A. J.,Gault, expert machinists of this city. leave tomorrow for Libau, where they will put together and instruct the future crews in the management of four lake submarine boats. already on their way to Russia. they having been shipped in sections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
knlohts of Columbus Tonlqht.

The Rev. Dr. J. ". Stagg will deliver a humorous lecture on odds and Ends" under the auspices of the Knights of Co., lumbus at their hall tonight. In addition to the lecture an attractive musical pro- gramme has been arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Mir. stone,s Statement

Tn the suit brought against Mims B. Stone Saturday by two persons for dam ages, alleging derogatory remarks. Mir. Stone states that on the night referred to in the plaintiffs' papers he refused to serve their order in his establishment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Miss Elva Rich Dead.

Gadsden, March 19.-(special)-Miss Elva Rich died yesterday at Carlisle on Sand mountain, some 16 miles from Gadsden, where, she had been i'll with typhoid fever. The remains were sent back to her Tennessee home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
ExtradltIon Granted.

Mexico City, March 19.-An extradition has been granted in the case of A. G. Swartz, alias Louis Frank, of California, who is wanted on a charge of embezzle- ment and larceny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Ranohman Kills Himself.

Lampasas. Texas, March 19.-C. R. Leverett. a wealthy ranchman living 20 miles from here, i'll with the grippe. shot and killed himself today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Photographers Sent.

Mexico City. March 19.-The Mexican government has sent a commission of telegraphers to the United States to study telegraphic administrative methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Railway to be Sold.

Mexico City, March 1s.-It is reported here that the Hidalgo railway is to be sold to a New York syndicate The de- tails of the sale will be settled in New Work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Jap Vessel Lost.

London, March 20.-The Daily Tele- graphs Yokohama correspondent says that during a recent storm Japanese torpedo boat destroyer was lost of the Indo- China coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
aoston pJayers in Charleston,

Charleston, s. C., March 1s.-Billy Rog- CTS, with fifteen players of the Boston National League team. arrived in the city today for stay of three weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
TO PREVENT THE GRIP

Laxative Bromo Quinine. the worldwide Cold and Grip remedy. removes the cause. Call for the full name and look for sigma lure of D. W. Grove. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE JEFFERSON.

Tuesday night-Ous skinner in ''The Harvester" Thursday afternoon and night Black Patti Troubadours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
Mrs. WInslow's soothIno syrup

Take Piso's Cure for consumption for
 coughs and colds. By all druggists. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
AT THE RlJoU.

All the week with, matinees Tues day. Thursday and Saturday-Flor- ence Bindley in "The Gtreet Singer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
MU 0ff6P to
 Kldn6u Suffer 8f.

I will give you a full dollars my remedy free to try witho
 or deposit or promise to na
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20

MT. J. R. Graves Ivey. manager of the Montgomery office of Ivey Brothers Real ty company is in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
PERSONAL.

MT. J. R. Graves Ivey. manager of the Montgomery office of Ivey Brothers Real ty company, is in the city.
 Mrs. J. Sandman returned yesterday from a pleasant visit to relatives in Kan sas, Kentucky and other states.
 J. F. Maloney the Park avenue drug gist, who has been confined to his bed for several days with tonsllits, Is slowly im- proving.
 The many friends of F. T. Poynter, who has been sick for some time, will be glad to learn that he Is improving and will be able to be out in short while
 MT. and Mrs. Gus Benjamin of Buffalo arc the guests of MT and Mrs Charles E. Benjamin They are en route home from New Orleans, where they attended Mardi Gras.
 Maj. J. W. Johnston, formerly of Bir- mingham but now of Richmond. arrived Yesterday from the Bahamas, where he spent the winter Maj. Johnston is being warmly greeted by his old friends.
 The many friends of Ivey Adams, who has been travelling salesman for the Heinze Pickle company, at Nashville. will be pleased to bear that he he has been Transferred to Alabama, with headouar- ,ters at Birmingham.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24

He is only following a custom ln vogue
before he took charge. From personal
observation and investigation, We know
him to be careful, honest painstaking
and humane officer carefully looking into
every case brought to his attention His
remuneration is far too small.
Our purpose in drawing attention TO
this matter is to ask il our town has not
outgrown it's primitive methods of car
ing for its poor, methods that We're in
sttuted when our town had only a small
fraction of inhabitants Of the present
time, and when the town farm was much
nearer the centre of population. 1t is now
far distant from where ninetenths Of
those asking assistance live, viz. Bellows
Falls. Is there not growing up among
the residents of this village too much
of readiness to call for charity.
and is there not large decrease of self
reliance and Independence, thus making
the burden upon the public greater than
i'm should be and greater than i'm any other
place of similar size i'm our state2 Our
voters do not want to scrimp unfortunate
poor, but this department should be care
fully guarded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
WESTMINSTE Err.

Martin Dunn is i'll.
Fred Metcalf was at home Wednesday,
Grip has nearly a score OF victims in
town.
Mrs. L. A. Pierce is among the sick
ones
Mrs. Martha Peck is with her daughter,
Mrs. Rollo Metcalf.
Galtana Cataldo has returned to his
home in Naples. Italy.
Ed White and family moved Tuesday to
C. II. Walkers tenement.
Mrs. Frances Ware of Putney is the
guest of Mrs. Ellen Ward
Rev. c. II. DeBevoise and Miss Mary
Darling spent Wednesday in Keene.
James Harrington of Springfield, Mass,
was a guest at Mr.. Lapine's this week.
G. II. Walker has placed an electric
motor in his store to run the coffee mill
Miss Lizzie Ward spent Sunday with
Miss Grace Underwood in Bellows Falls
Miss Annie Thomas returned to her
home in Brattleboro Tuesday for short
vacation.
Mrs. Nell Ward and daughter expect to
go to Portland, Me, March / for a few
weeks stay
Mrs. Robert Miller went Wednesday to
Maiden, Mass. to spend a month with
Mrs Frank Harlow.
Rev. Jay T. Stocking of Bellows Falls
will exchange pulpits with Rev. C. H.
DeBevoise next Sunday
Mrs. w. S. Fem was called to Wor-
cester, Mass, this week by the serious
Illness of her sister, Mrs. Wilcox.
Miss Susie Holton has a class in Wal
pole for the study of Shakspere every
Saturday at Mrs. T. N. Hastings's.
The Fortnightly club will meet next
Monday evening with Mrs. S. NJ. Nut
ting. Miss Susie Holton will give talk
on Macbeth"
The many friends of Miss Carrie Ly-
man Will regret to learn of her serious
illness at Northheld' Mass, where she is
attending school.
A merry party consisting of two teach
ers and IA young women from Vermont
academy had dinner with Miss Florence
Nuttng Wednesday at the home of Geo.
B. Hall.
The water question is the theme of gem
eral interest just at present Nearly one
halt the families on Main street are
without water. F. /. Lane, G. H. Walker.
r. f, Sleeper and b. F. Atcherson are
driving wells.
The following ten Kurn Hattin bows are
on the roll of honor for the year 1904.
ALBERT Frank Bullock Henry Plummer
Ihurlow, Ralph Waldo Wesson Row
Ernest Brown, Fred Mervin Hail. oliver
II. Roberts, George F. Wesson. John I'd
ward Merchant Harry Wilson Allen
Charles Vanderbilt Damon.
The junior Young PEOPLES Societv of
christian Endeavor celebrated WashinS-
IONS birthday by taking sIeighride To
Bellows Falls, The party was in charge
VI MISS carrie Hayward and Miss Eunice
Reed, the assistant superintendents Ar
deeply regretted the inability of the ef-
hclent superintendent, Mrs L. A. Pierce
20 accompany them. They returned TO
the church about o'clock to partake of
the nountiful supper which had been pre-
pared. The parlors were beautifully dec
GRATED with flags and hatchets The IA
nous cherry tree was not forgotten
AFTER the supper a short musical and iii
erary program was rendered, and the re-
malnder Of the evening was spent with
games The society extended a vote ~
thanks to II. F. Bond and w. S. Fem
who so kindly furnished teams.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
cAMeRIOoEPoRT.

Mrs. F. d. Goodrich is visiting her
daughters in Woburn, Mass.
Charles Tenney of Conway, Mass, and
his bride are spending a few days with
Mr.. Tenney's mother, Mrs Nancy Tenny.
A few from here attended the celebra-
ton of the silver wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Durham at Athens
Saturday evening
Frank Wyman is visiting at his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Stevens's.
Mr.. Stevens has been i'll the past week
with grip.
Miss Carrie Daggett entertained the
children of the lower grades in her school
Washington's birthday at her boarding
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lockeby gave a
party to their friends one evening last
week. Dancing was enjoyed and refresh
ments were served.
There will be an "old time" social at
the chapel Saturday evening under the
auspices of the ladies' benevolent society
Inc hostesses will be the Misses Har-
wood and Bird.
a party OF about so from the Baptist
church in Bellows Falls took a sleigh ride
here and partook of the chicken Die sun
per in the chapel Tuesday evening. A
good sum was realized toward the re-
pairing of the church
A w. c. T. u. meeting in memory Of
MISS Frances +. Wizards birthday was
held saturday afternoon at Mrs. II. M
bemlss' literary program, appropriate
TO the occasion, interspersed with singing
was enjoyed by the members and their
guests. Refreshments of sandwiches
cake conee and fruit were served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
Calvin w. Falrbrother.

Calvin Wilson Fairbrother, who died
suddenly from heart disease in Charles
town, n. H., Feb. 10, was formerly one
of the prominent men of this section of
Windham county. He was n native OF
Westminster, son of Calvin and Mary
Wilson) Fairbrother born August 10,
1921 His father died when he was IA
and he remained on the home farm until
his 25th year, when he engaged i'm mer-
camille business in SaXtons River
In 1850 he married Miss Frances Caro-
line Kittredge of Westminster and two
children We're born to them, a son, John
Calvin, and a daughter, Ella A, after
ward Mrs. Charles Wheeler whose early
death soon followed by that of her hus-
band in the early morning of life was
the first shadow on their hearthstone.
They left an infant daughter whom the
grandparents took at once to their hearts
and home.
Mr. Fairbrother was a man of superior
natural ability and by his own efforts
early acquired a knowledge of law and
practice of the courts that brought him
to prominence in public life which with
his able business methods and cordial
personality advanced him to positions of
public responsibility For % years he
was engaged in the mercantile trade, and
i'm 1860 was appointed government CEN
sus taker for five towns of Windham
county, and from lS6l-5 was tax coll
lector and constable of the town of
Rockingham He was justice of peace
and his loyal ability and good judgment
often called him to preside in local courts
and as referee in claims within the juris-
diction.
He was an active Democrat of the old
school, and was postmaster at Saxtons
River during the administration of Presi-
dent Buchanan. lie came from sturdy
Revolutionary stock, his grandfather a
soldier of that war suffering wounds and
imprisonment at the hands of the British,
and as becomes such honorable lineage
he was intensely patriotic so that at the
outbreak of the civil war it was inevitable
that he responded to the call Of the g4vern-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24

meut established by his ancestors and so
i'm S62 he enlisted and became active in
organizing Company l of the 18th VT
Vols. and would have doubtless have
gone to the front as its captain but on
the eve of enrolment was taken down
with typhoid fever from which he was
long in recovering. When able for duty
he was appointed district deputy marshal,
and did valuable and dangerous service
for the government in experimenting de-
serters from the army and other arduous
service of the position in those troubled
days, during which he was severely
wounded in the head by a bullet from
deserter whom he was pursuing, and
it is indicative of his soldierly qualities
that in this condition he secured his man
and safely turned him over to the mill
tary authorities. During all this SER
vice he bore his own expenses, and con-
tributed of his own funds in settlement
of numerous obligations of the govern
ment in his district.
He was interested in King Solomons
lodge of Bellows Falls. He located in
Charlestown April 2, 1877, by purchase
of the fine old Cheshire bridge farm,
while en- route to Springfield on a bust
ness trip; prior to which and after closing
out his business at SaNtons River he had
been for two years engaged in the manu-
facture Of woolens at Grafton A few
years since he retired from active life
and settled in Charestown village
He was the last Of his family, and be-
sides wife, son and granddaughter. May
Wheeler is survived only by nephews
and neces resident in Massachusetts and
Vermont also 10y a favorite nephew, eX-
Judge Riley r.. Wright of Baltimore. Md
The body was placed temporarily in
the village receiving tomb at Charles
town, and into.mont will be made either in
the old family burial place in West
m ar "a nov I'm he ha RI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
GRAFTON.

Over so books have been added to the
town library '''e
Frank Wilson of Rutland called on TIar-
Ian Phelps Monday.
MI and Mrs. ]. B. Barrett spent last
week In SaXtons River.
Miss Alice Cobb was with Miss Holden
several days last week
Miss May Thompson visited in Bellows
rams the first of the week
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs
D L. Leonard Wednesday, March 1 at
p. m. - a.
Miss Fannie futile came from Naw
York YORK last week, and is with Mrs. M w.
Miss Ella Willis was called Monday 10
her home in Jamaica by the illness OF
her mother. VI
Joseph Page went to Schuylerviue N
- Monday to spend several weeks with
his daughter "''''
me magazines and papers belonging
TO the Club of 1904 will be sold at the
post office at 7.SO o'clock Monday evening,
r. Lynne Walker, who has been clerk
III ms iathers store several years. now
mas position in Boston, and this week is
uaNeiihg Tor the firm by which he is en-
poSeu' lie will be much missed here.
out MS many friends wish him success.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
Three Tickets for Town officers Filed.

The town committees failed to call
either Republican or Democratic eau
cuses and Saturday nominations were
filed 10y "a number of citizens for a full
list of officers to be voted for March Z.
Some voters feeling there was a put up
job issued circulars Monday calling a
meeting at Banquet han Monday evening
to assert their rights" and asking all
who do not approve of those methods"
to attend the meeting. a large number
We're present and much discussion was
INDUCED in. The result was that two add
ditional tickets We're put in the field by
filing nominations. The principle diff
ferences from the first nominations filed
We're G. b. Wheeler in place of NJ H.
Ray as first selectman: j., w. Beumond
in place of ID. j, Mcdonald as first con-
stable; f. c. Rand in place of b. NJ
Walker second constable; E. b. Searle
in place of F. b. Pingree as lister and
he also appears in place of c. II. Sanders
as lister; f. S. Leonard in place of II. d.
Ryder and j. e. Byrne in place of r. j.
Wolfe as auditors; j. p. Riley in place of
II. ID. Ryder as town grand JUROR; the
name of Fred A. Smith is added to that
of w, w. Barry as road commissioner,
and a third filing is made of c. Il. Osgood
in place of both; G.. b. Wheeler Is sub
stituted in place Of NJ. II. Ray as town
agent; c. W. Osgood bellows Falls or
SaXtons River?) is named in place of
II. d. Ryder upon school board, and for
trustees of the public library Rev. j. r.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
STATIONS RIVER.

VIII Marvin is working at Bellows Falls.
painting.
MIR. Osgood and family moved recently
from c. S. Frost's house to Proctorsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Storms of Ches-
ter were at the hotel over Sunday.
Schools We're closed Wednesday. Wash
ington's birthday.
G. r. Tower was in Brattleboro We'd
nesday to attend the Grand Army encamp-
ment
MIR Slattery is boarding at Mrs. ]. v.
Simonds's.
Ethel Sparks OF Townshend came last
Saturday to visit relatives in town.
Mrs. Herbert johnson, who has been i'll
with grip, is out again.
Miss Helen Welman has been visit
ing the past week at William Marvin's.
Mrs. Flora Cassidy of Bellows Falls
visited at her brothers, Fred Woods,
last Monday.
Mrs. Cora Paige went to Windsor last
Saturday, where she will make her home
at present.
Mrs. George Carleton returned last Fri
day to Windham, after being with her
mother Mrs. Betsey Gale, two weeks.
Miss Aver, the teacher i'm the grammar
room of the school, who has been i'll with
grip. returned to her duties this week.
The Junior Christian Endeavorers of
the Baptist church are rehearsing for
an entertainment to be given in March.
Exercises were held in the graded
schools last Tuesday afternoon in honor
of Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays.
John Rock and Miss Myrtle Hall of
Townshend visited Monday at Mrs Jane
Derrys.
Mrs w. l. Glynn OF Somerville Mass.
and Miss Addie Perham and B. NJ. Wal
ker are staying at the hotel
Mrs Betsey Gale is now able to be up
and dressed. Her granddaughter. Miss
Anna Twitchell of Townshend, is stin
with her, also her son, VIII Gale, of Wen
dell Depot, Mass.
Sadie Randlett of Newport came Sat
urday to visit her sister, Mrs Otis VIII
son, and to attend the funeral of Mrs. b.
NJ, Walker. She returned home Monday
afternoon
Clarence Twitchell of Los Angeles Cal
did not join the United States navy. as
stated in the paper recently. He went
from home with that intention, but after
being away three weeks returned.
Fire was discovered in the cellar of c.
F. Simonds's brick block Wednesday eve
ming. The SCOT i'm the chimney caught
fire and burned until the bricks were So
hot that timbers were beginning to ig-
mite when the blaze was discovered. Near
by were tanks of oil, and it was thought
that in very short time fire would have
reached them.
Mrs. Baxter Walker died last FRIDAY
morning about 4 o'clock after a long i'll
ness with consumption. The funeral was
held Monday at ~ o'clock at the house
Rev. A. f. Foote officiating. The body
was placed in the tomb. Three sisters of
Mrs Walker attended the funeral-Mrs
scott of Rutland, Mrs. w. l. Glynn OF
was with her the last two weeks of her
illness Relatives from Bellows Falls and
GRAFTON also We're present, She is sur
vived by her husband and two little girls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-24
WESTMINSTER WEST

Mrs Fisher returned Tuesday after q
weeks stay in Guilford.
=, Mrs Mary Buxton is with friends in
keene for few days stay. ~
h me ladies' aid society met at the
church vestry Thursday afternoon inc
at Henry Gorham's and is visittn1' a.,
town. "''i"s IN
o,'ci. iit e Hoodhue was in Bellows Falls
Durham WIS H. "
MIS- . W. Brooks has left her home
and Mrs McQuaid. N4eh's' MI
A. p Ranney and A. d. Kerr attendo0
the state Grand Army encamnSo .eeaue 60
Brattleboro this week. pHheht In
MISS May Goodhue finished her sehoo,