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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
old Vermont PamphIet Sold.

A copy of a little 16 mo. pamphlet,
entitled "a Public Defence of the Rights
of the New Hampshire Grants $50 called
on both sides Connecticut river to as
sociate together and form themselves in
to an Independent state. PIP. &c. Resolves
of a Convention held on the New Hamp-
shire Grants, at a convention of delegates
from 32 towns on the New Hampshire
Grants, held at Cornish. Dec. 9, 177S,"
brought the highest price at the auction
sale of the library of the late Rev. H. A.
HaZen, of Auburndale, at Libbie's auction
rooms in Boston Saturday. 1t was printed
by Alden Spooner, Dresden, 1879, and con-
tanned the last four pages of resolves,
missing in most copies.
The Brinley copy brought 800 without
the resolves and this one was largely
sought by two libraries, the New Hamp-
shire state library and the Library Of
Congress. Two private bidders were in
the field, however, and after final strug-
gle between Charles E. Goodspeed of
Boston. and Dodd. Mead & Co. of New
York, the latter carried off the rare item
for the record price of $40.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
Listers Must Assist state Tax Commits
sloner with Inheritance Taxes.

Blanks are being sent out by j. e.
Cushman, state tax commissioner, to the
board of listers in every town in the
state A section of an act passed at the
last session of the Legislature requires
such boards to furnish the names Of all
persons who have during the year end
ing April l. 1905, acquired real or personal
estate located in their town or any in
terest therein, passing from any deceased
person by virtue of the laws of descent in
this state, or by voluntary conveyance,
deed of gift or gift in any other form.
made or intended to take effect upon or
after the death of the descendent.
The purpose of this act is to get report
from such board Of all persons who have
died during the past year leaving
no will whose estate may pass or has
passed to his widow, children or other
heirs without being decreed to them by
the probate court; also all cases wherein
a person disposes of any part or all of
his estate by deed or other conveyance
to take effect upon or after his death.
When the report is received 1t becomes
incumbent upon the commissioner to look
into the matter and to ascertain whether
or not the persons receiving the property
should pay a collateral inheritance tax.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07

The First National bank Of Enosburgh
Falls has begun business with a capital
of $25, 900
Frank Trombly had both hands and
feet frozen at st. Adams Saturday night.
when he remained out door in a drunken
stupor. His condition is critical.
w. II. Whitcomb of Jericho, while in
his sugar orchard recently, saw 26 deer,
IA in one herd. 10 in another and later
two more appeared.
The listers of Caledonia county met in
ST. Johnsbury recently and adopted a
uniform basis of appraisal for use in TAX
ing this years tax list.
Charles p. Dickinson, IS, for the past
five years landlord of the Orange County
hotel at Chelsea. died Thursday. He had
held many town offices, having been at
various times first constable, selectman
and town clerk
Elmer Knights is dead and George
Adams seriously i'll at Windsor, the result
of drinking wood alcohol. DR.. S. S. Mar
tin was called to see Knights at two
o'clock Monday morning, found him I'M
conscious and. he died in about an hour
without regaining consciousness. He was
about As years old and leaves wife and
two sons.
]. Philip Rim, the architect who de-
signed the Bennington battle monument,
died at his home in Boston last week. He
was a native of Germany, but had had an
office in Boston many years. He made
the plans for the Goddard memorial
chapel at Tufts college and the residence
and grounds of the late F. b. Hayes at
Lexington, Mass.
The spring meeting of the Vermont
Schoolmasters' club will be held at the
Hotel Windham in Bellows Falls Friday
evening, April IA. President Charles H.
Spooner of Norwich university will give
an address on Manual Training" Other
speakers will be; State Superintendent of
Education Walter r. Ranger. Superin-
tendent c. II. Dempsey of St. Johnsbury'
H. j. Stannard of Barton. H. d. Ryder
and w. c. Belknap of Bellows Falls, DR..
w. w. Bryant Of Ludlow.
At Groton Friday Mrs. Lucy Buzzie and
Louis CARR pleaded guilty of selling in
| toxicating liquor without a license and
| were each fined 5000 and costs of about
S25. They settled. The case against Mrs
Louis CARR was not pressed and that
| against Mrs. A. Simonelli was continued
! The latter is the woman whose child died
| in her arms when she was on the way tc
| court earlier in the week. Bert Weber
| charged with breach of the peace In
stoning the Simonelli house, was held
| in the sum of 5000 for a future hearing.
John Britton about so, died Sunday
night in a shanty south of the East
! Clarendon station on the Rutland rail-
road, presumably from wood alcohol poi
| soning. He was alive when found by the
| Waterman, but died in a short time. He
was a native of England and worked as
a. nnender of umbrellas 1t is thought thai
he was released from the house OF cor
rection at Rutland recently. In his XII
of tools was a bottle containing G
small amount of wood alcohol maj
who was apparently tramp was seer
with Brltton near East Clarendon Sat
| urday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.
Close Of the 18th Year Of the NorthHeId
Bible Training School.

The closing exercises Of the fifteenth
session of the Mortified Bible Training
school were held in the pariors of 1.-THE
Northheld' Friday afternoon, March 81.
Many guests and friends of the students
and school were present.
Owing to illness the former principal,
Miss Martha A. Hitchcock was forced to
resign early in the year and Miss Mabel
W. Learoyd, B. A., was secured to take
her place. In reporting the years work
Miss Dearoyd said in part AS a whole
the year just completed has been an ex-
ceptionally strong one, both I'm the charac-
ter of the students enrolled and the quality
OF the work done. Requirements for ad-
mission were raised at the beginning Of
this year and the qualifications Of each
applicant much more carefully considered
than heretofore. notwithstanding this
much more careful selection thirty-two
students have been enrolled during the
year. A system of certificates has been
introduced under which each student
taking any course and passing an ex
animation in II receives a certificate
crediting her with the work completed,
so that when students have thus done the
required work they shall be candidates
for graduation.
During the year Y. w. c. A., which
Is AFFILIATED with the association at large
has been formed In the schools, and under
it's auspices much Christian work has been
carried on in the surrounding districts.
and missionary meetings held in the
school.
Rev. Hector Hall, d. D., of Troy. gave
the principal address of the occasion, his
theme in it's treatment clustering around
three words-Constitution, Character,
Capacity. Under the first head DR.. Hall
spoke Of a healthy body as the first con-
dtion OF successful work for the church
in any department or occupation, and OF
holiness interpreted as Wilderness Of spirit,
and SOUL and body. Character was in
terpreted as soundness Of health-health
of body, health of soul, cleanness both
within and without OF Capacity he said,
in closing
with a body cleansed Of all sickness,
healed and well, and a soul cleansed
of all sin, pardoned and accepted in
the Beloved. what are they for? They
are for service, for work. for the activi-
ties of life. You have been qualifying to
be working women, vessels meet for the
Masters use, prepared unto every good
work. But be women always; tender.
beautiful, refined, winsome, Astounding in
all good work in the service of the Lord.
and when the end comes and you lay
down your mission at your Masters feet
may you see His face in confidence and
love and not be ashamed before Him at
His coming"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
ONE ON MARK TWAIN.

When Mark Twain lived in Hartford,
Conn, he was on intimate terms with
the Rev Joseph II. Twitchell. One day
Mr. Twitchell sauntered over to his
friends house and said, Mark come and
take a walk with me"
"Oh no, Joe; / haven't time" said the
great humorist.
"Wen, how" said the dominic. 'you
come to hear me preach every Sunday
and you say you believe what l read out
of the Bible is true II / could prove to
you, from the Bible, that you ought 70
go to walk with me, would you goY
Eyes, Of course" said Mr. Twain, 'pu'
II isn't in there"
Eyes it is" said the minister, for the
Bible says, And whosoever shall compel
thee TO go a mile. go with him twain y
and Mark went
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
Murderer Eastwood Declared Sane.

Frederick Eastwood of Middlebury has
been pronounced sane and will be taken
from the state hospital for the insane
at Waterbury to the state prison at Wind
sor. This action has been taken by DIR.
G. S. Foster of Putney Dr. L. NJ. Green
of Bethel, and DIR. F. Z. Little of Mont
pelier, state supervisors of the insane.
Eastwood was sentenced in Addison coun-
ty court to be hanged on the second Fri
day in March, 1908, for the murder of
Franklin Fem at Middlebury August 4,
1899 He was subsequently adjudged in
sane and committed to the state hospital
for the insane February 20, 1908, where he
has since remained His death sentence
was committed by the legislature to i'm
prisonment for life and he will now be
put to work in state prison.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
Reunion in Boston Of Vermont Academy
Alumni

A merry company of 35 former students
at Vermont academy, men and women,
met at the annual reunion of the Vermont
Academy association of Boston at the
Westminster Friday night President F.
T. Field presided and speeches were made
by Principal John L. Alger, Charles w.
Hunt and Miss Adelaide T. True, pre-
ceptress representing the school, and by
several members of the association. There
were songs by DR.. J. c. Kinds and Miss
Adine D. Hale, and music by an orches-
ira. The others present were Mrs. Alfred
King, Eva Reed Burge, George E. Darrell,
Emma K. Rein, Emily A. Goldsmith,
Caroline E. Lacey, J. H. Howard, Rather
inc B. Howard. Grace s. Kimban, Frank
e Kimball, Charles w. Hunt, ]. H.
Brown, Jessie L. Hawley, A. F. Rugg,
William w. Rugg, c. T. Warner, S. F.
Arnold, E. H. Rugg, Cleon w. Seaver,
Alice b. Files. Grace N. Barrett. Leon 5.
Gay, Laura E. Horton. A letter OF re-
greet from Eugene N. Foss. a trustee OF
the academy, was read.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
IN OUR OWN STATE.
Decrease in Membership Of congrega-
tlonaI Churches


]. NJ. Comstock the statistician for the
Congregational churches of the state, has
compiled his figures for the year and the
summaries show q decrease in the various
branches of church work The number
of church members, 81, 731, is SO less than
a year ago; the total additions are 921
and the removals 956. The loss in Sunday
school membership is 1856, the present
membership being IS, 405. The young peo-
pies societies also show a decrease. 1853
societies and 609S members. as against
1863 societies and 1852 members. There
were 1926 infant baptisms, which was near
y as many as last years unusually large
number. The number OF families, 1873,
is slightly smaller There was an increase,
however in benevolences of $194S, the
total being 1855. Home expenditures
show a gain of s4357 the total being
S230,145. Every five years the various
churches give their property valuation,
which now amounts to SLIGO, lis, a gain
of $115,565 since 1900. In the same time
the invested funds of the Congregational
churches have increased 6691, and now
amount to $319,0S1. There are 210
churches of this denomination in the
state and only a tenth of them are now
without a pastor or a regular supply.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07

Joaquin Miller ranks r. B. Aldrich above
Milton and Dante and Homer. He says:
II am glad to believe that America has
outgrown what the learned language of
good King Edward calls the higher forms
of poetry as she has outgrown kings and
courts The real American loves poetry
but 1t must be real: 1t must be natural
and not nasty. Poetry is clean, concrete
truth. But what truth Is there in Para
disc Lost?' A monstrous and merciless
God, an idiotic and mouthing devil in an
impossible heaven and hell! There is
more real poetry in a little book by
Thomas Bailey Aldrich than in Milton,
Dante and Homer, all put together. /
repeat: Poetry is only a higher and finer
form of truth: Nature-plain common
sense. Shakspere is a little better and
a deal worse. Not content with making
a slaughter house and mad-house Of the
stage, he must make 1t a graveyard, and
dig up dead men and make rude jests
over their bones in his very best poem.
This is not art; it is not decency."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
Not "After" Congressman HaskIns.
Mortified News.

lNorthneld News.
In his communication Col Haskins
quotes an editorial from the News and
two or three other journals which he
evidently thinks has done him an injus-
tice and allows that he has been in
said editors have candidates to succeed
him in the 60th congress. II the con-
gresham has in mind the News, as seems
rather apparent, he Is entirely misinform-
ed. AS a matter of fact there have been
no charges or innuendos against the con-
gresham by this paper, and the only in
justice IL has done him Is a failure to
state that he was paired" on the vote
and this was because 1t was not so in
formed. Whatever the News may have
said of Representative Foster was said
because It thought II to be deserved and
IL was not intended as a comparison in
any waY; neither did II occur to us that
there was any politics in the statement
that col Haskins is reported as not
voting on the measure The News was
surprised that any newspaper should pick
up the matter and claim that 1t was a
move for the representatives scalp; II
looked like an attempt on the part OF
such newspapers to curry political favor
with Col. Haskns on a false assumption.
The latter however, seems to believe that
a few newspapers are after him politically
and that they have begun in this silly
way
The trouble with the News is not that
IL is seeking to incite a South American
revolt in the second district but rather
that 1t cannot see "a big niger in the
woodpile" in every passing political breeze
and Furthermore it's education has been sc
fearfully neglected that it has never ar
rived at that point where 1t believed that
the Vermont delegation is Invaluable and
cannot make a mistake individually or as
body. The News comedies, however
that they make less mistakes in public
affairs than many similar bodies and II
is a pleasure with the facts before 1t, t.
congratulate Representative Haskins upor
his satisfactory position on the salary
grab measure.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07

Fred Richardson of West Deerfield
while driving from Greenfield Monday
night, ran into lamp post, was thrown
from his carriage, and sustained a frac
ture of the skull by striking a mail box.
Henry Couillard. Yankee of the
David Harum type" died in Deerfeld
Monday night in his s0th year He was
a native of Exeter. Maine, but was a
hotel proprietor at different times in Win
chester, Keene and Chesterfield N H,
Whitingham, Vt, Shelburne Falls, Green
field, Charlemont, Ashfield, Conway and
Hoosac Tunnel He had owned over 5000
horses and had driven hundreds of them
in races. He served in the marine corps
in the Mexican war and witnessed some
exciting scenes in California in the min
ing days of the early SOS.
Mrs Maria Avery Daniels Pike was 1O1
years old Friday and celebrated the event
with a few relatives in her home In Col
rain Mrs. Pike has the distinction OF
being Franklin county's only real daugh-
ter Of the American Revolution. Jonathan
Avery of Charlemont her father, was a
volunteer in the 9th Connecticut regiment,
commanded by Col. Samuel Parsons.
Mrs. Park was first married to Dexter
Daniels of Sunderland and some years
after his death she was married to Aivah
Pike of Charlemont. Since the death
of Mr.. Pike she has lived with her grand
daughter, Miss Dora Daniels, in the Fox
house, one of the old taverns on the
stage road to Boston. built 40 years ago
Her FIVE children are dead but she has
three grandchildren. Her health is good
and she takes an active interest in cur-
rent affairs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
Central Vermont Railway Co.
Southern Division.

Southern Division.
Effective Jan. /, 1905.
Trains leave Brattlehoro as follows:
SIS a m. daily for Springfield, week
days for New York.
7.25 a m. week days for New London;
connects at Millers Falls for Troy; at
Palmer for Boston.
s.O7 a m. week days for Springfield and
New York.
1918 a, m. week days for MIllers Falls
and Boston, connecting at South YER
non for Keene and Springfield.
All p. m. week days for Springfield and
New York.
4.2S p. m. week days for New L.ondon
and New York via. Norwich Line
steamers; connects at Palmer for Bos-
4.2s p. M daily for Springfield and New
York.
6.45 ~. m. week days for South London
derry.
Subject to change without notice.
G. C. JONES, General Manager.
]. 3. BENTLEY. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
About MakIna Gardens.

There is nothing better than pure
Ground Bone in making gardens.
A teaspoonful in hill is a permanent
benefit, lasting all summer
Enclose 1925 in check or postal money
order, or in a registered letter. and a
trial barrel will be shipped to you prompt
ly If you don't need 1t all divide it with
your neighbors.
We publish a little booklet, showing
how to use Ground Bone as a Fertilizer
in Gardens and In greenhouses and to
promote the growth OF your flowers and
shrubbery. Send your name on postal
card and 1t will be sent to you free by
return mail.
c. s. PAGE. Hyde Park VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
Death Of Arthur Ropes, Editor Of the
Montpelier journal and Waterman.

Arthur Ropes, 81, for II years editor
of the Vermont Waterman, died at his
home in Montpelier Saturday of ne
phritis. Mr.. Ropes was born in Newbury,
and was educated at st. Johnsbury acad-
envy and Dartmouth college. He taught
as assistant in st. Johnsbury academy,
and was principal of the graded schools
Of ST. Johnsbury. He was teller in the
Passumpsic savings bank at st. Johns
bury and cashier of the Mortified ma
tional bank, and finally became a writer
upon the editorial stan Of the Vermont
Waterman at Montpelier. In 1886 he be-
gan the publication of the Rural YER
monter, and two years later formed a
company and bought and united the
Waterman with the Vermonter, Mr..
Ropes had published the Waterman as a
weekly since then, acting as editor, and
for a number of years had published the
Montpelier Daily Journal. He was a Re-
publican, and had a strong influence in
behalf of the business progress and moral
welfare of the state Mr.. Ropes is sur
vived by wife, who was Mary Hutchins
of Waterbury, and two daughters, Mrs.
John P. Adams and Mrs. w. E. Howe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
$4,000 Loss from Burning Of Opera
House Block at Orange.

The Putnam opera house block at Or
ange was almost wholly destroyed by
fire which broke out in the rear of the
building about Has Tuesday night The
building was of brick, four stories high,
was built about 25 years ago at cost of
$40 900, and was owned by the Putnam
heirs. II was insured for $23, 900. Sew
eral persons on the top floor had narrow
escapes. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Putnam
were taken out on ladder, and the latter
was ready to jump when Joseph Champ
ney reached them. Several lines of
hose could not be used after a short time,
owing to the lack of water pressure, and
the firemen fought the flames from upper
windows in the Lamb block across an
alley. The firemen had to work hard at
one time TO save the Lamb block and the
entire business section of the village was
threatened. Wood & Gates, dry goods,
estimate their loss $4,000 to $4,000; H..
c. Putnam, grocer, $4,000; DR.. H. II.
Cleveland $4,000 Other tenants lost
$4,000 to $4,000 and the scenery in the
opera house was valued at $1,000 While
the fire was in progress Ira A. Whites
house on Winter street was burned, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000, and Mrs. White es-
capped from the building with great diff
Guilty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
8ai1rnads.
Boston { Maine.
WINTER Arrangement

WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
In effect Oct. 10. 1904.
Trains leave Brattleboro, northbou1A:
lilo a m. for stations to Windsor,
caster, st. Johnsbury, Newport, g -
brooke, Montreal, via. G. p. Ry., Sguo-
bee. Burlington, st. Adams and Mon
treal.
2.20 p. M, Montreal express.
5.S5 p m. White River Junction paSBen-
1915 p. m. night express. Daily.
7.57 a. m. Sunday paper train to Wind
SOUTHBOUND.
For Northampton, Holyoke and Spring.
field, SIS a. m. daily, 9.07 a n.
(week days), 2.17 p. m. (weekdaysl. Al
p. m. DAILY.
d. ]. FLANDERS,
Genl Passenger and Ticket Agent
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
200 vermonters in Boston Ate Maple
Sugar.

More than 200 natives of the Green
Mountain state were present at the an
nual sugaring off of the Vermont associ-
alton of Boston in the dining hall of
Hotel Westminster Tuesday night. Col.
Albert Clarke, secretary of the Home
Market club, and president of the associ-
alton, presided. and speeches were made
by Col Clarke and several other mem
bers. 1t was voted to incorporate, and
to make the annual trip to Rutland
in the first week in August. A
musical entertainment was a feature of
the program which included the serving
OF maple sugar and syrup from Vermont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
Reports of Vermont National Banks.

An abstract of the reports from Yer
mont's As national banks under the recent
call of the comptroller of the currency at
Washington for statement of their con-
dition at the close of business March IA,
shows that they had total resources
amounting to $780, 535, 000SS, which includ-
ed loans and discounts, $1,000, 492. AS;
United States bonds to secure circulation,
S4,469, 500 bonds, securities, ETC., $4,742,-
3S0.69; amount due from approved reserve
agents, laos, 544.14 The lawful money
reserve in banks amounted to S493, 1876. 20,
consisting of $674,21729 in specie and
S26S, 919 in legal tender notes.
The capital stock paid in of the YER
mont banks was Sc, 1876, 900, individual de-
posits were $11, s3S, 032.40, and the surplus
fund Of the banks amounted to $1,451,-
56252. Among the other liabilities were
undivided profits, less expenses and taxes
paid having total of 81, 260, 1898, and
national bank notes outstanding worth
S4369, 491.50. The percentage of legal
reserve to deposits was 17.44 and the per-
centage to deposits of cash on hand, re-
demption fund, and due from reserve
agents was 1921
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07
The Attorney.o General.
[swanton Courler.l

What with assisting in the prosecu-
ton of important criminal cases and con-
Quoting the investigation of state insti-
tutions and rendering opinions on the
liquor law the new attorney general seems
to be earning his salary.