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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
The Galveston Idea.

''The most important experiment in
civil government in the last quarter OF a
century in the United States" is de-
scribed by George X. Turner in Nc
Clure's. Mr.. Turner tells how Galveston
tried the old systems, and how they fall
ed Then a great disaster fell upon the
city, terrible crisis confronted the men
and women OF Galveston; and the people
turned. not to the mayor and aldermen
whom they had elected, but to a body
called the "Deepwater Committee" a
business organization composed of rep
resentative citizens. And this body met
and founded the present government
of Galveston-a commission of five men,
each one heading a department OF munic-
ipal service and managing 1t according
to business methods.
Mr.. Turner tells how the commission
found the city bankrupt, and raised her
credit above par; how 1t found her a
town OF vice and license, and created
order; how it found her unclean and un-
healthy, and cleaned and lighted her
streets and stamped out disease.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
MARRIED IN WORCESTER.
Miss Agnes G. Duegan the Bride Of Or.
James c. Austin Of Spencer, Mass,
Formerly Of RrattJeboro.

SsN
Formerly Of erattIeboro.
DR.. James Cornelius Austin, Spencer.
and Miss Agnes Gertrude Duggan. Is
Preston street, were married yesterday
morning at o'clock in st. Paul's church
Rev. William II. Goggin, rector of the
church, performed the ceremony, and
celebrated the nuptial mass The brides
maid was Miss Katherine H. Duggan, a
sister of the bride, while the best man
was Martin j. Austin of Brattleboro, VT,
brother of the groom Two broth
ers of the bride, Edward ]. Duggan
of New York and Joseph Duggan of Wor-
cester, seated the guests. The bridal
party entered the church to the strains
OF Mendelssohn's wedding march, played
by the organist, Edward F. Howe. Dur-
ing the wedding ceremony Mr.. Howe play
ed Handel's Largo and Rubenstein's
"Traumerie." Wagner's Bridal Chorus
was played as a recessional
Before the bridal party entered the
church and while the guests were being
seated Organist Howe gave an organ
recital of the following numbers: bridal
march," by Leavitt; "Ldebeslied," by
Jonas; Wedding Chorus" by Meyerbeer;
"Andantino," by Elgar; la Cinouan-
taine," by Gabriel Marie; "Cortege nup-
tale" by Shuey, and Romance" by
zitterbart. At the offertory Miss Gene
We've Convery sang Giorza's ave Maria"
gium lace, made over taffeta, and with a
yoke and oversleeves of duchess lace
she wore full length tulle veil with a
coronet of lilies of the valley, and carried
an arm bouquet of the same. The bout
tonnieres of the ushers and best man were
of lilies of the valley.
Ihe maid wore pink crepe de chine
gown over taffeta, and trimmed with lier
lace. She wore a pink felt hat orna-
mented with an ostrich plume and silver
cloth, and carried bouquet of maiden
hair, tied with pink and white maline.
The groom's gift to the bride was a
diamond and sapphire ring. The brides
gift to the maid was a pearl brooch. The
best man and ushers received scarfpins
from the groom.
Following the church ceremony there
was breakfast and reception at the
nome OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Timothy Duggan, Is Preston street The
bride and groom were assisted in receiving
by the brides parents, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Austin. the groom's mother, of BrattIe-
boro, VT, whose gown was of black crepe.
with Irish lace Mrs. Duggan wore a
gown of imported black chiffon taffeta,
with lace
Guests were present from New York.
Spencer, Boston, Winthrop, Brattleboro.
VT. and Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin have gone to Flori-
da on their honeymoon. and on their re-
turn will reside in Spencer, where the
groom is a practicing physician. The
bride was the assistant official stenogra-
pier of the Worcester county superior
court, and is one of the best known
stenographers In the county-[Worcester
Mass Telegram. Thursday, Nov. 8.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

President Roosevelt will leave Washing
ton today to be absent until about
Thanksgiving day and for the first time
since the republic was established the
President will be outside the borders of
the country. He will go from Washington
on the yacht Mayiiower to che mouth Of
the Rappahannock river. where the
battleship Louisiana is in waiting to
convey him to Panama. He viii make a
personal inspection of conditions on the
isthmus. He will spend four days there,
one ac Porto Rico. and several more in
the ocean journey of over 1000 miles.
Vice President Fairbanks will be the vir-
Jual head of the nation during his alb
sence, but arrangements have been
made so that the President will be in
constant communication with Washing
ton by wireless telegraph.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

Two important announcements were
made in Washington this week-Jo the
effect that William H. Moody. attorney
general will be nominated to succeed
Justice Brown as associate justice of the
United States supreme court soon after
Congress convenes; that Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, secretary of the interior, will
retire from the cabinet March 4 next, to
be succeeded by James r. Garfield. Mr..
Garfield ac Al will be the youngest cab
met official. He is a son of the late Pres
ident Garfield. and now fills the office of
commissioner of corporations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
Skilled Supervision of Vermont Schools.


Gov. Proctor had the pleasure, Wed
nesday afternoon, of signing House bill
No. AZ, which had passed both houses of
the legislature. This bill the provisions
Of which take effect April 1st next. allows
any two or more contiguous towns TO
unite to employ a skilled superintendent
of schools on substantially the same plan
which has been found so successful and
satisfactory in Massachusetts. 1t was the
plan for the improvement of our schools
advocated by Gov. Proctor in his speeches
last summer, and in his inaugural mes
sage. This bill was introduced by Mr..
Gibson of Brattleboro, and its prompt
consideration and final passage by the
legislature win be a matter of pride and
pleasure to his home constituency-this
measure representing, as it unquestion-
ably does, the most important advance
step in our educational affairs which has
been taken by any legislature in many
years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
FOR SALE.
Fine Residence For Sale
Desirable as q Home
or for Investment PURPOSES.

The property at IL Chestnut street, Brattle-
boro, occupied by w. ]. Pentland and family,
owing to their proposed removal. is offered for
sale. The buildings consist of a two-story
house and barn, carriage house hen house,
80 by 10 feet. The house contains ~ rooms,
with modern plumbing for hot and cold water,
new furnace, set laundry tubs and fixed ranges.
house. Buildings are in excellent repair and
have been newly painted this season. Large
yards for breeding poultry, either for pleasure
or profit. Buildings supplied with never
falling water, from both spring and well.
Large garden and abundance of apple, pear
and plum trees, grape vines, currant bushes,
etc. There is an extra lot for building pur-
poses, by 10 rods in size.
This property is on a good street and will
be all ready for occupancy after Nov. is. II
would make a desirable investment The
carriage house rents for $50 a year TO the viii
lage for the storage Of chemical engine.
Inquire at the home OF the store of w. ].
PENTLAND, JR., Grange block.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

the others who went down to defeat. Mr..
Babcock as chairman of the House com
mittee on the the District Of Columbia,
was virtually mayor Of Washington, a
position filled some years by the late Gen.
w. w. Grout of Vermont. Douglas the
Republican who defeated Gen. 1rosvenor
for nomination in Ohio. was beaten by a
Democrat in the district which Gen.
Grosvenor represented 20 years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

A notable event in the old Harper print
ing establishment in Franklin square,
New York. on Saturday, will be a recep-
ton 10 Henry Mills Alden, for 81 years
editor of Harper's Magazine. The oc-
casion will be Mr.. Alden's 20 birthday an
niversary, and the celebration has been
arranged by Col. Harvey. the present
head of the Harper publications, who has
invited everybody of note in American
literature to be present. Both Mr.. Alden
and Col. Harvey are Vermonters, the
former having been born in Mt. Tabor in
Rutland county and the latter in Peach
am in Caledonia county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

The adoption of resolutions by the Yer
mont State Grange few years ago call
ing for the delivery of mails al all farm
houses looked little visionary. but the
time is rapidly coming when the object Of
the resolution will be practically accom-
plished. At the present time Vermont
has 292 rural free delivery routes, Maine
42S, New Hampshire 202 and Massachu-
setts 254, and new routes are being laid
out as fast as the post office department
can arrange for them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

While the commerce OF the United
States is advancing by leaps and bounds
the trade of Canada is not 'hitcned to a
post" The gain in the export trade of
the Dominion last year was the largest
ever known, amounting to $44,6OO,OOO, the
aggregate amount of the trade being
$2s5, 100000. There was an increase of
$50, 100000 from England and $4,000, 900
from the United States. The develop
ment of the wheat fields in northwestern
Canada will be a factor in the country's
growth for many years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

Temperance workers find great en-
couragement in the result of the license
vote in New Hampshire. All of the IL
cities in the state have maintained
open saloons. but six-Concord, Keene,
Franklin, Laconia, Somersworth and Ber-
lin-voted no license on Tuesday. The
vote of the cities is binding for four years,
whereas the towns decide the license
question once in two years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

several prominent members of the
House of Representatives will lose their
seats as the result of the elections Tues
day. ]. w. Wadsworth Of Geneseo, N.
Y, chairman Of the House committee on
agriculture, was one of those who fell
outside Of the breastworks. His atti-
tude in opposing the Presidents policy
toward the beef inspection legislation is
held to be largely responsible for his de-
feat. Mr.. Babcock of Wisconsin, who
has been chairman of the Republican
campaign committee Of the House several
years, Fred lands OF Indiana, Mr.. Lacy
Of Iowa, who has served eight terms.
and Mr.. MeCleary of Minnesota, an ae-
iSnowledged stand-patter, were among
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

The president formally directed Attor-
ney-General Moody Wednesday to begin
action at once against the Standard Oil
company. The government viii ask that
the company be dissolved by the courts
orders into its component companies and
enjoined from making combinations. This
will be the most important antitrust
proceeding since the Northern Securities
case
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

The Barre Times thinks that the mill
tary titles secured "only through meri-
torious service in leading a grand gov
ernor's ball or because of especial credit
in bravery in charging the banquet
table" should be used sparingly, and in
order to differentiate between men in
military service and those upon the gov
ernor's STAFF suggests that the latter be
accorded their official designation only
during their term of service.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

The new ad valorem assessment of the
railroads in Wisconsin is bringing the
state a third more money than the old
license fee system, and as a result all
state taxes have been remitted with the
exception Of the school tax, which has
been reduced to one-half Of one mill.
and If the state had not started to build
a $5.OOO,OOO capitol there would be no
state tax levied this year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
Our Investment rules

are both simple and strong. They aim to
invest our funds for the benefit Of average,
so as to make them serve public and civic
utilities, and always 10 make them safe. We
do not seek the rate FIRST, but subordinate the
rate TO security. Our investments are limited
to municipal bonds, TO first lien mortgages of
ample margin and to loans to our policy hold.
ers. We do not make ordinary collateral
loans or invest in industrials or buy securi-
ties of any kind with a view TO their sub
sequent conversion on change. We buy TO
keep and 10 cash at maturity. 56th year,
doing business in AZ states National Life
Ins. Co. of VT. (Mutual.)
X. {. TAYLOR q SON.,
Insurance, Crosby Block. 5rattleboro, VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

Monday, November 10, 1eo6,
At s O'Clock p. m. TO act on the following
article:
ARTICLE 1. To see If the village will
instruct its water board to contract for
the purchase of the water systems of the
Chestnut Hill Reservoir Company and
the Sunset Lake Water Company, and
pay therefor the sum of two hundred and
seventy thousand dollars ($270, ,O00), and
cancel the debt and obligation of George
ervoir Company, 10 the village, on ac-
count of the Vernon Street Pipe line and
TO pay actual cost for the pipe and labor
being laid through Frost and Flat streets.
And, II so voted, to instruct the town
representa- tive to procure an amendment
10. the village charter to carry this into
effect
w. D. PERRY, Village Clerk
Dated at Brattleboro, VT, Nov. s, 1906.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
Gbe Oermumt 9b@niE.
TEN PAGES.
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Q, 1906.
THE VERMONT PHGNIx.

Published at Brattleboro every Friday by
o. L. FRENCH.
TERMS. $1.50 per year in advance II not
paid within the year 81.
Rates OF advertising furnished on application.
Birth, marriage and death notices published
free; obituary notices, cards of thanks, etc,
IS cents for a space of IL lines or less.
Entered at the Brattleboro Post Office as
second class mail matter)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09
WARNING.
Monday, November 10, teo6,

The legal voters and taxpayers of the
village of Brattleboro are hereby warned
to meet at Festival hall, on
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-09

Insurance.. crosby Block. srattlsbOrO, VI.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-25

The local market Tor spot quiet with prices
m.eding GuIf. Sales Southern spot markets
a. 7-Iee: sales 635 bales New orleans easy, Lie
r5a1pes a, 9sc c9a-ieston sIeaiy Ii6s lower at 9c
steady &c lower sales 1883 bales Norfolk
Etraay Ineha5sec a. 3sc sales u ] oas i I 'i[T I.T
sc sales 2o92 bales Estimated receipts az leading
points FOR tc-day: At Houston 25Ot9 % -63J3 9a!e
% 90 1900 bales AGAINST = 3e lsst week ana ana
bales against $500 last week and 415I last year
quiet. saIes 1000 bales. speculation export. sou
Ahe5saT 900 Teesip5s 3 e9oC & al a. ATeilsaI se
closed quiet net decline OF Sg5 points seIeInbsf
5i3d: septemberOctober 50Sd OcJober-N 80
NovemDer-December. 4.97d: Decenber-January. 1850
s GSsL Ma Gs5 SIa5i.e 507i
JGneJuiy 5os1sd AianchesterYarrs. stocks il demand
FLotR AND MEAL,-The -four market yeste-day was
winter low grades and spring bakers 40 change in
Spring patents s. l5Gt4 s5 winter staghts s. 50ass 50.
Iis %5e' m P1lsRi1 g6te e s. s rs eIra So white s2 s
& 20 70 arrive. TYE flour Arm quotea: FAR to good
STEADY. quoted Kiln dried 81 75aS2 s., as 20 brand;
aitt s. s63 caarse ti- 81 is@sI I5 FEED Wes,sr
so s6 Hour do 50 20: red dos s25 80 all september
Shipment city bran SI9 euA S2Js2o 80 sacks midd5tng
sacks oilnleaI $50 75GSsi.
GIsAIN-wHEAT- rsdeTabie long wheat was put on
the to-day but il Nithsto1d al such pressure and
a. ne e-oAe 49, m n frt-Ils ,15s- M r-
bun arguments and led IN poiHt oi 81 Eng y was go
south Dakota bad nrd that tEa movement was not
lIyy 10 improve its pr-s.r which IS
s-siserstv behind year. Tie cash demand Elqd
Western r--Eetss hut while Liverpool
closed "a I'd foreign hids continued CUT cf line
and no eXrort business was reor,ed That more o less
rlrinass must going lA the t.Ee Ho7yrve-. was
e1g.azfed by :act that seaLeall wheat aIt Hour
cesPanees aggregated 7oo0 bush e tep or the Le ship
week points 100
-er- 5sg 900 bush. compared With IHIaoou bush year
go H. he visible supply there rns lrrreaf- c-
90. 2.sg10nG bush inr4s4 last
shipments were A--1i-t -"II'- 70 fls
eE eu. rrere was ll Increase
fr -be quantity pecs4Ee or -.'fA"p bush Ia-
ar,sa outside Liverpool turiled advances
~ IsTaE POINTS at and 81 point at Gutate-i
49,. - a advance this side secured dur
- , f1rangor After midday, while holding quite firm,
,r r~arker vas good deal euieter with some or the
-rseieraia selling wheat bought eary IN the day
- C.at -nsrxet vas quoted follows No rcd. ISz
el.,ster snd sOssc o enaat No northern Duluth.
Gfa-~ arS No . hard winter, 121zc Z b en9at CORN
T- fergre IA corn break of ie bush n septern-
prospects Tor large Harlpt receipts
- sr,.sss~ ana ltquidaton- Otherwise Tire Western
So rrsntnl fracti0GalF lower, recovered, and
~ .-ltte e-r1 sIi day Ia sympathy WIN Wartt Re
reafr sa. Tgg0a bush, aSasi "i+'' "rA -a-i trai-
49, were noted IN the worlds sllalef-.
sIf ~. auantitr pafsaSei Ni-ir tif sibi" fHri
nltsh week. LlFerpo"i partly
80 uef Svar Tire @o5th%'st - = -e@.lnE hut.f 81
. - ,.hoaea ia the afternoon bur ~ ite
$50 as lr re 5an9s q IrcfsssonalA cash corn In
New-York tribune., 1906-09-25
EXPORTS FoR THE WEEK
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

CoFFEF-rbs ,o,.. New York September 24 1895
sctfTe zoe then ordinary ana trading nloderatelv
s ON hTss- cables Q: progress Nth % 0gi0 paints
70 tno. Of IoS15 'po6 P6in as1aa bud -g Pss worked
receipts ana in ts efaro .9s record breaking sac Faulo
sales for tb Sea9y net unchanged to points lower
Islrope vas hs nIner European cables expected
afternoon there quite good ds an and N ne
- IN scattering sources The early advance wa beie5
80 oF1ne weather for the Towering as result =
ian government to justfT exeors4i ey The Brazil
report before end Of the week % - & some definite
the f-avrs vas ~ franc higher the hour OF
cheuEeg opening but reacted later and closed u1-
chanTea 70 70 - trape higher Hamburg closed IN
ported by the asa s hsag f54e53oD Sac P agio Fsss
AZ this Io5 or y es tne largest movement Tor one day
tor the same cay last year ;ar Brazilian TecsiBis
rnes the h-st Of July: According to the oaicsI cabs
rat9v 15 oI ona;aons for saturday the
snd santos % %unehsnsed With the exchange s
f2T RIO 10 4 The total warehouse deliveries in the
s. 3t5 as week 4s2is last yea OF . as2i5sT fs1sr
% s,oaht Ssw YORK reported 6S, ,e65 bags The clear
~ %e5s o as fOllows; Iio eeaces 1900 bags Of which
sna 5000 Cape eto Rio sSpmSn1s % 600 fIBe bag
1roRs Santos e!earences were $4,000 bsss iaelu5o
Esr inS sloeo foE ne United states and for
.geoo we're for the United States $1,000 for EU-
Europe excepting German 5S bs Dass eiea5anGes to
santos for the week Ters se 600 rs'eiPts a.
$1,000 last week, $4,000 last year ana as 900 bag
the before last N'00O Jugs
SoIIoN-Ihe cotton market lower today. clos
ing 81 net decline OF 13 points. Sales were est
mated a 300 900 bales. and reflected something OF an
improvement n wire and commission house business
ZEnlcA Z however was generally in the shape selling
oroers The opening steady decline OF 10 ,
points Uncer the lower cables favorable eatre-
reports Al the decline there a good deal OF buvinT
Tor the eccount OF sellers turn and some
demand, which credited spot interests or spln1e-s
LyeTpoo showed little disposition TO rally however
private cables reported feer offerings serg by
tl1enial longs and slack demand from the
soon as the first covering movement had su5siJe5
local market turned easier under
through wire and commission houses. lowest
point reached II the trading, the close
steady n tone bun within point bottom.
According 70 Official reports the Southern spot
were unchanged &c lower but there very lttle
private news 70 spot conditions which would have
been expected considering the beartsh
ern sentiment had there beea material change in
the attitude q holders. Receipts promise
heavier during the balance Of the week advices
weather recently favorable and
that cotton Is opening rapidly. reported
forming II the Central Gulf
and had yet developei 4 private cable
Liverpool stated large Bombay house
mated the india crop 30 per greater last
year
The rang. OF prices IN the local market to
DAY follows:
New-York tribune., 1906-09-25
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO.

The S. Louis & san Francisco Railroad Com
pany announces that II wiz pay OF the last of
series A. B and hoads that fall due on November
having sold = Redmond s. CO. e234s.ooo refunding
mortgage per cent bonds for that purpose. In
connection with this sale. the railroad company has
written letter &C the bankers which states that
the earnings q the company are steadily increas-
lg, and FOR lie year ended June 30. 1906. the net
-c0me after providing for al charges. was equal
q full dividend Of per cent on 100000 first pre-
fs-red and sisSa00 second preferred stock. and
per ceat On over SO s90OO common stock The
gruss earnings for tIe first ten weeks of the cur
rsat ascal year snow Increase OF ss2e.145 over
Inc corresponding period OF last yea-.
There remain only SJ7Z.Sl5 refunding bonds IN the
eHparys treasury that can be used FOR new mile
9s % urst the mortgage is practically now closed
VII ths exception of the above amount and bonds
as1- ior rs11ndi1g purposes The refundi1g bonds
az secured 5y mortgage covering the entire prop
e7s OF ne company owned In 1901 which includes
a NAN llne of the company. The entire bonded
- uA L1e property covered by the refunding
= L1vsssge -os ulles Is Ct the rate Of approximate
: setl~ nile There are no liens prior 10 the
s--,eLs e mortgage on 81 miles and only Ssl5 90
~ =. Al-es, or al the rate OF only s.5l7 q mile,
Z - remaining mileage the prior Hen bonds out
l-----1s amount 20 only s-25 so mile
1e1--ea earnings for year ended June 80 follow: