davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
BRooKLINE.

F. L. Pierce has sold the small house
where Charles Barnes lives 10 Mr.. Dan
iels.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Blanchard of Med
ford, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Miles of Townshend were visitors at F.
c. Cutters over Thanksgiving. Mr.
Blanchard has sold his house and lot near
the North school to Charles Barnes.
Fire was discovered Sunday morning in
the attic of the Norman Marsh house.
occupied by Mr.. jerome and family, and
the blaze was not extinguished until after
a hole had been burned through the roof
and some of the partitions had been
burned through.
family reunion was held at Arthur
Wellman's Thanksgiving day. Those
present were Mrs. c. A. Waitman Of
Brattleboro Mr.. and Mrs. Don Boutelle
of Townshend l. X. Wellman of Will
Evansville, Mrs D. j. Hitchcock of
Athens, Elmer E. Gleason Of Nicolet
Mimi, A. o. Wellman and Mr.. and Mrs
v. w. Ranney of this place. Mr.. Gleason
is a brother of Mrs. Wellman and spent
his boyhood in town. This is his second
visit to the old home in the IS years he
has lived in the West
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
PERU.

Miss Clarissa Coolidge went last week
to Mechanicsville to teach.
Miss Mary Coolidge of Burr & Burton
seminary spent the Thanksgiving vaca-
ton at home.
William Whitney who is teaching in
Manchester Centre, was home over
Thanksgiving.
Eugene Simonds went to Rutland to
spend Thanksgiving with his sister, Mrs.
w. H. Burroughs.
M. B. Lyon was called to Greenland, N.
H., last week to attend the funeral of his
son-in-law, w. H. Packer.
Out town people who spent Thanks
giving here were Mr.. and Mrs Park Swift
and two daughters of Athol, Mass, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Swift of Brattleboro, Mr..
and Mrs. Sibley of Rowe, Mass, Miss Eva
Swift of Boston, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
l. Batchelder and Miss LaBelle Batchel-
der of Manchester Depot at H. NJ. Swjft's
Guy and Eddie Bardwell of Bernardston
Mass, at s. A. Sawyer's, and Hugh Batch
elder of New York at his fathers, Edgar
BatchelderS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
Deputy sherlffs In wlndham county.

Arthur II. Thompson Of Bellows Falls,
sheriff of Wndham county, made the fol-
lowing appointments of deputy sheriffs
for a term of two years. beginning Dec.
!: c. l. Knapp, A. w. ]. Wilkins, MSTon
p Davis and e. r. Thayer, Brattleboro;
F. b. Phelps, d. j. Mcdonald and ID. p.
Thompson, Rockingham; o. r. Chase,
Whitlngham; Edwin NJ. Fits, Wardsboro:
c. e. Mann, Dover; F. L. Wellman, Gull
ford w, S Fem, Westminster, Earl
Davis, Newfane; II. F. willis. jamaica !;
w. W. Van Ness Townshend; Adm F.
Miller, Dummerston; J. w. Melendy, Lon
donderry
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
NEW COUNTY OFFICERS.
officials Elected In September Filed Bonds
Dec. 1-sherlff Thompson's List Of
IDENTITIES,

Deputies.
The Windham county officers chosen at
the September election were sworn into
office Saturday I'm the county clerks Of
flee. They we're: Assistant judges of the
county court, Frank Worden of Halifax
and Fred b. Pier of Rawsonville states
attorney, Robert c. Bacon of Brattleboro;
sheriff, Arthur II. Thompson of Bellows
Falls; bailiff, John A. Davis of Brattle-
boro; judges of the probate court, u. H.
Allbee of Bellows Falls, for the West
minister district, and A. f. Schwenk Of
Brattleboro, for the Marlboro district, the
latter having been appointed by the gov
ernor to succeed Judge II. l.. Waterman,
resigned. All Of these officers gave bonds,
with the exception of the assistant judges,
from whom no bonds are required. The
bonds ranged from $4,000 to $4,000, the
largest bonds being required Of the sher-
iff and bailiff-$100 900 each. The as
sistant judges appointed these officers:
Highway commissioners, George A. Yves
ton Of Bellows Falls. p. S. Games Of
Marlboro and ]. w. Gould of Windham;
Jail commissioners, o. L. Sherman Of will
Evansville, p II. Rutter Of Townshend and
]. II. Merrifield of Williamsville; treas
urer, George c. Averill of Brattleboro;
auditor, f. A. Dewitt OF Newfane; pro-
baton officer to succeed r. c. Bacon, re-
signed Fred b. Pingree of Bellows Falls.
The appointment of county clerk holds
over from year to year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

Rear Admiral Converse, chief OF the bu-
reau OF navigation. announced in his an
nual report the completion OF a plan to
mass the battleship fleet on the Atlantic
and the cruiser fleet on the Pacific in
such way that the whole force may be
readily modified in case of emergency.
Realizing that he was about to be cap
tured In an unsuccessful attempt to rob
the state bank at Bendena, Kan, ]. w.
Harris. farmer shot himself to death
Harris entered the bank and commanded
w. A. Gillen, the cashier and Theodore
Selis' clerk, to throw up their hands. He
then ordered them to pull down the win
dow blinds and lock the doors. Sells went
behind the counter, ostensibly to pun down
a window curtain, and escaped through a
back door AS Sells ran out the door
Harris fired one shot at him. but without
erect. Fearing capture, Harris calmly
stared at Gillen a moment and then KILLED
himself
Ethel Smith, girl of is. shot and kill
ed Elmer Briggs in Thornton. r. l.,
Thanksgiving day. Briggs and his wife
mad separated and the Smith girls father
who is a special policeman, had given the
destitute woman and her three children
shelter. Briggs, armed with a carving
knife, attempted to enter the Smith home
when no men were present. He smashed
open a window and unlocked the door.
Ethel Smith, who had seizedsa revolver,
warned him that she should Shoot II he
entered, but he forced his way through
the door which the two women in the
house had baTTicaded The girl fired two
shots, both of which lodged In Briggs
BODY. He hesitated a moment and then
Kept on. and the girl fred three more
shotS all Of which took effect. and the
man staggered back and fell dead on the
steps.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

most any afternoon walking or riding
over the estate. He is more likely to dis
cuss one OF his prize chickens with Wis
itor than to talk about the British for
eign policy. He lives in a fine old Eliz-
abethan house. and his den is far up
among the gables. Here he works every
morning from 9 until 70; the rest OF the
day he devotes to recreation. After re-
fusing steadily for seven years to sit for
photograph, he was recently persuad ed
to stand for a snapshot by Mrs. Kipling.
The photograph. recently received by
Doubleday Page & Co.. Mr.. Kipling' s
American publishers. shows that he has
changed but little in personal appearance
since the days when he was a familiar
figure on the streets OF Brattleboro. The
author Of Soldiers Three" and "The
Walking Delegate" is now in his e1st
year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
RvDYARD KlPLINo. FARMER.

Now that Puck OF Pook's Hill" has
been published, Rudyard Kipling has
gone TO his winter home, near
Cape Town, in South Africa, which was
presented to him by his friend, Cecil
Rhodes. He has had a busy summer re-
vising the proofs OF his new book and
giving as much time as possible to his
farm In Sussex, England. It is not gem
orally known, but Mr., Kipling is as en-
thusiastic a farmer as he is imperiallst
He has nearly GOO acres Of rich. cultivated
land. He personally supervises the ten
ants at their work, and may be seen al
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
Vernon, Woman Killed by AutomIbIle.

a fatal automobile accident occurred
near the Main street arch In Springfield,
Mass, Tuesday when Mrs. Elva NJ Gray.
81. wife OF w. o. Gray. was struck by a
Winton motor car owned by Chester w.
Bliss and driven by Adolf A. GeIsel Mrs.
Gray intended to board a trolley car, but
for some reason changed her mind and
stepped back few feet She was struck
by the right forward wheel OF the auto
mobile and thrown heavily. Her collar
bone and three ribs were broken and
there was compound fracture OF the
right leg. She died at the Mercy hos
pital less than three hours after the ac-
cident. Geisel was arrested on the charge
OF manslaughter and released on $4,000
bail Mrs. Gray formerly lived in New
port VT, and was a member OF the Re-
bekah lodge Of that place She came 10
Springfield three weeks ago to spend the
winter with her husband. Besides her
husband she is survived by TWO sons by
a former marriage, Harold and Ira Carr
OF Lisbon, n. II. The body was taken to
West Derby, VT, Wednesday for burial
Geisel claims that he was running the
machine at the rate Of nine miles an hour
when he struck Mrs. Gray.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
The Very Y " Man.

There is a farmer who is Wy
Enough to take his Z L,
And study nature with his ! /,
And think OF what he c c.
He hears the chatter OF the JJ
AS they each other Il Il,
And sees that when a tree d Xxx
1t makes home for b b.
A yoke of oxen he will u u
With many haws and G G,
And their mistakes he will X 90
When blowing for his p.
He little buys, but much he sells,
And therefore little o o;
And when he hoes his soil by spells
He also soils his hoes
-[Sam Lloyd In Woman's Home Compan
ion for December.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

The feat of Miss Annie s. Peck Of Bos-
ton in making a successful ascent OF Mt
Sorata in Bolivia, 1850 feet in height
and second highest peak in the Americas,
leaves the title Of the mosU famous woman
mountain climber in the world between
two Massachusetts, women Miss Peck's
rival Is Mrs. Fanny Bullock Workman of
Worcester, whose ascents have practical
ly all been made in foreign countries.
Her recent climb in the Himalayas has
taken her to highest attitudes ever reach
ed by a woman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
Frozen to Death While Intoxicated.

Robert Prentiss, 90, Of Rutland was
frozen to death Monday night in Shrews-
bury. He was found unconscious at day
break Tuesday morning by William Buck
eY teamster, and carried TO BisseIl
Brothers lumber camp between Shrews-
bury and Killington peaks, in Mendon.
He died within a few minutes after the
boarding house was reached. Prentiss
was seen by a teamster Monday after
noon about 100 rods from where he was
found. According to the Transfers
statement he was intoxicated Monday
He applied to E. w. Bissell for work in
Rutland Monday morning and was d.
rected to the camp. He STARTED to walk
there about 10 o'clock and 1t was noticed
that he had been drinking. He was re-
leased from the Rutland county Jail Nov.
20 after serving a sentence for intoxica-
ton, He formerly lived In Bennington.
He leaves two sons and a sister.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

"oh." said the conceited youth. 81
could marry most any girl wish"
you've got that rather twisted" said
Wise You mean you wish you could
marry most any girl."-[Philadelphia
Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

A farmer at Winburg. Orange River
Colony, alleges that in his district alone
$4,000 sheep are stolen annually by the
natives. On this basis he calculates that
100000 sheep are stolen throughout the
colony every year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

Mr. and Mrs. c. d. Boyden of Bellows
Falls were at Phelpss hail on Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dresser and son,
Harry, of Farley, Mass, spent a few
days at w. A. Lawrence's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Hadlock and the
Morse sisters of Brattleboro were
Thanksgiving guests of The Garfields.
Miss Christabel Garfield has gone to
Boston. where she has entered a business
college. Her father accompanied her for
a few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Pierce of Suffield.
Conn, formerly of this place, announce
the engagement of their only daughter,
Miss Lillian, to Charles Soaring Mead,
A. NJ, of Columbus, Ohio.
The ladies' missionary and aid society
will hold a sale of fancy and useful
articles at the vestry on Thursday even
ing, Dec. 10. A short literary program
will be presented and lunch will be fur
nished to all who desire.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

Mrs. Ardella Adams, so, was fatally
burned in South Royalton Thursday while
preparing Thanksgiving dinner. Her
clothes caught fire from the kitchen stove
and she ran into the woodshed, where a
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07
BODY IN THE RUINS
George WaterhOuse Persisted in
His Home in West ToWnShend
How the Fire Which Destroyed House
Started Is Unknown-Vlctln Was a
Veteran Of the Civil War.

Veteran Of the Civil War.
West Townshend, Dec. 4.
About midnight Sunday the house
owned by Barber Brothers of Montpelier,
east of the schoolhouse and occupied by
George Waterhouse, was discovered to
be on fire, the roof having fallen in when
the fire was first seen.
Search was hurriedly made for tracks
in the light snow to see If Mr.. Water
house had been out since 1t had fallen, but
no trace of his leaving the house could be
found. After the boards had burned off
so the interior of the house could be seen
between the burning timbers a body was
discovered in front of stove. This was
evidently Mr.. Warehouses; body.
Health officer Rice, with the select
men, visited the scene in the morning
and directed the gathering up of the few
remaining bones.
A light was seen in the house about 10
o'clock. How the fire caught will never
be known that it caught at the opposite
end of the house from where the body
was discovered was evident from the fact
that that end burned first.
MIR. Waterhouse was about 65 years old
and was a veteran of the civil war He
leaves a wife, who had not lived with
him for several years, and o son in Cam
bridgeport, and a daughter, Mrs. Walter
oaks of Bellows Falls. He has brother
in Keene and one in Grafton and sister
in Brattleboro. Mr.. Waterhouse had a
donkey which also persisted in the fire,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-07

IIqnl.tIYI. IIl4tt4-- 90 4IIfIII.II
Montpelier: Windhe,m. q Mrs. E
peiIows Faila; Winosg. s'',i@s 81 this
1 p,nefse Of hartford Ine e ,t ,aoprosine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-05

the fidelity of Legislators to the vot-
ers who elected them. These reform
ers are after the offices. from United
States senator down to members of
the assembly. They would, If they
could, make almost as clean a sweep
as did the reformers in 1898. They'd
turn out Senator Dryden and put a
reformer in his p1ace; they'd turn out
President Nfadley merely because he
appears, to ME State Gazette and 9TH
ezFs, to be the representative of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
They would GUST Leader Hillery in
the senate and Leader Perkins in the
house, and Avis and Jackson and
Robbins and all the others who have
notions not exactly in accord with
those of the people,
It's a weakness of reformers to
want all the Offices. 1t was SO in
New York in Tweed's time; it was so
last fall in Cincinnati, st. Louis, Wis
cousin, Boston and Philadelphia. 1t
so now in Pennsylvania. 1t is so in
New Jersey. Office, Office, Office is he
Watchword and war cry OF the re-
formers, no matter where they are
found, To be sure the regulars"
want all the offices, too; want to
keep them; want to wax fat in them;
want to make money out of them and
want to utilize them to help the cor
porations and in that way to help the
bosses, the machine and the party,
but it ought to be plain to every
thoughtful citizen that this furnishes
no excuse for the reformers wanting
the Offices and putting up honest.
capable men to get them. If the re-
formers want to keep on good terms
with the regulars" they must let
the Offices alone. and then all will be
well-with everybody except the peo-
ple.=Newark News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-05
TUESDAY, JUNE s.
A L VICTORY.

i Senator Dryden has announcedhi his
candidacy to succeed himseM and de-
clares he will stump the state-fn his
own behalf. This is the. greatest vic
tory the Colby movement has yet
won. Never. before has a candidate
for United States senator gone be-
fore the people. He has always walt
ed until after election and then ap-
peared before the Legislature. The
entire state must give Colby and Rec
ord credit for winning for them a
chance to have a say in the election
OF a United States senator. Now,
whom will you have, a corporation
representative at Washington to help
tie the hands of Roosevelt when he
is trying to secure some reform, or a
man who has no corporation connec-
ton and who can be depended upon
to stand by the president in, accom-
plishing something forothe people?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-05

- SIRE FOR FAIRNESS AND @HONESIAsE folteal
corruption is not so great in Americasas il was in England
nthe eighteenth century, nor is tso great in America asst is IN soine
European countries today. So this characteristic this Eigors Of the
conscience of the Amercan-results, when corruption is exposed, in
such reforms as have taken place in. Chicago, New York, Philadelphia
and other cities.
So far as I can Judge the average of integrity and ability uponsth
bench in America is high. CORRUPTION AND FAvORITISM
OF ANY KIND ARE RARE. The chief criticisms which one
might legtimately make are due largely to two causes. First, we do
not pay our Judges sufficient salaries. 1t is, therefore, difficult to get
.thesabler class of lawyers to accept positions on the bench. When the
state or the nation looks for some man to serve it. it has to choose, gen
orally, between a man of moderate ability who has not worked for cor
porations and a man of large ability who has. If the latter is induced
to sit upon the bench it is obviousthat he has become so used to look
ing at questions FROM THE CORPORATE POINT OF VIEW
that it will be difficult for him to take another viewpoint.
THUS THE COURTS ARE APT TO GET JUDGES WHO REFLEcTi
CORPORATE INTERESTS RATHER THAN POPULAR INTERESTS.
Tits not possible to condemn too severely the commercial and poit
zeal corruption that from time to time brings disgrace ON the American
people. tits spoken of unfortunately as belonging to all of America,
and all our politicians, all our lawyers, all our business men are ac-
cuSed alike Such a general denunciation tends rather to promote
THAN TOfPREVENT rascality by obscuring the national judgment
and securing the national cynicism.
/ do notftAak 4here is any tendency in this country toward state
socialism except as socialsic views are entertained by a certain class of
our immigrants. That for which we are striving, not always con-
sciously, is what I call the democracy of industry or INDUSTRIAL
TERNALISM is, the doctrine that wealth should be, like
governments, of the people, by the people and for the people, thus ere
ating a healthful condition in which all men have an opportunity for
indastry, in which al men take part in industry and in which the
products may be distnbuted-NOT EQUALLY, BUT EQUTTA-
bly,, SO that every man should be able to possess what we call the
comforts for hfnseafsan his family. rns al sevS@ ss-paA
AGGREGATE WEALTH THAN ON HOW THE WEALTH IS DIS
|R~ A&w
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-05
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Reformers and the Offices.

Whenever a reform movement Is
in%augurated it's members and advo-
Gates Invariably make a dash for the
offices. The regulars" have found
this out and they are Informing the
people all about It. The latest and
most conclusive proof of this start
ling truth comes from Pennsylvania,
where the Lincoln republicans, gen
uine feformers, held a convention on
Thursday and actually made nominal
lions for every Office worth having.
Nor Is this all; they nominated men
of the very highest character, sturdy,
rock-ribbed, Independent republic
cans; men who represent the very
best thought and the highest motives
in politics; men without the slightest
faint of graft or grating; men who
are intolerant of corruption.
This makes it all the harder for
the REGULARS" to hold on to the Of
fees. Such men and such nomina-
lions are apt to divert a great many
votes; it is even possible that a ma
jority of the people, say of Pennsyl-
vania, may prefer to have such
man as Lewis Emery, Jr., for COVER.
nor, and If this should prove to be
the case what will become of the
"regnlarsgs the men who have run
things for many years in a way to
suit themselves and the corporations
that are willing to pay well for legis-
lation? J
II reformers would only let the Of
fees alone and keep their hands off
the real business of. legislation, they'd
be harmless enough, but they won't
do it. Why, even back in 1898 when
the democrats were ~entrenched in
power ana fhe republicans were all
Performers what did they do? They
went for every Office in the state.
They put out every democrat and put
Ia reformer-that is to say, a repub-
.lican--in his place; not a single Of
|fice was left to the democrats that
could be cleaned out.
Just sc, now, as the regulars
will prove to your satisfaction. The
Colby reformers are audaciously try
lug 10 apusf every corporation Tepubli-
BAN and to Put in hls place d man
who aetu8H ha some absurd np-
lions about the people, rights ana
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-05
NEW YORK HERALD WEATHER
FORECAST.

In the Middle States and New Eng
land today fair to partly overcast and
slightly warmer weather will prevail,
with light and fresh ~southerly to
southeasterly winds, followed by In
creasing cloudiness and by local rains
in the western districts. On Wednes-
day, overcast and sultry weather and
fresh southerly winds will prevail,
with local rains, thunderstorms and
slight temperature changes. and on
Thursday overcast weather, becom-
ing slightly cooler, with local thun-
derstorms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-05
THE TWO AsIBoYs.

The Trenton correspondent of the
New York Herald looks upon the two
Amboys exactly as this paper has
done for some time. Perth and South
Amboy are located at the mouth of
the Raritan river and at the head of
Raritan bay. By working together
the twosplaces could carry much in
fiuence and accomplish much for
their mutual advantage.
There is no foundation for the
fear in South Amboy that Perth
Amboy would gobble everything and
the borough would sink into oblivion.
Such a thing could never be. even If
Perth desired to make 1t so. Let har-
mony prevail and all labor for the
advancement of the Amboys.
The Herald comment says: 1.-THE
twin cities of Perth and South Am
boy, being now linked ihdissolubly
together by the new bridge, should
become one in name and in corpo-
rate existence. Some people claim to
find combined at this locality all the
conditions that enter into the make
mp of a large city. OF course, most
Of these conditions have existed from
the beginning. but it is only within
the last few years that they have be-
gun 10 exert their latent potency.
when the entrance way to the harbor
mere is properly dredged out. the
proposed ship canal across New Ter
from Amboy TO Trenton is ang
(and the tfnnk line railroad conpec-
HH tH tr#
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-05
FIRE ALARM BOXEs.

aS-Raritan Copper Works.
2e-High and Lewis streets.
27-Madison avenue n Paterson street.
28-Market and First streets.
a6-Smith and High streets.
BT-State and Smith streets.
13-Buckingham ave. and Hartford y.
l6-Commerce and Front streets.
17-High and Washington streets.
kl-State st. and Buckingham ave.
66-Hall avenue and Charles street.
k7-State and Wayne streets.
e2-Washington and First streets.
3a-New Brunswick ave. n Elm st
04-Smith street and Watson avenue.
a5-Commerce and State streets.
72-Front and Smith streets.
a8-Water and Gordon streets.
aA-Kearny avenue and Gordon street.
R2-Smith and Herbert streets.
4S-Woodbridge road and washington 81.
81-Lehigh avenue and Stanford street.
TO send In an alarm, ope the door OF
the box and pull down the lever n lei
70, once only. Stay at box until nremen
arrive.
~ 1 tap-Breap in circuit. 3 tAps-Drll
and Ore alarm test. 3 taps-tfre' put D
taps-Poiice call. 12-Cal for Lincoln
Eneine Company. 13-Call for Washing
ton Hose. i4-Call for Mcclellan Engine
company. 16-Call for Protection Hook
md Ladder. 16-Call for Eagle Hose
Company.