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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
RMONT PHGNIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1906
MT. HERMoNs QUARTER CENTURY.
Preparations to Celebrate the Annlver-
sary-the Fundamental Idea OF the
School.

Preparations to Celebrate the Annlver-
sary-the Fundamental Idea Of the
School,.
Mount Hermon school is making prepa-
rations for the celebration of the 25th
anniversary of its founding, June 30 to
July 3. over 700 men who sometime dur
ing these years were students in this
school have signfied their intention OF
returning. b..
Mount Hermon has this distinction
that while many other institutions found
ed with definite objects in view have, with
the passing years departed from the ideals
of their founders, It has remained stead
fast to the essential features which Mr.
Moody had in mind when he established
the school, His purpose in founding the
school was, in the first place, to take poor
boys. Last year 50 per cent. of the stu
dents paid either the whole or the greater
part Of their own expenses, while nearly
all the others contributed something to
their own support 1t is interesting TO
note further that 70 per cent. OF those
paying either the whole or the greater
part of their own support plan to enter
college. Mr.. Moody wished the English
Bible to take n central place in each
course and today each boy while at
Mount Hermon takes n twice-a-we BIZ
BILE course He insisted upon low-tuition
but not to give charity. for in his judg-
ment no boy should receive aid who is not
doing all In his power to aid himself. In
consequence, although the price of com
modities has risen within the last few
years and many other schools have been
forced to raise their tuition Mount Her
mon still keeps her tuition at $50 per
term and makes an education possible for
the poor boy and young wage Garner who
desires to make an effort to secure It,
The price is Just half the actual cost of
ma N n n n ha haI lie
obtained from small endowment and
the contributions from friends. Mr.
Moody further believed in teaching boys
wholesome ideas regarding manual labor
and knowledge Of different kinds OF work
consequently each boy must put in two
hours a day at labor. Practically all the
work about the buildings and on the farm
is done by the students
The school property. including campus
and farm, comprises 1000 acres. During
the past 25 years more than 5000 have
studied at the institution. and the pres
ent annual enrolment is 400. with always
a large waiting list Its position educa-
tionally may be ascertained from the fol-
lowing extract from letter written by
Dean Wright OF YALE
Il believe in the training at Mount Her
mon because its purpose is to develop
character. In scholarship the Mount
Hermon boys, In comparison with the
boys from other schools, have done bet
ter than the average and they have
equalled the average OF other schools in
the higher scholarship groups"
The positions which the former stu
dents are filling today are the greatest
proof Of what the school has accomplished.
In every walk of life Hermon men
throughout this country and many other
countries Of the world are successfully
carrying out Hermon principles in their
work and business.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
NORTHERN COUNTY TOWNS
STATIONS RIVER.

Mr.. Provo is in Ohio.
Miss Cora Bathric returned Saturday to
Windsor.
c. II. whitcomb was at Lake sunapee
last week.
Dr. and Mrs. osgood were in Boston
this week
Mrs. j. V. simonds, who has been i'll, is
able to be out.
Mrs w. II. Campbell went to Rutland
Saturday. Miss Campbell went Monday.
Mrs NJ. p. Barry is better. Mrs. Scion
Perry has been caring for her some time.
Ed Harry, who has been West buying
wool several weeks, returned home last
Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Johnson of somerville
Mass, visited her aunt Mrs. Lizzie Sew
erens, recently.
Stella Houghton of Bellows Falls is
with her mother, Mrs. Hattie Houghton,
at w. c. Daviss.
c. II. Twitchell has rented Mrs. Pid-
docks cottage on River street. lately va
Gated by Harold Parker:
VIII Walsh of Springfield, this state, is
visiting his brother John Walsh, and his
sister, Mrs. Lizzie Severens.
Mary Hill went Monday to New York.
where she will be employed as stenog-
rapher in her uncles law office.
MIS-. =. ii. WnltcOmD ana family are
planning to go to Lake Sunapee to run
an ice cream and pop corn stand through
the summer.
Miss Edwards, a former teacher of the
primary room, came Wednesday to Miss
Helen Nourse's to attend the commence
ment exercises.
Miss Louise Peabody is waitress at the
hotel in Grafton. Her sister, Mrs. Lula
Rawson, expects to go there soon to as
sist in the cooking.
The Phil Maher Stock company is play
ing at Barber park this week. A merry
go-round has been added to the attrac-
lions for the summer.
Mrs Jennie Wilder held a lawn party
Tuesday evening, selling cake and ice
cream. On account of rain, the band was
not in attendance as expected.
The Vermont academy baseball team
defeated the Kimball Union academy
team last Monday "a. v. A. celebrated
the occasion by having a nightshirt pa
rade down in the street Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs Rachel p. Smith died Sunday at
the age of SO years. The funeral was held
at the house Wednesday at o'clock, Rev.
G. F. Chaplin and Rev. ]. D. Pope Off
ciating. Burial was in the Saxtons River
cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
Man NAV Now Ely at WIN.

THE problem of human flight is
solved" writes f. B. Grimes in Tech
nical World magazine. One hundred and
sixty times have the motor driven flying
machines invented by Orville and Wilbur
Wright of Dayton, Ohio, carried a man
safely through the high air. The Wright
flyer weighs about 925 pounds, including
the operator. 1t is a true flying machine
not a dirigible balloon-and owes moth
ing to the lifting power Of any gas. II
seems to be completely under the control
of the operator, who can send 1t up or
down, ahead or to either side at will.
Driven by a gasolene engine, said to be
of 24-horse power. it flew on its last trip
a distance of 241a miles without a stop.
The speed during this flight averaged a
trifie over So miles an hour.
Few inventions have had such tremen-
dous possibilities. Consider. for instance,
what the exclusive possession of such a
practicable flyer, capable Of lifting heavy
weight would mean to n nation at war.
From a secure height, every movement
of its enemy over a vast territory could
be constantly watched; a whole army
might be wiped out or at least thrown
into confusion by bombs hurled from the
sky; great cities might easily be terror
ized-war, 1t would almost seem, would
be abolished by the common consent of
mankind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES.

The promoters OF the Orange. Mlllers
Falls and Mortified trolley are now
actively in the field, and have taken steps
to revive this project by asking the Sc
lectmen OF Erving for an extension of
their franchise for six months, it having
expired recently.
James Butler. SO. who lived a mile out
side Athol village, committed suicide
Monday morning by shooting in the right
ear with a revolver. He had been suf-
fering from a stomach trouble two or
three years and had threatened several
times to take his life. He was a native of
East Jaffrey, n. H., but had been engaged
in the fish business in Athol several years.
Edgar z. Aldrich. 81, n pressman en-
ployed by the New England Box company,
shot himself Wednesday morning at the
home of George Young in Orange. While
sitting in a Morris chair he fired a shot
from a revolver into the side of his head.
He had been i'll several days. He read
the story of Buffers suicide on Tuesday
and killed himself in almost exactly the
same manner He leaves a sister in East
Westmoreland, n. H., and a brother, F.
w. Aldrich, proprietor of a hotel in
Fitchburg.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
GRAFTON.

w. S. Hemenway has been i'll.
Stuart Ricket has returned to his work
in Brattleboro.
Miss Hannah Cove is at home from Bos-
ton for a short vacation.
L. e. French of Bellows Falls is Wis
iting at Mason Walkers
Mrs. e. w Cove has been spending a
few days in Wilmot, N. II.
Mrs. ]. B. Ricket is recovering from the
effects Of an accident last week.
Henry White Of Chester has been Wis
iting his brother, Charles White.
Mrs. Bridges Of Cambridgeport has been
spending several days at e. w Gove's.
Mrs. Alonzo Haskell recently bought
Andrew Burgesss house on School street.
Mrs. Anna Phelps bought last week
Mrs Fannie Halls house, where she has
lived several years.
Mrs. Frank O'Nsal and her daughter
Mrs. Wyman of Meadville, Pa, called on
friends here Thursday.
Mrs. Sophia Duncan and Miss Alice
Duncan Of Boston came here Tuesday and
will occupy their house during the sum-
mer.
Last week the band bought a large
wagon of F. c. Rand of Saxtons River,
using 1t the first time when they drove
to Chester Memorial day.
Mrs. Ellen Adams was called to
Charlestown, N. H., Sunday by the Sc
rious illness of her son. During her abb
sence Miss Sarah Ayers is staying with
Mrs. Walker
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
LueIus Bradley of Crawford, N. ].

The Chronicle of Crawford, N. j., says
in it's notice of Lucius Bradley of that
city, who died May 2S, that he was born
in New Haven, Conn, in 1926, and was
a direct descendant of the distinguished
colonists who founded that city. Al IA
he went TO Massillon, Ohio, to live with
an uncle, and there acquired the business
education and training which were the ba-
sis of his success in after life. For a
term Of years Mr.. Bradley was the lead
ing partner and manager of the firm of
VIM. B. Asten & Co. of New York, bag
manufacturers. Afterward the firm be-
came Bradley, Kurtz & Co., and he con-
tinued at it's head until his retirement
from active business in 1886. Mr.. Brad
ley had been all his life devoted MEM
Der of the Episcopal church and for forty
years had been a vestryman of churches
where he lived. The Chronicle, in an ed
itorial estimate of Mr.. Bradley says
'If anyone should ask us to give our idea
of Christian gentleman we would do no
more than to point to Lucius Bradley,
who died on Monday morning. The life
he led, the qualities he revealed are an
open book, every page inscribed with
righteous deeds and noble purposes. He
was a Christian gentleman" Beside his
wife, who was Miss Sarah A. Perkins Of
Brattleboro, Mr.. Bradley is survived by
two married daughters by a former mar
riage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
VERMONT BRIEFS.

NJ. L. wilkins, 40, was killed by a fall
ing tree while chopping near the old Bill
ings mill in Morristown one day last week.
He formerly lived in Craftsbury. He Is
survived by two daughters.
Roscoe Clark, IL, son of Perl Clark.
died Sunday from blood poisoning which
followed an injury Thursday when he
dropped wagon tongue upon one knee.
The leg was amputated in an attempt
to save his life.
Dr. II. II. Read of Shelburne, on being
arraigned in the municipal court in Bur-
lington Monday, was fined 500 and costs
on the charge of cruelty to a dumb ami
NAL. He appealed to the county court
and furnished bonds OF 5000.
In the continued search for the body
Of Geraldine Ladabouche Sunday along
East creek in Rutland, SO men and the
fire steamer assisted A dam was con-
structed, the course Of the stream chang
ed, and the river bed pumped dry, but
no trace Of the body was found.
The rural campaign" which was to
have been held at STAFFORD June 8 to II
has been postponed on account Of the
epidemic Of whooping cough. Mary
Howe was to have been the soloist in the
opening concert, supported by a choir Of
300 voices. The Dartmouth college quartet
and band had been assigned places in the
program.
for Bennington county, had seen a bear
three times recently on the mountain
road leading from the eastern part OF
Pownal to Bennington. On approaching
the spot Tuesday with a revolver in his
hands his horse stumbled and the revolt
yer was accidentally discharged, the bull
let striking the horse in the side.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of Col S. p. Jocelyn OF
the 14th United States Infantry to be
brigadier general. Col Jocelyn is a ma
tive Of Vermont and has been in almost
continuous service since he enlisted as a
private in the Sixth Vermont Infantry in
August, 1853. He was at one time in
structor in military science and tactics
at the University Of Vermont and mus
tered the Vermont regiment into govern
ment service at the outbreak of the war
with Spain. He will retire under the age
limit next March and will then make his
home in Burlington. He is now in Ger
many with his family on a leave of abb
sence.
Orrice Ballard, a farmer in Georgia who
was known throughout the state, died at
his home Saturday night from brights
disease. He was in the customs service
from 1889 to 1891. He was a representa-
tive in the legislature in 1894 and 1898
and senator from Franklin county in 1900.
and was one of the trustees OF the state
hospital for the insane in 1899 and 1900
Francier Mears, II. living in the noun
famous section between Sandgate and
Manchester, has been lodged in the Ben
nington county jail charged with making
and passing counterfeit money. He had
nickels, dimes and quarters, poor imita-
lions, and the money was not given to
people who would be likely to detect 1t.
At the boys home was an apparatus with
which the money was coined. It is
thought that Mears had accomplices He
is a cousin Of Joseph Mears, who was
sent to prison three years ago for a term
of IS years for attempting to poison Phi
lander MONT
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
BRATTLEBOR0 LOCAL NEWS
PLANS OF THE WATER BOARD.

Bids for Construction Of Independent
system Made Public saturday-Ar-
rangements for Bond Issue In Progress.
The village water board made public
saturday afternoon the six bids received
for the construction of an Independent
water system. They are as follows f. S.
G. A. p. Gore of Medford Mass, 1897
ISO; F. 7. Ley & Co. of Springfield, Mass,
NSS, coo; w. B. Bryne, $177,000; Breglia
& Way of Springfield, Mass, S167, $50;
OConnell & Son of HolyoRe, 1892 $50;
the Loring N. Farnum Co. OF Boston,
$4,000.
The Farnum companys bid, which was
the lowest was for cash. The company
also submitted a bid amounting TO $685.
500 which contemplated taking village
bonds in payment instead of cash, an
advance of $500 over the cash bid 1t is
the purpose of the water board to float
bonds elsewhere and to pay cash for the
work thereby giving the village the ben
eft of a cash payment, and they are con-
Quoting negotiations with that end in
view. The contract will not be definitely
awarded and signed until the bond issue
Is settled.
In the Farnum companys bid is an
agreement to build the required reservoirs
and lay all but about 10000 feet of pipe
pany also agrees to lay the remaining
pipe, making the system cover all the
streets now covered by the Crowell sys-
TEN and in addition a six-inch pipe
through "Swedeville" and a ten-inch pipe
down Union HILL for the additional sum
of S696S, beginning the work whenever
the water board requires 1t. This would
give a complete system for $163, 96S, with
the exception Of the rock blasting and
land damages and water rights. The
engineer figures that the rock blasting
can be done for about $4,000, bringing the
cost up to practically $4,000, outside of
the land damages and water rights, and
to pay these there will be left $S1, 900 of
the appropriation of $250,000 made by
the village.
In the bid of 1857 900 made by the Far
mum company is included all the pipe nee
essary for a complete system, covering
not only the streets mentioned in the
specifications, but the additional streets
covered by the Crowell system. The
attorneys for the water board have pre-
pared a record Of the village meetings
relative to the subject of a water system,
which will be used in connection with the
bond issue. The village now has authority
to issue bonds to the amount of $125, 900
and notes to the amount of $3.50 making
a total of 100000.
The proposed system will give &C more
hydrants than the village now has, and
eight hydrants will be located on Main
street between the town hall and Young S
grocery store at the corner of South
Main and Canal streets. The static pres
sure on Main street is figured at 164
pounds and the working pressure at 1910
pounds, with eight lines of hose having
nozzles rs inch in diameter. The static
pressure on Prospect Hill. which Is now
3S pounds, would be 100 pounds. The
plan of the water board is to construct
the dam of the main reservoir on Halli-
day brook so that it can be increased in
height 10 feet or more, in case of ne
cessity, thereby greatly increasing the
capacity of the reservoir.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
A Whole Performing Menaserie in One
Arena.

When the Frank a. Robbins & Co All
New Great Feature Shows were being
organized the New York Clipper spoke
OF them as THE Birth Of the Big One"
and that description may be extended
to that stupendously sensational feature
which involves the introduction in one
arena in simultaneous performances of
almost every species of wild and do
mesticated beasts that can be safely
handled in the open before an audience.
and with enough brains 10 learn every
trick possible to the limitations of quad
rupedal anatomy. The colossally cos
mopoltan assemblage OF wise mammoths
and cute and cunning creatures includes
elephants, zebras. water buffalo, camels,
dogs, goats, horses, llamas. ponies. don
keys, dromedaries. mules, bears, monkeys
and sacred cattle, and has cost its orig
inator, Manager Robbins, lot OF both
The long green" and trouble. but the
years OF expenditure, experiment and
patient training have at length found
ample reward in most impressive, sur
prising and amusing results. This millen-
nium-like feature and all the other wild
beasts, circus and hippodrome ones OF
the enterprise named will be brought to
Brattleboro by special railroad trains on
Wednesday, June 10.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08

A human skull and other bones were
found Friday by workmen who were ex-
cavating in the rear of the Royal phar-
macy on West Allen street in WinooslSi,
Physicians think the skull had been cut
open for post norton or dissection pur-
poses Buildings torn down recently on
the site where the bones were found had
stood there 40 years.
r. H. Drake Of Plttsford was awakened
by a strange noise in his house early Sat
urday morning. He dressed, went to his
store, and then returned to the house and
was preparing to go to bed again, when
he again heard the sound and went to the
attic. AS he opened the door a man
leaped from the window TO the roof be-
low and then slid to the ground. There
is no clew 70 the Identity of the burglar
hut IL is thought by some that he had a
companion, and that a raid was planned
on the residence Of DR.. II. H. Swift
nearby, where there are many valuable
wedding gifts the men entering the Drake
house by mistake.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
Frank A. Kennedy Honored.

At the regular quarterly meeting of
the Board of Directors of National Bis
cult company, held at the Office Of the
company at New, York, on Thursday,
10th inst, Frank A. Kennedy was elected
q director of the company.
The election OF Mr.. Kennedy introduces
a new element into the directory Of the
Biscuit company, and restores to active
participation in the biscuit business one
of the pioneers of the industry.
No name is more widely known through
out the United States in the bis
cult business than that of Kennedy, and
in all New England, where the Kennedy
name is practically a household word.
Mr.. Kennedy for many years conducted
successfully in Cambridgeport, Mass, the
extensive business originally established
by his father, and afterwards established
in Chicago an equally important and sue
cessful manufacturing, plant.
His business at both points was pur-
chased early in 1890 by the New York
Biscuit company. since which Mr.. Ken
nedy has been practically retired from
direct connection with the conduct Of
its affairs.
the fact that Notwithstanding their pur-
and subsequently by the National Bis
cult company, both plants are still known
as Kennedy Biscuit works.
The influence and ripe experience OF
such men as Mr.. Kennedy insure a con-
tinuance of the wise and liberal policy,
which has since its formation, made the
National Biscuit company the model in
dustrial corporation of the country.
Churches open later and close earlier
than saloons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Miss Ada Walker is working at H. P.
Dinsmores.
The ladies' aid society met in the
church vestry Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Darling returned Saturday
to her home in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Stone Of Fitzwilliam, N. H, is
visiting Mrs. Frost at George Goods.
Rev. E. c. Fisher was in Brattleboro
Monday to attend the ministers meet
ing, and on Tuesday attended Sunday
school meetings in Jamaisa.
Clifford Goodhue, who came home from
cambridge, n. Y, last week, is Ill with
bilious fever. Miss Stella Goodell is
helping care for him. She has taken a
years course at training school for
nurses at the Maiden hospital
The Woman's missionary society held
a very pleasant meeting at the home of
Miss Alma Carpenter Tuesday afternoon.
After the meeting, which was led by Miss
Carpenter. a social hour was enjoyed
and light refreshments were served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-08
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.
The unlversallst Church.

The teachers and officers of the Sunday
school will hold a conference at the par
sonage this evening al 73O. 1t is hoped
that every one will be present.
Sunday being Children's day, parents are
requested to attend the morning service
at 1890, with all the children. The MEM
bers of the school will assemble down
stairs at 1918 and march together to the
meeting room above There will be spe-
cial music by the choir Mr.. Masseck will
give a talk or tell a story which will be
interesting to adults as well as to chill
dren. Parents are cordially invited to
present their children for dedication
which exercise will take place about IL
o'clock
There will be no session of the school
at noon, the morning service taking its
place.
Mr. Masseck will conduct service at
Guilford at o'clock on Sunday.
BY vote of the trustees the offering for
the home mission work of the Universalist
general convention will be taken June II.
A large delegation from the church will
attend the Windham association at Yer
non next Tuesday. See program in an
other column.