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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
JAMAICA.
Death Of John A. butler.

John A Butler, formerly one of the
leading business men OF Windham coun-
ty and a son Of a former law partner Of
Judge II. H. Wheeler in Jamaica, died
in New York city of cerebral tumor
Monday the 6Sth anniversary of his
birth He was born in Jamaica and was
cashier of the West River National
bank here as long as the institution ex-
listed as a national bank. He was one
OF those most active in getting the Brat
tleboro & Whitehall railroad built and
was clerk and treasurer of the road I'M
til he moved to New York, about %
years ago. In New York he dealt in
foreign exchange. having an Office in a
bank. He was a prominent member of
the Masonic fraternity and from 1874 to
1886 was treasurer of the grand lodge of
Vermont. His first wife was l.. Augusta
Miller, daughter of the late S. S. Miller
of South Vernon. She died in 1871. His
second wife was Phlla A. Muzzy of
Jamaica, daughter of Abijah Muzzy and
sister of ]. A Muzzy. the present town
representative from this town. The
body of Mr.. Butler was taken to South
Vernon Wednesday and was placed in
the family mausoleum. Rev. Mr.. Will
son of Mortified, Mass, offered prayer
at the tomb.
York by Mrs. Butler. the widow; the
son, George, and his daughter, Faith: the
daughter. Blanche. Among others pres
ent at the burial were Mrs. A. A. Goodell
of Windham, Mrs. j. A Muzzy of ia
maica, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Chamberlain
and Miss Alice Phillips of Brattleboro,
Miss Lucy Brooks of Northheld Mr.
and Mrs. Lake of Keene and several
friends from Vernon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mrs. Edison is visiting in windham.
Mrs. F. L. Darling returned to her home
in Springfield, Mass, Saturday.
w. A. Durham. who has been Ill with
typhoid fever, is somewhat better.
Miss Sarah Gorham of st. Johnsbury
visited at Kate Gorham's and at Henry
Gorham's the first of the week.
The storm OF last Sunday brought a
heavy fail Of wet snow. which covered
the ground on the hills frSm 10 to IS inch
es in depth.
Miss Stella Goodell is in New York city.
She accompanied Mrs Capen of Brat
tleboro on her journey to Florida and will
remain In the city for the present.
A mission study class with Rev. E. c.
Fisher as leader. has been started. The
class will take up the home work, using
the book. "Aliens or Americans"
Miss May Goodhue. who is teaching
music in the schools of Wilton. N. H.,
spent a day or two at home recently.
Miss Goodhue was a successful teacher in
the schools in this town before she fit
ted herself for the special work of teach
ing music, of which she is evidently max
ing a success.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

Edwin G. Webster, 80. a boarder in the
American House, Winchendon, Mass,
committed suicide Monday forenoon by
cutting his left wrist with a razor, cut
ting his throat from ear to ear and then
jumping from a fourth story window to
the ground. He was picked UP In an al
most lifeless condition and died before a
physician could arrive. He came to
Winchendon four weeks ago to work in a
laundry He had worked during the
summer in Woodstock Inn, Woodstock,
VT. Webster was formerly a professional
base ball player. having ENGAGEMENTS with
the Portland club of the New England
league ard in the Southern league.
Minot St Glare Francis a desperate
negro criminal, escaped from the Maine
state penitentiary at Thomaston Mon
day. He broke away from the line when
the prisoners were being formed for a
march, climbed the wall and disappeared.
He was under a long sentence, having
been convicted of breaking into a build
ing and shooting a Waterman at Red
Beach. Maine, last January. Francis was
forced to make a leap OF over six feet
over a wall lined with iron spikes. He
struck on another wall, from there
reached the ground and disappeared. al
though the guards fired twice at him.
A year ago Francis escaped from the
state farm in Bridgewater, Mass.
Mrs. Carrie f. Williams. go. wife of a
farmer, was murdered Nov s at her home
in Tolland, Conn, az miles south of
Stafford Springs. Mr.. Williams was in
Rockville for the day and Charles f.
Bishop, boy of IS employed on the farm,
gave the alarm late in the afternoon.
The body was on the Kitchen floor, near
the stove, the throat was cut and the
head battered and a towel was twisted
around the neck. Nearby was a butcher
knife and club. The appearance of the
room indicated a struggle. After killing
the woman the murderer went upstairs,
broke open a trunk, took out a small safe,
smashed it and obtained 500. An ak
was found near the trunk. The house
stands on a high bluff, overlooking the
tracks of the Central Vermont railroad
and is one-eighth of a mile from any
other residence. The fact that the rest
of the house was not disturbed led the
authorities to believe the murder was
committed by some one familiar with the
premises, Bishop, on being questioned
closely, confessed chat he was the muir
derer. The crime was committed for the
sake Of the money and he showed where
he had hidden the cash. Bishop was
born in Exeter, Maine. He was admitted
to the county home in Springfield Mass,
at che age OF 10, was sent to a home in
Southwick, Mass, and five years ago was
placed on the Williams farm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

Large as is the volume of federal ex-
penditures these are easy times for the
national treasury. The October revenues
showed marked gains over a year ago not
only in customs receipts but internal rev.
enue-boIh rejecting the great industrial
prosperity. Meantime the costs of gov
eminent, Notwithstanding the increased
appropriations, are being held closely to
last years level, and accordingly October
shows revenue surplus Of $3.50 900,
compared with deficit of above $4,s00,-
900 in the month last year There. is a
surplus for the fiscal year to date of S.
500, 900, against a deficit of $14, 400 900
for the same period last year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

Prof. c. L. Beach, for the past ten
years professor of dairy husbandry of
the Connecticut agricultural college, as
sumed a similar position at the Univer-
sity of Vermont Nov. 1, Prof Beach
was graduated at the University of Wis
consin nearly 20 years ago, and later TOOK
post graduate work at the same institu-
ton and a second bachelors degree. He
was brought up on a dairy farm-the
son of one of the most progressive dairy
men of his state. His long acquaintance
with New England dairying conditions,
together with his Western breadth of
outlook, should make him especially
helpful to Vermont dairying and Vermont
dairymen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

cap4. Henry c. Streeter of Brattleboro
retiring president presided at the annual
meeting of the Vermont Cavalry Reunion
society in Montpelier Thursday. d. G,
walker of Cambridge was chosen presi-
dent for the coming year and Major S,
III. Wood of st. Adams secretary and
treasurer The Relief corps provided a
banquet at o'clock and in the evening a
camn fire was held Among those who
smoke were j. A. DeBoer, Gen. 4. S,
Peck Capt. L. w. shedd, B. F. Fifield,
Col. A. C. Brown, Gen. ]. II. Lucia, "a
M Mansur, w. ]. Van Patten, Senator
John 10. Holden of Bennington, ex-Gov
q. u Bell. Major S. II. Wood, G. ID. Gates
and Col. Willard harrington OF Burnhstoh
George R. Crosby of ST. Johnsbury and
d. w. Taft of Boston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
cAMBRIDoEPoRT.

Mrs. Louis Harris went last week to
Sponord, n. H.. to spend a short time
with Mr.. Harris's parents
Rev. and Mrs. II. A. Miles spent Sunday
in Bondvile, where Mr. Miles preached.
Rev. r. II. Stebbins occupied the pulpit
here.
At the w. C. T. L. meeting last week
the topic was the worlds. ma tional and
state conventions. Mrs. T. NJ. Gushing
was the leader. Questions on current
events were prepared by Mrs w. E.
Ellis and names of notable people by
Isabelle NJ. Dimond.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
Automobile Bill introduced by Mr.. Ben
son of Newfane.
[Vergennes Vermonter. ]

The measure introduced by Mr. Ben
son of Newfane. which seeks TO regulate
the speed of automobiles to 20 miles on
the highways, 10 IL miles an hour in
villages and thickly populated towns and
to eight miles per hour where curves and
brush obstruct the view, is a reasonable
measure that will appeal co sensible
people. The further provision that in
fiicts heavy penalties on drivers of au-
tomoblles that endanger life and prop
erty by intoxication is excellent The
bill as a whole is a measure that is in
refreshing contrast to the freak bills and
frantic petitions that pour in upon the
long suffering members of the general
assembly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
EAST JAMAICA.
j. S. Howard is at the Thayer farm.
Mrs. E. S. Allen is away for a visit

]. S. Howard is at the Thayer farm.
Mrs. e. S. Allen is away for a visit
Miss Gladys Frost spent a day with her
sister. Miss Fannie Frost, and returned
to Brattleboro with her on Saturday.
A school entertainment and supper at
the schoolhouse Nov. drew a full house.
Everything was creditable to teachers
and pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Coleman made Mrs.
Martha Howard a visit the past week.
Mrs. Howard had the misfortune to
break her arm about three weeks ago.
Miss Fannie Frost has returned to her
home in Brattleboro. after closing a sue
cessful term of school. Miss Frost cam
not return for the winter term on ac-
count of sickness in her family.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

NJ. H. Willis has been here several days.
Lucille Cushman is sick with tonsilitis.
Miss Amy Strong has gone home to
Peru.
Miss Retta Howe spent Sunday at D.
Mrs. Phoebe Richardson has moved to
Wardsboro
Miss Mabel Howard has visited Carrie
Allen this week.
John Ellss family moved into their
new house Wednesday.
The ladies' industrial society met We'd
nesday with Mrs. Emerson.
Frank Dobbin of Shushan, n. Y, has
spent the week at d. Eddy's.
Mrs. Jennie Allen went home to South
Londonderry Monday evening.
Miss O'Rourke has gone home to
Castleton to spend her vacation.
Lewis Wheeler has returned from Maine.
where he has been several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Jordan began to
board at NJ. L, Towards this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Eddy have spent
the week in Fitchburg and Boston.
Mrs. E. A. Sprague is home from Wards
boro, where she has been teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs w. l. Barnes returned
Saturday from their trip to Rutland.
housekeeping in the DR.. Brigham house,
F. A. Ballard is home from Ludlow,
where he has been working at carpenter
ing.
Mrs. Myron Johnson, who has been
visiting at Harry knights, has returned
home.
Mrs. Roe Robinson and baby, Doris. are
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ.
Doane.
Mrs. A. L. Taynton left Thursday for
Hoboi1en, n. J., where sine will spend the
winter
Miss Edith Clark, Miss Ella. Willis and
Mrs. Agnes Wolcott are home from their
schools
Mrs. ]. L. Amsden left Tuesday for
Spofford, N. H., where she will spend the
winter
Mrs. R. E. Gordon of Brattleboro and
Corridor Chamberlain spent Sunday at J..
b. Muzzy's.
Mrs. Jennie Allen came home Monday
from Montague, having gone there visit
ing after leaving the Memorial hospital
in Brattleboro.
G. H. HoIenbeck and F. c. Hosley
were in Quechee last week looking at a
1900 acre timber lot which the Jamaica
Lumber company intends purchasing.
Jamaica had its first good snow storm
Sunday, from 20 inches TO two feet fall
ing on the hills and about a foot in the
valley. Almosc everyone is out on run
ners.
The Jamaica Dramatic club has de-
cided on Wednesday, Nov. 81, as the date
of che presentation Of the first drama of
the season, THE Silent Detective"
There will be a dance following the play
and although this is the first play of the
season the club intends If good hard con-
scientious work will do it, to make it
on of exceptional interest.
The boys of jamaica. especially those
from 10 to 16 years of age, are invited
to the home of John X. Wolcott Sunday
at 4 o'clock p. m. to form a boys class.
Blackboard talks will be given on live
subjects for up-to-date boys. Boys
books will be read If desired. 1t is es-
pecially requested that the boys be pres
ent at the first meeting. The talks win
be on the general subject From Boyhood
to Manhood"
Lovers Of music who went early to the
Baptist church last Sunday evening were
given a treat by John X. Wolcott, who
played selections from Mendelssohn upon
the organ. The subject Of 1lr. Dressler' S
address was zone thing I know" Mr..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
A Proposed Law Which Goes too Far.
Newport Express and standard

To pass a law forbidding a druggist
selling morphine, laudanum, choral and
cocaine without a prescription from a
physician may be well enough, though
mighty inconVenient for the druggist; but
when 1t comes co including the COM
pounds of these drugs, we hardly see how
the line can be drawn. Evidently Senator
Johnson of Orange county, who framed
the bill, does not fully understand just
how many compounds these drugs enter
into. If he did he must have seen how
impossible it would be to obey such a law
to the letter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

Chairman Porter of the ways and means
committee has issued detailed statement
of the increased cost to the railroads of
the state by the taxation bill that has
been prepared by his committee The
figures are as follows: Mt. Mansfield
Electric Railroad Co., 90; ST. Albans
Street Railway Co., 90; White River
Railroad Co., 90; Upper Coos Railroad
Co.. 80; Hardwick & Woodbury. Railroad
Co., 2.SS; Bennington & Hoosick Valley
Railroad Co.. 20.5S; Coos Valley Railroad
Co.. 26.7S; Bellows Falls & Saxtons River
Street Railway Co.. 1921; Bristol Rail-
road Co., 31.63; Woodstock Railroad Co.
6712; Clarendon e Pittsford Railroad Co.
1905 Hoosick Tunnel & Wilmington
Railroad Co., 1921; Springfield Electric
Railway Co., 1919; Military Post Street
Railroad Co., 1875; Delaware & Hudson
Co., 23657; Barre & Montpelier Pow
err & Traction Co., 259.79; st. Johns
bury & Lake Champlain Railroad Co.
1854; Rutland Street Railway Co, Sails;
Burlington Traction Co.. S5310; Barre
Railroad Co., S70.91; Montpelier & Wells
River Railroad Co.. 96311: Montreal &
Atlantic Railroad Co., 1,222.72; Atlantic
& st. Lawrence Railroad Co., 2,432.09;
Vermont Valley Railroad Co. 4.10S. O3;
Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Rail-
road Co., 9.9S1.97; Rutland Railroad Co.
12149.S4; Central Vermont Railway Co.,
16,241.13
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
HoUGHToNvILLE.

F. D. Blood was in Brattleboro buying
fur last week.
d, F. Doyle and Tom Doyle are working
in Windham for j. A Gould.
Charles ODER, who has been sick with
pneumonia, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. John Fountain is visiting ner
aunts. Mrs. Julius Grover and Mrs. Fred
Blood.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

Wolcott will render selections from
Chopin, Beethoven, Rubenstein and other
noted composers Sunday evening, Nov
20, preceding the church service The
music will begin at $50 and continue
until 6.55. The Palms also will be given
again. The public are invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

The session of Wednesday morning
was marked in the first hour by the
killing of a large number of Small fry
bills and the passing of some of minor
Importance, the most important being
House bill 153 which allows persons to
place in as many state savings banks and
trust companies as they please deposits
not exceeding $4,000, to be exempt from
taxation.
The House struck out the section as
to acquiring land in Senator Chase's
bill to incorporate Greenwood Cemetery
association of Nottingham, and passed
the bill.
The Senate is keeping well up with the
House in it's improved gait. though a
large part of Wednesdays session was
devoted to a discussion of the new cat
tie commission bill. This matter was
finally referred to special committe of
five senators to get the bill into shape.
In the House Speaker Cheney thanked
the members for so well responding to
his call, and reporting bills from COM
mittees. He said II the House kept on
as now doing, a final adjournment by
Thanksgiving was probable, and that
without any unseemly haste towards the
close.
Wednesday afternoons session saw
another slaughter OF the innocents. a
good-sized batch of bills being buried
A new bill came from the committee on
public health, calling for imprisonment
of one year or fine of $500 on conviction
of selling diseased meat House bill 1894
in regard to railroad crossings was
passed. 1t extends the present provis-
ions to isolated crossings as to electric
gates or fiagmen. Enforcement of order
of railroad commission in the premises
is to be made by court of chancery in
stead of supreme court. House bill No.
202 (Mr Porter's) relating to Deerfield
Valley Railroad company was passed
The road is not to be required to carry
passengers but may carry freight; may
issue bonds not exceeding $4,000 per
mile.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

Home grown tobacco, new item in the
British inland revenue returns, paid last
year e736 in duty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16

Harry ST. George Tucker, president of
and a former member of Congress, eX-
tended a formal invitation to Vermont
to join in the exposition at a meeting
in representatives hall Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Tucker is an. orator of high order
and his address was not only interesting
but tactful. There has developed strong
sentiment in favor of making a good
sized appropriation for Vermonts repre-
sentation at jamestown.
The committee to canvass votes is
still struggling with the Bennington
county matter. The committee has voted
to send for the ballots for states at
torney and to canvass them, also to pre-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
Montpeller. "a. Nov. 1a-

After adjournment Monday the Senate
chamber was given up to the joint COM
mittees on railroads, to hear pros and
cons on the "demurrage" bill so-called.
This Is q Senate bill seeking to penalze
railroads which do not Furnish cars to
shippers promptly when called for. The
bill has it's origin in the condition of
affairs at Barre, where granite manufac-
turers cannot get cars to ship stock ready
for USE All OF the railroads in the state
were represented by counsel and by
their respective car accountants 1t was
pointed out that a similar bill in Texas
had been held unconstitutional by the
United States supreme court as an in
fringement of the powers of Congress in
regard to interstate traffic. The commit
tee announced that the bill would be re-
ported so as to meet this defect AL the
same time hearing was held in the coat
room on a Burlington gas bill which
sought to prohibit the gas company in
that city from doing any more digging in
the streets. Citizens of Burlington were
largely in evidence, including the mayor.
The committee voted to report adversely
on the bill.
On abolishing capital punishment Wind
ham county members voted as fol-
lows: No-Messrs. Adams, Benson, Davis,
Dexter Flagg, Gibson Holland, Land
man, Muzzy, Niles, Ray, Shipman and
Warren, 10; yes-Messrs. Allen, Austin.
burnett, carr, ttarTlS, tlke, Porter anu
Shaw, 8. Messrs. Akley and Grout did
not vote
Most of the business on Friday was of
routine nature; a grisC of bills came in
at both sessions, most of them of the
unimportant nature that characterizes the
flood-wood flux of the last day of intro
ducng bills. This was on Tuesday, but
the bills had to be on that day lodged
in the room of the joint committee on
revision of bills. For example, one bill
was to license horse shoers in Vermont,
and another 70 compel keepers Of kennels
and dog breeders to get a license. On
Monday afternoon there will be a public
hearing in the Senate chamber on Sen
ator Chase's railroad rate bill.
The grade crossing bill was put through
the Senate with great expedition. When
it got there after passing the House
the Senate committee on railroads were
ready to return it with a favorable re-
port as soon as the bill reached the com
mittee for the measure had been given
a hearing before the committee jointly
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-16
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
House Voted for Its Retention
I40 to 70 After Debate

0emurraee Bill Under Fire In the SEN
ate-Larse Number Of Bills Slaughtered
on Wednesday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14
SATURDAY., Dec, 8.

jeanette Rothschold is dead at the
age of 103 at the Long Island state
hospital for the insane at Kings Park.
The house has passed bill creating
a game preserve of nearly 100000
acres within the Olympic forest re-,
serve in the state Of Washington.
The plant and stock of the Union
Lumber company at San Francisco
has been completely destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at over 100000.
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
Indicate that in most sections of the
country distribution Of seasonable
lines of merchandise responds prompt
~ to the fall in temperature.
Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan
has received orders from the navy de-
partment directing him to remain on
duty as commandant of the New York
hayward until further notice, al
though he retired on Friday, having
reached the age limit Of sixty-two
years.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14
Friday, Dec. 7.

GOvernor-elect Hughes of New York
will be the guest of President Roose-
welt Wednesday, Dec. II.
Former Governor George W. Hen
dee of Vermont is dead at Morrisville,
that state. Mr.. Hendee was a men,
Der OF the Forty-thlrd, Forty-fourth and
Forty-fifth congresses.
It cost $19,604,749 to keep the ships
Of Uncle Sans navy in commission
during the past fiscal year, according
to the annual report of Paymaster
General H. T. B. Harris.
J. Howard Watson, editorial writer
on the Seattle Times, former secre-
tary to Ex-Governor Mcbride and one
of the best known newspaper men in
the Northwest, Is dead at Seattle.
A robber rendered Miss iona Heck
ert, the night operator at De Soto,
Kan, unconscious with a blow from a
wagon spoke, robbed the depot money
drawer and escaped. Miss Heckert
was found unconscious lying near the
station.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14
EIGHTEEN ARE DEAD
LITTLE MINING TOWN OF CLIFF.
TON, ARIZ., SWEPT BY TER.
kiFlC FLOOD,

Solomonville, Ariz., Dec. Gas the
result Of thirty hours steady rain over
Southern Arizona the mining town Of
Clifton, with 5000 population, was
swept by terrific food and hundreds
of people have fled to the mountains.
Owing to disabled wires, details are
hard to obtain, but the known dead
number eighteen and the list doubtless
will be much larger. A majority of
the population are Mexicans and Ital-
1ans who live in small huts now mum
dated. The dead are mostly foreign
ers whose names cannot be learned
Two Americans are known to have
persisted.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14
Tuesday, Dec. II.

Frank ". Chamberlain, prominent
rs theatrical manager in Iowa ao1
Illinois, Is dead at Augusta, Ga.
DR.. Fernand Henrotin, for twenty
five years one of Chicago's most en-
inent physicians and surgeons, IS dead
of heart disease.
Two thousand members of the In
dustrial Workers of the World struck
at the plant Of the General Electric
company at Schenectady, N. Y.
John ]. Kinnealy, the Socialist-La-
Dor candidate for mayor of New York
In the campaign of 1905, was drowned
Sunday in Long Island sound while at
work on a float.
Announcement is made that the long
standing trouble between the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road and its engineers over the ques-
ton of wages is at an end, the engi-
1eers having agreed to accept scale
Of wages submitted by the company.