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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
TWO HIGHWAY DISTRICTS.
Which the Two Road Commissioners
Shall Work.

Shall Work.
After wrestling with the road problem
for more than a week the new board Of
selectmen has separated the township
into two districts, the roads in each Of
which will be in charge Of a road COM
missioner. p S. Games, the old road
commissioner. will have charge Of the
roads in the village and little outside,
and John +. Sargent, the newly elected
road commissioners, will have charge OF
the other roads. The document which the
selectmen have prepared for the division
of the township is as follows:
District No. 2, commencing at the
Guilford line on the road commonly called
the Guilford road, thence in a northerly
direction to Western avenue near the
Brattleboro creamery, thence easterly
on Western avenue to Orchard street,
thence northerly on Orchard street and
the east road to the junction on the upper
West River road near Luther Dustin's,
thence in a southerly direction to the
Dummerston line near ID. NJ. Barber 5
house. These roads as described and
all roads in the west part of town are In
district No. 2.
IAN roads on the east side of these
roads as described in district No. shall
be known as district No. l."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
OUR WILD BIRD VISITORS,
Record Of Birds Seen and Heard at the
Free Llbrary-People Urged to Co.
operate In Making II Complete.

Record OF Birds Seen and Heard at the
Free Llbrary-People Urged to Co.
operate In Making II Complete.
A list of the wild birds that visit Brat
tleboro and vicinity this spring will be
posted in the Free Library and everyone
interested in birds is invited to cooperate
in making the list as complete
record as possible of the bird migrations
for this season. The list already bears
the names of the birds which have been
here all winter and those which have
paid the town passing visit And
there are already few Of the real spring
birds upon it. The blank list includes
spaces for recording when each bird was
first seen, the number seen and the
name of the one making the report
Blanks have been left with the librarian
for recording observations and once a
week at least these will be gone over by
an expert bird student and the new arri-
walls entered. In preparing a tabuation
of this kind there are generally many
notes turned in that are too improbable
to be taken seriously. The birds come
back from the south with remarkable
regularity from year to year and the
dates Of their arrival will seldom vary
more than three days. Some birds will
doubtless be reported in good faith which
win not in reality arrive until weeks
later. The expert will endeavor to sift
out the sure records and give full credit
to everyone making reports. Observa-
tons not provided for on the record, such
as what the birds were feeding on or
doing or any miscellaneous observations
of outdoor life will be welcome. Children
are especially urged to assist in making
the report complete as they frequently
find birds that would otherwise be alto
gether missed At the close OF the mi
grations the list will be sent to the secre-
tary of the Vermont Bird club and will
be recorded along with the reports sent
in by individual bird students. When the
bird club has sufficient data collected on
lie migrations of the birds throughout
the state a complete annotated record
| Will be published.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
MASSACHUSETTS NOTES..
Conductor and Engineer Blamed for
Wreck

Judge H. j. Field of the district court
filed in the clerk of courts Office in Green
field Friday his finding on the West Deer
field wreck of Jan. 20, in which six men
We're killed. He blames the conductor
and engineer of the extra freight which
crashed into the combination train. The
combination train had stopped in a deep
and curying cut after the air signals had
sounded twice from some cause thus far
undiscoverable. The engineer and con-
ductor violated the rules of the road in
starting the extra freight. The rules pro-
vide wait of FIVE minutes between trains
leaving a station, but Judge Field is Of
the opinion that the extra freight statred
only two minutes after the combination
left, and that the extra freight proceeded
at rate slightly faster than that of the
train in front of 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. SIS.

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm Of F. j. Cheney
ledo County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm Will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day OF December,
A. ID. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(SEAL.) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cue is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for testi-
monials free.
F. j. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

Windsor at its special town meeting
Tuesday cast a tie vote, 1875 to 1875, on the
license question.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

Francis ]. Houghton announced Mon
day a gift of $4,000 each to the st. Adams
hospital and the free library of that city
the income only 70 be used.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
Victor Features

In Victor rubbers quality is the first consideration.
The best compound of strictly Para rubber goes
into every pair No old rubber is used By special de-
vices peculiar Victor ubbers and designed exclusively
for them the soes and heels strengthened the uppers
stayed prevent them from cracking off SOLE
and their durability greatly increased For this
believe there will be less dsappointments with Victor
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In Victor rubbers have combined style with dura-
bility. They made special lasts and in special
shapes that avoid the odfashoned clumsy look give
the Vctors and attractiveness of their own
Finally in the wide range of Victor shapes there is
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The line of Victor rubbers is absolutely complete
They made in every conceivable style of low high
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A few of the styles more commonly shown in
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

KITTREDGE HASKINS. s. w,
ERNEST w. GIBSON, J. w,
w. E. HASKELL, Treas,
Committee.
Mr. Mathison married Miss Elizabeth
Colburn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Colburn. i'm Ansonia. Conn, Feb. l6,
1898. They have four children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22

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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-28

haven't come out yet" said Carl.
The boys went on to the straw
berry pasture. After their pals were
filed, they sat down to rest, and sud
denly remembered that they were
hungry. They brought out their bread
and jam and cold chicken.
Lets go back by the traps" said
Carl. after they had finished their
lunch. There might be a gopher in
one now"
The traps were near the center of
the field. When they were near them
they hear pig squeal. The squealing
grew louder. well, that's queer"
said Carr. 1T must be hurt"
Maybe it's lost" suggested Mark.
They could hear hogs all over the
pasture grunting in response to the
squeals of the pig.
Come on, Mark" cried Carl. az
see It, It's in trap" He began to
run. holding the pals carefully so as
not to spill the berries. Take them"
he said, handing these to Mark,
while get it out. Its leg may get
broken"
He stopped to bend the spring, but
the pig made such frantic efforts to
escape that it jerked up the stake
which held the chain and hobbled
away, with the trap clinging to its
foot.
Carl I'm afraid of the hogs!"
cried Mark.
They were indeed acting strangely.
They were running toward them from
all quarters of the pasture, uttering a
noise that was more like a roar than
a grunt.
"Hogs?" said Carl, scornfully. "Hogs
won't hurt you. See, can drive them
away with this stick" He picked up
a stick and raped a hog smartiy over
the back. The animal sunealed AID
ran to one side.
Mark was treasured. His conf
dence in his older brother was unlim-
tied. Together they set out after the
crippled pig, chasing II hither and
thither, in and out of the drove of
excited hogs. Finally Carl caught the
end of the chain and stopped its prog
ress. at which the pig squealed more
wildly than ever. The old hogs were
making a deafening uproar round
them. Even Carl began to get nerv,
GUS.
You'd better get OUT" he shouted
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tracted pig began to run about him,
winding his legs in the chain and
threatening to overthrow him. Carl
was becoming terror-stricken, frantic.
He struck hog which was disputing
his way, and saw his stick fly to
pieces. He looked up and cried aloud
in terror. The fence was so near, yet
he could not reach it.
. He could see Mark running about
excitedly on the other side of the
fence and-whistlng? Yes whistling.
He was calling Mack.
Carl turned eagerly toward the
house and his heart gave a great
bound Help was coming! UP the
long slope that led from the house
Mack was coming like an arrow sped
from a bow. Would he be in time?
Carl turned and began to kick
savagely at the hogs. The frightened
pig ran between his legs, and whirled
about, wrapping him hopelessly
in the chain. He struggled to
keep his footing, but fell under
the rush of the hogs. For a
brief moment they ran over him, and
he covered his face with his hands,
expecting with each breath to feel
their teeth. Then to his amazement
they left him, and he was lying alone
in the sunshine, unmolested. Even
the pig had escaped by freeing itself
from the trap.
The explanation for this came from
an uproar at one side. In the midst
of the drove Mack was spinning like
top, swapping right and left, a
bleeding snout here and an ear there
showing that these leaps were not
futile. At last the dog made a lunge
at a particularly large hog, and
fastened so securely that his hold
could not be broken. The squeals of
his victim sent the entire drove flee
ing in terror down the hill.
Carl got up slowly, crossed the
fence, and sat down. The world
seemed to be travelling round in a
circle. Mark, the clouds, the trees
and the twa pals of berries all seemed
part of huge merry-go-round.
I'm glad you didn't spill Them" he
said, thickly. Grandma" Then II
suddenly became dark.
When he opened his eyes again 81
was in the cool north bedroom, ant
his grandmother was rubbing his
forehead with arnica.--J. S. Ellis in
Youths Companion.
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come almost within gunshot; then he
would mount so far into the blue that
he looked little bigger than a robin
At this time Sport was running the
most erratic rabbit that ever led
hound chase. Instead of progressing
in circle he scooted back and forth
at all kinds of angles, until his trail
was a study in geometry. Evidently
the rabbit had something on his mind,
and Chase rightly guessed that this
was the eagle.
1t was nearly an hour before the
hare lodged by within sight, and the
hunter had an opportunity to fire at
him. The brush was thick, and in
stead of killing the little animal he
broke one of his back legs. 1t is with
these long legs that Mr.. Rabbit pro-
pels himself, and with one of them
out of commission he was forced to
decrease his speed. The hound took
advantage of this and at the end of
another quarter of a mile he grabbed
the hare by the loose skin at the back
of the neck.
Sport was shaking the little fellow
in way to make the fur fly when the
eagle shot down like plummet. Evi.
IDENTIFY he intended to gobble up the
rabbit. If he did he missed his cal
culations. for he set his talons firmly
into Sports side. The next instant
he rose with the bowling and strug
Cling dog hugging his tail between his
legs. Up and down the pair see
sawed, while Chase rushed to the res
cue, firing his gun as he ran.
Getting directly under the bird and
dog he let go both barrels, and down
came Sport. Two shots hit the dog IL
the head and some evidently perforat
ed the eagle, for he shed handful OF
feathers. One of Sports legs was
sprained, but otherwise he was not
badly off for his sudden rise and fall
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to Mark. Run and climb over the
fence"
Shall take the berries?" asked
Mark.
While Carl hesitated, snout struck
the back of his leg. and he heard his
trousers rip.
Run quick!" he cried, and the next
instant was knocked down.
A babel of hoarse grunts and the
swapping Of tusks surrounded him.
above which rose the shrill squeals OF
the pig. Carl had chung to the stick,
and. half-rising, he laid about vigor-
ously, and soon had circle cleared,
round which the hogs stood with snap.
ping, foaming jaws.
In this moment of relief he saw
that Mark had reached the fence He
sprang toward the hogs that stood be-
tween this and him, and beat them
over the head. They gave way, and
he started to run, when he was jerked
back by something that tugged at his
hand.
In the excitement he had slipped a
finger through the ring in the end of
the chain and could not withdraw it..
He was chained to the pig! The dan.
ger of the situation really came to the
boy for the first time. He struggled
madly to release his finger but the
ring had slipped above the knuckle,
and his struggles only served to
blacken and discolor the finger.
If he was to escape he would have
to fight his way through. He could
not run. The pain in his finger from
the continual Juggling Of the pig was
becoming excruciating. Slowly he
moved toward the fence now about a
hundred yards distant, dragging the
pig. The drove of hogs moved with
him in solid and constantly narrow
ing circle,
To increase his difficulties, the dis.
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10, AND AUNT, 81, ELoPE.
Q Note Telling of Love and Asking
Forgiveness.

harrison, Neb.-Wilber Herbert, 10
afs old, son of a ranchman, William
75bert, living southwest of here near
y wyoming line, and Miss Jessie
'therbee, his aunt, who is 81 years
Pee, eloped from the home of the
'phg mans father. The fact became
'9wn only to-day and they are now
*pand and wife If their plans have
+ miscarried.
Young Herbert sent his father a
W after he had left home telling
y mat he and his aunt were in love
~ each other and had gone away
ssther to get married He asked
siVeness. The father knew that
son and his sister-in-law had dis
'peared, but he did not suspect that
n had eloped until he received
phs Herbert's note to-day.
naerbert Is a good looking. intelligent
~ man and his father had sent
v away to school with the idea of
pairing him for a professional life,
" Wltherbee was not regarded as
Pidhusome woman. She taught
*pol Tor many years.
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Cat Saves Girl From Fire.

Kokomo, lnd.-Tom, a household
cat, saved the life of Miss Bessie
Jones, a niece of Mrs. Carl Spangler
when the home of the Spangler family
burned. Miss Jones had a narrow
escape from death in the flames just
as the roof and floors fell in. She
turned on a roaring fire in the kitch
en- stove, intending to bake out ar
attack of the grip but fell asleep
She was awakened by the cat pulling
at her dress. The room was filled
with smoke and the burning wood
cracked with the flames. She ran
to a small balcony, but finding the dis
lance too great to jump threw bed
clothes over her head and passed
along the burning stairway Below
she found her exit barred by locked
doors she herself had fastened. With
severe injuries to herself she dashed
through window, the cat escaping
without a scratch.
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An Adventure in the Hog Pasture.

The domestic hog, granting ia.iiy
about his pen, is as harmless a
creature in appearance as can be
imagined. In their wild state. accord
ing to the reports of travellers. hogs
are fierce and cruel. unrelenting in
their fury, and will attack men when
reused. Circumstances occasionally
arise which show that this wild strain
mas not been wholly lost, even in the
most obese porker.
Mark and Carl Perkins. two Chica-
go boys. aged IL and IA. while spend
ing their vacation last summer on
their Grandfather Trigg's farm in
central Wisconsin, had an experience
with hogs which they will not soon
forget.
Among the many delights which the
farm afforded, the one which gave the
boys the most pleasure. during the
early part of the summer. was pick
ing wild strawberries in pasture a
half-mile from the house. The most
convenient route to this field was
across the hog pasture. ten.acre lot
which lay between the strawberry
pasture and the house.
On these berrying trips they were
often accompanied by Mack, a farm
peared on the scene with his rife.
Ole afternoon, the week after their
arrival. they started for strawberries,
carrying with them two tin pals and
lunch which their grandmother had
put up for them.
Boys" their grandfather called
after them, see If there are any
gophers in those traps | set on the
hill! The little pests are going to kill
all the grass if | don't manage to get
rid of them somehow"
The boys went to the place indi.
Gated, and found the traps, nicely hid.
den, but no gophers.
Il guess it's too early. They
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Water Cure for Insanity.

A modern system of hydrotherapy,
or the water cure system for insan'
ity, will be installed by Director Cop
lin in the Philadelphia hospital for the
insane. 1t is claimed that in many
cases of chronic insanity marked
Improvement and often a cure is
wrought. Just as Turkish bath
seems to absorb from the system the
poison of liquor, so the water treat
ment seems to absorb the elements
which directly or indirectly cause in
sanity" says Dr.. Coplin, Il have heard
of cases where patients who had to
be strapped hands and feet when they
we're first placed in the bath, were so
much improved after an hour or two
that their violence disappeared.
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read Alright. want you to under
stand" said Daniel to us all, that in
no way"
Keep to me-" Henry broke In
Isn't every word in the Bible Gods
own TRUTH"
Modern research has shown"
Answer me-" demanded Henry.
II refuse to answer" cried Daniel
seeing at last where Henry would lead
him. Il refuse to be placed willfully
in false position" He spread his
arms. II appeal to you all for jus
tice. Have | said one word to
you-"
mo; but you've said 10000 words"
said Henry raising his voice can
If you're not ashamed of them, then
I'm here tellin' ye that am. Ye re-
dare not. Ye protest? Yes, an so
do !. Fifty years I've lived, an never
before heard minister of God make
light of Gods word. You are to come
here preachin atheism an heresy to
u.s. You to dare 10 match your lit
tie knowledge against the truth OF
heaven! You to talk new Bible an
new religion an"
Il protest! protest." cried Dan.
lei. "Oh, this is terriblet"
Man, the terrible thing is that I've
had to sit lstenin' to We all this
time" answered Henry. mo, sir" he
said to the preacher, who had risen,
mo dsrespect to We, but nothing more
is needed 'cept to go our ways. An
may God forgive VS. il we've sinned
this night"
Then Henry took his hat and went
out. and one by one we followed him
leaving Daniel standing mute by the
table. with Mary, his sweetheart, hold
ing him by the hand
| am glad that Mary stood by Dan
iel. | have often thought that we
treated him harshly. STILL in those
days-and later. it may be--the ole
plain things were quite sufficient foI
our simple needs, and teachers OF
new things we held in scorn. AM
surely there was truth in what tn,
preacher said to Daniel that night
when we all had gone: Young man
you have begun climbing the hill al
the top. Go down to the very Bottom
and begin again.
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look which triners had learned to
dread
"Youll excuse me for minute.
sir" said Henry to the preacher in
that dry way of his, but I'm anxious
to put Il question or two before we
GO" His eyes left the preacher and
turned upon Daniel you've beer
sayin' something about hell" said
Henry, his voice hard as an east wind
Am | right in understanding ye to
believe there's still such placer
All! Around went we. eager Nc
have sight of Daniel. He was still
flushed The preacher was whisper
Ing to him. He shook his head ana
rose quickly.
Certainly" he answered, without
hesitation.
81 know But like everything else
it's changed of late, you'd NJ thinkin'?
We'd be foolish, you'd say drawled
Henry. ito call IL pit filed with fire
an birthstone any longer?'
Cali 1t that. If you wish" answered
Daniel. VI think of It as something
quite different"
Just SO. Well. it's your word
against the Scriptures; but sure, IL
you're right, dyin' may come easier
At this something like laugh ran
among us; but Henry went on, i'm
placably Then, there's this new
heaven" said he. Tell me, have ye
read the book of 'Revelations?'
Revelations is"
Answer me- said Henry.
Certainly | have
AN We think it foolishness?" sug.
gested Henry.
IL think 1t wonderful" answered
Daniel. But, like much else in the
Bible, 1t has been misunderstood
Men have read into it what is not
| there
'Ah. yes; that's because we're poor.
| ignorant folk, only able to take Gods
word for what we believe" Henry's
eyes narrowed Then you'd disbe-
lieve the Bible?" said he. point-blank
Il believe 1t with all my heart"
cried Daniel. II protest. protest."
You mean the new Bible?"
II mean the Bible as 1t is--ag God
meant us to believe It, It's wonder
full; and never so wonderful as when