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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
WEST DOVER.

Mrs. Nancy Russell Us helping at the
Green Mountain Inn.
Bion Shippeei is homt sssuo lSearsbure
this week to hunt deer,
Eugene Johnson of Manchester, N H.,
is in town to visit few days
A party of hunters from Brattleboro are
staying at the Greed Mountain Inn this
week.
Miss Mabel Brigham of Clinton, Mass.
is a guest OF her cousins. Mr.. and Mrs
B. B. Collins
The community was shocked to learn OF
the death of Frank Johnson in Whining
ton The funeral was held Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Perlie Davis of Greenfield
are in town to remain a few days. Mr.
Davis came to hunt and was successful
as reported in another column
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
PosTMAsTERs ARRESTED.
VandeVeer of HeartwelIviIIe Has Made
Good a Temporary Shortage Of $500.


Good a Temporary Shortage Of $500.
Among the indictments returned by
the recent United States grand jury were
two against postmasters in this state
for violation of postal laws and within
the past few days two arrests have been
made by the United States marshars
department. Monday Deputy Marshal e.
s. Whitaker of Rutland went to Heart
MELVILLE, where he placed under arrest
Jean j. Vandeveer the present postmas-
ter He was brought to Rutland and
furnished bail of $500 Tuesday morning
before Commissioner ]. A. Merrill for his
appearance in court in Rutland Nov. 10.
1t is understood that he was $500 short
in his money order money and although
he has made good this sum to the gov
eminent he has violated the law.
w. r. Strickland, former postmaster OF
North Duxbury was arrested Saturday
by Deputy Marshall C. C. Graves OF
Waterbury charged with being short in
his money order accounts. He was ar
raigned before Commissioner Martin S.
Villas of Burlington and win appear at
the November term of the United States
court.
vandeveer was arrested on a techni-
Cality. He was hard pressed by a credit
or who threatened to bring suit and he
took $500 of the governments money
While he was at a North Adams bank
on the following day getting the money
to make this account good, an inspector
arrived at his office and found the short
age. Vandeveer paid back the money
before the inspectors eyes He is a WELL
to-do man. Mr. 'Vandeveer was private
secretary to Admiral Dewey at Manila
bay,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
MARLBORO.

Reuben Winchester and friends of Hol-
yoke are spending the week at The Pop
lars"
The fair and chicken-pie supper was
well attended Wednesday evening. Many
friends from Brattleboro and West Brat
tleboro were present.
Lewis Fletcher met with a serious ac-
cident on Thursday of last week. He
was at work with a manure spreader and
as the machine did not work well he
attempted to fix it, when his team start
ed and drew the wheel over his right foot,
tearing the ligaments and fracturing one
bone. He Is doing well,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
EAST DOVER.

Mr.. and Mrs S. II. Yeaw We're in Pratt
tleboro Tuesday and Wednesday.
a. E. May and friends of Bellows Falls
are at e. r. Mays through the deer hunt
ing season.
Katie Prouty of Bellows Falls spent
Friday, Saturday and Sunday with her
parents here.
Mrs. C. S. Sherman went Monday to
Providence. r. l., to spend few weeks
with her children there.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Roel and Mr.. and
Mrs. d. c. Yeaw and daughter, Mildred,
of Brattleboro visited at w. L. Yeaw's
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Betterley of Brattle-
boro spent a few days recently with her
parents, returning home Tuesday accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs E. H. Pratt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
RrooksIde.

Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur T. Knapp of
Leverett, Mass, visited their father Sun
day, returning home Monday.
Wells Goodell of South Newfane has
rented the Whitaker house of William
Brooks. He will move there about Nov /.
Misses May and Evelyn Murphy are the
only remaining guests of the summer.
They still enjoy the autumn at Mrs E.
H. Thomass.
Miss Ethel Howard came from Towns
bend and visited her father three days
last week. She left Monday for Gardner
Mass, where she has work
Mrs. H. M. Ripley, who has been a guest
at Mrs. M. L. Ballou's the past four
months, returned to her home in Newton
Highlands, Mass. Monday.
Elmer Knapp has left his work in Gull
ford on account of the serious illness OF
his father, F. w. Knapp. He will remain
with his sister, Mrs NJ. L. Ballou, and as.
sist in caring for him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
PRINCE ITO AssAssINATED.
Known as the Father OF Modern Japan
and a Great Statesman.

~~'''--''-
Prince Hirobumi Ito of Japan was shot
and killed by Corean Tuesday at the
railroad station in Harbin Manchuria
The Japanese diplomat had just stepped
from his car, and was bowling his ac-
Acknowledgement to the noisy greetings of
the populace and turning to make his
way toward M. Kakovsoff, the Russian
minister of finance, when half a dozen
revolver shots were heard in quick sue
cession. Prince Ito staggered and fell
unconscious Three bullets struck him,
two entering the abdomen. He died 20
minutes later. The princes private Sec
rotary, the Japanese consul general and
the general manager of the South Man
churian railway who moved close to the
prince as the firing began, were struck
by the bullets All three were danger
ously wounded The assassin, revolver
in hand, and two OF his countrymen who
accompanied him, were bounced upon by
the police. The man who did the shoot
ing said he came to Hardin for the sole
purpose of assassinating the prince, his
object being to aVenge his country
modern Japan" He framed in 1890 the
document which has become the Magma
Charta of his people. In 1895 he drew
up the treaty which closed the war with
China. The final step in the upbuilding
of his country came in 1899, when all
OF the old treaties came to an end, and
Japan at last took her place in the COM
ity of the civilized powers of the world
He left his country in his early man
hood as a common sailor to study Eng
fish customs at first hands. He was of OBJ
scure origin, and his age was not known
| exactly but he was about 20. He filled
| many offices and was four times premier
of Japan. After the war with Russia hi
was sent TO Corea as resident genera
a N uy1u 10 hvAr snrI.t
Corea completely under Japanese domf
| nation, caused the abduction of the Co.
rean emperor and incurred the enmitI
of many of the Coreans.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29

Charles Clark has a new auto.
Miss Della May is at work for Mrs. G..
NJ Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Fairbank of Con-
way, Mass. are spending a few days with
Mr.. Fairbanks father, A. A. Fairbank.
Mrs. Charles Holmes of Greenfield re-
turned home last Sunday after spending
two weeks with her mother, who is ILL.,,
w. l.. Stetson shot the first deer Mon
day morning, a doe weighing $50 pounds.
T. Collins came next with a buck, 211
pounds. Fourteen have been killed in
town up to date.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
WINpHAM.

The ladies' aid society will give their
annual harvest supper in the church on
Thursday.
Glebe Mountain Grange entertained a
good number of the members of West
Townshend Grange Tuesday evening. An
excellent program was furnished by the
visitors. An oyster supper was served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
NEW AAMPsAIRE NOTES
UnlvsrsaIist Church in Winchester to Be
Rebuilt.

The Uuversalst society of winchester.
whose church was destroyed by fire about
six weeks ago, is making definite plans
for splendid new stone building. II was
in the burned church that the Universalist
creed was formulated and which ever
since has been known as the Winchester
confession of faith. For this reason 1t is
expected that funds will be secured for a
memorial building and already a consid-
cradle amount of money has been re-
ceived. The pastor, Rev. A. ]. Torsleff
is now in Detroit attending the general
Universalist convention for the purpose Of
laying the situation before the meeting
and it is assured that he will secure re-
suits. II is the ambition of the trustees
and several thousand more for the fur
nishngs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29

Don Pitcher, 21, of NARROW. was killed
instantly Sunday. He used gasoene
engine for running a saw In cutting up
wood. He was standing close to the ma
chine when the arbor gave way and the
saw and shaft jumped out OF place, the
saw revolving rapidly The saw struck
Pitcher squarely. severing his heart and
mutilating the body terribly He was a
hard working farmer and master Of the
MARROW Grange. He leaves wife. broth
er and sister,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
MARGERY GREY..-LEGEND OF VERMONT
10y julia c. r. Dorr.I

10y oorr1
cleaning in golden
On that lovely April morning near hundred years ago
with her fearless blue gancg the lonely forest way
In laughing dark
As he fingered there beside them leaning on bis us spade
win be too lonely Margery if leave you all the day7
she single word
NO she said IN take the baby, go stay
down
Thus they parted labored
enghening
ases he fastened whispering Now for home and rest
the clearing their friend mile
"she a Annie hour
still iumined by the sunsets crimson glow
falling the path he could scarce
When at length he reached the cabin bae. and deae stood
with murmured prayer shudder a of anguish
through the forest calling on his wife and child
Soon the scattered settlers gathered from the elengs far and near
And the solemn woods resounded with their voices ringing clear
Torches aed and fires were knded and the peal
the hardy wOOdmans shout
night by night by day.
the child Margery Grey
woel woe for pretty Niargeryl baby
nothing that could harm
the singing the darling her breast
gszed she round in blank dsmay-
@ RE Were s sh SS 1derea F pe pahway not tree
kindly her stranng vision see
the stars came out on high
Round about her in the midnight steathy shadows orePt
the babe her bosom closed its md and slept
1arkl a shout and in the distance a geam
reach it, and vanished like dream;
shout-another
Rushing wildly the she could gain
with the sunbeams hope and courage rose more
surrey ere %n9H e m' r n d ] fit f want of food
that within the wood
the days SO long and dreary the nights dreary
sounding of the hill to Hill
beside the ground
IMPLYING
Looked upon the hasgeed mother looked to see her baby DIE
All her bosom Graded it, paltd thing of clay
osome
she it the wilderness sleep
prowng wild only watch above its should keep
Dumb with grief she sat beside it Ali how long she
mother taught the All Father
the earth cold and dim
pale
through the forest far and wide
Till July August
the said that mOre
hasng southwark and the days growing cold
DER the desOlated earth
the only being in those w1lds of human birth?
Sometimes her pathway wolf or black bear turned
the sight Margery
One chill morning October
with bewldered air
pald whose dheyeled locks Of brown
drawn by pitying surprise
kind hearts, I mad but lostl'
a disonted
murmured Take me home Robert Grey
channel is wide
had
In n darkC blndy roaming
bewldered
their ringing the frosty autumn air!
the they leaped the bear!
o the ondrousg olden blest October
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel Brown of Albany,
N. y, visited at home this week
Mrs Cynthia Park is i'll at the home of
her son. Dayton Park, with sciatic rEeu-
matism.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Jackson went to
Gardner. Mass, this week TO visit Mrs.
Jackson's brother.
There will be no preaching in the chapel
Sunday but a prayer meeting will be held
at the usual hour for the service.
Mrs. Frank Warner and her brother,
Harry Baker, of Marlboro, Mass, were
recent visitors at Mrs. l.. w. Browns.
The service in Johnson hall Sunday will
be in the hands of the Lend Hand So
ciety. There will be present a speaker
from the Mortified training school.
Mrs. c. H. Newton visited in Orange
this week and attended the funeral of T.
w, Johnson in Greenfield Wednesday. He
was former highly respected citizen OF
this town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
eRookLINE.

Dwight Ware is home for two weeks on
| account of the hunting season.
Butternuts are plentiful. Alfred Wooley
has gathered 81 bushels and several others
| have 20 bushels or more.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
SOUTH VERNON
Rev. A. {. Phelps Will Be Pastor
Of Advent Christian Church

Work on Church and Parsonage Nearing
completlon-TotaI Cost Nearly $4,000
Generous subscriptions.
Rev. A. E. Phelps of Westfeld, Mass,
who has accepted a call to become pastor
of the Advent Christian church of this
village, will come here to live in a few
weeks, probably about Thanksgiving
time, and he will supply the pulpit to
some extent before then. The plastering
In the new parsonage has been done, but
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29

This world is not so good world
AS some would like to make IT.
But whether good or whether bad
Depends on how we take 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29

Mrs. Jones-This milk looks suspicious
~ blue
Deaier-Madam, my cows we're raised
in the bluegrass region OF old Ken
ky.--[Woman's Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29

some inside finishing remains to be done
before the house will be ready for oc-
cupancy. The interior work on the
church also is progressing rapidly and the
exteriors of both buildings are practically
complete.
The new pastor is a native of West
field He attended the district schools
and then the Westfield academy and the
Connecticut Literary institution at Suf-
field After completing his school studies
he went into business with his father,
who was whip manufacturer in West
field a town noted for its whip industry.
After his conversion he at once became
Interested in religious work, which led to
evangelistic work and supplying pulpits.
He was ordained to the ministry in Chel-
sea, Mass, in 1885.
Rev. Mr.. Phelpss first pastorate was
in Brockton, Mass He also has had
pastorates in Portsmouth, n H, Lafay-
cite, r. l., Sandy Hill, N. Y, and Athol.
Mass, the last of which he has just
closed. The Portsmouth and Sandy Hill
pastorates were particularly successful in
building up the churches and increasing
the membership. Rev. Mr.. Phelps has
just been reelected vice president of the
Hoosick Valley conference, which position
he has held several years.
Botrf the church and the parsonage,
which are built on land offered the So
ciety by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Martindale,
are finished throughout in hard wood,
BIRCH and are equipped with oak furni-
ture. The church has a main audience
room which will seat about 175 persons.
In the rear is the vestry with a capacity
of about so, Also a room overhead of
about the same size, and there is tower
in which there is a small room up
stairs. All these rooms can be used for
| Sunday school purposes. The church has
| a baptistry with dressing rooms on the
| right and left of the pulpit. The tower
| is equipped with a bell. Horse sheds for
| IS teams are being built conveniently
near. An acetylene gas plant furnishes
light for the church and parsonage.
The name of the organization is 1.-THE
| Advent Christian Church of South YER
non, Vermont" 1t is the largest re-
! ligious body in the town of Vernon and
has maintained itself nearly so years
with the assistance and cooperation of
the South Vernon and Mortified people
and others interested in the welfare of
| the community The cost of the property
outside the site, will be between $4,000 and
$4,000. At first 1t was decided to build
only a church building and it was I'M
! dertaken to raise $4,000 by subscription.
| The funds came so readily that it was de-
cided to build a parsonage, and for the
two buildings between $1,000 and $1,000
was raised by subscription, two sub
scriptions of $1,000 each being received.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
One Doctor-Only One

No sense in running from one doctor to anoher Select
the best one then stand by him. No sense either in trying
this thing that thing for your cough Carefully deliber
atey select the best cough medicine then take it. Stick
throat and lung troubles Sold for nearly seventy years
No alcohol in this cough medicine. &c Aye1 Co., LOw Mass
Why t this thing that thing for ccnspaOn2 Why not stick the sOOd
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-27

The advance sale of seats for the
Harris parkinson company goes on
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which is conceded by both press and
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stock company in the south comes
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headed by the romantic young actor
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-02-27
"The Man Of the Hour"

At the Grand today this masterpiece
will be performed, both matinee and
night. Senator LaFolletle says: The
Man of the Hour is a great play
An unusually large number of people
have been attracted TO the perform
ance of THE Man of the Hour, which
just finished its second year at the
Savoy theatre, New York. Many men
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scenery and electrical effects are car
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-08

Rio Grande railroad, who is engaged
in securing land bonuses for the new
road, has been making headquarters
at the Miller Hotel couple of days.
Mr. Dunno, being a former newspaper
man, makes an all round good hust-
Ter and, if anybody can convince a
land owner of his duty to put some of
his acres for the privilege of securing
railroad, he can.
DR.. and Mrs. F. Grosshauser, who
arrived about week ago, have taken
apartments with Mr.. and Mrs. II.
GrunewaId on Adams street. Mrs.
Grosshauser returned recently from
Lodi, Cal. where she attended to the
final shipping if the grapes from thei1
Lodi vineyards, and made other ar
rangements preparatory to coming to
South Texas They will spend the
! winter here and will probably take
a residence OF build one later. DR.
and Mrs. Grosshauser were here
good deal last winter, having spent
/ the season here and at Mercedes, hea
which place the doctor has bought
lands which he expects to conver
/ into vineyards that will surpass those
of Southern California.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-08
THE DAILY HERALD
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8. 1909.
PERSONALS.

/ H. Burney, esq, OF Fort Worth,
is visiting the city.
w. H. Jones made a business trip
to San Benito today.
]. n. Kilgore spent today in Har-
lingen transacting business.
]. S. Mclaughlin of Mission is
business visitor in the city today.
DR.. Pierre Wilson of Harrington is
spending a few days in the city
]. P. Stephenson spent today in
Harlingen looking after his interest
there.
Judge S. P. Silver, of Mercedes. af-
ter a short stay in town, returned
home this morning.
c. E. Hammond of McAllen, after
spending several days in the city, re-
turned home this morning.
Miss Anna Kelly returned last
evening from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hardin w Adams at Santa Maria
r. E. Butler of Mercedes came
down ON the branch yesterday after
noon, returning home this morning
d. C. Lorimer returned last night
from Kansas City, where he has been
spending the holidays with his fam
lily.
E. E. Funck of Butler, Mo-, arrived
in the city last night. Mr.. Funck
is interested in land at Mission and is
now here for the purpose of looking
after his property.
Mrs. P. H. Perkins, who came late
ly with her husband to make their
home at Harrington, where they have
bought land was visitor in town
yesterday. She returned home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w Truwit ar
rived Monday night from San Anton
10, and are spending a short time
here as guests of the Miller Hotel.
One of their objects in visiting
Brownsville at this time, in addition
to seeng their many old friends, is
to let the contract for some cottages
which they will build on some lots
which they own here for renting pur-
poses.
viii L. Dunno, one of the chief
promoters of the San Antonio and
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-08
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Brownsville, Texas. will be
held at its banking house on Tuesday,
January 18th, 1909, at 3 p. m. for
the election of directors and the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before the meet
ing.
12-12-1m A. Ashheim, Cashier
Brownsville, Texas, Dec. u, 1908.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-08
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Merchants Ma
tionai Eank of Brownsville, Texas,
will be held at its banking house on
Tuesday, January 18th, 1909, at
four o'colck D. m. for the election OF
directors and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting
]. G. FERNANDEZ,
12-l1-1m Cashier
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-08

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