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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

The high school closed Wednesday. 1t
will reopen Jan. >.
The annual meeting of the Grange will
be held Dec p.
Harry Lewis OF Boston. a druggist OF
several years experience, began his du-
ties as pharmacist in the East North
field drug store this week
Mrs. Emma J. Witt Of West Northdeld
has bought out the third interest of her
brother, Arthur S. Wildes Of Springfield.
IN the Nildes estate at West Northfield.
Mrs. Ella NJ. Lazelle, who has held sew
eraI prominent offices in the Woman's Re-
lief corps, has received her appointment
as aid on the stan Of the national presl-
dent. -
There will be a tree and Christmas ex-
erclses AT the Unitarian church and on
sunday Rev. a. L. Wilson will preach n
CHRISTMAS sermon followed by the Lords
supper.
Miss Catherine Frazier died Dec. Is in
East Northtield. She was formerly SUI
perlntendent in a silk mill in Paterson
~ D." out owing TO failing health came
mere last spring and bought the Ansel
fleId place, where she had lived.
The Christmas tree at the Congrega-
uohaI church will be unloaded Tuesday
evening at : o'clock 1t is hoDed ali
children will bring gifts to be given TO
less fortunate children. The Christmas
concert will be held Sunday evening in
the church,
Dr. W. a. Phipps, who was an active
physician in Hopkinton for many years
mas bought out DR.. Charles Clark's prac-
Tce IN berhardston and begins his duties
Jan / Dr. and Mrs. Phipps lived in
Northteld two years ago before moving
TO BernarGston last year.
The annual inspection of the Sons of
veterans was held Tuesday evening
KEEP Upton of Orange was the INSTALLING
OIhceF' -Four candidates We're Initiated
RteIreshments were served. The Sons of
ne.e'ahs ana auxiliary are preparing a
pay TO be given the 3Oth in the town
Ma'am." 'e"oo'
me stormy weather greatly affected
tne attendance at the Unitarian fair
thursday night of last week. The re-
ceipts were about $500 The han was
Hecorated with evergreen and a pro-
I IusIoh OF red Christmas bells. Articles
WelS on sale at attractive booths. a
Ghlcken-pie supper was served and
u'aina was successfully produced
ROSWELL e, Dickinson died Friday
morning after several months illness. ITe
was porn on the farm where he had snent
an MS life Feb. q, 1916. He married in
1913 sarah Stone of Warwick; who SUI
"'i''' DesIueS a brother who lives in
Kansas ana sister whose home is In
california. He was a member OF tbe
congregational church and was one of its
ueacons for over 25 years. Rev. N THav
smith ofiiciated at the funeral held satY
urday i'e'" sat
Henry H. Johnson post, G. A r held
It's annual election of officers Fridav With
the following results: Commander. James
H. Hamilton; S. V. c., George F. Field.
j. V. C., Rodney d. Doolittie; quarter
M Calvin A. Irish; surgeon, siIas
w hdneyi cha plain, John Fisher; officer
Vi me oaN Lewis Fowler; officers of the
guard Charles f. Davis. patriotic educa-
tor, John A. Fisher; sentinel. Charles w
NATION; adjutant, Benjamin F Filed
VINO succeeded the late F.. ]. Stockbridse.
delegate to department encampment
Sehlamin F. Field; alternate, George Fl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
STATIONS RIVER.

John Austin IS home from Brattleboro
Mrs. c. l. Gale was in Brattleboro
Monday.
Miss Emmie Thayer was in Orange.
Mass, Monday.
Miss Chapins private school closed
saturday. 1t will reopen January 3.
II. c. THIN. OF Trims business
school in Keene, was in town Saturday.
DR.. lawson and r B. Locke were in
Brattleboro Monday; also Miss Margaret
Lawson.
Marilla Lewis OF Mortified seminary
visited her brother at the Warner me
mortal home recently.
The men OF the Baptist church will
serve an oyster supper Friday evening.
Dec. .. The proceeds will go to the
Vermont academy students who are
working their way through school and
who lost all their belongings in the recent
hre which destroyed the dormitory, while
they were home for their Christmas vaca-
ton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
NEW PENSION LAW.
Plan Fer Graded Payments According 70
Age to All Veterans More Than g.
Years Old

Age to All Veterans More Than g.
Years Old.
a pension bill has been agreed to by
the House pension committee and will be
reported at once.
The bin will provide for the payment
of a pension to every honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor who served for
not less than 30 days in the Union armies
during the civil war or 60 days in the
war with Mexico, 315 on reaching the
age Of GO, $50 at g. $25 at 20 and S3G at 75
irrespective of the rank the applicant
neld at the time of his service
The new law will repeal that passed in
l@n winch grants pension of $12
month TO every honorably discharged
soldier or sailor GO years old SIS a month
at % years of age and $50 at 75
The difference between the rates car
ried by the new law and that now in
force will, it is estimated increase the
pension expenditures of the government
S4OWVVOO year, but as the actual ex-
expenditures have always greatly ex-
ceeded the estimates of the pension ex-
perts Sto.oooCO may be regarded as the
minimum and probably the amount re-
quired will be a good deal larger
The new law will not require that an
applicant for pension shall furnish proof
OF his disability or that the disability
was incurred while in the army or navy
in the line Of duty. All that will be re-
CURED will be to prove age and the fact
or an honorable discharge, and the PEN
sion Will date from the time the appli-
cation is filed in the pension bureau.
Pensioners now 81 years old and re-
ceiving Sl2 a month will be entitled to the
Increase Of 50 a month under the new
act. and so on all down the line A
pensioner now receiving a higher pension
than would be paid TO him under the new
a Dc III.
present pension and take the smaller
pension, nor is there anything to prevent
the passage Of special act for the bene-
fit OF pensoner, the only restriction i'm
posed being that no person may receive
a pension under any other law and also
under the new pension law for age
Members OF Congress say that the pas
sage Of this law will relieve Congress of
the burden Of passing hundreds OF private
pension bills every session for the relief
OF former soldiers who are too old to earn
a livelihood and are dependent upon
charity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
MARLBORO.

George Hughes is seriously III.
Miss Mabel Whitney is home from he,
school in North Adams.
Oscar Tyler OF Mount Hermon came
Tuesday to spend his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Tyler Of Bratta.
boro are visiting friends here.
Miss Margaret Adams OF Mortified
seminary is spending her vacation here.
The women will serve a supper with
maple sugar on snow Tuesday evening.
Dec. q.
The annual church visit will take place
at the parsonage Friday evening, Dec.
80 cordial invitation Is extended.
Senator Adams and Representative
Whitney came home Saturday, the legis-
lature having adjourned for two weeks
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
GRAFTON

Miss Hannah Cove is at home.
Schools in town are closed for a week S
vacation.
The election OF officers took place in
the Grange Dec. l6.
Miss Eva Wright OF Northfield semi
nary is having a vacation.
The students Of Leland and Gray are
AT home for their Christmas vacation.
The Grange will hold box social We'd
nesday evening. \ short program will he
given.
Miss Marie Walker has closed SUI
cessful term Of school in the Eastman
district
The annual roll call Of the Congrega-
tional church will be held in the chapel
next Thursday. Dec 90
Mrs. George Wilson, Miss Rose and
Master Brayton are in town to remain
through the holidays
Mrs. II. II Burlingame and Erwin
Green We're called to SaNtons River last
week by the illness Of their sister ana
mother, Mrs Green
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

There ought not to be two opinions re-
garding the justice and proprlety of PEN
sionlng the men IN the governments life
saving service upon retirement. In the 30
or so years in which the service has
been in existence $4,000 lives and prom
erty valued al S225, 900 900 have been saved
War never called FOR greater heroism
than the life-savers display in the reg
ular course of their service. Soldiers
and sailors are pensioned, firemen and
pollcemen as well, and there is talk Of
extending the pension system TO most
office employees, school teachers and 9th
ers' Surely the life-savers are not less
deserving than these.-[Springheld Union
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
THE VERMONT PHOENIX. BR.

make Vermont academy what It is today.
have been in charge Of this dormitory-
Major Charles II. Spooner, now president
of Norwich university, was the first head
of the building at the time of Doctor
willard; Major j. ~ Wolfe, now the reg
istrar Of Bucknell university, was at it's
head for many years; Major William
Howard, familiar to the graduates of the
nineties; Prof. James @. Dealey, now
head of the department of sociology
and social science at Brown university;
Avian a. Kempton who died at the
academy three years ago; and James +.
Taylor, the present associate principal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
Nine Thousand Deer Killed in New York.

More deer were shipped from the Ad-
irondacks by express companies during
the 1910 hunting season than any other
year since records have been kept. except
in years wnen snow hunting was per
mtted, according to records received by
the state forest, fish and game commits
sion. In all PISS carcasses of deer, So
saddles and 135 heads were shipped.
which, presumably. accounted for a to-
tai OF 1886 deer. The records do not in
clude shipments from the Catsklu Sec
ton, where a number of deer are killed
every year
Basing the estimate upon the suppo-
sition that only one deer out of every
four killed is shipped, there were 5000 deer
killed in the Adirondack section during
the last hunting season. Game protec-
tors report the deer numerous at the
close of the season and the prospects
are good for another seasons sport
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
EAST DOVER.

c. F. Lazelle is teaching school in
Newfane.
Madge Elwell is home from Leland and
Gray seminary.
Faith Neaw is home from Smith col
lege TO spend the Christmas vacation.
Ralph Moore and Amy Pratt u Brat
tleboro spent Sunday at NJ A. Noore's
Ralph Howe, a student at the NIass2-
chusetts state college, is spending q few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W,
d. Howe.
Mary Turner, Everett and Fo-.>. Went
worth, Walter and Carlton Halliday are
home from Brattleboro high school for
the holidays
There vii be a missionary concert in the
Baptist church next Sunday, which will
take the place of the regular morning
service. All are cordially invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
A Remarkable Balloon Experience.

Augustus Post, author of the Century
papers, "A FAN from the Sky" and The
Evolution of a Flying Man" and Alan r.
Hawley's aide in the winning Of the Cor
don Bennett cup, has written for the
January Century Of "a Record Voyage I'm
the Air" which Mr.. Hawley and he
made from st. Louis into the wilderness
of Quebec during last October.
ITO rise out of sight from a centre Of
interest TO the whole world" says Mr..
Post, ito fly through space over TWEEN
tieth of the earth's girdle, to disappear
from the knowledge of governments and
the press, to achieve something hereto
fore unattained, to carry victory for n
week without being able to tell Of it, and
then to have the sense of victory mingled
with overwhelming welcome, as to friends
snatched from the grave, Is to experience
emotions too deep for words to compass"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
BERNARDsToN, MASS.

The Unitarian society will join with
the young peoples fraternity in holding
a Christmas service in the auditorium of
the church, Sunday evening, at 7.SO. There
VIII be special music by the choir, read
ing by some OF the members and an ad-
dress by the pastor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

a single and final gift" of $4,000. 600
by John d. Rockefeller to the University
of Chicago was announced Tuesday, To
be paid in ten annual instruments. This
sum viii make a total of approximately
$So' 100000 that Mr.. Rockefeller has given
to the university
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

Henry Farman at Etampes. France
Saturday, in competition for the Michelin
cup, kept his biplane in fight eight hours
and 10 minutes, but his progress was
slow owing to a heavy wind. He COW
cred PSI miles, being less than two miles
behind the worlds record for distance
without stop made by Maurice Ia
buteau Oct. 2S. The latter occupied onIv
a little over six hours in his performance
Sopwith' an English aviator recently
made a flight across the British channel
and landed in Beaumont, Belgium, after
covering ia miles. No tugs OF other
craft followed him in his passage across
the enamel and no other precautions
were taken against accident.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
NoRTHFIELD, MASS.
Dog Caused Fire.

The barn belonging to W F Ham
mond on the William Balm place was
burned early Friday morning Mr.. Ham
mond took a lighted lantern to the barn
while doing his chores and a dog upset
IT, setting fire to the hay The livestock
was saved, but hay, fodder and grain
were destroyed. The building was nor
valuable but the loss Of the contents
will mean much deprivation to tho family
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
$1,000

"I wouldn't take a thousand
dollars for the good VINOL has
done me. 1 was told that Cod Liver
Oil was the medicine l needed for
my weakened condition and poor
blood. | could not take the greasy
mixture, and when our druggist told
me that VINOL contained not only
tonic iron but all the medicinal prop
critics of Cod Liver Oil without the
grease or oil or bad taste, 1 made
up my mind that was the medicine
for me. tried it and to-day am
strong and we'll"
Mrs. ]. T. SNYDER,
Greensboro, N. C.
We guarantee the genuineness of the
above testimonial,
We sell VINOL with the
understanding that if it does
not give the purchaser per-
feet satisfaction, we return
his money without question.
Will you try a bottle I'M
der these conditions?
WILFRED F. ROOT, Druggist
Brattleboro, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23
eRATTLEeoRo MARKET REpoe-

Fresh eggs have dropped from t- ,.,..
to 40 cents dozen and the wb,,,..,a
price has been reduced to 35 cents G.s
grade Of mixed feed has gone from t 1' y.
to $3.50. ZOO. fNio
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

Calling man liar may be the truth
but it isn't always wise 10 speak the
truth to man who is bigger that you
are.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

aid. ''''''''
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-23

For females, Beeeham's Pills are specially
suitable. See instructions with each box
Sold Everywhere. In boxes Zoe. and 2Se'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-04-14

pensated me for your loss? oh. II
was cruel of you-crueli"
"There!" said Hardy, kindly
touched by the boys concern. Get
up and sit in that chair. Bring II
here by the side OF the bed. and I'll
tell you all about It. !. an American,
Frederick CORTLAND Hardy of Boston,
Mass, have fought duel, and. | sus.
pect, about a woman!"
IA woman" stammered Wang
turning suddenly pale.
AS nearly as | can find out. / was
calling on the Princess Romanovna,
paying her my respects, when in came
her cousin, the Prince Romanoff, and
insulted me so grossly that | deemed
1t my duty to demand satisfaction of
him. l strongly suspect that his
highness' antipathy to me Is rooted
chiefly in the fact that !, on one oe-
casion, saved the life of mis- fair
cousin He struck me in the face,
Wang"
AS the American said these words
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-04-14
The two weapons usrs raised and

The two weapons Uera raised and
pointed.
"Dvah!"
II could not be seen that the hand
of either man trembled in the slight
est.
Ira"
Two shots rang out, almost stimuli.
taneously.
Neither man fell
Hell and furies!" cried Romanon,
throwing his pistol 10 the earth. Il
have missed him. This weapon is ut.
terly worthless. l demand another
shot"
Very WELL" replied Hardy. quietly;
"but IL we shoot again, l shall shoot
to kill. l beg that you will inform his
highness of my intentions, at the same
time conveying to him the assurance
of my most distinguished considera-
ton"
You have missed" whispered Gort-
chakoy. petulantly why did you do
this? You're as cool this minute as
am. Are you sure you have not
wounded him."
My principal demands another
shot," said Koukolnik. advancing. HE
presents his compliments to Mr..
Hardy. and suggests that he has not
done justice TO his great reputation
for skill. Perhaps he will get better
control of his nerves, now that he has
escaped danger once, and his hand
viii not tremble as much as 1t evident.
ly has done this time"
Tell the prince for me that, II we
shoot again, l shall do myself the hon
or of lodging a ball exactly midway
between his eyes"
Koukolnik started for the prince
with the message. lie had not trav'
ersed over half the distance when
Hardy said:
Il am faint, lieutenant. Let me lean
on you for a moment"
MY God. you are wounded" cried
Gortchakov. putting his arm about the
Americans waist; and. indeed. a darn
stain. rapidly spreading. dyed his
waistcoat and shirtfront.
II am slightly wounded" gasped
Hardy, and tainted away.
What's the matter there with ouI
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-04-14
badly. made no reply other than:
"The best-intenttoned bullets como

Ine observation-disclosures DehoSs ~
times go astray. / turn him over TO
you, lieutenant, l have not deprived
you OF the pleasure CT killing him
yourself"
His coat and shirt we're cut away
from his chest at the hospital, and a
young grub of an intern assisted the
surgeon in washing the wound ana
passing a silk handkerchief through
tan operation that caused tho pa
tient to bite his neither lip I'LL II bled'
but did not draw a groan from him.
"You will be all right in about a
month";" said the surgeon. on taking
his leave, but l beg you, II you think
OF fighting again. either TO postpone
your little affair till the spring
breezes begin to blow, or don't call
on me to assist you. shall have chill
blains as a result of your foolishness,
that may cause me more suffering
than your nasty little puncture."
Gortchakov departed in a surly
humor, evidently disgruntled because
his principal had failed to remove the
lieutenant's chief rival, as he sup
posed. 10 another sphere, where they
neither marry nor are given In mar
riage.
Hardy was left alone with large
boned. florid nurse of peasant type.
and the young grub Of an intern. who
was disposed to be inquisitve as to the
cause of the wound.
lie rid himself OF the intern by pre-
tending that he desired 20 sleep. and
then sent the nurse to telephone for
Wang.
The boy arrived about noon.
what has happened, my dear mas
teri" he sobbed. sinking on his knees
beside the cot. and taking one OF
Hardy's hands In both his own. Are
you wounded? Have you been at.
tackled? Have you met with an acct
dent? Tell me. beg Of you! You do
not know how l have suffered with
fear and anxiety. as felt that you
were about To encounter some terrible
danger. And you left me thls-this-"
producing the will and tearing II into
bits. ito increase my anxiety. Did
you think that money could have com
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-04-14

trees a sledge could be seen approach
ing, drawn by three horses. running
like mad. The driver rose TO his feet
and settled back on the seat, bringing
them to a rearing, paving, sudden
halt.
The details we're soon arranged and
the ground measured of. Hardy did
not pay any attention to these pre-
liminaries, but walked briskly back
ward and forward to keep his feet
warm, glancing occasionally at Ro-
manor, who stood leaning against a
tree, his hands In his ulster pockets,
an insolent. careless smile on his
handsome face. He certainly was a
splendid specimen OF manhood,
thought the American, and IL he felt
the least tremor of fear. he knew how
to disguise It. Did 1t seem at all
unlikely that a high-bred, aristocratic
woman, the daughter OF a hundred
warriors. should have fallen In love
with a man like that?
1T is time now, my friend" said
Gortchakov, coming up to Hardy 81
must trouble you to remove your coat.
But you will not catch cold, for It will
only take you a minute. Upon my
word, admire your nerve. You ought
to have been a Russian. You will
shoot him at the word 'tbreer"
Hardy removed his ulster and faced
his opponent. A long dueling pistol
of excellent make and perfect pre-
cision was placed in his hand.
Are you ready. gentlemen" asked
Koukolnik. IL will count three, slow
ly. You will raise your weapons and
take aim when l commence. and will
fire at the word three"
AS these words were being uttered,
Hardy fixed his eyeglasses more
firmly on his nose, the while he ex-
amlned the distance and the person
of his antagonist with q cool, prac-
ticed glance.
Koukolnik began.
"Odeen!"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-04-14

his will. Such a document already
existed, but he now arose and, putting
on dressing-gown and slippers, went
out into the office. Lighting the gas,
he wrote as follows:
Moscow, January T. 1906
Being OF sound mind and i'm possession
of all my faculties. / write this as a cod
icil TO my will, now in the keeping Of
Andrew Mackey, Esq. attorney at law.
Boston. / hereby will and bequeath all
my ready money, deposited In the Russo
Kitaisky bank at Stryetensk, aud amount
ing TO something over 5000 roubles, to my
faithful secretary, Wang, and / heartily
commend the said Wang to the favorable
notice of Frederick Emery, president of
the American Trading Company in ST.
beria The boy is faithful honest, and
possesses a degree OF business ability
quite astonishing in one so young.
FREDERICK COURTLAND HARDY.
This he folded and put in an en-
velope on which he wrote with lead
pencil, For Wang" Tossing the en-
velope on a table in his sleeping room,
he went back to bed, and at last sue
ceeded in getting to sleep. He was
awakened by Gortchakov pounding
upon his door and shouting:
Get up, my friend, get up! We
shall be late for the rendezvous"
Hardy dressed hurriedly and went
out to his second. who was waiting in
the office.
The lieutenant's sledge and beauti-
full team of thoroughbreds was wait
ing at the curb.
Jump in. pray" he said, land let's
be of. And we mustn't talk OF any
things happening. There is nothing
going to happen except that you will
shoot great rascal and bully through
the heart, and we snail come back to
a hearty breakfast. having done good
mornings work with very little waste
of time"
Gortchakov had now fixed on Ro-
manoffs heart as the most pleasing
receptacle for Hardy's bullet.
The coachman cracked his long
whip and the high-strung, nervous