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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-05-19
VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY 49,

The Ladies' Enterprise society will
meet with Mrs Davis on Estey street
next Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. w. a. Dawson of Burlington, Sec
rotary of the Baptist state convention.
will preach in the Baptist church Sun
day.
The closing day of the supreme court
session. Tuesday was devoted to Wind
ham county cases. The case of the Lii
brary bureau against the Hooker, Cor
ser n Mitchell company, book account,
was argued on question of pleadings.
Exceptions were waived and judgment
affirmed in the state cases against Fred
Woodward and DeCoursey o Brien,
charged with taking game without Ii
cense. The case of Kennett & Mudg-
EFT against George and Ernest Tudor was
argued by II. G.. Barber for the plaintiffs
and Il. w. Gibson for the defendants
Cases submitted on briefs We're: Daniel
Doyle against c. f. Meendy, judgment
of 1887 for plaintiff in lower court: T.. Is
mington railroad, judgment for 800 for
plaintiff in court below. The time for
submitting on briefs the case of Julia
Shaw against Clark, Dix and Weather.
head was extended to June 10 on request
of II. G. Barber. The decree of the
court of chancery was affirmed in the
case of Dr. Alexander Borland of South
Londonderry against Dr. b. f. Milling
ton, which was brought to prevent the
defendant from praCtiCing in the field
| his practice to the orator Tbis means
! that the case will he dronnned Evcen.
| tions vere waived bv tho 1efandorts ond
| Judgment affirmed in tho case NJ Good
now. Pearson & Hunt against r
| Starkev; Peerless Casually comnonv
against f. \. Starlley. Ludwig piano
| company against John ]. O'Nei The
case of Martin Huntley ct al against
! stephen Houghtou. trcspass. was sub-
mitted on briefs.
Miss Florence NJ Iyou,r,r suro,,.isor
! of grades has o,rangod fo, , sa,ias o.
| nnrents' d,vs i'm tho scbnoI nc in ,,,a,.i,,,,s
veors Tho FIRST vc,e boid T., Ir,da, :
and I'm tha Main etrent huii1iHs II'od.
nesdnv afternoon and . LARGO n,,t,ber of
| norenfs and f,iands of tl,o cbil1ra,, ,,.a,a
,rasont ,rhis ,fto,.ro,,, ,,',,,. LIN
risit tbo Chase et,sot srbooi on Wal
| needo,. n,ronts, 1n,. ,.iu 10 o,,ear,.,d ia
nrades MA " w. C,,ai stno -
School crodos . ana ~, tha Ntoin
strent schooI v.nt bord tboir nro,Nfa,,n,.i',,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-05-19
eRATTu'eeoRo PERSONAL.

Edward Moran is i'll with mumps.
Fred Tudor was in North Adams over
Sunday.
c. l.. Whitney of Ticonderoga, y. Y,
is visiting in town.
Francis punlevv is III with scarlet fever
in his home on Harris place.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Henry Godette are visit
ing relatives in HYDE Park, this state
Miss Violet Rathbone returned Satur-
day from visit in South Londonderry.
Henry PELHAM has zone to Hatfield
where he is EMPLOYED bv f. w. Shepp.
l. 1tmer has hougbt II II t,var-
Ieth.s interest in Miller 4 cos candy
store
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r, W ei,,,,. lo,
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,r,'n..7i.,, ,fto i,,.orai 49,, tott ,,.itt
a uesI's "''e' S'>ei"' "'ES VISIT WIN
va,t,,,droIor, Co.. TO t',., i.a
i.,, ,,, ,t'. ''' 'N % W.
MlSs iia%et iiolI attended 'he Norw!fh
university freshman uance III Nor'h-
4
AFTER Visit win her daughter Mrs. H.
a Mc''ll'cuuuH' III turner's rams
Ralph Moore mas nnlshed work Tor [.
h. CfoWell ana he ana Mrs. Moore have
gone 10 Dover 10 heIp ms ialher on the
larih'
Mrs. {. ;. Hemenway ana nephew,
| Aubrey MoHatt, OF Hartford are spend
| ing two weeks IN their home on Clark
| street.
John d. Kaine, who left several weeks
ago Tor Cahaua mas arrived at Edmonton,
| Alberta lie is greatly pleased with the
country.
William Ruff started today from New
| York city and tomorrow he will sail for
! ms nome in Liverpool on the Cunard
inner Carmahla'
Mrs. Edward Cassidy of Springfield
visited Saturday and Sunday with Mrs
c. S. Pingree, going from here to Glare.
mont to stay there week
James c, Austin of Spencer Mass.
bought Ford touring ear and John
Clune of East Putney a Ford surrey
from Manley Brothers this week
n Thomson who ho, ho, eno
man on the Palmer local train over a
wear. has been transferred IN MESSENGER
No COL, running between RrottIehoro
and New London.
Miss Addie NJ Bailey who has beer
with her brother q Sronk RaiIs,. IT.
i'm St Paul. Mimi the nost four r,ontGs
is exnected tn return hn,,, t,,,,,' ,'''
Miss Eizabatb Ntarsba1I o,,, o.. ,,,r-
shall have come fror, Snuti,,.,' r,idf'i
rin to remain vcitb tbatr 40 49,, ,'ti,o
Mrs Azor Marshall during tha s,,,n,a.
Nj, D., - 'e wy
- 20, u p,,. mas visited her
80 u,n'"l, III NoTtnleiu
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-05-19

Mona stomach tablets are guaranteed
to quickly relieve belchlng of gas, heavi-
ness, sour stomach, dizziness, biiousness
and to Danish all forms OF indigestion, or
money back. Large box so cents at Will
fred F. Roots.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-05-19

Bigelow boats begin running Saturday.
Putney, every day at 9. Vernon, Sunday
at 10 a. M, waiting one hour. Boats
leave Vermont end of bridge
The evening world., 1911-06-01

r. OR motoring or travelling there
are mohsir coats in plain or
striped gray as we'll As natural
linen at $50.
The silk mohair are $50 and . heavy
iincn coat that II extremely smart with
It's double pockets. wide cufYs and large
pearl buttons a be had In green.
purple. raspberry. or the natural
shades at SIS.
Tho vclve ears" that ara now %
popular as hat trimmings can DO pur-
chased in all prevailing coloru ready
To sew on the hat. Fastened to a fancy
cabochon of raffla OF lace. they are
81. and finished off with n Cross bow OF
the velvet they arc N.G.
The new doubie-breasted outing waist
with box pleats on each side OF the
front strongly resembles tho we'll.
known Norfolk Jaciet In style, It has
a black tie and leather belt attached
and can be had In white and tan. with
tho sailor collar and cuffs of the same
or contrasting material.
In linen these waists are $3.50 ana in
pongee 1915. Matching skirts with a
broad pleat at the front and back can
be "A
The reversible coats that ware intro
duce a yea ago are now to be had In
The evening world., 1911-06-01

AFFORD TO send one back To quarters.
Those men were real fremcn. They
we're full " the old volunteer spirit and
would fight each other for positions Of
danger.
THEY had little ways OF kinking he
hose OF n rival company and ~slugging
each other on tho stairways with lam
terms or wrenches. This was done play.
fully, but II sometimes had tho effect
OF disabling the crew so that the other
pipemen could get a coveted position.
We had some huskies In No. 20.
At 3 j.. NJ. tho next day we had
the fire out. But No. 33s men were sent
into the water-hllcd cellar to wash
down" The walls did not fall and there
was soma fire under tho ground flooring.
Wo took In pipe with tho water M 10
our waists. and while at work walked
into II boiler pit. The water went over
our heads. ! scrambled out. soaked 10
the skin, and worked twenty minutes
longer. When We cnmo out and the cold
air struck w our clothes froze stin. We
got back to quarters Just before 4
o'clock and were thawing out when
station No. ?36 came In at Houston and
West Broadway.
Many OF us were still IN our wet
clothes. hut We turned out again 10 Il
~ 'i INV - Nbl lfl u Isl'tthtf
street and West Broadway. II was a
carriage factory and showroom. This
was a fve-storyl building and 70 was
tho first on the scene. We carried our
pipe into the building through the front
entrance and worked TO the roof. 1t was
still very cold n we were on tho Job all
that night. This VAS almost forty-eight
hours without sleep and We were all In
bad shape. remember that tho roof
caved IN with us and the whole com
pany went Down one moor, IL was a
wild scramble for life. but non OF us
got more "A a few cuts and bruises.
We confined the fire 10 that building
and got back 20 quarters and TO bed.
And beyond our beds we had no com
forts at %. We had a little eight by
ten sitting room In the rear OF the
apparatus floor behind the horses and
yet every man was contented. Nothing
ever felt so good 10 me as the feel o..
that bed when l twAsa ~
The evening world., 1911-06-01
Just a Glimpse Into
The New York Shops

mart styles - low - tasA 4 esAn.
tiful line 10 being dispiaysd ~ ML0
These coats are usually Of Slaek Mx1n
with h reverse eide Of BONE OEUety
evening shadea
Then again the one side - Of natupoD
pongee. with the opposite stds n stseD0.
Each side n . finished coat IN SDoaf
and the contrary side forms ne TIN.
minE OF the deep collar. broad Roso.A
the cuffs n the buttons.
White pdqus inside coat folds ere .
cents. Some IN black and white No.
striped elk have . piping In . be1GAs
color and sell at 20 csets.
The girl graduate ~ ct ~ anon1-
dts wreath OF tiny satin rsboea sooos
and foliage at t2.8. - sAGee 0nn
rose II IS cents and che Asft gtN en-
readily fix up . nat wreetA via
thesol The clusters Of rosss thal efe
now . fashiooabis coiffuro seeeoDoBt
are $3.50.
The June hssds Will tinA ssseeAao g
tulle. lac or chiffon eombinsA Weeh
tiny orange blossoms 90 aAera Ass ~
pers at $3.6o.
Tho handkerchief with nasrew. Aso.
stitched borders and tiny initaaaA in
eo,ors. are very dainty. They are eead
In boxes OF six hsndk~shises ~ =
The evening world., 1911-06-01
0npynsht. 1911 By BoSss-Aisrrii Company
sYsops1s OF pRpcEprNs CHI
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NS

LCUny. . young college professor, fail, in love
I'll. MAvaret Tsbus known 10 her family az
10 abut whom q mystery seems 10 nans.
49, roetane hh acquaintanceship Tor no ap
49, Napn. Abe chose Crosby as her ercort on q
- MOTOR .tou, from her Stamford unmer home
No. York. They 60 TO = IN house and
slGs lind .MsvAr-ts old nuss. shcila Caricc,.
GSenn9 FOUNDED and senselaA Nearby {. Der ,hu,
y tn rsbor, home. Csr1cc holds SINE sort Of ,
s..sAt over ths brad q Mayart's father. Crosby
nd . UportsR named Macfean. so in rarch Of
C.eunH. only to find that tvo detectives are also
tS1cvene bin. ,Ootty tri~. 70 solve the mystery
thoA ouxrUunds Margaret, but fails 10 do IN. ca.
md ls ane&ci. but 10 eleased at sbsila's plea.
We. Ts6cs dt..Cpean. hut returns 'sfely;,, se
Nd nCe explsip.. Mr. Tabor orders .Caruca n
!sevs Amsts' Grossly goes 10 New York 70 .e-
San . rxnnr That leads him to believe %isrsare,
y married % Dr.. Rod. her supposed bolh-r.
The evening world., 1911-06-01

ily loaded with presses. and W. had
scarcely got n stream on the front end
when a portion OF the third floor gave
way with n roar and the fire poured
from the windows with redoubled force.
our p!ponon had got their line up 4
side stairway, hut were not able to hold
the position after the collapse. aud they
got n new position on the rear end. A
second n n third were sent In, and
with the arr Sal OF other apparatus W.
began to make some impression on the
rear end.
The water tower I'm those days CON
sisted OF lengths OF iron pipe, which
we're raised into position by a windlass
and held In position by stays.
AS usual the tower was shifted. and
when II finally got into action one OF
the stays slipped and over she toppled,
d%renching half "A company OF men. Tho
cold was so extreme that the men he
came numbed. and covered as they
were with pounds of ice. they staggered
around like drunkards.
The water We poured on seemed n
have no effect. The stream falling
into the mass OF fire which filled the
buildings interior were turned "a
steam. The steam was carried away
and fell in particles OF zee.
There was a furious wine blowing,
and this ice spume cut tho face like a
thoalSapd riny dargara
The evening world., 1911-06-01

necessity tho hardest to get at or the most dangerous
Many hre!nen have lost their lives where the damage done
the property by the actual fire was small.
An explosion. n back-draught, an ovcrpowering smoke
or. worst OF all, the fumes from chemicals-el these have
caused loss OF life to fromen. These fires have not been
always big fires.
SO ! shall tell The Evening Worlds readers of those
fires which most impressed mo as a fireman.
went into the business OF lighting fires much against an
early desire which was very strong. AS "A young man OF
twenty years my one absorbing desire was to handle the
throttle on a loNomotive. I was then working for the New
York Central railroad. And to sit In the cab OF a big
camel-back, It's master. and feel the big iron monster re-
spond 70 my touch-that was the gonl OF my ambition.
The evening world., 1911-06-01

to that house. I got IL.
Capt. Birmingham was IN comman |
there and / soon found the difference
between 80 and 30. This was a doubld
company with two sections. The first
section got all the first alarms and | was
much disappointed TO find myself as
signed to the second. Foreman Mash.
now OF II, was then engineer in 33 and
j learned much from MIN about the APP
paratus.
Bonner was Deputy Chief and had
quarters In 33's house. knew hat no
could put me in the other section. SO.
ono day an opportune time came and
told him hat | mad entered the Fire Dc
partment 10 learn the FIRE fighting bust
ness and that unless I was put on the
busy side OF the house ! should get out.
IVAN more work. eh?" said he.
We'll ] guess we can arrange that
Two days later l was assigned 10 the
first section.
The evening world., 1911-06-01

department, and one man on sick leave
mean tho stopping OF all nights on.
The night was bitter and the call came
in from the box at Houston and Mott
streets. II was along toward 6 p. NJ.
When We turned into Blocker from
Broadway | saw tho whole street light
ed from the hames, which were show
corner OF Mott. | was then assistant
foreman.
We were the FIRST company due. and
we coupled on the nearest hydrant and
found II frozen fast. We ran 20 the
next and found Il clear. The fro had
been burning some time. The IRE had
eaten It's way up Into the centre OF the
building and the Interior IA a furnace.
The noors OF the building were hasy.
The evening world., 1911-06-01
us

Z" OR nearly three decades the central figure at erery big Np York fire
3 us Eduard p. Croker.
Through sheer merit and pluck he ICON and held tho title Of
I"Chict"
Every fireman bredthed easter nhen the Chief arrived at a fire Cookers
eye and Judgment eere uperrin1 He directed his me as pight a general
IN battle he kncw u0hcre the point Of crsis lay and hop to attack IT,
No other living man is so ueH qualified to ten the story OF New Yorks
biggest fires.
Fol the first time the former chef In this series, reuieust the great fires
he has fought and tells Of his mems baucry The stories are Of kcenest
interest. not only 10 erery Ncp Yorker. but to an uo apprcciatc = stirring
tale Of hcrOiSm and pcrl
The evening world., 1911-06-01

Richard Croker. my uncle. was then
Fire Commissioner. and the suggestion
to become a brennan came from him.
lie said to mo one day:
Eddie. why don't you 20 into the
Police or Fire Departments? You think
II over and let me know"
! told Richard Croker that 7 was will
ing to try fire lighting for awhile and |
was given an appointment by him. I
was put on probation for ter DAYS with
out pay and then permanently assigned
TO Engine Company No. 20. on East One
Hundred and Sixty-sixth street. between
Third and Washington venues
The foreman there was Capt. John
Ward. an old fireman who knew the
business. lie was a strict disciplinarian
and | learned from him within a few
days that the first duty OF n fireman was
70 obey orders and not ask %Quesilnna.
The evening world., 1911-06-01
Future Chiefs
Eirst Fire.

7 WAS on watch that night when the
gon sounded. counted Il and
1 know the box location In an instant.
II was only around the corner on
Washington avenue. In moment
came the welcome excitement which ]
had locke for so long. II was a
hustle and q hustle. and I swung
aboard the hose jumper and felt then
the real tingle OF nerves which made
me feel equal to any
II was such a small ire-a bedroom
nre In a frame house on Washington
avenue. neal One Hundred and Sixty
seventh street. The hose was strung in
and l followed the pipemen upstairs.
! got my first smell OF smoke. and IL
acted almost like an intoxicant. ! was
not much help. The fire was put out
In q few minutes. But I knew that !
had not misused my calling. knew
that / was born for nothing else.
The second fire was too long coming,
and ! determined to get into q busler
company. I heard that No. 80 Engine.
In Great Jones street. was the hottest
n the city. and ] asked for . tranxfes
The evening world., 1911-06-01

He winter OF "a was very
hard. There we're many big
fires and No. 80 Engine was
always doing its share, We
had Just 500 men In the whole
The evening world., 1911-06-01

\ Wi twenty-seven years ii thu Fire Departmen Of this city am Obliged
Y XVN o stop n think.
The biggest fires we're not always those filled with tho most incl
dents. They Mee OF always Tn most Interesting. They we're not OF
The evening world., 1911-06-01
Reflections of a - y y
I'll GIRL
By Helen Rowland

ROE hearts are more than eoro~~s-ssS ss~sss
= as rare nowadays.
Consistency 10 about tie oaIv jsvsr tAot sews
men think their Wices Seed to possess.
The evening world., 1911-06-01
XVII.
Tho BordeY1and and a
Name.


rs an internal lie." said
DULY.
Sure Il d." Maclean was
thoroughly embarrassed and
uncomfortable. The way l
The evening world., 1911-06-01
A Night of
Wild Battle.

first section.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-05

more the Virginia Central railroaa
was made to suffer. Even though a
portion OF Stuarts troops hung upon
the nank of the brigade and poured in
volieys OF bullets, Davis's mon destroy-
ed six miles OF t~rackage. a WAREHOUSES.
culverts and bridges before the recall
was ounded.
rro nmo hours after Davis had slipped
men 10 saddle. and tho most or hara ns
men again took UP the south Wv,
m arn r Meanwhile stuart dashed
Men st tng army ana stood at Glen
liners IN ConcedeEAtes were deg,
perate' Fight as they might. II did not
ssem 70 nave any effect on the host
mn SGerai horsemen, who greatly out
Thc torrent rolled onward undistnrb.
~ INV was now threatening to surge
." ana over the Confederate capital.
Great cavalry Battle at Yellow
Tavern.
nhe Two armies mounted, clashed
Mtun u mighty roar. the Confederate
rests, siv'hG way gradually until they
er OF the Confederacy m~arshaled his
m moopers fqr the final stand, Dis
Inning ihey crouched Behind every
conceivable object that offered mr.
lection. while Stuart strobe IN and
down the line like Fury incarnate.
again zane tba the eYnited Fedsrals: and
7'' 81 AttS G1dSneu. The h1tf1a
roar sounded in the houses of Rich
,nond as though the ARMIES were in
the streets themselves. a last charge
vas deiiysred The Confederate line
tent down under the thousands Of
onrnshing troopers with, a pistol-baU
IN ms stomach, to die a few DAYS lats
er IN mis- home in Richmond
without their commander. thc South.
erl morse retrcated and left the path,
way to Richmond open. But the
permanent guard of the capital came
TO The rescue and fought the encroaoh-
lnS columns in blue. while they gath-
cred in the remnants of Stuart's corps.
4 could capture Richmond. IL I
wantSd, u ! can't hold it," said
ordinate officer. 1T isn't worth the
men it would cost"
The object Of the raid had been ac-
e9mplished. The cavalry. of the army
from the haDks of Grants army, leav-
ing the latter free to give his entire
attention to Lees infantry. But thu
the death of the cavai-yman, General
stuart. the greatest cavalier America
has ever known
The effect of the sixteen days OF
%nendous. The North was electriaed
by its audacity. Lees army had been
ueprived for the time OF it's cavalry,
us eyes and ears" and ten thousand
countryside of the South for three
weeks. representing a vast amount Of
saving of the Union and a corresponds
ing loss to the Confederacy Sheridan
had destroyed millions Of dollars worth
of supplies and property. as we'll as
tnterruptinE. for n time. the lines OF
communication from :he army OF
Northern Virginia and the Confederate
capital at a time when Lee needed
these lines the most.
II is probable that this Is the most
important raid in the Civil War-be-
cause its effect upon the end OF the
war was greater than that of any 9th
or similar event fifty years ago. Tho
tales of tho old raiders of Forrest and
Earlys of Mosby and the rest, might
be told for many hours, but It is sum
Gent on this anniversary to agree chat
they were all hardy men whose deeds
must soon become American folklore.
FRANCIS TREVELYAN MILLER.