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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
IN OUR OWN STATE.

Eighteen people in the families of
Adam Smont, r. Fidelburg and John
Greenwood were made homeless by a
fire which destroyed a two-tenement
house on Hastings hill i'm St. Johnsbury
Sunday night Mr.. Fidelburg was pain
fully burned in attempting to save house
hold goods. The loss of $500 is partially
covered by insurance.
John Godfrey Sake, formerly of St.
Adams and a grandson of the famous
Vermont poet, Is a state tor in New
York from the nth district He is a
Democrat but does not wear the Tam
many collar. While a student in McGll
university, Montreal, young SAKE won
the Prince of Wales gold medal for SUI
peror scholarship. He studied law in
Columbia university and has been in
active practice in New York about 10
years.
The Rutland City hospital will event
ually receive property to the value of
$50, 900 under the terms of the will of
Mrs. Clara b. Senton, who died Jan. 10.
The gift Is to be a memorial to Napoleon
r. Bardy, Mrs. Sentons first husband.
The property includes mercantile build
ings on Merchants row in Rutland. DR..
B. C. Senton, her husband, will receive
the income during his life, after which
it will be transferred to Mrs. Georgia B..
Chase of Newport n. H. Following Mrs.
Chases death the property will revert to
the hospital.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
WEST HALIFAX.

Mrs. Mitchelrs family are better.
George Worden is poorly this week.
Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Clough are on
the sick list.
George Clark has been confined to his
room again the past week.
Members of William Warren's family
were i'll last week but are better now.
Mrs Ralph Phillips and daughter, Lau-
ra. have returned after a visit at Green
field.
Charles Baxter. ST., has returned from
a weeks visit with his brother in Marl-
boro.
The women of the Unversalist church
VIII hold fair and festival Feb. II In
the Grange hall.
Mrs Fred Cheney and children of VIII
mington are guests of her parents, Mr..
ana Mrs. Francis Sprague.
We are glad to note that Susan LARA
bee has so far recovered from her re-
cent Illness as to ride out.
Mrs. Forest, on the Warren Niles farm.
suffered an attack of appendicitis re-
cently and was taken away for an OPP
Grafton.
Miss Elsie Chandler has closed a sue
cessful term of school at the Hall dis
trict. She returned to her home at Shell
burne Falls Monday.
The ladies of the Universalist church
will hold fair and dance at the Grange
hall Friday evening. Feb II. All are
cordially invited and a good time an
ticipated.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can
not reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is
a blood or constitutional disease and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quaek
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one OF the
Is regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best toncs known, combined with the best
blood purifiers. acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination OF the TIVE
results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimon'
ials free. n
Sold by Druggists price 7sc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
PARCELS POST EXPERIMENT.

Postma ster General Hitchcock an
nounces his intention of again recon-
mending to Congress a trial of the parcels
post in such a way as to affect only the
rural free delivery routes for the present,
though he favors a general parcels post
system as soon as the organization of
the postal savings banks is complete. He
would simply have carriers on these
routes deliver packages weighing not
more than eleven pounds, which is the
international limit now. He would thus
get rid of the absurdity of n man and
horse and wagon driving all through a
widely scattered rural community with
say five or six pounds of letters and
papers serving farmers who are compelled
to drive into the village If they want to
send or receive a package of commercial
size. Not an extra man nor an extra
horse would be needed to give the farm
ers what they want.
But it is safe proposition that when
Democratic House of Representatives
comes in the slight degree OF copcession
advocated by the Postmaster General
will be treated as trivial 1t Is more than
likely that bill will be framed and
passed for a general parcels post, with
eleven pounds as the weight limit and
eight cents a pound as the merchandise
rate Such a bill from the point of view
of the Postal Progress League will be
very conservative measure. John Bris-
ben Walker and others have advocated a
rate as low as one cent a pound, on the
theory that such policy would wipe out
distributing trusts, by bringing the farm
er and the ultimate consumer of food
products into direct communication.
One thing Is sure. Practically every
member of Congress will experience
severe pressure from organized labor
to aid in hitting the so-called Express
Trust" as hard as possible. And even in
the Senate, the express companies are
not so strong as they were in the recent
past AS for the administration, it can
be depended upon to treat the parcels
post project justly and impartally.-
tBrooklyn Eagle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
NEW FIRE ALARM SIGNALS.
Code for High School Separate from That
for Grades-When None Is Given Par
ents Must Use Judgment.

The school authorities of district No.
have agreed with the superintendent of
the fire alarm upon the following no.
tce.
The fire alarm signal for no school is
one round of box 6. 1t will be given as
follows:
At 100 "a m. for no session in the high
school.
At 7.5O a. m, for no morning session in
the ninth grade and all grades below.
At 1l.30 a. m, for no afternoon ses-
sion In any school.
The reason for separate sign4Is for
the high school and the grades the
fact that the older and larger Soy4 and
girls (high school pupils for the most
parD can, without injury or inconven-
fence, get to school where younger chill
dren ought not to be out in a storm.
Therefore it may easily happen that the
high school will be in session when the
grades are not. The fire alarm signal for
no school will be given only when the
necessity is very great. When no sig
nal is given on stormy mornings parents
must use their own judgment. Excuses
for absence because of a storm will
within reason, be accepted by the teach
ers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.

Unitarian church, Rev. F.. Q. s. Osgood,
pastor. Service every Sunday at 1890.
Sunday school at 11.4j. Theme for next
Sunday. THE parable of the tares'' In
place of the usual church Offering the an
nual contribution to the Sunday school
will be received.
First Church of Christ Scientist Sun
day morning service 1915. Sunday
evening service 100, subject Soul
Wednesday evening testimonial meeting
745. Reading room is open Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday from 230 to 4.30.
All are welcome Emerson building, Ell
liot street.
Salvation army Saturday at p m,
united English and Swedish rally con-
Quoted by A. F. Lindquist of Boston.
Sunday at II a. m. and $3.50 p. m. the
services will be conducted in Swedish,
and at s p. m the regular English SER
vice will be conducted by Captain Per-
rett A free stereopticon lecture will be
given on Monday at p m. entitled Buy
your own cherries" with about % views
All are welcome.
A. F. Lindqust of Boston will preach
in the Swedish Congregational church
Sunday night at 100, having for a sub
ject, Home at asst" An orchestra will
give some of its best selections. On Sunday
at II a IN. Mr. Lindqulst will speak on
| IAN important letter. and at $50 p. m.
| speak on "A good soldier in the Saliva
tion Army hal, Retting building. All
| Scandnavians are invited.
Methodist church, Rev. F. A. Wells,
pastor. Preaching service every Sunday
| at 1870 a. m. subject of sermon next
Sunday, "Our shortcomings" Sunday
school at HAS, at which the special Lin
coin anniversary program will be used.
| Epworth league at 6. Preaching service
| a 4
ond in the series. Glass meeting every
Tuesday at 100 Prayer meeting every
| Friday at 7S0 All are welcome
Universalst church, Rev. ID. E. Trout
| pastor Sunday services: Divine WORSHIP
1890 a. m, with sermon, subject, The
evil of omission; Sunday school 1l.4'
| a. M. remember the contest; services al
Home for the Aged p. m, sermon
"Zacheus"; Christian union service
p. m. with stereopticon lecture, lou
martyred Presidents, Lincoln. Garfield
and Mckinley" by Rev. B. F. Eaton o
Dover, n. II. Everyone welcome to al
church services.
First Baptist church, Rev. John r
Cow, ID. d., minister. Worship will
preaching both morning and evening
| Morning topic, Honor thy father.
Evening topic. THE Exchanging One
Young peoples meeting Tuesday evening
Meeting in the Waite district schoolhous
Wednesday evening at 7.45. Lecture o
Thursday evening in the church, 9TH
East VS.. the West" by Kiyo S. Inui. tn
japanese orator. Meeting for conferenc
and prayer Friday evening. The new
| nationalism."
Centre Congregational church, Rev
Roy NJ Houghton. minister Sunday ser
vices 1870 a. m. divine worship wit
sermon. subject, Some facts about tn
liquor traffic" 1l.45 a. m, session {
the Sunday school and meeting of tn
Brotherhood class, subject THE eco
monte aspects of the liquor traffic
100 D. m, meeting of the teachers an
officers of the Sunday school at the hon
of G. L. Durham. This (Friday) evenin
at 745, devotional service in the chape
subject Sacrifice and song" Acts /
1884; Rev. Z: eli
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
THE LEGISLATURES WORK.
From the Bennington Banner. ]


Never before was so little time given
to trivial matters, never before were there
so foolish bills introduced and rarely has
there been a session with so little friction
between the members or between the two
houses as at the session just closed
The appropriations are considerable but
will bear investigation. The principal
new ones are $4,000 year more for
roads; $4,000 to help found an institution
to care for defective children; 49,, 900 to
try to improve our normal schools: $2s, 0OO
to build hospital and other needed
buildings at the state industrial school
about $4,000 to help poor towrs VIE
their highways and bridges; 500, 900
much needed additions at the state ina
hospital, $4,000 for the state fair a..
$4,000 more to aid other agricultural f. irr'
$4,000 a year for ~ teacher tralI
courses to help improve the smane
schools of the state; $4,000 a year MOI
for the soldiers home and $4,000 a year
aid veterans outside the home; 5000
to establish agricultural high school at
Randolph; $500 additional for Middle
bury college; $4,000 per year more to be
expended by state board of agriculture.
\ little money has been wasted for
things not really necessary but probably
as little as at any session Of any legsla-
ture.
We regret a few failures. The House
killed the primary election bin and the
Senate refused to allow the state to de-
eide for itself whether IT wanted the time
lock taken off the constitution, The Senate
also refused to pass the bills to compel
| candidates to make sworn statement OF
expenses and the anu-lobby bill after
these bills had passed the House. On the
whole though we believe the state has
gotten better service and more for its
| money than from any previous legislature
within the memory of the present genera
tinn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
CALVES WANTEDI
We are paying, for prompt shi

We are paying, for prompt shf
cents per pound for hog,
Calves. At this price we pay thea
from any Vermont or New Hampshire
point on 200 pound shipments Stock
should be well bled, free from disease.
thoroughly frozen and should have en-
trails removed. Shipments may be COM
bined with Hides, Skins, Bones, Tallow,
etc. Ship quick as prices will probably
be lower after February 1st.
CARROLL S. PAGE. Hyde Park, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
DRIVEN TO VILLAGE FOR FOOD.
Birds Leaving the Woods on Account OF
snow-8ig Fiocks Of Winter Rovers
cean IN the Outskirts,


The recent snow storms made great
difference in the number of birds to be
seen about the houses in the village. Inc
lack of snow through the earlier months
of the winter made 1t easy for the Wliu
birds to find food in abundance In the
fields and woods, and very few OF them
were to be seen at the feeding places
provided by human friends. The snow
covered much of their accustomed 1000
and drove them to the village. A month
ago all the bird students thought that
birds were rather less common than usual
this winter but within a few days they
have reversed their opinion. From the
numbers of winter birds that come to the
feeding places every day now 1t is appar-
ent that they are unusually plentiful
The more common kinds, nuthaches, tree
sparrows chickadees and woodpeckers
are here in good numbers, and there are
big flocks of the rowing winter birds TO
be seen on the outskirts or the village
Large hocks of snow buntings, sisklns
and redpolls visited Brattleboro with the
snow storms, but they will not linger In
this locality more than few days. They
are rovers by nature and in winter they
nv far and wide over the country as the
whim strikes them They are just as likely
to be flying north as south ana their
coming is in no way a true southern NIL
grafton. They spend the summers IN the
far North, nesting near or beyond the
snow line.
The snow buntings are a good example
of protective coloration working In the
opposite way to ordinary protective
changes. A few native animals, such as
| weasels and hares, change their pro"h
| summer coat for snow white one III
winter in order to be more hidden from
| their enemies The snow buntings are
white in summer and brown ana Whte
| in winter, the white summer puma SC
| making them inconspicuous III men
northern snowy summer nome anu .le
mixed brown and white of the winter
plumage making an equahy goou PioteS1
| tion on snow or partially bare ground
A large flock of snow buntings Is an IN
teresting sight. They run briskly on the
snow wherever weeds project above II
and when alarmed all arise in compact
body and fly as though moved by com
| mon mind The flock wheels in this d.
rection and that with as much precision
as the best trained troops. Possibly they
have n leader, but it is not apparent that
they follow the movements of any one
| bird The goldfnches, siskins and red
polls have the same characteristic IN
less marked degree of development.
Another visitor from the far Nortf
which is more common than usual this
winter is the pine grossbeak. They come
here in small numbers every winter anC
once i'm four or five years they come IL
abundance. 1t Is supposed that their ap
pearance here is due to lack of thei
proper food supply in the North. 1t doe
not appear to be a matter of cold or storms
Thus far the winter has been yer,
easy one for the birds. Food has beef
plentiful and easy to get and there hav
been no disastrous ice storms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
SPORTING.

William Washburn of Putney, a gradu-
ate of Brattleboro high school last year,
is candidate for pitcher on the Norwich
university baseball team.
E. X. Hall, formerly of Brattleboro,
the Dartmouth representative on the in
tercollegiate football rules committee, has
been elected chairman of the board. He
was formerly secretary The committee,
which was in session in New York last
week, made only a few slight changes in
the rules of the game for the coming
season.
James Garry. the old Brattleboro pitch
re and outfielder, has secured his release
from the Springfield, Mass, club of the
Connecticut league and will manage the
Pittsfield team the coming season. Garry
has been in the game continuously more
than 90 years. but last season he played
fast ball and hit above the 260 mark
He was with the Boston Nationals IN
1898 and has played with Troy, Bing-
hamton, Newark, Hartford, Buffalo, Mil
waukee and other clubs and has Goa cheC
the Holy Cross. Fordham and Lehigf
college teams.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
WEST GUILFORD.

l. Thomas of Athens spent Sunday at
Hosea Fishers.
Mrs. r. A. Lake is Ill, threatened with
fever, but is gaining now.
Miss Florence Fisher went Monday to
North Adams to enter the normal school
Mr., and Mrs. NJ. o. Nichols of Elm
Grove visited over Sunday with Mr.
Nichols's cousin. H. l., Nichols.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10

GRAND d 3 o of ssn @ Rsn ' Needed 9ras of
P5Ssr 70 fsns aly the c sSe O t sPy
academies This state TO-
sOoO for hishways Money to to
for highways provided that shall receive less han p6 or
Christmas sold Town gets ha'
Fixing pay Jurors county mile
school and PGGydRs flor Rn
school and farm purchased for practical
office Of cOmmssQner weights SnS
weight and measure ana poo use OF
Establishing deer having horns
Providing person shall be fined $50
s25 hunting fishing posted lands t , NOT xcsso
5000 SI s pS SfFs T stcn to or S' a%oat
uouo eennes 6rs 500. 80 ' tn SS o s'Se O '
Prohibiting sidewalks in public places or in railroad
500 sell oleOmnrgnrne at retail
director of statistics publicity and
@ @ the aS H a nTsF S G no child shall be allowed to
AppropPang industrial school
Apoprang each and Mddebury
university Vermont $4,000 for the medical de-
Approprng home. of $4,000
providing skim milk and butter milk returned by
reameres request of three tax
Providing Of smsalme Nv norma,
normal school building for
Appropriation institution BratlebOrO
AMENDMENT STATE CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
Giving governor veto power
Providing general assembly shall meet henah on hst wednesday
Providing for printing proceedings o
Relating to communication sentence for treason Of felony 30 ana ~
at NE Sands of the No essa%e Gur%s Sf
CHANGING words Judges" Justice and justices where
HlnF % so act SS"u sSSt justices,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
Trains Arrive BrattIeboro

s.47 a. m. Daily. Local from Springfield.
$50 a. m. Week Days. Mail from South Lon
donderry.
1000 Il. IN. Week Days. Mail from New York.
via Norwich Line Steamers New London
and Boston.
il.05 Il. IN. Week Days. Mail from Springfield.
200 p. IN. Week Days. Express from New
London Worcester and Boston.
2.27 p. IN. Daily. Express from New York and
Springfield.
3.55 p. IN. Week Days. Mixed from South Lon
donderry.
$50 Week Days. Local from New York and
Springfield.
$50 p. m Week Days. Mail from New London
Worcester and Boston.
1923 p. m. Daily. EXpr New "
and Springfield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
Electrical n
Central Vermont RaiIwy
Trains Leave BrattIeboro

52s a. m. Daily. Express for Springfield AMI
New York.
rs a. m. Week Days. Mail for New London,
Worcester and b, ston
40 a m Week navs Mi~Nu - ao,,.h q.
donderry.
go a. IN. Week Days Local for Springfield
and New York.
lO.15 a. IN. Week Days. Local for New London
worcester and Boston.
2.07 p. m. Week Days. Local for Springfield.
400 p. IN. Week Days. Local for New London.
Worcester, Boston and New York via the
Norwich Line Steamers.
4.l5 y. m. Daily. Express for Springfield and
New York.
800 p. m. Week Days Mail for South Lon.
donderry.
s.2S p. m. Sundays only. Local for Springfield
and New York.
S.34 p. IN. Week Days. Local for Springfield
and New York
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10

Endeavor to subdue as we'll thy iras-
chile as they conc upiscible affections; To
endure injuries with brave mind is one
half the conquest; and to abstain from
pleasing evils with courageous spirit Is
the other. the sri, Of all III M
height OF moral perfection
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
GUiLFORD.

Miss Doris Coombs, who has been on
the sick list the past week. is somewhat
better
Clifford X. Field went to Memorial hos
pital on Wednesday to be treated for
severe attack of rheumatism of his left
foot
f. p. Squires this week began running
his steam saw mill on the Heath farm.
While saving lumber he caught one of
his little fingers between two sticks of
timber, causing a painful wound.
Herbert Sanford Andrews, eldest son of
Herbert Andrews, arrived home Friday.
having been away for many years. He
has travelled abroad all over the earth. He
will remain some time for visit
The ladies' union society of the Con-
gregational church will hold their annual
sugar supper and social in the home of
George p. Miller next Wednesday evening
Feb. Is, and an enjoyable time may be
expected. There will be an entertain
ment of music etc, and a sale of aprons.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Greatest value in mems suits ever Of
fered in Bratteboro at C. A. McRae's
sale which starts Feb. IL.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10
IMPORTANT MEASURES REJECTED

Primary election law bill.
New central normal school bill.
Measure providing for arbitration of labor troubles
Tax measure affecting intangbles
Proposed income tax amendment to u s. constitution.
Campaign publicity easure.
Referendum on liquor Inv
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10

Why is a melancholy young lady the
most entertaining of all compa Mons Be
cause she Is always amusing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10

Why are ladies' eyes like persons re-
mote from one nother?-Because, al
though they may correspond, they never
meet.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10

It's an attached cuff that has no turn
ing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-10

A company is known by the men 1t
keeps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-29
HORNIG GETS GOLD MEDAL.
Contest in Elocution at St. Johns
Last Evening,

In the elocution contest held at St.
johns College last evening the Judges
awarded the faculty gold medal to p
Henry Hornig Of the senior class, who
recited The Gladiator at Capua."
William Aloysius O'Dea took second
honors. He recited THE Dukite Snake -
Third place was won by John p. DAILY,
who recited 1.-The Legend of I.ochbuy.''
The Judges were Rev. DR.. John NJ
Cooper, Rev. Brother Denis, Patrick +.
Halttgan, Leo p. Harlow, Rev. M J.
Kennedy, Rev. Brother Maurice Thomas
N. Vincent and N. II. Shea.
The songs by the college choir were a
feature OF the entertainment. The boys
were encored repeatedly and sang more
than six choruses. Those in the choir
are:
Cornelius Naughton, William De Lacey,
W.McGrath Harlow, Leo Kearney Drury,
NJ. Mark Shugrue, Richard Walsh, Rus
sell White, Melville Lynch. William Hep
burn, William Mack, Lawrence Milstead
Herbert Cation, Bernard Began, Ray
mond Madigan, Herbert Harvey, Joseph
Laggan, Joseph Germuiller, j. Dillon FItz-
gerald, Maurice keane, John Weinberg
Bernard Mullin, Michael Lyons, Dennis
O'Donnell. Eugene Auldridge, Robert
Masterman. Francis Harmon. Raymond
Cannon, Ellsworth Gunion, John Wynne
Francis Engel, Bernard Sheellan, Thomas
Reidy, Kenneth Polk. Paul Clements
Emmett Collins, John Mcneil. Arthur
Reilly. Francis Walsh, Andrew Schwartz,
Richard Ryan, John Rhoades, Raymond
Reilly, James Walsh.