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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
MRS. ELIZA MCKNIGHT NEWELL.

Mrs Eliza Mcknight Newell, &C. wild
ow of Simeon Newell of Springfield,
Mass, died in the home of her sister
Mrs. n. l. Hawley, Tuesday morning.
She was born in Truxton, Cortland
county n. Y, January q, 1926, the
daughter of Charles and Almira tClapp)
Mcknight. Her paternal great grand
father, Lewis Mcknight, was of Scotch
descent. He settled in Freehold, Mon
mouth county, N. Y, in 100. On her
mothers side Mrs. Newell was of ear
ly New England ancestry. She was a
descendant in the sixth generation of
Roger Clapp, an English Puritan, who
came over in the Mary and John in
1880, and was one of the first settlers
Nof Dorchester. The maternal grand
mother of Mrs Newell was Hannah Ly-
man, the great granddaughter of Capt
Moses Lyman of Northampton.
Mrs. Newell attended the public
schools of TruXton until her 10th year
when she went to the Cortland acai-
envy for two years. In 1860 she moved
to Springfield. Mass. with the Other
members of her family. and in 1866
married Simeon Newell of that city
who died in 1870. In 1877 she came tC
Brattleboro with her sister, Mrs. Haw-
ley. with whom she had since lived
Mrs. Newell was a great lover of ma.
ture. She loved the trees, the rocks an,
| the rils, all of which breathej to hel
| the spirit of love and power. She knew
| the best in books and spent larg,
| part of her time in reading. The fu
| neral will be held at II o'clock toda,
| in the home of Mrs. Hawley.' Rev. r
NJ Houghton will officiate and the burr
al will take place in Springfield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
OPPORTUNITY.

This | beheld or dreamed it in a dream.
There spread a cloud of dust along the
plain,
And underneath the cloud, or in it,,
ragged
A furious battle, and men yelled, and
swords
Shocked upon swords and shields. A
princes banner
Wavered, then staggered backward,
hemmed by foes.
a craven hung along the battles edge
And thought, Had | a sword of keener
steel
The blue blade that the Kings son bears
but this
Blunt thngl" he snapped and flung II
from his hand,
And lowering crept away and left the
field.
Then came the Kings son-wounded
sore bestead
And weaponless-and saw the broker
sword,
Hit buried in the dry and trodden sand
And ran and snatched it. and with bat,
tie shout
Lifted afresh. he hewed the enemy
down,
And saved a great cause that heroi,
day,-[Edmund Sill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
Rutland Aviator In Worlds Record
FIIqht.

George Schmitt, Rutlands young avi-
ator, who will make several flights
during the fair in that city, recently
broke the worlds record for speed in a
biplane, travelling from Belefontaine to
Kenton, o., distance of "a miles, in
16 minutes. AS this feat did not comply
with all the technical requirements the
record was not considered official. His
longest cross country flight was from
Alliance, o.. to Chester w. Va, and
back, and from Alliance to East Liver
pool, a distance of 1874 miles. This was
one of the sensations of the season In
the aerial world, the feat being accom-
plished under adverse conditions The
flight was made July 90 Mr. Schmitt
has sailed over % cities since July g
either in cross-country flights or others
Both he and his manager ascribe no
small part of the young aviator's sue
cess in cross country flights to his use
of a Rosenberger motor Mr. Schmitt
intends to spend the winter in South
America or Japan.
Schmitt made flight a short time ago
from the fair grounds i'm Middlebury, and
after ascending to a height of several
thousand feet, flew a distance of 80
miles to the fair grounds in Rutland,
covering the distance of 33 miles in 20
minutes, In landing he made a glide of
about six miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
NEW INSTITUTION EXAMINED.
Austine BUILDING fer Deaf and Blind Wis.,
tied BY 700 Persons Yesterdsy-school
viii Open Next Tuesday.

The Austine Institution was visited
by fully 700 persons yesterday afternoon
in answer to the invitation extended
by the trustees From to o'clock
men. women and children went to the
new building designed for a school for
the deaf and blind, and Inspected 1t
throughout Miss Helen G.. Trockmorton
principal. welcomed the visitors and
they wee guided about the building By
attendants. The greater part of the fur
niture was in place. but there is more
to come which is being made especially
for the institution and has not been
finished. For many II was the first Wis
it to the building and they were greatly
pleased with the fine location, the way
in which the building was finished and
with the furnishings,
On the first floor were seen the re-
ception room and principals office, the
library, dining room, pantry and hos
pital rooms The second floor is de-
voted to school rooms and the third to
the childrens and teachers sleeping
rooms. Each of the children's rooms
has two beds and the teachers rooms
one. The rooms are lighted by electric
ity. On the fourth floor is an auditori-
UNI and chapel. In the basement are
the quarters for the janitor and the
housekeeping help, the boiler rooms
kitchen and laundry, the two latter be-
ing equipped with modern utensils an;
apparatus The building has been des.
cribed. fully in The Phoenix. The schoo
will open next Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
CHURCH NOTICES.

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church.
Services at 1890 and 7.30. Sunday school
at u. Young peoples meeting this even
ing.
Unitarian church, Rev. f. @. S. Os-
good, pastor. Service Sunday morning
at 1870. Jesus, an optimist." Sunday
school at 11.45. All are welcome.
First church of Christ Scientist. Sun
day morning services at 1915, subject,
substance" Wednesday testimonial
meeting at 7.45. Reading room open
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from
2.30 to 430. All are welcome. Emerson
building, Elliot street
Centre Congregational church, Rev.
Roy NJ. Houghton. minister. Sunday SER
vices: 1890, divine worship with SER
example of prayer" 11.45, session OF
the Sunday school and meeting of the
Brotherhood class. This (Triday) even
ing at 7.30 o'clock, devotional services
in the chapel. Rev. Henry Lamb will
conduct the service.
First Baptist church, Rev. John r.
Cow, d. D., minister. Worship with
sermon at 1890 a. m, topic, Tell II
out" Bible school at u. Chapel SER
vice at I led by Alison L. Harris; spec
ial music; topic Judgment and mercy
day evening at $50. Miss Grace Elmer.
son will speak of the work for negro
girls at Spellman university.
Universalst church. Rev. d. E. Trout
minister. Sunday services: Divine wor
ship 1870 with sermon by pastor; Sun
day school 11,45; Y. p. C. u. service Z
led by Miss Morris; preaching service il
Guilford Centre al 3. The mission circ
will hold its annual meeting Thursday
Sept 10, at p. m, in the church par
lor There will be reports for the year
election of officers and other necessar
business. A large attendance is desired
Methodist Episcopal church. Mornin
service 1870, The pastor will preach O
"Christs gift to the church." The tim
of the evening services has bee
changed. The Young Peoples societ
will meet at 6. Last Sunday was tn
first of the regular evening meeting
at T. The service, an hour in length
will be song and praise service wit
a short address by the pastor on som
lessons from a Bible character; Las
Sunday, THE rich young ruler an
next Sunday "Simon Peter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
BRATTLE6oRo PERSONAL.

Lucien Howe of Clinton, Mass, for
merly of this town, has composed song
entitled "Harbor Bar" which he has
dedicated to Mrs. Cornie Glynn Cocklin,
of Rutland. Mr.. Howe says he has had
several people sing this song for him
but no one sang it to his liking as well
as did Mrs. Cocklin. The song will be
published in about a month.
Louis X. Willis of 1853 Elm street is a
candidate for the representative nomina-
ton in the 9th Berkshire district. Mr..
Willis has been in many campaigns as
speaker or singer, and has Travelled all
over the country in the interest of diff
ferent Democratic candidates. Mr.. Will
Mss Republican opponent will be either
George w. Faulkner or C. B. Lindholm
both of whom have taken out nomina-
ton papers. lPittsfield correspondence
IN Springfield Republican of Saturday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
THE POETRY OF LIFE.

A child was born mid little things,
Retween little world and SLY,
And dreamed not of the cosmic rings
Round which the circlng planets fly
He lived in little works and thoughts,
Where little ventures grow and plod
And paced and ploughed in little plots,
And prayed unto his little God.
But, as the mighty system grew.
His faith grew faint with many scars
The Cosmos widened in his view,
But God was lost among his stars.
Another child. in lowly days
As he, to little things was born,
But gathered lore in woodland ways
And from the glory of the morn.
AS wider skies broke on his view,
God greatened in his growing mind,
Each year he dreamed his God anew.
And left his older God behind.
He saw the boundless scheme dilate
In star and blossom, sky and clod;
And as the universe grew great,
He dreamed for 1t greater God.
--[Sam Walter Foss.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
IMPORTANT TAX SUIT BROUGHT.
Largely Increased Assessment stirs Bel
lows Falls Mil owners-lnJunction by
Chancellor Waterman.


A suit of large Importance has been
filed this week in behalf of the Inter-
national Paper company, John T. Moore
G. Son, the Moore & Thompson Paper
company, the Robertson Paper company,
the Wyman Flint & Sons company, the
Rockingham Paper company and Olive
Adams against the Bellows Falls Canal
company. The suit is brought in the
Windham county court of chancery and
a temporary injunction has been grant
ed by Chancellor e. l.. Waterman. The
suit arose on the question of the pay
ment of the taxes on the dam and pond
at Bellows Falls, which is situated
mostly in the town of Walpole N. H.
The town of Walpole recently has
been increasing the tax assessment on
the property. last year the taxes being
$1,000 and this year $4,000 The Bellows
Falls Canal company makes the claim
the the mills in Bellows Falls which
lease the water power should pay this
tax, while the mills claim that they
are not bound to pay anything except
on the property which they occupy and
use In Bellows Falls.
The question at issue is as to who
shall pay the $4,000 a year as taxes tc
Walpole The mill owners seek to have
this question determined by the court
of chancery in Vermont, and they bring
this suit asking the court to determine
who shall pay the taxes and to construt
the leases and deeds which the respec-
tive mill owners hold from the Cana
company.
Clarke c. Fits of this town and War.
, ner r. Graham of Bellows Falls ar,
| counsel for the mill owners and Street
| er, Demond & Woodwork of Concord
n. H., are counsel for the Canal com
pany.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
NJ EWFANE,

The Vermont Standard, published in
Woodstock, contained in its issue of
Aug. 22, an account of a lecture on
Sweden, her native land, given by Mrs.
N. S. Moore on the evening of Aug. 10,
in the North Pomiret Congregational
church, of which Rev. Mr.. Moore is
pastor. The lecture was chara cterized
as remarkably instructive" In closing.
the account said: Mrs. Moore was as
sisted by Mrs W. NJ Adams and Miss
Ella Brownell who played Lodoman's
wedding march. Miss Brownell read two
selections from Tegner's poems, one of
which Mrs. Moore repeated In the orig
inal. At the close of the lecture Mrs.
Moore was presented a bouquet of car
token of appreciation from her many
friends to whom she has given so much
of herself"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
KEEPING ACCOUNTS.
Mrs. Barker Always Ridculed Her Sis
ter's Hobby Until She Learned a Les

son.
Mrs. Barker, fresh and dainty clearly
in mood to welcome any pleasure that
came her way gazed with sympathetic
irony at her flushed and weary sister.
Il hope" she observed, that you feel
virtuous enough to pay for wasting a
perfectly beautiful afternoon over those
old accounts. If you liked the things!
But to tire yourself half TO death over
them, when you always did detest arith-
metic from the time you learned
that two and two were always expected
to make four Helen Avery, you're the
very biggest sort of a goose. What in
the world is the use of it? If the moneys
spent, it's spent"
But it helps to know how it was
,, spent, Mrs. Avery replied. She had
said it hundred times before for An
mas whimsical earnestness always
aroused her to defense.
Il don't see how" her sister retorted,
obstinately. And, besides, always re-
member, anyway. 1 wanted you to go
down to the crysanthemum show with
me, and then to the Brown Betty for
| tea, but l see it's no use asking you
Goodby. l hope you'll discover the miss
ing 81 cents. 1t is always 81 cents, ism I
| II! Ia charge 1t to jewels and be done
with it,
And with gay little firt of her
pretty gown. Mrs. Barker departed
Mrs. Avery sat idle for a moment
somehow, with the rustic of those de-
parting skirts in her ears, the work
did seem foolish Then, with a resolute
sign, she turned again to her task She
had tried Annals way. and she had al
ways run several dollars over her al
iowance. No, there was nothing for heI
but this
Three days later Anna appeared again
half-merry, half rueful.
Jenny's left me- she began
Jenny left you! Why, 1 thought she
was perfectly contented!
SO she was until lost IS. I wanted
II Tor chiffon waist I saw the Other
afternoon-marked down from $40,
hunted everywhere for that S. ant
nnally asked Jenny. OF course / tiidn'
say she took it, but | couldn't think O.
any other way that II could have gone
| lay awake over ii half the night befor,
| asked her And she was insulted. anc
packed her things and walked out o
the house. And this morning suddenly
remembered"
What Mrs. Avery prompted
breathessly.
That l had given Mrs Cotton IS Sun.
day for my missionary dues"
20 Anna" Mrs. Avery's voice wa.
all sympathy.
so" Anna continued. facing her sis.
ter braVely, I've come to ask you where
, you buy your account books"
Wade & Wheelers, but"
Mrs. Barker was already halfway
downstairs. I'm going to get enough
TO last 20 years." she called back
youths Companion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13

Blake got about half a mile further, and
was heard by the boys of a Mr.. Hale,
living away from the road, whose wife
was i'll in the night In the morning Mr.
Hale started for a doctor, and on his way
told Johnson Richardson. whose father
had started over the mountain, what
his boys had heard. Richardson went to
see if the one heard was his father, and
found Mr.. Blake. DR.. John p. Warren,
of Wardsboro, afterwards of Chesterfield,
Newfane and Brattleboro, was called
to the assistance of the sufferers.
The heroic mother was buried in the
cemetery at South Newfane.
Harrison Gray Blake died in Cleveland,
Ohio, in May, 1865, and was buried in the
West Side cemetery of that city. After
the death of his wife on the mountain
he was twice married. and his third wife
became Mrs Alice Bradley of Harris
vile, N. H. She was married to Mr..
Blake in December 1866, in Cleveland
Mr.. Blake had two brothers-Thomas
Blake living in Worcester, and Benoni
Blake living in Newfane. The year af-
ter Mrs. Bradley's marriage to Mr..
Blake they came East and visited at his
brothers in Newfane. Mrs. F. j. Will
cox of Mortified, Mimi, a long time
subscriber of The Phoenix, was daughter
of Benoni Blake. Mrs Wilbur's oldest
| brother, j. d. Blake, was a member of
| tleboro nearly so years ago.
! Mrs. DeGroates brother, Harrison G..
| Blake, jr., who was a child of two
years when the mother persisted, was
| left at home with an older sister on
| the fatal night. He became a prominent
man in Ohio. He was a lawyer and
banker He served four terms in the
| Ohio legislature and was speaker of the
| Senate. He was also a member of Con-
gress two terms. In Congress he was an
| anti slavery man and a strong opponent
| of Vallandingham. whom he had also
| opposed in the state legislature He was
on the committee on post offices. and In
that capacity originated, reported and
secured the passage of bill which gave
to the country the present post office
money order system. During Mr. Lin.
coins administration Mr., Blake was of.
fered the governorship of one of the ter.
| rtories, but declined II. His name wa.
prominently and generally mentioned fo
the Republican gubernatorial nomination
at one time, but he withdrew in favo
of Gen. r. B. Hayes, who was elected
and who afterward became President
The sister. Lucy, married Ezra Dean
She died many years ago.
The Blake family was of good Revo
lutionary stock. Harrison G. Blake
father, James Blake, was born in Bos
ton on King street now State street
Jan. 30 1862. In later life he moved L
Marlboro, where he died July 8, 1899. II
helped to make cartridges for the sol
ders during the battle of Bunker Hill
His father Increase Blake, was keepe
of the Boston jail at that time. an
was a member of the Boston tea party
Seba Smith, the author of the poem
was we'll known writer of his tim
under the nom de plume of major JAG
Downing"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
is Fair Play to Be Outlawed?
[Springfield Republican,

1t is with shame as an American cit
izen that / say that today the most hui
initiating character in all American his
tory is the President of the United
States.-lGov. Johnson of California In
his speech at Columbus, Ohio,
Well may he be ashamed Of making
that statement Is fair play to be en-
tirely outawed by the Roosevelt johnson
ticket? History will give President Taft
rating that will confound these men
We are witnessing something like a con.
spiracy of detraction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13

"Cowardly." according to Webster is
wanting courage" but a certain states
man. in tale offered by FULLY Mar
shah of 1.-THE Talker" company, has an
original application of the term. when
| arose TO speak," exclaimed the mar
tyred statesman. someone threw a
base, cowardly egg at me-" And what
kind OF an egg might that be?" asked
an attentive listener. "A base, cowardly
egg" explained the statesman, sis one
that hits you and then runs."-[Young's
Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
To Insure 200. 900 Employees.

Announcement has been made that
over 100000 employees of the Western
Union Telegraph company and the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company are to become, without ex-
pense beneficiaries in a life, accident
and disability insurance project which
Theodore n. Vail president of these
companies will put into operation this
fall. After a short term of continuous
service all workers will become auto
matically insured, This is the most ex-
tensive insurance proposition of the kind
ever undertaken.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
FALLING HAIR
DANDRUFF
SCALP ITCH
VANISHES

PARTISAN Sage will quickly end all
hair and scalp troubles and make your
hair SO silky. luxuriant and lustrous that
all will admire II.
Banishes scalp itch over night. Cleans
up dandruff in short order and kills dan
druff germs. After the first bottle your
hair will be lustrous and full of life.
Re sure and get PARTISAN Sage,
Girl with Auburn hair on every carton.
1t is not a dye-but a clean, refresh
ing, invigorating tonic. that preserves
the color. At dealers everywhere. Large
bottle so cents. Sold by Roots Phar-
macy on money back plan.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
An EXPLANATION.

Dubbleigh's car lay fat on Its side
and deep in the mud in the freshly plow-
ed field, having skidded of the road,
through the low stone wall. to get
there.
"Ah." cried a passerby from the road
side. Had an accident?"
Dubbleigh tried 10 hold his tongue, but
the strain was too much for him.
mo, of course not" he replied, coldly.
I've just bought new car and have
brought my old one out here to bury 1t.
Got a pick-axe and a shovel in yoyN
pocket you could lend me? can't seem
to dig very deep with my motor horn"
-IHarpers Weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13
The Men Who Succeed

as heads of large enterprises are men of
great energy. Success, today, demands
health. To all is to fail It's utter fol-
ly for man to endure a weak, rum
down, half alive condition when Electric
Btters will put him right on his feet in
short order. -Four bottles did me more
real good than any other medicine l ever
took" writes Charles b. Allen. Sylvania,
Ga. after years of suffering with rheu-
matsm. liver trouble. stomach disorders
and deranged kidneys, am again.
thanks to Electric Bitters, sound and
WELL" Try them. Only so cents at Will
fred F. Roots and F. II. Holdens.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13

In a recent number of the daily con-
sular reports are collected memoranda
from cities and towns in various dis
tant parts of the world showing the uni
versal quality OF the popular interest
which the moving pictures excite. Eng
land, Japan, Turkey. Mexico, India,
Australia and the islands Of the sea all
have the same story to tell, wherever
the cinematograph goes II finds an in
slant and maintained welcome.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13

A luxury really isn't one after you get
used to 1t.
An ounce of tomorrow is worth a
pound OF yesterday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-13

Rmorseless time has eliminated the log
cabin as a presidential birthplace.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-18

m accordance with q resolution pssss
b. ths city Council December fnd. 1915
airectinN the mayer 90 issue ard publish
m the local papers . prociamation call
inm an election ~ b. held on the seth amy
- nscsmbsr. 1919. 90 determine whether
Il IL the desire ~ the electors ~ said
rify that the charter n nmif eity shall
he - -mended Or rewritten ~ 70 pr
vifs Tor the government ~ said city ~
counniraiongrNs
! 40 hereby proclnam that q apecisi
election wiii ~ held on Decesnber noth.
tata o. aetsrnins the wishes ~ tha wof.
srH ~ the city ~ Pensacola with respect
O. ne government 81 aad city ~ con-
missiuners
The same inspectors and CLERKS who
shah serve a. the bond election a. b.
held on ths same day. shall act a. o..
spectnra and cierkn FOR this election. ara
the same hours shall be observed fnr
openinr and eloslnH the polls.
AT electors Who were qualified - vote
lu the lest general election ana whn
have been residents ~ the oftv % Per-
aacola Tor me last year shall ~ uuniined
O. vote
N testimony whereof I have herwunfs
set my hard amd caused the corporate
seal - The city ~ rensaccla 90 - -.
fired hsfenutn riis the ard day % To
rau1hHf. AZ ~ 1919
FRANK REILLY, Mayor.
Attest = q AYmard. city cierh
a1euoawt
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-18

purpose N rruvidinH a fund for the use
of TIRE ctr Tor general purposes
tAM ~ three and one mmth mills
fcr ne purponn ~ provtting a fund for
he uHf of TIE city Tor police purposes
tnW ~ ten ana four- tanthn milia
fur ne purpose - provitinH q fund Cor
enc ciiy for streets, parks ana public
uurka
A Tar ~ faur ana sir-tenfhs willis
for the purpose ~ providing a fund Cor
thr payment " ths interest and prtnci-
pal and providing a sinking fund fnr tha
bonded Indebtedness ~ TIRE city.
~ a special tnN ~ two and fur.
tenths milH IN an rrDnerty, except reai
estate Hifun tod more than tee thoumnnd
l1noal feet from tha nearest nra hydnani.
Tor urutNcfi9m from nro.
SEE q That AL nrdinances ard parts
q urdinnncew IN conflict herewith bs and
ihn sans are hareby repealed
Sec 81 That thia oriinancs shall take
rmerf tmwm1iateiw upon ftM passage and
approval the tares being LEVIED 81 %
uefnhaf 4, 1919
Passed November 1fth. leia
ApprnWna November 18th, tn1A
PRANK REILLY, hnyoT
Attest T. q. Ayu.aud. CITY 1srh
dars-omw. ~