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"J jfoBeuii. lie date speak more experiences and 8 TWELVE PAGES. Meteorological Itecord. Wek Endinq Thursday Evknino,. Mar. D, ISM. Tliermom- wlnd , j " - . w - S S S g s a s-e js 3 e. Jit 1 1 I flSg5 JIar lr 8 19 SO 80.S-! so 29.0I 18 ,-Zoij n 29.03 S3 N.E. N.E. 3.-. 38371 0' - 8 170, 95. 1.01 S 111 100 33 ( 430j 87. '- 31 30 N.E. 31 31 31 ; 10 33 Si SI 30 83 31 SJ 3019 S3 43 5) TO 31 N.E 13 103 78 3- I CO N.E, 1 100 Tn" 37 ! N.E. 1 C3 101 Snow in Inches, SS.00 Annnlincemenls. JIarcus W'prd & Co.'a ltoyal Irisli linen station ery at Clapp and Jones's. Cottons are hlRlier,' but we are still selling at the old price, liny now and save money. T. W. llAHNAIUl. Beautiful framed pictures at low ptlces. Ct.Apr & Jonks. Twenty-five cents buy? a Rood turkey red damask worth SScents ayard. T, W. II.winatui. Wanted A competent middle aged lady to do Keneral housework. Good pay to the right per son. Apply to Mrs. F. L. l'ierce, Putney, Vt. Subscribe for Standard Designs, SS cents a year After April 1, subscription price ill be$l a year. Subscribe now. T. W. ISaiinahi). Waterman fountain pens the best. Full as sortment at Clapp & Jones. Extra good value now given iu table linens, towels and napkins. T. W. IlAn.vAnu. Don't throw away good but faded garments. RemembT with one hour's work,and no muss, if you use Putnam's Fadeless Ores, jou can make them new again. Sold by the Urooks House Pharmacy. Have your pictures framed at Clapp if Jones's. Popular sheet music and books. Strings for all Instruments and musical supplies at Clapp & Jones's. Auctioneer. G. I. Miller, Guilford, Vt. Terms: 10 per day. Including book-keeper and 60 posters. Or ders can be left with 8. W. Edgett ,t Co., 01 Main street, Brattleboro, Vt. Miss Park's Private Mrlinol. Summaj term opens March 37. Business, High school, and elementary courses. Tutoring done afternoons and overlings. ISChapIn street. BBATTLEBOKO. The spring term of Miss Fitts's kinder garten opens next Monday. Hoyt's "A Milk White Flag" will he the attraction at the Auditorium tomorrow evening. The ladies of the Congregational church will hold their annual thank-offering meet ing at the chapel on Friday afternoon at 3:30. The men of the Uuiversalist church will hold their annual sugar supper in the ves try nest Thursday evening, beginning at 0 o'clock. Odd Fellows hlock is being thoroughly repaired and renovated. The store form erly occupied by II. E. Bond has been ad vertised for rent. Ada Bothner, the actress who is remem bered locally by her work in "The Voo- doo," and Hoyt's "A Bunch of Keys," is critically ill at Chicago. The D wight Goodenough place on West ern avenue was deeded to Ilosea Mann this week. Mr. Manu will move soon from H. E. Bond's house on Prospect mil. The Congregational ladies will serve a supper at the chapel on Thursday evening at 0 o'clock. This is the last supper for the season and a. generous patronage is so licited. The,sale of tick'ets for Hoyt's a "Milk White Flag," opened Wednesday 'night and nearly 100 people were In line. It is evi dent that Hoyt and his productions are popular in Brattleboro. Eugene Samson, a member of the 21st regiment of infantry, is 111 at the hospital at riattsburgh, N. V., and will be unable to accompany the regiment to Manila. John Longueil, who had been stationed at West Point, is now a member of a military band in Baltimore which will go to Ma nila. Sheriff L. C. ITowe of Ludlow came to Brattleboro yesterday and drove to New faifb after a man named Kcnworthy, who was sent there from Bellows Falls to serve a sentence of 30 days. Kenworthy's sen tence expired yesterday, after which Sheriff Howe took him to Ludlow to plead to the charge of beating his wife. Judgment was rendered in the county court this week in favor of the plaintiff in the case of the Brattleboro Jelly company against the Reformer Publishing company. The judgment allows the plaintiff to re cover $07 and Interest, which was the full amount due the plaintiff as found by the referee, O. E. ButterQeld. The three-year-old sou of Mr. and Mrs. Amos nayes of Thomas street broke one of the bones in his leg Monday afternoon. Just how the accident happened is not known. The boy was playing in the house with another child, and it is sup posed that he caught his foot In one of the legs of the stove and fell. Spring, gentle spring, is supposed to bo here. It is the allcg d season of hand or gans, robins, high-priced feminine head gear, injunctions to take all kinds of blood purifiers, etc., but snow storms follow each other iu bewildering succession, the maple sugar maker grows impatient and the ordi nary mortal remarks "Guess we ain't go ing to-have a spring." The gentle spring has sprnng. F. J. Bailey has sold the Cephas Clark stock farm at Pine Look, South Deerfield, Mass., to Springfield parties; also the Itoel farm In West Dummerston to P. F. Crown; the Stlllman Clark farm In Ja maica to Walter Hilts of St. Lawrence county, N. Y.; a spruce timber ' lot In Stratton to John C. TIbhets of West Wardsboro, and a tract of land on Long Island, N. Y., to Ilosea Mann of Brattle boro. Georgo F. Martin of this village aud Miss Carrie Winter of West Brattleboro were married by Rev. J. H. Babbitt at the Congregational parsonage In West Brat tleboro yesterday. They went south for a short wedding trip. Mr. Martin, who lives on Pine street, was formerly employ ed by the Brattleboro Street Railroad com pany. He Is now fireman for the Carpen ter Organ company. Mrs. Martin has been housekeeper for Geo. Reynolds. An exaggerated report has given an un fortunate Impression In regard to an oc currence In the ninth grade of the public school last week. One boy playfully "punched" a classmate during school ul t lirutrs. and the latter, wlin was slmmonlnc us listener! i Our leaQci. ,,.,i i.,iii . .11 '.?lfa rs. ' . . iu.1.uio.cijr, places in England and Germany, '"-Jurnlshe'd". tD re? cIub wUi hold a ban 3?etLatnFowy6 boM Tuesday evening, lUrch 28. Ei.-Qov.'w. P. Mg Prof. II. Humphrey Nclll of Amherst collcgo will preach In the .Congregational church next Sunday. Miss Lucia Foster entertained the young ladles' whist club Saturday afternoon. The prl.o was won by Miss Maud Stod dard. On account of the storm last Sunday Capt. W. T. Halgh postponed Ills talk to the Congregational Sunday school until next Sunday. The selectmen sent K. E. Stockwell to Claremont, N. II., Tuesday to look for a town team, but Mr. Stockwell was unable to find a sultablo one. Sheriff It. E, Gordon went to Rutland yesterday with Edward Ferguson, who was convicted of larceny at the session of the county court, and was sentenced to 30 days in the house of correction. There will be an auction at the restdenco of Dwlght Goodenough In Centrevlllo Wednesday, the 20th, at 1 v. m., when a horse, three cows, harness, farming tools and sotno household furniture will bn sold. A. V. May's agency has leased a sulto of rooms in Mrs. Prescott White's house to Dr. Charles G. Wheeler of Burlington, the osteopathlst, who Is to locate in Brat tleboro. Dr. Wheeler will take possession at once. Union services will be held In the Bap tist church next Sunday evening when an address will be delivered by Rev. George W. Morrow of Burlington, superintend ent of Vermont of the Anti-Saloon League of America. Rev. Mr. Morrow will preach In the Methodist church Suuday morning. W. II. Brackett and C. A. Harris have been appointed administrators of the O. D. Estcrbrook estate, and I). S. Pratt and G. A. Boydcn have been appointed ap praisers and commissioners. The wills of Honors Brown, Mellescent F. Pratt, Mary M. Ingram and Ma-:k M. Miller have been filed in the probate office. L. F. Adams, S. A. Smith and W. II. Brackett, Incorporators, have issued no tices to the subscribers to the capital stock of the S. A. Smith Company to meet at the town hall Mot day evening, March 27, at 7:30, for the purpose of effecting an organization of the company by the adoption of by-laws and the elec tion of officers, and to do such other busi ness as may bo thought proper. Francis A. Liscotn difd Jan. 11, near Palmyra, III. He was born In Newark, New York, Apr. 23, 1822. He was mar ried Sept. 20, 18-13, to Esther Worden, who died Sept. 7, 18S3. He leaves two adopt ed daughters, Mrs. Luclna Higgins, of Rancher, Mont., and Mrs. Jennie Hartsook, of Palmyra, 111.; aho two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Cluff, of South Fitchburg, Mass., and Mrs. Mary Crawford, of Mendota, III. He moved to Illinois from Brattleboro in the spring of 185S. He lived in Greene and Macoupin counties. He united with the Baptist church in early manhood and was a consistent member of the Greenfield Baptist church. Capt. Henry W. Hovey has been or dered to report for duty with his regiment, the 24th United States infantry, at Salt Lake City. The regiment will go from there to Manila at an early date. Capt. Hovey has been on duty in this state sev eral years professor of military tactics at Norwich university, with the Vermont National Guard, commanding officer at Fort Ethan Allen, and as assistant to Ma jor S. P. Jocelyn, 10th United States in fantry, as mustering officer, quartermaster and commissary, during the mustering in and muster out of the Vermont regiment last summer. Capt. Hovey by his untir ing interest and courteous treatment has made many friends among the Vermont soldiers, as well as citizens, all of whom will wish him success wherever ho goes. Mrs. Hovey and the children will reside In Northfleld during the captain's absence. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the commander of the United States army, who has this week visited in Boston, Fitchburg and his native town, Westminster, Mass., was the youngest of the four children of Daniel Mileswborn In Petersham, Mass., and Mary Curtis, born in Brattleboro. The family on both sides was of sturdy stock and vigorous Inheritances. The father's ances tors were men of position and influence in England before they left the "right little, tight little Island." The mother was a direct descendant of William Curtis, who landed from the ship Lyon in Boston, Sept. 10, 1032. The father of Gen. Miles is well remembered in Brattleboro, as he conducted lumbering operations for some time at West Brattleboro. The statement has appeared in print that Gen. Miles was at work here with his father at one time, but this is said to be incorrect by those who know the family. II. H. Crosby, L. D. Taylor and C. H. Thompson returned Monday from their trip of two weeks in the South. J. G. Estcy, who was a member of the party, ac companied them as far as New York city, whero he spent a few days before return ing to Brattleboro. The four visited St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Palm Beach and other places together, and from Miami Mr. Crosby and Mr. Estey sailed for Havana, Cuba, whero they spent two days. They returned to Florida by the way of Key West. The city of Havana, although much cleaner than It was a few months ago, is far from being in good sanitary condition. Everything there Is entirely un-American and different from the Unit ed States. The cigar factories, the princi pal and In fact the only industry of any importance In Havana, were visited by Mr. Crosby and Mr. Estey. They also made several short trips Into the country sur rounding the city, and visited some of the military camps. Kliltnuiiy filrls Untight 111 llrattleboro. Chlcf-of-Police Thompson and Patrick Keefo of Bellows Falls camo to Brattlo boro Sunday morning In search of Mr. Keefe's 14-year-old daughter Lizzie and a girl named Kate Sweeney, 23 years old, whom, It was alleged, lured the Keefe girl away from home. The girls camo to Brat tleboro Saturday and engaged a room In the Brattleboro House. Mr. Keefo and Chlef-of-PolIce Thompson telephoned Chlef-of. Police Hall upon their arrival In Brattleboro, and the latter found the girls at their room. He arrested the Sweeney girl, but the Keefe girl stayed with her father. The Sweeney girl was placed In the lock-up and was allowed the freedom of the corridor, a man who was already In the lock-up being placed In a cell. The party left for Bellows Falls on the 10:10 train Sunday night. The Sweeney girl's lachrymal ducts overflowed copiously dur ing the day at the "Injustice" which had been done her. She said the man for whom she had been at work in Bellows Falls had failed and that being unable to get her pay she decided to come to Brattle boro in search of employment. She said she told the Keefe girl of her intention and the latter Immediately decided to come with her, as her father abused her at home. She denied having urged the Keefo girl to leave home. She said her parents lived In Now Mexico. The Sween ey woman was given a hearing before Jus tice C. II. Williams at Bellows Falls Mon day. The evidence tended to show that the Keefe girl and Miss Sweeney had been together frequently and the latter had often asked the girl why she did not leave home and seek happiness and a fortune In the wide, wide world, but It was not drama "ou LnEL07611 tuat tne Sweeney woman induced oa ThuVerV eventS11 t0 ,eave tna state &ni was dls good Midi ' wm In Sf1, 1W illtf THE' VERMONT PHCENIX, Brattleboro men who cut Ice on Spofford lake recently took out cakes 30 Inches In thickness. A number of young people went from this village to a "sugar eat" at John Dlx's In West Brattleboro Tuesday night. The Springfield SnndayMlepubllcan pub lished "Dr. Holland's Earliest Poem." It was about the bear hunt at Wardsboro in 1840. Tlio verses were reproduced In The PhuMilx at the time of the last big bear hunt In Waulsboro several years ago. There will be an Important auction at tho Randall & Clapp farm, known as the depot farm, In Dummerston, Friday, March 31, at 10 a. m., when f0 cows and heifers, ono pair of oxen, six horses, and several wagons, buggies, ' harness, etc., will be sold. Robert Shelley was given a surprise party last Friday evening at his High street home by a number of his friends. Tho evening was enjoyably spent In play ing hearts. Mr. Shelley finished work last week as clerk for E. E. Perry, and is now employed as traveling salesman for Blodgett & DoWltt. Tho listers will proceed to take up tho Inventories of the tax payers for 1890 at Western Engine hall In West Brattleboro Saturday, Apr. 1. They will be In the selectmen's room Monday, Apr. 3. At both places the tax payers are requested to deliver their Inventories complete, ac cording to law. Blanks may be secured at the town clerk's office or of tho listers. The recent Odd Fellows' ball In Athol, Mass., was a notablo affair, 150 couples participating, and $100 being taken from the spectators In the gallery. The Athol Transcript says "the concert by the First Regiment band orchestra of Brattleboro was one of the most satisfactory musical treats that has been given In the Academy for a long time, and was fa' superior to the Germanla band's (Boston) work a few weeks ago. The Whlto River .Junction correspond ent of Zion's Herald says: "Leading men of this place, regardless of creed, heartily unite with church officials In unanimously desiring the continuance of Rev. A. J. Hough's pastorate. Hi; lias recently been invited to deliver tho Memorial oration be fore the Junction G. A. R. post, also the Memorial sermon the coming May. There is a steady demand for his 'Mantle and Spirit,' a recent order coming from Af rica." J. W. Clayton, a former Brattleboro boy who has been a prominent citizen of Athol, Mass., a number of years, will complete his four years' term as postmas ter at that place April 1. Soon after that date Mr. Clayton aud his family will go to Stockdale, Texas, where he will engage In business with his brother-in-law. The clerks, letter-carriers and a few friends gave Mr. Clayton a reception at the home of Mrs. Henry Cook In Athol one evening last week. There were songs, reading and short speeches, followed by a banquet. William I). Whitman gies this week to Randolph where he will have charge of tho grading and canning department in tho Vermont Sugar Makers' market. Tills concern has been recently organized by the sugar makers of Vermont for the purpose of receiving sugarand syrup from the mak ers and putting it into marketable form. Mr. Whitman has had much experience in the sugar business, having been in charge of the cooking and grading of sugar for the Vermont maple sugar exchange of this town for a number of years. The opera Pinafore, which is now in course of preparation, will be presented at the Auditorium, April 7 aud 8, under the auspices of the ladies' circle of the Uui versalist church. There will bo two even ing performances and a matinee on Satur day afternoon. The chorus will be made up entirely of local singers, and the cast with ono or two exceptions, will be home talent. The opera will bo under the direc tion of Mrs. Mattoon of Springfield, Mass., who probably will come to Brattleboro next week to take charge of the rehearsals. Hoyt's "A Milk White Flag" Is a far more elaborate production In several re spects than anything he has attempted and is thought by many to be tho cleverest thing he has written and it has been one of the most successful. No one can deny that "A Milk White Flag" is an ingenious and meritorious satire aud the most of tho situations are certainly very laughable, even if they are grotesque in tho extreme. Pom pous soldiers, flirtatious girls, picturesque drills and effective costuming figure large ly iu this production. This play comes to the Auditorium tomorrow evening, Satur day, March 25. Complaint was made to Chief-of-Pollco Hall Saturday nleht that II. M. Wilder was Intoxicated and was creating a dis turbance in his tenement in C. B. Perkins's house on Elm street. Chlef-of-Pollce Hall called on Wilder and Invited him to come over to the lock-up. Wilder wanted to light, but that disposition left him when he felt tho "twisters" tighten about his wrists. Ho stayed in tho lock-up until Monday morning, when he was arraigned beforo Judge W. S. Newton to plead to the charge of Intoxication. He pleaded guilty and was fined $5 and costs, amounting to $12.70, with an alternative sentence of 20 days In Newfane. The fine was paid dur ing the day. R. G. Hardle, the quasI-Boston portrait artist, Is in Washington for the purpose of painting a portrait of George Washington in Masonic regalia. Ills commission comes from Henry S. Wellcomo, the American merchant in London, who recently pre sented the portrait of Pocahontas to the United States Senate, and will present Mr. Hurdle's portrait of Washington to the Grand Lodge of Masons of Great Britain. Washington was a member of the Masonic lodge of Alexandria, Va., and upon the walls of the lodge room bangs a portrait of the father of his country In the regalia of a past master, which was painted from life In 1704 by an amateur named Williams, who was a member of the same lodge. It Is a very poor likeness, and of no value as a work of art. Boston Record. Stratton Lumber Company's Schedule. The schedule of assets and liabilities of tho Stratton Lumber company, which was adjudicated as bankrupt March 3, was fil ed with A. F. Schwenk of Brattleboro, re feree In bankruptcy, last Saturday. The schedule shows that there are 80 creditors with claims ranging from $1 to over $5000. The liabilities of the company are $20,488. The company owns real estate valued at $37,005, of which $20,005 worth Is In Ver mont and $17,300 Is in Massachusetts. It also owns personal property valued at $20,. 025, consisting of lumber and lumber merchandise, cash, books, live stock, machinery and tools. The book accounts, stocks and bonds, policies of Insurance, deposits In banks and elsewhero and un liquidated claims amount to $20,033. The property claimed to be exempt amounts to $377. The total valuation of these assets Is $70,289. The company owns mills In Weston, Stratton and Peru, this state, and In Everett and North Cambridge, Mass. The company was petitioned into bank ruptcy by the Black River National bank of Proctorsvllle, which holds two notes against the company, one for $3305 and one for $508. Tho first meeting of the creditors will bo held In Towns Hotel In Bellows Falls next Monday. It Is expect, ed that the company will be able to pay In full all the claims against It. This Is ono of the largest bankruptcy cases which ever camo up for settlement In this county. BRATTLEBORO, Rev, F. E. Marblo will lead tho after noon meeting at the Y. M. C. A, Sunday. Donncll Davis are to have an addition of 25 feet added to tho rear of their store this spring. The animal meeting and banquet of the Woman's club will bo held In the Brooks House April 12. Hackley & Moran have on exhibition in their south show window about 20 bicycles, this year's models. The Brooks Home pharmacy has this week put In a new soda fountain from tho factory of A. D. Puffer A Sons, Boston. Tho annual sugar supper of tho ladles' circle will attract a crowd of young people at Whlthed's hall at Vernon this evening. S. A, Smith & Co. are planning to put an electric motor Into the Crowcll building on Flat street to furnish power to run their machinery. The Daughters of the American Revo lution havo decided to hold meetings at the Brooks House the first Tuesday In each month. Tho sugar supper and dance held In Grange hall Monday night was quite large ly attended. The Grangers realized about $30 from the affair. The late C. C. Walte, proprietor of the Brevoort House In New York many years, was a member of the firm which ran the ill fated Windsor from 1870 to 1880. About 80 people went to Vernon on a' special train last Friday evening to attend the supper and dance given In the hotel by the Vernon grange. A number more drove down, making the total delegation from Brattleboro about 100. At a meeting of Fort Dututner Colony, Pilgrim Fathers, Tuesday evening, A. J. Currier was elected representative to tho supreme colony which meets In Boston, April 5, to succeed D. W. Tenney, who re signed on account of illness. The state railroad commissioners have ordered car fenders placed In the next 00 days on all electric cars in Vermont. Tho commissioners have approved three fen ders Hlpson-Barrett, Parnienter and Providence fender of the Consolidated Fender company and one of these must be used. A meeting of the committee of the Bap tist church was held Monday evening to consider ways and means for paying the church debt of $S000. On account of the storm only a few members were present so the meeting was postponed to tonight. A plan for liquidating the debt has been devised, aud it will be laid before the committee and will probably be adopted. Bicyclists had good riding in Brattleboro in March last year, and the Vermont Wheel club's first run was to Chesterfield, N. II., April C. March now has all the symptoms of vigorous January, with snow storms of almost daily occurrence. There has becu continuous sleighing since Nov. 22. On the western side of Vermont there has been less than three weeks of good sleighing, with the ground perfectly bare nearly all winter. A contingent of Brattleboro sports num bering about 50 went to West Brattleboro Monday night to attend the weekly exhibi tion given by W. B. Mette and his pupils In the "manly art." Four bouts, all more or less friendly, were pulled olT, and Mr. Mette gave a public lesson to one of his pupils. Some of the matches brought out clcversparrlng on both sides, while others, in which the participants were new to the game, caused a deal of amusement. The committee on arrangements for the meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Vermont, which is to be held In Brat tleboro May 15-20, are receiving replies from the preliminary circulars which they sent out a few days ago, which Indicate that the meeting will bo the largest gath ering of Odd Fellows ever held in this state. Several lodges have voted to at tend In a body, and to participate In tho parade. There will also be present many Odd Fellows from outside this state. Tho foutth quarterly Methodist confer ence for the Brattleboro, Guilford, aud Green River chargo was held in the Meth odist church Wednesday evening. Presid ing Elder W. R. Davenport was the pre siding officer. These officers were elected : Stewards, A. C. Davenport, F. F. Gleason, S. A. Daniels, D. P. Webster, F. A. Bagg, H. P. Matthews, C. W. Weymouth, E. W. Harlow, F. E. Beeuian, A. V. May, W. R. Stewart, I). A. Henry, and C. E. Davis; recording steward, E. W. Harlow; finance committee, F. E. Beeman, S. A. Daniels and E. W. Harlow; treasurer, S. A. Daniels. Dentil at IZnstliHtnptoii, Mhsm., nf -lira. Helen Nlilllll Ilrnils. Mrs. Helen Altnira Smith, widow of George W. Bemls, died Saturday at her home In Easthampton, Mass. She was a daughter of Manor and Linda D. Smith, and was born in Dummerston, March 22, 1834. When a young woman she was employed In the hospital for the Insane at Worcester, and there met Mr. Smith, who was also an employe of the institution. Their marriage took place May 20, 1802. A notice in tho Northampton Dally Gaz ette of Monday says: "Mrs. Bemis en deared herself to tho community as an earn est and affectionate Christian woman, of much refinement and dignity, aud formed many warm friendships. She was In 111 health a long time, but bore her afllicllon with singular courage, never speaking of her troubles, and making small demands upon the sympathy of others." Mrs. Bemls leaves three brothers, Fred, of Troy, N. Y., Frank, of Mlddletown, Conn., and Charles D. of Brattleboro, and a sister, Mrs. C. M. Smith of Easthampton. Mrs. Bemls was a member of the Methodist church. Her husband died suddenly Feb. 10th last, from a shock. Tne funeral was held In the Methodist church at Easthamp ton, Monday. llrath of Mrs. 12. II. llliigliam. Eliza Knight, 05, wife of Elihu H. Bingham of 17 Washington street, died at her home at 5.45 o'clock Monday after noon of consumption. She had been in ill health for a number of years, and for several months she has been an Invalid cn account of an accident in which she sus tained a fracture of her hip. The funera) was held at the house at 1 o'clock Wed nesday, Rev. J. D. Beeman of tho Metho dist church officiating. The burial was In the Prospect Hill cemetery. Mrs. Bingham was born in South Wards boro June 17, 1833. She was a daughter of Levi and Fanny Knight. She was mar ried to Mr. Bingham In South Wardsboro In January, 1853, and they continued to live In South Wardsboro and afterward in Newfane. They came to Brattleboro In the sixties and lived on the Island a short time, but were driven from there by a freshet which carried away their house and nearly all of tbelr personal goods. Thirty years or more ago Mr. Bing ham built a bouse on Washington street and he and Mrs. Bingham have lived there ever since. Besides her hus band, who Is engineer for the Brattleboro steam laundry, Mrs. Bingham leaves a brother, Israel Knight, and a sister, Mary Knight, in Madisonvllle, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Fannie Shepardson, In West moreland, N. II. She leaves ono daughter, Ida M., wife of W. H. nalgh of Brattleboro. Mrs. Bingham was necessarily "a home body," her health not allowing her to tiko an active part In out side affairs. She was a member of the Methodist church and she bad many friends In the church and among her neighbors. FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1899. Thermometer 14 degrees above zero this morning is a good mark for March 24. About 85 couples attended tho dance at Odd Fellows' Hall last night. There will be two more dances In tho scries, the next one on Thursday night. The Epworth leagtio will hold a sugar supper In tho vestry of the Methodist church, Wednesday evening, March 20. Supper served from 5:30 to 8 o'clock. H. E. Bond it Son have placed two now attractive signs on tho front of their un dertaking establishment, recently moved from Tyler block to tho Van Doom build ing. Clayton N. Hackley was ono of tho cornetlsts In the l'lerlau Sodality, tho musical organization of Harvard Univer sity, which gave a coucert In Sanders theatre, Cambridge, Tuesday evening. The caso of Stephen Grossman of Gull ford, charged with rape, was nol-prossed in tho county court this week. Crossman's eight-year-old daughter refuted the state ments which sho made at the prellmary hearing before Justice Newton. Tho prizes offered by the Brooks House pharmacy for the three neatest correct lists of the names of 20 chemicals on exhibi tion In the show window were won by Leon Barnes, Ernest Harris and Morton Chamberlain. The first prize was $1 worth of soda tickets and tho second and third prizes a pound of chocolates each. The wedding of Miss Alice Whitney of Rutland and Mr. Bascombof Ticonderoga, N. Y., Is announced to tako place In Rut land April 5. Miss Whitney is a former Brattleboro girl, and has been employed by the Tuttlo company of Rutland several years as stenographer. Mr. Bascomb Is auditor for the International Paper com pany. Watermau A Martin, counsel for the Brattleboro town school district, have filed a petition for a rehearing of the Brat tleboro school money case beforo the su preme court. C. C. Fitts, counsel for the Brattleboro village district, has filed a statement ol points iu opposition to a re hearing. Tho papers in the case were sent to Judge Munson yesterday. Jack Martin emerged from an encounter on the Connecticut river bridge Friday night with a badly batteted physiognomy. There are different versions of the affray, ono to the elfect that a railroad man as saulted Jack, another that two men at tacked him; and from the other direction Is a report that Jack posed as Joe Ott looking for trouble aud got It. Mrs. Ellen M. Wheeler, 48, wife of John Austin, who is employed by C. E. Allen, died at her home on Elliot street yesterday afternoon after an illness of only a few days with Bright's disease. Mrs. Austin was formerly a dressmaker, having her rooms over the Elliot street fish market. She was married to Mr. Austin about two years ago. The funeral will be held from the house tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. II. M. Adams received two letters from Mr. Adams, who is In Alaskan gold fields, Monday, in which he said he had not heard from home since Oct. 13. A sack of mail arrived in Dawson the last of January, in which was a letter for Jos eph Ferriter, telling of the death of his brother Andrew, which occurred Nov. 11. The Brat'.leboro boys are strong and healthy. Miss Wilklns's new novelette is called "The Jamesons," and deals with the ad vent of a New Woman, Mrs. H. Boardman Jameson, into a quiet New England town. Tills worthy lady starts In to improve the minds and "widen the spheres" of tho In habitants of Llnnvilie, introducing them to Browning, Ibsen and Maeterlinck, to (esthetics and rational attire. The Double day A- McCluro company will issue the book early in April. A recent number of the Florida East Coast Tourist contains an extended notice of the Deutos, a house boat 53 feet long with a deck 20 feet broad. It was built under the supervision of Dr. F. II. Hough ton of Columbus, Ohio, and Daytona, Fla. Dr. Houghton is a native of Guilford and a nephew of Harvey Houghton of this vil lage. In this boat Dr. Houghton journeys along the Halifax, Hillsborough and In dian rivers. He has a complete dental of fice on the boat and practices his profes sion regularly at the towns where he stops. He has spent the winter in this section of Florida the past IS years, but this is the first season that he has used a house boat for a home and office. The following, in regard to a matter to which reference was made in Tho Phoenix last week, is from Our Church Record, a paper published in Athol, Mass., In the interest of the churches of that place: "Mr. aud Mrs. A. R. Cobb of Exchange street announce the marriage engagement of their daughter, Miss S. Evelyn Cobb, to Georgo Fitzslmmons, secretary of the local Y. M. C. A. orgauizatiou. Inas much as the pastor did not officiate at any marriage last year, aud as It has become widely known that he is particularly apt in that capacity, the young people of the church put their heads together and de termined that the record of tho past year year must be Improved upon. Mr. Fitz slmmons naturally took his place at the head of the procession, and others will soon 'fall in.' Both Mr. Fitzslmmons and Miss Cobb are comparatively new comers to town, but during their stay here they havo won many friends, who will join In extending congratulations and best wishes for. a long, happy and useful life together." 8T. MICHAEL'S CHUHOH. Kervlces In Holy Week, mid Vlslintlon if Hilltop Hall. The following services are appointed by the rector for Holy Week and Easter day. On tho Sunday next before Easter, March 20 (Palm Sunday), 0.30 A. m. holy com munion ; 10.30 a. m. morning prayer, the sacrament of holy baptism and sermon; 7 1 M., evening prayer and lecture. Dur ing the week following there will be daily services at 11 a. m. and 7.30 i m. The holy communion will be celebrated on Thursday, and on Good Friday thero will be a sermon at the morning service. On Saturday (Easter even) 'here will be services at 3 i m. with holy baptism and at 7.30 Bishop nail will preach, and ad minister confirmation. On Easter day (Apr. 2) the first service will be held at 7 o'clock a. m., consisting of the high celebration, with full musical service, the bishop being the celebrant. The second servlco with a second celebration at-10.45 a.m. The bishop will preach tho Easter sermon. Services In Christ church, Guilford, will follow at 3 v. M., and there will be evensong In St. Michael's church at 7.30 i m. There will also be an early celebration of the holy communion on Easter Monday (Apr. 3), at 7.30 o'clock. Stockholders of the Central Massachu setts railroad have called for a return of the lease to the Boston it Maine, claiming that It Is Illegal. Another body was found late yesterday afternoon in the ruins of tho Windsor Hotel. The dead now number 10 and the missing about 40. The Dupont powder works at Penns grove, N, J,, were wrecked Wednesday by explosions In five of the buildings. Three men were killed and several Injured. To be entirely relieved of the aches and pains of rheumatism means a great deal, and Hood's Sargaparllla does it. THE DEFENDANTS' ANSWERS Oroton HrhlKo Company and Town of Hnittleboro He ply t the HIH T Ciimplnl"! of Hie llralllrliurn Street Ilnllronil Coniiiin ...Claim Thry Were Wot It.spoiisllile for Oelny In "til iR Main HrlilRC. The Oroton Bridge company and the se lectmen of Brattleboro have prepared their answers to tho bill of complaint of the Brattleboro Street Railroad company, they being the defendants In a suit brought by the railroad company last December to re cover $1000 damages for the delay In com pleting the Iron bridge across Whetstone brook at Main street. The answers, drawn up by Hasklns it Schwenk, solicitors for the defendants, are voluminous, com prising 27 pages of legal note paper, type written. The railroad company stated that It be lieved tho selectmen and the bridge com pany were negligent in the performance of their duty, that they used improper mate rial, employed Incompetent men, etc., that the selectmen were negligent in not push ing the work by compelling the bridge company to carry out Us contract In a busi nesslike manner, and that by reason of such neglect the railroad company's busi ness was greatjy damaged. The answer of the selectmen embraces at the beginning the entire contract of the town of Brattleboro, the village of Brat tleboro and the selectmen with tho Street Railroad company, and avers that other than as therein stated no further or great er rights to use the streets, highways and bridge have ever been granted to the rail road company nor have they been acquired in, any manner whatever. It also avers that under that agreement the rights as granted to tho company are in no respect exclusive to said company, nor greater or paramount to, but simply co-extenslve with the rights and privileges of all and every of the Inhabitants of this and every other state to use for passing and re pass ing on foot and with carriages and teams "along, through and over the same." The selectmen aver that the abutments for the bridge were not fully erected and the stone work completed on the Jay named In the contract, but that the failure of the contractors to complete their contract on that day was in no manner due to any act or omission of the town of Brattleboro or Its selectmen, nor was such a claim ever made by the contractors. The delay "was for causes and circumstances that arose during the prosecution of said work, abso lutely and entirely beyond their control, as subsequently appeared before disinter ested arbitrators, mutually chosen to deter mine that question, as between said town of Brattleboro, Its selectmen, and said Ward it Douglas, contractors." The selectmen aver that the contract with the bridge company was that they should have the bridge ready for travel within 40 days from the date when the stone abutments were ready to receive the bridge. The abutments were not ready until Sept. 1. Owing to the fact that a circus company was advertised to exhibit on Sept. 17, the annual exhibition of the Valley Fair Association was advertised for Sept. 28 and 29, the defendants were desirous of accommodating the railroad company in running its cars the entire length of its line so as to avoid transfering at the bridge the passengers which it was expected the railroad would carry, large numbers both to the circus and the Valley Fair exhibition at large profit, the select men made another contract with the bridge company by the terms of which the com pany should begin laying the bridge Oct. 3, the company agreeing to construct a false work for the use of the railroad com pany. The bridge company began work again on Oct. 3 according to their contract, but the contract was not completed until Dec. 7, while It should have been completed Nov. 13. This, tho selectmen claim, was not duo to any act or omission of the town of Brattleboro, nor docs the Groton Bridge company claim that its failure to complete the bridge on Nov. 13, was due, in any re spect, to any act or omission on the part of the town of Brattleboro, Its selectmen, ser vants or agents. The selectmen further aver that all in terruptions In the business of the railroad company occasioned by tho building of the bridge, were common to all persons having occasion for the use of a bridge across Whetstone brook. Tho answer of the Groton Bridge com pany denies that It was negligent in the erection of the bridge, that it was not equipped with suitable tools, that It did not use sultablo material and that its workmen were inefficient. It says that after Its drawings of tho bridge and material had been approved by the engineer of the town of Brattleboro it contracted for the mate rial with companies In Philadelphia, highly reliable and responsible and with an un questioned reputation for promptness and despatch in tho performance of all their undertakings. This material was to be shipped to Groton where It was to be dressed and fitted and then shipped to Brattleboro. The bridge company avers that by rea son of causes and circumstances absolute ly beyond their control the material was not shipped to Groton from Philadelphia with the promptness that might reasonably bo expected from such highly reliable con cerns, and that there were delays In trans portation both between Philadelphia and Groton and Groton and Brattleboro, which the bridge company had no power or au thority to remedy. It avers that its shops were run both day and night after the ma ter al was received and that the fitted ma terial was shipped to Brattleboro with all possible promptness. The bridge company, for further an swer, avers that the workmen In the roll Ing mills wero unable to run full time In July and August, 189S, on account of tho ntensoly hot weather and that they (the bridge company) were unable to get their orders filled elsewhere on account of the large business in Iron and steel which was thrown upon the market at that time, due In no small degree to the war of the Unit ed States with the kingdom of Spain. ADVEBTIBED LETTERS. Trk?enM'M C'ara May"ard. Mrs. Spencer Men A. A. Edson, II. B. Hodeklns 11 tr m. nard, Dr. O. N. Itlch'mond, y' The government 3 per cent bonds sold yesterday at 103 1-1. They were original ly sold to the "common people" at par i the expectation that they would be held by them, aud that thereby a livelier Inter, est In the government, Its credit and hon est money would bo scattered amonc the people. But of the $200,000,000 IssneVl over $00,000,000 Is now heidbyThe natkml al banks alone, and nobody knows how much more by Insurance and other trust institutions. At present quotations the Is sue would have brought $10,500 000 L than it dld.-Sprlngfleld RepuwTn. re We wish to say a word In regard to the Monroe Drue company, manufacturers of Putnam Fade! ess Dyes. They not only make the besides ot the market and give you the most for youmon ey, but they actually pay the printer In advZe The Brooks Ilouse Tharmacy are their agents WITH THE BOLDIERB IN CUBA. Corporal Tucker Writes About Itrrent Kxperletices Uxprcla to He Mustered Out In Sew York. Col. G. II. Iiond received another letter this week from Corporal A. J. Tucker, one of whoso letters was published in The Phoenix a few weeks ago. It Is dated la tanzas, Cuba, March 12 , Corporal Tucker says a cablegram has been received at head quarters stating that the Berlin will arrive there In a few days to tako the reeimentto New York to be mustered out. "The Ber lln,"hesys,"Is the boat I understand Gen. Alger had fitted up to Impress the natives with on his junketing trip. I think her name has been changed." He tells about visiting the San Carlos cemetery and says that the graves of the notables are separate from those of the common folk and are marked by handsome marble monuments, while those of the "plain people" are mark ed by wooden or mctalllccrosses and wreaths of beads. He visited the tombs where vaults aro rented by friends of deceased persons. These tombs are about 20 feet under the surface. When the rent ceases to bo forthcoming the bodies arc taken from tho vaults and dumped Into a "bone yard" without ceremony. Another place of Interest Is a cave on the San Juan river, which Is a part of an extinct volcano. Since Corporal Tucker has been In Cuba the mer cury on two or three days has dropped as low as 50 above zero. On those days, which seem comfortable to the Americans the natives bundle themselves up or go shivering about the streets. Corporal Tuck er was one of 10 men who suppressed a strike among the laborers a few days ago. Their orders were: "suppress the mob at all hazards and take not less than five Cuban lives for every one American". The strik ers fled to the woods without giving the sol diers an opportunity to carry out their ord ers. PHATT, WKIOIIT & CO.'S BUSINESS To lie Cloaril Out at n Mitrked.Itou n fenle $.0,000 Worth of Custom and Iteaily .Unite CIollilliR mill Ftlrillllilnc;t al a Illount of 'J ."5 to no I'er Cent. The advertisement which occupies the 12th page of The Phienix today marks the beginning of the end of a clothing firm which has held a prominent place in Brat tleboro trade over 45 years. C. A. Harris and W. H. Brackett, the administrators of the estate of the late O. D. Esterbrook, who had been the sole owner of the Pratt, Wright it Co. business the past ten years, have decided to close out the firm's entire stock, which represents an investment of $50,000. This Is said to be the largest stock between Springfield and Montreal. In order to dispose of the stock as expe ditiously as possible they have cut prices 25 to 50 per cent on every article in the store. The store will be closed on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, aud on Wednesday It will be opened with an extra force of salesmen. Tho prices on all goods will be marked in plain figures. The manage ment of the business during the closing out sale will be in the hands of E. J. Fen ton, who has been the head clerk In the store, and who is a young man of excellent ability, who has the entire confidence of the administrators and of patrons of the establishment. The reputation of Pratt, Wright & Co. in the past is a sufficient guarantee of the quality of the goods which will be sold. The firm has never bought cheap goods, declining always to enter into competition with low-priced shoddy sales, and buying only those things which were of recognized merit. This statement applies to all de partments of the business custom cloth ing, ready made clothing, men's furnish ings, etc. The firm has built far more than a local reputation in its customs de partment, former customers from Califor nia, Texas, and In fact all parts of the country, ordering clothing from former measurements, while there has been a large sale far beyond the territory com monly known as tributary to Brattleboro. A rare opportunity Is presented to get high grade goods at the price of inferior ones, and customers will make purchases with confidence, remembering the reputa tion which Pratt, Wright A- Co. won by honest dealings and by handling hiah grade goods, and that this sale Is a gen uine closing out one for the purpose of closing up an estate. PLAYING FOR DIAMONDS. l lnal Itomul lteacheil In the Vermont Wheel CIul, Tournament. VenunnAv. tb.e Preliminary games in the lui UeeI chlb tournament were play Saturday, resulting as follows: Pool, Lr.m?1?"75' Uarry rratt57; four Mmer""SrJPr- El S JIUDS 103,'L.a to ,,f,ni,.r We,n t0 reach th flnal Th tMmmkS are aS ,oll: Three ball billiards A. E. Wood 00 T 00 C F BhA H- 2 tt SSk& uu, O. r. Bingham 55. 75 STv tM Dugan F' E- Robertson finah:S BameS haV been in the ThrPA 1all i,iiii j ..... Fmip ii.u t.iin.i .v. 72 ----- ui(iUl 10, winnlncr on iian.n..n Marrch3trrnament lo end WEST DHATTLEBOHO. atoE-T fi W' ?? small house. The ?ave,nport 8 have been living In the SnnM.mlly, who bave moved to Stockwell'sP dlDg h0USe 8potTdMe'sCMnn,8a'W ,80me ,,vely wer e exbKn? of FiV&t wishes to have li ,S ? V b.Ut ,Mr' Mette llniul. m. . tnatcanVHLf?'.at.y crse of cats v i "'"' Catarrh Ch, Wr, the underelened I...A P" Toledo- -Jrt torSSSTZter- J- Cheney . . uiicnicv pn ti West ,(-Tn.,.. .... . . ' WiujinoVkwSak m Dru', Toledo O lts. Tolido,NofN' & MARm Wholesale Drug.' ttrJftl-tern,,,, actInlr iuo i system. Price 7S cents 1 , "ace of leoplewho have xa iiTi positively cure it ttofi worth. T&tft1 : Knteht "' r." 001. knight Petten iu. T.-; r. UJ. wood 140, rettee87, Knight rati it iJi iikm SmM''-M i .JIi..N ft. "iismi . Vl . . '.ILL