The Windham County reformer., December 20, 1895, Image 1

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VOLUME XX.
BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1895.
NUMBER 21.
TO RENT.
Iivrtl-PIIK'III UI1UC1- l"11 l CCIUB u
i'" . ....!, .,1 .mil olio cent 11 word In pilch
iOOUi'l'l i--
00.MS TO HI-..VI.
So. 27 (irocu St.
i,rE.MKNT. fi rooms, very cheap for the
liter. -
o nKT. Furnished room nt 50 Oak St.
Cn nPA'T. Uooil earuuonrn signs, "to
' - . . l,,,. naJ i I lfl?imUI.-n Ifll nil
nont. ""-
leap.
it I L. HATH BONE. Veterinary Sur-
K' .....Mil l'W-eiti' 1 llffi,.,. M Main
I white's Livery Stable. Telephone.
EiMiiK-!. Jl
-...mnsT HAMILTON. M. D.-Ofnce
t nliil llcsiileuce, No, lit North Main Street.
hmn until K : 1 to aaa KR" evening
ln..j 1 tit !l IV 111. I1.V1
nt
THK PROFESSIONS.
TjjTcTs. CLAKK, Dentist, Whitney
lilncs, nriuucuoi". "-j
'tl'KLKY & MOHAN. Furnishing I'nilcr.
takers, So. 'J So. Main St. Telephone, call,
hanjo nnd Ouliar instruction, ai
11 I u, ......
r - ,
l .i. i. vt. nt itrooks' House, llrat.
I'UUCH. .'iliin '""" "
l,.r.- II ,
iF.O. H. OORHASI. M. D. Whitney
M HltM-k, nam fnreei, nruiwru j rucucu
imiiAl tn tlin ilerfascH of the Kyo. Kar, Throat,
I-'lKoo. office hours, 9:30-12; 1 p. in .-4, 'rues,
ta-sau'l Fridays only. Remainder of week at
. .iifi I- :u s. -"
,BS. WEBSTER . PRATT, 41 Elliot
Street, llraltieuoro. wmce hoiiin, t men
i it in 7 ::o ii. in.
to
is BOWES. M. D., Homoeopathies Physl-
I. ',-.. 1 C. ltll-l llllll lIllKtllflllCn.
honaril's lllock, llrattleboro, Vt. Olllce hours
li,til!a. m., 12 till 2 ami nun s p. in. ioi.
Li F. BARBER, Deutlst, Pratt's Mock.
in
U. F. .. Wllonlll llV, Uentlat. Ofllce,
" lis hlllol .!l., r.rauiL-uiuu, , i. uii i,
tir n. IIOLTO-, n. u. rnvsician ami
ai. llrattleboro. Vf. Olliee and refel
luv imi'iut S ain and a mm streets, iiomc
in I to 1 ami lrom 0 to 7 o'elock p. m.
ATERM tX, MARTIN i IIITT, Atlor.
, i - it Law, IiunK itlui'i., ui.ittiuuuro, r.
ID
,H. . K.WPP. Pentlst, llooKcr liiix-n,
oy. l'.rook- lluiire, iiratneuuro, u.
1 1 i, 3HM.KK, M. D-.l'liyslelnn nnrt Mir.
l-lt cenn. 1 unkcr littn-K, lirattieooro, i i, vniee
I mri hefnrc '.I, 1 to (i ::!0 to X.
R. V. G. PETTF.K, Delltlut, tronliy
illlt'H. I l 1TI ll,,l'l',l . ',, m,.,i, ..v.
Ip P. WHITE. M. I.. Phynlelnn null
l Mirircu i. v liliailli-vuii , u. i7iue iiinim.
lto7a.ni., 11 to i p. in., and G to 7 p. m Tele.
Ii hone conm'ctiwi 4tt
llt.MES t'OXI..U. M. D., rhvstclan anil
ft Simrcon. llrattleboro. Vt. Oflicc in tYosby
ililml-, biHKitc Telephone Kvcbange. So 1:1
Walnut St. oilice hours from S to 11 a. m., 1 :!)('
p i3i. in
FOIl SAIiB.
AmnallFarniof S."iaercof (food land, plenty
iiult. uooil buildlnirs. all in irood repair.
Ii'.uinnir water to house anil barn. Also my
liiater iwwer anil property in the cast village of
liiullfonl, coafistinit of new dam, prist mill, car-
hiapc shop, blacksmith shop and tenement,
, all
laewamlin ilrst-class running order. For par-.
iculsrinquiri.- UE II. " iilfii.
m omlforo:, v t.
NEW ENGLAND FARMS,
lUlkiec, Cliv. Manufacturing and Business
il'roirtv, in all locations, and ail prices, for
ale. Auctioneering, "in all IreA'llieB," In all its
:annii. Send for circulars, prices &c.
J. C. TIMSON & CO.,
'eneral Insurance, Heal Kstate and Auction-
irin;. IXAKKMOM, . H.
Telephone, D-i. 14tr
IE BUILDINfi LOT
TO BE SOLI) AT 0TE.
A like iiu-i'e liuiUliutr Lot, lnrLo
Euu;li fur two L'ood houson, ailjoininir
iie (i. Ii, Kirwau nlaco on So. Main
Only a few roils from th torminus
f the Trolley Knail.
I'oitii! at a II Jiriral ii. and t l)c
Sold I imiicil lately .
A.. V.
l:u Real Estate Agency
A.. V. MAY,
REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
BOYDEN'S BLOCK,
Elliot St.. . Brattioboro, Vt.
NOTICE.
rtjtint buuflit the lot and bondings formerly
I f "pine, etc., and a'l-o a llnt-lass ice house
". inuulreot :iias. rkan.
-No. 1 Bridge St.
Ivory Soap
99
too Pure
At all grocery stores two sizes of Ivory sonp are sold; one that costs
five cents a cake, and a larger size. The larger calce is the more con
venient and economical for laundry and general household use. If your
Grocer is out of it. insist on his getting it for you.
Tmi Procter i. Gamble Co., Cui ri.
FOR SALE.
Adrertlsemcnts under tills head two cents a
word first insertion, and ono cent a word In each
ubsequcnt issue
IJHMt 8AI.K. One two-horse Traverso Sled,
1 nalr Team llarm'saitd Mull fha.n
cash, or exchange for wood. L. Smith. Went
Urattlcboro. -iw
1?OR SALE. I will furnish a limited number
of customers with fresh New Milk. Aim
Separator Cream, at reasonable prices. O. L.
miiir.il. .'UWo.
POR SALK OK KKNT. Mrs. K 1' Carpen--
tor's North Main street resldeneo la otTernil
for sale, or to rent furnished nt reasonable
terms. Through the agency of A . W. Clltl.tis &
Co. ij.tf
fJHIR KALE. Concord Buggies, from 50 up.
Carriages and Surrcvs at bottom price-.
Uepalrlng promptly attended to.
4-tt F. 1). Williams.
"EHIR SALE. Desirable Intr in Christ's Church
cemeterv nt East liuilford. Address. . I. E.
Oale, (Jullford, Vt. 43yl
llllll Gil.R
a. and Coif ees. Also I.nni'h. Willi HulTi'nnr
Home-made Food, choice Teas
Also l.unrh. wi
Coffee. Mks. Jacobs, 34 Elliot St. lutf
TRAUKti.
Vt HOIf E ChlUtliiltl I'llm nt (iiven
with cverv doz. Cabinets at Cornell's
Studio, 117 Main St., llrattleboro, Vt. 1SW4
DWAITE, Carringe lknliitluE. l'rlcen
aeeording to the times. Shop, 1). Abbott
Building, Canal St. 17w8
WANTED.
Advertisements under thla head two cents a
word first insertion, and one cent a word In each
subsequent issue.
WANTED. A man with some capital and
push to take the agency for one of the
most prominent makes or Bicycles on the mar.
ket. For information, address 1)., care Ukkor
Mtit. Slurs
VAJiTEI. To purchase old
" Revenue Stamps, either in
and
from old documents.
Box 1125, New Haven,
Address,
Conn.
I'ostagi
collections or
It. M. 1'. 1-.,
JOw-.'
f.NTKI By good, competent colored
" girl, place at general housework. Apply
at -2i Flat St. Wtf
"1YT ANTED. Situation as cook,
housework in small family.
Box 10, Vernon, Vt.
or general
Address s.,
jotf
WANTED. I want W0 M feet of Beach and
Manlo Loir at mv mill. Wt I.evden,
Mai
.Maine
?. J, Si.
7AXTEU.-A Delivery Clerk. Ilcfcrences
and personal habits must be A No. 1.
Catholic married man preferred. H a. .1. asi
K. A. SH!:liias, Grocers, Kasthampton, Mass.
lutf
BLACK HORSES WANTED
High knee actors, 15 1 j to IT. bauds high, tood
oonforinatlou, short backs, must have high knee
and hockle action. Answer with full descrip
tion, S. C. Vt, 1'. i). Box lti7, llostmi, Mass.
Jlwi
HANDS OFF VENEZUELA.
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM PRES.
IDEM ( LEVELAN11.
fie Tells Congress tbat Great Britain
Seeks to Violate the Monroe Doc
trine and Host Be Stopped,
by Force if Necessary.
Tllr: COHHESPONDENC E KKTWEEN
tLNF.V AND SALIKHt'RV.
WA. MORSE, House and Sign Paint-
Inc. Hard and Sott Wood Finishlnir. I'aner
Hanging and Decoi-nting. First-class work guar
anteed. Shop, llarmonv Block. lt5tf
WANTED AN IDEA.
JOHN CALVIN, Moves and
Main Street. Exchange Block.
Tinware.
28
Who can think
ot some simple
thing to patent:' Protect vour Ideas. 1 hey may
brlnir yon wealth. Write .lolIS WEDDElt.
BL'ltN A CO.. Patent Attorneys, Washington,
I). C, for their l,soo prize oiler. S yl
MERCANTILE.
JOHN 1CN LEVY. Custom Tailor, Hook,
er ItliM'k. no one llitrht. Cleanslm;. ltenalr. :
Ing and Pressing done at short notice. 14wly
FE. WILLARD, Slate Roofer anil
Dealer in liootlmr Slate. Ml S. Main .t..
HTISS C'EI.IA E
A?. Madauie Wllllainson's e
nation Health rorscts.
Solo Shoes til Elliot St.
INGRAM. Agent
rateil I omit!
for
lebr
:iud Satlnola ruslilon
llrattleboro, Vt .121 f
Bratticboro, VI.
Wiwlv
V. (OX & CO., Moves and Tinware.
Main St., opp. American House.
INSURANCE.
BARROWS. CO.. w-holeimle anil retail
dealers in Coals of ail kinds. Ollicn So. XI
vy ck. v if., vieneriii iisoriiui-c i
and Heal Estate Agents. 10 Crosbv lliin k.
urattietioro.
Main Street, llrattleboro.
14vS
1 will sell at Auction,
Monday, Dec. 23rd, 1895,
At 11 O'clock A. AL,
40 TONS OF HAY 40
And several tons of
HAYED OATS,
At the Farm formerly owned by Xelsou
Jonks in ..Marlboro, t.
SCOTT DUNKHEE,
wl (ireenilelil, .Mass.
flLAPP A- JONKS, Hook, Stationery.
luiicy bMjtls. lJlcti.rcfaiiM rrumiiiir. uyi
CROWN & MORSE,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Send for List.
61 Main St.
We handle all kinds.
Brattioboro
Vt.
D
C. L. HOWE i SON,
WILL BUY THE
G. 6. KIRWAN HOUSE
On South Main street. Good Barn,
nearly new. Prospect Hill Aqueduct
water. Good vineyard in tho rear.
Koom enough for three sizablo Build
ing Lots, besides that on which the
house nnd barn stands. All within a
few rods of the terminus f tho Trolley
Road. If taken immediately, 2fkK)
will buy.
I3if Real Estate Agent.
SAY :
unmnnn ititiptip
UUlUUMrilMO
MAIN STREET,
'Wtleboro Vermont.
K lbs. Corn Beef, $1.00.
MEAT BARRELS
liir ale at Keduced Prices,
J.
, at
iarilsoD's Market
Last Twice as Long
1 'wlars Laiindricd at the Brattle-
WO Stpam I.Hiinilrt .
fttiuv...,.. .....
"ot th. 11 'n a dollar Shaping Aiacnme,
ill I,, '' '"M'rovements in the business.
"'tUtii,, . - "r ' "ars, either turn or wing,
hf,' In k ""'ratch. If the edges have
c-!li j " will smiMjth them down, and a
"JaniT YJ "' "", wav wui last twice as
Lin-e I ' w :i-v-
l"nj !Ih.ai9 '-''"ndrieil for 25. SO and 75'ts.
fW'ilv' I'.T' "'"'Is. a pair.
:rttlboro Steam Laundry.
!rir., i. u '"' A"ctlin at mv farm in
. 1 .' 'J"'--'1. !" 24, :it IIIA. H., 1 voke j
drr.i. . ''''"inir m wa. I Farrow Cow. 5 :
ton J .'' ' :" Sheep- 15 or 2W tons
1 -sbci-'. .-it- otiitiititv Corn Fixlder,
"w, , " tin-ear. Kvkmimo Timh.
i... '. "i-avy 1 ruck W.i-.m l Tniwi
You want to see my
FOOT BALL GAME
IF YOU WANT
AiiylhiiiiT lor ( brlstmas
In the
Jewelry Line
LOOK AT MV STOl'K OF
scarf pins, stick pins, link
sleeve buttons. Watches in jsreat
variety, both cents' and ladies',
with chains of all descriptions.
THE LARGEST STOCK OF RINGS
ever shown at lire old stand, im liiclinic
Diamond. Pearl. Opal, Moon
slone. Knierald. Tiyrer-e)e, Ac.
" SWAN " FOUNTAIN FENS,
GOLD PENS,
in a variety nt liainlsniiii.' holder.
Many new patterns ol' CLOCKS
just unpacked. If will pay you to look
at them. Xew and extensive line ef
SILVER NOVELTIES
of every description.
You are invited to call and fee the
stock and get the prices.
H. H. THOMPSON.
ONE OF THE LEADING FEATURES
OF
Optimus Gold Cure
before you complete your holiday pur
chases, it won't go in a stocking but yon
nn not i nn heniile the llre-nlace iust the
. . , . , , ,...n is it doesn t make you sweat. It does not
same; and the professional foot bull.""". , x.. ...
same, -i i contain Aconite, Camphor, deadly Night
"crank" cannot give the primary school qt nny thing jn th(j lcas(. way ob
graduati any "points" ou playing it. j jectionable, and doesn't lay you liable to
i taking more cold. You can't aflord to
DDITTI FRflRD NFWS miVIPINY. be sick this winter, therefore don't trifle
UHrll llbVUMH ww....- ,
Will have it on sale soon.
;k. a ( in mix.
I with a cold.
At Druggists, 25c.
.tf
HOW MEN
BECOME MILLIONAIRES.
lbs.
with
III'Y MAY" POHK:-There nave iieen i,i"i"'
lloirs m..rketed than last year. Exports are IS per
cent larger than averaire years. elglil m
. eived in Market for Mower. 210 n. towm
r-,il ll.H ii.is lw.m comiiarcd
:;s:i',;:iln I""-'. when Pork was as tow as Hi is now.
Slocks or provision arc alwul :W per rent h-a than
""lir'v M Vi' W II K AT: 52 per cent of "prlnir Wheat
i.iiuc 7.11pp., ".'"""-.; ..h,.,
-..irks arc small. i " -----i
mer vears.
vcar. Engdsli
at
ihe
WKITK
Pi
. I'i..w. Harrows, set Piallorin I
- It'W
Vcnlswhcn udai Scents. V.
. World's VMI.Ie and oiir own Is mm coiisl.lereu.
phi: rAitiict i.ah.
1-:. I- KXOTT,
K P.lt lKEl:. IH'RI-INUTilS. VT.
nenentiUK l'ully the Poiuta of Dispute
Eugland Refuse to Arultrate-,Aud
the Pretldeut Says the Only Thing to
Do Is for Tills Country to Appoint a
Commission aud Lay Out the Llue and
Tlie n Forbid Kngland't Crosslug It,
President Cleveland seut a special
inessaKO to contfress Tuesday. us
promised in his annual message, trans
niittinff tho correspondence with the
British eovernnient over tlio Venezuela
boundary dispute and since Knglaml
refuses to arbitrate it in any fair way,
recommending that tho United States
appoint a commission to investigate it
and upon such a tl. t rmination of
what 11111103111 to be right, resist any
further aggression by England on the
territory of the South American re
public. Tho president says "the Mon
roe doctrine upon which we stand is
strong and sound because its enforce
ment is important to our place am)
safety ns a nation and is essential to
the integrity of our free institutions
and the tranquil maintenance of our
distinctive form of government. It
was intended to apply to every stage uf
our national life, and cannot become
obsolete while our republic endures.
If the balance of power is justly a
cause for jealous anxiety ninnng the
governments, of the old world, and 11 1
subject for our absolute non-interfer-1
ence. none tne less is nn unservance ot
the Monroe doctrine of vital concern
to our people and their government. ''
If a Kuiopean power, by an exteD
sion of its boundaries, takes possesson
of tho territory of one of our neighbor
ing republics against its will and in
derogation of its rights, it is diftictilt
to sec why, to that extent, such
European power does Hot thereby at
tempt to extend its svitcm of govern
ment to that portion of thin continent
which is thus taken. This is the pre
cise action which 'resident Monroe
declared to be "dange:, us to our peace
and safety," and it can make no dif
ference whether the European system
is extended by an advance of frontier
or otherwise.
In answer to Lord Salisbury's con
tention that the Monroe doctrine has
never been embodied in international
law or received the formal assent of
other nations, and that " no statesman
however eminent, and no nation, how
ever powerful, are competent to insert
into tho code of international law a
novel principle which was never rec
ognized before, and which has not
since been accepted by the government
of any other country" the president
savs :
Prnoilealiv the principle lor which we con
tend bus pei-uUar if not cM-lii-ive relation to the
I nitcil M.itc-. it mav nut have heen ailmitlc'l
tn so nianv words to the code of international
l:iw, but since in the international couiii-cls
every nation is entltleil to the rights belonging
111 11, 11 inc ciiiorreincnt 01 nn- Monroe iloctrine
is Miinetliliig we may justly claim, It basils
place 111 the codo uf 'international law n cor
uinly ami as securely as if it were spccitically
iiienltoii'.il, ami when 'lie t'nited states is a
-ultur hctnre the hiirli trllimiiil that administers
llitetnatlonal law Ihe iple-tioli In lie determined
is whether or not we prccnt claims v.'htch the
justice of that code ol law can lind to be right
ami valid,
Kven Salisbury admits this in effect
when he says, while denying its pres
ent application, that at the time of
President Monroe's promulgation, it
received the entire svinpathv of the
British governit'ent of that date and
that he now concurs "with Ihe view
which President Monroe appaientlv en
tertained, that any disturbance of the
existing territorial distribution in that
homispheie by any fresh acquisitions
on the part of any Kuiopean state,
would be a highly inexpedient
change." It was upon this principle
that our government proposed to Eng
land tho arbitration of tho whole dis
pute, and the president says :
"It will be seen from the correspond
ence herewith submitted that this
proposition has been declined by the
Bristish government, upon grounds
which in the circumstances seem to
me to be far from satisfactory. It is
deeply disappointing that such an ap
peal actuated by the most friendly feel
ings toward both nations directlv
concerned, addressed to the sense of
justice and to the luggnaniniitv of one
of the great powers of the world anil
touching its relations to one compara
tively weak and small, should have
produced no better results.
1 ho course to be pursued by this
government in view of the present con
dition does not appear to admit of
serious doubt. Having labored faith
fully for many years to induce Great
Britain to submit this dispute to im
partial arbitration and having been
now finally apprised of her refusal to
do so, nothing remains but to accept
the situation, to recognize its plain
requirements and deal with it accord
ingly. Great Britain's present prop
osition has over thus far been regard
ed as inadmissible by Venezuela,
though any adjustment of the bound
ary which that country may deem for
her advantage and may enter into of
her own free will, cannot of course be
objected to by the United States.
Assuming. however, that tin-
attitude of Venezuela will remain 1111- ;
changed, the dispute has reached such
a etaiee as to make it incumbent upon
the United States to take measures to
LOCAL EXPRESSION.
n-lml Leading Brut tleboro JMen Think
ol Hie Ale,age.
it is (iiiiicuit to got many ol our
people to express an opinion on the
president's message, and some who
were enthusiastic in approval nt first
now qualify their positions,
Col. O. W. Hooker says: "This war
cry IB perfect rot. An ono has any
idea of any war no ono wants any war.
Chandler who is so prompt for one
had a chance to go when thoro was one,
and didn't. Grout who echoes him
was never in a fight. Tho fellows who
are so loud with their fight talk, you
couldn't get out of their door yurd
in case of need. The day for war
among civilized men has passed, und
this is an ago of arbitration."
Bunk Pres. Geo. S Dowley: "Thero
is only one side to tho matter any way
and mat is, mat the president is
right und most patriotic people will
think so. We don't want war and
don't expect it. "
Dr. J. Con land: "It is u piece of
precipitate patriotism. There was no
necessity of such a message at this
time. "
W. H. Childs: "President Cleveland
has 11 faculty of saying and doing the
right thing at the right time. His
answer to British brug, bluster and
bull-dozing will only postpone that
most urgently hoped for business re
vival, to allow a few ambitious states
nmn (?) who are wintering nt Wash
ington to air their eloquence, or jingo
ism rather, and get in a big appropri
ation for bows and arrows."
Lawyer Geo. B. Ilitt : ''A position
the president was rather forced into.
If done by a Republican the Democrats
would call it jingoism, but in Cleve
land they call it. Americanism. I
have no doubt but that the Monroe
doctrine includes a controversy of this
kind."
Kx Senator E. W. Stoddard : "1 think
the president has takeii the right posi
tion, though perhaps he li mils the Mon
roe doctrine loo much. I have great re
spect for Cleveland for that message.
It is a dignified state document."
I.. K. Adams: "I think, as a bus
iness cirrespondnit ill Canada writes,
Cleveland has sent a very good message
to Knglaml--there is no mistako about
it."
MRS. PRATT'S SECOND Tit I I'M Pn
AT GENEVA.
Recall Alter It real I Endowing Kvrry
Piece What the Newspaper, Soy of
Her.
Mrs. Hattio Britzur Pratt (stage
name Stella llrazzij made hor second
appearance at Geneva the latter part
of last month in "Trovatoro" and it
was h great triumph. She was in
splendid form and naturally was more
at her ease than tho llrst night. As
tho critic says in ono of tho notices
later tho uudieip 0 was all of ono mind.
They would not let hor go without re
peating the lirst air, und Bhe had re
call after recall after everything she
sang. Tho opera directors were so
much pleased with the performance of
"Trovatoro" that they did not oblige
Mrs. Pratt to make tho regulation
third debut. Tho night following tho
performance when the stage-manager
came before tho cvftaiu antl announced
thut she had been accepted without it,
there was tremendous cheering She
sang again on tho evening of tho 1st
and had splendid success.
Following are some of the press
notices :
11 be tienevoia:"
Who says that I.a Favorite docs not draw any
more ! Tuesday there w as a packed huuse, but
perhaps It was more to hear the new I.cononi
man tor lore for the Melodies of llunl.etil.
Mine Stella llrazzi is a beautiful woman, having
the plastic qualities of Ihe role, and she showed
herself an intelligent comedian. Tho singer
knons now 10 sinic anil possesion a vote sunn e
and of great range, brilliant in the high regis
r, round ami full In the lower, In fact the
real ipiuniy or a contralto. Notwithstanding
this rare reunion of qualities Mma Ilrar.zi did
not take with the public during the first two
acts. But once the artiste had conquere 1 her
emotions sue sanir in the most hr ant manner
the grand alr,"0 Mon Fcnuud," Into which
she nut love, antriilsh and snlrtt. She was
also equal lo the occasion in the celebrated duo
in tho last act. Mme Brazil gave proof of
great qualities ami we shall nave with her,
the satisfaction of hearing the contralto roles
sung by a contralto, something that has not
nappeneu lor a long lime In Oeueva.
Til K .MAIL l;U; HOItUEItY.
Tlie llrri-liipmrnt Niticr Lnst Week
Other Itolihrrle, nt Westminster nml
Oilier t'lucr, tvliU-li .May Have Item
the Work of the Snnlr liang.
The further developments about the
mail bag robbery last week confirm the
estimates first made that there were
about W.IXXI of checks, drafts, money
orders, etc., in the letters ritled,
which will of course be of no use to
tho robbers or at least no loss 'to the
senders. Thero were three checks that
aggregated nearly 1."00. Probably
there was or in that neighborhood
in stamps and currency a rather small
amount for the risk of getting Uncle
Sam after one. One girl on Canal
street lost 81 in bills sent to relatives
in Sweden, and ono business man en
closed a &"i bill to his daughter. There
were several letters from up tho narrow
gauge aud from Chestcrlield stating
that currency or stamps were enclosed,
and mostly for holiday purchases or
subscriptions to periodicals. It turns
out that Driver Collins took the mail
from the nostollico to the depot at 8
o'clock and placed the bag in the tele
graph office, from which night operator
. . Hoyden carried it to tne Hag-
gage room and men uriver nuiiKiee
wheeled it out on the platform a little
after the time the train was due. The
iag was evident! rifled in the freight
ar as stated last week and then kicked
into the space between the store
houses with the intention of gutting it
into the river. The later evidence
supports the first theory that about 100jsta
inters were carried oil, ami 01 course, mm
i I.a Scene.)
Mine Stella lira.! an artist w ho comes lo
from Covent-ltardeli theatre made her first
ucuutin 1, a favorite. The new tcontralto is
very beaeillul woman who does not bring a
siiuiu 10 mo 11ns wneii ic is a 01 cation 01 111c He
roines beauty in the libretto. Her voice Is full.
gisiu compass, ani nas an aniniranie ring 111 tne
lower register. Mie Is a good commcdinn aim
knows bow to wear her costumes. She received
good applause lu the duet in the second tableau
aud her air. "O mon Fernand" was interrupted
ov innuiiieraoic nrains. .After tho unai ituct,
where she was very pathetic, she received tev
eral recalls.
C'l.'Eclalreur Nioo-l
The cbai mlng Mine Stella Brazil who had
such a success at the opera In Sice, where she
is much regretted, has found at Geneva the euc-
cesssne nan at nu-c. The young anlste ot
oveiit-Uardcn theatre made her llrst debut lu
the role of 1-eonore in I.a Favorite and took
the audience by storm with the grand air "II
111011 Fernand; which she sang In perfect style
and aroused enthusiastic applause with her
wairo and beautiful contralto voice.
"I.e lienevols" :
Mine Itrazzi, who made her second debut in
the role of Agucena, the llolicmlan. In xrova
tore, made a very great impression. She sang
tho air ".!. wi.ie liriltt' with such a Irami:
accent thai tiie public redomaudetl U. The reel-
intive. which follows, so dramatic, was given
with irrcat art : voice, acting, lu fact evervthine
was appropriate to the situation. The success
obtained by ibis artiste in tho scene of the en
caimuneut of the l.lpales was maintained to
the end of the opera.
"Ilovue Uazette des Theatres" :
Mme Itrarzl commenced Ihe evening by a
waster stroke. At her appearance in the second
act, as Agucena, after iter grand air tho wbole
nu'llenee broke lorfh In applause ns one person,
and she a.i obliged 10 repeat the air. Mme
Hrazzi lias a magnificent contralto voice and
with ibis, style, method and artistic tempera
ment.
"i.e Echoes de Nice" -
We are happy to anuounee to our readers that
.Mine Stella ma.zl, the graceful contralto whom
we had last year, Is engaged at tieneva, where
she has Just obtained overwhelming success, In
I.a Favorite and Trovatore All those who knew
Mine Brazi will rejoice at her success, and will
wish with us to see her again In the near future
at the opera In Nice.
there is 110 knowing what they con
tained. The packages whose contents
were so strewn about, have all been
identified and forwarded to the right
parties, with request to notify
if anything is missing. The
identifications were secured at
considerable pains by Post
master Childs and employes going to
business men or the parties who sent
them. Postottico Inspector White who
happened to be in Springfield Friday,
saw the report of the robbery in the
papers and came right up here that
forenoon, and staiil through the day.
His conclusion was that the robbery
might have been the work of local
parties familiar with the ground. Sat
urday Superintendent Samson of the
Boston & Maine came up and went
over the ease carefully with Maj.
Childs and station agent Brooks, and
Wednesday Detective John A. Maloney
of tho sanie road, the man who hunted
down the train wreckers, appeared and
also went over the whole subject with
Maj. Childs and the locnl police. Tho
Postoftice Department has also ordered
a thorough investigation.
Wednesday night the postoth'ee at
Westminster was robbed and the mail
rirled in the same way, some of the
envelopes being torn open and some cut
with shears. A week, ago the cst
minster station was broken into.
Last Tuedav evening the Hatfield,
Mass., station was burglarized and a
short time before that the Amherst
station, while there have lately been
two other robberies in the Connecticut
valley, all having ear marks of the
same methods and indicating that it is
all the work of a gang that has been
operating for some time, though there
are other theories.
Oeeenibei lining,.
Frank Haskius and Guy How,- came
Wednesday from Huston to spend their
Christmas vacation at their homes
here. Miss Myrtelle
mot row for Boston
Mass., to spend tin
Bertha Stone left Mo
in "Anihetst. -M:i;-s.
has rerirnod from
in New Bedford, .Ma;
uv.f rein, ned Satiudav
F.ason loaves to
il 11 d Fitehbiirg.
holidays. Miss
idav for a visit
W. F. Xeu!
a live weeks'
s. Mrs.
from a
five weeks
where s
.Misses
ence Wi
stay 111
ii- buried
Florence
lunar, and
t. lohnsbury,
her mother.
Pratt. Flor
Edith Esta-
URATTNKIIOItO SOCIETY.
January 17 is the date set for liie
military ball.
Tho Old Whist club will lie enter
tnined by Mrs. O. D. Esterbrook this
evening.
The Red Men held a dunce in their
hall Tuesday evening which was well
attended.
Mrs. John Xewiimn entertained the
Cream club Wednesday ufternoon.
Supper was served and a" social time
spent.
Tho annual meeting or tlie Golden
Cross will be held in G. A. R. hall
Monday evening and willbo followed
by a social.
Cards were received this week -announcing
tlie marriage at Andover,
Conn., Jan. 1 of Mary'Miller Church,
daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Fogg, and
Win. Herbert Oaken.
Mrs. H. M. Wood entertained her
Sunday school class at her home on
Canal street Wednesday afternoon.
Supper was served nnd u Christmas
treo was among the enjoyments of the
afternoon.
The Episcopal sociable with Mrs. A.
W. Childs Wednesday evening brought
out n goodly number of ladies to en
joy the games and sociability of the
evening, lho next one will be held
with Mrs. W. If. Collins.
The evening of Monday last was one
of especial note at the homo of Chua.
L. Cobb, it being the 20th ai nivers:irv
of his marriage, also his birthday and
that of his mother. A pleasant family
gathering celebrated the event.
The Grange Dramatic club have
irdered their new scenery for which
they will expend about $.100. It prom
ises not only to be elaborato but strik
ing aud original and will be used lor
the first time when the club presents
its play, "A Man from Maine," which
will be given soon after the holidays
and which is being rehcursed now.
Mrs. Katherine Burchard gave u de
lightful tea Wednesday afternoon and
another yesterday afternoon to a num
ber of her ladv friends. Refreshments
of salads, sherbet, cake and coffee were
served and Mrs. Katherino Marshall
sang for the entertainment of tho ladies,
a treat which was highlv appreciated
bv all.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Ryder pleasant
ly entertained a large party of thoir
friends at their South Main streot
residence Friday evening. A delicious
supper was served at O.JO after which
conundrums were given, tho lad "s
giving the Questions and tho gentleiii
answering them. This was done la
order to form partners to play whist.
Tho prizes were taken by J. L. Martin.
gents first: Mrs. O. J. Pratt, lady's
first: E. Brooks and Mrs. H. i'
Brooks 2d : C. O. Robbins and Mrs. C
a. Pratt took the booby prizes. . : '
The Ladies' Aid society held their
annual meeting in G. A. - li. hall
Monday evening and olocted the follow
ing ofi.. rs for tho coming - rear:
President, - 'Ciss Alice Sturgessr Vice
Pres., Mrs.M'gnio Harvey; "chaplain,
Mrs. Emma -Taylor: Treas., : Miss
Gertrude Moore: guide, Miss Mabol
Hcscock : Asst. guide. Miss Alice
Miller; inside guard, Miss Maud
Carpenter: outside guard, Mrs. Kate
Thonipsou. After the meeting a social
tinio was spout and cako and collee
were served. The Sons of Veterans
wero invited guests.
brook returned yesterday from their
college duties ill Northampton, for
their Christmas vacation of two weeks.
-Miss Manna Butler will spend Christ
mas in Holyoltc with her sistei, Mrs.
Brown. -Miss "aggie Abeam will
spend Christmas in Charlestown, N.
II., with her sister. -Miss Alice Hicks
and Mrs. Gilbert left Tuesday uiorn
ing for a stay in Rome, X, Y. Wal
ter Sturgess and wife left Wednesday
morning for a visit with relatives in
Xew Haven and Worcester. Harry
Horton. who has for several years been
employed at llildreth ,fc Co's job of
fice, leaves Saturday for Baldwinsville
- Misses Helen Quinn and Kato Dun
don are in Boston and Cambridge,
Mass.. for the Xmas season. Mrs.
C. F. Berry left Tuesday morning for
a week's stay in Greenfield.
--F. '.. Dickinson and wife returned
Tuesday from their visit in Xew York
Social dance at Grange hall Sat
urday evening. Dec. 21, S to 11. Gents
2oc., ladies free, open to sill. K.
Wales, prompter. adv.
HlKh "School Notes.
Miss Maud Kinsgley started yester
day for her home jn East Machias
Me., to spend tho holidays. Miss
Marjorie White, 'iki. accompanied her
as far as Boston. Miss Eva (lowing
will siH-tid the C hristmas vacation at 1 Assistant Surgeon lie senton, of liutland. 1st
her Wakefield home. Miss Marv Pray Kcg'i. v N , have been advanced in rank from
spends Christmas at Laconia, X. h..'. nr-t lieutenant to raptaln.
John Stewart, tai, is out or school on
account of illness.--Mrs. P. K. White
was called very suddenly to Boston
Christina, Vacation Notes.
Miss Ahbie Proutv of Athol. Mass .
is spending tlie Christinas holidays
re with tier parents. .Miss Strtia
Mills left vosterdav to spend the
hristmas holidays 111 Boston. Miss
Mary Hitrginn is expected home to
morrow from Laconia. X. II., for the
holidavs. Walter Eddv of Amherst is
oilie for tin- Christmas vacation. D.
Stoite jr.. of Springfield Training
school cniipvi Home today for the holi
day vacation. Perlev Holmes litiil
Mvrou Da', is cat.ie vosterdav from
Saxtons River for the Christinas va
cation. Misses Carrie and Eleanor
Burke of Brooklyn. X. Y.. are to be
guests at Dr. Gregg's for the Christ
mas holidays. -Walter Pet tee of Brook
lyn. X. Y.. comes home next week to
spend the holidays with his mother.
Mortimer Stoddard of llaltimore. came
Tuesday to spend the holidays with
his parents here.- C. Fred Childs
caino up from Yale Wednesday for the
holidays. - Ernest and Misses Ethol
Waterman and Florence Allen came
Wednesday from Middlebury for Hie
holidays. Miss E. Hello Smith, the
supervisor, goes to her home in Middle
ton. Conn.- Mrs. Sarah '.. Goodnow
leaves to-morrow for Xew London.
Conn., where she remains until allot
the holiday season. C. B. Streeter is
in Xew York for a couple of weeks. - -Mrs.
E. A. Starkev and daughter left
Tuesday for Xew York where she
spends the holidays. Mrs. G. I-i. Clary
and daughter leave tomorrow to spend
the vacation in Xew York. --Guy C.
Lamson returned home from Middle
bury college Saturday accompanied by
his friend Mr. Whitu'ey of Granville
X. Y.. tospend his Christmas vacation.
Militia Note,.
Adiutant .1 ITarrv Estev. of ItrattieW-oro,
Ouarterinaster .lames K Creed, of Itutlaud, and
this week on su'count of tire illness of
her son Harry. B. II. S. '94, who is tit
the Polytechnic Institute there. Later
word states his illness to be diphthe
ria. He was to return home this week
for the holidays. Ernest Waterman.
".k"i, now of Middlebury college greeted
! school friends yesterday. Miss 1'thcl
; Waterman. '.". is also at homo for .1
: vacation. Miss Emily Guild, "tXi,
THK SPORTINO YVOKLD.
P W O'ljourke. catcher and captain of the
llrattleboro nine in Issft was ctccted as one of
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otertnine with sulticicnt certainty rtr eh-rtion.
for its justification what is thi true1 Jimmy Collopy has been drafted from ih.
divisional line tiotwecn the Republic ! '"V"'1 "aplds leain to play with l ie i...iii-mi.;.
, absent from school. The class if '!V
' hold a reunion nt the home of Willie
Portlands, a former Nonli i Haywiird oil South Main street next
and well known in llrattle. i week Ihursdav. the occasion bei.r:g the
Katherine Holier" dramatic 1 1, jHliihiv of two of its members.
company. ,
Tcuney of Iloston, and lenient ol I'hiledel ! Cuckoo cluck. I has. .V Tripp .V
phia. are the only two catchers kdt In the 11a- j tt ailv.
llonal leairue. 1
captain of
Mater of the
Hampton player.
iKiro is Willi the
Oi-aiuatie Notes of Local Iuiere,, .
.las F Spark who was O'llradr in "Tom'
MiirrayV'Voodoo," Is playing a light Irish com
edv part in has llovt's latest success "The
Kunanav Cult" in which "llaby" Anson of
Chicago iiase ball fame Is starring.
Den F. Porter died in Horncllsvlllc, N Y. Nor
:W, of pneumonia. Mr Porter was seen here
several time, as the "old maid" in Keno and
Ford's "Joshua Simpkins."
Harry Creen whose "ruhe" on the street with
the funny "cycle,' with Arthur Sidinan'a
"Squire Hankins" a few seasons aav. Is itoln a
"street dude" with Aaron Woodhnll's "Thor
oughbred'' Co. Mr Wooilhull played llrattle
Iwro a f ew seasons ago, in "Cucle llirain," the
attraction of which K .1 llevine is lni;ncs m-iH
ager.
Advertised Letters.
I.sdie-. Mrs Win II While.
lients. A E Barlter. li F ltad, .Icrou-i- M
French. Percy Hcnlev, .lohn Montgomery. Il.-rt
L Putnam. Harry Wllinau.
Advertised 1H"c?.i. ,'t.!.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
I Sow er, (..ran Ccwley j
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""ion,
of Venezuela and British Guiana,
'The inotiirv to that end should of
course be ronducted carefully and ju
dicially, and due weight should lie
given to all available evidence, records
and facts it support of the claims of
both parties.
.Com in tied on .4h pajre.-
Church Notices
Chrlsiian Science Service and Miiela v ho.,i
al Priisieci street at I0.4-", a in. Clas meet
inr at 22 Pn-,pect street Tuelay cvenimc at
7.3U. Ad inlere-ted ate weleone.
se-Ticr in si Mrha-lschurch on tli. tih s-mi-day
"a Advent Dec Sid: s:a mi. Holy rn
auinnn: Iil.tii , m. Moraine I'racor, Cil.-tm
aa-ltatrh;-ing: 7 p m. Kvca'ng Prater.
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