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THE VERMONT PHCENIX, BUATTLEBOIH), FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1891. t fciwrnt Inarch-. HOME NEWS. .Hrleorologlml Itrcoi-d. Wkek Ending Thursday Evexino, Nor. l'.i, 13!U Thermom eter. Wind. S - 3 HO - g Date. 3 la Jo a ;:w.i 3D 18 , S!i S. W S'l.tl Ti jnaHi "8o","n" at x w.ii jj 15 ;S074 "aiT Jo"i '.M . X. iJ11 la Isa7ii"5"irii 8. i n ik tun Announcements, See the celebrated Diamond spectacles, or If j our eyes ore weak the Arundel tinted. Kor both we are agents. Hamifr & Thump-os. A meeting of the numliers of the llrattleboro Society for Pretention of Cruelty to Animals, and of all other persons Interested, is hereby called to be held at the Biools House reception room on Tuesday evening, Nov. SI, at 7:30. Geo. F. Oale, President. Mahv C. Wabbeii, Secretary. New California raisins, 10 cents per iund. Best ' soda, five cents ier pound. Cottolene, the new substitute for lnrd, for sale at II. W. SImonds's. Wanted. Ten good Wyandotte pullets. Ad dress L., Phienlx office. Fob Balk, a "Ciiallksoi-;" letter press, 10x13. Most convenient press made. Can be used on any table without fastening. Vermont Loan & Trust Co.. 13 Crosby block. Tenement To Rent In house 21 Chestnut street, Enquire of Richardson at Perry's wood yard or O. Peltier, West Chesterfield. We have a largaln In silver plated table knh es. Just what you ant at Thanksgiving time. IU.nof.r & Thompson. The Art Pnotogiapu company on Flat street offer most wonderful bargainsfor a limited tune. Armstrong's Little Giant Cyclopa-dla beautifully bound In morocco leather and gilt containing one million facts and figures. Si colored plates and maps, 2.'i00 trade secrets and reeijies, a wonderful amount of valuable information for fanners and mechanics. This magnificent book of 413 pages , given nay with eiery dozen cabinets at $'.' per j dozen. Every picture warranted clear and good. Ladies, clean your kid gloves with theMous- 1 queltalre g!oe cleaner, for sale only by F. K. Barrows. Also a full Hue of dressed and un dressed kldglovesin all the mot desirable shades. To Bent. My house. No. 1." South Main street. II. H. Lawrence. Beautiful pictures, new mouldings in latest styles and effects at Clapp ,t Jones's. Hymn Books and Bim.ex. Have your name stamped on them. W. F. Goddnrd will do It for you at his llookblndery In Harmony Block. Leave your laundry at Knapp's for the best work. Buy Picture Frames of Geddis. Wanted 200 men to smoke the celebrated Chroulcle cigar. $0.r0 watches, Waltham or Elgin make; LWc steel bowed spectacles; $1.00 nickel alarm clocks. All warranted A No. 1 by Chas. A. Tiure & Co., Jewelers. Oxford and Bagster teacher's Bibles, full line at Clapp & Jones's. Johnson's gold pens, Clapp & Jones's. Mrs. Mary P. Cundlff, seamstress, darning and mending. Harris Place, last house facing river. Lodgings, with fire. Something new in luminous dial clocks. Good for the long, dark nights. Kamikh & Thompson. For Sale. Six young farrow cows, or w ill ex change for new milch. O. L. Miner. You can get scollops at I. K. Allen's oyster market, Saturday, the 21st. Fine new California raisins, h rents per lb. : 15 lbs. sweet Ktatoes, 3.1 cents; prime Porto HIco molasses, 40 cents per gallon: best soda, ."i cents per lb., tlfor 2S cents; best sugar cured hams, IS cents per lb.; a good Japan tea, 30 cents per lb. Always- the best quality of coffees and teas. Flour at lowest prices. It. W. S1MOSDS, Hanger & Thompson's block. The HrnoUs House Ifuclc mid Coupe l.lur la now under one management and Is prepared to carry passenger to and from all trains and to all parts of the village. Orders may be given bv telephone to the Brooks House, conon nd on Main "street, or at the Brook" ue stables. All baggage carried free e shall strive by prompt and rrwrxO'" service to merit the public patron age. II. O. Coounnc. - Odds mill l?iltM ' Of damaged crockery on our bargain ci unter for one week only, but the price will clear it off sure. Van Doonx & Morrix BRATTLEBOItO. Mnry K. Wilkin's first novel has been christened "Jane Field." County Examiner H. D. liyder will hold a special examination of teachers In the High school bulldingnext Friday morning, beginning at II o'clock. The Greenfield foot hall eleven beat the Mt. Hermons Saturday, 0 to 4, but It is dollars to doughnuts that If the two teams meet again the stalwarts from the Moody schools will win. Two teams with whom our boys ought to arrange games are those representing the High schools at Claremont and Windsor. It will bo seen from the advertisement of the Holden it Martin lumber company In another column that the firm will open a lumber yard anil carry on a general lumber business, in addition to the other business of the Frost street factor'. Work has al ready begun on a store house 00 feet in length In the rear of the factory, and a Holyoke man has contracted to paint the buildings. L. II. llarher has bought a largo Edison phonograph of 40 cylinders. Fourteen persons can listen to its sounds at one time, and It can also be fitted with a cone and entertainments given to a large audi ence. It rentiers a largo number of musi cal and other selections, Including those by Gllmore's and other leading bands. The phonograph will be open to the Inspection of the public at some suitable place on Main street next week, and later Mr. Har bor will give exhibitions with It In adjoin ing towns. The long drouth has been still further re lieved this week by a generous rain which began falling Monday night and continued until Tuesday evening. The Connecticut river, although still very low, has risen two or three feet. The rain was general over the entire eastern section of the country, and was accompanied or followed by a high wind, which, during Tuesday night did much damage In some places. In New York city the rain partially relieved a water famine which is Imminent, unless there Is a protracted rain-fall In the near future. The drouth has extended over almost the whole country, and In this respect is phe nomenal. Old residents recall only one instauco when the Connecticut has been as low at this season. The same Is true of the Pcnehscot, Kennebec, Merrlmac, Hud son and other rivers, and many factories have been compelled to shut down or run on half time. Even the Mississippi, the great father of waters, feels the drouth, and several of the big Minneapolis flour mill hare been obliged to shut down In consequence. N'lght work In nil departments Is the or der nt the Kstoy shops. The Med Men will give tin- second of their dances Tuesday evening, Nov. iil. The High school foot hall team expect to plav with the Kcenes on the homo grounds the ''8th. A large delegation from Urattlehoro will attend the Ynlc-Hnrvant foot hall game nt Springfield to-morrow. Urattlehoro High school class of held n class meeting at the home of Harry Dow. Icy on Friday evening, Xov. 1", O, W. Cook has honght the John Hum lev place owned hy the Smith estate at est Jamaica, and has already taken pos sesslon. A number of people from this and the West village drove to Marlboro Wednes day evening to attend the oyster supper and sociable, given bv the Congregational so ciety. t.eltslnger's orchestra furnished music at the Hibernian ball nt Mellows Falls Tues day evening and at the llieiuen's dance at Hinsdale Wednesday evening. The November meeting of the Profes sional club will be held next Monday even i ing, as previously announced, when Judge Jnmes M. Tjler" gives the paper on "Ver 1 niont's resources; how to develop them." The I'luenlx wishes to say once more, In a very positive way, that those having advertisements and society notices for pub lication must not wait until Friday morning before handing them in. An unusual prevalence of Uphold fecr has been noticed the present season in Vermont, ns well as In other Xew England states. There hae been more eases in Urattlehoro than ever before in many years, although but few have been of an alarming type. The low water is generally attributed as the cause of the visitation. The local conditions for tbe observation of the eclipse of the moon .Sunday night were remarkably favorable, although scien tific, observers at several places in the country were disappointed by "the presence of clouds. Tlie observations made ate understood to have satisfied astronomers that the moon has no satellite, as many have found reason to believe. Mible day was observed on Tuesday even ing at the Baptist chapel by pleasing exer cises, conducted largely hy the junior F.n deavor society. Headings, recitations and songs, with reports from the fields near and far, some of these last received by tele phone, wete Included in the program, ltev. F. J. Tarry speaking briefly at tbe close. Notice, has been received that the men of the state militia, who shot for the Webb prizes at the muster, must qualify at the gallery ramje In order to become marks men of the second class. Arrangements are being made for a supply of marksmen's buttons, which will lie ready for distribu tion as soon as the reports aie received and adopted. A Holyoke correspondent writes to the Springfield Mepubllcau that "A. H. ltyan, the slate ane gravel roofer, has a large number of contracts on hand. He is to do the slate and metal work on the Xew Bed ford post-office, the gravel roof on the Keating wheel company's new building, the ward : eugine-hone and the extension of the Stebblns brass works at Mright- wood. The annual meeting of the trustees of the Vermont Live Stock company was held yesterday in Crosby block. The reports of the secretary and treasurer were presented, showing that there was S.70X) In the treas ury after declaring the recent tl per cent dividend, and all bills were paid. Manager Stevens, who has recently come on from Dakota, also made his rejiort. It was voted to buy not less than l'JOO head of cattle next year. The secretary's report will also he sent out to the stockholder!. Tlie members of the New book club were , haiuNomcly entertained at the Mrooks , House on Tuesday evening by Hon. and ' Mrs. E. W. Stoddard, the occasion beint: rhe annual meeting and supper of the club, i Supper was served soon after 7 o'clock, at i the close of which Dr. James Conland, the 1 president, called the company to order and the election of olllcers took place, with James Conland. president; O.A.Marshall, , vice president; Mrs. .1. L. -Mart In, secre tary and treasurer; Mrs. Averlll, Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. G. L. Dunham, look committee. The sale of books and maga zines by auction followed. A local Item In th !prlimftW lUpi.Ml cnl) vtateo mat Fred ('handler, who was recently arrested with Cashier Albertson for stealing $1,000,000 In securities from the Fidelity Trust company of Tacoma, is to turn state's evidence, and that he was induced to go to Tacoma by Albertson, with promise of a position, at a time when Albertson was already a defaulter. The Phdiiix has. however, recently received information stating that both Albertson and Chandler had pleaded guilty and were in jail at Tacoma awaiting sentence. In spito of the unfavorable weather on Tuesday evening there was a very good attendance at the annual Grand Army fair. A generous supper was served, and the tables were well patronized. There was also a sale of fancy articles, confec tionery, etc., from which a snug sum was realized. There was a brief stage enter tainment which consisted of a reading, recitation, several songs, and ended with a laughable farce entitled, "The Train to Mauro," The popular feature was the dance, with which the evening closed, in which 8Ti couples participated, to the music of the Philharmonic orchestra, with C. H. Knapp as leader. The net receipts of the evening weie upwards of $100, which goes to the charity fund of the post. This is a fund to which contributions are always welcome, and which the public may be as sured U wisely used. And so the e. c. knew all about the Thompson will and printed it "12 years ago." Of course he did and "he could prove it, too, if old Mill Jones was alive." It would be just the same if the fall of man were under discussion. The e. c. would rise up and say that he knew all about It. And nobody would dispute it. The fact happens to be In the present case, however, that tho statement about the will was printed In The FIiomiIx 22 years ago, and our enterprise of week before last con sisted In gathering all obtainable facts about the will, its author, and the pros pects of the bequest, and printing them something that had never been done be fore. The article has furnished a leading topic of conversation all over tho town, and has brought letters of factor enquiry from people living at a distance. Mr, Henry II, Kagan, the traveler and lecturer, repeated last evening, when lie gave "Glimpses of Scotland," In the Y. M. C. A. course, his success of a year ago when Alaska was his subject. Dropping down New York harbor with Ids audience, Mr. Magan took them on tho sea voyage to the landing at Glasgow, and thence on a tour through the picturesque lake and mountain region of Scotland. The scenes In the Lady of the Lake were among those depicted In a peculiarly entertaining way, followed by a portrait of Scott, Holyrood, and many views of Interest in connection with tho life of the great novelist. Then came tho land of Munis, with the birth place of the Scottish bard and the scenes along Tatn O'Shanter's ride. Edinburgh and views of the most famous castles of the country were Included In the admirable pictures given. As a master of graphic word description Mr, Kagan confirmed the very favorable impression made by him on his previous visit. An enjoyable social, finite largely attend ed, was held at the vestry of the Methodist church on Wednesday evening. The Murray club will hold n meeting I with liev. and Mrs. Spragucnt the parson age next Tuesday evening, i Sherman A- Jenne elsewhere make an Important announcement of the purchase I of the business of the Liberty Insurance j company by the Home Insurance company, of which they arc the local agents, A Thanksgiving dance will he held at I the town hall next Thursday evening. Music will be furnished by the l'lilHmr- motile orchestra and Mr. Wales will net as I prompter. I The Central Vermont railroad will sell 1 round trip tickets between stations on Its Hue In Vermont and Js'ew York stales for Thanksgiving nt fare one way, tickets good ' going ednesday and Thursday, and to re turn until Friday Inclusive. The ladles of the Maptlst society an nounce that they will give early In the Columbus year, IK)-', an Illuminated Illus trated Columbus entertainment, similar to , one recently given with great success In Philadelphia. Words of praise are accorded "His Lord ship" wherever the company appears. The i Montpeller Argus says the entertainment ' is one of the best given nt that place this season. A good-sized audience will un doubtedly enjoy the presentation to-morrow evening. The wind whistled through the whiskers of Wnntastliiiet on Tuesday nt the rate of tiO miles an hour, and at one time i cached a velocity of 80 miles, according to Mr. Chllds's anemometer on tin- pinnacle. A total movement of I MX) miles was leglsfered during the night. The traveling men arc loud In their com ' plaints because the train from the noitb, i which formerly connected at Mellows Falls i with the afternoon express to Host on over ! the Fitchburg road, does not leach Mel j lows Falls until half an hour after the Fitchburg train has left. The s'ate convention of the V. M. C. A. j opened at Hutlaml last evening. Mrattlc l tlrboro Is represented at the meetings by i Col. Estev, General Secretary Fuller, E. C. Crosby, j. E. Hall, S. W. Edgett, D. N. Martlett and Charles Haw ley. Mrs. C. E. I Weslgate and Miss Emma Gregg will tep I resent the auxiliary. "New advertising dodge','"' one and an I other asked last Monday evening, as for i nearly two hours a telephone bell in front j of a certain Main street store rang furious i iy. This was, however, only one of man) . bells thus ringing, the cause of the asrita ' tlon being the contact of a broken electric ' light wire witli the telephone win-s. Mut it drew the crowd. The cuts which are appearing from time 1 to time in Morse A Simpson's advertise ments in Tbe I'lui'iilx have attracted some , attention, and it may he of Interest to I know that they are the work of Walter J I'ettee, a Urattlehoro boy, son of Mrs. A. C. ! I'ettee, who is with tbe Enoch Morgan I Son's company, New York, manufacturers ! of sapolio, and who designs many of the i cuts which appear In their advertisements. 1 News has been received of the death at i Leadville, Colo., on the 7th lnt., of Charles , II. Iicid, a native of Halifax, who moved I to Madison, Wis., in 1855, and ten years later to Delaware county, Iowa, which has sce t)(.pn IlN honWf nm l(,n. tlie lmriill took place last Saturday. He leaves a wid ow and eight children. Ills death was caused by plciiro-piieitmnnla, resulting from an accident. In tlie assignment of judges for tlie year beginning December 1, the March term of the Windham county court Is set to be held by Judge Tyler, and the September term by Judge Mtiuson. Judge Tyler's assign ments are for tlie December term of the Menniiigtou county court, the March term in Windham, the" June term in Orange, and the September term in Essex. Tlie February term of the supreme court for Windham county will be held by Judges ltoss, Tyler, Munson and Thompson. Work has begun on Frost meadow to make an Ice akattng rink for the coming winter's sport. An embankment is being thrown up to enclose a surface of about n acre .and a half, which It Is proposed to gradually cover with solid ice, the water being brought In iron plie from the canal. A siH house will be built for the convenience of the patrons and a platform fnt putting on and removing skates. Ed- I ward Tyler is the projector of the enter j prise nnd.F. n. Farr will have charge of the rink. The Moston Herald of last week Tliurs- day stated that Woodcock was to play with i the Pittsburg, while T. H. Mtiruane, the 1 well-known authority on base ball subjects, i wrote to the Moston Globe from New York, I that Woodcock was to play in the latter city. Mrattlcboro boys naturally inferred that the latter statement was correct, but it has been definitely learned this week ! that Woodcock has entered into an agree ment with the Pittsburg management, re I reiving a large sum of advance money. The old Urattlehoro team of 1SS!) will be well represented next season, with Wood cock, Murrell, Dowil and Collopy in some of tlie strongest teams in the country. A long period of painful disability, both physical and mental, was ended last Sun day night In the death at Henry Llscom's on Grove street of Charles D. Perkins, a brother of Mrs. Henry Murnham, by whom he had been eared for for several years past. Mr. Perkins was born in Colrain, Mass., and was the son of Ignatius Perkins. Ho went West In his early manhood and was for a long time the well-known and success ful clerk of the Clifton House In Chicago. He became an invalid some seven years ago, and for four years had been entirely blind. The funeral took place on Tues day, his sisters, Mrs. Murnham and Mrs. Mradley, who are now the only remaining members of his father's family, reaching here on Monday evening from New York. The Western Union Telegraph company has submitted to the Inevitable ami will open an otliee up town, the front end of the vacant store, to bo occupied by the Ile- publicans as a club room, having been rented for that purpose by II. C. Sherman, agent oi me company, who was in town a few days ago. Fixtures will soon be put in and the office will be opened within two or three weeks. This will then be the main office of the company In Mrattlehoro and will bo In charge of Mr. Mardwell. The office at tho railroad station will be maintained as a branch office for the rail road business and for any commercial busi ness which may be offered there. A Mrattlehoro boy who Is a student at Amherst college writes to correct the state ment that Frank Munson, the captain of the Greenfield foot ball team, was former ly the captain and half back of the Am herst college eleven. The fact Is, Munson never played even as a substitute at Am herst. The statement that he was an ex Amherst captain was made by the Green field players, but they wero evidently try ing to give their team a reputation by talk ing. Steams, tho second baseman on the Mrattlehoro base ball team last season, is playing full back for Amherst. He is one of the best kickers In the country, ranking with Trafford of Harvard, and is a tower of strength for Amherst. Amherst and Williams play today at Amherst and if Amherst wins she will secure her first foot ball championship. Capt, Sullivan's baso ball team will be heard from next season. Smith of "Wllllston, who pitched a few games for Northampton, will be in tlie box, and Is expected to do effective work. Coi respondents are asked to send In their next week's Items on Wednesday, ns far ns possible. The Nelghboihood whist club held a de lightful meeting with Mrs. Mnry C. Warder on Tuesday ovcnlng. The Sons of Veterans entertain the Ladles' nld society nt (I rami Army hall this evening. The Murray club are arranging for a New Year's dance, and a leap year dance during the month of January. The officers of the Estcy Guard and Ful ler Mattery have recently received copies of the new drill regulations, prepared by the board appointed In 1888 to revise the sys tem or drill for the army ami the militia of the United States. The new regulations are approved by the secretary of war, and contain many changes. In accordance with a notice elsewhere printed, a meeting of all persons Interest ed In a revival of tho work of the Urattle horo Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will he held at the Mrooks House next Tuesday evening, when It Is hoped there will be a large attendance. Mudyard Kipling and Wolcott Malestler have had made, at the Opera Comlquo in London, a single presentation of a drama tized version of "The Naulahka," tills be ing done under the old English law, or no- law, which gives a novelist no protection from an unauthorized dramatization of his work unless he produces a dramatization of his own before the book is published, One of the most Important auction sales of thoroughbred stock ever made In this vicinity Is that advertised by J. O. Frost V Son nt Maple Grove farm in Vernon, next Tuesday, when they will sell a lot of their registered Jersey cattle, together will sheep and swine. Tills stock Is giiarau teed to be as choice as any In the United States, and the sale will be positive. Par ticulars are given in tlie advertisement elsewhere printed. The new lease of the New London Northern railroad to the Central Vermont railroad company comes up for definite ac tion at a special meeting of the Central Vermont railroad company and of tin Consolidated railroad company, to lie held at St. Albans, Wednesday, Dec. 0. The lease Is for f)i years from Oct. 17, last. At the same time the proposed consolidation with the I entral eriuont compauv of the Consolidated, tlie Vermont it Canada, and the ilontiK'Uerit hlte river railroad com panics will lie voted upon by tlie Mock holder. Tin- ladies of the I'nitarlait society made a very successful opening of the new Wells hall last rridav evening. The attendant1 crowded the hall and the supiier tables were twice filled. Tlie little domestic scene, "Tlie Will." was pleasingly given hy Miss Margaret Murnham, Mrs. Keilogg and Mrs E. P. CnriMnter. The evening dosed with dancing. The evening was made doubly cheerful by the announcement of the gift by .Miss Julia Wells of New York of a handsome sum toward tlie pur chase of the building, and that Miss Wells would also send from New i ork her piano for use in the rooms. Tlie liev. F. L. Phalen of the Unitarian church has announced his decision to de cline the call recently extended to him by the church In Arlington, .Mass., ami to re main with his Urattlehoro charge. The call to Arlington was an attractive one, 1 the parish being one of tlie largest and strongest of the outlying Moston churches. ; and numbering many prominent people , among Its members. Air. I'haleu has, , however, found his life In Urattlehoro a happy one, the church has entered upon an era of renewed prosperity under his charge, and he chooses to remain to see this work carried on. Not onlv his own church, hut the community in general, on I whom he has taken a strong and growing hold, will lie glad to know of his decision. When in St. Albans this week Col Hooker, In behalf of the selectmen, had an i interview with General Superinlcndfj.t ; Foss in reganl to the proiKKMul Vernon i road Improvements. Mr. ross asked for a definite report of the llndlnc and recoup I mendatlon of tlie commissioners In order I that lie might lay It formally before the managers. lie also wished for an assur ance that tlie indictment acaiust tho com Mij snail uc IIUIIll UU3M.-tl IICIUIC entering .., ....11.. t tnio any iiirtner engagements with the town. It Is believed by the selectmen that there will he no trouble In securing the consent oi the railroad company to pay one-half of the expense which will be In volved in the changes, and that the work can be done promptly at the opening of next season. The Vermont Couimandery of the Mill tary unler ot the Loyal Lesion of th United States was organized at Murlington on l ucsilny. A charter for tlie command ery was issued at the seventh annual meet ing of the commandcry-in-cliief at Phlla dclphia last October. The application; for membership of :1S ollicers and five eld est sons of officers of the war for the Un ion were acted" uikiii. Gen. Win. Wells of Murlington was chosen commander. Gen Stephen Thomas of Montpeller senior vice commander, and Maj. L. G. Kingsley of liutland junior vice commander. Col Woodbury' of Murlington Is chairman of the council and Col. Hooker of Urattlehoro Is a member of the council. At the ban quct held In the evening Col. Hooker pre sided, and Col. L. K. Fuller was one of the speakers, answering to the sentiment "The .National Guard." The men of tlie. Maptlst society proved themselves experts in the culinary art at the clam ami oyster supper which they gave at the church rooms Wednesday even ing. Mefore six o'clock the iicoplc beean to assemble and call off their orders, but the men tinder -Mr. Jenne s supervision were not to be rattled by an early attack and notice was given that the suppci would be served at six o'clock as advertis ed. And it was, to the satisfaction of all, and the 20 waiters, Including a number of professional and business men, glided deft ly about, while the kitchen, where M. F. Itobblns presided as chief cook with a corps of a dozen assistants, presented a i lively scene. After the supper an ei talniuent was given, consisting of s enter- selec tions by the boy choir of tho Episcopal church, a repetition of the "clam duet," which was so successfully given at tho Merchants' carnival by Pauline Jenne and Hayes Morey, a recitation by Miss Has tings and a song by Miss Ktrvvan. One hundred and thirty people partook of the supper, and the net receipts were about $25. A meeting of the Valley Fair and the Valley Fair association was held at the lower town hall Monday evening to hear the report of the treasurer and act upon It. This report showed that in round numbers a net sum of $2:100 was realized from this year's fair. It was voted to turn this sum over to the Valley Fair association, and $2000 was appllod to the outstanding debt, reducing it to only $1500. As the affairs of tho association now stand it has ex pended $17,000 in permanent improve ments, $0000 of which has been earned in profits from the several fairs, whllo $8000 lias been paid In on tho associa tion stock. This leaves $1400 of stock available for sale, which the managers wish to have taken In small sums by Indi viduals In tlie various towns which have an Interest In tho success of tho fair. One more year of good weather will pay all in debtedness and put the association in tho way to completo Its permanent improve ments, which will include an agricultural building, a floral hall, one new barn, and a new bent at each end of the grand stand. The Estcy Guard hoys are making elab orate preparations for the "Veteran of 1812," the military drama which they are , to bring out Dec. 2. t the hearing on Wednesday Iloss White was formally adjudged an insolvent debtor, and the 8th of December was ap pointed as the day for the creditors to pre- , sent their claims and choose an assignee. Tho Cotton Mather place In West Mrat- 1 tleboro has been sold through F. J. Malley it t o, to uaviu nancy of West Urattlehoro , for $:j.'i00. Mr. Mather takes a house and lot lit Mcinardston, Mass., In exchange. base ball league, to Include Mrattlehoro. . Northampton, Springfield and Holvoke. Is assured for next year. It Is expected that , Mowers will manage the Mrattlehoro team, while J. J. O'Ncll, the Mrattlcboro man ager this season, will have charge of affairs at ftpringiiciu. umpire .1. J. Urady will be the manager at Northampton. All the teams will be made up of college players. I he result of the mall vote of the Ver mont division of the League of American Wheelmen has been announced. As was expected F. A. Hubbard was reelected chief consul and E. D. Whitney secretary and treasurer. John G. Norton of St. Al bans was chosen vice consul and Dana J. Culver of Fair Haven representative. Tlie next division meeting will probably be held In Mrattlehoro during next summer. In the hearing of the claims of II. II. Lawrence, of Geo. E. Crovvell and of War ren Doollttle against the I. K. Allen estate last Saturday, L. M. Itced of Mellows Falls, I II. C, Lane, of Westminster and Addison , Whittled" of Vernon were appointed com- ' mtssioners to determine the priority of . Hens. The question involved Is that of a mortgage on a shifting stock of goods. i (). I.. .Miner has bought and shlpiKsl 1400 bushels of apples this season. About 1000 bushels were sent to the north part of this state. He Is now loading a car to ml to Moston. It is doubtful If mauv inore shipments are made from this sect Ion, as the markets are glutted. ' George II. Meed, the lumber dealer, w ho 1 was convicted of liquor selling last sunt- 1 nier under the state law, was arrested Tues- day by direction of the collector of internal ' revenue for the district of New Hampshire and Vermont on a charge of being engaged ' in the business of a retail liquor dealer without having ald the special govern ment tax required by law. The arrest was 1 made by L. N. Sprague, the deputy mar shal, and Meed was taken to Midland on v ednesday, where he was arraigned be fore United States Commissioner Johnson, when he waived examination and gave bail to appear at the February term of court. This proceeding against Meed savors strong ly of persecution of a man who Is down and helpless, and the lawyers say there was no occasion for taking him to Midland, as expense might have been saved by tak- ! ing him before a I nlted Mates commis sioner here at Mrattleboro. 1 The death of Mrs. Julia A., wife of ' diaries Fowler, took place on Tuesday ' evening nt the age of 71 years. Mrs. Fowler was a native of Chesterfield, N. II., and was a daughter of Joseph and Phebe Day. She went to Halifax to live at the age of 12 years, and was married to Mr. Fowler at Vernon, June 10, 1841, or more than ."il years ago. Three children were born to them, Frank, who died at the. age of 18 years; and two daughters, Ellen M the wife of Frank Willanl of this place, and Alice L., the wife of Chas. Nason of Guilford. She was also a sister of Mrs. Lorenzo Keyes of this village and of Mrs. George Havves of Chesterfield, N. II. For the last 24 years they have lived In Mrat tlcboro, Mr. Fowler carrying on tlie busi ness of a slioemakerand a dealer in leather and findings. Mrs. Fowler has not enjoyed good health for the pa&t four years and last Saturday she sustained a stroke of paralysis from which she never regained consciousness. SU -u o TtcuumTjT rifaiiy estimable qualities, and tier loss will be tlncercly felt by those with whom the was intimately acquainted. She was a kind and affectionate wife and 'mother anil-was ever ready to render assistance In cmse of sickness or trouble. She was a member of tlie UnlversaUst church, with which she united during the pastorate of ltev. Sir. Harris. The funeral was held on Thursday and was attended by ltev. F. W. Sprague. WHAT WILL THE HAIIVEST DE? Tlml U VVIiHt tin- Mrmlirrs of the ltl lug Sun VIlt to lintivt. The article In The Pluuuix last week was the first intimation that the public had that the members of the ltlsing Sun six months endowment order would not realize the roseate results which were pre dicted. As stilted last week the members have paid In $110 and $100 Is due them; the expectation was when they embarked In the enterprise that they would pay in $40 to $00 and receive $100 In return. The question now is whether they will get the $100. The representative who was sent to Moston by the local members returned without the money, it is understood, after spending several days in seeing what could be done. It now appears that from $;)0, 000 to $.0,000 Is due members In Orange, Greenfield and other places, and they are naturally on the renter hooks awaiting the outcome. Tlie affairs of the order are in a tangled condition, and this explanation, with reference to Mr, Flagg, formerly of Mrattleboro, was published in tlie Spring field Republican of yesterday: The trouble of Dr. 8. V. Smith, who Is missing from Lowell, seems to l that as treasurer of the order of tho Rising 8un he was Induced to lend K. J. McKenzle, K H. Klagg and others, with whom he had been associated In the Silver Cross, $50, Ottl of lllslng Sun money to I e used In the purchase of the. Fraternal circle. When the buyers made demand on State Treasurer .Harden for the Fra ternal circle reserve fund they were refused recog nition as tho new supremert. John C. Burke, counsel for II. J. Lnvejoy of the Rising Sim order, says the money Is deposited with the (nte trens. urer to the credit of the Fraternal circle. Until the tangle In regard to that Is fixed. Dr. Smith Is technically In the Kfc,itlon of being- short In Ids ncoounts. Tho loan w as undersUsxl to lie only for s!l hours. McKcniio and Flagg are under stood to lx) in billing, by legal advice. UNION" THANKSGIVING SERVICE. As heretofore announced a union Thanks giving day service will be held at the town hall next Thursday morning at 10:30, when "American Liberty, our Priceless Herit age," will bo the general theme. This theme will be discussed under five subdi visions, as here given : I. IU origin and true spirit ltev. Sir. Plialeu. S. Its Institutions and prlvileges-ltey. Mr. Parry. S. Its limitations and pertLs-ltev. Mr. Spiugue. 4. Its safeguards and elements of perpetuity ltev. Mr, Webb. 5. Its provisions for the defecttveand unfortunate ltev. Mr. Day. ltev. Mr. Webb will lead the responsive reading, anil L. W. Hawiey will lead the singing. Important I imiirnlicr Xotlrr. The Home Insurance coiiqiany of Xew York has liought the business of the Lllierty Insurance company, also of New York, and assumed all tho risks which the Liberty Insurance company had upon Its liooks. The wllcy holders are there fore well protected until expiration, not only by the capital of the Liberty Itself, but also by the the Home. Sherman & Jenne will give projier attention to every policy expiring in their agency. Every policy holder can rest easy in his mind, as the iol!ey they hold Is doubly protected. "Home and Liberty" stir the most patriotic sentiments. Thanking you for your liberal wdrouage, we remain, Yours truly, SI I HUMAN ,t JENNE. All humors ot the scalp, Utter sores, and dan druff cured and falling bafr checked; hence, bald ness prevented by using Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair llenewer. MT. IIEHMON8 30, D. If. S. 0. Tlie .Hell VVfir too .lncll for tlie Hoy. The High school foot ball team kissed the dust again on Monday afternoon, going down before the Mt. Hermons 30 to 0. The gnmc was one in which matured men were pitted against school boys, and, al though a defeat, the result was certainly highly creditable to the Mrattlcboro contin gent. Tlie Mt. Hermons were large, brawny men, before whom tlie school boys appeared as pigmies. The boys, however, struggled for all they were worth, and made their beefy opponents work for every point which they gained. In the first half the Mt. Hermons secured three touchdowns, from which Calhoun kicked two goals; and a safety. In the second half they secured two touchdowns, Calhoun kicking a goal each time. The touchdowns were made by Brandon, Glllls ple and Calhoun. The home team played on the defensive, tlie struggle being to keep back the big men. The only time when the boys began to think of scoring was when Henkel made a spirited run down to near the 2,"-yant line, but the ground which he gained was soon lost. The visit ors played a rough game, making many foul tackles and several times tripping men. Early In the contest Mrasor sustalucd an injury to his side and was carried from the field bleeding at the mouth. Ills Injuries prove not to be serious. Haskius took Mrasor's dace as full back, Willanl going into the line. The features of the game were concen trated onslaughts by the Mt. Hermons and the fine general work and kicking of Cal houn. For the High schools Ilenkel, lias kins and Thorn pla.ved their usual strong game, and the rush line showed up well considering the force which It met. Mt. 1 leriin in Fulton. Killer. Moody. Morgan, Iiutz. Chnmhers, Tnvlor. McKee. Ilriindou, Uilllsnie. 11. II S. Maskliis Hone Estey Heaphy Hannon Chapin Dunievy llorne Henkel Thorn Ilraror Wilson. right end left tackle " " guard " centre left guard right - tackle " " end ' quarter book J hair back full iMCk Italph P.eed: referee. 8. Calhoun, Umplrt THE WEST DUMMERSTON BRIDGE. The hearing before the court commis sioners on the petition for the establish ment of a highway and bridge across the West river at or near the Lyons granite quarry, West Dunuuerstoii, which was hi progress at the time of going to press last week, was finished last Friday night, when tin- commissioners announced that they should render a decision for the petitioners. Tlie evidence given by the town of Dmn merstou in opositiou lo the proKsed bridge was on the general lines indicated In our last week's reort. The testimony of a large number of witnesses was taken", in cluding the Duminerton selectmen, J. A. Miller, S. W. Estev and T. N. Meed, Jo seph Miller. Win. O. Miller, bandford Wil son, C. G. Moel, Jonathan Derrick, James Metterly, Dr. Sboles, and several others. A representative of the Merlin Mridge com pany stated that an iron bridge of 180 feet span could be erected at tlie proposed point, Includiugnbiitments and approaches, for $(m00. The evidence King completed. Hon. J. L. Martin, the vice president of the granite company, made a statement on behalf of the company, to the effect that a bridge like ttiat asked for would be a benefit to the company, and the company would be willing to contribute liberally to ward its construction, and would guarantee that the cost to the town should not ex ceed $.000, the company being allowed to put in the abutments. It was promised that the construction work should be of the most substantial character In all re spects. John Taft promised ,ta give worth of plaiik tuT.-arc'. the planking of the bridce Tlie case was then submitted without argument, and tlie commissioners, aflcr retiring for a brief consultation. stated mai in iiieir-oolniou the nub! c con venlcnce required the construction of a bridge leading to tlie granite company's worKs, aim sain mat inev shou Id ilea re Krt at the next March term of court, call ing lor the construction of such a bridge and highway. While no formal action can be taken un til after the court Is held, it is understood that the bridge will be built as earlv in the season as may be. The outcome will prob ably be regarded as being on the whole an cqmtauie one for all concerned. FIVE YEARS AND $1500 FINE. The Judge Surry He Couldu'l Sriiimre llir Mist remit for Life. lUallston. X. Y., despatch Nov. Hi to the Xew York World.; Edward F. and Newell H. Willanl, negroes, who attempted to assault Mrs. Alceste Cook and her daughter in a ilghay near Saratoga Springs on ;- r . men luruier pica lf flit. Ml 111- (.. t rt . ...I . 1 . . . ""f-vi'inwmi ik-imuuiib louay ana pleaded guilty to assault in the second deeiee. -Itllltr.. Itftmrhlrw, b.itunA.I . - .....I ,11,711, mi I'auuemora prison for file years each at hard lalsir. with a tine or fi.itu each, in default of which they are to be imprisoned the further time of 1000 days. In sentencing iikiii me Jiiilce said lie regretted that the penal code did not allow him to sentence them In Ufa linmunmuni On the night In question Mrs. Cook and her home In V ilton, and were met on the road by the villains, who threatened them with death unlets they yielded. The women escaied by running Into the woods and secretlngthemselves.and then made their way home across the fields. When f h c t- JiMiwl hnnm Csar PaaI- .1... 1-. - . I i . father, was so affected that he fell dead from heart disease. The Willards claim to have homes in i laiuruiiiu, n. iney came into tola section I with n ,luta.,l.... I . r.L , . " ' v,r saivauon army, 10 which they claimed to belong. Two women, one i white and the other a mutnttn uunWn.. tt,u uai j vat Ion army hats and claiming to lie the wives of the prisoners, were In Uie court-room this after. noon and nearly went Into hysterics when the ; seuieucea were imoseu. Tbe statement recentlt-ntilillaii.1 t.. rm. j j...uiijiiiit ,i , , I'lKcnix to the effect that the Willards had eacu oeen sentenced to -M years' Imprison ment was based on information furnished i oy uie cnici ot ponce at Uleus Falls, . V, near where the negroes were arrested. The j despatch to the World, however, is tin I doubtedly correct. i OHTJROH AND SOCIETY. j The services in St. Michael's Episcopal I church on Sunday, 20th after Trinity: At i 10:30 A. M.. lnornlnir nnivi.r llin,,- sermon; 11:45 a. si., Sunday school and Jilbie class; i i m., evening prayer. The rector will celebrate the holy communion uuu givo mi uuurcss in unrist church, Gull ford, at 2:30 v. m. liev. C. M. Lvnn of ltnstnn u-lll il. In the Universallst church Sunday morn ing. The pastor will be present and take part In the services. "What does Unltaiianlsm stand for?" will he tho theme of ltev. Frank L. Tha lcn's sermon at tlie Unitarian church on Sunday morning. A man who has practiced medicine for 40 years ought to know salt from sugar; read what he says: . Toledo, O., Jan. 10, 1B87. Messrs. F.J. Cheney Co. Gentlemen: I have been In the general practice of medicine for 40 years, and would Bay that In all my practice and experience have never seen a preparation that I would prescribe with as much confidence of suc cess asl can Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by you. Have prescribed it a great many times and its effect is wonderful, and would say In conclu sion that I have yet to find a case of Catarrh that It would not cure, If they would take It according to directions, Yours truly. u l. (jonsucn, m. d., wr n. . Office. 25 Summit Bt. We will give S100 for any cose of Catarrh that cannot be cured with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Taken Internally. 1?.J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. E6'Sold by Druggists, 76c, Coughing leads to Consumption. Balsam will stop the cough at once. Kemp's THINGS fVBOUT TOWN. HEARD OR SEEN BY THE LOAFER When Killing Time the Other liny. The steam refused to bu shut off from a 'iti-fiiin wlitsttn tlin fithfir iltiv n-litnl. nn counts for the continuous blowing, until eryhouy thought there was either n file 1 an accident. One Mrattleboro young man expects to realize within a few days that virtue is something more than Its own reward, in ids own case at least. A year ago he casually remarked that he could give up smoking If he chose, whereupon his grand father remarked that If he would do so for a vcar $25 should be his reward. Tlie young man has not touched, tasted or laudled the weed for three hundred and sixty odd days, and Is now stretching out lis palm In righteous anticipation. An arrival at the asylum this week brintrs to light a good Illustration of the conta giousness of a crime like Almy's. Tin subject was a young man from Wells iflver who has been recognized for two or three years as a harmless semi-deranged person. but whoe head was Idled and turned with the sort of hero worship which a certain class of newspapers have bestowed on Mmy, and he declared his Intention of im itating lit tn by shooting a girl who, he fancied, ought to marry him, but who re pulsed his attentions. In Ills case, fortu nately, be was promptly arrested and brought to the asylum for treatment and safe keeping. At last Mrattleboro Is in It. She has joined the procession of other progressive towns and had a genuine labor strike. The Mrooks House dining-room and chainber- glrls did It. Last Saturday morning the maiiacer called the girls together In the tlnlng-room and told them that they must hereafter enter and leave the house by the rear entrance. This aroused the spirit of free and ttnterrilled Individual liberty, which Is one of the priceless boons of the American heritage or words to that el- feet and tlie girls, all but three or four of them, said they would face the cold and cruel world, though the wintry winds did blow, before thev would tamelv submit. Itist before the dinner hour they marched out in a body, "never to return no more." The manaser, the clerk, the assistant housekeeper, the porter, et cetera, et cetera, bared their arms and donned white aprons for the dinner service and no guest of the houe suffered the pangs of hunger. It was "snug" work for a day or two, but on Wednesday an Instalment of cood looking girls arrived from Moston, and since then there have been additions from St. Albans. Midland, and other places, until the ranks are full and all is as serene as a calm sea scene. Sjieaklng seriously, the real trouble ha been, as stated by the proprietors, that the servants have abused the privileges allowed them in the use of the front entrance. While there would be little ob jection to their going and coming that wav uion occasion, the growing tendency has been to monopolize the corridors, stairway and reception room, ami use them for re ceiving and entertaining their friends. The action, therefore, related simply to the business management of the hotel and tlie proper discipline of tlie corps of help. The trouble with The Fhccnix in enquir lug about Thomas Thompson, the interest ing actocnt.o(wliose,wUl was.vriutevi-two weeks ago, was that enquiry was not made In the right places. The place natural thought of was the Water Cure, which In Its jwlmy days was the resort of all tlie elite vv ho came to Urattlehoro. The Thonii son's, however, did not class themselves in that social category, and sought a more quiet, though no less desirable abiding place. It was in the summer of lsVil or l!s(W that they came here and spent the warm months at the Mliss farm, coming to the village with the approach of cold weath er and spending the winter under the hos pitable roof of the late Mrs. Crandall, who then occupied the Chapin homestead on Asylum street, where A. M. Hall now lives. Whether they remained during tlie follow ing summer deponent saith not with cer tainty. The peculiarities of Mr. Thompson ami his wife are recalled by several women, who were then of an age to have eyes for everything which was going on! Mr Thompson was a tall man of sandy com plexion and rosy face, and of a peculiarly shy and retiring demeanor. He was a mail of much cultivation and soon sought out his favorites among some of the younger folk, the young ladies especially, in whom he saw promise of future attainment hi art or literature, lie had his eccentricities w hich were very well known by those about him, and It was no reproach or intentional discourtesy to him that among the bright young folk who came within his circle he was familiarly spoken of in secret, of course as "Tommy" Thompson. His timidity was one of his most notable char acteristics. The conveyance by which lie and Ills wife traveled about the country was a very old-fashioned two-seated car riage draw n by a big bay horse, not noted for its "style" or fleetness. In front was tlie peculiar contrivance, which Tlie Flue nix has already spoken of, for releasing tbe horse from the shafts should lie recklessly try to run away. One lady of this village was a jiassenger in the same railroad car In which Mr. Thompson made his verv first journey by rail, and she gives a iilghlv amusing account of tlie way In which Mrs. Thompson and her maid hovered about Mr. Thompson during the ride to Moston. sitting either by his side or on a seat in front, to protect him in case of accident. Mrs. Thompson was a woman of agreeable social temper, though not enjoying fnllv her husband's Htereary and artistic tastes. After the time spoken of it Is not prob able that Mr. Thompson again visited Urattlehoro, but on the summer following his death Mrs. Thompson again came here, staying for a short time at tho Francis water cure, either calling upon or sending for several of the friends which she had made several years before. With some of these friends she carefully discussed the provisions of the will, and to them it was stated that the purpose of Mr. Thompson was to confine his beneficence strlctlv to women who earned their livelihood by' the needle, and, as the will Intimates, lie did not wisli help to such women to be deferred until they were actually In need, but that the funds should be used to make life com fortable for them. Xvw Illustrated I'.iitertnlmiirut by V, JI. Ituaarll. Mr. C. M. Mussel! of Wilmington announces the completion of a new Illustrated lecture upon "The Life and Times of Christopher Columbus," nud at this time when the occurrence of the fourhun dredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus with Its attending celebrations, lias Invested everything jiertaining to that remarkable man with new and Increasing Interest, It cannot fail to be ot the greatest Intercut to all. In the piviarutlou of this entertainment, Mr. ltussell has secured beautiful stereoptlcou views direct from Europe, illustrating prominent events In the life of the great discoverer, views of various cities, buildings, etc., associated therewith from the finest engravings obtainable and from direct neg atives recently taken. In addition to these views, beautiful Illustrations of the World's Fair build ings will le displayed and numerous views llius tratlve of America's wonderful development during Uie past four hundred years. The whole will form an entertainment of great merit ami cannot fall to meet with ltberal.patronage where ever presented,