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THE VERMONT PIICENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JSIOYEMBER 11, 1892.
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HOME NEWS.
JtlrlroroloBlcnl ItreorH.
Wkkk KnMnoTiiurhiiav Kvkninq.Nov. 10. 18W.
Announcrmrnm.
Prof. Clark, the eminent optician so well
known here, will lie at the jielry (-tore of Han
Ker & Thompson, again 'Tucwlay, Nov. SS, and
remain ono week. If you use spectachu or hint"
any trouble with your eyes, If you have pain in
and over the eyes many times a correct pair of
Klawea will cure you atid Have your eyesight.
Farmers! firing us seconds or any sound cider
apples any time this month.
Hbatti.kiioro Jku.v Co.
T)r. Prescott, the oculist, Is still husy here, and
can he consulted for another week at the ltrooks
House, 9 A. M. to 8 v. M.
Ilrattleboro souvenir thimbles at Hanger &
Thompson's.
Very deslrahle goods in spoons and forks In
ixtra quality plate and finish and stamped ltan
per .t Thomiison on each article.
Mrs. I. W. I'ratt, aient for I)r Nichols Spinal
Support Corsets, 34 Elliot street.
Hanging lamps, chandeliers, bureau trimmings
and brass work of every description lienutliiilly
polished and covered with a celluloid lacquer,
which ill keep them brilliant for years.
liRATTLEnono I'latino Co., Flat street.
Clapp & Jones are now receiving new and beau
tiful styles of picture moldings In gilt, white and
gold tints, silver and natural woods.
Dr. .1. K. Prescott. Optical Specialist, attends
exclusively to diseases of the eye and its optical
defects. Itoom 1, omiositc the iiarlor. P.rooks
House. Office hours, 8:30 to 0-30, 11:00 to 3:0),
0:30 lo 7:30. .
New styles picture mouldings and tlrst class
work at Clapp Jones's.
WANTF.I). I want jour magazines and other
periodicals to bind Your name stumped on your
Itlble or pocketbool; for STie. W. T-' (lomiAitD
Buy Picture Frames of (leddis
Bee the celebrated Diamond Hjiectacles at flan
Rer & Thompson's.
Beautiful pictures, new mouldings in latest
styles and effects at Clapp & Jones's.
$ti..V) watches, Vvaltham or Elgin make: 25c
Rteel iKiwed spectacles; $1.00 nickel alarm clocks.
All warranted A No. 1 by
CnAS. A. TRtrp Co., Jewelers.
Bring us any sound apples now. Price 20 cents
per hundred pounds. Hhatti.kiioho Jkli.y Co,
Optical Notice.
Clias. A. Tripp, the Jeweler, has made arrange
ments with Dr. W. S. Burrows, the eye socialist,
to lie at Ills place of business for a time after
Monday, the 14th. He comes highly recommend
i by the following physicians: James O iter,
M. I)., Athol, Mass J I.. P. Aueer, SI. D., Ware,
Mass.: A. W. Smith, M. I)., Gardner. Mass.; E. J
Cutler, M. D., Fltchburg, Mass. No charge will
lie made for examination. A specialty made of
fitting all complicated cases, All having trouble
should not fall to see him. Respectfully,
I)n. W. S, Burrows,
Tile Urookl House Hack ami Coupe
Line
Is now under one management and Is prepared
to carry iiassengerfl to and from all trains and to
all parts of the village. Orders may be given by
telephone to the Brooks House, coupe stand on
Main street, or at the Brooks House stables. All
oaggagn carried free. We shall strive by prompt
and courteous service to merit the public itron
age. H. O. Cooliook.
BRATTLEBORO.
Greene's dru? store, has been enlarged by
the building of a rear extension.
D. T. Cobb is to rebuild ills barn on
Central street into a house and put on an
L addition.
The Sawtelle Theatrical company will
hold the boards at the town hall during
Thanksgiving week.
Thursday morning brought the first real
snow storm of the season, the ground being
covered to a dcptli of three Inches.
The London and Lancashire lire insur
ance company are now represented by Cud
worth & Chllds, who are the only agents
for this vlcinby.
According to the check list figures there
were -100 voters who did not come to the
polls, as only a little over 1400 votes were
cast out of over 1800 names.
The Republican members of the Wheel
club will treat tbo Democratic members to
that election supper, probably Tuesday or
AVednesd ay evening, at the Brooks House.
The annual meeting of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was
postponed from Monday evening to the
afternoon of Monday, the 21st, when it
will be held at tlte library building.
Ilenjamln Uarstow, formerly of West Do
ver, was shot and killed by Albert May in
Kamseys, N. J., Saturday night. Barstow
had lost his way anil entered the house of
Hay, a farmer, supposing it to be that of
his brother, whom ho was to visit. May
mistook him for a burglar, and shot him
in the head with a shotgun.
The Young People's society of Religious
Improvement of the Universalist church
chose these officers last Sunday: Presi
dent, D. E. Taskcr; vice president, Mrs.
V. W. Sprague; secretary and treasurer,
Walter Steams; chairman of devotional
committee, Minnie Hagg; chairman calling
committee, Mrs. Cora Robinson; chairman
lookout committee, llattie Wllcutt.
The death of James M, Baldwin, which
was recorded in The Phoenix last week,
recalls how he won an election wnger eight
years ago, and in consequence took a
wheelbarrow ride to Guilford, with Fred
Richardson as the motive power, the First
Regiment band accompanying them. Mr
Baldwin was n son of the late Ebenozer
Ilaldwin of West Ilrattleboro.
Charles Guild of The Phoenix job office
had the toes of his left foot crushed in the
power paper cutter last night just before
six o'clock. Ho was sitting down while at
work at the machine, and Inadverdently
pushed his foot forward for support. It
entered a largo slot and was caught by a
moving pin. Two toes were broken, the
end of one loo crushed off, and the
others jammed, while the flesh between the
toes was spilt open. He will be disabled
for some time, but the pernament Injury
will not be serious.
Tho young people's course of entertain
ments arranged by tho Y. M. C. A. was
successfully opened last ovenlug at the
town hall, when Prof. Leroy of Boston en
tertained a good-sized audience of old ami
young with sleight-of-hand performances.
The program Included about tho usual lino
of tricks, delighting and astonishing the
little folks and giving general satisfaction.
The tone of the entertainment was good
and the association Is congratnlated on the
success of Its first venture In work of this
sort.
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Ilrattleboro Democrats have been Invited
to go to Wilmington Monday night to cel
ebrate the election of Orovcr.
"The World's Lightning Artist" Isglv
ing exhibitions of his skill In the store In
Ktnerson's block, formerly occupied hv
lllodgutt A DeWltt.
Hlnuham chanter, Older of the Kastcrn
Star, have issued Invitations for a series of
social dances at Masonic hall, the first to be
given on the evening of thc22d.
The sale of theDwIght Goodeiiough farm
at West Ilrattleboro, owned by Mrs. Itobert
Norton, was postponed yesterday until
iexl Monday, on account of the storm.
The Youth's Companion announces a
series of articles on "Memories and Por
traits" by eminent authors. Itttdyard KIp- i
ling will 'write on "The story of my boy-
lOOll.
Several bidders were present at the sale
of the Bennett place on Green street Sat
urday, but G. A. Boyden named the larg
est sum and It was struck off to him at ,
5..M25. !
Ktnerson Pratt, who was arrested at ,
Putnev, charged with Incendiarism, as re
corded In our correspondence from that
ilace, was formerly a clerk in X. 1. Haw- i
oy s store.
Green peas following a snow storm is i
not the usual order, but 1. W. Cutler en- i
joyed a delectable dish from the vines in
his garden Nov. 0, while the ground was ,
white wilh snow on the lid.
C. P. Gllson will sell 5." horses by auc- 1
tion at the Klllot street stables Saturday of 1
next week, beginning ut 10 A. m. Choice
animals are Included in this lot. Harness,
robes, blankets, etc., will also be sold.
Maud Granger will not appear here In '
'Lcnora" next week as announced, the 1
dates of the company having been cancelled I
for two weeks on account of the excite- ,
ment caused bv the elections. ,
The Otis Tutlle place in district No. (I
lias been sold to C. S. Wall, meat cook at
the ltrooks IIoiko, through the agency of
Bailey A Co. Possession is not given un
til next spring, but aflcr that time It is ex
pected that Mr. Wall w ill occupy the place.
The sixth anniversary of the dedication
of Citizens' hall at West Chesterfield will
be celebrated to-night. The drama "Sun
shine through tlie clouds," will be pre
sented, followed by dancing, with music by
the Philharmonic orchestra.
Fred Gale, Thomas Heaphy, O. II. Kills,
.1. Moyniliiin, Walter Boynton, Win. Royee
and Will Stolte are some of the Democrats
who aie .smiling broader than usual, as the
results of wagers won on the elections.
Scxeral Itrattleboro Republicans lost sums
ranging from ?."i() lo smOK. !
Volume one, number one, of "Young
Men's Work," the monthly publication is
sued by the Rutland Y. M. f. A., of which i
W. II. Fuller is general secretary, has been 1
received. It contains l'J small pages and
colored cover, Is handsomely printed and
rilled with interesting matter.
The Rebekahs are making arrangements j
to entertain the visiting delegates for the !
convention, to be held here next week, and !
expect a goodly number. They will hold '
a reception Tuesday evening at their hall.
Wednesday evening a special meeting will '
be called, and the lodge here will exemplify i
the RebekaU degree before the convention. ;
Mrs. K. C. Stearns, about 80 years old, ,
who lives in the tenement house off Church '
street, fell In her room Sunday night while I
carrying a lighted lamp. A gash three ;
inches long was cut in her head, and her i
face burned, probably through contact i
with the lamp chimney. Fortunatdy, a
fire was not started. People living in the '
building, who heard Mrs. Stearns fall,
came to her assistance and found her lying '
on the floor unconscious. The physician
reported that she had sustained a slight (
shock of paralysis, hut she is now Improving-
,
The subject of good roads will evidently
receive much attention, as much as it de
serves, and it is hoped in the near future, i
When the association was formed at Mont- I
pclier last week, with Gov. Fuller as presi- 1
dent, it was slated on the authority of Dr.
Webb that there were twelve millionaires 1
In New Yotk who will come to Vermont ,
as soon as decent highways are provided '
over which they can drive. Col. Hooker I
urged the bonding of towns to secure a ,
system of good roads, and he is quoted as 1
saying that the road between Brattleboro i
and Guilford, on which $700 was expended,
Is tho best in the state.
The equity suit against the People's !
Five Year Benefit order, on which Justice
Allen granted a preliminary Injunction
and appointed a custodian over the hooks
and affairs of the order, will be heard on
Its merits before Justice Latlirop of Bos
ton Nov. 10. A few days ago the court,
on motion of counsel for the order, put the
case down on Wednesday of this week, but
an extension of time was granted in which '
to make an examination of the books of i
the concern. At a meeting of delegates
called for the formation of a grand com
mandery of the order held at Odd Fellows
hall in Boston a few days ago It was voted
that Inasmuch as the courts had issued a ;
temporary injunction the meeting be in- j
formal. There were present delegates i
from 4:tcomnianderies,representingamem-
bership of .1000. A series of resolutions
were unanimously adopted expressing con- .
fidence in the order and pledging to sup- '
port it in and out of the courts by all lion-
orable means. '
There was a burglary at tho Simon
Brooks farm on tho Vernon road Tuesday
night. A suit of clothes, an overcoat and i
a watch and chain belonging to George 1
Miller, who is employed there, were taken.
Miller had been at the town hall where the 1
election returns were received during the
evening, and did not return to the farm
until late. After he had retlted the clothes
were taken from his room, together witli
the contents of the pockets. The thief
also looked through the pockets of the
suit of clothes that Mr. Brooks had been
. wearing during the day and carried oil a
pocket book containing a small sum of
, money. Then the thief went to tho pan
try and helped himself liberally to oata
I hies. He entered the house through the
I cellar. The doors ot the bulkhead and
I the cellar door had accidentally been left
unlocked. There is no clue as to who the
I burglar was. It is possible, however, that
I James King, the noted boy burglar, has re
! turned to this section after repeated dep
j redations in the vicinity of Northampton
i and Kasthamptou, Mass,
At the special meeting of the Unitarian
! society, held at Wells hall last Friday even
ing, it was voted unanimously to accept
i
liev, a. It. i'lialen's resignation, lie having
fully decided It to be best for him to go to
j tlllchurch in Concord', K
ii. A letter
from Mr. Plialen, read on the occasion, ox-
pressed his regret at breaking the pastoral
relation, and his sense of cratltude to tho
, society for the cordial support and uniform
1 good-will which had been shown him. The
' meeting adopted resolutions expressing
In appreciative terms tho highly satisfac
tory and profitable character of Mr. Pba
len's work with the Brattleboro church and
of the relations of cordial good feeling
which have existed between the pastor and
his wife and the members of tho society,
with an assurance of a continued feeling of
respect and kind regard, and of good wishes
for their welfare, in the new field of work
to which they are soon to go. Next Sun
day will he Mr. Phalen's last Sunday with
the Ilrattleboro church. Dr. S. E. Lawton
was chosen a member of the parish com
mittee to fill tho vacancy caused by the
death of Dr. Joseph Draper.
Two persons united with tho Centre
church Sunday.
The Y. SI. C. A. rooms will probably be
closed for a few days later In the month
for renovation and repairs,
The fourth annual meeting of the T. O.
N. club was held on Tuesday evening with
Mrs. Phu'be Llndsey on Harris place.
Representative Martin's bill to prevent
obscene advertisements and shows has
passed both branches of the legislature.
O. L. Miner has shipped from 0000 to
8000 barrels of winter apples this season,
most of them going lo Western states.
The practical talks at tho Good Will
club will begin next Wednesday evening,
when Miss Helen M. Fletcher will speak
on "The dignity of work."
"Columbian Fair" will be the name of
the fair lo he held by the Universalist
ladles the last of January. The hall will
he decorated appropriately.
Tin Y. M. C. A. basket ball team have
the armory for practice one evening eacli
week. They expect to go soon to Burling
ton to play the association team at that
place.
Mr. Bass has traded W. H. Minor's
promising trotler, Col. Mansur, with a
liostou dealer. .Mr. Jlllior receives a
handsome sum in cash and a five-vear-old
gelding by King Wilkes.
The North street school is making a
1 commendable success of Its publication,
, tlie cnooi uial, the tlrst number of the
third volume of which is being printed at
1 lie I'liu'ilix job office Ibis week.
I The Brattleboro teachers met at Prlnci
pal Home s w eilnesday evening. A paper
j upon school discipline was read by Miss
hlmcr and one upon classic literature by
! Miss King. Later a social session was en-
1 joyed. These meetings have been held the
i second Wednesday of each month, but the
time hereafter will be on the first Monday.
j Misses Fletcher, Gregg, Adams and Lis
i com, who attended the recent state con-
ventiou of the Christian Kndeavor union
at Bennington, gave a carefully prepared
report of tlie proceedings there at the
meeting of tlie society of the Cenlrechurch
.Sunday evening.
Tlie venerable Dr. Walter Carpenter of
Btuliugton, whose death is elsewhere re
corded, was legarded as the best physician
, in erinont by tlie Ilrattleboro doctors. He
I was born at Walpole, attended the academy
at Chesterfield, and studied at one time in
tlie office of Dr. Amos Twilcliell of Keene.
Xsxt Thurnlay evening occurs the see
I ond entertainment In the Y. M. ('. A.
. course. To Brattleboro audiences Mr. A.
I P. Burbank. reciter, actor and dialectician.
needs no commendation, tlie impression
left by bis several appearances here still
lingering as delightful memories with those
who then beard him. He holds an unques
tioned pree'minence in his profession and
will doubtless be greeted by a full house.
W. II. Chillis advises the local Demo
i crats to have their jubilation in the form
' of a banquet, witli Gov. Russell as the or-
, ator. 1 he voting governor agreed srn
time ago to come to Brattleboro, but of
I course be couldn't leave while the cam
! paign was In progress. His record Monday
, when he made '2'2 speeches in 1M hours
, showed that he was needed In the Bay
1 stale
; The boys of the High school have form
! ed a drum corps which is to he a perma
nent organization. The snare drummers
are Fred Childs, Periev Holmes, Ernest
Waterman, John O'Connor, Jack Stewart
Harry Currier and Fred Gllson, with Louis
Pettee as bass drummer and Myron Davis
as drum major. The boys made their first
apiiearanee Tuesday evening, when they
marched through the principal streets.
W. J. Merrill, who has been employed
by Minor A- Co., tearing down the old mill
property, sold a horse, carriage and har
ness recently to Alfred Holduu. In a few
days an officer came and took the property
on a mortgage. Merrill was arrested Wed
nesday on complaint of the town grand
juror, and a hearing was held before Jus
tice Newton. He was lined taliO and
I co9ts, in default of which le will be taken
to the house of eorrectio'n today. C. C.
Fitts appeared for the prosecution, Mer
I rill being without counsel.
' The new return postal cards have been
I put on sale at the post-office this week.
! The new card is formed into two parts,
folding on a perforated line. One parr is
marked "Message card," and the other
"Reply card." Down in tlie left-hand cor
i ner of the message card are the words:
! "Detach annex earn for answer." The
' sender writes Ids message on the message
card, and there being no writing on the
I reply caijl, the receiver of tlie message
j card merely tears the cards apart where
they are perforated and thus has ready
I at hand a postal card for a reply.
I Tlie local election passed off quietly In
Brattleboro, an almost Sabbath stillness
pervading the town. The vote did not
differ materially from that at the recent
state election, as will be seen by the table
published elsewhere, which gives the vote
in tun lor israiiieooro anu tne otner v inci
hani county towns, as well as the vote at
the state election and at the presidential
j election In 1888. Early In the evening a
' large crowd assembled at the town hall to
watch for the returns. The figures were
I received with some show of enthusiasm,
, but nothing like the spirit of four and
1 eight years ago was manifested. After the
returns from New York city, Brooklyn and
Chicago were posted the Democrats were
, li.ipy, and It was evident that they had
j carried the day. The crowd began to grad
ually thin out before midnight, but a nuui
, her of those who had wagered their hard
earned cash watched and waited until the
gray dawn was breaking. About 1 o'clock
, tlie Democratic members of tlie Wheel club
S marched with brooms from the club room
I to the town hall, singing
1 )roer, ()roer, four years more of Uroer,
In we go. out they go,
I Then woil lie in cloer.
I Tlie experience sociable at the Univer
salist vestry Wednesday evening was the
most successful entertainment which the
ladles of that society have given In a long
time, the annual fairs excepted. So large
' a crowd attended the supper, that the eat-
1 aides narrowly escaped being a minus
ouantitv. After tlie supper came the ex
perience part, when about 80 members of
tho society, who had earned SI in some
work aside from their regular employment,
related their toils, trials and self-sacrifices
in appropriate verse. Tlie entertainment
opened with a piano and flute duct by
Walter Stearns and Harry Ilorton. Mrs.
C. II. Davenport made tho introductory re
marks, and Mrs. Foster Stearns called In
rhyme upon the different ones who were to
take part. The "poems" ranged all the
I way from very meritorious verse to doggerel,
I and the tales of woe which were recited
I repeatedly convulsed tho audience with
laughter. Tho expedients resorted to to
1 secure the coveted 100 cents showed great
Ingenuity, and the stories depicted almost
everything from the killing of flics and
limehlniT tiles off n hnrsn for Hie blacksmith
to making fancy work. The whole recital
would comnaro verv favorably with Fox's
book on martyrs. At the close air. u,
Ilines summed up In connected form
different stories of the evening. During
tlm fi v aii I fi it n conn, u-aa rnmlnrnd be MiQti
Gertio Perkins, and it should be said that
Mrs. Sprague anil Miss Jennie Goodenough
sung their experiences Instead of reciting.
It will be seen that the receipts, aside from
thoso for thesupper and admission amount
ed to $80, the receipts for the latter being
$45.
THE FORTNIGHTLY CLUB
lohls Its I'lrst Meeting uf llii- Scmnn
nml Nurprlam lis I'oiiinlrr ultli Val
uable (tin,
Tlie North Main street home of Mr.
and Mrs. II. H. Thompson was a scene of
festivity Tuesday evening. The occasion
was the birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Thompson's sister, Miss Genevieve Slate,
and of Rev. C. O. Day, both of whom were
Invited to supper, with several other
guests. Later in the evening the members
of the Fortnightly dub assembled for their
first meeting of the season. I he attend
ance was large, over 00 of the young peo
ple being present. An organization was
effected, with these officers: President,
Rev. C. (). Day; secretary, C. II. Thomp
son; consulting committee, Miss Helen
Fletcher, Miss Cabot, Mr. Menzles.
Mr. Day read a paperentltled " estward
Ho." He began by speaking of the solid
arity of the human race and the various
kinds of movement by which men have
sought to secure their rights In or unity
witli each other, such as migration, erup
tion, exploration, Immigration, assimila
tion. He then dwelt on the fact that ra
cial ami national movements, Biich as
those of the Huns, the invasion of the
Goths, the movement of the Northmen,
Franks and Saxons, had been westward.
The development of the ship from primi
tive raft or canoe through triremes, gal
leys, caravels, and various types of wood
en vessels, through the expansion pro
duced by tlie use of steam and the screw
propeller, down to the ocean liner of to
day, was traced. The means of intimate
union tlie printing press, cable, etc.,
were dwelt on, and a general plan for the
winter's work was outlined, as the nio(
ment of various national elements in Span
ish, Dutch and English ships, as well as
those of other nations, Into the common
nationality of America.
After the reading of the paper Rev. Mr.
Day and Rev. Mr. Mcrriam were discuss
ing tlie plan for winter reading when Mr.
II. II. Thompson was called upon'to ex
press an opinion. He said he had another
matter to present, and thereupon took Mr.
Da) completely by surprise by presenting
him in a felicitous way with complete sets
of Rusklns' works in 12 volumes and of
Browning's works in several volumes, w ith
a history of Browning's life. Mr. Day re
sponded, and was then called out into the
dining loom, where a birthday cake, ar
ranged by several ladles of the club, was
surrounded by -11 candles, corresponding to
the number of years which Mr. Day had
passed. The candles were then blown out,
and lliose present made a wish. Tlie cake
was distributed, and ice cream was served.
Tlie occasion was of great enjoyment to all
present. Mr. Da was theorganier of the
club and has been a leader in its work dur
ing its prosperous existence of six or seven
years.
The next meeting will beheld witli Miss
Ktnuia Gregg and Miss Charlotte Pettee.
VEKMONT OFFICE118' REUNION.
The '.'lull annual reunion of Vermont of
ficers was held at Montiiier last week
Thursday, a large number of prominent
men being present. Resolutions on the
death of Gen. Wells of Burlington were
adopted. It was voted to hold the next
meeting at Burlington. Major Josiah
Grout of Derby was chosen president;
Lieut. Jewett of Swanton and Major El
dredge of West Randolph vice presidents ;
Col. F. E. Smith of MontiR'llcr secretary;
(Sen. Klngslcy of Rutland treasurer; anil
Gen. llenrv, Col. Woodbury and Gen. T.
S. Peck of Burlington executive commit
tee. Tlie annual address before the asso
ciation was delivered in Representatives'
hall by Col. J. II. Gouldingof Brattleboro.
His subject was the part the colored troops
took in the war of the Rebellion. Col.
Gnuldlug was an officer In this service, le
ing apKinted, when a cadet at Norwich
university, by President Lincoln, a lieu
tenant in the 0th regiment, United States
colored infantry, and serving there tlie last
two years of tlie war. He vividly depicted
tlie heroic deeds of tlie colored .soldiers, and
showed that the 1711,000 who enlisted were
an important factor in the great struggle.
Over ItO.OOO of these men, or more than
Vermont furnished, laid down their lives
for the country. Nearly 200 were present
at the banquet at the Pavilion. Tlie Mont
pelier glee club furnished music. Col.
Hooker was toastmaster. Gov. Fuller re
sponded for Vermont, and (Jen. Estey for
the militia. Other speakers were Gen.
Veazey, ex-Gov. Farnham, Lieut.-Gov.
Stranahan, Col. Childs of St. Albans. Rev.
E. J. Ranslow of Swanton, Speaker Stick
ney and Commander Greene of the Sons
of Veterans.
WHOOP-LA! HI-DADDY!!
The committee of tlie Democratic club
have decided to exhibit their menagerie in
the streets of Brattleboro next Monday
night, when there will be a parade in
which the Unterrlfied from the county and
other surrounding towns will be Invited to
revel. The managers regret that they can
not secure the great and only Tammany
tiger, which Grover swallowed or which
swallowed Grover, but they promise curios
without number, including wooly horses.
It is expected that Whitney of the Standard
Oil trust will furnish kerosene gratis, to lie
be burned in the torches of Imported tin.
The rejoicing of the motley throng will be
no perfunctory matter, it being the second
time In 30 years that they have had an oih
portunlty to sound their pa;ans.
The parade will form on Elliot street at
7::t0, route of procession being up Main to
High, to Oak. down Grove to Main, to
Terrace and North, across the common to
Chase, through Oak to Whipple down
School
In Vlllnt in Fstnvvllb. tn final
to r.moi, to i.siojllli, to i.anai,
up Washington to Central, out Central to
Pine, out Pine to South Main, out South ' Norton will undoubtedly lie Yale's left end in
Main to Thomas, through Thomas to Cen- ' the great game against Harvard at Spri.igtleld
. t.,i .-.. ,t li-,,.,.., r. vi. Norton Is a stioug running half liacK. but of late
tral, out Pearl, round Prospect to N ash- ,H. lul!i tr)iI flir a Tmm, i the line in
Ingtnn, down Canal through Clark street the game against Weslevan Saturday h- distin
to South Main, up Malll to Elliot. I flushed himself by very brilliant work The New
1f..d IS ,Wnr.ii m,s nio u Hl 1.., I,w,r Haven despatch to the New ork rrlbnne says.
Red lire, decorations, etc., will be in or- ..TlK. Kmv'ra 1May of ;nr,n was the i-ature of
der. Refreshments will be all right, but III the game He was upon the Wesleyan backs lie
the language of the New York Sun: No 'ore they could start with the hall on a punt, and
Vnri niiittn' n I'nel's r'ninllilmi Pno.l ' his intertereiioe materially aided the 'Vale Iwcks
lorce pumps. -0 1 eel s Loiulltlon ood. tll their ternlic runi. of theafternoou AsareMilt
WINDHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS
The following fi
concerning tho
schools in tills county are taken from the
,f., A.
report of the state superintendent of educa-
tion. Number of school districts, lili
number of common schools, 2itt); average
number of weeks of school, 2(1.2, ranging j
from 35.4 In Brattleboro and 33.5 in Rock- '
Ingham to 24 in several of the smaller towns:
number of pupils attending common
schools, f0."i ; number of pupils attending
any schools, 5520; number of male teachers
employed, 50; number of female teachers
employed, 345; amount of Indebtedness
of school districts, $42,428.77; amount
paid on indebtedness, $3524.32; amount
paid superintendents, $500,17; average
wages of the male teachers, Including board,
$10.24, and of female teachers $0.5(1. The
amount raised by town taxes was $10,527.-
I EW i amount l)V UlSiriCt taxes, f-U,MU.:i:
' tho entire Income for school purposes
I 72,b07.02. Tho average rate per cent of
i ,Ustr'ct 11 was r'-. tho WRuest in Ja-
macia, where one district reported 250.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Women. -Mrs. F. II. Andrews, Miss O. A.
Hose,
Mrs. Ullzabelh Wright.
T. I'. Howard,
Men.-E. M. Fisher, Lewis Ilalns,
Henry li-wiu, C. C. Wcare
A. "" , B uVAl V HiV JY"""4" of tho rarest beauty of character, stron
.. In Wlimnn-hnm t r lift In llfiel.'lnirb'im . . . I . . 1
me ? .. ' . ouiet and evenly balanced, exerting alw
, iuej ratiieuoro rate was .S...1. -me low- a lnilescr!bable Influence of gentlen
rat i.uu wua ill lun iibiicuu, nuuiu 111 uuo n,i i,Anii,,, nn i,,.a n.nA .t..il..
WHAT THEY BAY.
Frank Emerson : 1 knew the Democrats
would carry everything but Vermont and
the State of Despair.
Dr. Conland: Anybody who could lead
the signs of the time could see the hand
writing on the wall.
Hugh Hackley : What about The Phu-
nix eclipse?
Will Stolte: The tariff Is a tax. (A la
the Bowery parrot.)
Fred Gale: The Prohibitionists did It.
R. S. Childs: The whangdoodle roarcth.
Col. Hooker: I am not a member of
the national committee tills year.
Senator Haskins: Any man whodocsn t
believe in tlie Trlnltv Is a phool.
Porter Spencer: 1 could prove It too If
old Bill Jones was alive.
F. J. Bailey: Seen my clothes reel;1
John Hackley: We didn't raie a
000,000 fund for nothing.
Ed Atherton: !!!!!!!
Clark Fills: I bet on Pennsylvania.
O. II. Coolldge: Where am I at?
Rev. F. J. Parry: Tliat romlnds me of
a story about
W. II. Brackett: By gosh!
Representative Martin: In my opinion
there have been too many ballets.
Gov. Fuller: I was elected on the 0th
day of September.
W. II. Childs: 1 always told you that
those wool figures were right.
O. A. Marshall: The Australian secret
ballot is a mighty power in the hands of
the common people.
Gerry Mcsser: Oh dear! I've got to do
the shoveling again.
H. It. Chamberlain: You can hear
them celebrating over in England.
The Republican office holders: It looks
like a long cold winter.
George Fuller: I don't give It up yet.
A. M. McDonald: He! He! He!
Grover Cleveland: I believe it shows
the incomprehensible Incompatibility of
the dross to the immaculate when put lo
the crucial test, and notwithstanding the
animadversions on my career by those who
seek to penert the high-minded principles
promulgated, which, if tlie Republican
party had been triumphant, would have
been due to the debasing influences of a
gigantically enormous corruption fund
raised by the plutocratic tariff protected
millionaire barons in a free country in
which tlie vacillating !lesh-iots of iniquity
are rani)Kint: hut notw itlistaiidiug all this
I have again Iteen raised to I lit- clnet exec
utive and magisterial office through the
suffrages of a multitudinous jieople who
declare that hyixKrisy and tlie blasphemous
tendencies, which lend to the enervating
and disintegrating of the integral factors
of tills republic, shall be checked by the
Incarnation in politics, and I might add
adscititiously that the tariff is unconstitu
tional. CHURCH AND SOCIETY.
Tlie 4 o'clock service at the Y. M. C. A.
room next Sunday afternoon will be con
ducted b) H. F. C. Tmit.
Tlie regular suppers served by tlie ladies
of the Universalist society will be held here
after atOrllO instead of at 0 o'clock.
The Unitarians will give a social at Wells
hall next Tuesday evening, Nov. 1.1. Sup
per at (!::t0, followed by dancing.
"Three great religious principles" will
be the suhleet of Rev. F. L. Pbalen's ser
mon at the Unitarian church on bunday
morning.
Mrs. H. T. Rrigham, the well-known
lecturer, will speak at the lower town hall
Thursday evening, Nov. 17, at 7:!t0. All
are cordially invited.
Services in St. Michael's church next
Sunday, 22d after Trinity: Morning prayer
and sermon, 10:110 a. m"; Sunday school,
11:45 a. m. ; evening prayer 7 r. m.
The ladies of tlie Baptist Christian En
deavor society will hold a sewiug meeting
at Mrs. L. W. Hawley's on Chapin street
Saturday, to-morrrow, afternoon at 3
o'clock. A box supper will he served at
0, followed by a social. AJ1 are cordially
invited.
There will be three special union ser
vices held next week in tlie interest of
work young men. The first meeting will
be held Sunday evening in the Congrega
tional church, when there will be brief ad
dresses by the different pastors, followed
on Tuesday evening by service in the
Methodist church and Friday evening in
the Baptist church.
BASE BALL AND FOOT BALL.
Abbey, the V. V M pitcher, late of the Wash
ingtons. islnpitch with the Pittkburgsnittt season.
Klnsella. the U. V M shortstop and lack stop,
will play with the Dartmouth college team next
season.
At Mt Hermon Wednesday the Mt llermru
foot liall team defeated the "Aggies" bj a score
of lHtoli-
Tlie Inland & dray seminary team of Towns
bend wish to arrange a game with the Brattleboro
High school liys
Boston Herald- "Tommy How d of the Wash
fnglou hase ball club of last season played with
the UeorgetoM n university eleen at Washinetou,
Saturday, and helped his side defeat the Neptune
lst club eleven of Baltimore, HO too."
All lovers of fool hall will lie glad to know that
two games are to Iw played by the home team
within a few days. To-morrow if the grounds
are in good condition, the strong Shelburne Falls
team, which re-vntly downed the Williams col
lege freshmen 30 to 0. will line up against the
Brattleboro eleven; and next Wednesday the
Keene team. Including former college players, will
come here for a game.
It U quite probable that the days of the liase
liall diamond are numbered and tliat next year
the national game will Iw played on a field of five
liases, including the home plate. The distance
from the home the llrst and fourth liases will lie
11 feet and bet een the other liases 70 feet The
short stoo will cover the third tiace or there will
I lie 10 men on a side The advantages of this plan
I will no increaseu namng. decrease in me numoer
ot foui uUs llue t,, extended lia-lines, and larci'r
I area for liatted lialls. and Increased liase stealing.
I of bis phenomenal work this afternoon, be may
I lie reins! upon to till the place of right end rush
! lu the eatiii-swith Harvard and Princeton, instead
i of Oreenway, who has until recently lieen consid-
I surr ,of, " 1""
w alter Camp havt expres
! articles that Norton is as i
-ssed their liellef in recent
as fast as any man on the
Yale tram, in tiroctice lie caught and downed
(1 raves, when the latter seemingly had a cluar
Held for a long run.
DEATH OF MADAM BRADLEY.
One of tho last remaining links which
connect the present generation with one
. . , , , t I..
WHICH is now oecoming ouiy u memory
was severed yesterday in tho death of Mad-
am Bradley, widow of the late Jonathan
Dorr Bradlev. Tho marriage of Mrs.
Bradley, whoso maiden name was Susan
nrfucm-jll tool- tllfinA In 1fi'0 U'han bnt-
Crossman, took place in 1820, when her
husband was just beginning his profession
al career at Bellows Falls. They soon re
moved to Brattleboro, however, where the
whole of Mrs. Bradley's mature life has
beeu spent. She had four sons, who sur
vive her William C, Richards, Stephen
Rowe and Arthur C. She was a woman
ays
euess
benignity on thoso who were prlv
ed to have her acquaintance. She was ono
of the original members of the Brattle
boro Unitarian church, In which her inter
est never failed. To all her friends It is a
comfort to know that after a life of singu-
' lar iieacefnlness tbo end pime ns ne-ic.lnl.
ar leacetuineas tne cnil can e as peaceiui-
, ly, after an Illness of about three weeks,
, tfi.ia(Kii, vt. iiiuiu ,u nuic I'll lie
A GROWING INSTITUTION.
llex'lopment nt Vermont Academy tlie
1'iwt Two Years.
The ,rsv Library Illilliltng, the Hos
pital, tlte l'n nil nml Kami ltiillillngs
1 Mnlllfesl Purpose to alert Hie De
mand of the Times mi mi Alvvnys
III oiulrllllig Itusls.
A visit to Vermont Academy, made lu
the bright sunshine and invigorating air
of a recent November day, was a revelation
of the progress which lfas been made there
in tlie past two years, our last previous
visit having been at the time of tlie com
mencement In LS00. The Academy then
seemed complete, for all the purposes of
such a school, but the many advances since
made show that It is an institution of prog
ress, which believes In Its own future, and
which uses each point of vantage gained
as a stepping stone to something still higher
and better. The most notable advances
made are the erection of a new library
building, of a building to be used as a hos
pital If occasion requires, and the addition
of a farm of 75 acres, with well-equipped
farm buildings.
The new library' building is a gem. We
know of no better way to characterize It
than as a happy thought In architecture.
In style It is entirely different from the
other buildings, and as one comes suddenly
upon it In Its position nearly in the rear of
Fuller hall and the girls' dormitory build
ing, it seems to give a new atmosphere and
seeming to tlie entire campus. In Its gen
eral effect and treatment the little building
is Richardsonian. The material is field
cobbles, taken from the farm pasture, the
sizes being assorted to their various places
and uses, and the century-old lichens, with
which they were covered as they lay In the
old stone walls, being retained as far as
possible. The roof swells and curves in
graceful lines over the large windows on
either side of the reading loom, the comers
are buttressed In easy lines, and the effect
as a whole Is picturesque and pleasing to
an unusual degree. The Interior finish is
of Southern pine, with a general treatment
which will give combined lightness and
gracefulness of effect. In front, as one en
ters, is tlie reading room with the alcoves
for books beyond. The inside work is
Hearing completion and the building will
lie occupied e.irlv in the winter. The re
moval to It of the library, now occupying a
large room in Fuller ball, will release room
which is much needed there for recitation
purposes.
The hospital building, a neat one-story
structure, stands at the farther edge of the
campus, or, in jwint of fact, on tlie edge
of the farm land, which last year became
an adjunct of tlie institution. So far, for
tunately, there have been no cases of Ill
ness requiring treatment there, and several
of tlie girl students have their rooms In the
building. Four or more rooms are, how
ever, in readiness for immediate use should
they be required. There is a sitting room
neatly furnished. A family lives in the L
adjoining the building in the rear, and the
means of living and of care of the inmates
are entirely separate from the school proper.
The building is heated by steam, and the
ventilation is perfect, tubes of ample size
leading from registers in every room direct
ly through the roof. Cases of contagious
disease could be completely isolated here,
and any case of sickness would be as com
fortably cared for as In the patient's own
home.
The farm is in many respects the most im
portant addition which has been made. It
immediately adjoins the Academy grounds
in the rear, and comprises 35 acres of as
good farming land as one may hope to see.
The farm was the gift of Gov. L. K. Fuller,
the president of the board of trustees. He
has built upon it a set of model farm build
ings, and has made a beginning of stocking
it with thoroughbred cattle, sheep and
swine. Tlie barns are built so as to enclose
an inner square. The idea in their con
struction was to show what can be done
with the simplest materials if wisely used.
Instead of the usual heavy frame work,
scantling and boards well nailed together
and tightly roofed furnish snug, commo
dious quarters for animals, hay and grain,
and the acme of economy In room and ex
pense and of convenience in care seems to
have been reached. The cows are thor
oughbred Holsleins from the Vermont
Asylum registered stock. The purpose is
to breed, from the beginning made, an
ample herd to stock the farm. The sheep
are Shropshlres, bought at the Vermont
state fair from tlie prize herds exhibited by
Addison county growers. The swine are
mainly White Chesters.
The purpose of Gov. Fuller in buying
and presenting this farm was to furnish a
means of economical supply for the stew
ard's department, and also to give the boys
an object lesson in modern farm methods.
One important cash item saved the present
year is that of $700 for the milk supply.
Five hundred or 000 baskets of corn were
grown, 300 or 400 bushels of potatoes, 200
bushels of oats, and vegetables In variety,
equal to all the school needs. Boys who
wish are privileged to work about the barns
or on the farm, and for this work they
have an allowance of 10 cents an hour.
They are trained to keep the farm buildings
clean and in order, and to understand the
details of farm work so far as time and op
portunity permit.
The growth and progress of the Academy
has not been by any means entirely in the
outward and tangible tilings, which we
have thus far mentioned. New depart
ments in physics have been opened the
present term, where the students are taught
not to rely on what they are told in their
text hooks, but lo prove for themselves
whether these things are so. It is unnec
essary to say that the youngsters enter
upon these lines of original study and In
vestigation with real zest. The institution
now hears the names of J00 students on its
rolls, who are taught and cared for with
- genuine personal interest by Principal
I Geo. A. Williams and Miss Davis, tlie lady
I principal and their 10 or 12 assistant
teachers.
I It Is interesting to the visitor to hear the
president of tlie board of trustees and Mr,
Williams discuss the Immediate needs of
I the Academy and Its future prospects, A
music nuiiding is next on the program, it
having grown to be a necessity to remove
tho numerous pianos from the dormitories
1 and to provide separate halls and rooms
! f- ....nll I.. 1 . ., I l
1 pupus in insiruiiieiiuii music aim
1 the classes in vocal study. A scientific
building Is also projected and anew armory
' ami gymnasium for the boys, the present
' one being little more than half large enough
for lireseilt. needs.
In llo Eun.l .n,l nnmUna ItMnnU. nt I
j-. .
c nrXnr:
military study, Vermont Academy is doing
a good work, year by year, and more and
more each added year, for some 200 boys
and girls, who are not only taught Intel
lectually, but who are wisely and sympa
thetically cared for in their moral, social,
religious, and physical development. The
institution deserves the ready help which
its friends have so generously given it, and
for which their continued good services are
asked.
... V . - -
Dairymen, stockmen. Ilvrv-s.table men and
horse oar men unite iu Ravine that no siu-li borne
""d oaltle linliiwnt as Salvaiion Oil haa ever been
t tUt) limrkrt u Bllou u be kel,t at e,ery
! btabie and btock yard in the land. 83 cts.
PERSONAL.
I. o.
P. Smith has returned from New
Fred Gale went this morning to
York.
Mrs.
Boston.
Dr. Lawton
was out for the first time
Sunday.
Fred Morse went to Newport, N. IL,
Tuesday.
Mrs. E. Apfelbaum Is critically ill with
pneumonia.
A. S. Hubbard and Charles Richardson
arc In Boston.
Mrs. A. Cathan Is very III at her homo
on High street.
Mrs. Capt. Childs, who has been quite
III, Is improving.
Mrs. Judge Shea will return to New
York next week.
Miss llattie Reed has been at Lake
Pleasant this week.
W. H. Proctor has spent most of the
week in New York.
Clarence Miller will go to New York
to spend the winter.
Col. Richards Bradley and family return
ed to Boston yesterday.
The Count and Countess de Jotemps
arc visiting at Wcatherslield.
Mrs. A. A. Morse visited at Rev. E. S.
Morse's the first of the week.
Mrs. P. F. Amldon of Keene Is with her
father, .1. F. Estey, for a visit,
Miss Minnie Deitrich is expected to re
turn from Hartford this week.
Henry Whitney takes the place of David
Carey In Harry Ilaus's market.
E. L. Parker connects his house with
the Metropolitan telegraph line.
Miss Vinnie Elmer is spending a part of
her vacation at Chlcopee, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Bancroft of Buffalo
hare been at the Brooks House.
Mrs. Win, Case left Wednesday to join
her husband at Westport, Conn.
Mrs. Helen Miller of Montana Is at Mrs.
George Brown's on Brook street.
Col. Hooker has returned from Brandon
and a business trip up the state.
Mrs. Samuel Walker and daughter have
been in Keene, N. IL, on a visit.
Dr. W. S. Hazelton of Springfield, this
state, lias been in town tills week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Dinsinore returned
Monday to their home In Philadelphia,
Miss busie Kirwan closes a successful
term of school in district No. 0 today.
Mrs. E. K. Glidden has returned from
New York and is at tlie Brooks House.
A. L. Kenney, f rmerly a Brattleboro
blacksmith, was in town last Saturday.
Mrs. W. W. Walker has returned from
WeuthersfieJd, where she spent a few days.
Mrs. Wood of Chlcopee, Mass., will
spend the winter with her cousin, Miss
Cross.
Capt. Henry Devens was called to Bos
ton this week to attend the funeral of his
brother.
I. L. Dickinson has recovered sufficient
ly from a three weeks' attack of fever
to be out.
Mrs. Hanibal Hadley returned Saturday
after a week's visit in the vicinity of Plain
field, Mass.
George H. Jefts will go to Saratoga to
spend two or three weeks before leaving
for Chicago.
Albert Willard and family of Greenfield,
Mass., were the guests over Sunday of
Henry Rugg.
R. It. Whitcomb, the harness maker,
now has a position in the Smith store at
Northampton.
W. W. Walker is spending a few days
In Boston In the Interests of the Estey Or
gan company.
Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Clements of Brook
lyn, N. Y., are with Mrs. Clements's moth
er, Mrs. Starr.
Dr. Will Swan of Beverly, Mass., has
beeu the guest of H. P. Wellman for a few
days this week.
A pleasant party was given by Mrs. L.
K. Fuller Tuesday evening, In honor of
Mrs. T. Avery.
Wm. Metta returned from Canada Mon
day. His brother who was reported ill last
week, died Friday.
Mrs. McQuick of Salem has come here
to spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Dr. Conland.
W. E. Grigg of Boston, representing
one of the commercial agencies, has been
in town this week.
R. C. Cressy had a valuable hound killed
by the cars Monday up by West river
bridge while out hunting.
Miss Marion Adams has entered the
Norlhfield, Mass., seminary, preparatory
to taking a college course.
Carl Hollendr will move at once Into
the Jacobs house on Western avenue,
which he bought recently.
Mr. and Mrs. S. II. Sherman have been
in Westfield, Mass., and with their son in
Hartford, Conn., this week.
Ernest Winchester has returned from
New York, and is now working for his
father at the carpenter's trade.
Ned and Helen Leonard gave a delight
ful little party Wednesday evening to
about 20 of their young friends.
Mrs. Jonathan Smith left for Boston
Wednesday, and will spend the time until
after the holidays with her sons.
M. M. Miller and Miss Ada E. Hough
ton went to Oneida, N. Y., Saturday to at
tend the funeral of O. H. Miller.
Harvey Houghton will celebrate his 80th
birthday by a party to-morrow, which will
consist chiefly of his own family.
E. S. nenry will go to Brightwood,
Mass., to-morrow, and next week will be
gin work in the Wason car shops.
Mrs. Ferris Vaughan and mother, Mrs.
Vinton, came from Boston Saturday, hav
ing spent about three weeks in the city.
Rev. Mr. Slack and family will leave the
first of next week for their home in Brook
line, Mass., having spent the summer here.
W. C. Carpenter of the Carpenter Or
gan company has returned a'ter a business
trip of several weeks through tho Eastern
states.
Miss Allie Morse, who has been with
Madam Bradley for the past two years, is
to uvo witli Mrs. J. u. wens as a com
panion. C. O. Chamberlain left last week for
Jacksonville, Fla., where he is to have
charge of the St. James hotel for another
winter.
A. J. Maxham returned from Massachu
setts, where he has been engaged in cam-
1 1)aEU slngin" to cast his vote for Harrison
1 1 , . D
, GM,Ci0rS.
Miss C.n1. NlchoU .went to Guelph,
lint
Wednesday, intending to remain with
her brother Charles, who lives there, for
several weeks.
The shopmates of J. Curtin, who was
married recently at Bellows Falls, made
him a visit Saturday and presented him
with a lounge.
Elmer Hurd finishes work at Coleman's
barber shop Saturday and will probaly go
to Spiinglield, Mass. Mr. Haley of Green
field will be his successor.
N. S. Howe has been In town this week,
having closed the Mizzentop hotel In Now
York. He will again have charge of the
Princess hotel in the Bermudas for the
winter season.
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