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4 6 Itaramt f)j(wk HOME NEWS. iMrleorologlvnl Itrcnrd. VfttK KNIHNOTUVnBDAY Kveninq, Mar. 9, 1SKI. Thermom eter, Wind. v 2 1 00 o u J3 W St, 1 1 d 3 Pate. "Mar." 32 1 I I S5 I 309 73 i ii 30008.0 sT ' 37100.3 30.10, 30 01 28 I J30C0.3: n sn72.c aj smst.o' . Snow. ..'0 Inched. AnnonncrmtDU. To Hi-.XT.One tenement of five rooms, one of four looms. IIfuhick & Hovdkn. II. II Cliaiulit rlaln hm received a full line of Dunlap halt, in ilia latest Fptlng htyles. I shall be nt the Brnttletioro House Monday and Tuesday, March 90 and 21, and every other week on Monday and Tuesday thereafter, to take orders for custom mnde tromers for Walter P. Kvnns. merchant tnikr, Norlli Adams, Mass. I'rices $3.50 and up. Satisfaction guaranteed. V. A. Griffin. Wantkd-At once, a girl to wash dishes at the I) rooks House. Have you tried the Kconomy Coal Sarer. It saves oue-fourth of your coal bill. Ask your grocer for It. Beautiful pictures, new mouldings In latest styles and effects at Clapp & Jones's. Hanging lamps, chandeliers, bureau trlmmlngB and brass work of every description, beautifully polished nnd covered with a celluloid lacquer, which will keep them brilliant for years. lliiATTLEiiono I'latino Co., Hat street. Oxford editions of the New Standard Book of Common Prayer at Clnpp & Jones. Mrs. I. W. l'ratt, niteut for In. Nichols Spinal Suppoit Corsets, 34 Elliot street. E Wales, teacher of dancing and deportment. Private and clam lessons given. Wanted. I want jour magazines and other periodicals to bind. Your name stamped on your Bible or pocketbook for UTo. W. F. Ooodarp. Woild'a Fair souvenir medals of puiu alum! mini mailed fur VS cents by Clapp it Jones No gas, smoke, clinkers or cinders by using the Economy Coal Saver. For tale by all grocers. Just received, utiotherlot of spoons, forks, fan cy pieces, cream ladles, berry spoons, butter knhes, suar spoons. Each piece stamped with our name. Kangkk & Thompson. Buy Picture Frames of Oeddls To Kent. A room at 0 Elm street. Mas. G. H. Smith. Novelties in scarf pins, link sleeve buttons and silver Jewelry just in ot Hanger & Thompson's. 'Whiting" paper and envelopes In fashionable styles and tints at Clapp & Jon. s's. Call in before we take inventory April 1, If j ou wish to buy a watch or auythlngelse In our stock at a bargain. Hanger Jt TnoMrsox. The Itruoks House Hnck anil Coupe Line now under one management and Is prepared to jarry pAssengers to and from all trains and to ah 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 oaggage carried free. We shall strive by prompt and courteous service to merit the public patron ce. H. O. Coolidok. The r.i.mp Onerrii To the highest bidder was award d this morning as agreed. We now put In the window an elegant table lamp, an onyx Rochester banquet lamp, and ft hanging lamp. Bids for any of these lamps will bo received until the tnornlngor March St, hen the bids will be oened nnd lamps as signed. Wo do this to call intention to our spec ial mark dun n sale or I.iuips. Come luund tee them. Va Uoorn & Morris. BKATTLEBOBO. Judge Start will preside at the March term of the Windham county court, which convenes at Ncwfane, Tuesday. A mass of ice fell olf the rear of Whit ney hlock this morning and smashed the stairs leading to the rear extension, the windows over Young it Knowlton's store, and two largo lamps in the store. The Brattleboro candidates for the Bos ton Globe's World's Fair trip make a good showing this morning. Lieut. Austin leads in the postal class, with 8304 to 8170 for Kate West of Barre. Myrtelle Kason is second in the list of teachers with 3050, while Miss Fisher of Bethel has 3970. D. A. Cavauaugh lias 2220 votes as a me chanic, while John F. Carroll of White lliver Junction leads with 2237. The con test closes next Wednesday. "Playing Injun" has been a favorite pastime of the small hoys living in the north part of the village. The leaders studied the history of the Red Men so as siduously that thoy learned that it was the custom to apply the lash to captives. Sev eral of the boys therefore seized two of the smaller braves of their baud, stripped and hound them in a barn, and gave them 20 lashes with a strap. It is understood that the young "Injuns" have abandoned the war-path for the present. All the hydrants on Prospect hill can now hu used, the last one, at the corner of Central atul Prospect streets, having been thawed out the past week. The main tip South Main street to the hill, and down Washington t'i Ulrge street as far as Noah Perry's, Is now In working order. The Main street end of the Canal street pipe is frozen, but It Is expected that water can be had from the other way for use at the new schoolhouse within a few days. The pipe up Western avenue, and a short distance ,011 North Main street near the common Is still frozen. Edward Phillips, Frank Duffeny and Nelson Iloblnson were each fined $5 and costs, or a total of $10.50, for intoxication by Justice Newton Wednesday. The men ordered liquor from Boston, and received It at the express office Monday. Phillips and Duffeny, who work at Galvln's stove store, rent a room of Mrs. George Allen In the water cure building; and Robinson, who Is a barber in Mr. Coleman's shop, occupies one of George Hudson's rooms. The men began their carousal Tuesday and continued it until Wednesday morning, when tho people in the building made a complaint and officers McClure and Spear arrested tho offenders. It appeared that the liquor was consigned to Duffeny and ho was therefore charged with furnishing It. A trial took place before a jury con sisting of B. A. Clark, F. D. Morris, A. J. Puilcn, Freeman Scott, D. A. Young and E. W. Harlow. Duffeny was found guilty of two first offences, and fined $25 and costs for each offence, the costs amounting to $15.07. C. C. Fitts appeared 'for Duf feny nnd Geo. B. Hitt for the prosecution. Dutfeny's case was appealed, Mr. Fitts claiming that the law applies only to the persons who transport into the state, the main question being In regard to the term "furnish." DufTeny's caso will come be fore the county court at Ncwfane next week. Ho Is now In jail at that place. Duffeny Is a Burlington youth, who came here a short thim ago ! SJ ! 31 1 s. W ("2 35 Si N.K. jiT "ST 0 N. "IT 30 S.W. 151 H. :ii V Tl ' 8. The Red Men will give a social dance at their hall next Tuesday evening. Tho spring term of Miss Fltts's kinder garten will open Monday, March 13. J. M. Allen will sell his hotts'hold goods at auction at the American House to-morrow. Gov. and Mrs. Fuller have presented an Estcy organ for use in the chapel of tho state prison at Windsor. The Urattleboro Overall company has made a good beginning with Its business and already gives employment to 15 hands. The estimated cost of the pumping sta tion which Mr. Crowell will build at West liver, with the mllo of pipe to the reser voir, Is not less than $10,000. St. Patrick's day will bo appropriately observed next Friday. In the evening there will be an entertainment at the town hall in which the doll drill and fairy danre by thochilJrcu will bo features. Members of the Y. if. C. A. committee on the Peary lecture were at Nortlilleld and Mt. llcimou this week, and a large delegation from the schools there will at tend the lecture. Tim Association News tills mouth con tains an article upon the navy, by Com mander A. D. Brown, and the financial re port of the entertainment committee for the season just closed. Fire escapes are to be put Into tho Whet stone block at once. It will bo necessary for many properly owners throughout the state to have fire escapes on their build ings before May 1, if they Intend to com ply with the law. Misses Annie Cain ami Wynne Wads worth took the civil service examinations for clerkships at the post-olilee Tuesday. It is said that nt St. Johnsbury no appli cants were examined, at Burlington only two, while at Rutland there were 20. M. B. Ridcout of the Y. M. C. A. training school at Springfield, Mass., has accepted an offer to become physical director of the association In Paris. The gymnasium is said to be the largest in all France. Mr. Rldeout was formerly physical director of the Urattleboro Y. M. C. A. The ladies of the Industrial union are very busy witli the preparations for their fair, to bo held at the town hall, March 23. A sale of all sorts of useful and pretty articles, an exceptionally delicious supper, followed by an entertainment and dancing, are among the good things promised. A detail from the Estcy Guard gave a complimentary exhibition drill in the amusement course at the Urattleboro Re treat Wednesday evening. The program Included the manual of arms, firing ex ercises, company drill, silent drill by a squad of four, and bayonet exercise "by Sergeants Cm tin it Walker. Richard Golden and his excellent com pany played "Old Jed Prouty" at the town hall Monday evening. As the blunt, warm-hearted New England tavern keeper, Mr. Golden is one of the leading character actors of the day, and while the play abounds In Inn, the general eilect Is above that of the ordinary society drama. The good-sized audience present constantly laughed and applauded. The bicycle business in Urattleboro promises to be lively the coming season. Van Doorji it Jordan have the agency for the Columbia, Victor, Rambler and Cre denda wheels, H. M. Wood for the Keating and Warwick, M. J. Moran for the Rem ington and Lovell, C. A. Smith for the Yale, H. A. Chapln for the Featherstone, and Frank Putnam for the Liberty. Wal'crand Henry Cook gavca "one cent" party to a few of their friends last Satur day. Games am! surprises were thcamuse ments until after all had been to the din ing room, where refreshments were served. Then the brains were set at work to answer the 3S questions presented as to what could be seen on a penny. The first prize was won by Guy Estey and the booby prize by Harry Shields. The rooms were decor ated with pennies, both bright and old, and with (lowers. The body of Col. Samuel B. Wells, a sketch of whose life is elsewhere printed, was brought to Urattleboro early this week and placed In tho tomb in tho Prospect Hill cemetery. Later it will be buried be side the bodies of Ids wife, son and daugh ter. When he lived in Urattleboro Mr. Wells occupied the farm on the old road to Newfano now owned by J. (J. Howard. His wife and daughter tiled during Ids res idence here. The son was drowned in Townshend. The Unitarian soulety, through its com mittee on pulpit supply, has extended a call to Rev. Charles Tilden Sempers, who preached here so acceptably last Sunday and a few weeks ago. Mr. Sempers Is a young man of about 28, a native, of Balti more, Mil., a graduate of Exeter academy and Harvard divinity school. Since grad uation he has had no settled charge, al though he preached for about four months at Asheville, N. C. Wm. E. Johnson has not sold his farm at East Putney to Urattleboro men as re ported, but has rented it to Georgo Sleeper of East Putney for one year, Mr. John son will continue his work as the general manager for New England of Johnson's universal cyclopajdia. Mr. Johnson slates that the first volume of tho new cyelopie dia will be ready April 1. Vermonters will be interested to know that the editor-in-chief is Charles Kendall Adams, LL. D., a native of this state, who was formerly president of Cornell university. Mr. Ad ams has the assistance of 35 associate edi tors, who are men of high scholarly at tainments. Twenty-four dollars Is a pretty good prlco for a pint of whiskey, but that is the sum paid by Willis Bruce of Putney. One day last week he came to the town agency and asked for a pint of whiskey. Ho said that he wished to get It for Mr. Headle of Putney, who was ill. Mr. Rich ardson, the agent, is acquainted with Mr. Headle, who Is an upright citizen. Bruco signed a paper, to the effect that he bought the liquor for Mr. Headle for mechanical or medicinal purposes. Mr. Richardson met Mr. Headle on the street Monday, and asked him about his Illness and whether he got the whiskey all right. Mr. Hcable at once declared that Bruco had made false pretences, Mr, McClure was therefore despatched to Putney to arrest Bruce. Ho was arrainged before Justice Newton, and his fine and costs amounted to $24. The Pittsburg, Pa., Press of last week contains an account of the great revival In Mlllvale, Pa. A portrait Is civen of the leader of the work Rev. Arthur J. Smith of New York, who was a Brattleboro High school boy 12 years ago. He Is assisted by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bllllncs of Hamilton. N. Y., who conduct the musical portion of ine services, anu by all the pastors of Mill vale. The work has been so energetic that all classes have become Interested In tho revival. Stores and saloons are closed i during the meetings and In the first week i after Mr. Smith came to Mlllvale 300 peo- pie signified a desire to lead a Christian i life. The work Is carried on very system- t atlcally, following the methods introduced by Rev. B. Fay Mills, with whom Mr. Smith was formerly associated. The city Is divided into districts and a committee of ladles appointed to work In each section. The meetings are extensively advertised. Mr. Smith leads the services In the opera house, tho pastors conduct special prayer meetings in the churches, while tho cot tage prayer meetings, led by the women, form a factor in tite work. Tho Carpenter Organ company began running 10 hours Monday. Tho date of tho great attraction, Frank Mayo In Davy Crockett, is April 0. The Rcbekahs will have a drill Saturday evening In Odd Fellows hall at 7:30. S. A. Smith it Co.'s factory was closed Wednesday while repairs were being made on the hollers. S. W. Kimball, clerk of the village dis trict, is taking tho census of children of school age, from 5 to 20 years Inclusive. Mrs. Harriet E. Taft, aged 40, died at West Urattleboro, Sunday. She was tho wife of Ell Taft, who lives south of tho fair ground. C. H. Eddy it Co. have sold their opera house at St. Johnsbury to C. A. Stanley of that place for $3000. The building was built by Eddy & Co. several years ago for a roller skating rink. The school In district No. 1, taught by Miss Alice Pratt, closed last week. Tho scholars who were neither absent or tardy during the year were Wells R. Sargent and Wm. G. Sargent. Gen. Bridges of Decrfield, the newly ap pointed warden of the Charlestown, Mass., prison, Is well known here. Two years ago lie bought several hundred barrels of apples of tho farmers In this section. Members of tho High school who went down from here to the prize speaking con test at Hinsdale last Friday evening, would recommend to the ticket seller at Hinsdale on that occasion a thorough course in mathematics. An Important salo of personal property will be I12I1I at tho residence of the lato L. C. Adams In Guilford, Wednesday, tho 15th. Very valuable horses and cows, and a large quantity of farming tools, produce, etc., will bo sold. II. I). Ryder, tho county examiner, has Issued a call for a meeting of the newly elected school directors of this county at tho lower town hall Monday, at 10 A. 11.", for the purpose of securing uniformity of action. It is expected that the state su perintendent will be present. Griggs it Perry have moved their office from the Houghton block to Bank block, where thoy have rented two rooms adjoin ing those of Sherman it Jenue for five years. They have taken the agency of the Bailey clothes reel for the Connecticut val ley, and propose to push Its sales. Tho Central Vermont railroad company has bought 13 locomotives since last July. During April and May the company will receive live freight moguls heavier than those now in use, each one weighing 117, 000 pounds, without tho tender. These additions to the motive power are necessary, owing to the freight traffic, which has in creased to enormous proportions during the past year. Mrs. A. D. Wyatt gave a very pleasant drive whist party on Tuesday evening, for Miss Ray Osgood before her departure for New York. Four tables were filled, the first prizes going to Miss Emma Gregg and Lewis Gregg, and the booby prizes to Miss Izctta Stewart and Sewall Morse. Choice music was furnished, piano ducts by Mrs. Wyatt and Miss Stewart being especially enjoyable. Dennis Rcbekah lodge, I. O. O. F., will give their seventh annual dress-as-you-please masquerade ball at the town hall next Thursday evening, the 10th, to which all members of the different branches of the Odd Fellows order are Invited. Tickets go on sale at Holden's drug store Saturday at 7:30 in the evening. A costumcr will be at the lower town hall Wednesday. Margaret Fox Kane, who was known all over this country and Europe 40 years ago as a spiritualistic medium, died at Brook lyn Wednesday. She was the widow of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, the Arctic explorer, whose visits In Urattleboro aro remembered by the older residents, and whose namo was given by Dr. Draper to the well-known wide-spreading pine tree on the old New fane road. The American Bank Note company of New York has recently gotten out for the Pennsylvania railroad a map nnd time ta ble, witli a description of the elegant lim ited express train which they run between New York and Chicago. The fine artistic work In the designs and illustrations em ployed was done by Walter C. Pettee, a Urattleboro boy, who has a position with the Bank Note company. It is a fine piece of work. The death of Fred Cowdrey occurred yesterday at Providence, R. I. He had been ill with meningitis for some time and If he had recovered his mind would proba bly have been affected. He was formerly a clerk in Puilcn Brothers' and the F. it M. E. stores, and later a partner of Harry Haus In the market on Elliot street. He was very popular with the young people of this village, and the sympathy of many people here will be extended to his mother and sisters. Another dtvhlpmt nf nnn nnr nnl w n -- ' . v, .11, iri (, total of $2000, has been paid on the Brat- iieuoro ee vtnueiian railroad stock. Of this amount $500 Is paid to Brattleboro and SlfiOO to residents nf iha U'.i -i.,... valley. The advantage of taking stock In 1 . , I . . r . . 1110 man, iiisie.ui 01 paying a bonus to se cure Its construction, is now very evident. The comnanv Is In hn mmmmiill nn lio policy of avoiding needless expenditures, .15 11 11111s euaoies 11 10 maKO tills direct re turn to the people of this section. Last fall Sutter Brothers bought nearly 50 acres of tobacco In Putney. Tho last shipment was received from there Monday, amounting to a carload and a half, or 10 to 18 acres. The value of this lot was about $7000 and tho total value of the crop was Howards nf $18,000. Suitor limn,.,-,, n cmnlovinr 30 hands reonlirtv i ti.oi- packing house here, but are unable tohan- .1 1 .. ll ... , . on: mi mo louauco purcuascti, and 10 tons from Walpole and Westminster Is being shipped to South Dcerfleld to be sorted and packed there. Farming pays when $478.82 can be real ized from one cron nn n slnnln ii.rn nt crounil. and that Is the recnnl O. E. Bragg of Putney, who brought his to- uacco 10 aimer uroiners' establishment Monday. In 1801 tho field on which tho tobacco was raised was greensward. After the hav had been harvested Mr ltr,n. sowed Hungarian seed, and the growth was so vigorous that he could not plow un der until he had cut the Hungarian grass. During the winter he drew 67 loads of ma nure upon the field, and when he set the t , 1 nAn 1 . . ... piauis u3c.ii ouu pounds or pnospnate In the hill. The crop from the one acre was 1807 pounds, for which he received 2(U cents. An old-time Brattleboro resident, now living In North Adams, Mass., thinks the writer's experience with the electric rail road between that place and the neighbor ing villago of Adams a good object lesson In the operation of such roads In these lat itudes: "There is n sharp corner on the j street just opposite our windows, where ,' the tracks were kept open for some time by shovelers and sweepers. Finally that was ahandoned, ami tho cars stopped tho other side of the block. Then they stop- 1 ped running altogether, and It Is three weeks to be within bounds since wo have seen them. I hear they are digging out, or trying to, and as they throw the snow of necessity each side of the track, you can Imagine what those say who are obliged to drlvo and do teaming between the two places. And this Is tho time, If ever, when such a convenience is needed by the public." The Brownies have appeared at Morso it Simpson's. Thero aro three applicants from hero for the railway mall service examinations soon to bo held In Rutland. Tho G. G. club, consisting of six couples, had a very enjoyablo afternoon nnd even ing Tuesday with Mrs. F, E. Young. Tho postponed meeting of the Free Ma sons of the eighth Vermont district will bo held hero this afternoon and evening. F. M. Walte has been adjudged Insol vent. Next week ho will report his assets nnd liabilities, and 10 days later an assignee will bo appointed. Boston it Maine officials went through here yesterday morning in a special car. They were taking account of stock on the Valley road. Young it Knowlton are showing an at tractive line of new spring cloths for cus tom clothing and tho leading spring styles In stiff and soft hats. May it Crown were unable to deliver their catalogues last week on account of a delay on the part of tho printers, but they now have a full supply. Crosby it Co. have ordered a cable ele vator of the Deane Whiting Elevator com pany of Worcester for the use of the Brat tleboro Overall company In Harmony block. J. M. Allen will sell his househol 1 goods at the American House Saturday, begin ning at 1 o'clock. Mr. Allen will go to Minneapolis soon tollve with his daughter, Mrs. Adklns. The warm weather of the past few days has made heavy teaming very difficult. A number of horses were tcverely cut yester day and some of tho logmen are keeping their teams In the stables for the present. In addition to their cloths for custom clothlnc, as advertised, Pratt, Wright & Co. are now receiving their spring stock of ready-made clothing. The firm has an unusually effective show window, filled with spring woolens. President Taplln of the Vermont Mu tual Fire Insurance company of Montpcl ler, and L. S. Hayes, the adjuster of Bel lows Falls, met eight or 10 of the Wind ham county agents of the company at the Brooks House Monday to discuss methods necessary' to decrease fire losses through out the state. Speculators are buying the certificates of the members of the People's Five Year Benefit order. Two officers In Boston, who had charge of tho books of the order un der ttio sheriff, have been arrested for sell ing a list of members and the amounts paiil them for sick benefits. David Kennedy of East Randolph was brought to the Brattleboro Retreat this week. Last Friday, while the necessary papers were being made out in Judge Nich ols's office at West Randolph, Kennedy es caped from his keeper. He was found at his home Monday, having wandered about for two days in Bethel and other 'owns. McKim, .Mead it White of New York have submitted plans and elevations for the proposed changes of the Congregational vestry. They contemplate building the chapel out toward the street about 40 feet, with a space between it and the church for light. These plans have not been passed upon and it Is not known what action will be taken In the matter. Georgo Danyeaw, barber with Robert Baker, has bought the pool room and shoot ing gallery in the Sherman building on Elliot street of Thomas Griffin. Mr. Dan yeaw Is to fit up an attractive ool and billiard room, with a barber shop In front, In which he and Mr. Docclte will have chairs. It is understood that Mr. Griffin will return to the Hotel Ashuelot at Hins dale. A. M. McDonald, while at Windsor this week, visited tho stato prison. Ho saw "Hack" Townsend, the West Dtimmer ston incendiary, who was sentenced for 20 years. Townsend will gain ills freedom in about two years. He is an inspector in the shoemaking department. During his confinement ho has grown corpulent, but seems only a little older than when first im prisoned. The strictest discipline is main tained at Windsor. The prisoners are not allowed to see visitors or converse with each iHlier. A short time ago Mr. McDon ald and another Brattleboro man went into the Charlestown, Mass., prison, in which such a deplorable condition exists. The Brattleboro men wished to see a prisoner, who hail friends in this vicinity. The war den explained tint they could not do so, it not being visitors' day, but said the prison er might be pointed out to them, and sent an officer to escort them through the build ing. They tipped the officer with money and cigars, ami he pointed out tho prisoner and allowed thero to converse with him for half an hour. The present uproar at Charlestown, contrasted with the fact that there is never a report of a disturbance at Windsor, shows the difference In the man agement of the two Institutions. Abbott (Almy) Is the only prisoner who has es caped from Windsor in 40 years. tiie man school. The Coiuiurueciiieut Npenlirrs Chosen A Week's Vnrntlnn. The second term of school closes today for a week's vacation. Miss Mamie Croker, '04, gave a card party Monday evening. Over 200 copies of tho March High School Clippings were sold this month. Miss Florence Wellmau, '04, will spend her vacation with friemds In Winchester. N. U. The Series club hold a masquerade party to-night witli Miss Amy Jones ou Oak street. Miss LouisoKlnson will visit Miss Minnie Allen, a former member of '04, at New port, the coming vacation. A number of generous contributions have been received toward the fund for tinting tho walls of the schoolroom, for which the pupils and teachers are very grateful. All those who do not wish to aid in this cause, will, in jthe end, bo like the man who fell out of the balloon not counted "In It." The speaking contest at Hinsdale was greatly enjoyed by all those who attended from this school. From the eight contest ants the tint prize, (a gold medal) was awarded to Bertram Drinkwlne, who re cited the chariot race from Ben Hur. The second prize (a silver medal) to Carrie J. Sterns; and the award of complimentary mention to Minnie E. Burrough. The speakers of the senior class for the graduating exercises have been selected in the following manner: Six receiving the highest average marks in scholarship In tho last two years; six receiving the high est average marks In English and elocution, and three chosen by the class by vote. The first six are: Charles Hawley, vale dictory; Ruth Noycs, salutatory; Abble Prouty, Florence Allen, Gertrude Gorliam, Rcna Hall. Tho second six under thp rule are: Arthur Slmouds, Minnie Rawson, Ralph Reed, Edith Gllkey, Lena Heukel, Cora Fames, Those chosen by the class are: James Dunlevy, Edward Thorn, Ellen Leahy, The number of speakers has been limited to 15, because it Is thought that the program has usually been too long with nil the graduates participating. Under the new method only .15 are selected from a class of 31. A QiHl send Is Ely's Cream Balm. I had ca. tarrh for thne jears. Two or ihree limes a week my iiom uould bleed. I thought the sores would never heal, Vnur Balm has cured me. Ml l A JuckBon l'ortsin nth, N II I THE TOWN MEETING. It "Wuh jt Very Peaceful Event, Nave Only n Hcrlmmnge on the Vernon Itond (titration. The revised ballot law Introduced a now order of things in tho conduct of the an nual town meeting, tho hours from 0 to 2 being given exclusively to voting for town officers, and tho transacting of tho annual business taking place after tho hour last named. The meeting was opened at 0 o'clock In duo form, and the voting then proceeded quietly and without Incident. The Votes for the Cnnillilntrs. The following are tho number of votes cast for tho different candidates: Moderator Gen. J. J. Estcy 480, S. N. Derrick 225. Selectmen G. A. Boyden 047, A. B. Hall 404, D. T. Perry 452, B. A. Clark 311, Geo. W. Walker 280. Boat! commissioner Geo. W. Hooker 473, S. N. Hcrrick 239. Overseer of tho poor Geo. W. nookcr 084. First constable Thos. Hannon 395, R. E. Gordon 201. Second constable Luke Weathcrhead 370, Frank McClure 293. Collector of taxes R. E Gordon 492. Listers J. S. Cutting 711, R. E. Gordon 712, Azor Marshall 710. Auditors H. F. Weathcrhead 075, II. B. Chamberlain 472, O. A. Marshall 475, C. F. Bingham 225, C. A. Harris 229. Trustee of public money Wm. S. New ton 523. Fence viewers J. G. Estcy 490, L. D. Taylor 483, J. L. Knowlton 480. Grand jurors L. Thomas 407, J. L. Knowlton 493. Inspector of leather W. H. KInson 495. Inspector of wood J. P. Hclyar 480. Pound keeper Geo. B. Hltt 491. Town agent Wells P. Jones 484. School directors II. II. Wheeler 105, Geo. II. Thomas 94, J. S. Cutting 100, S. T. Davenport 71, C. D. Whitman 81, J. G. Stafford 74. Town treasurer Geo. S. Dowley 350. Salaries of Town Officers. At 2 o'clock the ballot boxes were turned, as the law provides, and Gen. Estey, tho moderator, called the meeting to order to consider the articles of the warrant, follow ing the one calling for the election of town officers. Gen. Estey stated that the audi tors had a supplementary report to make, which was In reference to the salaries of town officers for the past year. This was presented by H. B. Chamberlain, and showed that the bill of Col. Hooker, as selectman, overseer of the poor and street commissioner was $400; Geo. S. Dowley as treasurer, $20; F. J. Holman, John Galvin and II. B. Chamberlain, as auditors two years, $15 each; R. E. Gordon as tax col lector, $400; D. T. Perry as selectman, $125; J. II. Babbitt as superintendent of schools, $53.50; A. B. Hall as selectman and street commissioner, $400. The con sideration of these salaries came up later on under article 10. The printed report of the auditors was then accepted and adopted. Tlir Policy of Uoott Itnniti t be Con tlnuril. Article four was: Tosee If the torn will, 'underact No W, Laws of f-yi. for the building; of ieniument hlghrayt,' authorize the selectmen to borrow, by Ihe Issue of one bond, the sum of five thousand dollars, ulth Interest seiid.nnnually, nit toexceed live jer c-nt; suld UmuI to In jtavablent the town treas urer's oflii-e, October 1, 1S99." Commander A. D. Brown said that last year It was his pleasure to move that an ap propriation of $10,000 be made for the es tablishment of tho stone crushing plant and the beginning of the work ot building permanent highways, and he therefore moved now in the favor of adopting this article. J. L. Martin asked whether the amount called for was necessary. Col. Hooker replied that the money would be needed. With a tax of 35 cents a year we can raise all the money needed for town purposes, and pay oil $0000 of debt yearly, including our note of $5000, and $1000 of general Indebtedness; this will wipe out the old debt In six years, and then we can begin to pay the new debt at the rate of $5000 a year, contracted for permanent road improvements; $7000 can be used judiciously each year. It was the expec tation that, at the end of four years, mac adam road will be built through the prin cipal business streets of this village, and from the top of High and Green streets to the Bigelow house In West Brattleboro. D. T. Perry said that under the new or der of tilings at least $10,000 would be placed In the hands of the road commis sioner, and as $7000 would make the or dinary repairs, $9000 would be left for permanent improvements. He thought the money should be so expended as to have one part of the town In keeping with another. Not less than $2000 should be expended outside of district No. 2." It was not right, he urged, to spend $0000 here, while In the districts further back there were roads that were an "abomination to civilization." Within a mile of the vil lage (meaning on the Putney road near E. K. Goodall's, evidently) there was a place where at certain seasons there was a "bottomless pit of mud." Fill up some of the mud holes and cut down some of the sharp grades on the main roads. The ex penditures should first of all ho so made as to cut off the cost of maintenance wher ever possible. The farmers could not now draw the loads they ought Into this village on account of the grades at Centrevllle, this side of West river, and near the asylum. A vote to adopt the article was carried, only a single deep-bayed "no" being heard In opposition. Mr. Perry then Introduced a resolution, which was carried, to tho effect that It was the senso of the meeting that $2000 should ho expended for permanent roads outside district No. 2, as may, in the judgment of tho road commissioner, seem most urgent. The Vrruon Iloail Fight. Article No. 5 was: 'To see If the town will vote to Instruct Its se lectmen to build, the coming spring or summer the road leadlnir to Veinon, accoidinR to the sur vey and report of the commissioners, aud accord Ins to the orders or the county court, made at the t-eptemlier term, 189:." nere came In the only "scrap" of the meeting. Col. Hooker moved that tho ar ticle be left with the Incoming board of selectmen. The case in reference to the road Is now In abeyance before the supreme court, and Col. Hooker considered It wise to wait until a decision Is given. E. W. Stoddard Introduced as a sub stitute a resolution "That the selectmen be and are hereby Instructed to build the road In the spring and summer of 1893, and to take such action in relation to the caso now pending as may seem necessary." Mr. Stoddard said tho question was wheth er the conditions of the past four years were to continue. The dangerous condi tion of tho Vernon road Is well known. Tho request was first made that the rail road tracks be removed from the highway later a petition asking that something bo done was circulated; then a petition was presented to the county court and a com mission appointed, consisting of Judge Walker of Grafton, Hon. O. It. Garfield of Townshend and Henry 0. Lane, Esq., of Westminster. This commission made an examination and were unanimous In their report that a road should bo built as do seilbed by them. Not 11 witness was in troduced by tho town- to controvert the facts shown by the petitioners. They de layed making their report for almost a year to give tho selectmen a chance to act without an order from tho court. Last August, finding that after four years noth ing had been done, tho commissioners filed their report. Tho town filed exceptions, and when tho case came beforo the recent session of tho supreme court for this coun ty the petitioners offered to have the caso tried beforo any number of judges that tho town would agree to, but two of the Judges were disqualified from sitting, and the case went over. This road was the most dan gerous In the county of Windham. The question Is whether tho case Is to rest upon technicalities. Tho petitioners have been working since 1888 and the road has been allowed to remain In Its dangerous condi tion all these years. For five or six years the railroad has held possession of the highway road. Have the true reasons been given for tho action of the selectmen? Tho sooner the town docs right' by tho petition ers tho better. Col. Hooker told how in tho beginning of this controversy, an agreement for tho erection of a high fonce had been made, the railroad to pay oncfhalf the expense, but had not been carried out on account of tho developments in the case. He said that the railroad track was first put In the road at the request of tho lato Deacon Es tey to accommodate business, and had been allowed to remain there for the con venience of the business community In loading and unloading freight. Col. Hook er then briefly reviewed tho case, showing how the movement to Indict the railroad company had blocked proceedings, and urged that the matter be left with the se lectmen, to wait until the decision of the court, in order to save expense to the town, as the cooperation of the railroad company in building the road ought to be sccurSd. It is no place to try a law suit In town meeting. J. G. Stafford asked about the removal of the buildings in the roadway, and Col. Hooker answered him. J. L. Martin spoke from his knowledge as counsel In the case for the selectmen and the town. If the court so ordered It would be necessary to build the road with out the aid of the railroad. There are. Im portant legal questions as to the right to remove the houses, as the commissioners direct. He did not want the town put where It could not negotiate with the rail road company to pay its share of the ex pense. Commander Brown said that he had heard of trial by jury ami by newspaper, but never by town meeting, and moved that the matter lie left with the commis sioners and the court. John Hunt appealed to the sense of jus tice of the voters that the road ought to be built, and read the names of the petitioners to show what the petition represented. Col. Hasklns said the whole question was whether the case should be taken out of the courts and the road be built. He reviewed tho history of the case, "now getting to be ancient history," and read from The Phienix of November, 1891, to show the action of the court's commission. The road has got to be built. Why not stop technicalities and objections and go on and build the road? Mr. Martin said it was simply a question of how to get at the matter. The road had got to be built. He believed it the better way to leave it In the hands of the select men. When the vote was taken Mr. Stoddard's amendment was lost and Col. Hooker's original motion prevailed. Other Ituslurss Transacted. It was voted to appropriate $75 for Me morial day. Dr. S. E. Lawton was chosen a trustee of the Free library to till the vacancy caus ed by the deatli of Dr. Joseph Draper. The old board of three trustees were re elected to serve for a term of three years A. C. Davenport, I.. K. Fuller, H. D. Hol ton. The usual amount, as recommended by the trustees $1200 was appropriated for the support of the Free library. The. vote to exempt the polls of the members of tho Western Engine company of West Brattleboro was carried without opposition. It was voted to pay the salaries of the town officers for the past year, in accord ance with the bill presented, and to allow the same rate of compensation for the coming year. When the question of exempting the pickle factory from taxation for five years came up It was twice voted on viva voce, and both times strong opposition was shown. Col. Hooker and E. C. Crosby then explained the reason for exemption, after which the moderator called for a standing vote. This time there was a strong vote In favor ot exemption, while hardly more than a haif-dozen voted no most of those who had shouted "no" so vociferously showing the courage of their convictions by keeping their seats. Col. Hooker then introduced this resolu tion, which was adopted: "That under act No. 21, sectlon-24, laws of 1802, the school directors be authorized to provide for the education of advanced pupils of school age in any graded or incorporated school or academy in the town." The meeting then adjourned, the trans action of business having occupied just an hour and a half. BASE BALL. A. E. Stearns won the 15-yard dash in the Indoor game at Amherst college Satur day. Christie Crowell will be the pitcher and G. M. Abbott catcher of the Mt, nermon team. Games have been arranged with the Amherst Aggies, Amherst freshmen, and Vermont Academy teams. Bowers has been chosen captain of the Yale law school team. He will be pitcher. Graves catcher, O'Nell, Reddlngton of Syracuse university and Farrell of Exeter on the bases, Norton at short, and Foster and Parsons in the outfield. The latter played with the Lewlstons last season and was the heaviest hitter in tho New Eng land league. It is expected that this team will play tho Dartmouths in Brattleboro May 17. The players on the Yale team were meas ured for their uniforms Tuesday. A press despatch from New Haven says: "The fact that Murphy, '03, last year's captain and short stop, was not measured gives substantiality to the report that he will plav with the Lawsebnnl nlr ti,t - - - .....w ,U19 OCMUII. though he Is a senior In the academic de- iiuicia ,uu entirely eligible. Murphy himself, however, will not state whether he will play or not." The new rules for this year were decided upon at New York this week. Tho most Important change relates to the pitcher In rule five. The old rule Is stricken out, as s the old one about the 12 by four pitcher's box. Hereafter the pitcher will be Wi feet from the home plate. A white rubber p a e will he p acod at that point against which the pitcher's foot must rest. He may tako one step forward In delivering tho ball, which will reduce the actual pitch Ing distance to about 55 feet, a distance five feet more than that of last year. A tall pitcher with a long stride will have a slight advantage. 0 ADVEB.TIBED LETTBIRB b gr? Jtiitizu le&,Wi iiarad';": Ctar' ,Itt'lUt r- WATER! WATER I TI10 Spcelal VUlntjo Meeting on Tuesday Evening. The Itrport of the Committee Ailnptrd, with a Nttiilriiiriitnr- Itrsnhitloii - . . Ttvo Hours of Lively IHscnssloii. Several hundred voters wcro present at the special villago meeting at the town hall Tuesday evening to act on the report of the committee regarding an additional wa fer supply. Col. Hooker presided. Hon. B. D. Harris, tho chairman of the com. mittcc, read tho report which had been cir culated In pamphlet form, and was print' J in full In Tho Phtcnlx last week. E. f . Crosby said that since the committee luj loekeil over the matter thoroughly he would move that the report and resolutions bo adopted. The question being open fur discussion, C. C. Fitts Interrogated Mr. Harris on the following points: 1st, what did the report of the analysis of the Client, nut Hill reservoir show? 2d, does the statement that 200 families use this water Include those who use It In part, or only those who use It for all purposes? 3d, what are tho present rentals of the Chestnut Hill reservoir company? 4th, for what sum can the Chestnut Hill plant bo bought!1 5th, with what other towns did the com mittee make their comparisons In, stating prices? 0th, at what price can the rights on Stickney bTook bo bought? Mr. Harris said, in answer, (1) that an analysis of the reservoir water was made, but the committee did not consider it prop er to make comparisons, such action not being within the scope of their duties; (2) for domestic purposes, as understood; (3) he had no means of knowing; (4) the plant was not for sale In the sense that It wa seeking a purchaser, but it could probably be bought for a reasonable sum, If the vil lage wished to buylt; (5) Montpclier, Frank lin, N. H., Ware, Mass., West Randolph, Bellows Falls, Greenfield, Keene,Wellesley, Mass., and other places; (0) bo had no idea what the Stickney brook water right would cost. Upon interrogation by Mr. Martin it ap peared that, the price for water in the places named was less than in Brattleboro, especially for domestic uses, the average rate per family for all the towns bemz $7.00, while in Brattleboro It is 610. Wi'h bath tubs, the average price was about i43, and in Brattleboro $14. Mr. Harris stated that the price for public uses of water here was lower than the average. When ques tioned by Commander Brown as to wheth er Mr. Crowell intended to make the V st river his main or supplementary supply, Mr. Harris said supplementary, as he un derstood. L. F. Adams thought that there was ev ery reason why the report should be ac cepted and adopted. He thought it was evident that the cost of the system from Stickney brook would be from $150,000 to $200,000. Mr. Martin said what was wanted was not only a pure, ample supply, but reason able rates, especially for domestic uses. In 22 towns in Massachusetts the highest rate for family use was $0.50. The fair test was with towns having a water supply owned by private corporations, and not with towns that own their systems and simply pay back the water rents into their own treasury. Simply procuring a pump did not have much significance. "The dan cr is that poor men, the men with small houses and small incomes, will have to pay higher rates for an indispensable article than they can afford. The committee says, it is true, that water-takers who are ag grieved have a remedy through the courts, but this Is poor consolation. If the com plainant gets beaten he will have the priv ilege of paying his own costs, and in any P.1U It M'lll mict tltn luvir ,rvm ...r.nar ..... -" 1 .. .... iuuic 111' ' . . 1 than he can afford to pay. The committee have acted promptly, wisely and well, hut the trouble Is that their instructions, at 'he first meeting, were not broad enou.'h. 1 hey should have been authorized to vestigate a little further. We want to know what the income of the reer ,r company is. If the company Is payiHgtbe interest on its bonds the 200 families are paying pretty well for their water. Mr Martin moved in closing that Mr. Crosby s motion and the report and resolutions be ordered to lie. E. W. Stoddard, after paying a tribute to the faithful and impartial work of the committee, said that the purpose of Mr, Crosby's motion was to adopt the report of the committee, with resolutions that would hold Mr. Crowell up to his agreement. If, ou the contrary, you refuse to accept the report, and practically serve notice on Mr. Crowell that you don't want him to supply the water, would you expect him to go on mm pin. in a supplementary supply at a cost of $5000 or $10,000? Would yon think it wise for him to do It? There is no probability that a new water svstem could be put in for less than $150,000. More likely the cost would be $200,000 or $250,000. But call it $200,000, and the in terest on the investment and the salary" ol the superintendent would mean a larger amount of money to raise annually thin thevvhole amount for all purposes that the village now raises. In earnest terms Mr, Stoddard urged that the village he fair and just toward Mr. Crowell and toward the taxpayers also. Mr. Harris then stated the situation as It appeared from the committee's stand point. In their view nothing would be lnt hr mlnntlnn 1. , i . 11. "JV -V UJC icpuil ilUU. glVlll .HI, Crowell a chance to put in his supplemen tary supply. In any case the village could not put in a new system to be of service the comtng season. If Mr. Crowell failed to furnish tho water the way would then ho still open to act on the Information gained. No one would advise Mr. Cr e" to add an expenditure, not of $5000 or $10,000, but of $20,000 or $25,000, for supplementary supply, should the village serve notice that it doesn't want his water. C. F. Thompson spoke of Mr. Crowell't public spirit and service for the town, and reminded the meeting that two years ago he had told the committee on watering the streets that his system was never intended for street-watering, but only for domestic suppiy, .urn me village needed the water for the streets, Mr. Crowell allowed him self to be over-persuaded, and the result everybody knew. He had never received penny In return on the heavy Investment b mm mane, anu now to refuse to give lira a square chance would be an outrage. C. II. Davenport said the question to be considered was whether the village would be satisfied if Mr. Crowell does what ht says he will do. If it is attempted t build a new water system it must be re membered that we have got to secure majority of all the votes In the villa There Is no nrofit In tlm nrraenr ftv.st em. U the prices are a little higher than else where. There Is a golden rule to be ob served, especially when It is tho most prof itable. G. A. Hlnes asked If the committee w norsed the report of the engineer, and Harris answered yes. Mr. Hlnes then cH attention to tho last paragraph of Mr, I worth's report, In which he Intimates tint i new svstem will l nnuiirii , inner C Uter. This, Mr. Hlnes thought, was c ....... v., iu mo. views ot tue commit Mr. Harris said, In answer, that Mi E" worth had in mind a system that woui furnish 730,000 gallons a day, while oulr 100,000 gallons were now used, and Itnit