Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-13

Miss Cora Clay gave a whist party to
number of friends at her home Tuesday
evening.
DIR. John NJ. Comegys, whose body was
buried in Prospect Hill cemetery last week.
was a son of the late Gov. Cornelius
Comegys of Delaware, and a brother OF
Joseph p. Comegys, years ago Oniteu
States senator from that state.
r. II. Ford of Boston, who disappeared
Thursday night of last week, owing musl'
clans who had played at his dance, came 10
Brattleboro to work for Beatty Balestier
He was secured through an employment
bureau. He proved an unsatisfactory hand
and was discharged. He then came to the
village and advertised himself as danc-
ing master.
The Masons of Brattleboro have issued
invitations to their ball which will be helu
in the Armory on Elliot street Feo' l.
Music will be furnished By Leitslnger or
chestra of II pieces. One of the musical
numbers will be cello solo by Arnold
Janser with clarinet oblgato by Arthur
Geoffrion of Boston. T. Frank Turner
will the caterer
The amateur Photographic exhibit which
is to be held in the Y. M. G. A. rooms
will begin at o'clock Thursday afternoon,
Jan. 2G, and continue through Friday ana
Saturday. The rooms will be open from
10 A. NJ. TO 10 p. NJ. small admission
fee will be charged All exhibitors are re
auested to have their work in 10y Tuesday
afternoon at the latest.
Merton H. Warren goes to Boston today
to enlist in the regular army. lie expects
to be assigned to one OF the regiments
E. Of ng
date. via the SueZ canal Warren is the
Young man who wrote so Interestingly OF
the Santiago campaign several of his let
ters being published in The Phoenix. He
served i'm Company G f the 9th Massa-
chusetts regiment and was critically III
+ soon after arriving at Montauk.
Mr.. Thompson of the firm of Thompson
& Waits, who run large farm in Rocking
ham, near the Springfield town line, at
tempted suicide by hanging in his barn
last week Tuesday. His plans miscarried
and he was taken to the Brattleboro Re
treat. Michael Scanlon, who appeared on
the let at the third story of Towns
hotel at Bellows Falls as if to commit sui
eide by jumping to the ground, was adj
| Judged insane and was taken to the Brat
tleboro Retreat.
/ ClleI-OI-1OllCe nan dlIeSltu JOlu Duli
ovan of Putney Friday night about II
o'clock for being intoxicated. Donovan
was yelling and making other disturbance
| back of the Brattleboro House. He wa:
| put i'm the lookup and on Saturday morn
! ing he was arraigned before Justice New
ton. He pleaded guilty and was fined s.
and costs. He had money enough in hi
pocket to pay his fine, but he preferred t.
| 10 NJ TpIfra NaurfnD oaU hin
a sentence of 20 days. He was taken L
Jail by Sheriff Gordon.
The New England Insurance Exchange
which makes the fire insurance rates TO
New England, has abandoned the us
of the reinsurance clause, which has beef
so unpopular in many cities, and ha
adopted another form known as per
centage guaranty clause, which will max
a substantial reduction on many classes o
property. 1t is not operative on propert
the property in the village of Brattlebor
will not be materially affected. 1t may re
suit, however, in rerating in the village
Prospect Hill Cemetery association he'll
its annual meeting Monday evening /
the Office of w. S. Newton. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, Dl
George F. Gale; clerk, W. S. Newton
treasurer, A. c. Davenport; trustees, A
c. Davenport, G. +. Greene, J. j. Estei
G. A. Hines, o. ID. Estabrooks, r.
Gordon; collector, A. G. Davenport. Th
treasurer's report showed that the receipt
of the past year were S1929. 10, and the e'
penses S769.12. The deposited funds G
the association are 1894 50, an increas
over last year of $ll6OO3.
The regular January session of the We
mont supreme court will begin at Mon
pelier Jan. "a. The docket contains tn
following Windham county cases: Dani
Kellogg ct al VS.. the Boston and Main
Railroad company and the Vermont Va
ley Railroad company of 1871; the tow
school district of Brattleboro VS.. the grade
school district; Andrew r. Gregg VS.. Ma:
Willis; G. A. Boyden, administrators {
Edward Rogue, VS.. the Fitchburg Raj
road company; Fl. G. Barber, guardian {
Unity Sanders, vs. Fl. II. Reed, tax co
lector of the town of Jamaica; S. H. She
man VS.. the Estey Organ company.
The machines and equipments for til
Electric Hosiery company have nearly a
been put in place, and the sample gooC
are now being turned out. If the SUI
plies for the factory such as the yarn, etc
arrive in time the regular work will begi
= next week. Several experienced men wi
be in charge of the machines for the pre-
= ent, but it is the purpose of the compar
= as the business grows to employ hanC
p from this town as far as possible. Abol
Is hands will be employed at first but tn
, number will no doubt be increased in
very short time. The goods to be mani
: featured are ladies' and children's hose
a style made only by a very few factorie
All the goods are contracted for by larl
New York house.
o. L. F. Bennett, who lives on the Pu
: ney road in Dummerston, found a hor
and sleigh in his yard Monday. He WI
unable to identify it, and he told the ia
r to Chesterfield man, who happened
7 pass the house. The Chesterfield ma
= who was on his way to Brattleboro, 500
e afterward overlook a man walking in Il
. same direction. The stranger accepted 8
2 invitation to ride. 1t soon became a
= parent that he was demented. He sa
r that he had driven up from Mortified, b.
= that his horse ran away and he was goiI
s to walk back to Mortified after anoth
t team with which to hunt for it. II
Chesterfield man told his passenger tn
2 his team was all right at the house of NJ
e Bennett, at which the man got out al
: started toward the railroad. Robert Sa
gent, who learned of the circumstances, moi
fed Sheriff Gordon and Policeman Thay
who intercepted the man at the crossil
= near Crosby & Co.'S store house. Mea
..vl,s IL al lakf