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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
STORY OF A swINDLE.
windhRm County Man who wished 10
DO Something for His Home Town
Ported with S25O In New York CITY.

WindhRm County Man who wished 10
DO sOmsihIBR for His Home Town
Ported with S25O In New York CITY.
a Vermont man. whose home is near
Brattleboro, but whose name Is not dis
closed, has returned from the Metropolis,
whittier he went 10 see the trolleya, etc,
wiser and a poorer individual than
when he went As he knew no one there
he made friends with a baldheaded gem
tleman whom he met In the Cafe Roland.
The baldheaded man was not Of the
city government. but he claimed great in
fiuence. The two were walking one day
through Central Park when the baldhead-
ed man looked up at the statue of Daniel
Webster and remarked. that there was n
chance for public spirited man to do his
town great service. He said that IL
replace that statue by one more modern
and that the authorities would sell IL for
the price of old bronze. He asked his
friend how the Nermonters stood toward
Webster. who replied, We revere him"
After this nothing more was said. The
next evening the two met in the cafe
again when the baldhcaded man said that
he had been speaking to Mayor Van
Wyck about the statue, and that IL the
Nermoniers wanted II they could have
IL dirt cheap. Hereupon the VermoEter
asked the price. and in reply the hald-
headed man said: Two thousand, Eve
hundred dollars" The idea had by this
time taken firm possession of the YER
mont deacon. and before the evening
was over he had given his baldheaded
ACQUAINTANCE SO on account. and he held
slip of paper on which was written an
agreement 10 let him take the statue
back TO his native village on payment
of The balance.
The agreement purported to be between
IN" Nermonter and the mayor, and to
bind IT, all that was required was the
Mayors signature to be affixed. To
make this formally correct, the Yer
monter visited the city hall next day.
There he received some enlightenment
bennington Bannr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
SOUTH NEwFANB

Mrs. Mason of Boston has returned TO
B. K Morse's.
Mrs. A. V. Stratton is visiting her sons
in Springfield, Mass
9 Miss Field is visiting her cousin, Miss
Knapp, of this place.
The funeral Of Mrs Eliza Kelsey, which
was held at the Baptist church on Friday,
was largely attended.
George Whitney is very Ill with typhoid
fever. His brother, John Whitney, who
was injured by a runaway accident, is not
able to leave his bed.
The ladies' sewing circle will meet with
Mrs. Ella s. Willard on Thursday of next
week. A large attendance is desired as
there is work TO be done.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
WEST HALIFAX.

F. H. Worden, who has been i'll, is slow
ly improving.
Chas. Crane, who has been working in
Bernardston the past season, is now at
home.
L. II. Ballou is driving his sheep skin
boot business with orders faster than he
can fll them.
W. E. Clark has bought the Dodge lot,
so called, of Mrs. Charles Bell. The lot
contains quantity Of valuable timber.
L. w, Sumner, e. H. Niles and Geo. P.
Worden had some young cattle that got
wild this season and after several days of
chasing the last one was caught In the
Deerfeld river near Davis Bridge Wednes-
day,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
GREEN RIVER.

r. T. Cutting is with his brother, W. B.
Cutting, at Westminster West, this week
Mr.. Spaulding of Acworth, N. H., is on
= visit with Fl. Barden for few days.
Annie Hill has so far recovered from
her recent illness as to be able to be out
again.
Mrs. K. A. Clark returned to her home
in Bellows Falls last Saturday, after spend
ing two weeks with her sister, Mrs. @. +.
Bracket.
II was a lively debate at the social held
with Mrs. Alva Thomas last Thursday
evening. The question high license vs.
prohibition for Vermont was decided in
the negative.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
EAST jamaica.

Whooping cough is the prevailing disease
now. II attacks both great and small
alike.
Three deer were seen by Mrs. Nancy
Burnap and her daughter Edna, Wednes-
day, Dec. II. The deer crossed the road
aud turned up the lane toward the cattle
pasture, finally going over grove yard hill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
WEST DUMMHRsToN.

Harry Lamson is home from Windsor
for few weeks.
Mrs. Addie Jones of Mortified, VT,
visited here last week.
Mike Flannery and wife of Morrisville
are at Patrick Connarn's.
The schools began last Monday. Miss
Pauline Chase teaches No. l, and G. W.
Chase, No. 9.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14

The success that Mississippi has at
tanned in eliminating the Negro vote is
apparent from the latest returns of the
national election The population of the
state is 1,b51.372, and the official returns
which 81 zoe were for Bryan The CEN
sus of 1890 credited Mississippi with
go inhabitants and at the national
election of lSSS they polled HESS votes.
As there were eleven thousand more
votes cast four years ago than were cast
this year. the state must have voted for
Bryan with great reluctance. or else the
Inhabitants have a system of primaries
that approXimates perfection. Mssis-
sippi has seven representatives in the
lower house of Congress, elected by an
average vote of 1885; Minnesota has the
same number of representatives, but they
We're elected by a vote four times as
large.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
WARDABORO.

Rev. |. T. johnson will continue the
meetings at the Methodist church for a..
other week. All are invited to come.
Mrs. Charlotte Phillips, who has been
visiting here some weeks, has returned TO
her home in Boston.
Miss June Butter6-ld and Mary Wall of
BrattleborO visited Mrs. II. E. knight the
first of the week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
Death ofa Veteran OF the civil War.

Mrs. s. b. Higgins recently received a
paper from Illinois stating that her brother,
John Beatty Lyndon, whose name Is faml-
lar to surviving members Of the old 18th
Indiana volunteers, and who was a victim
of the battle Of Winchester, died In No
vember after long illness. He had lived
in Elgin for the past fifteen years with his
sister, Mrs. Amelia A. Goodnow. He was
crippled in the civil war and never recov.
cred. Through long years Of invalidism
he retained courage and cheerfulness to
such extent that "Uncle Johns" room was
a favorlte place Of resort.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
WEST ToWNsHRND.

S. E. Williams of Orange, Mass, was in
town recently.
Miss Lottie Whipple is visiting in South
Ashburnham, Mass.
The funeral of Mrs. Della Jones, who
died Dec. 2, was held at her home last
Wednesday.
Mrs. S, L Vincent and little daughter
of West Glover have been visiting at W.
t. Wheeler's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
EAST DOVER.

1t is fine shedding now and every one
who can is improving the opportunity.
Mrs. Sabin Yeaw has recently visited
her mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Staples, and other
friends in this place.
II. A. Durfer, secretary of the Anti Sa-
loon league of Vermont, will speak in the
Methodist church, Sunday, Dec. 16, at
1.S0 o'clock. Mr.. Durfer is an interesting
speaker and all are invited to hear him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
FELCHVILLB.

BY the will of the late COrdelia Il. Shedd
of this place, Goddard Seminary at Barre
receives gift of $4,000 and the Universal
ist church in this village $500, TO be used
for maintaining preaching services.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
A COMMON ERROR.
The Same Mistake is Made by Many
BrAttl,bOrO People.

It's a common error
To plaster the aching back
To rub with lniment rheumatic joints
When the trouble comes from the Kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney ills,
And are endorsed by Brarleboro citizens.
Mrs. Dwight Mather of Bonny vale road, West
Brattleboro, living abJut quarter Of mile from
the village sa5s:-"Marked sy mptoms Of kidney
trouble caused me much suffering for year,,
chief among them being kidney weakness
which was distressing at all times. II worked
hard or steod long it brought feeling of pres
sure over the hips and sometimes could hardly
stoop or sit down. Now l don't say that Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me, but was greatly helped
and any medicinal preparation which helps an
Old chronic case like mine is worthy of recon.
mendation."
F.r sale by all dealers so cents per box. Eos.
'srMnSurn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole .ssnt. for
the United States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14

Miss Minnie Moore announces a liberal reduc-
ton in price on all Of her compete stock Of millp
merry, especially on all hats and bonnets costing
more than 25 cents each
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14

shall be having new goods now for Christmas
right along until after Chris mas. Please call
and see them. E. A. ROBERTS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
HAD A DOUBLE WEDDING.
Two Sisters Married Two Brothers
at Seminole, S. c.

A double wedding was celebrated yester-
day at Seminole, S. c., that several Sa-
vannahians attended. The grooms were
brothers and the brides sisters. To add
TO the oddly of the happy occasion, the
ceremony was performed by a brother
of the grooms.
The brides were Misses Mary B. Graene
and Carrie G. Greene, daughters of a de-
ceased Methodist minister, who was well
known in South Carolina. The young la
dies welded Messrs. William Stokes of
Cordova, Ala, manager of a large cotton
mill, AID Mr.. Henry Stokes of EARLY
Branch, S. c., who is extensively engaged
in the lumber business. They are sons of
Cen Stokes Of South Carolina.
The celemony was performed by Rev.
Petler Stokes, D. D., assisted by Rev ".
{. kirkland of Seminole and Rev. r. E.
Turnipseed of Port Royal. Rev. Petler
Stokes Will be married to-day at Greene
vile, for which place the bridal couples
lett yesterday afternoon. After the cere-
mony in Greenville the three couples will
leave on theil wedding tour
1t was at the home of the grandmother
of the brides, Mrs. C. A. Solomons. tina t
the Seminole ceremony was performed A
great number of presents for each couple
testified TO their popularity. The evening
before the wedding there was an enter
tainment at Mrs. Solomon's home, and
supper was enjoyed. Many guests were
present, among them Miss Fannie Clifford,
Clifford; Mrs. f.. G.. Greene, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Solomons Mr.. and Mrs w. r.
Solomons, Seminole; Miss Helen Stokes
and Miss Annie Stokes. Early Branch;
Miss Glenn Greene, Orangeburg; Miss An
ma Solomons and Miss Nellie Solomons.
Seminole; Miss Mary Smith, Garnett; Mrs.
II. S. Morrison, Miss Mamie Wallis and
Mr.. S. w. Parneile, Savannah; Mrs. A.
j. Allen, Luray; Lieut.. NJ. B. Stokes,
L. S. A; Mr.. Carl Greene, Orangeburg;
Mr.. William Clifford, Clifford.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
ANOTHER STREET RAILWAY.
Vernon Shell Road Company Wants
city Streets.

The Savannah, Thunderbot and Isle of
Hope Railway may soon have competi-
tor in the field. At the meeting of Council
last night a petition was presented by
Twiggs & Oliver, attorneys for the Yer
non Shell Road Company, requesting per-
mission to construct and operate street
railway tracks on several of the princi-
pal streets.
At the last session of the Legislature
an amendment was secured to the char
ter of the Vernon Shell Road Company
by which that company was given the
right to construct and operate a railroad
on its right of way and also upon such
streets of the city as Il might be grant
ed the right by Council There was con-
siderable opposition to this amendment
on various grounds, both by the County
Commissioners and the City Council,
chiefly that the powers proposed to be
given to the Sheel Road Company were
too broad and too general. The amend
me ut was secured with some notifications
however.
1t was stated that should the shell road
company undertake to exercise this pow
CT lDdl II NOuiu dlSO dSk NIe IAStll " TIL
ter the city in competition with the
existing street railway system. This step
has now been taken.
After reciting the powers conferred by
| the amendment TO the company's charter
| the petition requests the use of the fol-
| lowing routes First, from the White
! Bluff road, on Twelfth street west to Bar
| nard street, on Barnard street TO the mar
| ket thence around the western side of
/ 10 IN IQa Cd in nd
! north 10 Bay street; east on Bay to Alb
| ercorn, south on Abercorn to Perry lane;
! around Colonial Park, on Perry lane to
Lincoln street, south on Lincoln street TO
| Park avenue; on Park avenue west 10 Bar
/ nard street.
Route No. q From the White Bluff
road, on Twelfth street to Montgomery
street, north to st. Julian street, TO the
| Market Square, around the market TO Bar
! nard street, to Bay street, on Bay east
TO Abercorn, 10 Perry lane. around CO.
| lonal Park TO Lincoln street, south to
| Seventh street, thence west to Montgom~
| cry street.
| Route No. 3: From the White Bluff
| road on Twelfth street to Montgomery
! street, north to Bay street, east to Price
/ street, south TO Seventh street west to
| Montgomery street.
| 1t will very readily be seen that should
| the petition be granted and the grant
| availed of that the Shell Road Company
would have three routes penetrating the
| heart of the city and necessarily greatly
cutting into the business of the present
| company. Should Council be disposed to
| grant the petition the question of the le-
| gality of the deal made by the last adj
ministration with the Savannah Thunder
! bolt and Isle of Hope Railway would be
| brought up. BY this agreement any other
company which may be granted the right
of way to Price street, must pay con-
siderable sum into the city treasury to
| be paid over TO the Savannah Thunder
bolt and Isle of Hope Railway this be-
ing one of the conditions on which it va
/ Gated that street
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
DRANK COCAINE TO DIE.
PAUL JONES OF LIBERTY COUNTY
SWALLOWED A BOTTLEFUL.

Physicians Saved His Life and He
Was Arrested IA Few Hours Later
on Charge of swindIing w. j.
Brondhurst OF Johnston Station.
His Arrest Resulted in the Arrest
of Two other Men for Irregulari-
ties in scrap-Iron Transaction.
Paul Jones, Of Johnston Station at
tempted suicide late Tuesday night by
drinking a bottleful of cocaine, but by the
prompt use of antidotes by physician,
who was summoned as soon as the act of
the wouldbe suicide was discovered, and
continued working on him for several
hours by the physician and several assist
ants, he was finally got out of danger.
The act was committed in a down town
hotel, where he had been staying. After
taking the drug jones sent for one of the
employees of The house, and told him what
he had done. After he had been got out
of danger he regretted that the drug not
having been sufficiently swift in its action
to cause death, he had, taken it at all.
Mental depression resulting, from bust
ness troubles, and drink, were the causes
that led TO the act.
Yesterday Jones was arrested by Detec-
tive Stark on a warrant sworn out by W.
j. Broadhurst of Johnston Station, who
charges him with having fraudulently
sold several car loads of old iron, the
property of Broadhurst. 1t was to col
lect the proceeds of this sale that Jones
came to Savannah.
Jones claims that while the iron did not
belong 20 him, the company to which 1t
did belong, represented by Mr.. Broad
hurst owed him 81 200 and he thought he
had a right to convert this property 10
his own use as an offset to the amount
due him.
The story of the entire transaction is an
involved one, and resulted in the arrest
of two other persons who are interested
in the deal, though as far as Jones is
concerned, only in an indirect way
The persons who figure in the second
part of the story are 2. Pulaski, a buyer
of old iron, from New York, and Fl.
Blumenfeld, junk dealer of No. 100 Bry-
an street, west. These men bought the
iron from Jones, apparently in good faith,
and their arrest was caused not by any
connection with the original deal, but by
| differences between themselves.
After the iron had been bought and
| shipped 1t reached the Plant System yards
| in three lots, two lots billed TO Blumen-
field and the third to Pulaski. Blumen-
field asserts that he bought the entire
lot and THAI Pulaski, in having a part of
1t sent to him. had been guilty of cheat
| ing and swindling, and upon this charge
| he had him arrested
Pulaski, when ne saw the turn events
were taking, swore out a warrant against
Blumenfeld charging him with forgery
| Blumenfeld, he says. forged his name on
an order for the carload that was address,
| ed to him and succeeded in having it turn
| ed over to his custody.
| The warrant on which Jones was arrest
! ed was issued in Liberty county, and he
| viii be taken there for trial, but as the
| other men win be given a hearing this
morning in the Recorders Court 1t is
| quite likely that Jones will appear also
| as witness, and will be asked to tell
| what he knows about their differences.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
WENT OVER UNTIL TODAY.
District Attorney to Prepare Con-
tempt Charges Against Detectives.

The contempt proceedings against De-
tectives Wetherhorn, Scully, Barrett and
Shea, instituted in the United States Court
by direction of Judge speer, did not come
up yesterday morning. 1t seemed tina,
no specific charges of contempt had been
preferred and Judge speer directed that
these be prepared and in the meantime
the hearing was continued.
When Judge Speer called the case Depu-
ty Clerk Gillespie stated that in accord
ance with the directions of the court the
attachments had been issued and served
and that the defendants had given bond
for their appearance. Mr. w. W. Os-
borne, who was present in court, said that
he repre- scented the defendants, and tina;
they were all present. They had come
said Mr.. Osborne. in obedience to the
attachment, and In compliance with the
condition of the bonds they had given,
but he was unable to say for what other
reason or upon what charge.
No charge, said counsel, had been pre-
ferred against his clients. They stood
ready to free themselves of the imputa-
ton of contempt whenever they were APP
prised wherein the contempt alleged
against them consisted.
In reply to this Judge Speer stated that
ne had directed that the attachments be
Issued upon the showing mace IN a SpS-
cial presentment of the grand jury, and
that he was not himself familiar with the
facts. After some further colloquy the
court directed the district attorney and
assistant district attorney to prepare
charges, based on the grand jury's pre-
sentiment, and submit them to the court
at this morning session.
The detectives bonds were continued in
force Until hearing, and they were in
structed to show up this morning and
show cause why they should not be held
in contempt. 1t is understood that their
contention in the matter of the visit paid
by the prisoners and themselves to Reil-
lys bar. and Others, was prior to the tms
when Belmont and Nelson were held by
authority of the United States, and that
whatever there may have been of indis-
erection in this action. it was not in con-
tempt of a court that had never, up 10
that time, assumed charge of the prison
ers or jurisdiction of the trial of the case
against them.
The trial or prospective trial of the de-
tectivcs On charge of contempt of court
had drawn to the court room very large
number of spectators, by whom it was al
most completely filled. The enemies OF the
defendants in the contempt proceedings
as well as their friends were out in force
and they all seemed disappointed that
nothing was to be done in the trial of the
case. They filed out of the court room le-
luctantIy and with visible disappointment
written on their faces
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
THE INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEES.
Executive and subscription Commit
tees VIII Meet Tonight


tees VIII Meet Tonight
The meeting OF the Executive Commit
tee and sub-dommittees on subscriptions
of the Savannah Industrial Association
will be held tonight at $50 o'clock at Met
ropolitan Hall
1t is expected that the subcommittee,
in their reports, will show large increase
in the subscriptions. 1t is not thought
that the minimum sum required for or
ganization, $4,000, will have been sub
scribed, though the subscriptions will
doubtless approximate that amount.
The members of the several committees
are active business men, and in one way
and another they have, as a rule, had SO
much to do that they have not been able
to give that attention to soliciting sub
scriptions that they expected. However
the determination of those who have the
industrial movement in charge is to keep
at work until every one has an opportun-
ity of subscribing. To-nights meeting viii
doubtless show a large increase in sub
scriptions. Every member of the several
committees is expected TO be present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05

Not known just When Government
Property VIII BE DfspOsed of.

The date for the sale of the army hos
pital and the other government property
that stands on the tract at the intersec-
ton of Estill avenue and the White Bluff
road has not yet been fixed. The papers
relative to the sale, the recommendation
and everything of that character, were
sent on to the department at Washingt ton
from Savannah some time ago. and IL was
thought that before now a date would be
fixed. Maj Comegys is in almost daily
expectation of news from headquarters.
1t is very unlikely that the sales will
be made later than May Is. Maj. Come
gys expects that they will be completed
before his departure from Savannah, which
would demand that everything be finished
up by the date mentioned, as he is then
to. leave for service in the Philippines
orders to that effect having been issued
from the office of the surgeon general.
Besides the buildings on the tract, all
the remaining property is to be disposed
of al auction, the means the government
takes of getting rid of its belongings that
may no longer be of service. A vast
quantity of hospital and medical supplies
and household goods are to be sold TO the
highest bidder.
stored in the hospital buildings have been
shipped to New York by the surgeon in
charge. There yet remain far more than
one might have an idea Of For instance,
there are 1900 sheet and 10000 blankets
to be sold. Many of the articles are per-
fectly new, having never been used. They
are no longer wanted because of their be-
ing of other than the regular pattern used
in the army.
Maj. Comegys has not been approached
by any prospective buyer. 1t has been
thought possible that the buildings would
be desired by some individual or company
for the establishment of a mandatory,
but that does not seem probable, for by
this time, considering the approach of the
date of sale, there would very likely have
been some investigation made. The sur
geon said the buildings are so constructed
as to readily admit of their being moved
about, so that, if desired, they could all
be thrown together instead of maintained
as they now stand.
1t is the intention so understood, to sell
the buildings one at time. The long shed
and walk that runs the length of the track
will also be disposed of separately In
the same way the property will be sold
buyer, being given an opportunity to bid
on lots.