Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-19
SOME STATE BRIEFS.
WiIliston Girl Has Disappeared Mys.
terously-opera House at Hard
wick Burned.

WiIIiston Girl Has Disappeared Mys-
terously-Opera House at Hard.
wick Burned.
Minnie Parmenter. an attractive girl of
90 daughter Of Richard w. Parmenter
of Wiliston, mysteriously disappeared
Dec g. She was a student In the girls
seminary at Essex Junction. and She
said she was going to visit one of her
school companions, but she did not do so.
In her trunk several letters were found
written from Boston and one let
ter urged Miss Parmenter to come
to Boston at once. with the aid of a
detective Mr.. Parmenter traced his
daughter as far as Bellows Falls and it Is
thought probable that she went to Bos-
ton. but her action in leaving home so
strangely has not been explained. She
has wavy hair black eyes, weighs about
121 and IS five feet, four inches tall.
The opera house at Hardwick. owned
by the town and used as a town and
village hall. was burned early Tuesday
morning causing loss of $1,000. the loss
being partially covered by insurance The
fire is supposed to have caught from the
furnace. The manager of the show
which appeared in the han Monday night
smelled smoke and was suspicious then
that all was not right The J. =. Nor
gan Comedy companys goods were saved.
Joseph Battel of NIiddlebury has sub
scribed $1,000 to the fund to be used I'm
defeating the high license local option
law at the polls In February.
John Wheaton Of Kneelaud Fiat Wat
erbury who was shot in the leg by his
wife during family row last summer.
died Thursday. The leg was amputated
but later cancerous condition developed
which finally caused death.
company has been organized this
week with $4,000 capital to develop the
asbestos mines in Lowell The opera
tons at the asbestos mines in Eden will
be discontinued and the machinery moved
away at an early date
Henry Briggs, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs Eli Briggs of Bennington. was as
phyziated Monday night by gas in New
York city, where he was employed by
the express company. He was a popular
young man In Bennington and had been
chief ranger of the Bennington court
T. of \.
The American Board OF Foreign Mis-
sions made public Wednesday it's 92nd
annual report. showing the receipts for
the year have been Ss45.1o5 Massachu-
sets contributed SOS lS1: Connecticut
Sl67.553: Rhode Island. so. 209. New Hamp-
shire S2o,d2l; Vermont Sl4.724 Maine az
573; total. A47.Sil.
Polish woman named Blake from
Bellows Falls. gave birth to a child on
the north bound flyer between Rutland
/ and Burlington Saturday night. while
on her way to the Fanny Allen hos
pital. She was taken TO the hospital
upon her arrival at Burlington Both
mother and child were doing weli last
night
: Leonard Ward of Springfield. charged
with shooting doe was fined SlOo in the
windsor county court this week John
Patton. a deserving seaman from tn,
United states steamship Hartford. plead.
B ed guilty to stealing "A gold watch and
other valuables at Springfield and wa.
sentenced TO state prison for not les.
TIM two nor more than three years
Earl Harbour, son OF MIR and Mrs
Grant Harbour of Bennington has re
ceiVed an appointment To cadctshit
in the United States naval academy al
Annapolis He is IL. a member OF tn,
| sophmore class in the Bennington High
school The appointment was made b,
Senator Proctor through the friendly of
fees Of Assistant Secretary OF the Nav,
: Darling.
The F. r. Patch Manufacturing com
pany OF Rutland has brought suit 70
$4,000 against the members of Protec
ton Lodge No. 215 International Asso
citation Of Machinsts. The suit grow
out Of tho strike which has been OF
since March. The company claims tina
the amount Of damage has been cause,
by threats, intimidation. etc The sui
affects - members of the union Tn
property Of all members has been at
Z tached.
Al the annual meeting of Mt Sina
temple, Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine a
Montpelier. Friday night. the retirin
potentate. DR. O w. Daley Of Whit
River Junction was presented a beautifr
jewel Tho following officers were elect
/ ed; Potentate. G. W. Steele Of Barre
chief rabban. Daniel II. Danforth OF s.
: Adams; assistant rabban, George +
Flanders Of White River Junction: hig
priest Collins Blakey OF Montpelier
oriental guide. G. 8. Whittier Of Mont
policr; treasurer. a. w Ferrin Of Mont
pclier. recorder. c. II. Heaton of Montpe
lier The present membership is l0+
? During the past year Is have died. thi
being the largest death record IN III
history Of the order.