Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-06
PUTNEY.


Miss Hattie Davis is teaching school in
Dummerston.
A pleasant young peoples social is prom
sed at the Baptist church tonight
Mrs. Frank Martin of Mortified. Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jewett knight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Lord of Boston
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. jerome V. Shaw.
Misses Abigail Goodell and Helen Rob
ertson are on a carriage drive to Peru, this
state.
Local merchants do not have any anx-
ety over the inroads of a Brattleboro
grocer.
Even a r(R)ock sometimes becomes ami
mated and fees before an enraged gobble-
turkey.
Richard Wetherel of Grafton was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard
Tuesday.
Mrs. L. P. Tucker of Mortified, this
state, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Patterson.
Misses Lutte Sears and Laura Furnell of
Portland, Me, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Dana Clough.
c. B. Willard occupies his new house.
r. Il. Fem, station agent, will occupy the
house vacated by him.
Mr.. and Mrs Ezra L. Barnes Of Ian
singburg, y. y, visited at Mrs. Belle
Houghton's this week
F. O. Pierce says he always knew he
looked bad enough, but he didn't suppose
he would ever be taken for a tramp.
W. Z Aver and j. W. Shelley opened
an insurance Office in Bellows Falls Mon
day and have been in that place since.
| Ed. Gilchrist and Walter Tefft left for
Fort Ethan Allen Tuesday, where they will
enter the United States cavalry service.
Fred Merrill Of South birmingham,
Mass, who is visiting at /. p. Bailey's.
! leaves Monday to attend school at Meri-
! den, \. II.
Will Crcnk went to Nergennes Satur-
| day. Ms Cronk returned with him Mon
day and they are boarding with Mr.. and
Mrs. y. |. Gale.
For some unexplained reason the Brat
tleboro ball team did not show up Satur-
day, consequently the expected game was
indefinitely postponed.
Miss Sadie Miller went to Boston Mon
day where she has a position as stenogra-
pher for Hon. II. l.. Hastings, editor Of
The Christian. Miss Miller will also do
missionary work.
The central school opened Monday
morning with an attendance of - and
others have since entered. II is hoped
that this school, which is new departure
among our schools, will receive support
necessary to warrant making it a perma-
nent institution.
Mrs. Frank Sheridan of Boston, who has
been at McNulty's hotel, died after mid
night Saturday night after four months
illness with consumption. She was %
years of age, a sister Of James McNulty,
and leaves a husband and daughter. The
body was taken to Glen Murray, p. O., on
the late train Sunday night.
a party of 81 assembled in the locust
grove on the farm of II. 0. Dodge last
Thursday and enjoyed a good old-fashioned
picnic. Eatables were served al l O'Clock,
after which the company repaired to the
meadow aud watched a game of round ball
between the married and single men, which
resulted in a score of II to 30 in favor OF
the married men. \ vote of thanks is due
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Bailey, who have been
the prime movers in these annual gather
ings for several years.
L. j. Townsend and little son Harold
of Monroe, Mich, Mr.. and Mrs. f. E.
Hutchins of Ftchburg Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Townsend of Grafton, thi:
state, and II. NJ. Townsend of this plac,
have been with their brother, Albert
Townsend, the past week, it being theil
first family gathering for 20 years. A sis
ter in Beverly, Mass, was unable to be
present All have returned to their homes
except Mrs. F. Z. Hutchins, who will re
main a while on account of her health.
The managers of the new public Frank
lin county hospital, to be opened next
week in the residence of Rev. DR.. Robin;
of Greenfield, Mass, have appointed as
superintendent Miss Nellie l.. Daniels
who has recently had charge of the hospi
tai at Claremont, n. II. Miss Daniels
lived for several years in the family of thu
late Alexis B. Hewett of this place. Sine,
then she has attended training schools il
this country and has also been abroad
where she had the care of members of tn,
royal family, so that she is thoroughly
equipped in her line of work and is emf
nently capable of accepting this new re
sponsibility.