Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-04-19
The public schools begin Monday.

] AO puDIlC SCuOOiS DtIlU MOQQaN.
Fred Clark of Charlestown, y. H., is
visiting at home.
| j. II. Wheeler has removed to the Ad-
ans house near the brook.
The Putney band began rehearsals in the
lower town hall Tuesday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Robertson is in Concord.
Mass, attending.her brother who is ill.,
NJ. G. Williams returned from attend
| ance at the Methodist conference Tuesday.
Prof. John Z. Russell of Williamstown.
Mass, returned Wednesday after a brief
visit with Mrs. Baker.
Elsie Sherwin-O o Brien is at home on ac-
count of the critical condition of her
father, Luke Sherwin.
Ariel Crosby has been granted an orig
inal pension, though as yet he has not been
officially notified of the fact.
DR.. Geo. S. Foster returned Wednesday
from Nergennes, where he was called sat
urday by the illness of his sister. Miss An
ma Foster.
Dwight Willard will remove to the little
house on the Corser farm. The house va
Gated by him will be occupied by Mr.. Rum.
well of the railroad.
The Sons of Temperance gave a delight
full sugar supper to a large company Mon
day evening. The supper was preceded by
a musical and literary program.
Mrs. A. A, Langley underwent an opera
ton for acute appendicitis early Tuesday
morning, The operation was performed
by Dr. Gay, specialist from Boston
Malcolm Crawford was seriously attack
ed with heart trouble in the Congregation
al church Sunday morning. He was car
ried out but was able to resume his duties
next day.
The news of the drowning of the two
Bellows Falls young men was received with
profound sorrow by friends here. They
were known to be young men of unim-
peachable character.
Rev E. W. Sharp has been assigned
the pastorate over the South Royalton
and Bethel Methodist churches and leaves
for the former place Monday. Rev. II.
E. Parker of Gorham, n. H., takes Mr..
Sharp's place here.
George Sears, who for the past few wears
has lived at John Austins. narrowly es-
capped drowning last Tuesday night. He
bought an old boat, which had not been
used for several years, of John T. Siscbo.
dragged it to the river and got in. When
opposite Charles Aikens the boat filed
and sank, but fortunately he was near the
railroad upon which he climbed and was
saved
The concert by the DeMoss family of
lyric bards at the Congregational church
Wednesday evening will be at least a nov
city. The members of the company com
pose eight bands during the evening. singing
and playing not only classical music but
music of their own composition. They
have sung, during their % years of travel
in almost every state in the Union and
leave for European tour June l.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey Lane
who died at Brattleboro on Easter morn
ing after several months illness with heart
trouble, was brought here and buried in Mi. .
Pleasant cemetery Wednesday afternoon
after services in the Congregational church
at which Rev f. p. Seymour officiated.
Mrs. Lane was - years old and was .
former respected resident of East Putnev |
and faithful and active member of our .
church
Closely following the announcement of .
the drowning of the young men from Bel |
lows Falls came the sad telegraphic an
nouncement of the death at New York of
Mrs. Chandler Puffer. To say that the
news came as sad surprise is but to ex-
press the utter amazement of our people.
very few of whom knew that she was away
from home or even that she was not in
good health. She suffered an operation at
New York hospital Saturday and was re-
ported to have passed successfully through !