Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-10
PUTNBY.
"Caste" progresses.

caste progresses.
George Willis of Putney Falls has been
housed a week with the grip.
Arthur Pierce of Claremont, N. H..
came home Wednesday for a short visit.
Oscar F. Wheeler of Healdville visited
his son, j. H. Wheeler, briefly this week.
Baptismal rites were performed upon two
candidates at the Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Arthur Smith of Putney Falls has left
the employ of f. L. Pierce and is at work
for W. E. Pierce.
Miss Una May Winchester returned to
Holyoke, Mass, Saturday after a week
visit at VIM. Coles.
The Easter concert, at the Baptist church
which was deferred from last week, will
occur next Sunday evening
Mrs. F. p. Sawyer returned yester-
day from a visit since Saturday with
friends in Springfield, Mass.
The public schools will begin an eleven
weeks term next Monday. A full list of
teachers is unobtainable this week.
E. F. Smith, who resigned his position
at the local creamery short time ago to
accespt a similar position in the creamery
at Claremont, n. II.
Miss Katherine Booth gave a delightful
tea party to her young lady friends Satur-
day afternoon in honor of the Mortified
students, who have since returned to their
studies.
Misses Georgia Roberts, Grace Prouty.
Jennie Pierce and Harriet McFate re-
turned to Mortified seminary Monday.
Eugene b. Pierce returned to Williams
college Wednesday.
+ The Centre church choir rehearsal will
be held with Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Pierce at
7!3O o'clock tomorrow evening. Next Sun
day the choir will sing 1.-THE lost chord"
by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
The two senior partners of the corner
store have been in Boston this week max
ing their spring and summer assortment
Walter Green is driving the grocery wag-
on during their absence.
Samuel Burditt, who came east from
Fort Wayne. Ind, to attend the funeral of
his father, F. o. Burditt of Newfane, re-
turned Tuesday, having visited with his
brother, F. A. Burditt, since Saturday.
Newton Clarke, A. b., recently of Dart
mouth college, left Monday afternoon,
having spent Easter week at Deacon
Prouty's. He is the composer of the two
act comic operetta "Santifemme," which
introduces extensively the "new woman"
and which he expects to bring out soon in
Hinsdale, n. Ii.
The Easter services at the Congrega- ,
tional church Sunday were successfully !
carried out from beginning to end, the on |.
ly disappointment being the absence of the |
"little tots" at the chldren's concert in |
he evening They will be out in full |
force, however, later on in the children's !
day exercises. The church was prettily |
trimmed, the decorations being chiefly |
composed of an evergreen arch bearing the !
inscription, "Christ is risen" with gates
ajar underneath and profusion of ported
plants bordering the platform and choir |
loft.
A Northampton correspondent SAYS in |.
last Tuesdays Springfield Republican:
civilian Pranedys, Pole from Putney.
Vt, was before the district court yesterday |
morning for being engaged in shooting |
affair Saturday evening. 1t seems that he !
was visiting some friends at lower Pleasant !
street where lager beer flowed freely. A !
quarrel arising he drew a revolver and |
fired three shots promiscuously in a room .
filled with people. AS the last shot was
fired some one struck the pistol and Pran-
edys shot himself in the hand. He will
be tried tomorrow" Pranedys was en-
ployed by Walter Ware on the East Put /
ney meadow until about fortnight ago,
when he left, stating that he was going TO
Ludlow Centre. He was employed for
two or three years by Willard Bill of West
moreland, y. H., and is said to have had
somewhat disagreeable disposition.