Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
PUTNEY,
The Year 1895 in retrospect.

To the history of the town of Putney
the year 1895 has contributed an interest
ing and a conspicuous chapt era chapter
fraught with events, certain OF which it
may be meet to recall. The "mock trial"
occurred Jan. 4. Mr.. and Mrs. Q. b.
Newcomb celebrated their silver wedding
anniversary Jan. ). The Congregational
church rally occurred Jan. 20. There
were three installations of officers socety
the month-those of the
Knights of Honor, Grand Army and Re
lief corps, and Sons of Temperance Mrs
Dorr Blood died Jan. 26 Fire was dis
covered in the Bennett house in Putney
Falls Feb. 6. Fire was discovered in F. l..
Pierce's Putney Falls mill Feb. II. The
Windham county union of Christian En-
deavor societies convened here Feb. -.
Sheldon A. Smith and James l.. Jefts
died March and Is respectively. II. b.
POWELL daughter Helen was badly injured
March II by sliding into q barbed wire
fence. The steam mill accident on the
Corser lot happened March 20. Rev. +.
w. Sharp preached his farewell sermon
April 7. The great washout on kimball
hill occurred April s. Mrs Chandler PUT
fer died at a hospital in New York city
April II. The body of Mrs. Elizabeth
Bailey Lane was brought here for burial
April II. Luke Sherwin died April 49,
Station Agent John c. Phillips was run
over and killed in railroad accident at
Windsor April p. w. Il. Coles paper
mill was burned to the ground April p,
causing a loss of $4,000. The death of
Franklin Austin of East Putney occurred
May 1. The buncoing Of Dennison Davis
out of $500 by bogus detective was told
by The Phoenix correspondent May TO- f.
A. Fifield was injured in Stowells factory
May 10. A special town meeting TO con-
slider fire protection was held May %. Mrs.
Orrin S. Thwing died May 20. The Put
neys defeated the Brattleboro foot ball
eleven June by score Of % TO IL. Mrs.
Delilah Hazelton, 81, mother of y. /.
Gale, died June 9. NJ. c. lngalls's barn
was struck by lightning and burned June
13. The reception and session of the
grand lodge of Knights OF Honor of Yer
mont was held here June %. Mrs Lydia
Austin of East Putney died July 3. Fire
was discovered in Emma Davis's house
July >. The case OF Dorr Clough VS..
ltdNlll INODtIlS lOI lOIAlbuN lltN pass hlOMll
as the strawberry case, was heard July
10. Mrs. George W. Smith OF East Put
ney died July II. Hazen Aver was found
dead in a closet July - Mrs. George T..
Apln of East Putney died july "a. Mrs.
Henry NJ. Lowell died July -. Cornelius
+. Crowley had one foot mangled by being
run over by the cars Aug. Il. There was a
grand vocal concert in the Congregational
church Aug. IA. The Putneys defeated
the farmers at base ball 36 to ) Aug. u.
The body of Edmond Aver of Bartonsville
was brought here for burial Aug. "A. w.
+. Aver and j. W. Shelley opened an in
surance Office in Bellows Falls Sept. 2. The
Both annual meeting of the Windham
county conference OF Congregations
churches was held Sept. T. The death OF
Mrs. RoXana Gale Davis occurred Sept. II
Patrick Mooney died Sept. ~ DR.. Harri
ct +. Parker sailed from New York as a
medical missionary TO Madura, India, Sept
~. Dorr ID. Blood died oct. l. Mrs. C.
c. Fisher, mother Of Mrs. e.. l.. Pierce
died Oct. ). FeoDious assault was com
mtted upon Mrs. John Jeffrey of Eas
Putney by three Westminster boys Oct. q
Mrs. Charles harrington Of East PutneN
died Oct. IL. Miss Esther Richards dice
Oct. 10. A sensation was created Oct. Ii
by the arrest of Milo Gray for alleged muir
der. Byron A. Brainard died Nov.
Miss Mabel Willard died Nov. Is. Tabo
Coombs was arrested for adultery Nov. II
Jewett j. Pierce of Putney Falls died Nov
%. Mrs. +. J. Reynolds of Putney Fall
died Nov. p. The Eastern Star festivi
ties occurred Dec. (. c. +. Bailey was at
tackled and injured by a bull Dec Ii Tn
Masonic installation took place Dec. Is
There was another special town meeting
for fire protection Dec. y.