Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-18

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tire week. ''-' u"
The concert at the town hall Friday
evening Dec. 4, gave general satisfaction
10 falr-sized audience and proved sue.
cess financially.
Inc annual meeting and election of Off
GERS OF Golden Rule chapter, order Eastern
star, will be held next Wednesday after
noon at o'clock.
The central school opened last week
with Brainard Rowe as teacher. The
school is now prosperous institution and
has a large attendance.
+. Il. Pierce moved the boiler from his
chalr stock factory in Westminster Satur-
day, and is replacing it with the boiler
from his Putney Falls mill
The dramatic club is agitat!ng the oues-
ton OF giving another play. 1t is hoped
Inat one may be in readiness for presenta-
ton by the middle of January.
The Congregational Sunday school is to
give Christmas tree with appropriate ex-
ercises Thursday night, in the vestry. The
exercises will begin at o'clock
Riley Amidon has bought the Eels place
OF Frank Fuller, situated about a mile
north of this village, on the East Putney
AhAs hhidOh Will DlON6 There SOOD
The Stowell Manufacturing company
shut down its factory Saturday night for a
few weeks. During that time the annual
inventory will be taken and necessary re-
pairs will be made.
Fred j. Pember, who has been a stu
dent at the University of Vermont at Bur-
lington, came home Saturday on account
of illness. He is now better and hopes to
return to Burlington soon.
The auction Wednesday at the residence
of the late Joseph Jeffrey was well attend
ed, and 1t is reported that in general good
prices were secured. The farm was sold
to Walter Ware for $3.50.
Misses Jennie E. Pierce, Grace Prouty,
Georgia Roberts and Mary Stowell of
Mortified seminary, and Eugene B. Pierce
OF Williams college, came home yesterday
for Christmas vacation of Is days.
Monday morning E. NJ. Wilson found
two dead hens in his hen-house, and also
found the author of the mischief-a large
owl-which he killed. The owl measured
nearly four feet from tip to tip of wings.
Miss Gertrude Gorham came home Sat-
urday from Woodstock, this state, where
she has closed a successful term of school.
OLO hdo OONh CnSdSOu W lCdIn buC SCnOOl
another term and will return to Wood
stock after two weeks vacation.
A large number responded to invitations
sent out by several young ladies for leap
year ball last evening. Music was furnish
ed by Weeden's orchestra, w. II. Dckin-
son, prompter. Refreshments were served
from tables in the dance hall.
Two skaters, whose hearts at least were
light, were too heavy for the ice on Blake's
pond, over which they attempted to skate,
Saturday night. The ice cracked beneath
their weight and the couple were given a
bath which was not altogether agreeable.
Winfield Scott Nay of Underhill, this
state, grand senior warden of the Grand
lodge of Vermont, was to have delivered
the address at the Masonic installation
| Wednesday night but was unable to be
present on account of sickness.
A. NJ. Corser, agent of the Standard
sewing machine, exhibits samples of sew
ing done with single strands of human
hair instead of thread and considers that
one of the superior qualities of the ma
chine is its ability to do such work with
out breaking the hair.
! A new choir has been organized at the
Congregational church, consisting of these
members: Mrs. H. L. Pierce, soprano
Miss Helen Robertson, contralto; Brain
ard Rowe, tenor; H. L. Bailey. basso, and
II. L. Pierce, organist. The choir made
its first appearance last Sunday and hope:
to maintain its organization permanently.
The suspension bridge which connect:
the Stowell mandatory with the ware
house settled several inches one day las
week while workmen were making repairs
upon it. The distance from the bridge Il
the ground is 38 feet and, although it il
thought that the bridge is so constructed
that it could not have fallen to the ground
that fact was unknown to the workmen
whose position was, to say the least, {
very trying one.
The new library, which has been estab
lished in the town hall building, is read,
for patronage and will be thrown open the
first Saturday in January. A new system
of keeping account of the distribution o
books has been adopted, which will facii
tate the work of the librarian. The new
library is much more advantageous thai
the old one and deserves large patronag
to show appreciation for the efforts O
those having the matter in charge.
A. M. Corser has issued invitations to tn
little folk of Putney and vicinity to NEE
at his store tomorrow to celebrate "Chil
drens day." A Christmas pie will b
opened at o'clock in the forenoon and
piece served to every boy or girl that visit
the store during the day. A prize will ais
be given to the boy or girl who writes tn
best letter to Santa Claus. Over 100 chi
dren were given Christmas pie at the stor
last year. Mr.. Corser has arranged hi
holiday stock of goods into an attractiv
display.