Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-29
In THE LOCAL FIELD.
PUTNBY.

James McNulty and Miss Annie Nc
Nplty went to Boston Wednesday.
N. S. Stearns and daughter of Rutland
made short visit at A. j. Ayers last Fri
day.
Mrs. George Houghton and two chill
dfen from Andover, Ohio, are visiting at
Henry Crawford's.
Mrs. James Crawford has returned from
Boston, having had cataract successfully
removed during her absence.
w. A. Cole has raised flagstaff at his
paper-mill and tomorrow will throw his
fine new flag to the breezes for the first
time.
The game of base ball between the
Westminsters and Putneys scheduled for
t0-morrow has been postponed at the re-
quest of members of the Grand Army.
Blake the plucky catcher of the Putney
base ball club, had the misfortune to receive
q severe injury to one of his fingers during
the first inning of the game at Brattleboro
on Saturday. He continued in the game,
however, and no one would have suspect
cd that he had not two good whole hands
70 watch his play both in the field and at
the bat.
AS N. G. Newcomb and A. A. Langley
were driving mixed pair of horses Mon
day afternoon an unbroken colt one of the
Aforesaid pair, jumped from the road and
tipped over the wagon. Both men were
Thrown out, Mr. Langley receiving a Sc
we're bump on the head, and Mr.. New
comb, less fortunate, was not only bruised
but left with dislocated elbow.
AS George Beecher dismounted from a
slowly moving hand-car near the depot
Saturday morning he was somewhat con-
fused and in doubt whether to jump or
stay on the car. In consequence of this
unsettled opinion he jumped to the ground,
but one hand retained its hold on the
crank. AS the crank rose the hand went
with it and the result was a dislocation of
the shoulder. Mr.. Beecher feels sure that
in the future he will either get off entirely
or stay on the car.
IA Among the guests registered at the Ken
drick House from New York city were G.
N. Miller, T. r. Noyes and F. w. Frank
land. Mr.. Noyes is a son of the founder
of the Perfectionsts, and Mr.. Miller, who
has relatives living in this vicinity son
of one of the leading members of that sect
when their residence was in Putney. Mr..
FARMLAND, whose home is in England, is
engaged in writing a book about the Per-
fectionists, which accounts for his three
days visit here with the above named COM
panions.
Henry j. Burnham, an old resident of
Putney, died suddenly in Boston Sunday.
He has been the proprietor of hotel in
New York city for several years, but sold
out this spring owing to poor health. He
had stroke of apoplexy two years ago
from which he never fully recovered lie
was on his way to Fitzwilliam, n. H.,
where he intended to spend the summer
with Mr. and Mrs Wray Gates, and
y stopped in Boston for a short visit with
his son, DR.. E. A. Burnham. The funer-
al was at Putney Wednesday forenoon
and attended by the Knights of Honor and
Grand Army post, with both of which Or
CARNATIONS Mr.. Burnham was connected.
The interment was in Maple Grove GENE
terry. Several children of the deceased
were here, but Mrs. Burnham was unable
to be present owing to her own illness.
On Thursday afternoon a man of me-
a dunn height and weight with dark pierre
ing eyes and nimble tongue entered the
Kendrick House and registered as n. Lew
is, Syracuse, n. Y. He wore a brown
derby hat and black suit of clothes which,
it'll his shoes, were somewhat the worse
" wear. He claimed to be the "treasur-
of the Equitable Life Insurance COM
.Ay," taking three months walk for
is health, and had no baggage. He was
the owner of an elegant house in Buffalo
(although he registered from Syracuse) and
had Just bought fine span of horses fol
$780, He wished to employ young lady
at wages of 81 per week, to take the place
of one who was about to be married, hav
ing laid up $1,000 in perquisites in his fam
lily the past year. His wife was dead aut
the young lady was to have charge of his
children. He borrowed ten cents of the
clerk of the hotel with which to pay for {
shave, having nothing smaller than TWEEN
ty dollar bill. He was a Democrat from
head to foot and well posted on New YOrl
state politics and, as one man expressed it
'he could talk hole through a two-incl
plank" Taken altogether Mr.. McNulty
thought he was a suspicious character and
would bear watching. So when he cas-
ually strolled over the bridge at II o'clocl
Monday forenoon, the action was noted
AS he did not appear at dinner time, pur
suit was started at once. He was trace
by Mr.. McNulty to Walpole, to which
place he had walked in record breaking
time, and was found at the hotel there
At first insolent and naughty he sooi
weakened on being arrested and offered t
return to Putney and do any kind of worl
to pay his board bill. He was placed il
the Walpole lookup, which is reporter
even worse imam our own Urdmp-nouse, ant
remained there over night. He was al
lowed to go the following morning an
has doubtless been talking politics, boast
ing of his fine home, elegant team an
wealth, and beating the proprietor of som
other hotel. He should be we'll advertise
and given a longer involuntary visit il
some place prepared for such fine gentle
men.