Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-08


some time between Thursday evening of
last week and Sunday. SO far as known
nothing was taken but the keys and no
further damage done. Sunday night the
office at the depot was entered in mas
terly manner and thoroughly inspected.
Mr.. Fem luckily had his bicycle at home
and reports that as the safe could not be
found by the burglars they left everything,
including traces of their presence, behind.
short visit in Boston.
Mrs d. H. Kendrick of Amherst, Mass.
has been in town this week.
Miss White and Miss Estey came back
to Hill and Dale Farm Monday.
Two new members were received into
the Baptist church last Sunday.
The sixth and last of the series of as
semblies will be given at the town hall to-
night.
q Mrs. W. II. Clouse and children, who
have been visiting Mrs. Patterson, have
gone home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Treadway and
children of Shelter Island, n. Y, are at
Dorr Clough's.
E. Williams and daughter of Chester
visited Mr.. Williams's brother, NJ. G. Will
liams, this week
Mrs. Graves and daughter Mamie went
to Springfield, Mass, Thursday for a short
VISIT returning Monday.
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
had supper and sociable last Friday even
ing at the Congregational church.
Mrs. Crafts of Lyndonville returned
home yesterday after a visit of two weeks
with her mother Mrs. S. O. Parker.
Miss Sarah E. Washburn, who has been
spending her vacation at home, begins her
school in Springfield, Mass, next Monday.
W. L. Dickinson, street commissioner,
of Springfield, Mass, and his friend, Chas
j. Hancock, were guests at the Kendrick
House over Sunday.
j. w. Stowell has gone to Boston TO
meet the New York agent of the Stowell
Manufacturing company, and to aid him in
securing orders for toys.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Gilbert have this
week moved to BrattlebOro, taking with
them the best wishes of the entire commu-
nifty for their success and leaving behind
widespread regret at their departure.
One of our enterprsing merchants has
recently exhibited sign reading Head
quarters for seed potatoes A competitor
seems to have bettered this with one read
ing Headquarters for everything, but seed
potatoes"
Considerable interest has been mani
tested in a recent COW trade, which now
threatens to end in a lawsuit. The COW
in question is the one which last winter
was fitted with spectacles so artistically by
a local optician.
The Putney base ball nine will play a
Brattleboro club on the home grounds Sat
urday afternoon at 8 o'clock. The make
up of the team will be as follows; Blake,
c. Booth, p. Houghton, 1b. 4; Lewis, 2b.
Tefft, S. S.. Pember, 3b.; Roberts, l. f.
Davenport, c. f.; Black, r. f. An admis
sion fee of ten cents is advertised.
j. g. Raines of st. Louis, Mo-. with F.
W. Conklin, Eugene Miller and Lyman
Williams, has made his headquarters at
Putney recently, looking after the interests
of the St. Louis Wrought Iron Range com
pany. Other prominent arrivals at the
Kendrick House the rast week are; John
Bruce, Worcester, Mass, and c. H. Well
man, Boston, Mass
NJ. G. Williams has his soda fountain in
place and has it charged and running to-
day. He proposes to have formal open
ing however, but to allow of due notice
being received by all interested it is post
poned until next week He announces
that on next Wednesday. May IS, he will
serve soda water free to all who call, and
hopes to receive large patronage on that
day.
A case of canine hydrophobia is sus-
pected in town, and in consequence several
Putney dogs are either tied up or muzzled.
Geo. II. Phillips's Irish setter, quite val
liable animal, has been acting queeIly of
late and has had two severe fights with
large dogs, besides attacking and biting
several smaller ones. He has not been at
home for some time, although he has been
seen in various parts of the town. AS he
has always been perfectly well behaved
animal, considerable excitement is mani
tested and there will probably be sudden
decrease in the Putney canine population.
As a result of the hydrophobia excite
ment Mr.. Geo. Boutelle shot his fine
Newfoundland dog yesterday morning.
He was such large powerful animal that
Mr.. Boutelle wisely judged ii was best to
take no chances of his coming down with
the dreaded disease. II OLnef owners OF
dogs which have been bitten by the sus-
pected animal would follow this example
it would relieve much anxiety, and would
surely be the safest course to pursue.
In this connection it may be well to call
the attention of all owners of dogs to the
fact that unless licensed before May 10,
they are liable to be shot, according to the
laws of the state.
The delegates to the Mckinley state Re
publican convention last week came back
reconcied to the situation and furnish a
convention note which may not have been
published elsewhere. On one of the north
bound trains a young Republican delegate
tried to buy a Mckinley button of the
newsboy. He was informed that all of the
Mckinley buttons had been sold, but thai
there were plenty of Reed buttons to bt
had. He soon struck bargain with the
| boy, buying the entire stock of Reed but
| tons and calmly raising car window
/ threw them all out. One of our delegates
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