Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
PUTNEY COLUMN,
THb 4 Iost a $50 bicycle.

in pcculia Fork for Gardner Kathan. Mr.
wheel las ode the wheel to Somerville,
hen at &Ind then to New York, writing Mr.,
'atten twice on the way. At New York he
,lass.i the wheel to an express office and
lyeldered IL shipped to Putney. He then
, took passage for Liverpool, England. on
cattle steamer. He has just returned and
is much surprised to learn that Mr. Aver
did not receive his wheel. Mr.. Aver be-
came convinced that his wheel had been
stolen, but he knew not where to look for
1t and could only await developments. The
most plausible theory as to what has be-
come of the wheel is that the man at the
express office TO whom Mr.. Patten gave
the wheel had no connection with the
office and improved the opportunity to be-
come the possessor of good wheel with
out cost. The circumstance emphasizes
the advisabilty of taking receipt for ex-
press matter.
Miss Annie McNulty is visiting at her
old home in Canada.
II. l.. Pierce left Monday for weeks
business trip in Massachusetts and New
York.
Miss Olive Billings of Middlebury, who
has been spending several weeks at Levi
Miss Minnie Hewett went to Shelter Is
land, n. V, Tuesday for a visit of three
weeks or more with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Treadway.
Mr.. Lawton, head carpenter on the
Gates house, returned to work Tuesday
after being laid off since July by an in
jury to his hand.
Patrolman Edwin Lougee of the Boston
D1s 1; . l;.,I
relative of Mrs Lougee of this town.
He had been a member of the Boston po-
lice force over % years.
L. P. Bailey took formal possession of
the post-office July 10. The Office is now
undergoing thorough renovation and will
be papered and painted throughout.
John W. Stowell and his foreman, Mr..
Sanders, went to Farley, Mass, Saturday
and with company of 10, went on fish
ing trip, camping at the log house of Mrs.
Stowelps brother.
Col. w. II. Greenwood Relief corps
held successful lawn party on the
grounds of the Methodist church Tuesday
evening. Ice cream, cake and lemonade
were sold from booths decorated with
bunting and small flags. The net pro-
ceeds were about $40.
DR.. George S. Foster received the APP.
pointment, last Saturday, of examining
surgeon of the pension board, which meets
regularly in Brattleboro, to succeed DR..
White of Williamsville, whose term has
expired. The recommendation for the APP
pointment of DR.. Foster was made by the
Vermont delegation without solicitation on
the part of Dr. Foster.
Capt. and Mrs. William Robertson start
cd Hau ri ri
day. They were accompanied as far as
Saxtons River by Miss Helen Robertson
and Mrs. G.. S. Foster. At Chester they
were met by Mrs. Robertsons brother,
Henry Benson, and Mrs. Benson of Con-
cord, Mass, and the four have since been
in Landgrove and other places.
A news store was opened in Crosby's
stove store Saturday by ex-Postmaster A.
j. Aver. Besides the daily and Sunday
papers from Springfield, Boston and New
York, Mr.. Aver will sell bicycles, bicycle
supplies, base ball supplies, stationery,
fishing tackle, ETC., and will do bicycle re-
pairing. Magazines and periodicals will
be put on sale at once. The store will be
open from $50 to 1880 Sundays on ac-
count of the Sunday papers. While at
first thought it would seem that the town
is hardly large enough to guarantee the
success of such store Mr.. Aver has thus
far had all the business he could attend to.
j. j. Knight again substantiated his
claim of being the champion Splinter in
Putney Monday evening. The race was
over the usual 100-yard course from in
front of w. H. Dckinson's house to the
band stand. There were three contestants
knight, "Pearl' Powers and "Jack"
Birch-the purse being $3.50 made up of
equal contributions from the racers. Knight
won hands down. He took the lead by a
fine squirt at the start, maintaining exactly
the same length of lead until the end,
Powers finishing a close second. A good
sized crowd witnessed the race and cheer
ed the winner. The purse was not the
only money that changed hands.
Employees of the New England Telephone
company began locating poles for their
line from the village to the depot Monday,
but as there was already one set of poles
carrying a private line to the depot some
thought that another set would needlessly
cucumber the street and a petition to the
selectmen, asking that only one set OF
poles to the depot be allowed, was circu
lated and was largely signed. The select
men ordered work on the new line sus
pended and conference between the Sc
lectmen and the telephone company was
held which resulted in an agreement by
the company to string the private wire OF
their poles without charge. Accordingly
the private wire will be moved from thu
old hill road to the new road and the pri
vate poles will be cut down.