Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-26
Fred White is a guest at N. 1. Gales.

Mrs. j. Z. Bolster is on the sick list
Miss Alice Albee visited Miss Nellie
Mooney this week.
II. P. Farr has moved from East Putuey
to his house in this village.
Miss Jennie Abbott of Athol, Mass,
spent Sunday at home, returning Monday.
Mrs. Albert Howard was called to MARI
boro, N. H., Tuesday by the illness of her
foster mother
A two-horse load of young people attend
ed the Christian Endeavor convention at
Newfane Monday.
c. E. Houghton bet on Bryan, and as a
result he has just finished cutting 10 cords
of wood for August Johnson.
A. F. Boomer was on the street Mon
day. Miss Emma Davis has recovered
from illness with the measles.
Merchant NJ. G. Williams is putting in
new lines and is increasing his present
stock of goods for his spring trade.
Three carloads of tobacco were shipped
from Putney station to New Milford, Conn,
for Edward Everett of Deerfield, yesterday.
An object of interest at Wiliams's store
As some confectionery which was brought
by Carl Anderson on his return from Den
mark.
Miss Jennie Townshend returned Mon
day from Hllsboro Bridge, N. H., where
she has been caring for an aunt who has
been ill.,
Tinsmith Crosby is making extensive re-
pairs on his shop. The stairway in the
front part of the store will be removed to
the rear.
Miss Julia Crawford returned to Boston
Tuesday, having spent Sunday and Mon
day with her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. James
Crawford.
Arthur Smith drove a saw tooth into
his wrist Friday, severing a vein and do
ing other injury. He is incapacitated for
work by the wound.
William Robertson started his paper mill
this week because of orders which he has
received. William Cole hopes to run his
mill on full time soon.
Miss Ruth Robertson has record to be
proud of. She is the only scholar in town
who has been neither absent nor tardy
from school for over year.
Mrs. G.. S. Foster, who was expected
home from Charlestown, Mass, Saturday,
was taken ill with the grip and was unable
TO return. She is recovering rapidly how
ever.
Dea. S. W. Houghton announces an
auction sale of horse, sleigh, wagon and
household furniture, to take place at the
house which he sold recently, next Thurs
day at 10 A. NJ.
F. L. Pierce is running his chair-stock
and box factory on full time, it having
been idle large part of the summer and
fall. Over 100 cords of logs were drawn
to the mill last week.
c.. E, Glidden was in Boston Tuesday.
He returned Wednesday and left for New
York today. Tomorrow he will start fol
Washington to attend the inauguration o.
President-elect Mckinley.
Thrty-eight Vermont Academy student;
came here on a sleighride Saturday night
and took supper at the Baptist church
ependng a social hour afterward They
returned about $3.50 o'clock.
Nearly all the members of Golden Ruiz
chapter of Eastern Star went to Brattle-
boro Tuesday afternoon to eXemplify the
vocal star with Bingham chapter of tina
place. They returned on the late train.
Mrs. H. L. Pierce went to Holyoke,
Mass, Wednesday for visit of 10 days
with her sister, Mrs. X. G. Winchester
II. L. Pierce has been in Springfield, Bos
ton, Gardner, New York and other place
this week. He expects to spend Sunda.
IN Holyoke with Mrs. Pierce.
Newton's saw mill on Putney meadow
run by w. E. and G. A. Pierce, is running
at full capacity, cutting lumber on G. I
Aplin's farm and surrounding wood lots
The contract calls for million and hal
feet to be cut this winter. Sixteen mel
and eight horses are employed. The worl
accomplished is IT, elve thousand feet ds.
ii cutting, drawing, saving and sticking
up. The farmers are improving thel
chance for custom saving. Sawdust is il
great demand, teams coming for it iron
Walpole, Westmoreland and Westminster
AS much as ten cords is sometimes draw
IN day.
III. q. Everleth and Ed Huntley had al
unpleasant experience while returning
from Westminster few nights ago. The
we're coming down the hill just beyon'
Adolphus Farrington's and, because o
some trouble with the cross bar, had rein
ed out into the snow to decrease their mo
mentum in descending the hill. At tn
foot of the hill the sleigh struck plan
on the bridge and was totally wrecked
MI. Everleth was pulled over the dashei
but held to the reins and succeeded in stoI
ming the horse. The rest of the trip wa
made in one of Mr.. Farrington's sleigh'
The wrecked sleigh was John Mooney
and it was so badly damaged that it wi
not be repaired