Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-22
C. E. Glidden has returned from a visit


to Boston.
Miss Ula Davenport and Milo Whtney's
son are i'll with measles.
Miss Pickett of Winchester, n. H is
employed at Hotel McNulty.
s. A. Peck will rent his house here and
move, with his family, to Bellows Falls.
Stephen Norton of Hamilton, Ontario,
Is visiting his son, Rev. w. T. Norton.
The Stowell Manufacturing company
put new roofing on their store house Sat
urday.
Ed Ward left on his bicycle, the latter
part of last week, to visit his brother in
Athol, Mass.
G. Gleason and family of Jamaica have
moved into the house with Will Cheney on
the old town farm.
H. L. Pierce is expected home tonight
from Gardner and other places where he has
been on important business.
Rev. Mr.. Norton of the Methodist soci-
,ety has decided to hold his concert not
later than the second week in February.
w. c. Robbins, who was unconscious
for two weeks after falling from his wagon
ION to the frozen ground, is now able to
sit up.
F. d. Kendall was obliged to leave his
meat wagon on the road Tuesday morning
because of a broken axle, due to rough
travelling
John Whitney has rented of F. l..
Pierce the Cobegh meat rooms in the
skating rink and has opened grain and
feed store
James Tobey of Westmoreland, n. H.,
has moved into the house with Albert
ha Iva ri 20 in
East Putney.
A large proportion of the young people
of the town will attend the return supper
In Masonic hall and the dance in the town
hall tonight.
Prayer meetings have been conducted in
the Baptist and Congregational churches
four evenings this week and will probably
be continued through next week.
Will WILDER gave a dancing party to
about 20 at his residenceFriday night Iva
Davenport furnished music, and dancing
was kept up until about midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Howard are taking
the places of Mr.. and Mrs. King at F. l..
Pierce's in Westminster. Mr.. Howard is
in the mill, Mrs. Howard assisting Mrs.
Cronk in the boarding house.
Mrs. D. h. Pierce of Walpole, n. H.,
is visiting Mrs. w. II. Smith. Mrs.
Pierce fell the length of flight of stairs
Sunday night and injured her back, hip,
ankle and other parts of her body so Sc
verely that her husband was sent for.
The agency for Huntley's Flat street
laundry of Brattleboro has been transferred
from G. L. Booth to Pearl l. Blanchard at
A. NJ. Corser's store. Mr.. Blanchard will
deliver work promptly to patrons living in
the village.
Several went from here to Westminster
Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs
Charlotte Walker who died Saturday
night. Mrs. Walker lived in Putney q
number of years, winning the respect anC
good will of all who became acquainted
with her.
Chauncey A. Brainard, son of II. II
Brainard of this place, and Miss Mary A
Sprague of Winchendon were married OF
Monday of last week at the residence o
ID. II. Brainard of Bellows Falls. The.
have not yet returned from their wedding
trip.
Rev. w. T. Thornton, Rev. F. M. Wiswall
IA. l.. Bailey, Brainard Rowe, Mrs. II. l.
Pierce, Miss Helen Robertson and Mis-
Florence Norton are rehearsing with tn
choral union in Brattleboro for the preseu
tation of Mendelssohn's "Hymn of praise
and Rossini's "Stabat Mater" in February
There are no new developments in tn
post-office situation, in fact. it is ye
rather early to consider the matter seriou;
ly. Congressman CIRCUITS latest circula
regarding fourth-class post-ofiices woul
appear to be somewhat discouraging 20 III
caucus idea, although it is hard to pr
dict what turn the matter will take du
ing the next few months.