Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-19
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
Mrs. Mary Cole is housed with illness.

c. l.. Booth has entered the employ of
+. l.. Pierce.
Mrs Jewett j. Knight is under the doc
tors care.
Miss Mary Elliot has taken room at
G. A. Littlefeld's.
Miss Florence Locke of East Putney is
i'll with the measles.
The schools throughout the town closed
the winter term Friday.
Miss Clara Pollard of Ludlow was a re-
cent visitor at $. w. Kings.
An announcement in the birth column
on another page has local interest,
w. w. Wing has moved into w, R F.
Johnson's house near the Stowel factory.
Miss Jennie e. Pierce of Mortified
seminary spent Sunday with her parents.
Charles Bridgman of Keene, n. H.,
spent Sunday with his aunt, Miss Nellie
Clarke.
G. L. Davenport is filling a temporary
vacancy in Coleman's barber shop in Brat
tleboro.
Miss Ellen Clarke of Keene, N. H.,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Wheeler over
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Markham of South Royal
ton was guest of Mrs. j. C. Bolster last
Thursday.
Rev. T. w Norton is soon to begin
preaching in Brookline in connection with
his work here.
Myron Spaulding of Proctorsville, this
state, was a guest of Charles Carpenter at
The hotel Friday.
Mrs w. A. Cole returned Thursday
from visit with her daughter, Mrs. X. c.
Winchester of Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. Charles Brown and daughter Alice
returned Thursday from a visit of FIVE
weeks in Boston and vicinity.
George Howard had the ball of one of
his fingers jammed off while at work in F.
J.. Pierce's mill one day last week.
John Underwood is i'll with whooping
cough. The children of Willis Young are
i'll with the same trouble.
Moses Benson has been in daily expecta-
ton of carload of potatoes from Wells,
(Vt). They are to be sold from the car.
The members of Eastern Star chapter
will exemplfy the vocal star with B.ng-
ham chapter in Brattleboro next Tuesday
evening.
Members of the Baptist society took a
sleighride to Bellows Falls Tuesday eve
ming and had supper with the Baptist So
ciety there.
W. A. Paddock of the King Richardson
company of Springfield, Mass, was Wis
itor at n. l. Gales Wednesday and Thurs
day of last week.
Tinsmith Crosby is doing an extensive
business in his sugar-pai department
these times. From 1900 to 1000 pals are
being manufactured weekly
Several matters have developed since the
Monday, which promise to give the coming
town meeting some of its old-time SAVIOR.
So the dawn of Utopia has not yet broken
here.
The car containing SO cases of tobacco,
which was shipped by j. F. Washburn to
Edward Everett of Deerfeld, Monday,
was wrecked at Bernardston but the to-
bacco was not damaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Pierce entertained
q number of friends at whist Monday even
ing with Principal b. A. Rowe as the guest
of honor. The party was given as fare
well to Mr.. Rowe on the evening previous
to his return to Dartmouth college.
"Prof." Thomas, clairvoyant and mag
netic healer, gave exhibitions of his super
natural and curative abilities in the towI
hall Tuesday, Wednesday and last even
ings. j. w. Prouty of Brattleboro wa
present and gave selections on a phone
graph.
Newell Gale is to vacate the Dea. Hough
ton house March l, to make room for Ho
mel E. Taft of Holyoke, Mass, who has re
Gently bought the house and farm. Mr.
Gale will live in Miss E. NJ. Walkup';
house and will reGnter the employ of F
L. Pierce.
A large number of the young people o
the Baptist church of Brattleboro came VI
for sleighride last night and took suppe
at the Baptist church here. AS usual, the
found our people hospitabe, and express
ed themselves as well satisfied with the eff
fort made for their entertainment.
The ladies of the Congregational socie
ty have prepared not only an excellen
supper but a first-class entertainment witt
which to supplement it at the vestry to
night. The dialogue, "Where ignoranc
is bliss tits folly to be wise" will be sub
sttuted for 1.-THE music lesson" previou:
ly announced.
Miss Abby E. Goodell and her mothe
were called to Bellows Falls Saturday b
the illness of Mrs. Goodel's son, Georg
Goodell, who underwent an operation o
that day for appendicitis. The operatio
was performed by Drs. Prouty of Keen
N. OOCN
ell is comfortable at this writing.
A cylinder head on the right hand sic
of the engine of the 1880 freight trail
north bound, was blown out Monday NOR
ing soon after the train left the statio
The train was pushed back to the dept
with the remaining cylinder, and the Ell
CINE proceeded to Windsor for repair
Another engine came down from BelloN
Falls and pulled the train out three hou
late.
George H. Phillips shipped three ca
loads of cattle and sheep to market Mo
day morning, but the shipment lacked Of
fat steer of being the expected consig
ment. After the stock had been load'
the engine pushed the cars up in front
the depot to connect with the EXPIRE
freight, and in some manner the car do
was burst open and steer fell to |
ground. 1t was not reloaded.
Chicken thieves entered the hen hou
of S. w. King last Thursday night al
stole ten fowls. On the same night b
of oats was stolen from the granary
Chandler Puffer, possibly to keep t
fowls on. No arrests have been made, b
from certain facts in connection with I
case that are known it is evident that
officers are on the right track, and the
tenders must lay low if they would esca
apprehension.
The severe storm of last Friday neces
tated the postponement of the Old Foil