Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-20

Mrs. d. E. Graves went Saturday to
spend some time in Mt Holly and vicinity.
DR.. L. NJ. Plantz returned Saturday
night from visit of two weeks in Orange,
Mass.
Miss Jennie Abbott of Athol, Mass. is
spending a vacation of a few weeks with
her parents.
Henry Pierce of Jamaica is succeeded at
DR.. Fosters by Arthur S. Underwood of
Newfane.
Merchant A. NJ. Corser has this week
put in full line of cameras and photo
graphic supplies.
Mrs. Henry Knight and two sons of
Providence, r. l., are spending the week
at II. W. Benefits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Brainard moved
early in the week to Bellows Falls, where
Mr.. Brainard is employed.
Miss Julia B. Crawford of Boston came
Friday to spend few weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Crawford.
Mrs. Henry Harlow of Keene, n. H.,
and Mrs. Hunt Clark of Westminster
West visited Mrs. c. D. Knight this week.
Mrs. Nancy Ranney of Springfield,
Mass, is making her usual summers visit
with her daughter, Mrs. w. H. Dickinson.
Rev. Mr. Wiswall returned from his trip
through California and other western states
Friday night and was in the pulpit of the
Congregational church Sunday.
VIM. Robertson, who attended the mus
ter at Chester Friday, had the satisfaction
of seeing the pair of grey horses, which he
owned recently, draw President Mckinley
on to the camp grounds.
County Examiner II. D. Ryder of Bel
lows Falls conducted teachers examina-
tions in the lower town hall Monday and
Tuesday. Twenty-Five teachers attended,
many of them being those who remained
after the summer school which closed Fri
day.
Rev. F. F. Lewis of Hardwick, formerly
pastor of the Congregational church here,
contributed an interesting full page article
entitled "Chinatown' to last weeks issue
of the Vermont Chronicle. The China
town referred to was that of San Francisco,
which Mr.. Lewis visited after the recent
international Christian Endeavor conven-
ton in that city.
An unknown bicycle rider and horse
driven by Chandler Clark colided at the
bridge in the lower part of Putney Falls
Sunday and the bicyclist received scalp
wound several inches long. The rider was
coming down the steep hill south of the
bridge and Mr.. Clark was going toward
East Putney depot. Neither saw the other
until it was too late to turn out.
Charles Crosby returned Saturday night
from visit of several weeks in Boston,
LYNN, Waltham and other places. He was
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pratt
of Lynn, Mrs. Pratt's sister and her hus
band. Rev. and Mrs. c. H. Tenney are
expected today for short visit. Mr.. Crosby
brought home large quantity of new
goods for his store.
Speaking of fishing, c. D. Knight ant
his son Carl tell of a catch which they
made on Monday of this week which is in
some respects the best that has been seer
here this season. They went out after
o'clock in the afternoon and returned
with IS brook trout, weighing six pounds
Asked where he got them Mr. Knight re
plies, like his friend DR.. Barber of Brattle
boro, sob, got them 'over there
When the Fullerton House at Cheste
was raided last Friday two Putney men
Marcy and McNulty, were present ant
were apparently tending the bar. Boil
were taken in charge by the officers, bu
McNulty caught the officers off their guart
and escaped. Marcy was taken before
Justice, but was released, having gaine'
the sympathy of the court. As he puts /
he "bellowed like baby"
The potato crop hereabouts will be tn
lightest for many years. The tubers ar
not only of small size, but they are so fey
that they are hardly worth the digging