Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-07

MISS Maud NJ. Munger, who was oros.
LOT a few days, of Miss Mary StoweIl 7'''''
" charles E. Glidden and mother went 70
, New ork Monday to witness the denar,
SuLe, ON wednesday, of Gen. William NJ
CsoorLe and family for London. whore
GeI' osborne, who is cousin of Mr.
ulldden, will be the United States consul
general. ''' '0ilsul
=, u n D Munger and w. Z. Aver wero
tne guests of honor at an oyster simmer
gwen by John w. Stowell Tuesday even.
ing; The supper was given in accordance
WIN promise made by Mr.. Stowell con.
ulIlonal upon the winning of the Vermont
Mheel club billiard tournament by Messrs
Munger and Aver. -
AL the annual meeting of the VILLAGE
Improvement society these officers were
erected President, DR.. G.. S. Foster: vice
president, w. A. Cole; secretary and treas
urer, a. Nj. Corser; executive committee.
l.: Bailey, William Robertson, c.. b.
wizard, Dr. +. S Munger and Dorr
Ciough. 1t was voted to put the member
snip lee at % cents. Books for member
snip are open at A. NJ. Corser's store and
II Is hoped that large number will Join.
In the case of DR.. G.. ID. Wheat AGAINST
the town of Putney, which was to have
been heard Tuesday, the plaintiff. for the
purpose OF throwing the matter into the
county court, gave judgment for the town
and took an appeal. The suit is to collect
$500 for medical attendance upon Frank
Knight two or three years ago, when NJ.
u. Whitman was overseer. Mr.. Whitman
claims that he told DR.. Wheat not to at.
tend n piUbt hnt ba
treat him and did not present his bill I'M
til just before the last town meeting.
E. f. Blood received news Tuesday of
the death, on that day, of his mother,
Mrs Laurinda o. Blood of Dummerston.
Mrs Blood was born in Westminster, July
=, lS4S, and was daughter of Emory
Bragg. o. +. Bragg Of this town is her
brother. She married d. w. Blood a
brother of the late Dorr Blood, 80 years
ago and they have five children. Mrs.
Blood had been Ill with heart disease for a
year or more and her death occurred sud
denly while she was sitting in chair. The
funeral was held at l o'clock yesterday at
the house, Rev. f. F. Mitchell officiating.
Mrs. II. p. Farr suffered stroke OF
paralysis affecting her left side Monday
noon. Her daughter, who was at work
with her, observed a peculiarly in her
movements and assisted her TO the bed.
Mrs. Farr has had a heart disease for some
time and her condition is critical. Mrs.
j. c. Bolster also suffered a paralytic
stroke affecting her left side at about
o'clock Friday morning. She had just
arisen from bed and when the shock came
she fell to the floor and lay helpless until
neighbors who took care of her found her
at 6 o'clock in the morning, She also had
had heart disease for some time. Her con-
dition at this writing shows a slight i'm
provement.
The body of George W. Underwood OF
Newfane was brought here for burial Wed
nesday, in the upper cemetery, under the
ritual of Golden Rule lodge of Masons, OF
which Mr.. Underwood was a member
Mr.. Underwood was born in Putney 8.
years ago For a number of years he car
ried on the Corser farm with his brother
j. n. Underwood, of this place. He ther
became the senior member of the firm OF
George w. Underwood Il Co., which is
now the Stowell Manufacturing company
He married Charlotte NJ. Whitney, ;
daughter of Morgan Whitney of this town
and they have had seven children, all o.
whom survive. Sixteen years ago he wen
to Newfane, where he has since been pro
prietor of the Windham County Hous
and has kept the county Jail. He had beef
| I'll year or more with asthma and hear
disease