Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-04

Mrs. Alice Smith OF Amherst spent Sun
day with her son Fred.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Holman of Hoyoke,
Mass, were at r. r. Fenn's Friday.
F. J. Martin and family moved to Athol
Centre Tuesday. Their goods were moved
by team.
John Underwood, ir., went to Winchen-
don, N. H., Monday to work as a sawyer
in toy shop.
c. b. Willard brought in a handsome
string of "a brook trout Saturday which
weighed three pounds.
Misses Matte and Leone Black returned
Tuesday from visit with their father, H.
c. Black, at Greenfield.
A slater has been in town this week look
ing over the ground in view of locating
here to succeed H. c. Black.
Mrs. w. A. Cole went to Holyoke, Mass,
Friday because of the illness of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. c. Winchester.
Herbert E. Patterson, nine years old,
caught trout few days ago which meas
ured Just a foot in length.
Mrs. E. S. Munger went to Windsor Fri
day for visit of several days and to attend
the kirmiss conducted by E. Wales of Brat
tleboro.
Levi Houghton nearly lost horse the
other day. The horse was htched with a
halter around its neck and was nearly
choked to death by falling down while
asleep.
Merchant A. NJ. Corser has this week
received about 70 handsome pictures which
are to be given away as prizes to customers.
Some of them have been placed in the
show windows of his store.
Mrs. j. w. Stowell, Mrs. F. d. Kendall
Mrs. F. II. Harris, and Mrs. l.. NJ Plant7
went to Barton Tuesday to attend the 25th
annual convocation of the grand chapter
of Eastern Star of Vermont.
Herbert Wheat of Boston was in town
from Saturday to Tuesday, having come
up to attend the Gorham- Hitchcock wed.
ding at Bellows Falls. The wedding wa:
attended by several others from Putney.
News has been received of the assign
ment of the Phoenix Rattan company OF
Concord, which is one of the firms which
F. L. Pierce furnished with stock. The
company owes Mr.. Pierce small amount
but the conditions are such that probably
none of it will be lost.
Mr. and Mrs. +. o. Pierce leave mex
week for Portland, Me-, for few days afte
which they will 60 to Minneapolis, MINI.
where they will spend several days on bust
ness with A. F. & L. E. Kelley. From
Minneapolis they will 60 to Portland, Ore.
where they will make their home.
Mrs. Norman Cobb, jr., of Putney Fall
had several geraniums stolen from he
piazza Sunday night. They had received
the best of care all winter and were full o
buds. 1t is evident that the Putney Fall
sneak thief has not yet retired from hi
nefarious business, but he had better watc
out.
The annual concert of the Congrega
tional church will probably be given thi
year while the summer school il scs-.c
in town. The Amphion male quartet G
BOSTON. of which =. T.. Gorham is men
Der, will be in this vicinity about that tim
and it is likely that they will take part i
the concert.
Henry c. Crawford went to Springfield
Mass, Monday and returned with tn
blooded stallion, Madison Wilkes, sire
Linden, who is owned by j. f. Clark
Holyoke, Mass, and who is in the stab
of G. G. Winchester at Brattleboro. Mad
son Wilkes is about IA years old. A sho
time ago he was sold for $500.
About so names have been subscribed
the membership roll of the Village In
provement society. There ought to be an
probably will be $50 more signers. I'll
women are especially requested to join |
their assistance in the work is particular
valuable. The annual dues are but
cents which is within the reach OF ever
body. Those wishing to assist in the woT
should leave their names with A. M. 20
ser.