Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-25
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,

neld, Mass, were in town Tuesday.
Mrs. r. r. Fem is expected home from
a visit in Holyoke, Mass, tomorrow.
Mrs. G. L. Park and daughter returned
to Grafton Monday after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Aver.
Miss Gertrude Gorham goes to Block
Island soon to spend the summer at the
Ocean View House.
Mrs. H. L. Pierce has been spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. r. c. Winches-
ter, at Holyoke, Mass.
Mr.. Watson of Wi,liamsvlle has moved
into the Norris Puffer house recently va
Gated by j. j. Knight.
Fred E. Robertson caught % trout a
few days ago which tipped the scales at
four and one-half pounds.
Miss Alice Whitney, who has been i'll at
Newfane, was able to return home Mon
day. She was accompanied by her sister.
Miss Mary Stowell was one of the grad
yates at the Northfield, Mass, seminary
last week. She will remain in Mortified
for the present.
Mrs. F. L. Pierce, Mrs Eva D. Green
wood and Mrs Horace Roberts went to
Bennington Monday to attend the Grand
Army encampment.
Prof. John E. Russell of Williams col
lege and his family are expected to arrive
this week at Mrs. Fannie Bakers, where
they will spend the summer.
Mrs. F. G. bort and children of Keene,
N. H., have been spending the week at
n. Cobb, jr.'s, at Putney Falls. A family
reunion was held the first of the week.
Miss Grace Prouty and Miss Jennie E.
Pierce have returned from Mortified for
their summer vacation. Ola r. Hough-
ton is also home from Middlebury college.
Rev. Mr.. Baldwin of New York, who
formerly supplied the pulpit of the Con-
gregational church, is renewing acquaint-
ances in town. He is staying at Mrs.
Waite's.
r. B. Jaquith and daughter of Weston
and Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Parmenter of Me-
chanicsville visited Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G.
Williams and Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Persons
last Saturday.
At the commencement exercises at Will
liams college Wednesday, in the announce
ment of the winners of the Benedict prizes,
honorable mention was made of Eugene B.
Pierce of Putney.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Corser and Miss
Laura Sleeper visited Mrs. Corser's sister,
Mrs. F. Il. Scott, in Orange, Mass, this
was made on bicycles.
Notice has been received of the birth,
on Saturday last, of a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert E. Clark of Camden, n. j. Mrs.
Clark was formerly Miss Belle Cragn and
is well known in Putney.
L. P. Bailey received his appointment as
postmaster at Putney last Saturday and
expects to begin his duties as such about
TY1r 10 hoe aI II
Harris assistant postmaster he will also
have one clerk.
Mrs. Gayley and children of Pittsburgh,
Pa, are expected to arrive this week at
Charles Prouty's to board this summer.
They were boarders at Mr.. Prouty's last
summer. Mr.. Gayley is member of the
Carnegie Steel company of Pittsburgh.
A. II. Overman of Springfield, Mass, ar
rived in Putney with Is men Tuesday af-
ternoon and went direct to his farm in
Westmoreland. The men will be set at
work cleaning up the place and putting it
in shape to receive Mr.. OveTman's family,
who will spend July there. The ex-
terror Of his stone house is practically COM
pleted.
D. E. Farley, of the Farley Paper COM
pany of Farley, Mass, returned Friday
after visit with his sister, Mrs. j. w.
Stowell. He was accompanied by George
Ruffles of the Farley Knitting company
who, while he was here, went to West
minister and bought one of the gasolene
engines which are manufactured there to
furnish power for running so knitting
machines.
Rev. F. M. Wiswall starts next Monday
for San Francisco, CAL, to attend the an
nual international convention of Christian
Endeavorers. He expects to be away about
a month. The pulpit at the Congregation
al church will be supplied two Sundays
during his absence by Prof. John E. Rus
SELL and the church will probably be closed
the other two Sundays.
B. A. Rowe of Dartmouth college, form
erly teacher of the Central school, and Mr..
Bacon of Dartmouth came to Putney on
their wheels Monday night and spent most
of the week at Mrs. Waites. At the com.
mencement exercises at Dartmouth, which
occur this month Mr.. Rowe will receive
his degree of Bachelor of Arts. He in
tends to make teaching his profession.
In communication Il. B. Powell of thi:
place made the following reference to L..
p Bailey, our first selectman: SIN fact the
town has steadily run in debt under his
administration, as the town reports plainly
indicate" Perhaps this learned gentleman
ala not Known LndI Iue SeleCIluch dIb hO'
responsible for the condition of the towns
finances except in so far as they are affect
ed by the selectmen's orders. Mr.. Bailey
has been selectman for three years. Dur
ing those years the selectmen's orders have
amounted to $5S71.31. For the three years
previous they amounted to $924S.10, "as
the town reports plainly indicate" 1t is
well to equip ones self with facts before
finding fault with the administration of a
town official.
The New England Telephone compan!
is to put in class F telephone exchange
in this village. 1t is expected that the ap
paratus will arrive and will be put in place
by another month. 1t will start with sir
instruments, located at A. Coles papel
mill, W. A. Coles residence, VIM. Rob
ertson's residence the Stowell Man
ufacturing conpany's office, E. Z
Bloods livery stable and the railroad sta
ton. Several other instruments will prob
ably be added in short time. There will
be single line connecting all the sub
scribers so that they may call up and tall
with each other at any time free of charge
1t will also extend to Corser's store, where
by the turning of switch, 1t may be con
nected with the main line. When Mr.
Corser leaves the store the switch will bt
left turned so that the connection will b.
made all the time. The rental of an in
atrument ia 50 a month but the subscrih