Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-08
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

Clinton L, Davenport is i'll with the
measles.
H. L. Pierce went to Gardner and Bos-
ton Tuesday.
George T. Aplin went to Boston We'd
nesday for a visit.
Bowman's band of one piece furnished
music at Marcy's dance.
DR.. Ebenezer Morse of Philadelphia is
visiting his niece, Mrs. Warren Bennett.
Mrs. William johnson returned Monday
night from a visit with her sister in Spring
field, Mass.
John +. Russell of Williams college Wis
tied at Mrs. Fannie Il. Bakers Monday
and Tuesday.
Mr.. Titcomb of Springfield will occupy
the pulpit of the Congregational church
next Sunday.
Delta lodge, Knights Of Honor, will
hold its annual installation of officers next
Friday night in Masonic hall.
The regular meeting of Col. w. II. Green
wood Womans Relief corps will be held
Tuesday evening, Jan. II, at o'clock.
The annual joint installation of officers
of the Grand Army post and Relief corps
will be held next Tuesday evening in Ma
sonic hall.
The young men of Putney are planning
to give the young ladies return supper
and dance in the town hall. The date has
not been fixed.
a. j. Aver has taken the agency for the
liver Johnson bicycle, which is manufact-
ured i'm Fitchburg He will have samples
on hand early.
A distemper seems to be prevalent among
the horses in town. Several have been
laid off the past week some of which are
improving while others are in serious
condition.
Messrs. Ray and Holton of the Boston
and Maine railroad were in town Tuesday
and made a settlement with Mrs VIII
Smith for the injuries which she received
while alighting from a train some time
ago The amount paid was some over
500.
About "A couples attended the leap year
whist and dancing party at the town hall
on Thursday evening, Dec. 81. The whist
party lasted until 1890 o'clock, the win
ners being Capt. Vim. Robertson, 80 points,
and Mrs. Fred Smith, 81 points. Cake
and ice cream were served, after which
dancing was in order until o'clock.
of United American Mechanics, at their
ensuing term: w. ID. Waite, J. =. G. {;
V. II. Eddy, c.; w. w. Wing, V. c.; j..
j. Knight, II. S: NJ. b. Switzer, A. r. 5 /;
A. r Parker, +. S: j. w. Stowell, treas
urer: Rev f. f. Mitchell conductor /;
c. W. Brooks, w; b. A. Smith, |. $; J.
G.. Sleeper, O. s.; Rev. f. F. Mitchell
chaplain.
The annual meeting of the Mount Pleas
ant cemetery association was held at the
house of William A. Cole at 1880 o'clock
Monday evening. VIM. A. Cole was re-
elected president and Albert Abbott chair
man of the trustees. The report Of the
treasurer showed balance of SO in the
treasury, with some outstanding assets.
The old stumps in the cemetery have been
cleared away and other work completed
which makes the cemetery in a much bet
ter condition than before.
The new library in the selectmen's
room in the town hall building was opened
to the public at o'clock Saturday after
noon. There are 552 volumes, including
those formerly in the private library in
the Congregational church which have
been transferred by the owners to the new
library. Mark Ward is librarian and will
keep the library open in the afternoons of
Wednesday and Saturday and Saturday
evening of each week. The patronage
thus far has been good
The law suit Tuesday between II. b..
Powell and Frank Fuller Flushed in the
pan" The hearing was set for 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, but the plaintiff, Full
| Ter, understood that it was at p. NJ. and
! ha "A Nuh
The court ordered the case nonsuited in
favor of the defendant. The case was
| brought by Fuller to recover the face of a
note given by Powell to Will Kent and
which had been transferred to him.
/ w. c. Robbins is still in a serious con-
| dition as the result of injuries which he
/ received last week. Mr. Robbins and son
/ were driving near Oscar Lawton's when
| the bolt in one of the thill joints came out
and the thll dropped down. The horse
ran only a short distance before being
/ stopped by the boy. The boy called to his
/ father. who was thrown out, and, receiving
/ no answer, went bac'- and found him UNI
conscious, in which 'ndition he has re.
manned since. The b,v insists that his
father Jumped from the wagon, but, mas
much AS he was riding Oh the left side and
was found with his head in the right wheel
track and his feet in the ditch, it is prob
able that he was thrown. An eXamna-
ton by DIR. Wheat revealed a scalp wound
with indications Of fracture of the skull.
At DR.. Wheats request DR.. Gale visited
Mr.. Robbins the next day. The patient
was etherized, the wound was enlarged
and a thorough examination of the skull
was made, but revealed no positive evidence
| of fracture.