Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-12
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,

Mrs j. G.. Bolster, who has been i'll
with heart trouble, is improving
William Robertson started his paper
mill Monday IN jrnng on ten hour time.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Gale visited at New.
ell j. Gales Sunday, Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Davenport played at
dance in Westmoreand, n. H., Monday
evening
Miss Nellie Richardson visited her aunt,
Mrs. j. c. Bolster, from Saturday until
Tuesday.
Roy l.. Bailey left Monday to take po-
stion in the clothing store of A. L. Fos-
ter n Co., of Portland, Me-
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Drury of Weston
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. d. S. Persons.
Mrs Drury is Mr.. Persons's sister.
Mrs. Homer Taft and daughter of Hol-
yoke, Mass, came Monday to live on the
farm recently bought by Mr.. Taft
The town clerk calls attention to the
fact that the dog licences are now due and
must be paid on or before April l.
Sheriff Gordon of Brattleboro has sum-
moned Deputy Sheriff A. w. J. Wilkins to
60 to Newfane, to the county court, next
Tuesday for one week.
Mr.. Powers of Chester, who is EMPLOYED
by the Stowell Manufacturing company,
has moved into George Phillips's house
with Mrs. James Boutelle.
In the school taught by Jennie NJ. Chap
man in division No. I, pupils not absent
or tardy were Alice Farr, Helen Maley,
Annie and Willie johnson.
Will Holbrook, who formerly worked for
DR.. Foster, was in town last Thursday
having returned from Denver, Col, where
he has been since last August.
Mr. Norcross of Westmoreland, N. H.,
has moved into the house with Albert
Glynn. He is employed gathering milk
for the Boston Dairy company.
Thomas Heenan of Windsor Locks,
Conn, who went from here last fall, re-
turned for visit Saturday and is working
temporarily at Coles paper mill.
f. C. Parker was excused at his request
from serving as one of the petit jurors from
this town. w. D. Waite, the remaining
juror, went to Newfane Monday.
Elmer Lewis of Winchester, n H., has
moved on to and will carry on the farm re-
Gently occupied by his parents The latter
are now keeping a boarding house in
Springfield, Mass.
Rev. Edwin F. Mitchell attended the flu
neral of Mason White of Brookline Tues
day afternoon in accordance with a request
of Mr.. White. Mr.. White was the father
of Mrs E. w. Sharp, formerly of this place
A. w. j. Wilkins has taken out an auc-
tioneers license. His first official act il
thai capacity was at the auction sale at the
Dea Houghton farm last Thursday and il
is said that the goods brought unusually
high prices.
Fred Smith has exchanged his pair o.
coal black horses with Bert Challis o.
Claremont, n. H., for pair of brown
ones. Mr.. Challis has sold one of The
blacks to John Cook and has exchanged
the other with E. NJ. Marcy of East Put
ney.
There promises to be a large attendance
at the annual masquerade ball at the fowl
hall this evening Good music will be fur
nished. During the evening the women o
the Relief corps will serve a supper il
lower Masonic hall. The proceeds of tn
dance will be applied on the piano fund.
DR.. George D. Wheat met with an &C
cident at Brattleboro early Tuesday morn
ing. He drove one of McNulty's team
through narrow gateway in the rear O
the Brooks House, smashing the sleigh il
several places. The horse then ran int
the office of Whites livery stable, breakn
in the door so that it had to be replace
bya new one. The doctor was not hurt.
II. p. Farr has bought the Kittredg
Parker "twin farms" on the river road
Mr.. Chckering. The farms were sol
to Chickering and Hall two or thre
years ago, Mr.. Chckering afterward buy
ing Mr.. Halls interest. Mr. Chickerin
and his hired man, Carl Osgood, hay
moved their families to Westmoreland, \
II. 1t is understood that Norman VIII
ney of East Putney will carry on the farm
The marriage of Miss Clara j. Burnett
of Holyoke. Mass, to Oliver w. Adams
that CITY is announced to take place Marc
81. Miss Burnette is well-known mus
teacher and is organist of the First Coz
gregational church of Holyoke She wi
be remembered as the pianist at the annu
Congregational concert given here w
years ago, and has several friends IN IN
town.
Stories have been circulating very free
about the county for the past few weei
that the officers of the Putney Creamel
association have not only found the butt
that was stolen from their creamery la
June. but have found the thief and ha'
settled with him. II. G. Black, presidel
of the association, and S. o. Parker, sc
retary, wish it to be distinctly understoc
that these reports are false in every parti
ular. They also respectfully ask all pc
sons to cease circulating such reports u
less they are ready to back them up.
A bad runaway accident happ ened Ia
Saturday which may result in cripplil
permanently one of George Phillip:
matched pair of young horses, which N
Phillips was fitting for sale this spring i
had just hitched them to sleigh and ask
his hired man to hold them by the bit u
til he got in. A passing team bro
through the ice in the road, frighteni
Mr.. Phillips's horses. They knock
down the hired man and started to RI
Mr.. Phillips settled back on the reins, b
the bit broke and he was thrown o.
The horses cleared themselves from
sleigh, after damaging it badly, and r
for some distance. When they were ina
stopped it was found that the prlncll
cord in the hind leg of one of the hors
had been severed, probably by the ice N
Phillips escaped unhurt.