Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-07
PUTNBY.


visit in Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Frank Fifeld and daughter have
returned from Mt Holly.
Miss Black of Brooklyn, n, Y, has
been visiting at +. f. Knights.
Mrs. j. II. Wheeler of Mt. Holly is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. Cobb.
jr.
Will Treadway of Shelter Island, N, Y.
is a guest of Miss Minnie Hewett for a
few days.
Mrs. Walter Crawford, Mrs. Charles
Woodland and Mrs. Geo. Robbins are on
the sick list
On account of not being advertised, the
"Scraping Match" Wednesday did not get
a large audience.
George Robbins, proprietor of the tin
and stove store, plans to close out his bust
ness as soon as possible.
Minnie Whitney is soon to go to George
Gibsons as housekeeper and to have the
care of his daughter Marion.
Fred Pember returned Tuesday after
noon to resume his course of study in the
University of Vermont.
Mrs. N. M. Moore and daughter, Mrs.
A. G. Holman, of New York city have
been visiting at r. r. Fenn's this week.
D. f. Farley, brother of Mrs. Olive
Stowell, and j. M. Wells of Greenfield,
Mass, spent Friday night at Mrs. Stowell's.
Mrs. D. H. Wilder returned Monday to
her home in Worcester, Mass, after spend
ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs. r.
r. Fem.
Lewis Gorham is having new L built
on to his house. The roof on the east side
of the house has been raised two and
half feet.
Mrs. Deming of Wakefield, Mass, for
merly a resident of this town, returned to
her home Tuesday after spending several
weeks in town.
Miss Edith Stowell, who recently gradu-
ated from Mortified seminary, has enter
ed Tufts college where she will take a
literary course.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith and two
children visited at ii. j. Smiths over Sun
day. Mr.. Smith is son of Charles Smith
of Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. Hattie B. Richardson of Chester,
who inspected Col. w. H. Greenwood
Woman's Relief corps Wednesday, was
the guest of Mrs. Fred Sawyer.
The carpenter work on the new grain
elevator of Charles Thwing on the depot
road is practically completed. 1t is now
Miss Laura Sleeper has returned from
the White Mountains where she spent the
summer and has gone to Holyoke, Mass,
for a second season in Atherton's millinery
store.
Miss Grace and Miss Eva Ward of Hop
kinton, Mass, are guests at Herbert
Blood's on West Hill where they will re-
main two weeks. They are cousins of
Mr.. Blood.
Mrs. John E. Russell and two children
have returned to their home in Williams
town, Mass. They have spent the snm-
mer with Mrs. Russell's mother, Mrs.
Fanny Baker.
Miss Katherine Booth entertained par
ty of young people at her home Saturday
evening in honor of her 21st birthday an
niversary. The evening was pleasantly
spent in games.
Mrs. Mary Burditt left here Sept. 20 for
Fort Wayne, Ind, to visit her son, Samuel
Burditt. She will go later to Freeport
ILL.,, to spend some time with her oldest
son, Fred Burditt.
Roy R. Bailey returned Monday to
Hartford, Conn, where he has position
in the clothing house of Gcmmill, Burn
ham & Co. He came home partly to at
tend the Valley Fair in Brattleboro
Miss Bertha Estey has closed her sum-
mer hotel at the White Mountains until
next season. She is now at the home of
Miss S. E. White on West Hill where she
will spend the winter. Her summer hotel
is the second largest at Sugar Hill.
Veterinary Nichols of White River juno
ton was seriously injured last Saturday
while operating upon horse at the stable
of Henry Crawford. The horse kicked
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in the lower part of the face, cutting it
badly. Mr.. Nichols left town Tuesday
afternoon.
Fred Merrill returned this week from
Sugar Hill, N. e., where he spent the
summer as clerk in the summer hotel of
Miss Bertha Estey of this town. He is
now visiting his grandmother, "Aunt"
Fanny Pierce, in Putney Falls. He will
go in week or two to his home in South
birmingham, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Washburn and two
boys started Tuesday morning for Califor-
mia where they will spend two months or
more with Mr.. Washburn's brothers, of
whom he has three. Miss Sara Wash
burn went there last July. She will not
return with the rest of the family, but
will remain several months longer.
Robert R. Shelley, who has been a
clerk in A. ID. COrSers store Tor several
years, goes to Brattleboro next week to
take a position as clerk in the clothing
store of E. E. Perry, succeeding the per-
son who took Charles McRea's place in
Starkey & Wellman's. Mr.. McRae, for
merly of this town, has gone to Waterbury,
Conn, to work in a clothing store.
DR.. and Mrs. George S. Foster leave to-
morrow for Pittsburg, Penn, to attend
the conclave of Knights Templar of which
order DIR. Foster is member. Before re-
turning to Putney they will visit in Wash
ington, Baltimore, Mt. Vernon, Gettys-
burg, Philadelphia and New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Warren of Charlestown,
Mass, came Wednesday to keep house for
them during their absence.
Hattie r. Richardson of Chester, de-
partment inspector of the Woman's Relief
corps, came to Putney Wednesday for the
purpose of inspecting Col. w. II. Green
wood corps. 1t is needless to say that the
inspector was highly pleased with the work
of the members as it is well known fact
that the PutneY corps is one of the best
drilled in the state. The women take
much pride in their new flag.
The farm now owned and occupied by
Oscar Laughton is advertised for sale by
auction at o'clock p. NJ, week from to-
morrow. G. p. ellison will be the auc-
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