Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-09
Miss Lucy whitney is i'll.


Mrs. John Phillips of Windsor spent
Friday with old friends in town.
Roy W. Bailey returned to Hartford,
Conn, Monday after spending month at
home.
Leon Houghton has finished work for
Liveryman Z. E. Blood after years en-.
gagement.
j. W. Shelley went to New York Mon
day on business connected with his insur-
ance agency.
The men of the Baptist church will hold
a chicken pie supper in the church tonight
from to o'clock.
Eugene b. Pierce preached to a large
congregation at Wells River last Sunday.
He returned to Putney Tuesday afternoon.
Harry W. Cobb of Putney Falls, who
was injured last week by being kicked in
the stomach by horse, is improving. The
results of the kick will not be serious.
Col. W. Il. Greenwood Grand Army
post and Relief corps will hold their annu-
al election of officers in Masonic hall Dec.
81, The installations will occur in anu
airy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson G. Treadway left
for Shelter Island, N. Y, Tuesday morn
ing, going to New London by rail. They
will return TO Putney to live in about three
weeks.
Harry S. Miller, a member of the 21st
Infantry, U. S. A., will give a war lecture
in the town hall next Monday evening.
The lecture will be illustrated by stereopti-
con views.
The public schools opened for their win
ter term Monday. In the Central school
there were SO pupils, and three more will
be added, which will make an increase OF
seven over last term
A. M. Corser went to Southwick Tues
day to attend the funeral of his niece,
Miss Lena Stevens, who died Sunday
night. Miss Stevens was IS years old.
She lived in PuLney when a small child.
DR.. George S. Foster has been appoint
ed by Gov. Smith a supervisor OF insane
for a term of six years. There are two
other members on the board. They have
their first meeting today in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Ariel Crosby received news Tuesday
noon of the death on Monday of her broth
er-in-law, Amos P. Sargent OF Brightwood,
Mass. Mr.. Sargent was So years old: DE
was a member of the old Thirteenth Mass
achusetts regiment. He died suddenly.
A committee was appointed at the Con
gregational church last Sunday to make
arrangements for a Christmas entertain
ment for the children. A Christmas tree
will probably be set up in the chapel ano
gifts distributed from it on Saturday even
ing, Dec. "a.
The Star Magazine club held its annual
meeting at the house of DR.. and MRS. u
S. Foster Monday evening. The maya
zines which have been received during the
Fast year were sold and plans for the com
ing wear were formulated. Although THU
club has been in existence II or IL years
has never elected officers.
The Putney creamery was broken lnt'
by burglars on Thursday night OF las
week and about 1870 pounds of butter were
carried off. Entrance to the building wa
gained by cutting out the sash OF rea
window. The thieves first made an un
successful attempt to pry up the wlndoV
with an iron bar. Twice before this TN
creamery had been broken into and larg
quantities of butter stolen. The quit.
persons have not been apprehendeu'
Demanster Wheeler has recently dul
out of a clay bank east OF his mouse, AZ
spot known as SIMPSONS bend, pecuia
formation of clay and sand. II is aoou
fourth of an inch in thickness and aDou
five feet long and two feet wide, and Is ex
tremely hard. The best description OF IL
surface that can be given is to say that
looks as though the clay had been moulue'
over a quantity of silk cocoons. mn
Wheeler will probably present 1t 10 III
Brattleboro museum.
The most serious result of the Violen
wind of last Sunday was the blowing COW 9!
of the stately old pine tree in Q. H. G, nc
denis pasture on the farm known as u
Chapel place. The pecuniary valus
the tree was not great, but every resluet
fPutney who values the natural oeauV
of the scenery of the town feels thst u
has met with a personal loss. Ihe IRE
was between the Brattleboro road ana ana VI
Connecticut river and was over lOo ie'
tall. The lowest branches were ~ Zee
from the ground. There was no oVh'
tree in its vicinity.
Delta Lodge, Knights of Honor e RN,s
these officers last Friday evening"; D'cL'
tor w, f. Young; vice-dictator, r.
Pierce; assistant dictator, N. l. GAZE
porter, j. j. Knight; financial reporter, !