Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-06-03


John Brady is home from Harding,
Mass, on visit.
Mrs. Scion Littlefeld visited at George
Littlefield's this week.
Arthur Fifeld from Bradford visited
over Sunday at his home.
Mrs. Smith celebrated her 95th birthday
anniversary Wednesday.
Joe Kent has gone to Harding, Mass,
to see his son Dexter, who is i'll.
Harry Patterson of Hartford, Conn.,,
was in town last week on a short visit.
Will Treadway of Shelter Island, n. Y,
is spending the week with Miss Minnie
Hewett.
Mr.. Bragg has recovered from the
mumps and has returned to work for F.
L. Pierce.
Miss Maud Kendrck and Miss Lena
Stearns came from Amherst, Mass, for a
short visit in Putney this week.
The Baptist church was crowded Sun
day. A sermon appropriate to the day
was preached by Rev. E. F. Mitchell.
Mrs. A. j. Aver and children started
Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Ayers sis
ter, Mrs Fred Smith, in Dover, n. H.
Mrs. Geo. Robbins has returned to her
home in Tryon, Prince Edward Island,
where she expects to spend the summer
Mrs. E. S. Munger went Monday to
Mortified, Mass, to visit her daughter
Maud who is attending the seminary
there.
A S. Beebe had stroke of paralysis
Sunday. His left side is entirely paralyzed
and he is unable to move. We all hope to
see him about again soon.
Will Headle joined his wife on a two
days visit at Edwin Headle's recently. Mr..
Headle is one of the firm owning the Com
bination Cash store at Rutland.
Mr.. Morley of South Hadley, Mass, was
called home this week by telegraph on ac-
count of the illness of his daughter Ber-
tina, who was threatened with pneumonia
at Geo. Fuller's.
Olive j. Stowell, administrators of the
estate of the late John w. Stowel will
sell 70 shares of the stock of the Stowell
Manufacturing company at the office of
the company on and after June 2S.
Chldren's day exercises will be held in
the Congregational church June 10, both
morning and evening. The standard of
excellence set by the children in the past
is an indication of what may be expected
this time.
Considerable excitement was created
here Wednesday afternoon when A. NJ.
Corser's horse started from the store over
the bridge and ran into F. L. Pierce's yard,
where it came in contact with a tree, com
pletely demolishing the wagon. The
horse continued on up the hill but was
stopped in front of Will Smiths. All
these things make business good, especially
for the wagon and harness makers.
Mrs Louisa Britton, Sc, died Tuesday
night at the home of her nephews, Reuben
and Will Page, where she was visiting
She was born and brought up and spent
the greater part of her life here. Funeral
services were held at the house Thursday,
The burial was in Maple Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Britton's maiden name was Blood
and she was a sister of the late Paulina
Blood. She was the last member of hel
family.
Memorial day services were held in the
town hall Monday afternoon at O'Clock
consisting of the following program: Mu
sic by the band; prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ben
nett; solo by Miss Shedd of Bellows Falls,
recitation by Reginald Powell; solo, by j.
W. Shelley; recitation by Esther Powers
recitation by Miss Marcy address by
Rev. Mr.. Harris. The services were CLOSED
by the singing of america" The pro
cession marched to the lower cemetery
where the graves of the soldiers were dec
Grated, then to the upper cemetery wher'
like tokens of love to the noble dead Were
left. The music by the band was eXcellen
and everything passed off without an!
interruption.