Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-25
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,

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visiting on West Hill.
Mrs. George Lee, who was critically III
IN Bellows Falls last week, is rapidly re-
covering.
Mrs. W. G. Harvey of Keene, N. H., is
visiting her daughter, Mrs Austin Smith,
and ID friends in town.
Ola Houghton returned Tuesday after.
noon from a business trip through the
northern part of the state.
Dr. l.. NJ. Plantz has added to her medi-
cal appliances folding portable tub for
giving steam and medicated baths,
S. /. Goodell has been calling on his
many friends in town for several days,
making his headquarters at G. d. Knights
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Brainard went
Wednesday to Corinth to spend few DAYS
with their daughter, Mrs. George Worth
ley
Merchant NJ. G. Williams has a severe
attack of rheumatism this week and on
some days he has been unable to get to his
store,
Will Smith reports having shot red fox
Monday morning with gun which he had
loaded for partridges. He had no dog
with him.
George Hannum of Springfield, Mass,
spent Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. Putney Hannum. He will re-
turn today.
Fred Merrill, who has been spending
several weeks with relatives in town, re.
turned Monday to his home in South
birmingham, Mass.
Or. and Mrs. E. S. Munger and daughter
Maud went to Windsor Wednesday to
spend Thanksgiving with Mrs. Mungers
father, DR.. j. S. Richmond
Union Thanksgiving services were held
in the Congregational church last evening.
The sermon was preached by Rev. Mr..
Bennett of the Methodist church.
Miss Maud NJ Munger fell and sprained
her ankle at Mortified seminary a few
days ago. On account of her injury she
came home and is continuing her studies
there.
Miss Isobel Briggs and Miss Mary P.
Follett of West Hill left Saturday to spend
Thanksgiving in Massachusetts. Miss
Briggs went to Boston and Miss Folett to
Quincy.
At the meeting of the Putney Maya
zine club, held at Dr. Munger's Tues
day evening, Mrs. Munger declining the
position of general manager or president
Miss Nellie Clark was elected to be "it'
for the ensuing year.
Nearly all the tobacco raisers in town
have their tobacco down and are ready to
see it move. Mr.. Billings has been in
Westminster within few days, and has
bought several large crops, but no buyer
has yet appeared here The opening of
the warehouse of Suffer Brothers in Brat
teboro in few weeks will probably make
a stir in the market.
The marriage of Miss Minnie A. Hewett
of this village and William Treadway OF
Shelter Island, N. Y, will take place al
the Congregational church on Tuesday
evening of next week al o'clock. Nc
printed invitations are to be sent out, but
all persons who are friends of Miss Hewett
are requested by her to consider themselves
cordially invited to be present at the cere
mony.
There were p pupils enrolled in No.
school and the average attendance per day
was %. Eleven scholars had no absent Of
tardy marks, viz, Henry Everleth, Mil
bred Mitchell, Harry Mitchell, Eddie Con
way, Edna Patterson, Herbert Patterson
Maud Miller, Ella Tatro, Mabel Little6elC
and Mary Lester. This school was taught
byG. w. Chase of Townshend and the at
tendance alone would mark the school sue
cessful.
Miss Jennie Burnett, who has spent tn,
greater part of the past two years at thu
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Langley, re
turned to her home in Brooklyn, n. Y.
Saturday. Miss Burnett, who was seri
ously injured in runaway accident abou
year ago, has improved considerably bu
she is not get we'll. She was accompanies
home by Mr.. and Mrs. Langley, who will
visit the New York horse show before re
turning home.
There was a runaway accident in thi
village Sunday evening but no seriou
injuries resulted. Miss Kate Clune
East Putney and her two brothers wer
driving down the hill east of the high
bridge near Robertson's paper mill abou
o'clock when some part of the harnes
broke letting the carriage on to the morse
The horse began kicking and the occupant
of the carriage at once jumped or wer
thrown out, The horse kicked itself fire.
from the carriage and ran to Crosby's tln
shop where it was stopped. The carrlag
was somewhat demolished.
The word embarrassing" but feebl
expresses the situation in which one OF GU
Young men was placed last Saturday as
started to leave town for short Vislt.
happened that a young woman acqualn
ance of his occupied the same seat VII
him in the car, and, much to their SUI
prise, as the train started they were gene
ously showered with rice. The other pa
sengers in the car were Ignorant OF I'd
facts of the case and they regarded tnei
as they ordinarily would married couple
The Young man will probably have
''bone to pick' with his guilty friend