Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-04


Edmund Richards returned Friday from
stay of three months in Mortified,
Mass.
Walter Kerr will spend the winter on
the Harding farm and will work for Fred
Harding
A local fish wagon has made its appear
ance here this week. John Tibbetts is the
proprietor.
Mrs. E. F. Mitchelrs brother and his
wife of Beverly, Mass, are guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Mitchell.
Mrs. Dorr Clough returned Saturday
from visit with Mrs. Edward Treadway
in Shelter Island, N. Y.
There ill be social dance in the town
hall tonight. Farr's orchestra of seven
pieces will furnish the music.
A very entertaining Halloween party
was held at the house of n. Cobb, jr., in
Putney Falls from to 10 o'clock Monday
evening.
Mrs. II. L. Pierce returned Sunday from
visit with her sister, Mrs. r. G. Winches-
ter, in Holyoke, Mass. She is much i'm
proved in health.
Miss Lou Sanderson gave a delightful
whist party Friday evening. The prizes
were won by DR.. Z. S. Munger and Miss
Katherine Booth
Liveryman E. E. Blood has bought
James Crawford's fine horse for mate to
a horse which he already owned. He eX-
poets to sell them to Boston persons.
Patrick Dunn, formerly section boss for
the Boston & Maine railroad at East Put
ney has entered the employ of Mr.. Ad-
ans in the steam mill in East Putney.
DR.. George S. Foster was elected vice
president of the Vermont Sanitary assocla-
ton at its last meeting at Montpelier. DR..
Foster is charter member of the associa-
ton.
Landlord Charles Miller has bought
from his brother in West Brattleboro a
fine horse which he expects is able to beat
any horse that ever came down the local
speedway.
Mrs. L. Maria Bailey went to Spring
field, this state, Tuesday afternoon to
spend few days with the family of Fay
cite Baker, who were old neighbors of
Mrs Bailey.
Mrs. II. E. Taft celebrated the SD an
niversary of her birthday at her home at
the top of Kimball hill last Friday. Sew
eral out-of-town guests were present. Mrs.
Taft was the recipient of several handsome
gifts.
j. F. and G. NJ. Braley will sell by auc-
ton Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 10 A. NJ, their
farm of 120 acres in Westminster West on
the road from Putney to Brookline, and
also large amount of personal property,
including live stock, tools, household eff
fects, etc. G. P. ellison will be the auc-
tioneer.
The following appeared in the Keene,
n. H., correspondence of the Boston Globe
of Wednesday: "Chares Scott Fisher,
for some years one of the leading under
takers, upholsterers and furniture dealers
of Keene, died suddenly Tuesday of apo
plexy. Mr.. Fisher is survived by one son
and sister. He was a native of Putney,
Vt, but came to Keene something over
~ years ago from Worcester, where he
had gone TO learn his trade. He was an
Odd Fellow and member of the Ancient
Order of United workmen."
Mrs. S. F. Beebe was the victim of a Sc
rious accident Saturday afternoon. She
was walking across the floor at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. Charles Willard,
when she fell and sustained a fracture OF
the neck of her right thigh bone. The
fracture is impacted, that is the bone was
not only broken, but the ends were driven
together so as to make the fracture diff
cult TO reduce In view of that fact and
OF Mrs. Beebe's age and critical condition
IL was decided not to reduce the fracture,
although If the bones united one leg would
be shorter than the other
The ladies' society of the Congregational
church held its annual meeting in the
cnurch parlors Tuesday afternoon. These
oihcers were elected: President, Miss Mel
ne Clarke; vice presidents, Mrs. DOR
Clough and Mrs. F. l.. PIERCE secretary,
MRS. 5. o, Parker; treasurer, Mrs. f. II.
Harris: directors, Mrs. r. h. Fem, Mrs.
II. b. Powell, Mrs. e. e. Blood and Mrs.