Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-08
TIE PUTNEY COLUMN,
The Fire Department viii Come.

TIE PUTNEY COLUMN.
The Fire Department VIII Come.
II is evident that the conditional an
,ropriation of $500 for fire protection
a,rbirh was made at the last town meeting
will be used in the course of the COMING
simmer towards establishing a system of
bylrants in this village. This appropria.
lion was made upon the condition that the
village raise 500 by subscription and that
department be organized Between $500
and 500 has now been raised by subscrip-
lion and it Is hoped to raise SlO0 or 5000
more or enough to maze the total fund
$500 4 line of pipe will then be laid
from . +. Knights on the south and from
G.. W. Eimbalrs on the west to the paper
mill of W. \. Cole, connecting hydrants at
those points with a steam pump which will
be- pu into Mr.. Coles mill This pump will
have a capacity of 80 gallons of water
minute and will cost about 5000, leavinga
large balance to be expended for hose,
hyimuts and other equipment.
Mrs Homer Taft is spending the week
in lIulyoke, Mass.
Eugene Smith of Newport was a recent
visitor at John Htchcock's.
William Curtis of Swauzey, n. H., is at
work for Selectman NJ. G.. ingalls,.
Miss Caroline Reyes has returned from
a visit of several weeks in New York.
F. +. Robertson went to New York Fri
day on business trip of several days.
Mrs r. r. Fem and children returned
Saturday from visit in Holyoke, Mass.
Miss Katherine Booth has returned from
south Dakota where she spent the winter.
Mrs John Phillips of Windsor, former
ly of Putney, visited in town last Satur-
day.
Scion Littlefed has gone to Chester
where he has employment in a soap stone
factory.
Merchant NJ. G.. Williams sent 800 doz-
ems of eggs to Rutland this week in one
shipment.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Everleth returned
Tuesday afternoon from a visit of several
days in Boston.
Miss Gertrude Gorham expects to re-
turn to Woodstock Monday to teach an
other term of school.
Mrs. Dinsmore and daughter of Lang
don. n. H., were recent visitors with Mr..
duu MIS- f. t. hODerISOn.
Mark Ward, who has heretofore lived at
the Puffer farm, will hereafter live with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Winchester and
daughter Una spent Sunday with Mrs.
Winchester's father, w. A. Cole.
The engagement of Miss Minnie A.
Hewett of this place and Will H. Tread
way of Shelter Island, n. Y, is announced.
About 81 was cleared from the hulled
corn and hominy supper by the women of
the Congregational church last Friday
night.
Mrs. Kittie Coar and daughter of Spring
field, Mass, came Tuesday forenoon for a
visit with Mrs. Coar's aunt, Mrs. William
Johnson.
Ed. Hooper was afflicted with very
slight shock of paralysis Friday night and
his speech was affected. He is rapidly re.
covering.
Miss Minnie A. Hewett returned FRIDAY
night from visit of several weeks in Shell.
ter Island, N. Y. She was accompanied
by Will Treadway.
DR.. Prouty is making a specially OF
testing cattle for tuberculosis. He has
headquarters at w. M. Wares on the
"great meadows"
Liveryman E. f. Blood sold an extra
line pair of brown mares to Charles Wat
kins of Walpole, n. H., Tuesday. They
are the ones which William Robertson has
lately been using.
Mrs. A. L. Gale has moved into the ten.
ement recently vacated by n. l. Gale. Z
E. Blood has rented the downstairs tene
ment in Mrs. S. NJ. Marietta's house anC
will move into it as soon as Mrs. Marietta
moves to Brattleboro.
The lower road from the top of tbs hill
to the depot has been covered with grave
within few days. For a long time thi:
part of the road has been the worst in town
in mud times, and the gravel makes no
ticeble improvement.
Mrs. Mary A. Cole is convalescent after
an illness of several weeks. George
Phillips is somewhat better but it is feared
that there will be sore upon his leg where
his horse stepped upon it. The condition
of Horace Kidder has improved.
Edmund Richards of Bernardston
Mass, Mrs. Louis Davis of Mortified and
Mrs. A. b. Wilcox of West Hartford, thi
state, have been at home this week be
cause of the illness of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Richards. Mr.. and Mrs
Richards are improving.
William P. Slocum, SO, died at West
moreland, N. H., Monday night. He
leaves one son, William, with whom h
made his home, and two daughters, Mrs.
Sarah Blanchard and Mrs. w. F. Young
of this place. The funeral was held al
Westmoreand at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Slocum was farmer and car
penter. He was respected by all who
knew him.
The attendance at the auction at thu
Puffer farm last Saturday was not large
The auction lasted until nearly night
High prices were paid for some article
while others sold at correspondingly low
price. The administrator of the Puffer es
tate says that those persons who carrie
away articles which they did not bid OF