Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-11-17
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

Foster Mack has rented the borso 80
Gently vacated by Will H. Smith and viii
move in soon. WIN
Mrs Justin II. Wheeler of Putnev F,us
went Monday to Keene to spend several
days as guest of her sister, Mrs. r "a
bort. W.
The Baptist Sunday school observsd
Bible day last Sunday evening with an.
propriate exercises, including singing and
Rotations. anu
Allyn Pierce of Boston came TO Pptnov
Monday night to spend the rest of tbs
week with relatives in this village and in
Putney Falls. ~
Mrs. Henry Cobb, formerly Miss Edith
Smith, was a recent visitor at the homo of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith
in East Putney.
The auction sale of stock at w. M.
Wares last Thursday was a leader. Mr.
Ware sold 143 head of cattle and lot of
other property.
There has been no material change this
week, so far as has been learned. in the
condition OF Mrs. Fritz Crawford, who is in
a Boston hospital.
Some OF the departments in the Stowell
mandatory are running overtime on ac-
count of the rush incident to the approach
of the Christmas season.
Mention was made last week of the
fact that E. j. Cook, who lives on the
Westminster West road, had lost sheen nv
dogs Five sheep were killed or seriously
wounded, four have not been found and
eight or 10 were bitten.
A tax payer sends the following for pub.
lication in this column: eve all know
where the town clerks office is and are not
so bashful about calling upon him as he
may think, for it is hard to find him there.
We would like to have him announce his
office hours"
A series of six assemblies has been ar
ranged for, to be held in the town hall
this winter, about 40 persons having con-
trbuted toward their support. The first
will be held soon. The Philharmonic Or
chestra of Brattlsboro will furnish music.
About 25 couples attended the social dance
last Friday evening.
Plans for fair and concert to be given
Dec. ~ by the ladies' society of the Con-
gregational church are maturing Nego-
tiations are in progress with several prom
inent musicians whom the society homes
to secure to take part in the concert, one
of them being Boston viOlinist. An art
department will be one of the features of
the fair. Both the fair and the concert
will be given in the town hall.
A Putney man might tell, if he would,
an interesting story of how his pockets
were ritied recently by a member of the
light fingered gentry as the two were rid
ing near each other in a railroad car. The
Putney man discovered the facts by dis
covering in the seat in front of him articles
which few minutes before reposed in his
pocket The stranger had left the car
when the discovery was made.
The work on the hydrant system was
finished this week. A test was made
Tuesday afternoon with amusing results
The hose was not in good condition, and
when about so pounds of pressure was
turned on the hose separated from the
nozzle and the three men who were hold
ing the nozzle were drenched in their vain
attempt to get hold of the end of the hose.
Another test was made with satisfactory
results.
A concert under the auspices of the Ia
dies of the Baptist church will be given by
NJ A. Bickford of Greenfield, Mass, in
the town hall, Friday evening, Nov. "a
Mr.. Bckford is highly recommended. He
is a teacher of several kinds of musical in
struments, and is director of the Ideal
Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar club of Green
field. In the afternoon there win be an
apron sale at the hall to which the ladies
are invited.
W. Il. Clouse and son of West Dunn
merston went Monday to Ingersoll, Ont,
to look over the ground with view to
opening store there. Mrs. Clouse is Wis
iting at NJ. G. Williams's. Mr.. Clouse
formerly worked in Mr.. Williams's store
in this village, going from here to West
DummerstOn, where he sold out a few
months ago. His old home is in Ingersol,
a town of 5000 inhabitants, 10 miles from
London and 100 miles west of Toronto.
Extensive repairs are in progress in the
house of DR.. E S. Munger. The partition
separating the parlor from the side hall
way has been torn out, enlaIging the par
lor, and brick fire place is being built in
the same room, which, together with new
plastering, paint and paper, will greatly
add to the pleasantness of the room. The
house has also been slated this week. In
tearing out the old partition some inter
esting old wall paper was found, the figure
comprising picture of Napoleon's monu-
ment. The house of W. D. Sanders and
the L of <. W. Huntley's house will also
be slated.