Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,

Mrs D. S. Persons of East Putney is III
with an abscess.
Walter Ware lost valuable COW Monday
night from milk fever.
John Cook is planning to add a barn to
his farm buildings next spring.
Robert LOOMS of Springfield, Mass. is
working for his uncle, Walter Ware.
Miss Mabel Blake of Greenfield. Mass
spent Sunday at Postmaster l.. P. Bailey's
Rev. E. F. Mitchell officiated at the I'm.
neral of the elder Oscar Bennett in Dnm.
merston Monday.
Mrs Irving Ketchum and two children
are visiting Mrs. Ketchum's parents in
Lansingburg, N. Y.
Miss Tina Allen has gone to her home
in Dover She is succeeded by Miss Ellen
Tarbell of Healdville.
Miss Beulah Williams, who has been at
tending school in Bradford, has returned
to Putney for the winter.
Leavitt Roberts went Tuesday to Ches-
terfeld Factory, N. H., where he has DO
sition in the brush-handle factory.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fields of Spring
field, this state, spent few days on their
wedding tour at Geo. G. Woodburn's.
The school directors have engaged Miss
Margaret l.. Sheridan of Wellesley, Mass.
to teach school No. the coming term.
Charles Brown is building a summer
house on his premises, which will be small
er, but of the same size as the one at w.
D. Waite's.
The new boiler which is to take the
place of the old one at the Putney cream
cry came Tuesday and has been put in
place this week.
The second of the series of assemblies
which is being held in the town hall was
held Wednesday evening. The series has
started off with good attendance.
Golden Rule lodge of Masons worked
the third degree Tuesday evening at an
inspection by District Deputy Grand Mas
ter Dennison Cowles of Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Winchester and
daughter Una of Holyoke, Mass, were
Thanksgiving guests at w. A. Coles, also
Robert k. Shelley of Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Switzer and Mr.
and Mrs, B. NJ. Switzer went to West
Townshend Saturday on account of the
death Of their father, Rev. G. j. Switzer
Edgar Sanders went to Brattleboro
Monday to work for the S. A. Smith COM
pany where he was employed previous TO
the burning of s. A. Smith & Co.'s fac
tories.
The annual meeting and installation of
Golden Rule lodge of Masons will be held
in their hall next Wednesday evening be-
fore an invited audience. The usual ban
quet will be served.
Ariel Crosby, the veteran cobbler, has
not given up his cobbling business, but he
has moved from Crosby's tin-shop to Mar
tins harness shop in the same building,
where he is prepared to take all jobs in his
line of work.
THE Widow from the West" was Civ
en- in the 'opera house, Tuesday evening
by company supported by Miss Nellie
Frankyn, the English comedenne. The
audience was not large, but the play was
well presented.
Miss Minnie Whitney, who is employed
in Springfield, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Cole of Windsor were among those
who spent Thanksgiving at their homes
here Guy Williams spent the day at his
home in Chester.
Walter Ware of East Putney fattened
1916 worth of veal from May to Dec.
During the past week he has sold severa
Jersey cows to New York persons. he
has at the f. NJ. Lewis barn in Putney 81
head of cattle and two horses, having
bought the hay ana fodder of Mr. Lewis
Putney people will be interested in le
gal notice published elsewhere in this pa
per concerning a petition of foreclosure
brought by Warren and Eliza f. Bennett
of Brattleboro, formerly of this town
against William G. Tiff, Bessie E. Worther
and Elmer D. Powers of Springfield, Mass.
and John Barrett of Putney.
A part of the force of employees in thu
Stowell mandatory finished work Satur
day night for the regular holiday vacation
and the others finished Wednesday night
The factory will start again Jan l. Mean
while some repair work will be done. Th'
new bridge connecting the factory will
the storehouse is being painted this week
One Putney man, who evidently did no
take time TO read through the governor
Thanksgiving proclamation, killed hi
chickens and had his Thanksgiving Dime
week ahead of the appointed time thi
year. He thought that surely the 23rd
November was late enough, and so long a
he was sincere in his motives what's tn
odds?
Percy Warwick of this village and Mis-
May Wilson of Haverhill, N. H., wer
married at the brides home on Thanks
giving day. They will board for the pres
ent at Mrs. NJ. II. Gales. Mr.. Warwlcl
is employed by the Stowell Manufacture
company and Mrs. Warwick has had pc
sition for year or two in Capt. Robert
sons paper mill.
Delta lodge, Knights of Honor, electe
these officers at its annual meeting las
Friday night: Dictator, @. W. Brooks
vice dictator, j. NJ. Birch; assistant diets
tor Dana B. Clough; reporter, D. j
Knight; financial reporter, E. S. Munger
treasurer, NJ II. Pember; chaplain, Georg
7. Aplin; guide, Fred E. Robertson
guardian, E. e. Patterson; sentinel
George Warwick.
Harry W. Cobb of Putney Falls was s.
riOusly hurt Ia F. L. Plerce's mill in TN
village Monday afternoon. A stick Whic
laid on a beam near pulley which he wa
passing fell into the pulley and was h1rie
against him with great force. MT COD
threw up his left hand to protect his neat
and the stick struck him in the wrist an
on the side of the head, back OF the ca
knocking him down and rendering MIN u
conscious. He was found several minute
later and was carried into the house an
later he was carried home. No bones WEI
broken, and Mr.. Cobb will probably
able to return to work soon.