Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-28


into the pail and set it down upon the
door, The child was then in another
part of the room. Mrs. Phelps had taken
but few steps from the pail when the
child fell against it, tipping it over. The
boy was scalded about the back, both arms,
and one leg The skin dropped from his
back when he was lifted from the floor
The boy got better and it was thought that
he would recover until few days ago
when acute Brights disease developed.
The boy was particularly bright and active.
The people of East Putney have much
sympathy with Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps.
John Patten of Boston has been in town
this week.
Mrs. Parker Shattuck is visiting her !
nephew, NJ. G. Williams.
Mrs. Vancor is a guest of her sisters,
Mrs. A. VI. Corser and Mrs. Dawson.
Postmaster Bailey has bought hand |
some sX-yearold colt of Mr.. Littlefeld.
NJ. G. Williams attended the Methodist |
conference at Newport, returning this |
week.
Mrs L. P. Bailey rode out Saturday for
the first time since she injured her knee
last autumn.
Dennis Richards is ill. He is being
cared for by his daughter, Mrs. Wilcox, of
West Hartford, this state.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Goodell returned to
Waits River Tuesday after spending two
weeks in the Connecticut valley in search
of farm.
Rev. j. II. Bennett, pastor of the Meth
odist church, will remain in Putney an
other year, much to the satisfaction of his
parishioners.
Mrs. j. H. Wheeler of Mt. Holly, who
has recently been seriously i'll, is recuper-
ating at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Norman Cobb, in Putney Falls.
Sportsmen are warned by the fish and
game wardens not to allow their piscato-
rial proclivities to lead them to break the
law by taking trout before next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Treadway expect to
start Monday for Shelter Island, N. Y, to
spend the summer, Mr.. Treadway having
an interest in an ice business there. They
will go by team.
Mrs. G. II. Smith of Brattleboro will
open a millinery store in M. D. Whitman's
house next Monday. 1t will be in charge
of Mrs. D. S. Angler of Brattleboro, for
merly of this town.
The superintendent of schools of Put
ney will give a substantial present to the
teacher of the school which has the high
est average attendance for any one term
during the present school year.
Walter Kerr will start for Montana in a
few days with carload of fine wool bucks
to be placed on the ranch of Charles
Campbell, formerly of Westminster West.
Part of the load will be taken on at the
Putney station and part at Eagle Bridge,
N. Y.
Miss Sarah Washburn, who went to
California year ago to visit her uncles,
has taken an excellent position in the
office of the Sentinel hotel in the Yosemite
Valley for the coming summer and
autumn. The hotel is leased by Miss
Washburn's uncles.
Mrs. Olive j. Stowell expects to go to
Boston tomorrow or Monday. She will
spend the month of May in that city, after
which she will go to Iowa, Kansas and
Chicago to stay until autumn. Mrs.
Stowell will not go into the Office of the
Farley Paper company.
There will be Congregational sociable
tonight at the home of Rev. G. j. Harris.
Mrs. j. F. Washburn, who recently re-
turned from California, will give an in
formal talk descriptive of her trip, and
she will exhibit some interesting photo
graphs of western scenery.
Golden Rule Chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, met Wednesday evening for an ini-
tiation, after which reception was held
in honor of Mrs. Olive j. Stowell, the oc-
casion being the last when Mrs. Stowell
would meet with the Chapter as a resident
of Putney. Mrs. Stowell is chaplain OF
the Chapter, and she is associate grand
matron for this state.
Herbert Blood has taken deeds this
xuaaly from Mre Sarah r HOltOn Of the
Lorenzo Field farm and the Oliver Blood
farm on West Hill. These farms contain
about $50 acres each. Mr.. Blood has also
bought of Adams Blood within a short
time the Shaw pasture of so acres. Mr..
Blood will st Ock the farms with cattle and
will carry them on in connection with his
home farm.
The body of Mrs. Samuel H. Leland
who died in Windsor last January, was
brought here Tuesday for burial in Mount
Pleasant cemetery. Prayer was offered al
the grave by Rev. C. j. Harris of the
Congregational church. The body was &C
companiei by Mr.. Leland and Mr.. Pierce, g
relative Mrs. Leland was Miss Gather
inc Whitney, who formerly lived in thu
house occupied by E. E. Knight.
Dennis E. Farley, brother of Mrs. Olive
j. Stowell, who has deer park near hi
mousse IN fdrlty, WAS dIOuscu ny d hSlBh
Dor the other night who told him that ont
of his deer was outside the gate of thu
park. Mr.. Farley was much surprised tt
find that the deer outside was a wild on
holding conference with his tame ami
mails, but Mr.. Farleys diplomacy was no
convincing enough to have the strange
accept permanent home.
The Goddard seminary base ball team
played its opening game of the season a
Barre Saturday, defeating the Barre team
10 to 5. The Barre Times, in cracking VI
the seminary team, said: "They ar
nearly all heavy, stalky built men, VIII
have had experience at the game, and
they do not win some laurels this summe
for the old school on the hill those VIII
saw the game Saturday will not only b
disappointed but surprised. They will b
especially strong in the battery for Their
is no better man behind the bat in an
preparatory school than 'Bilp Aver"
Martin V. Sleeper's herd of 10 cows wa
tested for tuberculosis Tuesday by Veteri
nary j. S. Dutton of Brattleboro. Nine @
the animals were found to be diseased an
they were slaughtered. The operation
were witnessed by from 60 to 70 people
Some of the people were at first skeptical
but all doubts were removed when the ex
aminations were made. Secretary Bell @