Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

The annual concert at the Congregation
al church will be omitted this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Glazier of Waltham,
Mass, visited at Ariel Crosby's Friday.
There will be a lawn party and sociable
on the Methodist church grounds this
evening.
f. L. Pierce's mill in Westminster. which
has been closed since last fall, was started
this week.
Mrs. Bert Cole of Windsor is visiting her
father, L. G. Gorham. Mr.. Cole was here
over Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Bardwell of Boston is a guest
of her sister, Mrs. Norman Cobb, jr., of
Putney Falls.
Mrs. Will Ingalls, and children of Ruth
erford, N. Y, are spending the summer at
M. G. Ingalls,.
Frank Buxton finished work for F. L.
Pierce this week, and he Is now clerk in
the Kendrick House.
Mrs. E. S. Munger and daughter, Maud,
left Saturday to spend two weeks with rel
atives in Windsor and Woodstock.
John Tibbetts has finished work as back
tender in the w. A. Cole Paper company's
mill. He is succeeded by Leavitt Roberts.
Arthur Fifeld of Bradford and his sis
ter, Miss Juna Fiheld of Bellows Falls,
spent Sunday at their home here, both re-
turning Monday.
Miss Julia Crawford of Boston, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Crawford, is
spending a vacation of three weeks or
more with her parents.
A company of Kickapoo Indians arrived
in town Tuesday and they have advertised
to remain 10 days. They give nightly ex-
hibitions on Wilbur's field.
Walter Parker of Meriden, Conn.,, aud
Henry Parker of Hartford, Conn, are
spending their vacations with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. q. Parker, in East Putney.
Mrs. H. G. FUerleth, who went to Bos-
ton last week, l. derwent two operations
in hospital in IL city. Both operations
were successful, al / Mrs. Everleth is re-
covering.
Miss Cora johnson went to West Som
erville, Mass, yesterday with her aunt,
Mrs. G. E. Gorton, who has been a guest
of Mrs. G. H. johnson, her sister, for a
week or more.
An agent of the Hartford Steam Boiler
company was in town Sunday and inspect
ed the boilers in the mills of W. A. Cole
and F. L. Pierce, pronouncing them in
good condition.
New name-boards have been received at
the Putney depot and they will be put up
soon and the old ones removed. The word
"Putney" on the new boards is in white on
blue background.
Merrill Benson and daughter of Mime
sofa, who have been spending several
weeks at Capt. William Robertsou's, start
ed Saturday for their home. Mr.. Benson
is brother of Mrs. Robertson.
1t is expected that dramatic perform
ance by local talent will be given in the
town hall, probably in October. The pro-
ceeds will be applied to worthy cause
which will be announced later.
A. w. j. Wilkins and G.. L. Pierce have
built reservoir on the Black road oppo-
site Homer Taft's sugar house. An abund-
ance If excellent water was found there,
and pipes are being laid this week so that
it may be conveyed to Mr.. Pierce's resi-
dence and Mr.. Wilkins's tenement houses.
Mrs. Eva Graves and Fritz Crawford
were married by Rev. E. F. Mitchell at the
Baptist parsonage Saturday evening, after
which they began housekeeping in the
tenement which Mrs. Graves had been &C.
cupying in Mrs. Samuel Knights house.
Mr.. Crawford is employed by the Stowell
manufacturing company.
Miss Mary Cobb of Putney Falls gave a
celebration at her home on Thursday of
last week in commemoration of her COM
pleton of % years of life. She entertain
ed good number of friends in the after
noon and evening, refreshments of ice
cream and cake being served and enjoy
able music being rendered.
S. o. Parker has received from his
daughter, Harriet, who has charge of a
hospital in Madura, South India, piece OF
4 cloth upon which some of the natives have
worked design for the uppers of a pair
of slippers. The work is admirably exc
cuted in tinsel and colored threads, max
ing an article which Mr.. Parker will prize
very highly.