Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-20
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
Fined For NegIectIng Pigs.

Fined For NegIectIng Pigs.
There was hearing before Justice Har
Ian p. Farr Monday afternoon in the case
of the state against John Barrett, who lives
alone on the Warren Bennett farm, charged
with neglectng to provide suitable food
and drink for three pigs in his custody and
care. The hearing was to have taken
place some time ago, but it was continued
on account of the failure of the respond
ent to appear. The evidence of the state
tended to show that the pigs had been con-
fined in pen under the respondents barn.
and that on Aug. 20 the Respondent went
away and did not return until Aug. 20 or 80,
and during his absence the pigs had no food
except what was given them by Barretts
neighbors. Some of the neighbors testi-
fled that they had seen the pigs from time
to time and that they always had the APP
pearance of being poorly fed. The de-
PENDANT claimed that the pigs were very
poor when he bought them on Aug. II,
and that he never left them longer than
"A hours without turning into the pen at
least two bushels of apples. Justice Farr
fined the respondent So and costs, amount
to about $40. Barrett appeale and gave
bonds in the sum of $50 States Attor-
ney Barber of Brattleboro appeared for the
prosecution and Lawyer F. d. E. Stowe of
Brattleboro for Barrett.
II. L. Bailey has been spending the
week in Boston.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Townsend have
returned to Putney from Michigan.
Ray Simonds, who has been i'll with
pneumonia at Fred Leach's, is recovering.
Mrs. II. L. Pierce was chosen president
of the ladies' society of the Congregational
church Tuesday afternoon.
The women of the Congregational soci-
ETY. will serve an oyster supper in the YES
try week from next Tuesday evening.
E. E. Knight returned Saturday night
from Boston where he attended the cele.
braton in honor of Admiral George
Dewey.
w. T. Sparhawk of Randolph will preach
in the Congregational church next Sunday
Mr.. Sparhawk will probably supply the
pulpit until Jan. l.
DIR. William Barrett of Winchester, n.
H., visited his brother, John Barrett, also
in Townshend and other places this week,
coming here on his bicycle.
The Congregational Christian Endeavol
society has elected Ralph Houghton del.
egate to the state Christian Endeavor con.
vention in Woodstock next week.
Mrs. Fritz Crawford was successfully OPP
Grated upon at a Boston hospital last week
and she is rapidly recovering. She is ex
pected home in about three weeks. Mr.
Crawford returned this week.
The w. A. Cole Paper company contem
plates putting into its mill new steam
engine to run its paper machine indie
pendently of the other machinery, which
will be run by the present engine.
The Stowell Manufacturing compan,
has contracted with Henry A. Willard o
Westminster for the building of covered
bridge to connect the factory with tn
main storehouse, in place of the presen
open bridge.
The delegates from the local Sunda
schools to the state Sunday school conven
ton in Brattleboro this week were Mrs. E
o. Gassett and John Cook, Baptist; Mrs. j
II. Bennett. and Miss Lemira Thwing
Methodist Miss Olive Blood, Congregation
al
A. w. j. Wilkins was the auctioneer a
the administrator sale of the Lydia b
Bacon farm in Dummerston Centre Tues
day. The farm was sold to Fred Laugh
ton for $1400. There was good-size
crowd present and the articles in genera
brought unusually high prices.
A pretty wedding took place at the HON
of P. S. Hannum at noon Wednesda
when Mr.. and Mrs. Hannum's son, Fred 3
Hannum, was married to Miss Mary {
Bersquist. The bride wore a blue dres
with pink trimmings. The bridemaid
were Misses Mabel and Nettie Taylor {
nix of Hau
mum. Mr.. and Mrs. Hannum went t
Bristol and Hartford, Conn, and Spring
field, Mass, for wedding trip.
There will be a meeting of the fire dis
trict in the upper town hall next Wedne'
day evening at q 80 O'Clock to elect tn
necessary officers for the coming year, I
raise any money that may be necessary fc
the use of the district and to transact otl
er business if any comes before the NEE
ing. The town voted to appropriate eel
tain sum of money for the use of the di
trict in establishing fire department pre-
vided a certain other sum be raised b
subscription to be applied for the san
purpose. 1t is understood that about SIS
of the sum raised by subscription has NJ
yet been paid in.
In this column in last weeks paper wa
published an extract from the Octob'
number of Humane Christian Culture
edited in Crown Point, N. Y, by Rev.
j. Harris, formerly pastor in this villag
relative to the opportunity for human
work in this town. Several of the leadin
citizens of the town are of the opinio
that the magazine article was inOpportun
in view of all the circumstances, and tn
it should not be allowed to pass withol
some word of protest. They are of Il
opinion that while occasional instances
cruelty to animals are observed here, Il
town is no worse than other towns al
therefore should not be singled out al
held up to the public gaze, and that Il
situation as conveyed in the article is owe
drawn.
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