Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-27

Arthur Lowell will act as agent for the
DeLaval separator. He has bought a sep
arator for his own use.
Golden Rule lodge of Masons worked the
first degree at the district deputy meeting
in Bellows Falls Tuesday afternoon.
II. P. Farr and daughter and Mrs. A.
W. j. Wilkins are among those who have
been confined to the house with grip this
week.
Mrs. Eva D. Greenwood of Marlboro
N. H., came to Putney Tuesday to attend
the installation of officers of the Woman's
Relief corps.
A. W. j. Wilkins has contracted with
Mr.. Durgin, the painter, to paint his two
houses on Kimball Hill on both the inside
and outside. The houses will also be re-
paired to some extent.
Daisy A. Wing, II, died at Mechanics
vile on Thursday of last week with grip
and heart disease. She lived with A. A.
Wing of this town three years, going to
Mechanlcsville about three years ago.
M. G. Williams went to Mechanicsville
Monday to assist in the appraisal of the
stock of goods in the store recently bought
by Eugene Matthews, formerly clerk for
Mr.. Williams. Mr.. Williams owned the
store before he came to this town to live.
Stephen Newton, clerk in Crosby's gro
Gerry store, went to Lynn, Mass, Saturday
on account of the death of his mother,
Mrs. Jane Newton. Mrs. Newton died
Saturday at the age of 90 years. Mrs.
Ariel Crosby, daughter of Mrs. Newton,
went to Lynn Monday TO attend the fu-
neral.
The records at the town clerks Office
show that during 1898 10 children were
born in PutneY, II of whom were boys.
Throughout the country the number of
male children born exceeded the number
of female children born, but the predom-
nance of male children was not nearly so
great as in this town. There were II
deaths in Putney during the year.
f. L. Pierce has bought of George II.
Phillips the wood lot and pasture which
Mr.. Phillips bought at the auction of the
Kimball estate two weeks ago. Mr.. Pierce
bought the land more especially to secure
the timber growing upon it, and will cut
the timber off and work it up at his mill.
The fact that the wood lot is very near the
mill was an inducement for Mr.. Pierce to
buy it.
Lee and Chapman of New York, who
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Bill in Westmoreland, as told in The
Phoenix three months ago, have taken
out about 20 tons of the mineral. Part of
a carload of fluorite was brought to the
Putney station and shipped to New York
Tuesday. One or two bags of it had pre-
viously been sent to New York for expert
mental use.
Ed. Huntley has bought the brick house,
the barn, garden and six or seven acres of
land formerly owned by G. w. Kimball
and recently sold by auction to George H.
Phillips. He has sold the barn and the
land, excluding the garden, to A. W. j.
wilkins. AS stated elsewhere Mr.. Phillips
has sold the wood lot formerly owned by
Mr.. Kimball to F. L. Pierce, so it will be
seen that Mr.. Phillips has disposed of all
the property which he bought at the auc-
ton two weeks ago.
William Robertson's paper mill is now
running day and night, and at no time in
the past five years has the business out
look at this mill been SO bright. Mr.. Rob-
ertson is now making very fine white pa
per for use in packing fruit, and some of
1t is sent across the continent. 1t is made
entirely of wood pulp, and the machinery
is SO accurately adjusted that it will run
for 10 hours or more without causing a
single break in the paper.
Eugene B. Pierce, teacher of the Cen
trail school, finishes his duties with the
school Feb. 10. On the following day he