Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21


Crown Point during the past year and
half, but few weeks ago he received and
accepted call to a professorship in Dem.
crest college in Atlanta, Ga, He expected
to preach his farewell sermon iu Grown
Point, N. Y, last Sunday and an audience
or between 800 and 400 persons assem-.
bed, the Masons being present In BODY
When word was brought of the sudden iii.
ness of the pastor the congregation held a
service of earnest prayer for his recovery.
At the close Of the service a purse of 500
was made up and taken to Mr.. Harris.
W. e. Aver of Windsor came to Putney
Tuesday afternoon for short visit with
relatives.
Whist parties were entertained at Can't.
William Robertson's Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings.
Miss Anna Blood returned Tuesday
from visit with Mrs. Eva d. Greenwood
in Marlboro, N. 81.
Allis Houghton returned Friday from
Goddard seminary at Barre for a Christ
mas vacation of two weeks.
William Currier, barber for Il. G. Ever
leth, returned Monday from a visit of
three weeks in Fitchburg, Mass.
The Woman's Relief corps sent a barrel
of articles this week to the Soldiers Home
in Bennington for distribution on Christ
mas.
w. d. Waite went to Maiden, Mass,
this week to spend about 10 days. He
will attend number of Masonic meetings
in Maiden and Boston.
Col W. H. Greenwood post, G. A. R.,
and the Woman's Relief corps will hold
joint session for installation of officers
Jan. 8, in Masonic hall.
1t is supposed that the new cylinder for
the Stowell Manufacturing company's en-
CINE is in existence somewhere. It left
the factory at Baldwinsville, N. Y, Dec. 1.
The extensive repairs in the Methodist
church are nearing completion, and it ia
hoped that the church will be ready for
occupancy with the beginning of the new
century.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Fuller went to
Boston this week to consult physician in
ahospital as to the advisability of perform
ing an operation upon Mr.. Fuller for ap.
pendicitis.
There will be a Christmas tree in the
Congregational vestry next Monday even
ing at o'clock. Santa Claus will be
present and entertainment will be provided
for the children.
Miss A. Cecilia Murphy, teacher in dis
trict No. 1, is one of the contestants for
the Boston's Globes offer of free trip to
President McKinley's Inauguration at
Washington March 4.
A gearing in the paper machine at the
W. A. Cole mill broke Monday noon, ne
cessitating suspension of business until
Tuesday forenoon. Two men worked all
night repairing the break.
Rev. Edward T. Mathison of Brattle-
boro, who was instituted rector of st.
Michaeps Episcopal church there last Sun
day, was in Putney Tuesday to visit Mrs.
James Jenna, who has been critically i'll
with tumors.
DR.. G.. S. Foster returned Saturday from
trip in the northern part of the state.
He visited his old home in Vergennes,
made his monthly visit to the asylum at
Waterbury and attended a meeting of the
Mystic Shrine in Burlington.
The annual fair last Friday evening in
the town hall was the most successful fair
ever given by the ladies of the Congrega-
tional society. The receipts were about
$88 and the expenses less than SIS.
The articles sold at the tables were all of
excellent quality, and all of the features
were first class.
W. G.. Treadway has decided to open
livery stabie as soon as good sleighing ar
rives. The stable will be in The barn on
the Hewett estate. Mr.. Treadway will
start with four horses and will continue
through the winter and summer as an ex-
pertinent. If the business proves profita-
BILE it will be continued permanently.
Lewis Marshall Barrows of Burlington
has issued invitations to the wedding re-
ception of his daughter, Miss Helen Lou
Use Barrows, and Edward Aplin Blanchard
on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1901, from to
o'clock, at ISL Cherry street, Burlington.
Mr.. Blanchard has a responsible position
with a dry good house in Burlington.
Mrs. S. M. Davis has received news of
the death of her sisters husband, A. Brad
bury of Broomheld, MINI. His death oc-
cured very suddenly Dec. 10, and was
probably caused by apoplexy. Mrs. Brad
bury was overcome by Ike shock OF her
husbands death and she has been taken to
a sanitarium where she is on the verge OF
nervous pIostration. Mr.. Bradbury was
about "a years old. He recently sold his
place in Broomfield and intended to 60 to
Minneapolis to build.
Edward Everett, agent for Rosenwald OF
New York, the tobacco dealer, has bought
125 cases of tobacco from Putney growers
within a few days. Among those who
sold to him are j. F. Washburn, Miller
Brothers, Charles Brown, Levi Houghton
and George T. Aplin. The price paid was
from IS to Is cents. With respect to quail
ity the tobacco was worth higher price,
but the crop hereabouts was badly dam
aged late In the season by the heavy
storms.
A representative of the Boston & Maine
Railroad company was in East Putney the
latter part of last week to settle With MISS
Florence e. Locke for the loss OF an ex-
tension bag about a month ago. MISS
Locke spent the summer In Bridgeport,
Conn. On her way home she stopped a.
Meriden and her baggage was checked
from there home. At Springfield, Mass
she saw the baggage on truck, but notn-
ing more has been seen of 1t although IL
has been traced through this town. Inc
agent made a satisfactory settlement Win
Miss Locke and stated that of the l,OOO,-
900 packages handled by the company the
past year hers was the only one lost.
Howard j. Chidley of Burlington, one
of the agents of the Anti-Saloon league OF
Vermont, preached in the Congregations
church last Sunday morning, on the toplc'
"The Christian Army" This suggestive
and nractical aarmOn WAS heard with mucn