Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-10
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

MTS, OlOuSe anu Ellen GAME ITOu DTdu-
ford Tuesday.
Guy williams of Mt. Holly was in town
a few days last week.
Mrs. Bernard Switzer arrived home
Tuesday after a visit in Wilmington.
A large number will go from Putney on
the excursion to Block Island tomorrow.
Miss Helen Powell returned Saturday
from visit with relatives in North AID,
ans, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pierce of Walling
ford, Conn, are spending few days at G.
l.. Pierce's
Mr.. and Mrs. Scion Littlefeld of Spring.
field, Mass, are at their fathers, George
Littleield's.
Miss Una May Winchester of Holyoke,
Mass, is visiting at her grandfather's,
William Coles.
The Sunday school of the Baptist church
voted Sunday to hold their picnic at Spot
ford lake on Friday.
Mrs. Jennie Townsend Murch and child
of Readsboto are spending few weeks
with her father and sister.
Mrs. Lewis Tucker, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Patterson, went to Bradford We'd
nesday to visit Mrs. Doty.
Harding Bennett held his head pretty
high as he marched through the street with
an 11-pound pike Wednesday.
Prof and Mrs. John E. Russell and
daughters, who have been travelling in Eu-
rope the past year. arrived home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Patterson of Leom-
mister, Mass, are spending few days with
Mr.. Patterson's mother, Mrs. Ellen Pat
terson.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
last Monday of Carrie Gale of Walpole,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l. Gale, and
Orrin Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wall of Roslndale,
Mass, have been guests at Charles War
wick's for few days. Albert Cummings
and brother have also visited at Mr.. War
wick's.
There will be meeting of the Republi-
cans of Putney next Tuesday evening at s
O'Clock to form a Republican club. All
Republicans are respectfully requested to
attend.
Mrs. Chase and son of st. Paul, Mimi,
who have been at Mrs. Dana Coughs for
the summer, left this week for Burlington
for a visit before going back to Minnesota
from which place she leaves soon for Ia
coma Wash.
1uC WcuuluR VI W. SOUU,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall E.
Cobb of Putney Falls, and L. William
johnson of this town is announced to take
place at noon at the home of the brides
parents, Sept. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry of Fitchburg, Mass,
who lived here about 80 years ago, were at
Sterne Parker's for few days. For three
years Mr. Henry carried on tin and stove
store where the meat market now is, and
although he has not been here since he
found number of friends who remember
ed him.
Milkmen who drive over the streets as
late as II o'clock should endeavor to keep
awake in order that they may turn out fol
city youths whom they meet at that time
of night. The failure to do this on the
part of one milkman few nights ago cost
two young men from out of the state two
wheels on one side of their carriage.
+. L. Houghton recently lost number
of Belgian hares which he valued highly.
They had been running loose in the barns,
and in order to give them open air and ex-
ercse Mr.. Houghton constructed for then
pen in the yard. During the first night
all but two of the hares were killed, prob
ably by dogs, although Mr.. Houghton' s
dogs had never been known to chase them
committee has been organized and TIT
town is being canvassed to obtain money
to aid in giving the necessary relief to thu
people of India. Nine hundred Thousand
people have already died from famine ant
disease in the stricken districts. Half {
million children are left orphans. Be
fore the natives can gain relief from the
crops three months must elapse. Two cent
will support life for a day. Five cent
I'll ha ND Dhan
One dollar will keep a man, woman o
child two months from starvation.
III A stranger with an air of importanc,
arrived in town the latter part of las
week and represented to a number of loca
horse owners that he was employed by
branch of the United States government
to buy horses for shipment to the United
States army in the Philippine Islands
He tried to close a bargain with Capt
Robertson, always an owner Of good hors
flesh, and among others whom he visite
were Parker Fuller, 81. L. Scott and Muir
ray Thomas, but these men were too shar
to be caught by his hattering offers. Tn,
man stated that prompt payment woul
be made upon delivery of the horses at tn
Brooks House stables in Brattleboro, an
as proof of his ability to pay he exhibited
numerous checks of large denomination:
Being unsuccessful In working off an
checks in this way the stranger attempte
to raise cash upon them, but without bet
ter results. The man left town in the d
rection of East Putney, and he had disar
peared when Deputy Sheriff A. W. j
wilkins was notified by Chief PoliC
Hall of Brattleboro that the man wa
wanted in that town for the same Offence
EAST PUTNEY.