Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-30

Mr.. and Mrs. N. 1. Gale of Walpole, N.
H., visited Mrs. M. H. Gale Friday.
The Putney Magazine club has elected
Miss E, NJ. Walkup president for the COM
ing year.
Miss Abbie Kendall returned from God
dard seminary Wednesday and will remain
until Monday.
Mrs Stearns Clough and family will
move to Keene soon. Her son will attend
business college.
The Windsor orchestra will give con-
cert and ball in Windsor Dec. 4. j. w.
Shelley will contribute vocal numbers to
the program.
The recent high wind blew down tree
in Herbert Blood's door yard and lifted
shed, 20 by 10 feet, off its foundation and
carried it about 10 feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berry of Brooklyn
have rented the Robertson house on Kim
ball Hill Mrs. Berry is aunt to Miss Jen-
ME and Miss Edna Burnett.
Col. W. Il. Greenwood Grand Army
post and Woman's Relief corps will hold
their annual meetings next Tuesday. The
officers will be installed in January.
Mrs. Fred Parker of Londonderry, who
was hurt several weeks ago while attempt
ing to mount a bicycle, is now able to sit
up. She is at the home of A. W. j. Will
kins.
E. Bowie has moved from Brooklne to
West Hill, and will live in the Lorenzo
Field house. He will work for Herbert
Blood. Mr.. Bowie has wife and five
children.
Sheriff-elect A. W. j. Wilkins will go to
Brattleboro tomorrow to receive his COM
mission at the county clerks Office. Mr..
Wilkins has issued commissions this week
to those whom he has selected to serve as
deputy sheriffs.
A furnace is being put in at the Metho-
dist church under the direction of M. D.
Whitman. The painting on the inside of
the church is being done by Fred Craw-
ford. 1t is expected that services will be
held in the vestry next Sunday.
Miss A. Cecilia Murphy Of Marlboro,
Mass, has been engaged to succeed Miss
Oliver as teacher in the higher department
of the school in district No. 1, and Miss
Mary Shaughnessy of Boston will succeed
Miss Matte Clough in district No. 2. Both
are normal school graduates.
Mrs. Morrow and daughter of Spring
field, Mass, came Tuesday to spend
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Morrow's parents,
Rev. and Mrs. j. II. Bennett. DR.. Ben
nett of Winchester was called here Satur-
day on account of the illness of his mother.
Charles Bailey, E. o. Gassett, Il. O..
Dodge, Henry Gassett, F. A. Burdltt and
II. P. Farr have sold their tobacco during
the past week. Mr.. Bailey sold his to Mr..
Mendelson to go to Sunderland, Mass,
and the other crops were bought by Mr..
Weaver 10 90 to Suffield. Conn,
Golden Rule lodge of Masons will hold
its annual election of officers next We'd
nesday afternoon in Masonic hall. In the
evening a banquet will be served and the
officers will be installed by District Deputy
Grand Master Dennison Cowles of Brattle-
boro. Golden rule chapter will hold its
annual meeting and installation week
later.
Allen F. Pierce, agent for the Deane
Steam Pump company of Boston, came to
Putney Saturday for visit with relatives.
On Tuesday he went to Putney Falls to
spend Thanksgiving with his mother. Mr..
Pierce expects to go to FL Paso, Texas,
next month on account Of his health, and
he will probably remain there until about
the middle of next year.
1t is a fact, though one would expect
differently, that the rains Of the past week
did not cause tbs river to rise at all. Fer
ryman Britton of East Putney tied his
boat higher up than usual Monday night,
expecting that the river would rise during
the night, but next morning the river was
lower than it was the night before. This
shows that the ground was in just the right
condition for the springs 10 get all the ben
eft of the rain.
The Stowell mandatory Is still shut
down because of the break in the cylinder
of the engine, which was reported last
week. The cylinder was sent to Bellows
Falls to be repaired, but the break wai
such that it could not be mended. A new
cylinder has been ordered. 1t was unfort
innate that the break came at just this
time of year, when the company was busy
with its Christmas goods, but by finishing
what stock they have on hand and by the
use of some of the machinery in Pierce
mill the company will be able to supply
practically all Of its Christmas orders.