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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

j. K. Coleman has recently returned
from fishing and hunting excursion into
Canada.
The petition for free delivery at East
Mortified has been refused by the post
master general at Washington.
Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Piper will leave
next Monday for a two weeks vacation.
The church will be closed for the two Sun
days they are away; the guild and Sunday
school will be omitted also.
The Republican caucus will be held in
the to wn hall next Tuesday evening at Z 80
O'Clock for the purpose of electing dele
gates for the various conventions and elect
ing the next years town committee.
DR.. n. p. Wood was in Springfield on
Monday 10 attend the Republican district
committee meeting, he being a member.
The committee lunched at the Nyasset
club as guests of Hon. Frederick Il. Gillett
The first lecture of the Mortified semin.
airy lecture course will be given next Monday
evening in Stone hall at 1870 o'clock
Henry Austin Clapp of Boston, who lee
tured last season on "The Merchant Of
Venice" will speak, his subject being
'Hamlet." He was we'll liked before anC
no doubt will be just as interesting thil
year.
During Mr.. E. M. Dlckinson's last visi
to Mortified, he placed in the picture gal
lery two beautiful pictures, the handiworl
of an aged woman. One, a historical
scene from Shakespeare is done in wool OF
canvas, the cross stitch being wholly used
1t measures At feet 81 heavily framed IL
gilt. 1t is beautifully shaded and is reall,
wonderful piece of needlework. Thu
other picture is smaller and is basket o
flowers done wholly in beads. This piec
of work was done by a woman so years old
the beads being so fine as to require No
II needle for the stringing. The colorin
of the blossoms is true to life and the ligh
from the beads gives very exquisite ei
feet to the picture. This is also tastefull
| framed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
Death Of Mrs. A. b. Hewett.

Mrs Abby F. Hewett, 76, widow of
Alexis B. Hewett, who was for many years
town clerk of Putney, died at her residence
soon after 1 o'clock yesterday morning of
a complication of diseases. She had been
in ill health many years, but her decline
had been particularly noticeable the past
year or two, and she had been unconscious
the greater part of the time since the last
of last week. Funeral services will be
held at the house at / o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, Rev. r. K. Marvin, pastor of
the Universalist church of BrattleborO,
officiating. Mrs. Hewetps maiden name
was Abby +. Pierce. She was daughter
of John B. Pierce, who came to Putney
from Berlin, Mass, about the year 1922
and located near the village. She was
married to Mr.. Hewett Aug. A, 1845, and
soon afterward they began keeping the
boarding house connected with the
old wooden mill. They subsequently
moved to the small house opposite Capt.
Robertson's residence, and about the year
known Hewett residence. They had one
child, Mary j., who died in 1867. Mr..
Hewett died in April, 1894. Mrs. Heweit
leaves an adopted daughter, Mrs. Wilson
G. Treadway, who lives at home. She
also leaves a brother, G. L. Pierce of this
town, and sister, Mrs. John T. Moore Of
Bellows Falls. Mrs. Hewett was always
held in high esteem by the townspeople,
and in her younger days she WAS promi-
nent in society and church affairs. The
rest which has now come to her has been
we'll earned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
ASHUELO7, N. II,

Miss Genevieve Haskell of North New
Salem, Mass, is visiting her brother at the
Kingsley hotel.
DR.. A. H. II. Lewis foes to Kansas CITY,
Mo-, the last of the moth to take a special
course in veterinary surgery.
The Robertson Broners are charging
the top of the tower on their paper mill to
accommodate a larger water tank for their
sprinkler equipment.
Arthur D. Maxield, the 12.year-old son
of F. g. Maxfeld, of this place, who with
his grandmother Mrs. A. L. Maxfield,
is living with his aunt, DR.. Ella NJ.
Davis, at Holyoke, Mass, aud at
tending school there, while out playing
tag with other boys last Saturday evening
fell from the fourth story of fire escape
on large block, breaking his left wrist
and dislocating his elbow. His escape
from instant death is considered miracu-
lous. He always lived here until last fall
and has many friends who are interested
in him.
While Leslie Haskell, head trainer at A.
n. Kingsley's stables, was working on one
of the horses early last week Thursday
evening, his lantern exploded, starting q
| lively fire in the STALL aud while he was at.
| tempting TO extinguish it he was kicked
and laid out insensble The arrival of hi,
assistant, John z. Davenport, at this mo
ment enabled an alarm to be given, and the
| fire was extinguished without damage. Mr.
Haskell was found to have suffered seri
| GUS conclusion of the brain, but has recov.
cred so as to attend to his usual duties
His escape from death and the village from
confiagration has been a matter of gener,
al congratulation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21

About 70 members of Greenwood post and
relief corps attended the reunion, some
gong by team.
Miss Annie McNulty of Portland. Me.
visited in town Monday. Miss McNnltv Is
now matron of hotel in that cltv. Her
brother, james McNuty, formerly proprie.
tor of the Kendrick House has Recently
leased hotel with another man in Scbe-
nectady, N. Y.
Bernard M. Switzer, engineer for f. L..
Fierce, will finish work this week and will
60 10 Brattleboro to be engineer for the
brattleooro Street Railroad company in the
factory in Centreville. George Woodland
of Cambridgeport will succeed Mr.. Switzer
in Mr. Pierces mill.
School in No. l opened with 40 pupils,
an unusually large number for that school.
The school has been divided into two de-
partments, and Miss Jennie E. Pierce has
been engaged to teach the primary depart
ment, in which there are IL pupils ranging
from five to eight years in age.
Joseph Sleeper, &c. a painter in Putuey
about % years ago, died at Orange, Mass /,
Monday of Brlght's disease. The funeral
was held Wednesday and was attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Corser of this village.
Mr.. Sleeper was brother of NJ. V. Sleep
er of East Putney, and of the late George
Sleeper.
Sunday, Sept. 80, is to be a red-letter
day for the Baptist Sunday school. The
pastor will preach on "Jesus, the Great
Teacher" at 10:45; the Sunday school
hour will be given to general topics on
Sunday school work. The evening will be
devoted to mission concert led by Mrs.
F. A. Fifield.
Mrs. G. A. Arnold and daughter, Miss
Lizzie Arnold, will move into the tene-
ment which is to be vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. @. B. Willard. Fritz Crawford will
occupy the tenement now occupied by Mrs.
Arnold, and Percy Warwick will move
from Mrs. S. NJ. Davis's house to where
Mr.. Crawford now lives.
Miss Lizzie Fuller cut her right wrist
badly at the post-office few days ago,
She put her hand out to prevent the door
slam uing together and by miscalculstion
thrust it through the glass panel An ar
terry in the wrist was cut, from which the
blood flowed profusely, and it was only by
hard work that the flow of blood was
stopped. DR.. Wheat, assisted by DR.
| Plantz, took six stitches in the wound.
A recent issue of the Chicago Tribune
contained a portrait and sketch of DR.
Edmund A. Andrews in its "Gallery Of
Local Celebrities" DR.. Andrews was
born in Putney April %, 1924, and wa;
the son of a minister. He was the found
er of the Chicago Academy of Sciences
one of the organizers of the medical schoo
of the Northwestern university, and is one
of the nestors of the medical profession in
Chicago. He Is a geologist of note ant
did much of the work upon the mastodon
now in the memorial building in Lincoln
Park.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
Pretty Wedding in Putney Falls.

L. w. johnson and Miss Mary II. Cobb
Married at Noon Yesterday Their
We'll Planned Escape from Designing
Friends.
Miss Mary Reading Cobb, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Cobb of Putney Falls,
and Lucious William johnson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George johnson of this village,
we're married at the home of the bride at
noon yesterday. Not for many weeks has
that village witnessed so gay a social
function. The house was handsomely
trimmed with evergreen and asters, and in
the parlor was a large bank of evergreen,
ferns and asters, in front of which the
ceremony was performed. Rev. j. H. Ben
nett, pastor of the Methodist church of
this village, ofiiciated, using the ring ser.
vice.
The bride was dressed in white organdie
with lace and ribbon, and she carried bou-
1uet of white asters. The bridemaid, Miss
Cora johnson, sister of the bridegroom,
was dressed in white and carried pink as
ters. Harry johnson, cousin of the bride.
groom, was best man. The bridal march
was played by the brides cousin, Mrs
Samuel Weber of Leominster, Mass. Re
freshments were served after congratula
tions had been said.
At an opportune time the bride and
bridegroom made their exit from a real
window and crossed pasture to a place
where a span of horses was waiting, and
they we're taken by H. w. Cobb to West
minister where they took the south bound
train. The expressions on the faces of the
guests when they discovered that Mr.. anC
Mrs. johnson had escaped were a study
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson will spend a weel
or more visiting in Connecticut. They will
live ia this village, Mr.. johnson being EN-
ployed by F. L. Pierce.
The out-of-town guests included Mrs
Samuel L. Webber of Leominster, Mass.
Mrs. Nancy NJ. Black of Thompsonville
Conn, H. B. Cobb af Springfield, Mass.
and Mrs. G. l.. Cobb and Mrs. w. A. Gil
bert of Brattleboro. Many handsome wed
ding gifts were received, among which wal
beautiful silk quilt made by Mr.. John
sons mother.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21

A severe snow storm swept over Mount
Washington Monday night.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21

Mrs C. j. Bronson has just received her fall
line of samples from Chas. A. Stevens & Broth.
ers, Chicago, Of suits, cloas furs, aud full line
Of flannel and silk shirt waists Also a full line
Of ladies' and gentlemen's hosiery, with samples
Of the materials Of the SAM, and will be pleased
to show them at any time either at your resi-.
dence or hers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
CHRsTRRFIRLp. N. b.

Lucius Thatcher is in Boston this week.
Hunters are beginning.to find their way
to town.
Rumor says that we are to lose N. G..
Bartlett and family.
Gladys Butler was at home from East
Jaffrey over Sunday.
1t seems desolate around the lake, scarce
ly any one being present.
Charles Smith is in a precarious condi-
ton and his recovery is doubtful.
Rev. Geo. B. Goodrich will preach in
the Methodist church next Sunday.
A very large number from here attended
the Lowell Rice wedding at Spofford.
Warren H. Butler and B. c. Thatcher
attended the county convention Thursday.
Mrs. Mark Tisdale and children of East
Kingston are at j. @ Hubbard's for a few
weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
"Taks Heed WIN Surely speed"

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purihes, enriches and vitalizes the blood anc
keeps up the health tone.
All liver ills cured by Hoods Pills; 25 cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
HOUGHToNVILLE

Henry Austin is at work for c. H. Sand
ers.
Will Clayton of Dandy is at H. Wool
ey's.
A. G. Nourse has recovered so that he is
out somewhat, but he is still poorly.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21

HINSDALE, N. H.

position of teacher in the art department
of the University of West Virginia at Nor
gantown. He left for that place last week
Thursday to assume the duties at the begin
ming of the term this week.
A meeting both of the Congregational
church and society was held on Monday
evening to take action on the resignation
of the pastor, Rev. W. E. Renshaw. 1t
was voted to accept the resignation. al
though with manifest regret.
A gang of workmen are busy clearing
away the debris, sorting brick, etc, pre-
paratory for the building of the new town
hall. The unsightly walls, which have re-
NAMED standing since the FIRE, have been
torn down, and work is progressing rap
idly.
The Methodist church will be closed for
the next two Sundays. The pastor, who is
suffering from nervous exhaustion, went
to his sisters in Milton Mills Wednesday,
where he hopes to recuperate, so as to be
ready to take up his work at the close of
the vacation.
Hon l.. f. Liscom, who had several
acres of tobacco standing in the field Tues,
day morning, fortunately got it cut and
covered up, thus securing it from the frost
which was a severe one on Tuesday night,
slight freeze being reported in some parts
of the town.
DR.. B. f. Worthing received a message
on Tuesday notifying him Of the danger
Gus illness of his father in Boston. The
| doctor was driven TO Greenfield to take the
train from there Tuesday evening, so as to
reach his fathers bedside at the earliest
possible moment
The mission for the English speaking
people at ST.. Joseph's Catholic church
closed Saturday evening, and this week the
sermons are all in French. The meetings
have been of an interesting character, and
will without doubt be of lasting benefit to
those who have attended them. The mis-
sion will close next Sunday, ending with
forty hours devotion.
At the Grange meeting on Wednesday
evening the entertainment was in the
hands of Ceres, Pomona and Flora, and
these ladies were very successful in the
program presented, which consisted of mu-
sic and readings, followed by several la
dies telling of their ways of canning and
preserving. The outlook on the fruit and
grain crop was discussed by the men. A
guessing contest was followed by an abund-
ant feast of all the fruits of the season,
which closed a very enjoyable evening.
Mrs c. j. Bronson has Just received her fall
line of samples from Chas. A. Stevens & Broth.
ers, Chicago Of suits cloats, furs, aud full line
of flannel and silk shirt waists. Also a full line
of md
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
Won First Prize in Writing c


dead art in this generation. For that rea-
son magazine published in New York
city arranged a contest Offering seven cash
premiums for the best original letters on a
subject furnished by the magazine. The
contest was sharp, and hundreds of letters
were received from all parts of North
America. The first prize, cash premium
of $40 was awarded Miss Alice Louise
Brown of this town. Miss Brown has
shown good literary ability in other lines.
Mrs. W. F. Stiles of Leominster, Mass,
is at G. F. Browns.
Miss May Brooks of Winchendon, Mass.
came Tuesday for visit of a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Laughton returned
Tuesday from visit in Warner, N. II.
Miss Julia Wilcox of Bennington has
been a guest at F. L. Pierce's this week.
The Methodist Sunday school will hold
its annual picnic at Spofford lake tomor-
row.
Mrs. Ariel Crosby has returned from a
visit with her son Charles in Newport,
N. Fl.
Miss Kate Carpenter of Haverhill, N.
H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas
Heenan.
Miss May Brown returned Friday from
Greenfield, where she has been spending a
few days.
Mr.. Loveland of Rockingham has moved
into the Priest house in the west part of
the village.
Keystone fence around his premises on the
depot road
Henry Crawford and DIR. G. D. Wheat
hVral atla In Nl,nfW Vl.
Wheat has already built one.
"Rising of the Sun of Righteousness
will be the theme of Rev. d. j. Pierce's
sermon in the Baptist church.
Miss NJ Georgia Roberts and Will Prouty
went Monday to resume their studies in
the university at Syracuse, N. Y.
The young people composing the How
yer club, who have been boarding at @. A.
Prouty's, returned to their homes Monday.
The mixed train south at o'clock al
night will be discontinued when the new
time schedule goes into effect next month
Charles Bailey, who carried on the Wash
burn farm the past summer, finishes work
there this week and will return to his OWL
farm.
Homer Buxton finished work Saturday
for +. l.. Pierce, and he is now driving the
Brooks House "bus" in Brattleboro for A
Il. Cobb.
George Little6eld has bought of Mrs
Crowley of Brattleboro wood lot of II
acres, situated south of Warren N. Will
bur's house.
Charles McRae, a former well-knowT
Putney boy, has entered the employ OF e
j. Fenton & Co., clOthiers and furnishers
in Brattleboro.
Eugene b. Pierce will return tomorrow
to Ann Arbor, Mich, to begin his thirC
years study in the medical department o
the University of Michigan.
Charles Taft of Cambridge, Mass, ant
Mrs. Nancy Ranney of Springfield, Mass.
are visiting at W. II. Dickinson's. Mr.
Taft was former resident of this town.
L. p. Bailey was elected second vic
president of the Windham County Veter
ans association at Bellows Falls Saturday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21

NOR SALE-Slate Grave Vaults. Inquire of
ID e. j. KNOWLTON, superintendent Prospect
Hill Cemetery, 81 South Main St Sl52
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
Special Notices.

" j. KNOWLTON, superintendent Of Pros
~ . pect Hill Cemetery has a low rng device
which is available for use If wanted. 8l87
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-21
Fined I'm the polio. Court.

On Friday of last week Thomas Daley
and John Riley we're arrested by the local
officers on the charge of being intoxicated.
They we're not residents of the town, but
belonged to the tramp gentry" and as
they were unable to pay the fine and costs
imposed, we're taken to the county farm at
Westmoreland, where they will have a
boarding place until they have worked out
the amount required, $l2.68 each. On the
same day, William Lee, who had been
making a disturbance on the island, was
brought into the police court, and fine and
costs amounted to $12. 75, which he declined
to pay, but when he saw the conveyance
which was to take him to Westmoreland he
paid the bill.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-12
Obituary..
vennber 90

George Anderson, one of Plymouth's
Oldest residents, died Wednesday after
noon at his home, on west CAIRO street,
between the hours of and 2 o'clock, at
the age of 81 years, month, % days.
His father, John Anderson, was born
in Virginia and lived there until man
hood, when he married and moved with
his wife into Indiana, settling first near
the town of Anderson. He later moved
to Marshall county, about three miles
south of this place, where all of his
children, one son and five daughters,
were born.
George. who was the eldest child. was
born Nov. IL, 1888. lie passed his boy
hood days on his fathers farm, and in
the spring of '66 was married to Miss
Alemeta Gilbert, also of this place
She WAS an excellent woman, well liked
and respected by all her friends, and
her death. which occurred about twenty
years ago, was a deep felt loss to her
husband and relatives.
Mr.. Anderson entered the service of
the Pennsylvania railroad company
when very young man and has re-
malned there ever since; first, as an
employe on the gravel train, which at
that time made Plymouth its headquar-
ters, and afterward as engineer on the
local. Hewa faithfl, worker for the
road.
He was taken sick about two years
ago and since that time has been a vic
tim of dropsy. For several weeks he
has been very low and several different
times he approached near to death. All
OF his family, who are within short
distance of this city, have paid him
many visits and been almost constantly
at his bedside
His children are five in number, there
being one son and four daughters, all of
whom were present at the funeral
They are: James Anderson of Cham
paign, ILL.,; Mesdames John Sarber of
Laporte, E. Z. Chapman of Laporte,
Nose Linard of Laporte and lilly Cat.
tron of Grand Rapids. The daughters
arrived this morning with their hus
bands and will return this evening.
He was married a second time, and is
survived by this wife and his children.
AS those of his children who now re-
side in Laporte were unable to leave
their homes for more than one day, the
funeral was held from the home yes
terday at l o'clock. Rev. Mckenzie
preached the funeral sermon and burial
was made in Oak Hill cemetery.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-12
Argos Snap shots.

Miss Leora Snyder and Harry Bady
were married Dec. 81, 1899. They will
reside on Mr. Bady's farm south of
Argos.
Benjamin Busbee of Hibbsrd was
stricken with paralysis Tuesday.
The Republicans of Green township
Will meet at Whippoorwill schoolhouse
JanSl3 to elect two precinct committee
men and delegate to the district con-
vention.
Misses Stella Gregg and Minnie
hemps are visiting in South Bend.
j. R. Bowles returned to Hammond
Sunday, after visiting his father, T. y.
Bowles.
Charles ID. Stroup of CsnandsiQns.
\. Y, is visiting relatives in Mentone
and Akron this week.
Prosecutor Harry Berneths of Ro.
chester last week appointed r. c.
oBlenls deputy prosecuting attorney
for Walnut township.
Hattie Swihart, daughter of Eli Swi-
hart, died Sunday evening, Jan. Z. Fun
ersl was held at the Dunksrd church
Tuesday, Jan. S.
Arthur Yearlck of Akron, Ohio. is
visiting relatives here.
Amos Kemps of South Bend is visit
ing with Argos friends.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Les VanLue.
Saturday, Jan. 6, a girl.
The l.. =. A. will meet with Mrs.
Hugh Pickerl Friday afternoon.
Miss Clellah Brickley returned Satur-
day evening from a five weeks visit
with friends at Markle.
} Nj. ROmig left for Purdue uniyersi-
ty, Lafayette, Monday, where he will
take three months course in the
science of agriculture.
The quarterly meeting of the NJ.
church Will be held Jan. Ii.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-12
Burr Oak.

VIM. Alley and wife returned to their
home in Chicago Tuesday evening, sf-
ter two weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Burr Oak.
Joseph Chaplin. the big Wonder"
fence machine man has been canvassIng
TT. Wayne the past week.
A new girl at solomon Overmyer's
since Jan. |, 1900.
Mr.. Ben Head and W. W. Ream. of
Plymouth, visited friends in Burr Oak
Friday.
Mrs. Daniel Zumbaugh, living west
of town, is suffering with severe at
tack of nervous rheumatism. DIR. Knott
is the attending physician.
Myrtle Emigh is quite sick with lung
fever
Mrs. o. b. Miller is tussellng with la
grippe.
Morris Fishburn and wife spent Sun
day with friends near Argos
The Advents held services in the L.
B. church Saturday evening and Sun
day. The attendance was good.