Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-10-26

John Cook of Hinsdale, N. H., a former
res "eDt, was in town the first of the week.
Mise Nary Kimball of Hopkinton, N,
n came M Nuday to spend few days at
M. G. Williams's.
Mrs. S. E. Munger fetdrhed to Wood
stock Tuesday after spending two weeks
with her son, Dr. E. S. Munger.
Miss Katherine Booth is spending sew
eral weeks in Holyoke, Boston, Leominster
and other places in Massachusetts.
John Leach has been guest at George
Leach's this week. Mr.. Leach is proprie-
tor of the Commercial House in Bellows
Falls.
birmingham, Mass, where she went to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Addison Bel
KNAPP.
Capt. and Mrs. William Robertson start
ed Saturday for an extended visit in Mil
ford, Boston, Concord and Somerville,
Mass.
Rev. G. H. French of Park Hill, N. H.,
will preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday in exchange with Rev. W.
7. Sparhawk.
A sociable will be given by the Congre-
gational Christian Endeavor society this
will be held in the vestry.
The women of the Congregational So
ciety have decided to hold their annual
fair early in December An entertainment
will be one of the features of the occasion.
Robert R. Shelley is assisting in A. M.
Corser's store during the absence of @. ID.
Britton. Mr.. Britton has been confined
to the house several weeks with rheuma-
tism.
There are IA entries in A. M. Corser's
sewing machine voting contest. Mrs. L.
A. johnson has led the list thus far, with
Mrs. w. E. Pierce of East Putney close
second.
Rev. D. ]. Pierce will preach in the Bap-
fist church Sunday at 10:45 A. M, on
"Chrlst as the Stone Cut Out Without
Hands" He will preach in East Putney
at P. NJ.
A union meeting on the subject of
Christian missions will be held in the
Congregational church Sunday evening,
conducted by the pastors. Special refer
ence will be made to China and the pres
ent crisis.
The ladies of the Baptist society will
hold their fair in the town hall Wednes-
day, Oct. 81, afternoon and evening Many
useful articles as well as some ornamental
ones will be for sale. From to O'Clock
a chicken-pie supper will be served.
Many Putney people will be interested
to know that Mr.. Dickinson of Columbus,
Neb, who married Miss Leone Holden of
this town, has given up farming and is
now a banker in Columbus. He is presi-
dent of one bank and is interested in one
or two others.
n .N hoIA
Mass, and friend were in town the first
of the week on a hunting trip. Mr..
Hougbton was a former resident of this
town. He is now superintendent of the
rolling stock of the Northampton division
of the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Bragg went to Ac-
worth, N. H., Saturday to meet Mrs.
Bragg's daughter and her husband, Rev.
and Mrs. f. M. Chaplin, who have just re-
turned from China where they were among
the besieged missionaries. Rev. and Mrs.
Chaplin are talking of spending the winter
in Keene, N. II.
Dana B. Clough has advertised to sell
by auction at his house next Tuesday 70
acres of tillage land, AZ acres of pasturage
and 80 acres of woodland. He will also
sell some cattle and farm implements.
Mr.. Clough expects to remain where he is,
but thinks it is for his interest to relieve
himself of the care of the farm. A. W. j.
Wilkins will be the auctioneer.
Il. L. Tiff has placed IS head OF cattle
on his new farm in Putney Falls within
few days, and force of men has been at
work repairing the fences this week. The
buildings are also being repaired, and Mr.
Tiff expects to move his family there from
Fitchburg, Mass, before winter. The
house is to be supplied with running wa
ter, probably from the spring in the mead
ow southwest of the house. This spring
is never falling, and it has always been
supposed that 1t was below the level OF the