Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-15

Allen F. Pierce of Boston visited
relatives in town this week
Fred Smith of Dover, N. H.. was
at E. Sanderson's Tuesday night.
Mrs. E. E. Patterson spent Sunday
with her sister, Miss Nellie Mooney.
Mark Ward is fitting up living
rooms in his building on the Starbird
place.
Postmaster L. P. Bailey spent Sun
day with his mother in Springfield,
this state.
Mrs Annie B. Harris has been i'll
this week with the grip and a bron-
chial affection.
Miss E. M. Walkup returned to work
in her store Tuesday after a weeks
illness with grip.
e. H. Cook was called to Mechanics
vile Saturday to attend the funeral of
his nephew, Charles Parker.
Barna Colbrook and his house
keeper, Johanna Murphy, were mar
ried Wednesday in Brattleboro.
oliver Houghton spent Sunday in
Greenfield, Mass, with Mrs. Houghton
who is dressmaking in that town.
Mrs. Ariel Crosby went the first of
the week to Newport, N. H., to spend
several weeks with her son, Charles
Crosby.
Mrs. F. G. bort and Miss Ella bort
of Keene, N. H., visited at H. w.
Cobb's Friday and at N. Cobb's in
Putney Falls Saturday.
Miss Jennie Head of Springfield,
this state, who is teaching school in
Westmoreland, was a guest at NJ. G.
Williams's over Sunday.
Mark Ward went Thursday to New
fame as one of the jurymen at the ad-
journed session of the county court.
Charles Brown, who was drawn as a
juryman, was not able to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Burditt and son
returned Tuesday from a visit with
relatives in Wallingford, Conn. Mr..
Burditt remained in Brattleboro until
evening to attend a Masonic meet
ing.
A word needs to be spoken against
Sunday hunting in this town. Reports
of gun shots are not agreeable to hear
on Sunday, and besides there is law
against shooting on that day, which
may be enforced.
c. w. Adams has finished his lum-
Der job on the town farm lot and is
moving his mill to the Roberts lot.
He will live in the Hooper house.
George Weightman, who is employed
by him, will move into the Phillips
house.
Thanksgiving ball will be held in
the town hall Thursday evening, Nov
28. The Philharmonic orchestra of
Brattleboro will furnish the music.
The Women's Relief corps will serve
a supper at ~ o'clock in lower Ma
sonic hall.
Sheriff Wilkins has attached the
goods of Hollis Newcomb of East Put
ney to the value of $50 in an action
brought by Mark Ward. The case
will come before Justice H. p. Farr
Nov. 80. The cause of action, is not
stated in the writ.
Landlord Dawson of the Kendrick
House has not returned to Putney
since he left several weeks ago to
evade arrest for alleged violation OF
the prohibitory law. Mrs. Dawson
stated this week that the hotel would
be closed during the next two weeks.
Plans are practically complete for
the annual fair by the women OF the
Baptist church, which will be nelu
on Friday evening of next week. Be-
sides the sale of useful and fancy
articles and refreshments there Will
be an interesting entertainment, con-
sisting of music, readings, etc.
The annual meeting of the star
Magazine club will be held at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Foster next
Monday evening, when the magazines
of the current year will be sold by
auction. Each member of the CLUB
is requested to be present, also any
others who wish to buy reading matter
to be sold.
Eugene B. Pierce, who started iast
week to return to his medical studies
in the University of Michigan, has re-
turned home, and during the winter
will have the general oversight OF MS
fathers mill here. Mr.. Pierce was
nearly ready to receive his diploma
from the University of Michigan but
a ruling was made by the faculty re-
Gently whereby no student can re-
ceive a diploma within four years
from the time of entering college,
consequently Mr.. Pierce has several
months which he can devote 10 othel