Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13

There will be no preaching in the Bap-
fist church next Sunday.
Mrs. John Houghton came Thursday
for a visit of a few days.
Clifford Dawson has bought a fine
driving horse of c. Z. Glidden.
Miss Abbe Kendall has a position as
stenographer at the Houghton farm.
Daniel Patterson of Winchendon, Mass,
is visiting his uncle, Edwin E. Patterson,
F. McRae was overcome by heat while
cutting corn last Friday, but is improv
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Dickinson have
been at the PanAmerican exposition
this week.
Mrs. L. F. Allen of Hartford, Conn,
came Wednesday for visit at Dorr
Coughs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Powell went Tues
day to Buffalo to attend the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition.
DR.. Frank Townsend has bought the
Lemuel Dickinson farm in Dummerston
and will move there soon.
Miss Lizzie Arnold returned Friday
from a visit with relatives in Somerville,
Mass, and in Connecticut.
Miss Sarah Washburn returned Satur-
day to her duties as teacher in the public
schools in Waltham, Mass.
Mrs. John S. Hayes and daughter.
Edith, of Somerville, Mass, have visited
at Dorr Coughs the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Scott of Spring
field, Mass, are visiting Mr.. Scotts pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. L, Scott.
Roy w. Bailey returned Monday to
Hartford, Conn, after spending a vaca-
ton of two weeks with his parents,
Mrs. Kenworthy and children of Hamp-
den, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Kenworthy's
parents, Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Bennett.
Charles Booth returned Saturday from
a visit with his son, Clifford, in Leomin-
ster Mass, and with relatives in Fitch
burg.
w. f. Aver of Windsor has been visit
ing relatives in Putney this week, Mrs.
Aver has been with her parents several
weeks.
Rev w. T. Sparhawk is expected home
from his vacation today. There will be
preaching in the Congregational church
next Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs F. D. Kendall went We'd
nesday to Windham to attend the fun
eral of Mr. Kendall's sister-in-law, Mrs.
Scion w. Kendall.
Miss Edna Burnett and company of
Putney and Brattleboro people went
Tuesday to Brookline mountain to spend
day or two camping.
Mrs. Clinton Collins of Marlboro N. H,
is i'll at the home of Mrs. Eva D. Green
ed nurse from Springfield, Mass.
Two women from West Jamaica came
to Putney Sunday for the purpose of
trading at Corser's and returned Tues
day, spending three days on the trip.
The tobacco crop in this town, which is
the best that has been grown here since
1893 practically is all harvested. The crop
ripened well and ought TO bring sood
price.
DR.. Prouty and Albert Patterson
brought in nine cartridges Monday. And
this in the face of the fact that Henry
Warren says there are no birds in Put
ney this season.
Mrs. Clifford Dawson and daughter,
Hazel, leave today to spend a month at
the seashore. Miss Kate Underwood OF
Newfane will substitute for Mrs Dawson
in the Kendrick House.
Mark Ward has been appointed agent
for the Prudential Life Insurance com
pany with unlimited territory. This Is
the company which advertises as having
1.-The strength of Gibraltar"
Mrs Ira Davenport who hurt her knee
badly by jumping from a carriage, IS
improving very slowly, but is not yet able
to bear any weight on that limb. Her
misunderstanding Mrs. Clinton Davenport
of Winchendon, Mass was here caring
for her last week
News has been received of the death of
Russell, younger son OF MrS' Mlhhie
Chase of Tacoma, WASH formerly or
Putney The lad died of heart disease.
Mrs. Chase and children spent the sum
mer in Putney last year and the children
attended school here.
The Equitable Life Assurance society,
through its agent, w. E. Aver, has set
tied the policy on the life of the late
Perley 1. Blanchard for the full amount
of the policy, although the policy cannot
be found and although there is only cir
cumstantial evidence of his death.
w. M Ware of East Putney, who has
81 acres of corn, is picking sweet corn
for the canning factory in Westminster
He recently drew over "a tons in two
days. Frank Jones, one of his employees
drew Thursday the largest load ever
drawn to the factory. 1t weighed $3.50
pounds
The town schools opened for the au-
tumn term Monday with the same corps
of teachers as last term. There are over
80 pupils in the Central school, which is
an unusually large number. All those
from the other schools who took exam
nations for admission to the Central
school were successful. Miss Sawyer, the
principal, is boarding at Robert Kathan's,