Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-16


leaves one son, Henry Gassett, of Put
ney, and one brother, Herman D. Gas
sett, who has been in business with
him for many years.
Mrs. R. R. Fem has returned from a
visit at Orr's Island, Me-
H. G. Everleth and H. B. Powell have
finished piaz4as on their houses this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fifield returned
Monday after spending a week at Lake
Rescue.
will preach in the Baptist church next
Sunday.
Mrs. E. S. Munger went Saturday to
her old home in Windsor for visit of
two weeks.
Mrs w. G. Harvey of Keene, N. H.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Reed
of Putney Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Farr spent the
greater part of this week in Saratoga
Springs, N. Y.
Warren L. Davis started Tuesday for
his home in Iowa, stopping for few
days in Montpelier.
H. B. Powell has the job of painting
the iron bridge across the brook by
the Cole paper mill.
Walter Kent and mother returned
Monday from a weeks visit in the
north part of the state.
Mrs. Goodell of ST. Johnsbury, for
merly of Newport, has been a guest at
DR.. Fosters this week.
A. M. Corser and Fritz Crawford
went Wednesday to Nantucket on the
Boston & Maine excursion.
Miss Una May Winchester of Hol-
yoke is spending a few weeks with her
grandfather, w. A. Cole.
D. H. Kendrick of Amherst, Mass,
was in town the first of the week re-
turning Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Eugene Holt and daughter went
Friday to Claremont, N. H., and Suna-
pee to spend vacation of two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Switzer were Wis
itors at their home in Townshend
during the Old Home Week celebra-
ton.
Miss Kate Fuller, stenographer at
the Houghton farm, is spending a
weeks vacation at her home in Mont
pelier.
Mrs. F. P. Sawyer went Saturday
W Iulo oIdlCs W opChQ oCN-
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Powers.
Rev. w. T. Sparhawk left Tuesday
for a months vacation, which he will
spend at his home in Randolph and
in Burlington.
Sheriff A. w. ]. wilkins went to
Brattleboro this morning to draw the
jurymen for the September term of
the county court.
Mrs. A. L. Clough of Springfield, this
state, her father, A. j. Gibbs, and her
daughter, Winnie, are visiting Mrs.
Gates and Mrs. Lester
The Kendrick House is being still
further improved this week by coat
of paint. Three painters from Am
herst, Mass, are doing the work.
Mrs. Charles w. Brooks and daugh-
ter May, went Monday to Sunapee
lake to join Mr.. Brooks, who is en-
gineer on a steamer on the lake.
Ralph Houghton and Miss Minnie
Whitney returned Monday to their du-
ties in Springfield, Mass after spend
ing a vacation at their homes here.
Mrs. Sarah Shattuck of Syracuse,
N. Y, who has been at w. D. Waite's
several weeks, went Tuesday to West
minister West for an indefinite stay.
George Patterson of Indian River,
Mich, came Saturday to spend two
weeks or more with his mother, Mrs.
Ellen Patterson, and other relatives.
Mrs Lura A. Burres of Boston,
daughter of N. G. Newcomb of East
Putney, visited at A. A. Langley's and
with relatives in East Putney this
week.
Frank Miller of Camden, N. Y, an
experienced agent and collector, is
handling the Standard and Wheeler
& Wilson sewing machines for A. M.
Corser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Cobb of
Lowell, Mass, are visiting old ac-
quaintances in town. Mr.. Cobb is
prominently connected with the Hood
farm in Lowell.
Clarke A. Tefft, who left town sud
denly three weeks ago, has been
heard from in South Deerfeld, Mass.
Some of his property has been at
tached by Putney creditors.
Mrs. Addison Howard and child of
South birmingham, Mass, spent sun
day with DR.. Laura M. Plantz. Mrs.
Tibbetts, who had been visiting Mrs.
Plantz, returned with them.
A. B. Covey of Danville, H., came to
Putney Tuesday to visit his cousin,
Mark Ward. Mr. Covey formerly lived
in Windham county and enlisted In
the civil war from Brattleboro.
Mrs. Frank Chatfield of Lowell,
Mass, formerly Miss Lila Cobb, and a
Miss Wheeler of Lowell were in town
Friday. They had been spending
week at Fred Pierce's in Westmore-
land.
John Whitney and Thomas Maley
started Tuesday night for Buffalo to
spend two weeks or more at the Pan
American exposition. Mr.. and Mrs.
B. M. Reed and Frank Dickinson left
on an earlier train for the same place.
Mrs, A. M. Corser, Miss Laura
Sleeper, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harris
Miss Lizzie Houghton and Allis Hough-
ton were among those who attended
the picnic in Central park, Vernon,
Tuesday, given by Bingham chapter
Order of Eastern Star, of Brattleboro.
Woodland & Capwell is the name of
firm in Saxtons River Of which
George L. Woodland, formerly engineer
Tor F. l.. Pierce, is the senior mem
Der. The firm is engaged in che man
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