Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-25
PuTNEY

Mrs ~ d. Whitney has been seriously
III the past week
Miss Ada Gale spent Saturday and Sun
day with her mother.
Mrs Eugene Willard went to Palmer.
Mass Monday to visit her parents.
Mrs Donelson of Wilmington is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. b. NJ. Switzer.
c. W. Brooks has taken the place OF
Mr. Divoll as engineer at the Robertson
paper mill.
Mrs. jackson was called to Townshend
Monday on account of the illness of her
brother, Jonas Allen.
Mrs H. b. Powell has invited the mem
bcrs of the Woman's Relief corps to meet
with her on Friday, Nov. s.
Mrs. Ida Stowell and daughter, Helen,
returned Saturday from a visit of a few
weeks in Boston and vicinity.
Miss Amanda Newcomb, a returned
missionary to India, will speak i'm the
Baptist church next Sunday evening.
Mrs. j. f. Washburn and daughters
have returned from their visit to Calf
fornia, where they went early in April.
Miss NJ. Georgia Roberts is home from
New York to visit her brother, Walter
Roberts who is on from Leadville, Col
Mr. and Mrs George Wheeler of Man
chester spent a few days this week Wi
Mrs. Wheeler's brother, f. d. Kendall
Ice cream, cake and coffee will be
served i'm the Vestry of the Methodist
church next Wednesday evening. All are
invited.
Harry Houghton and family have
moved to Ashuelot, n. H., recently. and
Timothy Connors has moved into the
tenement vacated by them.
Luke Blood died Wednesday morning
at the advanced age sof Sc years The
funeral was held at II o'clock today,
Rev. j. IL. Bennett officiating.
A social dance was held in the town
hall Wednesday evening, Weedens or
chestra of Bellows Falls furnishing mu-
sic. w. e. Pierce acted as floor director.
Rev. w. r. Sparhawk expects to preach
in the Congregational church next Sun
day. There will be a meeting of the
church Immediately following the morn
ing service.
The ladies' society of the Baptist
church held their last meeting at p. S.
Hannum's. 1t was voted to hold the an
nual fair Friday Nov %. Further no.
tice will be given.
These officers were elected at the last
meeting of the Twentieth Century club:
President, Edgar Sanders; secretary and
treasurer Miss Jennie e. Pierce; pro-
gram committee, Rev. w. II. Sparhawk.
Miss Katherine Booth and Miss Maud M.
Munger.
A distinctive honor has come to Albert
c. Patterson of this town who is a MEM
Der of the graduating class in the dental
department of the Baltimore Medical
College. Mr.. Patterson has been chosen
to deliver the valedictory address at COM
mencement
There is an unusual amount of illness
among the teachers in the public schools.
Miss Kinney teacher in No. l school, is
i'll in Dummerston and Miss Cora Kathan
has been secured to take her place. Miss
Lucy Whitney has been obliged to give
up her school on account of illness and
Miss Katherine Booth will finish the
term. Miss Sawyer resumed her duties in
the Central school Tuesday after being
i'll a week.
A serious fire was narrowly averted at
the Houghton farm Tuesday evening.
About 10 o'clock, as the nurse was lifting
the little Houghton child from the bed
in an upstairs chamber, the child swung
her arms in such a way as to tip over a
lamp, and the bed clothing was imme-
diately ignited. The fire spread to some
clothing owned by the nurse and also
burned window casing and some furni-
ture Mr.. Houghton soon arrived at the
scene with some fire eXtlnguishers with
which the flames were overcome. Had
there been a delay of five minutes the
building would have been destroyed.