Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-08-02
PUTNEY.

Mrs. George Sleeper is visiting her
daughters, Mrs. Corser, Mrs. Dawson
and Miss Laura Sleeper.
Miss Hattie Proctor, who has been
at Capt. Robertson's since November,
has returned to her home in Rutland
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Corser and Mr..
and Mrs. w. e. Pierce returned Tues
day from visit at the Pan-American
exposition.
George Phillips bought 80 head of
cattle in two days last week Mr..
Phillips has been i'll with kidney trou-
BILE this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Stiles and son,
Lester of Leominster, Mass, are visit
ing at c. f. Browns. Mr. Stiles is
Mrs Browns brother.
The office, hall and dining room of
the Kendrick House have been reno
waited and newly papered, the work be-
ing completed this week.
Mrs. Ellen Patterson has returned
from stay of 10 days at Claremont
Junction. M. G. Williams is spending
the week at his cottage there.
The three-days-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Aver of Windsor was
brought here for burial on Thursday
of last week. The burial was in Mt.
Pleasant cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson of Jersey City,
who preached in the Baptist church
last Sunday, will occupy the pulpit
again next Sunday. He will preach in
Putney Falls at o'clock.
Persons wishing to make sealed bids
for carrying the mail between the post
Office and the Boston & Maine railroad
station have until tomorrow to file
their bids with Postmaster Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Cone of Boston,
who have been visiting in other parts
of the state, came Wednesday for a
visit at Capt. William Robertson's.
Mrs. Cone was formerly Miss Sadie
Hall.
The tool house in the rear of the
town hall building has been enlarged
and divided by a partition in order to
make room for the new hearse. The
hearse has been moved from S. o.
Parker's barn to the new quarters.
A new platform has been built at the
railroad station this week. The car
pentry work on the inside of the sta
ton is practically all done and is
ready for the painters. A number OF
minor changes yet remain to be made
The marriage of Miss Grace Prouty
daughter of Deacon and Mrs. G. E
Prouty, and Newton Clark, principal
of the High school in Plymouth, N. H..
will take place at the home of Miss
Prouty's parents on Friday of next
week.
The house of Mrs. Fanny Baker was
released from quarantine Tuesday, the
daughters of Prof. Russell having en-
tirely recovered from their illness
which was pronounced by the state
board of health to be small pox, and
the house having been thoroughly flu
migated. 1t will never be known
whether the Russell children had
genuine small pox or chicken poX
The board of health in Williamstowr
found after making an investigation
that there had been no cases of small
BOX in that town recently, so far as
known, but that there had been sew
eral cases of chicken pox.
A large delegation of Putney people
went on the excursion Saturday II
Block Island and Watch Hill. Among
them were Miss E. M. Walkup, Adams
Blood and two children, Charles Holt
Arthur and Fred Dodge, Mrs. F. d
Kendall and daughters, Abbie and Bes
sic, Mr.. and Mrs. LaFluer, Mrs. M. H
Gale and son, Harry, Miss Annis Craw
ford, Fred R. Pember, Miss Marcis
Pember, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Pierce
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Treadway, Arthur
Blood, ARENAS Wilkins, G. A. Little
field and daughter, Mabel, Marshal
Pierce, Miss Maud Sawyer and Rober
Fem. Mr.. and Mrs. Treadway went u
Shelter Island to spend a week will
MIR. Treadway's brother and Mrs
Treadway's sister. Miss WalkuI
stopped at Groton, Conn, on her way
home and spent Sunday with Mr.. an(
Mrs. c. B. Willard. Mr.. Willard Il
employed as mechanic by the East
ern Ship-building company. Mis-
Walkup spent Monday at Crescen
Beach.