Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-12
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

Warren Davis of Iowa City, Iowa. is
visiting his sister, Miss Emma Davis.
Warren Bennett has sold his farm, the
old Winslow place. to Emma f. Buckham
of Athol.
Miss Lucy Whitney went Friday to
Springfield, Mass, to visit her sister,
Miss Minnie Whitney.
Liveryman E. e. Blood has added To
his equipment a four-seated carriage to
meet the demand Of small parties.
Mrs. r. R. Fem and daughter, Flossie.
will go next Wednesday to Orrs Island.
Maine, for a vacation of two weeks.
Mrs. George Dodge of Bradford came
Monday to visit her husband, who is an
engineer at the Stowell mandatory.
There will be preaching in the Baptist
church next Sunday at the usual hour,
also in East Putney in the afternoon.
The collection at the Congregational
church Sunday, July 81 will be for the
benefit of the American Missionary asso-
citation.
A. F. Boomer has been unable to work
this week because of sprained ankle
the result of a friendly scufle on the
Fourth
The women of the Baptist society will
hold a lawn party on the church lawn
next Wednesday evening. Ice cream will
be served.
c. A. Tefft, for many years machine
tender in the Cole paper MILL has re-
signed his position and gone to New Lon
don, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Dover, N.
H., have been visitors this week at the
home of Mrs Smiths parents Mr. and
Mrs. E. Sanderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mari and daugh-
ter, who have been visiting at H. L.
lifts in Putney Falls, will return to-
morrow to their home in waltham,
Mass,
Rev and Mrs. L. p Tucker of Downs
vile, N. Y, visited Mrs. fuckers mother
Mrs. Ellen Patterson, over Friday night
on their way to Lake Morey for a vaca-
ton.
Capt. and Mrs. William Robertson
started Saturday on a weeks carriage
drive through Peru. Londonderry and
other towns in Windham and Windsor
counties.
Mrs. Charles Townsend of Ohio Mrs.
Emily Moriarty of Rockingham and Mrs.
Herbert Hall of Cambridge, Mass, spent
the Fourth with their brother, Warren
Wilbur. 1t was Mrs. Townsend's first
visit here since nine years ago.
Edgar Robbins of Spofford, n. H.,
whose shocking death in a runaway ac-
cdent is told elsewhere in this paper,
was a brother of Mrs. George Johnson
to Spofford Tuesday to attend the fun
eral.
The w. A. Cole Paper company's mill
was shut down Saturday afternoon for
10 days or more while the new stuff
chests are being put in. During the shut
down advantage is being taken of the OPP
portunity to repaint the inside of the mill
throughout.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Patterson return
,g1r,yv ~. mi
will spend the summer al the home of
Mr.. Pattersons mother Mrs. Ellen Pat
terson. Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson spent
a large part of their vacation at Lake
Morey, in the town of Fairlee.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Pettigrew of Flan-
dreau, S. D., and Miss Nina Pettigrew of
Sioux Falls, S. D., left Monday after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Robbins.
Mr.. Pettigrew is an uncle of Mr.. Rob-
bins. Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins spent three
days with them visiting in Halifax.
F. L. Pierces mill was shut down this
week while new blocking was being
placed under the engine. The old block
ing was a solid piece sawed from a large
oak log. The new blocking consists of
several pieces, which calls to mind the
fact that the woods in this locality have
been cut off to such an extent that avail
able trees of the size of the one from
which the old blocking was cut are very
scarce.
Miss Florence B. Kathan of Putney,
who has served faithfully as an in
istructor in classics at Black River acad-
cemy for several years, has completed her
services. Miss Kathan has been one Of
the most popular of the teachers and
many of her students will regret to
learn that she will no longer teach here
Her place is to be filled by Prof. Leon
Prior, A. NJ, of Georgetown, Ky. He is
a brother to Charles Prior, recently a
principal at Chester, and both are well
known in NATURALIZATION Tribune.
The Boston & Maine Railroad company
has bought of Horace Kidder a cold
spring on the south side of the lower
road to the railroad station, from which
a pipe will be laid to the station. This
will be an improvement that will be APP
precated by the patrons of the road, as
heretofore the station has had no water
supply 1t will be some time yet before
the improvements in the station are COM
pleted but the work has advanced to
that stage where it is apparent that the
station will be one of the best country
stations on the road.