Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-08
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
Italian Drowned in the River.


Frank Dando, an Italian employed
on the Boston & Maine railroad be-
tween East Putney and Westminster,
where a double track Is being laid,
was drowned Saturday in the Con-
necticut river The body was found
Monday morning by Charles Weber,
the Putney ferryman, near the ferry
and floating near the surface. Mr..
Weber reported the discovery of the
body to the authorities and an I'M
dertaker was sent from Bellows Falls
to take the body to that town. A
report was circulated that the mans
head was badly bruised, which gave
rise to the suspicion that he had quar-
relied with fellow employees and had
met with foul play. This theory was
set at naught by the statement of the
undertaken that the head was not
bruised. The story of one of the men
employed with him is that Dando went
to the river after dinner during the
dinner hour and went. in bathing to
get cooled off. He says Dando
plunged into the water, came to the
surface and then disappeared. There
were no clothes on the body when
found, which tends to bear out the
statement of the man employed with
Dando. The body was somewhat
bloated, which tends to show that
death was not due to violence. Dan
do was about 80 years old.
Mrs. Rachel Twitchell is a guest of
Mrs. H. B. Powell this week.
Miss Alice Littlefield is i'll in
hospital at Portsmouth, N. H.
Miss Alice Weeks of Springfield,
Mass, is a guest of Miss Flora Sand
ers.
Mrs. M. B. Switzer went to Brat
tleboro Saturday on account of the
illness of her mother.
Miss Alice A. Farr has taken a
permanent position as bookkeeper and
stenographer for w. F. Fruean of
Keene, N. H.
Reynolds, of Boston, the monolo-
gist, will give an entertainment in the
town hall tonight at o'clock Rey-
nolds has a fine reputation and has
been heard in Putney before.
The check list of voters, to be used
at the September election, has been
posted in the post-office. The board
of civil authority will meet to make
additions to the list Aug 16 and 80,
at 7.30 o'clock.
Liveryman E. E. Blood has sold his
stylish pair Of brown drivers to Mrs.
Whiting of Newton, Mass. They
stood 16 hands high and weighed 2200
pounds, and were one of the best
teams in this section.
Louis Gorham has finished work for
A. NJ. Corser and is assisting Station
Agent Eugene Tatro. Mr.. Tatro will
go away on a vacation today. Daniel
Harrigan of Claremont, formerly of
Putney, will substitute for him.
Reginald e. Powell, who joined the
United States navy in June, recently
received the appointment of admirals
orderly, the duties of the position be-
ing to carry messages, orders and
dispatches from the admiral to the
officers. The position is one of res
possibility.
Milo Whitney went Saturday to Bur
lington after his daughter, who re
Gently had one leg amputated at g
hospital. He expected to come home
Monday, but the physicians asked him
to wait until the last of the week in
order that the healing process might
progress a little farther before the
daughter was moved.
The Putney Juniors were defeated
by the Bellows Falls Berkeley Stars
on the Crawford field Saturday by the
close score of IL to 10. Royal ant
Chester Taft composed the battery
for the Juniors. There was a goo(
attendance and much enthusiasm.
return game will be played, probabl!
on Saturday of next week.
Fred Creedon, an employee on tn,
Boston & Maine railroad in East Put
ney, was arrested Tuesday by Office
Fitzgerald of Montpelier on charge o
felonious assault. The offence wa
committed in Montpelier about tw,
weeks ago. Creedon was located b.
Sheriff Wilkins. He was taken t.
Montpelier Tuesday afternoon.
]. c. Jones of Rutland and Cyru
Jennings of Hubbardton will speak a
local option rally in the town hal
at o'clock tomorrow night. MI
Jones is the ex-state's attorney VIII
lead the Clement bolt at the Republ
can convention. All members of tn
local option club are requested to NEE
at the headquarters in the Crosb
building at 7.30 o'clock.
Dr. Harriet E. Parker, whose re
turn from India was noted last weel
reached home after a journey of tw
months. She came by way of Colon
DO, Island of Ceylon, Japan and VII
toria, B. c.. distance of about 1000
miles. A box of curios which sh
sent to her father early in the sprin
arrived in Putney two days after he
arrival. DR.. Parker has changed bu
very little during her long stay |
tropical India. She will remain 6
home for an extended vacation, bu
intends to return to India at some dat
not yet decided upon.
Putney appears to be in a lamel
tably lethargic condition with respet
to the town representative question
with the exception of the Clemer
high license-local option follower
The Clement men appear to hay
things all their own way, simply b
cause no effort has been made
create an interest in any other dire
ton. They expect to elect F.
Houghton representative. Some hay
suggested that George T. Aplin of Ea
Putney might be an opposition ca
didate. Under ordinary condition
Mr.. Aplin probably could not be bea
en- in the race for town represent
tive, but if those who are opposed
the Clement regime hope to make
formidable showing they must g'