Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-05
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

Mrs Il. E. knight visited in Spring
field, Mass, the first of this week.
Dr. George S. Foster was confined to
his house by illness the first of the week.
Norman Cobb, jr of Putney Falls has
been confined to his house by illness this
week.
Mrs. Norman Whitney, who has been
seriously i'll with erysipelas, has i'm
proved little.
Henry Black of IIinsdale a former
resident, visited his sister, Mrs. Albert
Abbott, this week.
Any good weekly or monthly magazine.
if not more than a week old would he
welcomed gladly at the reading room.
E. }. Headle returned Saturday from
Franklin, n. H., and began work Mon
day as engineer in f. l.. Pierce's mill.
DR.. Albert Patterson returned Tuesday
to Middlebury where he is practicing
dentistry. Mrs. Patterson accompanied
him.
Representative Il. l.. Houghton was
unable to return to the legislature the
first of the week, being i'll with an in
festival Inflammation.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Smith and daugh-
ter, Mildred, of Dover, N. H., spent
Thanksgiving at e. Sanderson's. return
The ladies of the CONGREGATIONAL
church will hold a sale of fancy articles
and give supper on Friday evening,
Dec. 10, in the church parlors.
Mrs. Wentworth of Boston, Mr. and
Mrs. Belden of Drewsville, N. H., and G..
l.. Robbins of Springfield, Mass. were
Thanksgiving guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Eugene Robbins.
The Putney magazine club held its an
officers Wednesday evening at the home
of the president, Miss Il. M. Walkup.
Miss Walkup was reelected president.
The outbreak of the hoof and mouth
disease among cattle and consequent gov
eminent quarantine has affected local
farmers. G. IL. Phillips usually ships
about carload of stock a week from
the local station.
a horse owned by the W. NJ. Ware es-
tate was killed during the auction sale at
East Putney Saturday by direction of
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers of Brattleboro,
agent of the Vermont Humane society.
Mrs. Edward Treadway and two chill
dren started Tuesday afternoon for their
home in Shelter Island, N. Y, after
spending three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorr Clough. They went by way of
New London, where they were met by
Mr.. Treadway.
All ladies interested in physical cul-
ture are requested to meet in the read
ing room tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. All men interested are request
ed to meet in the evening. 1t is hoped
to have classes begin the winters work
as soon as possible.
A large crowd attended the auction
sale of the w. NJ. Ware property, in
bankruptcy, in East Putney Saturday.
The stock sold low, but the other prop
erty brought fair prices. Lack of time
prevented the sale of the crops, for
which reason another sale will be held
at date to be announced later.
The new reading room has been well
patronized, which is evidence that 1t is
appreciated. The attendance of adults
is likely to be increased after the holi-
day season, as many who are now en-
ployed evenings in the Stowell factory
will avail themselves of its privileges.
The gymnasium will be equipped soon.
Chicken thieves stole poultry from ].
B. Gorham Monday night. Their tracks
were plainly visible and feathers were
scattered about the hen house. Mr..
Gorham makes the simple request that
in the future people visiting his hen
roost be thoughtful enough to put up the
barn yard bars so that his cattle will
not escape.
The body of Mrs. Cornelia Robinson,
who died in Hartland, was brought to
Pleasant cemetery. Four of Mrs. Rob-
insons sisters, including Mrs. w. r. F.
Johnson of this town, were present, also
Mrs. Robinson's son, Byron Robinson of
Bellows Falls. Mr.. Robinson, husband
of the deceased, was i'll with locomotor
ataxia and was not able to be present.
The new highway in East Putney, made
necessary by the alterations in the rail-
road, is practically finished, and adj
ditional work has been done on the cul-
vert near the railroad culvert since the
hearing before the railroad commission
ers, so that the town is now ready to
have the culvert and road inspected by
the railroad commissioners for final ac-
ceptance No date has been set for the
inspection.
The annual meeting of the Putney hose
company was held Monday evening, to-
gether with the regular monthly meet
ing. The officers elected two weeks ago
were reelected for the coming year.
They are: Foreman, j. J. Knight; first
assistant, w. G. Treadway; second as
sistant, p. J. Warwick; stewards. w. j.
Smith, H. w. Cobb and c. d. Britton.
w. A. Cole was reelected chief engineer.
and these additional officers were elect
ed: Nozzlemen, A. ]. Aver, w. ]. Smith,
Fl. w. Cobb, c. e. Hayward c. d. Brit
ton, w. F. Young, Wayland Aver and F.
e. Robertson; hydrantmen, w. H. Dick
inson, M. D. whitman, M. B. Switzer,
Walter Tefft, George Wing and A. j.
Palmer. The company has 500 feet of
good hose at it's disposal. The town
ought to buy as much more.