Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-09

Miss Hattie Taft went Tuesday to Holy
oke for visit.
Louis Gorham has begun work clerk
in A. NJ Corser's store.
A telephone was installed in NJ. G.
Williams's store Monday.
Mrs. Deane Richmond and son of Wind
sor were guests a DR.. Mungers the night
of the May dance.
The public schools will unite for pre-
memorial services in the town hall on
the afternoon of May 20.
Mrs Chester Monroe came from New
York Wednesday to occupy her house on
West Hill for the summer.
Postmaster Bailey and family are now
located in their new home in the up
stairs tenement in Oliver Houghton's
house.
Charles Houghton returned Monday
from Kansas City, where he was taken
i'll with black measles while enroute to
California.
The mills of the Stowell Manufacturing
company and F. L. Pierce were shut
down Tuesday to allow an inspection of
the boilers.
The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
church will sell ice-cream and cake in
the vestry on the afternoon and evening
of Memorial day.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
cable at the home of Miss Jennie E.
Pierce next Monday evening.
A. C. Patterson, who graduated last
week from the dental department of Bal
timore Medical College, returned to Put
ney Friday night He has not yet de-
cided where ne will locate for practice
Capt and Mrs. william Robertson re-
turned Saturday from their Boston trip.
They are staying at F. E. Robertson's
while their house is being repaired from
cellar to garrett" Mrs. Robertson and
Helen spent Wednesday in Springfield,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Canwell, who
have been employed by c. w. Adams.
Mr.. Canwel as sawyer and Mrs. Can
we'll in the boarding house, have returned
to their home in Maine They are sue
-ceeded by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Champlain.
Mr.. Champlain has been sawyer for F.
L. Pierce.
The Nebraska Congregational News for
April has a commendatory report of the
work among the churches of committee
on benevolences, of which Rev. F. F.
Lewis, formerly of Putney, is chairman.
They have had a successful campaign in
one section of the state, and are planning
for others.
A large amount of work is being done
on the railroad at the Putney meadows,
although as yet the results are not
has been confined largely to widening
the cut in the clay bank near the c. H.
Upham place and to removing the rocks
near A. v Shaw's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Townsend gave
their granddaughter, Lulu May Wood, a
party at their home on West Hill Sat
urday afternoon in observance of her 18th
birthday anniversary. Games and mu-
sic took up the afternoon until o'clock,
when refreshments of ice cream. cake
and homemade candy were served Mr.
Townsend went after the young people
and carried them back home at night
They left their hostess numerous re-
membranes and went away feeling that
they had spent the afternoon very pleas
antly.
Mrs. Francis B. Horton of Brattleboro
president of the Audubon Society of Yer
mont, gave an address on Our Native
Birds" Friday afternoon in the Contra
school room under the auspices of the
School Improvement society AT the
close of her instructive and entertain
ing talk a branch of the society was or
ganized with the following officers: Pres
ident, A. j. Aver; vice president, Rev
j. H. Bennett; secretary, Miss Lucy Whit
ney; treasurer, Mrs. w. S. Adams
Ffty-three members are already pledged
and there are more in prospect.
meeting will be held in the Central schoo
room at 7:30 o'clock this evening to com
plete the work of organization and ar
range for the further work of the so
ciety.