Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-28
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

g. j. Thompson of BratUebOrO is en-
uloycd n Blood's livery stable.
Mrs starr and daughter of Fitchburg
ar' visiting at T.. l.. Blood's.
Miss Florence Whitney is spending the
week in Burlington and Westford
". G. Crawford and children are spend
Ing several days at Spofford lake.
81. T.. Pierce OF Boston came home last
Friday Jo remain until next Monday
DR. T.. 5 Munger of Windsor came to
IuWc> Monday To visit Ii. y. Robertson.
Mrs Lucy jackson is spending a month
with her daughter. Mrs. Henry Jackson,
iu Nccue
Clrroll Whitney returned Saturday to
Winchester, where he has a position i'm
grocery store.
Charles Thwing and john Sweeney are
spending two weeks in Boston ana places
i'm that locality.
Rev and Mrs c. T. Hayward and
daughter went Monday to keene for
visit of few days.
The employees of :. L. Pierce, who are
preferred creditors have received checks
this week for their pay.
Mrs Della Young and granddaughter,
Miss Ida Young went Tuesday to Worces-
ter for a visit of two weeks
Miss May Ketchum who has spent a
month with relatives in New York state,
is expected home tomorrow
Nh and Mrs. Wheelock and daughter
of Brghtwood Mass, have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Willard this week.
There will he q game of base ball in
this village at $50 o'clock tomorrow be
tween the Putney and Westminster West
teams.
George Hannum of Dalton is spending
the week at the home of his father, p S.
Hanuum. lie is secretary of the Dalton
y. NJ. G. \.
The school directors will order % new
single seats for the Central school They
ordered sample. but it mas not arrived
So the new seats may be a little late.
The patrons of the creamery have re-
ccived their checks for July. The bust
ness year ended July 81. y statement of
the years business will be given as soon
a it is compiled
H. /. Bailey. r. w. Bailey and Samuel
Pember went to Mt. Holly the last of last
week. remaining over Sunday, r. w.
Bailey will return tomorrow to Hartford,
Conn, after spending a vacation of two
weeks at home.
Services Will be held as usual at the
Baptist church Sunday. with preaching
morning and evening by the pastor. As
this is the last Sunday before the associa-
tons meeting it is hoped there will be
good attendance.
Charles 3. Willard. who has been re-
Gently in the Backus hospital in Norwich,
Conn. for trea tment. is now able to re-
turn to his work at the Eastern Shipbuid-
ne company's plant in Groton, Conn. Mr..
Willard has been employed there the past
two and one-haf years
The town schools will begn next Mon
day and will continue = weeks. possibly
l.. this being the best season of the year
for schools. T.. S IIuse win not return
to the Central school That school Will
he taught by Miss Cora NJ. Kinney.
Miss Jennie L. Pierce will take Miss Kin
news place in the advanced department
f.f- a.
will take Miss Pierce's place in the pri-
mary department. The other teachers
will be as follows: School 40. ? Mrs. c.
L. Hayward; No 3, Miss Lena NJ. Aver
of Pittsford: No. >. Miss y. Maude Aiken;
No :. Miss Elizabeth Braley; No. S, Miss
Mary L. Tulley of East Dorset.
The stone work on the Robertson paper
mill has been finished. Capt Robertson
has decided to build the mill of brick in
stead of having a frame building as hrst
planned. John OConnor of Bratueboro
will have charge of the work, which has
been begun this week About $4,000
brick will be used. Several men will work
with Mr. O'ConnOr and will try to get the
work done by the end of September.
Clarence Hildreth. who will have charge
of the woodwork, went to Holyoke last
Saturday and bought all the lumber,
which will be delivered by tomorrow
night it is expected. At the special town
meeting il was voted to exempt the mil
from taxation for term of 10 years
The most exciting base ball game of the
season was played Saturday between the
Putney Athletes the regular town team
and a team of older persons. called the
Reserves The Reserves won : to l. Al
the beginning of the ninth inning the
score stood 4 to in favor Of the towl
team The Reserves made a great rally
and scored four runs after two men were
ont and two strikes had been called on the
third man. Dodge and Gorham, pitchers
and Sanders were the battery for TN
Athletes. Sam Underwood pitched an'
VIII Aver stood behind the bat for he
serves There was a large attendance
After the game the victors paraded tn
streets behind a drum corps.
Herbert A. Robertson, 49, died at hi
home in this village Wednesday evening
Of neuralgia of the heart He had beef
iii since last spring. He was born il
Hinsdale y. H., Nov. II, 1883. and was
SON of the late T.. r. Robertson, III
widely known cotton broker. He live
in BROOKLYN when a boy and in early lif
went to Montana, where he conducted
horse ranch. Afterwards he was in hi
fathers office in New Orleans. Sine
then he has lived in Bellows rams an
Putney, coming to this town about tire
years ago. He leaves a widow, VINO wa
Miss Ida Parker of East PutneY, and on
sister Mrs. \. a. Langley or Westhlns
ter. The funeral will be held at IN
house at go tomorrow Prof. John +
Russell officiating.
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