Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-03
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

ur \. c. Patterson of M|iddlebu1t,
came to Putuey Saturday to spend a
week.
regular meeting of the Woman's Re
Itf Corps will he held next Tuesday
evening.
NJ. G.. Williams went Monday to Me
Gainesville to attend the funeral of a
relative.
Mrs. G. II. Britton will have her mill
merry opening in her new rooms in H..
ii. Everleth's house today and tomorrow.
THE ladies aid society of the Baptist
church will meet at > o'clock Wednesday
at the church. They have special work
tl be done.
Mrs. Lillian Mari and children of Wal
than. Mass, came Wednesday to visit
Mrs. Marr's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. IL. l..
Tiff. in Putney Falls.
Rev. j. II. Bennett will go to North
Geld next Wednesday to attend the
state Methodist conference which will
convene Thursday.
some of the young men of the town
are planning a minstrel show to be given
after Easter. The outlook indicates a
successful performance.
Louis Gorham has returned to the rail-
road station to assist Station Agent
Tatro. lie is succeeded by Walter Tefft
i'm \. VI. Corser's store.
Union services will he held in the
Methodist church next Sunday evening
at 80. Rev. c. e. Hayward of the Con-
gregational church will preach the SER
mon.
The ladies mission circle of the Baptist
church will meet with Miss Ellen NJ.
Walkup Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Subject: The Colored People of the
South"
The first meeting of the creditors of F.
l.. Pierce will be held in the office of f.
j.. f.. Stowe. referee in bankruptcy. in
Brattleboro next Monday at 10 o'clock.
for the election of a trustee.
An effort is being made to arrange two
games Of basket ball for some evening
next week. one between the Putney Ath-
letes and a visiting team and the other
between teams representing the two pa
per mills.
Charles Brooks returned this week
from B~rattleboro, where he has been en-
gineer for Holden x Martin. AFTER
closing up his broom business ne will go.
in May, to Lake Sunapee to be engineer
on a steamer.
+. II. Miller of Dummerston is organ
izing a class in this town for instruction
in vocal music. He will be at the home
of Mrs. H. L. Pierce next Tuesday even
ing. where any one DESTROYS of joining
the class may see him
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church will be held tomorrow at 80
o'clock. Full reports will be given by
the officers and committees. Refresh
ments will be served. 1t is hoped hat
every member will be present.
The Audubon society will meet witt
Mrs. w. S. Adams next Monday at 3
o'clock. Refreshments will be served.
The meeting has been set for the af-
rro q. a-lar fhn, oil tho rnano ha &c
may nave an opportunity to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Littleield
moved Monday to East Putney. Mr.. Lit
tlefeld will carry on the farm which w.
Z. Pierce recently leased of G. P. Park
er. Mr.. Parker has repaired the tene-
ment thoroughly, the work being done
by G. Wing n S. Lucia.
The schools will begin Monday. April
10, with these teachers: Central, f. S.
Huse: No. !, Miss Cora Kinney; No.
primary, Miss Jennie Z. Pierce; No. ?.
Mrs. Cora r. Hayward; No. 3, Miss Lucy
Whitney; No. 5, Miss Maud Aiken; No. :,
Miss Stella H. Webb; No. s, Miss Lena
M. Aver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin H.. Wheeler of
Healdville came to Putney this week to
live. They will board at F.. L. Pierce's.
Mr.. Wheeler has succeeded Edward
Brooks as engineer in William Robert
sons paper mill. Mr.. Brooks has a po-
sition in a match factory in Charles
town, n. II.
Charles S. Willard, proprietor of the
Kendrick House, has made application
to the board of license commissioners
for a license of the first class to sell liq-
uors in the hotel. There will be a pub
lie hearing in the matter April II at 10
o'clock a. m, in the hotel. No other
application has been made to the com
missioners.
A. Lincoln Kirk, "a versatile entertain
er and character impersonator, will APP
lear in the town hall tomorrow, Satur-
day evening, under the auspices of the
Young Mems Sunday Evening club. Mr..
Kirk has given entertainments from
Maine to Colorado and has an extensive
repertoire. His selections range from
the sublime to the ridiculous, some OF
which are in full costume.
The delegation from the local camp
of Modern Woodmen of America who
attended the banquet given by the Brat
tleboro camp March &c report a very
pleasant time as the Brattleboro camp
spared no pains or expense TO make
the meeting a success. The fact thal
&c candidates took the degrees speaks
well for Deputy R. S. Sidelinger, who
worked up the interest in Br~attleboro'
IL Is tADtCltu TIA "i'
come to Putney before long. The Put
ney camp had the pleasure of taking G
Z. Aplin and A. j. Aver into its ranks
Putney people were much interested III
the announcement in The Phoenix last
week that Congressman Kittredge Has
kins of Brattleboro had received notice
that a rural free delivery route woulo
be established in this town July l. me
route will be about % miles long and VIII
pass 125 houses. Charles Farringtor
probably will be appointed carrier. Ihe
star route between East Putney and
Putney Falls will be discontinued, as
will also the post office in Putney Fails
The route will extend from the pos
office TO the Jerome Holden place II
Westminster West, dow the Brook roac
past the Langley and Newcomb places
past the Fuller, Sleeper and Willard
Smith places to the hill road TOWARD
East Westminster as far as the ClarF
Pierce place. Thence it will go to the
Putney meadows, to G. T. Aplin's ano
TO Putney Falls, thence back to th'
river road. past NJ. c. Ingalls's and re-