Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-07-10
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

yer lake for a months outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Corser spent the
Fourth with relatives in Orange
Miss Caroline Reyes has returned
from weeks visit in New York.
Miss Jennie Abbott came from
Athol Friday to visit her parents.
Frank Taft of Staten Island was at
his fathers, II. E. Taft's, over Satur-
day.
Mrs Buchanan and sister of Athol
are visiting their brother, John Bar
rett.
Justin IL. Wheeler returned Monday
from a visit of several days in Rut-
land
Mrs. Stowell of Rockingham came
Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. H. p.
Farr.
Miss Ruth Robertson is spending a
month with her aunt in Northampton,
Mass.
new and improved order of SER
vice has been adopted at the Congre-
gational church.
Carroll Whitney came from Win
chester. n. H., Friday to spend week
with his parents.
Miss Florence Kathan is home for
the summer vacation from her duties
as school teacher.
The rural free delivery service will
begin next Wednesday with Charles
Harrington as carrier.
Miss Agnes ellison, stenographer at
the Houghton farm. spent the Fourth
at her home in Rutland.
MIR. and Mrs. H. G. Everleth and Mr..
Springfield Mass, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Smith and
daughter, Mildred, of Dover, n. H.,
are visiting at E. Sanderson's.
Lorenzo Scott returned Sunday to
Springfield, Mass. after visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Scott
Deacon and Mrs. c. e. Prouty re-
turned Friday from a visit in Sunder-
land, Mass. where they formerly lived.
Mrs. Jennie Demming Deland of
Somerville, formerly of Putney, and
her daughter are visiting at Robert
Kathan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Panton of
Broookfield, this state, have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Blood
this week.
Miss Izetta Stewart of Brattleboro
has formed class in piano instruc-
ton in this village. She comes here
Wednesdays.
Prof. John E. Russell and family
of Williamstown, Mass, have come
to the Baker home for their usual
summer vacation.
Allis Houghten, stenographer in the
Merchants Despatch Office in Albany,
N V, came home Monday night for
a weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Knight, Mr..
Gleason, Harry Locke and Miss Alice
Locke were among those who spent
the Fourth in Keene.
Miss May Patterson will go next
week to the White Mountains to be
the guest of Miss Blakeslee of Brat
tleboro for a week or more
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. Wheat of
Boston were guests of DR.. and Mrs.
George S. Foster from Friday to Tues
day. Mr.. Wheat is Mrs. Fosters
brother.
The basket ball team have received
challenge from the Walpole team
to play in that town on "Old Home
Day" They probably will accept the
challenge.
NJ E. Chase, supervisor of music in
the Maiden, Mass, High school, re
turned Friday after spending week
with ]. l.. Howard, professor of pen
manship in the Maiden schools.
Capt and Mrs. William Robertson
started Thursday of last week fol
their annual carriage drive to Land
grove, Mrs. Robertson's former home
and to South Londonderry, Peru anC
other places.
w. A. Cole was in Holyoke Monday
to look after a large gear which wa:
being cast for the Cole Paper com
panys mill. Mr.. Cole expects tina
the mill will be i'll operation again be
fore the end of the week
The foundation for Capt. Robert
sons new paper mill is being put il
by Messrs. Olney and Tufts of Bellows
Falls. The mill will be 1910 feet Ions
by 60 feet wide. The contract for tbs
building has not yet been awarded.
c. NJ Knight and daughter, who are
attending the meeting of the Nationa
Educational association in Boston
will come tomorrow to visit Mr.
Knights sister, Mrs. Eva d. Green
wood Mr.. Knight is professor o
physics and chemistry in Buchtel Col
leSe, Ahroh, Ohlo' where he mas peei
2S years.
The local celebration of the ma
tional holiday was quiet and Their
were no serious accidents. The boy
had a little fun the night before, ring
ing the church bell, building a bon
fire on the street and enjoying othe
harmless amusements. Herbert Hunt
ley had one toe broken, but otherwis
no one was hurt.
Harry Olney was badly hurt Mon
day afternoon at the Robertson mil
site. A derrick, which had a loos
guy wire, fell and the young man wa
caught by a wire and thrown severa
feet in the air He fell on his hea'