Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-03-13
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

Dudlcy H. Kendrick of Amherst.
Mass. was in town on business Tues
o1y.
Roy W. Bailey of Hartford. Conn,
came home Monday, returning Tuesday
afternoon.
". 5. Adams. of the Cole Paper COM
u5uy. has been in New York this week
COD business.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Harry w Cobb and chill
drru returned this week from visit
with relatives in Keene.
Miss Eta Marsh, formerly table girl a
tu. Kcndrick House visited Miss
Nly Patterson Tuesday
Tbc puncy Athletes won their first
Same Wednesday night. defeating the
NNHIID.c team 22-l9 at Walpole.
Postmaster l.. p. Bailey has been con-
lined to his house this week with sciatic
rheumatism and a throat trouble.
o. L. Bragg was out Saturday after
being confined to his house over week
with illness. Mrs. Bragg continues to
improve.
r. A. Cory has bought the farm Of
d. j.. llOughton, known as the Chase
arm in Bcrnardston and will move his
tmily there April l.
Miss Mamie Graves, who has been en-
gdsed in millinery work in St. Adams
ana Rutland has returned to Putney
and is staying at H. G. EVerleth's.
Tine home farm belonging to the Oliver
Wood estate and the Haywood farm adj
joining it, also the stock and tools. will
D., sold 10y auction April 4 by the admin
l-uators J. II. Ellis and Mrs. Jennie
NJ Wood. y. w. }. wilkins will be the
auctoneer.
one of E. f. Blood's pair of black
mares used on the village coach died
a. of 4
She was valued at over $500 and was Il
fine animal for the position in which she
had been several years.
The basket bali team was defeated Al
~ ON the home floor Saturday night by
the Brattleboro Printers. the leaders of
tine Brdtueboro league, ana lost to the
Catholic Union OF Brattleboro 81 on
Monday evening.
Mrs. L. Is. Davenport of Bratleboro
gave a delightful bird talk in the Con-
gr,sational vestry Saturday afternoon.
At > O'Clock she spoke to the children
and at 3 o'clock addressed an audience
of women She came here under the
auspices of the local Audubon society.
The state board of supervisors of the
insane, of which Or. G. 5. Foster is a
m, mber. will go to Waterbury next
Thursday to investigate the scalding ac-
cident which happened there several
weeks ago. Preliminary arrangements
tor thorough and impartial inNestiga-
tiuu We're made last week.
lima Gilbert Cook. Is. died at the home
of his parents Feb. p after an illness of
11 days with pneumonia and bronchial
trouble lie was a son of +. IL. and
Helen p. Cook and was born i'm jamaica
sept l6, 1HSl The funeral was held
at the house Feb. p. Rev j. II. Bennett
officiating Tine burial was in Mount
Pleasant cemetery.
Nelson e. Newcomb has bought OF
Winslow G. Harvey of Keenc. his inter-
est i'm the double house in Puney Falls
one tenement Ia which is occupied by
Norman Cobb. ir. Mr. Newcomb movct
his goods there this week. He will b,
succeeded on the Chandler Clark farm
by Sidney Lucia. who has been appoint
ed guardian of Mrs. Clark.
The Grange dramatic club of Bratue
boro gave a play in the town hall Friday
nisht entitled The Border Land
There was a fair attendance. The worl
ot the players was first class and eli
cited much applause After the play
farce. Pat McFrec." was given. follow
ed by a dance. The proceeds. after pay
ing the club. will be used as a nucleus
for "a scenery fund.
The auction sale of property belongin.
to the Mark Ward estate was not large
IN attended The Bear HIM. wood lot
containing 80 acres, was bid off by {. u
Knight for $40. ". :. Adams bought tn
equity in the Headle place, containing
40 acres, for $3l0. There was mortgas
OF 500 on the place. f. II. Puffer in
terest in the Puffer estate was sold L
j. w. Shelley for S23.
The board of license commissioner
for this town will consist of two Repuh
leans. W. 5. Adams and w. G. Tread
way and one Democrat y. }. Aver