Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

The brick boiler house at the stowen
factory will be completed this week.
T. Bonvouloir, the blacksmith, has had
a new brick forge built in his shop this
week.
Mrs j. ID. Beeman, who has been visit
ing at Dorr Cloughs $, has gone to Brattle-
boro to live.
Mrs. Ida Robertson and Miss Nellie
Clarke went Tuesday to Windsor to visit
DIR. and Mrs. E. S. Munger
NJ. ID. Whitman mashed his right index
finger in a gear at the Stowell factory on
Thursday night of last week. The end of
the finger had to be amputated.
Miss Mabel Johnson of Shelburne Falls.
Mass, spent two days with her sister,
Miss Blanche Johnson, stenographer for
the Stowell Company. returning saturday
Mrs William Robertson, Miss Helen
Robertson and Mrs f. r. Robertson went
Monday to northampton, thence to
Springfield, Mass, returning Wednesday,
The Stowell company will put Il steam
furnace in the house occupied by Mrs. +.
J.. Pierce. G. w. Adams will equip his
house, known as the Marietta house, with
a steam furnace.
The Methodist society will hold a chick
en-pie supper and sale in the church and
vestry next Wednesday evening Supper
will be served from i to $50 o'clock. All
are COluldlly invited.
The annual meeting of the ladies aid
society of the Congregational church will
be held tomorrow afternoon. All ladies
interested in the church and society work
are cordially invited to be present.
Rev. and Mrs. F. l.. Metcalf went Mon
day to Weston to attend the centennial
anniversary of the church in that town
and to attend preachers meeting. Rev
Mr.. Metcalf preached the opening sermon
Monday night
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Patterson and
daughter, Rhona Maxine, returned Mon
day to their home in Winchendon, Mass.
Mrs. Patterson and daughter spent five
weeks at the home of Mrs. Pattersons
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. E. Patterson.
Mr.. Patterson was there over Sunday.
H. l.. Bailey and Houghton Severance
sighted a herd of deer in Mr.. Baileys pas
ture the latter part of last week. They
were hunting and came close to a doe, but
before they could get within range of any
of the bucks the herds disappeared in the
woods.
Walter Patterson and daughter, Mil
dred, returned Wednesday to Indian
River Mich, after spending about three
weeks with Mrs. Patterson's mother, Mrs.
Ellen Patterson. Mrs. V. a. Doty and
daughter, Margaret, returned yesterday
to their home in Montpelier.
VIII Wood has loaded a car with winter
apples this week, to be shipped to Lyn-
donVille. Another car which was loaded
under his direction was shipped from
Brattleboro to st. Johnsbury Tuesday
night. Mr.. Wood sold two carloads of
apples in the same places last year.
Rev. C. E. Hayward went last night to
Springfield, this state, to assist in organ
izing a Young Mems Christian associ-
alton. There are a large number of
young men in that town. over $50
signed in one day the petition to have an
association organized. Mr.. Hayward is
deeply interested in young men wherever
they are
4 petition signed by a large number of
citizens was presented to +. L. Houghton
Friday asking him to remain in Putney
and agreeing to do all in their power to
secure the use of the lower town hall for
business Offices for his use. Mr.. Hough-
ton already had made arrangements to
move to Brattleboro, having engaged Off
ceS which the tenants had been asked to
vacate for him, it is thought probable
that he will go there as planned.
on Friday evening of next week there
will be a firemen's ball and rededication
of the town hall building Leitsinger's
orchestra of four pieces will furnish
music, y. II. Hines prompting. w 5.
Adams will be floor manager, G. d. Brit
ton, w. j. Smith and f. E. Robertson will
be aids and \. NJ. Corser NJ. j. Maley
and w. II. Dickinson will be a committee
of introduction. An oyster supper will be
served in lower Masonic hall. A large
attendance is expected at both the dance
and supper.
A Sunday hunting trip resulted disas-
trOusly to MILFORD Burnell, a young man
who is employed by j. V. Shaw in East
Putney. Burnell and Westmoreand
friend We're out in the woods in West
moreand Sunday, when shotgun carried
by Burnell's companion was discharged
accidentally, the contents striking Burnell
in the thigh Burnell was but short
distance away, so that he got practically
the full charge DR.. Craig removed
large number of the shot, after viii Nh
Burnell was taken to Mr.. Shaw's. Dr
Craig visited him again Tuesday to re-
move the rest of the shot Burnell is do
ing well and will recover in a short time.