Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-04
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.


Miss Eliza Crawford spent few days /
in Springfield, Mass. this week.
Miss Abbie Wushburn has gone to
Chester, y. H., to attend school.
Alrs. j. T. Washburn spent Sunday at
her former home in Chester, y. II.
Allen NJ. Pierce of Boston came Satur-
day to spend several days at /. l.. Bal
leN's.
Mrs. John Wilson of IIaverhnl. y. H..
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Percy War
wick.
Mrs. W. II. Dickinson started Wednes-
day tor Boston and Worcester to spend
Two weeks.
IT, f. Underwood, mother and sister of
Brooklyn have been guests of Mrs. Abbie
Taft this week.
Mr. and Mrs Lorenzo Scott of Spring
field, Mass. are spending their vacation
at Horace SCOTS.
J. f. Washburn is expected home this
month from Wawona Calf, where ne
has been since March
Carl Knight went Saturday to Science
tady. y. Y, where ne has position with
the General Electric company.
NJ G. Williamss family have returned
from their cottage at Claremont, n. H.,
where they spent several weeks.
The Audubon society will meet with
Mrs w. S Adams Monday evening at
40. \ good attendance is desired.
The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. NJ IL. Gale
i'm Brattleboro Wednesday of next week.
T. 5. Huse formerly principal of the
Central school, has been engaged as prin-
cipal of the High school at Hubbardtton,
Mass.
Rev and Mrs. e. r.. Perkins attended
the convention of the Windham County
Baptist association in Townshend Wed
nesdaY.
N I, Whitman 1,,g oo Mounds of Dnto-
toes from two hills one day this week.
Farmers complain that potatoes are rot
ting badly.
Miss Maud Sawyer. VINO has a position
as a department clerk in Washington, re-
turned home Saturday for vacation of
three weeks.
Referee f. u. Z. Stowe of Brattleboro
has declared a dividend of 1925 per cent.
to the creditors of the f. l.. Pierce es
tate. payable Sept. $.
Miss Ida Lewis of Wallingford, Conn,
returned to her home Monday after spend
ing several weeks with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. l.. Pierce.
Among the young men who will begin
study in the Brattleboro High school next
week are Harry Crowley. Carlton Perry,
Artie wilkins and Harry and Willie
Washburn.
Mrs. Annie Bemis of Athens daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Holland, died at 8
o'clock Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Holland
attended the funeral in the church in
Athens at II o'clock Tuesday
Louis Gorham, clerk at the railroat
station, went Tuesday to Sherbrooke, L.
o. for weeks vacation. He spent a
part of this week at the Sherbrooke fair.
Canada's great eastern exhibition.
II. w. Cobb and family, Mr. and Mrs.
y. Cobb, jr.. and Afphonso c. Cobb spent
Sunday with the Dorts at their cottage
at Spolford lake. Mr.. and Mrs. y. Cobb
jr. are spending the week there.
Justin A. Wheeler. who recently bought
the Mrs. Samuel Knight place, will take
possession about Sept. 15 He and Mrs
Wheeler will occupy one tenement and
Mr.. Wheelers mother, who is now in
East Wallingford will occupy the other
one.
The funeral Of H. A. Robertson was
held at $50 o'clock Saturday at his late
home Prof. John f. Russell officiating
The burial was in Mount Pleasant Gem
etery. The bearers We're the four Robert
son brothers of IIinsdale, y. H., George
Frank Orrin and Edwin.
The series of vesper services in the Con
gregational church having been finished
there will be a change in the hour
the evening services, beginning next sun
day. The Christian Endeavor society viii
meet at Gas o'clock, followed by preach
ing service in the main room at O'Clock
Putney trimmed Westminster West a
base ball Saturday 12-l on the Putney Ola
mond. Dodge pitched a fine game Tor IN
home team and was ably supported D.
Sanders c. Moultrrop and Bean wer
the battery for the visitors. c. T.. Hay
ward umpired There was a good attend
ance.
Henry Crawford, mortgagee of the
/. Pierce property, has sold the nom
place. occupied by Mr.. Pierce includin
the house, barn, shop and land whlc
goes with it, to the purchasers of TN
Stowell property for $500. The sale wa
made TWO weeks or more ago condiuon5
upon the confirmation of the auction sal
of the Stowell property by Chancellc
Tyler. 1t is understood that saw mi
will be erected on the Pierce property.
Articles of association for the Stowe
Company, organized for the purpose {
manufacturing buying and selling lun
her supplies, toys and other articles, haN
been filed in the office of the secretary
state. The company has a capital stoc
of $4,000 divided into 800 shares OF 81
each, the subscribers being George
Aplin. Of East Putney, Henry Crawfor
George l.. Pierce and Charles w. Adam
of Putney. and Clarke c. Fits, of Bra
tleboro Mr. Fittss holdings are on
nominal, it being necessary to nave h'
subscribers in every corporation
Judge ]. NJ. Tyler, chancellor, co
Grmed the sale of the Stowell Manufa
turing companys property Saturua
which was disposed of by auction recen
", At the time set for the final hearl
on the question of confirming the Sa
none of the Directing signers of the cor
pany's 5000 note to the Vermont n
tional bank appeared so there was not
ing for the court to do but confirm I
sale as petitioned by the receivers. Jud
Howe of Rutland, counsel for the sig
ers made an unsuccessful effort to raj
G T. Apiin's bid of $4,000 for the pro
erty,
Mrs. Ellen Sanderson Aver, 80, died
her home in this village yesterday
IL As a. m of diabetis. She was taken
Tuesday night and grew worse, fall
gradually until the end. She was DO
in Galva, H. and was a daughter of n
and Mrs +. Sanderson, now of Putn'
She leaves besides her husband a.
Aver, three little children and three $
ters-Mrs. w. +. Aver of Windsor, Nj
F. F. Smith of Dover, n. H., and Nj
e. S. Marsh of Cambria, Mich. The
neral will be at her home tomorrow, -
urday. at D. m. The death of M
Aver has cast a veil of sorrow over
village She was loved by many and
spected by all for her purity of charac
and true womanly qualities. Her M
ried life has been one of devotion to
husband and little ones, and TO IN
the sympathy of the community goes