Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-08-07

Miss Addie Shattuclk of Springfield
Mass, came Wednesday to visit Miss
Helen Robertson.
New steps have been built this week
to- replace the old ones in front of the
town hall building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Coe of Wellesley
Mass, will come tomorrow to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Henry C. Warren.
II. p. Farr is in Saratoga for needed
recreation. Mrs. Farr returned Tuesday
from a visit in Rockingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ola r: Houghton of AL
burg came Tuesday to visit at Levi
Houghton's. Mr.. Houghton has po-
siton in the customs service.
The Stowell plant will be sold by auc-
ton next Tuesday at go o'clock. In re-
gard to the future of the business moth
ing can be said until after the sale
Sheriff and Mrs. A. w. ]. wilkins
started yesterday for a visit of two
weeks in Cupid, Ky. They will return
by way of Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
There will be no preaching service in
the Methodist church next Sunday, Rev
F. L. Metcalf being in New Jersey. The
pastor will occupy the pulpit the follow
ing Sunday.
The body of Mrs Rodney Marcy was
brought here from Brattleboro Tuesday
Rev. E. r. Perkins officiated at the
committal service An obituary notice
of Mrs. Marcy is given in this paper
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Stiles of Leomin-
ster, Mass, are visiting at c. f. Browns
Dr. George Stiles of Boston came Tues
day for a short visit. DR.. Stiles is a
member of the Amphion male quartet,
who sang at the Dunham-Goodhue we'd
ding Wednesday.
daughter, Evangeline went Monday to
their former home in Jericho for visit
of a week or more. On account of Mr.
Hayward's absence there Will BIZ no,
preaching service in the Congregational
church next Sunday.
From Is to 20 attended the annual ri-
union of the Windham County Veterans
association in Townshend Saturday. l..
p Bailey, C. F. Brown and NJ. II. Penn
Der were elected an executive committee
to arrange for the next reunion, which
will be held IN this town.
The Putney base ball team lost to
Westminster Saturday by one run, the
score being to 6. The Westminster
team made four runs the first inning
CoXey Gorham went into the box in
the eighth, and from then on the oppo-
nents did not get a hit. Following is the
Putney lineup: A. Wilson. C; Dodge, p;
Gorham, 1b Sanders, 2b; Everleth 3b; C.
Taft, IF; Olney, CT; L. Wilson, If. A re-
turn game will be played here on Satur-
day of next week.
Charles e. Ellis, one of three boys who
assaulted Mrs. John Jeffrey in 1895, was
released from the state prison at Wind
sor Saturday, having been pardoned by
Governor Mccullough. The boys were
sentenced for long terms, but all have
been pardoned. Young Ellis's father,
Wesley Ellis of SaXtons River, made
several efforts to get his son released
but without success. Recently he inter-
ested George p Alexander of Saxtons
River in the case and through his assist
ance a petition for a pardon was sent to
the governor. Judge Tyler, presiding
judge of the county court when the sem
tence was imposed, and Clarke C. Fits
states attorney at the time also ex-
pressed their belief that a pardon was de-
seved. Mr., Alexander also had a per-
sonal interview with the governor. The
result of these efforts was that on July
so Governor Mccullough signed a pardon