Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

w. f. Pierce's new saw mill has a ca
pacity of about 900 feet daily
Carl Knight of Schenectady. N. Y.
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. ID. Knight.
Rev f. c. Fisher of Guford preached
in the Congregational church Sunday i'm
exchange with Rev c. E. Hayward.
The bicycle business is starting up
well A. j. Aver, the local dealer, is
handling the Columbia wheel this year
Ira Davenport has returned to his work
in the car shops in Springfield. Mass. af-
ter being at home on account of illness.
Rev. c. T. Hayward will address the
mid week meeting of the Centre church
in Brattleboro tonight speaking on the
problem of the country church.
Rev. j. c. Haigh of Flint, Mich, will
preach in the Congregational church next
sunday as a candidate. Rev. Mr. Hay
ward will supply the pulpit i'm Ludlow.
There will be a meeting of the town
Sunday school association in the Congre-
gatonal church next Saturday afternoon
and evening, of which further announce
ment will be made
Charles Farnum, who recently bought
the Crosby building, began work this
week building ON another story, in which
he will live conducting his carriage bus
mess on the first floor
The personal property belonging to the
John NJ. Hitchcock estate will be sold at
public auction by A. w. j. wilkins. auc-
tioneer next Thursday at l o'clock at
the Hitchcock residence.
Postmaster L. p Bailey came home
Saturday afternoon from Hartford, Conn,
where he took special treatment for rheu-
matism He is much improved, although
he has not entirely recovered.
The suit of Will Barraby against Peter
Jeffrey. which was set for trial before
CT, 1
open by agreement of counsel, Frank Bar
Der and r. c. Bacon of Brattleboro.
Charles Booth was unable to work the
last of last week, having famed his Shout
der by tripping over wire while return
ing home with poultry which he took from
another mans hen house. His neighbors
had little fun with him over the Incl
dent although well knowing that the
poultry was his own property.
Tobacco plants are about a week be-
hind what they should be at this time OF
year, but the opinion of tobacco growers
is that when transplanting time arrives
they will have made up for lost time
provided good weather continues. One
man, however, got discouraged, tore VI
his tobacco bed and planted new seed.
The Polander who robbed Harrison
Townsend last week is still at large. ne
trace of him having been discovered
When Mr.. Townsend found that he haC
separated from his money he got dowr
his old smooth bore and loaded it for tn,
Polander. He put the gun in his buggy
but in doing so the hammer was pulled
back and released and Mr.. Townsend go
the charge of shot in his right hand
He is not able to use the hand, but tn,
wound is doing well.
Two men drove to Blood's stable Sat
urday afternoon with a hired rig an,
acted in such a way that after they ha,
started toward Bratttleboro Mr.. Bloc,
telephoned to Bellows Falls to find GU
whether any one had missed team. II
found that the liveryman in Walpole wa
looking for a team of the description
which he gave, and he was requested t
look the team up, which he did. He foun
that the carriage collided with carrag
occupied by a woman who was driVin
near the slate rock on the Brattlebor
road, smashing one wheel of the woman
carriage, and he next heard of the tear
in Hinsdale, where the men were ar
rested. The Walpole liveryman went I
Jinsdale Monday and recovered hi
horse and carriage.
Road Commissioner Scott has nearl
finished scraping the roads for this sea
son He is now considering the questio
of what to do with the road for som
distance in both directions from Cap
William Robertson'S house. \ meetin
of the selectmen was held Saturday, whe
it was decided to eXpend a large part {
this years allowance of state none!
which amounts to about $40O, on thu
road. Mr.. Scott thinks the only way
fix the road so that it will not be mudd
when it ought to be dry is to take out a
the stone foundation which was put in
few years ago, put in a new foundation
laid according to the most improve
method, build sluces at frequent intel
walls and cover the whole with grave
He contends that much of the wat
comes up from under the roadbed, b'
there are others who believe that
comes down the side hill on the west.