Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-18

Mrs. y. NJ Corser has been i'll with
grip this week.
w. e. Aver of Windsor spent several
days in town this week.
Mrs. E f. Blood returned Tuesday from
visit with relatives in Springfield.
Mass.
The Methodist fair and chicken-pie
supper Wednesday evening was well at
tended and was a success
George Wightman has moved from the
Tibbets place, owned by C. A. Littlefeld.
to the N. E. Priest place.
Harry H. Locke will go today to Albany
to take a commercial course of study in
the Albany business college.
Alonzo Kerr, E. F. Blood and Hugh
Crawford sold some fine horses to Mr..
Campbell last week to go to Fitchburg
ID. II. Hendricks house near Farnum's
carriage shop is being repaired by De-
manster II. Wheeler. The repairs in
clude new stills.
The marriage of Miss Annie Farley,
formerly stenographer for the Stowell
company, will take place in Greenfield on
the evening of Thanksgiving day.
The state fish and game commissioners
have appointed Andrew j. Aver of this
town a fish and game warden, with juris-
diction extending throughout the state
Mrs. V. a. Doty returned Monday to her
home in Montpelier, after visiting rela-
tives in town. She was accompanied by
Vernon Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs NJ.
G. Williams.
In list of nominations sent to the sem
ate by Governor Bell Friday for confir-
nation was the name of DR.. c. S. Foster
of Putney as a member of the board of
supervisors of the insane.
The Star Magazine club will meet at
Dr. G. s. Fosters next Monday evening
to make plans for the coming year and
to sell the magazines of 1904. 1t is hoped
that all members will be present
Mrs. S. L. Goodell of Bratteboro and
Mrs. Arthur Billings of Harrington,
Wash, visited briefly at c. D. Knights s
last week. Mrs. Billings is a sister of
Samuel .Goodell. who FORMERLY lived on
West Hill.
The Roosevelt and Fairbanks flag was
blown down by the storm Sunday evening,
and the lower end was badly whipped out,
although not so but that it can be
repaired. The rope snapped under the
weight of the flag and the heavy snow.
A Thanksgiving ball will be held in the
town hall next Thursday evening Weed
ems orchestra will furnish music and c.
d. Britton will be floor manager There
will be dancing from to 2 o'clock A
chicken-pie supper will be served in the
kendrick house.
Inc National Concert company Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Besly proprietors closed a
weeks engagement in the town han
Wednesday night. The prize of a set
of silver spoons and other articles of sill
verware for the most popular girl in town
was won by Miss Ida Young.
c. E. Cook of White River Junction was
hurt while handling freight Tuesday
morning at the local railroad station. The
skids running from the car door to the
freight house door slipped and let him
fall to the platform, humping his head SC
that he was obliged to give up work and
go home.
Capt. William Robertson has advertised
his new paper mill for sale in a trade
magazine and has received several re-
sponses. He says he is so far advanced
in life that he does not wish to have the
care of the business on his hands. The
mill has all the business it can handle
and the orders now on hand cannot all
be filled for several months.
The Putney Magazine club will hold its
annual meeting and sale of books next
Tuesday evening at the home of Miss
Z. NJ. Walkup. All members are urged
to be present, and any who have a full
years edition to date are asked to report
in order that the club may know just
what there is to sell.
Mrs. Mary A. Knight, So widow OF
James Knight and mother of Frank r
and Edwin E Knight, died Wednesday
al $50 p. m. of a spinal trouble and COM
plications, after a period of i'll health
dating back to 1882. The funeral will
be held at her late home at O'Clock to-
morrow. more extended notice of Mrs
knights life will be given in next weeks
issue.