Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-24
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

Mrs. Sheldon a. Smith of Amherst was
a recent visitor at Dana Clough's.
Miss Ruth Robertson went to North
ampton saturday to spend two weeks with
her aunt.
DR.. G. S. Foster was in Nergennes and
Burlington this week, returning home
Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Smith of Baldwinsville,
Mass, has spent n few days at her
fathers, N. c. Newcomb's.
Rev. GG. r. Perkins left town this morn
ing for New York state, where he was
Unexpectedly called on business.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
sell ice cream and cake on the church
lawn July 4, afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Williams and son
and daughter, Vernon and Beulah. are
spending the week in Mechanicsville
Grace and Herbert Dakin of Bowdoin,
Mass, will return tomorrow to their home
after a two weeks visit at their uncle's,
n. c. Newcomb's.
Mrs. Kinney went Friday to Southamp-
ton, Mass. to visit her daughter, Miss
Cora Kinney. the school teacher. They
returned to Putney this week.
Wayland Aver of Putney, viii f.. Aver
of Windsor and four younng men from
Claremont started Wednesday for Lowell
ton, Maine, for a 10-days' fishing trip.
MIR. and Mrs. Leland f. Smith and son
of Acworth, N. H., will come to Putney
soon to spend the summer with Mrs.
Smiths father. O. e. Bragg. Mr.. Smith
has sold his farm in Acworth
Mrs. w. n. Cole was in Bellows Falls
the first of the week on account of the
illness of her granddaughter, the oldest
child of Mrs. Lee. The child underwent
an operation Monday for appendicitis.
F. O. Pierce will go to Putney Falls
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Pierce mill, which Allen +. Pierce of
Boston expects to convert into a canning
factory to be put in operation next year.
Clarence Blodgett has sold his farm
to Miss Andrews of Boston, who lives
with Miss S. L. White. The farm con-
tains about 100 acres. Mr.. Blodgett's
personal property is advertised for sale
by public auction.
Mrs. G. S. Foster went Wednesday to
Warwick, Mass, to meet some of her old
school friends. Six or more of the school
mates have kept track of one another
since their schooldays, and on this occas-
sion met for a sort of reunion.
Capt. and Mrs. William Robertson are
spending the week at the home OF Mrs.
Alice Shaw Day in Newton, Mass. They
went to Boston Friday, accompanied by
Fred E. Robertson, who returned Sat
urday after attending to some matters OF
business.
H. b. Powell, who recently came from
Los Angeles, has sold to j. S. Henry of
WATERFOWL, Mass, the house he former"
ly occupied in the northwest part of the
village. He sold the Hooper house to
George Warwick of Dummeratun, who
is planning to occupy it the coming au-
tumn.
II. F. C. Todt of Brattleboro. district
secretary of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary union, will present the cause of
fnpnipT nniGSinnc OF tho RnntiGt nhIrrh
sunday morning. Mr.. Todt is not only
an interesting speaker, but is thoroughly
conversant with the work, and we be-
speak for him a good congregation. Only
the regular collection will be taken.
The current issue of Mizpah, the official
paper of the Order of Eastern Star, con-
tains a sketch and half-tone cut of Mrs.
Annie b. II. Harris of Putney, district
deputy grand matron of district No. .,
of Vermont. The sketch mentions the
fact of Mrs. Harcis's revolutionary de-
scent and gives a list of the offices of
trust and responsibility which she holds
in the many organizations with which
she is connected.
A petition to the Boston & Maine rail
road company. asking them to have the
AIS passenger train stop at Putney, was
circulated last week, but no notice of any
action upon it has been received. So fal
as known the train will not stop after The
new schedule goes into effect next Mon.
day. The petition was faulty in one re-
spect, intimating that the matter woulC
be taken to the state board Of railroad
commissioners unless action upon it wa.
favorable. This part of it ought to have
been left out. 1t is understood that Super
intendent Folsom has said that the com
pany is ready to go before the boar
any time. 1t is hoped that the train ma,
be stopped for the convenience that /
would afford many people, but it is wei
known that the action of the oInp
in deciding to run the train express from
Bellows Falls to Brattleboro was not al
arbitrary action, but was done as "A mat
ter of necessity, to gain time so as t.
avoid missing the New York connection
with the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad at Springfield.