Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-26
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Will Wood Not Guilty of Assault
on G. A. LittIefeId
Difference of Views on the ooera.io, 80
Reconsideration Of 5uildna School
Building to be Voted Upon.

Building to be Voted Upon
Mrs. Addie u. Johnson went saturdo,
to Chicopee, Mass. TO spend two or tbroc
weeks with her sister, Mrs. ELY.
~ w. Barry has moved from the
Boomer house to Mrs D. S. Angio,t
house north of Mt Pleasant cemetery
The ladies' visionary society of thc
congregational church will meet vitL
Mis-. W. y. Cole tomorrow afternonn
Nh and Mrs. w. d. Treodv.,, ,.,,,
Wednesday to LyudouvilIe To snend ~
few days with Mr. and Mrs l.. Z. crafts
Mrs. Charles e. Prouty returned vcs-
tcrd2N from a visit with her dauuhto,
Mis- Newton u. Clark, in Plymouth. \. II
Mr. aud Mrs. y. NJ. Cotscr have pono to
Orange to visit Mrs. Co1scrs sister .rbo,.
viii attend a ban tonight ana will remain
over sunday.
ur. and Mrs. \. c. Patterson and Mrs
Horace Scott went to Springfield. Mass,
urday to visit Mrs. SCOTS son To-
r.Jzo Scott
Mrs. c. L. Hayward and daughter ac-
companied Rev. Mr. Hayward to spring
field, this state, Monday on his rccula,
weekly visit, returning Wednesday.
rhe Putney Athletes will play the Brat
teboro Y NJ c. \. gymnasium team i'm
the town hall next Wednesday evening
This will he the only game in Putney
next week
Robert r. Shelley bootkeeper in the
New York office of the Caseiu Company
OF America, visited his mother Mrs w.
a. Cole, Saturday, going to Bellows Falls
to spend Sunday.
Ephraim Bonvouloir the blacksmith.
left the Northampton insane hospital last
saturday, much improved. 1t is ex-
pected that he will be able to return to
Putney in two or three weeks
The convention number of The Paper
Mill" trade paper published in New
York, contains write-up of Capt. Rob-
ertsons new mill. two-thirds of "A col
umn in length, and "A half tone cut of
Capt. Robertson.
Mrs Annie b. II. Harris and Mrs f. l..
Sawyer of this town and Mrs Eva d.
Greenwood of Marlboro n. II. went
Tuesday to Morrisville to attend the an
nual meeting of the Vermont department
of the Grand Army and Womans Relief
corps
Attention is called to the leap year
whist party which will he given in the
town bah next Monday. All who wish to
attend are invited to give their names to
the committee before Monday morning.
The committee consists of Mrs. w. :. Nd
ans Miss Helen Robertson. Mrs. H. l..
Pierce and Miss katherine Booth
Rev. L. Grant Houston y. 5. the
in the river Jordan when he was travelling
In that country, will lecture in the Bap-
fist church Wednesday evening, March ..
This promises to be a rare literary treat
as the young man is thoroughly convers-
ant with his subject, having been there
a number of times.
The warrant for the annual town meet
ing contains two articles which are out
of the ordinary. Article 4 is To see if
the town will vote to build a new school
house Article is ITO see If the town
will instruct the selectmen to appoint a
committee to investigate the subject of
a town telephone system and report at
the next annual meeting"
Mr.. and Mrs d. NJ. Frost have moved
into the house which they bought recently
on Kimball hill. 1t is known as one of
the Kimball houses and is located next
east of the Marietta house. They
cupy the east tenement Mrs. Owen
Foley and son, Michael Foley, have moved
from the kidder house to Mrs Wares
house, vacated bv Mr.. and Mrs. Frost.
\ meeting of those interested in hav-
ing understanding regarding certain
matters which will come up at town
meeting was held on Thursday night of
last week in the town hall. There was a
good attendance, and what is expected
to be the sentiment of the town was de-
termined. Full and free expression of
opinion was made, with incidentally a
little spice mixed in.
As stated in this column last week,
sentiment is divided on the license qucs-
ton to be voted on next Tuesday. In reply
to the item published last week one per
son says: Il am sure the mind of the ma
jorty of our people is not in favor of Ii
cense. There never was so much drunk