Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-26
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

II. c. Black of Greenfield was in town
Tuesday
The program for Memorial day will be
as announced last week.
The Lederman Speciality company drew
a good sized audience Friday night
Charles Harrington has bought a horse
Of A. L. Howard for his rural delivery
work.
Miss Hattie Grover of Springfield. Mass
visited her aunt Mrs. F. p. Sawyer,
Tuesday.
Leon W. Houghton has been appointed
special policeman at Laurel Hin, Fitch
burg, Mass.
A F. Nathan of Englewood, N. j., will
come to Putney next week to occupy the
place he bought recently of A. w. ]. Will
kins.
Harlan p. Farr has bought of Jarvis
A. Newcomb 30-acre lot on Bear hill,
which formerly was part of the Harding
farm.
A ]. Thayer has opened a jewelry re-
pair shop over his news store. 1t is in
charge of w. w. Wing, who has been in
business several years.
Mrs Boran, who bought the Lyman
Wood place on West hill, came Satur-
day to occupy it. Miss Andrews returned
Monday from Boston to her home on West
hill.
Clayton d. Coane of Brattleboro, who
recently leased the Bonvouloir black
smith shop Of E. e. Blood, began work
there this week. Mr.. Coane has had sew
eral years experience in the blacksmith
ing business in Brattleboro.
r. c. Winchester and John Clark of
Holyoke, Rev. Francis H. Rowley of Bos-
ton and James Anderson of Mt Vernon
n. Y, came to Putney Monday on a fish
ing trip, making their headquarters at
w A
panied them for a visit with her father,
Mr.. Cole. They expect to return tomor-
row.
The annual convention of the Christian
Endeavor union of Windham County
opened in the Baptist church this morn
ing. Rev. Benjamin Swift, fourth vice
president of the state Christian Endeavor
union, and Rev. Charles d. Crane, field
secretary of the Maine Christian En-
deavor union, are scheduled to speak to-
night.
James Cobb witnessed a peculiar battle
Monday, while on his way to East Put
ney. He heard a noise over a stone wall
and climbed on the wall to see what was
going on A black snake was coied in
fighting attitude before a crow, which
was pecking at him. After looking on
short time the young man dropped
stone on the snake, putting it out of COM
mission. The snake was four feet long
and buried in the Works cemetery was
identified as that of Nicholas Savas, a
Greek laborer employed by the Fall
Mountain Paper company of Bellows
Falls. Savas left his home May l at
O'Clock p. m. The watch found in his
pocket stopped at $40. The theory is
that he committed suicide by jumping
into the river, as he was mentally I'M
balanced at times
\ union Memorial service will be held
in the Baptist church Sunday morning at
1915, Rev. E. c. Charlton, Rev. j. D.
King and Rev. A. S. Buzzell participant
ing Rev. Mr.. Buzzell will preach on
Our Fathers Mantle" In the afternoon
Rev. Mr.. King will preach in East Put
ney on What Mean These Stones?" The
evening preaching service in the Baptist
church will be omitted, but the Christian
Endeavor meeting will be held as usual.
= representative of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company was
in Putney the first of the week trying to
get additional subscribers. The printed
list of subscribers contains over so names.
When the total number reaches 75 new
switch board will be put in and night SER
vice will be installed. Nearly a sufficient
number has been secured. At present
lines come into the exchange at A. NJ.
Corsers store. Two of these probably
will be divided making nine lines, and
liues to Dummerston and West hill are
contemplated.