Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-07


9th of January to the 18th Of April there
were 3S deaths. When the thaws and
rains commenced in March the sickness
abated, and the return Of cold days never
failed of producing new cases of the fever.
So general and interesting a disease had
never been known in this section of coun-
try" Rev. Elisha d. Andrews was the
third pastor Of the Congregational church.
His Passionate extended from 1917 to 1927.
Edward Tarbel has moved to a farm
in Dummerston.
Miss Nellie Mooney is visiting her niece,
Mrs. D. H. Patterson, in Winchendon,
Mass.
Deacon Dodge's young mems class in
the Baptist Bible school will give a sup
per soon.
The ladies' society of the Baptist church
will meet with Mrs. D. NJ. Frost Wednes-
day afternoon.
Miss Bertha Estey is expected home
soon from Italy, where she spent large
part of the winter.
Miss S. E. White returned to her farm
on West Hill Saturday after spending the
winter at Aiken, S. c.
A new class of young men was formed
at the Baptist Bible school last Sunday,
with Miss F. May Buzzell teacher.
George Van Cor returned Tuesday to
weeks with his son, Jesse Van Cor.
DR.. Dean Richmond, brother of Mrs.
E. S. Munger, has been appointed phys-
clan at the state prison at Windsor.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will give social and hold sugar supper
in the vestry next Wednesday evening.
Rev. F. L. Metcalf has decided not to
go away this week, there will be
preaching at the Methodist church next
Sunday.
The Opus club mad a sugar supper at
the home of Miss Marcia Pember Friday
evening. The club met with Mrs. w. s.
Adams Wednesday.
Rev. ]. D. Kings theme at the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning will
be 1.-TWO Sins" and in the evening "A
Blessed Promise"
At the Baptist church next Sunday the
pastor will speak in the morning on "Di-
vine power for the Christian" and in the
evening on Gods Love-"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Corser and Mrs. G.
d. Britton went to Boston Sunday to
spend two days making purchases for
the spring trade. They returned Tues
day.
Miss Jennie E. Pierce is expected home
from Plymouth, n. H., tomorrow. She
went to Plymouth for a visit, but was
engaged to teach in the high school there
two weeks, substituting for Miss Florence
Kathan, who came to Putney on account
of the death of her father, Robert Kathan.
The new paper mill in Ashuelot. owned
by the Ashuelot Paper company, of which
w. S. Adams of this town is president,
probably will be ready to start in few
days. 1t was expected that the mill would
be ready TO begin making paper this week,
but the high water last week caused dam
age which made delay.
Mrs Mary E. Washburn was chosen
NWNa1 nj
officer at a meeting of the school direc-
tors. 1t is hoped the duties of the truant
officer will not be arduous, and II the
parents make themselves familiar with
the school laws of 1904 and act accord
ingly the truant officer will be so in name
only.
DR.. I. R. Doane of Springfield, this
state, formerly of Jamaica, has located
in town for the practice of medicine. He
has an office at E. E. Blood's house
formerly occupied by the late DR.. d. p
Webster of Brattleboro and afterwards
by the late DIR. e. s. Munger of Wind
sor. DIR. Doane is a graduate of the medi
cal department of the University of Yer
mont and has had hospital practice. Fol
the past year he has been associated will
his brother. DIR. C. B. Doane, in practice
in Springfield.
The schools of Putney will begin the
spring term next Monday with these
teachers: Central, Miss Jennie e. Pierce
No. 1, Miss Bessie F. Bradley; No.
primary, Miss Lucy E. Whitney; NO. 2
Miss Mary Roundy of Rockingham; No
S, Miss Fanny Washburn No. ., Miss
Elizabeth Braley; No Z, Miss May Doug
las of Brattleboro; No. g. Miss Ruth c
Cove of Grafton. The spring term will
have II weeks, with the exception Of thu
Central school, which will have IL weeks
All but three of the teachers are Putney
young women, which certainly Is credl
to the town.
Barney A. Colbrook, II, died at his farm
the John Reyes place, about o'clocl
Monday night after an Illness of abou
four weeks with chronic cystitis. Tn
burial was in Maple Grove cemetery at
o'clock Wednesday, but on account of tn
absence of the Roman Catholic priest o
Brattleboro no funeral services were held
A service will be held later in the churcl
in Brattleboro. Mr.. Colbrook was borl
in Ireland. Formerly he was section fore
man at East Putney, but for the past z
years or more he had carried on tn
Keyes farm. He leaves widow and on
daughter Mrs. Daniel Manning of Brat
tleboro. Mrs. Annie Callahan and daugh
ter, Miss Nellie Callahan, of Ashuelo
were present at the burial.
VIII E. Pierce sold his farm in Eas
Putney Saturday to John r. Miller o
Hermon, N. Y. Mr.. Miller WIZ mov
there soon. The farm is made up or tn
Blanchard and Shelley farms, which MI
Pierce bought 10 years ago, and con
tains 243 acres. Mr.. Miller also bough
20 head of Holstein cattle and a fey
farming tools. Mr.. Pierce retained abou
20 head of thoroughbred Holsteins TO
his milk business at the Phillips farm 1
this village. With the exception Q
carrying on his milk business, which wi
be done largely by others, Mr.. Pierc
will give his time to his lumberin
interests, which have increased rapid
the past year or two Mrs. Pierre
boards the hands employed in the mill. A
present the mill is located near tn
Willard Smith place, so the mill hand
board at the farm about a mile ava!
AS Mr.. Miller wants the farm hous
April 10 Mr. Pierce will move into tn
F. L. Pierce house in East Putney villag
After finishing work at the present locf
ton of the mill Mr. Pierce will move
the Townsend lot in this part of tn