Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-01-27

Mrs E. IN Bowen has been visiting in
Fitzwilliam this week.
Charles Harrington has had a telephone
installed in his house.
Mrs. p. S. Hannum is ill with heart
disease and is confined to her bed
Thirty-fve couples attended the dance
in the old cider mill on West Hill Friday
night.
Mrs f. w Huntley returned Tuesday
from a visit with her son, Herbert, in
Albany, N. Y.
o. e. Bragg of Keene was in town this
week. He has a position in the Beaver
mills in Keene.
George Hannum, secretary of the West
field Y. M C. A, visited at his home in
this town over Sunday.
c. S Griswold & Son of West Hart
ford Conn, loaded car with tobacco at
the Putney station Saturday
Rev E. r. Perkins for the past three
years pastor of the Baptist church,
started Tuesday afternoon for Fulton, n.
Y, to live.
Miss Florence Fisk, stenographer for
the Stowell company, went to her home
in Greenfield Saturday on account of the
illness of her mother.
II. L. Bailey returned Sunday from a
brief. visit in Springfield Mass, and Hart
ford. Conn. He visited his brother, II.
w Bailey, at the latter place.
Allen f. Pierce of Boston spent Sunday
with his brothers, n l.. and F. o. Pierce.
He went to Brattleboro Monday and to
Holyoke Tuesday in the interest of the
International Steam Pump company by
whom he is employed.
Deputy Sheriff wilkins overhauled a
team from Chesterfield Sunday in his
search for the rig stolen from Sylvester
Miner of Bratteboro Saturday night but
soon discovered that it was not the
property he was looking for.
The public schools of Putney will close
Friday, Feb. g. On Saturday, Feb 4, the
school directors will meet in the Central
school room in the town hall building.
All persons having bills against the school
department are requested to present them
on that day.
Allen F. Pierce and Charles Moore of
Boston have bought the Knowles steam
pump plant i'm Warren, Mass, consisting
of several buildings two large boilers,
water power, etc. They have not decided
lust what they will do with the property.
When the Knowles company went into the
trust they vacated the Warren plant.
One of the buildings is 100 feet long and
five stories high.
Twenty "old maids" will congregate in
the town hall next Friday evening at
O'Clock to undergo an operation at the
hands of Prof Pinkerton, who will use
his magical transform(h)er. This play,
which will include in the cast several peo-
pie besides the "old maids" will be the
laughable entertainment of the season.
Refreshments will be served Posters will
announce further particulars.
The lecture in the town hall Monday
evening by C. a. Wilcomb of Wawona,
Calf, brother of Mrs. j. F. Washburn
is spoken of in terms of high praise by
all who attended. Mr.. Wilcomb spoke
very Interestingly of the Yosemite valley
and the big trees of California, illustrat-
ing his lecture by a large number of eX-
cellent stereopticon views. The grandeur
of the scenery and the majesty of the big
trees were brought home to all in an i'm
pressive way. The audience was large
and representative.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
Methodist church was held Friday anc
these officers were elected: Stewards, M
G. Williams, Mrs. NJ u. Williams, Mrs
George Stowell, Mrs. George II. Phillips
Miss Mary Whitney and Miss Lemiri
Thwing; treasurer M. G. Williams; re
cording secretary, Mrs George Stowell
district steward. Mrs. NJ q. Wllllams
committee on parsonage and churci
property NJ G.. Williams, e. G. Parke
and NJ c. Ingalls, finance committee
Miss Mary Whitney, M. c. ingalls, an'
Mrs r.. c. Parker. The treasurers re
port showed that all bills had been paid
including $40 paid for repairs the pas
year The church voted unanimously t
ask Presiding Elder w. M. Newton, Wit
wasSpresent to recommend the return
of Rev. f. L. Metcalf~for his third year