Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-16
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

Mrs Fred Austin was in Greenfield over
sunday.
pr. l. R. Doane was in Springfield. this
state. over Sunday.
Andrew ]. Aver spent Sunday with his
children in Windsor.
Henry Wood returned Monday from a
visit in Springfield, Mass.
several tobacco growers have received
plants from Hatfield this week
Mrs. w. G. Treadway went to Shelter
Island, n. Y, Monday for a weeks visit
George Townsend has bought the Asa
Gates place, in Dummerston, of Adams
Blood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles b. Herman of
North Adams came Tuesday to visit at
Charles Vebbers.
Mr.. and Mrs H. E. Howard of Jamaica
visited their son, Merritt Howard, from
Friday to Sunday.
NJ G. Williams and family will go to
Caremont junction today to settle their
camp for the summer.
Mrs Annie Farley Stafford of Green
field came Wednesday to remain over
Sunday with Miss Katherine Booth.
Miss Sarah Andrews has sailed for
Italy, having received news Of the ILL
ness Of her father, who has pneumonia.
E. a. Bridge Of Windsor came Tuesday
70 visit his daughter, Mrs. A. l. Howard
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard returned to Wind
scr with him yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Wight and two
daughters, of North Hatfield Mass. came
Saturday to spend week with Mr.. and
Mrs Alfred Howard, Mrs. Wight's
parents.
Rev. G. W. Chambers of Brookline will
preach in the Baptist church next Sunday
morning Miss F. May Buzzell will speak
On Character Building at the Chris
tan Endeavor meeting
Twenty Putney people attended the
play in Brattleboro Friday night, given
by the Amherst college senior dramatics
Eleven went in four-in-hand, the others
going in single carriages.
Union evening services will be held in
the churches in this village. The service
in the Congregational church next Sun
day evening will be in charge of Rev. Mr.
Charlton, of the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Underwood have
begun housekeeping in E. w. Huntleys
house, John Underwood having moved
from the Huntley house to C. L. Pierce's
tenement, formerly occupied by DR.. Pat
terson.
The hose company base ball team was
defeated 1S to by the Congregationalists
Saturday. Ford, Everleth and Olney
Underwood, Gorham and Taft played
in the same capacity for the hoseman.
J. W. Shelley was umpire.
Mrs. Edith Smith Cobb of Townshend
came Saturday to visit her father Will
liam Smith, bringing with her a hen and
a setting of eggs, nearly ready to hatch.
On her arrival at her fathers home seven
chicks had Matched out and the next
morning the entire setting had Matched.
the assistance of Rev. ]. d. King in East
Putney last Sunday and these officers
were elected: Superintendent, Mr.. Lewis;
assistant superintendent, Mrs. D. S. Per-
sons; secretary and treasurer, Mrs David
Smith. Teachers will be appointed next
Sunday. The session will begin at 245.
\ large increase in the territory cover
ed by the telephone exchange in A. NJ.
Corser's store is assured. Two new lines
have been staked out, one to Dummers-
ton Centre and one to West Hill, includ-
ing the colony of summer residents, and
a representative Of the New England
Telephone & Telegraph company has
been over the ground this week and
secured IL subscribers for line to run
10 A. A. Langley's and down to Putney
Falls. The West Hill line will have 10
subscribers and the Dummerston line IL,
which with several who wish to come in
on lines already established, will give
the exchange altogether about 80 sub
scribers. This win insure all-night SER
vice A new 30-drop switch board will
be put in in place OF the present 10
drop board, and it is expected that the
work will be completed in the next two
months. A new trunk line to Bellows
Falls is contemplated, which will make
three lines running out of town. A pay
station will be established in the town
hall, for which nominal fee will be
charged, but which will be free for the
use Of town officers so far as local calls
are concerned.