Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-26

George Sweeney went to Boston Tues
day.
H L. Clark went to Rutland Monday on
a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Loveland went to
Keene Friday to spend several days.
H P. Farr has installed a furnace in
his house this week.
Miss Mamie Bailey OF Gardner, Mass,
is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Clough
this week
Leonard Ufford, who has been employed
on the Corser farm, has returned to his
home in Amherst.
Fred Pember, who is employed by the
government at Kingston, r. l., came home
Saturday to hunt deer.
Mrs Charles Rich and little son, YER
non, of Bellows Falls are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. M. d. Whitman.
Mr. and Mrs Charles F. Bailey of
Springfield, this state, visited in Putney
and Westminster this week.
Rev. I. P. Smith of Lawrence, Mass, is
expected TO supply the pulpit of the Con-
gregational church next Sunday.
James Noonan of Newton, Mass, has
been visiting his uncle, Curtis q. Hough-
ton. this week while on a deer hunting
trip.
Greenfield persons who bought the
woodlot on the H. c. Black place will es-
tablish a steam mill there in the next
two weeks.
Ralph Amidon, street car conductor be-
tween Springfield, Mass, and Hartford,
Conn.,, is spending a vacation OF TWO
weeks at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs George Clark Of Mechan-
icsville have visited their daughter, Mrs.
Leon Hewett, this week Mr.. and MIS-
jerks and child Of Shrewsbury are Wis
itors at Mr.. Hewetts.
Mrs. Calista H. Bangs Of Bratteboro'
81 NaVsv anraf NJ
ans Relief corps, will inspect Col. w. II.
Greenwood corps at the regular meeting
Tuesday evening, Oct 80. A rehearsal OF
the work win be held Monday evening
Louis Gorham and Carleton Perry were
on Putney mountain Monday AFTERNOON
and saw the balloon Orient as 1t descended
near jamaica The balloon was the WIN
ner of the first balloon race in America
an account of which is given in another
column.
Ariel Crosby died at his home in Wal
than, Mass, on Thursday OF last week
He formerly lived in this town, carrying
on a boot and shoe repair shop IN tnt
Crosby building now occupied by G. F
Farnum, and he was a member OF Green
wood post, G. A. r..
Rally day will be observed at the Meth
odist church Sunday at 1O.4b a. M Inc
Sunday school scholars will have prom
inent part in the service. 1t Is earnestls
cradle roll and home department, Will p'
present. Everyone is invited
Three deer were shot in this town OF
Monday, the first day Of the open sea
son. A buck having two-pronged ant
lers and weighing 165 pounds was kille'
on West hill by Leslie Wood after lit
tie excitement The first shot broke on
of the animals front legs. The bucl
then charged for the hunter who dodge
behind a tree and brought him down Wit
another bullet. Clayton Coane secured
three-year-old buck in the Pratt pastur
by TWO shots from his 32-calibre Winches
ter special. 1t weighed 1857 pounds an
had two-pronged antlers. Mr.. Coane cam
upon two together in the woods. TIL
largest buck taken was shot by Waite
Kent on West hill. II weighed 275 pound
and had antlers with five prongs' IN
first shot broke a hind leg, and the dee
got away. Mr. Kent followed about
mile and overlook the deer, which was ~
ing down. Fred b. Hannum shot puc
Weighing 179 pounds Wednesday mornin
on Whitman's hill.