Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-25

The library will be closed Wednesday
afternoon.
Pre-Memorial exercises will be held in
the schools Tuesday.
Nelson C. Newcomb has sold mis- valu-
able colt to go to Westminster.
Mrs. Addie Day Johnson went to SPRING
field, Mass, Saturday to spend few
days with relatives.
The selectmen are in correspondence
with D. H. Kendrick of Amherst relative
to opening the hotel.
H. H. Brainerd has finished saving
wood with his power saw for this season.
He cut between 600 and 700 cords
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold their annual ice-cream sale in
the church parlors on Memorial day.
Mrs. E. w. Derry went Saturday to
Claremont, N. H, where Mr.. Derry mas
employment They intend to move there
soon.
M. G. Williams has added a two-story
piazza to the front of his store and resi-
dence this week, thereby adding much to
its appearance as well to the comfort
of the family
The entertainment given under the
auspices of the Fortnightly club TOOK
place Tuesday evening. The numbers
were well received by the good sized
audience present, several of whom came
from Bratteboro. The club netted $36
from the entertainment.
About So markers have been placed on
soldiers graves by Col. w. H. Greenwood
post. OF this number five were placed in
East Putney 20 in Westminster West,
22 in Dummerston, one each in West
moreland and Wiliamsville and the rest
in Putney The post bought 100 markers.
Miss Florence Whitney, youngest daugh-
ter of Milo Whitney, and Pliny Thomas
Carpenter were married by Justice Martin
d. Whitman at Mr. Whitman's home
Monday night. They started for Woods
Vile, N H., on the night train. He
formerly was employed in the Robertson
paper mill, but he is now in barber shop
in Woodsville.
The students in the high school, as
sisted by those in Miss Roundy's and Miss
Braleys rooms in the new school build
ing, will give Mother Goose entertain
ment on Friday evening of next week, In
the town hall. The different Mother
Goose characters will be represented and
there will be tableaux and pantomimes
The proceeds will be used for the schools
John L. Howard, teacher Of writing
in the schools in Maiden, Mass, was In
Putney over Sunday. On Monday he
took deed of the school property in dis
trict No. 2, which was bought by A. L.
Howard at the recent auction sale. He
will use the building for a poultry house
Mr.. Howard intends to devote some or his
time the coming summer to the poultry
business.
The farce Mrs. Plodding's Nieces" will
be presented at the meeting of Putney
Grange tonight, which win be open only
to members of the organization. Follow
ing is the cast Mrs. Manhattan, Miss
Mary W. Roundy; Angelina, Mrs. Jennie
Pierce; Clementina, Miss Flora WILDER
Violetta, Mrs c. d. Britton; Antoinette
Miss Ethel Aiken; Estelle, Miss Ida
Young; Mary, Miss Bessie Braley; Mrs
Flooding Schmidt, Miss Nellie Clarke
Hannah, Mrs. Clayton Coane.
A detachment from Col. w. H. Green
wood post, G. A. r., will go to Dummers'
ton about o'clock Wednesday. There
will be an address in the Congregations
church by Lawyer Frank e. Barber o.
Brattleboro. After decorating the graves
the detachment will return to this village
Services will be held in the town hall a
2 o'clock, the address TO be delivered by
Rev. ]. II. Mansfield, LID, or Boston
f. H. Miller OF Dummerston will sing an'
there also will be music by Brattleoor'
drum corps Of five pieces. After the ser
vices in the hall the post will march u
the two cemeteries and perform the ser
vice Of decoration. The post and Woman
Relief corps win attend a union service II
the Methodist church next Sunday. Rev
Allen Charlton will preach the Memoria
sermon.