Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-29

Michael Black loaded a car with old
iron this week
Mrs. ]. F. Washburn went to West
minister Tuesday to visit schools.
Mrs d. S. Persons of East Pptney went
to Mount Holly Monday to spend several
days with relatives.
NJ. G. Williams and children have gone
to Claremont Junction to spend the sum-
mer in their cottage.
NJ G. Williams went to Mechanicsville
yesterday to visit his father, Charles
Williams. over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Aiken and child of
New, York came Saturday to spend va
cation at E. w. Aiken's
Miss Maude Aiken returned Saturday
from her school in Ludlow, Mass. to
spend the summer vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Treadway returned
Saturday from visit at Mr.. Treadway's
home in Shelter Island, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Brainerd went to
Springfield, Mass, Wednesday to visit
their son, Chauncey Brainerd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Clough and Dana
B. Clough went to Mortified, Mass, the
first of the week to attend the funeral of
a relative.
Charles Houghton is substituting for
Rural Letter Carrier Charles harrington
this week, Mr.. Harrington remaining at
home on account of the illness of Mrs.
harrington.
The Republicans will meet in caucus at
the town hall tomorrow evening at 7.3O
o'clock to elect four delegates and four
alternates to attend the county convention
in Newfane next Tuesday.
Beginning July 1 DR.. l. r. Doane will
have his office and residence in the Edwin
Sanderson house, one door south of the
Methodist parsonage. His telephone call
will be 4-3. Contrary to reports, DR..
Doane says he has no intention to leave
town.
School in district No. Z, Miss Winnie 1.
Shattuck teacher, closed Friday, The
number of pupils enrolled was II and the
average attendance was IA. Those having
no marks during the term were Minnie
Lucia, Nora Newcomb and Herbert Tiff.
Those absent one day or less were Willie
Grimes and George Reynolds.
The body of Hazen Uric, 5, daughter OF
Edward Uric, station agent at West Leb-
anon, N. H., who was drowned at that
place May 10 by falling into the Connect
lieut. river, was found Sunday about a
mile above Windsor village and IA miles
from the scene of the accident by two
men who were walking on the river bank
The body was badly decomposed and a
part of the upper portion was gone. Mr.
Uric was formerly station agent at Easi
Putney.
Marshall Pierce was 81 years ole
Wednesday. The anniversary was no.
made the occasion for a celebration, bu'
Mr. Pierces granddaughter, Miss Clara
Grover of Springfield, Mass, called or
him. Mr.. Pierce is well preserved, will
the exception of being considerably deaf
and he goes out for a ride or walk about
his home on pleasant days. He is the
oldest man in town. AS has been stated
in The Phoenix, he was station agent 81
years. selling the first ticket which was
sold from the Putney station when the
Vermont Valley railroad was built.
The situation with respect to diphtherif
is not considered serious. Three persons
not previously reported are i'll with thu
disease. They are Charles l.. Thwing
Thomas Heenan and Walter, son o.
George Wing. Harry Crowley has beef
released from quarantine and has re
sumed work at the railroad station. Thu
quarantine has been raised from the Ran
som Blood house and Mrs Blood has gon'
to her home in Dummerston. Miss Ellei
Marcy, the school teacher who lived will
Mrs. Blood, has returned to her home II
Brattleboro. Dr. II. d. Holton of Brattle
boro, secretary of the state board o
health, came to Putney Monday in consul
taton. Notice has been given that tn
churches will remain closed another Sun
day