Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-01-11
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Mr. and Mrs. 3. M. Reed Narrowly Es-
eaped Asphyxlation from Coal Gas.


nj their home about o'clock Tuesday
morning Mrs. Reed awoke with a sensa-
tion of being unable to breathe and real
ling there was coal gas in the room she
started for an adjoining room to fix the
fire and TO let i'm fresh air. She remCm-
hers nothing more. Mrs. Reeds move
u,uts awakened Mr. Reed, who found
his wife on the floor gasping for breath
and he started for the outside door to let
I'm air He sank to the floor but after
falling several times managed to
go through the front han and call
to the other occupants of the house and
open the front door He then fell on the
piazza. A physician was called and Mr..
md Mrs. Reed were cared for. Both are
now able to be about, but Mrs Reed
was confined to the bed the next day
and is still in a weakened condition from
her experience. The cause of the trouble
was defective draft to the chimney.
Mrs Fanny Huntley was in town We'd
utsday
Mrs Henry Gassett is housed with
Henry c. Warren returned from Boston
ON saturday.
Miss Abby Washburn has been i'll with
German measles.
John Patterson of Bellows Falls was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Addie Johnson returned from
springfield Mass, Monday.
Mrs Ellen Ward of Westminster is a
guest of Mrs. jerome Shaw.
Mrs Moses Wright of East Putney
has been very i'll with pneumonia.
Miss Mary w. Roundy Of Rockingham
came Saturday for a few days visit
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Derry of Brat
tleboro are at his fathers, Judson Derry's
The adjourned meeting of the fire dis
trict will be held Monday evening, Jan.
IA.
Miss Addie ShattucB Of Brattleboro has
been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Bail
Frank Gee. who was at Gary Martins
three weeks, has returned to Providence,
r. l.
Harland Hoton of Rutland was a recent
visitor of Henry Lowell and Harland Ben
nett
Miss Lemira Thwing returned Wednes-
day from an extended visit in Brattle
boro.
Miss Susan Roundy of Rockingham came
Tuesday for a visit with Miss Katherine
Booth
Mrs Fannie Francis has returned from
springfield, Vt, after anabsence Of several
weeks.
Two tobacco buyers were in town this
week. Some of the tobacco was shipped
Thursday.
Mrs. Annie Evans of West Brattleboro
was at her brothers, H. G. Everleth $.
over Sunday.
Dr. Hazelton of Bellows Falls was in
town Saturday in consultation with Dr.
L r. Doane.
Mr. and Mrs. James \. Stacey and
daughter, Helen, started for Florida Fri
day morning.
Miss Katherine Booth went to Bellows
Falls Saturday to be guest of Miss
Anna Blanchard.
Cecil Cummings of Mortified. Mass,
has been visiting at his grandfather's,
George Warwicks.
Miss Finette Williams has returned
to Montpelier seminary after spending
two weeks at home.
Rev. II. E. Buffum went to West North
field Mass, Wednesday on account of the
illness of his mother
Remember the Mount Pleasant Gene
terry association adjourned meeting next
Monday evening, Jan. II.
T. b. Wiley of ST Johnsbury, who is
to be head farmer for F. R. Andrews, has
been in town the past week
The ladies' aid of the Baptist church
will serve chicken-pie at the vestry next
Thursday, Jan. Is, from $50 to 10 p. m.
Frank Lester has returned to his home
i'm BOscabel, Wis, after several weeks
visit with his mother, Mrs. Mary Gates.
Hazel, daughter of Inette Andrews OF
Greenfield, Mass, is at Charles Kilburn' s
Greenfield, Mass, is at Charles Kilburn's
Louis Gorham returned Saturday from
Windsor, where he had been visiting his
sisters, Mrs. Ida Stowell and Mrs. Bert
Cole
II. r. Coe returned Saturday from Bos-
ton and Mrs. COe came from Claremont
where she stayed during Mr.. Goes alb
sence
Misses Grace and Nellie Sargent o.
Bellows Falls were recent visitors OF
How rVI n
Mrs. F. L. Pierce's.
Gladys, little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph j. Houghton, who has been crii
cay i'll with a septic form of pneumonia
is a little more comfortable.
Mrs Leslie Knight of West Brattleboro
who has been patient at the Memoria
hospital in Brattleboro is convalescent
the home of her brother, H. G. Everleth
II. G. Everleth received word of thu
serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Phillips
in Florida. Mr. Everleth is waiting t.
hear more particulars before starting
South.
B. NJ. Reed has moved his portab
saw mill from the f. H. Miller place il
Dummerston the past week and. has /
set up in the lower meadow of his hom
place.
Miss Katharine Booth very informal
invited a few friends to her home Tues
day from 4 TO p. m. to meet her guests
o clock tea was served.
The pastor of the Baptist church vii
speak next Sunday morning on Man, tn
Image of God! The Christian Endeavo
win meet at p m. and will be led by tn
vice president, Miss Lula Cook.
DR.. l. r. Doane went Monday I
Springfield, VI, to DR.. Charles
Doane's to take charge of his brother
practice during his absence in California
DR., Doane will be in Putney part of tn
time,
The basket ball game Tuesday evenin
between the town team and the hig
school boys was a fair game considerin
it was the school boys first appearance
IN public. The score was 2S to IL in fave
of the town team.
Miss Ella Howard gave an informf
party to her friends at the Pleasanton Fri
day, Jan. 4. The evening was pleasant
spent with games and stunts" cola
tiOn was served, after which Miss Howar
and her guests all went coasting.
Frank L. Robinson and Miss Ami
Agnes Bryant of Petersham, Mass cam
to Putney Thursday evening, Jan. 3, an
We're married at the home Of A.
Corser, town clerk Rev. II. r. Bunul
performing the marriage ceremony.
The marriage engagement of Robert