Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-05-05


place, where the buildings were burned
over 25 years ago. Mr.. Tenney burned
some brush in the morning and later in
the day his housekeeper went into the
pantry and found it all on fire. Every
thing was burned. Mr.. Tenney's tools,
cross cut saws axes. etc. were all de-
stroyed. This means serious loss to
him as he Is a chopper. The fire sbpread
towards Westminster West and was
checked with difficulty.
The hotel was closed to the public sat
urday night
Rev. T. w. Sharp will preach in the
Methodist church Sunday.
Mrs. f. j. Cook and daughter, Lillian,
went Friday to Keene to visit relatives.
Miss Jennie Crawford has been assist
ing at A. NJ. Corser's store the past week.
w. d. Cushman is taking a weeks va
cation from his duties at the Glidden
farm.
Mrs Ellis. who has been with Mrs
NJ. d. Whitman, has gone to Saxtons
River.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Nathan are at
Sheffield. Mass, guests of f. h.
Smith.
Mrs. Lydia Perry Clark of Mllers Falls
came Monday for visit with her
parents.
n party vi SOulS pCoPic 4iNiii 49,
tended the dance in Dummerston Monday
evening.
The next regular meeting of the Re
lief corps will be held Tuesday even
ing, May g.
Mr.. Beech is expected to preach in the
Congregational church Sunday morning
and evening
Mrs. Paul Walker of Brattleboro has
been visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Frank Holt.
Dana B. Clough has been in Bellows
Falls doing some carpentery work for w
E. Pierce at the Basin farm.
Mrs Hannah r. Waite returned from
Bellows Falls Tuesday, where she has
spent several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
G. II. Gorham.
Mr.. Boutwell,, who has bought the old
Blanchard farm on the road to West
Minister is brother of Mrs. NJ. E. Rob-
bins and Cortez Boutwell,.
Miss Martha j. Austin of Easthamp-
ton, Mass, has bought the house just
vacated by Joseph Sleeper and will very
soon occupy it as her home.
The Sunday school convention which
was held at the Methodist church Sat
urday was not largely attended and
the evening service was given up.
Putney Grange will go May 16 to Dunn
merston to visit Evening Star Grange
1t being neighbours night, Putney
Grange will furnish the program.
James Coleman of Keene is working for
H. G. Everleth in his barber shop this
week. Mr.. Coleman returned last week
from Florida, where he spent the winter
for his health.
Eugene Holt, while at work carpenter
ing on the farm of his son, George Holt,
Tuesday, was stricken with shock of
paralysis He was removed to his home.
He is making a good recovery.
B. C. Clemens has moved into the
boarding house of the Stowell Manufac-
turing company and James Meaney will
occupy the tenement vacated by Mr.
Clemens over the meat market.
The pupils of the high school under the
direction OF their teacher, Miss III.
Beatrice Bartlett, are preparing to give
a dramatic entertainment in the near
future. Rehearsals are now in progress.
The body of Mr.. Hewlett, brother-in-
law of Quincy B. Newcomb and Nelson
Newcomb of East Putney, was brought
here from the West and buried in the
family lot in Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Mrs. Harriet Taft went to East Putney
Saturday evening to care for the children
of Alton Miller, who are i'll with measles.
Mrs. Taft nursed Mrs. Miller through
her illness with them and had been home
but short time from there.
Howard Brothers have opened their
store in the place vacated by Walter
Mooney over the DrldSe IN the r1nk
building. Not all the goods have arrived
but they expect to be fully equipped by
Saturday and ready for orders
Saturday, Sunday and Monday were
very warm, the thermometer ranging as
high as 30 degrees, but the thunder
shower Monday night cooled the atmos-
phere so it has been very cold, the Their
mometer registering below freezing We'd
nesday morning
Much work is involved in the new
rules which went into effect Throughout
the post offices in the country. \
record has to be kept through the month
of May of the weight and number o.
pieces of each class of mail and actua
time spent in handling the mail
Miss Katherine Manning who has beer
employed at the Robertson paper mill
went to her home in Brattleboro severa
months ago, as rheumatism developed
after attack of tonsilits. She ha.
been unable to use her hands or feet par
of the time but is improving a little now
There was no excuse for any one beinl
late to church last Sunday morning. Thu
bell tongue, which was borrowed las
Fourth of July, was returned and put IL
place, so the bell sounds much better
perhaps having improved with it's rest
anyway the verdict is it does not sount
so cracked.
The next meeting of Putney Grang
will be held Friday evening, May r. A
interesting program is arranged. TIL
coming meetings of the Grange will b
in the hands of the different officers be
ginning May 26, when the master of tn
Grange will have charge of the pro
gram.
Dorr Clough was thrown from a loa
of hay Wednesday while on the road /
front of the Mount Pleasant cemetery
The wind blew strongly across the fla
and the load tipped over, throwing hii
to the ground, but he Is around and dc
ing his work, although somewha
bruised and shaken.
The ladies have responded generousl
to the soap order raised for the benef
of Mrs. George Holt. who was burne
out last week, $55 and a web of cotto
cloth being the amount of the orde
The ladies will meet with Mrs. Charlie