Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-15

he was stricken with heart disease. He
had been an active member of Col. W.
II. Greenwood post and was adjutant at
the time of his death.
Mrs w. H. Page is visiting in Provi-
dence, r. 1.
Mrs. f. r. Pember of Kingston, r. l.,
was in town Friday.
Remember the hash supper in the
Congregational church tonight.
Charles Robertson of Bellows Falls
was in town on business Saturday.
Frank NJ. Robertson spent Sunday in
Holyoke with Ruben C. Winchester.
Ed Aiken attended the funeral of his
brother, Charles Aiken, in SaXtons Riv-
err
Charles Roundy of Randolph was a
guest of his sister, Mrs. a. j. Aver, Fri
day night.
Mrs Harlow Howe of Brattleboro is
with her sons, Eugene Howe, for
protracted visit.
Miss Mabel Seaver of Quechee was
a guest from Thursday to Monday of
Mrs. L. II. Bugbee.
Moses Benson has sold his farm, which
consists of a few acres of land to Mrs.
Ethel Aiken Lyons of New York
George D. Aiken, master of Putney
Grange, attended the state meeting of
Thomas Carpenter and son. Roy, went
last week Thursday to Haverhill \. H.,
to visit a few days with his parents.
Mr.. Van Adrich of New York, who
has bought paper largely of the Will
liam Robertson paper MILL has been in
town this week
The Baptist Bible school will give a
cantata in the church vestry Saturday
evening, Dec. %, when AN Old Time
Christmas Party" will be presented
James Herbert Miller, who has been
employed at w. G. Treadway's stables,
has finished work there and gone to
Linden lodge in Brattleboro to work.
Miss Lila Drown of Brattleboro is
staying with Mrs. H. L. Bailey while
canvassing the town for dry goods and
embroideries of which she carries a
full line of samples.
Miss Eva Priest, who had been spend
ing several weeks in Boston with rela-
tives returned Wednesday and will as
sist in the postoffice during the rush
of the holiday season.
Charles Houghton, a clerk in the rail-
way mail service, received a severe in
jury on the train a few days ago, which
has necesstated going to a hospital
where he was operated on.
Miss Anna Blood has returned to Mrs.
Greenwood's in Marlboro, n. H., hav-
ing come home for a short vacation
and being detained by illness with the
measles. from which she has recovered.
Mrs Harriet Taft went Thursday to
Holyoke to spend the night with her
daughter, Mrs Hattie Taft Spaulding
and Friday she was to leave for a six
weeks stay in New Jersey and New
York state, where her sons live.
d. II. Wheeler attended the recent
corn exhibit at Windsor and although he
did not exhibit for premium he took
IT. fg.t,
ed so much admiration that he has re-
ceved many requests for seed corn.
Harlow Howe, who died at Brattle-
boro last week, was the father of Eu-
gene Howe of this town, who, with his
wife attended the funeral in Brattle-
boro Saturday. The body was brought
here for burial in Mount Pleasant ceme-
terry Saturday afternoon.
The next meeting of the Grange, Dec.
90 will be called at 100 instead of p.
m. in order that there may be ample
time for the reports of officers and
election of officers. All members are
urged to attend this meeting as it is
one of the most important of the year.
The first basketball game of the season
was played between the Putney boys ana
Brattleboro academy Brattleboro acad-
envy, Harris If, Rogers IF, Whitney c
Adams lg, Hall rg; Putney, Cobb re-
Patterson lg, OConnor c, Kilburn IF
Vass If. Score, 10 to SO in favor OF
Putney
Putney Grange held a regular meeting
Dec s, when the third and fourth de-
grees We're conferred on five candidates
After the meeting a sugar supper was
served in charge of II. \. Blood. Sever
al members were present from Maple
Grove, Protective and West Dummerstor
Oranges
The Fortnightly club held its regula
meeting in the home of Mrs. l. H. Bug
bee Friday afternoon and had the pleas
ure of hearing Miss Mary Bellows o
Walpole read The Blue Bird Mis-
Bellows entertained her audience beini
a fine speaker. There We're present be
sides the club members about 20 guests
The news of the deaths of Dus
tin and Giles Reed of Dummerston sad
dened everybody in the village Bot
young men had many friends and ac
quaintances throughout the town VIII
were shocked to learn of the acciden
which caused their deaths. The age
parents have the sympathy of all. Man
attended the funeral in Dummersto
Wednesday afternoon.
The barber shop of II. G. Everlet
will be closed Saturday and until Tues
day night. Mr. Everleth will go Sat
urday to Boston with his son, Henry +
Everleth, to consult a specialist wit
regard to the latter's knee, which h
has had the misfortune to put out
place several times, and it is probabl
an operation will have to be performe
on it to keep 1t in place.
The following officers of Col w. I
Greenwood post, No 80, G. A, r., wei
elected in the last regular meeting
c., L. p Bailey; S. V. c., NJ. d. Viii
man; j. V. c., NJ. v Sleeper; adj, !
H. Brainerd; @. NJ, c. F. Brow
chap, A. p. Ranney; surgeon, a.
Kerr; O. D., A. d. Kerr; S, NJ, a.
Cobb; rep, A. F. Ranney; alternate, .
D. Kerr; patriotic instructor, II.
Brainerd.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Warwick start
Wednesday afternoon for their ne
home in California. They will go
their sons Charles Warwicks, in l.
Angeles, where they hope to locate in
home of their own, where, on a smi
scale, they may raise fruit and chic
ems Mr. and Mrs. Warwick were tho
pitable people and had large circle
friends in Putney and Dummersto
who will, miss them. They have I
best wishes of all in their new ventul
The Octagon club held its first gent
mems night Tuesday evening in the 5
ting-room of Mrs. Matthews in the lie
drick House, where they entertain
with four tables of progressive VIII