Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-09-06
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

Little Clarice Poland is i'll with grip.
Mrs. M. e. Washburn Is in Hanover
this week.
- enf5ugene Howe entertained the oc-
tasoH club Saturday night.
Rev. C. 7. Reekie will preach in the
Baptist church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs George Howe were
guests at II. ]. Smiths last week.
A good number from here attended the
Grand Army reunion in Brattleboro yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Shine of Mil
lers Falls visited recently at Adams
Blood's.
Oscar Johnson. it is reported, has sold
his farm to the Loomls Brothers of
East Putney.
Miss Marion Baker of Revere, Mass,
has returned to her home after a week
visit at r. II. Braley's.
Mrs. H. p Farr has been entertaining
her nephew and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarke of Springfield, Mass.
Scott Look moved his household goods
to Bellows Falls Monday. where he has
been employed for a few weeks.
Miss Jennie L. Pierce returned sun
day to Scituate, Mass, where she was
reelected to teach in the high school.
Theodore Lord and family have re-
turned to their home in Boston after a
two weeks stay at Mrs. ]. V. Shaws.
Mrs. Helen z. Cooke and son, Clifford
H. Cooke, returned Sunday from a visit
with Mrs II. c. Norwood in East
Barnet.
Miss Ethel Buchanan returned to her
home in Bellows Falls Tuesday, having
been with her cousin, Mrs L. H. Bug
bee, since Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Smith went Satur-
day to Brattleboro and from there to
Wilmington, where they spent Sunday
and Monday with relatives.
Mrs. Savage of Fitchburg, Mrs. Nettle
Wrightman of Walpole and Miss Alice
Braley of Maiden, Mass, were visitors
at r. H. Braley's last week.
Miss Minnie Bowie returned Sunday af-
ter visit with Miss Margaret Lillis in
Brattleboro. Miss Lills was here with
Miss Bowie Sunday and Monday.
Earl E. Fuller will leave Thursday for
Albany, n. Y, where he will visit his
son, George, who is foreman for the
New York telephone company there.
Mrs. Eugene Pierce and children and
maid, who occupied the Robertson house
this summer. left Tuesday for Benning-
ton, where they will make a short visit
befoYe~Neturning to their home in How
ell, Mich.
Rutland, beginning work Wednesday as
mail weigher during the weighing pc
Rod. His run will be from Rutland to
Boston, making the round trip daily ex-
cept Sundays
Lawrence Aver finished work at the
Cole paper mill Saturday and Monday
left to spend a few days in Fitchburg
before going to Windsor where he has
a job for a few weeks, and then he
will enter Dartmouth college, where he
hopes to take a four years course.
The Overland automobile belonging to
George H. Thwing caught fire in the
garage Tuesday noon, but the blaze was
soon eXtinguished by hand fire exiting
uishers, which were played upon it. The
machine was damaged, but can be re-
paired in a short time so it can be run.
The windshield was cracked by the heat
and the paint badly blistered in places.
Owing to delays Rev. Frazer Metzger,
who was to have spoken from an auto
mobile in front of the hotel Monday af-
ternoon at O'Clock, did not reach town
until clock, and as it rained the
speech was made in the town hall
where a good-sized audience greeted
him, and to whom he gave a stirring
address. When he had finished it was
time for the Socialist rally, which had
been advertised for the hour following