Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19

room, fitted up in a modern way.
Mrs. L. E. wrsey has begun work
at the Houghton farm.
Mrs. F. L. Parmalee and two children
are In New Haven with relatives.
Mrs. William Wing of Springfield has
been here a week at Andrew Wings.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. T. Coe came Thurs
day to spend a short vacation at home.
Mrs. Beulah williams Doane has been
at home from her work in Bellows Falls
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Buxton returned
last week from a stay with his mother
in Spofford.
Road Commissioner Parker Fuller has
been at work on the road leading to the
river at East Putney this week
w. II. Page has moved his family to
Brattleboro and A. ]. Aver is moving
into the tenement vacated by him.
Miss Elizabeth Braley has been i'll
this week and Miss Bernice Perry has
been substituting for her in district No.
Milo Whitney, who is employed by F.
l.. Pierce in Brookine, is a. the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Carpen-
ter.
Mrs. C. A. Poland, who has been i'll
this week with grip, Is a little better.
Mrs. Bennett is helping her for a day
or two.
Mrs. F. l.. Day of Newton Mass, has
been a guest a week of her cousin, Mrs.
II. L. Bailey. Mr., Day came Thursday
night for a short visit.
Mrs. E. E. Blood and daughter, Ruth,
have gone to the Sanford farm, which
Mr.. Blood recently bought. While away
Mrs. Bloods daughter, Miss Bertha La
hey, will keep house for her.
Evangelist Rev. H. r. Myers will
speak in the Baptist church every even
ing next week. He also will speak Sun
day morning at 1915 and Sunday even
ing at o'clock. Everyone is invited
Charles Davenport, who occupied a
few weeks the Sanders house on Main
street, has moved his family into the
small tenement in the boarding house
owned by the Stowel Manufacturing
company.
]. A. Sanford, who sold his farm to
E. E. Blood, has bought a place in
Vineland, N. j., and is shipping his
household goods there. Mr.. Sanford pre-
fers a little warmer climate than YER
mont can offer.
Following is the program for the
Grange meeting April 26: Violin solo,
Frank Page; reading, Mrs. Corser; song,
Grange chorus; farce; question, "In what
lines can the Eastern farmer compete
with the farmer of the West?" speakers,
Frank Page, George Aiken followed by
a general discussion: a talk, DR.. Bug
bee; vocal solo, L. D. ingalls,; reading,
Bertha Kathan; song, Grange chorus
discussion, What the farmer should
read" H. A. Blood.
E. E. Gates, who has been associated
with I. S. Thomas in carrying on
Mountain View farm better known as
the town farm, has decided to give up
farming and Tuesday he moved his fam
lily to their home at Gageville, where
they built a house before coming to Put
ney two years ago. Mr.. Gates has been
a commercial traveller and he expects
to return to the work which he left on
account of poor health, which has been
impaired since his return from the
Spanish American war.
The experiment of matchmaking a
short stretch on Main street proved so
satisfactory that as soon a the roads
are settled work will begin, whereby
the state money this year will be spent
continuing the road. 1t will begin at the
bridge and go as far as the money al
the deslrability of this plan has been
seen this year, with the dropping of
wheels into the mud as soon as the
short length of road which was made
a year ago last fall is left, either go
ing north or south on Main street.
Mrs. Matthews, wife of the proprietor
of the Kendrick House. had an opening
of her millinery department at her
rooms in the hotel Monday and Tuesday.
| She had a fine display of both trimmed
and untrimmed hats in the latest styles,
and showed artistic ability in the ar
rangement of the colors and was pleas
ing in her suggestions as to hats suit
able to individuals rather than the sale
! of a hat. Mrs Mathews has been the
: proprietor of millinery stores in Athol
and Keene and she left Wednesday to
spend day at these places and in Or
! ange, Mass She will continue these
trips each week while the season lasts
but will be at home on Monday and
Tuesday of each week for her Putney
customers.