Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-14
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Sister of Mrs. D. w. Howard Injured


pants was overturned on q road on
which they had never been before in
their many rides about Roslindale.
Mrs. Cox was pinned under the car
and the chauffeur was pinned down in
such a way as to cause grave fears for
his life.
Mrs. Cox had the presence of mind
to direct the woman who was free to
find the jack, and by her directions
and slight help the car was raised
and the chauffeur and Mrs. Cox were
removed from under it, The chauffeur
although having no broken bones, is
incapacitated for work. Mrs. Cox
has one broken leg and the other is
badly bruised and cut and she is in Il
hospital.
Mrs. Cox has visited her sister here
and has been guest at different times
of Mrs. b. f. Howard, an old school
mate in New London, Conn, and has
many acquaintance in town who are
sorry to hear of her misfortune.
Mrs. J. V. Shaw has been quite i'll
with a hard cold.
Miss Iva Garland is working il the
Bradley corporation shop and boarding
with Mrs. Villa Davenport.
Clinton Davenport and son, Maurice,
were in town Sunday, guests of his
mother, Mrs Villa Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Shelley of Green
field, Mass, spent last week as guests
of his mother, Mrs. Flora 2. Cole.
AT present there is scarcity of
help among the farmers and many are
exchanging work in the old fashioned
way.
Frank Taft of Brattleboro spent
Sunday with his family at Q. b. New
comb S. They have been here since be-
fore the Fourth.
E. L. Holt is working in Bellows
Falls for w. E. Pierce at the Basin
farm, adding to the many improve
ments already made by Mr.. Pierce.
Prof. j. f. Russell supplied the pull
pit of the Congregational church il
Manchester Sunday. He will continue
to do so for the next three Sundays.
Miss Jennie E. Pierce went Sunday
to birmingham, Mass, and from there
will 90 to Howell, Mich, to visit her
brother DR.. E. B. Pierce, and family.
Miss Katherine Booth has gone to
Mount Ilcrmon to be with Mrs Georgia
Roberts Drury over her 35th anniver-
sary and through commencement at
Mount Hermon.
There will be special service OBJ
serving Fathers day in the West hill
schoolhouse Sunday at 3 p. m, in charge
of Rev. r. b. Davis. Everyone is cor
daily invited to attend.
The travelling company which came
in its own ear and gave a show in the
town hall Monday evening, was fair.
ly well patronized. The four-act come
dy, The Flirt, was given, also vaude
vile acts.
r. F. Lands will preach at the
Congregational church next Sunday.
lie will graduate at Mount Hermon
next week and is making plans to en-
ter the Bangor Theological seminary,
Bangor, Me-. SeXt fall.
Clifford Harrington, who enlisted
from Greenfield, and has been in camp
at birmingham three weeks, has re-
turned home. Leon w. Vass, who en-
listed from New Haven, has also re-
turned home this week.
DR.. l.. II. Bugbee returned Monday
from White River Junction, where he
spent Sunday with his brother, DR.. d.
II. Bugbec, ON his way home from
Burlington where he attended the
meetings of the health officers last
week.
The Holt family has vacated the
house recently sold by Miss Clara
Holt to W. +. Bevis, storing the house
hold goods for the present. Mr.. Bevis
has taken possession and moved his
family here from West Chesterfield,
n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Fletcher and
three children of Boston are staying
at Charles Booth s for two weeks.
Mrs. Fletcher is native of Putney
and was Miss Sadie Miller, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Mil
Ter.
Mr.. Frasicr, the Indian student at
Mount Iermon, who was weekend
guest in Dummcrston, called on
friends here Sunday. Mr.. Frasier grad
yates next week and will enter Dart.
mouth college next fall, having a
special scholarship.
Two children in East Putney
sampled gasolcnc last week. One was
in the family of L. j. Reynolds and
the other BCaurcGard child, which
had a little kerosene mixed with it.
Immediate attention prevented any
critical complications.
Donald Aplin is recovering from
measles and his two younger brothers,
Richard and Howard, are now down
with the disease under the care of "A
nurse. There have also been cases of
measles in the Bcauregard family at
the station at East Putney.
A. M. Corser has had four men tax
ing down the large barn on the place
which he bought last year of Mrs.
Mary Houghton Harris. Mr.. Corser
will build house on his land, facing
the Brattleboro road, using what he
can of this lumber in the construction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Lyon and family
have gone from theiI home to West
hill for the summer where Mr.. Lyon
is employed by barrow & Aiken at
their berry field. Mr.. Lyon has rented
his house to NJ. G. Williams and Mrs.
Williams is planning to spend some
time there.
Mrs. b. f. Howard and youngest son,