The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-20
Water Floods Cellar.

On Sunday the water about the old
ladies' home, the Willard place set
back and flooded f. c. Parker's cellar
TO Il depth of two feet or more bitches
were dug to the ravine below the Will
lard house to allow the water to drain
fl. The water went down little Mon
day and on Wednesday had lowered sew
eral inches.
While at work on the ditch Mr..
Parker and son, w E. Parker saw a
deer being chased by three dogs. I'll
ran toward them and they went to its
rescue, beating off the dogs which had
| broken its hip chewed off its tail and
ehewed the cords of its left hind leg.
| W. f. Parker ran to the house for his
gun and telephoned for permission to
shoot the doe and put it out of its mis-
cry He could not reach Game Warden
Metealf but got permission from Sc
| lectman j. ], Knight and later notified
the game warden who came to Putnev
Monday morning, viewed the doe and
| investigated the dogs owners One
man owning two of them was warned
and the third dog, a tramp, was taken
away by Mr.. Metcalf
There was a meeting of the library
|
Denton Smith, who has been having
measles, has resumed his work.
Much sympathy is expressed for the
| Derry family in their aflliction by the
death of Clarence Derry of Brattle-
boro.
Sunday morning Rev w r. Curtis of
Westminster West will preach in the
community church. in exchange with
Rev Mr. Crippon
County Road Commissioner D. T..
Perry of West Brattleboro met the
selectmen and road commissioners
! Wednesday afternoon.
W. A. Page has been seriously i'll
with grip since his return Saturday
from Southwick, Mass. where he was
called by the illness and death of his
brother, Charles Ruben Page.
Several of the farmers have broken
roads into their sugar lots and some
, have tapped the trees and gathered a
few barrels of sap, but new sugar or
syrup are not on the market yet.
Miss Ethel Page returned last week
TO Proctor after the roads were cleared
10 west hill. Miss Page was at home
convalescing from an illness with pneu-
; monia and returned to her teaching.
Six candidates were received into
membership by Golden Rule chapter.
o. +. s., at special meeting Tuesday
evening Mrs. Fanny Huntley of Brat
tleboro came to assist with the work.
Mrs D. H. Smith fell down the stairs
in her front hall Tuesday afternoon
and stuck her head through the glass
in one of the sidelights. Clashes were
cut in her forehead which required sew
eral stitches to close the wounds
Mrs. Adolphus Harrington, an aged
woman of East Putney, is i'll in bed
with lumbago Her niece. Mrs Mary
Phillips, is there for a few days help
ing her grandson, Harold harrington
care for her.
Mrs. f. B. Howard, who has been i'll
several weeks, is able to be in the store
part of the time. Mr.. Howard has
had the splint taken from his broken
wrist, but is not able to work with it
much yet, as the swelling has not re-
I coded.
Miss Gertrude Alvord, who has been
at her home in Wilmington with her
mother, who was i'll, has returned to
the home of her sister, Mrs d. II.
Smith and is again attending the Brat
] tleboro Business Institute.
e Dr. L. H. Bugbee received news
I Wednesday of the critical illness with
pneumonia of 0. L. Haven of Fitch
burg, Mass, formerly of this town
When he left Putney he was town
clerk. At that time also he disposed
of the Putney Fruit market to Fred
Fuller.
A particularly entertaining meeting
I was held by the Fortnightly club with
o Mrs. w. +. Parker Friday afternoon
taking the form of musicale. Mrs
= Parker and Mrs. Raymond Buchanan
: We're the efficient artists who gave an
interesting program of folk songs and
old instrumental pieces. Mrs. Parker
gave readings descriptive of the folk
songs, their nationality and origin, and
sung them to Mrs. Buckman' S accom-
paniment on the piano. The table fol
Refreshments in the dining room was
decorated prettily, the color scheme be
ing yellow.