Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
The PUTNEY COLUMN
Putney Receives Aviation Thrills.

Putney Receives Aviation Thrills.
The little town of Putney was thrilled
Friday afternoon on being chosen as
the landing place for an airplane which
circled over the village several times
before coming to "A stop. in Frank
1t was about a o'clock when the pilot
of the machine. decided to fnt good
landing place where he and his mechanic
could spend the night. and being i'm
pressed by the. suitability of the meadow
on the east side of the town, made sue
cessful landing there.
The pilot. Mr.. HAYNES, and his me
chanic, Mr. Blinn. are from the Vineland
School of Aviation, Nineland. N j.. and
flew from Newark, n. j., Friday. be-
ing on their way to Newport. (VtO.
where they were scheduled to give an
exhibition in flying:
After they landed n si7able crowd
gathered and several townsDeople.
among whom were Miss Clara Holt. II.
G. Everleth, Henry Everleth, Dexter
Kathan, Frank Howard and Walter
Parker. enioved short ride, flying
verv low over the village.
The young men spent the night at
Putnev Tavern and continued the Jour
ney northward' about 10 O'Clock Satur-
day morning
n. Z. klle and Nj. u. WllllamS went
to Weston Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Scovile is confined to
her home by illness.
Miss Helen Smith has finished work
for the Cole Paper Co.
Miss Hattie Merton has begun work
for the Cole Paper Co.
Ella Marks of Brattleboro stayed over
Sunday at II. o. Cobbs.
ata1
farm in Dummerston is erecting a new
silo.
Miss Marion Russell is doing secre-
tnrial work for the Red Cross in Brat
teboro.
Joe Holt has new Durant car. which
he bought of the Roberts Auto Co., of
Brattleboro.
John Adams and daughter. Marjorie,
and Mrs. j. b. Derry spent Sunday in
Athol, Mass.
Mrs Delmar J. Stone of Peru is stay
ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
f. f. Phillips.
Florence Reed went Saturday to
Springfield (Vt.) and returned to her
home Tuesday.
Fred Howard returned Wednesday
from Boston. where he had been on bust
ness since Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thurber and son.
Herbert. of Greenfield spent Sunday at
the home of his brother, n. Il. Thurber.
Mrs. BESSIE Magoon. who is working
in Brattleboro. is making n brief-stay
with her son, Watson Magoon, on West
hill.
Community church, C. II. Moorhouse.
pastor. Sunday morning, Even Our
Faith. Sunday night, The Prophet Eli
jah.
CIz L.. c,4oo1Io,, ,,,Lo hoe hnan eto vino
with her sister in Springfield Vt.) sew
eral weeks, returned Tuesday for short
stay.
Thomah " Dolan returned Sunday to
his work as operator at the depot after
n seven-weeks' vacation in Herkimer,
\. Y.
Lee Charlton of Manchester. n. H.,
Il former clerk in NJ. G. Williams's
ID store, was a guest Tuesday night of Mr..
Williams
DR. and Mrs. L. II. Bugbee, Mrs.
lyent by agtom"''''f - ''A''' 'i"''
George s. TAYLOR of Worcester, Mass,
who has been staying with his cousin,
Mrs. Addie NJ. Roberts, returned Mon
day to his hoNe.
R. L. Burditt is at home from Brat
tleboro,' where he has been supplying as
mail carrier for Sidney II. Farr and
Pearl T. Clapp.
Mrs. Ada Patterson has returned
home from several weeks stay with her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.. Patterson
of Bellows Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reed went to Bos-
ton last week. During their absence
Miss Kate Foley stayed at the Elm
Leigh farmhouse.
Henry Monroe has nearly finished
I, Sc, l11I
Fairs house to the house he has bought
of Frank S. Hewitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. z. Fuller went to
Northampton, where Miss Johanna
Pachen, their black mare, took part in
the races.
Mrs George Howard, who is helping
Mrs. M. G. Williams, was suddenly
called to Bellows Falls by the illness
and death of her niece.
The Robertson paper mill is putting
in new fiume in place of the old one
that has been there Al years. Arthur
Hartford is doing the work.
Those spending the week -end with
Mrs. NJ. e. Robbins were: +. r. Mich
OILS of Bellows Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Goodnow and son of Keene.
j. Nj. johnson, who has been substi-
tuting at the depot for II. V. Dolan sew
eral weeks, has resumed his duties as
station agent at East Putney.
S. l.. Davis has vacated ID. II. Smiths
barn, which he has used for storage pur-
poses several years. and has rented the
barn belonging to Fred Fuller.
Miss Alice Berham of Cambridgeport
kept house for Mrs. NJ. e. Robbins last
week while she visited friends in Bel
lows Falls and Drewsyilie, N. II.
Louise Fellows. who is attending
Mortified seminary at East Mortified,
Mass, spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arad G. Fellows.
Il. Il. Blood has bought fine driving
and saddle horse for his daughter, Ruth.
Her name is Lady Mckinley and she is
registered Kentucky thoroughbred.