Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-18
PUTNEY

Mrs. W. G. Marietta has gone West to
spend the winter with her sisters.
DR.. and Mrs. G.. d. Wheat Of New York
are in town.
Misses Cora and Florence Kathan are at
home for a short vacation.
Mrs. Warren Bennett has gone to Phila-
delphia on a visit to her two sons who are
in business there.
\ young man by the name Of Marcy cut
his foot quite badly while chopping, last
Monday
Prof Markham and his niece, Miss Col
ton. gave a singing and whiStling concert
at the Baptist church last Tuesday even
ing.
4 Christmas sermon will be preached at
the Baptist church on Sunday morning and
i'm the evening there will be Christmas
concert, when it is eXpectedto have a "ship
come in Christmas eve will be observed
by the Sunday school.
Mrs Gassett. widow Of the late Bella
Gassett. and mother of Elmer and Her
mon Gassett Of this town. after period
Of Illness covering years, passed away on
Friday last. During this long and hope
less wasting Of life she has been most ten
DERBY cared for by her daughter-n-law
Mrs Lucy Gassett, who ceased not 10 re-
member the unsef>h and worthy qualities
Of the mother before stricken by disease
| The funeral was held at the house on Mon
day. Rev II. NJ. Douglas officiating.
;. o. Parker accompanied his daughter.
Dr. Hattie Parker, to New York last week
to embark for Europe. Miss Hattie was
/ disappointed at last in not having an ac-
1 quaintance for companion on the Journey.
but as her passage was secured, with true
/ Yankee resolution she embarked alone, ex-
/ pecting. however, to meet friend on the
/ other side. She expects free admission as
/ an M. D. to the hospitals Of Paris. and
/ will intend to do some sightseeing while
/ in the land OF chateauX and boulevards
/ Edwin Upham of Holyoke Mass. son of
! {. II. Uphain of this town. died on Thurs
/ day Of last week Of typhoid fever Eddie
/ Upham as he is Familiarity known here.
was Young man of estimable character.
and much confidence had come to be
! placed in him by his EMPLOYERS Syms a
j Dudley, paper manufacturers, in Holyoke.
lie was a member of the Baptist church,
having united during the pastorate OF Mr..
! Parsons. He was also a member of the
/ Y VI. &. \. in HolyOke The remains
were brought here, where the funeral and
interment took place on Saturday. Rev.
y. ID. Parsons officiating in these last sad
rites.
Another life on Saturday last went qui.
city out, and the familiar form Of Hen
~ Kathan will be seen on our streets no
more Mr.. Kathan was of the well-knOwu
Kathan family Of this town and has al.
ways resided here. Brothers still living
are Gardiner Of Dummerston and AleXan-
der in the West. His wife was Malona
johnson, also of this town. Several chill
dren were born 10 them. three of whom
two sons and daughter, lived to grow up
and with his wife survive him. His fina
illness was short although the impress OF
disease had been apparent for a number OF
years. The burial took place from the
house on Tuesday. Rev II. VI. Douglas
officiating.
Meetings at the Congregational churcl
Thursday and Friday, Dec. 10 and II
closed a series of fellowship meetings tina
have been held with the different churche
in the county. There was large attend
ance and growing interest. On Thursda,
the leading speakers were Revs. G. w
Thompson, =. +. Barnard and Hollis .Jor
dan. On Friday Rev. II. A. Goodhue, w
H. Fuller OF the Brattleboro Y. NJ. c. \.
ID. l.. Griggs and number of bright. ear
nest young men from Brattleboro an,
Westminster. Mr. Fuller's earnest talk L
young men Friday evening was heard b,
large numbers Of young people from Put
ney and surrounding towns. Solos wer
given by Mr.. Stark Of Dummerston and j
w Shelly