Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-22
PUTNEY.

Miss Maude |. kendrick returned to
Amherst Monday.
James NJ. Gilbert returned from Avon,
y. Y, Wednesday.
Prof. John f. Russell of Williams col
lege was at Mrs. Bakers Sunday.
Z. X. Robertson of Brooklyn, y. Y, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. A. Langley.
Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Sharpe attended
the commencement exercises at Mortified
this week.
The ladies of the Relief corps will fur
nish ice cream and cake to all who may de-
sire on July 1.
Ola r. Houghton shot in the rife match
at Burlington this week as one of five
crack shots from the Fuller Battery.
Miss Helen Robertson left yesterday for
a weeks visit in Boston. Miss Abbie F..
Goodell is expected to return with her.
There were II to unite with the Congre-
gational church last Sunday. Rev. Mr..
Barnard performed the baptismal cere-
mony.
The young people of the Baptist Chris
tian Endeavor society give a strawberry
and ice cream supper in the Baptist vestry
tonight.
The Republicans chose DR.. G.. 5. Foster
and Frederick L. Houghton to represent
them at the convention at Montpelier
Wednesday.
w, 5. Stearns, tenor, of Brattleboro,
sang solos at the Congregational and Uni
versalist churches and was the guest of w.
A. Gilbert Sunday.
George Hannum returned from Middle.
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Grace Prouty, Mary and Edith Stowell
from Mortified Thursday.
Peaceful and respectable citizens are
complaining of being disturbed by passing
miscreants who amuse themselves by
throwing cobble stones and sand at win
dows. This is an insulting trick, and in
asmuch as the offenders have once been
caught in the act they are given due warn
ing that a repetition of it will bring about
essentially different results than they an
ticipate.
The children of the Universalist Sunday
school gave an excellent children's day
concert, as they always do, in the vestrv
Sunday afternoon. If any distinction were
made perhaps the prettiest number would
be the soprano solo by Miss Mamie Graves.
with a chorus of four girls. The vestry
was tastefully decorated with ferns and
wild flowers. among which were canary
birds who assisted as best they could in
the musical part of the program. Rev. j..
l.. Scoboria of Westmoreland preached in
the morning.
The selectmen have issued this notice /:
by legal request the legal voters in the
town of Putney are hereby notified and
warned to meet at the town hall in Putney
on Saturday, June 30, at l o'clock p. NJ, to
act on the following articles, to wit: 1st, to see
If the town will vote to purchase suitable
apparatus for protection against fire in the
town of Putney. Second, to see if the
town will vote to place the selection and
purchase of the same in the hands of a
committee of five in case the town vote to
purchase the same Third to see if the
town will vote to raise a sum sufficient to
defray the expense of the purchase of such
apparatus"
Mary c. Gorham, wife of Lewis Cor
ham, died of consumption Sunday morn
ing, June II. News of her death came as
sudden shock to the community and to
her family, although they knew she was
in critical condition. Mrs. Gorham was
born in Boston, Feb. 6, 1910. She was
thoroughly educated and for several years
was teacher in the Boston schools. She
was married to Lewis Gorham Sept. rs,
1862, and her life has since been spent in
Putney. She was a charter member of
the order of Eastern Star and had held all
its offices, serving as worthy matron for
three years, and was its first secretary.
She was particularly fond of the highest
class of literature, was very kind and ten
der hearted, sympathetic and emotional
Her family have the sympathy of many
friends. Funeral services were held at her
late residence at o'clock Tuesday after
noon, Rev. j. L. Scoboria of Westmore-
land officiating. The interment was at
Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Prof Mark Wards select school closed
today.