The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
Put,,ey

Rev. Mr.. Seymore closes ms ye"i
labor at the Congregational churcn
newt ST nday and expects soon 70 mose
away from Putney. He finds that MS
health does not allow him to perform
the necessary mental labor. -, ~,
The play, "Newburn, or Inc Oiu
Flag concluded its third consecutive
,vening's performance last frMa!
n;pht. The audience the first nignI
was the largest and smallest the ias'
night. but this must have, been oe-
canse no more could afford to go or
some reason other than because tne
nlav was not a good one. The manner
IN which Harry Powell took the rat
and ". A. Gilbert the part OF Charles
Sanford. a young southerner, buI
lientenant in the Federal army, de,
serves special mention but space VIII
not hermit comment ON the whole cast.
Those who attended the performance,
however. can testify as to whether
they did we'll or not, $50 was inc
gross receipts and "a was made on the
The annual installation OF officers OF
the Eastern Star chapter, occurs az the
Masonic hall, next Wednesday night.
The ice on the "Mudturtle' was
) strong enough to be skated on Wednes-
day !.
,jewett J. Pierce, the only son OF
Fred O. Pierce and wife OF Putney
Fails, died last Friday morning al
! ahout s O'Clock Death was caused
, by diphtheria proceeded by nervous
prostration. He was placed under thu
doctor's care Oct LIST, but prior to this
. he had been Of feeble health and un
, able to perform much work. As thu
. disease was contagious, private fun
, eral was necessary and this added &c
s the sadness of the case. He was borI
, June 27th, 1871, in the house on tn
y hill, now occupied by Milo Whitne.
, and Putney Falls has been his life!
n home. Oct. II, 1894, he was married
+ to Miss Minnie +. Persons OF Eas
g Putney. The funeral took place at tn
= house Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr.
Mitchell officiating. Instances wher
It canary birds have for many days beel
y silent until some occasion like thu
t when they suddenly break out with
J long volume Of song then again becom
ING silent, was at the day of Jewett'
J. death authenticated by the bird Il
). the house.
It Mrs. Ed. Reynolds died Wednesda
> morning of peritonitis.
). A conundrum supper will be serve
d in the vestry of the Baptist churc
y next Tuesday evening from to s.. afte
6 which a program will be rendered. A
:, are invited.
lie Miss Mabel Freeman, late a clerk j
rs Fred Keuch's store, will teach tn
70 school in district No. 2 next term.
ID III. G. Everith's father of Dummers
10 ton, who died Wednesday, was burle
lie o-day, Mr.. Mitchell officiating.
= Rev. Mr.. Parker and his wife wei
surprised by 30 of their friends OF tn
Methodist society "Wednesday evening
1t was in memory of the fifth annive
sary of their marriage and they wei
surely surprised. When the part
called at the house Mrs. Parker ";
doing the supper dishes and M
Parker was out for hair cut. d
was sent for and told that couple WI
the parsonage who wanted to be ma
ried, such stories are excusable on sue
occasions, and when he came in
acted strangely for one SO cool at NJ
Parker must be. The company ie
as presents a large parlor lamp, {
easy chair, a turkey and a sum
money. Five members OF the par
were from Droohiine, anu tho o'ohAi
was enjoyably spent.
, Reuben Winchester and family spel
Thanksgiving at W. A. Doles w. 4
Gilbert and wife spent Thanksgivir
at d. p. Cobb's in Brattleboro. Go
nelius Crowley is able to be out doc
now on crutches. -Juna Fitield is
work for H. H. Thompson, jeweler
Brattleboro. Fred Robertson and wi
and daughter Ruth spent the week
North mptOn