The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-25
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GOSSIP FROM OTHER TOWNS ABOUT
THE COUNTY.

Putne
Under the auspices of the Y. P. c.
u. of the Universalist church of
Bellows Falls, comedy drama in four
acts, entitled ga Fisherman's Luck
will be given at the town hall Tues
day. Oct. Goth. This show was played
at Bellows Falls with great success.
They have had calls to repeat the show
in different places. AS the actors wish
to return to Bellows Fails on the late
train the show will begin at 30, as
it takes about two hours to go through
with it. Tickets on sale at postoffce..
Daniel Robbins, aged 65, who lived
near the chesterfield factory in New
Hampshire. died Wednesday. Oct.
10Th. He was the father of Mrs.
George johnson of this place. The
funera! was Saturday at o'clock.
The hotel has been Invested of its
old piazza. 4 different styled one is
to be built.
The two farms on the river road,
known as the twin farm" formerly
owned by J. X. Parker of Brattleboro,
will be sold at auction Wednesday,
Oct. 30. The farms contain 27o acres
situated about mile east of Putney
village. 1t is now owned by Chicken
ing and Hall.
The ladies' of the Congregational
society are planning an Aunt Jemima
supper, which will be served Tuesday
evening, Nov 9TH.
Fred Robertson while hunting
squirrels Tuesday, was surprised by
the appearance of a large fox near at
hand. The fox when put on the scales,
Mr.. Robertson shot at, tipped the bar
at ILL., pounds. He washandsome and
fat.
The Sunday school concert which
is to take place Sunday at $3.50 will
close the services in the West Hill
school house for this year. A printed
program and exercises by the children
will make an interesting hour. Mrs.
Richardson, the Bible canvasser, will
be present. There is talk of continu-
ing these meetings in cottages on the
hill.
The Vermont Bible society will
send its canvasser, Mrs. F. A. Rich
ardson, to visit our town the last OF
this week. She will call upon all of our
families Offering Bibles and Testa-
ments at cost and giving to those too
poor to buy She will be present at the
union service Sunday evening.
Our base ball boys are trying the foot
ball now. Some of them wonder how
in the Harvard and Yale games so
many come out alive.
Methodist Episcopal church services
for Sunday, Oct. 81: Morning worship,
1O:45 O'Clock: Sunday school, -;
Epworth League, 7 p. m.
A union meeting will be held in the
N. f. church next Sunday evening at
I 30 O'Clock. Mrs. F. A. Richardson
will represent the Vermont Bible
society.
Mrs Frances Black of Foxboro,
Mass. sister of the late Ira Blanchard,
visited this week at Mrs. Sarah
Blanchard's. Mrs. Will Clouse and
children have been spending the
week at her mothers, Mrs Ellen
Patterson's Clark jeff, who has
been at work in Ashuelot, returned
to Putney Monday. james Houghton
and wife of Andover, Ohio, are visit
ing at Henry Crawford's. They are
old time residents of Putney. Mr.
Houghton used to run the old mill
which is on the road above Mr.. Craw-
ford's farm. Burt Patterson has much
improved IN health and returned to
his work in M. G.. Williams store
Monday. George Wing has gone to
Boston, where he is to work for the
Standard sewing machine company,
for whom A. M. Crown is agent.
Mrs. George Hughes OF Brattleboro has
been visiting at M. B. Switzer's this
week. Miss Josie Wells from Bellows
Falls spent Wednesday with Miss Ella
Davenport. Rev. Mr.. Mitchell re-
turned home from Beverly, Mass,
Wednesday. Dudley H. Kendrick of
Amherst. Mass, was in town this
week. Bert Bailey attends the Me
chanics fair in Boston this week. He
went Tuesday A. WI. Wilkins has
been appointed administrator of the
Edmond Aver estate. Mrs. H. F.
Pierce is in Holyoke visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Reuben Winchester. Her
husband joins her Sunday. Edmund
Richards is clerking at Wilder's hotel
in Saxtons River DIR. Harrigan was
in town shortly this week.