Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-22
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

DR.. G. S. Foster spent Sunday at his
old home in Vergennes.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Smith spent Sunday
with their daughter Edith.
Mrs. Burroughs of Glover is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. G. Fuller.
IL. b. Powell began work Tuesday as
collector for the Bellows Falls Times.
John Houghton of the Houghton farm,
has moved into the Stevens house near
the depot.
Edwin Gibson and two daughters of
Chester were recent guests of Miss Caro-
line Keyes.
Judge and Mrs. Hugh Henry of Chester
came Monday for a visit with Mrs. Eva d.
Greenwood
Mrs. w. A. Cole is in Holyoke, Mass,
this week, the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
r. G. Winchester.
Riley Amidon moved Tuesday from Mr.
Ho)per's TO the farm which he recently
bought of Frank Fuller.
Mrs. j. F Washburn returned Monday
night from visit of several weeks with
relatives in Chester, n. II.
Miss Carrie Munger returned Tuesday
to Woodstock after visiting at the home of
her brother, DR.. E. S. Munger.
Charles Coleman has finished work for
George Phillips; John b. Moore has en-
tered the employ of j. V. Shaw, and Harry
johnson of William Robertson.
Nelson w. Newcomb has increased his
dairy by II thoroughbred Holstein cattle,
some of which were bought from the Fall
Mountain farm at Bellows Falls.
Mrs. f. w. Davenport of Mechanics
Vile spent Sunday at the home of her son,
Ira Davenport. The latter was home
from Bellows Falls to spend the day.
Mrs. w. II. Dickinson went to Win
chester, Mass, Monday to visit Mrs. AL
fred Hall, a relative of Mrs. Dickinson,
and formerly Miss Della Ranney of West
minister. Il She will return tomorrow.
The ladies' society of the Congregation
al church will hold their annual meeting
in the church parlors next Tuesday after
noon. a fter hearing the officers reports, the
election of officers will take place and will
be followed by refreshments.
S. o. Parker, executor, will sell at pub
lie auction at 10 A. M tomorrow, the
farm of the late Rodney Marcy in East
Putney, it being part of the Putney great
meadow. The farm buildings we're burned
three years ago. The farm consists of 80
acres of tillage land which will be sold in
lots. A large amount of farm implements
and other personal property will also be
sold. George P. Parker will be the auc-
tioneer. -
The manner in which Putney West Hill
is being built up by city people is testi-
monial to the attractiveness and pictur-
sequences of that locality. Another sum
mer residence is in prospect there and
Putney people may well hope that it will
be built. F. 2. Dickinson of Brattleboro
drove up there last Thursday and was so
impressed with the place that he may Sc
lect spot there for summer home by an
other year. Z
Mrs. Lucetta P. Heath, II, died Tues
day afternoon at the home of her daughter
Mrs. G. II. Converse, on the old Captain
Parker place in East Putney. The cause
of death is thought to have been heart
disease as Mrs. Heath was apparently wei
until within five days of her DEATH Mrs
Hea was born in Campt IN, N. H., Feb
%, 1920. Her father was Congregations
minister, who had pastorate in this state
many years. Her husband, j. Bradley
Heath, died three years ago. Besides hel
daughter, Mrs. Converse, Mrs. Heatl
leaves a daughter, Francena Ware, In
South birmingham, Mass, sister, Mrs
Geo. Heath, in Brattleboro, and brother
Baxter Pulsipher, in Lebanon, n. ii. Rev
+. M Wiswall offered prayer at the hous'
at 10 o'clock this morning and the BODY
was taken for burial to North Thetford
Mrs Heath was a member of the Congre
gational church.