Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
TIE PUTNEY COLUMN,
Delta Lodge InstaIIs Its Officers.

Delta Lodge, Knights of Honor, held its
annual installation of officers in Masonic
hall Friday night before the usual large
humber of spectators. The banquet in
the lower hall was the equal of any that
has been served there during the past year
Past Dictator K. X. Amidon called the
meeting to order aud he was relieved by
4 Vice Grand Dictator E. S. Munger
who installed these officers: d., NJ. g.
Williams; V. D., w. f. Young; A. V.
D., N. l. Gale; reporter, j. j. Knight;
financial reporter, c. w. Kimball; treas
urer, f. +. Robertson; chaplain, NJ. II.
Pember; guide, l.. G. Gorham; guardian,
e. K. Derry; sentinel, j. w. Stowel. The
presiding officer then announced that
Col. II. f. Taylor of Brattleboro. who was
expected to deliver the address, had sent
word that he should be unable to be pres
ent, and members of the order were called
upon for remarks Responses were made
by Rev. E. F. Mitchell, Rev. A. c. Fuller,
DR.. E. S. Munger, f. l.. Pierce, George
4 Warwick and +. e. Patterson. Music
was furnished by Miss Helen Robertson,
Robert X. Shelley and II. l.. Pierce.
Another whist club is in process of
4 formation.
Ariel Crosby has been unable to work
this week because of illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boyden of Spring
field, Mass, are visiting at George lib
betts's.
Harry w. Cobb has been engaged as
foreman of f. l.. Pierce's mill in West
minister.
Mrs. Eugene Streeter of East Waling-
ford has been the guest of Mrs. Duane
4 Ellis this week.
A. NJ. Corser and Miss Laura Sleeper
spent Sunday with Mr.. Corser's brother
. George in Holyoke, Mass.
Miss Mile Tbbetls, who has been at
f work at Westminster depot, will spend
4 next week at home, after which she will
go to Westboro, Mass.
81 A two-horse load of people went from
this village to the dance at Walpole, y .
& H.. Friday night and to the dance at n. G.
Newcomb's Wednesday night.
Miss Lizzie Arnold, who is spending the
winter at w. II. Dickinson's has been in
4 New Haven this week, having been called
there by the death of a relative.
Miss Edith Stowell, who has been teach
ing school in Paxton, Mass, returned
home Saturday night. Her schoIl has
been suspended for the present for lack Of
funds.
Charles Crosby has begun manufacture
ing his supply of tin sugar pals and cans
for the coming season. He will make
II, 900, which is about 5000 more than he
used last year.
There was no session of school in dis
trict No. l Monday afternoon and Tues
day, the teacher, Miss Cutler, having been
called to Brattleboro to attend the funeral
of her grandfather.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Stowell and Miss
Minnie A. Hewett, who left for Washing
ton, D. c., Tuesday afternoon, will be alb
sent eight days. They went by rail to
New London and by boat to New York,
w. Z. Aver, who recently withdrew
from the insurance firm of Aver & Shelley
to attend school at Goddard seminary in
Barre, is now instructor in penmanship in
that institution. He has also been elected
captain of the seminary base ball team.
There was hearing before Probate
Judge l.. NJ. Read at Bellows Falls Satur-
day upon the question of whether John
Colebrook, who was recently taken to the
Brattleboro Retreat, should be considered
state charge or should be supported by
his father States Attorney Robb APP
peared for the state and NJ G. ingalls, of
the Putney board of selectmen for Cole
brooks father. Mark Ward S. o. Parker,
George II. Phillips and Barna Colebrook
were also present. Judge Read issued an
order to the state to become responsible
for the care of Colebrook in accordance
with the statute which provides that an
insane person who has no other means OF
support shall be supported by the state.