Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,

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DR. George S. Foster was at his home in
vereennes over Sunday.
Fred Pember of Burlington university
IL spending vacation at home.
Mrs. f. S. Munger and Miss Maud Mum
,er returned from visit in Windsor Mon
day
Mrs Alice Smith and daughter, Mrs.
Bement of Amherst, Mass, have been in
town this week.
The women of the Congregational So
ciety will hold hulled corn and hominy
supper tonight.
y. |. Gale has moved to East Putney.
where he will assist G. II. Wyman in car
rying on II. p. Farr's farm.
The board of school directors has chosen
Mrs. Mary Il. Washburn superintendent of
schools for the coming year.
Mr.. S. NJ. Marietta has rented tene-
ment in Brattleboro. She expects to
move there soon to take boarders.
There will be a meeting in the Congre-
gatonal church next Sunday morning as
usual Eugene B. Pierce will conduct the
services.
Mr., and Mrs. E. W. Derry will move to
Brookine next week to take charge of the
boarding house connected with F. l..
Pierces mill.
W. +. Aver went to Caremont on in
surance business Monday. He will be
back at Goddard seminary, Barre, the first
of next week.
Misses Jennie E. Pierce, Grace Prouty,
Maud Munger, Georgia Roberts and Nav
hnr 4, Il
seminary for short vacation.
George Robbins, who has been en-
poyed at the Medfeld, Mass, asylum for
the past two years, has come here to work
with his brother, Eugene Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moran went Tues
day to Boston, where Mr.. Moran will
nave a position as conductor on an cleo
trio railroad. Mr.. Moran has been en-
ployed by F. L. Pierce.
Mrs. Olive j. Stowell and Miss Edith
Stowell returned from Farley, Mass,
Tuesday. They were called to Farley two
weeks ago by the illness of Mrs. Stowelrs
niece, who has since died.
The Baptist Sunday school are prepar-
ing an Easter concert exercise entitled
Easter Day" to be presented week from
next Sunday night. Both the music and
libretto are especially appropriate. Rev.
Mr. Mitchell will preach an Easter sermon
in the morning.
The Easter concert exercise entitled
Easter Greeting will be rendered by the
Congregational Sunday school a week
from next Sunday evening. The singing
will be largely by the children. Miss
Helen Robertson and Robert r. Shelley
will assist. There will be no preaching in
the morning.
George II. Phillips is still confined with
the injury to his leg which he received
when he was throw out of his wagon a
few days ago Mr.. Phillips was collecting
some cattle when the accident happened.
After being thrown from his wagon his
horse stepped upon his leg, jamming the
flesh from the bone.
The Congregational church committee
met last Monday morning and voted to ex
tend call to Rev. Clarence j. Harris o.
Colchester to supply the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Rev. F. NJ. Wiswall
1t is not known positively whether Mr.
Harris will accept the call. Mr.. Harris
occupied the pulpit last Sunday and gave
satisfaction. He is young and has a wife
and two children. He is a graduate oil
the Bangor, Me-, Theological seminary.
Mark Ward, administrator of the Puffe
estate, advertises an auction sale of house
hold goods at the Puffer farm at ! o'clocl
tomorrow afternoon. The administrato
invites all to "Come, and weep with III
over these old relics of a bygone time,
which are "Hallowed by association anC
sanctified by time" G. p. Parker will b.
the auctioneer and the articles to be soil
include, besides household goods, on
young mare, two sleighs, one top carriage
harness, etc.
Cards were received in town few day
ago announcing the marriage at Provi
dence r. l., of Miss Loula Cox, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias E. Cox, and Loui
Bowen Payton of Providence. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Payton will be sat home" after to
day. Mrs. Payton has spent several sum
mers here with her aunt, Mrs. Frank Lew
is, now of Springfield, Mass. Miss Will
son, who has been here with her and VIII
has spent at least one summer here, wa
one of the trademarks.
Following is the list of teachers VIII
have been engaged to teach the tow
schools for the term of II weeks beginning
April IL: Central school, Eugene B
Pierce of Putney; district No. l, Mis-
Florence Patterson of Putney; No. 2, Mis-
Gaia Cook of Wells; No. 3, Miss Cor
Kathan of Putney; No. 3, Miss Mamie l
Whitney of Westminster; No. 6, Miss Ad
die NJ. Zuill of Bellows Falls; No. I, Mis-
Mary L. Worrall of Bellows Falls; No
Miss Matte Clough of Dummerston.
The singing school which has been COZ
Quoted here through the winter and sprin
months by L. B. Chapman of Windhal
was brought to close Tuesday evening
when the goth lesson in the course wa