Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-03-31
THE POTNEY COLUMN.
Dea. s. w. HOughtOn.

ney and II Personal Friend of Henry
w. LongfellOw.
Deacon Simon W. Houghton, SO, long
time resident of Putney and one of the pill
lars of the Congregational church, died
Saturday morning at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. G.. Squires in Brattleboro, where
his home had been for the past Eve years.
His death was due to old age and exhaus-
ton, and he had been ill since last Octo-
Der. The body was brought to Putney on
the noon train Tuesday, and the fuHeral
was held in the Congregational church at
l o'clock, Rev. G. j. Harris officiating.
Golden Rule lodge of Masons attended in
body. The burial was in the Mt. Pleas
ant cemetery and was under the Masonic
ritual.
Mr.. Houghton was born in Bolton,
Mass, Nov. II, 1912, and was a son of
Timothy and Olive (Moore) Houghton. He
was direct descendant of John Houghton
who bought the town of Lancaster, Mass.
from the Indian chief Tahanto. The deed
of this town was one of Mr.. Houghton's
most valued relics. When a young man
Mr.. Houghton left his childhood home and
went to Cambridge, Mass, where he made
many friends, one of whom was Henry W.
Longfellow. His sister became the wife
of Dexter Pratt, "the village blacksmith"
In after years Mr.. Houghton was proud of
two relics of "the spreading chestnut tree"
a card receiver and napkin ring.
Mr.. Houghton married Sarah Ann
Meade of Bolton April I, 1887, and they
went to Marlboro, this state, where he en-
gagged in the manufacture of carriages I'M
til 1S49, when he came to Putney. Here
he saw his eight children grow up leave
the old home and go out into the world.
In 1887 Mr. and Mrs. Houghton celebrat-
ed their golden wedding anniversary, and
at that time the family circle was COM
plete. In July, 1894, Mrs Houghton
died, and since then Mr.. Houghton has
lived with his daughter, Mrs. Squires.
While in Putney Mr.. Houghton was a
farmer and lived in the large house at the
top OF Kimball Hill, now owned by Homer
Taft. He had held about all the town of
fees, and in 1870 he was a member of the
constitutional convention. He was JUS
tice of the peace for nearly 40 years and
was deacon of the Congregational church
about 80 years. He was a prominent Ma
son, the oldest member of Golden Rule
lodge and a charter member of Golden
Rule chapter. He was the last of his
fathers family.
Mr.. Houghton lived an honorable life,
and he was true to every principle which
he adopted. All of his eight children are
living. They are: Mrs. Ellen r. Frost,
and Edward T. Houghton of Springfield,
Mass. Geo. A. Houghton of Salida, COL;
Mrs. Sarah L. Harding of Southwick,
Mass. DR.. S. W. Houghton of Hazard
vile, Conn. Mrs. Carrie Squres of Brat
tleboro; Mrs. Catherine S. Morrison of
Paterson, n. j., and Mrs. Mary E. Hub
bard of Hatfield, Mass. Besides his own
children there are % grandchildren and
three nd rhil1ran a
John Houghton was seriously i'll Sun
day, but he is now improving.
Miss Clara Holt has gone to Claremont,
N. H., where she has employment.
F. L. Amling cut off part of his thumb
in KendalPs sausage grinder Wednesday.
Mrs. William johnson returned Tuesday
from short visit with relatives in Spring
field, Mass.
F. L. Amling has moved into Mrs. Will
lard Johnson's house, recently vacated by
W. W. Wing.
Miss Mary Pollard of Middlebury, a
teacher in the High school, is visiting her
uncle, S. w. King
II. o. Dodge was called to Charlotte by
telegram Tuesday on account of the i'll
ness of his brother Frank.
marry hOWdru Oh Wlnundul, DrOJner OF
G. H. II. Howard of Putney succeeds K.
II. Bragg at F. L. Pierce's.
The annual meeting of the Baptist
church will be held in the church building
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Ernest Headle of East Wallingford,
nephew of Edwin Headle of Putney, began
work al Albert Townsend's Monday.
Mrs. NJ. H. Burdtt returned to the home
NE hAw
spending six months or more in Fort
Wayne, Ind.
Fl. P. Bailey has taken the agency for
this town for the Victor bicycle, manufac-
tured by the Overman Wheel company of
Chicopee Falls, Mass.
The Congregational society will hold a
sugar supper in their vestry next Monday
evening. The sugar will be strictly new.
Everybody is invited to participate of it.
E. 81. Bragg did not go to work at the
Brattleboro Retreat farm this week as he
intended, but he went to Williamsville and
secured position in the basket factory of
A. NJ. Merrifield
Ralph Boughton and G. L. Booth of
Goddard seminary, Barre, and Fred Penn
Der of the University of Vermont at Bur-
lington returned to their homes in Putney
Saturday for their Easter vacation.
Walter, the three-years-o son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Phelps of East Putney,
who was seriously burned last week by
falling into hot water, is improving, and it
is now thought that he will recover.
There will be special services in the local
churches IN Easter Sunday, which is next
Sunday. There will be special sermons by
the pastors in the morning, and in the
evening there will be children's concerts in
the Baptist and Congregational churches
There will be mass meeting in the
Baptist church this evening. An address
will be delivered by Rev. George W. Nor
row of Burlington, who is spending the
week in this county in the interest of the
Vermont Anti-Saloon League of which he
is superintendent.
The paper to be published by Rev. G. j.
Harris in the interest of humane work is
to be called the Humane Vermonter. Sub
scriptions are coming in from different
parts of Vermont. Much space will be de-
voted to Putney, and it is hoped many
from this place will forward their names at
once.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Houghton and Mrs.
Marshall S. Frost of Springfield Mass, DR..
and Mrs S. w, Houghton of Hazardville