Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,

Bessie Braley is visiting in Medfeld and
Boston.
Helen Tarbel returned Monday from
Mt. Holly.
DR.. Munger is putting a porch over the
front door Of his house.
Mrs Ida Stowel and daughter are spend
ing the week in Windsor.
Mrs. Tefft and daughter Evelyn are ex-
pected from Newport Saturday.
Eugene Pierce came Saturday from Ann
Arbor, Mich, for his vacation.
MIS-. Patterson went Tuesday to Brad
ford to visit her daughter, Mrs. Doty.
Fred Merrill of South birmingham,
Mass, is visiting at l.. p. Baieys
Dr. Wheat recently had a sheep sheared,
the weight of the wool being 30 pounds.
Misses Ola and Emma Watkins of Bara-
boo, Wis, are visiting at Charles Thwing's.
Sarah Wood, who has been seriously i'll
with pneumonia, is able to ride to the viii
lage.
Mrs. Warner Spear, Mrs. Rawson, and
Mrs, Persons visited Mrs. Marshal Gale
Tuesday.
Misses Grace Prouty and Georgia Rob
erts have gone to Mortified to work for
the summer.
Mrs. Emma Howard visited her sister,
Mrs. Wilkins, last week, going to West
Townshend Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Clayton and chill
dren of Bristol, Conn, are spending few
weeks at p. S. Hannum's.
Miss Lizzie Arnold returned Tuesday
from her visit in Boston, leaving her moth
er there for longer visit.
Rev. D. j. Pierce will preach at union
service in the Congregational church Sun
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
Frank Marcy is spending two weeks in
town. He will leave soon for Montana
where he has position in the mines.
The Baptists will hold a covenant meet
ing at the vestry Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. All Bsptists are urged to attend.
Mrs. H. L. Dickerson of Hartland is
spending the week with her brother, w.
Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Robertson
of Bellows Falls are also visiting there.
Rev. D. j. Pierce will preach in the
Baptist church Sunday at H. holding COM
munion service at the close of the sermon
He will preach in East Putney at 3 p. NJ.
At the recent bi.centennial celebration
in birmingham, Mass, an uncle of Miss
Walkup rode in the procession as the Sec
ond of the four oldest men in town.
The Goth commencement of the Uni
versity of Vermont and State Agricultural
college at Burlington was held at Burling-
ton Wednesday. Among the graduates
was Frederick r. Pember of this town,
who received the degree of bachelor of
science in agriculture.
Mrs Fanny knight of Dummerston
celebrated her Goth birthday anniversary
on Tuesday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Greenwood. Rev. and Mrs. McCol-
lester and Mr.. and Mrs. Collins of MARI
boro, n. H., were present, also Mrs. Dut-
ton of Greenfield, Mass.
Thomas j. Heenan of this town and
Miss Luella Mae Carpenter OF Haverhill,
n. H., were married by Rev. c. j. Brown
at the residence of the bride on the even
ing of June %. The ceremony was per-
formed in the parlor, which was decorated
with flowers, in the presence of the family
and few invited guests. Tom Carpen-
ter, brother of the bride, was best man,
and the brides sister Kate was bridemaid.
The bride was handsomely attired in
white. After the ceremony, which was
the full Episcopal form, refreshments were
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Heenan will live in
Putney. The bride is well known in Ha-
dent of Haverhill, but for some years he
has been employed at his trade, paper
making, in Putney.
The concert exercise, "Gospel Bells
was given by the Baptist Sunday schoo
Sunday forenoon, and it proved to be one
of the best they have had for long time.
The exercise, "The Water of Life" was
specially impressive, and the other part:
were we'll rendered, The stage trimming
consisted of a well, bucket and sweep
with daisies and ferns. The Methodist
Children's day concert was held in the
evening. The singing was mostly by the
children's choir and was well done. A
solo was sung by Beulah Williams, and q
duet by Misses Williams and Littlefield
A beautiful cross of daisies was the centre
of one of the exercises, with shield, anchor
and wreath of flowers hung upon it. Miss
Helen Robertson sang solos, with Mis-
Stewart as accompanist. Mrs. B. NJ
Switzer played for the children's choir
All the parts were we'll taken.