Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-16
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,

Leon Houghton is more comfortable,
and gaining slowly.
Harry Ford closed successful term of
school in Westmoreland last Friday.
The next meeting of the social club of
the hill will be held with Mrs. Fred Mar
tin.
Rev. D. j. Pierce will preach in Pierce's
hall in Putney Falls at 3 o'clock next Sun
day
Harry Powers, wife and two sons of
Proctor visited at Elwyn Headle's this
week.
A. f. Boomers mother and sister of
South STAFFORD spent a few days with
him this week.
The Woman's Relief CORPS inflated four
members Tuesday evening, after which re-
freshments were served.
Mrs. Charles Prouty returned Saturday
from four weeks visit in Moore's Forks,
Waterbury and other places.
Miss Florence Locke, who has been in
Bridgeport, Conn, the past summer, re-
turned to her home Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Sargent, of the Hartford Theo.
logical seminary, preached very accepta.
bly, at the Congregational church last Sun
day.
Rev. D. J..Plerce will meet the Young
people of the society this evening to decide
upon a course of study for the winter even
ings.
A meeting of the Putney Magazine club
will be held Tuesday evening next, and
all members are invited to be present at
Miss Walkup's rooms that evening.
The growth of Baptists and the work of
NIn A -
ciety will be presented at the Baptist
church next Sunday at 10:45 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Leach went last
week to Langdon, N. H., TO attend the
funeral of Mrs. Leachs cousin. Mr..
Leach went to Lowell, Mass, where the
burial took place. Mrs. Leach is spending
the week in Langdon.
Miss Nellie Wood invited the Central
school, of which she is a member, to a
party at her home on West Hill. Will
Wood carried the young people both ways.
Refreshments and games made the time
pass quickly and enjoyably.
Ira Davenport met with an accident
Wednesday morning at the Stowell fac
tory, cutting off one finger and mangling
two others on his left hand. He recently
took the place of John Underwood, who
The officers elected by the Good Samari-
tan society of the Baptist church are: Pres
ident, Mrs. A. L. Gale; vice presidents,
Mrs. A. w. j. Wilkins, Mrs. Ezra Pierce /;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Frank Fifield /;
directors, Mrs. George Fifield, Mrs. Chas.
Fuller, Mrs. Homer Taft and Miss Helen
Tarbell
The Star Magazine club will hold its an
nual meeting at DR.. Fosters next Monday
evening to make plans for the coming
year, and to sell the magazines of 1900.
Every member of the club is requested to
be present, and anyone who wishes to buy
magazines is also invited to attend this
meeting.
The secretary of the Anti-Saloon league
was in town few days ago to make ar
rangements for service to be held in one
of the churches the second Sunday in
December, morning and evening, at which
time he or the president, Rev. G. W. Nor
row, will speak. A service will be held in
Putney Falls in the afternoon.
The fair at Putney Falls, intercepted by
the storm of Friday, was deferred to Mon
day, when a pleasant evening brought a
large crowd to the hall. About 40 went
from Putney, and a fine oyster supper was
served to over 100 people. A fine looking
lot of ladies and gentlemen explained
"why they had never married" and closed
the play by each proposing to his next
neighbor and being gladly accepted, after
which the usual auction of unsold articles
was excellently managed by W. E. Pierce
A large sum was realized. The floor was
then cleared and games were carried on
until the next day.