Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
THE PUTNEY COLUMN,

Friday evenings.
There is possibility, according To a rp.
NOR, that another livery stable will be
nrted in this village.
Miss May Scott went Monday to Brattle-
hrO where she has a position in Bar
nrds dry goods store.
George Holt has been engaged to draw
Bert Reeds lumber from the Lemuel Dick
Dson lot to the railroad.
The residents in the Bailey neiebbor.
hood decided Saturday to hold a neigbbor.
hood Christmas dinner at B. j. Hough.
tons.
Leon Houghton, who has been i'll with
bundice since October, is able to be out
and will resume work in Corser's store
next week.
Elmer c. Lewis, who has been i'll with
scatic rheumatism at G.. l.. Pierce's since
September, has been able to walk to the
village this week.
Homer Buxton, who has recently been
employed as driver of the Brooks House
"bus' in Brattleboro, has begun work in
Blood's livery stable.
The Baptist society has appointed COM
mttees to arrange for Christmas concert
10 be given on the Sunday evening preced-
ing Christmas and a Christmas tree on
Monday evening.
Miss Leone Black of Greenfield, Mass,
spent Sunday with Miss May Scott Her
father, H. @. Black, expects TO sell his
store in Warren and buy another in Leom-
mister. he is now i'll in Leominster.
Mrs j. II. Wheeler went this week to
Rutland where her husband is employed as
a fireman on the Rutland railroad. They
will board during the winter, and in the
spring they will begin housekeeping again.
Lorenzo Scott of Springfield, Mass, WIS.,
tied at his home here Monday. Mr.. Scott
and W. T. Francis, former salesman for
Durham Brothers in Brattleboro, have
bought out business concern In Spring
field
Miss Laura Sleeper has returned to Put
ney, having finished another season in
Atherton's millinery rooms in Holyoke,
Mass, and is now employed by her broth
er.in-law as table girl in the Kendrick
House.
Mrs. F. Fl. Harris, Miss Maud M. Mum
ger and Mrs. II. L. Pierce have been APP
pointed a committee to arrange for a
Christmas tree and exercises to be held in
the Congregational vestry the night before
Christmas.
W. E. Pierce expects to move from East
Putney to this village next week and he
will begin at once the work of clearing off
the Crowley wood lot, which he recently
bought. He expects to have the lot cleared
in about two months.
The next meeting of the Hill social club
will be held with Miss Martha Alger We'd
nesday afternoon and evening. The club
met Thursday with Mrs. Dana Clough.
Supper was served, which was followed
with games and amusement.
Henry Hosley, who lived in the family
of the late Deacon Houghton years ago,
visited briefly in town few days ago. He
found familiar scenes but few people
whom he used to know. Mr. Hosley has
been a minister in Boston for a number of
years.
Delta lodge, Knights of Honor, elected
these officers Friday evening: Dictator,
Dana B. Clough; vice dictator, E. E. Pat
terson assistant vice dictator, w. A. Cole;
reporter, j. j. knight; financial reporter,
DR.. E. S. Munger; chaplain, George T.
Aplin; treasurer, NJ. II. Pember; guide,
W. E. Pierce; guardian, F. E. Robertson.
These officers will be installed the first
Friday evening in January.
Howard Chidley will preach in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday at the
usual hour. In the afternoon and evening
Mr.. Chidley will speak in Putney Falls in
the interest of the Anti-Saloen league, and
again in the Congregational church at 7.3O
o'clock in the evening. By his words and
work in other places Mr.. Chidley has
shown himself to be a pleasing and effect
i've speaker. A large attendance is ex-
pected.
Col. W. Il. Greenwood post, G.. A. R.,
elected these officers Tuesday evening:
Commander, A. D. Kerr; senior vice COM
mander, Ariel Crosby; junior vice COM
mander, Alphonzo @. Cobb; adjutant, M.
II. Pember; quartermaster, @. F. Brown;
surgeon, NJ. V. Sleeper; chaplain, A. P.
Ranney; officer of the day, NJ. D. Whit
man; officer of the guard, John Willard |;
quartermaster sergeant, H. FL. Brainard ;
sergeant major, e. r. Headle; sentinel,
Dennis Richards; color bearer, j. P.
Whitney; representative, S. A. Shattuck |;
alternate, A. G. Cobb.
The Congregational women will give
their annual fair in the town hall tonight,
beginning at 9 o'clock. The sale will con-
tinue, from to o'clock, after which a
comedietta will be presented, entitled
"Queen Anne's Cottage" The cast will
be as follows: Mrs. Thomas Jefferson
Dillingham;, Miss Mamie e. Graves; Miss
Anne trustworthy, Miss Alice Townsend
Miss Susan Marsh, Miss Katherine X.
Booth: Sarah, Mrs. Fl. B. Powell; Henry
Harrington, G. Il. Huntley; Robert
Barton, Reginald <. Powell; Charles
Marsh, Frederick r. Pember; Joseph,
Charles Houghton.
Mrs. Mary @. Deming, 70, former resi-
dent of this town, died in Wakefield, Mass,
Dec. 6, after long illness. The body was
brought to Putney Saturday and was taken
to Mount Pleasant cemetery for burial.
Prayer was made at the grave by Rev. W.
T. Sparhawk. Mrs. Deming lived for many
years in the Robertson house on Kimball
hill. She leaves three daughters, Mrs
Sarah Smalley of Somerville, Mass, Mrs
Mary Gernon of New York city and Mrs.
Jennie Deland of Wakefield. Mrs. De-
land and Mrs. Gernon came TO Putney
with the body. The bearers were MT
Gernon, Mr.. Deland, Mr.. Smalley, Walter
Strong of Hyde Park, Charles Robertson
of Bellows Falls and Henry Warren Of
this town. Mrs. Deming was member
of the Congregational church and was
charter member of Golden Rule chapter
Order of Eastern Star.
Golden Rule Chapter, Order OF Eastern
Star, held its annual election OF of1cerl
Wednesday afternoon, followed in thu
evening by the installation. A chicken
pie supper was served at O'Clock I'M