Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-29
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
DROWNED IN THE CONNECTICUT


cred.
The people of Putney and East Put
u,y were shocked yesterday morning
bv the news of the drowning of Pcrley
Blanchard. a popular and highly re.
-pnCtcd young man, whose life with
the exception of two or three years,
was spent in this town. For six weeks
1r more Mr. Blanchard had been at the
home of his cousin, George n. ApHu.
i'm East Putney, and had been suffering
with mclancholia. Because of his con
Ilion he was not allowed to remain
ont of sight of the family more than
a few minutes at time, although for
a week or more he had apparently I'M
proved. About s o'clock yesterday
morning he left the house and a few
minutes later Mrs. Aplin went 10 the
barn to ask her husband if Perley was
there. Mr.. Aplin's first thought was
of the Connecticut river, toward which
he started Immediately. The river Is
but a short distance from the house
and Mr. Aplin lost no time in getting
TO it. realizing that with the high
water he must act quickly if he would
be of assistance. Upon arriving at the
river bank he saw fresh tracks in the
Garth. and Mr.. Blanchard's hat was
seen floating in The water, which made
plain the awful truth. A boat was
secured at J. V. Shaw's and the river
was dragged but at last reports the
body had not been recovered.
Mr. Blanchard was born in East Put
ucy about % years ago and was a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Blanchard,
both of whom are dead. Upon the
death of Mr.. Blanchard the family
moved to this village. Perley was en-
poyed in A. NJ. Corser's store and
later he went to Bellows Falls as
clerk in a grocery store. Previous to
his illness he was clerk in the dry
goods store of J. c. Day & Co. in Bel
lows Falls He leaves an elder broth
en-. Edward Blanchard, clerk in II. w.
Aliens dry goods store in Burlington.
and an elder sister. Miss Anna Blan-
chard. stenographer in the Office of the
Vermont Farm Machine company il
Bellows Falls. He was a faithful and
efficient employe. aimed at high ideals
with respect to honesty and integrity
and possessed a lovable disposition
which made friends of all who knew
him. His brother and sister have the
sympathy of the entire community,
Will Johnson will go soon to Brat
tlebOro to work.
The infant son of MI and Mrs.
Harry Houghton died Friday.
Miss Nora Cavanaugh has returned
to the KendriCk House as cook.
Mrs. William Johnson visited her
sister in Springfield, Mass, last week.
nd
seminary is home for the Easter Vaca-
ton.
Archie Smith, of Leland and Grey
seminary, spent Sunday at Luke
BloOd's.
Allis Houghton is home from God
dard seminary, Barre, for a vacation
of two weeks.
John Tibbetts has enlisted in the
army and has been sent to the Phil
ippine islands.
George Gibson will finish work for
F. l.. Pierce this week. He has two
places in view.
Frank Whitman has returned to NJ.
d. Whitman's from Greenfield where
he has been employed in shoe shop,
Mrs. j. f. WasAburn and daughters
start tomorrow for visit of several
weeks with relatives in Wawona, Cal.
Peter Mitchell. president of the
senior class in Vermont Academy,
will spend Sunday with acquaintance
in town.
Eugene Willard returned Saturday
night from his bridal trip. Mrs. VIII
lard is at present with her parents in
Palmer, Mass.
y. Cobb, jr of Putney Falls, who
has been i'll with the grip, is able To
90 to his blacksmith shop, but not
to perform labor.
Miss Alice Farr, who has been at
tending a business college in keene,
is home on account of the prevalence
of scarlet fever in that city.
Max Bennett Thrasher of Westmore-
land. n. H., is the author of an article
on maple sugar making in the April
number of the Cosmopolitan.
Peter Johnson has leased w. g.
Crawford's house, formerly occupied
by A. ID. Maranville, who has returned
to his home in Mechanicsville.
Henry C. Warren has fitted up the
lower floor in the old skating rink
for the needs of his business as pro
prietor of the Keystone suspension
fence.
Henry Gassett is carrying on tn
Sanford sugar orchard on the Lewis
farm. George and Charles Holt ar
carrying on Albert Townsend's suga.
orchard.
There will be no preaching service
in the Baptist church Easter Sun
day, but the usual time of service viii
be taken up with an Easter concert
by the Sunday school,
a. d. Felch who has been living
with his sister, Mrs. Laura Eager, viii
soon to Meredith, N. H., to sup
pN the pulpit of church and to WORT
at his trade as a carpenter.
j. H. Wheeler of Rutland is spend
ing the week in Putney Falls. lie
will return tomorrow with Mrs
Wheeler, who has been spending sew
eral weeks with her parents.
l.. p. Bailey has bought the William
Willard lot, comprising about 10 acres
of Michael Murphy. 1t is located
south of Elihu Wilson's place. Mr.
Bailey will use it for raising tobacco.
Rev. d. j. Pierce, who closes his
pastorate over the Baptist church
next Sunday will start next week TO-
Oakland, Calf, to live with his chill
dren, He has been visiting in Spring
field this week.
Michael Murphy and Mrs. Emma On
rant were married at w. ID. Waite's a