Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-05
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.
Accented the Call to Dalton.

Hannum or this town. VIII leave
Springfield Mass, to become secre-
tary of the Y. M. c. A. in Dalton.
Mass. The Springfield Union of Fri
day published a cut of Mr.. Hannum
together with the following notice:
George w. Hannum, superintendent
of the boys department of the Y. M.
c. A. in Springfield, decided yesterday
afternoon to accept the call to become
general secretary of the Dalton asso-
citation. Mr.. Hannum will enter upon
his new duties Sept 1. He will relin-
ouish his work in Springfield the mid
die of August, after the return from
the boys camp. The decision of Mr..
Hannum is received with regret by
the Springfield association. Mr.. Han
mum has been in charge of the boys
department since April, 1897. Under
his direction the department has
grown in numbers and has become
one of the most important branches
of the association work. In his new
field he will have complete charge of
the association. At present the men,
bership is not considered as large as
it should be for a town of Dalton's
size, and his first work will be toward
increasing the membership"
Rev. w. T. Sparhawk went Monday
to Mortified to attend the conference.
He will return tomorrow.
Arthur Lowell of East Templeton.
Mass, came to Putney on his bicycle
Monday for visit of few days.
Mr.. Jacobs will run his bakery
wagon Mondays hereafter in addition
to Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days.
The New York Sunday newspapers
are now received by A. ]. Aver at
o'clock Sunday morning, arriving here
on the special newspaper train.
The usual Tuesday evening prayer
meeting in the Congregational church
was not held last evening on account
of the holiday, but will be held tonight
at the usual hour.
H. L. Bailey has bought the Oscar
Laughton farm on West HILL The
farm is admirably adapted for the pur-
pose of a, summer residence. Mr..
Bailey bought for an investment.
Miss Mary Stowell went Friday TO
Boston, where she met Miss Chapman
of Brooklyn, and they went from there
to Pittsfield, Mass, where they will
spend the summer.
Rev. o. T. Harlow of Medford,
Mass, has withdrawn his acceptance
of the call to the Baptist church of
this village, owing to the inability of
the society to find him a suitable tene-
ment.
The goth Century club met with
Miss Jennie E. Pierce Monday even
ing, when the reading of the Merchant
of Venice was completed. The next
meeting probably will be held out
door, but the plans have not been ar
ranged definitely.
The Barre Times says that Pitcher
Allis Houghton and several other mem
bers of the Goddard Seminary base
ball team will spend the summer at
the Appledore House, Isles of Shoals,
and will incidently play base ball a
little while there.
G. T. Aplin and E. E. Knight went to
Vernon Saturday on receipt of news
that a body had been found in the
river and that it was thought that it
might be that of Perley l. Blanchard
of this town. They were able to
prove at once that the body was not
that of Mr.. Blanchard.
Miss Maud Sawyer of Mortified
Seminary, Miss Abbie Kendall of God
dard Seminary and Henry Everleth.
who's is attending schoolin Springfield,
this state, have returned home for
their summer vacation. Allis Hough-
ton was a member of the graduating
class at Goddard Seminary.
Mrs. Fox of Keene and Mrs. Harris
of Greenfield were guests of their sis
ter, Mrs. o. E. Bragg, the first of the
week. Mrs. Harris returned to Green
field Tuesday, accompanied by Mr..
Bragg. Mrs. Bragg's nephews, the
sons of Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Chaplin Of
Keene, also have visited her this
week.
The Congregational Christian En-
deavor society elected these officers
Sunday for the coming six months
President, H. P. Cushman; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Annie B. H. Harris; re-
cording secretary, Miss Freeda Penn
Der; corresponding secretary, Miss
Nellie Clarke; treasurer, Samuel Penn
Der.
Nearly 5000 pounds of butter was
made at the Putney creamery in the
month of May. The record for June
has not yet been compiled. 1t is eX-
pected that the creamery will receive
a number of new patrons from Dunn
merston on account of the action OF
the Brattleboro creamery in freezing
out the product of the Hunt cold wa
ter separators.
w. G. Treadway has bought VIII
Randalls interest in the meat bust
ness of Walker & Randall of Dunn
merston and took possession Monday
Mr.. Treadway will continue to live
in this village, driving to and from
his business each day. The proprle
tors of the business would move the
business to this town if suitable 10
cation could be secured.
Cards have been received in this
village announcing the marriage IL
Bellows Falls Thursday, June 27, u
Charles E. Harrington of East Putney
and Miss Minnie L. Durham OF west
Minister. Mr.. Harrington is son o.
Adolphus harrington, and Mrs. Far
rington has become well known al
teacher in district No. 8, the Earring
ton district. They will live at the
harrington homestead.
Rev. Charles Conklin of Springfield
Mass, will preach in the Congrega
tional church Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. Mr.. Conklin's ability as
preacher is we'll known here and there
is no doubt that he will have larg'
congregation. The singing will be b!
Robert r. Shelley of Bellows Falls