Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-23
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

Nuss Julia Wilcox of Boston spent Sun
5av at f. l.. Pierces
pr A. H. Patterson went Tuesdap to
-,nster and Rutland on business trip.
n baflcv went Wednesday to Hart
e,rI conn. to visit his brother, Roy w.
Hli'c..
Horny Evcrleth. who is attending school
ID, Springfield. this state, spent Sunday at
his home.
Mr. and Mrs. d. ]. Moran spent Sun
d,v with Mrs. Morans brother, Il. Il.
Patterson.
riyervman E. f. Blood has moved into
his new house which he bought of DR..
T. $. Munger.
Lester Culver finished work for DR.. Eos
t,r Friday and returned to his home in
granville, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Treadway went
Tuesday to Mr.. Treadway's home in
shelter Island, n. Y, for a short visit.
MIR. simpson was called to Springfield.
Mass. this week on account of the Illness
and death of his sister, Mrs William Wal
lace.
George Fifeld and family moved yes
tarday to Bellows Falls where Mr.. FL
asa mas Il position with the Vermont
Farm Machine comrany.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". e. Aver came to Put
rev Sunday night to spend several days
with relatives Mr.. Aver also has several
life insurance policies to deliver.
Miss Katherine Booth entertained the
olh Century club Monday evening.
Games were played and the evening was
very pleasantly spent. Refreshments
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Elmore were thrown
from their carriage while driving through
the village Sunday evening. Their horse
was frightened by a bicycle and became
unmanageable No serious damage was
done.
The school directors have decided not
to hold memorial exercises in the
town hall Measles are prevalent and 1t
will be imprudent to bring the schools
together at this time. Exercises will be
given in the respective school rooms.
The fortnightly club met last Friday
afternoon with Mrs. c. ID. Knight and
had a general discussion on the subject
of birds. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Ida Stowcll three weeks from
that date, when the same subject will be
taken up.
Miss Ada Belle Patterson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs f. T. Patterson, was mar
ried to her cousin, Daniel II. Patterson,
in Winchendon. Mass, on Thursday af-
ternoon of last week. They will keep
house Mr.. Patterson is foreman in Jen-
nison's plumbing shop.
Both schools i'm District No. l are
closed on account of measles. Only two
of Miss Jennie Pierce's 16 pupils were
present Monday. 10 being i'll with measles
In Miss kidneys room - out of 26 pupils
were present Tuesday morning. The
school was closed al noon.
\ meeting of tho Audubon society was
held Friday evening. Mrs. H L. Pierce,
Miss Maud NJ. Munger and Mrs. B. NJ.
Switzer were appointed a committee to
have charge of the field work and to pro-
vide entertainment as occasion requires.
The club will hold regular meetings the
first Monday in each month.
L. A. johnson, who has been employed
in the Robertson paper mill, disappeared
mysteriously about o'clock Monday
morning. He went to work as usual at
midnight. He has numerous creditors in
Putney who would like to know of his
whereabouts. His family moved to
South birmingham, Mass, several weeks
ago.
a rally for prohibition will be held in
the town hall next Tuesday evening at
7:30 o'clock, when Rev. F. L. Foster of
Cavendish will speak on Prohibition VS..
License" Every person in town is in
vited to be present, Republicans, Dem
ocrats. men, women and children. An
effort is being made to work up a sem
timent for Clement for governor, and
wind bags are being let loose on every
corner. See Mr.. Foster fill them with
holes Tuesday evening.
Rev. Clarence ]. Harris, formerly pas
tor of the Congregational church of Put
ney. has changed his creed, and on Easter
Sunday he and Mrs. Harris Joined the
Universalist church. The Burlington
Clipper of last Saturday published a half
tone cut of Rev. Mr.. Harris together with
a sketch of his life and the sermon which
he preached after his public change of
belief, showing why he became a Uni
versalist. He says he finds the Univer-
salist church eXalts Christ as no other
church does, and that 'if all the Uni
versalists in other churches Joined the
church to which they belong this church
would be the largest of all denomina-
tons"
Vote for Clement delegates and local
option in your caucus.-[Adv.