Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-03
THE PUTNEY COLUMN.

A. M. COrSer mas issued ABOUT zUO
calendars with Photographic views of
Putney.
The Congregational society will hold
its annual election of officers next
Tuesday at O'Clock.
Mr. Mansfield of Meriden, Conn,
is visitor at Horace SCOTS, where
he boarded several years ago.
f. o. Pierce is recovering from an
attack of rheumatism, with which he
has been affected about a month.
NJ. II. Pember went Monday to
Mechanicsville to attend the funeral
of his sister-in-law, Mrs. David Eddy.
Isak Bloomberg finished work for f.
L. Pierce Tuesday night and is now at
the home OF his sister, Mrs. Peter
Johnson.
The installation of officers of Col
w. H. Greenwood post, G. A. r., and
the Womans Relief corps will take
place Jan. q.
Miss Alma Bacon of Worcester,
Mass, returned to her home Tuesday
after visiting Mrs. w. E. Aver here
ana Ill WINDSOR.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Willard have
begun housekeeping in rooms sublet to
them by w. II. Elmore in the Oliver
Houghton house.
The saw room in the Stowell factory
started yesterday after the annual TAX
ing of stock. The rest of the factory
will be started Monday.
Miss Jennie Smith of Ridgefield,
Conn, daughter of Henry Smith, Esq,
of New York, is a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Glidden.
Frank Tenney and Helen Lewis of
Alburgh Springs both of whom have
been employed at the town farm, were
married Sunday night by Rev. j. H.
Bennett.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery associa-
ton will meet in lower Masonic hall at
100 o'clock Monday evening for the
election of officers and the transaction
of business.
The Putney fire department will hold
its annual meeting next Monday even
ing at 7.30 in the town hall for the
eltCllOu VI OlllCtlS anu lllt u ullStlNllOl
of other business
The annual meeting of the COngre
gational Sunday school for the election
of officers will be held next Sunday
morning. The meeting was postponed
last Sunday on account of the storm.
Henry Washburn of California is or
his way to Putney to visit his brother
julius F. Washburn. He will visit in
Mexico and in Galveston, Texas, SC
that the exact date when he will arrive
is not known.
The record of the money order de
partment of the local postoffice fol-
the month of December was as fol
lows Number of orders issued, 145
amount, $SSS,SS; number of orders
paid, 90; amount $471.74.
Mrs. A. NJ. Corser went Friday Il
Orange to attend the wedding of he
niece, Miss Lillian Wheeler. Mr.. Cor
ser, Miss Laura Sleeper and c. D
Britton went Wedne lay. The wed
ding took place WedI day evening.
Delta lodge, Knights of Honor, elect
ed these officers at their annual meet
ing Dictator, w. A. Cole; vice lie
tator, D. B. Clough; assistant dictator
E.E Patterson; reporter, ]. ]. Knight
financial reporter, f. S. Munger; char
lain, George T. Aplin; guide, w.
Pierce: guardian, F. E. Robertson
sentinel, ]. T. Cummings; trustee TO
three years, George T. Aplin.
Services will be held in the differen
churches during the week of praye
as follows: Next Sunday and Tuesda
in the Baptist church; Wednesda
and Thursday in the Congregations
church; Friday and Sunday, Jan. l
and 70, in the Methodist church. TIL
meetings will begin at 7.30 p. m, an
will be union and evangelical i
nature. Seats will be free to ALL an
cordial invitation is extended to tn
public.
H. L. Pierce, who has been organis
in the Congregational church 23 year,
has finished his engagement in tha
capacity. He will play from Sunda
to Sunday until the trustees secure hi
successor. Organists are compar
lively few who can point to so long
record of service, and in this instanc
the record is the more noteworthy b.
cause it has been, in the main, graf,
itous Mr.. Pierce has rendered tn
4 church a valuable service, and h
4 place will be hard TO fill.
II The ordination of Deacon HERNIA
n Gassett, of the Baptist church, toe
place Sunday, but on account of tn
n severe storm those who were a.
Wnounced to take part in the servic
Vwith the exception of Mr.. Gassett an
hhe minister, were not present Re
hIr. Perkins preached a sermon sc
y Wing forth the duties of deacon an
what would be expected of the churc
INTER which Mr.. Gassett was called
S ne platform. The pastor then rea
Objections from the Bible, offered IL
cA dination prayer delivered IL
toNArge to the deacon and the chars
The church.
o'iMrs. Henry Kidder, rs, died about
wiEIpck Monday after a long lime
SHIN a chronic form of rheumatisI
yedN had been in i'll health sever
add fs and had been confined to her b'
deakut a year. 1t is thought that h