Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-21
PUTNEY

W. W. Caterwood of Mt Hermor
school supplied the pulpit in the Con
gregational church last Sunday.
The new gas lights in the store of A.
VI. Corser and F. d. Kendall and in
the postofiice are in running order and
give us quite metropolitan look and
feeling.
The M. E. society held their fair
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
There were fancy and candy tables we'll
stocked, a chicken-pie supper and a
good attendance.
A neighborhood dancing party was
held with Mrs Olive Wood Thursday.
After jolly time the merrymakers
took sleighride to BENJAMIN Woods
home, where a bountiful supper was
served. All report a most enjoyable
time. Such parties are promoters of
social feeling among neighbors.
David LIE Fleur, employed in F. L.
Pierce's mill, cut off three fingers of
the left hand on the bench saw Mon
day. He was doing something about
the saw. holding stick in his hand
with which he showed the stock
through, and in some way the stick
caught and drew his hand on to the
saw.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Walker of West
minister were called to Rockville, CT,
last week by the death of Mr.. Walkers
aunt, Mrs. Lucy Fisk, who will be
wrll remembered here as she spent
most of her time with them when not
travelling. She was a woman of love
ly presence and character, one bless ed
with means and was ever ready to help
a good cause. She had travelled quite
extensively at home and abroad, and
will be missed.
The death Of William Britton Tues
day came as a sad surprise to many
people. Mr.. Britton lived just over the
river in Westmoreland and had kept
the East Putney ferry for many years
and was familiar figure to all who
had occasion to travel that way. He
was a genial, social man, always ready
to chat and tell good story and knew
people far and near. He was kind
and industrious man and raised large
family to become good men and women
and fill responsible positions in life. He
bad been in poor health for two years,
but seriously i'll with heart disease
which caused his death, for only about
six weeks.
The Baptist young people had a val
pntine social - Mr.. and Mrs. II. b
Powell returned Wednesday from n
trip to South birmingham and Bos
ton, Mass. - Martha Pierce has gone to
South birmingham, Mass. to visit her
sister, Mrs. Merrill, whose son Fred is |
to undergo an operation for appendi-
,itis this week. Mrs Gale went to
last week to accompany |
1er daughter, Mrs Myrtle Knight, to
New York where she goes to a hospital
'or an operation Mrs. Cora Gale Mar |
in is stopping at her mothers home, |
% keep house for her brother Harry, |
while the mother is away. Mr.. and |
Mrs. Martin are moving their goods to I
Westminster West where they are to |
work for Mr.. Campbell. Mrs. H. o.
3assett of North Adams who has spent
ome weeks with her brother, H. b.
Powell, has returned to her home.
A petition was last week sent to
Washington for free delivery route
rom this Office to Westminster West
md East Pu'ney taking in a circuit of
bout % miles and putting the mail
/ the door of most of the farmers or
lSe in boxes within much easier reach
han the town Office. Some of the
Cast Putney patrons have petitioned
gainst it saving they are better served
low than they would be under the new
ystem, claiming that by going to the
flee they can have four mails day
;hile under the delivery they would
My get one each day. That may be
II right for those within few steps
+ the office at East Putney or Putney
'alls, but what farmer can spend
me TO go the Office oftener than once
day: Not even that in busy times.
y having the rural delivery. the mail
ouli generally be no later than when :
eople must 90 for it themselves. This {
in the line of progression, and il is
0ped that the few who might be :
lightly Inconvenience will not pre- ,
all against the many who would be \
enefited. {