Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-09
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

Mrs. II. Ia. Pierce is spending the week
in Neene.
Or. Yer II. Eddy was in town few
days this week.
Rev f. l.. Metcalf's father returned to
Boston Tuesday.
The Stowell factory has been run even
iugS since Monday.
Rev c. e. Hayward was in Ludlow
the first of this week.
oscar Guineen has begun work for
Livcryman f.. Il. Blood.
Mrs. J. f. Washburn went to Ran
dulph Monday on a business trip.
Ellen and Isabel Crawford are spend
Ing few days with Mrs Washburn.
Mrs. c. ID. Britton will nave her mil
linery opening next Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Rev. and Mrs. f. L. Metcalf attended
a harvest supper in Brookline Tuesday
evening.
George Patterson of Indian River,
Mich, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Ellen
PATTERSON.
Miss Ethel Wheelock spent Sunday
with her aunt, Mrs. c. A. Littlefeld. on
her way home.
Mrs. Whitney of Brooklyn was with
Miss Helen Robertson Thursday and Fri
day of last week.
George r. Aplin and w. e. Pierce found
125 pounds of honey in one tree Monday
while choppng.
Clyde and Alice Williams of North
Springfield this state, are visiting at
Nj. G. Willams's.
Mr. and Mrs. Justin II. Wheeler have
moved into the house which they re-
Gently bought of Mrs. Samuel Knight.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Lttlefield of
Lynn, Mass, are spending a few days
with Mr.. Littlefelds brother, G. \. Lit
tleield
Until further notice there will be no
preaching service in the Baptist church
evenings. The other services will be held
as usual.
Mrs. Dorr Clough was in Union Village
last week, visiting Mrs. j. d. Beeman,
who returned with her for a visit of
few weeks.
There will be a supper in the Baptist
church next Wednesday evening. for
which a small charge will be made. The
public is invited.
Rev. C. f. Hayward gave an address
on Institutional methods for the
country church - at the Union conference
in Ludlow Tuesday.
Mrs. II. z. Farr, w. S. Adams and Miss
Helen Robertson attended the concert by
the Suzanne Adams Concert company in
Brattleboro Wednesday evening.
Mrs. E. r. Perkins will entertain the
children who took part in the festival,
last spring, at the parsonage, tomorrow
afternoon from to o'clock.
A. w. j. Wilkins, administrator. has
sold the Elvira Fuller place to Mr..
Wheeler, who occupies the house across
the road from the Fuller place.
The annual meeting of the Putney
Creamery association, which was to have
been held Oct /, was postponed to Oct.
10. a large attendance is hoped for.
\ hard wood floor is being laid in the
town hall building adding one more to
the long list of needed improvements
made in that building the past summer.
1t will be appreciated.
Putney people who attended the
Knights Templar field day at Claremont
Wednesday were DR.. and Mrs. G.. S. Fos-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ct. Everetn, Mr..
and Mrs. L. P. Bailey and Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. d. Whitman.
The new boiler for the Stowell COM
pany's factory was unloaded at the rail-
road station Tuesday and was drawn to
the village by six horses Wednesday.
1t weighs 10 tons. C. w. Adams supern-
tended the work.
Rev. Joel A. Steele, pastor of the Meth
odist church in this place about 20 years
ago, died Sept. 20 a the home of his son,
e. ID. Steele, in New London, Conn. Mr.
Steele was in the ministry 80 years, re-
firing on account of i'll health He had
lived in and around st. Johnsbury the
past ten years. He married Miss Helen
Dougherty of Calais, Maine, in 1885. They
were the parents of four chldren-E. d
Steele, of the firm of Steele. Taplin &
Co. in New London; Charles. manager
of the Swift Beef company's branch In
st. Johnsbury; Caroline who lives in St
Johnsbury, and Josephine. who until hel
death a few years ago a popular
teacher in the union school in st. Johns
bury. The body was taken to st. johns
bury for burial.