Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-25

near the watering trough and cutting off |
the top of the hill to make an easier |
grade. The road is rather soft at present |
but it will be covered with gravel which |
will pack down into a good hard road.
Prof. j. e. Russell spoke in the Con- |
gregational church last Sunday evening.
Miss Eliza Crawford returned Friday
after spending several weeks in Spring
field, Mass
Miss Julia Crawford of Boston came
Friday to spend several days with Miss
Caroline Keyes.
Deacon and Mrs. Archibald Kendall of
Burlington visited friends and relatives
in town yesterday.
The ladies missionary society will meet
in the Congregational church parlors Sat
urday at o'clock
The ladies' aid society of the Congrega-
tional church are talking of putting in
a furnace in the parsonage.
]. o. Folett of Townshend is laying
the stone foundation for the Stowell
company's new boiler house.
Harry Mitchell, son of Rev. E. +. Nit
chel a former Baptist pastor, spent the
first of this week in Putney.
Willie and Adde Clough, son and
daughter of the late Norman Clough,
visited their uncle. Dorr Clough, this
week
DIR. Eugene B. Pierce went Monday to
Boston and started from there Wednes-
day for Jackson Mich, where he is
house physician in a hosplta1.
Mrs. Sarah Hoton took a party of
ladies on a carriage drive Friday, going
to Saxtons River, Bellows Falls and other
villages
A number of people in town have pick
ed ripe strawberries the past week. In
one locality there is large bed of berries
and blossoms.
John Kimball of Marlboro, n. H. pres
ident of the w. a. Cole Paper company,
was in Putney Tuesday, visiting at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. w. s. Adams.
Miss E. NJ. Walkup visited Mrs. G.. II.
Walker in Westminster a few days and
attended very interesting Junior Christ
ian EndeaVor meeting there last Satur-
day.
Prof. J. f. Russell returned to VIII
Jamestown Wednesday. Mrs. Cowen will
remain in the Baker house until about
Oct. Is. when the house will be CLOSED for
the winter.
Rev. Il. r. Perkins and Deacons Cas-
sett and Dodge attended the Baptist con-
Vention in SaXtons River this week.
Rev. c. e. Hayward, of the Congrega-
tional church, attended the convention
Wednesday,
About 60 new books recently have been
added to the public library, many of them
being new publications. a list of titles
has been posted in the library room. 1t
is hoped that others additions may be
made during the year.
Mrs Bessie Beeman, widow of Rev. j.
D. Beeman, visited at Door Clough's the
first of this week, coming here from her
huband's funeral. Rev. Mr.. Beeman, for
merly pastor of the Methodist. church in
Bratteboro, died in Union Village.
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Metcalf We're ten
dered a very pleasant reception by Mr.
Metcalfs parshioners in Brookline or
Wednesday evening of last week A large
number We're present at the church ano
several handsome and useful gifts were
presented the new pastor and his bride
A very happy reunion of the families
of Mr. and Mrs Albert Townsend, in
Guiding all their children and grandchil
dren was held at the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. VIII A. Wood Sept. I, which was
the first time all the members ever as
sembled together. bountiful dinner
was served and the afternoon was spen
in a pleasant way.
The townspeople will be sorry to hav'
+. L. HoughtOn move away from Putney
Mr.. Houghton has made arrangement
to move to Brattleboro to carry on hi
business connected with the Holstein
Friesian Association of America, o
which he is secretary, but will keep hi
residence in this town. His business viii
occupy rooms in the top floor in Uller
building on Main street,
James w. Lester has been adjudge
bankrupt. His assets are $3.50, consistin
of household goods and wearing appare
claimed to be exempt His liabilities ar
scheduled at $2O05S.50. This includes
note for $4,000 to the Vermont Nationa
bank, which is known hereabouts as tn
Stowell note. Besides the note his debt
are $3.50 to A. NJ Corser and $50 to A
bert Abbott, on a note.
Rev C. E. Hayward and Deacon c,
Prouty went to Westminster West wee
nesday as members of the ecclesiastici
council called to dismiss Rev. Henry ;
Goodhue from the pastorate of the Cor
gregational church of that village. III
council included the churches of Putne
Westminster and SaXtons River Re
Mr.. Goodhue, who has been pastor
Westminster for 16 years has bougl
a house in Brattleboro and Will moN
there soon to live.