Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-05-29
PuTNEY.

!, The Audubon society will meet Mon
daylight with Mrs. w. s. Adams.
Mrs. Elvira Field has been very sicl
with pneumonia, but is out of DANCE
now.
The Stowell shops were closed two
days this week by break in the en-
CINE.
Ice cream and cake will be sold by
the ladies of the Methodist church
Decoration day.
Miss Maude Munger was called tc
grandmother, Mrs. Richmond.
Next week Friday evening has been
decided upon as the date for holding
the May day party by the Baptist So
ciety.
The Gun club will hold its first
shooting contest Saturday at 8 "a. m.
on ground back of Henry Warren IS
house.
Mrs. G. E. Glidden fell and broke
her arm while in Brattleboro last week.
She has the sympathy of her friends in
Putney.
Capt. Robertson was allowed only
$500 insurance on his mill that was
burned short time ago, which is a
very small amount on so valuable a
property.
Rev. E. r. Perkins went to Windsor
Locks, Conn, Wednesday and deliv-
cred lecture on "Ancient Craft Ma
sonry'' before the Masonic lodge of
that city.
Mrs. Anna b. H. Harris was elected
delegate from the Womans Missionary
society of the Congregational church
to attend the state meeting at Burling
ton June 10.
Miss Blanche johnson, whose home
is in Shelburne Falls, Mass, has been
engaged to take Miss Munger's place as
stenographer at the Stowell shops. She
will board at Mrs. F. L. Pierce's.
The people of the whole town are I'M
der obligations to the patriotic com
mittee of the Woman's Relief corps for
the good work they have done in con
nection with the schools. Every school
in town now has flag floating in the
wind, thanks to the labors of this CON-
mittee.
A serious accident was narrowly |
averted Sunday afternoon by the pres |
ence of mind of Driver Treadway. The
tally no in which the ladies of the Re- |
lief corps were returning from East |
Putney, met an automobile Just as
they were coming into the village both
vehicles stopped, but when the auto.
mobile started to pass by the horses
went into the air and in the attempt
to bring them into place one line broke.
The driver jumped and caught the
horses by the head just in time to pre-
vent runaway.
Order of exercises for Memorial day
will be as follows: Col. Greenwood
post and Woman's Relief corps and
friends leave Putney for Dummerston
1t a. m. >: exercises at the Congrega-
,ional church at Ga. m, Rev. W. z.
Jackson delivering the address, E. II.
Miller will sing: decoration of graves:
'eturning to Putney where dinner will
De served to post and Relief corps;
public exercises in town hall at Up.
n. Col. Joel Baker of Rutland will
,e the speaker; special music has
,een prepared after this the post will
70 to Maplewood cemetery and then to
vt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Percy Warwick has gone for a
isit to her parents in Haverhill, N.
Nv. Richards is visiting in Am
lerst, Mass. Mrs. r. Katherine Booth
las been quite sick for a week. Allen
Pierce returned to Bangor, Me-, Mon '
y.-Mrs. Sanders returned Saturday /
rom visit to her daughter in Spring i
ield, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Flint from /
Kansas are visiting former friends in I
own and are staying at present with
Ir. and Mrs. Fl. Warren. -The build .
ng adjoining the reading room.. and :
ormerly occupied by the Local Option
Tub, is being torn down. Mrs. Ches- :
er Munroe from Englewood, N. j., 9
as come to spend the summer on her ,
arm. Fred Taft of Worcester, spent !
unday with his father, Fl. E. Taft. :
Warren Stevens, former resident of ;
'utney, made brief call in town 4
7ednesday. He has bought hotel at
bethlehem, N. H., and takes possess
IN at once. Mr.. Hollis family have T
loved down to the village. DIR. Es- .
lond is moving into Mr.. Houghton's
ouse at the top of Kimball hill. = '
latter Crawford is confined to the D
ouse this week. e e