Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-08
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

John Hitchcock has been critically i'll
the past week.
Miss Alice Washburn returned Monday
to her school in Chester N. II.
Charles Kilbourn has moved from Sax
tons River into the Kilbourn house.
Postmaster l.. y. Bailey has been con-
fined to his house with bad cold this
week.
=. S. Hannum slaughtered two-year-
old hog this week which dressed 725
pounds
Miss Lulu Barrett went to Athol Mon
day to spend week with her sister, Mrs.
James RuCkham.
Mr.. Olney and family have returned
from visit of two weeks in Bellows
Fails and Saxtons River
The ladies of the Baptist society will
meet with Mrs. G. l.. Pierce Wednesday
afternoon for special work
1t is expected that the Stowell factory
will remain closed another week as need
ed repairs have not been completed.
Mr. and Mrs. G. f. bort and children of
Keene spent Sunday with Mrs. bort $
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Cobb, jr.
Rev f. L. Motcalf assisted at the ser
vice i'm the Methodist church i'm Brattlo .
boro Monday night, the first service in
the week of prayer
ertson's new paper mill is in running
order. ard it is expected that the entire
plant Will be in operation in few days.
The weather the first of the week was
the coolest that has been known in town
for many years ON Tuesday the Their
mometer registered &c degrees below zero
in several places and in some localities it
reached 40 degrees below Water pipes
have frozen in many places.
rho annual t,pptiun of MI p1nn Gu >, :
Cemetery association was held as an
nounced when these officers were elected
President, w. A. Cole; secretary and treas
urer, F. o. Pierce; trustees, G.. y. Little
field, A. w. Abbott, a. J. Aver. ID. b.
Clough, f. o. Pierce, +. ID. Kendall; sex
ton, u. b. Clough. c. A. Littleheld will
have the care of the cemetery.
The recent seizure of several hundred
pounds of turkeys at Alburg by the GUS
toms officers was participated in by O. r.
Houghton, n former resident of this town.
Houghton, in company with II. G. Ladd,
followed the smuggler about two miles,
where they tackled him and exchanged
shots. None of the men were hit but
three bullets hit the smugglers horse.
which has since died. The smuggler es-
capped, but the receiver of the turkeys
was taken into custody.
The present week is known throughout
the country as the week of prayer Ser
vices are being held in the Congregational
church with a good attendance. 1t is
probable that the meetings will be con-
tinued another week. with the assist
lance of pastors from other churches Miss
Helen NJ. Jones, representing the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary society will
assist at the meetings remaining in town
two weeks or more, and also will help in
general church work
The Congregational church and So
ciety held their annual meetings Tues
day afternoon following an excellent din
ner by the ladies. There was a good
attendance. Levi Houghton was chosen
moderator and Mrs Annie b. II. Harris
clerk of the society Rev. c. Il. Hay
ward was elected clerk of the church.
The annual reports were satisfactory,
showing the church to be in good con-
dtion financially and otherwise. The
home expenses and beLevolences the past
year We're exceptionally large.