Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-24
PUTNEY.
Death Of Mrs. Mary Merrifield
(Houghton) Priest in Florida.

Y Mrs Mary Merriiield Houghtoi
e wife OF Newton E. Priest, died at he
4 home at Melrose, Fla. Friday morn
[ ing, June II. Mrs. Priest was a ma
: tive of Putney, was born at the well
Y known Houghton farm Jan 4, 1881
the youngest child of Charles Stewar
/ and Hannah Perry Houghton. He
: death removes the last of the family
At Windsor VT, Nov. 8, 1854, she wa
united in marriage to n. Il. Priest
They lived in Brattleboro for time
. Two children We're born to them there
dying in early childhood Later re-
turning to Putney to care for hel
mother in her declining years, they
afterwards lived in the village, Mr.
Priest was postmaster during the
first Cleveland administration and
Mrs. Priest his assistant. Being UNI
able to endure the severity of the
northern winters they have made
their home for several years in the
south. She was a Identified member
Of Golden Rule chapter, No. 3, o. E.
s. Beside her husband she leaves an
adopted daughter, Eva, who has ten
derby cared for her during the years
Of her failing health.
NJ. d. Whitman is i'll.
f. r. Andrews of Boston is at Hill
and Dale farm.
Mrs. e. S. Munger of Windsor was
! in town Saturday.
Prof ]. f. Russell arrived Saturday
at his summer home.
Miss Fannie Washburn is home for
her summer vacation.
Mrs. w. Ford returned from visit
in Brattleboro Saturday.
T. f. Blood returned Monday from
trip to Fitchburg. Mass,
Warren Willard is i'll and is under
the care of a trained nurse,
Miss Julia Crawford Of Boston was
in town Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Wright of Greenfield
is a guest of Miss Annie Farley.
J. H. Henry has bought the house
known as Walter Crawford place,
f. f. Robertson returned from
business trip to Boston, Saturday.
Capt. and Mrs. William Robertson
are visiting in Boston and vicinity
Mr.. Smith and daughter of Bellows
Falls are guests of Mrs. Greenwood /
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Smith and son
and Mr.. Chaplin are al O. E. Braggs
Mrs. Annah L. Gale of Brattleboro /
is the guest. of Mrs. Sarah B. Holton. 7
Royal Taft has gone to his home
in New York to remain until after .
July 4.
Mrs Sarah Shattuck of Syracuse,
y. Y. Is spending the summer at Mrs. /
H. r. Waite's.
w. F. Prouty of Syracuse, n. Y Is
spending his vacation at his fathers.
c, f. Prouty's.
Miss Bernice Cummings of North
field Mass is visiting her cousin,
Miss Ethel Warwick.
Rev. C. +. Hayward attended the
Sunday school convention at West
Thursday.
Mrs. Haywards school closed Sat
lrday with a picnic which was much
enjoyed by the children.
Mrs W. Z. Aver of Windsor and the
children Of A. ]. Aver came Wednes-
lay TO f. E. Sanderson's. /,
Mrs. w A. Cole and Mrs. H. L.
Pierce were in Springfield and Hol-
7oke Thursday and Friday.
a. NJ. Corser has returned from
business trip to Boston. Mrs. Corser
s visiting in o age, Mass.
Mrs. George L. Lawrence and chill
Iren and Miss Helen Crowley spent a
ew days at SaXtons River.
Mrs. w. A. Cole was called to Bel
ows Falls Sunday on account of the j
erious Illness of her grand daughter s
Doris Lee. In
Mrs Alice G. Smith of Amherst,
lass, who has been visiting Mrs. Z,
:. Pierce, has gone TO West Windsor
0 visit her sister, Mrs. Pierce.
The members of Golden Rue lodge r
re invited to attend divine service at
he Baptist church next Sunday it a
eing the nearest to st. Johns day.
II. b. Powell has sold the property p
nown as the Hooper place to George
Warwick Of Dummerston. This COM i
letes the disposal Of Mr. Powells }
roperty in town.
As Rev E. R. Perkins has been I'M -
Spectedly called to New York, the
lembers of Golden Rule lodge will :,
tend divine service at the Congre- :,
ational church Sunday. =
Mrs. Fanny Knight celebrated her
It'll birthday Wednesday, June %. a
inner was served in her honor by her
lughter, Mrs. f. d. Greenwood, to =
embers of the family
NJ G. Williams and family went to W
Saturday to visit his
ther, who celebrated his SD birth fe
~ Monday Later they will go to ne
astleton on a fishing trip.
Milo whitney. his mother and y
Lughter took a carriage drive to 81
elbows Falls Saturday. Mr.. Whit
" returned, leaving Mrs. Jackson
ID Florence to spend few days at
ilton Whitney's. 10
Mrs E. R. Perkins, Miss E. NJ. te
alkup and Mrs d. NJ. Frost from the w
lptist church and Miss Jennie E.
cree and H. p. Cushman from the fo
church attended the Xii
tristan Endeavor convention at fin
est Brattleboro Wednesday.
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Among those on the sick list are o. =
81,