Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-18
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

F. NJ. Robertson spent Sunday in Hol-
yoke.
Miss Alice Farr returned to Keene
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cole were in Hol-
yoke Sunday.
G. Herbert Huntley went to Albany,
N. " Tuesday.
Miss Florence whitney has returned
from Bellows Falls.
George Willard of Manchester is a
guest at F. d. Kendalls.
Mrs. Sparrow and little daughter are
guests at F. o. KendalTs.
Miss Sarah Washburn is spending q few
weeks at The Weirs, N H.
Mrs. Alice Munger of windsor is a
guest of Miss N. N. Clarke.
Miss r X. Booth returned Tuesday
from visit in Rockingham.
Mrs. c. S. Willard has bought the house
belonging to the Mooney estate.
Thomas Carpenter spent Sunday with
his parents in Haverhill, N. II.
NJ G. Williams was with his family
Sunday in Claremont Junction.
Forty-two tickets were sold Saturday
for the excursion to Block Island.
Mrs. Abbie Kane of Brattleboro is Wis
iting her sister, Miss NJ. j. O'Neal.
Mrs. T. O'Connor went to Norwich.
Ethel Warwick went Tuesday to Wind
sor for visit with Miss Margaret Aver.
There will be no preaching at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Ida L. Stowell and daughter
Helen, returned from Windsor Wednes-
day.
The next Grange meeting will be held
Friday evening, Aug. 25 young people
night.
N. w. Locke went to Greenfield, Mass,
Friday and returned Monday with Mrs.
Locke.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. D. King went Tuesday
to Barre, where they will spend their va
cation.
c. d. Britton of Brattleboro has bar
gained for a half interest in A NJ Cor
ser's store.
Doris and Mildred Lee of Bellows Falls
are guests of their grandmother, Mrs
w. A. Cole.
Fred L. Taft of Worcester is spending
the week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
H. E. Taft.
Carl Knight, instructor in the worces-
ter Polytechnic institute, is at home for
his vacation.
The Sunday evening union service will
be held in the Congregational church
next Sunday.
Mrs. Fanny F. Hunt and Miss Rosalind
Hunt returned to West Springfield, Mass
last Saturday.
c. L. Davenport of Winchendon visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira E. Daven-
port, over Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah B. Holton and Miss j. NJ
Hills went to Nantasket beach last week
for a days outing.
DR.. and Mrs. E. C. Charlton are in
Claremont Junction attending the Meth
odist camp meeting.
E. E. Patterson and F. NJ. Robertson
went on carriage drive to South Lon
donderry, returning Sunday.
Six members of the Audubon society
took bird walk Monday and had a
picnic lunch in Taft's grove.
Miss Josie Connors, who has been Wis
fting at Timothy Connor's, returned Tues
day to her home in Bellows Falls.
Miss ]. NJ. Hills will go Saturday to
Richmond, N. H., where she will spend
week before returning to Fitchburg.
John Leach of Westmoreland, who was
killed by the express train at Walpole,
was the son of George Leach of this
town.
Miss Addie Johnson of South Framing
ham, Mass, and Miss Carrie johnson OF
Connecticut are guests at George H.
Johnson's.
The ladies' aid society will hold a lawn
sociable and ice cream sale on the Meth
noon and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Kendall and Bessie
will go to Revere Beach for a two weeks
stay. Mr.. and Mrs. William Sanders
of Brattleboro will accompany them.
Mrs. Belle Cragin Clark and children
and Miss Hattie B. Cragin OF Camden, N
j., have been spending a few days at
Charles Knights and E. E. knights
A "big time" is being planned for
Labor day, Sept. 4. Field day sports,
two base ball games, a concert by the
band, and dance and concert in the
evening will be among the features Of
interest to the public. There will be a
meeting in the lower town hall on Sat
urday night Of this week, at 7.30 O'clock
for discussion of plans, and everybody
is invited to attend to help make the oc-
casion a success. Putney had very sue
cessful and enjoyable program Of this
kind two years ago, but the coming cele-
bration is expected to go 1t one better.
Frank Dorr Hutchins, So, cashier of the
Lancaster IN. H.) National bank died
of apoplexy Aug. g. He was a son of
Benjamin and Lucy L. Hutchins and was
born in Putney Jan. IL, 1850. His parents
moved to Keene when he was five years
old. The son entered Kimball Union
academy at Meriden, n. H, when he was
16 years old and went to Dartmouth
college at the age Of IS, graduating in
1872 He studied law and was admitted
to the bar, and was cashier of the bank at
Lancaster from the time of its organiza-
ton until his DEATH He also was treas
urer OF the Siwooganock savings bank
and was a conservative and careful
financier. He leaves a widow and a son
and daughter, also his mother and one
sister. He was twice married, his second
wife being a sister OF the first.
$3.50 is the round trip rate to Lake