Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-02-03
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
schnnls will clnsc today.

Homer waite mas l'Nhl h'h ~ WIN A't
the Stowell company.
Miss Jennie r. Pierce entertained her
scholars Friday evening
Mrs N w Locke visited I'm Bellows
Falls Friday and saturday.
Carroll whitney of Keene, n. H., has
been visiting his father Milo e. Whitney.
Mrs Myrtle b. Knight of Brattleboro
has been visiting at Mrs. ID. Nj. Frosts.
The Audubon society will meet with
Mrs. w. s. Adams Monday afternoon at
$50.
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Willard have been
spending several days in Springfield
Mass.
The annual meeting of the Putney hose
company will be held next Monday even
ing at 100
Mr.. and Mrs John O'Connor of Brat
tleboro have been guests at Mrs, Robert
Hehron's this week.
Miss Gertrude Wiley of Springfield this
state, spent Sunday with her cousin, Miss
Mary Wiley Roundy.
Orrin and Jennie Harvey of Keene, n.
H.. spent Saturday and Sunday with
their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs Frank
Reed.
Mrs. Frank Boutwell, died very sudden
" at her home in Leominster, Mass,
Monday She was an aunt Of Mrs. Grace
Dwiunell Boyce.
W. T.. pierce expects To move MS saw
mill from Westminster to East Putney
next week. He will locate near the bridge
by Willard Smiths.
Mrs Josephine Baldwin will open a
dancing school in the town hall next
Wednesday evening. as announced in an
advertisement in this paper.
Mr. and Mrs II. G. Everleth went to
Boston Thursday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Sarah Gray. They returned Sat
urday.
There will be no preaching service at
the Baptist church next Sunday morning.
The Sunday school and Christian En-
deavor meeting will be held at the usual
hours.
Putney Grange has voted to hold regu-
lar meetings on Friday evenings. The
next meeting will be held Feb. 10, and
there will be a meeting every two weeks
hereafter.
The members of Putney Grange have
been invited to attend the meeting
of Protective Grange in Brattleboro on
Feb s. The first and second degrees will
be conferred.
The Baptist church has called as Rev.
+. r. PerSins's successor Rev. a. S.
Buzzell of North Troy, who will begin
his labors March /. Rev. Mr.. Buzzell
preached last Sunday morning and even
ing as a candidate.
Don't forget to attend the convention
OF the Ola MAIDS MaIIlmOnldl cluD at lIle
town hall tonight. Twenty old maids will
meet to discuss serious problems, and
Prof Pinkerton will be there with his
wonderful transform (h)er.
The women's missionary society was
entertained at the home of Mrs. w. S
Adams by Mrs. Adams and Miss Nellie
n. Clarke. The program consisted OF
reading from 1.-The Leavining of the Ma
ton" by Miss Jennie e. Pierce. Mrs. F
S Harris was chosen chairman and the
following officers were elected: Mrs. j. d
King. president; Mrs. w. S. Adams, vice
president; Miss Nellie n. Clarke, sec
rotary and treasurer.
The Opus club was entertained las
Thursday evening at Mrs. F. L. Pierce
by Misses Mary w. Roundy and BESSIE
Braley. The parlor was very prettil!
decorated for wedding, and at oclocl
the bridal party entered. preceded by
ring bearer and attendants The marriag
ceremony was performed beneath a wed
ding bell of brilliant hue by the "Righ
Reverend Splicer" The contracting
parties were foreign notables. The brid
was very prettly gowned in white ant
carried chrysanthemums' The Sifts wer
numerous and costly, and were presenter
by local people, also by eminent person
at home and abroad.
Edwin Horace Cooke, So, died about "a
o'clock last Friday morning of hear
disease. He was born in WallingforC
this state, Aug. \, 1879, ana was III
youngest of nine children Of Nathani'
and Jemma (Sprague) Cooke Fiv
brothers and sisters survive. They ar
Alvin, of Ionia, Mich, Phebe Clark {
Big Bend, Wis, Frances Mcdowell {
Springfield Mass, Louis Sherman of Rut
land and Eta Parker of Mount Holl!
Orrin died several years ago in Lowell
Mass Sarah, who married John Dorset
died about 80 years ago and a sister die
in infancy. Mr.. Cooke was twice married
his first wife being Sarah Sprague FC
his second wife he married, Feb. 81, 1888
Mrs Helen p. Fuller, who survives wit
two children, Clifford, H. and Mae, 1
Their oldest child, Zina G., died abol
two years ago. Mr.. Cooke had been fai
ing several months, but was able to
about until within two weeks of h
death. He was a great sufferer durin
his last Illness and was unconscious IL
last IS hours. The funeral was held {
the house Sunday at 100 Rev. F.
Metcalf officiating. ]. w. Shelley SAN
The burial was in Mount Pleasal
cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs L. T. Landma
and F. P. Fuller of South Londonderi
attended the funeral.