Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-28
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

but is recovering
A. j. Aver spent Sunday with his
children in Windsor.
The knights of King Arthur hold a
regular conclave each week.
Jesse Vancor has moved to Fairlee,
where he will have employment.
Justin II. Wheeler returned Sunday
from visit OF a few days in Mt. Holly.
Roy w. Bailey OF Hartford, Conn,
came home Friday for a weeks vacation.
Fred Dodge of Springfield, this state,
spent Sunday at his home in this village.
Fred Harding and mother have bought
the Edward Benson place and will move
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Underwood went
Saturday to Chesterfield for a short
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Houghton went
to Palmer, Mass, Saturday, returning
Monday.
George Townshend and son brought
six fine draft horses home with them
from Boston.
Mrs Hayward of walpole, N. H, has
been a guest Of her daughter, Mrs c. w.
Adams this week.
Seven people united with the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday, two by letter
and five by baptism.
]. F. Washburn has started on his
return to California to resume work for
the Washburn brothers.
Miss Alma Bacon returned Friday
to Worcester after an extended visit
with Miss Katherine Booth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton L. Davenport Of
Winchendon, Mass, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs Ira Davenport.
Chess d. Britton will begin work in
the Amidon & Miller grocery store in
Brattleboro Monday morning.
Mrs. Percy Warwick returned Monday
from her former home in Haverhil N.
H., where she spent two weeks.
Rev. Father Bssounette of Gardner,
Mass, was in town the first of this week
looking after the affairs of E. Bonvou-
loir, of whom he is guardian.
Rev. ]. D. King will preach next Sun
day morning on THE Meeting of Two
Kings" and in the evening on Does it
make any difference what we believer"
Greenwood post C. A. r., and the
Woman's Relief corps have been invited
by Rev. A. S. Buzzell to attend service
in the Baptist church the Sunday before
Memorial day.
At the Baptist church Sunday morning
the pastor gave the right hand of fellow
ship to Fred r. Gilbert who united by
letter At a special meeting of the church
he was granted a license to preach.
A gang of about 20 men, largely Ital
ians, is at work near the Putney railroad
station on the Boston & Maine double
track line. 1t is expected that the
double track will be laid from East Put
ney to Putney the coming summer.
Putney Baptist church, Rev. A. S. Buzz
zell pastor. 10 a. m, Praying Band in
ladies' parlor; 10.45, preaching, subject
FAITH" 10 M. Bible school; $50 p. M,
Christian Endeavor society; 7.3O, preach
ing subject, Three Young Heroes"
The hotel bar has been closed since
Saturday night, when the license expired.
Application for a new license has been
made by c. S. Willard, and the license
commissioners will give a hearing on the
application on Saturday night of next
week at o'clock, at the Kendrick House.
There is some talk of establishing
telephone line from the Putney central
office to Dummerston, also a line to West
hill. A representative Of the New Eng
land Telephone & Telegraph company
has looked over the field Subscribers
on both lines have been pledged.
The Congregational ladies' aid society
will hold a regular meeting Tuesday
afternoon. On Wednesday afternoon the
society will meet with Mrs. w. A. Cole
for a social time, from to o'clock.
Every woman who attends the Congre-
gational church is cordially invited.
The Easter concert at the Baptist
church Sunday evening consisted OF a
solo by Miss Winnie Buzzell, reading by
Rev. A. S. Buzzell Easter carols by
Misses May beSleTb bSSSlS INShudli,
Frances Cobb and Ruth Fifield; several
recitations by the Sunday school children,
and a solo by Mrs. NJ E. Whitman.
Several people went to Newfane Tues
day and Wednesday to attend the trial
of the case of H. P. Farr against the
town, which was a suit to recover dam
ages for sheep, killed by dogs, in excess
of the amount allowed by the selectmen
Several witnesses were summoned from
Bratteboro Monday by Constable II. w.
Cobb.
Mrs. Sarah Johnson and sister, Mrs.
Felch went to Keene to attend the gold
en- wedding reception Monday of Mr..
and Mrs. LaForrest c. Darling. Rel
atives in Vermont gave Mr. and Mrs.
Darling $50 in gold, and other gifts were
presented by relatives and by organi-
cations to which Mr.. and Mrs. Darling
belong. Mr. Darling was born In West
minister and served in the civil war in
the 18th Vermont regiment. Mrs. Darling
Miss Mary A. Adams OF Bethel.
Homer L. Waite, who has been employ
ed by the Stowen company. and Miss
Stella Chaplain were married by Rev. J.
D. King about 10 o'clock Friday night at
the home of o. H. Olney. They went
to Mr.. Waites home in Hatfield, Mass, to
live. Some of the young people or the
village learned of the fact that the we'd
ding was to take place and they sur
rounded the minister's house early in the
evening The prospective prlue anu
bridegroom did not have the courage to
attempt to force a way through the crowd,
so they went to Mr.. Olney's house and
sent for the minister. Rev. Mr.. King went
out the back way, but he was discovered
and it was some time before he found
himself behind locked doors in the
presence of the young couple.
Under the appointments made at the
Methodist conference Rev. F. L. Metcalf
was transferred to the charge in Athens
and Cambridgeport. He will begin his
duties there next Sunday The church
at Athens has double the membership OF
the Putney church. The church in Cam
bridgeport is Congregational, and each
church has a young peoples society. Mr.
Metcalf will be succeeded in Putney by
Rev. ]. C. Charlton, who is not a member