Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-24
THE PUTNEY COLUMN


Mrs w. e. Aver in Windsor
The ladies' missionary society will meet
with Mrs. II. Z. Farr tomorrow afternoon.
Five members were voted into the Con-
gregational Christian Endeavor society
Sunday evening
Miss Jennie e. Pierce went Saturday
to Plymouth, N. H., to spend several days
with Prof. and Mrs. Newton Clark.
Il. c. Parker of East Putney is i'll with
pneumonia His son, Henry, of Hart
ford, Conn, came home Monday night.
The degree staff of Putney Grange has
been rehearsing this week preparatory
to comforting degrees at tonight's meet
ing
Charlie w. Reed of Fairlee is spend
ing a few days with his uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Reed, in East
Putney.
Rev. N d. Parson of Enfield, Conn,
who came to Putney to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Putney S. Hannum, returned
Tuesday.
Henry Kidder, who sold his farm last
week to Lyman Wood will live with his
brother Horace, Mr. Wood moving to the
Henry Kidder farm.
At the Baptist church next Sunday Rev.
A. s. Buzzell will preach in the morning
on Are revivals beneficial" and in the
evening, THE B c of the gospel"
on some stock at w. NJ. Wares farm
Monday to secure claim he held against
Mr.. Ware Arrangements were made for
a settlement.
The subject of Rev. j. ID. Kings SER
mon in the Congregational church Sun
day morning will be What Have Done?"
In the evening he will speak on THE
Open Door,"
Rev. j. d. King, Rev. F. L. Metcalf
Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Buzzell. Mr.. Cush-
man, Miss F. May Buzzell and Miss Lula.
Cook attended the Sunday school rally
in Brattleboro Tuesday.
j. V. Shaw of East Putney has begun
moving to the Waite house in this viii
lage, which he bought last week. Mrs.
Waite will live in the upstairs part of
the house for the present.
Constable II. W. Cobb sold by auction
Tuesday the property taken by virtue
of an execution in favor of w. A. Wood
, and against E. Tarbel A pair of horses
went to E. w. Aiken for $1S6.
w. s. Aams, A. ]. Aver and w. G.
Treadway were appointed license COM
misioners yesterday by Judges Worden of
Halifax and Pier of Jacksonville.
Rev. j. D. King, pastor of the Congre-
gational church, has been asked by the
ladies society of East Putney to hold
services in Pierces hall Sunday after
Moons during the summer season.
Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Loomis spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Townshend at the
home of their grandmother, Mrs. Clarissa
Ware. Hazel, their daughter who spent
two weeks with Mrs Ware and their
aunt, Ellen L. Ware, returned home with
them.
Wantastiquet Castle, knights of King
Arthur was organized at the Baptist
church Wednesday night by Rev. A. s..
Buzzell. These officers were elected:
Merliss, Fred E. Gilbert; Rex, Carlton
Perry; treasurer, Frank Young. Other
officers will be appointed at the next con-
clave.
Miss Florence E. Reed of East Putney
was pleasantly surprised by Is of her
schoolmates and friends Monday, 1t be-
ing her 18th birthday anniversary. The
afternoon was spent with music and
games Refreshments of ice cream, cake,
fruit and candy were served. Miss Reed
received number of gifts. All enjoyed
the occasion.
F. L. Pierce may go to Brookline soon
to saw about 100, 900 feet of logs which are
in the yard at his mill, Henry Craw-
ford, administrator of the James Craw-
ford estate, wishing to have the logs
sawed. w. E. Pierce owns an interest
in a woodlot near the mill, and he says
he has thought some of buying the mill
but has not fully decided to make a pro-
position.
The portable mill on the Joseph Cutting
farm in Guilford, owned by b. NJ. Reed
and C. F. Reed, was burned Saturday
night, the fire starting while the men were
at supper. Some of the machinery was
saved. but through fear that the boiler
might explode the rest was left in the
fire, the men retreating to a safe distance
The cause of the fire is not known. The
loss will be upwards of $1,000. The
property was not insured.
The statement regarding the dog fight
recently in front of the Kendrick House
was erroneous. Dogs owned by PatricE
CaVanaugh and George T.. Parker were
involved, and Mr.. Parker attempted tc
separate them. Cavanaugh who had
Just returned from Brattleboro was bois-
trous, and urged the dogs to fight. While
Mr.. Parker was persisting in his efforts
to keep the dogs apart Cavanaugh was
taken in charge by the proprietor of the
hotel. There was no alteration between
the two men.
c. W. Brooks's two houses and lot
near the Stowell factory, were sold al
auction Monday by A. c. Spencer of Brat
tleboro trustee of Mr.. Brookss estate
in bankruptcy, to close the estate. The
property was bought by C. w. Adams
A. w. ]. wilkins and H. p. Farr fol
$685. Mrs Brooks will get $500 for hel
homestead interest, leaving $125 to b'
applied on the Stowell note to the Yer
mont National bank. A. F. Schwenk an(
r. C. Bacon were present as attorney
respectively for the trustee and the bank
rupt. Mrs Brooks expects to move sooI
to Brattleboro, where Mr. Brooks is EN-
ployed.
Fred A. Fuller, 20, son of Frank Fulle
of this town. died suddenly of hemor
rhage Friday in Alstead, N. H. He wa
born in Chesterfield, Jan. IA, 1876. and 70
a number of years was employed II
Keene in Perry's insurance Office by tn
Holbrook Grocery company, Boston
Branch grocery, and was for a time Il
that business with Walter f. Hewett
He went to Alstead last June, with hi
bride of a few months, and entered tn
employ of f. Marvin, where he won tn
respect of all. The funeral was he'll
Monday, Rev. Mr.. Merriam of Walpol
officiating and the burial was in Chicopet
Mass, Tuesday.