Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-07-21
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

Mrs c. A. Prouty is visiting relatives
in Orange, this state.
Miss Jennie NJ. Hills of Fitchburg is a
guest of Mrs. Sarah b. Holton.
Mrs. Sarah B. Holton went on the ex-
cursion to Watch Hill Thursday.
Mrs Bacon of Worcester came Mon
day to visit Miss Katherine Booth.
Miss Jennie Abbott returned to Athol
Tuesday after visiting her parents.
Dorr Clough picked a basket of fine
Strawberries from his vines July Is.
Mrs. F. H. Scott of Orange, Mass. Is
a guest of her sister, Mrs. A. M Corser
Miss Alice Derry returned to Townshend
Monday after spending several weeks at
]. II. Wheeler's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Scott returned to
Springfield, Mass, Saturday after visit
ing Mr.. Scott's parents.
Miss Jennie E. Pierce went to North
field Mass, Saturday to spend a few days
with seminary friend.
The ladies' missionary circle of the
Baptist church will meet in the ladies'
parlor Tuesday at o'clock.
Mrs. George Allen and three children
of Northampton are visiting Mrs Aliens
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Howard.
Mrs. Dorr Clough went to Shelter Is
land Thursday to spend several days with
her daughter, Mrs. Edward Treadway.
The ladies' aid society will hold an ice
cream sociable on the Methodist church
lawn next Wednesday afternoon and even
ing
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith and daughter
of Dover, N. H., spent Sunday at e.
Sanderson's. Mr.. Smiths mother is
visiting at H. j. Smiths.
F. L. Pierce and four men from Brook
line are doing Mr.. Pierces haying in this
town, after which they will resume work
on Mr.. Pierce's Brookline farm.
E. E. Blood has sold mis- livery business
to w. G. Treadway. The appraisal Of the
stock was made by Mr.. Wilder of Keene
and Henry Brown of Brattleboro.
There will be no preaching service at
East Putney next Sunday on account of
the absence of Rev. ]. d. King, but the
Sunday school will be held as usual.
The owl train south yesterday morn
ing stopped at the Putney station to take
on passengers who wished to join the
Block Island excursion party at Brattle-
boro.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Baptist church will hold a lawn party on
the church grounds Friday evening. Ice
cream and cake will be served. All are
invited.
Mrs. w. S. Adams spent Wednesday at
her home here. She will accompany Mr.
Adams to Nova Scotia, where he will re-
main for some time If the change proves
beneficial.
The address by Rev. c. w. Jackson in
the Baptist church Wednesday evening
was well attended and was much en-
joyed At the close class No. served
ice cream and cake.
A fire on Cass HILL opposite the depot,
has burned over a large tract of woods
this week. Westmoreland citizens made
an effort to stop the progress Of the
flames by digging trenches, but without
much success.
ceiver Of the Norris F. Skies estate in
bankruptcy Saturday in order that the
standing crops might be taken care of
without controversy. He is cutting the
hay this week.
Rev. ]. d. King will preach at New
fame next Sunday in exchange with Rev.
Thomas d. Davies, who will occupy the
pulpit of the Congregational church here
in the morning. and Will also preach at
the union service in the evening.
There will be a dance in the town hall
tonight under the auspices of some of the
young ladies. Admittance will be by in
vitation. The programs will be on
souvenir postal cards. Leitsinger's or
chestra will furnish music and refresh
ments will be served.
John L. Howard has bought the small
barn which stood east of the road on the
Dennison Davis place and has moved it
to his summer place, to be converted into
a carriage house. The job of moving the
building was done by H. L. Scott with
men and four horses.
An increase in the assessment rates is
announced by the supreme lodge Of
Knights of Honor. The additional burden
falls heavier on members over 60 years
old than on those younger, and some Of
the older ones feel that this is unfair in
that 1t will have a tendency to crowd out
those who have paid in the most money.
Four carloads of poles and one carload
of supplies for the new telephone lines
arrived at the local station Monday,
making ~ carloads distributed at East
Putney, Putney and Dummerston stations.
Thirty-five men have arrived to build the
farmers lines contracted for recently and
to build new trunk line from East Put
ney to Dummerston. They will be in
town about month.
Rev. A. S. Buzzell will preach in the
Baptist church Sunday morning on
Christ and Moses" In the evening at
730 there will be an outdoor song ser
wee, with the following program: Bring
ing in the sheaves, congregation; VIII
there be any stars, Frank Taft; A shelter
in the time of storm, congregation; Psalm
%, congregation; Keep the bird songs
ringing in your heart, girls chorus; pray
err; Loyalty to Christ congregation; read
ing The Pictures, Bertha Newcomb;
reading, The Joy of Service, Harold
Ford; solo, Shepherd Divine 1 Come, Vim
ME E. Buzzell; recitation, My Grand
mother, Ethel Coane; reading Medita-
lions, Lula Cook; Sing, Sing Sing, girls
chorus; benediction.
The new school house will be located
just beyond the top of Kimball hill The
committee met Monday night and decided
to buy the Mansfield lot, owned by A. w.
]. wilkins, on the corner across the street
from the Taft place. This has been done,
and the committee has bought additional
land of Mrs Young, making a tract Of
over an acre. A spring of water is in
cluded in the purchase from Mrs. Young.
Other springs owned by W. e. Pierce are
available for the purposes of the school.
The price paid to Mrs. Young was $40O
and to Mr.. Wilkins $3.50. The building
will be located somewhat back from the
street, giving the Mansfield lot and some
additional for a playground Work on
the building will be rushed, but whether
the contract will be awarded to one con-
tractor or different parts of the work be
contracted for separately cannot be told
just now. Several contractors have put
in bids for the work, but none Of them
comes within the appropriation. The
committee has found it very difficult to
secure a suitable site and has worked
hard and conscientiously, but its duties