Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-25
DEATH OF PUTNEY HANNUM
VALUED CITIZEN OF purSEy A VICTIM
OF PNEUMONIA.


Putney Salmon Tiannum, 10, dieu AZ ~
home Friday evening, May 49, ~
o,cIoek after an Illness Of only ihree u'fs
with pneumonia. Mr. Hannum was porn ~
Williamsburg, Mass, Jan. ~, 1877 ne Wa
one Of A family OF six children porn "
Harry and NIFTY (Abell Hannum' hls IA
,her was a veteran Of the war OF 1917 IN
1882. he moved with his parents TO p'hps'
and In 1912 to Weston. Here ne was W
ployed In company with his father IN hi"A.
inc the celebrated Ilannum aN. Later hp
worked In a tannery, until about 1900 "nen
he engaged In teaming between ohes'er anu
Weston, In the early COS he became en-
gagged In farming and owned one OF lhe
hest farms in Weston which he sold IN ie,v'
After the sale Of his farm he became IN,
,erested In the manufacture OF cheese anu
assisted In establishing the first cheese iao.
tory In Weston and was the maker Of
cheese there for two years, Jan 30 1851
he came to Putney, purchasing the farm
where he has since resided.
Mr.. Hannum was member Of the Baptist
church. and has been a lifelong democrat
in politics. While living In Weston, he held
several town offices and was for many years
constable there Since coming TO Puiney
he had served as road surveyor, oyerseer OF
the poor and school committee, filling each
OF these positions with fidelity. Mr. Han
mum was a man OF high principles and char,
acter always standing for what he believed
to be true, just, upright and honest. He
was a kind husband and father, good
neighbor and a true citizen.
Mr., Hannum. married Sept. 10, 1852,
Lucy y. Shattuck. Three children were
born Of this union Della, wife OF d. 5.
Taylor Of saxtons River; Viola, wife OF A.
j. Clayton OF Bristol, Conn, and Harry A.
Hannum Of Bristol, Conn. Mrs. Hannum
died April 5, 1860. His second marriage
was 10 Rachel l.. Putnam, March 81, 1851
Five children were born TO them; Clara L.
who died in infancy; Eta L., wife OF Henry
+. Gassett Of Puney; Fred b., who lives on
the home farm and who has tenderly cared
for his father in his declining years; Will
liam p, Of spoford, N. H.. manager Pine
Grove Spring farm and golf links, and
George W., of Albany, superintendent boys
department, Y. ". c. A.
Mrs. Hannum died March 10, 1905. He
leaves to mourn his death beside the chill
dren mentioned, one brother, Henry A. Han
nun Of Weston, 12 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren
The funeral was held Sunday at O'Clock
and was largely attended by neighbors and
friends. Rev. n. d. Parsons Of Enfield
Conn, a former pastor, officiated assisted by
Rev. A. S. Buzzell, the pastor Of the Bap.
fist church Three selections were rendered
by the Baptist choir.
The body was taken to Weston Monday
for burial and a committal service was held
at the grave. His four sons and one dsugh'
ter accompanied the body to its last resting
place. Those present from out of town were
Mr. and Mrs. d. S. Taylor and daughter,
Esther OF Saxtons River; Mr.. and Mrs. A
j. Clayton and son William of Bristol,
Conn; Mr. and Mrs. William p. Hannum
of spofford, n. H.; Harry Hannum OF Bris.
tol, Conn; George W. Hannum Of Albany,
n. Y; Mrs. Drury of Weston and Mr.. and
Mrs. n l. Gale of Walpole, n. II.