Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-11-30
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

e. r. Headle went to Hartland yester-
day. He is expected home today.
The public schools closed Friday for
Thanksgiving vacation Of one week.
Mrs. Charles W Brooks went to Clare
mont, N. H., Monday for a brief visit
Mrs. w. A. Cole and Mrs. H. L. Pierce
visited in Springfield, Mass, the first of
this week.
Mrs. J. b. Gorham sustained shock
Monday night, and has been seriously i'll
since then.
Church services in the Congregational
church next Sunday will be held at 13O
o'clock p. m.
Mrs. Eugene b. Pierce Of Bennington
came Saturday to spend several days at
F. J. Pierce's
Harry WashOurn Of Dartmouth college
came home Wednesday for the Thanks
giving vacation.
Miss Jennie E. Pierce spent few days
with her brother, II. l.. Pierce in Fitch
burg this week.
Carl d. Knight, instructor in Worcester
Polytechnic institute. was at his home
for Thanksgiving.
r. w. Bailey of Bristol. Conn, came
home Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving
with his parents.
Rev. L. W. Morey will preach in the
Congregational church in Dummerston
OuANAds Ahoi hlhE
Harlan p. Farr went TO Claremont
N H., Monday for brief visit with his
daughter, Mrs. Mason.
Mrs. Charles Kilbum is seriously III at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. George
Guy in Springfield, Mass.
Charles E. Holt has recently bought a
good looking work team. The horses
weighing about 1900 pounds.
DR.. and Mrs. l. r. Doane went tc wor-
cester Wednesday TO visit DR.. Doane' s
mother over Thanksgiving.
E. L. Holt is talking of selling the Will
low Brook Farm and buying the Cor
ham homestead in the village.
F. A. Burditt and family are living at
G. L. Pierces this winter. Mr.. Burditt
is carrying on his farm as usual.
G. H. Peppin went to Easthampton
Saturday. Mrs. Peppin, who was there
a week, returned with him Sunday.
Moses Benson went to Ashburnhnm,
Mass, Wednesday to visit his daughter,
Mrs. Wallace Ford. He is expected home
tomorrow.
L. w. Houghton and A. G. Houghton OF
Fitchburg, Mass, were guests of their
mother. Mrs. Belle NJ. Houghton, over
Thanksgiving.
The Congregational church and So
ciety have extended a call to Rev. L. w
Morey of Derby. which has been. accepted
TO take effect Dec. 1.
Putney Grange held a very interesting
meeting Friday evening. The next regu.
lar meeting will be held Friday, Dec. IA
1t will be "children's night"
Miss Maude Aiken, who returned from
Lyme Centre, n. H., recently, win teach
school in East Putney beginning mex
week. She will succeed Miss Susie Clark
\ regular meeting of Golden Rul'
chapter will be held next Wednesday
evening. 1t is hoped that there will b'
a good attendance as there will be a re
hearsal of the work.
Norman Cobb. jr. who has been will
his daughter. Mrs ]. H. Wheeler, since
the death of Mrs. Cobb, went to Keen'
Saturday to spend the winter with Mr.
and Mrs. F. G. bort.
George Sweeney returned last weel
from Ireland, where he went to visit hi
father He made the trip on cattl
steamer and was III Ireland about week
Mr.. Sweeney is employed on the Houghtoi
farm.
Mrs. NJ. E. Whitman invited a few
guests to spend the evening at her hom
Monday evening in recognition of Nj
Whitman's birthday anniversary. MI
Whitman was completely surprised
The entertainment consisted of whis
playing.
.rhe accounts of the Putney creamer
for October, which have just been mad
out, show that during the month 3S1
pounds of butter were made. The cream
cry had SO patrons and paid 26 cents
pound for butter fat. The record 70
the present month will be better tina
usual a new 4O-foot brick chimney Ia
been completed at the creamery this weel
replacing the steel smoke stack.
Thomas II. Callahan, who had been en-
ployed several months at the Cole pape
MILL was killed At a railroad crossing i
West Swanzey y. H, on Thursday {
last week. Wis home was in Ashuelo
n. H. and a notice Of his death is give
in the Ashuelot correspondence in TN
paper. Mrs. Barna COlbTooR, Harlan
whitney Hubert Donahue, Martin Nun
ply, Thomas Murphy, Timothy C'Conno
Mrs. Patrick Clune and others attende
the funeral.