Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-13
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

A.. L. Howard went to Rutland Monday
to spend a few days.
Miss Alice Farr has returned from
weeks visit in Keene, N. H.
Mrs. E. w. Derry returned Monday
from a visit in Claremont, N. H.
Miss Ruth Robertson observed her 18th
birthday anniversary Friday evening.
Henry Bates has begun work for the
White River Chair company In Brattle-
boro.
Rev. DIR. Charlton will give his lecture
"Tales from the Sea-" at Jeffersonville
April 10.
Reuben Page started Monday for a
weeks visit with relatives in Boston and
Fitchburg.
Fred Pember of Washington, d. c., has
been at home since Saturday. He intends
to return Monday
viii Johnson went to Springfield,
Mass, Saturday to spend a few days
visiting and looking for employment.
Harry W. Cobb and Justin H. Wheeler
went to Keene, N. H., Saturday to visit
Mr.. and Mrs f. G. bort, returning Mon
day.
]. b. Gorham has, bought of A. A.
Newhall of Shelburne, Mass, a. registered
Guernsey bull IA months old weighing
500 pounds.
William Hibbard, who went to Brat
tleboro to work for the Brattleboro Man
ufacturing company, is now working in
Bellows Falls.
Mrs. wnittemore and son returned to
Athol Saturday after spending several
days with Mrs. Whittemores father,
John Barrett.
Mrs. Kittie Coar returned to Spring.
field Saturday, accompanied by her aunt,
Mrs. Addie d. johnson, who will spend a
week or more there.
A meeting of Putney Grange will be
held tonight. A history of Putney will
be given and there will be discussion on
the question: How can our town be i'm
proved?"
There will be special music in the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning and
the pastor will preach an Easter sermon.
An Easter concert will be given in the
evening at 7.S0 o'clock, in the church.
Easter Sunday will be observed at the
Methodist church by an appropriate SER
mon in the morning and a concert in the
evening, at the close of which Rev. DR..
Charlton will deliver his farewell address
to Putney.
That Rev. DR.. Charlton is thoroughly
interested in Putney is evident from the
fact that he is gathering data with the
intention of writing a history of the town
He will be pleased to receive any infor-
nation or advice from persons interested
The public schools opened Monday fol
the spring term. There is an attendance
of 81 in the new school building, Miss
Jennie =. Pierce having IL pupils and
Miss Bessie F. Braley and Miss Mary w
Roundy 25 each. The pupils are mucf
pleased with their new accommodations.
The better farming special train or
the Boston & Maine railroad will reacf
nyt O'Clock
and will stay an hour. All farmers are
invited to be at the station on the ar
rival of the train, to see the exhibits anc
to hear the addresses, which will be o.
vital interest to them.
Rev. Emanuel c. Charlton, pastor o.
the Methodist church, announced to hi!
congregation last Sunday that he ha(
accepted a call to be pastor of the Unior
chapel at Fishers Island, N. Y. Hii
plan is to attend the Vermont Methods
conference next week and go Immediately
afterward to his new field. Rev. Mr.
Charlton preached in the church a
Fishers Island week ago last Sunday
but not as a candidate. He mas beef
pastor of the Putney church a year
Rev. John Delaplane, who has been paste
of Union chapel, has been dismissed b!
the trustees of the society and the pulpi
mas been declared vacant Rev. Mr.
Delaplane is about 60 years old. He wen
to Fishers Island from the mining regions
of Pennsylvania. 1t is reported that hi
dismissal was based upon his preach
ing that Christ would come in 1917, and be
cause he had expelled from service
young people who refused to accept tina
belief.
Col. w. H. Greenwood post, G. A. R
observed the 40tn anniversary of the or
ganization of the Grand Army Of the Re
public. About so persons were present
nearly all being members OF the pos
and Woman's Relief corps. A musica
program was given, consisting of solo
by Miss Jennie Z. Pierce and Miss HAITI
Taft and duets by Miss Ruth F1feld an
Miss Frances Cobb. M. II. Pembel
adiutant read list of all the member
of Greenwood post since its organization
showing that there had been go member
and ~ commanders. There are now z
members and the commander is l..
Bailey, who presided at the anniversar
exercises. The post has lost Is member
by death. Mrs. NJ. Ella Sawyer gave
history of the Woman's Relief corp:
There were readings by Dr. Laura N
Plantz. Mrs. NJ D. whitman, Mrs. Err
F. Pierce and Mrs. F. D. Kendall an
remarks by the three local pastors an
other persons. Refreshments were serve
by the Relief corps.