Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-01
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

Mrs. w. d. Sanders was in town We'd
nesday.
W. s. Adams has gone to Nova Scotia
on a fishing trip.
f. d. Kendall Is moving to his new
home in Brattleboro
Mrs. a. d. johnson returned Tuesday
from Springfield, Mass.
Miss Hattie Taft went to Holyoke Sat
urday for a weeks visit.
Mrs. A. M. Goodell visited at Charles
D. knights the last of the week.
Mrs. Eva d. Greenwood of Marlboro.
~ H., spent Memorial day in town.
e. S. Hollis house was struck by light
ming Friday evening, but little damage
was done.
Rev. and Mrs. A. s. Buzzell started
Wednesday for their new parish in North
sutton, n. II.
j. II. Kimball of Marlboro, n. H.. visit
ed his daughter, Mrs w. S. Adams a few
days this week
Miss Anna Gertrude Blanchard and
Miss George of Bellows Falls were in
town Memorial day.
Miss r. X. Booth went Monday to
Windsor where she will spend two weeks
with Mrs. w. e. Aver
Miss Jennie Maynard returned Monday
from a visit of three days in Hinsdale,
n. H., and Westminster
Mrs. Hannah r. Waite started Tuesday
afternoon for Detroit, Mich, to spend the
summer with acquaintance.
Mrs. Charles f. Bailey of Springfield,
this state, came Tuesday for a few days
visit at Lyman p. Bailey's.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank ONeal of Penn
sylvania were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
w. II. Dickinson Wednesday.
Mrs. Ella Woodland and daughter, Lula,
of Nashua, n. H., are guests of Mrs.
Woodlands uncle, c. F. Brown.
Rev. j. H. Mansfield of Boston, the
Memorial day speaker, was a guest of
NJ. II. Pember during his stay in town.
Rev. H. e. Buffum of Russell Mass,
will preach in the Baptist church Sunday.
He will preach in East Putney in the
afternoon.
Mrs. George Fisher of Dummerston
and Mrs. r. Durrell of Attleboro, Mass.
were guests at Ransom Blood's a few
days this week.
Capt. William Robertson and Frank NJ
Robertson went to Albany Thursday
thence by boat to New York on a bust
ness trip, returning Friday
Patrick OConnors, William Wheeler
and George r. Braley went to Brattle-
boro Saturday to take the civil service
examination for rural carriers.
Mrs. NJ. E. Robbins has decided tC
serve meals for the present to transient
people. This will be appreciated by those
who have been "at sea" since the hote
was closed.
Mrs. C. D. Knight and Miss Freeda
Pember, librarian, attended the meeting
of the Vermont Library commission anC
the Vermont Library association in the
CONGREGATIONAL church in BrattleborC
Tuesday.
Today0is the 1920 birthday anniversary
of Mrs. Ruth Allen Smith, or "Aun
Ruth" as all her friends are pleased tt
call her. The anniversary will not b'
made the occasion of a public observance
but Mrs Smith will be glad to meet an!
who wish to see her. Mrs. Smith was thu
second of 10 children of Benjamin anC
Esther (Wilson) Allen and was born II
Royalston, Mass. She and one sister, Mrs
Lucy s. jackson of Putney, who Is nearl'
"a years old, are the only survivors o
the family, and Mrs. Smith is the oldes
person in town. Her sight and hearing
are much impaired, but otherwise she
remarkably well preserved. Her fathe
died Aug. 16, 1868, and her mother die'
Feb. 2, 1857. Mrs. Smith came to Putne
when she was 20 years old and has live
here ever since. She was married I
George S. Smith. farmer, March 81
1871, and they lived on the VIII PER-
farm. Her husband died Aug. II, 1867
and since then Mrs. Smith has lived wit
her daughter, Mrs A. w. Abbott. He
other daughter Mrs. Henry H. Black, die
in 1867. Mrs Smith has two grandchil
dren and five grandchildren. 4
complete sketch of Mrs. Smith was pub
lished in The Phoenix when she reache
the century milestone two years ago.