Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-04
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

william Richards of South Keene
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs Levi Houghton went to Burling
ton Tuesday to visit her son, Ralph.
Arthur Bablno of Greenfield has been
a guest of his sister Mrs. Eugene Tatro.
this week
irving Ketchum went to his former
home in Troy, N. Y, Friday, return
ing Monday.
NJ. e. Robbins returned Monday after
spending two weeks in Springfield, Mass,
and Fishers Island, N. Y
Henry p. Fuller of simonsville visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Parker A. Full
Ter. over Sunday and Monday.
Dr. Eugene B. Pierce of Bennington.
who has been i'll, has decided to rest
two months before resuming his practice
Miss Jennie NJ Hills of Fitchburg
came Tuesday to spend weeks vaca-
tion from her duties as school teacher
She is visiting at Mrs. f. II. Harris's
and at Mrs. Sarah Holton's.
Albert Townsend has received a letter
from his cousin, DR. John Townsend of
San Francisco The fire which followed
the earthquake stopped about half a
block from DIR. Townsends office.
\ fire which started on the land of
Mr. Barraby, who owns land which Joins
Earl Il. Fuller's, was discovered by Mrs
Bowie, who notified Mr.. Fuller He and
his family lent q hand and extinguished
the blaze after it had run over about half
an acre Of ground.
II. L. Pierce of Fitchburg, assistant
superintendent of the John Hancock
Insurance company, was burned Sauur-
day i'm putting out a fire in his room,
and as a result one arm is in a sling
for a week or more. Draperies i'm the
room caught fire from a match.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cole, c. D. Knight.
D. II. Wheeler and l.. p Bailey went to
Bellows Falls Saturday to attend the
funeral of Morris B. Kelley. Mr.. KEEL
ley formerly was clerk for G. l.. Pierce
in the store now owned by NJ. G.. Will
liams. He and Mr.. Bailey were once
in partnership in the grocery business
in Bellows Falls.
J. f. washburn has given up going
to California, partly on account of the
difficulty in getting help to carry on his
farm and partly because the earthquake
in San Francisco and surrounding coun-
try promises to greatly reduce, for the
coming sason, the business of the Yose-
mite Stage and Turnpike company, of
which Mr.. Wasburn is a member.
The sound of the fire whistle Sunday
afternoon threw the village into a state
Of excitement. 1t was a summons for
help in fighting a fire in Frank Knapps
timber lou, and 40 or more men from
the village responded. Others from
other directions swelled the number to
about IS, and the fire was put out about
8 o'clock 1t burned over three acres or
more, but fortunately the timber had
been cut off so that the flames were
confined to dry brush and little damage
was done. The cause of the fire is not
known. 1t started about quarter of a
mile from Mr.. Knapp's house and spread
toward VINE. Pierce's lumber pile, con-
fV.fva Nf L..
another direction toward Mr.. Pierces
portable mill on the Lowell lot. The
neighbors who assisted were unable to
prevent the fire spreading, and for that
reason a telephone call was sent to the
village for assistance.
The installation of the officers of Gold
en- Rule chapter, No. 8, o. E. s., was
held Tuesday evening. The officers were
installed by the past grand matron of
the grand chapter of Vermont Olive ].
Stowell of Farley, Mass, in a very i'm
pressive manner, with Miss Marcia A.
Pember grand marshal: w. NJ, Mrs. II.
G. Everleuh; w. p, NJ. D. Whitman
A. NJ, Mrs. e. w. Huntley; secretary,
Mrs. f. S. Harris; treasurer, Mrs. NJ. +.
Robbins; conductress. Mrs. c. d. Rrtton;
assistant ccnductress, Miss Hattie NJ
Taft; warder, Mrs. II. l.. Taft; sentinel
f. L. Amling; Adah, Miss NJ. l. Brooks
Ruth Mrs. ]. c. Pierce; Esther, Mrs. w
A. Cole; Martha, Mrs. I. l.. Stowell
Electa, Mrs. F. L. Pierce; chaplain, Mrs
NJ. A. Newcomb; organist, Mrs. ]. E
Davenport, marshal. Miss NJ. A. Pember
Mrs c. Belle Robbins gave the review OF
the year and ,emarks were made by Mrs
O. J. Stowell. Refreshments were served
and n social time was enjoyed.
A correspondent of the Boston Tran
script, who is a direct descendant from
Jonathan Locklin. writes as follows
/ 10 n
and death of Dennis Locklin and also o
his wife and their ancestors He was ;
soldier of the French and Indian wars, a
Louisburg and Lake George, lieutenan
in the Revolutionary army, was at battl'
of Bennington, VT, and the surrender o
Burgoyne at Saratoga, Oct. Z, III, and Il
said to have said that che had swung hi
accoutrements thirteen times in these tw'
wars" He was a man of large LANDED
property in Dummerston and Putney, VT.
and a delegate to the convention that de
cared the independence of Vermont, hell
at Westminster Court House, Jan. II
l777 His three sons fought with him Il
these wars. They were Levi, Jonathan
and Joel. Would like dates of birth, etc
of the ancestors of Dennis Locklin an
also of these three sons, together wit
their wives and their ancestors births
etc.
The divorce case of Eta B. Bloc
against E. Z. Blood, which was o
Trial in county court at Newfane las
week, excited no little interest in thi
town. A large number of Putney ciu
zens were summoned as witnesses an
attended court, but only a few Of tn
defendantss witnesses were used. MI
Blood did not present his side OF tn
case, but decided soon after the petit
toner's side was presented to WITHDRAW
and allow his wife to obtain divorc
and agreed 10 pay her 5000 as alimon
within ten days after the divorce wa
granted. Mr. Blood requested the couI
to allow a divorce on this agreemen
not as an admission of any wrong o
his part, but wholly because of his wis
to be free from the petitioner as hi
wife. The petitioner undertook to sho'
intolerable severity and neglect to sur
port after she left her husband In Jul!
1906 After Mr.. Blood gave motto
that he would contest no further a d
vorce was granted for neglect to supper
and alimony as per agreement, was dc
creed. A number of Mr. Blood's vii
nesses were disappointed when the
learned that they could not testify
Erich Muenter. an instructor at Hal
ward university has disappeared, and ser
A.