Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15


Merritt Howard of Athol spent Sunday
with his family.
John Dennis of Bellows Falls has been
q recent visitor in town.
Roy Freeman Of Gorham. n. H., visited
az Rev. L. w Moreys last week.
The Fortnightly club was entertained
by Mrs II. p. Farr last Friday afternoon.
Edwin Headle's nephew. from Bellows
Falls, has been his guest the past week.
4 large number of Masons attended the
district meeting in Bellows Falls Thurs
day
Mrs. J. F. Washburn has been at her
old home in Chester, y. H., the past
week.
Mrs. w. f. Pierce and son, Robert.
came from their camp in Ludlow Sat
utday.
Miss Florence Converse of Bratteboro
WIS a guest Of Miss Katharine Booth
sunday.
Mrs. Boorum returned to Brooklyn
Monday after a short visit at Miss
Whites.
Mrs. Frank G. bort of Keene came Sat
urday to her sisters Mrs Justin
Wheelers.
Mrs. II. L. Bailey returned Saturday
from Boston, where she spent two weeks
NlSllluS lIleuuS.
Lorenzo Scott of Springfield, Mass.
came Saturday to his fathers, Horace
SCOTS, for a short visit
The ladies of the Methodist church
will serve supper in the church vestry
Wednesday evening. Feb. 90
Miss Maude Aiken has finished her
school at East Putney and is working
for Miss White through vacation.
Thomas Shea of Manchester came
Thursday to work for William Robertson
a his paper mill as back tender.
Mrs Ida Jenness Moulton will give
readings under the auspices of the
Grange at the town hall Feb. 81.
The prayer meeting next Thursday
evening at the Baptist church will be
held at an earlier hour, O'Clock.
G. S. Willard was called to Townshend
Friday night by the serious illness of
his mother, who died Saturday morning.
An enjoyable Grange meeting was held
Friday evening. The art exhibit proved
very entertaining, also the closing eXer-
cises.
O. II. Smith will finish work for Will
liam Robertson at the paper mill and go
To Brattleboro to work at the Ninton
mill
Fred Taft of Worcester has come
home to help care for his father, Homer
Taft, who is critically i'll with heart
trouble
Rev. and Mrs. Charlton will entertain
the girls employed in the finishing de-
partment of the w. A. Cole Paper COM
pany Saturday evening at supper
on account of having no preaching SER
vices in the Methodist church next sun
day morning, the Sunday school will
meet at the parsonage at IL o'clock
The state board of agriculture will
hold a meeting with the farmers of Put
ney at the town hall Feb 20. Sessions
will be held at p. m. and 7.SO p. m.
\ meeting of the ladies' missionary
society of the Congregational church will
be held at the parsonage with Miss Morey
Tuesday at p. m. Let all the old mem
beers be present
About 80 attended the Pomona Grange
meeting with Putney Grange Wednes-
day. Several took the obligation of the
fifth degree. Dinner was served in the
lower Masonic hall.
The entertainment given by the young
mems class of the Baptist church We'd
ntsday evening proved success. West
Minister West young people We're invited
90 come for a sleighride.
Tom Heenan's household goods were
shipped Tuesday to Westheld. Mass,
where he has employment, and the fam
ily will follow as soon as they hear the
goods have reached their destination.
Luke Stearns of Rutland, agent for
the University Avenue nurseries of
Rochester, n. y, is in town taking orders
for stock. Mr.. Stearns was a resident
of this town some years ago, owning the
place now known as the Hannum farm
There will be union temperance services
next Sunday under the auspices of the
Vermont Anti-Saloon league, At 1915
"a. m. a service will be held I'm the Con-
glcgatonal church and at 7.3O p. m In
% CT
wards Of Burlington will speak at both
services.
The public schools closed today. The
teachers have labored hard 20 make a
success of their teaching, but as the
registers show they have been handi-
capped i'm their work by the pupils being
absent The best work cannot be done
until this is reCtfied. Surely the chill
drcn on the hill in district No. 8, must be
I'm "a healthier condition or not so easily
turned aside from their school duties by
every little within when they can show
SO good a record as was printed las
week
Arvilla CTucker) Wheeler, r. died at hel
home in this village Saturday morning
from pneumonia. Mrs. Wheeler was
born in Mount Holly, May 8, 1880, one
at four children of Arba and Repecct
Tucker. She was married Sept 20, lSSO
10 oscar II. Wheeler of Mount Holy
who died in July, 1901. Mr.. and Mrs
Wheeler had four children, of whom
Justin of this town, is the only sur
Nror. Mrs Wheeler also leaves on
brother, Lumas Tucker of Mount Holly
Mrs, Wheeler spent most of her life II
aar native town, coming to Putney thre'
Years ago, when she bought the Mrs
Samuel Knight house, where she ha'
since made her home. Mrs. Wheele
was a true friend. She was an attendan
of the Baptist church. The funeral ser
Vices We're held at the home Monda,
morning at $50 o'clock, Rev II. e. Bur
FUN officiating. f. II. Miller of Dunn
mnrston sang The body was taken L
Mount Holly and buried in the Tarble
Vile cemetery Monday afternoon.