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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-15
WEST CHESTERFIELD. N. II.

Herbert Amidon has begun work at r,
p. Fairs.
FREQ Snow came from Keene to visit
at his home over Sunday.
y. G. Colburn and Frank Johnson have
been at work in Spofford the past week
with their gasoline engine saving wood.
The annual cemetery meeting will be
held in the hall in the west part of the
town Monday evening March %, at 7.30.
All members are requested TO be present.
At the regular meeting of the Grange
Saturday evening the third and fourth
degrees were conferred upon a class of
five, after which a harvest supper was en-
joyed by all. Visiting patrons were pres
ent from Mt. Pistareen and Great Mead
ow Oranges.
The annual school meeting Saturday af-
ternoon resulted in the election of F.
NJ Davis moderator, Mrs. Ella Puffer,
clerk, c. S. Puffer treasurer, Robert +.
Goodrich auditor, Burton c. Thatcher
| truant officer, Sherman L. Rice member
of the school board. Mr.. Rice afterward
declined to serve. Action was postponed
indefinitely on the article calling for the
construction of a new building in this
| part of the town.
These officers were elected in the an
nual town meeting March 70; Clerk, Bur
| ton c. Thatcher treasurer, John
Joslyn; selectmen,s Burton c. Thatcher,
| George F. Amidon, George A, futile; road
agents, Lorenzo Burnham, Charles
! Spaulding, Frank NJ. Davis, constables.
John w Yorke Charles Spaulding, Fred
II. Streeter; auditor, A. A. Stafford. APP
preparations; To be worked out on high
ways $4,000, to defray town charges $500,
town library 500, support Of poor 5000, to
widen road near o. e. Randalls 500, to
repair tomb $50. The method of collecting
taxes was left with the selectmen. The
price for labor on the highways was fixed
at S1.75 per day for ten hours work.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Chamberlain
We're the recipients of a happy surprise
at the HAN Thursday evening on the
25th anniversary of their marriage. The
worthy couple were presented with nu-
merous gifts, including coin from neigh
bors to the value of S30.75 and IS from
| the ladies' society. The plans had been
carried out so carefully that when Mr.,
and Mrs. Chamberlain were summoned to
| the hall they had no suspicion of what
was coming. Mr.. Chamberlain was so
greatly surprised that he did not feel
equal to the ordeal of making a response
and Mr. Rice spoke for him. Refresh
ments We're served and the company
Joined in dancing until late hour. About
! 140 people joined in the celebration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-15
WHITINGHAM.

Mrs. VIII Barnes and baby are sicls with
pneumonia.
Fred Beeman occupied his fathers pull
pit Sunday
Mrs. Izanna Fowler has another attack
of pneumonia.
David Drinkwine expects to start soon
on trip to California.
c. S. Chase has been in North Adams
and Brattleboro this week.
Charles Hicks and family intend to
leave town in the near future
Nit. and Mrs. r. NJ. Chase returned
from their Massachusetts trip Monday
Mr. and Mrs. \. b. Chase and boy were
at o. r. Chases from Friday to sun
day.
Henry Wheelers family will move TO
the Medbury place at Castle Bridge In
Wilmington this week.
Peter Carriers baby, who has been very
III with pneumonia, is better. Eta New
ell is with the family.
Flossie Sparks has been at home from
the North Adams hospital week and
Bernice Canedy will return soon.
Arthur Bancroft died at the North
Adams hospital Wednesday night. March
.. The funeral was held in Jacksonville
Saturday
Wheeler x Wheeler have bought and
moved the goods OF Mrs, l.. c. Hull. who.
with her husband, will soon move to the
\. J. Hull place.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Allard were called
to Indiana Monday afternoon by the crit
zeal Illness of their son, Edwin, with
pleuro pneumonia. They were due to
reach there Tuesday at p. m, but word
was received Tuesday evening that he
was dead. Edwin was one OF our bright
est and best young men, and he will be
sadly missed from his home and among
friends.
The Green Mountain club scored
anolner great success Friday night when
the play. "A Delicate Question" was rem
dered before a large audience, which com
| pletely filled the hall Every part was
well taken, the Ezra Meeker Of David
| Drinkwine being especially good tbut you
always expect something approaching per-
| lection from HIM and all the other parts
| were carried out with great credit to the
actors over $40 was added to the treas
ury. About 80 couples stayed to the
| dance. The play will be repeated at the
same place this, Friday, evening.
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WILMINGTON.
Francis f. Ray is gaining slowly.
Charles d. Snencer of Shelburne Fa

Francis E. Ray is gaining slowly.
Charles d. Spencer of Sheburne Falls
was in town on Tuesday.
Martin A. Brown was in Woodstock,
n. H., the first of the week
The supper at the Universalist church
Thursday evcnin; vne well patrOnzed
j. Albert Buell. was in Providence. Bos-
ton, and Rutland last week on bust
ness.
Miss Hattie Davis has been i'll from
grip, but is now al her place in the store
of o. O. Ware & Co.
Leroy l.. Bond of Brattleboro, who is
living with his son, S. l.. Bond will re-
main during the spring
Frederick Moore, who has been i'll sew
eral weeks, is better and hopes to be
out in course of week or so.
Thos. L. Finn of Hoosick Falls has been
at the town hall for the past week and
has had good audiences each evening
Mrs. Chloe Baker has returned to her
home in North Adams after an extended
visit with her niece, Mrs. George f.
Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Baker and daugh-
ter. Elizabeth. of Boston have been
spending the past week with Mr. and Mrs.
+. H. Baker.
Rev Lucy Milton of Gardner. Mass.
pItdCneu d very interesting ulSCOuISe 10
| large audience at the Universalist
church Monday evening.
Joseph LeMere who was seriously in
jured at MacDonald's mill about a year
ago, has returned to Wilmington He
has fully recovered from his injuries.
Haystack camp. No. II. 2GG. Modern
Woodmen OF America. was instituted
here Tuesday night. z. Mayhem Libby
of Montpelier district deputy. installed
these officers Consul O. r. Buell.; adj
visor. J. Albert Buell.; banker, Verne l..
| Adams; clerk, l.. Il. Strawser; escort
John Buckley; Waterman, c. w Bond;
| sentry, Philip Barre; board of managers
| John S. Fowler. Fred b. Cheney and
Walter 5. Brown, for one, two and three
years, respectively. Meetings will be held
| in Ware hall.
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HINSDALE, N. H.
Town Meeting Adjourned Until
Saturday, April 10, at 2 p. m.
F. w. Tllden, C. e. Shattuck and C. S.
Smith Elected selectmen-Lioense Fees
Increased 20 Per Cent.

Smith Elected seleotmen-License Fees
Increased 20 Per Cent.
Town meeting passed off Tuesday with
no unusual excitement. The meeting was
called to order by the moderator w. r.
FFay Il. j. Temple was elected clerk by
the casting of one ballot The reports of
officers were accepted and adopted.
1t was voted to ballot on one ticket for
the three selectmen and to use the check
| list. The result was as follows: For first
selectman, r. a. Buckley received 1853
votes and +. w. Tilden 17s; for second
selectman, w. O. Amidon 1856, c. +. Shat
tuck, 1Sl; for third selectman, NJ. Purcell
1853, G. $. Smith III. Walter H. Barrett
was reelected highway agent by the clerk
| casting one ballot. The appointment of
a chief for the fire department was left
with the selectmen; also the appointment
| of a tax collector and other necessary Of
| ficers. Edward G. Robertson was chosen
auditor by the casting Of one vote by the
| clerk. 1t was voted to appropriate for
ordinary town charges $1,000; support Of
poor 5000; high school $3.50; fire depart
| ment $500; lighting streets 1920; library
and reading room 500. 1t was voted to
/ reduce the floating debt $500, and the
| amount of the license money. 1t was
voted to expend SIS for one light on Hig-
| gins street and SIS for one near Mrs. F.
! Stebbins's on High street after which
! the meeting adjourned until l o'clock.
Article was indefinitely postponed. 1t
was voted to raise and appropriate $3.50 to
secure the state highway aid and $50 was
| appropriated for sprinkling around the
| public buildings II was voted to raise
the license fees 20 per cent. 1t was left
with the seectmen to make suitable i'm e.
provements at the lookup and to raise
| the money, the amount not to exceed $500.
! Article II was indefinitely postponed.
! Article u. in regard to sewerage. was left
| to a committee Of three, with +. G. Rob-
! ertson chairman. and he was empowered
| to choose the other members Of the com
mttee and to report at an adjourned
meeting. A resolution that SIS OF the
Memorial day fund $1,000 be given to the
committee at North Hinsdale was ac-
| cepted and adopted. Article 13 will be
taken up at an adjourned meeting. 1t
was voted to adjourn to Saturday. April
IS. at O'Clock.
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Mrs. George Stebbins is very.-sick with
grip.
Leslie Tyler has had telephone placed
in his house
Mrs Hattie Baker has returned to
Springfield, Mass
Miss Bertha Corser is at work in w,
Miller's restaurant.
Miss Alice Hicks has gone to Spring
field, Mass, TO work
Mrs c.. +. Alderman has returned after
a visit in Dorchester, Mass.
Chester Lee is not as well this week.
He is so weak that he can sit up but
little.
Mrs Martha Tyler has returned home
after a stay of six weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs ]. l.. Stockwell, in West Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. Clarence Buffum recently enter
tanned her Sunday school class with sugar
on snow, games, etc, the occasion being
greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Charles Jackson is on the sick list
Mrs. Arthur Jackson of Easthampton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jackson of Mortified
have been caring for her.
A good number from here attended the
annual creamery meeting in Mortified
Monday The reports were found salts
factory, the patrons having received 21H
cents as an average through the year fol-
butter fat per pound, the lowest price
| being 26h cents and the highest 31h
cents. George Brooks, senior, was elected
| director from Vernon.
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George +. Robertson has been spending
a few days in Boston.
George c. Fisk of Springfield was in
Hinsdale over Sunday.
Representative Taylor was accompanied
to Concord this week by his son, Prem
tiss.
Miss Mary f Dodge of Mt. Holyoke
college visited Miss Eva Robertson over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Smith visited rela-
tives in Clinton Mass, from Friday until
Monday.
Rev. w. ]. Wilkins slipped and fell last
week Thursday, breaking a bone in his
right wrist.
Miss Minnie Maginnis has returned from
California, where she went with Spring
field friends.
Mrs H. n. Wilder returned to SPRING
field Thursday, after spending few days
at her home here.
The ladies of the Methodist church
served a dinner at the town hall dining
room on town meeting day.
Mrs. Frank Stebbins and child of Spring
field Mass, came Sunday to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Meacham.
A delegation of the Masonic fraternity
went to Winchester Tuesday evening to
attend a special meeting and banquet of
the order.
Earle F, Howe of Claremont visited his
sister, Miss Bertha NJ. Howe, this week,
while on his way to Albany, N Y,
where he is a student in the business
college.
Everyone was rejoiced to learn that the
bill introduced by Representative H. w.
Taylor in regard to a charter for a dam
across the Connecticut river had become
a law.
John Cunningham has moved his fam
lily, with the exception Of his son, Roger,
who remains with his grandfather, Martin
Kelley, to Harrisville, where he will work
as a barber.
The annual school MEETING will be held
at the town hall Saturday afternoon at
| o'clock. A member of the board of edu-
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JACKSONVILLE.

Leon b. Chase is now at work in Hol-
yoke.
c. II. Waste is in Boston buying goods
for the spring trade.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Faulkner visited in
Greenfield over Sunday.
Charles f. Brown of Greenfield was
among friends here the first of the week.
A sleighriding party of some . couples
from this place went to Colrain Wednes-
day afternoon.
Some one prophesied that sugaring
would begin March Il. Did you begin
then? Did you get ready?
Arthur B. Chase has moved his family
to w. A. Browns tenement near the
steam mill, formerly owned by Brown &
Porter where he expects to board some
of the workmen at the mill.
Several families are in mourning this
week and under particularly sad cir
cumstances. Arthur L. Bancroft, sup
posed by his neighbors to be in fine
health a few weeks ago, went to the
North Adams hospital and died there
from Inflammation of the kidneys March
at the age of 40 years The body
was brought to this place and the funeral
held at the Universalist church. Rev.
A. n. Blackford of Wilmington officiating
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs attended
in a body. Burial in the Nottingham
cemetery was in charge of the Odd Eel
lows, of which he was a member. Ed
win s. Allard, a strong, robust young
man, went West in the early fall last
year, visited and worked harvesting in
Kansas, the Dakotas and Michigan, and
went to visit a cousin in Vistula, Indiana
His father, Charles E. Allard, received a
telegram Monday stating that he was
sick and Mr.. and Mrs Allard started tc
go to him Monday afternoon. Tuesday
the family received a telegram that Ed
win died Monday afternoon. Soon after
Mr. and Mrs. Allard left home their son
Albert, was taken very sick, and thi:
makes the family yet more distressed.
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fun gave an entertainment with his Ian.

fun gave an entertainment with his Ian
tern.
Mr. Goddard and Mr.. Bliss Of Clare
mont junction were in town "wednesday
looking over the location and the duties
of the station agent. Men were here also
from South Vernon.
Easter will be observed at the Congre.
gational church by a concert In the morn
ing Mrs. H. J. Bailey will sing and 1t
is expected that Miss Fanny Washburn
will be present to sing.
The young men of the Bible school of
the Baptist church met at the parsonage
last Wednesday evening and adopted a
constitution for the class. 1t win be
known as the "Baraca" class
Easter will be observed in the Baptist
church by giving each child i'm the Bible
school flower seeds for summer planting.
In the evening the school will give con-
cert, assisted by the stereopticon.
Mrs Merritt Howard went to Jamaica
wednesday to help her husbands pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Howard.
pack their household goods. They will
come to Putney to live with her.
Eugene Tatro. who has been station
agent several years, has been promoted
by the Boston q Maine railroad and has
gone to Easthampton to fill a similar no
sition. 1t is not known yet who will take
his place.
Rev. f. T. Mathison of Brattleboro will
lecture in the Congregational church next
Tuesday evening, March 10. at s y. m.
| lie Will show a large collection of high
class stereoptcon views, Illustrating a
Mediterranean trip to Palestine. The
views were taken by an expert photogra-
pher. who saw the scenes and subjects
outside the line of the average tourist.
Hot maple sugar will be served and a
good time Is expected. The public are
| invited
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SOUTH VERNON.
Statement from Lowell w. Brown

Statement from Lowell w. Brown.
The suit brought by II. c.. and Frank
Barber of Bratleboro against me in IA
vor of the Russia Cement Co, that has
been under fire for the past seven months
was finally brought to a close Thursday
March Il. when Frank Barber bought my
equity in my real estate for the sum Of
SIS. l had prior to the above date sold
and decided all my real estate to a. A.
Dunklee, subject to the membranes, so
that at the close of the sale by paying
the SIS TO the proper authorities he (Mr.
Dunklee) came into full possession of the
property, as the records show.
The case has not only been detrimental
to my interests but an unpleasant annoy
ance ever since the action was taken,
and all my effort to settle the matter has
been of no avail, and l am thankful that
so far as the suit is concerned it is
brought to a finish.
You can readily see that this does not
fully settle my obligation to the Russia
Cement Co. l shall endeavor in the near
future to make a complete and satisfac-
tory settlement with them, but 1t must
be outside the courts.
1T is better to suffer wrong than to do
wrong" l have never felt that l could
take money belonging TO my creditors
and spend it in law. Thanking everyone
for all the consideration they have shown
me, and Judge Schwenk who proved him
self to be very efficient help, l am
Respectfully yours,
LOWELL w. BROWN.
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THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Mrs. william S. Houehton.

ME-. Belle NJ. Houghton, I2 widow of
t,.ni3n s. Houghton, died at her home in
uts village Wednesday, March 8. after
'.,,.fiug illness from a complication Of
....,e.s She was of colonial and Rev
-.,t,rgry descent, her ancestors being
.,,,.nE tnt early settlers of the town, and
E.r .,r,at -grandfather, Abijah Moore,
,t'fp i'm the Revolutionary war She
2 ..Y.. of a family of nine children born
. p.t,r and Irene tFisher) Blood. She
,..s NOM March l. 1885, at the Blood
r,r..-t,ad ON West hill, where Herbert
blood now lives.
Sill. was married to William S. Hough-
.. I'm Windsor Aug. s, 1859, by the late
d.. Byington Six children were born
~, Them. two of whom died in childhood
walter Carroll who died March 10, 1872,
and Fannie May. March II. 1881. Mr..
u19snton died March Il, 1894
,.rs Houghtons life was spent in Put
,., with the exception of a few years in
v-,rdsporo, Saxtons River and Hinsdale,
= a.. before marriage. She is survived
,v four children, Annie B. H., wife Of
r-tuk 5 Harris, and Lizzie Stewart
If1uenton of Putney; Leon William and
,fHs Gerald Houghton of Fitchburg,
Miss: by two brothers, Densmore Will
,.r Blood of Dummerston and John Rob-
crt Blood of Walpole and by one sister,
Flora Pauina. wife of w. A. Cole.
v4s especially interested in and very
.,al to the Congregational church. of
,yhicn her great grandfather, John Will
SON was one of the four original mem
bars when it was organized in 1916. She
was very happy in her home life, which
was one of untiring devotion to her fam
ill., Her unselfsh regard for the welfare
and happiness of others was a prominent
characteristic. She was patient and
thoughtful in her long illness, while be-
ing tcnderly cared for by her children.
She was a kind neighbor and loyal to her
friends.
The funeral was largely attended at the
home saturday afternoon at o'clock,
Rev L. w. Morey, pastor of the Congre-
gational church. officiated. Miss Jennie
Pierce sang three selections Gathering
Home" watching and Waiting" and the
HYMN. Sister, thou vast mild and love-
IT," The floral tributes were many and
beautiful. Those present at the funeral
from out of town were Leon w. and Allis
G.. Houghton. Mrs. Willard A. Lowe and
Miss Bertha Hill of Fitchburg, Mass,
Mrs F. NJ. Arnold of Southwick. Mass,
Mrs Lydia Blood, Mrs. Frank Adams and
daughter Doris, and r. r. Shelley of Bel
lows Falls. John r. Blood of Walpole,
Deusmore W. Blood, Henry D. Blood, Mr..
and Mrs George w. Fisher Mr. and Mrs.
Robert W Blood of Dummerston, Miss
Alice Locke and Harry Locke of Bratte-
boro
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Fred Gushing recently spent several
days in SaXtons River.
Edward w. Allen was in charge Of the
railroad station during the absence Of
Agent Hicks last week.
Miss Hannah l.. Phelps has returned to
her home here after several months en-
ployment in East Billerica, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter p. Bean have given
up their employment at the wooden mill
and returned to their home in Gardner,
Me.
Five hundred dollars was appropriated
at Tuesdays town meeting for the repair
Of concrete sidewalks in town. which
applies to Ashuelot; also $1,000 for lighting
by electricity the streets at both Winches-
ter and Ashuelot villages.
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II. c. Black of Greenfield was in town
Monday.
Rufus Jacobs spent Saturday in Green
field Mass.
Merritt Howard of Athol spent Sunday
with his family.
Leon and Alis Houghton returned to
Fitchburg Sunday.
r. c. Winchester of Hoyloke was at w.
\ Coles Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marden of Londonderry
are at c. Z. Prouty's.
Hiss Nellie Maley is i'll at the home of
her sister, Mrs. w. ]. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs H. T. Coe are moving to
their new house this week
Miss Bessie Braley went to Brattleboro
Saturday to visit for a week.
A party from here attended the dance
in West Chesterfield Monday night
Mrs ]. V. Shaw returned Saturday
from a visit in Boston and vicinity
Mrs Addie johnson went to Spring
field. Mass, Wednesday to visit relatives
Leon Hewitt and George Warwick are
working at Adamss sawmill this week.
Mrs Hannah Waite returned Tuesday
from a two weeks visit in Bellows Falls.
The ladies of the Congregational church
are planning for a sugar supper next
week.
Peter Johnson of Newfane was in town
Saturday visiting his daughter, Annie
Johnson.
Mrs. Abby Taft, who is making her
home this winter at c. E. Prouty's, is
critically ill.,
Mrs Eugene Howe and daughters,
Gladys and Katherine, are visiting rela-
uves in Newfane.
Miss Abby Washburn was called home
from Dorchester, Mass, by the serious
..ness Of Mrs. Taft.
Mrs b. F. Howard and son. Kenneth,
went to Brattleboro Sunday to visit Mrs.
Towards parents.
Milo Whitney and his daughter, Ger
trude went to Keene Saturday for a short
visit wI,h relatives.
Saturday evening the Putney high
school defeated the Westminster West
team at basket ball.
Fred Taft returned Sunday to his work
in Worcester after spending several
weeks al his home here.
Mrs. Myrtle knight returned Monday
to her home in Brattleboro after a short
visit at Justin Wheeler's.
Mrs. Win Allen and children of Ches-
tertield, came Sunday to visit at Mrs. Al
lens fathers, Q. B. Newcomb's.
Mrs Lucy Davenport of Bartonsville was
at Eugene Robbins's last week, the guest
Of her son, Charles Davenport
Maggie OConnor of Bellows Falls, who
formerly attended our high school, is al
her uncle's, Timothy O'Connor's.
There will be a box supper at the Grange
meeting March 23 when the third anc
fourth degrees will be conferred.
Mrs Mary Ann (Blood) Arnold o
Southwick, Mass, is spending a week a
w. A, Pages and visiting other relatives
Mrs Willard Lowe and Miss Bertha
Hil Of Fitchburg were guests of Mrs
Sarah Holton during their stay in town
A. J. Aver has hired the Whitney
Doane house and will soon move his fam
lily and household goods here from Wind
soS
Earl Hamlin has finished work for c
W. Adams at the saw mill and returned
To his home in Newfane on account
the illness of his father.
Mrs. Mary Little, who has been suf
ering from neuralgia the past few weeks
was removed TO the home of her daugh
ter Mrs H. G. Everleth, Sunday.
Justin Wheeler will leave April l will
MIS- family for Lexington. Mass. They vii
store their household goods and board
MIX Foley has hired his tenement
box social was held at j. R. Miller S
East Putney A number from this vii
l"se We're present and Rev. H. E. BUT
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We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks
to all for their words of sympathy and
for the many flowers and plants and
other attentions rendered our dear mother
during her long Illness. Also at the time
of her death for the beautiful flowers
so kindly given we thank our relatives
and friends. also Golden Rule chapter,
Col w. II. Greenwood Woman's Relief
corps. Congregational ladies aid So
ciety and Putney Grange.
MIR. and MRS FRANK S. HARRIS.
MISS LIZZIE S. HOUGHTON.
LEON w. HOUGHTON.
y. c.. HOCGHTON