Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-09
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

springfield are visiting in town.
H. A. Brainard returned from Chester
Wednesday after a few days visit.
I'll Pierce of Springfield, Mass, was at
lis brothers., w. +. Pierces, Sunday
lra Whitman's son and MIR. King
from North Springfield are here haying
Mrs Peppin has returned home from
her visit with relatives in Massachusetts,
Mrs Nettie Davis Jaquith of Yer
NON and her daughter were in town Tues
day.
Ira Hitchcock of Westminster West will
inter the employ OF Corser & Britton the
GOTH
Ralph J. Houghton of Burlington was a
recent visitor at his fathers, Levi Hough-
TOMS
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Chase went last
week to Sugar Hill in the White Noun
tIus.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard c. Black OF
Greenfield were recent guests at E. L.
Knights.
Mrs. George Weber and Lillian have
returned from Boston, where they visited
relatives.
Miss Finette Williams went Tuesday to
raremont Junction to join her family at
their camp.
Mrs. Newton Clark and family of Plym-
outh. y. H.. are at her fathers, Charles
l.. Prouty's.
Louis Gorham came from Windsor Fri
day to attend the dance given by the
yolug ladies'.
Miss Gertrude Marchant and niece,
Gladys Bliss of Hartford, Conn, are at
J.. p. Bailey's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford n. Davidson
v,le called to Claremont by the death of
Nh Farnsworth
Mr. and Mrs w G. Treadway accom-
panied W. Il. Pierce to Chester in his
automobile Saturday
Mrs. Harry Thomas and daughter of
Erattieboro were guests Wednesday of
Mrs. Fred j. Martin.
The regular services of the Baptist
church next Sunday. 1915 a. m, and Y.
p. :. c. L. at 7.30 p. m.
Mrs. W. L. Aver returned to Windsor
Saturday after spending several weeks
with relatives and friends.
Mrs BlanCh Warwick of Brattleboro
spent sunday at Mrs. Addie Johnson's as
guest Of Mrs Kittie Coar
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams Of
Mortified, Mass, were in town Friday,
coming in their automobile.
The Baptist Bible school will hold a
besket picnic in pine grove in East Put
ncy next Tuesday If pleasant
W. f. Pierce took a party to Brattle-
boro Wednesday evening in his auto
mobile to attend the band concert.
Mrs NJ. +. Whitman will go next week
to Keene, where she has engaged rooms
for business as a spiritual medium.
George Perry of Chester and Wallace
Perry of Dummerston were recent visit
ors with their nephew, w. ]. Perry
George H. Burnett of Brooklyn came
Wednesday for a vacation visit at A A.
Iangley's and at his farm in Westminster
West.
Mrs Bert Smith of Bratteboro was q
recent visitor Of her father, Milo Whit
ney, and her sister, Mrs. Thomas Car
penter.
Mrs Annie CFarley) Stafford Of Chic
opee has been spending the week with
Mrs. Andrew J. Aver and Miss Katherine
Booth
Fred Howard went on the excursion to
Block Island Saturday and to Fishers
Island to visit Lee Charlton, formerly Of
this town.
Miss May Lester and brother, Charlie,
Of Charlestown, n. H, are spending a
few days with their grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kinney OF Rock
ngham came Saturday to visit their sis
ter, Mrs. Andrew j. Aver, returning to
their home Monday.
The rural free delivery proves it's pop
uarity by its record for the past three
months over 1000 pieces of mail hav-
The dance given by the young ladies
Friday evening was a decided success,
with guests present from Bratteboro,
Westminster West and Windsor.
There will be an ice cream sale in the
Methodist church Friday evening, Aug. 16.
Ice cream and cake will be served. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Mrs. David Noonan of Newton Lower
Falls is visiting her mother, Mrs. Curtis
Houghton. She is accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Noonan, who is a stenog-
rapher in Boston.
Rev. H. s. Buffum and family are
spending the week with Mrs. Buffum S
father in West Mortified. Mass. Mr..
Hurum is attending the meetings of the
conference in Mortified,
IT. J. Smith has been entertaining his
cousin, Frank Smith of Charley, Mass.
Mr. Smith is the son of Russell Smith
formerly of this town He has not been
here since early infancy.
Services at the schoolhouse on West
NIL at p. m. next Sunday will be In
charge Of Rev. L. w. Morey and a SER
vice at Pierces hall, East Putney, al
25o o'clock, will be led by Rev. H. S.
Rufum.
Mrs. Dorr Clough took advantage OF
the excursion to Block Island Saturday
going as far as New London, where she
took a boat for Shelter Island, at which
place she will visit her daughter, Mrs
edward Treadway
James !. Stacey has bought a wood LOT
OF Mr.. Chickering in Westmoreland and
has contracted to furnish one million feet
Of lumber for the new dam at Vernon
The lumber will be delivered by water
being put in the river at East Putney
ferry.
Miss May Harlow, teacher in the public
school in Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., and
daughter of the late Rev. Lincoln Har-
.lw a former pastor OF the Congrega-
t"nal church, and her cousin, Miss Mar
tina Pritchard of Newport, r. l., are stay
ing in town. They have a room at DorI
Coughs and take their meals at the
hendrick House.
The electric storm which passed over
this town Friday afternoon did some dam
age to crops. The hailstones were not
very large, so the tobacco escaped very
serious damage, the heavy wind turn
ing the plants bottom up, which saved
the upper leaves from being riddled
Another large limb from the elm in e. e
Hoods back yard was split off, falling or
the roof Of the house and demolishing the
chimney and breaking slate and the cor
nice to the house in places.
The Boston Globe of last Sunday con-
itlEpd an article on a trio of who