Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-04-05
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

r, Riley Knight farm,
,,,rk of Mcchanicsville is visiting
...sfur. Mrs. Leon Hewitt.
,ts. May Kctchum has gone to Spring
.lI ., WORK for Homer Waite.
,rs- rncttc Williams returned Thurs
-,' ,l Montpelier seminary.
,r. and Mrs Rockwell of Bratteboro
t sunday at w. \. Coles.
,u,t.n Davenport of Winchendon Wis
..t relatives here the past week.
,,.. charles Weber of Westmoreland
r.,,t;ing ut Clifford Davidson's.
,a.ap Howard of Brattleboro is visit
.,, aunt Mrs. Walter Mooney
,tr, ueadle of Bellows Falls is visit
r. uncles. Edwin Headle's.
,,.ss ELLA stratton of Wlliamsville has
~ %, he housckeeper at E. +. Blood s.
rr. rarbox brothers of Dublin n. H.
. ,,nssession of the Shaw farm April
Miss Jennie T. Pierce went to Moth
s1I Mass Tuesday for a few days
visit
r3 Davenport went Monday to Wells 10
work carpentering for NJ II. Pember's
urothcr
Mrs Ruth Burnham of Claremont is
..r her sister. Madam Davidson, who is
critically ILL.,
Miss Nlaude Miller of Bellows Falls
..,rr Monday to spend a few days with
Mrs Hannah Waite.
Mrs G.. D. Knight is having a serious
time with her hand, and for time blood
r1isoniug was feared.
,vavl3ud Aver has entered into partner
shin with Fred Crawford in the painting
and papering business.
w f. Pierce has sold his pair of driv-
irp horses known as the Ward colts, TO
NIr Robson of Walpole.
Merritt Howard is at home for a short
time He has finished work in Orange
and will return to Athol.
N,uie Mooney has finished work at the
Kendrick House. She will return to the
Brooks House, Brattleboro.
Lawrence Aver came from Windsor
Wednesday and the rest of the family
will he here in a few days.
Merrill Dodge returned to Keene Satur-
dav. called here by the illness of his
aunt Miss Mary Jane O'Neil.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Conklin and
daughter of Boston came Wednesday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs II. L. Bailey.
Mrs Curtis Crosby of Dummerston has
beeu caring for her sister. Miss Mary
Jane O'Neil. She returned TO her home
Tuesday
Miss Ella Howard, who served her APP
premiership in Boston, will go 10 Brat
tleboro to work for Mrs. Bascom, mil
liner.
will teach the high school, which Will be-
gin April S; the other schools will begin
the 18th.
Miss j. w. Burnett of Brooklyn came
Monday to \. \. Langeys, called there
by the illness of her sister, Miss Edna
Burnett
The Easter concert by the children at
the Methodist church Sunday morning
was given by the children in their usual
good way.
James p Whitney of Springfield, Vt,
was a guest of his sisters, Misses Mary
and Alice Whitney, from Friday until
Tuesday.
public schools will not begin until April
10. Miss Pierce and Miss Braley will
take a needed vacation and Will not teach
this spring.
Boyd and Rock have returned to finish
their chopping on the Black farm. Mr..
Stacey recently cut the lumber and they
will cut the cord wood.
Mrs Levi Houghton returned Wednes-
Sday from two weeks stay in the Me-
mortal hospital, Brattleboro. She is a
little more comfortable.
The program planned was carried out
at the Congregational church Sunday
morning. Mrs. Goes music at the organ
was much enjoyed by all.
The Easter concert Sunday evening at
the Baptist church passed off creditably
This church has particular reason to be
proud of its class of lads
Mrs. Switzer and son, Robert, have re-
turned to Easthampton. Mrs. SwitzeI
had been here caring for her mother
Mrs. d. Angler, who is Ill.
Leon Hewitt and Marshall Cobb have
gone to BratUleboro to work at the SoutC
factory. Willis Clark will take Mr. Cobb's
place at Reeds mill as engineer.
Ed Blood has sold two pairs of fine
horses this week, a chestnut pair to Mr.
Andrews and a black pair to Miss White
also a bay mare to go to Holyoke' Mass
Miss Fanny Washburn and her friend
Miss Flora McQuaTie both students il
the New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, are at ]. F. Washburns for {
vacation of two weeks
People have come from Keene to move
the house on the John Harding place
now owned by Mr.. Andrews, who is herr
with Architect Ames and Contractor
Hawkins planning for the new house Il
he built the coming summer.
The basketball game Wednesday even
ing had an unfortunate feature. SoOl
after the game started Louis Gorham ha'
his shoulder knocked down The gam
was too rough from beginning to end
The second team put up good fight.
The Sioux City, Ia, Journal of las
sunday contained a half-tone cut o
l George NJ Gilbert under the headin
| 'Pythian With Fine Record" with a par
\ agraph reading as follows: For 80 year
\ George NJ. Gilbert has been a Knight o
\ Phythas, having been one of the orig
\nal members of Sioux lodge No. II. Il
What time he has not missed to eXcee
lodge meetings and is said to have as
Nsted in comforting the work on ever
Endidate initiated in Sioux City II
as presented with a veterans media
the Pythian convention in Sioux Cit
last week"
The following obituary is copied froT
the Keene Sentinel: George r. Perry
one Of Westmorelands oldest and infiuen
tal citizens, died at his home March 2
OF pneumonia, after an Illness of onl
Tour days. Mr. Perry was born in Brook
line, VT, April 16, 1926, the son of ID
William Perry, and in 1S47 he marie
Miss Jane Blodgett who died June q
1875. He Leaves three daughters, Mr.!
Addie A. Black of Greenfield, Mass, Mr.
Jennie Corser of Holyoke, Mass, an
Miss Kate Perry, who has been both CON
panion and daughter, and tenderly care
Tor him since the death of his wife M
Terry was a man of strength of charat
TER beloved by all, quiet and unassumin
On manner, he welded a personal Unfit
'nce which comparatively few person
command. His interest and actiVit