The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-27
Putneymd Vicinity
PUTNEy.
Body of Unknown Man Found in the
River Saturday.

River Saturday.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock Ira Il.
Whitman discovered the body OF man
floating in the Connecticut river, some
Of the clothing being caught by a snag.
Harry Il. Houghton tied the body to the
shore and Selectman Charles Coblegh
Of Westmoreand was notified. DIR. Hy-
land and County Solicitor Kane of Keene,
N. H., were summoned and the body
was taken from the river but was not
identified. The burial was in the Works
cemetery at Westmoreland, n. ii. The
man was about 30 or 80 years of age, OF
light complexion, sandy hair and nous
tache. The clothing consisted of an UNI
shoes No. 10. There was found on the
body Ss in paper money tied in hand
kerchief cob pipe and some tobacco
and jack.knife with both blades brok-
en-. These articles are in charge OF Sc
lectman Charles Coblegh of Westmore-
land.
Mrs. ]. V. Shaw is entertaining her
niece, Miss Pixley.
Mrs. Merritt Howard is entertaining
her cousin, Miss Morgan.
Charles w. Houghton was at l., j.
Mr.. Brown OF Fishers Island, n. Y, is
visiting his daughter Mrs, G. l.. Coane.
Fred +. Robertson returned Saturday
from business trip to New York city.
Guy Tatro of Keene, N. H., visited his
mother, Mrs. VIII T.. Elmore, Sunday.
Miss Lena Davenport OF Bartonsville
is visiting her friend, Miss Lula Wood,
Miss Abbe Leonard of Bellows Falls
is spending the, week at n. w. Lockes'
Lorenzo Tarbell of Mechanicsville IS
visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank A. flheld'
NJ. II. Pember returned Saturday from
his trip to Saratoga, Wells and other
places.
Samuel NJ. Pember of Springfield,
Mass, came to NJ. IL. Pembers TINS
week
Miss Myra Robbins of New Britain,
Conn, is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. ~
Robbins.
Ira L. Davenport went Tuesday, to
Mechanicsville to visit his brother, Fred
Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Houghton and
daughter, Gladys, are guests at Lew D.
Houghton's.
J. w. Shelley of Springfield, Mass,
was guest of his mother, Mrs. w. A.
Cole, Sunday.
Mrs. n. w. Locke entertained the
senior Ladies' Aid society at her home
last Thursday.
F. O. Merrifeld and Mrs. Butler of
Grafton were guests of Mrs. +. 5. Har-
ris Wednesday.
Mrs, Addie d. johnson went Monday
to Springfield, Mass, to visit her sister,
Mrs. VIII Street.
Henry p. Cushman returned Monday
from a few days visit at his former
home at Oxford, n. II.
Miss Mary Wright returned Saturday
from a visit of two weeks with trends IN
Fitchburg, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Everleth were in
Bratteboro Tuesday to attend the iu-
neral of Adm Pettee.
Mrs, NJ. T.. Whitman has been. IN
Keene, N. H., and was in Brattleboro
during the Valley fair.
There will be services in the Methodist
church next Sunday. Mr.. Miles of Bel
lows Falls will supply the pulpit.
Miss Freeda Pember returned the first
of the week from visit of two weeks at
Springfield and Northampton, Mass.
Miss Bertha Newcomb returned Tues
day from brief visit to her sister Mrs.
W. @. Allen. at Chesterfield, N. II.
Rev. Herbert +. Buffum and g., l..
Pierce went this week to Rutland where
they will attend the Baptist convention
Mrs. n. W. Loveland and Mrs Frank
Roberts of South Hadley Falls, Mass,
are guests of Mrs. II. L. Taft this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bemis, Dr. and
Mrs. Louis Pettee OF Brattleboro were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Il. Robbins
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bronly of Westerly, r.
H.. who are taking a carriage drive TO
Canada, were guests Monday at NJ H.
Robbins's.
Miss Josephine O'Connor, the Misses
Couston and Miss Leen of Bellows Falls
were guests over Sunday at Timothy
O'Connors.
Mrs. Roy Barnes and child went to
her home at Jamaica for few days
visit and also attended the Valley fair
at Brattleboro.
Herbert Brown, who has been EN-.
ployed by Misses Briggs and Eollett
through the summer, will 60 to keene,
N. H., Saturday.
Mrs. Ada Patterson and little daugh-
ter, Roma, of Brattleboro were guests the
first of the week Of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Patterson.
James Herbert Miller, who has, been
visiting his grandparents, returned last
week to his work at the Ashuelot Paper
mill at Ashuelot, N. I'll.
Misses Isabelle L. Briggs and Mary I.
Follett will close their summer home,
Overhills, and leave for their home IN
Boston, Mass, Saturday.
Percy j. Warwick of Bellows Falls
Joined Mrs. Warwick and daughter,
Edna and Emily, at his fathers, George
Warwick's, remaining over Sunday.
Howard G. Rice, E. II. Crane and DR..
Pettee of Brattleboro were at M. b.
Robbins's Saturday evening making the
trip on the Connecticut river in motor
boat
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Linsley of Peach
am, Mass, are visiting the latter,s grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. III. ii. Bralnard.
Mrs. Linsley was formerly Miss Cassie
Marsh.
Golden Rule chapter, No. 8, O. d. s.,
will hold its next regular meeting. we'd
nesday evening, Oct. 2, instead of Sept;
Is. 1t is hoped that there will be a good
attendance.
Mrs. Villa J. Davenport, who has been
spending the summer at Bethlehem, N.
f.. and two weeks with her son, Clinton
L. Davenport at Winchendon, Mass, re-
turned Monday.
DR.. j. e. Russell returned to Williams
town. Mass. last week after spending the
summer at his home here. Mrs. Russell
and daughters, Frances and Marion, will
remain for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hermon and
granddaughter, Blanche Hermon OF
North Adams Mass, came Monday and
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Web
Der and Mrs Mary Voorman.