The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-02-14
Putneyand Vicinity
ruraEY.

. "Wednesday.
: Hos ", haley II Rri.ial, Coma, can
4 10 l., T. iiaiisys FRIDAY.
l. Mrs, Sarah Johnsoh is III ani l. unsls
the oaTe II q trained hurse.
i bou Th4yrr al hollass fail. Ma. !
. l.~a 90 basiness Tuesday.
J, Nj: ile.ins,oh sas called To MOTT,
= llar'land FRIDAY By the illness u hl
J. father.
Mn, y, D, Rol~r,san wsn, 10 walTals
: y H., Friday TO attend the funeral a
her cousin,
Carl ID, knish, IL Worcester Mass,
e guest 81 he parents, Mr.. aud Mrs, &
u, knight.
The young women Il rniney will hol,
heap year hall al the town hall Monda,
evening. Feb. u,
Charles Warwick IL nraitlelsofo sIcni
Sunday with ~. parents, Mr., and Mr.
George Warwick,
Mr., and Mr.. l.oios Stafford Il Brat
llehoro ale guests oi Mrs, slahorl's aunt
MIR, &, w Brooks,
Iollen Rulc chapter, No. ,, q. J.. =,
vail hold a meeting in Masonic hall We'd,
ne~iay evening. Feb. 10.
Frank y. Robertson went 90 Ilolyoke.
Mass. Saturday 10 visit his irienh, n. &.
Winchester. over Sunday.
The Junior Christian Endcayor s,,eirty
loi the Congregational church will meei AZ
! o'clock Sunday afternoon.
G. u. nniion, who has been III for
thpo weeks, l. much worse and has
trained nur.e from Braitlcbofo.
MR., G. ". Adams has returned after
spending q week with her parents. Mr.
and Mr.. John Hayward, in Walpole.
y. II.
! Fred J.. Taft,pf Worcester, Mass, and
Chester ID. Taft wep IN town last week
70 attend the funeral OF their father. II.
=. Taft.
Chauney Bfainanl Of Springfield, Mass.
who has been q recent guest II his IA.
rents. Mr.. aud Mr.. II. H. Brainarl. ~.
turned home last Friday.
Lincoln Memorial Sunday will he oh
served by the Congregational Sunday
school next Sunday. \ collection will be-
taken for the American Missionary asso.
cation.
The supper and social at the town hall
last Friday evening served by the women
Of the Methodist Episcopal church was
well patroniled. A party OF 20 came
ON sleighride from Bellows Falls,
reaching here about go in the evening.
The schools closed Friday with the ex.
ception Of the high school which has
three weeks more. Miss Minna Howard /,
returned TO her home in Mortified. Mass, |
saturday. Miss Elizabeth Davis and |
Miss Elsie Husc returned 10 their homes |
in Fair Haven Monday.
A game Of basketball was played Sat.
urday evening between the Putney town |
team aud Vermont Academy team. II |
was a very close game and was won by |
Putney; score p 20 %. A game was
played at town hall "Wednesday evening
between the Putney town team and
team, Putney winning by a
score Of 30 TO 0.
Mrs. Mary A. tStoddard) Jewett, 81,
-. after several weeks illness with heart
disease. Mrs. Jewett was a former resi-.
dent Of Putney. She leaves a husband,
Charles Jewett. and two daughters. Flor
ence u. and Ida NJ, also three sisters,
Mrs. Alice G. Smith Of Amherst, Mass,
Mrs. W. III. Robinson OF West Pelham,
and Mrs. T.. y. Pierce OF Brownsville, Vt.
The funeral was held at o'clock Sunday
afternoon at her home, Rev. c. s. Walk.
r. officiating, The singing was furnished
by the Odd Fellows quartet, w. b. Bill.
1 1
Harry Reed. The bearers were w. II. S
Robinson, Arthur Ward, Fred Jewett and
lohn Bement. Burial was in the South ,
Amherst cemetery.
Windham County Pomona grange will
meet with Putney grange Wednesday. c
Feb. 10, when the following program will
'e given. The forenoon session will be ]
occupied with general business and the |
question, What Can We Do to Make Our {
range More Interesting This Year? will 5
,e discussed by Rev. ii. +. Buffum, Her. s
,ert Blood, Cless Britton, Charles Thwing, il
Y. +. Walker. Mrs. A. A. Barker and "
lrs. c. L. Stacy. Dinner will be held on n
he picnic plan. At the afternoon session
which is open TO the public music will Il
e furnished by Miss Jennie Pierce, mono I
~, Miss Britton; reading, Mrs. A. j. +
lyer: recitation, Ethel Page; piano solo, b
lrs. L. II. Bugbee; address of welcome, e
less Britton; response, w. F. Walker. a
he question, Resolved, That the time has Il
ONE for farmers to insist on greater W
ights in the affairs of town, state and CT
alton will be argued by George Applin, y,
layton Coane, w. Wheeler, l.. II. Bug p
ee, +. II. Brown, Mrs. Craddock and c. p,
. Stacy. NJ
Homer +. Taft, II, whose death was !; u
oted in these columns last week, was !,
orn at North Adams, Mass, Feb u, o u.
'3l. but most of his early life was spent y
West Townshend, Vt. When a young
ian he went to Massachusetts and en-
lged in business which was that of build
: and contractor. He took contracts for G.
amy large buildings which included =
lurches and schoolhouses. Although :
sident of South Hadley Falls he had
lsiness office at Holyoke, Mass, for sew u, W
al years. Mr.. Taft married Miss Har- " !
ct l.: Blanchard in Hoyoke Nov. l6, o.
Id there their eight children were born.
+. Taft removed his family to Holyoke, OF
here they resided seven years. He then ~
lrchased farm in this town belonging ia
the late Deacon S. w. Houghton and pc
me here March 4, 1892 had since been Oh
resident here, and until his illness was
gagged in carrying on this farm. Mr..
I'd Mrs. Taft celebrated their golden fal
adding Nov. l6, 1906, when four gen. sal
atoms were present including six of tn
cir children, two grandchildren and one wa
eat granndchild; Mr.. Taft is survived me
his wife and seven children: Afford thi
a, N. Y, George E. of Elmhurst. n. bri
:, Frederick L. of Worcester, Mass die
ank L. of Putney, Chester d. Of Whit his
IN. Mass, and Hattie NJ, wife of H. loo
Spalding of Brattlehoro; also by IA ho
andchildren and one great grandchild, ant
of whom bear the name of Taft with the
o exceptions. The funeral was held in bu'
: house at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon,
v. H. E. Buffum of the Baptist church
rial to South Hadley Falls, Mass, Sat- ref
s. HI. L. Taft, F. L. Taft, c. D. Taft, to
g TT TT Shading and Rev Fl r. Buf- ant