The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-03

MR.. AND MRS. DoRR cLoUGH.
Bellows Falls presented sum OF none!
IN gold. Several songs were sung by llttl,
Doris Adams. Gifts both useful and OF
namental were presented TO them. Their
were over 100 guests present. The out o
town guests were Leon W. Houghton o.
| Fitchburg, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Georg,
| ID. Clough OF Windsor and daughter, Haze
Il. Clough, Alrs. Ralph H. Clough and son
| Harvey NJ. Clough, Of Somerille, Mass.
Mrs. j. ID. Beeman Of Brattleboro, Mrs
Mary A. lloughton OF Springfield, Mass.
Mn Julia ;. Frost OF Vernon, Harry III
| Locke and Alice NJ. Locke OF Brattleboro
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Thwing OF Bellows
| Falls, Mrs. Sarah j. Thompson OF keenei
| n. H.. Mrs. Mabel T.. Treadway and SON
Charles X. of Shelter Island, \. ". Mr.
and Mrs c. +. Robertson OF Bellows
Falls. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Adams and
daughter, Doris Adams. and Mrs. Olive
Adams Of Bellows Falls, Miss Carrie +.
Warren of Westminster Mrs. G.. III. Cor.
ham Of Bellows Falls, Mrs. Lewis Crafts
of Lyndonville, Mrs. Lydia Blood Of Bel.
lows Falls, Mrs. George Gould and daugh.
ter, Alice Gould OF Westminster West,
Miss Amy Mitchell OF Springfield, Mass,
Mrs. Luella $. lIoughton and Willard Bill
of Westmoreland, y. H., Charles w.
Eoughton OF Westtield, Mass, Mrs. G. X.
Clough and Carrie I. Clough of East
Mortified, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clough were assisted in
receiving by Mr. and Mrs n. w. Locke,
Dorr Clough was born in Putney Feb.
Ii, 1888 the seventh son OF William and
Wealthy tSmead) Clough. William Clough
came from jamestown, y. H., and set
tied in Putney and married Miss Smead
They had family OF eight children, seven
sons and one daughter, all living to old age
with the exception of one son, Joseph.
Mr. Clough is the only surviving member
OF the family. In politics Mr.. Clough has
always been a republican, was deputy
sheriff 1852 to 1856, constable and collector
in 1924 and during the year 1864 he
collected a special town war tax of $4,000.
He has been in the meat business and
in broom.making, but his occupation has
been mostly that of a farmer. He has
been grower OF strawberries for many
years, and the fine quality OF his berries
have been noted in the markets.
Mrs. Fanny NJ. (tioughton) Clough was
born in Putney August 20, 1893, the third
of family of six children of William and
Elizabeth |. (Wilkinson) Houghton. Mrs
Clough is of colonial and revolutionary
descent, having two -grandtathers in
the Revolutionary war. Her fathers fam
lily were among the early settlers of this
town. Her father was born on the place
known as the Houghton farm. One OF
her ancestors came from England in 1886
and settled first in Newberry, Mass. He
was secretary of the colony of Massachu-
sets Bay for 80 years. Mrs. Clough's
father was town clerk for 30 years and
for many years was clerk of the Congre
gational society.
Mrs. Clough is member of the Con- |
gregationaI church, and has always been
IN active worker She was president of |
.he Ladies Aid society for seven years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clough were married July |
|, 1858, at Nanderlip hotel in Manchester, |
Vt, by Rev. James Anderson, pastor
If the Congregational church, They were
'on of Landsgrove Cater known as Mrs.
Gould and Mrs. SnelD and William S.
Ioughton of Putney and Ruel WILDER of
4andsgrove, brother and cousin of the
,ride. OF this company Mr.. and Mrs.
Cough are the only survivors. After
heir marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Clough lived
or few months at Drewsville, N. H.,
hen coming to Putney. They went to
eside in the house where they now live
nd has been their home for 40 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Clough have no children
Irs. Frank Adams of Bellows Falls was
member of their family for five years.
er, Mabel e., now wife of George Edward
Roadway of Shelter Island, N. Y. They
ave four grandchildren, Walter Phillip,
annie Eliza, Charles Raymond, George
,dward Treadway, Jr
r. c. Page is visiting friends at Fitch $
urg, Mass. !
Miss Barber is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. t
. S. Thwing.
The public library will be closed Satur-
ay afternoon, July 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buxton were guests at
N. Underwood's Sunday. G
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Van are spending
month at Sherbrooke, Que.
Miss Bessie Kendall of Brattleboro and
lend were in town last Thursday. G
Miss Laura Brady, who is teacher at
ucllland, Mass, came home Friday. g
Mr.. and Mrs Carroll NJ. Whitney were
sitors in town the last of the week.
Mrs. Lydia Blood went to Westminster Il
est Saturday to spend several weeks.
Harold L. Ford of Ashburnham, Mass, 81
a guest this week at Mrs. Harriet L. IL
fits.
Mrs. Lewis Crafts of Lyndonville is I
sitting her mother, Mrs. Hannah G. IL
lrker. n
The Putney grange entertained several VI
,mbers of Dummerston grange Tuesday
ening. Fl
Mrs. Belle Ashley of Springfield, Mass, G
guest of her sister, Mrs. Addie ID.
hnson. p
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Spalding and daugh- n
: of Brattleboro spent Sunday at Mrs.
L. Taft's. az
The Methodist society will hold lawn
Excursion to New London July 4. See tie