The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-03
Putneya.d Vicinity
Memorial pay ohssryanes.


PuTNEy.
Memorial Day Observance.
Pre-, Memorial exercises were held ~
the schools Friday afternoon and were
well attended. Both teachers ana pn
pills deserve much credit for the inter
eat taken in these exercises. Col. w
m. Greenwood post and w. X q. a.
tended the union service held IN ihs
congregational church last snnda,
morning, Scripture reading by. Rev. y
n. Berry OF the Baptist church, pray
or by Rev. y. w, Sharpe Of tho Meiho
aist church; Miss Jennie y, Pierce
sang; Mrs. n. T. coe presided At Tho
organ, The pastor, Rev. l.. w. Mofry
preaehei an excellent sermon appfo
priaie 10 the occasion. Sunday after
noon the post went 10 East Pntne,
where services were held In Pierce =
hall. The children took part In the
service and Miss Jennie y. Pierce sang
Rev, j, T., Berry preached the Memo.
rial sermon after which the graves oil
soldiers were decorated.
Monday, Col. W. II. Greenwood post
and woman's Relief corps went Il
Dummerston by invitation Of DUN
merston grange. Exercises We're held
In the new grange hall. The children
took part and Rev. Roy Houghion, pas
Tor OF the Centre Congregational chufei
In Bratilebofo, delivered a line address
The graves 81 soldiers were then deco
rated aud dinner was served 10 posi-
and corps by the members OF th'
grange.
Returning to Pu,ney. Memorial eser
eises were held in the town hall: They
consisted Of singing and reeitations hs
the children. Miss Jennie +. Pierce had
charge Of the music. George Aiken re-
cited Lincoln's address. Hon. MT
tredge Ilaskins Of Brattleboro deiin
cred fine address. Commander L.. y
Bailey, in a few remarks. gave Short
history of the post which was organ
ized .July IS, 1855. Since that tim.
m, members have been enrolled 90 have
been mustered out, and the post has al
nresent IA members. After the exer
cises in the hall graves OF soldiers Were
decorated in Mount Pleasant and Maple
Grove cemeteries.
Miss Freda Pember spent Sunday al
Westminster.
Frank Gerah of Chester, n. H., has
been visitor in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Walker OF
Westminster were in town Sunday.
Charles Booth and Milo T., Whitney
of Brookline are in town this week.
Mrs. T.. d. Greenwood Of Marlboro
N H.. was in town Monday TO attend
the Memorial day service.
Mrs. Lena Hurlburt sells at auction
Saturday her house and household
goods.
Mrs. Ruth Allen Smith passed her
l06th birthday June ]. She is in Zee
BILE health.
Mrs. Bert +. Cole and Mrs. Ida L.
Stowel were visitors in town over Me-
mortal day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Derry returned
this week from their trip to Staten Is
land, n. Y.
The women of Putney grange gave
an excellent program on ladies' night'
and fine supper was served.
The postofiice is undergoing repairs
The room is being enlarged and other
improvements are being made.
Mrs. George Fisher of Dummerston
and Mrs. Florence Blood of Brattleboro
were visitors at 4. E. Blood's Sunday.
Mrs. Scott Look was called to
Springfield. Mass. Saturday by the
death of her nephew. She returned
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Huntley of Brat.
tleboro were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. i.
+. Pierce from Saturday until Monday
afternoon.
Walter G.. Wheaton of Gallopolls,
Ohio, was a guest of his mother, Mrs.
Laura NJ. Plantz, NJ. d., from Friday
until Monday.
Mrs. Frank Holt and son, Hollis, Wis.
tied in Brattleboro Saturday and went
on an automobile trip to South Lon
donderry Sunday.
r. C. Winchester went from Putney
to Marlboro Saturday and was accom-.
panied by F. NJ. Robertson, who will
be his guest for few days.
Charles Robertson and Louis Robert
son of Bellows Falls, r. c. Winchester
of Holyoke, Mass, and j.. Fl. Kimball
of Marlboro, N. H., were in town Sat
urday.
Orlando Smith of Keene, N. H., an
old soldier and member of Col. W. H..
Greenwood post, was a guest OF MT.
and Mrs. W. II. Dickinson over Me-
mortal day.
Miss Alice M. Locke returned We'd
nesday from Charlestown. N. H., where
she has been spending several days. with
Miss Dodge. Miss Locke is having
months vacation.
F. r. Cobb of Northampton, Mass,
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr
&c Tho uraak Mr.
Cobb is a member of Col w. H. Green.
wood post, No. go, and was present at
the Memorial services.
Mrs. f. A. Burdett, Mrs. M. @. In
gals, Mrs. F. A. Fifeld and Eugene
Berry attended the Christian Endeavor
convention at Westminster West last
Thursday as delegates and visitors
from the Baptist church of Putney.
Four delegates were present from the
Congregational church, also. Rev. :. n.
Berry will preach next Sunday from
the topic, A Referendum.
About o'clock Sunday night an
alarm of fire was sounded. The fire was
at the house of Mrs. Ida l.. Stowell,
which is occupied by the family OF w.
A. Page. Mr.. and Mrs. Page were
away and the children were alone.
Charles, their little. son, was piayih
with matches and set fire to some dried
leaves. in the bulkhead, which leads to
the cellar. The flames ran under. the
floor and between the partitions OF the
house. The fire was quickly extln'
guished and very little damage was
done.
EAST DUMMERSTON.
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