The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-06

AZ anu Mn AliA'rl handupuu Putnam
u' f.tiilluu surfnunasd Is irsnnuf and f.l
nti,rt observed "a. ~ milestone ~ then
i..affird liis al fhs hnm. 81 th.if daughter
Ain Charles n b-rfs q Maiu street
Mnnaa, afternoon and uniE Ji.. sins
nl th-n lie sas todd "a lsormf and
sungs. Gttia q gala and hpurn with
niaiis n'mcmhWnuv 81 ath-f i,luas Wen
presented Amf ths RELATIVES u-.uhnsled
"a, ueuaaiou az dHs iri-ndi ane nuifiibon
called ifnm in 3 elsrt a. the afternoon
riiica-r dnnss vsf served "a nbnn !.
lr'fsunf al nuun Efaet selnf zilo 4, b-s
"a q. Cornell 81 tsuihutd nnd following
he fulias ertrnul pssnn p-fs frae ~
Ns Alumni Niun. 81 lurnsiuiir ant Aie
Mari Ia in,nui 81 ,lacks0utilis tn. lHfiei
Vac pn, nl d, i-adinr spifns 10 the cris
hfclnn 81 az aud Ain futuamt sith
anniversary vhirt was observed ~ dact
eutiil. Mn stnn purm va, ~, q.
tliv tune ~ Home sW.ri Hume and sung
by Mn BERRY N's.F ~ rnesif vuit irvs
rui during the afternoon ane evening
FiH m pm old tsmy Bonnet wac
also sung ~ he Fusiif ~ apifulrini.
iu the occasion. During hs afternoon NJ
uud Mn Putnam Nvft presented WITH
puir, W ~ ~ guie, other sunni ~ money
huw.r linen aud lnnrf urticief tfum
trends and rslntives ~ Boston aud Hya,
} arb Mas, and Ipwnsheud A lufE,
bouquet ~ carnations was presented lay
two grandchildren Mis- Miume Putnam
and Mise Lillian Nt9ddurd During the
afternoon thce hudcs iuutcf presented
r Mn Hattie Allie ui B.ruurdsiun,
Mass Mn Henry Cuht and Mn. &. W
berry wen, cut and Sampled by IA, rue''ls.
iors and waicfe we've served during The
afternoon and ~ IL, evening letter. @.
regret were received iipn q nephew, Hen
~ Arthur Ballou professor Of botany and
entomology 10 the Isle ~ barhadu.s by
unde' the British govern
meut. and several relatives and triends
whu VEN unable 20 4, present The fol.
lowing out town guefat were present
Miss Minnie Putnam ui Hyde PARK
Mas j j balipu OF Westminster,
Mass. Mn Huttl. Allie Of Bernardstun,
Mass. and Mr. aud Mn AlpnEV stone Of
Iuvushend
Mr. Putnam wac born N Nhitlnghunl
Jan 9 1885, and wac the SOD ~ Washing
ton Putnam ui hat town aud Thankful
Warner OF Sunderland Mass BE pater
uai grandfather wae soldier 81 The reNp I
lutiouay war Mr. Putnam attended the
district schUuis NJ his native town aud war
employed ~ q farmer when he reached l
man estate At ~ yegrs % ag, he went 4
to Halifax and ~ 1860, following I'm mar
nag. settled upon the lsrae Kellogg farm I
IN that town. II beng one Of IN. h'si I
lailns 10 be cleared IN southern Vermont
With Mrs. Putnam he lived there until 1
1889 when they came 70 West BrDttieboro I
where they remained tso yearF They I
moved 70 East Guiliprd from that place /
and short time later VEN 20 Springfield. /
Mass. and hved Their, ls YEAR. returning 1
10 East Guihord ~ 1907 Mr. Putnam has
always followed the vocation Of farmer
aud has heeu thrifty one He has one
prot her George " Putnam ui Water
own : u.
Mn. Putnam was Olive CofdeHa Ballpu,
laughter Of Leonard and Graca Boycel /
8allou She was born IN Richmond. y D.,
luly H. 1891 When she wac very young
ihe moved 10 Nottingham with her pa
'ents. She attended the district and
elect schools aud also the academy u
" hitingham Center finishing her eouca
lon al the Eaton school III Swansey, \. d.
-pou her graduation she received Ger
iiicate Of eligibility a. Il teacher IN the
chools Of that state. in the fall Of 1859
lac returned 70 her home ~ Nottingham
where she wac married by Rev. MIR Briggs
u the Baptist parsonage May ?, 1860
Mrs. Putnam l. one Of family Of eight
hildeu SIX d whom gre living. Mrs En-
ma Walker Of Fitehburg, Mass, Miss
latte Alhs Of Bermardstou, Mass Mrs.
yharles y Lee Of Somhbrdge Macs.
george Ballou Of Kansas and John \ Bal
pu Of Westminster, Mass
10 Mr. and Mrs Putnam five children
ave been born: Alice. wife Of Alonzo
'tone OF Townshend; Charles T. Putnam
4 Hyde Park Mass Hattie r., wife Of
/. p. Liscom Of Brattleboro; Wilmot A.
'utnam OF FItchburg Mass, and Mary
4, wife Of Charles W. Berry Of Bratiie
,oro They also have u grandchildren
nd one great -grandchild.