The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-14
Putneyand Vicinity
PUTNEY.
FORMER MINISTER MISSING.
Rev. G. E. Hayward Has Not Been
Seen in Springfield, w.t. Since Mar. 81.

Seen in Springfield, VT, Since Mar. 81.
Rev. Charles T.. Hayward left his
home in Springfield. Vt. Friday morn
ing, March 81. and has not been seen
since noon of the same day. lie is be-
lieyed to be mentally unbalanced. Mr..
HAYWARD was proprietor of laundry
and the business has necessitated his
constant attention. For some weeks
he had shown signs of mental and
physical breakdown.
His family urged him to 90 away
and he finally consented to visit ms
brother in Windsor for short time. lie
left saving he would return Sunday,
Anril >. 1t was his intention to 90 to
Windsor and drive from that town to
Phelpsville, to attend to his duties
there as pastor of the Universalist
church on Sunday. He did not return
Sunday. and on Saturday afternoon
his wife received a letter written ap.
parently under great mental strain,
stating he was about to leave the coun-
try and would not return. The letter
contained contradictory statements;
Inquiry revealed the fact that he had
called on his brother at Windsor and
left saving that he was going to Hart
land, and would return Friday evening.
He has not been seen since.
Rev Mr.. Hayward is 43 years of age
of slight but athletic build. weighs
$50 pounds, is 5 feet 6 inches in height;
smooth shaven. wears spectacles, and
is verv erect. When last seen he wore
a black coat and vest and dark striped
trousers. dark brown overcoat, black
derby. He was a man of the highest
personal character, and there seems to
he no explanation for his absence.
He was born in Keene, N. H., May %
1868. the son of Georpe Hayward. He
attended Williams college for three
wears and was n member of the class
of 1896. He graduated from Chicago
theological seminary and has been mas
tor of Congregational churches in East
Fairfield Jericho Center and Putney
He went to Snrin"field in 1904 and was
secretary and physical director of the
Y. NJ. G. u. for three wears. Since that
time he had been clerk in a grocery
store and had heen conducting laun-
drv and supplying the church in
Phelpsville. He has a wife and two
children.
Mrs. Henry Coe is in town this week.
Miss Clara Wolf returned last week
from a visit in Wardsboro.
Rev. Mr.. Beach will preach in the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning.
Mrs. II. C. Parker went to Westmin.
ster this week for visit at Mr..
Wright Is.
+. NJ. Robertson returned this wee
from business trip to Albany and
New York.
The Fortnightly club will meet with
Mrs. Henry c. Warren this afternoon
from to 5.
A balloon passed over this village at
1l,30 Yesterday and was seen by large
number of people.
Mrs. H. s. McHale of Brookline visit
ed for several DAYS this week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Berry.
The union meeting for boys and girls
will be held at the Baptist church at
clock All are cordially invited.
There will be an Easter concert at
the Baptist church Sunday morning at
the time of the morning service, l0.45.
Leon w. Houghton of Fitchburg,
Mass, visited his sisters. Mrs. r. ,.
Harris and Miss Lizzie S. Houghton,
this week.
Miss Marcia A. Pember went Tues.
day to Belchertown, Mass, to attend
the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Samuel M. Pember.
Mrs. Harriet L. Taft returned last
week from South Hadley Falls, Mass;
where she has been spending several
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Hollis
Spaulding.
Rev. j. S. Cogswell of Connecticut
visited in town this wee and looked
at several places with q. view OF bnylne
and settling in town. Mr.. Cogswell was
pastor of the Congregational church at
Dummerston for number of years.
The lecture given by G. M. Russell OF
town hall was we'll attended The lee
ture, which was illustrated by stereop,,
ticon views on the history of the civil
war, was very interesting and instruct