Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Grange Installation.

Mr.. and Mrs. IL. w. Sargent of Brat
tleboro came to Putney Friday evening to
install the officers of Putney Grange.
They were assisted by Mrs. A. b. H.
Harris The officers are. Master. George
ID. Aiken; overseer, Frank Il. Page; lee
turer, Patrick OConnor; chaplain, Miss
Bessie f. Braley; steward Herbert A.
Blood; asst steward. Richard Page; lady
assistant steward, Eleanor o. Conner;
sec, Mrs. Lydia Beach, treas. George
Braley; gatekeeper, Junior Tiff; Ceres.
Mrs "A. NJ. Corser; Pomona. Mrs d. s.
Angler; Flora, Mrs. w. II. Wheeler. An
oyster supper was served and Miss Ethel
Omar and Frank f. Page rendered two
violin duets, accompanied on the piano
by Mrs. l.. II. Bugbee.
Carl Davis has finished work in the
w. a. Cole Paper companys mill.
j. f. Clarke and Harding Bennett are
out this week after being confined to
their homes by Illness
There will be preaching in the Con-
gational church Sunday morning by NJ.
Beach of Mount Hermon.
DR.. i. II. Bugbee visited his parents
in West Hartford Tuesday Jan. T. His
father, who has been i'll, is more com
Portable.
Miss Edna Marcy of Newfane visited
in town with friends Thursday and went
iiOlh llClt " Last IulHeS 10 WISH Olu
neighbors.
Harold Bugbee is out. after his recent
Illness, but is not able to resume the
work of driving the butchers cart for
b. c. Clemens.
All the teachers in town with the ex-
ception of the primary teachers closed
their schools Friday and attended the
teachers institute in Bellows Falls.
Mrs. L. II. Bugbee went Thursday to
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Mrs. Benjamin Wright, in Quechee. Miss
Katherine Booth is keeping house for
her during her absence.
Miss Bertha Lahey, who is taking n
course in bookkeeping in the Clawson-
Hamilton commercial college in Bratte-
boro, left there last week TO take a va
cation.
Several tobacco crops have been sold
and shipped the past week. There was
a small acreage of tobacco in town this
year. Those who usually raised large
crops did not raise tobacco this year.
j. L. Underwood is negotiating with his
sister, jessie for the Crosby house, and
if he is successful he will make extern
sive repairs and will do much of the
work himself this winter. which will
necessitate the house being vacated.
Charles Houghton of Charlestown. ~
H.. was in town Wednesday. Mr.. Hough-
ton has been suffering with a broken
ankle several months and is still unable
to resume his work as mail clerk on
the railroad. 1t probably will be some
time before he is able to stand on the
foot in a car.
The hose company's ball Wednesday
evening was a success both socially and
financially About so couples were pres
ent. Leitsinger's orchestra of Brattle-
boro, six pieces, furnished music. and
gave excellent satisfaction. Refresh
ments of sandwiches. coffee, cake and
-eSS cream were served in the lower hall.
Miss Katherine Booth entertained the
Fortnightly club Friday afternoon Mrs.
Charles d. Knight prepared the third
paper on English history covering the
time from King John to Edward II. Mrs.
Knight was unable to be present and
Miss Bessie Braley read the paper Cur
rent events were then discussed. Miss
Booth served light refreshments. The
next meeting will be held with Mrs
knight Friday afternoon. Jan. 81.
woman at East Putney has an in
ventve turn of mind. Last year she at
tempted to invent a washing machine
1t was not exactly successful, but by
another season she doubtless will have
1t perfected Recently a horseless car
rage has been the outcome of her ex-
'periments. The control of the machine
Is little uncertain but she has at
tanned good speed If it continues to be
Icy others may avail themselves of the
use of her invention before she gets 1t
patented.
Prof. Craven Laycock, go of the de-
partment of oratory at Dartmouth col
lege, will be the next dean of the college.
beginning with the opening of the college
year next September he will have the
title of assistant dean and will continue
as such for two years. at which time the
present dean, Prof. Charles +. Emerson,
retres. 1t is the intent of the dean to
continue in his present capacity until he
is 20 years old, when Prof. Laycock will
take up the work. Prof Laycock was
formerly a college supply in the Congre-
gational church here.
These committees have been appointed
for Putney Grange for the year 1911:
Executive, George Aiken, L. p. Bailey,
George Braley, G. r, Aplin, Mrs. w. a.
Page; finance, II. \. Blood, p. f. O'Con-
nor Dana Angler; entertainment, Eliza
beth Braley, Mrs. y. NJ. Corser. Bessie
Braley, Mrs. d. S. Angler, L. II. Bugbee;
relief, Mrs. Foley Mrs. Beach, Mrs.
Wheeler Mrs. Blood, Mrs. Robertson;
music, Frank +. Page, Mrs L. H. Bugbee,
Mrs c. a. Poland; director marching staff,
Scott Look; pianist, Mrs. Villa Daven-
mort