Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-04-21
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

Charles Bonner is working at East
Putney depot a few days.
Arthur Dodge of Springfield has been
a guest at f. +. Robertson's
Riley Divoll of Houghtonville has been
visiting his brother, Fred Divoll.
]. y. Derry of Charlestown, n. H.,
was with his family over Sunday.
Miss Ethel Page is home from the RAN
doIph Normal school for a vacation.
home Of George r. Aplin in East Put
ney.
HARRY Patterson, who works in Ches-
ter for Mr.. Henry. was home over Sun
day.
Ed Pierce of Springfield, Mass. was a
recent guest at his sisters. Mrs. Scott
Looks.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T, Coe returned to
Boston Thursday after a few days stay
in town.
Mrs. Ira Davenport, who has been suf-
fcring with a sprained ankle, is improv-
ing slowly.
Clinton Davenport and family of
Brattleboro were guests over Sunday at
Ira D~avenport's.
Mrs. Lena Jeff, who has been staying
with Mrs. Eliza Page, went last week to
Londonderry to visit.
Percy j. Warwick of Windsor was
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Warwick, over Sunday.
The meeting for boys and girls will be
in the Methodist church Sunday after
noon at. 8 o'clock. All come.
MIR. Bean of Springfield has left the
employment of E. E. Blood and has be-
gun to work at the Andrews farm.
Frank whitman of Bondsville. Mass.
was home over Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Whitman.
Carleton Perry went Saturday to
Portland, Me-, where he has been en-
gagged as chauffeur the past two years.
Easter was observed in all the
churches Sunday with concerts by the
children and special music by the choirs.
Mr.. Beach will preach in the Congre-
g~ational church Sunday morning and
evening. Sunday school at noon as
usual.
Mrs. Harriet Taft went Thursday
morning to East Putney to care for
Mrs. Alton Miller, who is i'll with the
measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. zenas Perry went Sat
urday to Millers Falls to visit their
daughter Mrs. Lydia Clark, returning
home the first of the week.
Mrs. Abby Gould, who has spent the
greater part of the winter with her sis
ter, Mrs. j. V. Shaw, went Wednesday
to Chicopee, Mass, to visit relatives.
Remember the lecture tonight under
the auspices of the Grange, along Lab
rador trails" to be given by Prof. Ray
mond Mcfarland of Middlebury college.
Miss Elizabeth Glidden returned to the
Durham school in Northampton We'd
nesday. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Carhill, who goes to stay a few days in
Philadelphia.
There will be no preaching service in
the Baptist church Sunday morning,
April %. The other services will be as
usual. Sunday school at Il, Christian
Endeavor meeting at I.
Harry Olney of Springfield came Sat
urday to the home of his father-in-law,
george Johnsol l, returning home Sun
lay. He was accompanied by his wife,
who had been with her parents several
months.
.. Mrs. 6. T.. southworth returned to her
home in Chester this week, where she
will pack her household goods prepara-
tory to moving them May l to this
place, where they will occupy the Har-
ris house.
Herbert G.. Everleth attended the
funeral of his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Pauline Miller Everleth, in Brattleboro
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Everleth is
still in a weak condition, under the care
of a trained nurse.
Mrs. F. L. Pierce, who had been in
Boston with her son., II. L. Pierce, and
daughter, Miss Jennie e, Pierce, since
the first of January, returned home
Wednesday. Miss Pierce accompanied
her home, but will return to her studies
in Boston the first of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Berry and Law
renee went Tuesday to Lawrence, Mass,
for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Berry
will attend the fortieth anniversary of
the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionar
society in Boston April 1921. Then they
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their return. They will be gone about
10 days.
The trout season opened Saturday, but
no large catches of fish were made. The
lateness of the season is not conducive
to fishing, There is ice in the brooks
and the fish are still in their winter
quarters. Henry Everleth has caught
the largest string thus far reported. He
brought in 80 trout Wednesday, catch
ing ten in one hole.
Golden Rule chapter, No. 8, o. e. S.,
held their election of officers Wednes-
day evening, the following being chosen:
w. p, ]. w. Patch; A. M, Mrs. Jane
L. Pierce; sec, Mrs. c. Belle Robbins;
treas, Mrs. Hannah r. Waite; con-
ductress. Mrs. Josie NJ. Underwood;
asst. cond., Miss Marca A. Pember. The
rest of the officers are appointive and
will be selected before the installation.
The funeral of LaForrest c.. Darling, a
Civil war veteran of Company /. 18th
Vermont regiment, took place at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in St. James's Episco-
pal church in Keene. Mr.. Darling was a
resident of Putney nearly 40 years ago,
when he had a store in the meat market
building. He married Miss Adams, the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Adams
of this town, and he and his wife had
been frequent visitors at the old Adams
home which has been occupied by some
member of the Adams family until It was
sold Upon the death of Mrs. Sarah John
son to Charles Thwing, who has complete
ly made 1t over.
Dalton w. Howard, who for the past
few weeks has been peddllng meat, has
established 50 good a trade as to war
rant his opening a market, and on May
l., he will take the store in the rink
building, which will be vacated by Wal
ter f. Mooney, who has occupied II as
a tin shop. Fred b. Howard, who has
sold his grocery store in Northampton
will come to be a partner with his
brother. They will add a stock of gro
ceries to meat supplies. Both youne
men nave had experience In the bust.
ness, both serving an apprenticeship un.
der their brother, b. +. Howard, wher
he owned the meat market on the street
The regular meeting of the Fort.
nightly club was held with Mrs. IL. C
Warren Friday afternoon. This was tn,
annual meeting of the club given up t
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