The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-15
Putneyand Vicinity
PUTNEY.
Plans for Grange Fair.

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Plans for Grange Fair.
The grange fair will he held all day
| "Wednesday, Sept 20 There will be- many
attractions The hall will he artstically
decorated and there viii be- fine display
Of vegetables, fruit, canned goods, cooking
aud domestic articles, horse races, tug OF
war, clam bake and lunch counters.
The program IN detail !. as follows: II
a. m, horse race, tugoi.war, watermelon
race and other sports; p. M, clmn,bakc;
: p m, short program IN charge OF Mis-.
Jennie Pierce All exhibits should be
brought in Tuesday afternoon or hy Wed.
ncsday at y a. m, at the latest, The tug
ofwar will be between teams representing
Evening star grange Of Dummerston. Ma.
pie Grove grange OF Westminster West,
| Putney and one other grange There will
he two preliminary pulls with finals TO de.
eide the championship. The following
Judges have been appointed in the various
departments Butter + A, DcMancho;
vegetables, 4. A. Whitman OF Westmore.
land y H.; culinary and canned fruits,
Mrs. w. f. Walker OF Dummerston; ma.
pie sugar aud honey, A. VI Corser; field
crops. q. r. Aplin and Ira Miller: fruit
Judges not yet appointed The ice-cream
parlors will be in charge OF Mrs. Nass and
Mrs. Beach. while Mrs. ID : Angler and
Mr, c. l.. Thwing viii have charge OF the
ant gallery, and Dana Angler OF the lunch
tent, 4 feature OF the exhibit promises 70
be that from the schools. The lower hall
VIII be filed with exhibits OF farm produce,
several persons having already asked for a
large amount Of space.
Mrs. George Webber j, visiting in Dunn
merston this week.
Charlie, F. Brown and Gary Martin lost
their crop Of tobacco Wednesday 10y the
most.
Mrs. Lizzie Loveland Of South Hadley
Falls j. visiting her sister, Mrs. Harriet L.
TAFT.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 4. Blood went TO Town.
shcnd yesterday to attend the Pomona
grange meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. h. VI. Reed viii soon
move to Dummerston where Mr., Reed has
steam saw mill.
Mr. and Mrs. +. +. Robertson were
over,Snday guests OF their daughter, Mrs
Fred Dodge in Springfield.
Mr. MAR OF Mt. Hermon. Mass, will
preach IN the Congregational church next
Sunday. morning and evening
and John r. Blood of Nalpole, \. H.,
were guests OF Mrs Flora p. Cole Tuesday
Mrs. Sarah Shattuck of Saxtons River is
a guest Of Mrs Hannah c. Parker. Mrs.
Shattuck was former resident OF this
town,
The Congregational church and Sunday
school will have picnic Saturday at the
beautiful camp OF Mr.. and Mrs. [, l..
Thwing Pineway camp.
Mrs. l.. p. Bailey and Mrs. +. L. Pierce
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. +. o. Pierce in
Warren, Mass. Miss Olive VI. Blood IS at
Mrs. Baley's during her absence.
Edw Rice moved this week from Mrs.
Sanders,s house IN this village to Mrs.
Jennie Woods house on West HILL. Mr..
Rice viii he employed by A. W, Wilkins
cutting lumber
Thomas p. Carpenter went Saturday, to
NORTHAMPTON to visit at Mr.. and Mrs
Carroll Whitneys, returning Sunday, ac-
companied by Mrs. Carpenter and Roy,
who have been spending a week there.
Schools began Monday. Teachers in the
village are High, Miss Gladys Leighton;
grammar. Miss Hattie Lombard; interme-
date Miss Ethel c. Omar: No. 3, Miss
Annie johnson: No ;. Miss Elizabeth
Braley: No. Z, Miss Sylvia Derry
Mr. and Mrs. F. s. Harris. Miss Lizzie 5.
Houghton, Mrs. Flora p. Cole, Mrs. George
W. Lee, John r. Blood, Mr.. and Mrs. W
A. Page Charles r. Page, Mr.. and Mrs
II. A. Blood Miss Eva j. Blood, A. j,
Wooley. Mr.. and Mrs L. +. Blood and
Ruth, Charles f. Brown, Orison +. Bragg
and Mr.. and Mrs Lyman b. Wood attend
ed the funeral of Densmore w. Blood in
Dummerston Tuesday.
The body of Densmore Wilson Blood, -,
who died at Dummerston Sunday, was
brought to Putney for burial in the family
lot in Mount Pleasant cemetery. Mr.. Blood
was native OF Putney a son of Peter and
Irene (Fisher) Blood. He was born on
West Hill, Sept. -, 1899 and was one of
a family of nine children of whom only
two survive. John r. Blood of Walpole, !
y. H.. and Mrs. Flora p Cole of Putney. |
He married Miss Lurinda Bragg, Feb. 4, |
1868 They were residents of this town
until they bought farm in Dummerston.
He is survived by four children Henry D.
Blood of Dummerston Edgar f. Blood OF
Putney, Jans h. wife of George Fisher, of
Dummerston and Robert w Blood of |
Ransom c. Blood died June
II, 1906, Mrs Blood died May 4, 1897 |
The funeral was held at the home in Dunn
merston Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock, |
Prof. John f. Russell officiating. L. ii. |
Miller sang two selections. The bearers
were H d. Blood. E. Z. Blood, +. w |
Blood and J. r. Blood.