Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

vByron c. Clemens is i'll at his boarding
place in Greenfield, Mass.
Miss Eva Howe finished work Friday
night at Hotel Kendrick.
Mrs. Sheldon Smith of Amherst, Mass,
is a guest of Mrs. Fred Martin.
Mrs. Flora p. Cole returned Friday
from her visit in Holyoke Mass.
Frank Ketchum caught one day this
week a pike weighing eight pounds.
John Cook is spending a week with
relatives in Keene and Nashua, N. III.
Rev. ]. e. Berry will preach in Pierce's
hall, East Putney Sunday afternoon at
23O.
John l.. Howard of Brattleboro was
in town with his brother, A. l.. Howard
Tuesday
Ernest w. Clark of Guilford is spend
ing a week with his sister, Mrs Harry
W. Littlefield.
NJ E. Robbins attended the session
of the grand Masonic lodge in Burling-
ton this week
All who attended the pageant at Brat
tleboro speak in enthusiastic terms OF
the entertainment
Herbert G. Everleth and sister, Mrs.
Evans returned Saturday afternoon from
their visit in New York state.
Harold Blodgett of West Brattleboro
is overseeing the job of making the
macadam road on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs II. T. Coe came Monday
from Boston to their home here to re-
main during the summer months.
Francis White of st. Paul's school,
Concord. N. H., has Joined his mother
at their summer home on West hill
Miss Ellen Nash of Pittsfield. Mass,
is at work in the Robertson paper mill
Ito; 10
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Nathan returned
Friday from a several months stay with
their daughter Mrs. Smith, in Sheffield,
Mass.
A chicken with three eyes, two bills
and three legs, but otherwise perfectly
normal, was Matched at Mrs Harry w.
Lttlefield's Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs II. II. Lawrence and lit
tie daughter, Francis Mary, went by au-
tomobile to Springfield Saturday night,
returning home Sunday
Postmaster Bailey has so far recover
ed from his accident as to be able to
walk to the office but is still unable
to resume his duties there.
Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Berry, Mrs. s.
NJ Benway\ and Winifred and Lawrence
Berry attended the Bible school conven-
ton in West Brattleboro June g.
j. B. Derry was at home over Sunday
from his work IN CnarleStoWn, N IT,
and with Mrs. Derry drove to Towns
bend Sunday to attend funeral.
Mr. and Mrs E. W. Huntley of Brat
tleboro and Mrs Jessie Underwood of
Pittsfield, Mass, were at their brothers,
John l.. Underwood's, over Sunday.
There was a hard frost Saturday
morning amounting to almost a freeze
in some localities; also on Sunday and
Monday mornings there were frosts.
George MAR, the Mount Hermon stu
dent who supplies the pulpit in the Con-
gregational church, preached in Pierce's
hall, East Putney, Sunday afternoon.
The ninth grade graduation exercises
will be held in the town hall, Thursday
evening, June 20, beginning promptly at
o'clock. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
F. H. Blodgett, the Windsor real es-
tate agent has sold for Howard Broth
ers their farm on the Westminster road
to George Douglas of Springfield this
state, who will take possession imme-
diately.
A Republican caucus will be held in
the town hall June IS to elect delegates
' to the state, district and county con-
ventions, and to choose a Republican
town committee to serve the next two
years.
Mrs. l.. H. Bugbee and son, Richard,
returned saturday from u several Weeks
stay with Mrs. Bugbees parents In
Quechee. Her mother. Mrs. Wright
came home with her, returning to
Quechee Sunday.
The members of the ministers confer
ence of the West River valley and VI
cinity and their wives were entertained
at the Baptist parsonage here Tuesday
Rev. II. s. McHale of Brookline read ar
instructive paper on the gospel of Mat
thaU sarVad the la
The after dinner speeches were enjoyed
by all.
The teachers of the public school will
have charge of a social to be giver
in the town hall Monday evening. A
short entertainment will be presented
and a small admission fee will b'
charged. The proceeds will be used iv
the Vermont teachers retirement funC
the teachers here having been appor
toned to raise a certain amount
The small barn in the moving ives
of Henry Crawford's house was burne,
to the ground Tuesday afternoon. Thu
hay which had been stored there wa
removed some time ago, but the build
ing contained farming tools, etc. Mr.
Crawford rarely visited the barn at thi
season of the year and the fire was wei
under way when discovered. Its origin i
unknown.
Saturday evening, June %, the Putne
Grange is planning to present the com
edy, 1.-THE cool collegians." 1t is a pla
full of funny situations, resulting fror
the pranks of two college fellows, an
is bound to please. The cast is as fol
lows: Harry Meredith and Frank Park
college chums), Robert O'Connor an
Frank Page; Mrs. Huntoon, Fred's aun
Gladys Leighton; Fanny Morrison, he
niece, Eleanor O'Connor; Molly Vain
wright, Fannys friend, Nina Martin
Muggins colored servant, George Aiker
Kate, Irish servant Mrs. Florence Pc
land.
Miss Carrie B. Rich, 81, was fatal