Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-14
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Presented Gold Watch Fob.

At the Boy Scout meeting Monday
evening very pleasant affair took place
and was complete surprise. The order
of business had been nearly finished and
the social service reached when the scout
master in few appropriate remarks in
behalf of the troop, presented Assistant
Scout Master 7. J. Poelman with beau
tiful gold watch fob, rose finish, French
enamel bearing assistant scout master =
insignia and first class rank, Boy Scouts of
America. Although thoroughly surprised,
Mr.. Poclman responded very feelingly
with few words of appreciation for the
token of love and friendship expressed
in this act of kindness. After the pres
entation the boys enjoyed a feed, served
true Scout style and INDUCED in story
telling As the time is nearing for Mr..
poelman to leave for other fields of labor,
and rcgretting his departure, the Scouts
thus add another page to the pleasant
records of memory.
Fred Taft is visiting his mother, Mrs.
II. L. Taft
The receipts for the Red Cross bazaar
were beyond the expectations of all, 5000
being cleared
Mr. and Mrs F. w. Dodge and son of
Springfield were visitors at f. +. Robert
sons Sunday.
Miss Edith Page will go Monday to
Castleton to complete her course in the
normal school.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Everleth and
daughter. Charlotte, have returned from
their visit at New Brunswick, Me, and
Boston.
Miss Eva NJ. Priest of Jamaica
Plains, Mass, was a recent guest at Mr..
and Mrs. Dorr Clough s and with other
friends.
Carroll Murch has been recommended as
assistant scout master to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal of b. +. Slower
from town
Al the outing at Spofford lake II scouts
passed six of the 10 tests for the sec
ond-class rank. and Elton Harrington was
promoted to scribe.
Miss Eunicc Pond accompanied her IN
Gle, Prof. Pond of Cornell university, and
his wife to their home in Ithaca, n. Y.
making the trip by automobile.
Earl E. Fuller, who accompanied his
son, George E. and family to their home
in Glens Falls by automobile last Wednes
day. returned to his home Monday b,
train.
Mrs j f. Russell and daughter, Mis-
Marion Russell, are spending week a
the Old Deerfeld Inn, of which Clifford
Pratt, who was clerk in A. NJ. Corseri
store at one time, is proprietor.
Dwight Bugbee of White River junction
has returned home after several days
visit with his brother DIR. L. H. Bugbee
while here they took several long auto
mobile trips and went over the Mohawl
trail.
Mrs. Ellen Sabin and daughter, Mis-
May Sabin, remained another week will
her brother, f. c. Parker They left Mon
day for Kcenc, y. H., to visit relatives be
fore returning to their home in Portland
Me.
Oscar A. wiAiMork5fs 81 Hadtey
Mass, was guest of his cousin, Mrs
Dorr Clough, from Friday to Sunday
making the trip by automobile. Mr.
Wilkinson called on other friends while
in town.
John Sanford of Philadelphia, VIII,
bought the John f. Austin farm anc
hoped to come to Vermont Immediately
writes that he is unable to get his house
hold goods shipped on account OF an EN-
barge on freight owing to the moving o
soldiers and supplies.
The ParentTcacher association will hol
their first meeting this season Wednesday
Sept. 10, at o'clock at the schoolhousC
All interested in the school are requisite
TO he present and meet the new superb
tendent, Miss Ethel A. Eddy. Very in
portant business will be transacted
DR.. Simon Eoughton of Thompsonvill'
Conn., was in town over Sunday and a
tended the services at the Congregations
church, of which his father was deaco
many years. DR.. Houghton has visite
the town rarely in the past 40 yeal
and found only a few whom he knew
First Baptist church, Rev X. B. Dav
pastor; ll.45 a. m, subject, Some Ancier
Slackers or the Sin of Meroz; T. m, B
BILE school; p. m, Christian Endeavc
meeting, topic-A Christians Power I'll
subject of the talk on the pledge will /
the words, To do whatever. A concert l.
the Sunday school and choir will tal
the place of the morning preaching Sc
vice Sept %, observing state mission da
DUMMERSTON.