Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-03-08
THE PUTNEY COLUMN

The three children of Fred 3. How.
ard are sick with humps.
A. NJ Corser went Tuesday evening
to Boston for brief stay.
The Red Cross dinner town meeting
day was well patronized and Melted
little over $50.
D. B. Clough is laying the library
floor which is the last thing to finish
the room for occupancy.
Mrs. L. II. Bugbee and son, Richard,
went Thursday to Keenc to visit Mrs.
A. j. Aver, formerly of this town.
C. X. LOOMS has taken the agency
for the Green Mountain silos and Whirl-
wind blowers in the town of Putney
and vicinity.
Miss Parker, stenographer for the
Bradley corporation will finish work
there Saturday night and will take q
much.needed rest.
Owing to illness of Mr.. Hewitt the
Fortnightly club was not entertained
by Mrs. F.. s. Hewitt as planned on
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles L. Thwing was in
Charlestown, N. H., Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of her half niece, Mrs.
willard Spencer, who was the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Selma Hopkins, the half
sister of Mrs. Thwing and A. NJ. Cor
ser.
Mrs. H. G. Everleth left Thursday
morning for White Plains, n. Y, for
a visit with her children, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Eaton and Miss Charlotte Eaton.
Mrs. Annie Evans of West Brattleboro
came Tuesday to keep house for her
brother, Mr.. Everleth, while she is
away.
The following has been received at
the office of the publishers of this paper
for publication in the Putney cores
pondence: ~ wish to state that the
stories that have been circulated in re-
gard to Seth Ellis stealing are false.
They came from what was meant to
be harmless joke, made in my home,
and which was ood.-Annie
Hail.
The meeting of the Boy Scouts this
week will be held at the home of George
T. Aplin in East Putney. Another
seighride for the boys, and if n pleas
ant evening the drum corps and flags
will go. The second meeting of the
month will be held at the home of
+. B. Hannum, Scouts TO appear in
uniform and wearing troop colors.
The dramatic club of Dummerston will
present the play, At the End of the Rain
bow, in the town hall Friday evening.
March 8. The proceeds will be used for
the benefit of the local branch of the Red
Cross The play will be followed by a
supper and dance with music by Daven-
ports orchestra of Brattleboro. 1t has
been some time since there has been any
entertainment of this kind in. town, and
the public is assured that this is good
one.
The nationwide campaign for wal
savings stamps will be begun by the
Boy Scouts of Putncy on Saturday OF
this week. The Scouts receive nj
moneJ-, but secure u promise from the
people TO purchase the stamps by sign
ing a red postcard. The Scout, afte1
signing a card, delirersi it to tho post
master, who sells the stamps and re-
ceiveS the money. It should be re
membered that tho money is onl,
loaned the government for five years
at interest. This is a fine opportumt!
to teach the children the art of say
ing. The Scouts will be working TO
one of the prizes offered, the achieve
ment button, the ace medal and thu
personal letter from President Wilson
while an American flag is offered by
the wives of the cabinet members
Help the Scouts and at the same time
help our country.