The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
PUTNEY.
Death of Mrs. j. H. Kent.

Death Of Mrs. ]. II. Kent.
Mrs. Ethel T.. Buffum) Kent, 60, wife,
IF Joseph H. Kent, died at her home
N West hill Tuesday of brights disease
She was born in Tinmouth April l.,
1850, a daughter Of Dennis and Emily
(Engrahm) Buffum, and moved to Land
yrove in her early childhood She mar.
lied Joseph II: Kent of Mount Tabor IN
1866 and later they came to Putney West
I'LL where they have lived more than.
20 years. OF this union i've children
we're born. William of Bfattleboro, Della,
wife of Warner HAITIAN of Putney, Dex
ter of Santa Anna, Cal Walter of Dunn
nerston, and Florence, wife OF Hugh
Ouby of Chester.
Besides her husband and children she
leaves 20 grandchildren, also two broth-
RS, Seth Buffum of Cambridgeport and
}. E. Buffum of Woodstock, also one
ister, Mrs w. d. Chadwick of Land
grove
Mrs Kent was home body, devotins
Ter time and thought to her husband,
,hildren and neighbors and kin
The funeral was held from the home
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev
=, s. Beardslee of Dummerston offieiat-
ing. The burial took place in Mount
Pleasant cemetery
DR.. and Mrs. Bugbee were in Spring
ield (Vt) Tuesday.
William Worthley of Brattleboro is
working for L. p Fuller driving team
Mr.. Aiken expects some of the farm
| 'rettes to return to his place on West
| nil to work this summer.
| Mrs Charles Martin returned Tues
| lay from Westmoreland, n H.. where
he had been nursing several weeks
Miss Adine Farnum returned Satur.
lay after 10 days visit with hen
aunt, Mrs John Richmond, in West
Minister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duby and children o
hester are at j. II. Kent's, where Mrs
Duby cared for her mother during he
asst illness.
Frank F. Ketcham is working for tin
Y. \ Cole Paper CO.. the first work h
as tried since his arrival from oversee
When he returned home invalided.
Over 81 200 was raised in the every
member canvass which was made Of
sunday by a team of II people for tn
community church and others are to b
leard from.
F. B. Howard has bought the hous
wned by his sister, Mrs Merritt How
I'D which is on the land adjoining tn
house he bought of Mrs. Harvey How
ard, giving him possession of that COZ
ner.
Il c. A. Poland, superintendent of til
". A. Cole Paper Co S plant, has rent
d the Cole house and viii move ther
rom the congregational parsonag
when few repairs are made Mr.
ole will remain, boarding for the pres
mt.
Rev A. J. Snyder of Pittsford. VIII
vas expected to come here. has decide
take up a pastorate in New Yor
| tate, but Rev. DR.. W a. Dawson ha
iven the encouragement that thel
| viii be man available who will ii
he place acceptably.
George D. Aiken, a small fruit grow,
f wide repute and valued officer {
i he Horticultural society in Vernon
md New England, has done an extel
i've business this spring filing order
or small fruit, fruit trees and shrub
md as much of it has gone by pare
| post the returns at the local post off,
| ave been increased.
II Lieut.. Howard Stafford is expected
L lrrive in Boston May 26 from servi,
| ,yerseas in the signal corps. He wi
| ONE to Putnev to his farm, Green O
|, hard, on West Hill 1t is expected h
: 'ather and mother of Washington, d.
: will be entertained at the farm, whe
II Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stafford al
II laughter, Lois, are after spending Il
/ | winter in Worcester.
II The following is furnished by H.
II Lowell for publication in this column:
II '.The horse race that was to come
II asst Saturday was postponed on aecou
| Of rain. The facts about the one in t
paper are that Prince. The Real Hor'
won two cut of three in the race befoi
over Peter Phrase, time Of the quart
&C being 81 seconds, Mr.. Lovell's Prin
d could have stepped in IS if crowded :