Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-12-12
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
First Fair Successful.

First Fair Successful.
The fair and chicken-pie supper of the
Ladies' Aid society of the community
church was held Tuesday evening and,
considering the inclement weather, it
was a success. Over 100 were at the sup.
per. The sale, which was held in the
afternoon and evening, was brisk, espc
cially at the apron table. which was
presided over by Mrs. Everleth with
Mrs. Sarah Smith, Mrs. Crippen and
Mrs. Ezra Pierce as assistants. The
table was prettily trimmed with ever.
Green suitable for the season.
Mrs. Lord was chairman of the sup.
per committee, and the other members
were Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Reed, Misses
Anna and Olive Blood, Mrs. Denton
Smith and Mrs. Burditt.
The huckster table was in charge OF
Miss Jessie OConner and Miss Mildred
Brooks.
The fancy work booth was an artistic
affair in white with a trailing vine of
convolulus in all the colors of nature
and the green leaves They were very
natural made in the crepe paper. Mrs.
Corser was the designer and had charge
of this booth with Mrs. l.. p. Fuller and
Mrs. ID. II. Smith as assistants.
The Japanese booth was done in the
branches and blossom to represent the
cherry decorations of the japanese and
Miss Sylvia Derry with Miss Florence
Follett and Miss Gladys Ward as as
sistants, dressed as Japanese girls,
made n very attractive corner in the
hall. The wares were wonderfully
pretty and dainty. This was the first
effort of the society to hold fair.
Mrs. A. l.. Howard is not as well and i,
confined 70 the house again.
Floyd Fuller, who works in Greenfield,
was home last week on account of cold
Mrs. Ellen Howard is caring for Mrs
NJ +. Whitman, who is some better but
not able to do any work.
Miss Mildred S. Mason of Saxton,
River, grand niece of Mrs. Whitman, j.
staying at her home.
II. l.. Bailey is acting as town clerk
TO fill the uneXpircd term of O. L. Haven,
who has moved to Fitchburg Mass.
Miss Minnie Crawford of Greenfield,
Mass, was ut the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Crawford, over Sun.
day.
Miss Edith and Miss Winifred Bugbce,
who hayp kept house in an apartment
in o. l.. Buttons house, have given up
the tenement and are boarding at c. A.
poland's.
4 500 club has been organized in the
South Main street neighborhoOd. The
first meeting was held with Mrs. w. +.
Parker and the second with Miss Jennie
Abbott. There are two tables.
The Helping Hand society will meet
Tuesday evening, Dec. It, in the home
of the president, Mrs. l.. P. Fuller. All
members are requested TO be present to
elect new officers for the coming year.
On Wednesday afternoon as Charles
and Joseph Holt, Raymond Buchanan and
Ralph Austin were hunting they came
out Of the woods upon a drove of seven
does. They all shot and each secured
doe.
Mrs. Jennie f. Patch celebrated her
I'D birthday anniversary Dec. by q
very pleasant family gathering. Her two
daughters, Mrs. Sheldon of Greenfield,
Mass, and Mrs. Burbank OF Rutland,
with their families, were with their
mother. The two granddaughters, Miss
Hazel Sheldon and Miss Dorothea Bur
bank, made the birthday cake, which
added to the attractiveness of the dinner
table. Mrs Patch received many gifts
and congratulations. She lives with DR..
Waldo Patch, who this summer bought
home in this village. They have been
in touch with Putney and its social
functions some years, having lived just
over the line in Dummerston so were not
considered as strangers moving to town,
but rather us coming among friends.
Mrs. Patch il a member of Golden Rule
chapter o. f. s., of which her son is a
past patron.