The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-05
PUTNEY.
WALTER NJ. WARE.
Former East Putney Farmer Dies in
AIstead, y. III.

AlStead, n. III.
Walter NJ. Ware, g., formerly for 20
ycars a prosperous farmer and cattle
dealer of East Putney. died Wednesday
in Alstcad, \. IL, where he had lived
about u years. :
Mr.. Ware was a son of the late Will
liam NJ. and Clarissa (Harris) Ware of
Brookline and was born in 1850. At the
age of Il he went into business for HIM
self as a tcamster and jObber. following
that work 10 years and doing an extern
sive f%reighting business between Brat
tlebOro and TOwnShend until what is now
the West River branch, then known as
the narrow gauge. railroad was opened.
when he gave up teaming. He went to
Fast Putney in 1883 and for a time con-
Quoted the Aplin farm on shares.
About 1895 Mr.. Ware bought and
consolidated four farms which aggre-
gated about GOO acres, each farm having
a set of buildings. 1t occupied more than
o acres of the great Putney meadow
and was conducted as a stock and dairy
farm. At one time there were from ZOO
to 800 cows on the farm and in one year
he sold more than 1900 COW lie
was one of the largest patrons OF the
old creamery at Westminster. He
also raised many swine and kept about
20 horses on the place to conduct his
work and business. In addition to his
dairy business he raised a good number
of acres of sweet corn each year TOR the
canning factory at Westminster ana
raised annually from $500 to 1000
bushels of oats. He disposed of his farm,
now known as the Robert LOOMS place,
and moved to -AlStead about II years ago,
and had conducted a farm since.
In 1876 Mr.. Ware married Nellie I1Ol-
brook of TOwnshend and she died 10
years later. leaving a daughter, Alice
Ware WoOdburn. who died in East Put
ncv while the family lived there. A
son. Walter NJ. died in infancy. On
Dee. p, 1890. he married Miss Frances
Wilbur of Westminster, who survives
He also leaves one sister, Miss Ellen l.
Ware of Newfane.
The funeral will be held at the home
in Alstead Sunday.
Miss Hattie Proctor came Tuesday to
be a guest of Mrs. IL. l.. Bailey several
weeks.
Mrs. Mary E. W~ashburn was in town
again Tuesday. returning to Hanover,
y. H. Wednesday.
Mrs. Thwing has received the quota
of Red Cross work and held sewing
| meetings Wednesday and Thursday aft
~ernoons, and Immediately put out the
knitting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Coe of Bos-
ton were guests of Mrs. Goes uncle.
Henry Warren. from Monday to Wednes-
day. They will leave soon for a trip
to California.
Mrs. Joseph Holt entertained a party
Of friends at whist at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Holt Wednesday eve
ming. Prizes were won by Mrs. Min
ME Patch. William Bailey, Mrs. Fred
Neil and Frank Robertson.
Mrs. D.. ]. Smith celebrated her
birthday anniversary on Tuesday and
spent the day with her parents at West
TrattIcboro. The Woman'S Relief corps
of Putney surprised her at their cclebra-
ton Monday by presenting her n sum of
money in honor Of the event, which came
the next day.
III, G. Everlcth was in Montpelier last
week to attend the reunion of the repre-
Mrs. Evcrlcth to Hanover. y. H..
Wednesday, where they visited in the
home of Prof. Chivvcrs. Mr.. Evcrlcth
left for Montpelier next day. They re
turned home Saturday.
The Fortnightly meeting. which was
to have been held Dec. 26 ut Mrs. War
ren's, took place Tuesday afternoon.
when Mrs. COe gave her paper on The
Women Who Came Over i'm the Nav
flower, which proved very interesting az
did the tracing of her ancestry to Miles
StandiSh. Refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The first prizes given at the military
whist party by the Eastern Star chapter
! were Won by Mrs. w. G.. T~rcadway. Mrs.
Fred Neil, Edgar HuntlCy and Fred Neil.
the women receiving pictures and the
men neckticS. The consolation prizes
were Won by Mrs. Dora Howard. Mrs.
Ray buckman, and consisted of puzzles
FOR the women and china nest eggs for
the men.