Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-08-18
The PUTNEY COLUMN
Mrs. Hewitt Dies Suddenly.

The community was shocked to hear
of the death of Mrs. Frank Hewitt in
New London, n. H., where she and her
husband went to- visit relatives or
heart disease and fell dead. The body
was taken to Woodstock, where the
funeral was held in the home Of her
brother-in-law, William Hewitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt moved to Putney
several years ago, buying and repairing
the house owned by Mrs. George s. Eos
ter on the crossroad from the blacksmith
shop to the Christian square. Mr.. Hew-
lit became a deacon in the Congregation
church, and the aged couple endeared
themselves to all who became acquainted
with them. Mr.. Hewitt has the sym
pathy of the community. He is in very
feeble health.
Aldine Farnum has been visiting in
Guilford and Brattleboro this week.
Miss Beatrice Browning is visiting
her aunt Mrs. Roy Baggs, in Monsoon
Mass.
The Women's Bible class Will meet
with Mrs. Alta Phillips Friday after
noon, Aug. 30
Master John Morton of BernardstQn
is snending the week with his aunt Mrs
N. +. Thurbcr.
Richard and Dorothy Graves of Brat
tleboro visited the past week with Mrs.
N. f.. Thurber
The next Grange meeting will be held
Tuesday evening, Aug. %, when a full
attendance is desired
Master Robert Browning spent the
past week with his uncle, DIR. Eli Ger
main of Easthampton, Mass.
The topic for the Junior Christian
Endcavor is, What we Know About God.
John II :16. Leader, Arthur Neil.
A lawn party and food sale will be
held on the church lawn "Wednesday
afternoon and evening by the Helping
Hand society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Durham and
daughter. Vera, of UXbridge, Mass,
were guests Saturday night of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Holt
Edward German. Mrs Eli German
and two sons of Easthampton. Mass,
werc guests Sunday of the latter's sis
ter, Mrs. n. E. Thurber.
Mrs. Gertrude Swtzer of Springfield,
Mass. was n guest of her father, Dana
s. Angler. at the Thistle Inn annex
from Monday night to Wednesday morn
ing.
The Christian Endeavor topic for Aug.
20 is Following and Setting Good FIX
ampes. I'd Chron. "A :15-19. 90 80.
Leaders are Harriet Alvord and Luella
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. II. l.. Bailey were
guests over the weekend of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester A. Davis of Marlboro. n. H.. at
their summer home at Silver Lake, Ches-
ham, \. ii.
Waldo Howard returned to New York
Saturday, accompanied by his father
and mother and Howard Allen to North
ampton by automobile. going by rail
from there to New York.
A large number of cars and one truck
were required to carry the young peo-
pie to the lake at Swanzey, N. H., where
the Wide-Awake Sunday class with ID.
j. Smith as teacher went on their an
nual picnic.
Among those who attended Old Home
day at Jamaica Aug. 10 were Mrs A. l..
Howard, Mrs. Ellen Howard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merritt Howard and son, Waldo
Frank Howard, Howard Allen, Mr. and
Mrs.- b. f. Howard and Children and Mr.
and Mrs. B. t. Howard and children
Mrs. Ellen Howard remained with her
sister in Jamaica.
c. A. Poland was in White River
Junction Thursday, taking Miss Sander
son, the Red Cross nurse. and five chill
dren to clinic for crippled children.
Mrs. Walter Amidon's little DAUGHTER
by a former marriage was the child to
90 from Putney. She had a broken leg
several years ago which never was set
and has to be broken over in order to
be right.
Pictures at the Town Hall tonight
Alice Joyce in a 6-reel feature, The In
ner Chamber. also a 2-reel comedy
Larry Semon in The Simple Life.-Ad-
vertisement.