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VOL. XXXVI.
PUTNAM, CONN- FRIDAY, MAY 22 *908
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NO 21
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_F. Walden Wright was the guest
yew i ' -en friends on Sunday.
_Kai| Thurston has returned from
brief.! with friends In Providence.
\\ 1 Holmes has returned from a
ew'ds.v ;*nt In New York
_M,.^ Helen Hammond is the guest
,f friend-m Ashland, Pa. ,
_Pr lAiuis Brown, of Boston, was
gently ; e gue-t of his mother in this
titj
_yjr. k. F. Whitmore, of Willi
isntie. ha- >*en the guest of Mrs. Cla
ra Williams, Kim street.
-Mr- K M. Wheaton and daugh
Marv. were in Worcester on
ter. Mis
riiia.v
-Kev
the B»1
ifltries
-Mr
K. F. Benoit will preach in
\ church, I ’anielson, Sunday
n next.
\\ ufred Houghton ami wife of
Mthhriilge, were
.. • - unlay
guests of city rela
I tit a Smith, of South biklge
e-tof tier grandmother, Mrs.
!i, over Sunday.
-Mi
ras the
)utte si
_\1 n \\ . ( 'arpenter and wife of
lomervii Mass., were the guests of
(r. j a. C arpenter over Sunday.
— Mr A A. Houghton and wife have
rrived home alter an absence of -eve
u inontii- in Los Angeles, Cal. 1 hey
ireeoriiiailj welcomed.
— Mr- Baiiiel Medbury entertained
he following teachers at the close of
i-t week Mis- Amy Wallace, Mr-,
(race Hayden. Miss Gilchrist and Mi-s
'itus.
-The members of the W. It. C. are
(quesltsi to meet at the Congregation
i ehapei at 10:15 o'clock Sunday morn
ig,cl4tH ir»-l., to attend Memorial ser
—i apt.iin of Police Murray was out
mn-iav warning the ba-eball players
ha. they would have to cut out the
btiri on Lire Lord’s day or stand prose
Btion.
—A sueb —ful baked-bean and salad
upj.tr wa- -cived in the MasonicTem
-alo-day afternoon, from 5 to k
V • u, v the iadic- of Jessamine
'aaplei 1 hr of Knstern Star.
— v. iirty friends of Mis- Sadie
it i;t v Wit kin-on street, gave her
May I la-set party last Friday ev cil
ia when they made her a present of a
■ a fine. The evening was plea-ant
passed with vocal and instrumental
i n. Uainty refreshiueuts wcre-er
— Li>t of letters remaining at the
tnam l’o-t Office for the week eud
: May 19:
aJiss— ,\li-s \V. M. Babbitt, Mr-,
inline i-after, Minnie Lindeli, Mrs.
(’ Spencer.
•tali n—M. Itrigg, Boston Shoe
■rt. M .Sew burg.
-Conin
ieut farmers are pleased
p -pcet of bountiful crop
1 I* pa
show -
a v t
n!-: o:
! in.- Washington Agricultu
it-nl's crop report for May
.He condition of the rye crop
• it was :i> j>er cent: hay.
tge prices received: corn, 75
-. - cents: potaloes. o-'icciil-:
-Is
—M Johnson, Landlord of the
ly Hotel, recently had an o|>eration
irformed on his leg at the Day Kim
1 Hospital and is stilt confined to his
Kin slowly recovering. While in his
liir, recently, he accidentally bruised
5 against some obstruction from
■:it'h an abscess formed, which re
tired surgical treatment. He expects,
iwever. to be out in a few days.
—Friday esening, May 8th, Mrs.
c« ii > Sunday school class, of theMe
«s1im church, gave a luncheon to the
a young ladies who assisted at the
sster Cantata. The luncheon was
bed in the vestry. One of the fea
,es the occasion was a number of
►kU, if which the following express
the sentiments of the guests:
(,, i to Mrs. Wood, so good and true:
tre * to all her class, too.
!re * to salad, rolls and pinks—
tis » every one thinks.
re's tc
DoW
re's to
ing hi
iere s ;
the one that made the cream,
as cream can be.
Hie assistants who did noth
Jt beam.
the Friday tea.
nn Lodge, Xo. 574, H. P. O.
e»i the eighth anniversary of
it ion of the Order in this city
utertatnmefH in Odd Fellows
Thursday evening, ft was
-ht. and tire wi\es, sweei
i friends of the Order in Put
yed a delightful evening's en
nt. The t ommowealth tjuar
-c-n, and Mi" Xichois. read
, s orchestra, contributed to
it1 the eompanv. A lunch
-r\ed. after which dancing
ed. The Committee in charge
r arrangements were rtamuel H.
Archie MaeDooaid. J Harry
wns. J it. Tatern, Jr., John Healey,
^ * harnpeau, K. V. Rogers. \\ . F.
«erty, Byron D. Buglet. George 18.
and M. R. Joy.
—The Putnam Gun dub will hold a
shoot at the Heath grounds on Memo
rial Lh*y.
—Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Dwyer are en
tertaining Mrs. K. J. Murray, of New
Britain, and Miss Marguerite Dwyer of
Pawtucket.
—Last Friday afternoon the students
of the Academy of Notre Dame attend
ed the moving picture entertainment
at the Bradley Thearre.
—Mrs. T. P. Botham, oak Hill, has
been entertaining her daughter, Mrs.
Anna Mann Wade, for several days
the past week.
—Mansfield Hose Company, No.
will give a dance in A. O. H. hall next
Friday evening. Music by the Broad
way Orchestra.
—invitations are out for a birthday
party, Saturday afternoon, May tiki,
from 4 to 8, given by Arthur D. McIn
tyre, at the home of his parents, on
harrows street, to celebrate his 11th
birthday .
—There is a plan on foot to have a
Held Day at the Putnam Fair Grounds
next month, in which the boys of Put
nam High School and the Killingly
High School are to compete in numer
ous athletic events.
A horse owned by M. K. Joy is suf
fering from a severe wound in its breast
inflicted by a savage shepherd dog that
rushed out at the horse as it was being
driven along School street. The dog is
ow ned in Knodesv ille.
—C. F. Barren, of Bridgeport, an
agent of the Uhls Mobile company, was
through this section, Tuesday, coming
from Hartford in a large louring car.
He states that he finds the roads in this
end of the Stale very rough compared
with those at the central part and the
western end.
— Kdward Authier, a carpenter in
tile employ of contractor Kowe, had
three of his ribs broken and was other
w ise severely bruised, on Monday, by
tlie breaking of a staging where lie was
at work shingling a house In t tie Mono
hansett village, from which he fell two
stories.
— Notwithstanding the hard times
office holders are just a> eager to have
tlie world understand that their salary
compensation is not equal to the wortli
of their services, hut when they lose
their places, they never feel glad. The
members of the Massachusetts Legis
lature recently voted to increase their
own salaries, hut the Governor vetoed
it. as an unfit time to do so. The Fili
pino Assembly Inis just cut down tlie
high salaries of tlie American officials,
they were so out of proportion to all
iiative salaries.
—As two gentlemen were returning
from church ia~t Sunday, they saw a
neatly-dressed old gentleman resting
on the sidewalk, having the air of liv
ing a stranger and the attitude of a war
Veteran. One ol the gentlemen said
to him: "You seem to be a stranger.”
“1 am.” he replied. "You look like an
old war Veteran. ” "lam. 1 enlisted
from this place in the Sixth Regimen’.
I live in Norwich, and came to see
some relatives liv ing here. My nun e
is ( . H. Batter. No, 1 have worn no
army button for severe I years.' I he e
were replies to question- asked, and
seemed to he noticed.
—Our readers who notice the reports
of Congress doings will learn that the
sum of s_ .l^s.mui for public buildings
has lieeti reported. Among the cities
of this State who are to be favored are
the following: Ansoma. *:«>,tsai: Bris
tol, uanbury. ^ 11 •».*««How j
long.wiU it l>tf before >ome one in < »»n- |
gre>N will think it necessary to remem* j
ber that our city should have a public |
building'.’ Never ! 1 nless we can hav,?
a Senator or Representative who
front this part of the Stale or that some
organization of influence laltors with
.such servants for our city. That is the
prevailing method now-a-daya to get
a share of the *t£!,UUii,WU or more ap
propriations distributed over the coun
try for public buildings—and many a
place smaller than Putnam gets such
favors—every new t ongress.
—In speaking of the improved ap
pearance of Grove street within a few
years, we contrasted it with another,
having equal natural advantages, in
tersecting it. We did not refer to Far
rows street, which has not its natural
advantages, tresides it is giving prom
ise of a great transformation if the im
portant improvements being made by
one man, and he a non-resident, inspiie
the residents on that thoroughfare. Mr.
Krneat M. Arnold began work on a ra- i
ther rough and unattractive part of j
that street, which be has transformed
into one of the loveliest and most at
tractive spots in the city. We mean hi>
•‘Ka*t Side Greenhouse" and surround
ing grounds. The grounds are not yet
all as planned, but >oon will be. when
the whole will be a lovely picture. This
-pring he .a- > -ht a few acres con
nected with the Dr- Miller Addition,
unsuited for building lots
but just suit
ed for a market garden. Here w ill soon
!=e w itnessed w hat "intensive garden
ing means, with continuous crops from
early spring till late in the fall. It will
be the complement tolhe flower garden, j
Properly owners on that Mure* should
unite and plan to have it widened to
at least fifty leet. as can now easily be
done, without doing any of the work
until needed. In time it Is going to be
a very important thoroughfare.
»<>lri*n Wrddioc
Mr. amt Mrs. Thomas Kinchon oe!c»1
hralerl their golden wedding at. the |
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jessee S. Rich,
on Woodstock avenue, on Monday af
ternoon. From "to 5, and fronts to;
10, a reception was held, many friends
of this city and from out of town ten
i dering congratulations. Assisting in
receiving were Mr and Mrs. J. K. Riehl
Miss Alice Morse ami Mis* Harriet
I Smith of Worcester. Dainty refresh
ments were served, and an orchestra
| contributed to the enjoyment.
Mr. and Mrs, Finehon received many
beautiful ami valuable remembrances
of the golden milestone in their wedded
■ journey.
They were married May 17, 1 vis, at
I xbridge, Mass. The 50th anniversary
falling on Sunday, the observance w as
deferred until Monday.
Mr. Finehon was born in South Ris
ton, and Mrs. Finehon—then Julia M.
, Brayman—in I'xbridge, Mass
At the age of nine Mr. Finehon hail
to face the battle of life, and his eareer
: proved successful. In i.stJl, at the out
break of the civil war he enlisted in tlie
army and served three years and a half.
He had learned the shoemaker's trade,
but during his residence in i’utnmn he
i lias been a mill operator. He i> a dea
I eon of the Baptist church, lie is hIso
i a member of the F and A. M.
Mr. Kinchon and wife have been re
: sidents of Putnam alsmt twenty-four
| years and have won a wide circle of
i friends They have two children, M rs.
! Jesse K. Rich, of i‘ulnani, ami Oscar
1 I.. Kinchon, of New York.
__^^ _
Putnam's Silk Industry.
Thirty years ago the 'ilk manufac
! luring industry was begun in Putnam
in a modest way by the rtrm of Ham
mond Ac Know!ton—Mr. George A.
Hammond, being a practical manufac
turer, had charge of the mill work, and
Mr. C. C. Know I ton had charge of the
business office in New York city.
The gradual and successful grow th
of the silk manufacturing in this city
from its small leginning to become the
third largest manufacturing industry, J
indicates the enterprise and business
sagacity of the linn.
Previous to starting business here,
the firm of Hammond Ac Knovvlton had
been engaged for live years in the same
business at Mansfield, llui' niakingjusl
thirty-live years altogether that they
have carried on silk manufacturing,
and have made this city distinguished
as ihe most important center of silk
manufacturing, but one, in tile Slate.
The firm have taken a modest pride in
carrying on the largest silk business in
their line, in the country, not incorpo
rated.
several years ago the (Irm secured a
charter to conduct their business a> a
corpotalion in the flrm name of Ham
mond. Knowlton Ac t'o. l.asl Satur
day, May Hi, their pro|*rty of what
ever nature, possessed by the co-part
nership, was turned over to Hammond,
Know lton Ac Co., a corporation, with
the same name, trademark, laliels,etc.
Although this change of title does not
allect the business in anywise, as a
matter of news, however, concerning
one of our largest business_concern», it
interests our citizens.
A stranger seeing Mr. Hammond for
the lirst time, would hardly lielieve so
young looking, healthy man, his lilrek
hair scarcely tinged w ith gray, was a
War Veteran, who had seen rough ser
vice in Louisiana, with General Banks,
in the eariv isf•». Hut that is part of
his biography.
Bradley Theatre Changes Management
A deal was consummated Wednes
day whereby the Bradley theatre was
leased for a term of three years toStein
l>erg A Klehart of W ebster, proprietors
of the Webster Times, W, C. Klehart
to t>e the resident manager. These
young men are progressive business
men, and will doubtless give the thea
tre going public of this city a line of
high class entertainments during the
theatrical season, and during the sum
mer months the house will be devoted
to moving picture entertainments of a
highistandard.
The doors will open under the new
management next Monday afternoon,
and a cordial invitation is extended to
every one in Putnam and vicinity to
be the guests of the new managers at
both performances, absolutely free of
charge. Invitations have been issued
to the city and town officials to be the
guests of the management on Tuesday
evening. It is also the intention of the
managers to invite the different organ
izations to the theatre on different oc
casions.
There will be a change of program on
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Af
ter the two free performances Monday !
the admission will be five eenls in the !
afternoon and five and ten cent* in the
evening
In an enterprise •>: ini- n;.‘ tr«> very
much necessarily depends upon the 1
public. If they show their apprecia
tion of the efforts of the management
tv. give them nigh classentertainments
by encouraging them by U-ing present,
il w arrant- the manager, in getting at
traction* correspondingly Urge.
—Nest Sunday Kt. Kev. i . B. Hrew
,-cr, Ih-nopof Connecticut, wiil make
his annual visitation to >t. Philip's
Mission, this city, and administer the
-acrament of < oafirmati m at 7 o'clock
p. m. The Bishop wiii also be the
preacher at this service.
Tk Civk Logic Makes a Mavc.
When it became known that mem
bers of the Civic League had gone shout
from store to store, a week ago last Sun
day, as we announced in our last issue,
obtaining evidence against the proprie
tors who kept their »ho|>s open, the
public began to wonder w hat the next
move would be by the men who think
the moral well-being of the contmuni
‘ ty would be better suhserved if candy
ice cream and soda water were not dis- ]
peeaed on Sunday- As the days went
by, and no action was taken, curiosity
; was aroused to a considerable extent.
| and the question of Sunday regulation
has been extensively discussed on the
street and public places
On Saturday the league sent to the
Prosecuting Attorney a communication
which was replied to by the Attorney.
Both communications follow:
To tfuh*r D. (Xtret, PrweeuHng At
torney the Vitff oj Pitman :
We, the undersigned citizens of Put
nam and membersofthe Civic league,
hereby respectfully submit to vou the
annexes! affidavit!* furnishing you
with positive evidence ol violations, in
the city of Putnam,of the so-called Sun
day law, section and request that
you will "inquire after and make due
presentment or complaint to the City
Court," of said violations of the law ,
a- is made your duty, in section ;Vt of
the charter of the city of Putnam and
under your oath of office as provided
in section HI.
As we know il lias been claimed that
the Common Council have authorized
the issuing of licenses in relation to the
-ale of necessities on Sundays, we call
your attention to the fact that section
Id of the general statutes of the State
makes it a crime to keep open any shop
or expose any property for sale on Sun
day, and the exception in the statute
In works of necessity or mercy does not
apply to either of these offenses but Is
an exception to (tie doing of secular
business or labor; and we also call your
attention to the fact that the so-called
licenses issued under authority of the
Common Council are not a protection
to any violators of this statue, tiecause,
in the llrsi place, the Common Council
cannot license any one to violate a State
law, and In the second place, as you
will observe by reading the license
| issued, it. in express terms, states that
| it is subject to all of the laws of the
State of Connecticut, so that it does not
purport to license anyone to keepojien
shop or expose property for sale on Sun
day, which is prohibited by tbe State
law.
hull'd ui Putnam, this ltitli day of .May,
1! H IS.
Edgar M. Warner, Chenier K. Child,
C. I>. Hharpe, F. W . Perry, K. l\'
Hew aril.
Attache I to theiabove communication
were nine nttldav ita relative Indifferent
stores in the city which were signed,
one each by Chester E. Child, H. I).
Ctlliert and Warren Ames, and two
each by K. M. Warner, F. W. Perry,
and C. h. Shar|ie. The atUdavits were
similar in form, of which the following
is a sample:
“ 1, <'he-ter K. ( hild, of Putnam, be
ing duly sworn, depose and say, that
on Sunday, .May HI, between I- o'clock
on Saturday night, Mav '.Uh, and 1
o’clock on Sunday night, May loth, Jo
seph Paris, of the linn of Paris Urns.,
kept o|ien their shop and store, situated
ul a$ Main street, in Putnam, < onuec
tieut, and then and there exposed cer
tain property, to wit, post cards, can
dy, ice cream, and soda water for sale
"I know thsee facts because I accom
panied by It. J>. iiiliiert, of Putnam, he
and I, at the request of ltie < iv 1c League
of Putnam, saw said shop kept open,
and said property so exposed for sale,
and while we were present in said store
we saw Joseph Paris actually make
sales from said property so exposed,
hated at Putnam this Ihthdayof May,
lima.
Hubacribed and sworn to before me this
lklh day of Mav, MO*.
F.dgar M. Warner, Notary Public.
To Kdgar M.jWarner, Prest., Chester
E. Child,' Hec’y, C. I). Hharpe, K. W.
Perry and F. W. He ward, representing
themselves to be a committee of the
Civic League,who have this day nlaced
in my hanos certain affidavits and evi
dence of violations of the so-called Hun
day Law, with a request that I inquire
after and make presentation or com
plaint Vo the City Court of said viola
tions of law.
First of all, 1 wish to thank you for
furnishing me the evidence that you
have, and so far as the evidence allows
violations of the rules of the Police
Committee of the city of Putnam, re
garding sales on Sunday, as adopted by
the Common Council of said city, a
prosecution will be brought at the next
sitting of the < ity * ourl.
I wish to call your attention to the j
fad that you do not a k for a rigid and i
strict enforcement of the statute regard
ing.Sunday sales, and will -ay that the .
only difference in the position that you ’
take and the pm if ion 1 take in this 1
matter Is, that we draw the iine at a j
different place. You make no objection j
to the sales of certain commodities on i
Sunday, while you do onyeet to the -ale
of others. I stop at the place design*- ;
ted by t he ( uuiiaon < outlet I of the city
of Putnam, as shown by the rules of
the Police Committee. You slop at a
place designated by yourselves as a Ci
vic league.
Attain thanking you for the evMrniW
that you have furnished me, I am,
Very respectfully yours,
i Hubet l>. Card,
Prosecuting Attorney of the t'tty and
Town of Putnam.
The Prosecuting Attorney told the
committee that he would issue no war
rants for arrest for the sale of candy,
ice cream or soda, but that he would
proceed against those who had sold post
cants, as that was contrary to the pro
vision of the city ordinance. This the
memtiers of the Is'ague did not want
as they said, if he would not prosecute
for the sale of candy, they didn't care
to have him prosecute at all. and a|t
pearod unw illing voluntarily to appear
to testify if charges were preferred for
the sale of post cards only.
The members of the la-ague w ho had
signed atttdav its to the sale of post cards
were served with summonses to appear
as witnesses, Monday morning, in the
.City t’ourt; and the store-leepers who
had sold jHist cards were notItled Satur
day night that they would lie arrested
Monday morning In order that they
might have time to procure counsel.
tin Monday morning A. A. Itroduer,
Albert Jarvis, of Providence street; Jo
seph Paris, Main street, and Hoy Paine,
clerk for < Talbot, Kronl street,were
m court. They were represented by At
torney t’has. I.. Yorrey.
The information against Allx-rt Jar
vis, charging him with the sale of |sisl
cards on Sunday was read.
Attorney Torrey said that he had had
no time to advise with his client, and
ashed lor mi ai(jourtintenl. lie alluded
to the conflict of opinion of different
factions all over the State regarding the
Sunday regulation under IheSlate law .
He understood that the present charges
were for the sale of jmst cards only and
if decided al this time the whole mat
ter of Sunday business will still Is- left
open. These men are not criminals;
the sales were inadvertent. The js-r
sons did nn( distinguish la-tween what
they ^gally had a right to do and what
they believed they had a rigid to do.
1 refer to a certain ordinance of the
city and a license issued by the Mayor,
which may lie contrary to the Slale
law . Although it is a legal maxim tlml
all persons are presumed to know the
law, we know us a matter of fact that
(hey don’t know—and this whole mai
ler is a broad question.
The Prosecuting Attorney said he
vv as opposed to the motion—that d w ns
not for his honor to decide w hat the
Holiday laws are. I hud (he captain of
police notify the accused so they could
gel counsel. I call your Honor’* atten
tion to the fact that the evidence lias
!>ecn furnished me by the < 'ivlc I .vague
j if it makes any dillerenee to your Ho
nor
Judge Itussellsaid he did not consid
er himself disqualified to sit on the
case ‘• for although I am a memher of
the Civic League, I foresaw this, and
have not attended their meetings, and
have taken no part In their work. I
only attended one meeting, ami that
was about a year ago. These case* st and
on a different basis from most cases
brought la-fore me. There lias l«een an
ordinance passed by the ( oil)moll ( oun
ell of the city, which Is the representa
tive body of the citizens of i'utnam,
and they have sen lit to pass an ordi
nance and held it out as a way for
some |K-ople to keep their places of bu
siness open on Sunday and in a way It
legalizes it, or has tin ap|»CHrnuoe of le
galizing it, to those w ho have taken out
licenses. I think it would Is- much
1st ter If the matter could Is- settled ill
some other way. Literally the law of
the Stale being broken In Instances is
done by this kind of legislation, and
while it doesn’t really legalize il, it
gives (ample some reason to iretieve that
it does. If the city is to use the license
money to pay its Mils It doesn't seem
just to prosecute these inen who have
paid It. 1 think it would tie better if
some means could be found of revoking
the licenses and giving the men back
their money. If Mr. Torrey’s request
is in orilcr, to try and reach an amica
ble settlement of the matter, I think it
should tie granted.”
Mr. Torrey alluded to the matter as
“The first gun of Hunday observance.”
He said that while he might not think
statute law just, he realized it wan su
preme. That If he was Interested in
the matter, and had evidence, and the
officials refused to act, he would go to
the Stale’s Attorney for a mandamus,
and if he wouldn’t grant It, then to the
Judge of the Hu perior court. Youoould
not get one ]«r cent of the citizens to
agree that it is a reasonable law.
The cases were adjourned to Monday,
June 1.
\V. 8. Hjwarrie, B. K. Smith snd Ar
thur Breauit w ere also In court charged
with doing secular work last Sunday
at the Putnam inn, where they were
engaged in remodeling thedinirig room.
After hearing the testimony in the case
of Hpearrie, the Judge decided, consid
ering a,l the circumstances <rf tile ease
that the work tame uniter the head of
necessity, and he was acquitted. The
other two cases, being simitar, were
nulled._
—Admiral i1*. ioiodrich is at his
home in Pomfrel.
—The annual meeting of the Htate
Grand Lodge, I.O. O. K., came to a
close, in Xew Britain, \Veduesday. L.
11. culler, who was a delegate from this
city, was appointed a member of the
committee on unfinished business.
A W ord lor the Pvtsin Socialist*.
Kditor ok Patriot—“There is no
(rrslrr bigotry than that of those
who condemn what they <lo not take
the trouble to understand." The w ri
ter realises how easy it is to lie guilty
of this sort of bigotry, for he has in
the |iasl condemned things of w hteh he
knew but little about, to his later re
gret.
In behalf of l,oonl Putnam, of the
{Socialist P «rty, 1 write the following,
tweauae some of the local critics of Ss>
ciallsm havc staled that Anarchists and
Socialists are the same. In reailty they
are o|i|s*site in liellcf.
Anarchism means without govern
ment—that each Individual should be
a law unto himself—that society Is sim
ply a collection of individual units and
not an organic whole. It means rx
l re me Individualism, and the |*-rsoual
llls'rly to do as one pleases.
Present day Capitalism, which up
holds the right of the minority ow ning
the tru-ts to exploit the great majority
of the people, I' essentially anarchistic
in principle.
(Socialism means comradeship—col
lectivism: that society is more than
a collection of Individual units, and
is an organic whole: that, while the
Individual Is subordinate to the vvcl
fare of society, yet the highest good
for the indlvldnal can only lie real
I/oil through the highest giant of socie
ty. Socialism stands for the largest
amount ot personal freedom for each
individual that is compatible with a
like freedom for all other Indiv iduals.
It stands for equality of opportunity
Socialism Is industrial democracy, In
stead of the industrial oligarchy, or
trust rule we have at present. “So
clalism means that all those things up
on which the |ieoplo in common ih*
IH'tid, shall, by the |ieople in common,
Is- owned and administered,"—that
monopolies of the neeessltle* of life
must lie publicly owned and democrat
ically control led.
The Srs'lallsl slogan Is “Let the na
tion own the trusts. In brief:
Anarchism means Me ism.
Socialism means \Ve-|sm.
There is but one thing that Anarchists
and Socialists have In common—they
are both dissatlslled with existing eco
nomic eondlUotis, ami so are most of
the Democrats and Republicans I know
in Putnam. Hurton F. lautvlu.
Putnam, May 19, psis.
Superior Court'
The trlnl of Salvatore ( apodiei, who
is charged with murtler In the llrst de
gree, nits continued in lilt' superior
t inri at Wllllimintle oit Thursday.
His wife Jennie, aged I * vents, took the
stand, anti tolil of IxMiik awakened by
A scream, and of her husband calling
to her to tiring a light; site tlid so, and
found t lint Iter husband It ad killed Ills
friend IMnatole. He told her If she
screamed or told any one, he would do
the same thing to her. hen asked
why he did It, he replied he knew why
he did it.
l'Olterssnld to have been written by
the accused, to relatives of the murder
ed man, were Introduced In evidence.
They were letters requesting money and
were signed I’letro IMnatole. On Kri
day the wilness was subjected to a rigid
doss examination by attorney Torrey.
The trial of < 'apodlcl came to a sud
den close Tuesday morning, w hen he
changed Iris plea l<> guilty of murder hi
the second degree, lie was sentenced
to (slate's prison for the rest of Ills nat
ural life.
Short t aiendar was heard on h rtday
morning. Among the uncontested di
vorce cases was that of Alice Whip pee
vs. Kltrier Hhip|>ee. A divorce was
asketl for on the grounds of tleeertlon.
Mrs. Hhlppee ttsik the aland and said
she was married on March ‘J6, lUOii, at
l'utiinin, by Rev. 1*. I>. Margent. Ill
October, lt*R,i they separated. Hhe
worked all the lime, but wanted him
to take her to a show one night, but he
wuuhlu't take her, ho xhe went with
another woman, anil he locked herout.
A row ensued after the theater-going
Incident, and xhe took her thing* and
went away. At that time Hhe was In
poor health and suffered a break down
and she was obliged to go to the boapi
tal foritlfleen weeks, where she under
went a surgical operation. Hhe had
since kept house for tier brother.
Kugenej Auger, of Putnam, tesllfled
in corroboration. He Is a oousln of the
plaintiff, and she came to him when
she left her.husband.who Is an express
man in Putnam.
A number of other witnesses tentitled
regarding lire character of the plaintiff
and as to the facts in the case.
The court ordered Lawyer Heart* to
gel a copy of the marriage certificate,
and the case would then be dispirited of. j
—The Round-About flub iwtll hold
n l.uwn festival on the lawn of lire
fongregatloual church on Wednesday,
May TJth, from ■'> ■’*> to k o'clock. Hup
jier will consist of strawberries, hot
rolls, meats and coffee. Price 26 cent*
The proc-erd* are for the benefit of the
gymnasium. Alt invited.
—This city would t*e the bettor for
having a company of messenger troys
from 1- to I« to Ire called upon to run
errands and car ry light packages. Ry
coming together and orgAoi/ing for
that purpose they might earn the pock
et money that all boys like to have.
With so many telephones all over the
city some plan ought easily to be de>
I vised.
PuiMia litlmi Hn'i Assoviatiee.
The organisation of the Hustnes*
Mon « Association him (wen completed
■nil It* Constitution mid Hy-t.aw* prin
ted. The \ artnu* -ii4n<liitti mminltUca
h»\o Ihyii (nwl during th« pant
»e**k In arranging for the tirst regular
meeting to lie held for the transaction
of busi news under the xmnstllution amt
b.v-lawa. In accomplishing thia II la
necessary to nee, imIU idualiy, the largo
body of men w ho plexlgext themselves
At the lhin<|oet that they would become
inomlen. (Cacti w Ul have to sign tho
Constitution and i>ay the fees ami does
to iieoome legally a memlier. Thin work
though tedious. In going along i|Ulle
satisfactorily. ,
It In not to tie exjieeted (hat every
cltixen who favor* having ail An*oeiac
tion will become an active memlier—
some will have special reasons why Ilia
not advisable for (hem lo do ao. All who
do favor It can, however, give II their
approx al, ami also commend any step
they see must Inure to the atlvanlagw
of the community. Praise for well-dxv
lug li not onl.v cxtinmemlable but k en
eouragliig to men making efforts tube
nefll others.
Some (dayfill remarks were made al
the ltaiu|uet alsuii “kickers." We are
happy to say that we have not heartl
of a single fault Uniting remark made
ngnliist the organlratlou. Ilow isiiild
one, Indeed.' It has the pubile appro
v Hi of the great body, tf not all, of our
business and professional men and oth
er lending ettl/.eiis, w ho all agree that
such an organization Is necessary to
unite the | ample in etlorts to create mote
general fnoudliucss, and where oppor
tunity olfbrs, to rixi any service for Hie
welfare and business prosperity of the
citv.
What can niemlssrshlp hope to
Kntu personally I hat Is not eiptnlly to
Is* enjoyed hy every other citizen, even
to those who contribute only good will?
Nothing. I >o ltie memliern spamd their
time nml money without expecting to
reap any sulsdantlal relume? Certain*
ly not.
The member* of tlie Association are
mainly keen huelneaa men. What they
linve umlertnken In not to carry out
mime speculative theory. They have
the testimony of the lu*st mot nlileat
men in every eilv, that some form of
organlzalloti of the elll/ens In a pluee
of any size Is almost lm|rerallve to ae
eure the advantage* Hint arc o|rcn to
them that would otherwise be missed.
That by organization alone can prompt
anil effective exercise of all its (rower
and Influence la* exercised to avert
w hat is lianKerotla or injurious lot*
community as well as to sel/e ii|h>ii
whatever will heuelit or prollt it.
That settles It for once and forever,
that our citizens In tolluwiiiK the ex*
ample of a plan practically carried out
In thousands of places and for antes
past, are not only working on sound
principles, hut on plain, common sense
ex|ierience In forming their I lust nos*
Men's Association.
What Is demanded to accomplish
their work successfully is unity of good
feeling among lire people, and faithful
service from those Intrusted with the
management uf its alfairs to win for the
city material and social IsMiellty that
will greatly exalt the name of Puf„
Irani.
Deeoratlua of firs*#* of Hevolal'assry
Mo!«ll«tra
The Kli/alreth Porter Putnam ('hair
ier, I). A. It., will decorate the graves
of Revolutionary soldiers In the old
Putnam cemetery ami In the West
Thompson < emetery, Wednesday, May
tilth. Trolley for West Thompson will
leave llugbee's corner at iuV> p.m., and
carriages for tire old Putnam cemetery
at p. m. Wreaths and tlnwer* to
Ire left at the store of Ueo. K. rthaw.
If •mortal t umt*p l«rfle««.
Memorial Monday aervlces will to
held May tMth, at the Congregational
church, at 10:30 a. in., with aennon by
the paalor, Itev. F. D. Mar gent. All
niemhera of the O. A. H. are notified
to he preterit. A cordial Invitation la
also givcrrte the Mona of Veterana, Wo
rn an’» Relief Corpa, and Ladieaof the
U. A. It., to Join In the aervleea. o o 9
Per order of A. O. Warner Poet, No. M.
Chauncy Morae, AdJt.
Interesting locbh
Hewing macitlnea from •It upwards.
PlaniM a* low a* at JewelerHhaw’a.
For decoration Day flowers place
your orders early with Mrs. Ueo. 1C.
Shaw. Cut flowers, wreaths, croaaee,
and other designs. Special arranged
baskets from due upwarda.
— Miss Florence Holt, of Sunny side
street, entertained the Tuesday Bridge
( luh, this week.
—The police of this dty and other
neighboring towns, have received In
quiries relative to the whereabouts of
< liaries F. Utlligan, a trav cling sale*
man, w ho has d)sap|>eared. Ills home
is In Wheeling, Va.
—’Die body of Mrs. Kllsha lravl»on,
who died in l’ x bridge I a-1 Friday, was
, brought to this city (or burial in drove
1 street cemetery, on Monday, and laid
| beside the body of her husband. Hto
j was sister to Mr*. Win. 11. Mharpe nud
i Frederick Cutler, of Putnam. Hto la
i survived by live children: William B.,
! August!* H., and Wayiand F. Davis
son, and Mrs. Fred. C. Taft—all of Ul|
J bridge, and Mrs. J. R. Fuliertoa, •(
i Wlllimautic.