Putnam patriot. [volume], August 07, 1908, Image 5

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VtCXNITY.
•UX'TH ttl'ODsTOCK
u „ V. 1 ie Burleson spent in-i week
•h friend' in Columbia. This week
*•"' entertaining Mi" Josephine
^,»m! anti M." Dora Tucker.
Jltrua--! lilover !■* it Mr. Sliippey -
(„r t fe» tia's
Mr- ami M r'
been enjovinif
^eari't tittle boy.
j. -ie Barter of Danielson is atAllxrt
H William*.
v«s Bertha Flynn w as the recipient
/. surprise partv and post card show
r a«t Saturday evening in honor of
l£f twentieth birthday.
The Baptist Bible school picnic at
Rtseland i’ark on Thursday.
Mis, Bernice Sanger is at her cous
Miss tirace Stu-idon s,in Moos up,
k.r a short i Isit
\isit.
. Henry Lamothe have
a visit from their son's
HAMPTON
\\'e spent a pleasant (lay Sunday,
August lid. visiting the old homestead,
■ Ke<i Roof" in the morning, taken
••■•eitfcv ••Mike's” Red Wing, person
,‘v conducted, -Mrs. Hammond and
Holt alon?. Just as the sun
twkdip to tlie west we added Miss
Hrien Storrs Hammond to the party,
and tinned onward to ttie dining table
oi the Propped House—correctly named
loathe well known Hampton Hill.
The Pro-peet House is very [vopular,
temg patronized by people from New
Hi en. Hartford.and New York. Au
tomobile parties are frequent, one ar
riving at the same time as ourselves,
l ie dinner w as good, as we exacted it
would l* The only criticism was the
economy shown by only partially cov
ering the top crust of the apple pie
with delicately moulded strips—the
pte was all right front tire top to the
piste.
We were very glad to meet two old
mate'. John G. Lewis, one of the
ates of the Sew Britain
s-. 'i'iol, n.t lilly-lwo years :•
t'eaoher in New Haven, and tinring
that time ■ rt.v eight years principal of
At the close of his fiftieth
tear: teaching there was n memorial
meeting • the nliimtii and citizens
genera i>. loihom alia gala tlay. He
resigned the close of last year, anti
,(3i, p, t-t tl to state the city of New
Hatci! fa- given him a [tension of
tluui a ytair. At 71 his eye is bright.
»ml step ■ O'tic. remaining at Prospect
Housi in; the season. I Its sjstor, Mis.
strait llmwn, was with him. In lss7
shiie visiting the principal cities of
California, we called at her home, just
established on a ten acre tract at Red
lands. the land covered mostly by a
young growth of orange trees. Today
she rai-es on that small spot yearl\
Mime twenty-five hundred to three
tnousaud l»ixes of selected oranges,
site ha' a bright family of children,one
son going to the Spanish w ar, an offi
cer. It is fair to say she is partial to
the California climate.
tte had a comfortable ride home
The only unpleasant incident was
when we came up behind some gentle
men ? in a runalsMll,going very slow
ly—the liest they could do, by the way
—who kept the middle of the narrow
road until room was found to pass.
On the runny excursions we have made
in the good and true lied Wing, we
have never icen headed, frequently
passing machines costing live or six
thousand dollars. The machine is <».
K. but tlie skill and nerve of .Mike is
what takes it to the front and holds it
there some of you who have livers
try it on w ith him, e*{tecially where
the road runs over an undulating and
sleep hilly country. Take your nerve
with you. «. a. II.
WOOItNTOCK VALI.KT
Miss Marie and iSerllta Child from
riu'hiug, have been the guests of
friends for a few days.
Mrs i. ice a has been entertaining
Mr and Mrs. Hay ter and two sons the
present week.
.Mi*s Florence Green lias returned
home alter '(vending a week with
friends in Jludley.
Lieutenant ami Mrs. John Kennedy,
and Lieutenant and Mrs. Sidney !*
iiutier, from New Haven, have tieen
gae-ts of Mrs. Jlutler's mother. Mrs. it.
tf Brigg-, making the trip in tlwir
touring car.
Mi— 'lingsby and friend from Bos
ton. wort guests over Sunday of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Slings
I hey also entertained their broth
er and wth from South \\ illiiiglon.
Mrs. Briggs and guests took a drive
' unlay in an auto to visit her son, A.
I' Briggs in Pomfret.
Mr. and Mrs. George Young froi
on. are guests of her brother, A
ten Kenvun.
Ul'INfr BAIU
Mi" Man- Kins was in Worcester on
Tuesday. '
1 !ie funeral of Ihe youngest daughter
of Mr. ami Mrs. Kdwurd Healy was
at their home in Quinebaug Sat
oniay. Interment at Webster.
Hie Quinebaug base ball team won a
■ iclorv from the Webster nine Salur
afternoon to the tune of II to 5.
Misses Florence and ICdna Aldrich
•ere the guests of Miss Nellie Breen in
Webster Sunday.
Miss l.iz/.ie Hathaway, of Taunton,
l» idling relatives in t^uinebaug.
..May Willett, little daughter of Fred
" 1 lelt, fell from the ste|>s of her home
I ns weelt and sprained her wrist.
WOODSTOCK
Mrs William H. Williams, sister of
In (ieorge Austin Bowen, died at her
borne in Brooklyn, X. Y., Friday July
"‘M- The funeral was held at her
Brother's home Sunday afternoon, and
ehe was laid to rest beside her husband
m the Woodstock cemetery. The fu
neral was attended by her’lamily and
Woodstock friends and relatives. Com
•orting words of scripture, remark and
| raver, were Spoken by Rev . Oeo. F.
''‘fers. and “One (sweetly Solemn
lhought," and “Lead, Kindly Light,”
*er* feelingly sung bv Mre.Undholin.
. ?real profusion of beautiful Coral
‘Obtit*, were indicative of the love and
e*le*rn of many friends,and their beau
and fragrance fittingly typified the
’■e which had ended. Two brothers
tod a si,t{.r sUrvjVe Mr».Williams,and
“J'*f daughters mourn the loss of a
“other,who since her husband’s death
ua> seen a lower of strength in the
Borne. Her life has been characterized
. * 'are degree by the cheerful cour
*** »ith which she has met the emer
prncies of life, she united wilh the
Ufe m°Ulb eburch in Brooklyn in early
f he birthday parly of Ida Spalding,
nday, Aug. w’as greatly enjoyed .
Kf -ier chums, who were the incited
***** of the dav. |
MU* Olive Child of Bethlehem, Pa..
*1 \ alleysi»le goe^.
Mr*. William Mat hearson i« enter
taining her cousin, Mr* Peck. from
Nr w i ork state.
Uelati.es from Baltimore arevi*it
mg Mr*. Hamilton Holt.
Mr*. PieriKmt Foster is entertaining
her father anil mother.
W. Bowen ha* guest* who made
the trip from Halton.Ma-* ln an a .to.
•M*"* Margaret Barren i* the gue*l of
-Mi»* Hinrtch*.
.Mi" Uertnnie Talier i* home.
Re\ . W S. Beard. the new iy ele tteil
jt of tlie W illimantie * ongrega
Uonal church, wa* entertained over
"urwlay bv K. K. Koll'n*.
Mi** Mabel Bitch i* home after a few
week* visit with New York relative*.
Mr*. Clarence Weaver ami chid
from texa*. are .visiting at George
Lyon'*.
»■ M. Sampson ami family have re
turned from their outing at' Pleasant
\ iew.
Mi**e* la?*lie and Su*an Sumner are
spending a week in Attleboro.
Miss May Seaman, a teacher of Ger
man in one of the Brooklyn High
schools, i* spending her vacation with
tier *i*ter. Mrs. K. R. Uollin*.
h. J. Williamson and fumi.v from
Hartford. al*o Mr. and Mr*. V.rne*l
illiamson fromProvitience.are guests
of their mother ami *i*ter.
Fred Howard is home for two weeks
Mr. and Mr*. Herbert iKingsbury
leave this week for their Hartford
home.
Avery enjoyable social event was
the ‘‘Porch Party" given by Mr*. W i|.
liam Mathew*on Tuesday evening to
about twenty young |>e<>p!e. who were
invited to meet Mi** Margaret Barrett.
Richard I.. Child i* home for a time.
Henry T. Child, C. H. Child, and
William C. Child, attended the Fieid
I>ay of the Connecticut Oairymen't
Association July loth, and rejnirt ir
tine time.
Next Thursday evening, August 1
there will tie a concert given in the
Swedish Congregational church, at
which there will i>e music of the high
est order. The concert w ill also tie giv
en in Putnam the preceding evening.
The particulars will therefore U found
on the first page. Clarence XV. Bowen
at the close of the concert will deliver
an historical address on Woodstock.
Kev. Benjamin A. Dean and family
will soon move from Vershire, Ver
mont,to Cast Martland, Conn. Mr.
Dean has accepted a call to the* bngre
galional ;church at Hast Martland,
which is near t oiehrnok, where he
preaened from lsito till l'.atj.
MIHTH W (Milts lOCH.
Mrs. (Danville Perry is entertaining
her son, Henry J. Potter and family i
Ml. X’ernon.
Mrs. Charles Ware of Uockvide is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Byron Bates.
.Mrs. Way land Cage recently enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vaughn
and child of Worcester.
Rev. (ieorge Hibbard, son and moth
er, of Drafton, are visiting Mrs. Moses
Cage.
Miss Mary F. Potter is visiting iter
cousin, < 'harlot Talein, in Kastford.
John Healey celehratcd Iris Ititll
birthday by hav ing a picnic at Roue
land to which nearly ■>> of our yuunf
people were invited.
The Sunday school has lieen reorgan
ized recently with Mi" Kthel liawson
as sujierintendent. Prof. Sidney N.
Mor-s- has the lays' "iass, and Mrs.
Frank Perrin the infant class.
Mrs. Frank Mav is enlertai’-.ing her
brother. Sidney Moore and wife, and
Mrs. Austin, Sirs. Moore's mother.
Mr. and Mrs.<Bin ('hatiee spent Sun
day in XX ilsonville, the guests of their
cousin, Mrs. Burton I phaiu.
Mrs. i liar! •» Snow is entertaining
iier brother, Thomas Feely and family,
of North Brooklield.
The Fast Woodstock JSandex|ieet to
give a concert on Saturday evening in
Grange hall. A liean suptier w ill fa
given in the dining rooms, puce lo
cents, ice cream and eake In cents.
They hope for a good attendance
they have had several disappointments
in arranging for a concert.
On Tuesday evening the young i*‘»
ple gave a farce in Orange hall,entitled
••A Itox of Monkeys. " Those taking
part were Maude and John Healey,
Mildred throw n, Kruest Hibbard and
XV inifred Putter. Miss Edith I a/|*en
ler rendered two piano selections.
L. H. Heaiey aUendcd the funeral of
Dairy ( oimnissioner John B. Noble at
Flftsl Windsor last Thursday.
Miss Kuuiee Hibbard Is visiting in
Pomfret and tirosvenordaie thi» week.
Last Thursday Misses -ara rnd l v
tlier Bishop, Mr». (-eorge Morse and
Mr-. Ellen llyde, two daughters and
grandson, took a triji to ML Tom, re
turning on Saturday.
WK-iT W '!UHT(K K
i»r. ami Mr>. Guild. Mr. ami Mr-. K.
\\ McGuire from Windham j.a—j
through in an auto.and ca. ted at K 11
John-on - mol Y■ J- < orhin -.
M r. Richmond from N"orwieh » a- at
Mr-. Phillips'
Mi-- Mary Sumner -pent -a in I ay
with her cousin, Mi-- Nettie Phillip-.
Mr-. Thompson, who ha- been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs, Brown, has
cone to her home in V\ orce-ter.
lies , and Mr-. Atherton are spend
jnc a week in this parish, ami he wilt
preach in the Baptist ehurch Sunday.
Miss Itorothv Bundy give* a party
Saturday to some little friends in hon
or of Mi's- Kuth Bales birthday, and
her little friend Beryl Atherton.
Mrs. Byron Bate- father from Rut
land is visiting her, also Mrs. Albert
Moulton from Worcester.
Rev. K. T- Baker will be in North
Stonington over the Sabbath.
tbosiwji.
Mrs. J. K. Ikiane gave a party for
he young people on Tuesday after
roon.
Miss Mildred Knight celebrated her
hirteenth birthday by entertainrng a
lumber of young friends. {
Mrs. K. M. Buchanan of New •-on
ion is visiting Mrs. Allen T. Babbitt.
Mrs- Haseai! and her si-ter, Miss
lioane. left for their home in Shrews
jury ou Monday.
The Rev. Lreorge I-Ake of \errnont
j reached last Sunday at the« ongresa
ional church to a good audience,
,is sermon was excellent. Re^. Geo
i. Cummings will preach next sab
>ath.
The Sundav school of the Baptist
•hurch held a' picnic at Bale- Grove
,n Tuesday of this week.
T)ie Misoes Brown of Framingham
ire guests of Mr. and Mr-, h lelcher.
Miss Shaw has gone to 1’rov idence to
pind a week with relatives.
The Ballard family reunion »t.> lie
leld in Nichols' Grove, Ue-tThomp
ion. Wednesday. August l-Th
Miss Doris Jaeufsi is entertaining a
roung lady friend.
A souvenir leap year party »a- ie.u
;U r wn It.i.: last ■'at a tiay even
i«t. and the voung people enjcved
danein* until a late hour.
Mr • h1 Mr- t harles K. Searls are
e\i<ecled to re'.urn from Nantucket on 1
r rivl a y.
ti't niHiii.iniK
A concert for the bene (ft of the pub
lie library will tie given in the t'onere
gatiotial church August Wtn. t ake
an.i ice cream will be mi sate.
ruaiam i.tMiina
H ^ oung i- lean appointed dis
triet on 11itee :u ilistriet No. in 1
place of (tiara- Ketnpton resigned. j
< otton - Bridge i- now open to the
public. The new -teel bridge i- appre- \
eiaie«i.
Mr-. H. l» W hippie has her grand-;
daughter, Miss Ethel Peek of Auburn. '
; K. I.. with heron a visit.
Mi" 1. —u. ivan of Pawtucket is a
guest of Mrs. J. l». Johnson
John Allan;- ha- mo veal into the Al- 1
ilrieh house
< tiriuie- ;- wing v i-iled by hisUra
ham relative- of Bridgeport.
Mr and N| r- Doughty of South
t'ridge were recent guest- of W illiam
Darling.
During In- weak - vacation Krvd
Darling v i-its hi-parent- and others.
Mr. Gallup ot Ahington i- repairing
Mrs. J. B. t lapp s hou-e
Apples are worth but little, being so
wormy.
1
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bers cannot tie indebted to anewspa
I>er more than one year and 'till ha\e
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but may lie mailed at the transient sec
ond class |ms|ate rale of 1 cent for each
fo ir ounces or fraction thereof, prepaid
by stamps attlxed.
Wildwood Park
A vaudcvii.c show without music
was the unusual entertainment given
in the theatre Monday evening, and it
w is a good dial like eating potatoes
w ithout salt. A pianist appeared on
T esilay and things moved along tad
let. (ins Kaine, n tlerman comedian,
iii s a good musical monologue: Miss
t. adys se;\rs, singing comedienne, has
a good voice and gilt ' some clever im
itations. tollman A Cushman give a
rats- track sketch. The Yynos in ttieir
sketch, "Music in a f armyard," intro
duce many novel features and a clever
transformation of costume.
Fireworks w ill be shown the 1 Itli anti
t-’Tth, and l and concerts given on the
afternoons of the H>tla and 'nth.
Itiipot 1 miu Census He|u»rts of 1 rate
Congress recently authorized the Di
rector of the ( ensi.s tu publish the tlrst
census of the C nited .''tales, to inelnde
the heads of families then constituting
the population of tlie country in 17!*ti.
The returns of three States were thus
published last year—New Hampshire,
Vermont and Maryland. There are
now in press the census for 17!*tiof
Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode island,
Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania
and North and South Carolina. They
are each printed in a separate volume,
of Inn to inn pages, no laid antique pa
per, sewed and boumi with turned
handsome covers, with map 11x17 in.
Any of these state pampiels can Is- had
of the Director of the Census, \\ ashlng
lon. at the uniform price of "1 fur each
part.
\Ve give elsewhere an article headed
“The I nited States in J79H," constitu
ling part of the preliminary and histo
rieul and explanatory articles printed
in these census reports.
The Peace Congress in London may
well be encouraged by the progress of
arbitration. The nuuilier of such trea
ties made was only 2 iu JikKi, but it rose
to J7 iu IHOl, 4s iu liMifi, 41* in IWtti, &3
in 1IM.7. aiyl sai in 1H0*> down to April
•i. A t such a paee is reasnu being sub
stit tiled fur quarreling.
I tklahoma is tbe pioneer Male lor
ultra radical innovations, municipal
ami political, some of which tnnycoute
in conflict with tbe < unstituliun. The
Attorney (.eneral bus ileclareil that Ibe
Slate lias the right to regulate tbe price
of coal. Why not all products?
Auction
Hv virtue of an order to me directed
from Honorable Andrew J. Bowen,
Retiree in Bankruptcy for the district
of Connecticut. in tin- mailer of tdorge
r Murdock in Bankruptcy ,\ j. IS4.*, 1
will sell at I’ublic Auction in the vil
lage of New Boston, in the town of
Thompson, on Saturday, August lo,
lfais, ai 11 o'clock in the forenoon, the
following dererilwd properly, to wit:
A tract of land situated in the said
village of New JJoston containing alsiut
the o. aeres. Bounded North by land
now or formerly of one Bamiwon and
•piinebaug River: Kast by highway;
South by the land of Mabel M. Stobtw:
and West by tbe land of the so-called
Jordan estate.
Sale positive to the highest bidder.
Baled at Stafford Springs this Hist
dav of July, 1H0H.
L' .t: Kohkkt H. Fisk, Trustee
Republican Caucus
The Republican Klectors of the town
of Pomfret are requester! to meet in
caucus at town house in said Pomfret,
Saturday, August 1 >th, !!**>, at two
o ciock p. m. for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the Kepublican Stale
« on .ention to tie held in New Haven,
Conn., (September H and 9, 19Ub, to
nominate candidate* for the Slate tick
et and Congresaman-at-large, and to do
any other business proper to tie done at
said meeting.
Bv order of the Kepublican TownCom
mitlee. F. L,. Vt kkiht,
I n airman.
Bated at Pomfret, Conn., Aug. 5, IS**,
12-33
Di-ikifT of lHustnwi s*. pkobatk
court. As*. 1st 1**> Krtal* ol py*r A
L utvais ,il»olIV'»|s:< in -at-1 a .strict drswswd.
I?. AdmiDiorstor h»rlo* <-*nit>it«-«l !»!• s,Ofloi»s
rsnoo aceoaat wttb said rstaU to tlil» Court
tor siiowsnor it 1*
Ordrred tfemi *S« *th dsy of Aaguse. at 10
s etoell » m . »! ’tl- Prohai* Odke is Thompson
Is *«ia dt-'Ort be, sad the o* 1*, As*lrn*d tor %
l„»riM I’D the siiowmB.-» sad AdBiiitrUstloU
•ecus' sad tin- so rt direets tie- Admmlrtrstor
Cfr »',i »rrn>a* iB'ereCrd th-reln »<j appear St
,• d time sad |>i*w. t»f laiduSUa* Uus ororr
mo- la ssiir twamapor *» ■ n« * rlreaJ.tloa
i,. said district. sod nr pos’lD* • c-vpr on tar
rs,t,;.c >./• post ta the r«wa of l!«>»isoi wfcrr*
5T* d«*a*ed pan «*•«, *t least • day« While
iilJIk’-E Si. i K*‘sBV.
Remnants
Fancy Waistings
India Linens
Fancy Dress Ginghams
Apron Ginghams
Calicoes
We offer BIG V.AI.l’FS in these Manufacturers'
Mill Remnants of New Cp-to-Date Goods
It will pay you to look over Our Remnant Counter
The Keystone Stores
Danielson
Putnam
Moosup
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Connecticut Fair
Charter Oak Park, Hartford, Conn.
September ”7 to 12
OPENS LABOR DAY
Grand Circuit Meeting Running Races
Horse Show Cattle Show Poultry Show
Twenty-four Hour Butter Test for I '•airs Breeds
Automobile St how Athletic Carnival
Exhibition of .Agricultural and Home Products
bheep Swine Goats Pet Stock
Pain's Fireworks Sjiectuelr ! Vl. 1. Ol PORI ARIitl R lorry Night
5(H) Perfoi iners.
Entries to trotting, pieing and running races clone August 25.
Entries to Dog Show close August 24
Entries to all other departments close August 21.
Admission 50c. Children 12andunder25c
‘Privileges of Every Description Por Sale.
Write for WALTER J. SNYDER. Mgr.
premium lists and (>27 Connecticut Mutual Rldg
entry blanks to Phone 14S20 Il\Rl frORD, t t)NS.
MANUFACTURERS
PIANO SALE
A T
SHAW’S
For the purpose of introduction the manufacturers offer an
extremely low price, and for the
Next THIRTY DAYS
1 can offer a iarge upright mahogany piano, full 7,'j Octaves,
double veneered case, ivory keys, sustaining pedal, full
metal plate, and the whole fully guaranteed for
$165 Cash
I also offer a second hand
Chickering Piano
just the thing for Sunday School or Endeavor Society for
ONLY $65
Geo. E. Shaw, Putnam.
Th^ Ivy Corset
After cat fill ronsideiation of many
lines of Corsets wo have added .» complete lino t
of the famous -Ur" V v»o
*
I
ai r vf -igned by a woman of wide experience iu I
tln> luitmifiu'lurv of Corsets, one who
knows shr Ii't| unturiils of thr feminine figure.
I in- I nr includes thr f» louring styles)
•uni (iricrs.
Stylo 100A ami It!'A at 1.00
Stylo 100A S at 1 35 *
Style 4t*0A at l 50
Style 350 at 3.00
Style t!») Ah to Strap, (See Cut» 3.75
sty le 55‘A at 5 00 j
The Style 45*0 Ah I Strap, eveiv women mrlined to stoutness will
appreciate n<>t only for the eomfort they given, but for their long service
wlnrh makes them decidedly economies! (live this no art a t»i-1. and we
ran assure you perfect satisfaction. We have a rorsrt for every figure,
ami every purse. We also carry the newest and most up to date no dels
in Koval Worcestei K and <1 1. iK ssista and 1* 11 \ Co. Corsets, and
the Sahhn tigure builder for slight figures
r>fj €ar|Mkis and Wall Papers. Putnam, Ctn.
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PAINT
allons
Ready to figure?
Cost hy the gallon that’s one way.
The number of gallons that’s another.
It calls for I)evoe every time. It costa
less because it takes less gallons.
1"»3 years of honest paint making back of
every gallon you spread.
For sale at Burt’s Pharmacy
CHANDLER & MORSE
otaouvw
Sherwin-vviliiams
Paints
tor all Kinds o(
Good Pdmtinp
White Lead, Oil, $c.
Poultry Netting,
Ell wood Woven W ire Fence.
Barbed and Plain 1 Wire
With the United States Cream
Separator.
You take no risk. You have time to try it, then if satisfactory
we will make easy terms for payment.
Call on us kor
Crockery,
Kitchen Furnishings,
andLamps.
Chandler & Morse j
HARDWARE
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