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A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER . EIGHT PAGES.
VOL.
XXXVI.
Eater**! at the Put asm poet UAH'*
s§ second-ci*** matter.
PUTNAM, CONN., FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 1*03
NO 33
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^^Jfrs. Ov.utr Coman is at Alton Bay,
\ H.
—Hercules Kredette and daughter are
pending a month in Canada.
-Mis- Helen Gunn. of Providence is
i:>.e guest of Mrs. James McGarry.
-John It. Daigle, wife and baby, are
,|ending this week at Crescent Beach.
_Vb,, Winnifred Kelley is the guest
of relatives in New \ ork.
-Mrs l...ia Leach is spending two
seeks in Boston.
—Miss Biatia Breault, who has been
,oiling relatives in t anada, has re*
tunned.
—Miss Maud Kallue has entered the
rl:|iloy of the l’>. 1>. Bugliec Corpora
tion.
_Mr. Charles H. Bixby and wife, of
Bridgewater, Mass., are guests ol Dr.
tod Mrs. K. K. Perry.
_Mrs. ft. K Shaw entertained Mr.
Herbert ( hollar, of Boston, oil l'ues
day.
-Cyril Kcmillard, Jr., Decorator and
tread salesman at the People's Store, is
enjoying this week at Crescent Beach.
—John B. Byrne and James B. Ta
llin, Jr., took an auto trip to < 'reseenl
Beach on Sunday.
-Mr, Jesse Kich, wife, anil son, re
In rued la>l Friday from a two weeks'
visit with friends at Groton, N't.
-Fred ISruce left on Monday noon
I i j/ad. Neb., w here lie will spend
several months.
-Mr. Arthur Arlington and wife, of
Weree-ter. are guests of Mr. Peter Gar
diner.
Helen tjuirin, who has been
ii ».:•!: ;t two weeks visit with her
t liar. I-., iJuinn, and family at We\ -
i i!i M i" , returned Monday.
—Rev Mr. Gray, former pastor of
the Putnam Methodist church, was
t v lest .if Putnam friends on Tues
day.
—Tin Mi-ses Judith and Alice Hop
ave here Thursday fort >ld
.:.! i on furl, Va., making the trip
-'.vainer from lloston.
-Arthur liuvert, of the People
re. ha- returned from a week- va
.imi—ha mg cam|>ed out at Weosler
se with the < mawa < lull.
-To ,iu .1 Thurber, the Arti-t, i
■ -icing tr the birth of his third
.a vr.in i|—liana Thurber Nr
kirn \\ i ihie-day morning at l.e\
£hm. Ma-s.
-J.iiiie- i•, :ne,of Providence. H. I..
■jendinL , w days with hi' to >lh
Mi- 'I v Hyrnc, Woodstock ave
e- ,
-Mr-. It M. Hoyle ha- been appoint
d Aid mi tiie -tail' of the I leparlment
biuaundi , of the Woman's Kc.ief
orpsof ( ounecUcut.
—Mrs. F. M itrimn returned to her
wne ui l‘,i .okivii, N. V., on Friday.
Sera w day-’ vi-it with lier ululh
' M:s i nariotte < hamplin, of Itiud
•Tile re.--. :ir meeting of the W*>
1» It*:*.-I of the Day Kimball Ho»
ti sir .. heij at their room in the
i! Ruck. on Wednesday afternoon,
’ 't lath, at three o'clock. Kxecu
lueeting at l:.a». .See y.
■r ie -t >tD annual Reunion of the
hi- friends at the home of his
v hr and Mrs. H. Sandel, Kim
-day afternoon, August t>,
1 being his tenth birthday.
r*st-i\ ,-.y a number of pretty pres
0 I! i lest wishes of his little
K reshments were serve*!.
1 Mi-kell ami W. A. Wall,of
J. H. Pallet!, of Meri
■ 'uiliean, of Torrington:
-<n, of Danielson, and M.
. (. . . . putnan,—delegates to
< (invention K. of C.—
- city from St. I»ni-. |
s' and win oe entertaired b* j
1 • • er at the Hotel Chiek
! I
.sa Mors*?, who ha- sen 1
- *! *. ighter - family at
' ' .ng*, since last fail, has
- city. Although in his
-s enjoying good health,
• c ’cel. He has l.etn en
* m and do other farm
r. t-. keernfr .... >1
r * men can say at his atie,
it lie ha» no Ix-xti > dia
-h his hearing is impaired.
' w henever called upon and
’ : >' :e tu so doing.
**r;>-si\ih Regiment, Connecticut
Wunteer-. will i.*e held at Ocean
,*1' N ■ London, on Wednesday,
- :'i 1 utli, lmis. The Eighteenth
mnecticut Regiment w ill hold its Ke
U"n 'he -,mie day at Norw ich.
" lie 'an lei entertained a num
j Miss Jennie Blake, o< Boston, Is vis
I iling friends in town for a few days
— Mrs. S. M. W'heelock and three
, daughters are spending a few days
| with relative* in Abinglon.
— Mrs. William Wheaton is ente(r
I taining her sister. Miss Barbara Brig
J ham, of Macon, Ga.
i —G. X. I^Maitre and a party of
friends, who have been camping out at
Wuadic pond, have returned home.
—John Morin and family have re
| turned front a two weeks' vacation,
i spent with relatives in Vermont.
— Rev. John Van den Nocrt. Pastor
j of St. Mary's Church, has gone to Ca
| nada for a short stay.
I —Bast Friday "the People's store
( clertess]>ent their half holiday at Web
j ster Lake, the guests of Arthur Duvert,
j of the < tnawa t 'lub.
—Miss S. Klizabeth Clarke, of Klin
street, is entertaining Mrs. Annie and
Miss Annie Goodwin, of Arlington,
X. J.
j —Miss Laura W Todd, after being
! the guests for some weeks of Mr. and
i Mrs. G. A. Hammond, has returned to
| her home in Ohio. Miss Sara Holt, also
! a guest,went to her home in New York
I for a few days, but lias returned to re
! main for some weeks with Mr. Ham
mond's family
j —There was a good attendance at the
! Fairgrounds, last Saturday afternoon,
to witness the races. There were three
classes: j:jo, J:4u and minute. The
results were as follows:
• boo class—silver Stall', J. T. Kings
ley, lirsi: l>r. 1*.. Carl Witter, second:
Bert Lester. George Witter, third.
2 Jo and J to class ran n- one—< ary
j stein, Ira I >av is, lirst: Paddy W ilkes,
i It. M. Hoyle, second: John L., K.lteau
sollel, liiird.
— List of letters remaining in the
Putnam Post OtHce for the week end
ing August 11:
Ladies—Mr-, 11. A. Carr, Miss Julia
Cartland. Mrs. A. s*. Hibbard, Miss
K ise Lyman, Miss Janie- Sandne-s,
Ml-, t . A. Kudholds, Mi-- Lueie
W hi le,
Gentlemen—K. K. Hurnham. ltev.
J. to. liaechtrs, Joseph < ai-se, Joseph
La lielle, M. II. Smith, Kdward S.
I W hite, Itiraham Wolf, Joseph i-al
land.
— l*ev. < ieorce H i'nmmlni;s, former
Pastor of the Congregational elutreh at
Thompson, has bt en visiting this see
lion during his \ aeatlon. I*'! >unday
; morning he preaelied for lit- old eon
! gregalion, and w a- gladly welcomed.
I Mr Cummings js now lorated at West
I ltoylston, Mass., ha\ing recently ac
I cepled a eatl to a chinch tlleie. I toy I -
i stmi i> a pretty modernised New Kn
! aland x i I latte, ilsip.iict and tidiness will
| suits Mr. CumiHing*' re lined la-te. In
every resi*-et he I- happily situated.
1 He ha- four sons and one daughter—
| two of the former are about O' tail as
I their father, and their pictures shows
| them tot* healthy and sturdy looking,
and are all being educated for useful
iixes. Mr. Cummings himself has a
bright, cheerful look, a-though with
out worldly cates to trouble him.
—The Republican friends of l.ieute
nanl Governor Lake, in this town,
have organized a "Lake I lob, an 1
■'tail ot!' w ith a claim of one htindred
member*. Naturally, lieing a gentle
man of unblemished ciiaracter, an aide
ami e\i>erieneed official, those among
whom lie was born and educated,
learned to esteem bim for id- |»'rs mal
trait* of character, should preh i to si n
him elev ated to honorable office in pre
ference to any other candidate, the mb
he may lie equally worthy and erjually
tilled for the office to which each as
pires. 'Hie |>ersonal friends and neigh
i imrs of M r. 1 d I ley w ill support him for
I the same reasons, and we should li
very much surprised if they did not.
Mr l.illey lias strong friend' in this
town who will give their .support to
j him for various reasons, istrhaps some
! because of his serv ice'in Congress, in
his endeavor to thwart schemes to
1 fraudulently overreach the govern
; merit. It is about settled that the con
test to l>e the candidate for Governor
will be confined to the above two gen
tlemen, and from all indications the
Gibraltar of the Republican Party will
give it' support to its honored son.
— In miother column will **e found
an article headed "Sight-Seeing Tour
Around tlie Country, which will be
found well worth reading It was writ
ten by Mr. I-aae t’hampeau. It gi'e*
a lively description of his experiences
and observations on his journey from
Putnam to New 'i ork, and from that
city, by sea, on a eommodiu* steamship
to New < irieans, from tilere to Kailas.
Texas, where the K!ks < onventtoh
w as held. From there through many
Western cities to Niagara Fail-, where
he took a steamboat j.as.age to Quebec,
w here he went to witness the IeM eti
tenary Celebration of the founding of
that city Hi' description of the cele
bration *U realistic, and give, a tetter
description of what transpired than
the lengthy details ghc-n in al: the ac
counts we had seen. There is another
lesson of importance taught in this
excursion to the - nth. of a c ss dele
gation of Northern gentlemen, on a
fraternal visit, who were welcomed M>
heartily in many of the large cities,
and treated a- cordially a- if they were
southern born: it lends to bring the
1 wo sections in more friendly relation
ship than all written plea, and argu
ments sent out from both section*. I-et
such \ wits continue and be multiplied, j
Putaam RcpaMiiaas Hold a Meetia*.
j Prominent Republicans of this town '
arc lie-irons of putting themselves
! »n record to promote the candidacy of ■
Lieutenant Governor Kventt J- Lake. j
and for that purpose a public meeting !
was called by the following Repubti- I
lican-:
Jerome Tourtellotte, K. L. Kelley, j
Kutrene A.W heelock, ti. Bvron Morse,
Byron 1». Bug bee. Hr. j B. Kent,
J B. Tatem, J. B. Tatem.Jr.
Ju-tin > lireene, tieo S. Bradley,
William Pechie.
The following was the call:
fitth- Hr putt! i-tm Yohrtofth* Town
of I'Htnam:
You are cordially inv ited to assemble
in Bugbee Hall, Hathaway Block, on
Monday evening, August liith. i;ms, at
s o'clock, for the purpose of forming a
j l.ake t dmpuign flub, to promote the 1
i candidacy of Lieut. Governor Kverett
IJ l.ake ior Governor, and to further
| the interest of Taft and Sherman in
| the National 1 ampaign.
Kverett J. Lake was Isvrn in the ad
! joining tow n of Woodstock and there
j received his early education He is a
successful businessman, has tilled with
j honor every political position he has
! held, and i' worthy of the support of
1 the Republican voters of this town.
; Lieutenant Governor Lake will !*■
i present and address the meeting.
I
j The following is the rei>orl of the
meeting:
t.AKK ('Mil OKGANI/.I I*
' The lir-t aggressii c movement in the
1 forthcoming political campaign, in this
eity, took place Monday evening, w hen
about a hundred of Republican voters
: of this town met in Itugoee Mail, pur
1 -want to a call, in the inlere-t of the
eandidaevof Lieutenant Governor Kv
erett J. Lake for Governor of t'onnec
; tieut. and organized a Lake Club.
Die avowed purjiosc of the Club is
i to promote the candidacy of of Lieute
! nant tiovernor Lake and to further the
interest-of Taft and Sherman in the
National Campaign.
The meeting was called to order bv
i Mr. George S. Itradley. who read the
'call. Mr. Ity-on l>. Bugbeo was elect
ed ahairman, and Mr. S. M. Wheelock
secretary.
Mr. liugbee said that Investigation
: made in this eity had show n that there
was a strong sentiment favoring Mr.
Lake for Governor. Hr also -poke of
the object of the meeting, and commen
ted on the i|ualiticalkins of Mr. Lake
and In- entire til ness to occupy the
most honored position in this Cuiu
nnnwealth, lie then introduced \\ .
II Hall, of South Wiliiiigton.
Mr Hall said, in part: You are here
f<ir a reason. I f you do t his or that, you
should haven reason for it. Mr. Lake i
a NYmdharn county hoy. There's one
reason. Another i-, he lias passed
through all the variousotlices—the prl
j manes—and i- well qualified to lake
the highest position within the gift of
the js'opie ol Connecticut. His record
I- an o|s.n Isaik. If there was any oj>
1 |sotuintv to criticise lit- record the
press of the .■'tale would Ire full of it.
The fact Dial lliev do not criticise is
j brcaiise they cannot One who lias
I 'sm in public life for eight years and
■ come through with as excellent a rc
cord a- he has, will not fail to make a
good tiovernor. If elected he will go
hi unhampered.
In Tolland county we take pride in
the fact that we arc unanimous back of
him. Hartford county is the same w ilh
a lew extv pi ions. The lirst Congres
sional district will come up back of
him solid.
Look into iiis record. Investigate
fur yourself When .von east your vote
have h reason lor it Think—ami act
lor yourself. Today the political or
gani/.alinn—if such we may term it—•
is nack of his worthy opponent. Were
it not so you would -tr a different situ
ation.
Mr l.ake’s followers are grow ing: lie
is gaining every day. Hut you should
investigate for yourselves. Vole as
your conscience dictates, and not as
some one tells you.
Tlie chairman then read a paper to
be signed, by those who wished, pledg
ing themselves to promote the interest*
of Taft and Sherman, and to use- their
efforts to eieet delegates to place in no
mination Kverett J. i.ake for Gover
nor. ile sai<l that Mr. I.ake was in
town, at the home of Mr. Wheclock,
ami tie invited that gentleman to get
in touch with him over the ’phone and
invite him to the halt. Meanwhile the
pa|>er wit- passed for signatures.
Mr. i.ake entered, and was greeted
with applause.
The chairman ~ai■!: ‘‘I introduce t<>
you Lieutenant Governor l.ake, and I
hope the next Governor.”
Mr. Lake said in part: I am a*grate
ful a* I e\er wav in my life to *ee a
crowd of friend* of mine come out in
the o|ien to run a campaign, a* I like
to have it run that way. The other
part is a* important a* any work done
for my nomination for Governor—1 re- j
fer to the call to support the nominee* '
for President and Vice President. We i
owe the National < onvenUon a great !
tleal for the nomination. 7 iieie ha* ;
never been greater need for a proper !
statesman at the head of oar National
Government than there U today. For ]
nearlv sixty year* the Republican par
ty ha* aiiuo»t continuously governed
thi* country. When you *top to think
what this country ha* become you
mu*t realize what we owe the Repub
lican party. Judge Taft ha* been de
scribed a* probably the tied preparer!
man of any since Washington. It
would require a voiurne to tell the iin
porlant work he has done for prepara- '
lion. There i« no task for which he t«
not tilled No office he is not ■ , lahtied
to till He can tight this faction or that
faction, ami can stand alone if need tie
rio your Club should have as its pri
mary object the success of the party.
Mr. Lake referred to Windham coun- j
ty as his home county, and this city as
being in close proximity to his l«irth
plaie. He expressed his gratification
at having teen in the political game, j
in life, and business, and can come '
back here with nothing to he ashamed j
of. When they want to send delegates
to vote for me, l do not have to make ,
apologies. My platform i- "What I !
Have I tone." If I cannot stand and j
face a man I do not want him to vote
for me. It is hard in these days of |
strenuous jHvlilics, when every day
there are temptations to do tilings that,
measured by any other standard than
jH'lilics. would not seem honorable. It
has always been my poliov to tight in
the ojien, and never to hit lielow the
Ih'II. We are in the midst of a Nation
al Campaign. W e must tight as hard
a> we can, hit as hard as we can, but
always alarve the belt.
I thank you for the purjavse of your
coming here, ami I thank you for all
you propose to do for me.
Mr K M Arnold made n short ad
dress, endorsing the former s|<eakers
and also Mr. Lake for Governor.
Hcpresentativ e K, M. Wheaton was
called upon, who said he had thought
the matter all over, and had decided
to come out for Taft for l’resideut, Sher
man for Vice President, SpeakerTilson
for Congressman at large and Kverell
.1 Cake for tiovernor.
Mr. I.aae arose and said: •Trom my
e\|arienec with your Hepresentalive
I would rather have his approval—his
merit—measured by his standard, than
I would the office.
It was then voted to have the chair
appoint a committee of nine to bring
in names for |>ermitiient officers. The
meeting then adjourned to Thursday
ev ening, at the same place.
An invitation was extended to all to
remain ami shake hands with Mr.
Lake.
Taft and Sherman Banner to be Raised.
t in recently formed hskc < tub,with
a memlx-r-Jnp of a hundred or more of
Putnam's |irominent and earnest Re
publicans, are to raise, during the
coming week, a handsome I'nfl ami
Sherman banner a duplicate of the
one raised ill the city of Hartford It
will Ire Ini in; on Main street, between
the Itugbee and Rich Block*.
There will Ire a grand demonstration
on the occasion, when several able ami
distlnguishe-d sjx-akers will la* present
and make addresses.
This will be a time wlien the Repub
licans of the town, and all who ad
mire the B'eal Statesman in whose ho
nor the banner is m Is- raised, should
turn out anil Hire Hit campaign a rous
ing semi otV.
Republican^and friends of adjoining
towns are cordially united to send
strong delegations, and I’ulnnm w ill
reciprocate.
The dale for holrling the Ratllicallon
Meeting will lx- announced as soon as
dellnite arrangements can lx- made.
— Mrs. tb-orge Webster, Miss t'niw
ford mill Mrs. I»r. ( ..H>d-|>eed, spent
I'uesdsiy at Ocean I teach.
— Krilz Shaw, of ltnyonne, N. J-, is
I lie guest of his brothers, f K. and I>.
Shaw.
—The new telephone booth and pay
station, located in the new railroad
slation, is already proving ils valoe
and convenient** I i the public. Il is
located liel»ecu the ticket office and
the restaurant.
— A horse and wagon belonging to
.Mr. liarher, standing on < anal street,
Tuesday afternoon, had a serious e\
jK»rtence. The horse allied at a passing
automobile, breaking the harness and
frightening the animal, which rushed
off at a mad speed towards the trench,
but the driver diverted its course then
juni|<ed from the wagon, which was
wrecked by striking a |“>st, but the
horse got free, and ran on until sto|>
ja-'l near the Kox lumiier yard.
—The Republicans of this Senatorial
District have been appealing to Hon.
i liarles K. Searls to la- a candidate this
fall for State Senator. M r. Searls slates
tliat lie is not a candidate, but if the
|*-ople of the District want him, and
the nomination comes to him, he will
accept it. We feel iierfectly asauredjthat
ttie Kepubiicans—and others—of this
District do want him to Ire their can
didate for Senator, and we do not feel
any doubt about the leaders of the par
ty having the same mind.
—The m-wly elected officers of A. <».
Warner Post, A. H , were installed
by Ptwl < muuander, Joseph MeKaeh
nie, at a meeting held In the U. A. It.
halt, Wednesday evening. The follow -
ing officers were Installed:
Commander—Win. )» Whitlemore.
Senior Viet*—Oscar Ionian.
Junior Viet-—John Osgood.
Tht election and installation of the
above officers, at this time, is due to
tlie vacancy made ny the death of
Com mandei t iamulwi )l. Giwa la-l
spring.
CoB{regaln>aai church Note*
The Kev. K. « Whiting of sooth
Sudbury, Mass., vs ill occupy the pu’
j*it Sunday morning. A choir of la
dies will sing ••Calvary,” by Rodney.
Ssfhi-Seeint Toar \roaad tn« ioaatrv.
J Alfml of Putnam I .edge,
ami Isaac Champeau, IVIegate to the
National Convention of the Henevo
leut anil Protective Order of Ktks, at
J*alla'. Texas, joined a personalty eon- ‘
dueled early at Xf» York, arrange 1
umier the auspices of the Klk'a Antler
anil McCann's Tours. The party num- |
he red Its, representing M l.odges from '
eight states—14 being from Connecti
cut. Kvervthing was tlrst-elass, anti
all provided for in advance.
The 'following 'sketch contains some
of the incidents of the interesting trip
We left Putnam, July si, on the
boat train, at !* p. in., connecting at
New York with the Norwich line
steamer for New York. Hail a gixxl
night's rest, ami arrived at New York
at s h. ni. After breakfasting on hoaril,
we went to the steamer that was to
take us to New Orleans ami seeuieii
our stateroom ami there left our bag
gage. As we hail a few hours before
sailing, we v idled about the big city.
It was the nuietest fourth we ever saw
—everytxxly seemeii to In1 going away,
ami the ears ami wharves were crowd
ed with |s-ople. We returneil to the
steamer, ami watcheii the crowrls (Min
ing aiavarit, ami their friends who came
In see them oil'.
Al t J in., sharp. the htg steamer Mo
urns, of tlu' Si uthern I'aciHc Hue,
steamed mil, Hml we were «IV nu our
ll.OUlt in tie run In New Orleans, crow d*
mi the w liarf tooling horns unit wav
ing good live. We passed lhe statue of
liilierly, down the hay, mul were Siam
on the Atlantic.
We s|H>nl the afternoon getting ae
■ inainteil with our fellow passenger*
mul watching the Interesting seeues
along the eonst. At ii |>. in. everybody
was ready fin ilinner amt illil ample
justice to the spleinllil meal provlileit
for us. After ilinner all lianil* took
their steamer chairs, amt secured favo
rahle jmsjtions to view the sunset.
At a o'clock all returned to the large
dining sulimti to assist in celebrating
thetilorious Fourth. I nder the lead
ership of |ir. II. t' McAdam, I’ast l',\
alteil Ituler,of .New York I.udge, u line
impromptu program was eairled out,
consisting of singing, recitations, short
s|ieeelies, humorous sketches, and a
patriotic address by Judge l>emaresl
of Hoboken, N.J., which aroused great
enthusiasm The program was con
cluded by all rising and singing "Ante
i riaa."
I'lie next day Uing Sunday, every
lardy-pent a tpiiet day, reading and
on the lookout for any thing of Interest.
We passed the I•iiiinoud Shoals ilight
ship oil liatlcras about: noon. Many
were disappointed in not Uniting a
rough sea there, but tin1 next day made
up lor it, as we ran Into a rough storm
w hich compelled many lo vacate theii
accustomed places at the dinner tnhle.
Monday the sun came out and all were
in good spirits smiling and joking alsiul
lheir c\|ierienees ol the day la-fore.
We passed oil Sin unmili, Gh., Hill
miles from New York, and -fu miles
oil short—the furthest point nut from
lurid on the trip. Iu the afternoon we
run into a large school of porpoises. It
was (treat spoil to watch them leaping,
diving and swimming ahead of the
ship for miles, aad then disiip|a'arlng
as suddenly as they came. We also
saw many living llsli on the trip; they
came out of the water, flew «•> or iui
yards then dme dow n again.
Chat night we were treated to a miig
nilleent sunset landscape seene We
could see In the clouds a large estate on
which was n Fig house surrounded t>y
I recs.slirulis, lawns md a w lading road,
then the farm house, hams, orchards
hills and fields, the whole It Haled with
light, showing all the colors of the
raintsiw . It was grand.
Tuesday we ran nearer inland along
the Florida coast, and could ace St. A u
gu.alinc. I'alm Iteach, Miami and other
shore resorts of Florida.
Wednesday we passed Key West,
(and saw a train going on the new
railroad over the Florida Keys and
Into the Gulf of Mexico, and expe
rienced the hottest day of the trip. At
10 p. in. we were at the mouth of the
famous Mississippi river where we
took on a pilot and a million or two
of niosipiitoe* who look us Hat miles
up the ri\er to New Orleans.
Thursday we were u|i bright anil
early Ui take in ttie lights along the
river—which are the sugar cane plan
tatloiiM, the little parishes, the levees
on either side, and, a-> we «*•! nearer
the city, the immense sugar retlneries
—the largest in the world. At the 12
mile |*<inl a tug came alongside with
a delegation of aland forty member* of
the New Orleans Ixrdge, who came on
hoard and welcomed us to New Or
leans. They helped to enlighten us hy
pointing oul the various sight* along
the river the rest of the journey.
A» we landed at the w harf at 10--«n,
we were greeted w ith the screeching of
whistles from all the harhor steam- I
boats, and were met hy a large delega- i
Hon from the New* Orleans ixidge, i
hemled hy a hand playing "|)i*l*" and j
other .Southern airs, and escorted io j
their beautiful home, ft he ladies of the
party hong taken in tally lure* where
a tine lunch awaited us. Kacb of our j
party was presented with a guest
badge, and given the freedom of the
home while in the city. '
At a p- m. a band concert was given J
on the Terrace, in front of the borne,
m»1 the next day tbe entire party was
taken over the entire troilev system In
special cars. Our bend'iuarters were
at the New SSI. I'harie* Hotel.
Friday, ten of u* went to one of the
famous French restaurants for dinner,
aiul had the honor of helm* Introduced
to Governor Sander*, and having him
Ml at the head of our table. He I* a
brother F.lk.ol New Orleans l,odge
We left at t» p. m.. In a s|>eetal train
of live parlor cars, for ttalve'toii, Tex
as. Our ft rat atop next morning ##>
at Iteaumont, Texas, where the local
Fits met us at the train wilti a line
band, and escorted us to the t’roahv
House, w tie re we had breakfast, the
band playing all the while. As we
left the hotel each one was presented
with a Souvenir ls*>k of the city. The
band then escorted us back to our train
and we were off for Hal vest on, arrtv Ing
at alsmt > p. m. We were met by the
F.lks reception committee with autos
and taken to our hotel, and Inter around
the city, the great sea wall and on the
lung Uuieh,which was greatly enjoyed
At the F.lk Club they kept "open
house while we remained there.
Ualveston Iihs done wonderfully well
since it suttered from the great Hood In
1HUP. I’he city has not only lieen re- I
built, but a great sea wall hits Wen con
siruoled at a cost of millions of dnllais,
and the city raised 1,' Its'i. I'llc city
has now line w ide si reels, pretty test !
deuces, up lo-date stores and cxccllcnl
public buildings.
Sunday out -im-i'IuI H‘ft kI m n in.
tni Houston, I'esns, unit mini Inn round
of pleasure awaited lit there. On mil
arrival nl II in.« reivplion eonimlt
lee from Houston taalge, No. I■»I, mol
u* wtill ihlrl.v ttse autos, and look u->
to tlio Bristol Hold, where a splendid
ilhiner ww prepared lor iis. Alter din
ner, we went to the lllks’ I'luh, and
eadi \ Isltoi was presented with an
Klk's oxydi/ed Koh, with |>ur|>le rtl>
lion: Welcoming »|ieeeli*» wer«' maile
by the Brother* from Turn, and alter
refreshments were served, Brother A.
Jlasoy, Dtstriet Deputy for Miissn
eliusett*, replied for I lie I'.aslern I fe le
gation. Ai l p m. nil again entered
t lie autos for a tour of the city. Hous
ton is n pretty hustling city, and there
is ureal rivalry Is'tween It and UaUes
! ton Imth elalmlmt the honor of being
llu most progressive.
Wo left alHiut II a. m. on rutile lor
Ihillus, the t'onvention city, where we
arr-ivid safely tiie next morning ul k
a. m. Here the party separated, eaeh
i Honor to hi* assigned nunrters, to meet
1 attain al * p. m., for the opening eser
j ei-es at the Vudllorlmn al the Slate
I air 1‘nrk, iilsml . ism is-lug present.
Hie delegate* weie welcomed lo Dallas
i by Judge Atwell, ehalrinnii «f the Ite
J I moil I ommittee the i <ov ei uor, M *ty
or, ele. Musieand sinning by a large
■ ehoriis, was also a feature of Ihe pio
! it ram. I • rand b sailed Uulrr, John Is .
' Toner, responded for the Grand Lodge.
Tuesday, lit to h. in., tin* < 'onvenlton
I>i<>1 >«• r i>|H'iir<l, mot continued to hoUt
sessions dally for three tiny**—a great
iliiiouot of business, ol Interest l*>iiit*in*
1« i ■*, l>«-i11w trammeled. (»n one iln.y
three sessions were helil.
Tlie Iteiievoleiit amt I’roteetlve < Inter
of Klks ix now eoni|siscd of I, I Jo I .ml
(ten, with ii membershipof —the
gain lii-il year Isdng -0,7V.' nieiiils-rs.
„'s,ihhi Klks were registered in I’allns
( on\enltoii, and it was estimated that
there were ;>,nnu present not registered.
No money was spnred to entertain the
visitors, and eaeti day hud its speetal
atlraetIons Southern dinner, blniiisl
llrtrbeeue ever given in ttie world,o|S‘ii
air l»unce<, lit* Parade, tie
Ism Angeles was selected for lioldtog
the next Convention.
Our speeia! train left at it p. in. on
the* Katy' Idue, passing through the
ricti farming country ol Oklahoma
and Kansas. Next morning we stop
lied at Parsons for breakfast, then on
again through Missouri to Hi. I amis.
From there we were olf tlirough Indi
ana, < »hio,it > tlutfalo—reselling theie
Saturday atFifty-live of the
party of I la left the train at this jioint
for different directions. We stayed in
Ituflalo over night, and the next day
we s|s*nt at Niagara, visiting the won
derful bails from both tlie American
and I aiiadian sides, and going under
tlie Horse Stioe Falls.
From Niagara Kalla we took the all
water route to ijuebec, to attend tlie
Ter-f t iiteiiary eelebeation, slopping »l
Toronto for a few- hour*, touching at {
Kingston arid various other places, anil
then sailed all day through the i«eau
tlful Thousand Inland* At iPreaton
we changed to a smaller^sleamer to
shoot the rapid* of the Ml. Lawrence j
a few mile* alxne Montreal. It gavea
strange sensation going through them |
for the first time.
Arriving at Montreal at 1 p. m., we j
again changed steamer*—tin* time to j
the uiagnihce.nl new Quebec, for tine- ,
liec —and it wa* crowded with |x-opie :
going to the big celebration. At 7 a. in.
neat morning we reached (Quebec, |>a*»- j
ing the big »t*«el bridge that w a* re- j
eentiy wrecked, and went to our hotel, j
Me arrived just In lime for the twe
big day*. We look a trip to the worid- i
f lined *hrlne of hie. Anne d* Iteaupre, [
wlierc we .spent a lew imur* vUiting
the beautiful new church and shrine,
the old cha|iel, the heaia hanla, the
cemetery, etc., and on our wav back
«topped a abort time at the Mont me
re uey Falla, which art a hundred feet #
higher than the Kali* of Niagara, hub
of eotir*r much smaller.
W e got IwCfc jii'.t in fime to tee Hi*
Koval Highne** the Prince of U nlit,
»ho hadjiul arrived amiit thelhun
tiering *a tu tea of canon II roil from the
Citadel ami the nine haltle-hlp* an
choreil in lhe harbor. Me was on hit
way lo the (llattel, along three nil lea
of *freel«, Itneil on either title wtlh
infantry amt the interaeeting M recta
with cavalry. When he lamleii at tho
harbor he was reoelv cti by Uovernor
tieneral lord Urey amt Sir Wilfrid
l.aurier, ami presented with add reason
in Kreneh anti KnglUh, to which ho
responded.
in the evening we altemleit the t'on
cert given by a military bantl front ono
of the Kreneh warship*, on Dufterlr*
'ferrate, front which we vtewetl tho
magnificent lllmninatiomt of the pub
lie building* ami the nunteroua war
*htp* in the harltor. It wa* a graml
tight, ami one never lo lie forgotten.
The nevl morning came the review
of the troops by the I’rlnee of W ale* -
•.*:>,(mo laUitg In line, 14,1*10 of whom
were the pick of the t'anatlian trot>|**,
including the Mlgltlamler* In their pic
Inrctipie uniform*, nml M,i**> marine*
from the battle*hi|>*. Kaclt regiment
wn* Itcniit'tl bv a fine band ami a ilrmtt
eorp* The cavalry showeil up parti
eularlt line.
In (lie allernnoit cm no the great Ill'll
toricnl Pageant of the I muling ol Saul
mi ilc Champlain among the Indians,
l, am |H rtiiii-i inking parf, and no ex.
|**iixe w*k spared In lime the cos
tumes historically correct. Then emue,
nl the Champlain Monument, the pre
sculnlion to the Prince of Wales, hy
Hir Ueorge (•arneaii, Min or of Quebec,
of hii address In Krcmii mol Cnglish,
to which the Prince iex|*inded In liotlt
language*. Vice-President Fairbanks
also delivered no address stilled to ilia
occasion.
Those on the aland with the Prlnos
were l.ord ItoliertH, l.ady (trey hui!
Vie*' President Fairbanks. Among the
other* on the stand wax Sir Wilfrid
I.mirier, who received a it rent oval ton
w hen he appeared.
The addresses rend to the Prince were
then presented lo him in n Isnutltol
solid gold CRxkel, niHile e*|ieclally for
the occasion.
I ttuminatlon* were tutnlu displayed
In the evening with the added itltmo
tion of a gorgeous display of fireworks
ftotii the la-vis Heights, opposite t|ue
Ih-c, which snrpas-ed anything c\er
In lore witnessed. One ol the IlgiiltM re
presented In lire wu* Klim Kdwarrl
\T I., hi* >on. the Prince of Write*, Hir
Wilfred I,mirier, etc., anil the turner
»et filcce* were Niagara Kalin, battle
neene*, Ac. Hundred* of *ky rocket*
were sent up, hurxtlnK in shower* at
lire in nil thecnlorsof themlnlmw. We
were fortunate in liavliig a piece on the
iipiH-r deek of our steamboat -held
hack live hour* for Hint purpose--from
which we had a line view of both side*
of the river, and the eleven warship*
anchored nearby, all nbln/e with light*,
i It wn* a wonderful display, anti will
forever !*• engraven on the memory.
Thrnext day we reached Montreal,
visited the Notre Ihimede lion Sveour
church, and also the famous statue giv
en by the sailors, the lion Secour mar
ket, close by, and laiug “market day,"
! had a fine chance to see It at It* la st.
We next visited the Place d’Arnica,
j Noire lianie Church and beautiful Cho
l*i, Mount Royal, where we Rot a
j iilrd’seye view of the city, look the HI*
I mile ride around the mountain, passing
through the principal buxine* streets,
J the residential section, public lustltii
I lions,parks, the Arena,where theskat
■ lug < arnlval Is held in winter, the Ml.
i James Cathedral, the lineal In the lily,
! winding up with dinner at I'laue Niger
Hotel.
At teat p. III. we took our train for
home, where we arrived safely nexl
morning, having sjienl a very busy
three week* In sight seeing while cov
ering lot* of I ncle Hmri's doinain, to
gether with a good bit of Canada.
— Rev. John H. Grant, non of Major
Hiram L. Oranl, of Raleigh, N'. V.,
graduated from the Putnam lllicti
Hchool while living with hi* grandfa
ther, the late John H. I>. Grant, of thia
elly. He entered anil graduated from
Amherst college, xjrent a year at the
< lllcago I'nlverslty, ami then entered
the Theologlaal Hehoul at New Haven,
to |>re|>are himself for the intniatrj.
l*'or some year* he has been |>a»tor of
the Center Congregational ehureh it
Meriden. From there he Is about to
retire to accept a eat I to a f ?*»«»!«»»
at church at Klyrla, Ohio, The Mert
den Us-publican gives a full account of
a farewell service given by member* of
the church and also of the various In
stitution* connected with the church.
He vim prev11led by them with a gold
watch ami fob, a sum of money, and
other token* of their fraternal love.
The Republican also joint* bis fare
well sermon. Indescribing Mr. Grant's
new liebi of labor a picture of the due
church is printed in that |>apcr, which
say*: "Tiie church U one of Hie line**
in the city, and fat equipped to be in
stitutional and modernwt.se to every
other rcepeet,” It l* pleasant l» hear
of the success v*f our High School gra
duate*.
—I (aideIson borough t* to havefree
delivery, the government havle
direction* fsr that pur pose.