Putnam patriot. [volume], August 21, 1908, Image 1

About Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962

Image provided by: Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT

                
A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER . EIGHT PAGES.
VOL. XXXVI.
Caters at the Putnam Port Ofiioo
»• second cia.»? matter.
I
PUTNAM, CONN., FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 1908
NO 34
B. paigle ami family have re- I
tllm*dfrom C rescent Beach.
Hattie Inman is spending
iKr vacation at Lake Winnipesaukee.
__Miss F. Rita Champeau is spend
ing two weeks in Woonsoeket.
_t'. Kemillard, Jr., has returned
from his vacation.
-Mis* Maria I>es Pelteau of the Peo
ple s !<tore, is spending her vacation at
w Bedford, Mass.
—Mr- M M. Dwyer and wife spent
Monday in Worcester, visting with re
latives.
I, _Mr. and Mrs. Frank D Thayer are
spending a week in Pawtucket, the
meats of (. has. A. Thayer and family.
—E. M.Barney and wife are in camp
,t Webster l.ake for the remainder of
the month.
— E. M Wheaton left on Monday
evening for a business trip to Washing- j
ton.
— Mis- Maude Simpson has been the
it test v f Mi" Maude Perrin in West
Woodstock.
—Mrs. Justin S. Green of Center
street, i- visiting her mother, Mrs.
Erast us Blackmar, in Woodstock.
— Krne-t» .Morse of New York City,
returned home Monday, after a fort
night'- vt'it in Putnam.
I.ueins P. Merriam,clerk in theFir-t
National Bank, is taking a week’s va- j
ration
—Mrs. John I). Main has been the
; her daughter in New Bedford
the past two weeks.
—Miss Gladys Murfev leaves Satur
day for a few days’ \ isit to New 'i ork
city.
—Mrs. Victor Chapdelaine and her
ion, Ernest, have returned from an
out in tr at Crescent Beach.
—L. A Brown, of New Rochelle, N.
Y , was in Putnam on Monday calling
upon friends.
—Messrs. John F. Carpenter, (ieo. A.
Hammond and l)r! Omer l.aRue, were
among the visitors at Quadic on Sun- j
day.
—Frederick Morrell, son of I>r. and
Mrs Morrell, has return 'd from ( ana
,U. v acre he has been making a stay j
n! -everal weeks.
—Robert G. Perry and family, who
1 i sen the guests of his parents for j
t past three weeks, returned to their
l m New Y ork City on Saturday .
Mr. at i Mrs. It. 1,. Hurt, Grove si.,
h r iecu entertaining .Mr. Geo. New- I
t wife and their daughter Barbara,!
o: WaGungton, I!. I.
—Henry Merriam, after spending bis
i i..itiou with lii' mother, Mrs. Kmily
Muriain, Fremont street, has returned
to Boston.
—Mr. Noel Dupre and his mother,
c. Woodstock, have returned from a
t« weeks' visit with relatives in Arc
tic, R. I.
—Miss Elizabeth ltyrne, organist at ,
Mary s Church, and Miss Blanche
l> :vert bookkeeper for Ibis worth Bros.,
a: spending a week at Matunuck,
Xiuraeanselt Bay.
— M isfield Ho>e company, No.
a . an outing and clambake lor
i (i .i's and sweethearts, at Wild
w . Park, at some near future date,
t v::i; 11n the custom adopted years
— Ik Mr. Wilson of Bellingham,
"aton. will preach aHhet ongre
church next Sunday morning.
R F. Thompson, a member of lire
C.' i’ >f Dr. Parkhurst's church, New |
*1 - r, city, will sing "I Am Well
Pa;is< d, uv W ilkinson, and Handel s
Largo.
—Mr. and Mrs. C. Bennor, of South
'l ei street, were visited by relatives
a id trtends on Saturday, who came to
congratulate them on reaching the lif
belli anniversary of their marriage.and
who left many choice gifts as tokens
of their regard for the esteemed couple.
—J f Kingsley,who has conducted
* training stable at the Putnam Pair
ground* the past season, is to start out
f»r the fall racing circuit in about two
Among the string of racers that
he "ill take along will be Silver Staff,
P *ter Wilkes, Miss Annie Wilkes and
Hai j.v Benton, which are expected to
Kiu , u <1 account of themselves.
— !.a*i Thursday, while coming on
i* ticicle down Perrin Hill, and near
hie Bay Kimball Hospital, on turning
8 ’■harp curve in the road, Mr. McKvoy
f”; - ddenly upon a team. He tried
1,1 t n out to one side and so also did
‘ ' or man, but neither succeed
e‘! 1 there was a collision—Mr. Mc
f - the only suflerer. as he was
• r> into a gutter and sustained
its and bruises about the head,
‘ • >e of them *eriotis.
~ e Lake Campaign flub held a
Thursday night, Ia*t week. !
ted the following officer*:
- lent—Byron I>. Hug bee.
ary—Silas M. Wbeelook.
' it-Secretary—Chas. K.Shaw . ,
:,-*r—I,. U . Baker.
Presidents and Executive Com
B Kent, J. B. Talent,
*' \. > oimg, Jes.*e Rich,
' >' d Kenner, ihtt*. A. W ilcox, |
< H. Brown, K. M. Arnold, j
A Sharpe, J. - < -re n.
*l ..e Tourteilutke, t.. Byron Morse, :
•* • V.Wheetoek. Philip L. Ben it, t
'T'"' > H- Maynard, K. L. Kelley,
Pechie. K. N. Jo-hn,
* !j■ J -hnson, l*r. E. F. Perry, i
A Macdonald, Samuel W Neill, |
,J A. H. Strahn, Cieo A Bradley,
—Mis.- France- Tucker -pent Sunday '
with Ho-ton friends.
—Maurice McIntyre is visiting with
friend- in Charlton, Mass.
Miss Anna Beaumont, of Oxford, j
Mas* , is visiting with Putnam friends. |
—lieo. W. Perry, Civil Kngineer, is
at \\ estford, Conn., for a week.
—Major John Armstrong, of Web- '
ster, formerly of Putnam, called on hi- !
old friends here Tuesday.
—The Mi—es Rose and Kmma Re- I
millard returned Monday from a two
weeks' stay at Crescent Beach.
—Miss Mary Griffin, in the store of
the B. I>. Bugl>ee Corporation, is hav
ing a two week' vacation.
—Byron LaMondy, of the Adams
Express force, is having a two weeks' i
vacation.
—Raymond Gilpatric is substituting
in the First National Bank during the
vacation season.
—Claranee Hammond Knowlton.of
New York city, wa- the gue-t of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. A. Hammond on Mon
day.
—The Willimantic Normal School !
will open on Tuesday, September 1,1
not on September 8 a- stated in former
announcements.
—The WillimanticChronicle is grat- j
titled in staling that a large amount of !
public improvements i> going on in its
town and vicinity, which is giving em
ployment to large numbers of laborer*. I
Resides two .'stale roads being built ;
through the town, and a new trolley [
line in cor.stjuction from it> city to
South Coventry, amt the foundations
for a large new shop under way at
South Windham, there is a great deal
ol work being done at the Scotland
dam.
—Five boys from Kastford, Harvey
Converse, Lawrence Sherman, John
Sherman, Allen Trowbridge and Ralph
Dav is,ran from llie Kastford i«>si office
to the post office in Putnam, by the
Point ret route, on Saturday, a distance
of eleven miles. The starl w as made
from Kastford at 7 o’clock, and Harvey
Converse reached the goal at V4>. the
other four arriving a few minutes later, j
They were met in Putnam by a party
from Kastford in teams, and alter a t
short rtsf the runners and their friends
went to Wildwood Park for it day’s
outing. The stage route from Putnam
to Kastford through the Woodstock*
covers fifteen miles and re*|ufres three
hours to eover it.
— Mr. J. \Y. Culler returned Satur-|
d :iy ofter tin alienee of nlxiul ten days
froni the city. He wen! to the west
ern part ot New 't ork Slate, a rich j
farming amt grazing region, where line |
herds of cattle are raised. 11 was to see
the excellent farms and graded stocks
of cattle that attracted him that way. I
lie had a delighful time v isit'ng a few
of the immense farms carried on in
highest modern style. W hen lie n
t irned he brought with him nineteen
h ad of young lloltstein cattle, wliieh
tie lias placed on the old i reeman farm
near the Dam Tavern, which tic now
owns. He enriches, by this accession
of tine cattle, lhe town and Stale, and
we trust, to liis i>ersonal benetil ill ad
dition to the pleasure he lakes in own
ing line stoeks of cattle.
— We printed from the New York j
Tribune last week a statement in re- j
gard to the Christian Alliance camp j
meeting at <>ld Orchard, in which it j
was said that 5,0"<» persons became I
hysterical, when the contri unions for
missions were taken up. I her strug
gled frantically to give up their money
and jewe Women stripped th*‘m
selves of their rings, earrings, bracelets
and w hatever else of value they had.
Men gave ail tlie money Ihev had, and
w atches, chains and other valuable*—
and the valuable* amounted to altout
six bushels, l>e«ide* fcSMIUi in money.
Rev. A. H. Simpson, the head officer
of the Alliance, w rites to the Tribune
that there w as not a single article of
jewelry contributed, and there was not
one sensational feature aliout the meet
ing, but the sum of was raised.
_Members of the order of Sisters of
Charity residing in the leonvenls in
Wiliimantic, Baltic and Taflville, cel
ebrated last week the silver jubilees of
Si'ter Bernadotte of St. Joseph's con
vent, Sister Ixtretta of St. Mary's con
vent, Wiliimantic, and Sister Aluigi j
of the < on vent of the Sacred Heart, at j
Taftville. The celebration began Fri
day, but the principal ceremonies took
place Saturday, when all the sisters
ami numerous relative* and friends of
the three siste's whose jubilee* the ccl
etiration marks, gathered in W illiman
tic for exercises appropriate to the oc
casion. Before taking the veil Sister
Bernadotte w a*Mi**Margaret« >Lough
11 n of WiUimanlic. Sister l.oretta w a*
Mi** Philonienet hamiwau of Putnam, j
and .'•isler Aluigi was Mi- Margaret
Courtney of Wiitimanlle. si'ter Lo
retta i» the third in her family h> be a
nun. Stic has with her in "t■ Mary s
convent a si'ter. ruder in the service, :
•sister Btrnadise. w.> • r ;. 'uy years
taught the upper grad. >•: the 1-reneB
school at St. Joseph ~. She is at pre>
ent a teacher in St Mary s. There
were but three girls in the family and
tliev all became nuns. I he third one,
the oldest, joined a Canadian order,and
w hen she died was Reverend Mother
at i^vi. in Canada. Isaac * haiupeou ,
and his son Edgar were in Whitman-(
tic Friday attending the celebration.
—Mr. Michael I.ynch ami wife are
camping al Webster Lake.
— Mr. S. M. Wheeiock ami her three
daughter* returned Friday from a visit
with relatives in Abinglon
—Messrs. Geo. A. Hammond, K,
Shaw, and F. Shaw, were in W orces
ter on Friday.
— Mr. James sncarin and wife, of i
New York.have lieen the guests of May
or and Mrs. J. J. McGarry.
—Mrs. George W'eatherltead ami her I
three daughters, of Southbridge, have I
lieen the ge*ts of local relative*.
—Mr* W . J. Hartlett and her daugh- j
ters, Dorcas and Kuth, are v isiting re- i
latives in I'tica. N. Y.
— Mrs. AbbieChild,Grove street has !
tveen entertaining her daughter, Miss
Grace Child, of Derby.
—Mr. 1’. GrllTln and w ife are enter-|
tnining their son Martin, of New York
city, who has come home to spend his
two weeks' vacation with them.
—The Town Registrars have placed
Inn new names on the Republican cau
cus list and names on the IVmocra
tic list.
— H Blackford returned to Newark,
N. J., Monday, after visiting with his |
family at the home of Mr. Monroe Kan- j
dull and wife. South Main street.
— Cyrus A. Smith, florist and dealer j
In antii|iie furniture, hits clewed out his
business in tlie Central block. He will j
remove to Fast Killingly after a resi- I
dence here of forty years.
— Mrs. Mabel! Kandall ami her t wo j
daughters, the Misses Itlanelie ami Fro- j
dell, returned from a pleasant two j
weeks’ rest at Pleasant Reach, Mon
day evening.
— Niantie. it seems, has lieen hav ing
a siruggle trying to close up the busl
siores on Sunday, The movement has j
not succeeded, as the mailer has been !
dropped for the present at least.
—Andrew V.Fisher, for several years
Vice President and Manager of Uie It
l>. llugbee Corporation, left here Tues
day evening for Burlington, Vl., w here
he is to engage in the dry goods busi
ness with his brother.
—The annual outing of the t 'anadian
Athletic Club w as taken lust Sunday,
w hen sixty members went to Green's
Grove, in Guailic. They had a grand
time, crowned with a clambake, of
which Charles Kennedy w as the cater
er.
— Rev. mid Mr>. J. R. Slubber! re
turned Monday evening from their vh
il with friends in several places, look
ing as if they had had an enjoyable
time while reeu|>erating.
—Sin rill I*, li. Sibley made an auto
trip, last week, through Kaslfnrd and
surrounding towns, and on his way
back io Danielson, visited with friends
in this city on Friday.
— Ke\. John Van den Noort, Pastor
of St. Mary's church, who has been
making a lour of Canada, including a
v isit to the shrine of Ste. Anne de Heau
pre, near tjuebee, has returned home.
— Mi-s Mae Tibbetts, School street,
entertained in honor of Miss Ardelle
Wright, daughter of Judge and Mrs.
K. G. Wright, on Tuesday evening,
'he leaves this week for California, to
eider the I-eland Standford I'nlversi
t The evening was spent in a most
enjoyalile manner, and at the conclu
sion refreshment* were served.
('Aim.—The undersigned extend
thanks to the singers, to those wliocon
t ibub I (lowers, and ai! w ho sympn
t n/ed w ith us in the death of father
\\ . 11. ('hamlxii lain.
M rs. I*. M . Arnold.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McKachnie,
Mr. and Mrs. .- (i Whipple,
Mr. and Mrs. S, W. Chamberlain,
Mr. anti Mrs. Fred Moulton.
— l-andlord and Mrs. K. C. Rogers
returned to the city after tlieir wed- |
ding trip to Nova Seotia. ami had a
pleasant surprise awaiting them. A
lieauliful Morris chair was presented to J
Mr. Rogers by the Inn employes, Wil
liam Hpevrin making the presentation.
Another gift of remembrance was a
splendid bouquet of roses rotn Mr. G.
A. Hammond.
—On Monday evening the marriage
of Miss Helen Kthei, daughter of Mrs.
Klla < larke, of South Main slreet, ami
Herman H. Chandler, of Worcester,
horn in Woodstock, took place at ttie
home of the bride. The ceremony was
performed by Kev. K. I>. Sargent. Af
ter a wedding trip the joung couple
will make their home in Worcester.
They take with them the congratula
tions and kindest wishes of the |ample
of this community, where they are
both so well known, that their voyage
of life may always lie a joyous one.
— If any one takes a bird seye view
of the city from Oak Hill, he will no
tice a large number of new roofs—some
rims lied, work going on on others. Two
of the buildings are line, new, large
dwellings. This i» a time when it will
he a philanthropic deed for any citi
zen to look around and sec if he wifi
soon need, if not Just at present, on his
h or out buildings, some improve
ments made, and have them done at
A -<>od service promptly done
is a double beneiU- Or indeed, any
other work that will give employment
to the needy unemployed. So one can
tell what they may do in this way
without really sacrificing anything. It
will help the restoration of prosperity
which the country ls saiUbed is near at
' hand.
i
' Taft and Sherman Banner
Raising.
HON. JOSEPH L BARBOl'R To
SPEAK
A Republican Taft amt Sherman Na
tional Banner will be raised between
the Bugliee aad Kieh blocks, on Sa
turday afternoon, August -Jit, at .»
o’clock, under the auspices of the "Put
nam Lake Club.”
Hon. Joseph L. Barbour, of Hart
ford, will be present ami will deliver a
rousing speech.
Other s(>eakers, with Lieutenant (Jo- !
vernor Everett J. Lake, will also be !
present.
A Band Concert will in* given l>e
tween 4 and & o’clock, on the Public
Si|iiare.
Ever body invited.
The |ieople of Pomfret, Woodstock,
ami Thompson are specially invited to
come.
Putnam Business Men's Association.
Al>l>UKSS HY.C. I t'HAN'hl.KK,
i ______
I Notice for the <|• tarlt>rI\ meeting of
the Putnam Business Men's Assooia
ciation is made in another column. It
is to tic held in Odd Fellow, Hull, L’Mh
I of August, at s |>. m.
| So long a lime lias intervened since
; the organization of the Association,
without having any business transact
ed, that interest may have flagged on
the part of some. But vve are glad lo
believe all the members hav e undimin
islieil faith not only in the need of the
Association but the im|*irlanl work it
1 can do for the material prosperity and.
social advancement of the city. They
cannot help seeing the urgent need of
combined effort for the promotion of
both these demands, ami will manifest
It in loyally giv lug It hearty encourage
ment wherever ami whenever opportu
nity offers.
A great deal of interest can lie crcat
e I by having a foil at tendance of mem
liers at flic tlrsl meeting for real busi
ness. Kvery one should come with
something that will contribute to ex
cite enthusiasm amt Interest in the pro
! need mgs.
Very fortunately the managers have
secured (ha,. K. * handler, < it.v F.ngi
: neer of Norwich, to make an address,
lie knows just what is necessary to say
and advise to encourage, unite and
and arouse interest in undertaking the
re,|wmslbility of starting and o n rying
mi tire work ul a Business Men’s As.no
| elation, lit has las.ni through all its
phases of hope and (f isfl pjsiio I men l,
i by his ex|ierlenee as President of the
Norwich Business Men's Association,
i and afterward, of the State Business
Men s Association, hi addition to all
Hint he is thoroughly conversant wit It
this city's affairs—its needs, It, pus,t
hililies mid the citizens to whom ttieir
success is to !>e entrusted. We hope
he will give us adv ice in plainest terms
should lie deem it necessary, as well
as to give encouragement and arouse
i interest.
The coming meeting i> not In be con
j tlneil to the enrolled member*. lint nil
| citizens who approve of the Assocln
i lion nml desire to ice it succeed will la
cordially weleomeil.
j As vie understand the purpose of the
! Association, tl is to engage in any juite
! tieal service that will tend to promote
ami develop the prosperity of the city
und whatever will add to its attrac
tiveness to ilraw not only business but
a Knot I class of |H-ople to liecome rc-i
ilents. Muclt can be done in this di
rection by united action in methods
that may tie suggested by the Associa
tion, which no doubt will appoint eoin
mittees for various sjiecial duties.
There will no doubt be mailers
InouKtil forward from time that arc
not of an established character, but
will not be excluded on that account
but w ill lie allowed to be discussed to
learn what merits they may possess.
We may mention as some of that cha
racter, voting by primaries to dis|*ense
with eaucusMcs; also municipal govern
ment by commission, ami such like
debatable questions, the discussion of
which will enlighten those who have
la-come indifferent to public allairs by
i any reason.
Heller than all it will bring citi/ens
together to take up irniairtant que*
llons that are for mutual good, in the
discussion of which the triv ial circum
I stances, or imaginary differences that
1 separate neighbors, will be forgotten
i in the real and important work they
have unitedly undertaken, ami a more
fraternal spirit inspired.
It, therefore, the citizen# will consid
er this question of organizing to pro
’ mole material prosperity they will
| learn that the way to most successful
I ly accomplish it is by esLatdUhing in*
| creased con II Jett* in one anotiier ami
! more kindly interest in each other’s
welfare. 'I bis being done, no one w ill
ever fee! otherwise lhaii gratified that
the Putnam fSustncs# Man s Asseis
j lion w as organized.
— I ni of letter* remaining in the
' i*uimuii l*o»t <mice for the week will
j iug Augu*l i*:
j Ltdk»—Mn.f. M. Aahler, Mi** Jen
nie lirauly, Mi** Mary kichar l, Mi**
Herlha Perry, Mr*. Ann HoMlawl.
! lien lie men— Ikmaiii Alien, WlUUlfl
‘ Koran, tgane liur*earr*».
i
Ballard Family Reunion.
Al'Ut ST 12, I**.
As usual, the Ballard* ha<t a cloml
less day for their annual gathering.
The rain of the night before *o damp
ened the ground that the Irthe was a
little slow about getting there, so that
it w as high noon twfore ali were there
—when we counted noses ami found
119 in all.
As we looked over the crow I we
could but think that from the pres
ent outlook there was no danger of the
trilie hcrvmlng extinct, f^uch a lot of
I young, bright and healthy children.
I Some, to be sure, had but a strain of
j Italian! blood, yet could claim enough
to entitle them to a place among them,
rhe old original stock w as only repre
sented by one—to wit, uncle Salem
Ballard.
Our chairman, on taking his seal
spoke very feelingly, and with tears In
his eyes, of the ahaeuce of I'nele Al
bertos Bruce and wife, w ho heretofore,
for twenty'years, have never failed to
lie present, and their kind, cheerful
faces and facetious remarks, always
drew applause from all present Their
enfeebled condition, even though the
day w ns so propitious, prevented their
Is'iug present. The kind hearts of
smite of their nieces, who were present,
promoted them to do what they could
and they gladly tilled a Ui\ with some
of the choicest culs and forwarded
them by social messenger.
There Is seemingly nothing that cun
produce ami foster such kind amt lut
ing feelings among us all as these an
nual gatherings, and they are annual
ly ardently looked forw ard to as red
letter days in our calendar.
Miss Mary < "hase, the Historian, read
the following history for the past year:
BAIXAIIK HISTOltY, 1907 -ON.
‘•Tilin' and tide wall for no man,”
not even for a Italian!. One*' mote old
“Father time” ha* hurried along anil
almost before we realize It we are again
assembled here in Nichols’ drove, at
the annual reunion of our Mallard fa
mily. It seems that we have but clon
ed our eyes and opened them, so simi
lar is this gathering to the one of last
year. Neatly all the cousins, uncles
mid aunts ore here to greet us with just
as happy a smile and hearty a hand
shake as of yore. We leel In our hearts
a great welling up of thankfulness to
our Heavenly father, w ho lias dealt
w dli us so well during the pii'l year.
Your Historian inis endeavored to
i keep in touch with the various Mal
lards, and believe we have the records
of our additions and losses onneel:
but if any one can add to the re|»irt,
we should la-glad to have them do so.
■mills
Four little (ample have lieeu brought
to the homes of our young folks by the
kind stork.
On (September III, 1907, a daughter,
Alice A/.ubah, made her hist appear
ance at tile home of Frank and Bertha
Ballard Itamsdell.
After this small girl came, the stork
must liH\e migrated, for lie did not re
turn to New Kngland, at least to the
Ballard families until April U7, Ions,
when lie left a son, I usage Harvey, to
i .eorge and Susan I ’lenience, of South
bridge.
(Ill May o;;, PHIS, another girl baby
came U> Hie home of Mr. and Mrs. Wi
liam Alton. She is named Florence
Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. Hcrliert Alton wel
comed a small lady guest, i.ois Marsh,
on July 1st, i:sis.
Mttrrtttic***?
The youth' mill maidens of our clan
seem t<> have Inherited « I’uritan shy
ness; ami gossip ha# it that sonic of
them must gel over their timidity or
they must soon is* duhlied “old maid',
“bachelors,” etc.
In West, Newton, Ajiril lid, tuna,
I'lara lanilsc Car|>enter, youngest
daughter of Vernon and the late JJo
sette Ballard Carpenter, was united in
marriage to Clarence Haakall, of Au
hurndaie, Mass.
Deaths.
There are n few dear faces that we
know we are never to see until we cross
the dark river and go to the areal, ((lad
Reunion, where there will lie no more
parting. We have had but three of
our family taken from u* during the
past year.
On Nov. loth, l!*u7, Alonzo,O. Wood
ard, one of our older cousins, w as laid
to rest aged 72.
In Moulhbridge, I»ee. 24th, BS/7, Cyn
thia t lenience, aged I year, 2 months,
24 days, was taken from her earthly
home, and those w ho dearly lined her
sweet baby ways, to live in live bright
gardens of the angels.
On -Saturday, in Culetieetef, Conn.,
June 27th, l‘««, Frances .Marie Ballard,
in the Nid year of her age. She was the
daughter of the late Rev. John Bate#
Ballard and Agusta Oilman, his wife,
and was descended from W iltiam Bat
lard, of Lynn, and Edward Oilman,of
iiiugharu. They came to New Eng
land before UUO.
Ouring tlie year many of our num
ber have received copies of tiie geneoio
gy of the family from K, M. and J. W
Ballard, of Davenport, Iowa. We feel
'tire we alt appreciate the gift the giv
ers, and Lite lime and ialior which our
Oav«n|*>tt relatives have expended to
obtain mi clear and correct a report.
! There are exception* to the correctness
I
of the rc|>ort, mill on# amusing eveep- ;
lion is sent us l\v I ho publisher him
self, which l will road;
OliMull, Iowa, Nov. Id, 11107.
Mk. K. S. Hai.i van:
l>enr t’ousin.— Hook to hand O. K. :
I Thanh*. You >Ulr<l in preface that
j the ligsires and dale* woro m l j
\ It l* not to Is- wwiilriwl al, for many j
of them arc only front mrniory avt ilif- j
I frront parties A* a whole it l* pretty
j
| My grand molhrr \V hitman . nage 71,
! died a how l IM7,—as 1 was annul II
years old when she died. Itro. John
NVinlhfop |*aire M left Ihree children.
I will ulve you a litllc of his history:
As stated, he married t yntha Slick
ncy: she died after atsiut eight or ten
years. He then married a widow by
i the name of Kmiehl. She died within
i a month, after their marriage. He
I then found an old friend of his llr*l
wife, and married her within thirty j
days alter his second wife died She
lived only eighteen months. After a
few year* he; married a gill hy name
of Orpha IVllngill, of tvochford, III.
She left him In a few months ihad a
dnughier nflerw arils In aiHiui a year
after that he married Jane Tracy, ai
IHsmi, III. .a grass widow They had
a dnughier named Susan. She left him
in aismt three years. Then, in about
two years he married lto<a Wilder, of,
I I think, Peoria, l'hey h id one datigl.* ;
lei. I went to see them a few year* i
ago, at i linton. Mo.
rhat Is a pretty good record of one of j
whom it cannot is- said that lie kept
Ids record clean. The only "black i
sheep" in the whole line of II s.
Yours very truly,
(■ KnlttiK H V V K V It v I I VHt>.
Iii the neurological records of the
aUive, it sny s:‘'he died oAfftf/***," anil j
; tells of only one wife. We must not
>be e real fallen lo find one "black sheep "
in our Hock, mid so let us eaeli one en- ’
denvor lo “keep our record clean."
M ini t'li.vsK, Historian. I
A Her reading of the history and pay-1
lug Hu1 expense*, the following pom* 1
niiltoes for f lu* ensuing year were elect
ed:
Chairman—W. s. Converse.
Amusement Committee- KllaJ. Mal
lard, Mmtha Kdtly mid Calvin Mal
lard.
Arrangement Committee—J. C. Ni
chols, Frank Itainsdcll ami \V. It. Mal
lard.
Historian — Messle Kddv.
Secretary and Treasurer—(’.('lark
Pliriv.
Samuel K. Spalding then re|sirted
a- to tin*condition of tin' Mate*' feme
tcry Kuntit and Stephen Mallard re|sir
tcil as to how lie had s|*'iil the Income,
niinrely, by mowing the cemetery twice
j during I he year.
Spec-hew were then In order, Bird
Met Marlin Kellog,ol Volunlnwu wax
the Ural -penker—this la'lng his llrsl
attendance at reunions, lie has Ircert
n traveling agent, neenin|tHnylng pnr
iies of touiisis almost all over the
world, and was chuck full of Interest
ing stories, which he has a wonderful
faculty I" tell to the pleasure and the j
amusement of all. Space prevents us
from relating some of them.
Ite\ Mr. Hamsev said he was not
much of a tiddler, any way, lull here
could only play -eeond Middle.i The
only object Ion we hail lo Ills remarks
was that lie had, today, seen a homily
Mallard. We had never known suclua
el rooms! mice liefote.
Sam.Spalding had, as usual, an army
story all ready
J.C. Nichols Is always so full of co
mical stories tlinl unless he was allow -
ed to "let ofl " at some such occasion
In- would lie liable to -ponliineous ex
plosion.
Mr. Ihomas Tliurlrer said he was
once eailed an old mini. I le «ald hi had
live grandchildren, two great-grand
children, and one great great grand
child Just half a day old. He read a
selecthui entitled "Nothing to Wear.'
As friend Thurlier Is a nnliira! elocu
tionist, he can Is* IxHli amusing and
I pal belie.
| Miss Whipple readii selection called
j "Not I'nderslood,” which met with
much applause.
Charles I 'base of Dav enport, Iowa,
Mrs. Keilog, and others, followed, un
til it was time to give up to the Amuse
ment Committee—who shot at targets,
puller! pins, Ac., until it was time U>
go home. All pronounced It a very en
joyable and pleasant occasion.
M. It., Kx.Hec’y.
Child Reunion
Tue descendant# of Kprahlm t'hild
who were privileged lo attend the hi
enntal < 'hild Knunion on Wednesday,
Aug. la, l!**^, at Rnaeland Park, will
long remember tbnl a* a red teller day.
Tlie weather «w perfect, and Homeland
l*ark baa for many year* lieen a home
picnic ground for ao large a number of
the member* of: the aaaocialion, that It
• v a moat tlttlnK place for the family
gathering. Kully llo people were In
attendance, including representative*
of the family from < alifornla, <'olora
do, Kan«a», Nebraska, Illinois, Penn
sylvania, lieieware, Maryland, New
York, New Jersey, M *wMhu»tU,
Itjm«l<- Jstand, and several town* in
Connecticut.
The early part of the day w a* *|#Mit
tri the greeting of friend#, renewing of
acquaintances, and examining an In
teresting collection of family treasure*,
which Included diver, china, portraits,
sampler*, ancient deeds, family tree*,
an ancient hotel sign, etc.
The presence of Mr. and Mrs. liraln
ard Child from*'alifornia was a delight
I to many friend*, and I'assiu# Child,
who has visited Woodstock every year
for thirty-eight yearn,waa present with
his daughter, full of his usual Intense
Interest in the reunion. Irariu* Adams
I
I anil family from Providence never fall
tn be on hand. Mr*. Skinner from Na
| broska greeted many friends. Harris
j I’olter from Cpton, amt Caleb PMtor
j from Kail River, were present. Mucts
symjvalhy was expressed for Ueaomt
: Abel Child, the oldest living person
’ liearing the name, who on account of
feebleness was unable to be present.
An efficient committee of ladle* serv
ed a dinner so bountiful in >|U anUly,
and so appetising In i|aaltty as to make
all present feel that the presence of
three physicians was a safeguard.
Chester K. Child of Putnam, preal
<lent of the association, then called for
Ihe historian's report, which waa read
by Mrs. Or. IHIdersleeve In the absence
of Ihe historian, Mrs. N.T. Whit*,who
had rarefully prepared a list of births,
marriages and deaths.
Henry T. Child, the acknowledged
authority upon ancestral relations and
connecting links, then gave many facta
connected with the early descendants,
and Mrs. It. T. Child read several an
ecdotes of family Interest.
M|s» Dr ace Child from lH>rby gave
sketches of Ihe lives of Rev Jededtah
Morse of geography fume, and Samuel
K. II. Morse, the father of telegraphs.
A letter of greetings and regret* from
Rev. l-'rauk Child was read. KoltoM
| from Ibiuglas, IWW, were given by J.
| K. Chandler. Cassius Cliild brought
| greetings from his sister, Mrs. Meek,
1 w hose forced ahseitee w as a regret to
■ her many friends Amusing |*oema
from ths "Child Hook" wore rend by
Ur. Ulktersleeve and Mrs. Clarence H.
' Child.
Tlu» RinwunwmMit that Henry r*.
i Howcu, w hi) was present, from Plaln
| Held, V J., through the early inlcr
j marriage of tlie Ikiwcn and Child fam
ilies w as eligible to memlrcrshlp In the
Child association, was heard wflli
pleasure. The fact that the founder of
Uosclamt Park ami the Irencfaolor of
WisaHtock Academy ami hi* descend
ants, are connected with the Child
family, cannot fnil to Interest Woosl
slis'k residents. Mr. Ho wen when call
ed u|sm, welcometl as senior trustee of
the park, the assembled company to
the grounds, and expresaed satisfaction
with Ills ancestry.
An Invitation from Hralnard t'hlld
to hold the next reunion In t'allfornla
was apprer'lalert, hut received with a
•IMention mark. Knot her Invitation
from Cyrus amt Charles Putter to meet
in Aiiansi, tutu, al Pond Kaelory,Lake
side I'uiili, Wmidstrx'k,1 w a* gratefully
accepted. S|«clal Interest centre*
around this spot from (lie fact that 1*1
j years ago In Pond I 'aclory Peter Cltlld
I munufaetured enr|ads, mid it Is said
that the Hamilton Woolen Company
ol Southbrldgc Is the outgrowth of this
liianufaelory. Deeds of this pro|H*rty
dated 17IW and 17«H transferring this
real estate to Peter t'hlld, and witness
ed by Klishu Child anil Henry Itoyne,
were exhibited by Mrainard Child.
The following ollleer* were elected}
President,Chesuu K. Child, Putnam.
Vice Presidents, Cassius M. Child,
l.ullier J. Leavitt, Leonard H. Healey.
Meeretary and treasurer, Charles M.
Potter.
Historian, Mrs. Charles H. Potter.
Kxeoullve! ’ummlUce.M rs. J .H. May,
Mrs. C. II. Klllam, Mrs. M. Kiddles,
Miss Mary K. Potter.
H was then announced that K. H.
Hollins,a resident photographer of mer
it was present, and the company wa*
grouped for a picture. The children of
the ninth ami tenth generations were
also photographed, laith pictures prov
ing very satisfactory. As the sun sank
In the i west regretful good byes ware
• alii, and the « I did picnic whs a mat
ter of history.
•■They builded belter than they knew,
Those ancestors of ours.”
OifU tu Day Kimball Hospital.
From I’ninfrel—flirt from the Junior
Hraioatic Flub—the proceed* of lha
llr*t entertainment given in the coun
ty in place of the usual May Hreakfaat,
which wa* omitted this year.
The private patienla balli room haa
licen reltnlahed by placing In It whit*
tiling ami an inlaid floor—the gift of
Mr*. Thomas Harrison.
Woodstock—#u0 from l>r. Itrunn for
wetting ii|> the portable collage. Tba
cottage wn« tin* gift of the AprU and
Midi Flub, tfuinebaug and Woodstock.
I'litiiain—fMW from Woman’* Hoard
of I*. K. II., for lot for cottage: |IOI»
for bath tub, Hopper, net howl etc., for
bath room. Piano from Mra. t>. M.
Med bury.
Hrooklyn—IfoMin and a half sheets
from Rav. Hamuel Jarvla.
Mra. Hprague Hard haw moat gener
ously offered to fill »i* dozen frutt jara
for Hospital use; also the name number
of tumbler* with jcfly.
Krom 1‘oin I ret Landing—Ml** Lydia
Hawke* ha- contributed a !|Uaiiiity of
homemade wine for medtctnal use;
also lias kindly offered to till a large
number of fruit jar* for Hospital.
Tlie Hoard of Management and House
Fommiltee gratefully acknowledge all
the much needed and useful gift* •»
•towed by thoughtful and generoua
friend*. The loeri-wttng .mmberof in
terested friend* show* tin: confidence
reposed in the work a* it t* made known
them.
IntereiUnC Locals
Shoe* repaired l>y iinehttrry
Met)‘4 wwed ttpa 75*, 1 ouUm’ BUe.
U nion HhaeVo., A reade Block, Putnam
<)t»e earkmdof Mtigtitty d«m»l|rd bn*»
for »*le cheap while it taeta. Bwworth
Brathtn.
i