A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER . EIGHT PAGES.
VOL. XXXVI.
Kut«>r»-1 ml th* Pntnara Po*! Oftct
mm *^coo.1c;*-» matter.
PUTNAM, CONN., FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 1908
NO 3&
— Mrs. William Richardson is visit
ing with friends in Clinton, Mass
— Mrs. Laura Wilbur,of Providence,
i» the truest of Mrs. Maria Nichols, Li
very street.
— Mr. Dwight Sharpe and wife, W.
J. Bartlett, and John B. Larreau, were
visitors in Boston, last week.
— Mrs. O. F, Pray, Gladys Farmer,
and Alice E. Fuller, are enjoying a two
weeks' rest at Crescent Beach.
— Miss Jennie Kennedy, of Provi
dence, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Jane M. Kennedy.
—The Putnam Gun Club will hold a
sli.vi at their traps, on the Heath
farm. Labor Pay.
— Miss Beatrice Dwyer has returned
from a stay of two months with rela
tives in New Britain.
— Mr. and Harold Morse, wife and
daughter, have gone to Chebeauge Isl
and, Me., for a fortnight's stay.
— H. H. Davenport, of Pomfret. at
tended the Woonsocket, R.I., races this
w eek •
— Mr. Reuben Sykes wife anti two
daughters took a trip down tiie Provi
dence river this week.
—Mr. and Mrs. William Wheaton
have moved into their new home on
(irove street.
— Miss Lottie Angel 1 has returned
fr,,in a visit with relatives in Provi
dence and vicinity.
— M. M. Dwyer and wife were in
M > it Vernon, N. Y., on Saturday, at
tending the funeral of Edward Hig
gins.
— Miss Grosvenor of The Byron I>.
i; ,gbee Corporation, is in New York
selecting a large stock of ladies' fall
ready-to-wear garments.
— Rev. Kr. Van den Xoort has re
turned from his delightful trip through
I. iverCanada, greatly benefited by his
journey.
— Mrs. Herbert Wade, of Millis,
M :i\s., is visiting with her mother, Mrs.
T l*. Botham, Oak Hill. Her son, At
torney Ralph W. Botham, of New
’I rk, is spending his two weeks’ Na
tion at home.
— M. It. Joy, who has t>een making
a , excursion trip in his automobile,
li.r mgh Vermont, New Hampshire
in I Massachusetts, ha- got back. Mr.
,1 has a fine automobile or it couldn't
be kept constantly on the “whiz ns it
has been.
—Charles Racine,of Woodstock, was
l« ire J istiee Wetlierell, of that town,
e-i . inlay, charged with non-supjKirt
w ife, a daughter of Kverett Cotton,
t us city. Racine had provided a
li ie for Ilia wife in Woodstock, but
- preferred living in Putnam, and
w ild not go there. On that fact lie
was acquitted.
—The Hon. M. J. Fanning, of IMiil
adt phia is coming to Connecticut on
September (>, under the auspices of the
~ lie Woman's Christian Temjierance
I . 4i. and will remain three months
'I iking in the interest of "Xu Bi
cense ’ and other temperance issues,
lie will visit as many towns as can be
a auged for.
Pres’t Conn. W. < . T. C.
-< >nc hundred photographs of the
N id mil Gallery, Bondon. ha\e lieen
1 iced on the bulletin boards of the
flee reading room by the bulletin com
ae of the I>. A. R. These are the
i' -lota series of the British school,
w , i will include many photographs
.. : minus British painters.
— Postmaster K. G. Belters has pur
1 i-ti| the entire inlerest in tirand
\hew owned by his father, William H.
Betters. He proposes making various
i iiprovements during in the coming
fa cleaning up all the unimproved
for one thing: in the spring he w ill
- ; i,ut trees along the streets and ave
nues, and otherwise beautify that very
- -billy residential property.
— [.ist of letter* remaining in the
I’utnam Post Ortlee for the week end
I'U August
I.ahies—Miss L. P. Bartlett. Mrs. H.
i Bartlett, Mrs. Billie Bartlett, .Mis*
I renatta Corkum, Miss H >se X >lan.
Miss Norma l)rois, Rev Louise hen*
ner, Miss Bessie MacGregor, Miss Lil
li'- Matson, Mrs. Reuben Phillips, Mrs.
Kate Prince.
Rev hi. X. Brown, Michael Cassidy,
t^live Thibeau, Geo. M. Warner.
—Putnam is now really a beautiful
c ’.y in the residential quarters, and the
b ismess part has Ijeen greatly improv
ed -ince they began tearing down the
unsightly fences. They are now al
ii. >»t ail discarded. A former resident
after an absence of twelve or fifteen
year- and visiting Grove street and the
"ther parts of that district, would be
surprised in? seeing so many tasteful
and attractive residence* of modern
'tv e, and would imagine himself in
- ;e strange city.
—The annual meeting of the Thomp
' u W. C.T. r. will be held Thursday,
iu. d, with Mr-. Oscar Robin-' n.
i -s will be an all-day meeting, and
•act. member is at liberty to invite
is, each one seeing that sufficient
i i- provided for as many a.* they
;.e. Tables will be vet and dinner
served at the noon hour on the usual
picnic plan. In the afternoon there
"i coal* reports of oituers and sjper
a i tits of departmeets,electi a ot of
* C*r*. and any other business neees-a
ry to be done. The remainder of the
Urae will be interspersed with speak
ing i vgether with vocal and instrumen
tal music.
—B. A. Flynn,manager of Hurlbut'* ]
•tore, is at Niagara Kails.
—Miss Kuth K. Child and Mrs 1
Chauncy Morse are at Howard Inn,
Princeton.
—F. E. Burnette of Rochester, N. Y.,
is the guest of his family on Qrove
I street.
—Misses Kli/.a and Marietta Reed
left this week for a two weeks' stay in
New York and Asbury Park.
— Rev. J. R. Stubbert and family are
at the Palmer House, Xoank. They
| expect to return to Putnam aland Se|>
1 tember !»th.
— Recent Ixxikings at the Bradlev
Theatre are “The Wolf," for Friday,
Heptember 11th, and “The Mamofthe
Hour," for Thnrsday, January 14th.
—The clam bake given by the ladies
of the Baptist church on Tuesday noon
was well patronized, and an excellent
dinner was served.
—Mrs. Mary K. (Warren Fuller, of
Worcester, died at Monument Bcabh
on Friday, the result of a shock. The
funeral was held in Worcester Monday
afternoon. Shew a* a native of l’ut
nam.
— William K. Holmes ended his |*>
sition as superintendent at the Ham
mond iV Know I ton company silk mills
on Saturday, which he had filled for
many years. He is succeeded hy John
G. Johnson.
—That the vacation season is in full
swim? in this city was impressed on
the mind of a young colore 1 man by
the name of iRicbards, from Newport,
It. I., this week. In company with
Alice Munro of Woodstock, he came to
Putnam to get married. There w as no
trouble in securing a license, but when
it came to finding a Protestant clergy
man to perform the ceremony, they
found not one at home. Finally tlhey
called on Attorney Charles I,. Torrey
and in the capacity of Justice of the
Peace he made them man and wife.
— Matthew J. O’Jirien, who has re
cently been made an attorney-at-law
al Washington, and has !>een nomina
ted as Prohibition candidate for Gover
nor by the Prohibition party, should
he above making slanderous charges
against County Commissioners, that
they are in league with the brewers, as
he did at the Prohibition convention
held al Willimanlie, last Saturday.
He should remember how his brethren 1
of the bar refused, on several occasions,
to allow his name to be enrolled among
them, for cause.
— Kver since the Uev. L. T. land-j
helm took charge of the Swedish
church on Woodstock Hill, there Inis ;
been a more hopeful ami happier feel- i
ing among the Swedish residents, not j
only in that entire town but beyond its I
borders. They have also sought to in
duce Swedish |K'ople to come there and
take up some of the cheap farms. Mr.
I.indholm has encouraged them in this
work. As an one instance, a Swede
named William Johnson, who has been
living in ( orona. N.Y., has just bought
the Uustaf Ask plaee, at South WixmI
'toek, for a summer home, purposing
later to buv a large farm.
—-The Wells peach orchard in South
Woodstock, laid out hy the late I.. J. j
Wells, for which tie was criticised, and j
hore no crop while he lived, has since j
borne two large crops—one, two years ;
ago and one this year. The orchard,
since the death of l,.J. Wells, has been j
carried on by his son, W illis W . Wells,
whose devotion to lire care of the orch- j
I aid has Issui incessant, and its pro- !
I ductive yield is due t > his work ami
I watchful care, no doubt in a filial de
i sire to redeem his father from being
! considered visionary in that, tlie last
enterprise he undertook. Willis says,
that this season, notwithstanding lie
lost a good many trees by the scorch
ing dry weather, he expects to harvest
about 1-i.noo basket* of peaches this
vear. He lias lietween II,(DM and
trees set out, and yearly replaces any
that die. He i' now harvesting his
peaches, a number of men are daily
engaged in picking them, as he has the
early and late kinds.
—Klorenus Clark is having a beau
tiful residence built for himself on Sew
ard street. It is on an elevated and
sightly lot over two hundred feel front.
Mr. K. M. Arnold, has been doing a
great deal to improve the Grove street
district, and help along “Prosperity."
He is having two modern style dwell
ings built on Pleasant street, now near
ly completed, and one of them already
renter!, and will be occupied this fall.
He is also building another greenhouse
in size about as large as the present
one, which he purjsjses to le\ote to
a special use. As one goes through
the linished greenhouse and remarks
the profusion of flowers of many kinds
and other plants, piled up tier upon
tier, ti ling every inch of space in that
1 large double-story structure, he may
i understand the need of another similar
! large greenhouse to store the su|»er
I rtuous plants: and then going around
! the large garden and note that every
i available foot of ground is stocked with
plant life, as if nothing ha! already
been removed since spring planting,
the wonder will increase where will all j
that immense amount of dowers and
other plants be stored in the coming
uold weather.’ 'imply, that the pro
ducts ate going out ali the time, and
as it take- less time to carry the plants
,j| g | be le*» to store than now
appears, when planting has to eea*e.
—Frank Howarth ha* entered th*"
employ of F. O. I<etten«.
—Alvarice Miour, clerk at the
Church Clothing store, la enjoying a
two week's outinft in Maine.
— Mrs. M. M. Dwyer ami children
are visiting with relatives in Spencer
for a few days.
—Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kdmonda
of Slorrs, and Mis» Helen Hammond
of Hampton, have been guests at O.
A. Hammond's the past week.
—Miss Annie Goodwin returned to
her home in Arlington, X. J., Satur
day, after a two weeks’ visit with rela
tives.
— Mi— Ante lie Wright left Saturday
for California, where she is to take a
four years' course at the 1 <elaml Stan
ford I'niversity.
—Miss Tucker,of The Byron P. Hug
bee t'orporntion, is in New York this
week, purchasing the latest millinery
fashions for the fall opening.
—Mr. ami Mrs. A. D. McIntyre are
entertaining Mr. Pavid Yorke, wife
ami their two children, of Uardner,
M ass.
— Hay Sherman has received an ap
pointment in the railway [nistal serv
ice and has been assigned during the
weighing of the mails to a run between
Boston and Poughkeepsie.
—The 1 lemocralie caucus to elect de
legates for the State, t'ongresstonal and
Senatorial t'(inventions, will la1 held
on Friday evening this week, at H
o'clock, in the city court room.
—The Socialists of Putnam vvill hold
a meeting on In ion Square, at S j>. m.
m., Monday, Aug. :51. Mr. F.dwards,
a lawyer from Oklahoma, w ill be the
sjieaker.
—The academy of Notre Paine opens
for the fall term Monday, September
7. A large entering class will include
several students from New York w ith
the 'usual number from t'onneolieut
and other New England states.
—Another excursion to Nantasket
Beach and return by s|ieoial train to
Boston and steamer to the Beach Is
announced for Friday, August t&lh,
leav ing Putnam at S.lo a. in.
—On Wednesday we had a down
pour of rain amounting to about two
inches—and it was a cold one, making
fires in the homes desirable and over
coals necessary outside to keep com
fortable. But we were better oft Ilian
poor Maryland, lor there they had
snow.
—A new band lias been organized in
Putnam, to tie known ns Lucter’s
Brass Band. ThS first concert was
given Tuesday evening on the lawn of
Hotel < argiil and an excellent pro
gram was given. The second concert
vvill be given at the same place next
Tuesday evening.
— Major A. I). McIntyre wishes to
notify local Spanish war veterans that
if they will visit the Connecticut
Headquarters at Young’* Hotel in Bos
ton, anytime after Sunday evening,
they can get identification buttons, al
lowing them to go on free excursions
and any oilier entertainments. All
are requested to march in ilhe big pa
rade behind the new department
colors and mammoth wooden nutmeg.
Karts on railroads by getting certitl
eatis are one and one-third for round
trip
— Mr. Ralph \V. Botham, who is \ i
iting his parents,on Wilkinson street,
has resigned his |H>sition as assistant
attorney in the office of Janies Quack
e'lbush. attorney for the Melro|N.ditau
S.reet Railway Company, New York
city, where he has been engaged for
the last seven years. Me lias just ac
cepted an offer to become the Attorney
for Uie t usually Company of America
—one of the largest accident insurance
companies in the country, lie will
make the change alniut the middle of
Beptember.
Putnam Business Men's Association.
The members of the Business Men's
Association must be alert to have the
tirsl business meeting, to tie held on
Friday evening, a successful one.
An address will I* made by Clias.
K. Chandler, City Engineer of Nor
wich, which no citizen should miss
hearing, as the speaker has had much
experience, having been President of
the Norwich Business Men's Associa
tion and also the ."state Business Men's
Association, and understands the city's
needs and possibilities as thoroughly
as any other man.
It must also lie must kept In rernetn
briaw that the object work of the As
•ocialion is to advance the prosperity
«f the city in etery way that offers
to make it attractive to desirable peo
ple who are seeking home* in thi* beau
tiful and healthy section.
The ]lower of concentrated moral in
fluence of the citizens in combined as
sociation i» almostiilimitabie in mold
ing the character and weil-being of any
place as well as increasing its material
prusjierlly. I’ublic opinion unorganized
has done much to improve the atrrac
Uveites* of Putnam during the past
twenty year*. Organized, it can do a
i axt deal more.
it i« neediest la say more. Let the
citizens manifest a public spirit for tbe
good of the city a i l each other's wel
fare, through the Association, and they
will reap, a rich harvest of gratifica
tion tiiat will greatly recompense them
through iife.
Taft and Sherman Banner
Raising.
Lmi Saturday proved a dreary day
for the raising of the Republican Taft
and rtbertnan National Banner. The
down-pour of rain was heavy and con
tinuous. Hul notwithstanding there
was a remarkably large turn-out of the
people, leaving it to the imagination to
estimate what the crowd would have ,
been In sice had the day been fair.
The committee of arrangements had '
carefully prepared everything for a
large and successful meeting, and not
withstanding the disagreeable weather
they could not well adjourn the flag
raising. The speaker of the hour, Hon,
Joseph L. Barbour had arrived, so had
Uieuteuant Governor Lake, Mr. t'lar-j
ence Bowen and other invited guests, ■
and the splendid Swedish Emanuel
Band,from North Urosvernordale. was
early on hand, whose stirring music
helped greatly to dtapel the effect of
the gloomy weather, and it w as deem
ed best to carry through the program.
It was well that such was the decision,
as It finally turned out.
At ft o'clock the beainlful banner w as
raised between the Bugliee aud Kteh
blocks amid cheers from the umhrvl
le«1 crowd that spread to a long dis
tance on both sides of the street.
As soon ns the banner was unfurled
the crowd moved over to the Bradley
Theatre to complete the program and
listen to the address of Mr. Barbour.
l>r. J. B. Kent Introduced t'lsrence
\V. Bowen as chairman of the meet
ing. His pleasant and cheery voice in
stating tire object of tire meeting sent
n llirill through the audience, which
from that moment to the close, In list
ening to the speakers, made the weath
er and all other distracting thought ob
livious. Mr. Kuwait outlined, In ring-j
; tug tones, the principles ihal separated
! the two great leading parties and the
! characteristics of the two leaders re
j presenting the two parties. He than
I introduced lieutenant Luke.
The lieutenant Uovernor, in res
|smding, had allowed him but a few
minutes, as the guests had to leave at
h o’clock, and there whs then scarcely
time for the address that whs to follow.
He'[Mike of the importance of the na
tional election -omi to lie held and the
duties resting upon the Hep ihlicnn vo
tcis.espeeially tlmse of Windham eoun
' ty, in the coming contest. He conlined
his remarks (o Matronal issues, and
mainly lo the two candidates, and the
I i|ualilications of each for the high ami
honored position, much lo the dispar
agement of Judg Taft's opponent.
Mr. rl iw en 1 ** it> < rod need Hon. Jo
seph I.. Barbour, who was fortunately
| secured to make the address. He had
| scarcely twenty minutes I adore lie had
to leave to eatch Ins train and that ap
| |>eared to make him nervous, as he
! kept pulling out hia waleli every mi
i mite or two to see the time. He had
| marked, evidently |H>ints of his ad
dress to get through in time, hut they
were all “hits" and won applause or
laughter, as they were witty or stirring
patriotic appeals. As to itryan, lit'
named his issues with which to startle
or astound his hearers, most of which
had gone into oblivion, so far as the
platform he Irol made up to win his
race is concerned. It would b • impos
sible to outline m >st of what lie said ;
a great deal of it was pungent by com
bined cords, voice and facial expres
sion. In speaking of Judge daft, tie
! regarded him as the greatest states
man that lias ever Iteen named for I’re
! sident since Abraham Idncoin. Ills
climax, that closed Ids address, stirred
his audience greatly, who applauded
him as lie hastily left the platform.
For Putnam's lirst Republican cam
paign gun, the Banner Raising proved
a success
Pomona Orange at East Woodstock.
The heavy rain tint not put much of
a dam|jcr on the spirits of the granger*
wlio attended the annual field meeting
of the Guinebaug Pomona Grange, No.
i in Ka>t Woods lock on i Wednesday,
i The exercise* were held in the Congre
1 national church and the program
| carried out was much enjoyed. The
Hast Woodstock liras* Hand furnished
the music and Miss Minnie Parron of
Danielson the readings. After a sub
stantial dinner, served by the ladies in
the cha|iel, the literary exercise* com
menced. Grange matters were ably
presented by <'. I». Richardson of
Hrooktteld, master Massachusetts .State
' Grange, and by I Leonard H. Healey,
master of the < onnectieut State Grange.
! M. i• m!iu|> of Brooklyn, presidentof
* the < 'oniurcliCnt : Poultry Association,
: tol<l .Interesting facta ai*>ut poultry,
while Miss Alice White of Brooklyn,
X. V., spoke on “My Boys," a subject
which interested every granger prc*
1 ent.
, *•*
Republican Caucus.
On our eighth page will be found the
call for the Republic* caucus, to l<e
held in Armory Hail, on Wednesday,
«w-pt. Z. Delegate* are to be elected to
the .stale convention, the Third < »n
grewdonal con vi-otion, and the -Slh
t Senatorial convention. Kvery Uepute
lican voter ought to attend this eau
eu*.
— Raising fish may he made profita
ble The government of Burma stocked
a lake with fish, and now gets a yearly
revenue of 4»>,<sju from the fishing.
Co*(rrfiti»aal Chart* No la*.
The sermon last 8 iihIv moewlng
w a* by Rev. I. Jonew, formerly of
the Congregational |rhurch la Thomp
son. Dr. Jones taant hi* wwiwon im
Ihe thought of 2 King*. iv^aSsami gave
a -scholarly application of the teat, utg j
in* the responailvlllty of every one to i
answer thequestion of the prophet,"l»
it well with thee? U* well with thy
husband? I* it well with the child?”
This sermon is jm-haMy the last which
Dr. Jones will preaeh tn this vicinity j
for aome time, as h# Ls Just now leav
ing the Cnlled States for IVrto ftioo.
The best wishes of the people follow
him lo his new held.
In place of the usual choir, a soloist,
Mr. K. Frank Thompson, a member of
the choir of IW. I’atkhursl's church in
Mew York city furnished the solo we
an them ami oiibrlory at the morning
service. The opening selection w«s“l
am well pleased,” hy Wilkinson, and
the ort'ertory Kamiel's beautiful *‘l<ar
Bo.” These songs wen- well Interpre
ted by Mr. Thompson's powerful and
cultivated hnss voice. The singer's
generosity in assisting in Ihe music of
the vacation season was highly appre
ciated by Ihe congregation, lie al»o
sang Kodney ’a “Calvary'' al thet'hris
tlnn Kndeavor service In the evening.
Sometimes when the choir is alwenl,
tltere a noticeable lack of enthusiasm
in the congrv'gational singing Intst
Sunday, however, the very opjostte
was true. Kvcry one accepted the ex
tra responsl hi lily and sang the hymns
heartily, thereby supplying the best
kind of eboir—the kind which always
la so Impressive when the whole con
gregation is united in the true spirit of
praise.
Superior Court
The jury for the September term of
court will be ilrawn on Friday of till*
week nt 1‘ulnam, Ml 10.;*) m. in. Civil
Mini criminal business for the llrsl week
will lie arranged for at that lime. A
short calendar session ami assignment
of east's w ill la- held the same day at II
o'clock. At 111 o'clock a liar meeting
w ill la- held to consider the application
of Frederick F. U-ndcwttr of Central
Village, formerly of Oklahoma, for ad*
mission to (this bar without examina
tion. Criminals will lie put to plea on
Tuesday. The following are the cot),
tinned criminal case*:
Charle* Abdallah, John Abdallah,
and Mahmoud ,\s>nd, assault with Ill
lent to kill.
George Kg an, breach of the peace.
Altiert HI net, indecent assault.
Frederick Hughes, bu nking and < ti
tering in Hie night season with Intel It
to steal. On probation for one year.
William Ihiy, breakingjand enterii g
with Intent to steal. On probation.
The new criminal ease* are as fol
lows:
\\ tlliom Sherry, Intoxication and
breach of the jreaee.
Owen Shecdy, camping oil private
projierty.
James Combler, assault on female
child.
John Lynch, cruelty to animals.
Frank Fairbanks, George Tlmmlii-,
larceny ■
Parker M. Tolman, burglary.
Resolution!
llcadi|.iarter* A. tl. Warner l*<»t. No.
■ I, Department of (onu., Auk. 1 s,
puts.
Whereas, ll tins pleased the Supreme
tied of the linkers* to remove out laic
eoiuriule, William II. < handier lain,
tool
Whereas, the intimate relations Ioiik
hel<l by our deceased eomraile with the
iiii'miU'Ii of our |*»l, render it pro|*>r
that we should plaee on record our ap
preciation of his services as a comrade,
and hi' merit' as a man, therefore lie it
Resolved by A. <!. Warner l‘ost,thnt
while we humbly Imw with submis
sion to tlie w ill of the Most High, we
do not the less mourn for our comrade
w ho has lieen called from his lalsirs to
rest.
Rtsolved, that in the death of Corn*
rade ( hami«erlam,lhe |s>sl limes m com
rade who has always Ijeen active and
zealous in his work as a member, and
as a brothel ever ready to succor the
needy and distressed of the |s»t, and
prompt to advance the interests of tile
order, devoted to its welfare and pros
|ierlty,one who was wise in counsel
and rearless in action, an upright, hon
est man, w hose virtues, .endeared lilui
not only to his comrades, but to all of
his fellow citizens.
Resolved tiial this isml tender Its
heartfelt sympathy to trie ramlly of the
deceased conirsile in this their-ad af
fliction
Resolved that these resolutions I*
entered upon the minutes of the post,
and that a copv lie sent to the family
of our deceased oonirade.arid published
in the local papers.
t'HAI M'V Moh.sk,
H. K. .SkaMil s«,
OsS AK < OMAN,
( ommtttee.
September Pilitrmwre of the D. A. R.
TTie Ilaughter* of the American lies*
otution wilt make their annual Hep
lemtarr Pilgrimage on Friday, Heptcm
tier lib. Tills year the pilgrimage wilt
tie to S<(uaw Hock, one of ttie mool pic
tunewpie plaee* In Windham t’ormty,
having high cliffs, great rock*, and
caves-. 8*juaw Hock is »l*>ul four
miles from ItanleUon, and the party
will leave Putnam on the 12-<o trolley
for Iraatetsco, where barge* wili t* ta
ken for rUjuaw llock. The coal of tlie
trip will not eaeeed V> cent* for each
person, and all mrnlari who can go
: are requested to notify Mr*. < 1».
j Sharpe by Thursday, Meptember -Id.
j If Friday prove* to I* unpleasant the
pilgrimage will fie on -Saturday.j
Obituary
Knw aH.11 UltimAt,
"la the Mi> »t ot l il* «* sr* m ltenth."
NV\m, porhnps. «m the truth of the ,
pithy saying so painfully fell than on
last Thursday , when the news of Mr.
Kdward Higgins death came as a
•hock to hi* tuanv amt dev olad friend*.
The ilm tout, on \Vnln«l»_» last, on
alighting (Win an electric car In New
York city, was struck by another corn
ing In au opt**vlte direction, ami died
two hours later (tom the Injuries re
ceived.
Itl* unlltuely end brought grief to
many beyond his Immediate circle of
friends, for his charity a as proverbial
not only In Mount Vernon, where he
lived, hut wherever the call for help
was heard Me was greatly admirer!
by all who hail the privilege of hi*
friendship, anil was res|>eoled and ad
mired by Mil who were brought even
brietly within the benign influence of
Ills personality.
Mr. Higgins' hiiowim In business was
ohietly due la hi* strict sense of justice,
hi* keen fomtialil, and hi* extraordi
nary tael a* a financier. These r«
ble nualiiie*, together with the hearty
w lllingues* w 1th which he hcl|*‘d lilt
host of 11 lends, matte him the patron
of main who sought advancement h,v
hone s't striving. Hut hist tuny life In
the commercial world tlltl not prevent
him from devoting time to I he needs
of the ehureh. As a devout t'alholle he
was an energetic worker in every «ts>d
eatise. Whether the object was to help
the seminarian or to befriend the or
paan, Mr. Hlggln* was Hie lint mid
most |tetscverlng lienefaclor.
Among the educational Institution*
in which the ileeeasotl w as s|ieetally in
leresteij, Noire l*ame, this city, |**r
hups, held the lint place. Ills sudden
departure, therefore, casts a deep gltsitn
over the Academy, where his frequent
visits were always looked forward to
with the greatest pleasure.
Funeral services were held Saturday
I morning last at Our l.ady of Victory
| Church, Mount Vernon, N. V., the so.
leinn mass being sung by Hev Kdward
Higgins, a son of the departed. He
sldes the celebrant, nunc lhan twenty
priests were present In the sanctuary.
Mr. Higgins leaves to mourn Ills loss
his wife, two sons the llev. Kdward
Higgins of St. I olumbus't hutch,New
Voik oily, and Mr. Joseph Higgins;
two daughters Miss Alice Higgins
and Sr. M. Geraldine, teacher In Notre
Dame Academy, Putnam.
Tn the bereaved family, the Sisters
and pupils of Notre I lame extend their
heartfelt sympathy.
Wcadstovk Auiilcmy Gleaner.
For xixleen yearn the Woodalock
Academy »ileaner hat been annually
l*. tied, and Invariably hat been a val
uable and interetthiK publication, full
of high data article* connected with
the hUlory of I he Academy and theme
prominently connected with It since
lit foundatkm with hoiiic literary arti
cle-. contributed by former atUdent*.
It in Jtia|> Much a |iublleutlon at every
resident of Wood-dork, and thoae who
have formerly lived there, aa well at
the graduate* and other* who have
Irceii eoimected in any way with the
Academy, ahuuld greatly prize. It It
a I-mu. magazine of -b page*, lie-lde*
the cover. It* price la only ten cent*
a copy.
The Keillor and I’ubttxher of the
"Uleaner" la K. It. Mali, who ha* ta>en
I'rlnclpal of the Academy for twenty
yearn. I'niter hi* ndmlnnnstration It
haa won a high and broad reputation
an an educational I tint llntion.
The editing and puhllHhing of the
"(•leaner," have been more of a labor
of love than any [terminal liertelll. He
ha* devoted bin vacation time lu order
to make It a credit to the Academy and
the town of Woodxloek. In addition
to the laborious and *elf< sacrificing »er
| vice he han performed to make the
“Oleaner” »o useful and valuable an a
publication, he ntuat have borne a good
nhare of the expense required, an there
In no source of Income except what It*
limited nale* and It* advertisement*
returned.
! The Suite In* peeler, In hU report
to Hon-('■ II. Mine, Secretary of the
Stale Board of Kducation, thu* speak*
of the Woodstoek Academy:
I visited tht* institution on Nov. '£1,
and attended the classes. 1 tent under
separate cover certain publication* of
the Academy, which net forth tfie
cour*e of study and history of the in*
dilution.
( nurse of Study.—The achool Is pre
parol to give a classical course, hut at
present has no classical students. The
emphasis Is laid on mathematics, Fng
llsh, history and Latin. The course
seems very well suited to the needs of
the pupils.
Teachers—The teachers are all <ju»li
lied and their teaching is of high school
grade. The discipline Is all right.
Pupils—These are prepared to recite
and are correct in de|«ortment. They
seem to appreciate their advantage*.
The school can tie safely approved by
the Htale lioaril.
Principal Mali makes some sugges
tions to the Trustees of the Aeaderny
how its usefulness may he greatly in
i creased.
Interesting LoccJi
rthoe* repaired hy machinery
Men's sewed taps ?6e, l.adies’ die.
I'nkm Hhoe Co., Arcade Block, Putnam
—The democrats hold their caucus
on Friday evening of this weak,to elect
delegates to the various conventions.
Swe.Ush Ckarvk Coultrtitt aad Coacaft
last «(tk a ((inference of ( lirtslian
Worker* wm held in the Seed talk
Church on VV™*l«tock Mill, under thk
itriwtlM of the Pastor, Hev. L. T.
Undholnt, with sessions continuing
through the week.
Tire »'< inference ojiened Tuewday ev*«
ttiiitt, and after the preliminary ser
vice*, a sermon was preached by Kev.
I*. A. Nelson, of New Haven.
At the different sessions during the
week interesting and practical paper*
were read and addresses delivered. l>ts
tain resolutions were also adopted.
He\. 1'. J. llolmof Kltehbnrg, Maaa ,
read an interesting paper on the ''I’ad
and the Present," In which Ire showed
that the limes in which we are living
were the liest In the history of tit*
world, and also that the world could
not avoid tiecointiift tieller and betUr
as the truth spreads and prevails. II*
drew a comparison between the preaenk
l»iaee and lem|>eranoe movement*, to
gether with the soda! improvement*
going on, with the wars and Intemper I
tiiwiif the past.
J. (foist, M. I*., of WuRMtn, deity*
ered mi address on "The Mind'* I nfltt*
cnee over Hit* Hotly." It was, In ftct,
nn indorsement of tin* I tost on "Km an*
tit*I Church Movement.”
Uev, o. U. Norssen, of Worcester,
spoke of "The Preparation of '.hi Milt*
Ister," In order to lie nhle' to work alio*
ce»*fully among the younger generic
lion, c*t*H.'lally among the children ot j
Hwedtsh parents who hnvc emigiatCtl :
to ihl* country.
Uev. U. V. tfuarn*lroin, of Natlga* ;
tuck, Conn., n|mko of lit* experlenon
iii n missionary among the ctdonlen a§"■
Swedish families who hnvc Mettled In
CnnndM, from whom he lint recently
returned nfler n sojourn among then*
of two years.
Rev. I*. A. Nelaon, of Mew Haven,
rend n paper on "The Set'll of Illy her
Kducnlion for our Ministers.”
A resolution was adopted dee I a ring
that our young men who are thinking
of entering the mtniidry should hav# •
tHillege edueatlon In order to reach anti
j exercise Influence over the young Hwa*
I dish |H*ople will! grow up with all thn
mi I Mint age* of higher education.
Those w ho took part In tile Confer*
enw* and lls discussions, renllr.c that
the day t* not far oil’ w hen the Kng)l*<|,
Initguage w ill I** used, at least In part,
lit the Swedish churches, where 1 tin
Initguage Is now altogether Mwettlali.
The .Swedish language will lie for thn
older |«‘oplc and recent emigrants, and
the luigilsh language will he for thn
children Unn and educated In thin
country. The minister* must, them*
fore j become ijuattlU'd to * peilg In
| language.
A vote was adopted expressing the
thunk* vl thv Conference to H«V l».T»
l.indholm for III* untiring eM'orta in
preparing and arranging everything
f »r the success of llo- t'siifrrrfln
I he comfort of flic delegate*.
A resolution trim passed recommend*
log to the Swedish churches mitt min*
I'ter* of the K ns tern States, who
Munhle nt thtli annual meeting thh)
lull. In Lynn, Mas*., to take imasiireu
tONU|i|Mirt these I ‘on fere tiers no that
they may lie made a success tint! ml lit*
Itiicnee for gootl wherever adopted. |
Mince Mr. Lindholiii started then*
Conferences, four year* ago, similar,
ones have lawn organized among Ui|
Swede* [iraelleally all over the I nltetll
j state*, particularly In Chicago, Mills
neii|MillH, and on the I'aeltle ooasi.
The Concert, whleli was given bjr
i Hex. J. A. lifiltniaii and III* non, Caul
j 11u1 ItiiHii, in connection with the Cunt
I ference, proxed a success. Ationl Hire#
; hundred |asi|>le availed themselves at
the<i|i|Hirturilty of hearing good tousle,
M r. < larence Howell delivered a vet)
ImdrucUve address oujil‘\YiK>dsluek/*
I ii eomieetlon, he spoke of HU gotnff
to Kngland Iasi year and of III* vlalt M
the birthplace of John Kllot. Me alee
'poke complimentary of the work •!
that he was so soon to leave Wi
stock.
II»».!!.( Cluri>h
I lev. W«l«wnf K.
in eachange with Bev.
Sunday, Heptemtarr «tb. Mr.
well known in Putnam a* «a
forem an speaker* In Kastorti
Ucul, and ail will bn greatly
to hear him. HeJ will
morning and evening, M
dially invited to attM
At the dose of the (Vmwrt Mr.
holm took the opjwirtunlty of
ing the public In general for the
cu*sup|>orl lie had received in hla1
since cuming to Woodstock. In
ing the country for the city is
cause tie lias lost his love for
llful town, or Interest in the
which has signally prospered sine*
came, hut because he will hav# a
Held and greater opportunities for
vice, and also to better improve hi
for usefulness.
than
one cnn-BMMli.
On Tuesday George K.Turcotl
ed guilty to tin* charge of i ,
money uimer false pretenses from
rick Maloney, by misrepresenting
nature of an Insurance
fined #ld each on
with cost* amounted to #42.1*1.
unable to pay he was
lyn jail.