Putnam patriot. [volume], September 11, 1908, Image 5

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t TH'». KM.S
The annual meeting of tfie W. < T.
- i T's 'iip'on occurred at the re-i
L.te iif"the president, Mr-- < >-ear !{:.!>
** J ol, ihursday last. Owing loth*
l ,00'
1* of -"me
..... of the members, ami
^ w were attending the country
.I'-t^the attendance wa» not a* large
! ..ine .t a goodly number was
* U"„, ,n,l a protitabfe and enjoyable
F^ini was held. It was an all day
"SSi annually held with Mr-.
K-thin-m. mid always looked forward
f aith interest by the member-, hono
k"rv n-e;m-crs and invited friends, lie
"«hment» served on the basket plan,
, tin.eaetion of officer- for the fob
flrTvear. Mr-. Fuller, the County
President' wi*s present, »»<• !»'•■>' a>
!-j*l a very interesting speaker. The
r .wing officers were all unanimous
! fleeted for the-ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Oscar Kobin-on.
Treasurer. Mi*. K. F. Thoni|>son.•
^eretarv. Mrs. K. Woodard.
Assistant Secretary, Mrs. Minnie
Correspondent, Mrs.KIla < arle
^tiev and Mrs. Van Natter of North
browvenordale, and Hev. Hansom of
Ust Tho.n[*soti, made interesting re
_,rk4 and Miss Kllen l.arned, the
kjrtorian, delighted her audience w ith
Cr well timed temperance anecdotes,
and advice as to the best methods to
t sat the reformed drunkard.
The regular routine program of re
■ onshe reading and songs of the \V.
, T I were given, and ail who were
i ’rtunaie enough to be present enjoyed
t erT moment of the day an<l the well
knoi-n hospitality of Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson at their pleasant home.
MIKTH WOtlUSWCK.
A picnic was hel<l at Hoseland Park
t . lhe Potter family and some of their
fn'lteiioii' "ti Monday. The table*
vrrewt undei the trees and were laden
a|| kinds of delectable viands.
Mr*. A. 1! 1 Semis lias iteen toGreen
i i recent:.' to\i>it her daughter.
H. I. tucker and family ofiProvi
e guests ot Mrs. ( tars
Itattlv "ii " unlay and Monday of thi*
week,"coming in their automobile.
Iraak i! ard i> tlie guest of his
hither. H. P. Hibbard.
Herman ( liafl'ee has been entertain
ioe hi" friend, Harry Knowles of I larl
: and "itii him attended the Wor
eester 1 a i r.
Mrs. l»a\id llieks is on the siok list.
Prof, and M r*. J ohn Adams of Wash
ington, also Prof, and Mrs. Kllery
raine, are guests of Mrs. h.tlen Paine.
L.H. Healey and .1. S. May were in
vited to act as marshals at Brooklyn
lair this week. *
Wilbur Towne and wife have lieen
visiting their daughter at Man*tield
(enter this week.
Kimna Henries and Haniel Donavan
sett married in North Woodstock by
Rtv.T. A. Turner last week Thurs
day.
Miss Matsd Hyde has given up Iter
chuol in New jersey this year, and
hasgone to Kansas to care for her in
land sister-in-law, Mrs. Arthur Hyde.
Miss Margaret Hyde returns next
seek to Staten Island, where she has
iaughl several years.
Miss'Marv Aldrich lias taken the
elwol in the « outre District again.
Mi» Kditli Itemis of Greenlicid ha*
line home to recu|ierale her health.
Icr brother Karle went up there to es
ort her home.
WKST UlniUCKS'l KK.
Clarence :i;ul Leon Lamb of Provi
nce are \isiliiig their uncle, Krnest
. Law.
1 \\ I’laiv anil wife \isiti;d in Prov
bn* Monthly.
William\\ nudhead is in |>oor health
IriiiiK llurrill anil wife entertained
hepachet friends last week.
The Clarks ille and the Shady Oak
huols commenced this week Monday,
is* Lucy K. Reynolds and Mrs.Maud
1 mis, teachers.
A picnic » as given by Nelson Law,
iHurrill's (.rose, Last Putnam, Sat
tday afternoon. Lames and other
Basements were indulged in. rSand
iches, nlises. cake, iee cream, and
aits Mere Isnmlifully sened. All re
sr'.eil a nice time.
1 vnw Puns'and son Willard visited
1 Providence a few days this week.
! — - ••• -
WOUUhTOt'K
*■*« Bartholomew very kindly a—
dthei'!iuir la^t Sunday morning
In-, lint* tenor voice. His render
*MI" I iu a pilgrim and I in a
Pilfer wii'iiuch appreciated, in
;'enin« in connection with tlie
' 'indy of ••The < hallenge of
y M. Hinriehs sjioke elo
li> from the standpoint of one
knows, both of the needs of the
3mi what isjbeing accomplish
’r fiient in a variety of ways, lioth
'■'•iurelie- and various philanthropic
aoixations
“ondav evening a fine lecture was
™ !|.v Hamilton Holt ujmih “The
*r»tion of the World," and from
‘ lew point of one who has made a
,v of tliv in-fat problems connected
«is theme, he 'i»oke logically and
iparted much informationinot readi
•'ailable for the average reader,
attended the last Peace t on
»l the liauge, anil his stereojs
® illustrations were of interest and
ciearlv the growth of the move
Thy House in (the Wood"
'he ^rst conference was held
utr*wn upon the canvas, and in
*llh the accommodations
year, was illustrative of
Progress The lecture was well
h?®' *nd the proceeds will aid the
hospital.
^oodstock Auxiliary of the
*••»« Hoard of the Hay* Kimball
MUl hem a meeting last week to
Plans for work.
JV~ H. Hollins is entertaining
^-•rle this week.
Pierson is visiting her brother,
•sauiiwon.
Mrs. I»rton and children
ding at r. x. i.indeman's.
*/W Bowen is in town as the
her brother. Hr. George Austin
jQ*°rge MeClelian is spent
*eau«n in Woodstock.
Mrs. George Hartholoin
i ...40,1 Mrs. Herliert Kingsb
fl*sv' 8t ’ ’terlook Manse <
ts*1 ? Hitch entertained
and niece over Sunday.
m. T. * hild and I»r. E. M. C
the Brooklyn fair. iChau
-.ed a» marshal during th~
truest of Mrs. M
K<* 1‘amelMjn.
Memorial Service
j A memorial serv ice :> to i* held in
Phoenix Hall. l>anlc -on. >unday,at
■" P 111 Mrs. Fanny 1. Allen oi 'Hm<
| ham, Muss will deliver the address.
Over3hm imitations ha\e teen issued
t«> the public. There has been s!u-n a de
mand for tickets to attend this serv ice.
ttiat it has been decided to extend the
in\ nation to the public.
Any one in Putnam interested in the
holding of a memorial service is cor
diaiiy invited to attend this 5erv ice. It
ri intended to make the service broad
| and liberal and one mat cannot fail to
m.-et the approval of all, whatever
i their affiliations may lie.
The invitation reads: “Mrs. Allen is
one of the ablest exponents of the phil
osophy of Spiritualism in the I'nited
Slates, and as an orator is excelled by
few if any. It is desired to make this
a tender and beautiful service of help
am' comfort and cheer to all, a service
that will convey to our loved one in
spirit our thoughts of iove and help and
our recognition of a grand and teautiful
life beyond, giving toour loved ones
our heartfelt assurance that our love
for them remains strong and true, ami
that by this service we convey to them
our message of congratulation to their
entrance into that beautiful life in
spirit realm.”
The expense of the service will be
met by contribution. Any one wishing
to contribute may do so by leaving
their contribution with the gentleman
at the door, lo this service a s|»ecial
invitation has been extended to the
e itire membership of .Metiregor Post,
O. A. H., and Mcriregor \V. K. c.
IMHKHKT
Quite a Rood many people hav e at
tended the fair at Brooklyn this week.
Miss Kleanor Jacobs arrived in town
on Monday and will s|iend the month
with her aunt at “The Corner."
Mrs. Louise Barnes of Ossining, N .
Y., is visiting Iter niece, Mrs. llarrv
Smith.
Mrs. Nellie Byrns bought one of the
houses ow ned by “The l'omfret School"
and will put it upon a plot of ground
oetvveen Smith Brothers' store and
Thomas Clemens house.
The dormitories and cottages at “the
school" are being put in order, prepa
ratory to the return of the boy s who
come next week
The school at Hamlet Lodge din's
not open until the 1st of Oclulier.
I)r. Overlock is in Maine visiting his
father, taking a much needed vaca
tion.
The church and society of the Con
gregational church met Monday even
ing and voted to hire the Kev. Willis
lou ot Barrington, |{. 1.
Mrs. L. J K ryes and daughter. Miss
Minnie, returned from their outing on
Martha's Vineyard last Saturday.
Kev. Mr. W'ecna of Providence oc
cupied the pulpit of the < 'ongregaliotiai
church last Sabbath, but owning to
the storm the attendance was small.
It is understood that Kev. Mr. Irwin
will stay at the Kpiscopal church next
J une.
Kev. Wallace Sterns has moved to
\\ oonsoeket, K. 1.
A KIM)TON
Several from Abington attended
Thursday evening, September.fourth,
the marriage of .Miss Binoche Fuller
of Hampton to Ueorge lam me I Ingalls,
formerly of this place.
The Rev. Joseph ami Mrs. Kyle
spent last week with their daughter in
South Braintree, Mass.
M is. I’hoeU1 Sharpe is visiting friends
in Bridgejiorl.
Miss Bray ton has Been entertaining
Miss Kennedy of Danielson.
Mr-. I’aine and her son Merrill have
moved to Putnam. They occupy the
house recently occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Deo. K. Shaw on Drove street.
The school in the centre district
opened Tuesday.
Miss Howe who has given excellent
satisfaction for two years past lias lieen
engaged for another year.
The following are attending schools
out of town, \Vnonstock Academy,
Marion Smith and Roxy \\ ilbur. Put
nam high school. Kdith Clapp, Ar
thur Clapp, Daisy Baker. Mildred
Kay, Kenner Rich. Ha/el Sherman,
Mae Stoddard, Wallace! i SalisburyJ
Willimantie High school, \ irginia
Sharis-, Carl Shar|s», John Peal. Reuet
Voung Maria Wilbur returns to the
Storrs Agricultural college.
THU I .■.<>>.
I .ester Parke went to New \ »rk last
Friii iv and returned on Monday.
Miss Augusta W ilson spent i iiur»»
day ill * “xford.
Miss Mildred Knight entered the
school at Southbndge last I uesday.
She s|>cnds the Sabbaths here with iier
liarents.
>|is, Sarah < rust y returned to her
school at North Hampton on Tuesday
Kev. Mr. Sterns of I’omfret preached
at the ( ongregalional church last sal
tiat h.
The Ladies' Foreign Home and Mis
sionary Society of the < < ngregational
church met with Mrs. Myron F.iliott
Wednesday afternoon of last week.
Tlie meeting was o|«ened t>y the presi
dent, Mrs. Paine, then Mrs. Hetcher
took charge. The subject discussed
ls-imr Labrador. Selections were read
from many of l>r. Grenfeel’s books,
such as “Harvest of the Sea,' .“Hr.
Gren feel's Pariah.’' The extracts of his
work» and life were most interestimr,
some of them ieing quite witty, others
pathetic. There were lifteen ladies
present, more than the a.erage num
ber. The hostess served dainty re
freshments at the close.
Mrs. Wicks is entertaining Mr. and
Mrs. Hearsl of Syracuse, N V
Mrs. Wilbur Haacail of Boston was
a guest in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Colcleugh gives a senes- of lec
tures, her subject being the dinerent
races of people. Ked men, black men.
white men, brown men and .yellow
men. The lectures are held at various
residences. Mrs. C. Scarboro was the
hostess this week.
Alexander Troup, editor and propri- ;
etor of the “New Haven I'nion. a|
ciowe friend of Bryan, and one of the |
ablest and most influential I»emocratic |
leaders in this Slate, died la-t Friday .
night, in New York, of heart failure.
The Pacific fleet K -e> on, “«*)»'•
ing and to conquer,'' in its visits w hert*
ever it stops. An Australian pajrer
sava: "The visit of the American* has
amused an unparalleled demonstration
of friendship, which will tie memora
ble i > its influence. The hope esist- in
Australian hearts that the chain of
friendship will stretch across the Paci
fic, binding the two great nations—
British and American.
•"hat Cm Voa Do ?"
■•T!*e Outlook," in an ediloiial arti
M «Th( Three tyuestions of
I-i’e. rebates the following thrilling;
incident in the life of I»r. Grenfell, the
l.:i .'-I >r Mis-ianary, wtuvse story is
w idely know n, under this 4 neat ion,
* " hat i an Y >n |v>?”
Not "What you would like to do?"
not “What aie you wilting to do?"
h it. "What can you do w ith skill, and
|> 'Werand sustained strength of will?"
\ on may have lo\c, voa may have tie
lief, jou may have knowedge What
can you do with these gifts and ao
'tuirement' You love honor. \\ hat
can you do to establish honor in the
world.’ You iovc some one. What can
you (hi to give the freedom of life to
that person 1 To carry Iter burdens, to
turn 'k>v,it n into that service which
I makes place for growth, for rest, for
beauty? You believe you are yourbro
; thei's kee|<er: what can you dotoiyake
the world, not eaMti for trim, but safer,
j moie wholesome, and more human for
I him and for Ins children?
You know a bundled things. What
can you <to with them'' Thalia the
question tliat l,i:e puls t.» us all. To
what *er\ ice can you dedicate your
gift*' Love, heiief, knowledge. must j
l>Hss on into action before tiiey reach ■
their full growth. The world of tieautv. |
of truth, of organized society, is not
made by dreamers. The imh-Is have not
only been the seers of great things, but
they have leen the reveaiers of great
truth*. The prophets were not only de
clarers of the Word, but the incarna
tions of energy and leadership. The
patriots have not only spoken for their
country, they have also died for it.
The great lovers have not only breathed
their devotion in ardent words but they
have endured and sutlered, ami have
been faithful unto death. Beyond feel
ing. beyond thought, beyond know
ledge, is action, as the harvest is tieyond
the seed.
That question. “What can you do.’"
means, “How much of a man or a vvo.
man are you going to be?" “Are you I
going to count as a force in the world. [
or arc you going to ci.ier the innumer
able army of the negligible'.''' It is not
a i|iiesiion of power and eiticicney. It
is the >1 it'lion which this age 01 skill
puts to ev rv young manor woman
who asks for a share of the world’s
work. There should be no talk about 1
l i k . no hiding behind the falsehood
trial yi ii have lost localise you did tu t
have the right “pull.- There are no
more misleading words in our language
than those two w md-: pul! and luck.
Wo :il 1 know I*r. Grenfell; many of
us have soon him, and some of tis have
talked with him. W o know how he
has answered these questions, "What
do you believe? W hat do you love?”
He loves men w ith a passionate and
clii\alric devotion which makes it liis
meat and drink to help them. He l>e
lieves in (tod, not as a matterof formal
statement, Iwt as you lielieve in your
falher ami mother; w ith the same sense
of intimate nearness, lamg ago lie an
swered these questions. A few months
into, suddenly, Life slep|**d tieside him
as she has done many times liefore, and
put terrible ipieslions to him again.
The story has been told in our pages,
hut it Cannot l>e told tt*> often. I>r.
Grenfell was called on an emergency
ease twelve miles from iris statio i
to a little hamlet outlie coast. Husk
soon overtook him, and then he discov
ered that he was t**ingdriven from the
shore toward the open sea. The ice on
which he w as driv ing had broken I, o«e
and was afloat, i lie dogs took fright
and jumped into the sea, carrying him
with them.
Niglil w as beginning to fall, the ther
mometer was U-low zero, and it was
blowing a gale. He was alone in the
icy sea, w ith a pack of dogs, w ild w ith
fear, trying to climb on his back. Life
pressed him close with the question,
“Now what can you do?” amt did not
give him much time to answer. Hut
he knew. He fought olT the wild dogs
and climbed back on the ice. and the
dogs followed; and then, if we liad been
there, drenched to the skill, with the
thermometer lielow zero, night coining
on and a gale blowing from the north
,'si — we would have died in thirty
minutes. Hut I'r. Grenfell sloo|*s)
dow n, look off his great shoes, fur
lined, water-tight on the outside, sliced
them and placed llie pieces on hialaxiy
t<> protect liis heart and lulu's. Then
he killed two of his dot's and pul his
feet in them, and when the pack smell
ed the blood, they fell on him, and for
ten minutes, armed only with a knife,
fie fought them of!. There he stood
a one, covered with wounds on arms
and leg', and again Life stood beside
him and said, "What can you do.’
How can you get through this Arctic
night alive.” He pulle i the dead dogs
about him and crept under them: he
slaved there until all the heat was gone
from them, and then tie got up and ran
alxmt the small area of ice and snow to
keep from freezing.
When morning broke he tore up some
of his clothing and made a signal, and
in time he w as rescued by men on shore
who saw the signal. It was a sharp
battle lari ween Life and Iiealh that
night: and every ten minutes Life put
a question to him, and lie knew how
to answer it
I'nless you can meet the challengeof
life as it put# these searching questions
you cannot understand what life i#,
how to use it, or what to do with it.
You will float on it# great tides with
out compass, sail, chart, or rudder
mere flotsam and telsaai, tossed hither
and thither, shattered by the elements
I that ought to send you securely to the
| haven of ships that bring their trea
I sure into harbor.
! The rir-aailln*ships are fast nearing
t ie time when their ability to *afely
„n I rapidly navigate the »ir will he as
sured. i' now the belief of the best au
thorities in the world. Otwtaeie* that
; «ee:ued insurmountable a year ago have
been overcome, so in*y other* *'.il! ex
isting he removed.
j A ease of bubonic plague has been
discovered in l-o» America, i '*•
I he »t\\ s in our Top Coat" thi"
season certainly afford every man an
oj porturity t exercise hi> individual
i'te. !x>th in regard to fabric and
mo !• i, pru e> . aoge from
We re showing hands 'me new styles in Rain Coats this Fall,
Coats Ithat ar„* absolutely water proof. Coats you can wear
rain or shine, anywhere,
anytime. Prices, I-S.UU tO
New Fall Styles in New Fall Styles in New Fall Styles in
Shoes Suits Hats
N. T. HURLBUT,
22 Fiont Street, - - Putnam. Conn
lO cents
We are offering some Rig
\ allies ft>r i cents in
LADIES’ HOSIERY,
CHILDREN'S HOSIERY.
MEN'S HOSIERY
SHELL SOLYENIRS,
WOOD .sol YENIRS,
LADIES’ KELTS.
HACK COM RS,
SIDE CO MRS
Hamburg Edgings and Intuition. 1.adits' I.airndri
ed Collars, Ladies Lnder \ ests and Remnants of
Lace. All at the Popular Price, 10 cents at
The Kevstonc Stores
Danielson
Putnam
Moosup
MANUFACTURERS
PIANO SALE
SHAW’S
For the purpose of introduction the manufacturers offer an
extremely low price, and for the
Next THIRTY DAYS
I can offer a large upright mahogany piano, full 7 !j octaves’
double veneered case, iyory keys, sustaining pedal,full
metal plate, and the whole fully guaranteed for
$165 Cash
I also offer a second hand
Chickering Piano
just the thing for Sunday School or Endeavor Society for
ONLY $65
Geo. E. Shaw, Putnai
Aftrr 0*1 ful timritltnliim of many
■it's of t'or'ft- w» have ml l«> l >» r m»>'iofo line
of tin* famous "Ivy* Hitdil Tliry
4i«’ ,1. l*y » woman of wi.fo oipt'ii-nef* in
tlio maim fact m o of for** ts» on who
.nous tli« ns| lirrumiu of tin* fmuiimu* flguv*.
1 In* 1 - il** iut'lmlc > ’t In* f. li4*« it *, s(\!<*s
in,l prior*
'ty!<* ItHiA ami Iti >A at 1,00
st ,4 U I (HI A S at 1 *25
stylo I Oil A si 1 5t>
*t yln y til st 2(1(4
!y;.> t'.'l \h I * Snap. So-.* 0.0 a,75
>tyU* noOA at 3,(H>
Til*- Sul* 4'M> Vl> i.i <>v«'i v women inclined to st.'iuno** will
npi'icomic i*«i 1'iilv for the comfort they given, but for their long service
wait li m ik*—s them decidedly <voiiouu. il One tins corset a ti l l, and w*«
can I'Mire you pi-ifr.t satis'aetiou. \N e have a iv.rse* for evei v figure,
and every nurse. We also carry the newest and most up to date models
in Hoval Wm estei It and O halt s-iisl.v aud l» 11 «V t’o. Corsets, and
the >nli in figure Inn del for slight tiguiea
M Carets and Wall Papers. Putnam. Conn,
When you
Estimate
the price of a gallon of
paint iH of no account.
What's in it? There’s the
rub. The most-gallons
paint is three-quarters*
not paint at all. The
least-gallons paint has
nothing in it but paint.
There’s but one —- DEVOE.
EXACTING
MAN
We want the most
particular property
owner in town to
paint his house, one
half Devoe, the other
half whatever he
likes.
I If Devoe
doesn’t take
less gallons
and money,
no pay.
If Devoe
doesn’t wear
better, then
give him enough to
do it mrain.
I GAL.
DEVOE
GOVtM
we’ll
For sale at Burt’s Pharmacy
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Sherwin-Wiliiams
r% ^or ,jl1 Kmds °(
r/l//V/ O Good Pamtinp
While Lead, Oil, c^c.
Poultry Netting,
PHicood Worm Wire Fence.
Barbed and Plain ' Hire
A
With the United States Cream
Separator.
You take no risk. You have time to try it, then if satisfactory
we will make easy terms for payment.
Cali, on u-> kor
Crockery,
Kitchen Furnishings,
and Lamps.
Chandler & Morse
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