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A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER . EIGHT PAGES.
IXXXVI.
Entered at tb* Patnam p0#t OflM*
m second-c la*« matter.
PUTNAM, CONN., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 1908
NO 39
II ' ■ >'■
* Ubby and family have re
from their summer home at
,j island. Me.
g f. Benoit will preach in
next Sunday afternoon at 4
B H Bradley spent Sunday
%Ubui Worcester.
yr»nces Warner returned on
‘t0 Mt Holyoke College.
M Wheelnck and O. Harold |
rg ire re recent quests of Lieute- |
*v,mor I-ake at Madison.
^ Holmes left here Monday to |
i(je freshman class at Amherst
g tlice Morse returned Tuesday
,,uit with her sister, Mrs. Wells
Maroienead, Mass
*&rarrit' Bullard returned to j
rJence Monday, after a week’s vis
^lelativesin this city.
Bs Helen Willey returned home
it ttieratw' months’ visit with
im Maine and in Boston,
r P. Copeland has l>een the guest
Mines in 1’ro- idenco the present j
h. H I lark, wife of Chaplain
I of the N h . a Academy, Annapo
[d. ha> Iswii visiting her aunt,
Jowph P < o|ielam1.
B,fcr A mas a Morse, now past 9o
laid,goes from this city to I>an
iiopreach, next Sunday, at d |>.
Bless the weather is stormy.
Pbediouth, which Ini' so serious
lieieda large section of country
# the Roe's.' M mutains, is being
uNew England.
(iss Helen Alton has returned
yonrell, M i—-, where she tcsik a |
inercourse in \ nice culture under
*!m Heinrichs.
(issCatherine Byrne, of the Peo
.'lore, is having her vacation,
nth her mother, is v isiting friends
man and in New Vork State.
irgill Council, No. U4, lv. of (’.,
hie a "ladies’ night" on a date to
iesiod in octoiier. Isaac Cham
ins been named as chairman of
niertainment committee.
S' M 1’arkrr returned Saturday
Miijdlelmr". Muss. He has lieen
i! plan iu-t May. conducl
l,.i totilei - j..>1 restaurant dur
ii-aijM'iici lie returned there en
toy for it Meek, when lie will re
t« Hus city ih i manently.
jst of let'a - remaining in the
iut Past < hliee fur the week end
At—I..mi-et. illisun, Miss Daisy
bell. Mrs. K. \\ . Voorhees.
st,emeu—J i hreeii. Edward K.
no : . i re I (term tin, John Mo
Edward H I'kin-, W. A. Wilson,
Wirren, Hath Woiti.
)sr city -treat- have many trees,
niatniliivut one-, and all should
red for. m- m. are sorry to say they
not I ecu, a'th.uigh public atlen
Sas been railed yearly to such a
A'lead, dreay ini or leatless tree
unpleasant -urht, and we have
Mi suae ol i ii streets. Wesltould
a every tree - . valuable that the
r to keep them trim and healthy
J lie regarded asjusl nothing.
' - I. 1 .wles. Sec.-Treas. Pos
iMue. N'.-vv b .,rk city, addressed
evpie "t Danielson on Tuesday
at. Hi- - iret was: -Mpon the
. servie-, ;,i .te than upon any
e -e. due- thr genera! eeonomie.
' 3stile ii and priitieal deve
fntof tie n, miry depend. ' Mr.
f » laid like to -p.‘iik to the ]>ro
futuain mi the -object of Postal
e*>. the importance of which, he
is nut - ; Uriel11ly appreciated.
* Pre-idrn: Wheaton, of the l'-u
Men- ,\— i,eiation. who encour
imi to hnjie that a -peeial meet
Uw Association might lx- held for
Purpose.
E. Bishop, now in the real es
“siness in Biiston, made us a call
ooday- He hatl been to Wood
W*old home, where he likes to
•Hit his former friends and ae
rates, sc he often slips down
1 visit there for a few days.
«ly returned from a business
'best, where he found politi
*** m°re alive than at the Hast.
«Jad*eTaft on his trip, but he
^ no opinion about his own
3,1 Mr. Bishop thinks the Re
raris do not realize w hat a strong
*J® ®*nifested all over the West
T»n,or what a large vote he is
r ret.. He is a stanch Republi
vd *ant- Taft elected.
* *«ni»-:» of the thirty Business
•'•weiattuns of the State of t on
“iareto vi-it the IJanbury Fair
Tuesday, on. 7. It will be the
'• Iday the State Association,
** majority of its d.iHMi iuemtiers
t , join in the event. The
“ ®u*uies.s Men’s Association
I oriaeri to invite their business
-Slices to joj.1 with the party
i ri.mi this city, and will
“ f] to t.-ee entrance to the P a r
'--tid and to refreshments, the
-‘ •'s -tbey were members of
r> They must notify Prc
ereiary Williams.
1 "du-e. a uo are intending to go
ft* may be arranged for all
•.* «- they arrive at Danbury.
* trust te handed in so as to be
‘ue Danbury committee liefoie
* Ut.
—Mrs. Florence Botham ha- been
visiting with relatives in Boston.
Hr. J. B. Kent has returned from
a trip to Nova Scotia.
Raymond Gilpatric has returned
to Amherst l oilege to enter, upon his
senior year.
—Miss Marion Himes, of Worcester,
spent Sunday with her parents on
Grove street.
— Henry Wheelock returned Mon
day from a month's slay in New Ha
ven.
—The first fall meeting of the O. M.
club was held with Misses Bertha and
Florence Sargent, Urovestreet Monday
evening.
—Mrs. Frank Potter, Fremont street,
has been entertaining her sisters, the
Misses Hli/.a Mary leathers, of Wor
cester.
—The ladies of Jessamine Chapter,
O. K. 8., will hold a cake sale at the
store of C. I). Arnold, Front street, Fri
day afternorm.
—Three deaths, out of seven that oc
curred in Putnam last month, were
the result of heart disease—a most un
usual large proportion.
—John Silvas and wife returned from
Sieanset, Nantucket Island, last Satur
day, where Mr. Silvas conducts a bar
ber shop during the summer months.
They left Wednesday for New York
city where Mr. Silvas has employment
during the w inter.
—The W. C. T. I', will hold a meet
ing with Mrs. J. H. Gardner on Friday
afternoon, this week, at ;S:.'Wo’clock.
At the last meeting Mrs. u. F. Hol
brook was elected as delegate to attend
the State Convention, to be held in
'■ rwieh in October.
—A meeting of A. G. Warner Post
will t>e held in G. A. U. Hall, Wednes
day, Sept. -SO, at 9:,‘S0 p. m., to see what
action the Post will take in regard to
accepting the invitation of the Depart -
merit Commander to join in the dedi
cation of the Hartford Bridge, October
nth to Nth. A full attendance is de
sired. Per order,
Wm. IS. Whitteniore,
Post ( Vimmander.
— M. M. Dwyer attended a reunion,
la-1 Sunday, at New Haven, of tlie
Conneiticut delegates who recently
made the trip to St. Louis to attend t ln
National ( onvention ot the Knight- of
Columbus. Mr. Dwyer was given a
plea-ant surprise, being presented by
the delegates with a handsome leather
traveling bag, in acknowledgment of
his courte-y in entertaining them a
hi- gue-t- prior to leaving to attend
the St. Louis convention.
— Itoliert James Warren, of Putnam,
Conn., a former student of the Boston
Bible School and Ransom Institute,
and Miss Gertrude L. Williams,of Ml. j
Vernon, III., si-ler of Mayor \\ illiams,
were united in marriage Tuesday after
noon, Sept. sth. by Rev. ■ A. Brow
der. Mr. Warren, at the present time
i- associated with the Metropolitan
('hutch Association, of W uuke-ku.
Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Warren will spend
a few weeks with the brides mother,
Mr-. Irene B. William-, after which
they w ill go Ka-t and visit the groom s
parents, ( apt. and .Mrs. George War
ren of Putnam Heights, l onn.
[The foregoing is from the “Mount
Vernon 111.. News," of Sept.:*
—P. J. O'Brien, of Mechaniesville, |
sent the sum of - i-l to the lii-ii Parlia- .
mentary Fund, to the officials at Bos- |
ton, where a convention was held in
that city on Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. The amount was conce
ded by him from friends of Ireland in
Dayville, Putnam, West Thompson,
Mechaniesville, and Grosvenordaie.
The list is headed by the good Soggarth
Aroon Father Cooney, of Grosvenor
daie. As our knowledge of the Irish
gaelic is confined to two sentences, we
cannot translate “Soggarth Aroon,
for the benelitof our equally deficient
readers, but take it to mean “good un
der shepard,” or something akin to
that, to be appropriate. If all patriotic
Irishmen would do as well in raising
funds for the good cause, when the first
Irish Parliament shall meet on Dublin
green —which is not far off—it will hav e
a bulging treasury to carry on its great
work
—We receives! last week a copy of an
address delivered by Major Hiram L.
Grant, Clerk of the Cnited States
Courts, ^Raleigh, N. May HO, 1908,
at the Federal Cemetery, under the
auspices of the Grand Army of the
Republic. It is handsomely printed on
doubled calendered pajier. It ha- a
fine large [Kirtrait of the Major, so na
tural that one feels like shaking to
him: but he has taken on a little oMht
facial expression of the Southerner,
without detriment to his good look-,
however. He was born in thi- town,
and lived here until the civil war, at
the close of which lie settled in North
Carolina, starting business in brick
making in GoM-Giro, which his son
now manages. He lia- been honored
by the people of Goldsboro, they lav
ing elected him to the Legislature,
where he did them and his State valu
abie service. His present < .'L-s.- as <
of the Courts. i» a 1 oiled -late- gov
ernment appoinment. His title of
Major he received whiie connected
with theblh Regiment of Connecticut
Volunteers, in the civil war. He has
been a successful man because he is
worthy of it.
—Min-. Mary Whee'ock is visiting at
l abridge, Mass., the guest of relatives.
— Rev. John Walker. Hector of St.
' Philips church, is entertaining his
brother, who has been engages! in mis
sionary work in China.
— I jeon T. Wilson and Thomas F
Kyan, Town Registrars, received 111
applications “to be made voters,” dur
I tnf? l»sl week's session. Fifteen names
were also restored to the list.
—Station Master F.. ('. Jewett and
wife, have returned from a pleasant
trip to New* York city. Niagara and
j Toronto, < ana.la—several days being
I spent tn the latter city, Mr. Jewett at
j tending a convention of railroad passen
I ger agents.
j —A meeting of school teachers will
. be held at New Milford, on Saturday, ]
j Sept. 6, and another on Friday, Oct.
i at Norfolk, at p. in. Subject of dis
cussion: Heading of Lawks and literaiv ;
study, by A. B. Morrill. New Haven,
j All interested are invited to attend each
j meeting.
!
—The \\ . R. r. held a well attended
meeting in their rooms on Tuesday, for
j inspection. A dinner was served by
; the ladies, at noon, in honorof their
j guest, the l>epartment Insjiector, who
afterwards in-peeled the corps.
— Mayor John J. MeOarry. A ounty
j President of the A. o. H., has issued !
' a call for a county meeting of that bo
| dv, to la" held, in Willimantic in Octo
] l>er. The object of the meeting is to
elect officers for the ensuing year, and
to transact any other business for the
good of the Order.
—A Recital in aid of the Organ Fund
of St. Philips' P. K. Mission, will lie
given at Odd Fellows' Hall, on the eve
ning of October Nth. Mr. ratlin is
rememiiered here as an accomplished
elocutionist. His last appearance here
was at the same Hall, in February,
1906, at the entertainment given in aid
of the Organ Fund of the Baptist
church.
—At the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Paine, on School street, Tuesday after
noon, the marriage of their daughter
Florence to Henry Burdick took place.
Rev. K. I>. Sargent performing the cer
emony. Miss Jennie Scott was brides
maid, and John Paine, a brother of the
bride, was best man. There was a re
ception following the ceremony. The
young couple left on an afternoon train
for New York. On their return tiny j
will make their home in this city, Mr. !
Burdick being a ear ins|>ectur on the ,
('onsolidated road.
— Postmaster K. O. letters and some
of his clerks, were in New Haven Wed
nesday as witnesses before the Orand ]
Jury, in the case of Arthur W. Jenk
ins, aged tin, chief yeoman in the I S.
Navy, charged with sending a scurril
ous card to President Roosevelt. An
indictment was found against Jenkins,
who pleaded not guilty, and was bound
over to the Dceoember term of the Foi
led States Court, in Hartford. When
the postal was found in the local office
on May JJd last, Postmaster Letters at
once informed the authorities, and offi
cers came to this city to investigate,
and from here took up the trail that re
sulted m Jenkins' arrest at Norfolk,Vn.
— When fall conies round, one of ll e
farmers' old-fashioned enjoyments—a
Husking Bee—is kept up at the home
of David ( larke, on Kiliingly avenue.
A party of about twenty-live young
people belonging to the Baptist church
met, on Wednesday evening, at the
hospitable home of Mr. ami Mrs. t'lark
and had a grand old time. They went
at work before play—but the work was
pari of the play, for in husking lire
corn every one keeps a sharp look out
to tind any reil ears. Ho many were
found that a frolicksome lime was en
joyed until it w as interrupted by a call
to supja-r—one of the sumptuous kind
that Hie old New Kngland mothers got
upjonsuch occasions. After sup|>er the
joyous party rode back to the city.
A„„U»I llwllai of the Woman'* Hoard
of Iha l>ay K-lmball Hospital.
The Woman’s Board of the Day Kim
ball Hospital held their annual meet
ing in the Board rooms, on Wednesday
afternoon, and elected the following
ottieers:
President—Mrs. J. B. Kent.
1st Vice President—Mrs. J. Arthur
A t wood •
*1 Vice Pres.—Mrs. M. G. I-ennard
Recording Sec’y—Mrs. E. J. Daniels.
Cortesp. Sec v—Miss Mary Wheaton.
Treasurer—Miss Marion Marren.
The following Vice Presidents from
out of town were elected:
Mrs. Philip Mathewson, Central Vil
lage: Mrs. George Elliott, Grosvenor
dale: Mrs. Charles Smith, Abington;
Mr-. J. S. Bard, Brooklyn Mrs. J M.
Taleiu, E&stfofd: Mrs. S. B. overlock,
Pomfret; Mrs. R P Danielson, Put
nam Heights; Mrs. Henry T. Child,
Woodstock: Mxa.W B- Ike!*-, Thomp
son Mrs. J. K Shepard, Booth Wond
slock; Mrs. S. S Andem, lirusvenor
date: Mrs. K. A. Jaeot*. Dame!-on
i h rectors—Mr*. l-e\i Arnold, Mrs.
C, Tbumi. -on, Mrs. A. K. < hoiar,
Mr- G. E. Ferguson, Mrs. H- O. Pres
ton. Mrs. W. li Man-rield. Ml*. K. I',
i Whitmore, Mrs. J. R. Stiffobert, Mrs.
I w. K RatJ’eriy, Mrs. William Holmes,
! Mfs E lgar Ctarke, Mrs. James Sulii
^ Mrs. A. E. Brian. Mrs. William
■ Ingalls, Mrs. L. K. Payne. Mia* M. B.
Dunning. Mi- E. A Stoddard, Mrs.
1). B. Gilbert, Mrs. Joseph McKachme,
Mrs- E. B. Kent.
Thirty ladies were present. Report*
of the officer* and committees w*re
read and accej ted.
Big Putnam Fair.
OCTOBER <t—S.
"The ringing laugh at the Putnam Fair
Was a cheering sound to hear,
When it bubbled up from the heart to
the throat:
Bike a stream from a fountain dear."
The above lines express the Joy fulness
id one who mingled in the happy th rung
at the Putnam Fair last year This
year the Fair comes on October r>. 7, s,
and will surety “bubble up front the
heart” as never before, as the olTieiais
of the Fair are bound to make this, the
eleventh annual Fair and Kxgihition
the tanner year of them all. They are
all hard at work making arrangements
(or the opening day, Tuesday, Oct. tilh
—which is entry day.
\irorge H. Taylor, Iveller known as
“Whistling Taylor,” the hustling su*
perinlendent of rentals, has alieady
bonked several altractions for Hie “ Mer
rjway,” and for refreshment stands,
and many others are sure to lie taken
la-fore the Fair opens.
F.verylhing points to a very large at
tendanoe at the Fair if the weather
is favorable, as the management <-\
peet to present, this year, the beat Fair
that Putnam has ever seen.
I'KIHIH \ M.
The program of the Fair is a> fol
lows:
Tuesday, (k‘t: <1.
F.ntry Pay—a a. in. to -I p. in.
Wednesday, Get. 7.
I — F.xhibttion of geldings and mares,
and 4 years old, In harness, 10 a m.
2—Brood mares and eolts at fool, 10:
.:«* a. m.
:>—l and 2 year-old geldings and Ill
lies to halier, 11 a. in,
4—-Stallions, 1, 2, .1 and 4 years old
and over: 8 and 1 years old to harness,
11 :.UI a. in.
fi—Trotting nitil pacing races, II p. in.
Music, vaudeville, etc., beginning at
2 o'clock p. mj
Thursday, Oct. H.
1 — Draft horses in pairs, 10 a. m.
2.—Matched carriage horses, 10: in
a. in.
::—Kamily horses, II a. rn.
4—Driving horsts, 11 ::10 a. in.
6—Trotting and paeiug races 2 p. m.
Music, vaudeville, etc., beginning at
^o'clock p. in.
The stake races will bring a large
number of horsemen here and the con
tests for the purses of sl iiio promise to
la- close and exciting.
The races are as follows:
Wednesday, < 'el. 7—Kris- In-all, ojk'ii
purse, f ioo; 2.2,'i class trot, closed, slake
KiOO.
Thursday, October K—2.Is class pace,
closed, stake > sMl; 2.2o clas- trot and
pace. open, parse $200.
i r I a* r i races close Thursday, October
1; horses eligible Sr-pt. 21*.
An additional purse of 'jno will lie
given lo the horse winning the most
money in Ibis circuit.
The first horse to break the follow ing
records on lire dlflerent tracks will
receive s.‘>0 additional for each record
broken.
At Norwich, 2.14; at Willimantlc,
2.12 14. al Rockville, 1.Id 1-4: at Staf
ford, 2.14 1-4: at l’ulnam 2.14 1-4.
VAIUKVII.I.K.
The vaudeville this year w ill be the
be«t ever seen al the Fair grounds.
Treasurer Gorman booked the acts,
and hs evidence of the fact that they
are high class the corporation r> under
contract with the Ixioking agency lo
pay several hundred dollars lor vaude
ville artists alone. There are very lew
fairs in this section of Hie Stale that
equal this exjienditure on vaudeville.
There w ill l>e elev en acts, including the
celebrated I yeno Japanese Iroupe of
six jieople, in eight different acts, and
the wonderful Baiolt’s, in three differ
ent acts. There will Is- pleasing band
concerts each day.
I'Yli.K K Al ks.
Motor cycle races, under the direc
tion of James H. Talent, Jr.: and an
automobile parade in charge of Dr. K.
A. Morrell and John O. Fox.
There will be other interesting fea
tures! of the Fair.
EXHIBITION IUU.
The attractions in the exhibition
halts will be larger than ever. The
Moral exhibit, In particular, will be a
“whole showr In Itself.” In short, there
will lie pleasure galore for everybody.
don't fail to be there and get your
share of the pleasure, and do all you
can to aid the oltlcial* make the fair a
grand success.
Interesting Locfc.li
The Registrar* of Voter* will meet
Monday, September i?*, in the Select
men'it room, from Vi m. to '■> p- w., to
revise and perfect the voting li*t, and
to add to the caucus list* those found
qualified.
Sewing machine* from fll.73toM0
at Jeweler 8ha»Full set of attach
ments with each. Edison and \ ictor
talking machines and records at facto
ry prices.
Large display of local post cards at
Shaw's.
The Misses Kg an are now ready with ]
a full line of millinery. Price* reason- i
aide. Orders taken for switches and
puffs. Ladies invited.
The Luton Shoe Co., will open their I
new store in Bradley's Building on
.■Saturday evening. Irving Bru*. or
chestra will furnish music. Every one
invited. W. K Uahau. Manager.
— Mrs. W. O. Murphy returned on
Thursday from a two weeks visit in
Newark, N. J.
Badaev* Hei * Day at Daakary Caraival
The Danbury Business Men * Asso
ciation ha\ e sent out the following elr
rular notice to the businew men of t ’on
neeticul:
The third annual Carnival. ortglna
ted by the Business Men’s Association
am! held in connection with that tjuren
of Rxpmitlona—the Danbury Ksir, is
lo lake place tk-tober .Sth to HHh, and
this year as the Business Men’s Asso.
ciatlon of Connecticut has reached so
eminent a place In civic attatrs, It has
been decided to make Wednesday, Oc
lober Tth, Business Men’s Day, and as
we will tie unable to see or to send In
vitations to eaeh individual member,
the officers and memliers of Ihe l*ul
nam Business Men’s Association arc
delcttalcd to extend a cordial invitation
lo the business men of their acquain
lance a cordial Invitation lo tie present
on that day andevening
The officers of the Kair have very li
berally placed at our dis)si>al a lent on
ihe grounds for the exclusive use of the
business men as their headquarters,
where official badges and refreshments
will lie provided. These badges will
admit the wearer to the grand stand,
in front of w hich all events of the day
lake plats'.
Hie City Hall will lie our headquar
ters in the city, where badges and in
formation may be obtained.
I pin arriv al at the Kair grounds thev
will be handsomely entertained. The
officials of the Kair are to co operate
with ihe Danbury Association in see
ing that all have a good time.
Dedication of the Hartford New Bridge.
Tin1 Hartford brldgr, which la to be
dedicated with imposing ceremonies
on IK-tober •> to s, takes tank «•> one of
thegroatest atone bridges of the world.
It ia not the longest, for the t'ongleton
Viaduct, in Knglatid, t» considerably
more than twice aa long, and in length
of span it la surpassed by several bridg
es in this country. There is no other
bridge, however, which has so many
points of superiority over all others.
Taking into consideration its size of
arch, its length, its breadth, its |s-rfec
tion of .structure, and its symmetry of
outline, it ma) Justly Is- pronounced
the greatest of all ila kind.
The Hartford bridge is composed of
nine arches, with maximum span oi
It9 feet, and maximum clear height of
arch of 44 feel, Is M2 feet wide, and ila
total length, is l,ISki.’> teet. Ijondon
Bridge, w hich lias hitherto ranked lirst
among stone bridges, surpasses il iu
only one pirticular, maximum length
of span. Iu all others it is inferior.
There are other bridges with greatei
length of single span, but most of
these are one-span structures and scry
narrow.
Not only Is the Hartford Bridge
great from the engineering stand|silnt,
but It is very lieauliful in its massive
simplicity. Its foundations are of con
crele. Ueetes Island granite, a stone
of a neutral color, extends from tin
top of Hie foundations to tin- springing
line of ihe arches. The arches and n 11
of the structure above are emu posed of
Stony t rick granite, a alone of a light,
slightly pinkish lint-.
It Inis taken three years to build the
bridge ami tile cost of the total bridge
improvement has been nltottl three mil
lion dollars. Besides the bridge pro|s r
tlie improvement includes two boule
vards, or.e at either end. The one al
the eastern end is a mile long, and the
greater part of il is an earlhtltl, 70 feet
wide ami with a maximum depth of
Il 11 of :>ti feet, carrying the roadway
over low meadows which are submerg
ed iu time of high water. To give re
lief during freshets, a bridge lias l>een
provided, which is composed of eight
40-foot deck-plate girder spans, with a
■ buckle plate Hoor and an asphalt pave
ment.
The Ism lev ard al the west end is !*>
feet wide and has a total length of 1,M00
feet, and then turns at right angles to
cross the railroad tunnel and enter the
bridge. Unsightly tenements stood for
many years where the boulevard now
runs. Both boulevard and river front
will be skirted by trees and flowers,
forming a public park and a titling ap
proach to the magnificent bridge.
The bridge has iicen built under the
•upervlsion of a commission composed
of representatives of the live lownsin
te rested. __
■(■Mias of CvairffMloMl MlaUUn.
On Tueaday • meeting of the Wind
ham Aaaociatton of the »,'ongregatlonal
Ministers wan held In the Congrega
tional church, in this city. At eleven
o'clock the meeting was called to or
der.
Kev. Mr. Boland, of Canterbury,
read an interesting paper u|>oo “The
Ideal Man,” which was followed by
an informal talk upon the work of the
Htate Sunday Sellout Association, by
Rev. K. V. Tairnadge, of Hauregan.
At the noon hour the ministers and i
guests were invited into the dining
room wiit-re an excellent dinner was
i prepared for t tie in.
At the afternoon session a paper was
read upon the “Iirumali/atioti of the
l,.ni*l of St. John,” by Hex Mr. I.au
, pher.
At lai the meeting adjourned
AJf4 high, ti»er> tetvir no fwfli fUBT w#W.
gut, fearifM work the fHrt
Mm Emm* Jfhaw Okkttffc
Th*t'« whMl tb* lai* **1 th* Hi*
Putnam Fair are doing ''Mian
tirade will b* I heir “aim" ana I bar*
j « iil i>* !'•» tltfiln" of their «u<, es».
I il« itsrs and »**.
Obitut ry.
l^TKI'MKN O. ItdttKN.
II will pain many living in Ihls part
of Wlmlliaiu county to learn that Ste
’ phen O. ilowen died at hi* home In
Pasadena, Cal., on Monday morning,
wort! to that oflecl having teen sent to ,
hi* brother, Judge A. J. Ilowen, of Wll-'
; llmantic, by telegraph. No particulars
were given. It is known, however, j
that he had l>een in III health for about
two years, caused by a paralytic shock,
w Inch left him lame thereafter in one of
his limbs, ill* burial will probably
tie, fvir the present at least, at Pasade- |
ni, w here lies hurled his wife, w ho died
there several years ago.
Mr. Ho wen and his w ife left Kast
ford in I:HH, removing to t'allfornia, *
change to a milder climate Is-tng made
necessary on account of Mrs. Itowon's
|hhu health. She lived but a few years
alter reaching tier new home. One of
their sons was living them tlicit so
he settled down in Passadena as his fu
ture home. He could not t>e an idle
man, and with his great natural ablti
i ties and laige business, experience and
[ public service in various impoilaid du
ties, tie found plenty of congenial work
in that stirring Slate.
Mr. Ilowen wa-a manly man, physi
cally, menially and morally , attracting
every one to him by Ids many amiable
trails ol character, in Kastford, Ids
fellow eili/.ens i-Miked up to him ns a
guide in their public altairs, and lliey
li'inoreti him with eveiy oitlcvlhoy liad
in Ot’MOW -
In tlu> address of UeorgC Bowen
ill llif Woodstock hair, Mini printed In
tin' I’ v ihiht Inti week, * |hm k I ng of lIII'
many names of former resilient* llnkt'tl
wiillllie tninsaclions of |he Woods toek
Agricultural Society, after mentioning
a number, he ailtletl ami "Stephen O
It men, mm of t 'alilomin, but always
in our hearts."
SutvIvlUK Mr. Ilowen are two ions
and two daughters, also three brothers
JuiIki' Andrew J. Bowen, of Wllllman
tlc, l>r. A. It. Bowen of Iowa, ami A.
M Bowen, of Kastford, anil one sister,
Mrs. I>avlit ('arjienter of Ka»lford. One
of the sons, tieorge Bowen, also re
sides in Kastford.
Krtnit Mis< I 1>. Larned'a "History
of Windham t'oiinty,” we lake II e
follow me short biographic tl sketch <f
Mr. Bowen.
MTKI'IIKN nf.IVKH IlnWKV.
Stephen and Hetierca Bowen were
the grandparent* of the aubjeet of this
biography. Ill' parents were Oliver
and BeLv Bowen, the former having
reinovt'il to Kastford In I*":.’, where he
resided until his death In He w us
during his netlve life n suis'i'ssful farm
er and produce dialer. Ills wile stir
rived him. and Is still a resident ol
Kastford llssu ] Their s ill, Stephen O.
It men, was Uirn in Kastford, April *,
ls-io. He received an elementary edu
cation, and afterw ard s|a'nt a season at
the Slate Normal school, pursuing hi*
studies with a view to proficiency as 11
teacher. The succeeding ten or more
winter* were devoted to teaching, the
summer months lieing given to farm
ing and dealing ill live stock. Though
most of hi* life a successful farmer, he
was for some time lengaged In trade,
and has ias'ii for several years an ex
tensive dealer brand shipper of horses.
By honest dealing and slrii’l Integrity
lie Ini* established an enviable reputr -
linn in Ibis department of traffic, and
won a large and Increasing patronage.
Mr. Bowen Inis been active In all the
public measures a fleeting his town,
anil one of Its prominent |ioltlleal fit
lor*. Beared In the JelTorson school of
democracy, he has ever liecn a stead
fast cx|M>iienl of It* principle*, lie was
a delegate to the national Ilemocrallc
convention, held in Ht. I.ouis in Isss,
and for several years the |iopular can
didate of the party for Represent stive
iri the Htale legislature, against a
heavy majority. To this office he was
elected In U*7H, during which session
he served on ll»e school fund commit
tee.
He has tilled nearly all the local po
sitions In the gift of his towns|ieople,
and is at present [insaj Justice of the
Peace, town treasurer snd school visi
tor. Kor more than twenty-live years
he has been a member of the school
board, several times selectman, and re
peatedly elected to the office of J udge
of Probate, when he adjudicated upon
a number of Important estates. His
efficiency and wide experience In these
matters have caused his services to be
in denisnd as adiuiriistrslor and trus
tee.
Mr. Bowen was for several years a
director of the Kastford Havings Hank,
and Presilient of the Ksstford « reame
ry, of the Kastford Trmjeranee Asso
ciation, and of the Kastford Library
Association He is much interesled In
the “Orange" as a promoter of success
ful agriculture, and was for two year*
Master of the Krystal l-ake Orsnge,
also Over-reef of the Pomona Orange of
Windham county.
Mr. Bowen La member and an offi
’ cer of the Congregational church of
, Kastford, and one of It* principal sup
porter*.
He was married April Hh, 1VS4, to
Mi*« Abide la* Hpancer, of Pom fret.
They have had seven children/rf whom
two sons and Iwo daughters ars living.
Abor.rH Plai ntm.
Adolph Ptchie dieti at Ui* iiome of
his son, ex-Ablerman WHJiaaw Pechie,
on Woodstock avenue iaal Halurday.
M r. IVehte w a- ivs years oM. He cam*
to Putnam from I mmls, with lit* |1»
renls, when iMUwgjrMraakl, they be
ing among the itrsl French Canadian*
U> oniiw lo Windham county. and haw
or since math’ his home here
For sixty years pasl Mr. Peohie hM
Iwen a cotton mill employe, and for
forty-two years past lias I wen an over
seer for the Putnam Manufacturing
Company.
He la survived by hts willow ami two
sons —William Peohie, with whom ho
maile ht« home, ami Ku|ww J. Peehte,
also of Putnam,
Funeral service* were held In W.
Mary's Church on Tuesday mornimt.
Cvhhok TttAMKs—The undersign
ed gralelully aeknow ledge tfte kind at
tention and assistance given by ft lend*
and neighbor* during ithe illness of
their lieloved husband amt father, ami
for the floral tributes presented at hta
decease * which will la- ever held in
kind remembrance.
Mils. Aisn.i'tt Phi'Him.
\\ 111.1 vvi Ph> HIk,
Kl iHAK J. PtiVlIlK.
Putnam, Conn., Sept. pan*.
Mrs. Joseph Wells died, ft* her home,
on Front strein, early last Saturday
morning, after a long Illness, she vva*
aged I',* years, She had been a resident
of Putnam for several years, coming
herefrom Daiilelson. One son, Frede
rick Wells,of this city, ami one daugh
ter, survive her. Funeral services vvero
held al her home on Monday, Rev. J,
H. Stubbert officiating. The Isnlv wus
taken to I>anlelson and hurled lu the
Westlleld cemetery, Itev , It. F. Ifvnuik
oltUnattug al the Interment services.
Superior Court.
There was n meeting of the membet#
of ihe Windham county bur, hold In
the court room Thurad^y morning, in
consider the application of Fred I,en
dewtg, of Central Village for admlnatnu
without examination. Mr. l.eiulowlg
M an formerly of Artaona. The matter
mb* referred to a committee enmp.med
of altomey* 4iconic W .Melony, of
Wllllmnnito, Charlea L.Torrey of Put*
nimi, mul A.U. Hill, of Danielson, to
report at the October meeting.
A brief *e**»ton of the Court wit* then
held for the dt*|»>*al of a few nhort en!*
lemlar matter*. Court then ai(Ju timed
without date.
Jtidire Wheeler has handed down the
ollowtng decision* In ease* heard at
the rei-enl term of e uirt In I 111* city:
I tlvoroc granted trank Chapman,
of Hprlngfteld, from Klurenoe Chair
man, of lninlelM.il.
In the ease of Crank O. Potter, ad
ministrator, v*. Henry A. Poller, ho
award* the plaintiff <ai7iUW>.
Divorce granted Ku M. Wood, of
KIIHiiHly, from Win. J. Wood,
Judgment* for plalntllt* have been
handed down by Judge Wheeler In tins
cases of M. Silverman v*. Isadora Itoh
bins, and Peter M i**ey, vs, M. Yar
oek and H. Kaminsky. In the former
ease the plaintiff I* allowed U> recover
IPis.no, and In the latter *7o and oirsl*.
City Court— M•(•««*!I. .Iu<l|»,
Million Furlt*)', proprietor of a drug
store on M atii street, was In court Tum*’
ilit) charged with Iwo violation*of tint
puns ilrtiK ni t. A hearing was lived for
Friday, October «, anil IhuiI* wctegiv
t:u of t&i for fm-li charge. The bring
ing ot the ran' follow* n hearing on ilia
matter some week* ago at the Htotef'a
pitol, »t wlitfli Mr. Farley’* explann
tion* were evidently considered unsst
iafaclory.
The »|ieclrtc violation* charged are:
First, thiil a sample of tincture of to
<11 ue tcsleil only *H.7 |*sr cent strong,
when the required standard la Ho |>er
cent. The sccoml violation charged la
the sale of heailache powders, marked
as containing no aoelanallil, which, by
analysis, showed the |ireeenoe of plie
nacelln, which is a derivative of ace
tanlid and conshlered equally danger*
oua, Mr. Karley claims he bought the
preparations In good faith.
Work Twain BargMriswI
Two burglars broke Into the home of
Mark Twain, In Iteddlng, f'onn., last
Friday morning early, and proceeded
to ransack the lower part of the house.
A maid in llie upper part of the house,
hearing a noise below, cautiously made
an Investigation. Mhe discovered the
burglars gathering up the diver win
In the dining room, and then returned
up stairs and notified Mark Twain, and
telephoned to llie sheriff and aeveral
neighbors. Learning that the burglar*
had departed with their booty the p stse
hurtled to the station, and were just in
time to see the two men getting on the
train. The sheriff folio wed and arrest
ed them after a des|ierate light.
The booty was all recovered, const*
Ing of only sll the solid silver In tie
house.
/.Next day Mr. Ckmens posted the
following notice on 111* front door;
NoTP'a—To the next burglar:
There is nothing but plated ware la
Hits house, now anti henceforth. Von
. will find it In that brass thing in the
| dmlng room over In the corner by the
! basket of kitten*. If you want the baa
1 ket, put the kittens in the brass thing.
' 11 , not make a noise—it diaturb* the
j (sunly. You will find rubbers in the
! halt by that thing—which has the uaa
I hrellas In it—ehitTunler, I think they
1 cal! it, or pergola, or something Ilka
! that. Fleas* close the door.
Yours, truly, M. L- l lemena.