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VOL. XXXVI.
PUTNAM, CONN- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 1908
NO 43
\[r. Victor Uhapdelaine spent se
jav'in Brockton, la-t week.
Wilfred V Uhapdelaine visited in
Ktsion oxer Sunday.
Blanche Kandall spent the
,«tend with relatives in New York.
\trs. F. Sew ard has been visit
ial relatives in Guilford.
Mrs. Geo. l-eavitt, of Belfast, Me.,
i*7isitin? her sister, Mrs. C. M. Ellis,
Church street.
-Miss Caroline Borhauer, of \Yor
wster. spent Sunday with Miss 8. Liz.
jk Clnrke, Elm street.
-The French Artisan (Society is
holding rehearsals in St. John's Hall
for a drama. “La Yeugle," to be pro
duced some time in November.
_j h (ieeson has sold his two-year
0!dcolt Silverdale, by SllverstatT, also
cwned by Mr. Geeson, to Louis Mat
thews, of " ebster.
-Mrs. E. L. Simpson and daughter
Miss Maude, left last Friday tor a
xi-it with relatives in Utica,
.V Y
_Pr. II L. Hammond and w ife, of
Inyville. returned last week from the
yVf’si, where they spent most of the
winter.
—beamier Smith, a former proprietor
<(the Cargill House, was in the city
Monday a- traveling salesman in New
Kusiami for a < incinnati firm.
[w.i >anual organ has been or
dered from George Reed, West Boyl
s.»n. Ma-., for St. Philip's church.
The organ will be installed December
lith.
_F \V. Shaw, of the New York of
fice of Hammond, Knowlton a Co.,
ind Kupene Gutman of their Chicago
oflfce. were at the company's mill in
this city. recently.
-All of the candidates forpoliticrl
office, on the town tickets, have tiled
their expense accounts with the town
clerk, except one. The majority in
curred no expense, and those who did
incurred but nominal amounts.
-Edward McCarthy was in the city
li,t week calling on friends. He had
just returned from Danbury, w here he
*ent from here after pitching two
*smes of ball for the C. A. C. \\ hile
he was in f (anbury be pitched three
game-, winning all of them.
—The Morse mill on the west side of
the river i- Ireing reshingled, and a
large chimney has been built on the
north side The cotton which caught
fire.:i»t week, was spread in the mill
yard and gone over piece by piece, on
Monday. and carefully examined for
my trice or lire before lacing put into
the mill Dr use.
-Ala neeting of the School Hoard,
Monday e ning, the matter of enlarg
ed**- -.s inundations for the High School
*» takiu up. The general opinion
seemed to lx* that a new building was
■Newary Judge Warner was appoint
•d to ex]n• the views of tlie Board to
the committee appointed at the last
two UKvimg to investigate the mat
ter
-The freight yard, which, a lew
months agj was so congested with
empty car- that it w as almost irnpos
,|,!ie to handle them, and the main
track id at times to be blocked—
‘-•now a lairen looking place. Mon
day afternoon the yard between the
May str, crossing and the Providence
►treet i ride, a distance of a i|U«rter
o! a mi c. . n or more tracks in width,
■"Sained ,-i ten freight cars.
-T c ic ; th-bound trolley car w hich
MHhi>.:ty at six o'clock Sunday eve
Bm*. in ■ irge of conductor Davignon
*";i •.’< u ii,. and motorman Williams
' i -truck and instantly killed
•iixst. uermain, at Wilsonville. The
n*R lived in Webster, and wras wait
WlQ lake the ear. He got near the
to signal the on coming car. He
Wnot step hack far enough to get out
Ithe way and the car hit him, throw
■S him into a ditch. He struck on his
against a stone and died instant
r- The body w as taken to his home in
i'ehster.
-It is worth while to vlait Boston
® now *nd see the array of good
hats to eat at the Boston Food Fair
1 the Park square C oliseum and the
f* England Food Fair In Mechanics
Hading Lot* of other attractions be
**“ Musa's Band at the Park Square
Bw inii the Mexican National Band
other. Excursion tickets are
** °n saie for the special train to
which will leave Putnam,
•v (>cu.ber 23, at 8.15 a. m. The
train will stop at Back Bay,
h U but a short distance from both
hoiidingv. only $1.40 for the round
"oevcr*1 members of the local car
union attended a conference of
*n*nters' 1 nions of eastern < on
**eut- in Norwich, Monday after
* I'anic; Marble was the delegate
city in Itanielson and New
1 11 there is no agreement between
P'^ers and employes; the exten
u SUf*- an agreement to these two
*** ' a' lu' of the objects of the mect
[ 1 !*heved that the agreement
'bee t; \ re accomplished. Another
,' *' • ake the wage scale more
“ i:,,l ‘s expected to accomplish
( J 'I'fing, w hen the eight-hour |
e jotained in Moosup, which j
on.y place where it is not in !
' ‘c e'*nference adjourned to the i
in January, at Wilii
i
h . A. Maryott is enjoying his an
nual hunting trip to the Maine woods.
—Mrs. J. O. Bacon, of U illimantte, i
I ' isited friends in this city last week, j
— Miss Dedv, teacher in the High
School, s[>ent Sunday in Worcester.
—Mrs. K. M. Wheaton and Miss
j Mary \\ heatou spent Friday in Wor
: eester.
—tiev. John Walker has returned
from a few days’ trip to the Berkshire
hills.
—Mrs. E. G. Wright has heen enter
taining her sister, Mrs. Hobart of Ply
mouth, Mass.
—Peter E. Belair has returned from
a week's \acation, which he spent in
Willimantic and other places.
—Miss Marion Himes, of Worcester,
was the guest of her parents over Sun
day.
—Geo. W. Burgess, of Norwich, for
merly employed .as a watchmaker in
this city, spent Sunday with friend:.
— Prosecuting Attorney H. 1). l ard,
spent Friday with his mother in Wll
lim antic.
—County Commissioners Hall, Bar
ber, and Cortiss, visited the county
jail in Brooklyn, Thursday.
— Fred Morrell, of Vale, has been
, spending a few days with his parents.
Hr. and Mrs. F. A. Morrell, South
Main street.
—< >wing to the low water in the Qui
nebaug many of the mills have to de.
I pend almost wholly on steam to run
] their plants.
— Harry (>. Wright, of Campello,
Ma>s., lias been visiting lii> parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wright, on South
Main street.
—Alfred Dinette, Superintendent of
the Chase Sox Shop, Oxford, Mass.,
ami Napoleon tiobill, were guests of
A. Maynard and family over Sunday.
—W. I). Til Ison, a former Principal
of Israel Putnam School now engaged
in the same capacity in Norw ich, w as
the guest of friends in the city over
Sunday.
—An excursion train, well filled,
passed through this city Friday morn
ing, about 8 o'clock, en route to Boston.
It was the annual Food Fair excursion,
ami many from here a\ ailed themselves
of it.
—Kev. and Mrs. F. D. Sargent were
guests of Attorney Robert tH. Perry
and family, Brooklyn. N. Y., while
attending the meeting of the A. B. C.
F. M., in New York, last week.
— Hiram N. Fenn, of Willlmantic,
atone time a resident of this city, was
in Putnam last week en route to Fast j
Woodstock, as delegate from the Wil- j
limantic Congregational church to the j
semi annual Conference of Windham ,
County.
—(ieorge S. Bradley and M. It. Joy,
went to Worcester on Sunday, by au
tomobile, to attend a Sag dinner given
by the Tattasset Club. The dinner was
I a sort of a quasi-barbecue affair—a
sheep bake being the menu.
—Chairman John de Yiek, of the
French-American Bureau of the Demo
le rat ic National Committee, has ap
pointed Omer l.aRue of Putnam, to l>e
one of the Vice Presidents—himself be
ing President.
—A large number enjoyed the harvest
supper, served by the Radies Aid Socie
ty of the Methodist church last Friday
evening, which consisted "f a regular
old-fashioned New Knglaud boiled din
ner—with pumpkin, mince and apple
pie for dessert.
Superintendent of streets Dumas and
men employed by the city and abut
ting property owners, to the number
of 15, are finishing the improvements
on Sunnyside street. The street has
iieen cut down somewhat and the abut
ters are laying neat walls in front of
their property, and also putting in new
sidewalks. When finished this street
will be one of the neatest-appearing
streets in this city.
—“Taft’s Training for the Presiden
cy," by Raymond Patterson, is a hand
some book, magazine size, 53 pages- H
is a story, attractively told, of the mag
nificent service rendered by the Re
publican Presidential candidate in ev
ery important event under the present
Administration. To read his brilliant
achievements is so fascinating that no
one who begins to read the book can
lay it down until it is finished. It is
a good book to lend to first voters. Is
sued by the Republican National Com
mittee.
—A number of club members were
seated together the other day when a
couple of young ladles came up the
street wearing the latest creation in
millinery, when the following dialogue
took place:
“(iee' What d'you think of those for
bonnets*’"
‘•Whew! I should say so."
“I)o anv of you fellows know when
a woman has a good-looking hat.
■> i sat behind one that had two sto
ries to it, the other night. I didn t
think much of that one.
“I like the plain ones.
“1 told my wife, when she wanted a
new hat, to take her last year's one and
kick it about the floor a little while,
and when it had lost all semblance of
its former shape, to pick it up and trim
it, and she would be right in style.
“J 'm glad I don't have to pay for
them," said the parsimonious bachelor
_and the talk drifted.
—Miss Knen King has entered the
employ of K, M. Arnold as 'tenojjra
phe r.
— Rev J. a. Ferguson, pallor of the
Adventist church, conducted services
at Rocky Hrook, R. 1. .'Sunday.
—.1. K. S. Cain, of Stamford has been
spending a few days w ith his family in
this city.
—Mr. A. J. Kingsley and wife, and
Mrs. M. M. Iiwyer were visitors in
Worcester last Thursday.
—Mr. A. J. Kennedy and wife, of
South Lancaster, Mass., were recent
guests of Miss Angie Kennedy.
—J. A. I>ady is laying a new side
walk and curbing in front of the John
A. Rady Corporation'* plant on Bul
lock street.
—Owing to the dry weather hunters
have not been having very good luck.
The ground is so dry the dogs cannot
follow the scent.
—The public schools were closed las*
Friday, to give the teachers an oppor
tudity to attend the Teachers’ Conven
tion at Hartford.
— We are in receipt of a subscription
\ to the Patriot from Mr. Andrew- Mills
of Thompson. M r. Mills is Ski years old
but can read a newsi«»per without the
aid of glasses.
—A gang of employes have been en
gaged for a week past in stringing new
wires to Hast I'ulnam, to care for in
creasing business in that section for the
>. N. K. company.
—Contractor F. M. Maynard liasjusi
finished shingling the St. John block,
on Providence street. This is proba
bly the largest .shingled roof block in
the city, being 7oxdo feet—14,11-70 shin
gles were used.
—Three members of the fire depart
ment res|>onded to a "still alarm," at
half-past four p. m. last Sunday. They
quickly put out a chimney lire in the
brick tenement house at the corner of
Providence and School streets, with an
extinguisher.
—The last official act of the late Rl.
Hev. Bishop. Tierney, was the issuing
of a circular letter announcing a dio
cesan collection on Sunday, the lsth,
for St. Thomas seminary, Hartford,
the preparatory school for young men
being educated for the priesthood.
—Mr. and Mrs. George Washington
Holt announce the marriage of their
daughter. Mar) Florence, to Mr. Her
bert James Smith, on Saturday tile
17th of October, ions, at Santiago de
Cube, Cuba. The congratulations and
bestwishes of this entire c immunity
are extended to the young couple.
—A team of local duck pin bowlers
went to Norwich last Thursday even
ing and were defeated by a team on the
Rose alleys by a total of 7i pins. The
local team rneinliers w ere Vandale, Co
derre, Warren, Bilieault and Gagne. A
return game will lie played on the local
alleys this, Thursday,evening.
—Joseph Rita, who runs the Imot
blacking stand at the railroad station,
will leave the last of the week for New
York, en route to Castle Granda, Italy,
for a two months' visit with relatives.
He will bring his wife with him when
he returns. Castle Granda is about
seven miles from where Jerry Mulello,
of this city, is visiting his parents at
present.
—Frank Foisey, Jr., son of Mr. and
and Mrs. Foisey of Oil* city, has liought
the bakery on Providence street, for
merly owned by George Farley. Mr.
Foisey lias for years conducted a black
smith shop in Thompson, but felt tfiut
he needed some lighter employment.
Mr. Foisey has not moved his family
to the city but will probably do so in
the near future.
—New trans|s>rlulion rules on the
V Y., N. H.A H. railroad, went into
ellect last Tburday. All packaues con
taining explosives, inttammable arti
cles, or acids, must be marked, show
ing their contents, and be labeled. In
formation as to to the kind and color of
labels to be used on various consign
ments may be obtained upon inquiry
at the local freight offices.
—l^uinebaug Pomona Grange, of
Windam county, will meet writh’tjuin
nelisaet Grange at Thompson Hill, Hat
urday, October 31st. In the morning
the Fifth Degree will be conferred on
all applicants, and in the afternoon
there will be a fine program, open to
Fourth Degree members, when Presi
dent Beach, of the Connecticut Agri
cultural College, Professor L. A. Clin
ton of the Ex peri mental Htalion, and
Professor Stoneburn, head of the poul
try department will be present and ad
dress the meeting. This will probably
be one of the best and most interesting
meeting of the year, and will attract a
large attendance.
—The Grand Dodge, A. O. C'. W.,
held it* eighth stated meeting in Hart
ford, la-t Thursday. Reports of the
officers were encouraging. Suspensions
were the least of any year uince the
adoption of the new rates. New mem
ber* are being constantly added, and
the reserved fund is increased to f 1 '50,
<»•>. It was voted not to increase the
age limit for new members, but to in
crease the age limit for reinstated mem
bers from 4-s to 50 years. The next
meeting will be held in Meriden Oc
tobe -'1, I*®- John C. Trant, of Hart
ford, was elected Grand Master Work
man.
—Mrs. F. 1'. •'aigent is the guest of
relative* in New ^ork.
—There has been a good many caws
of biliousness throughout the city the
past tw weeks.
—Rev. B. F. Benoit will preach in
Oantelson next Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
—Mrs. William Jackson ami four of
her children, are HI with diphtheria at
their house on Bullock street.
—Mrs, l\ H. Kelley Is visiting Mrs.
Frances Harrington, at the Presser
farm.
—The trolleys now carry signs indi
cating their destination and the towns
through which they pass.
—Mrs. George W. Webster has gone
to Binghamton, X.Y.,lo spend several
weeks with relatives.
—George M. Morse returned Satur
day from a trip to Texas, where he
had been attending Holiness Conven
tion.
—We learn front the Courant that
Senator Brandlgee has been engaged
to speak in Putnam some time next
week.
—Judge Henry H. Ilimlor, of W illl
mantic, Ih'iiiooraticcandldate f»r Con
gross, w as in tlie oit.v Wednesday eon
ferring with tlio loaders of 11i— party re
garding the political situation.
— Mi-s Helen Alton went to Hasten
Monday to resume her vocal 'Unties
witli \\ ilhelin Heinrich, and also take
a course of study at the Now Kngland
< arisen alory of Mtisie.
— Rev. Asa Handlolt, fattier of Mrs.
.). K. stnbhert, died at his home in
Nortli Ashford on Tuesday. The fune
ral willin'held at the North Astvford
Baptist church on Friday afternoon at
one o’clock.
— Miss Bessie Champlin entertained
tlie t). M. Club at tier home on Brad
ley street Tuesday evening. Thomas
Bailey Aldrich'* “Mariorie Daw," was
the work discussed by the members.
The hostess servod a luncheon.
—Judge Robertson, the Democratic
candidate for Governor is to visit Wil
limanllc, Danielson and Putnam and
probably otlicr towns, if time permit*,
liefore tlie close of tlie campaign, and
make addresses.
— We are comforted with U>? prom
ise by " Probabtllttes," of rain Friday
or Saturday. It is greatly needed, In
some section* for domestic use. It is
needed to quench forest 11 rest in several
Slates.
— Monday a meeting of the Health
officers of Windham and New Condon
counties w :is held in Norwich. Ad
dresses on milk iiiNpc.'tlon were made,
followed by discussion. Other subject*
were taken up and talked over. Ow
ing to other publte duties Health offi
cer Dr. o. I.altue, of this city, w as un
able to attend.
— List of letters remaining In llie
Putnam Post Olflce for the week end
ing Oct. 1!):
Cadies—Miss Cora Belle Mngg, Miss
Florence I’. Wilcox, Mrs. Myra W al
lace.
Gentlemen—J. H. Hart, A. Wells,
Dam as Lang louts. Samuel C. lader
wood, Thomas Lillie, Thomas Lillis.
—Out of Vi who took the examina
tion liefttrc the Connecticut slate board
of medical examiners la>t July 3“ pass
ed, oneof whom was Louis R. Brown,
formerly of this city, a graduate of tin;
Putnam High school and (Tufts Medt.
cal College. Dr. Brow n is now intern
at Middletown Insane Asylum. Ills
mother resides on < lunch street.
— Ig'slie Harlson, manufacturer of
silk mill supplies ai North Windham,
and for several years bookkeeper in
Hammond, Knowlton <\- Go's office,
called on friends in town Wednesday,
anti wore the old smile, it was Die
fifth anniversary of his daughter's
birth, acknowledged and settled by
draft* from a box of Kl/nado strictly
imported cigar*.
—A »econ<l fatality occurred on the
trolley road In this section. A Bray
ton Hhippee, aged 77 years, of Daniel
son, a veteran of the civil war, was
crushed to death under the wheels of a
trolley ear near Dayville. He waa
walking on the tracks, and when a
ear came along he deliberately step
ped In front of It, and before the mo
tor man could do anything to stop the
car, be was knocked down and killed.
—Mr. and Mrs. William Wheaton
threw open their t pretty new home on
Mechanic street last Halurdwy evening,
and entertained in honor of the en
gagement of Miss Kthel Kent,daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kent, Drove
street, to Arthur White of Attleboro,
Mass. The house was decorated elab
orately with red hearts festooned from
chandeliers to the eorner* of the rooms
and in the reception ha'I, where also
were *n*|s»nded while doves. Hearts
were iplayed by tire twelve present,
part of the evening, after which the
guests were summoned to the dining
room, which was also decorated with
hears* of v arious size*. Tire table was
arranged with a huge red heart, sur
rounded by tiny heart* upon which
stosi a doll In bridal robes and veil, a*
a centerpiece. Heart* were le*tooned
around the labie and from the chande
lier to the corner* of the room. The
place cards and favors were novel and
original and much gaiety prevailed
while the dainty salad supper was
served. i
County Home Annual Meet'
ing.
I.UIUK AXD OKI.HJIITFI 1 MU VIM..
Putnam has two public Institutions
located within its Hmltsof which its
treoplc arc justly promt t'ncls the
Day Kimhall Hospital ami the other
the County Home for IVjH'iulent Chil
dren. Hoth are public Institutions—
the former la supporter! In part by the
Slate and in part by the voluntary aid
of the philanthropic jieople of the v a
rlout towns in the county; the tatter,
the County Home, ia entirely support
ed by the county, hut a I a rue amount
of voluntary assistance Is evicted
from each town, in order that the pur
pose of the institution may Is* proper
ly carried out. While the helpless and
dependent children in every tow n In
the county arc freely admitted into the
institution, whore they are well eared
for, clothed and sent to school. jThla Is
to be continued to them only until such
time as some private families can In'
found to receive them and care for
them until of Hite. Fulling to find I
homes in which to place them, they j
arc ret slued until old enough to la
placed out to cam their own liv ing.
There are two tilings that the State
desires every citizen of the county to
consider, to secure his or tier co-opera
tion in carrying out the purpose of the
institution: one is b> save expense to
the tax-papersot the county; thf other
is philanthropic. When a child enters
the Home it immediately liecoincs an
expense to the county, which will con
tinue until the child is placed In some
home w here it will l>e reared up as one
of the family, or until it is old enough
to earn Its own living.
The philanthropic side Is, that if a fa
mily w III accept the care of a child un- j
til of age, the latter will have all the ,
adv antages of a prtv ate home, where It
may win the love of its foster parents, I
not only until It Is of age, hut for all
lime. One can realise what a blessing j
Hint would prove to a child who can j
have no place to Ibid home adv antages
otherwtae w hen it la compelled to leave j
the Home at a suitable age to earn its '
ow n 11 v ing.
The iilan of the county is to have a
committee—ladles by preference—in
every town to seek homes for the chil
dren of the county Institution, amt af
ter lieing so placed out to keep a watch
ful eye upon them to know they are
well and pr i|iert> earcil for.
It is seen by reference to Su|a-riiiten
dent Converse's report, Hull there were
.VieliiIt]ren in the Home the loginning
of the year Just Closed. During Ihe
yeur -i children were added to the
numlier. Of all In the Horne only !>
found familes to receive them, ami re
I stives took charge of 6. So llint with
x returned and other changes there re
tnained in the Home on Sept. 1st, tilts
year, To children—16 more than at the
la-ginning of the past year.
The County Commissioners believe
there are homes in the county where
every child received during the year—
aland '2f>—could Is* placed, if pro|a-rly
apiK-ak-il to. It Is a work that the la
dy town committees alone, cannot |ros
slbly accomplish. Kvcry citizen of the
county should deem tl a privilege to
aid in rinding families who would con
j sent lo take at least one of the children
front the County Horne.
To effectively carry on the work of
caring for the ilejieirdent children, llie
Hoard of Management, consisting of
1 the < ounly Commissioners—Messrs.
! h. H. Hull, K. H. Corttis, C. K. liar
! ts-r, a iricmlicr of the State Hoard of
! r harlties, and a member of Hie State
: Hoard of Health, hold an annual meet
| ing, lo discuss all the affairs of the
Home. Tlie Town t 'ommlttee, consist
ing of is members, are always well re
presented, and make rejsirts of work
done in the county In the interest of
the children of the Home.
The annual meeting was held last
Friday. The weather was as fine as
could ire and brought together the larg
est company In the history of the Home.
The visitors were mainly the represen
tative people of the county, some of
whom paid their first visit. The Man
agement are alwaye pleased to have a
large company of visitors, aa they in
variably are gratified and delighted
with everything about the Home, and
become influential in making known
to their fellow townsmen, on return
ing borne, not only the great merits of
the Home in accomplishing It* benefi
cent work, hut aid in making known
the Importance of having families lake
into their homes some of the little chll
dm.
The visitor* arrived about noon, hav
ing lime to look over the Home and
surroundings, and to learn how every
thing um managed, before the hour
for dinner. From every one eould ire
heard word* of commendation for the
admirable management and the per
feet condition of everything that came
under their obwervalien. The Mu|ier
lnUmdrnl and Matron, Mr. and Mr*.
Converse, were the special subject* of
praise in speaking of them a* so per
fectly titled for the great and peculiar
re*|>onsi bill lias resting upon them.
Quietly and amiably, without mani
festation of fussiness, they meet every
one. the children being no exception,
*o that the institution is made a real
home to the inmates and to visitors.
The three < ommlasioners., Messrs.
Hail, t 'ortis and Barber have tbequali
Hem ions businr** capacity anti kindly
dispositions combined, which make
them >o greatly esteemed in every one
they meet at (he Home or elsewhere.
They are so ably lined for thetr various
duties as county oitleials, and are to*
nether in *o perfect accord In transact
inn Ihetr multiplicity of duties devolv
Inn upon them, that *1 would lea mis
fortune to the |a*oplv of the county to
make any change In the membership
of the Hoard No one who has any
real desire to see the affairs of the
county ably and carefully administer
ed would for any consideration, have
either of these upright and experienced
trcnllemen replaced by any one desir
ing to get a place as County Commis
sioner for any reason.
C. I*. Kellogg, Secretary of the Hoard
of Charities, has been a constant and
welcome visitor situs' the death of
Henry K. Ilnrton, who was Instrumen
tal In securing the place where the
Home is esiabllshed. Mr Kellogg Is an
able and broad minded gentleman nnd
Is admirably tilled hr ad iso and co-op
erate with the Managers of the Home.
He Is careful what he says, but always
hears testimony of his gratillealton at
Superintendent Cottveix)
thcexceilenl in tnitgciMCMt of Ih«* Home
mid praise for the Kuperlnlcndent and
Matron toi their knells spirit mid wise
dealings with the helpless beings com
muted to their watchful Pitre.
After dinner, nl which S- 'lit down,
the e iinp:inv were culled together to
attend the luislness meeting, Commis
sioner 11 ill I presiding;.
Hu|>eiliilcnd nl I on else nnide tlIn
Annual report us follows
t'tit Idren in the llniiriici. I, Iiai7, /►>
Received mew i during the year, L't
Ketiirued, H
I’bleed in fiiniilles, II
1‘laecd wItli friends, 5
Kent to Hoys' Mchool, il
In Home Oet. I, lints, 71)
Of tile J4 children received during
the year, III were committed by the
Probate Court, and fi by the Town.
Total numtier of ehildren cured for
since the opening of the Home in 1 ss.;,
4WI. Total of tsivs, l!rVl, of girls, ‘JU7.
Children now in the Home from the
following tow Us!
I! rooky n,
I lampion,
\\ i - e I s’or I,,
Thompson
1‘utnnm,
( ointiiltlerl thirl
Woods! ark,
Putnam,
('hlldren placer I
Kcotiaml,
liaiiiftchl,
Kllltngly,
Thompson,
Woodstock,
Poiufret,
Ttie mem tiers of
1 Km si ford, *
li Plainfield,
4 Pmnfrct, li
1) Is tilingly, t!l
11 Wind ham, II
ng Itie rear:
t \\ indhom, I
4 Willingly,
ill families:
fl l,'aider Iniry, ll
it ItriHiklyn, I
II Katiford, 1
in Putnam, II
2 Hampton, 'l
4 Wind hum, 4
the Town <'ornrnlt
tee made Uielr several reports, Mrs, K.
T. W'hllemore, of Putnam, the chair
man, calling upon them In succession.
We give, in substance, those ■ of two
of the oldest members who have acted
in that capacity since the Home waa
organized. These will give a correct
idea of the work of the committee.
Annie H. Tlngley, of W'llilmantic,
said that there are four ehildren In this
city, wards of the Home—three are
now living with their parents, the
other remains In the seme very desi
rable home, which is a true home In
every sense, and which has been hers
since the arm of the law reached out
and rescued her, a: number of yean
ago. Reminiscently, it Is twenty-five
years, nest month, since the County
Horne wss founded. Of the lady mem
bers of the Town CommltUw, there are
but four of the original members left,
—and we are all present here today.
Mrs. Cbas. A. Brown, of Baltic, said
there were nine children in Scotland
from the County Home. One boy lias
Issen returned to his father; one girl re
turned to the Home; one girl haa be
come of age, and Is working for good
wages in one of our be»t families; two
' girls are in families where they are
1 well cared for, and one of them t«. mak
ing a good record. Four boys—one of
whom will be -out of control" the pre
sent month—have good homes and are
doing well,
Mary Irexler, of Iranle'son—one of
the original four—in answer to our re
' <iuest for her to write out her Impromp
tu remarks for .publication, said that
our reports of the work done at and for
the Home, each year, are most excel
lent and are read with great interest.
She found no lime to w rile I hem out,
wo are informed.
A numler of lho v'sltois -is'ke, on
revjucst, among them Ml** K. l>. I.ar
ned ofThompaon. whose remark* were
so gratifying that they received ap
plause. She may. who time, make
public the result of her personal in
*|w'et of the Home and It* work, which
will be \ery gratifying to the Hoard of
Management, w ho are desirous to net
the public more Interented In order to
tret it* wider cooperation.
Mr. and Mr*. II. O. Preston, the flr*l
Superintendent and Matron of tlio
Home while in their house on I'utnarn
Height*—were preenl. Mr. I*re*ton
ma<te some pleasant remark*, and Mr*.
Preston exhibited photograph* of two
brother*, who wcitxamong the inmate*
when the Home wasflntopened. They
have grown to tie line-looking stalwart
men, amt are doing well.
We have no space this week for oth
er matters of w hieh we desire to speak,
and must leave them for another occa
sion .
Superior Court.
The (ictober term of the Superior
court opened In Wllllmanttc In*! Krl
<1 ay, with Judge George W heeler on
the bench, for the hearing of short ca
lendar.
I lu* llr«l thing tlonr won the draw
lint of n Jury. Those diawn from this
end of tln> county were I. T. Wilson,
Uoo. s. Ilrndlt-y, l*utnnm: K. W Ar
nold, l'. II. Johnson, Thompson; Ar
Ihnr Williams, lh njmnln Itieh, Wood
stock; Charles A. Danielson, Pom fret.
Short calendar was ihen disposed of.
On I'ucsday criminal* put to plea.
I ra Kowler pleaded utility to brook*
Ing iml mterinit Ilu- general store of
II. C Iturlow, Kosiford unit »«» sen
tenced to in mouths In joll. NIi'IioIm
Haddad pleaded xullty to nssault and
j was lined fit* nnil rusts.
I u the afternoon the jury were sworn
; on the esse of Stole vs. Anthony (k>
bee, churned with Indecent assault on
Mis. Ague* Klugg of Killlngly. The
ease went to the Jury late In the after
noon and idler they had been out a
half hour they reported Hint they coultl
not agree. They were excused for the
day with the understanding that they
resume their dellljvratlons on Wednes
day.
While tIn*Jury was nut attorneys for
Joseph I ’omtols and Jennie I Jem me, of
\\ llllmnnilr, charged with ndultry,
staled Dial llie accused had both law’ll
persuaded to plead guilty. No dispo
sal of the cases was made.
Other east s will (mine up a I lids term
outlie plea of not guilty, and some liava
been adjourned to the next term.
Afler continued dellts’iallons Wed
nesday morning ill lltc above ease of
Anthony tiobee, the Jury returned it
verdict of not guilty.
Delate llrousseail pleaded gutlly to
breaking Olid entering In Wllllmontlo
and was sentenced to -Isle* prison for
not less than one nor more than two
years.
('omotls amt Demine who nlraded
guilty to adultly Tuesday wereiseti
tenced to ten mid nine months rus|>eo
lively.
The ease of Van Maldeger and Ktw>
notesy /Ike charged with assault with
Intent to roll was next tried. They
were found guilty and sentenced to on*
year In jail.
t'ourt then adjourned to Krirlay
morning.
-fm
Pmitfrcf (lladly Intertilled.
The enterprise undertaken by the
Putnam people to preserve and Im
prove the surroundings of the tfulne
haug Kalis, which are sueh a pleasant
feature In the drive to Putnam, seem*
to have touched a responsive cord In
the minds of the Pomfrel people, and
many are gladly assisting the project.
Among those who have given contri
butions are the recently deceased Mre.
Nancy Wilkinson Mason, Miss 1 'lark,
Mr*. U. L. Bradley, Mr*. J. Addlaon
Porter, Mr. Benjamin (Jroavenor, Tho
mas iHarriaon, Mrs. Jason Green. Miae
Anna Hadden. Mr*. K. A- Hwaio, Dr.
Overlook, Col. Ale*. Warner.
To prevent further encroachment of
building near the falla la certainly •
commendable purpose. When the for
est tree* about the historic Putnam’s
Wolf lien, located In Pomfret, went
threatened by the woodman’* as, IkM
same Putnam people, whe am now ac
tive In the movement to preeerve tit
surrounding* of these grand Kalla, caw
ed ved the plan, and with their time,
money and energy, lueeeeefully aeeom
pltabed their purpmw, buying some M
acre* of the Wolf Den wood*. In ad
dition they have expended Interest and
money In making a new and suitable
entrance to the Wolf Den Park and the
approach to the Den Itself more acces
sible.
We advance theae reaaona toeiplaiit
why Pomfret people do and ahoukl
aerial In the endeavor to preserve one
of N Mu re'a great handiwork*, even if
it happen* to he located within the II
iuIW of the city of Putnam.
It I* known that wveral
thy eltixena of Poinfiet are considering
the matter, and will doubtle** Wp «
nerou*ly.