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fOL. XXX^ I.
Enters at tb* Putnam Pom Ofhc*
seconi-cU,* matter.
A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER
Killin' PAGES.
PUTNAM, CONN- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6 1908
NO 45
, ^ was called to Mill
'■ v V recently owing to the
(«*• •
^5 hi* f»ther
.wrl^ Warner, of Baltimore, w as
' v t gue-t of his father-in-law, l*.
jj^_ «,yjll. Main street.
vjr Tourteliotte, of Worcester, was
” ;v entertaineii by his daughter,
j* Pll,r lark. south Main street.
)Ir. F. F. Bussell and daughter
Stance, have returned from a visit
if rmouth. N. H.
Rev. John W.W alker attended the
!Liag of the New London County
Irrieasat Trinity church, Norwich,
kgoaday.
^Imitations are out to the marriage
Jg«ph Brodeur and Miss St. Celia
itije. at St. Mary’s Church, next
(Cday morning at 9 o'clock:
.Brton Warren shot an owl on Put
B Height-, last week, that was a tine
r.aen- Be was in the city Friday
ngtodi']' se of it to any one who
»:ed it for mounting.
-The pupils of the High School have
[Kiired a dancing class, with Henry
a> Instructor. They hold ses
n-each Friday afternoon in Korres
■s tali
-ATeachers' meeting will 1* held
Iinterbui> Plains, on Saturday;
s 7th, at 1" o a. in. “Subject, Ate
• Attendance, Teachers and School
" Charles I), iiine, Hartford.
.Thenumber of deaths that occur
lathe Grand Army, in this State,
teen January 1st and July :l>t,
nety high, being 101. Of the Yet
is. who passed away during that
tod. six were past SO years of age.
-Ret. M. A. Sullivan, President of
Htbolic Total Abstinent I'nlonof
aretieut, has announced his ap
itmenls of t ounty,Directors,among
(h is Joseph Egan, of this city,
atv Director for Windham county.
•Dr Overlook, of Pomfret, Presi
Id the State Medical Association,
im Sew London, last Thursday,
adingthe full meeting of the Asso
m. which met with the New l,on
Oounty Association. 1 >r. Overlook
ooded to the address of welcome
(tied by the County President.
•There was a home wedding at the
fence of Mr. George A. Pettis, in
(Stfydistrict, last Thursday noon,
sFretrnan H. Jlewilt, of Groton,
iuiiited in marriage by Kev. K. I), j
an: to Mr*. Nellie P. Sanderson. I
Oil Mrs. llewitt will make their ,
Kill Groton.
The K upirc Voting Machine Co., j
keheder, N". V., writes u-. as l.d- I
t“Hartford purchased Noting ma
fc'nr the entire city seven years
god all voters have used them for
ifv election* since. A few months,
the Selectmen bought and paid for
additional machines.” The Harl
papers. we notice, always com
d the voting machines, after an
ion. for their accuracy, quick an
Kttnent of the vote, and their coin
tue economy.
1 poor olil horse nearly starved to
Pitched to an old rickety wagon,
kft standing in the rear of the I’ul
lan. last Friday afternoon. After
ioeen there several hours a work
ton* some repairing in the hotel
St something was wrong and no
' aptain Murray, who took the
t*asl to a stable. The horse had
Mlvbeen driven hard and w as all
w with mud showing that it had
*>*n,aiid while being unhitched
»«cak it could scarcely stand. 11
f'identlv icen abandoned by its
* As no one came to claim it, a
unry #i, t ailed in the next inorn
M he ordered the horse shot.
* are occasionally introducing
etioice things from other conn
are very desirable to raise in
tomtry . The Knglish walnut is
f lile best of nuts, and has been
* *t the South to some extent, j
A Bradley, of Meriden, is j>er
^ o°Lv lierson who has success
*rown English walnut trees in
selcut’ which bore fruit. Until
^ the largest quantity he has
*** ^rora his one tree was four j
* this j-^ar he gathered from it
"“•hel and of a superior quality.
P* it nuu raised on his tree were
ffooi them more hardy trees
grown that would bear large
‘telephone bell at police head
^.mgled, Thursday night, and
JUithe 'hello,' an excited voice
Putnam road demand
■Brae<iialc. protection of the ofti- j
'*»« stated that several intoxi-!
0 *eff about the house trying
11 *a> suggested that they
‘ *o aw a> Preparations were
®>ing tu the place, but l«efore ;
li wt*" B1* *c ^disturbed house
( BP' when everything was
**>e and ‘juite. As near as
J? ^wd later, several men
iottlx!caied, got lost in the
, °\!h* 't"r:ny night and slop
the vs ay to Hallouwlie. 1
**** l!- the house having retir
rM lile "ten rapped on the
\V ? ' ** l!le door, to arouse
*iih 1 *n *n'cstigation the
,n u*jt ** for granted that
outside contemplated mis
““Oedtaiely called for the
— Rev. \\ m Kennedy has been vis
itint£ his mother on Meadow street.
Mrs. \\ . H. Holmes and son Rieh
ard are \isitinit A. \Y. Macdonald and
family, Oak Hill.
— Daniel Byrne, of Boston, was the
' guest of his mother and family. Wood
stock avenue, on Tuesday.
—Frank Bennett, of New York city,
spent Tuesday with his parents, I hajs
i el street.
—Mrs. Herbert Plummer, of Salem,
Mass., is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Hmily Vinton, Woodstock avenue.
—Mr. J. F. Alexander is moving his
family from Florence street to Pleasant
avenue.
—The regular meeting of the \V. C.
C-T. lT. will be held with Mrs. M. G.
Leonard, 95South Main street, Friday
ofternoon, Nov. H.
—Mrs. Ann Prentice left on Tuesday
morning ^for Pittsfield, Mass., where
she will spend the winter with her
daughter.
—Mrs. Willis Humes and her three
sons, w ho have been spending the sum
mer, with Mr. Myron Kinney, Mrs.
Humes's father, started for their home
in Bergen, N. J. on Wednesday.
—Count\ director, Joseph F. F.gan
of the Connecticut state I'nion for
Windham County, installed the
officers of the St. Aloysius T. A. A 1!.
last Sunday afternoon at which Rev.
Fr. Van den Noort, the Chaplain was
present.
— Dr. Warren W. Foster, now in the
Pension office, Washington, w ith oth
ers, came home to vote. He is now the
father of three boys, the oldest being
7 years. He left Washington Saturday
and returned on Wednesday.
—Ex-Mayor L. E. Smith, is confined
to his home on Church street, suffering
from a severe attack of the grip. He
lias been ill since his return from ( uba,
where he recently went to attend the
wedding of his son.
— Rev. John Walker, Hector of St.
Philip's Mission, is entertaining his
parents, who have baen s|>ending the
summer in Canada. The senior Mr.
Walker has rented the home of Henry
Morse, on Drove street, where he, with
Mrs. Walker and their two daughters,
will spend several months.
— Fist of letters remaining in the
Putnam Post (Mice for the week end
ing Nov. 2:
I.Julies—Mrs. Mary Connor, Mrs.An
drew Carpenter. Mi" Alice Reed. Mrs.
H. F. Gordon. Miss K.U White, Mile.
Ludkpie I’loufe, Miss Lauretta Jaek
sun.
Gentlemen—Geo. c. Manta, Thom*'
A. Lyneh, Leo Peche. liefnest 1'atro,
Prof. Sandone, Mr. Taylor.
—Oscar How land,of Quinebaug, w ho
has been so successful on the New I n
glanil Circuit, during the past summer
season, is now w iththe Kjirl McDonald
Stock company for a tour of on weeks,
in the South. Thecompany is at pres
ent playing in the historic town on the
Gulf of Mexico. This will make the
second season Mr. How I anil has Ail led
Southern engagements.
—At Danielson one of trie first to
cast a ballot for Taft was our old friend
Warren \V. While, now S7 years old,
who lived In this town many years.
He was one ot the old f ree Soil party,
which merged into the Republican.
He says there are two men in Killing
ly, besides himself that voted for John
[>. Hale of New Hampshire for Presi
dent.
— When the County Commissioners
come to Putnam to grant licenses for
the ensuing year, at least two remon
strances will have have been tiled for
their consideration ami against places
now doing business. A remt nstrance
against Louis Chapdelaine,whose place
of business is at \i South Main street,
is already in the hands of the proper
authority. The protest states that it
is in remonstrance against Louis Chap
delaine, personally, as proprietor, amt
not against the location of his place of
business. It is based on the place ca
tering to an element that causes a great
amount of trouble to the jiolice.
—We bring to the attention of our
readers occasionally new methods ap
proved elsewhere, to secure more satis
factory municipal government. The
“Des Moines' Plan," which is to sub
stitute for the present system of muni
cipal government, a Board of lommU
sioners. President Eliot, of Harvard
University, visited the West to make a
personal investigation into the work
ings of the plan in I>es Moines. He
delivered an enthusiastic address in
Haverhill in support of the commis
sion form of government. Portland,
Oregon, has a well-defined movement
on foot for the I>es Moines plan, it is
a significant fact that the Mayor and
City Council of Montreal, represents-1
tiv.es from Roanoke, Va.. Wilmington.
Del., and from Lincoln, Neb., have vi
sited lies Moines, w ithin the past few
weeks, to personally investigate into ■
the workings of the new system of city
government. Our Business Men's As
sociation may regard the matter of.
sufficient importance to get President
Eliot to give an address on the subject.
At the same time the voting machine
might be presented by some cne thor
oughly acquainted with it* merits and
its already successful operation. **ar
city should I* made distinguished as
an enlightened andJprogressLe helper
in all good reforms.
Putnam Business Men's Association.
AS IMPOttT 1ST CKKTIM)
STATK TAX t'OMMISSIONKK I<
To SI’KAK.
Tuesday evening, Nov emtier In,
tbe Business Men’s Association will
hold their quarterly meeting in Kent s
Block, at s p. m., at which the general
public are cordially invited.
The meeting will lie an important
one, which will interest every tax-pay- j
er of th« town. WIlham H. l'ort>in, i
8 lateTax Commissioner, ha» accepted
an inv itation to make an address on I
“Property Valuations and Proper Me- j
thods of Taxation."
After the address a discussion w ill !
follow, based on the following resolu
tion :
Hksoi.veiv, That it is for the benefit
of the town and city to have full valu
ation and low tax rates, and that the
proper method to reach such an end is
to raise all the property valuation a
certain [>er cent by a Board of Asses
sors. and then have it adjusted bv a
Board of Relief.
Lawyer C. L. Torrev will lead in the !
affirmative, and lawyer K. H. John-1
son w ill lead on the negative side.
There is no intention to force this
proposition on the town, hut to show
front « hat the Tax Commissioner will
state on the subject and the views ex
pressed during the discussion to follow
—and all will be |«.-rim tied to lake
part whether a member of the Associa
tion or not. The main object in hav
ing this important subject present
ed and discussed, is to have it fully
understood, and intelligently acted
upon. There is no possible benefit in
rating property valuation lower than
it should l>e, as it might have been in
former years. The State increases our
present valuation 26 per cent, if we
(hould lower our valuation 26 percent,
the Stale would add SO i>er cent to our
valuation. That is, the Stale does not
accept our valuation but what it deems
the correct valuation. Therefore for
State taxation it depends on its ow n
valuation not ours.
Mr. Corbin will discuss the question
“Why ami How the State Raises our
Valuation. ”
Another question that will enter the
discussion is, “How does the valuation
and tax rate alteet the growth ami pros
perity of the city? This will la' shown
to be a serious matter, and will aid in
prosing that the resolution should lc
adopted.
We are rrot authorized to say so, but
we can safely say that any question;
submitted to Mr. Corbin connected
with his address will receive a proper
answer.
We cannot too urgently invite nil
tax payers to attend this meeting next
Tuesday evening. Mr. Corbin is a
State officer, holding an office of great
importance. He is desirous to have
tiie jreople of the State made thorough
ly acquainted with the subject of tax
ation. and for this purpose expresses
his willingness to visit towns to speak
on tiie subject wherever invited, it
should Ire deemed a privilege to honor
a State officer who so willingly comes
here for our lienelit by being present to
give him a hearty welcome. We lie
lieveour citizens will do so.
City Court— Kua»«-II. Jud(«,
Four ixrys were before tiie court on
Saturday afternoon charged witli steal
ing sheet lead from tire stock house of
the rutnam Manufacturing Company.
Judge Russell placed the boys on pro
bation until January lid. The junk was
disposed of to Jake I’asol, a junkman,
whose place of business is on Van den
Noort street. The leader of the quar
tette, was released only a few months
ago from the State School for Boys, at
Meriden. He was committed from Wil
lingly, four or five years ago, for steal
ing money. At present he is living
with a family in Khodesvilie. The
boys stripped the lead from the stock
house at the mill, and damaged the
building to the extent of $26.
St Philip's Hiss ou.
Saint Phillip's Mission, commenc
ing on Hundmy, Nov. klh, the regular
Evening Service will be resumed at
7 p. in.
—The regular monthly meeting of
the Common Council waa adjourned
Tuesday until Friday evening.
—Charles Beiair left here Monday to
operate a moving picture machine for
8. Foster, of Moosup. Shows are giv
en in Mooeup, Jewett City, Blerllng
and other places.
—Japan ought to be annexed to this
country. At Tokyo the people were
as excited about the election here as
our own folks. The announcement of
the election of Taft was received with
much interest, and extra edition* of
the local papers, were Issued Tuesday
afternoon giving the information.
_A most enjoyable Hallow e'en 80
cial was held in Bugbee H*ll last Sat
urday evening, under the auspices of
the - Ten of I s Association.” The hail
w as decorated with corn stalks.CMneae j
lanterns, and jack-o’-lanterns, giving
the room a very pretty effect. Music
was furnished by tbe Broadway Or
chestra. An Illumination Social and
1 >ance will be given by the Association
at tlie same piaev next Saturday even
ing. There will be round and square
dances: John Ferns prompter. The j
Broadway orchestra will furnish mu- j
„ic. Admission: ladies Jo cents, gen-j
tiemen od cents.
Echoes from >otre Dame.
Old (>u pi Is sml friends of the Acade
niy, recalling their own gmsi times in
Aim# Mater, on Hallow e'en, are (>er
haps wondering w hat might h.iif Isyii
the nature and extent of the merry
making this year.
We hope former classmates will not
be envious to learn that the celebration
surpassed anything previously attemp
ted, both in originality and genuine
fun.
On Friday evening the musical and
literary program (began. The N !>.A
Orchestra played several difficult se
lections with a zest and perfection
which merited much congratulatory
comment from the audience of Sisters
and out of-lown visitors. Res . Kaiiter
Higgins, In behalf of those present, ap
plauded the young ladies for their ex
cellence of execution on so many in
struments and their exceptionally tine
singing. Hut the r»!e scheduled for Sa
turday night was one not planned to
exhibit culture, grace or genius except,
perhaps, the genius of mirth-making,
and lots of ii. Kvery phase of the eve
ning's performance was amusing, and
it is doubtful whether any comedian or
numher of comedians ever provoked
such continuous ]>eals of laughter as
did these amateur mas<|Ueraders. A
whole bevy of goblins, wilclies fairies,
! brownies, and other elilsh eoniingcnls,
suddenly from their hidden retreats
hore down upon the fear-stricken new
pu pi Is and their innocent friends, till
it seemed as if the weird inhabitants
of spirit-land were let loose.
When this excitement abated some
what, the next mystic feature was a
; representation of the Hallow e'en prae
t ces of different nations. The sections
of the hall appropriated to each coun
try was accordingly decorated, and no
one booth showed any resemblance to
the other except in extreme grotesque
ness.
After every imaginable trick And
pastime had their full measure of frolic
therefrom, Miss Adele Murray, one of
the most active members on the “ways
amt means’’ committee for the occa
sion, moved that the school should ex
tend a vote of thanks to the Su|iertor
and teachers for the evening’s enjoy
ment.
At #:;t0 refreshments were served,
the dining room also wearing a strictly
Mallow-e'en aspect. The light was
furnished from pumpkin faces; skele
ton heads glared down on the fea-ters
from theirgrimly luminous orbs, while
life-sized Indian men and women
smoked their pijte of ja-ace mute with
wonder that children could relish ice
cream and dainties in the midst of such
■sondire lookers-on.
Were the people of lists t<> live a hun
dred years, it is safe to say, they will
recall with heartfelt pleasure this Mal
low e'en celebration of last Saturday,
at Notre Dame.
As November lias so hnppily begun
we ho|ie it may so continue and tiring
us as many welcome visitors as favored
us during < tetober.
The following is a partial list of those
present:
wv. hdward Higgins, .New l ork
<lty.
.or. anil Mrs. Neary, Dong Miami
nty, N. Y.
Mr. amt Mrs. Isaacs, New York city.
Mrs. amt Miss Kelly, Hartford.
Mrs. tiiace Fair, New York city.
Miss H. Flanagan, Hartfoid.
Mrs. Grace Thornton, New York city
Miss (jiraee Warner, lioston.
Mr. O’Brien, \\ imlsor, t'oun.
Mr 8imon Dull, lioston.
Miss Grace Duff, Jiosion.
Mr. Adams, New York city.
Mrs.J. Kane, Worcester
Mrs. J. McDevltt, Brooklyn, N. Y.
A I*i iii„
Grand Republican Celebration.
The Republicans of North Grosve
nordale are arranging to celebrate the
recent Republican victory by a mam
moth torch-light parade next Saturday
evening.
They not only invite, but ugte, all
who can, to participate, and a cordial
invitationisextended to citizens of this
and other surrounding towns. Any
one who will form a company of inarch
era will receive a most cordial welcome
in the line. .
The parade will form at the hose
bouse, North Orosvenordaie, at b p. rn.
sharp. There will be two bands of mu
sic, iota of enthualasm, and a general
good time.
Home children, while walking along
the went aide of the river bank between
the old baae-ball ground* and the resi
dence of ri. M. Whoelock, last Satur
day, discovered a dead infant child.
Captain Murray wa* notified, and he
called in Coroner J. B. Kent—who Uvea
nearly opposite where the dead child
was found. They went to the place
iwinted out by the childien, and there
found the Isidy of a fully developed
male child, apparently about two day*
old. The child was undoubtedly born
alive, but no marks were found upon
it, so that iu all probability death was
due to exposure. It w as wrapped in a
piece of white cotton cloth, which was
tied about with a corset string. The
body was removed to the undertaking
rooms of L. K. Smith, and the police
are endeav oring to sol ve the mystery.
- - --
—President Roosevelt has Issued the
annual Thanksgiving Proclamation,
appointing it to be held on Thursday,
the a»th day of November.
Obituary.
MaHVIN ItAKKKTT.
Msrvin Barrett, one of our oldest
•nit most respected cittrens, died at his
home.-IS Woodstock avenue, thlactty,
Thursday night, October 29, from hard
ening of the arteries, aged s- years.
He was born at the Karret homestead,
on the Senexlt Hoad, Woodstock, May
Is, lsty. After first trying earjieuler
ing he tiecame a machinist and worked
f >r twenty five years at this trade in
Worcester, Mass. He then purchased
ttie historic Huntington Place, in Scot
land, t'onn., where lie lived for four
years. White living there he repre
sented the town in the legislature. In
lsTri he built his home on Woudatock
•venue, and reaided there until Ills
death.
The funeral services were conducted
at the home, on Sunday afternoon, by
I' - *,
J
I
Itev. K. D. Sargent. A quartette, con
| swung of Mils M. Glmlyn Murfey, Mins
i (lladys It. Williams, Harold Corbin,
John A. Morse, Jr., led by l<. O. Wil
liams, sang “Some IIIwmI Day,” and
“Abide With Me," and Miss Murfey
sang "Crossing the liar."
Mr. Harrell was a mem tier of Morn
Iuk Star laslge, A. K. and A. M. of
Worceater,and at their request, tjuine
hang Lodge A. I'. and A. M .,of I’ut
I mini, conducted the services at the
Krave in Drove street cemetery.
| «1r. Harrell, in lHHt, married Susan
I*. Wheeler, of Kttchhurg, Mass. Slie
j died in lsri-1 In lst>t Mi llariett mar
; ried Mrs. tails Mumm I’ahnt'r.ol Sent
• land, Conn., vvh > survives him
Breaks in this Vicinity.
W e '.puke Inst week u( the reports of
breaks mid hold-ups that were pouring
in to police lieadipiHrlei'. mid of others
dial liml recently occurred in nearby
| towns. Ttie reports continue to come
| in. It would seem to l>e a loKtcal de
duetion that I’utnam is 111* center and
huso of operations for a lot of lough
characters who take long ehanees to
obtain money with which to buy II
ipior.
Two break* took place last Krltlay
night—one in North Groavenordale and
ttie other in Meehanicaville. In the
former the InirKlars were cnughl by a
a railroad signal that could nut have
worked better if It had been arrang'd
purposely. They entered the railroad
station through a window. Atlaehed
to the window is a si ring that regulates
the train signal of the de)sil, and when
the men raised I lie w indow the atgual,
which had previously been showing a
green light changed to red. The \ 11
Iage watchman, who had been up in
that vicinity, saw the change In the
color of the light and knew at once
that something was wrong. He went
to the staiton and saw two men Inside.
Without making himself known he
hurriedly aroused several men, and to
gether they surrounded the building
and forced the two men to surrender
after one of them bad pulled a revol
ver.
The men gave their names as Patsy
Reynolds, ;g>, and Joseph Pine, 17, and
their homes as Worcester.
After a hearing before Justice due
lavson, at North Groavenordale, their
bonds were tixed at t&JOeacb, and as
they were unable to secure ball they
were committed to Brooklyn Jail to
•wait trial.
In Meehanicsvine me store or m.
Kenny wee broken into, but nothing
wm taken buta piece of eheeee, aa Mr. |
Kenny waa not caught napping by lea
ving money in the etore, for it haa been
broken into a number of tliuee. The
burglar broke In a window, and in eo
doing wae eerloualy eut. There was a
ijuanlity of blood all over the place,
and he could be tracked through the
village by the red trail. He had tried
to gain admittance atoneor two board
ing houaee, but failed to do no. There
had been a young fellow hanging about
the town posing as a “bad men.” On
a trolley car once, he had words with
a stranger, and also had done lire
same at other times, and on each occa
sion he threw back lire dap of his coat
ex|«*»inglo view a pistol. The day tie
fore tire burglary he was heard tolsiast
that be was going to get a hundred
easy money before long. He has dis
apjwared.
The man who Is supposed to be the
guilty person was teen in Hie vicinity ,
about an hour after tire break occurred
but at that lime the fact had not been
reported. HU hand at that time waa
bleeding freely, and said that he had
got eut In a fight with an Italian. He <
U said to be stout built, 35, dark corn- |
picxion. He wore dark clothes and bad '
a black tergt cap.
Teaching tgrkulture in Public School*.
The undersigned committee of the
-late tl range and tbs- Seteury of the
stnio Hoard of Kduntion, ln\1l» your
attention to thctrachlng of agriculture
In the public school*.
The following ronsiderathm* justify
making this subject s part of the course i
of study in nil schools.
1 The widespread interest in this
subject manilest in every section of the
country.
The economic and commerei*! va
lue of acquaintance «ith a few simple
principles underlying successful cultl
v ntion of the soil,
,! I'hc Intrinsic usefulness as a school
exercise of observing and thinking
nlsuit lire common operation* of nn
lure.
4 The lively inicrest of children
when properly guided and laugh! the
elementary truths of science.
To the end that these suggestions
may lake definite form tire committee
recommend certain book* and pain
phleta on agriculture to be used In all
public schools. What method* of In
struction and what I took* should lie
used should Is1 left entirely to skilled
instructor*.
Correspondence Is solicited with the
Orange State committee, namely U.
S. Wood, Kilinglon; J. II. Putnam, i
l.itehlleld, II. K. Potfer, North Haven
Also with Charles l>. Mine, Seeivtaiy
State Itoar l of K location.
Public altiMiUon has I sen called to 1
the importance of instructing chtl
dren in some trade or calling dur- ;
ing their school days, in order to U
titled, at their close, to engage in some
calling, whereby they may bo enabled
to begin supporting themselves. This
has led to the establishment of trade
school* in many olour suaies. itookcr
Washington has set not only tilts coun
try but the entire world, an example
In this direction, lie takes Into 111*
Institution colored Ihiv* nnd Kiris and
educates and trains them so that when
they arc graduated they are enabled to
engage in a variety of callings as skill
ed workmen and workwomen. And
the deman I for their service* all over
the South Is so great that the institu
tion cannot supply the demand.
If the ifenlus of a poor colored man
can enter upon a career of that kind,
takiiiK members of a despised race and
by self-devotion and unremitting toll
. can build up nil institution which now
sends forth yearly thousands of those
helpless and despised tarings, trans
formed into educated, shilled workers,
with a consciousness of imle|M>ndence
and seU-res|iccl that neither whites
nor blacks ev er dreamed possible, vv hat
{ may not the enlightened white race at
the North accomplish, with their im
laiunded wealth, by simply copying
i the plan and method of that once black
I I Hindman.'
| < liililtt'ii are not mil adapted lo
come fanners. They art* endowed by
iiaiure with divers talents and menial
Kills, lltliiiK them for the various ser
\ leu* the human rats1 require In their
Com[illeated existence. When, there
fore, a young man engages In an avo
cation congenial to his natural endow
ments, littior becomes a pleasure. On
the other hand, If he Is com|iellcd lo
mirage hi some uncongenial employ
ment, it becomes a slav ish duly. Ills
natural endowments which by priqier
exercise would have made him happy
In being useful lo the world In another
direction, become dwarfed and deaden
ed, lie Is thus deprived the joy In la
bor to which he was entitled—for It Is
our Irellef that every human U-tng Is
gifted to till one place In the world's
complicated callings better than any
other for tils greatest usefulness and
happiness.
Tims we question the beneltt to con
iine the public schools to the study of
one avocation. We have Institutions
where young men and women can lx*
educated and trained hi agricultural
pursuits, which are doing a grand ser
vice, because It attracts to them such
as desire Dial calling as their life work.
Home day there will Ire advanced
public schools where all possible avoca
tions will be taught, so that when the
boy or girl graduates Ida or her services
will be preferentially in demand, as
they now are now at Tuakegec.
A mrnm4w*4 Ml r*«|-fow I«n l|*.
On the l»lh llmmbtr, 17«4, ttic tint
Copy of "The Courant" wm publtahed.
It wm printed on the lint prwae tel up
In ttete town. That wm Just 144 yean
ago. The paper U entering now lie
146th year. II la Um aMaet journal of
eontlnuoua pvbiteatten la the country.
It hM Men and. we Mgjr any, ha help
ed, Hartford to grow front a place of
about 4,(Mb inhitetanla, including then
KmI Hartford, Maneticiloi.Wecl Hart
ford, and oilier territory, to a metropo
litan city, of More than IWI.UJU people.
There la not a buaineaa enterprise here
that “The Courant” baa not watched
from IU IIrat appearance.
We are used to birthday annlvena
riea—they chaae each oilier along ao
fanl that we nornetifuea loae the count. |
Thla one, we are pteaaed to remark,
; liuda ua in our u»ua! beaitb, and still
enjoying Ihe perpetual youth that
come* of being produced anew each
morning.—"Tire Courant, ' Octoiler ‘JSi,
1 ’JW.
A remarkable *hort biography.
—The Child Luuiuer Corporation. of
Putnam, have moved their |>oiuble
| aawmill on to John H. May a lot, lu
I Wood*lock, which they arc now aaw
i log
congregational Church Note*
The ladies of the church will hn\e an
nil day sewing ntftUnn In the church
purler Thursday, Novenioer t'J, from
leu o’clock until four Nuner will is#
served at noon under the direction of
Mrs. K. P. I'hase Alt are invited.
For further particulars impdrvof Mr*.
t‘. 1). Sharpe.
About a hundred young |>eople re
sponded to the Invitation of Mr. K. M.
Wheaton to take port In an olddash
lontd huaktng-hee, at his farm, last
Krid ay evening Moat of the party
went on the ear that leaves ihe sipiare
at tt:;to, ami returned about 10 o’clock.
The ljne from the ear line to the barn
was lighted with Jack-o' lanterns, amt
the rloor yard brilliantly illuminated
with Japanese and other lights. A
wise I'rov ideneeor some one with well
directed w Isdoin had assisted Nature,
so ihal lltere w as an unusual iiuanlily
of ears of a brilliant hue, and thcyuung
men made the moat of thetr opitoriunl
lies. Kvery one entered heartily Into
Ihe spirit of the occasion, amt a right
jolly lime w as enjoyed. Near the close
of the evening, Mr. ami Mrs. Mason
o|«ened their house, ami a bountiful
lunch of sandwiches, doughnuts amt
cheese, pie* ami other edibles, was fur
nished. The ail’aii was under the aus
pice-of the social couunlUceof the V.
I*. N. V. K.
I’lfteen or twenty .voting tallies met
at the cltnpcl,la*i Thursday afternoon,
to discuss the feasibility of forming a
class In physical culture. Mias Cur
lis, a teacher of gymnastics In the Nor
wich I ris- Vcademy, was present and
gave an informal talk upon (he value
of gymnasium work.
Note* from the I'ulnam Orange
It t« planned to have u very MUv«
winter In Orange work here In I'ul
nam.and to (hat end Wolf l>en Orange
of AhlnKton low accepted an Invitation
to lie present ami give the literary pro*
Krani at the reKolar meeting of Put*
nain Orange Monday evening. It I*
earneally re<|uexlml that all of the
members of I'ulnam Orange will make
a special ellorl to !*■ pmenl and assist
In giving the vtaltora a hearty weloumn
and receive some of the enllinxtanl
with which the Wolf lien Orange la
I in liued.
Maalerof I'ulnam Orange Kdwln I<.
Wood amt wife attended the meeting
of Wolf I ten Orange ln*t week Wed
nesday, ami acled ax two of I lie judge*
I In Ole pumpkin pie Hint doughnut
eonlett, and report a very Interesting
and helpful Hireling, ami think they
may lioaat of some excellent eookx.
Three niemlierx of I'ulnnui Orange
reeclvcd On- Dull degree id the meeting
of the I'oniona (irange at Thoinpaoti on
I Halu rllay.
Woodstock Orange entertained He
nexel ami I'lltliam Oranges Tuextlay
evening. The literary program waa
furnished by the visiting I'atrona, after
which all did full Justice to the feast
prepared by the Woodstock sisters.
Railroad Hrlilg* Of» front ItrwH.
A hearing wun held by the Itallroad
('ommlsMionera,nt their office, in Mart
foed, Inst Thnrail i.v morning, regarding
the station Improvements in tlita flljr.
Humif lime ago llte New York, New
Haven, A Hartford Kail road t'o., and
tlie town of I'utnam, entered Into an
agreement to make certain Improve'
inenta niroiii Hie alatlon, and to widen
tlie highway under Front at reel bridge.
Recently Mayor McClarry, with oth
er cltl/.ciis, complained to the Itallroad
Commissioners that the Itallroad com
pany had not carried out Ha part of the
agreement In full, alnce the bridge over
Front street, which carries the trucks
over the highway, waa not water light.
The Hoard of Itallroad t 'oin mission
era {ordered the lull .ond company to
construct hoods over the sidewalk on
each able of the at reel, under the bridge.
Tbla waa done, and the Commission
er* decided that the Itallroad compa
ny ihas fully compiled with the lerrna
of IU agreement.
Sapcriar Cart.
Tl>«re iu ■ abort calendar m—tow
an<l aaaignment of caaee at Wtlllinan
tie I oat Friday- Moat of the Urn* was
a pen l In argnlugdemurers. The second
demurer waa in tbe ease of Jackaoo *
Huuiner, ef Kaslford, vs. the town of
t'nlon. Plaintiffs are trying to out loot
paid to the town of Union under
proteat a* a lax. Thetas waa levied on
the bustneae of the pbktntlfla that waa .
carried on In Union, laudh aa cutting >
trees and preparing same for marheti
although the executive ofltee of tba
Arm was located in Keel/ord.
Judge George W. Wheeler reserved .
hU dtclalon.
4 rlmlnal caasa were resumed when
court convened Wednesday, a number
having been continued from the Ural
of the prevent October term. The ease
of the .Slate against George Timmins
| and Krsnk Fairbanks, charged with
breaking and entering a freight ear on •* T*
July 19, In Willlmantlc, and taking 1«4 ’
bottles ,of ale, valued at II".Jbf wan' ■ '
called. The case continued Ihrotighatik *Jg|
the day, and waa unfinished I /•
court adjourned. W
Interesting LocnJl
. Mrs. Kxtlda Ln IJberte-Olrard,
dressmaker, oceuptaa the front room off
! M r* P.ULeary’s rwddenea.Wiiindila— U
j Avenue. Your Patronage eattaUid.