Putnam patriot. [volume], November 20, 1908, Image 1

About Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962

Image provided by: Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT

                
fOL. XXXVI.
Katered at the Putnam Po«t Ofhc*
*• second cli!-» matter.
A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER --
EIGHT PAGES.
PUTNAM, CONN. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 1908
NO 47
—Rt‘>- k. I). Sargent was a recent
,i^ior in Brookline, X. H.
_\lr«. David Clark is visiting rela
^ in \\ illimantic for a few days.
_Mi»> Ellen M. Wheelock ha> been
iSe«uesi of relatives in I'sbridge.
_<jeoree A. Harnmond has returned
fiom a fe» days’ stay in New York.
__Mi>s Caroline Borhaeur of Worces
spent Sunday with Mrs. A. \V.
jjunions Id, Oak Mill.
-Miss Bartlett, of the Israel Put
astn schooi, is spending her vacation
jn Rockland, Me.
_Mrs. E. L. Simpson and daughter,
Uiss Maude, returned this week from
i visit in l tica, N. Y ,
—Mrs Helen Willey returned Mon*
(jtvirom a visit to her sister, Mrs. W.
h’Holmes,Westerly, R. I.
—Tuesday, Nov. 17th the W. R. C.
atrved.an excellent supper and gave a
fine entertainment in A. O. H. hall.
-Thomas Hart Toller and his broth
er Luther, from Washington, D. I’.,
tailed on local friends recently.
_\lr. Chauncy Morse has received
an appointment as Colonel on the Na
tional Commander's stall, CJ. A. It.
—Mrs. Charlotte Champlin, Bradley
s'reel, has returned from a visit of sev
eral week- in New York and New Jer
sey.
—The match at the Union Bowling
Alley,between thel'lerks ami members
tflhe Arcanum, resulted in favor of
lie Clerk' by a score of 1,349 to i
-The Woman’s ltelief Corps will
iuve a supper and sale in A. O. H. hall
on Friday afternoon, Nov. 17th, from
jaiuntilbp.ni. Sec’y.
-On Friday last H. S. Morse, Harry
E.Morseand Newton A. Ballard, left
for a hunting trip in Maine, to be gone
leu days.
-Milton Carver of Worcester was at
iis home in Putnam over Sunday. He
snow a stenographer at the office of
lie Worcester wire works.
-beorire M. Lowry and Albert Ave
all, of 1’omfret, left last week Wednes
day for a trip to Montana, Nevada and
California.
-Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Burt, Urove
greet, are entertaining ttieir daughter,
George P. Newell, and daughter,
Barbara, of Washington, it. 1.
—In a game played on Woodstock
fennion. last Friday afternoon, Put- j
tarn High .school defeated W oorMock
Academy at iiaskct bail by the score of
8 la 9.
-Mr. Leslie Handford. for live years
tttuiecled with the Bureau of Kriucit- ;
(min the Philippine Islands but now
c the I'nited States Commission of
immigration, was tire guest of Miss
Tut.',of Fremont street, on Sunday. |
-The October statement of the state !
Bomdot Health gives the number of
hulls in the state during the month
W.this being Lis less than in October
hat year, and 3B less than in rteptem
Wrof this year. The death rate for
t* whole state was 13.9.
-bounty ( ontniissioners Hall and
tortus were in here last Wednesday,
granted nine more licenses. A few
•ore applications will be considered at
mother meeting. Those who received
kmse> were : Joseph Daigle, Louis
■tupdelaine, l’hilias Cloutier, Napo
an Muire, Julius Latiatnme, Henry
Fannie, Joseph J. Dupre, druggist.
-Atthe annual meetingot the t >rove
beet Book Club, held at the home of
It- J. B. Tale in, Grove street, last
«*s. it was voted to subscribe for the
•w magazines used the past year.
Selection uf officers resulted as fol
fsident— A. I,. Manslield.
Sferetary anil Treasurer—Mrs. F. J.
i
wu
^°ctal Committee—Mrs. H. J. Thay
' Hrs. J. B. Tatem, Mrs. C. L. Torrey.
■The front of Bartlett’s store pre
an unusual apjrearanceMonday,
handsome deer anil a buck with
antlers being exhibited, as the re
°f a two weeks' hunting trip in
Hampshire by W. J. Bartlett, F.
^•ard, and A. D. McIntyre. The
' and one of the deer were shot by
Bartlett, Messrs. Seward and Mc
tyr* sharing equal honors in the
Bare of the remaining four.
^“dge F. a . Gaskill of the Worcea
•"nniy superior court has sent
»decision granting the petition
B'hiamin F. Coviile of Webster for
_ r® from Ktta M. Covilieof Put
00 the ground of desertion. They
parried at Putnam, April 7,1877,
■bed together at Webster and Put
He elaimed she deserted him at
n. in li«M. Coviile claimed at
hetnng that his wife refused to
"ebster to live with him.
Monday morning at 8 o’clock in St.
75 **»urch, Willimantic, Alexis
Putnam and Regina C'hicoine
kiimantic, were united in mar
•«the presence of a Isrge assem
**l»tives ana friends. Rev.
* beBruycker, pastor of the
^ %4s 5he celebrant of a nuptial
****• T ■ X. Chicoine,the bride's
*’ Joseph Gobin, father of the
■'*«re wiinesaes of the marriage
■" ceremony there was a
81 the home of the bride’s
„ >J Maple avenue. Mr and
T J8 left on the at term* n t ain
r*7*UjBtripl and on their return
^S^ea a reception by friends in
»her« they will make their
T he Putnam Inn has been improv
ed on the front by placing in four plale
gla>- wiudow>.
—The members of Mansfield Hose
company held a dance in A. O. H. hall
W ednesdav evening.
—The ladies Aid Society of the Baj>
tist church will hold a cake sale at the
store of Ballard A Hark, Friday after
noon at -t: to.
—The daughter of William Decater
had a finger nearly cut off while at
work in Tracy's Novelty Works. Itr.
LaHue was called, who sewed ii on
and hopes to save it.
—Mrs. E. T. Whitmore attended the
annual meeting of the Woman's Board
of Missions, held in Hanford, Tues
day, Nov. 10, as a delegate of the East
ern Connecticut Branch.
— In a previous week's issue we an
nounced the marriage of Mrs. Nellie
I’ettis Sanderson to Mr. Freeman H.
Hewitt, of Groton. Instead of “Free
man" the name should hav e been Tru
man H. Hewitt.
— List of letters remaining in the
Putnam Post Office for the week end
ing Nov. lt>:
I.adies—Mrs. John Putnam, Mrs. c.
J. >haw.
Gentlemen—(.'lenient Brooks, M. I>.
Casavant, T. J. Chapman, Geo. Wol
eott, T. Codv, John I.. Grout. Arthur
F. Luther, Paul Lavasur, Philip Mau
des llle, K. S. Parkerton, Z.S. Stratton
A Son, Jacob Williams.
—Among the passengers to Worces
ter, last Friday, from this city, were
the following: K. iK. Clarke, .Mrs. K.
H. Kent, Mrs. K. M. Wheaton, Miss
M. Wheaton, Mrs. J. Kichard Carpen
ter, Mrs. Mary Medbury, Mrs.Thomas
Hawley, Miss Elizabeth Hawley, Mrs.
Walter Arnold, Miss Alice Sherman,
Mrs. F. I). Sargent, Miss Gertrude
Hall.
—Putnam Chapter, No. 41, H. A. M.,
worked the I toy a I Arch degree on a
party of Candidates at Masonic Temple
last Thursday evening. Delegations
attended from Danielson and Grosve
nordale. H. K. Companion, George
Morris, Grand Scribe, of New London,
was present, and complimented the
otlicers on the excellence of the work.
After the exercises a lunch was served.
—During the past month we have
had three showers of rain in this
section, but altogether the fall of rain
did not amount to more than an inch,
whereas the average fall has amounted J
from six to eight inches. Not alone in
this section but n large part of the ter
ritory extending west has suffered from
an unusually severe drouth.
— Dr. Neil .dacphatter was a proml- j
nent guest at a dinner given by the j
Hrilish Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce,
at tlie Kmbassy, Washington, in honor
of the birthday of King Kdward VII.,
last week. The British celebrities of
Washington andelsewhere constituted
the main portion of the guests. Dr.
Maephatler represented the Canadian
Club of New York, of which lie is Pre
sident, serving his fifth term. At the
annual banquet of the Canadian Club,
held last May, in New York eitv, Am
bassador Bryce sat at President Mac
phatler's right, as the guest of honor,
at the banquet there were present O. j
A. Hammond, Dr. (liner LaKue, \\ al
ter tiilpatric, Krnest Morse of Putnam,
and Frederick W. Shaw, and C. C.
Knowlton of New York.
—The names of a sextette of pedes- i
trians were di>closeil last I ue>day I
night when Prosper Vegiard, Timothy
Tetreault, l>onai* Jolie, Poni* st. Mar- ;
tin, Hermidas Ploutl' ami Nn/aire La- I
ruque, walked from the North Drosver
dale ctiureti crossing to tiie corner of ;
Klin ami 1'rovidence street, this city, j
in an hour and live minutes. The :
young men had attended the wrestling i
match, and when they came out the |
trolley car had just gone. This meant \
a wait of an hour. Horne one proposed
walking home and the party mention
ed above started out. Tim Telrcauit
set the pace and the youngsters follow
ed. When they reached the corner of
Providence and Klin streets, Tim was
for taking a little turn around Koseland
Park and back, but the others thought
the time would be spent to better ad
vantage in Dreamland.
_Elder Amasa Morse who spends his
Vinters with his married daughter, at
ttaflbrd Springs, or in Ohio with his
on, left here on Monday with the lat
er who had come Hast to do some
>usiness in New York city. Elder
dorse had bought his ticket to Akron,
).t expecting to start in a week s time
done for his destination,although near
y 95 years old, when he received a lat
er from his son, saying he was coming
East and would accompany him home.
While not the least afraid to make the
ourney alone, he was glad to have it
nade plea-ant by the company of hi
ion, so he waiter! for him. The old
gentleman seems a- bright in intellect
is he ever w as, and can walk off a mite
md hack without being over-fatigued.
He was brought up on a farm in the
own of Ashford, but wa- ordained a
Minister about sixty years ago, and has
continued to preach ever -mce w here
,er a-ked. but never sought apa-- ■
itet working on his farm until about
wentv years ago, when he sold his
farm and removed to Putnam to live
with his daughter, Mrs. Kdson, which
ae considers his permanent home. He
a as no anticipations in the future in
this world, his hope resting on the fu
ture eternal life.
— Mr. ami Mrs. O. A. Vaughan ha\e
recently been the guests of Hartford
friends.
— Mrs. C>. Harold Uitpalric has been
the guest of Mrs. Fred Case, in Wor
cester.
—The Col**, In their bowling match
with the Tigers, Tuesday evening, in
l nion Hall bowling alley, won by 7
pins.
—County Commissioner C. I.. Bar^
ber, of Central Village, we are glad to
learn, has practically recovered from
his recent illness.
—J. K. ( arjienter and daughter Kl
eanor were guests of the family of K.
B. Hosmer, in Sudbury, Mass., over
Sunaay.
— Repairs are under way at the cen
tral tire station that will give the de
partment members an additional room
in the basement.
—The “Ten-of-lTs Association" are to
hold a “Turkey in the Straw” social
and dance, in Bugbee Hall, Thanks
giving afternoon and evening.
—The baaket-ball match, between
the I’. H. S. and the High School alum
ni team, played in Armory Hall, on
Tuesday night, resulted in favor of the
1*. H. S. Score, ill to
—Mrs. J. B. Kent is attending the
•16th annual meeting of the Woman's
Baptist Foreign Missionary t'onference
at Mystic today, Thursday. She is to
read an essay .on “Current Kventa."
—As we go to press next week one
day earlier than usual, on account of
Thanksgiving coming on our publica
tion day, correspondents should send
In everything for publication they |>os
slbly can by Tuesday morning.
— In giving an account of “Joe"
Crandall's “Surprise,” at the Chil
dren's Home, last week, we called him
“Randall” instead of Crandall. He
must forgive “The Printer Man,” as
he only knew him as “Joe” ten years
or so ago.
—There are many small industries
ttiat people of small means can engage
in prolitably, if they keep a watchful
look-out to s«*e what is not sufficiently
their neighbors, or what other places
have to supply families thnt theirs do
not have. The market for eggs ought
to otter an opportunity to make at least
a living for a small family when they
can gel from do to 4-i cents a dozen six
months in the year. < hi Tuesday Put
nam had a visit from K. C. Rice, ot
Melrose, Mass., treasurer of the “Ply
mouth Rock Spiab Company.” He
lias developed the greatest Mpiab-grow -
mg industry in the world, and hi- re
ceipts in one year have lieen in excess
of sdon.owi. In a recent shipment from
Belgium he received 11,000 birds for
bleeding purposes. There must be a
large misapplied market for vpialis.
This country ought to raise its own
breeding birds.
— No definite action was taken on the
question of increasing the accommoda
tions of the High [School, at the joint
meeting of the School Hoard of the
town and the committee appointed at
tiie annual meeting, held Friday even
ing at the ollice of John F. Car|>enter.
The town would honor itself if it erect
ed an entire new building worthy of
our progressive town. Students from
other towns are coming to Putnam in
yearly increasing numbers, to attend
the High School, ami still greater num
l*rs would come were an u|eto date
building put up, that would do credit
to the town. A central town like Put
nam, with its easy access by railroad
to students from many towns, under a
certain moral obligation to consider the
needs of these dependent towns. The
present High School building can be
used for a public school, as another one
will shortly be needed in our rapidly
growing town. At this meeting it was
decided to close the Israel Putnam and
Smith Street schools, owing to the pre
valence of diphtheria and tiie absence
of so many of the pupils.
Tkub{ivii| Offerhif
The ladle* of the Woman’s Board of
the Day Kimball Hospital, will be at
L. E. Smith's work room, near Far
ley’s drug store, ton Tuesday, Nov. 24,
frarn 8.30 a. m. to « p. m., to receive
offerings for the hospital. The bags
will be distributed this week, and gifts
of groceries, fruits, vegetables, or mon
ey will be gratefully received. The
special need of a steriliser at the Hos
pital means the expenditure of a good
ly sum by the Woman's Board, and a
generous cash ottering is specially de
sired.
Bradley Theater
The increasing patronage of the thea
tre proves conclusively that, if the dav
is ever to come when the public will
tire of moving pictures, indications of
that day are not yet in sight. The pat
ronage is larger than ever and the en
tertainments are better Iban ever. The
program for the remsinder of the w eek,
Nov. 1&, 2<), 21. v»: “Hubby’s Vacation”
•Latest Style Air Whip",Travel Views,
song ov Miss Smith, "Heart of a Gypsy
M.mi’ i “Visit to Stockholm”, song by
iii- -liiilh, and the great feature pic
ture • Tbe Auto Heorine”. Friday will
be amateur night. Saturday Die scores
of ail the college football games will be
announced during the performance.
1 x football and a doll will be given
; ,wlly Saturday afternoon. Adiiuauou
i 5 and 10 cents. *
Superior Court.
The Superior Court, J !>:o Ueo. \\ . '
Wheeler, presiding, came in, in this
city, last Wednesdav luornuu
The tirot case heard « as that of Ueo.
A. Keachxs. Pwight l.von, adminis
trator. The plaintiff claims al*>ut
f-.i.’ui owed him by the estate, for lum
ber, money lent the deccsed, etc. The
defendant makes » counter claim for
about fit,bill for lumber, delivered to
the plaintiff. It took all day W'ednes- j
day and Thursday to (tel the ease he- j
fore the court, the various accounts be
ing in rather a tangled condition The
case was assigned for argument Tues
day.
The ease of Htraiu Burton, vs. Mom
Lambert, assigned for this term, was
withdrawn by the plaintiff. The plain
tit! allotted damages for slanderous
words uttered by the defendant. The
suit had been pending since last June.
There was a short calendar session
ami assignment of cast's Friday morn
ing.
Cora It. Kddy, of this city, appeared
for a hearing on a motion for alimony
jiendenle life. Her husband, Charles
M. Kddy, formerly of this city, now of
Abington, had left her, she said, and
was living with another woman in
Abington. .Mrs. Kddy thought 'he
should be allowed |8. The mailer will
come up again at next short calendar. I
The ease of l\ N. Hill vs. Francois
Dumas, which was assigned for trial
at Tuesday 's session, was settled out of
couit. The suit w as bro ight because
of ilia warranty of a ihorse by Dumas
to Util. The matter was adjusted by
Dumas' agreement to take back the
horae.
The case of Calvin Wtleoi wan be
gun mul cunlluuei] through the entire
ii»y Tuesday snd Wednesday forenoon
Tlie plaintiff claimed damages to wood
lot, csusad by a lire wbieh, he alleges,
was due to defendant's negligence.
Hopkins and two assistant* cleared up
a jilace about ;«IO*eet long and 160 wide
to set up a sawmill. The small trees
and brush, cut down to make ihe clear
ing, were set on lire. Previously to do
ing this, n place two to three feet wide
hail been cleared of leaves and other
combustibles all around the place. The
lire got away Irum them and spread
over 00 to ho acres of lam) owned by
| plaintiff. Hopkins had ottered lo set
tle for the damage, but they could not
agree on the amount.
The arguments in the case were
heard in the afternoon. Decision re
serven.
I'he ease of Plymouth Hock Hquab
t 'on 11mu,\ , of itostnii, \ s Dr. J. K. (Shep
pard, of Brooklyn, V V., and South
Woodstock, was immediately taken
up. The plalutiirclaims -I,sou dam
ages for breach of an alleged contract
to deliver atm to HoO pigeons at 25c jar
pair. The defendciil Jwishing at once
to close out his entire lot of pigeons en
tered into negogai ions with plaintilt.
Considerable correspondence passed
between them w hich plaintiff claims
amounts to a valid contract. This is
denied by defendeul w ho subsequently
sold the birds lo another party. The
case is lieing finished tills Thursday
City Court -L. H rul'er Art in* June*.
John Kelly was before the court, on
Friday morning, on h charge of being
drunk, He was allowed to depart on
Ilia promise to leave town. On Satur
day morning he reap|>eared on the
same charge and was sentenced to ;>o
day* on the old charge, u|«>u which
sentence hail Iteen suspended, and ;t0
day* on liie subsequent charge.
Citjr Cwurt-UiiMrll. tludf*.
Joseph Gauthier, Theodore l.anglols
and Albert I.anglois, all of this city,
were In court Monday morning for as
saulting Joseph Lapalmeon Saturday
evening. According to i.apalme'a ac
count, the assault was committed on
Mill street, outside his home, Saturday
evening, while entertaining a party of
friend* at a dance—a keg of beer being
provided ifor his guests. The accused
were unwelcome visitors, and when he
went out the trio assaulted him, throw
ing him down and kicking him. The
accused deny that they assaulted the
complainant but that be attacked them
and they fought him in self-defence.
Lapnlme showed the effects of rough
handling while in court. As the ease
in all probability could not be finished
that day, and ns Judge KueeeU’s pres
ence was required that day in the Su
perior Court, the ease was continued to
Thursday. The defendants were al
lowed to go on their own recognisance.
Boses Sot—— Poaoss WortfcUss Cbaefcs.
A man, giving his name as John
Campbell, and representing himself as
a salesman for a patent medicine com
pany, of Huston, was in the city last
week, and succeeded in passing at least
one worthless crieek, and iwrhaps there
were others not heard from. One for
fit), drawn on^the National Hank, of
Honlon, w as cashed by a local business
man, and returned .Saturday as worth
less. Campbell spent several days In
the city last week, and \buled some
of the doctors and druggists trying to
sell them a bill of goods. He claimed
to be short of money, and got his cheek
cashed. He makes a good appear
ance, in good looking, his teeth having
gold tillers. He is about o ft. 7 in. tall,}
weigh* about 17b lbs., and wore dark j
clothes, a black derby with a broad j
band.
Obituary.
P \THK K MtS OX .
Patrick McCoy died at the home of
WilUam Morgan, South Woodstock,
on Thuisday, tVtober h.
Mr. McCoy had been employed by
I>r. A. Mathewson, of Washington, l> ;
C., at his summer home. “The Pines,"
In South W oodstock, (or > years. Me
leasts* a daughter, Helen McCoy, a
teacher in New Hedford, Mass
Funeral serxioes were held in St. J
Mary’s church, this city, Saturday
morning, October Stst.
There died at 1 Ire home of Mr. Mor
gan, near the Senexel Road. South
Woodslock, October 3», at the age of M>
year*, Patrick McCoy, who during his
long and useful life had been Intimate
ly associated with a number of Wood
stock families, who held him in high
esteem.
Patrick McCoy came front Ireland to
Wood-dock fifty years ago, anti during
his extended ja-riod of service and use
fulness had not more than live or six
employers, who included the late
Thomas drowning, violinist and teach
er of dancing on the Old Connecticut
Path, beyond Itocky Mill; the late
farmer Martin of South -Woodstock:
the lale Solomon (iriggs of the South
Parish: the late Rev. Aldcn South
worth, of South Woodstock, and Mr
Arthur Mathew son of Stiuth \\ o*wt
slock, Itrooklyu, N. Y., and Washing
tun, l>. C.
Faithful, quaint, wise, anil thrifl.v,
Patrick McCoy was conscientious ami
devoted to Ids employers. lie hail a
Cheery wot d of k reel! hr for every hotly.
At heart he looked on the bright aiile
of life, and was lila-ral ill Ilia views, re
Unions and political,although he fouml
much to criticise in modern tenden
cies.
Ilia wife, to whom he was devotedly
attached, died, leaving two small chil
dren, to whom Mr. and Mrs. (irl(KH
were a father and mother, The son,
Jamea McCoy, who held a jMmition in
the Coiled States mall service, died a
numlier of years ago. The daughter,
Miss Nellie McCoy, Is a teacher in the
New Bedford (Mass.) public schools.
For twenty yearn Patrick McCoy
was engineer in a Brooklyn,N. Y., hos
pital, near the Borough llall. During
several winter* just passedihe lived In
Putnam, lie was a familiar figure in
the Square, where he had the daily op
portunlty of shaking hands with Ids
numerous friends, and bestowing bits
of Ids cheerfuliphilosophy.
Fra\ k W ( 'ask.
Crunk \V. t 'ase, aged >'•«, died nl Ills
home on Grand View, Friday morn
ing. While Mr. Case had lieen autier
ing lor some time, Ida death came as a
shock to relatives ami friends.
M r. • use had been employed as bead
eutler al the ^sfne factory of V\ m. S.
Johnson for many years. The factory
w as closed dur'ng the funeial as a mark
of respect.
'fhe funeral w as held Monday after
noon.at the home of the deceased, ltev.
F. 11). Sargent officiated. The burial
was In the Grove street cemetery. The
bearers were Frank G. Better*, Wil
liam S. Johnson, Jerome Douty, and
Walter Atwood.
Mr. Case It survived by his wife and
a brother, William l>. < a*e, of ltd*
city.
S Tug Day for I'ulnaiu
The committee in charge of raising
funds for grading Mini improving the
land near Cargill KalU, are arranging
to ralae fund* therefor by a "Tug Day.”
As every one is interested in this im
provement and there are '.many who
have not contributed as yet, I lie day
will prove a great success If every one
enters into the scheme with enthusi
asm.
The force of men and teams, under
the charge of A. K. P. Itowe, began
carting loam on to the east side of the
trench, near the falla, last week Tues
day, while surveyors Card and Wright
were at work on the west aide, selling
out stakes preparatory to commencing
work near the river.
Details regarding tag day have not
been arranged as yet, but it la safe to
aay, that aa the committee have adopt
ed this up-to-date method their eflorta,
when arrangements are completed, will
be amply rewarded. The work thus
far has been dona by the hard and
painstaking eflorta of the few, while
lag day will engage hundreds to aaaisl
In the completion of the work. Now
that the land has been actually bought,
and this desired improvement in the
surroundings of our falls Is actually
under way, all are very anxious to see
the completion a* aoon as possible.
Kvery one can assist. Especial eflort
will be made to get the help and co
operation of every good-looking young
lady in town.
Those who have been • little luke
warm because of the slxe, cannot fail
to nee a benefit of the Improved condi
tion. Help this as a starter for larger j
things later on. Hec’y,
Intrrntinit LocaJ*
For good reliable lire Insurance eon
suit J. Kichard Carpenter, who is
agent for (he heat of companies.
Fob tH( Urn WkoCakmi—Viail
the Misses Kgan and see the most ex
clusive milliner> at reasonable price*.
Onr specialty is pleasing our custom
ers. Mat* trimmed for out-of-town
customer* while they wait.
I oiou Thanksgiving Services
In ion services will Iv held on
Thanksgiving morning at (hr Melho*
lit'*! church *1 lit oYluek, lire order of
serv Ice being as follows:
Organ Voluntary.
Ity inn.
Apoatles Creed.
Prayer, Hev. J K. Slubber!
Solo, Miss it race Heiuwtl
Scripture l.esson, Kev.ti. A Ferguson
Anthem, t'holr
Addiew, Hev. K. J. Ayers
Hymn.
Henedletlon.
Congregational Church Note*
Tlte lirst veaper service of the season
will lie held next Sunday evening at 7
o’clock. The music of the service will
be as follows;
Prelude— Angelos, Steane
Processional—Hymn 83#, The l»ay Is
past and over, \naloltuai
Anthem—At Kven ere the Sun was Set
(Turner
t’hoir Selection—The Heavenly Vision
(Hint
Vexper Hymn—Keening, Smart
Misses M. tilndvs Murfev and iiladvs
H,' Williams
The nuesllon has l<een asked by those
who are unaei|ualnled with the
Knights and Pages of Arthur : "What
Is the object and what are the results
nllending the iirgnitirillon’.' In brief,
ll may Is- said that the following re
ret|iiiiemenls are some of tlte condl
tions of membership:
I'MiKs:
Membership in lire Bible School.
KKviriMKs:
Me»iil>emhlp in lire Blhle School and
church attendance.
kMilll lx;
Membership in Bible School, attend
ance of church serv lees, Including Sun
day evening and mid-week meeting*.
Next week Tuesday evening Juijge
Hill, of Danielson, will give a leclure
on lire “Land of ihe Shamrock,•’ for
lire betielll of the Knights of King
Arthur. The proceed* of this lecture
are to lie lined for ornamenting the ('an
ile Hoorn anil for needed addlllonn to
the material* for conducting llie meel
Ingn.
Last Thursday evening Judge K. M.
Warner gave an interesting account of
the Stale Conference at Hockville.
There In little <|uestion lliai tins confe
rence wan one of tlie most imputtanl
meetings of tiie kind ever held In Hie
Stale. There wan a large attendance
and vital (jiieetluns were discussed ami
action taken upon mailers that will
mateiially aid in the growth and pros
perity of our churclu*.
The All-day sewing meeting last
week Thursday in church parlor w an
ijulle generally attended by the ladles
of the parish, f ully fifty nnt down to
the luncheon at noon, under the di
rection of Mm. It. P. Chase, and a large
amount of work w an accomplished.
Several copies of the {tilth annual re
|s»rl of Hie I’onaaang Hospital, Too
chow, China,have lieen received by Hie
Pastor, and he will be glad to give a
copy to any one who is Interested In
Dr. Kinnear's work.
Miss S. Lizzie Clarke was apisilnted
delegate to represent our church In tile
ordination services of tlie pastor-elect
of llie Windham church, last Tues
day.
The annual Thank-Offering meeting
of Hie Woman’s Missioniry Society
was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the
home of Mrs. J. It. Carpenter.i
The Spalding Library is closed until
further notice.
Attempt to Wreck a Trolley Car:
KIih-|k i Mcnerlk, h young Weiwler
Pole, pleaded 'guilty of ntU‘iii|>tiiiK to
•It-mil ho electric car near Wilsonstile
Sunday afternoon, at a hearing it lute
Justice liandol|ili II. t 'handler, at
Thompson, Tuesday morning, and wh
held under bunda of tt,UOU to await
trial at the March teuton of the Wind
ham county superior court.
Kred Johnson,the other Pole arrented
an Implicated In the affair, proved to
the aatlafaelion of the court that hie
arreat waa the reault of a cane of rnle
taken Identity, and that be had noth
ing to do with the affair, and be wae
discharged. Manerife waa at Thornp
eon Tuaaday afternoon, ble removal to
the jail at Brooklyn being delayed to
give hia friande an opportunity to raiaa
the amount of kta bond.
The young man worn eharged with
an attempt to derail the northbound
ear which left Putnam at Sunday
afternoon. Between North (Jmevenor
dale andWIlaonvlIle Motorman Uroano
running the car at good spaed, came la
eight of two fellows who were pulling
a small tree on to the track to cover up
a good lined boulder they had placed
on the rail. They ran Into the wood*
when tire car came In light, but lire
crew caught one of them and took him
to Welwter.and turned him over to the
police of that place. «>n the return
I trip the crew captured Johnson and
took him to Pulliam, where he wai
locked up.
The de-Ure {or revenue wan Ihe cauae
of the attempt to wreck the car. Ac
cording to Menertk he end a eom
pan ion went from 'Arbiter to Meehan
ieevilie Sunday and abeurted BUM* ltd
uor than wa» good for Umn. When
they boarded a ear to Htm tala to to
afternoon, they became boiaterutu and
were put OtT. They than toga* po
ling etooM and Utadt on the traafcvMd
had placed one rock weighing W
(Wanda on the rail.
Work o( liucndiarles.
Vo alarm of lire from bov li\ at >k>
Hunday morning, called the tire <te
par Intent to the t'orni llou«e block,
where it tire In it hock room, ocru|dc«l
by the I'rogrewa t'onfeciionaty (\un|Mk
ny, wo- >|uickly (tltn|Dl«h«il. The
tire w as stlscovered by officer tSmlier,
wins saw o volume of dense block smoke
Issuing from the rear of the building
ami pulled the alarm.
The Incendiary had made elaborate
preparations to do a thorough job but
his plans were frustrated owing to hta
mistiming the starting of the lire, for
had he wailed another half hour the
otherr would hate Isren oft' duly and
he would have iwen unimpeded In hi*
purpoee.
t'one! usl ve ev idence of Incendiarism
waa found by the lire men. The back
room Is ust'd as a eandy k lichen and
store-room. The place was turned up*
aide down and salurated with kemaen*
and machine oil. Keen hose* of can*
dy, and Ihe refrigerator, containing ioe
cream, were opened and salinated with
oil. l'he coats and apron*of theelerk*
were also saturates), and sugar, mlx-d
with oil, was scattered all over Ihe
room. Very little damage w as done by
lire, but there was a large <)uantUy of
good* s)sillesl by the use of oil. The
place was well Insured,
A Putnam Boy Made Mill Superintendent
John l'hllllp*, of Iturltngton, \t,
formerly of this eltv, ha* accepted a
pediton ns Superintendent of Die large
colton mill of the Wauregan t 'ompaiiy,
■it Wauregan.
Mr. I*IiIIII|m l« n son of the late till
bert NV. Phillips, amt was twin In Put
nam where he attemteil the public ami
High School. After graduating from
the Ilt|(h School lie went to Philip*
Academy, Andover, Mass., and tilted
himself to enter Yale Toilette, Upon
Kradualtntt from Yale, he started In to
learn the business of ailk manufactur
ing In the factory of llanunoml, Knowt
lon A To. lie later decides I he preferred
the cotton hualneaa, and enter rest the
mill of the Putnam Manufacturing Co.
Hr lagan at the beginning —the picker
room—and worked In every depart
ment of a cotton mill.
Ills ex|M'rlence was not all gained tit
one mill, however, as he hna worked tn
Jewett City, Kail lllvcr, North Uroavr
nordnle, amt Horltngton, Vt. Kaeh
rlinnge he Ijns made has been an ad
vance In rcs|amstb|llty, until hit last
promotion Is next to the highest—that
of Agent—in the cotton mimufactnr
log business.
When the \ acaney at Wauregan hap
pened, by the promotion of the Agent
ami Superintendent, Mr. I’hllllps was
recommended for the |amltlon by the
Agent of the hirge King I'hllllp mill,
where he wa* employed In K«lI Itlver,
without any solicitation on Ills part.
Mr. amt Mis. Phillips will shortly
remove to VYaurcgan, wtien he will as
sume his new position.
Diphtheria aad Sewerage.
We mt'iMooed, last week, a* the
first |>iil>lic announcement, that there
were cases of dlplilcrladevelo|>ed In all
imrteuf the city, seemingly simulta
neously, which portended anepidemic.
Dr.’La Hue, on r Health (Wtcer, announ
ceil last Malurday that aevetl cases ot
diphtheria had lieeri reported to him
an health oltloer. There la little doubl
but that la but a part of the actual
number existing.
In apprehension of It* greater prew
ienee, the I’libllc Library ha* t**en
dotted ami also Israel I'ldnaiii .School,
— we preaume until the extent of the
disease la known ami also to what It la
to lie attributed. Dr. Lnltue has often,
during llic past few years, warnetl cltl
/.ena of the dangers that were threaten*
trig the City from the lack of sewers. In
Ida report, only a few weeks ago, he
gave Ills reasons why he Irelleved the
city was liable to epidemics on account
of having no proper sewerage system,
and naturally attribute* to that cause
the prevalent manifestation of diph
theria. Dr. Latiuc la no alarmist. He
la a member of the HUM* Board of
Health, besides being the Health offi
cer of the town, and hie admonition*
eonnot safely be disregarded.
All the eaaea ao far reported are of •
mild character, and have easily yielded
to inert leal treatment. The nasal dis
covery of an anti-tesla to eombnt diph
theria has been used and proved hap
pily suBoaasful. There la, leas anxiety
fait from an attaeh of this uuea dread
But no matter how many eutea may
be found, and however parfasteeah
may be, no intelligent people should ha
willing to allow a breeding eaoae of
sueb a fearful malady to exist, If that
causeesn he removed. Our experienced
Health officer says there is an existing
cause, and it can be removed.
If there Is any doubt of hi* judgment
In deciding on such an Important mat
ter, call In other men of shilled author
ity to pass upon the <j unit Ion, rather
than go on blindly exposing the com
munity to any so undesirable diseases
as i* now prevalent.
We hope so important a mailer will
be discussed and acted upon, and no
matter wlial the decision may be, m
one cen ever regret that the (jueettaa
was wisely and 1airly treated.
—William Jeuulugs Bryan says, I
deafly, that ha will he a
in Ibid. What
be held out to gat three ■