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A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER
11(1 HI' PACES.
VOL. XXXVI.
Bnt#*rvd it t' • Putnam p »*♦ > «
a* lecond-c'ijM. ma:*. r.
PUTNAM. CONN., FRIDAY, DIA'FMHER
4 I9C8
NO 49
_ ,-j i;ie schools re-opened Monday,
. m lhe further spread of diph
taenhas int' ‘,i?i!lPl* arei1
_•]' ladies Aid Society of ttie I’.ap.
t , rrh held a dollar social with
.1-- Rich on Monday evening.
jjr„ jguics Gorman, of Waterbury,
(0r:; cr resident of this city, has been
visiting friends here.
_\| M. Dwyer, of the Hotel Chick
ing. was the recipient of two crates
of pineapples, the gift of a friend who
p -lending the winter at Kden, Flu.
_The ladies of the Non-Partisan W.
p X. 1 will hold their next regular
meeting with Mrs. E. T. Whitmore on
Monday, December 7, at 3 p. m Sec.
—Mr. and Mrs. D. Newton Medbury
innonnee the engagement of their
daughter, Elizabeth, to Mr. Alden
Brigham Cole, of Carlxmdale, Penn.
—The Noble Grand and Vice Grand
of Mizpah Rebecca Ix>dge, will serve a
supper in Odd Fellows halt, Weanes
dsv evening, I>eceniber 9, at 7 o’clock.
All members are cordially invited to
attend.
—The engagement of Miss Blanche
Edna Winter, of Boston, and Israel
Undsley. of Providence, has been an
nounced. The latter has relatives in
this city, and both have friends here.
—Old mill men along the If uine
baug river say that the water is the
lowest it has been in 35 years. Mills
for the most part are running on short
time or else running by steam as far as
fitted for it.
—Stokes Watson,who spent much of
kiavacation at hisold home in Farms
ville, Ya., has returned to the city,
bringing with him two coon dogs. Me
used them in hunting where he was
visiting and had good success and ex
perts to do as well in Connecticut
—The Democrats of Ward 2, nomi
nated Ralph W. Teflt at their caucus,
last Friday night, and at the Ward 4
eaucus, on Tuesday night, Dr. Outer
LaRue was nominated. Both candi
dates will succeed themselves.
-The annual sale anti supper, by
the Kpworth league, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will be held Friday
evening. I»ec. 11th, from 5 to 8 o'clock.
A sale and oyster supper will l>e serv
ed. Tickets 25 cents. Fancy work ami
home-made candies for sale. Killer
Moment at 8 o’clock. Admission free.
—Putnam has become an attractive
point for distinguished politicians to
Stcuss great questions—political we
suppose, Governor elect Lit ley came
early and they have been stringing
i.niig ever since—Congressman Hig
fins anti Attorney ('has. \\ Comstock
of Norw ich were here this week.
—Tuesday morning deliveries on the
U ' routes. Nos. and 4, from the
Putnam post office, were commenced.
The extended service on route 1, also
an commenced same time. This use
ful service delights the farmers and
fMiiiits as well it may, as iljadds much
to their daily comfort .
—Chandler & Co.’s store in Grosve
rnrda!e,w as brokeit into Tuesday night
*>was also the depot. A window of
the store was broken in, and shoes and
•looking-, which were in the w indow,
*ere taken. Their value was about *10.
Allhe depot things were quite general
ly (listurbed and un overcoat was miss
ing.
—Fifteen plus and a sow at the Brook
lyn jail were bitten, last week, by a dog
*itieb had the rabbles. The dog's head
*i'-eat !,,r examination, and when it
learned that he had Ireen atllicled
*ith rabbies, the pigs were killed.
Poor other pigs that are supposed to
tove e*o;i|>ed being bitten, have lieen
prnned up and are being watched to
I*Certain that they had not been nt
taekefi.
—The annual meeting of the Putnam
fttiodical Club was held at tire home
Judge and Mrs. F. F. Russell, Gro\e
itr**ti recently. The annual report of
U* Secretary and Treasurer, Miss 8.
Eiiubelh Clarke, was read and accept*
**■ It was voted to admit one i new
®*®ber. and to subscribe for 14 or 15
B*gacnes. Lucius F. Merriam was
'selected President, and Miss 8. Eliza
"th Clarke Secretary and Treasurer.
-On Friday evening this week the
| UKiharu High School basket-ball
Ij"® wil1 come to Putnam to play the
I «»l High School the third game sche
^ in the Windham County Inter
|*hoi*ttje league. It will be the first
I lame between Putnam and Windham.
1 “the first fame of the League series
I Fitnam
»as defeated by Killingly, at
l^aEie.son, and in the second game Kil
defeated by Windham at
| "illiin antic.
- coning together of the peopla
B^feonnuunity, in the endeavor to
| ®riheroi- carry out any object for the
IFd-oc wea . a healthful sign. The
1 ,l*nvv in Putnam has been for some
|«*«
to pull apart. Nothing is
|W*d ( V thj* course in the long run.
by
I**:*! th
I if a«t,
• la
Ted
1 *Wth
the individual. It is to be
at Tag Hay will help to cheek
* this tendency, and while all
'•’|UalIy enthusiastic, that at
>n« wilt try to discourage the
1 carrying out of the plan:
h< leng run. every one, not
- prejudice or jealousy, will
Iu* hnai result attained. for
ty citizens rejoice in any result
'•r psto beautify anti adorn the
jn *hich Providence has ea t
Citizen.
—I’eier A. Gardner has been appoint
constable by the selectmen.
—The funeral of S. Norton Rock
well was held on Wednesday, In the
Grove >treet chapel. Rev. J. R. Stub
I'erl officiating. Burial was in Grove
street cemetery.
—The W. R.c. will hold their an
nual meeting on Friday afternoon,
IVo. Mli, in A. O. H. hall. All mem
b.Ts are requested to he present as im
portant business is to be transacted.
| —Last Friday the County Commis
sioners, Messrs. Hall, Barber and Cort
lis.were in the city closing up the busi
ness of granting licenses for the year.
One was granted to Win. K. Killian,
located in the rear of the Putnam Inn.
Altogether ill licenses have been grant
ed.
—Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hammond en
joyed their Thanksgiving dinner with
Hr. and Mrs. Neil Macphater, in New
\ ork. the Dr. having patients he could
not leave to come to Connecticut as
had been planned. The l>r. and ilia
wife are past-masters at entertaining,
c—List of letters remaining In the
Putnam Post Office for the week end
ing Nov. :H>:
Ladies—Miss Annie I>. Lunt.
Gentlemen—Charles F wter, Alfred
Guyotte, < has. G. U. Hall, Charles \V.
Ireland, (Jiles Potter, K. J. Wallace,
Napoleon Tetreault.
—Tuesday, the first day of winter,
was as warm as some days in summer,
the thermometer registering H4 degrees
in the shade in the forenoon. In some
Southern Stales more snow has fallen
than we have had in this part of Con
necticut.
—Mr. John G. Johnson visited with
a sister in New York city all Tiianks
giving week. Friday Mr. Hammond
met with him at the office of the firm,
S17 Broadw ay, where they made a care
ful inspection of the silk on hand, and
noted the si:'e« they are so much in need
of. This was done to keep the Putnam
factory and the New York office in
touch, which works advantageously.
— In parts of this county farmers are
troubled to get a supply of well water:
all streams are unusually low. In past
years when there were drouths less se
vere, consumers of the public water re
ceived notification that they must be
sparing in the use of water, as ihesup
plv jHind w as running low. This very
dry spell there has caused no restric
tion to lie placed on the use of public
w ater. For this we are glad, as a free
use of w ater i' blessing.
—Gladys Andrews, s years old, w ho
w ho recently moved to this city, w ith
her parents, from \Yocdstock, was re
ported to the police as missing on 'ion
day afternoon. She went to school for
the first time last Monday morning,
and not returning at dinner time Iter
parents became anxious, and notified
the police. Their search was unsuc
cessful, lint before night the child re
turned home. She had evidently lost
her way to her home on Farrows street
and had been all that time wandering
around the city.
— Harry Forbes,engineer on the ( on
solidaled railroad, formerly of this city
and son-in law of P. M. I,eclair, Pro\
idence street,had a narrow esca]>efrom
deatli Sunday afternoon. Hs was run
ning the switcher in New Koinlon and
was attaching a dining car to tiie lios
ton express. The car was to lie attach
ed near the parlor coaches: to do this
other cars were removed ami placed on
the main line while the diner was be
ing attached. The tars so left got un
der motion and ran down grade under
their ow u momentum until they reach
ed the cross over. When the switeller
backed dow n there was a crash. 1 he
fireman jumped. Forbes had his fisit
crushed, and Thomas O'Neil, another
fireman, who was on the engine, and
whose run is through this city, was so
badly injured that he died shortly after
the accident, pones was taken to the
hospital, and all the toes on his right
foot were amputated. His wife was
visiting her parents in this city, but
went to New 1,oil don .Sunday night,
and was greatly relieved to find the
conditions were no worse, as the first
reports stated that Mr. Forties was more
sereously Injured. Mrs. Forbes return
ed to Putnam Monday.
— Buildingis going on briskly in this
city, mainly through the enterpriae of
K. M. Arnold, who has already erected
and made improvements, within the
past two years, we should judge, val
ued at between 130,000 and 140,000. He
is now erecting two dwellings on Fre
mont street, and is to erect three addi
tional on Grove street, and a large barn
on his properly on Farrows st., We are
informed that he is negotiating to pur
chase some real estate \ alued at about
$30,000. During the past twenty years,
it is satisfactorily proxed. the desira
ble residences of the city haxe more
than doubled, and the business indu
(ries have increases! in like proportion,
but so gradually that some people haxe
hardly realized it In the twenty years
past, real estate east of the railroad has
increased in xaiue, collectively, not
less than Jioper cent. Those w ho pur
chased tract* of real estate east of .^oulh
Main street north of the railroad track,
mu»t have made a hand--me t.iing
it Prices will continue to increase as
the city (trow, as it has and still due,,
and far-sighted business men will un
derstand how to take advantage of this
growth, as evidently Mr. Arnold is do
ing, to benefit themselves as well «
boost the city
* ~~ —
Common Council.
The regular monthly (MMtflg of the
fiujiiiion i tineil was heUt Tuesday
evening with Mayor MeUarrv presid
ing. Pres-ut: Aldermen t’arpemer,
Ur >wn. I>ady, lirodeur, Miner, llamas
and I.aline.
lie. rd' of the previous meeting
Here read and orderetl tiled.
The Mayor stated that he had had a
conference with the selectmen relative
to the tramp question. He had also
talked with the Captain of Police re
carding the matter. It would seem to
be a good thing to harlnir them in the
lockup but if this w as done there would
ha-, e to be some necessary changes
made. The sanitary condition of the
place w as also considered. The select
men suggested that t! the city would
tix up the place it could collect »o
much per head of the town for tramps
lodged. If the city didn't care to fix
up the place the town would built an
other tramp house similar to the one
destroyed by tire, only build it of stone
so it couldn't burn. Some tramps have
been lodged in the lockup. Voted
that police committee take up the mat
ter w ith the selectmen.
j The mayor also slated that he was
in receipt of a communication from
[ the Consolidated road relative to the
acceptance of the commissioners of the
I changes on front street bridge and de
pot and suggesting that it was now
time for the city to make the pat merit
of $20,two as agreed. The mayor
i stated that it seemed that the 'railroad
! company had done their part. Had
i lieen advised by the attorney for the
I city that it would be useless to put oft
! the matter of payment longer. As
i there might tie some small teehlnicali
| ties and legal (Kiinls in the manner of
raising ttie money he recommended
that tlie matter be taken up at a
s)iecial meeting. The present meeting
can adjourn to Itecember 22 if the
council so wish. It was voted to con
sider the matter at a special meeting
to be held Dec. 22.
The police report showed 215 arrests,
ft sent to jail. 5 doors found o|>en.
Light out 7<) hours.
The following jietttions were granted:
K. M. Wheaton for two story brick
building corner Front and School
streets. E. M. Arnold 3 houses on
Fremont ami Bradley streets, 2 on
Grove, 1 on (trove ami Pleasant, Peter
Dumus for hum on l.amont street.
There whs some discussion relative to
this petition lead by Alderman llro
ileur w ho stateil that the building was
being erected from old lumber and
scraps and that the surrounding prop
erty owners were linding fault as they
considered it dangerous as apt to tide
lire. Alderman Dumas said he had
talked with the applicant and «as
told that it was Ills intention to ('la
board the building. Permit granted.
Tire l.ight A Power company |ietilion
ed the council to be allowed to conti
nue their seperale (srle service on
school street in order to bring a trans
mition line from Mechanicsville to
this city. Manager Thurston ap]>eared
before the council to explain the mat
ter. He said he realized (that accord
ing to the ordinance that it was the
duty of the company to carry their
wires on the poles of the telephone
eompan.v, which has been done all
over the city except on School ami
Providence streets, and it had not been
done there as the telephone company's
poles were not high enough to admit
of it. He considered that if t lie wires
were put upon the poles it would lie
very dangerous and also greatly injure
the telephone company's service.
He wanted the permit to continue
until such time as the telephone com
pany reset their |>oles and made them
high enough to enable him to use them
with safety. He said the company
were building a water |x>wer plant
Ht Mechanicsville and hoped to tie able
to use it by the loth. They were very
anxious to get the new plant running
so the power station in this city can ire
done away with except as an emer
gency station. The Mechanicsville
plant would run 24 hours per (lay, but
at the same time steam would be kept
up at the power station in this city to
be ready instantly in case of any emer
gency. Many new improvements had
been installed in the new plant that
could not be installed in the old one,
and this would greatly Inhance the
service. The company had also pur
chase.! the Doane plant in Thompson
and light for Thompson would here
after be furnished from the new power
plant at Mechanicsville. It was voted
to grant the petition allowing the com
pany to maintain it* potea on school
street unUI such time as the telephone
company shall renew Us pole* and
and make them hifch enough for use
by the light company.
\V. H. .Sharpe and other tax payer*
asked that the light now located at the
| Twenty-Fool be moved to the foot of
Mav street so that *lreet woo d be ben
■ e fitted by It. Referred.
Petition from M « X»w?er and
' others for arc light at easterly end of
i’nion street was laid on live table.
W. Bowen communicated to the
: council that a surface water sewer on
Bridge street ran across hi* land with
i out any legal right. That is w as used
i a* a priv ate sewer by property owners
and cause.! a fifty slate of aflair* where
it emptied into the river. He main
, tamed that the city had no right to
j maintain such sewer nor allow Mich h
I condition.
Alderman I.aline made a motion lo
i put the mailer into the hands of the
) sewer committee to investigate ami re
j port. He said the subject is bound to
j ismie of connecting private property
with surface w ater sewers as it is i*e
; coming more and more serious. 1|h>ii
, Icing a'Ked w ho the Committee w i.s it
; was stated the members were Aider
men Brown, l.aKue and Dumas. Al
derman Brown slated that he asked to
Is? excused ami had ne\er acted in the
matter. The Mayor then ap|>ointcd
Alderman Dativ. He asked lobe ex
cused as his time was most up. Alder
man t'arjicnter was then named. He
asked to lie excused aa he said he had
•'barge of seme houses with these
seweis. The Mayor asked him if he
didn't think he could make an investi
gation ami rejH>rt He said for the
reasons stated and the fact that the
complainant was his brother-in-law he
had rather be excused.Alderman Miner
w as then appointed.
Superintendent of streets Dumas
said he had inquiries from abutters on
Sumiyside as to how they should pay
| for curbing ami asked for Information
on the subject.
Voted that the superintendeitt be
empowered to figure up the amount of
j bills and report to Oily t'lerk.
Fire committee reported that ttic
j com panics Ht tliis cmt of the city need
ctI 'IT more to complete their Improve
ment*. There was considerable dUeus
moii,regarding the matter. AldemanBro
detir Dually made a motion that the
appropriation lie made, staling that he
thought the llremeen deserved liberal
treatment at the hands of thcieily. It
was so voted.
Alderman Brown asked regarding
the matter of Investigating the charges
preferred against Patrolman Dupre. It
was slated that as Chairman Smith of
S the police committee had been ill there
had iieen little done about the matter.
The Mayor then said that he had a
communication from Frank Brough
ton. W ilkinson street complaining that
he w as insulted by Patrolman Dupre
and that the was willing to appear be
fore Kit-committee and prefer charges.
Voted that 25 badges lie procured at
a cost of not over 60 cents each to lie
used in licensing pedlers.
The following hills were ordered
paid:
A Macdonald,
B. T. Wilson, 229.24
<N'ermn, I .70
( ourt > Utiecrs, 172 12
F. H. Bruce, 17.00
!•'. N. Flagg, 2 60
Adams Express .70
t». I*. Holbrook, 2. >i * •
Ballard A Clark, •>.£!
C. H. Clay hart, :i.oo
I. . M. Keith, 8.fi0
Observer, Jt.oo
J. O. Fox, 10.8“
A. Baelianoe, 7.00
K. I.. I )a\ is, 4 no
1{. I.. Bullard, O.oo
I*. A. Cardner, .0.7
O. M. Morse, 10.60
Unlit. Harris, 19 0.7
E. N. Cole. 17.18
Patriot, 0.26
Street I>e|iartment, Iti7.it
Bight A Power < 'o,, 4.17.01’
W. II. Manalield, «o
I’erry A Brown, 1 .!»•')
•■.Cloutier, 2.00
K. J. Cutler, 82.00
M. K. Rov, 1180
11. K. Hopkins, 81.09
\V. B. Kennedy, J2.00
K. M. Arnold, 6.00
Water Co., 1160.00
The Mayor took the hills mol picking
out that of the City Clerk saiil that he
thought there must be some mistake
in it. As the council had not seen tit
to allow it at a grater yearly salary
than Siam on a previous occasion he dirt
not see way it warn it wrong to pay it
now. K tire < 'lerk had perfornMsd ex
tra services lie thought tlie bill slioujil
lie itiini/.ed to show wliat those services
were, i f this is not clone it will be apt
to open up a lot of trouble. We have
an assistant city clerk appointed Icy
the council and lie may feel he Is en
titled to it. Asked if there had been
extra services the Mayor said the clerk
had kept the otlice ojwn to issue
licenses.
Alderman Dady staled there had
always been an assistant clerk ap
pointed hut he has never got pay as it
has been voted to give the extra $60.00
to the man that does the work.
AldermaniBrown said that the coun
cil either ought to change the charter
or have the clerk's salary confirm to
the charter as it now stands. It would
open the door for other officials to do
the same thing. The clerk was allow
ed to flx the bill so that the <extra
amount .would appear for the extra
services. The bill, with the others
was then ordered paid.
The meeting then adjourned to I iec
ember 21.
—A young deer »» found in Hast
Putnam, last week, shot through the
head and left lying where killed, a* if
soroeyoung fellow* had taken a cium*
shot at It, and realizing their criminal
act without attempting to secure the
ileer. The County Gam* Warden went
to make an investigation last i riday,
but eouid learn nothing except that
some boy* hah discovered the dead an
imal without knowing any thing about
who killed it. Mr. Mill*, the Warden,
ordered the caream buried.
—The regular meeting of the Non
! Partisan W. C- T. i will be iield with
' Mrs. K. T. Whilmore, Monday, l*e
oember 7th, at 3 p. in. dec y.
Hake it a Ha,( Ha' »* well as Taj Oav
At a meeting of the ladies in charts*
<*i the Tag Hay arrange itcnta held on
M unlit\ afternoon, it was decide l that
a- the object for which the work w
being done #s« a patriotic one,it would
further the iniorwt (>> make the ilni in
s measure a I ag l»ay also. \\ tlh this
end in \lt'» every one ill the town w ho
has a hag of ary kind, is rei|uewted to
throw it to the breeze Saturday rhose
who hate no flags can perhaps decor ale
iheir windows in the national colors,
; using cloth or livsue psper. About one
hundred young lathi's wfll tie engaged
that day In distributing the red, white
and blue “badges of honor” in the
form of lags, w hit'll it is hoped every
■ man, woman and child w ill wear, to
show they have contributed towards
making tile desired improvement.
The young ladles who s«'ll the lags
will lie provided with small sealed
boxes with an opening al the top
through which the purchaser of a tag
| deposits his own money, each and all
according to their ability.
The Worcester telegram in helping
to make Tag Day a himws< in that city
ran for several days heavy heaillinesa*
> follows:
Tens of Thousand* should give £1 to $o
Thousand* should give fin to $.*>
Hundreds shouhl give fHW to $.**>
Many should give tlnuo
Immortalize the name of a dear
one by giving foOOO
The whole city is looking for the
person to give $11*11*1
Of course the above figures the coni*
mitteee\|HHT will be modified some
what to meet our demands, but tiie
thought of the day is to let everyone
have a hand In the good work, for good
work it certainly is when any peraon
or persona, exert themselves for the
purpose of reclaiming an unsightly
spot and giving it to the city with its
improvements.
L<et no one worry for fear that too
much money will be raised, as It ts
hoped by the committee that there
may be not only enough raised try tills
union of effort to ttuiah the work near
our falls, but to start a neat egg toward
a larger park In some oilier part of our
city.
The money will lie in safe bands a*
the following gentlemen are to act as
counters: (i. Harold tlllpatrlc, Silas
M. Wlteelock, John K Byrne. When
the boxes Jure unsealed b.v them, the
amount after counting will be turned
over to tiiarle* II. Brown, treasurer of
the Citizens’ Committee. The bond
for h deed to the pn>|wrty I* in the
hands of Mi. Brovin, and will Is* held
by him until all lhe Improvements arc
made and in shape to turn over to the
city free of all encumbrance.
The red, while and blue boxes tu tic
used l ag Day by the young ladles, nre
strong handsome well finished sealed
boxes, vvilli a slot in the top lurge
enough to receive a silver dollar. They
are certainly very suitable for use Dial
day, and show the ability of our local
box factory to furnish l*>xe* for all oc
casion*. The glfl of loti of lliese Ikixcs
by I’bilip I.- Benoit, the manager,
shows Ills interest In Tag Day.
M. It. Joy’s 1 “Bed W ing" auto was
; volunteered several day* ago to assist
In the work of Tag Dh>\ Among oth
ers recently ottered arc those owned by
l)r. K. A. Morrell, Dr. J. It. Kent, and
C. M. Kent. Doubtless others will lie
ottered If needed, ns every one seems
willing to help make the dny a suc
1 Com.
cess.
Obituary.
1,1 i I \ l>A TltnW HKIIMIK •
Mini I >uci t id it TfowliiW|(i' itlfd on
Thankxttivimr morning at Hit? home of
her niece in \Ve»l llrooklield, Miu*., at
llie age of 77 yearn. She w#« horn in
A*hford,and (spent lier childhood lliere,
but until within the la*l three yearn
lier home lia* been in I’utnam, where
Ktie han many frleml*. Mhe llveil with
her mother in the lioune with iihode*
<1. Allen until her mother dM, and
in fact until lira. Allen needed the
room* Tiien atie moved into the houne
with John A. I»ady, and later made
another move, but an her health be
came poor her nelce perauaded her to
give up her home and come to her,
w her eg* he han had a plaaaanl home
and the bent of care.
Ml* Trowbridge'* old friend* Inf'ul
nam have mtaaed tier from her aocua*
tomed place in the HaplUt church,
which had been her church home for
ao many year*. Having lived In the
town from Its starting ahe has taken a
deep interest In all it* enterprise*, and
Its weekly paper was read to the last
with great eagerness. The paat year
ha* been one of great suffering, and the
release was a blessed one to her.
The funeral was held Haturday after,
noon at 2.»r, a few relative*, neighbors
and friends coming together for It.
Itcv. Mr. To I in an of the Congregation,
al church conducted the service, which
be made doubly Impressive by singing
the two hymns,,“Nearer, My G<sl to
Thee," and “Haved by (.raw,” which
lie hail sung to Miss Trow bridge a few
day* before. The burial wa* al Kast
ford on Monday, a number of cousins
meeting Mr. and Mr*. Honshaw at the
cemetery.
—All member* of Division 1, A. 0.
H., are respectfully requested to attend
the regular monthly meeting on next
Sunday, Dec. *>th, a* an election of offi
cer* for the coming year will then take
! place.
Echoes from Voire Uame.
It is Rlirstlv ttMrlv known that the j
pupil* of \ irv \oadeuty take
special pleas ire in pt. *. nttng writ pre
pares! programs for the rnirruimnrnt
of their friends, hut tbr ihliKhlfuloM>
cert or iSnntlay evening ha.I in \ tow the
felicity of tlio sister faculty only .
Nomorv appreciative audience evet
assembled to corny and ooinmoiuf the
finished work of the young jierfotmer*
Kot week*, secret preparation* tout
l>ecn uniter way. tnturuuienl* were
smuggled to tlio study ihall, an.l when
the musicteachers wore known to lie
out of hearing a vigorous practice fol
lowest. Several tinio> the secret near
ly transpired. Music missing ami in
the wrong place hail to he accounted
for, hut the young culprit* were al
ways on the alert, no the invitaliona
came as a surprise to the entire com*
ntuttlly.
It coultl not lie expected, however,
that such an clalmrate program wmtltl
mature in young hands alone. The 1
pleasure of the evening was entirely
dtte to the kind thoughtfulness of Miss
Ariel* Murray, who has I wen working
for the I tile lest of Notre Maine In many
ways during the past months.
l ire girls declare that the pleasure
they had In the preparation was ade
ipiNte lo the joy the sisters ev |>cr lei reed
in the production. As mi o|>entng
numU-r, Miss Murray cleverly ittlro
iIiiiyiI the iierfonners, mul told In her 1
own unique way what the evening hail
in store. Iler address was certainly
the number of the proa mm. Then fol
lowed surprises lor the sisiers in charge
of the music ilepartnient, who eoulil
only exclaim, “When illil they learn
aucli pretty •election*?” An equal
treat was In store for the elocution
teacher, who marveled at the novel
and quaint style of recitation*, and the
display of talent where *he had not
looked for it. Truly the watchword
waa “Surprise!” Kven the dainty pro
grams were singularly fascination,
since they were named and emls'lllsh
ed with verse* appropriate to each in
structor.
Mia* Murray certainly deserve* lau
rels for her masterly management of
tlie evening's entertainment.
PltlMIKAM
A Hew Stray Things, M’self
A Kcw More, l.oretta While
l'mwn In a Harden, May tfnwley
Hoses, Allot* Sullivan
Crispin, Aline Vaudepltte
A Ktoished monographer, Mollie Itrcc
An Old story, Marion Madden
The Mrs o' My <'ottnlrv.
Marion Lind ley
Something borrowed, The Juniors
Something .Not, K.rimia Irwin
Ifutti Itenudrnnil
Some Koollslmi ss, Mary Ketl
A Mil of itmadway, Irene \\ alsli
The Juniors:
I’olly , My holly,
The Wax I toll.
The .1 apanese I loll,
The I ted Drum.
Representing Many Setups and Much
Kojoyiuenl, The Mandolins.
Wishes.
Anonymous.
I 'horns.
That further pleasure could lie soiled
iiUmI seems hardly |M>s*lhle, neverthe
less, the |>u|ilIm fell that the occasion of
Mis* Murray's leave taking was de
serving of *|*'clal notice, so a little re
ee|itli>n wan lemlereil her. The pupil*
expressed In hoiik ami Verne the Joy*
her vlnil brought them, ami the many
helps «he k*\c In her general, whole
sou leil way. The following program
yolced their gratitude:
Address, Mia* M. Madden
Chorus, School
Adieu, Misse* It. Monaghan, I..
I lay uood. I.. I 'll/pul lick
Chorus, The Juvenile*
t 'oruel Solo, Miss M. Utidley
Mat'here Amle, Miss M. Karrel
Chorus, ha re well
Annual Meeting of the Qulnebaug i'omona
Orange wilb Putnam Orange
The annual meeting of Qulnebaug
Pomona Grange I* to lie held on Satur
day, Iteeember oth, with the Putnam
Grange,at A. O. II. hall, on Poinfret
street. The morning session will o|ien
in the filh degree promptly at HUH), for
general huslness, after whleli Imslness
will be carried on In the 4th rlegree.
At 1.16 a recess will be taken for din
ner,to be furnished by Putnam Grange
at a coat ol :I6 cents to each person.
Worthy Isecturer W. fi.itiarrun has
prepared ttte following lute reeling pro
gram:
Paper, Clarence ( heeler, Netchaug
Plano Solo,VioletGehwler.qulnnatiaael
Talk, K. M. Arnold, Putnam
Paper, Abbte Berrows, Canterbury
Heeding, W. Johnson, Wolf Den
Talk, K. H. Bennett, Aahford
Selections, Male Quartet, Mansfield
Poem, Amy Tlllinghast, Highland
Plano Solo, Helen Witter, Brooklyn
—The flint game of football to be
played in this city In a number of
yearn, wan played on Tatein'e lot laat
Haturday afternoon between picked
team* from Webster and thU city.
When It wa» Ume to play a large
crowd had gathered, but Ibr Putnam
team wu three men shy. Keerulta
were noon forthcoming, although ft
was very raw material, and the spec
tator* looked to nee Putnam pushed
about tl»e lleld at will by their husky
opponent*. This was not the fact, as
the local eleven showed sujeriority
over their opponents from tlu? start,and
during lire tlr»l half in which neither
suit *<50red the play was almost en
tlrely in Webster's territory. The only
scoring came In lire last part of the
second half. Webster fumbled, i&aw j
[deked up the ball and made a touch- 1
down after leading the whole Webster
outfit down the Held forjaiily yards.
Thank suiting Visitors.
There see mis l to tie an unusually Itiga
milulsi o js rs, ns \ lat ing this eil t t*»
s|H ml rii:iuk<ui\ tin; nit.I as nun) wenk
abroad for itie initts|>ur|tso. VVejmtgw
thin from the unusually laiue crowds
that iim<t the |>latlorm to derail intha
eais Friday forenoon Mini who nrrtveil
hr re on Wednesday. We cannot re
tain, of course, all who came nml all
who went abroad. Ainning those w ho
were entertained hereon rhank*tgit Ing
were the follow injj
Mr. ti. W. Hunker ami wife,of VVor
eerter, w ho were entertained by Mr. A
\\ lint her amt wife, Hradlev street.
Mr. Kdward War ran and wife, with
Mr F. A. Maryott'a family, Seward
street.
W illiam Pray, of Hartfo-d, with hla
father, tleo. M Pray.
Thomas Kaw Ivy, Plltatleld, Me , with
Ilia family.
Attorney tieo. H. Thayer, Hartford,
with relatives, Mr and Mr#. ('liartea T.
Thayer.
Ml»s Frances W Miner and classmate.
Mis* Helen < ralts, Mount llolynket'nl
leiie, wrltli Mr. and Mr#, tv M. Warner,
South Main Hlieet.
'It tieor*:' Non all, wife ami ilaturh
tor, with Mr. II l, Hurt anti wife.
Daniel ll\ me, lloslon, with Ills ma>
liter.
Attorney Ha'.ph \V. llnthnui, with
Ilia parent*, t >ak 11111.
Fred Wilcox, rnivltlrnw, wllli Mr,
ami Mr*. tl. II. Ilrow n.
Frank Itennott, Melhodlat l*uhli*li*
lahlnR llmtso, Non N .»«k oil\ . with til*
parent*.
Mm Ilolon Alton, Itoaton, with hor
parent*
The family nf A. D. McIntyre have
been rnlortninluK Allen McIntyre of
Whlllnavllle, Mnaa
Miiw Orace Child, of l>crhy, waa the
RiiCNt of li*r nuAher, on.U rove at reel.
Mia* Mahal Clarke spent Thankuttv
Iiik with her mother, on Hooth Main
at reel, and returned to her action 1 du
llee at Northampton, Maw*., en Mon
day.
William Sharpe, of New Haven, waa
the lineal of hla parent*, Mr. and Mra.
t I). Sharpe.
Mi«.a Freda Sharpe, of l’ro\ Idence,
vlatted with her aialera, the Mlaaea He
len and Alla Sharia*, South Main el.
.Mr. iteoriic Itmwn.autl wife were en
ter! allied . hy Mr. and Mr*. Oilman
llrown. Drove alreel.
Ml** Annie Daniel*, of Candla, V.
H.. a|H'nt lho holiday* with her par*
enl», Mr, ami Mra. F. J. Daniel*, on
King h|reel.
Mr. T. II DeCoudrea, wife and oh 11*
dron, wore Riteala of Chntinoey Itoa
worili'a family, Woodstock avenue.
Mlaa Or nee I 'rum, of l’r<>\ Idouce, waa
the Rtloat of Mra. W. J. Itartlctt.
Ahten d. Cole, of Carbondalo, I’a..
ctime huino to visit hla pnreuta, Mr,
and Mra. A. It. Cole, rodmihiK to lit*
diitloa Monday,
Hoy Smith of Fremont alrrct, and
Allan Smllli of Drove at reel. IkiIIi front
Itoatou, were llte uriieal* of thotr mm
liter*.
Congregational Church Nulca
Uev. Ixiwellyn I’ralt, I). 1)., of the
ItrnnilwHy church, Norwich, will occu
py tlm |iul|)ll next Hunday.
The reKulitr meet Inn of the King'*
Unuirhtera will lie held with Mr*. 8.
NlholofT, Wedneaday, Deoemljer (Hh,
at 4 |>. in.
The l.adlra’ Hoelal Circle will hold
their minimi Christ mm mile on Wr J
ncmlny. Itecemher lath. afternoon and
evening, In the cliM|a>l, ami If1 connec
tion with the tale n aup|>er will bn
served ifrorn B to s o'clock. lx-t all
plan to ko and H|iend the afternoon und
evening, and have it tlghl royal gnnd
lime. Watch the p«|*-r next week for
u fuller account.
The nioetltiK of the Womnn'a Home
Missionary Hoclety at the home ol Mr*.
I,. <>. Williams on Tuesday afternoon
win of unumml Interest, Mrs. II. J.
Thayer preaided, and Interesting pa
|irra were given by Mra. K. W. I'erry,
.Mr*. II. lirown, Mra. C. M. Klltott,
Mint Haiii|mon, Mra. K. J. i>anle!a,'and
Mra. C. C Hpratt. A aolo waa sung
by Mtaa'lladya It. Wllllaina.
•a> - - —
Intmitlni LocaJi
Auction at the Weir* Peach Karin la
Houtk Woodstock, Monday at 9 a.m.
Meal made from part old flora 91.4H
per baa- AImo large quantity of floor
bought at low price. Hoe worth Hroa.
Christmas Hale—Mice Florence Htub*
bert will have an exhibition and calo
of her hand-painted flhina, Friday aai
Haturday, l)w llth and 18th, at M
Hunnyelde. Hrnall pieeee forH/hrlatmac
a apedalty. All are cordially lovllod.
Mice Hattie C. Inman hac on hand
for the holiday trade an aaeortcoent of
pyrograpble auppllee for burning and
decorating, and can furnteh anything
wanted In that line. Call and eon
them. lUtM'anai at. Telephone HW-3
A line of epecial dishes In genuine
Mavilaiid French china are among the
Christina* good* shown by Ueo. K.
Hhafr. lioliemlan glass vases, and
some very arllatic Japaneae wares are
lieiug admired by lire ladles. The
usual carefully selected dainty Xtuas
lets and calendars for which this
store has a reputation are in evidence.
The above logellier with s large assort*
merit of silver, cut glass, and bt* other
usual limes make a very attractive dig*
play. Kaily purchasers are already
packing oir tire choicest olterings.
—Mr. Kdward fuller returned
Monday from an extensive
and West.