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A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER . EIGHT PAGES.
Entered at the Putnam Po#t Ofbca
ma second clan matter.
PUTNAM, CONN., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 1908
NO 52
jj,** smith is the guest of hei
in Colchester.
p F Benoit will preach ir
t church this city, next.^un
non st :t-‘» o'clock.
Frederic \V. Howard and wife
Wock have been the guests 01
j4is. Clarence W. Taber.
F„ G. " right and wife art
og their son William during
liars.
Fjrl Carpenter, of Worcester
(0 the guest of his mother In
greet
Russell, who has been mak
^nef business trip to New York
1.
• Bernice Paine is spending her
i with relatives in Wakefield,
wm Frances Warner of Mt. Hoi
(kllegt i' visiting her parents, on
Rain street.
„jur and Ralph Libby arespend
W holidays with their parents,
id Mrs. F. A. Libby, King street.
Walden Wright, City Engineer,
ii„fl with liis parents in New
.Mary h. Bartlett, teacher in the
Putnam school, is spending her
with relatives in Portland,
Reuben Sykes am'. herdaugh
:a» and Phyllis, are spending
Mms with relatives in New
meelingof the Common Coun
day night, again adjourned to
vtek Tuesday night, without
gany business,
mond Wlieaton, John Holmes
pnond Gilpatric, are at home
Amherst College for the Christ
ys.
toBertha Sargent was the guest
tiger, Miss Florence Sargent, in
nil this week until today, Thurs
ton they both returned to sjiend
■w at home.
t Entertainment Committee of
ties' Hoard of. the Day Kimball
Ml will meet with Mrs. I .each,
nrtl street, Monday, Dee. -Nth,
to'eloek.
efine Tree Worsted company,
tots organized and built up in
but removed to Klmville,
h. when the factory building
imed down, is overwhelmed
ts, notwilhstand the factory
busy night and day.
no In an ks—The undersigned
i thank tneir friends and neigh
riio contributed the beautiful
iforour little Mildred’s burial,
sympathy and thoughtfulness
a help and a comfort to u>.
i. H. \v. Sii.uti’K and family.
Dee. til, 190H.
New York city! and also |>oor
;ton, the Nation's Capital!
each suffering from a heavy
*oriu. Our city had but two
of snow . each an inch deep,
soon disappeared under the
wnny days we have had.
Kmlier .2 is the shortest day of
i, and marks the summer sol
le period when the sun for the
Iseeius to stand still. The pa
{worship|>ers established Chris
honor of the re-birth of the sun,
Christian church adopted it as
* birthday.
of letters remaining in the
Post Office for the week end
il:
s—Mrs. J. Goino, Mrs. N. Osia,
J.Jenckes, Mrs. A. Kh/.aoeth
Marshall, William
Mr. Samuels, C. K. Shepard,
S. A. Strout Co.
Otliee hours 'for Christinas:
open from a. in. to 1
7 p. in. Money Order I>i
One delivery by city
Ser\iee will also he perforin
C-arriers.
Alton of the New Kng
of Music, Boston,
Miaa Ada Marden
are spending the holidays in
the guests of Miss Alton’s
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Alton, of
Miss Alton is to assist in
in the Congrega
in Danielson next Sun
John McCarthy, now pastor
church at Hun
Mast Virginia, was formerly
of Israel Putnam School this
M spoken of by a local paper
built up a struggling church
, and has also headed a
to clean up the gambling,
other offensive joints that
permitted to exist in that
l*«i>ic, as well as the com
general appreciate and sus
He has evidently found
held.
tVestiield (N. J.) leader"
that Mr. Thomas Hutchin
of itrosvernordale. has
the building in which he
•°o untier the firm name of
A f^on have their store.
J enlarge the building to
frontage that they need,
Ke>ines» has grown more rap
their fondest expectations
to hope. Mr. Hutchinson has
a lot on one of the prin
he preposes to
for himself.
—Mr. J. K. Tatem and wife, and Iheir
daughter, Ml« M. Kden Tatem. are in
Brooklyn, X. V., spending Christmas
. j with friends.
—Mrs. Charles Thayer and her son
t Allen, o: Centerville. K. I., are being
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Henry J.
Thayer, King street.
— Miss Helen Bradley, of Michigan
University 'IK», Ann Arbor. Michigan,
is spending her \ acatiou at her parent
| al home.
—Armand Farley, of Holy Cross ColJ
j Farnham, Canada, i» spending
his vacation with his mother, on Pro
videnee street.
—\\ illiam E. Holmes, who recently
went from tilts city to establish a silk
mill in Montreal, Canada, is visiting
his family on King street.
—A trolley car jumped the rails in
front of the Congregational church last
Thursday afternoon, which put all the
cars of! time for the rest of the day.
—The various grades of the Israel
Putnam school held Christmas exer
I eyes Friday afternoon, preceding the
j losing of the sehool for two weeks’ va
i cation.
—About fifty of the pupils of Notre
j I>ame Academy, which closed Wed
j nesday for the Christmas vacation, left
| here for various parts of the country to
sjieiid the Christmas holidays al their
i several parental homes.
Caki>—I wish to extend publicly my
j heartfelt thanks to the many friends,
! who by their sympathy have hel|>ed
j me to bear my loss: to those who sen! I
' their tribute of flowers without sending
! their names, so I cannot personally
thank them; to the many coworkers,
and the employers of my late husband,
for their token of love and esteem: and
especially 1 wish to thank the Klks for
their’great kindness to me in my be
reavement.
Mrs. Hak<>i.j> K. Mok>k.
— In another place in this issue we
print a biographical sketch of the late
Henry C. Bowen, copied from the
“Sixliely Anniversary Number of Ttie
1 ndependenl,”—a marvellous number
it is, too. Tire biography is written by
William Hayes Ward, Managing Edi
tor of “The Independent,” who lias
been connected with that publication
for forty-one years and a close friend of
its founder, until his death. What lie
says of him, therefore, cannot fail to be
of deep interest to all our readers.
Much that is said and many of the
events related may lie already well
known, hut they are pul into such a
new .clear setting that they will lie read
as a new history of Henry t'. Bowen's
public life.
—i’llristmas is a day in which to re
member not only our loved ones ami
friends, but the needy ones—whom we j
always have with us. The Elk- fra
ternity have, for several years, sought
out the needy ones of the city and
supplied them with a good Christmas
dinner and propose doing the same this
Christmas, we understand. The Sal
vation Army lias announced in the Ha
thiot their intention to supply1 all
needy ones in the city they can reach,
with ,a good Christinas dinner. For
this purpose they have been engaged
for some time in visiting through the
[Miorer districts of the city to find out
whom they can benefit as proposed.
It was difficult to make some timid
ones believe they could receive such
generosity without some ulterior pur
pose. The providing Christmas cheer
for the poor in every city where they
are established, is one of tiie customs
of the Army. To meet the expense in
curred they have to dejiemi on the vo
luntary contributions of the citizens.
A strict account of contributions and
outlays is kepi and sent to the l>i vision
headquarters for record. We are glad
to know, therefore, that there will be
no poor family in this city that need
lie without a good Christinas dinner
—The Corbin family must have been
at one time quite numerous and prom
nent in Woodstock and I'nion, and are
still in good number in those towns
and Putnam, but many have left the
former two towns and have gone off to
find more active society. We had a
visit this week from one of that family
who is a busiaess man in New ^ ork,
but a native of I'nion—a splendid man
physically, refined, intellectual, and
spiritual. We thought if those back
towns could get back, even during
that class of her native children, it
would be more to them than wealth,
especially to the young. They could,
and will, get them back, half the sea
son, when there are trolley lines con
necting those towns with the railroads
in central cities or towns. We thought
of what Miss Ellen I>. Earned said in
her article we printed last week about
Thompson Hill, after lasing the flour
ishing trade it had at one time, and
wa-, left stranded and deserted by its
! younger people it has been made one
of the finest residential towns in the
State by an - era of the returned Native
and Summer boarder, liecause of the
I introduction of quick transit. I nion
1 ami remote towns can be made plats
! of delightful homes not only for its
absent sons and daughters, but for the
1 summer boarders they would bring
with them. Hundreds of thousands of
families in the great cities are languish
ing to get homes in sueh attractive
• places to them as I'nion. It is a prob
I lem the farmers can solve, and the
! l nited Slates government is now ask
ing “What can be done to benefit Ihe
1 farmers?"
Obituary.
Mary o'Bkikn.
The death of the late Mary O'Brien.
I daughter of Mr i\ J O'Brien, of Me
chaniosville, ft., occurred last Tues
day, and her funeral w as held Trout
her father's home on Saturday, ltt-o.
IDth. A solemn requiem Mass Mas of
fered up for the happy eternal rest of
; her soul at the Sacred Heart Church,
at West Thompson. The pastor. Rev.
J. J. Klty was oelehranl, with Rev.
Father Hykeman, of Putnam, and the
Itev. Father Heseclles, of tlrtMem>r
dale, as deacon and sobdeaeon
After the services, Fattier Klty pmd
a tribute tothe deceased forher faithful
and devout Christian life. Burial was
at St. Chafes cemetery, Woonsocket,
K. I.
The following persons acted as hear
ers: Jeremiait and Charles O'Brten,
brothers; Henry M. O’Brien, eousiu. of
l.awrence. Mass.; James O’Brien and
Joint W halen, of Putnam, W illiam ll.
Arthur, of West Thompson.
Friends were present from Lawrence,
Mas*., and Washington, R. 1., and
Gtosvenordale.
Floral offerings were many and l>eau
liful, from friends ot the family —
among them being two pillows, with
the inscription “ I laughter and Sister,’"
made of ealla lilies, roses and ferns;
from the young ladies of the sewing
mom of the French River Textile com
pany’s mill, a pillow worked with the
word “Sympathy,-’ in gold letters an
while ribbon, and made of roses, lilies
and asparagus fern; Hat bouquet front
Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter, com
posed of 2H pinks; from Mrs. Harney,
daughter ami niece, of Orosvenordale,
Cross ami Anchor, inscribed with the
words “At Restcomposed of roses,
forget-me-nots, ami fern ; from the
Misses Kgiui, of Putnam, flat ls>iu|uet,
made up of Jti pinks in fern; from the
Misses Vancellette, of West Thomp
son, a fiat bout|iiet of while carnations
ami fern. The family have, besides, the
sympathy of their many friends.
Her father, two brothers, Jeremiah
and Charles, and two sisters, Margaret
and Kllen T. O'Brien, survive her.
Card.—We desire to return sincere
thanks to our many friends for their
gills and kind expressions of sympa
thy, in our bereavement of one who
w as so dear to us, or « ho extended aid
to us in oui affliction.
P. J. O'Bit I !■:>', and family .
Meclianiesville, Conn., lice. 21, Mbs.
l.rt'IK C.M-I.KTTK.
Mrv Lucie ( nplctte, wife of Jiwjih
Caplette, died on Tuesday, Beeemher
loth, al flic home of her husband, No.
. \\ alnut street tilt' city.
Mrs. Caplette was bjrn in the town
of Sorrel, Canada, in IKKi, and came
to lliis city wilh her law,band and tier
family in lss.%, where they tune resid
ed since.
Madaiue Caplette was a devout Ca
tholic and Christian woman, and was
beloved bv all whoever made her ac
acijiiatnlance.
The funeral services were held al St.
Mary’s Church, this city, on Kriday
morning, lK*c. lH,at Bo’cloek, Be\. Kr.
l’lasse, of Manville, It. I., a nephew
of the deceased, ottieialing al High
Mass, assisted by lte\ . Father Van den
Noorl and ltev. Fr. Itykeman. inler
ment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery,
Providence street, this city.
Madame Caplette leaves a husband
ten years her senior, four daughters,
and two sons, alt grown up. Siie also
leaves threebrottiers and -isters, living
in Woonsocket and Providence, and a
brother and sister in Canada.
Ki.vika l>. Cokbiv.
Miss F.lviraJ*. Corbin, of Philadel
phia. died recently in that city al the
ti|*. age of 7lf years. Ldeina of the
lungs w as the cause.
The older residents of this communi
ty w ill remember the family of Klca
zer and Ihcea Corbin as former reai
dents of West Woodstock. Miss Klvlra
outlived the other members of her fa
mily by many years, rihe had an older
sister, Mrs. Mary C. .Scott, and one
brother, Samuel f^olon Corbin.
The remains of the deceased were
brought here by Adam* Kxpress Co.,
in the care of her cousin, John W. Cor
bin, of New York—formerly from the
town of Cnion, Windham county.
The interment was at West Wood
stock, in charge of Ballard A Clark.
Mildred Hharpe, the four-year old
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harry W.
Sharpe, died early Tuesday morning
of diphtheria. The burial was in the
Grove street (Cemetery, Tuesday after*
noon. ___
—The Salvation Army is expected to
give a Christmas dinner to a million
and a half needy men, women and chil
dren throughout the country—125,t**'
in New York city alone. This year
the expense 1* met in each locality by
‘•kettle” contributions, as w as done in
this city.
_Very gratifying news conres from
Kev. K. D. Sargent, who, with Mrs.
Sargent, ha.- been at I>» Angela, < al.,
for the j-a~t tfiree week., both delight
ed with the climate, and benefited by
their rest. They will learn by a show
er of ChrUtrn** mwaive* sent by the
mem be ra of hi. church, that they are
lovingly remembered. With thee Mr.
Sargent will receive notification that
hi* church ha* formally extended hi*
leave of absence until April next.
Christmas Saadis at the Caaffetatroaal
ilmrch
Next Sunday will Ire observes! as
Christen as Sunday at the CongrcKa
tionat church. Rev Asher Anderson.
I». l>., will speak both morning and
evening. At the morning service at
to..!M o'clock tire music will be as (ol
tow s:
Oman 1’reltnle—'The Holy Nwht. Iluek
Processional—O tome to My Heart,
Isvrtl Jesus, Nevin
Choral Cantata—
The Hone of the World, Schnecker
a. Ring Forth, Ye Hells.
b. Tire Shepherds.
c. The Wise Men.
d. Hail, Knynl lists'!
Tire evening service will commence
at t o'clock, and will open with a brief
organ recital with the following num
bers:
March «rf the Magi, Marker
trtlcrlocjr for the Christmas Season,
ilarret I
Fantasia oir trld Christmas Carols,
Kau Ikes
tv. Tbi Kirs? Nowell.
b. The Lord »t lir*t had Adwra mjuh■.
c. km*: Wractdahr
d tiod w*t vmu, Merry jfentlemen.
A Virwhi oofotteq*
—O Come to My Heart,
Lord Je*us, Nevln
Cantata—The Adoration, Nevin
CborM—hcomt, all ye Futthlul.
Ha* done and Hh»* Solo* ami Cbome Behold,
h Virgin shall wawitr.
C! oru« fr*i Ladies’ Vuieat with Soprano Sain—
In Reverent Awe and Solemn Sfufe
Chorus fot Men’* Voiee* — Then Sweeping
tliroiik'h the Arch ot Ni^Ut.
Chorus—Softiv the Starlight.
Team and Soprano Solos—And t^o, the Ainrtl
of the Lord.
Chora*—{Rory to God in the Highest.
Alto Solo And (Quartet—Hushed at length the
jfrtriow nonjr
Chorus—Auu a! Lord, we We** Thee.
The Salvatlnn Army Mhilii.
Tl»e «er\ iee» at the Salvation Army
hall, over the week end, as conducted
by Major and Mrs. Simonson, of Hart
ford, were services of extraordinary
interest. Tlte open-air services were
attended by large crowds, and tire In
door services were attended by audi
ences that packed the trail to Its fullest
capacity, and many could not And en
trance. The Sunday morning meeting
at the Pentecostal church, on Kim st.,
was well attended, and apparently was
enjoyed by all. Tire platform was oc
copied by Major and Mrs. Simmons,
Evangelists James M, Hell and U. \V.
Buchanan, turd (’apt. Wlthee.
Mr. Buchanan lc<i In tire song ser
vice, which was followed by prayer led
by Kvangclist Belt. After a few bury
ing words by Mrs. Simonson, the Ma
jor sang “l Know He cares '' and tiie-tr
came hlsernestexlrorlallon to “present
our tsalies a living sacrifice," using as
his text, Homans xli. 1. 2.
The service at 2 p. m., in the Army
hill, was of a most animating charac
ter. Mts. Simonson deal! very ably
with the subject of “Fear,” and was
eagerly listened to by an overflow
crowd.
The evening service came ns a fitting
climax to the day, when another great
crowd listened with w rapt allentiouto
the open-air service, and ns many as
could squeeze irr followed l»> lire even
ing service iruUiors.
'lire Major’s address was a burning
one, and as lire audience listened to tire
-lories of IN vine grace working bribe
lives of fallen, degraded meir and wo
men, mauy eyes were wet with tears,
and strong conv iclion seized uj*>n many
present.
Captain and Mrs. Withee wish to
thank all those who so courteously as
sisted them in making the Major's vis
it so successful, ami which promises
many treats of this kind during the
coming months,
--•• —
Him nil Over «o Ihs sufisrlnr Court.
As the result of a cowardly a»xnult
upon I. iuis Freedman, of Worcester,
Matthew, Kroll, a polish farmer, of
Thorn peon, was bound over to the next
term of the .Superior Court by Justice
Randolph H.('handler, In *1 ,<**> bonds,
Thursday afternoon. He will also have
to answer in a civil suit for *2,ii«0 da
mages, and an attachment has been
placed on his farm.
According to the testimony Freed
man was Invited to Kroll’a place to buy
some cattle. When he entered the barn
Kroll took him unawares from behind
and gave him a brutal treating. Freed
man begged for mercy, and ottered to
give anything he possessed, if he would
spare his life. It Is alleged that Kroll
then seized his pocketbook containing
M2.
Freeman crawled to a house nearby
and reported the matter, and Kroll was
later arrested.
It seems that Freedman has for some
years past been coming down from
Worcester to buy cattle in Thompson.
Kroll was engaged in the same busi
ness and took offence at his home town
being invaded by an outside buyer. It
would seem that this was the cause for
the assault,for as Kroll had Freedman
on the floor ire exclaimed: “I have been
waiting for two years and now I'll
teach you not to come into my town
buying cows.” Robbery was added to
the complaint.
—The city was planned Into ■ mo
mentary darkne-.- -Saturday evening at
* o’clock, w ben the stores were crowd
ed with Christmas shoppers, ."some
thing got wrong with the electric ser
\ ice, but only for a minute or two. i t
t« seldom such a thing happen*, hut if
incandescent light* were made a little
stronger—as they can he—it would be
ne Mt those who do work requiring a
bright light. Ours tot one.
The Stbeoi Report
liOUB. ItTS.VM WHiXil
Kindergarten— M i« Heroic? K. rain?,
teacher. Total number registered 4S.
Ao'insr aurniUnn' Per cent of
attendance Hu.sk. Pupils neither absent
nor tardy.
Angelina Stoop, Atherla Watson,
Host i'oWMDl.
Hrade 1— Miss Knae K. Smith,
leartier. Total number registered «».
Average attendance 4J?7. Per will of
attendance Ti.Hiv. Pupil* neither ab
nor tardy,
Joe Hiraca. Marry Quinin
Kugcne I-nisei le, Alison Watson,
'\m. Ma<li*<m, flora While,
fattier Franklin.
Hrade J— Miss riertrinW- Mall, teach
er. Total number registered >1.
Average attendance 44.0 Per cent of
attendance 07. Pupils neither absent
nor tardv,
Wesley Belcher, Jnsephtnc Ment
t’iara Hlackmar, mlngwav,
bslna Kvana Janies Maillson,
Cliflbrd Uleason. Phyllis Syken.
Hrade •>—Miss Ruth White,Teacher.
Total numlier registered -C. Average
attendance 47. IVr cent of attendance
HO Pupils nelllier absent nor lardy,
Clarence Hrouaaeau.Warren McNally,
Walter Carey, Henry Ijutnu,
Malfford Is-lters, Clarence Stone,
Arthur Mahew, Marguerite O'Brien
Florence Woodson.
Hravic 4—Miss F.inina J Hutton,
Teacher. Total number registered 40.
Average attendance 44 Oft. Per cent of
attendance wi.Kh.
sent nor lardy,
Haniel Hull,
Nornvan Houley,
James Oltt'ord,
HartIctl Olraca,
Karl Mugltes,
Marcel Kennetle,
Pupils neither ab
l.laalr Harnes,
Hrace Hncltannn,
Alice Ilevlne,
May Kvans,
Fhmmce Hilbert,
ilarel Jolmaon.
Hr at it- a—Miss Mary K. Hart letl,
Teacher. Total number registered on
Average attendants1. 4*. Per ts'iit of
allentiiMiet' l-t Pupils neither ab
sent nor laniy.
Fred Allard, Klate Potter,
Helen lleviiie, Carl Stiiniions,
Kvelyan Kills, Watlesworth Wat
l\agiene Fuller, son,
ilertrutie Murpliy.Joseph Flagg.
Grade ti— Misa M. F.lla Whiling,
teacher. Total number registered 49.
Average attendance, 4V Per ot'nt of
attendance 911. Pupils neither abaenl
nor lardy,
William lleiciM'r, Ituth Cutler,
Kveretl Uavls, Mary Fuller,
Rerlha Fuller, Frank Gleason,
l-eoHirac*. laeah McNally,
William McCallum l-eodore Maynard,
Isalsdle MacArlhnrMtidred Iticc,
Catherine Itussell, Stanllev Shaw,
JertMite Sheldon. Ituth Buchanan.
tirade H—Misa Adelaide Alford,
Teacher. Total number registered .17.
Average attendants' 10.7k. Percent of
attendance Kli.'JU. Pupils neither ab
sent nor tardy,
Arthur Ha*tu, I'.arl Jolmaon,
Frank Carey, Svlvla Potter,
Uaymoud (iorUam,Kdgar Reynolds,
Minnie Hannon, Harold Simmons,
Harold Sulvy.
tlraile s—Mrs. Carrie B- Gaseoignp,
Teacher. Total iiuiulrr registered in
Average altemianee tl.ii. IVr cent of
attendance sin. Pupil* neither absent
nor tardy,
I rv ing Miron, Harry Roberta,
KJunbclh Sherman.
Grade i*—Mis* Axennth I arr, leach
er. Total number registered iW.
Averue aUrmlmw ->». Per cent of
attendance !M.<sa.
wni not tardy.
Klva Belcher,
Meiwln Culler,
I-1 In i Dingwall,
Klla Farrows,
IViirl Holmes,
Iftran* William*.
I*uIiiI* neither nli
Janie* if all,
Archie Macdonald,
Marion Morse,
Bessie (I’Brlen,
Clarence Webster,
SMITH KTRIW HtTInnfc.
Primary—Kthel B. Kent, Teacher.
Number of pupils, SI. Average at
lendance 4S. Per cent of attendance
H‘2.4. Pupils neither absent nor tardy
during the term,
Ia'imi Bertrand, 1 .Ilia Kennedy,
Aldore IHbeuult, Corad Lapalme.
Alrsenl only one day or less,
Huge lie Cartier, William DesHulnier
la-miard Tourville.
Uefsirt of Intermediate—Kdilh M.
Kent, teacher. Whole nuiulrer of
{nipils 4.1. Average attendance .'SS.tl.
5er cent of attendance *!. Pupils not
absent during the term,
Helen Itich, Aldemoreilibeault,
llcrllm Hitcher, l.orena Gallant,
Andono Itiliennlt, Kmeal Dupre,
Frederic Labont*.
Absent one day,
Lucy Farrows, Onesime Gagne.
Bertha Farrows, Ailleri Oregulre,
Blefanla I (oncer, Henry Imlwmte
Grammar Department— Klla I. Bal
lard, Teacher. Number of pupils ‘JH.
Average attendance '££. Not abaent
during the term,
Joseph Beaudoin, Jeannette Kennedy
Gladys Bard, Kva Labnsslere,
Beatrice Bishop, Bara Potter,
Mary Rich.
Abaent one day or less,
Irene Williams, KlUabeth Bourcier,
Morris Diamond.
A MalMI
A recent Hoaton “Globe” report*:
“Kant ; Douglas,! Nov. 21.—'Today U
Die «2d anniversary of tbe marriage of
Mr. and Mr*. Doris Bennett Young.
They were wedded in Tbonipaootown,
Conn., the offlciating clergyman being
Kev. Vernon Hlllea. Thompaontown
wa* visited by many people who de
sired to lie married in thoaedaya, aa the
banns did not have to be published
there. Their attendant* were a couple
from Charlton, who were at the par
sonage to be married.”
The “ Globe” reporter was badly
mixed. Thompson town did require
one publishment of the bans, and Wed
dinger* were not united at that date In
a‘'parsonage," by a Iteverend, but in
that jolly old Htiles inn by that com
petent host and justice—Guj-tnin Ver
non Htlles. E. D.I..
• ••
—The bankrupt market stock of M.
J.Huiltvan wa* sold by Hherid Hol
bruok last week Thursday, at tbe cor
ner of the Arcade building. A pair of
horses were purchased by J. F. Kings
ley. Must of tbe market Axing* were
bought by John H. Uhnasuo.
Children « Playground* are hiding!a*aMc
“The boy without • playground," an
J<W|ih ire of Itoslon, lx <|uotnl assay
ing, “is father to llu< man without n
job’” Thf nation is waking up to tilt* i
sad fact Hy a piny ground referendum
recently held in Mutmoluwilii, nil the
cities but one, in the old Ituy State,
voted to adopt playground*—treaty- j
two in all—n proud record.
Massachusetts lend* in whatever ele
v ales or in any way la-ncllt* it* pawple.
Connecticut l* a little I*hind in lump
ing puce with her sLler Blais' in twno
lloent improvement* to enhance the
hapinnoss of Us citireus. It I* no fault
of the people, however, fot they are an
prompt to favor every good luenaurw a*
their adjoining neighbors when the op
portunity is oftVred them. They ivav e
to rely u|*on their Legislature fvir the
opportunities, and I’faxidenl Luther,
of Trinity t'olla-ge, deserllm* its make
up in an arltele elst-vv here prinitsl in
this Issue The ablest men in each
town ami district are not sought out to
do the profound work for which the
Iwgtslaturel* designed,which demands
intellect of the highest 6rater a* well
as of upright character When aide
men do aeoept the duly ol help legis
lating for the Stale, they may *>y. a*
dot I'ra-sident Luther, *• hail the ses
sion is spent In gelling acquainted and
the other half regretting that you did
gel tietpminletl." lie found himielf
unpleasantly out of plain-even among
the Senators. Hills are voleai upon by
memla-rs who know nothing alsiul
them. WhengiMid measures were pre
*a-iila-al in the New York I.»gt*letore,
Senators voted them down until the
pasiple were aroused by their grand
(Jovernor pointing out how they were
being wronged by their leading imlili
cians of his own party controlling le
gislation in the inteicst of horse-racing
gambler* and rejecting bills to lienelll
all clasnes and to secure a purer admin
istrsifou of public attalrs. Now the
amue men proclaim themselves willing
to follow (lovernor Hughes' lead.
Connecticut needs the same arousing
to get the same good measure* adopted
as in New York and other progressive
.stale*. Governor WootlrulT wh* mil
mi*tillned by the l.ogtsUlurc when he
urged upon It the adoption of the name
reform measure* a* those of Governor
lloghe* In New York. Governor elect
1.11 ley I t. promised to favor Governor
Woodrull'* iMilicle*. Hot the question
i Is, enn he gel the Legislature to favor
I them? Not very likely mile** the |ieo
J pie are more enlightened a* to their
j greal inipoilnitfe through the pre**
and foriltn. Till* ought to lie done by
*y*tein«tle ellort throughout the State.
Among the law* that ought to tie
passed i* one to allow eltles to employ
an expert oommission to manage its ll
naneial allairs with or without a Mayor
and < ’ouncil. Another one Is to allow
the |K'«ple to votedlreelly lor represen
tatives Instead of choosing them hy
callouses. There are other good reforina
that will Is* brought up at the next
General Assembly. That of a play,
ground referendum, ap|Milullng u day
on which the clllxena shall vote “yea"
or “no” on the question of having a
children's play ground, may be over
looked, however, at the coming session.
My the general action of the voters
of the Stale uf Massachusetts, the play
ground movement has been given Hie
moat emphatic endorsement ever done
In any form In lilts country. It ought to
arouse Interest in t'-omwctleut, enough
at least to have It made well under
stood hy the voters. We have spoken
ol it occasionally for the past ten years,
but not an encouraging re*|s>nsc was
elicited. We went Into It so far as to
explain how an organized company
could then have bought n suitable [dot
of ground wlUiin the city llmlla and
It would prove a good Investment sim
ply by holding on to it, without Im
proving It, In ten and even twenty
years lime. We (minted out how large
tracts are held for long pertocto, hy pri
vate owners, In lids city, who expect
to gain good paoiUs from the rlaa In
value of the property.
But with » suitable plot thus held
and Improved tor the v arious purpose*
of a play-ground, U eouid be made to
pay ell expenses, with Interest on the
in vest meal, with aunslderatlofi of 1U
rise in valise. This hi our belief.
That a children's play-ground l# an
advantageous Institution to the city la
Indisputable. It Is one of the thing*
that can be held out as an Inducement
for desirable families to make their
homes in the city
It may he said there are open grounds
that can now Is* used ae play grounds.
That is so; hut who will guarantee they
will always remain open to be used aa
play-ground*'.' There Is not sueh a
plot that may not lie demanded any j
day for dwelling or manufacturing pur- j
poses. Putnam is s growing, fast-grow- J
ing city, and Inside and outside of Its
business sections lot* and parcels of
, land are being taken up for permanent
! use. Tlie lunger the (ssnesslon of a
playground is put oft, the furllier track
it will ibe necessary to go to get land
j for the purpose, and thus dUadvanU- ,
ges will l* multiplied.
| Home twenty-odd years ago Putnam
! had a “Mechanics' Park," a tough
< jriece of ground fronting on Grove
street. There in summer were provided
, band eoneerl* and other pubtle enter
tain menu that drew together crowds
of delighted people. Today It Is be
•coming the moat densely populated
I
('•ft M IW rilj. Mi>* glad it wmild
make *«»«•>* oM people feel In ha\ e MK-h
blissful outdwwr gathering- again. |ty
ha* iiu: a play-ground It mild u> done.
If only »uch a minialMw a* so mre
w>nf«li> rnrrUtl through the Cargill
Kail* Improvement. would organise to
l>«»\ itW a play grounds fur Die city, It
would be made a pleasant service, fur
they would be simply miUiipaltig
what Hue city will he likely lo legally
undertake fur live general goal. Snell
an organisation might hasten the event
lul iUv. anil win lasting praise.
The I hr 1st man Knlet lalmneiit for
members id the Sunday School and
their (munis will be held in the Chapel
Krlday, f row* it lo a o'eloek. A abort
prog non of luusi* tod fcrUallons grill
lie glMiu. after whlah all will he Invited
down stair* where a real, live Santa
Claus will diatribwte gifts to all mem
ber* ol the primary and junto" grade*.
Al the annual navi mg -a ihe Wo
man's Missionary Heetcty, on Tuesday
day afternoon, Hie following oftloera
wore elected:
Puwtdenl Mrs. K. l» Sargent.
Vliv President Mrs It. J. Thayer.
Secretary Miss I'JUabelh Child.
Treaaurer— Mis. S. K, Spalding.
Programme Committee— Mr*. Italph
Kenyon, Mrs K, T. Whitmore.
Ilnrrel Committee—Mr*. li. J. Thay
er. Mrs. Jo*enh MoKnchnle, Mrs. S, A.
Wing, Mrs. U l„ kriivim.
HupertntendmH of tne Sunbeams—
Mias lierlrude llall.
Sti|ierlutemleutof Cradle Boll Mlua
Bertha Snrgenl.
The gymnasium classes, undt-r the
direction of Mr. Slieriwan, will I** omit
ted this week on wvisuil if Hie Christ
man entertainment.
The following ottkwaa were etooted al
the annual iiiaetlng of the Ijaltea' So
cial Cl role on Krtday;
Secretary—M.r». C. i_ Tltriey.
Treaaurer—M4m Harriet H. Brown.
Meiiiherahip Committee— Mia. J. li.
Cariamter
Sewing Committee—Mm. U O. WIU
Itauia, Nlr*. li. ts Kenyon.
Program Committee—Mr*. Walter J.
Bartlett, M.m. H, A. Wing, Mr*. K. I».
Thayer.
Cleaning—Mils* Sargent, Mr*. I*. H.
Alum, Mr*. J M. Iksilv.
Idnen- Mr*. A. W Itowvn.
Stiver—Mrs. J. J. Uiuwelk.
Any one desiring a copy of the Ame
rtean Alinanat! of Mtsshsvs, will please
eonfer with Mis* Snrgenl.
Any one hnvlng arbiter* that they
have lieen making for thr seamen will
please luiml them to Miss Sargent at
their earliest eonvenlenee.
rir*t At uumI (1«||
On New Vi'«r'» Kvv the HI. Alnyslua
T. A. A II. tiOL'ialy will hold their llr»t
grand niDKrl and I>« 11, In <M.I bel
lows’ hull, i'liiiiftt't street. Music will
ha furnished hy 11 lay A JPopler's or
chestra of Webster, John (V>vn, omul
Ilia members, acting n> prompter. Ita
freshmenl* williW* served In tha hull.
Itcforc the dancing begin* theoretics
trn will render I lie following concert
n limiters:
March—New Colonial, Halt
Overture Mix air, Helwled
Violin Holo, I 'harles I'epier
Oraml He leelloii— Martha, Klntuw
TroiniMMW Holo, John Cove
Descriptive—A llunl In lllack Forest
This hall l* given lor tha purpnMe of
starting a fund lor entertaining the
member* of the society who will at
tend the Htata Convention to he held
In this idly next fall. Thin convention
will be ol Hinla Interest, and will bring
Pnlnam Into prominence lor a lew
dayn all over Ilia ntalv. The peraonrl
oI the organization la of Ilia highest,
and tlie eonvenUon will lie a lietiaMt to
tile city, therefore Ilia |iur|KMe lsi|iiasl
publlr and deserves generous *up|s>rt.
Ho far tha uieintieni fael greatly enenur
agad, an their etforts to sell tickets
have met with a ready response I rom
all sources.
The ball Itself promise* to lie a gay
atlatr, and a soelety event of the sea
Miin. There will be excellent music,
joyful dances, dainty refreshrnenla, a
bevy of pretty girls, and a general goo*
time, a lilting iway to bid farewell t»
the departing year and welcome tha
Incoming IWIM.
Intareitlnf Localt
Furnished room to rent, steam heal,
with bath. No. 13 (Jrovo street
Sitae Hattie C. Inman haa on ban*
for the holiday trade an aaaortisani of
pyrographie supplies for burning and
decorating, aud can furnish anything
wanted in that Una. (.'all and aae
them. HJU Canal at. IWIephone MU.
Chhmtmas Orpnauraa. Among tha
delicate Christmas booklets oflkrad by
Jeweler Whew, *• World JWide Wisdom
Words” ia meeting with favor. Mart*
land China, Hoyal Worcester, Bohe
mian and Japaueea waraa am much
admired. In the art line, Wallaee
Nutting's Art studies, and the celebra
ted I.annum Mtudlu nature prints catch
the eye. With hie usual line of dia
monds, watches, and jewelry, (ieo. K.
Hhaw haa certainly a choice variety la
select your presents from. Home very
line pianos are admired by lovers of
good music.
— Ralph Tracy, nun of Mr. <itlbert
Tracy living south of our city Hue, was
recently married to Miss Mary Hoyal,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewie K.
Hoyal, of Dm Muinm, Iowa, at th*
home of the relative of the bride, ilk