Putnam patriot. [volume], December 25, 1908, Image 5

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EAST W <101>rroCK
The school closed last Friday far a
two weeks’ vacation.
Frank Feskelt has had a telephone
installed in his home.
K. Olia Chaffee and Melanchtou
Kiddick. representaiives- elect, were
guest* at tire dinner given by Senator
t.ales and J udge Hack at the Honker
House in Willimantic last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George VV. Child were
in Putnaui last Saturday, the guests of
their son, J, ,E. Child, and family
There will be a Christinas tree at the
t nugrelational church Thursday ev eu
iag, also exercises by the children. All
are invited.
Tbe Methodist church wild tie opeu
Friday evening for a Christmas concert
and tree.
Mrs. H. £. Kddy was in Boston over
Sunday.
The Hattie* Aid Society will serve a
chicken pie dinner in the chapel De
cember JS*, to the Theft Detecting soci
ety. A committee consisting of Mrs.
T. A. Turner, Mrs. J. M. Paine, Mrs.
Flverett £- May, And Mrs. Chester E.
May were appointed to have the din
ner in -charge, solicit, etc. The ladies
were highly complimented last year
on the dinner served,there being a very
large attendance. A program of music
and readings will doubtless be given in
the Brick Hall in the afternoon.
Over thirty Woodstockites were in
Putnam Monday for Chiistmas sho|>
ping. Several ladies spent the day in
Worcester.
Mr. Cain and family are removing
this week to the Houghton house in
Ihe Bugbee neighborhood.
Kev. T. A. Turner gave his hearers
an excellent Christmas sermon last
Sunday.
Mrs. Susan Child Itivers has in her
possession books of sermons by Kev.
Vbiel Holmes, an Episcopal elergy
inan, father of Oliver Wendell Holmes,
'and brother of i apt.. Leonard Holmes,
the father of the late Mrs. Almira
Holmes Child.widow of Charles Child.
These books are 1 Hi years old.
C. E. May, John Carlson, ami Au
gust Ctauson, spent Friday evening at
Prospect Farm, at which lime several
close games of parlor croquet were
played.
John 11. Killaui visited G. C. Phil
lips Sunday'.
(aki>—We take this opportunity of
publicly thanking the many friends
and neighbors who so kindly remem
bered us w ith expressions of sympathy
and flowers in our late bereavement.
F>|»ecially do we thank the members
of the Grand Army Post of Putnam,
who assisted al the grave.
Caroline D. Chaffee,
Mr. aud Mrs. F". Olin C.battee
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Jordan
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BASTFOKD
TAT.BIM—JH>«SOKXH
One of the largest anil prettiest wed
dings in recent years in the town of
Kastford was that at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George 8. Bowen on Satur
day, when Charles Deane Talem, sou
of Mr. and Mrs. J- M. Talem of \\ illi
mantic, and Miss Jennie F., daughter
of .Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Bosworth of
Kutford, were married by the Re\.
James A. King, pastor oftheCougre
gational church at Kastford. The bride
was charmingly gowned in white
mousse line de soie. 8tie wore a veil
and carried bride roses and lilies of the
valley, The matrou of honor was Mrs.
J. ('. Talem, who wore white silk and
carried pink carnations. J. C. Talem,
a.younger brother of the groom, was
best man. .Dorothy B >wen, the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George 8.
Bowen, was flower girl, and carried a
basket of pink earnatious.
The bouse was prettily decorated for
the eeremony, wbieh was attended by
over IsO guests. The ushers were Mar
ry L. Talem, Gilbert 8. Beane, Charles
ti. Johnson, and William 8. Warren.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held and a luncheon served, in
charge of Mrs. George 8. Bowen, as
sisted by Mrs- Henry A. Bosworth aud
Mrs. Leander U. Snow, the ushers as
sisting in serving.
The bride received many handsome
aud uaelul gifts, ineluding several
cheeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Talem are prominent
in Kastford, where Mr.Taleiu eonduets
the long established handle faelory
business wbieh his father and grand
father earned on for years in the vil
lage.
Mr. and Mrs. Tateiu left in J. B. Ta
lem'g automobile for Putnam, where
they boarded the 3.JB p. in. train for
New York, for a wedding journey of
fwo weeks, that will be spent in North
Carolina and Tennessee. I'pon their
return they will make their home in
Kastford.
A pleasant home wedding was that
of Charles Deane Tatem, eldest son of
Judge and Mrs. J. M. Tatem, and Jen
nie Frances Bos worth, third daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.Bosworthof this
place. The wedding was from the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Stephen
Bowen, Mrs. Bowen being a sister of
the bride. The bride was becomingly
attired in white batiste, with veil and
lilies of the valley. She carried a large
bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the
valley. The bride was given away by
her brother,George Bos worth of South
bridge. The matron of honor wasMrs.
J. 'Carlton Tatem of Windham, who
wore white silk mull over pink silk,
and carried Enchantress pinks. J
Carlton Tatem, the brother of the
groom, was best man, and little Doro
thy Bowen was flower girl. The ush
ers were Harry £>. Tatem of Williman
tie, Gilbert 8. Deane, Charles Johnson
of Southbridge. and William Warren.
The wedding party preceded by the
ushers, entered the parlor on the stroke
of twelve, to the strains of the wedding
march from Lohengrin, played by
Miss Mary F. Potter of North Wood
stock, and took their places heneath an
ar;h of laurel, holly, 'and mistletoe.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. J. B. King, using the single ring
service.
The rooms were trimmed with holly,
laurel, mistletoe, and evergreen. Re
freshments of sandwiches, coffee, cake
and ice cream were served. The young
couple received many beautiful gifts,
ebecks, sliver, cut glass, pictures, chi
na. and linen. They were whirled
away in J. B. Tatem’s automobile to
Putnam where they took the afternoon
tram to Hartford. They will go to
Vmh Carolina on their trip, and be at
home to their friends after January 1st
at The Gables. Easlford. Guesls were
present from Willimanlic, Putnam.the
” oodstocks, and Ashford.
Henry C. Bowen.
■v kilu.41 a.ivie> ward.
Xol one of the men who have Riven
distinction Jo -The Independent.' has
done m much for it a* the young man
who founded it in IMS, aud w ho left it
only with iu» death in issat.
He eaiue, while a boy. to New York,
from the farm, w hich had descended to
his father foam the first settlers of
Woodstock, ( i nn. He was ambitious,
alert to au extraordinary decree, and
had the gtniu* which is indicated by
initiative and courage. He was taken
into the employ of the dry goods firm
of lire famous Tappan brothers, Arthur
and Lewis, and he subsequently mar
ried the daughter of Lew is Tappan the
distinguished Abolitionist. He con
nected himself with I>r. (.’ox's Presby
terian t hurck. and was soon active in
its religious work. It was not long be
fore he was conducting a neighborhood
prayer meeting, but he w as rebuked for
it and told that he had no right to do
it, as he had not been ordained an elder
or evangelist. Just as he was disturbed
about his duty in this matter, Mr. Hi
ram Bingham, one of the first mission
aries to llie Sandwich Islands, had re
turned to this country and visited New
^ ork. To him Mr, Bowen told his
trouble, when the missionary put his
hand on the youth's head, saying: "I
ordain you young man, to do all the
good you can. wherever in the provi
dence of Clod you may be called to la
bor. Amen.” "That," he continued,
“is as good an ordination as any one
vnu Ki>c.
Two of the Tappan Brothers’ clerks
soon withdrew to found a wholesale
dry goods house under the name of
Bowen & MoNatnee, which continued
in prosperous business until the crash
of 11*67, when it succumbed. He after
wards founded the silk house of Bow
en, Holmes tk Co., which failed in the
loss of payments from 8oulhern custo
mers in tire civil war.
Mr. Bowen was one of the founders
of 1 >r. Ktorr's Church of the Pilgrims,
the , first Congregational church of
Brooklyn, and afterw ards he was the
most active of the founders of Ply
mouth Church and brought Mr. Beech
er from Indiana to Brooklyn. He was
the munificent helper in founding a
multitude of churches in his own city
and through the Western country, and
it w as his insistence w Inch develop'd
the Congregational Cnion, asocial or
gani/.ulion, intolhe lirst church build
ing socielry.
This passion for progress and reform
made him one of the early adherents
of the unpopular anti-slavery reform,
and when, in 11*48, Dr. Bacon Thomp
son and Storrs were willing to edit an
organ of political reform ami. of theo
logical and ecclesiastical liberty, Mr.
Bowen w as ready to find four young
mou who, with himself, should back
the enterprise with their money. To
Its business management he had given
very little attention, although he had
given it standing in the commercial
world by collecting and publishing a
weekly list of business failures, which
he kept up until obliged to include his
own in the list. It was after his se
cond failure, at the opening of the civil
war, I think that he told me his iiabil
lies were M.SUtUkHi and the credits due
him Ki,OMO.iMiti—but collections from
tbeSauth were impossible. Home years
later iie settled all Ins outlawed debts,
and his creditors, in recognition of his
honesty gave him a handsome silver
service.
it was after this second failure in
business that he determined to put all
ksis business energy on the develop
ment of “The Jnde[asudent." The con
ditions, unfavorable for re-opening lhe
silk business, were favurable for sutili a
journal as Lids, a journal in the very
tlutdi of its victory against slavery and
representing aiso the progressive en
thusiasm of the Church. \nd it had
no competitor, far it had keen the one
earnest anti-slavery, undenomination
al Christian paper- Mr. Bowen pushed
the premium system beyond anything
previously known, offering prizes for
large lists of new sutstcribers, and this
lue kept ap for many years, while
he was no less ambitious to secure at
any price the most distinguished con
tributors. Longfellow, Lowell, Whit
tier, Hr owning, Tennyson, to speak of
poets only, were of those who answer
ed his call, and Presidents and rtena
tors came a little later, after the war
u as over, to he his guests on the 4lh of
July, at Woodstock, and their address
es hlled double numbers of “The Inde
pendent.” In those days the woods
were not full of competing magazines.
Thus far “The Independent” had the
Held to itself, and had an enormous
circuiautm.
Those of the present generation can
not conceive the shock giveu to the1
country when Mr. TUum presented his
charges against Mr. Beecher. The lat
ter was the nation’s idol, the most dis
tinguished preacher In the world, the
very genius of American sentiments.
The long and terrible ecclesiastical and
legal conflict split churches and fami
lies, and absobed the attention of the
country, into that conflict Mr. Bowen
w as brought against his w ill. Although
now no partisan of Mr. Tilton, who
was no longer editing either “The I nde
pendenl” or the Brooklyn “I'nion,'
Mr. Bowen could not and did not sup
port Mr. Beecher, and when certain
private utterances of his were reported
lie was charged with slander and ex
communicated from Plymouth church.
He immediately was received into
membership of the church in Wood
stock. where he was born and had long
had his summer home, and he tiecame
a regular attendant of I»r. StorrV*
church in Brooklyn. Fortnany months
the exposures and trials continued, and
“The Independent," »hieb did not
support Mr. Beecher, and which de
fended Mr. Bowen, lost many fnends.
This sad scxndal.with the consequent
estrangement of Mr. Bow*n irom M.
Beecher and Plymouth ehurch, had the
etfect upon Mr. Bowen, not of making
him coot on question* of freedom and
, sueiai reform, but of wilhJrawiug him
fiom sympathy wtth such theological
liberty as Mr. Beecher had represented.
He was now an old man. and when the
new theological questions came up rep
resented by Andover and the American
Board, he was positively and strongly
w ith the eofuervaUves, with Secretary
Allen, of the Hoard, with Jnaeph t'ouk
and Professor Park, whose own old age
and defending the old against the new.
For seven years this conflict lasted, and
Mr Bowen cared more for his view of
truth than for the interests of ""The In
dependent,” and many w ho had been
its progressive friends left it and went
elsew here.
He died in lv1*;, v, years old, sur
rounded by his large family of child
ren. highly honored in the community,
leaving behind him a great record of
distinguished service for ihc Church
and for the Naiion.
Of his sons, one is now proprietor of
•‘The Independent,” and another has
done good work in the diplomatic ser
vice of the country; while oue of his
daughters is married to a I'nilcdStales
iHatricl Judge, another is married to a
distinguished diplomatist and author,
and a third U> a scholar formerly in
charge of the American Archeological
School in Athens.
MU’TH M<I<IK<HH K
The school in South Woodstock vil
lage closed the Kali term on Friday. A
Christmas entertainment was hehi amt
a very pleasant lime enjoyed.
In District Xo. 1, Quasaetl, Miss Nel
son, teacher, a Christmas tree with ap
propriate exercises was ha<l on Tues
day evening of this week.
Mi-s Blanche Shippey of St a (lord is
spending her Christmas vacation at
her home here.
Miss Kdilh Williams, a stmlent at
Northtield, cauie home for the Christ
mas holidays on Thursday of last
week. She is accompanied t>y a class
mate, Miss l,acey Wall of Alabama.
Mrs William Fairbanks and son
Carl of Millbury, were guests of Mrs.
Mary McCouiber a few days last week.
W alter Arnold of Pomfret visit*d his
aunt, Mrs. Kllen Wells, Monday and
Tuesday of this week.
Mr and Mrs. W. VY. Wells and six
children, starle<1 for their in w home in
Colorado, Deceuitier It. They wilt lo
cate for the present near Golden.
The Sunday school of the Baptist
church will give a Christmas enter
tainment together with a Christmas
trie in the church on Christmas live.
Miss Nellie lturlesen of Whlinglon,
came home on W ednesday of tills week
to sjiend the holidays.
n ooinTiica
Mrs. George Barthoioiuew of Hart
ford Is at Overlook Manse for a ueek.
Aniong the holiday home coiners are
Miss fair from New Haven,Xllss Itiu-h
from Framingham. Harry Child from
Montreal, Clarence Hall from the Vale
|,aw School. Miss K.thel Spalding from
Norwich, Miss Genevieve Waters
from Glastonbury, and Donald Perley
from Clark l'uiversify.
Senexet Grange conferred the first
and second degrees on a class of eight
new members Monday evening.
William McGee lias moved to Hla
teraviiie, K. I., and Albert Caine and
family are moving into the Houghton
house.
K. R. Rollins and family have gone
to New York for a few weeks with
their relatives.
The school children in District No. 3
and their friends, numbering sixty,
sjient a very pleasant evening in Uieir
school house, Friday, December isih.
The room was seasonably decorated,
and an attractive Christinas tree bore a
variety of fruit for the children. The
entire company was served to cake
and lemonade. The exercises consist
e<i of songs and recitations by the ehil
dren, also“ Moliter Goose'sUunaways
was pleasingly given by the pupils of
the school in costume. The program
was well carried out showing persist
ent work by faith teacher and pupils.
A voluntary eonlribution by the visit
ors was sufficient to parebaae new cur
tains for (he school rooin
One of the attractive places iort 'hrist
mas shopping i* at Hhaar’s Jewelry
store.
north wooiintocb
Misses Eunice Hibbard. Keraiet
Leavitt, Florence Hibbard, Maude
Healey and Gladys iforduH aae hamr
for the holidays.
A Christmas tree was held io the
Grange Hall on Thursday eveoing.Car
«ie Harrell and Maud Milligan making
Uie arrangements for it.
Alias Elizabeth Potter and brother
Herbert of West Ip ton, were to learn
over Sunday.
Mr>. Louis Lindeman entertained
all the members of the Lindeinan fam
ily at dinner on Thursday.
'Misses Mary, Sarah and Wlnidfred
Potter, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Linde
man. were guests at the Talem-Htrt
wortli wedding last Saturday.
Sehouis closed last Friday fora two
weeks' vacation.
The ladies of the chureh will gtve a
Holiday Chicken Pie supper at Society
Hall oil the night of New Year’s.
Friends front neighlwring country and
churches are expected and invited to
eome. An excellent supper is promised
whieh will be from « to H.and an inter
esting programme afterwards to be ren
dered. Supper will be £> cento.
noansiN.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wiiliama of
toutbbridge were in town over last
jabbaih.
Mrs. Everett H. Fletcher entertained
a number of friends last Monday even
ing A lunch was server! and a pleas
ant evening passed with music and
amusements
There was a good number at the mid
week service at the Congregational
church last week. The meeting was
led by Beacon Croaby.
Edward Peterson of Brookline was
in town over Sunday.
Rev. Arnold Huizinga preached an
excellent Christinas sermon at the
Congregational church last Sabbath.
Preceding the sermon he expressed
himself feelingly in regard tohts ac
ceptance of the call as pastor. He will
begin his pastorale January Ut.butex
necutobe present with the children
on Christmas night, at the cantata to
be given at that time.
Tlse Christmas shoppers have been
very busy the past week.
Miss Sarah Crosby is home for the
holidays. ___
the oau»vas«»ap*m.
Caki>—We sincerely thank those
,1,0 so kindly befriended us m oor
ale bereavement, also the Sons of \ et
•ran* and other friends for the beauU
ulflowers which were don sled, and we
sould also thank the kind friends and
neighbor* w ho helped us in a former
ime of sickness, and tried to bear our
jurdens with their timeiy gifU and
Kind deeds. ,
Mbs. Wiuuk Lvmh,
MlnaCtMU l .v *t‘H
Handkerchiefs
Sensible,
Handkerchiefs with embroidered
mil mis, 10c
3 foi 25c
Handkerchiefs with embroidered
initials. 15c
2 for 2So.
Linen Handkerchiefs with em
broidered initials, 25c
6 for 91.35.
Guff Links
A Remembrance.
New and novel designs in Cuff
Links—put up in presentation
boxes. 25c. Stic aud $1.00
Holiday Goods
Tkit Art a* »w m they are
Pleading and Appropriate.
The Newest Style* and Features in
Silk Muffler*. Handkerchief*. Ho
siery. Armband*. Suspenders, Pur
ined tlloTer. Neckwear. Cuff Links,
Scarf Pin*.
Umbrellas
A Splendid (lift.
Men * ami Women'* Silk and
Union Silk Umbrellas w ith gold and
sterling silver mounted handle* amt
plain natural wood handles. $1 00
to #'< tH*
Suit Cases
dust It.
A tine assortment of Leather. Can
vas and Fibre Suit Case* at prices
from #1 00 ti' $10.00
Kid Gloves
Welcome (lift.
Fine Kid Gloves for street and dress
wear. $1.00
Kowoee and Perrin’s makes,
$1 50 and tli 00
N. T. Hurlbut
22 FRONT ST.. PUTNAM
Thu Keystone Department S ore Co.
' OPERATORS OF
The 3 Keystone Stores
PITS AM. DANIELSON. MOOSE P
Wishes You All
Merry Christmas
AND A
Happy and ProperoDs New Year
and wish*** t« thank t heir Many patron* for
their liberal Patronage.
The Keystone Stores
Danielson
Putnam
Moosup
THEATRE J*R V THEATRE
The American Amusement Go.
PaJUcJr Pmfien An American < «oa«4», P«r the American
Peepie, u( tic American Peeple
A Fac inating Widow
Bj C. T- Duf), lath or «rf “In 014 leotueky”
wit*
OTIS a. THAYER and GERTRUDE BONDHILL
Come aad nee the Sheath Gown.
Seat* on ante Friday, Dec. 25th at 2 o'clock.
Christmas 1908
A FEW SUGOEHTIONS:
MILITARY HAIR BRL'HHKH
LEATHER WRITING TABLETS
RIBBORM
Stationery In Fancy Boxes, Pocket Book*
and Cigar Canes, Palmer Perfttmea and
Atomiiera. Alan Wallace a Co.N tine
Ckoeolates and Bon Bona
Af
Burts Plianii8cy j
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Don't Squander Your Money.
Buy Useful
Gifts ^ Christmas,
You wiil find them among our lins* of
Furs in Sets, Soperate Muffs and Neck Piece*
Hosiery, Unuerwear, Gloves- purses, Shell Good*
Shopping <* *gs Umbrellas- Ores* Skirt* and
Petticoats*, Curtains and Portieres.
l’lav an important part aa holiday gift*.
tilve a ltellnator Subscription for a Gift, it will cost yoa
a dollar. We ask you to investigate our prices and qualities
You will find them as low as most ferior foods.
5ry Gauls. Carpets and Wall Papers, Pataan. Can.
ONE
HOD
OF
COAL
^ajaa.'&k.
nm n niYnlVK
Christmas Footwear
Merry CliiT&tmao, Everybody
Ihm’l overlook till1 faet Hill there's unlldiiu that will make
« tni'if ■..'n-ilitc amt useful Miriatmas lilfi for any mcmlvi of the
family, from (Irandp* down l > lliihy, than u attention frum our
all tnotl\ e line nl Holiday footwear,
A CHRISVtAS SALAD
Take n deal of line mid pul Into a trawl,
W llli Ihe «pliv ef icihmIwiII Hoot It sprinkle I In* vvliule,
M ke a die"! m nf ki-atx, *ur in a kind Ihoti'tlil,
Willi a seoit' uf it'aid withes—.|lie ls*sl m tie a 111 ■
Take nf nllit'llim a tluire llml’t not mnnll,
A ml In nainish the dish -d lirlslmiis < iraetiiitfa from All.
We've Slut's for Hie Mouse, ihr Ml reel, the KtOrm, Ureas foot
wear, lniiid»oine and luxurious, tlmiae tSIlpm rs for Men in
ninny choice xt.vles. Women's Slipper* for itouao wear and
dandy enatlons for I'res* Kiinulloiin.
WE Fit Tta Fat ind KNOW HOW.
We Give Green Trading Stamps.
C. M. ELLIOTT,
PUTNAM.
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BAKES
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Has NO
The Range with Lifting Top Plate for feeding the fire
broiling. Transparent Double Oven Door,, you can
through the mica into the oven and Patent Lift Hearth. II
up and is held up by a catch instead of swinging out
the room.
Holiday Goods
Slca.es, Sleds. Flexible Flyers, Electric Flash Lights,
Toys, Pocket Knives, Shears, Razors, Carving Seta,
Plated Knives and Forks. Spoons, etc.. Silver Nkkle
Coffee Pots, Crockery and Glassware.
Chandler &
HARDWAR1
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