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A WEEKLY FAMILY PAPER - EIGHT PAGES. VOL. XXXVII Entered at the Putnam Pont »>tfcc# m second clae* matter. PUTNAM, CONN„ FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 1909 NO 4 —Kev.ll. F. Benoit will preach in the Baptist church Putnam, next Sun day afternoon at M..'*) o'clock. —Dr. F. \V. Wright of New Haven spent Sunday with his son, City En gineer F. W. Wright. —A class initiation will be a feature of the nexi meeting of the Elks on Fri day evening. February 5. —County iCommissioner Charles E. Barber of Central Village is planning for a trip south for the benefit of his health. —The social committee of Jessamine Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, have issued cards for a t'avor dance to be given on Friday evening of this week in Rugbee hall from S to 12. — Miss Minnie S. Warner of Nahant, Mass., arrived in Putnam Monday. She will spend the remainder of the winter here. —Mrs. J L. Ballard of Woodstock avenue, is spending the week in Bos ton, where she attends the winter con vention of tne Christian and Missiona ry Alliance. —The play, “Mr. Rob," is being re gh^arsed by the senior class of Israel Putnam school. The cast includes Ar thur Keith, Norman Kennedy, Archie Macdonald, Mildred Hard, iSarah Ad ams, tiruce A. Taylor, Pearl Holmes. —Attorney Charles L. Torrey was in Fitchville last Saturday, conducting! a case, and Attorney H. C. Bradford a(> l>eared for the plaintiff in a case before Justice J. M.Talem, ofjEastford on the ! same day. —Oil b riday afternoon josepn < aron, an employe of the tjuinebaug mill at Danielson, was taken to the Day Kim ball Hospital suffering from severe but not dangerous injuries, received while moving a heavy gear at the mill. —A movement is under way for the organizing of a ladies' auxiliary to the St. Aloysius T. A. and II. Society. The preliminary work, it is expected will Ire so far advunced by next Sunday that an organisation can then be effect ed. —The monument and marble works of Lcve Itros., of Webster, with branch shops in I’utnaiu and Danielson, will hereafter be conducted under the name of Joseph I’. Dove. Mr. Samuel Neil will continue to manage the branch in this city. —The town of Putnam, notwith standing it has a large mill population, ha- a death rate much less than the average of the towns in the State. I he , death rate w as 14.1>lor towns over 5,000 ; inhabitants and only in.4 for Putnam. ^ There were 1,271 deaths m the Stale in j ireceruber. Putnam had only 8. — Prof. John Morse of this city, who j lias made many line violins in his day, and has attained an excellent reputa tion for making tine-toned instruments, lias had on exhibition in a music store in Danielson a violin recently comple ted, which is the 10»th violin he has made. TUe one exhibited is an unusu ally line-toned one, and is a lieautiful piece of workmanship. —Major A. D. McIntyre started out on the longest business trip he has yet undertaken. On Jan. Pith lie was in Nashville, and from there will work his way from city to city until he gets to New Orleans and from there may visit Texas. He will escai* the worst of our winter and may not return un til April, but may encounter the pre dieted severest storm 01 the yenr \% nicn i» to take place in that month. — Kear Admiral Caspar Frederick Goodrich, commandant of the naval Malinn and the navy yard in Brook lyn, whose Hammer home for years had been in Poinfret, until the death of his wife and son, went onto the retired list last week, having reached the age limit of the active list. He has had a remarkably brilliant career as a naval ■cllicer, gaining many laurels in the (Spanish war. — Putnam Council. No. h-W, Royal Arcanum, held its first ladies night of he year on Monday, and in spite of :ero weather the attendance was larger than usual. Bowling, whist, and an ■xcellent program of phonographic se ections by H. 8. Murphy, entertained he guests. Cake, cofl'ee,and ice cream sere served. At the meeting of the Souncil preceding the reception two Ipplications for membership were re ived. —Joseph C. Foisey and family, for :rly of this city, who have, for the it three years, been living In Wor ker, left Monday for Denver, Col., ■here Mr. Foisey has secured a posi »n as manager of the clothing depart lent of a large department store. Mr. ad Mrs. Foisey spent the end of last k visiting their parents and friends this city—the former being the son Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foisey, and the ter the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. tier St. George. Many got unexpected bumps Fri y morning, it being the iciest /horn ed the winter on streets and side Iks— and there have been several •tty slippery one* Every one took tir falls good naturedly, and no •* accident* were reported. Only Udren dared venture on the side t» before the city sandman had along. Older cUireo were content alk in the snow in the middle of streets, and even at that there was Ideratde skidding and a few gym* ie stunts to amuse onlookers —The stores in the Court House block are being fittest with new ceil ings. —M. J .‘Connors has completed a new blacksmith shop back of the Bradley building on Elm street. — Mr. and Mrs. M M. Dwyer have been visiting relatives In Spencer this week. —The installation of officers of Put nam Grange will take ptaee Monday evening. —Mr. J. E. Green and wife are in the South, where they will s|>end sev eral weeks visiting relatives in North aud South Carolina. Webster business men are again af ter the railroad commissioners to give them an afternoon train to Putnam, to connect with the New York express. —Mr. Moryier, of Indiana, spent a few days, last week with Mr. and Mrs. Cyrille liemillard and family. Green street. They also entertained Mr. Mu nier, from Woonsocket, for a few days. —Clarence A. Stetson, cashier for the •Etna Life Insuranee company of New York city, and his w ife, have recently been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stetson for a few days. — Mansfield Hose company, No. held an informal banquet at the new room at the Department headquarters, last Thursday evening. An oyster sup per was the menu. —Special services are being lieUl al tiie Methodist church every evening tliis week except Monday and Satur day. The pastor, Rev. K. \V. Belcher, is being assisted by Rev. II. Van Natter of North Orosvenordale. —Mrs. William K. Holmes of King street, was recently surprised by twen ty members of ihe Kntre Nous club, of which she is a member, with a “show er of gifts." After a delightful after noon, during which piano selections were given by Zillah Holmes, a turkey dinner was served at six o’clock. —It required 54 cars, or more than a solid train of freight, to haul the looms, spinning frames and other machinery as well as mill supplies and equipment for the new addition of the Danielson Cotton Company, just located in that wide awake Ixirough. The company , will receive thousands of tons more during the next few weeks. —Mr. A. A. Houghton and wife left here on the Boat Train, Wednesday, evening, en route to Jacksonville, Kla. They will go from New York to Savan na by steamer, thence by raij to their destination. They exi>eol to tie gone until April. After arriving at Jackson ville they will visit other places as fan cy suits them. — Lucius P. Merriam and Samuel If. Walsh, of Quinebaug lodge No. I Inti, A. K. and A. M., of this city, and George W. Baker, of Corner Stone Lodge, No. 1J-J, A. K. and A. M., of North Grosvenordale, are in New Ha vin this week attending the annual Communication of the Grand lodge, A. F. and A. M. —lust of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing Jan. Ik: Ladies—Miss Rose Clark, Mrs. Exav Love, Mrs. H. A. Noel, Mrs. Father Papin, Mrs. Ida F. Russell, Mrs. K. A. Robbins. Mrs. Hetty Sampson, Maud Tucker. Gentlemen—Raymond Kddy.Rupril A. Ganzel, Y. W. Green, John B. Lu theureux. The Oriental Cement Co.,S, titles Potter, K.K. Snow, Henry Wells, N. W. Thompson. — By the will of Mrs. \V. H. Brown ing, of Plainfield, the Putnam Baptist church are made legatee of the residue of her estate. As near as ean be esti mated it will amount to *111,000. By | the terms of the will >1 ,000 is to i*e im- j mediately applied to the debt of the church, and the income from the bal ance to be used for church puri>oses. Mrs. W. H. Browning, whose maiden name was Ellen E. Robbins, was a former resident of this city and a mem ber of the Baptist church, and her pa rents had also been members.i —Revised copies of the plans forex tension of the Day Kimball hospital have been prepared, and one such has been left with Miss Webster, superin dent at the hospital, and one with Mrs. J. B. Kent, President of the Woman's Board. This atl'ords oppor tunity for.any members of that Board, the Board of Trustees, corporators, physicians, and others interested, to see and study what it coinjemplated. {Suggestions will be gladly received, v —At the annual meeting of the Put nam Box Corporation, a dividend of live |*r cent, was voted, and the fol lowing officers elected: President, Thomas P. Botham. Vice President, Philip L. Benoit. Treasurer. George A. Hammond. Seerelary ami assistant treasurer, Charles K -haw. Iiireclors, George E. Bhaw, Thomas 1 P. B<itham, Philip L. Benoit, Samuel ; Rich, Wm. I>. t 'asc, George A. 11 am- j | raond, W. P. Warren. —The annual meeting of the I-adics' ' ! Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hi- , J liernians was field in A. O. H. hall on : | Sunday afternoon, and the following officers elected: President, Mrs. Thomas Ryan. Vice president, Mrs. Margaret Gib ney. Treasurer, Miss Eliza Reed, i Financial secretary, Miss Marietta ' Reed. j Recording secretary. Miss Mary A. ( McEvoy. i tSruiinei, Miss Isabel Murray. | .Sergeant-at-aruis, Mia* Mary Ryan. Edward M. Dufley -I'ent Wednes day with friends In Worcester. —The annual reports of the I'ay Kimball hospital have been issued,and are being distributed. —Wilfred (’hapdelaine, clerk at the past .office attended the opera of the “Merry Widow" in Worcester, Wed nesday. — Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Smith are to return to this city next week from Cuba, where Mr. Smith has been in the go\ eminent employ for the past year. —Work has been begun in the store of the Byron 1>. Bugbec Corporation, in making new floors, adding a new steel ceiling, together with other im provements. —The caucus to decide on the ap pointment of a county commissioner to till the vacancy caused by the expir ation of the term of E. H. Corliss on July 1 will be held at the state capllol next Tuesday. —At a meeting of the directors of the First National Bank on Friday, the following officers were reelected: President, Charles H. Brown. Vice president, John F. Carpenter. Cashier, G. Harold Gilpalric. —An enjoyable meeting of the <). M. club was held with Misses Bertha Sar gent and (ierlrude Hall at the Congre gational parsonage on Grove street Wednesday evening. Miss Gertrude Hail read selections of Interest ami tHe hostesses served creamed chicken, olives and sandwiches. — Kverybody who enjoys a sleigh ride has been out if possible this week. They have waited long for that oppor tunity, and now that it has come are making the most of it. A number of tip-overs have been retried, but no se rious damage has resulted. —John Taylor, IS* years of age, col ored, was before the justice court in Pomfret on Wednesday on a charge of burglary. It is alleged that he entered the residence of Miss Mildred Collar on the night of December 2b, and stole a quantity of jewelry. He was found probably guilty and bound over to the superior court. — Rev. C. 8. Brooks, 'of Wellesly, Mass., a former Pastor of the Congre gational church, in this city, is to visit friends in this city and will preach in his old pulpit next Sunday. During the twenty-live years since he left here the | city in its outer «s|>ecl has greatly changed, hs also its population, but there are many still living who knew him then who will be glad to hear him once more. While in the city he will make his home with Mr. and Mrs. I*'. W. Perry, drove street. —Steinberg A Klebart, proprietors of the Bradley Theatre, have turned over to Mayor Mcdarry, for forward ing a check for sHo.Ho, the proceeds from last Sunday evening's entertain ment for the Italian earthquake suffer ers. That contribution, with $6 con tribution from a business firm of the city, is all, so far, that Putnam has given in aid of the Italian suflerers. Messrs. Hteinberg and Klebart, also proprietors of the theatre In Webster, held a benefit entertainment In that city, Hunday evening, the proceeds be ing $o(>.9o. —Monday morning, at H o'clock, in St. Mary's Church, George Trudeau and Miss Rosalie Cartier, both of this city, were united in marriage, Rev. Kr. Van den Noort celebrating the nup tial High Mass, \fter the ceremony there was a reception held at the home of the bride’s parents, on Hmith street. There was a large attendance of rela ti\es and friends of the liride and «roorn, who have always lived in this city and are very (Kipular in French Canadian circles. Mr. and Mrs. Tru deau left on the 10:.'MJ train for a wed ding trip to Boston and other places, after which they will reside on Smith street. They were the recipients of many beautiful present*. Connecticut (Laral Assembly, The ljegislature began its real work on Tuesday, bills being piled up for consideration, in the House. Frank. H. Brandegee was. of course, chosen Senator to succeed himself. Senator Charles K. Hearts was made chairman of the judiciary committee, which makes bint floor leider of the Senate. | Twoimportant bills were received,one from the commission on tuberculosis and the other from the commission which has been looking into the em ployers’ liability. Judge Banks was elected Speaker of tbe House, and making up the corn* mittee* he rather slighted those who \oled for Hill for Senator. Represen tative l>ady was placed on committee of monufaclures and liuanue. itepre sentative McKaehnie on oommittee of forfeited rights. Representative Riddick, of Wood stock, on banks.Child on railroads and Perrin on State’s prison. Representative Chaffee, of Wood stock. on Military Affairs. Representative Wright of Ashford, on new towns and Probate District*. Representative Morse, of Ka*tford, on Stale Library. Arthur T. tirosvenor of Pomfret, on Education, and John P. t>ro»venor, on Humane Institutions. Both Houses adjourned until next i Tueaday. Pare Water a Valuable Asset. Putnam has an asset In its pure, ! wholesome drinking water not posses sed by one place In a score or more in j the country with a population larger or smaller than it numbers. There are few, even among quite intelligent peo ple, who have a full realization of the importance of pure water in preserving health. The same is true in regard to pure air. But there is a greater awak ening to the need of the latter. Pure air adds pleasure to life even with good health, and the fact is widespread that consumption is prevented and even cured, by constantly breathing pure air. gome now living can remember when consumptive* were shut into small rooms, and all fresh air excluded from entering lest H give the patient a cold, and the betid air soon hastened the end that pure air would have pre vented. Our Stale and National gov ernments have made laws, and see that they a re enforced, to compel better ven tilation and a proper supply of air to young and thoughtless i>eople for their health’s sake. Our State has enacted laws to secure the inhabitants healthy w ater, by es tablishlishing chemical laboratories, through its State Board of Health, to tesl w hatever water is brought to ils I attention, to learn whether it is lilted j for drinking, and if not, will grant aid when required and is necessary, io com pel some change that will furnish pure water for domeatic use, in place of the tainted. To make this needed change is olten very cosily, and Imposes a heavy bur den either on the city or a corporation that may own the water plant. Our city has a water service owned by a cor|>oration, and the water supply for nearly twenty years was generally re. garded as pure and healthy. As no complaint had been heard against the water supply, the company rested con tent with the occasional chemical tests it had procured together with an ex amination carefully made of the water shea from which the water supply was received into its {Kind, that the water was satisfactorily pure. Home citizens, however, who itad studied the domes tic water question, had chemical tests made on their own account, which sa tisfied them that the water was not sufficiently pure for domestic use. After the State Hoard of Health had declared the water unsuited for domes ‘ tic use, the water company had sjiecial [ chemical tests made that continued the State report, and at once announced its purpose to inslal a filtering plant. This w as accomplished during the ensuing year. Since then, w ith two interrup tions caused by breaks in the tittering plant, our citizens have had an unli mited supply of as pure domestic wn-J ter as the human system needs. We s|>eak of this matter again, at j this lime, fur two reasons: First, to have our citizens feel assured lliHl the Putnam Water Company is giving the water supply its careful attention to see that its purity is maintained: se cond, to give them documentary testi mony from the State Hoard of Health, that their water supply "Is entirely sa tisfactory for drin king purpoaea.” We may add, llial tlie Water Co seeks to keep our citizens constanly in formed of the exact condition of their plant and the character of the .water furnished them. The following are tests of the water made by the Chemi cal Laboratory at Middletown, a State Hoard of Health institution, together w ith its comments made thereon The first test is a sample taken of the li I - tered water taken from Hie lap of the | company’* office in till* city, on .1 mili ary 61 h: Color, 23 Odor, (K) Sediment, gray Turbidity, 6. Solid*, volatile, IS* ** fixed, 40 Ktlect on heating, charred Free ammonia, .05* Albuminoid, .102 Bacteria jier c.c. on gelatin at 20 deg. C in 4a hour*, 46 liacteria |»er r. c. on agar at 37.5 deg. at C in 45 hours, 00 Per cent ga* produced in dexlroae broth with Sec water, 40 Per cent gas proouced in lactose bile Jbrotn with 6 c c. water, 00 Nitrogen a* nitrate*, 10 Oxygen consumed in 10 mlnate* boiling, 4.4H Chlorine, 3.04 Alkalinity, 17.00 Total hardness a* Cat 'o3, 27.00 General (Conclusion*—Although the raw and tillered samples were not ob tained at the same time this month, an approximation of the work of the fil ters can be made by comparing the re sult*. The filtered water show* consider able decrease in color, turbidity, albu minoid, and oxygen consumed. The most important difference, however, is in the removal of bacteria—the filtered water showing only 45, and among them no drainage form* were found. in the opinion of Uie writer this wa ter is of good ipiality and is entirely satisfactory for drinking purposes. Jas. A. Nkwi.amw, Chemist. The second chemical test was made by the same chemist, on January 11th, from water taken from lire Lillie Riv Mediant, gray er. at the dam near the pumping sta tion, being untiilered Color, 38 Odor, 0(1 Turbidity, lli. Solid*, volatile, “ fixed, “ total, Kfleet on heating, Free ammonia. Albuminoid ammonia, 29 42 71 charred .032 10H Bacteria per c. c. on gelatin at 2b ileg. C in 45 hours, 545 Bacteria per c. c. on agar at 37-5 deg. C. in 4b boors, . 1M !Vr cent gas produced In dcx Irose broth with 5 c. c. water tilt l‘vr cent gas praduwd in laetoie bile broth with Ac. c. water, 00 Nitrogen as nitrites, .00 Nitrogen as nitrates, .10 Oxygen consumed on 10 min. boll iag, 5.88 fhlorine, <UM Alkalinity, 18.00 Total hardness a« ('a(\v'5, tS*.00 t General t 'onelusions—This water con tainsasmall amount of mineral mat ter and is soft. The tig tires for organ ic constituents are not high (or a sur face water, but the chlorine is some w ha', above the normal—the normal figure for that region l<elng about t o parts |ht miltior. The numlK'rsof bacteria growing on gelatin were rather high, but no sew age forms were found. This water, as indicated by the at* normal chlorine Is receiving some drainage contamination, but is quite well purified by the timed reaches the pumping station. The results after fil tration are given in the test tirst given abov e. Methodist Chcrch Notes. A most interesting gathering o( the Itho India was enjoyed last Wednes day- evening at I he home of Mrs. K. Heath,Miss Jennie Simmons lielng the hostess. A very tine program was ren dered, after which Miss Simmons ush ered the company into tlit* dining room. The table was beautifully ar ranged, the color scheme living red and white. After lunch, Mrs. Oaseoigne, teacher of the class,was presented with a beautiful bouquet of carnations in honor of her birthday, while each guest received a package of confection, ery. Kaeti one present voted the altair a great success, and a rising vote of thanks was given Miss Simmons and Mrs. Heath. Rally Meeting for Home Missions. Aii IrniHirtaiit Ifiilly Meeting in be half of Home Missions is to ho belli in Hartford, January 28th and 27th, its pur|>ose lieing to organize an Inter-de noininattoual Publicity Campaign. Many eminent shakersare ex|ieeted to lie present and address the meeting. The Home Missions Council aims in this movement at a combined etl'ort for the evangelization of America through counsel and co-operutlou of the dlller ent evangelical denominations of the entire country. Tills Publicity Campaign has been ■ planned to tiring the federated move ment to the sympathetic attention of all Christian people. To this end pub lic meetings are to Is' held in the lead ing cities of the Kast, South and West. The ilrsl in Ibis State w ill Is" held in the First Congregational Chinch, at Hartford, on January Jiith and 27th. Those Interested in this important moveinenl, and are able to attend this llrst meeting, will Is- amply repaid by listening to the discourses on great themes delivered by the leading men of dilt'erenl evangelical dennminumi uations. , Those desiring more specific Infor mation in regard to this new move ment can consult wilh Itev. Arnold 1*. ilul/.iiiger, Pastor of the Congregation al Church at Thompson, who lias tieeu appointed to awaken public Interest in this part of the (Slate, in the Inter-de nominational Publicity Campaign. The Pe’iit*«*«»• tMl Churoll. Tire Itev. Mr. Armstrong, pastor of the Pculeeosta! church of Danielson, will preacli in lire Pentecostal church of tills city, morning, afternoon and eiening, next (Sunday, Jan. 24. Mr. Armstrong Is an efficient work er ami a good s|s*aker, and, no doubt, tiie people will be glad to bear him. The lis-al pastor, Itev. Mr. Ptuehiui ant preaches at Danielson next Holi day, in exchange. Baptist Church Notes. The Baptist < 'alendar of last Holiday | -ays: A letter In the l’u-.t«»r from Rev. | I' l>. Sargent states that tie Is enjoy ing the church life of California. Our | brother says, "I am surprised at the i large church altendunce of the |*-ople iiH a whole." And he also s|s-aks of at tending Itev. I>r. Burden's church and says, “Of conrae I enjoyed him. Me has a large congregation, I think I am safe in saying that they range from four to five thousand every Habbalh.” It must be a refreshing sight to see ■uch multitudes going up to the house of the I»rd on the holy Habbalh. Would ttiat we might see It here! —At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Putnam iBuslneas Men’s Association, held Wednesday evening, the subject for the forthcoming debate was changed somewhat from that 'an nounced last week. The suojecl will be discussed from thefollowing stand point: Resolved, That It Is for the best In terest of Putnam that Jthe city liegin tlie construction of tier sewage system during the year Thefollowing will be asked to take part in the debate: Affirmative, l*r. Omer I.altue, L. II Puller, K. M. Ar nold. Negative, (■. 1>. Hates, It. (ior niari and another. President Wheaton stated that he attended the Htale as sociation meeting In Meriden the nine- ! teenth. By the efforts of President Itoose- ! j velt, tiie anti-Japanese bills before the . California legislature, were held up a j week. Their enactment might cause the abrogation of the agreement with the Mikado, which is of more iienetit to California than any other part of the country. Besides it would be a viola tion of the nation'a word, and dishon orable. Ho Htale should have such Installation of (Hikers of Woman's Relief Corps The newly elected officers of A. <L Warner Woman's Helief Corps, No. :!8, were inslallcil January 12, in A O. II. hall by Mrs. Minnie Crosby of Mid dletown, deportment secretary: President—Lillie K. Leach. Senior Vice President—Anna t\ tlll ntore. Junior Vice President—Mum Perry. Secretary—Kltxahelh S. Howell. Treasurer—Mary A. Perry. Cha plain—Julia Pinch on Conductor—lama A. tireen. Hoard— patella McKachnle. Assistant Conductor — Sadie Wil liams. Assistant tiuard—Sarah J. Willis. Patriotic 1 nstruclor—Melissa I*. Ar nold. Press Cnrres|K>ndent—Annie K.Spal ding Musician—Maria Tettt. Color Hearers—No. I, Inez Hoyle. No. 2, Harriet Chalice. No. ;t. Frances A. Harrell. No. 4, Mary Wright. At the close of the installation Mrs. lama Munroe in l>chalf of the corps presented the retiring president, Mrs. France* A. Harrelt, with a heautlful ipilll,after which a social hour was en joyed and refreshments were served. A Silver Wedding. On Thursday evening of last week,in ns|hi use to Invitations, friends from ruliiHin mill out of town, gathered at li e pleasant home of Mr. noil Mm. If. Kmll lllt.ou Mechanic street, to cele brate the silver anniversary of their wedding. The guests were served tin excellent dinner, and there was an abundance of gisal cheer and happy wishes for the future. The remembrances of Ihelr anniver sary from friends In i'ultiam and other cities where they had lived were iienu tlful, and Included silver, linen, dam ask, and various other gifts. Notable was a silver lea service presented by the following Putnam friends: Isaac Champcau, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kallerty, Mr. unil Mrs. James H. Raf ferty, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keefe.JMr. and Mrs, Richard Oorntan, Mr. and Mrs. James Hollivnn, Mr. nud Mrs. M. M. Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. William Dai ley, Miss iHnrah Itrady, John liyrnes and sisters. Mr. ami Mrs I Hi were married tin Zurich, Sw itzerland, 26 years ago, and after tnelr marriage lived for a time In Italy, coining to this country In lHho. They lived for HI years ul JKockvIlle, going later to Walerv lllc, Me., w here they remained for about live years. They cam# to I'utunm three years ago, when Mr. III! assumed the position of designer al the mill of the French Riv er Textile Company Im.MeehnniesvIlle Congregational Church Notes Rev.C. 8. Ilrook* will occupy the pulpit next Sunday. Miss llerlha Sargent entertained her Bible class at the parsonage on Wed nesday evening. Kvery member of the class w as present, and a pleasant even ing was spent playing games. The annual meeting of the Spalding Library Association was held Thurs day and elected the following officers: Secretary and Treasurer—Mr. F. J. Daniels. Library Committee—Mrs. F. J. Daniels and A. W. Itowen. We Would call the attention of the congregation to the work of the Flower Committee of the V. 1*. H. C. K. Tire value of this committee is Incalculable In its mission of cheer and helpfulness, as the flowers arc sent to the sick and shut-ins, of thei parish, after they have served their purpose In the church ser vices. Funds ure needed, however, to carry on the work satisfactorily, and contributions for this object will I* greally appreciated by the committee. Any one willing to furnish flowers for one Sunday Is usked to confer with MIm* Mary Wheaton. The following Is the list of officer* ami committee* of V. I*. I'. K., from Junuary to July, IIKW: President—A. M. Clark. Vice-President—Mis* Hargent. Hecrelary—Krncat l-ewl». Treasurer—John A.O. Warner. Corresponding Hec’y—Harold Cor bin. Craver Meeting Committee—K. M. Warner, Howard Bradford, Gertrude Hall, Mra. C. D. Hharpe, Harold Cor bin, F redell Itandall. Gookuut (Committee.—Mra. \V. J. Bartlett, Mra. K. J. Hanlela, Bindley Cain, Mabel Hate*, John Inman, Mar guerite Man*Held, Joaepbine Gilford, Chrlatabel Gifford, Kltte Inman, Mau Mc Inly re. Mualc Committee—Mr*. F. W. How ard, Gladv* Murfey, Mary H. Daniel*, John M.»rae, Jr., Morjorle Burge**, C. D. Sharpe, Kdittl John*on. Social Committee—Kulli Murfey, lilanehe Bandall, Mr*. J. K. Carpen ter, Kay But worth, Owen Barrett, Hat tie Inman, AUce Fuller. Flower Committee—Mary Wheaton, Bertha Flynn, Celia Bhepard, Kli/.a beth Gifford, Charles Miron, William Holme*, Maljel Johnson, Maud Simp : son, I A'lla Morse. i Missionary Committee—Mrs.It.Ken yon, Gertrude Warner. Interesting Uocfe.lt I George K. Shaw advertise* Putnam ! Foundry stock and Middlesex Bank ing Company Bonds for sale. —New signs have been placed at the ; station in such a position that passen ger* can readily see that they have ar lino m Outbreak of Diphtheria was n«|ot Joseph H. TowiiMfiid, M. I)., Neeiu tary of the Muip lt»ar<l of Health, In Ills re|H>rl lor Itwvinlwr, llm» stale* how one health officer managed an out break of dlpiheria: “In Noveinbr I re jiorted live eases of diphtheria—two of which were fatal and two more ve-y serious. The conditions were some what alarming,{and b.v order of the au thorities the schools In the village were dom'd for one week, but condlllonadld not Improve. Something had to be done—either dose the schools for a month or more, or what? It was de cided to take cultures from the throata of all children and the teachers in tha schools, and send them to the State I«a Ixirshiry for examination. The result was that nineteen cultures showed the presence of the dlphlhet ttlo bad It, all In cases where It had not been prevlouu ly suspected. These esses and their fa milies were all quarantined and Ul* qoaranlren enforced. The schools were not closed, but aot a pupil was allowed to attend unhn cull tires taken from the throat shewed I lie alwence of the s|teclllc bacillus. As a result of this work there^ia not now a ease of diphtheria In the village among the school children. These 19 cases rc|M>rted were all mild, In feet ee mild that the parents ami their friende claimed that at! our work was useless and needless. It was a hot old time In the village for six weeks. All churches, school rooms and i public library have been thoroughly fumigated and we now feel safe from a serious epidemic." Goafrcaa. The petty war that both house* have lieen waging against the Preaiilrnt must recoil on the member* concerned, and they are becoming conscious of that fad. The areal love the plain people have (or the President has been In* ten silled by the attacks made on him by members of Congress, not for what he said or did but what they misrep resented him as saying and doing aveo after he had explained to them what he did mean In the language of hla message to which they took exception. He gave them, In addition an otyaat lesson to verify charges they Indignant ly denied ns |M>rlniuing to their digni ty and honor—two Representatives and a Senator whom he had sent to Stale's prison (or frauds committed on the government, hv the aid of the secret police, wlms«> usefulness they under took to cripple hy reducing the appro priation for their payment. Before the case Is ended the Indignant ineinhera and their newspaper allies will discov er they have been lighting a buxa saw. The river and hnrbur bill, facetiously called the "pork hill,” by dl*res|ieclful outsiders, Implying " a steal,” was de feated in committee after n hard strug gle. The more Pitchfork Tillman strug gles to save himself from the uliargaa of Infamous misconduct by assailing the President, Altorney-Ueneral Bona parte and Postinasier-Oeneral Meyer as liars and conspirators In attempting to liOurehls honor and trulhfulneaa, the deeper he seems to sink In the mire, in answer to his raging abuse of othara for making public his letters, which he admits are genuine, and which con vict him of making Improper use of hla Henalorshlp to procure a large amount of public lands for himself and mem bers of his faintly. Here ere hie con victing words: "1 still want to gel some of the lim ber hind If It Is isisslble. I will beglad for you to hold lu reserve eight of the is'st <jiiitrlcr sections of which you have dcilmie Information.” The above was addressed to the at torney of a c mi pany of land specula tor* engaged In buying up government lands. Four days later, In hlaplacCln the Senate, he said: “I have mil Isinght any land any* where in the West, nor undertaken to buy any." Alter saying thta. In reply to (Attor ney-lieneral Bonaparte's dental that Tillman told him he purpoaed buying aome public land,he brazenly declared: "I am ready to have my word put against hlz In any eourt In Chrieten. dom and to let my record in the pad for truthfulness, hooeaty and Integrity aland against hla." The leading papera of his own State, South Carolina, can offer noexouae tor hla folly. One ol lItem eaya: “HUde fence U weak and unconvincing—that tliowe hopeful of the Senator’s earning through with untarnished robes maat admit grievous disappointment." Senator BulkeUy voted on Monday against raising the President’e salary to •HiO.OUO. Senator Aldrich made the Statement that in 1IMH there were 26,000 banka In this country, while In MOO there were only 11,000. Brtdley'lfheater Kdhu The production of “The Man of Hour" last Thursday evening was ue»*ed by an audience that HI theatre. The company claims made for it. Charles Mackey w, Alwvn Bennett, “The Man of Hour," gave an admirable portrayal of the title role, and was ably suppos ed by Ultan Kemble and a uoinpeU company. John A. Butler a Wainwrigbt, and Harold Phelan, of