The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-27
PUTNAM MEMORIAL,
Senator Hoar Takes
A Party to See
Premises.
EXHIBITS OLD FURNITURE.
House Paid For and Res
torations Will Soon
Be Made.
EXHIBITS OLD FURNITURE.

Rutland. Oct. ga distinguished
company of Worcester people arrived
on the 1910 train from Worcester this
morning to visit the Rufus Putnam me
mortal. The party consisted of Senator
and Mrs. George F. Hoar Miss Mary
Hoar, ex-Mayor and Mrs. Henry A.
Marsh, Gen. and Mrs. A. B. r. Sprague.
President and Mrs. G. Stanley Hall,
Col. e. B. Stoddard, Mrs. w w. Rice,
Nathaniel Paine and wife, Mrs. T. c.
Mendenhall Postmaster j. Evarts
Green, Anna G. and Caroline Boutell of
Chicago. The party were joined here
by Charles r. Bartlett, chairman of Sc
leotman, and Rev Sidney Crawford.
The party proceeded to the Putnam
house, where Senator Hoar and Mrs.
w. W. Rice explained what the many
pieces of antique articles were used for
and from where they came. There were
an oak bed beautifully carved, with
canopy also Of oak, which came from
Chaddeleigh Corbett, a farm house in
Worcestershire, England, and which is
about 400 years old; an oak settle and
corner cupboard; a handsomely carved
"a
bound with brass hoops, used by the
English navy; iron and brass wrought
footman used to heat tea kettles in an
open fireplace; copper and brass ket-
ties; andirons and a large lot of things
too numerous to mention.
Picking up two knockers, one brass
with a large lions head, the other a
black iron one, the senator asked the
ladies to decide which one was to be
unanimously in favor of the brass one,
Senator Hoar said he was sorry to see
so much British sentiment.
At various times during the three
hours stop at the house, Senator Hoar
told of incidents in the life of Gen. Ru-
fus Putnam. Very likely in this room
was formulated the plan of the settle
ment of Ohio, he said; land here sew
eral letters were written to George
Washington in reference to the matter.
In this room Rufus Putnam and Cen
eral Upper sat up all night arranging
the details of the scheme; from this
house were sent the letters calling a
meeting at the Bunch of Grapes TaV-
ern, Boston, to form the Ohio company
of which Rufus Putnam was chosen di-
rector.
Senator Hoar also spoke of the con-
templated improvements to be made
under the direction of stephen Earle,
architect, of Worcester. The chimneys
are to be replaced as they were, and
in one or two instances the bulls eye
glass is to be restored in the windows
over the doors The kitchen is to be
enlarged with a large fireplace, in which
will be placed the andirons and other
apparatus used in olden times for
cooking The old Dutch tiles of blue
and white win be used in the lower and
upper rooms.
Col. e. B. Stoddard spoke of the fact
that the property had all been paid for
now, and that the necessary repairs
that are to be made would require
some money, and hoped that the ne
cessary funds would soon be raised. 1t
is hoped that the trustees will be able
to carry out their plan of having a !
pond made and fine park about the
place.
The occasion was very enjoyable and
interesting and will long be remem-
bered by all present. On the way to
dinner the party stopped at the old
burying ground and spent a short time
there looking over the place.
Dinner was served at the Prospect
House after which carriages were
taken and the party spent few min
utes about the state hospital. From
there they drove to Muschopauge sta
ton, where the train was taken for
home.