The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-05
welded Ga YEARS.
John w. Putnam and
His Good Wife
of Grafton
WILL CELEBRATE TODAY.
He Remembers the Worces-
ter OF Old Days
Town Gossip.
WILL CELEBRATE TODAY.

Grafton, Aug. 4.-John NJ Putnam
and wife will observe their Gath we'd
ding anniversary at their South street
home tomorrow with a host of relatives
and friends from Millbury, Worcester,
Whitinsville, Sutton, Peabody and
Grafton.
The celebration will be entirely in
formal, although good time is ex-
pecte3. John NJ. Putnam was born in
Sutton, May 2S, 1914. one of six child
ren, and the son of parents who never
knew leisure moment except on Sun
day. He received the common school
education of his time in his native town.
IN 1882, al the age of is years, he start
ed out in the world to seek his fortune,
walking to Natick Here he stayed
three years, during which time he
learned the shoemakers' trade of C. A
Stratton, then the leading shoe manu-
1setureT Of the town. He returned to his
native town and married in 1885 He
then went to Douglas and thence to
Wmtinsvllle, returning to his native
town IN the sixties, which place has al
ways been his home until two years
ago, when he removed to Grafton Dur
Ing all this time he followed the trade
OF shoemaker. In 1885 Mr.. Putnam
Went TO worcester to see the first steam
{ ais roll into the station, and in an
amusing manner he still delights to tell
q Tie eventtul day. He says: THE first
steam cars were objects of fear and ad-
mlration. The locomotives were of a
small English make, and as the first
locomotive came putting and suffering
into the station, drawing IL small
coaches, CONSERVATION regned among
the simple country folks"
Mrs. H2rty G. Putnam. the wife. was
born IN Warren, r. l., April 28, 1915 the
only daughter of William r, Mason
anu wife. Sne resided in Warren until
1883, when sac was married to John NJ.
Putnam of sutton. The ceremony was
performed by Rev A. s. Forbush, the
pastor of the Union Conversational
church in Whitinsville. Since then she
has enjoyed the plea sures and sorrows
OF life in company with her husband
and family. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam
vlVldly remember the great fire in Graf
ton, September, 1852, which DESTROYED
the Warren block and Unitarian
church, and which resulted in a loss of
100000. Eight children have blessed their
union, six of whom are living-Mrs.
Martha A. Williams, now of Marlboro:
Mrs. Sabrina A. Glover of Millbury:
John M. Putnam, residence unknown:
tarty Z. putnam, of Grafton; Mason
Putnam of Worcester, and Frank Put
nam of Grafton. Miss Emma Putnam
died when Is years Of age, and Nathan
lei G., another son, died Oct. 10, 1862
while a member of Company B, Fif-
teenth Massachusetts, regiment
The civic suit case of Tim Maroney
VS. Mr.. Gilmore of Westboro will be
heard before Judge Nourse in the first
district court in Westboro tomorrow
morning. Local interest is centered in
the case and several from here will at
tend
Hattie Mann, who has been i'll for
some time, Is very much improved.
Andrew Adams of Westboro is the
guest of Lewis Riggs.
Bertha Howe Of Newton is the guest
OF relatives on North street.
The Grafton base ball team will NAV
in Rochdale tomorrow afternoon.
Many from here attended the opening
games of the series between Worcester
and Providence at the oval this after
noon.
Flora Frost is guest of relatives in
Leominster.
j. e. Fuller of Worcester, Fl. G. Taft
of uxbridge, George W. Clarke of Barre
and Edmond Stone of Spencer were
guests at the Kirby house today.