The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-29
Birthday
Observed BY Mr..
Putnam.
ARE MARRIED FIFTY-FIVE YEARS.
Lewis Daniels and Wife
VIII Celebrate Ami
versary Today.

Grafton, May 2S.-John M. Putnam
today celebrated his S5th birthday an
niversary at his home ON South street
with a host of relatives and friends
from Worcester, Sutton. NorthbridSe
and Westboro. The day, although
passed in an informal way, was pleas
ant to all.
Mr.. Putnam was born in Sutton, May
2S, 1914, one Of six children, and the
third son of parents who never knew
a leisure moment except on Sunday.
He received a common school educa-
ton in his native town. In 1882, at the
age of Is years, he started out into
the world to seek his fortune, walking
to Natick, Mass. Here he stayed three
years, during which time he learned
the shoemaker's trade of c. A. STRAIT
ton, leading shoe manufactures of
that town.
Returning to his native town he mar
ried Miss Harty c.. Mason. She was
born in Warren, R. l., April rs, 1917,
only daughter of William r. Mason.
The happy couple then went to Doug
las to reside, soon to find more desira-
BILE surroundings in the village Of Viii
tinsville. In the COS they returned to
Sutton where they lived until July,
1896, when they came to Grafton to re-
side.
During all this time Mr.. Putnam fol-
lowed the trade of a shoemaker. Both
are interesting takers. They vividly
described to The Spy representative
the big fire which visited town in Sep
TENDER, 1882, destroying the Warren
block, town house and Unitarian
church.
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 NJ. Putnam of New York; Harty
c. Williams of Grafton, Mason Put
nam of Worcester and Frank Putnam
of Grafton. Miss Emma Putnam died
when Is years of age, and Nathaniel G.,
another son, died October 10, 1852,
while a member of Company B, Fiji
teenth regiment.
When about to depart, Mr.. Putnam
followed The Spy representative to
the door and said: Here is another
thing you can tell 'em in your paper,
that "a years is a laundering long time
to live with one woman"
Relatives and friends will gather at
the home of Lewis Daniels and wife
on Chestnut hill tomorrow, the occa-
sion being their fifty-fifth wedding an
niversary Lewis Daniels, the husband,
was born in Grafton, Sept. 49, 1924.
He received the common school edu-
cation of the time and in 1S45 gradual
ed from the private high school then
taught by e. A. White. By diligent
and persistent Improvement Of leisure
moments he attained a richly stored
and well disciplined mind. He served
an apprenticeship to the trade of a
shoemaker. entering the employ of S.
A. Forbush This he followed for only
a short time when he became a fire.
man on the Providence and Worcester
railroad. Later he became q compe-
tent engineer working as a stationary
engineer in Worcester, Providence and
Westboro. His locomotives have fig
ured in three smashups but he escap-
err each time uninjured After leaving
Westboro he became an engineer on
the dummy" road plying between
Grafton and New England Village.
In 1S43 he made the acquaintance of
his present wife, and in the following
year, May 30 1874, they were united in
marriage by Rev Thomas A. Biscoe,
then pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church. Mrs. Daniels was the
daughter of James A. Russell and wife
of Whitefield, N. H, and was born Feb
9. 1922
The personnel of the Grafton base
ball team in it's first game of the sea-
son with the Milfords, Memorial day
will be, Dowd p, Downey or Cash
name, Griffin Id, Tighe 2b, Butman 3d.
J. J. Finn IS, Buckley. Brisnihan and
O'Toole felders.