Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18


 nors, flor such their opponents sl- ways label them and this bright in- telhyent crowd of people. each one having jus, paid twenty-five cents a, the gate to be so clsssificdl,
 At this initial meeting of November i 18th, committee of six was appointed to draft constitution and bylaws. They were S. l., Potter, C. n. smith, Ezra Dean, Chester Child, Wm. K. | Arnold and Asa T. Child. They did their duty we'll for at an adjourned meeting held November 27th, isss, the notices for which were procured by Mr. Ezra (. May, they presented their work which was read several times and accepted, and has served the se- cieiy ever since with only such alter i atiens as its own articles amply pro vided for, even to it's revision in l,ss. These gentlemen flor the record where l lind their names call them suehl have all passed away, a fact to be ie- gfetsed. for were they living they might possibly have been asked to draft the new constitution for the ! political sleight of hand performers se 1 much desired and tried to procure some flSe years ago. This society as well as the state k jogging along quite well, seemingly prosperous. These an- cient constitution builders wtte hard headed old fellows and knew q thing or two even then.
 At this second meeting another good thing WAS dune--namely, the appoint l ment ef committee al siN, two from each parish, to circulate the eonstitu- tion and solicit the interest and mem bership of the people. Two of that committee Net remain-Mr. Edward killam and Col. Alexander Warner. That they did good work Is evidenced by the fact that at the first regularly called annual meeting, held on the second Tuesday in February, lsbI, the names of two hundred and eleven citi- zens of Woodstock and vicinity were presented The list k headed by that of Mir. Edward killam. The Child family has always been a leading one in this town. Did they take an Inter est in this new enterprise2 Sixteen Of them at least did, for that number signed the roll, The name s Lake an- pears he was the grandfather of a gentleman of that name well known . to every citizen oi the State hY reason of many good actions In legislative matters from time h time, and con | siderable free advertising of late. The seeker for history will also find the name of Taft bat alas, his deerplate bore the name of Marcus, and not "Bill, ' and do not know if any reth- tionship existed. No mention is made of the name of Bryan, although the Democratic party was there at the full height of it's power. Franklin Pierce had just retired from the presidency, and the old bachelor, James Buchanan, had just commenced to warm up the } presidential chair which aftefward 5 grew so exceedingly hot for him; for, during his term, all of the terrible forces of the slave forces of the south which developed the great civil war | were Ill active ebulition. We speak lightly of fifty years ago, but what a vast amount of national history has i developed in that time.
 The first list of officers elected was , the following President, Ezra Dean; vice presidents, Chester Child, 8m. k. Arnold, j r. Williams, E. S. Bugbee, , Jutison NJ. Lyon; recording secretary, George A. Pennisan treasurer, Sam- uel NJ. Fenner directors, E. S. Penni- man, George A. Paine, Charles D. smith, Abel Child, 2d, and Alexander Warner.
 A long list of able men have followed these first corps of officers, changing from year tp year as time dictated. They have been earnest men, and to their faithfulness the prosperity of this association has in great part been due.
 The matter of incorporation of the Society had been talked from time to time, and at the annual meeting held January sth, 1881, Horace Sabin, k. &. Mathewson and John Paine were np- pointed committee for that purpose. The legislature was in session, and the committee were able to obtain . charter, which was adopted al the next annual meeting held in Fennef's Hall, Jan. 5, 1862.
 In searching the records we find many interesting incidents, and con versations with told settlers we may call them, furnish many more that show the development of the Society from year to year, but from lack Of time we must exclude them from this nasty sketch, intetesiing as they are, recalling the names Of many iong passed away but still remembered with neighbofhood kindness. We can only look upon q few of these events. 4 committee consisting Of William R. Arnold, Edward kiIianI, Kirby Saf- ford, Edwin \. BugDee and C. fl. May were appointed, and reported plans for fifty cattle pens, l0 fl. square, Of ehest- nut timber, posts Il. long, bx6 in. rails 10 T. bong 2x5 in. This recalls The fact That the first fairs were held I nm fk4r ff1stfsf.o:l tf front c; s..s- Ban