Putnam patriot., 1909-06-04
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i -, A' -A. utHSf gave ms 0eafe r> an
 aoie sermon saIEuding 10 those who had
 dropped from the ranks since last year.
 anu some who. owing to sickness, were
 net present. which reminds us that the line Is shortening very fast each year.
 ihs usual decoration of the graves 1 looS place Monday morning with sing
 Ing and remarks ey Rev-T. A. Turner.
 Misses Olah and Jessie Niihes visit
 ed their mother over Decoration Day. Mrs. M- B. Morse received q birthday i shower ot souvenir cards from her
 friends numbering about fiflv, for i which she wishes 10 thank all for their kind remembrance.
 Mrs. Ella skinner Is visiting her
 many friends. as she expects ie go this ] week b Bryn Mawr college. where her
 daughters. Myra and Mary finish their l school work. and will go with her ta their home in Lincoln, Neb., stopping
 al Jefferson, Iowa. for q visit with her mother, Mrs. sarah Child, and sister,
 Mrs. Eva Head and family. She ex- peets to reach Jefferson en Saturday.
 John H. kfllam attended the Pomo-
 na meeting al Scotland last Saturday.
 The president of the ladies depart. ment of the Woodstock Agricultural
 Society, Mrs. (. r.. May, held a meet
 ing ef the board of directors al her home en "Wednesday afternoon.
 F. B. killam writes from Hillside Inn, Bethlehem, \. H., that they are ousy preparing for the work of sum-
 nef, and that the scenery looks very me ~lth The mountains occasionally | covered with SHOW
 
 l.. II. Healey and wife. Beatrice and
 Sarah. with Mrs Ella Skinner, were guests of their aunt. Mrs. Emma Phil- | lips and family at dinner last Sunday.
 Miss Nettie was home over Decoration Day from her school in Putnam
 C. (. Phillips:attended the Pomona meeting at Scotland.
 Rev. F. A. Turner received quite a shower of souvenir cards from his many friends, as q remem hrance of his | birthday, which oeearfed last Sunday. Dr. (. (. Gildersleeve attended the I meeting of the State medical society in | Hartford last week.
 Misses Ethel Jpham, Berniee and Lyle Turner, spent Saturday in Wor- 1 cester.
 Harley Foster, wife, and daughters, Mabel and Gladys, returned to Narra- gansett Pier Sunday morning. Mrs. H. E.. Bannister and son Dex- 1 ter of Webster, are spending a week with c. l.. pham and family. While Mir and Mrs. Charles Peter. son were in Webster Saturday after l noon, their horse recently purchased. became frightened at an automobile l and eolted over stone wall damaging 1 the buggy. MT. and Mrs. Peterson es-
 capped with bruises.
 Guests in town over Sunday and Monday were: l. E. Child and fami- ly of Putnam: DF. k. C. Paine and family of Thompson: 0iah and Jessie Nithey of Boston; MT. Grey of New York; MT. and Mrs. Clifford Jordan of Webster.
 in the family of J. F. Chandler, a daughter being born to MT. and Mrs Hermon E. Chandler of Worcester. Mir. Jackson and family of Kenyon vile moved Wednesday into the Dar- ling house.
 Rev. Tel Turner preached fine me morial sermon on Sunday. Veterans and Sons of Veterans numbering eley- en being present. The choir sang ap- propriate selections. Monday morning at s.30 there was a large attendance at the exercises held in the cemetery ia charge of Gomrade J. NJ. Paine. The following was the program: Song by Congregational Choir. Prayer, Rev. T. A. Turner. Reading, "An Old Song,n Mrs. Everett k. May.
 Decoration of Veterans Graves. Remarks by Rev. T. A. Turner. Singing, America, by Audience. There were present six veterans and seven Sons of Veterans.
 The result of the pigeon shoot in Me- morial Day was as follows: Targets Broke A. H. Hubbard 50 8 J. E. Child 50 87 | P. NJ. Clifford 50 33 Dr. k. C. Paine 90 g | C. NJ. Perrin 50 2S The marriage of Helen Alice, eldest daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harley Eos | ter, to Oliver H. Lowe of South Wood stock, was solemnized in the Congre- gational church, Thursday, May 27th, at D. m-, Rev. TIA. Turner perform | ing the ceremony in the presence of
 about eighty relatives and friends. The church was beautifully decorated with evergreen, white lilacs and potted l plants. The wedding march was played by Walter Dodge of Putnam Preceding the bride and groom were
 the ushers, Roy Peckham and Earl Bugbee, and the bridesmaid, Mabel | Foster sister of the bride, and best man, l Harry Wells. The bride wore hand- some gown of white nuns yelling, en train, with trimmings of lace and em | broidered net guimpe. Sbe wore veil with wreath of lilies of the valley, and
 carried a bouquet of bride roses and
 maiden hair fern. The bridesmaid was dressed in white dotted null over pink, and carried pink roses. There was no reception, but after the eeremo- nv lunch of cake and coffee was served to the bride and groom, brides maid anG best man, at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Comings, Miss Alton assisting. soon after the young couple l T I-- I..<