Putnam patriot., 1909-07-09

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 Mrs. Joseph Flagg and Miss Mag gie Flagg, were guests of MT. and Mrs. (. w. Flagg at Pleasure Beach for ten days.
 A camping party consisting of Misses Isabel Morrell, Charlotte Gas coigne, and Mary Daniels, of Putnam, and Jessie Tourtellotte, of North Gros- venordae. are at Red Cottage, Long Island, for ten days. They are ehaper- oned by Miss Grace Hayden.
 Mrs. Julius Cordier, daughter Do- rise, and son Joseph, left here last Fri day morning for an extended visit with relatives in Syracuse, NY. Mrs. Cor dier will visit with her brother, Frank Pepin, residing at East Syracuse, NY. They have not met for B years.
 A Newton Vaughn of Abingdon has purchased grocery business in WillImantic. MT. Vaughan is Putt nam boy and graduate of the public schools here. He has been messenger in the house of representatives at this session of the state legislature, and is highly esteemed and respected by all who know him.
 -Atthe annual meeting of Mansfield Hose company. No. ,, on Thursday evening last, the following officers were elected:
 : Foreman-J. A. P. Gagne.
 Assistant William Fuller.
 Secretary and Treasurer-Harry E. Morse.
 Executive Committes-J. H. May nard, B. K. smith.
 At the regular meeting of Court City of Putnam, F. of A., No. ll6, held on Tuesday evening, the following new iy elected officers were installed:
 Chief Ranger-William G. Authier.
 Sub-Chief Ranger--John K. Ferns.
 Recording Secretary-Dona Jolly.
 Senior Woodward-Joseph Duso.
 Junior Woodward-Joseph Larowe.
 Senior Beadle-Fred Wells.
 Junior Beadle-Augustus Martin.
 Regular Physician-J. N. Landry.
 The installation officer was Charles Rivers, Deputy Grand Chief Ranger, of West Thompson.
 All of the buildings between the club house and theatre, at Wildwood Park, were destroyed by fire last Satur- day afternoon. A number of the large ,,:co t~x,<s u,aro k:llod hv tho flames scorching them. The fire caught from sparks from an outdoor fire where hams were Seing boiled. The wind was blowing gale and other nearby build- ings were saved with difficulty. The loss does not amount to much as the buildings destroyed were a cluster of flimsy structures, and the contents were mostly saved.
 Rear Admiral Caspar \. Goodrich, U. $. N, recently retired, has announ- ced the engagement of his daughter, Miss Gladys Goodrich, to Lieut., Chas. Belknap, U.S.N. The wedding is to take place in the autumn, at Gladwyn, the Goodrich country homein in Pomfret, where Miss Goodrich is spending the summer with her father Two years ago Miss Goodrich accompanied her fa- ther to Saragossa, Spain, where he was the official representative of the Navy on the United States Commission, that attended the Spanish Historical Con- gress And she was an American mem- Der of the International Historical So- ciety of the Spanish War of Independ- dence. Lieut. Belknap is at present stationed on the battIeship New Hamp- shire.
 Several scores of the descendants of those who met in Independence Hall lS3 years ago and signed the Deelara- ton of Independence, met on Monday in the same Hall, after enjoying the Fourth of July festivities of the city of Philadelphia, 10 do work for which the Society was organized. Judge Albert MeC. Maihewson, of New Haven, the President of the Society, was in the chair Several descendants Of BenJa- min Franklin were included in The membership present. Among the res elutions passed was one providing for a general meeting of the Society in De- tober next, at Yorktown, Va, to take part in the celebration of the l2sth an niversary of the surrender of Cornwall lis. In the election of officers pr. Hen " Morris, of PhiladeIhhia, was elected President, and Judge Mathewson his torian.
 Our Mechanicsville correspondent, aTip. n furnishes our readers informa- tion about the affairs of Ireland that is interesting as we'll as instructive. Re- gently he presented the evidence show ing that the land of Ireland, which has been held by absentee landlords ever since it was ruthlessly eonfiscated by England, especially under Cromwell is now going back into the hands of the native tenants under remarkable favorable conditions. The disabilities that have oppressed the people of that island, have been gradually removed. The supreme effort new is to gain Home Rule. which Is certain to be ai- taIned. With an Insh Parliament the natural resources Of that fruitful island will he rapidly developed, which pro misses 10 give Ireland brilliant and eonipicuons place amongihs nations of the world. Tae hindrznces heretofore