Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08

pay Tn notes Wnfen ne nelu touay uu- paid, so that ks lost all his wages.
 He now at IT years old got a job as HarrisviIle as an apprentice tn the ma- chine shop at a salary of Sl0l for two years and board. While the mill was closed for while he made straw cut ters for Captain Harris, ,and hts pay in. creased to shillings and 6 pence per day, and soon the foreman left, and he was promoted 10 his place at shtllings per day. He remained herc for i4 years. and in the meantime had mar ried Frcelove Young of North Ashford In issa. She only lived two yeaFs. Had one child, Mary Lucretia, who died soon of dropsy of the head. Then in July, lst6, he married Harriet War~ ner. October list, lSS2, he moves tO Worcester, and works for shepherd q Lathe, making machinists' tools. He works here In Worcester for various firms until 1888. At ono tlme h. worked for the steam Whistle CUs making calliopcs, and at ono time whilc working for the steam Engine Co. he was seat to New York city tO exhibit their work Ut the American In- stitute Fair for some three weeks. | In 1869 he left Worcester and bought q farm near Putnam Heights, now o0- cupied by Joseph Cole. Herc he lived six years, and no onc enjoyed farming better than he. Out of doors. not obliged to listen to the factory whistle go and come as he pleased, hc lived there six years In . paradise.
 The mills in South Woodstock now being offered for sale by his father-tn- law, Warner, he sold his farm and pus- chased one half interest In these mllls and went to making cotton twine. Here he did good fair business for uix years, when favorable offer was ma<le for his interest and he sold out, and soon after purchased the place whese he died. The third day after he bought this place the house took fire and burned. He rebuilt, and has lived there ever since.
 His son John few years a9o cana home to care for hls parents. and has done everything filial love could prompt for the comfort, pleasure and happiness of his parents In their old age. This son John K the only child left of hls six children. Ills other chil- drcn, Mary h., Emma L.. Emma Lu- ella, Louis s and Arthur s. w., are all dead. His wife died December 2lst, ls00, ayed sii years, 10 months, ID days. Probably there is not another person hereabouts that has had such varied experience, and who has seen so much change in all matters. He sayx that I while he lived at Abel Jacobs' tavern stand below Brandy Hill, the staae coming was the event of the day, and passengers took breakfast there one day, and dinner the next. He also says that from Pomfret to Chepachet, and from Webster so Danielson lkil- lingly) there was but ono post ofiice, and that In Putnam Heights, and kept in an old cigar box, and when small boy he was sent once week to get sl,e mail.
 He never had doctor to see him buf once until his last few weeks In aIl hln long life, but had ! few times beea to see the physician in cass oi severe cold
 Thus while h> began with nothinG and worked all his way upwarda, en< but very little of the time ootfln0 over two dollars per day, yst by peus dence and economy, and . caroful ln- vestment of his savings has accumulor ted quite handsome competencs, ap1 all this while handicapped by sioknonp in his family for many years, eAlilne for doctors bp's and luxuriss for theso sick ones. Hc will pass fos sucoer.- ful man, highly honored and respeetea by alI.
 He was the youngest son but ono q this large family Of eleven children, slx sons and five daughters, and III but ouo passing the three score and ten line. Only one now living, Mrs. Elixaheth Bruce, whe will be ss March Int, Ipoe.
 H. D.