Putnam patriot., 1909-05-28
Nils. Maud LaRue is visiting with

frieDsfs In Bayonne, \. J.
 -Af and Mrs. George Gilpatfie, Fremont street, entertained tbeir son, F. Raymond Giipstrie, of Amherst College. during the past week.
 -Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Wheaton went Saturday to zee their son, Raymond, at Amherst College, and spent Sunday with him.
 There is q report that spurious sii- yer coin. haif dollars principally have been circulated u this vicinity, and 1t is well for people not familiar with spurious money fo Dc on their guard.
 Superintendent Of Streets, fredef- iek Dun as, and the highway eonmii- tee, have secured dumping ground for the public on the Anderson farmi on Woodstock avenue. The place Is owned by F. c. Wright.
 Tine baecalaBfate sermon will be delivered 10 members of the graduai- ing class Of the High School. in the Baptist church, Sunday evening, June 20th, by the pastor Rev. J. k. stGb- bert.
 -E. C. Bohanon, now of Cleveland, O., visited old friends in thisi city on Monday, leaving in the evening for Townsend, Mass, to visit his mother before returning 10 Cleveland. He came alone. his wife having to take charge Of the family of three children, two boys, s and l0 years, and little girl, Of whom he is quite proud. He is engaged in the confectionery business, ia which he is doing we'll. He Is look ing in fine health.
 To testify to their loving memory of her efforts to free Kansas, and her fearless upholding of the rights of all human beings, white or black, as well as her efforts as the wife of the village preacher, the people of Elk Falls, kas., plan the erection Of large monument on the grave iof Mrs. Prudence Cfan- dalI Philleo, native of Rhode island. Her grave Is now marked by a small sandstone slab. h her lifetime, which terminated at ripe old age 70 years ago. Prudence tfandell attracted widespread attention, particularly in Canterbury, Conn, through her efforts toward the establishment of a school for the education ot colored girls. She was a native of Hepkinton, where she was born in lSo3.
 MT. George Leonard, of Providence, was in the city few days last week, visiting relatives and friends, of whom he has many, and is the only gentle man who is an honorary member Of the Womanis Board of the Day Kim ball Hospital, of which institution he has been staneh friend. He surprised his friends by announcing that he WAS now entirely out of business, having sold out, his meat market in Prov idence, which he carried on 5l years in close vicinity to the same spot where he first started. Some years ago he had announced that when he reached his three-seore-y years and.ien he would retire from the meat-market business. Ills roth birthday occurred May sth, l9a9-and he WIS free from business. Mir. Leonard left Woodstock Valley when boy oi twenty, and struck out for Providence, carrying his belongings in a wooden box and having meager purse. The city had but 0,0Oo inhab- itants, and he had to go through a hard experienee to transform hts rural into city life and views. After few years he got into business to which he stuck close for fifty-one years. He saw the city grow to population Of 2oo,Vo. and he has prospered with H. He re- tires owning home costing SIS, ,oeo as part of his wealth Better than that, an unsullled reputation and the profound respect of his fellow citizens. He buh- bles over with life and activity--as 1T but forty instead of seventy He Is en- titled to vacation, which will be a joyous one to him. On Saturday he took n carriage ride through the Wood stocks with his cousin, Moses Leonard, and on his return will start for Galifor- mia, and see a good part of the wonder ful country tn which he has lived. Go- ine back to Providence he will find congenial employment al hand To use fully engage his unabated mental and physical energies,