Putnam patriot., 1909-03-05
The PUTNAM pArsuoT March 1909
attended hearing a. the state House

attended a hearing at the State House
Tuesday.
n. #. White and wife entertained at
their home Monday evening some of
their neighbor friends.
]. F. Chambers annual clearing sale
will begin Monday, March Sth, anti
will be managed upon precisely the
same plan of the sale which eommenc-
ed April 9Th of last year. Ask for price
list
A letter received from f.. Il. killam,
South Lake Weir, Florida. gives an in
teresting account of trip and visit to
Tampa and ~. Petersburg, attending
the midwinter State Fair al Tampa,
which seemed quite a novelty to him
at this season of the year, resembling
our Woodstock fair in some respects,
bat in other ways quite different. Just
outsi se the fair grounds were two long
rows of fakirs and shows. One show
had a large tank of live ducks To ring,
the same a. canes, and everything one
ever thought of and lots besides. The
races were all running races and very
fast. Horses were there from all over
the country, there being no racing at
the north at this time of year.
He writes; II took fine trolley trips
over Tampa and Yehhor City, where
the Cubans and Spanish cigar: makers
live. Ii is like Cuba, foreign signs on
stores, and houses painted white TRIM
med with bright blue. the Cuban col
ors. | visited one of the large cigar
factories. Tampa is one of the largest
cigar cities in the world. Also visited
one of the Cuban restaurants and had
some Cuban black coffee, which | liked,
l also went 10 Port Tampa. ten miles
below, where the big liners come In
from all over the world. | also went
through the fine hotels at Tampa.
left Tampa on the steamer for st. Pc
tersburg, a two hours ride across the
Tampa Bay, where on landing Twas met
at the wharf by Wendell Witter, who
escorted me to their fine home where |
WAS royalty entertained. Mrs. Writer
gave a lincoln social at their home,
where was represented friends from
Michigan, Indiana, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, and Florida. Refreshments
were served consisting of cake, confec-
tionery, fruit, nuts and punch. Miss
Dorothy Favored them with recita-
ton. While in st. Petersburg We took
trolley trips to Veteran City, where
speeches were given in honor of the
Lincoln anniversary. Also attended
picnic at Pinilla's Peninsula, taking
our dinner and eating in an orange
grove, WHARF we Toasted on the fine
fruit, which added much TO our spread.
We visited an Indian shell mound,
which is about p feet high and 90 or 90
feet around, and is nothing but solid
mound of oyster shells the Indians
lI.ed up years and years ago, which
was quite a curiosity. Also shell
fence made by a crazy man, and an
ever flowing artesian we'll where peo-
pie FROM all over the city come for
drinking water. | attended a large
coored church where were several hun
bred white and black. The singing
was nice.
| received an invitation TO a window
wedding from one of fampa'S leading
furniture dealers. | also saw prize
winning Brown Ieghorn cock valued
at 5000, Theodore Roosevelt. The ho
tells are especially fine, ALSO the climate.
The thermometer was at SD degrees
Pearl Alton and Mabel Eddy spent
several days last week in New Boston
with Mrs. f. \. May.
Bernice Turner gave a Washington
tea ut the Congregational parsonage
last Saturday afternoon To eight OF her
young lady friends, who had delight
full time.
Mildred Brown was the guest of Ma
bel Eddy from Friday until Monday.
Rev. T. A. Turner attended the Con-
eregational conference at Manchester,
n. H., last week.
Deputy Asa l.. May and daughter
Florence, visited his mother and broth
er at Fruit Hill farm on sunday.
A. B. Bemis has sold his farm TO Mr..
johnson.
Allan tpham had a telephone in
stalled last week. lie has a large class
of piano pupils, aud is taking lessons
in piano tuning in Worcester.
DIR. and Mrs. {. G.. Gildersleeve en-
tertained last week on Tuesday Super
intendent of schools Charles Pratt of
Willmantic, also j. ). May, n. 7.
White, and A. q. Morse, with their
wives.
Eighteen young ladies and gentle
men surprised EarlBugbee at his home
last Friday evening, and helped him
celebrate his 10th birthday. The even
ing was passed very pleasantly with
games, etc. Refreshments were served.
Mr.. Bugbee was presented fine gold
scarf pin.
Mrs. Olin Chafiee, Mrs. f. A. Jcr-
dan, Hermon Chaffee sumner Foskett,
Arthur Morse and wife, +. +. May and
wife, &. T. Lindeman. A. II. Hubbard,
p NJ. Clifford, Pearl Altor, and Lew
Cox, attended the Library social ut +.
N. Mays in New Boston last Friday
evening.