Putnam patriot., 1909-08-13
EAST WOODSTOCK.

l C. II. kiIlam, who attended the
 meeting of the Poultry Association al l Storrs College, with State Master l.. Fl. . l Healey and Leonard Healey, Jr., re- I ports a fine time, as follows: All re- i ceived a hearty welcome from the oili- l cers of the college and swere royalty en- l tertained, being shown through the | several departments of the college, which has made marked improvement l of late. The meetings were very inter- 1 esting and well attended, a fine pro- gram being presented. It being a two days session the guests were given free | use of the dormitories, and meals were | furnished at a charge of 25 cents, all | faring snmptuously, if they did serve l l75 at meal.
 Wednesday we went to Hartford. | visited the Capitol, the State Prison at Wethersfield, and after dinner took a
 trolley trip to ]. H. Hale's at South Glastonbury and saw some of his i'm mense peach orchards. Upon our re- turn to Hartford State NJ aster Healey returned home, and his son sceompan- jed me to Thompsonviile to make my father, Edward kiliam, a visit. The Hartford Carpet Works, which are sit
 uated here, are running full time, em- ploying 2200 hands, making a large pay roll which adds to the growth of the village. Here is where Theodore e Roosevelt, Jr., is employed, commenc.
 ing at the bottom in the works so as to
 work up, thus learning the art. 1 had the pleasure of meeting him on the
 street as he was going 10 dinner. We also made trolley trip to Northamp- ton, viewing smith College grounds, h, ,aa Eaa al slf txsd u h ground overlooking the city. We also visited the Forbes Library, and then 1 came back to Mt. Park at the foot of Mt Tom, where we took car to the top, which is just fine with such an ex. | tended view in every direction. We then returned toSpringfield to see some of the places of interest, among which
 was the New England Homestead building, nine stories high, with its great presses turning out the papers | folded already to mali. Also the Pub | lie Library with it's l35,0O0 volumes, the museum, and Forest Park, with MT. Barney's fine place adjoining, which he has given tn ecity to go with the park at his decease, as he is the on- ly one left of his family. We then came home by the Springfield < Wor- cester trolley to Southbridge, making a six days trip.
 ElsToR PADRIoT: My mother and visited friends in Providence, Satur- day, August 7th, and from there went to Newport by boat, returning to Prov. idenee by trolley, which made very enjoyable trip. Sunday 1 accepted an | invitation to visit Asa May al the State Farm, Howard, k. L., which was l a fine trolley ride, and upon reaching there received hearty welcome from MT. May and his family, who did all they could to make the day enjoy able, l showing me the workings Of the insu- tution. both ia side and outside. There | are 300 inmates and POO officers and helpers. There is large farm connect ed. carrying 40 cows and 2oD swine, al- l so four pairs of mules which they like very much for the work upon the farm as they are very enduring. Several horses are kept for work and driving Besides the large garden which fur. nishes their vegetables, all kinds of farm crops are raised. l was very much interested in all I saw, besides having such fine visit with MT. May, who is always glad to welcome one from his native town, old Woodstock. He has . fine position which he has held for several years. then returned | to Providence by trolley, where join ed my mother, and we returned home that evening, ,reachingGl Gluinebaug about g go D. m. JOHN H. kILLAM.. <, Arthur Aldrich of Providence has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs J. l.. Aidrieh this week.
 Louis Bunee Of South Manchester is visiting his uncle. N. 0. Chaffee- Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Mary Myers of West Wood stock to Rev. MT. Graham of Masha- paug. August 18th, at the home Of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Myers. Mir Myers and family have always attended church in this village. Harry Townsend Is with relatives in Massachusetts.
 ! Misses Alice Steere and Pearl Alton Jeff Monday for Bridgeton, Maine, To snend theft vacation, Miss Steere for the month of August, Miss Alton for week.
 Rev. L. T. Lindholm and family of New York city are spending their va cation with the family of Ar. Ander- son at Pigeon Hill Farm
 Mrs. Roscoe Alton and Mrs. Emily Hoyt are spending a couple of days In Putnam with J. E. Child and family. sylvia May celebrated her .th birth day on Monday. Sixteen little misses accep psed she invitation and met al hei home. After . short time all w'ere