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Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
The following poem WAS sent by Robert Bruce. friend iu West Rox-

The following poem WAS sent by Robert Bruce. friend in West kox- bury.
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 tae nfsia; I, natter aof ai this lafe date iusi . ba wss Bgass eaoagh tq make lle ial,is8 fsift fIoweyer ihls may be. De records pgsIaly show THaf Loves coHfse Taa a' .s ogfh q e'ef |
 could,
 psr alaheiag o'cf the psxes la es ast fife name oi Mes bftee BTsy tttasfefraed to
 Nes wooal slsee shea lhey'se sasslel some 2 jaeeas
 fsam). oe tPlslass 8r aHH. hfhfui wherever sess. Tae5F 5oIs ds7irs to dg Do gfeafe.l eoe5 Asd ts ihis en9 today ile.f energies are beat. gsaid ihas ae teaigtt asad fea ssn.e lines Expressive of tae thoeghis that sSay anf
 heans.
 Of memories that finger niih as nof. Of hsppi1oss fheir fiienaship siii impats. God sg.aea Yoa oa Ibis aaaiser=arJ day. To higher haees ana eieafaf sisseu F=ei pafAmmeled by the cafsiBE cares Of lifet Ghs poaeer af Carisf within ns aegef aiess
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
poMreEr

Thomas Murray has moved Into the
 house owned by Mrs. Rntigan.
 Mrs Benj. Grosvenor and daughter
 gave Tea last Thursday for Mrs. John
 Groseenor, which was largely attended
 aud was made Il NetS delightful oeca-
 sion. Mrs. Gfosyenof mother, Mrs.
 BarroMs Of Attleboro, and her aunt,
 Miss paggett, were present.
 The ponfret school held its closing
 exercises this week, although the Se-
 uioTs and Juniors will remain for \
 week or more to take their college ex-
 aminations. Their sports have been
 much interEered with on account ef the weather the past week but Tuesday
 while hot during the day--was a
 perfect night for the parade, and by 6.3a D. m. the people from adjoining towns began to pour tn, by autos and carriages, on foot and on bicycle, until fully thousand people had gathered. The parade, which k participated In hv all lhe students, was made parlicu- latly attractive by the rcd lights and Roman candles burned all along the route. As usual the boys marched from the school to Dr, Overlook and i hack, stopping at the various houses to cheer and call the owners out for speeches. The AlAmni rode in a wagon drawn hy four horses--gally decorated with flags and with an arch over il with the inscription "rhe Pom fret school in large letters on it. X band from nanielson headed she pro. cessian and with the boys marched finally on the ball field, where a latge number ot fireworks were sent oil. rheN were very beautiful and of great variety and everyone enjoyed them. The bonfire was bailg almost wholly af barrels and ~as ef great sike. After each claSs had placed thetF banner upon it, they Joined hands and eneiE- cled II running, until the fine WAS be- ginning to die down, then the crow d dispersed. Every feom al The Ben 9sf0sNener was filled as all the parents wished ta stay ever for the Prize day exercises which were held "Wednesday at Ii o'clock. President Luther oi fants ceilege. Hartford, delivered tue atiafesS Whieh was Ners tine. Mr, and Mrs OimStea gave luncheon to the relatives and friends ef the bays aad saaie u the towns 9ecpEs, which made
 pleasant ending te the exercises, 4he Misses Keyes have apeuet a nassGe exchange and they Will wet. como any ane V ho wishes se IgY tlleis pHayleS. Membership for Se Hsan Il
 and g- esnts {af each paasie taken oat, ~oeelai rates ief thase who Nils eas ' ! lsa ia lawn Il shof. dune.
 Notwithstanding the weather the tA8idfea 5 tlax exercises were held. as the gongreS Sliapal chafeh sunday taasuinR and mds4 VI the r4tidref, caaae. hAt otherwise the attcnda0ce
 WAs sNAl3
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Miss Helen Hammond, a graduai

Miss Helen Hammond, a graduate of Emerson school of oratory, the past year instructor at Arcadia seminary, Wolfvilfe, \ S., was the guest of her uncle, G. A. Hammond, last week end and has gone to the old homestead Red Roof, Hampton, for her summer vacation.
 Our citizens are to be congratulated in having secured Charles T.. Chandler C- F., Tor Consulting Engineer of the construction of the city sewering sys- tenn, He has been for many years city engineer of Norwich, he stands high and k honoted among the civil engi- neers of the Stale as an able, upright gentleman. Withal, he Is just like one of our own folks, having been born in Woodstock When his work Is done, 1t will he well done.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
 RAxr Ball Notes

The tala If saturday prevented at Eastern Connecticut i.easae games SalafaaN s games Will oe as follows haNtille ai Putnam
 Aatleaas at tNftNHtR
 1aNs98 k'EiN a& AAafexsa
 Tae rubber eame helWeen the Fsh and 9IA grades of sae isfael eagnam seaasl wss plsyea We1as Isy fhe grade niae maa hs a scaTe af la 10 i.
 1aplan hlheTt Maslaa at the c. A, 5. asaas aeA iemmaae and fst laeAaats la lhe Asya el hsmam and hstleY elephants ia Worcester on Menday
 Catcher Farley ls making osoye noise than eesf slaes hs fsll oai oI the toAogean sliie, hy making two pretty hits recently.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Methodist Church Seies.

ChiIdren's Day was fittIngly ob~ery- ed last sunday. The rite of baptism was administered to a number Of ehil- dren, although several were detained
 by sickness. The baptism was follow ed by a special sermon te the children l which was interesting and instructive. In the evening a concert was given by
 tie children Of ibe sunday school
 which was very pleasiHgiy and credit ably carried out. Tie decorations were especially pretty.
 The Thursday evening meeting WAS
 held On Tuesday evening oh account Of tfIe graduation exercises at tbe Israel Putnam school.
 1 The Official Board will hold meet Ing at lbe parsonage on Friday evening i at 7.s0 clock.
 4 very pleasant meeting Of the No-
 mans Home Missionary society WAS
 held last Friday evening al the home of Mrs Levi Arnold. As the Mite
 Boxes were 10 be opened al this meet ing the program was also arranged in keeping with that subject and was car fied out as follows.
 Scripture lesson on Giving
 Miss Cunningham Short readings on The Mite Box By several ladies Her Treasure Box Mrs. N. A. Clark Solo Mrs. l.. N. Beleher Her Offering Mrs. r. 4. Kent Gods Tenth Mrs. C. E. GaseoIgne
 The meeting was ia charge of Mrs. Gaseoiene, The Mite Box secretary. Tie society voted to adjourn their monthly meetings until sept.
 Plans are nearing completion fer the Epworth League Institute 10 be held at Wtllimantie Camp groand August l5.i9. The first Institute was held Iast year and WAS very successful beinR planned similar to the Silver Bay mad Softhiield conferences, and is designed to give similar advantages To young people, with iess expenditure ef time and money The mornings are deeotea t9 eIasses alnng the different lines of study, tiie afternoons to teefe- oiion and lhe evenings io an insptra- iiuuai service followed by q platform aadFess. The lisl Of speakers k similar 10 that of last year and includes nble. ard well-kHe@n authorities. Among the speakers are Rev. Isaac T. Head- land IL. D., of China; Df. John Boucher, Baltimore: Dr. Christian F. Reisnef, New York; Rev. Samuel IT. win, President of East Greenwich Aeademy Rev. Ernest Lyman Mills, pastor of the First church, Boston, Rev. Charles M Boswell. D. D., PhiIa. delphia, Rev Samuel Lindsay, Bos- ton. Dr. C. II. Morgan of New York is To have charge of the Bible Study classes Miss Martha +. Hixon of New York and ]. Homer Slutz of Boston, the Mission Study classes Mrs. Annie F. Smiley Of Springfield, the Junior League work: the Ielass in Christian Experience and Personal Evangelism will be led by Rev. Samuel Lindsay of Boston, A new feature this year will be the Quix Hour on Epwotlh League methods, presided over hy Rev. (. F. Reisner ef New York, well known as an author, also other new features in- cludIng I.ayman's Night and an exhi. bition Coaelaee of the Knights Of King Arthur, conducted by Rev. Elliott F,  Connecticut.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17

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 Certified ffNas keeoSd.
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Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
To Whom IL iIay Concern

I, Charles l.. JoFey. hereby give Corey. having len my bed and board without pruTocstsen ur just cause, I shall lAxelogs. be responsible for no my account after this date. lJane Sih. faio.l Signed, CHARLES l.. COREY, Pomfret Centre, tona-
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Mhea Your Shoes P.aSh

Shake Into your sloes Allenas keot- Ease. the angl-sepsie powder fer the feet. IL eures painful. swollen. smart fus. sweating feet. and takes the sting eut ef corns and buniens. Just the lining for Breaking in New shoes. Sold evvfy where, sae- Iss--
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
In ! p.n.a. l.s AIIsa.s faal.rass.

The antlSepgie powder to Shake into yoer shoes. Itc0res het, ufeSs, SCI sts, S4alEen, sweating ttsei, and makes
 walking eass. Fakes tae sting out et gssxaas aHsi haniaas. aNeF sAi,vN4 sSssi- anaalals. ~ala eNeTss aeFe. u eis. lAsAn i axcVpt anv substitute. -Ss-0
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
rsrry na,,s' palakllier

draws ihe naia aud inflammation
 from bee allnss ami insect bites. Soafhes and aiiass the awful itching of mosquito bites. .ac.. asc. and ssc. bottles. 2a-sn
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT June IT 1910
ainhs

Tn East Woodstock, June 12, a son to Mr and Mrs. Charles -xensof.
 Tn Attawaugan. June 5, daughter 10 MT. and Mrs. Albert F.. Reeves
 In Sterling, a son 10 Mr. and Mrs. F.. K. Bitgood.
 In DanieisOn, June 6, a son to Mfr. and Mrs Joseph DubreHii.
 In Putnam. June 5, a daughter , 6iadys E.lizaoefh, to Mr. and Mrs. George GunsaIus, nee Adah Lueier.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Marnaues

In Brooklyn, June I, by Rev. Isaac Peek. Frans Pierce Chisholm of Cam bridge ana Miss Helen Lou Evelyn Jarvis of sayOfook, Conn.
 In Daniess5H. June 5. by \. c. Billt Rev. George ii Adams and Mrs. Nini- fred Buehafd both of Foster.
 In Lawrence, June l. Chester Rivers Of Lawrence formerly of Danielsonl and Miss Edith Barnes of Lawrence,
 In Putnam, June 15. by Rev. John Van den NooFf, Df. Thomas H. Saunders Of Webster and Miss Anna Gertrude Mullan Of this city.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Free Excursion

Daily from July si5 10 aO 10 old Douglas Camp Grounds From Boston, Providence. Pawtucket, Worcester, NNHmantie. Neousoeket, Putnam, Several hundred complimentary tickets wlll he given away for the round tFip Go those eveT is wears of age that have never been 'on the grounds eefese. Tickets must he secured in ad- vance fa5 fnll particulars wrile REV, N nz WOODWARD, AapseNilie R. |.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
CITY TAX NOTICE

X warrant having been issued to me for the collection of taxes levied on the Grand List of the City of Putnam, for the year 1909, which are due and paya. ble on or before July II, l9lo,aecording to Section 2393 of the General Statutes, notice is hereby given that for the pur- pose Of receiving such taxes l will meet all persons liable to pay taxes due said city, at the City Council Room, 55 Elm Street, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 2, lo and Il. i9lo, from g o'clock am. to o'clock D. m. If not paid within the time prescribed legal fees and per cent. in- terest will be charged.
 JOSEPH Nick ACHNIE, Collector of Taxes for the City of Put
 nam.
 Dated al Putnam, Conn, June l, 1910.
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Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17

nsiFiet Of Thompson. Probate Court, June | sfh, 1910.
 Estate e; Hehry Paradis, late ef Thompson in sata district deceased-
 Upon ihs application Of Peter (. Psradis. Alex ausief l.. besanlnisrs ant Sara faradts the eNeeusors therein named. by Their Attorneys >earis and RaSseli, praying that an iasirufne ni iu sFati0x pmrpartiuE Ia b. The last Will and taSfensuf of said deceased may te proved ap- proved allowed and admitted to probate and i.tters tssstamentars be granted 10 said cSecus tcrs as per application hie more fully appears. il Is
 0aicred that saiA application be heard and ds iertUinea al the Probate bihee h Thompson in said district ou tue 18th day of Ifne. 1910, af l o'clock .n The attemoen, and that rhesfe notice hs gwen. ef the pendenesei said aprtiea- tion and sh. tiiAe aRd place sof hearing therren, hss publishing tht> order two times in soale newspaper hAyfug a circulation ia s4iq dlsfrtet. ay posting a copy thereof en the raohe sign post in tho taNa af Thompson. in said district. 1t feast 10 days before said ttAy or hsarlag
 29-s4 6EoRGE : CROSBY, Judge
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Buy Your Waists This Week from our exclusive styles and special values
Tailored Waists

A good assortment from the plain to the pin tucked styles, lawn and linen. SI.oo to Ss.5o
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Barn to Let

Five stalls aad plenty of rooms for car Tsage,. Dorsey ,S Bone, School street.
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Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
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 EDWARD t. WRIGHT. Judge.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
Deaths

In Pawtucket, June 3, Henry J. Paine, aged 70 years.
 In Hartford, Mrs. Mary K. Higgins aged D years.
 In New York. Mrs. Elizabeth $. Nichols, aged 73 years, formerly of Brooklyn.
 In Dorchester, George A. Young, formerly of Sterling Hill, aged sO years. In Cheshire, June :, r. J. Burke, formerly of Wanregan.
 In Bridgeport, June 6, Leonard Goodself Slearns, grandson of Rev. Ii :. F. 6oodsell of North Ashford.
 In Moosup, June It, Emery Rath- burn, aged sU years.
 In .venordale, June 9. Miss Flor ida Daunais, aged 2 years.
 in Grosvenofdale, June $, Mrs. Jo. seph Bnsette, aged 25 years.
 In Putnam, June S, Raonl La grandeur. aged yeafs.
 In Putnam, June II, Mrs. Ralph W. Tefii. aged 45 years.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-17
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29
REST AND PEACE
Fall Upon Distracted Households
When Cuticura Enters.

Sleep for skin tortured babies and
rest for tired, fretted mothers is found
in a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
gentle amounting with Cuticura ONT
ment. This treatment, in the major
ity Of cases, affords immediate relief
in the most distressing forms of itch
ing, burning, scaly, and crusted hu.
mors, eczemas. rashes, inhammations,
irTitations, and chafngs, of infancy
and childhood, permits rest and sleep
to both parent and child, and points
to speedy cure, when other remedies
fail WORKOUT and worried parents
will find this pure, sweet and econom
ical treatment realizes their highest
expectations, and may be applied tt
the youngest infants as well as chill
dren of all ages. The Cuticura Rem
edies are sold by druggists every
where. Send to Potter Drug & Chem
Corp, sole proprietors, Boston, Mass.
for their free 32-page Cuticura Book OF
the care and treatment of skin anG
scalp of infants, children and adults
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29
Boat Driven by Waves.

There is boat, of Italian invention
whose motive power Is supplied solely
by the action of waves. Elastic floats,
submerged short distance, are at
tached to the stern or bow of the boat
One end of the float is left free to
bend up and down with the impulse of
the water. The result of the action of
the waves is to drive the boat in a d.
rection away from the free end of the
floats. The speed is two or three miles
an hour. The motion of the boat is in
dependent OF the direction of the
waves, and can be across or against
as well as with the wind. The in
ventor received his inspiration from
his study of the motions of fishes, and
he regards the action Of the elastic
floats as resembling that of fish's
tail
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29
FIRE MAKES MANY HOMELESS
rlsmes Destroy Thirty Business
Blocks and Many Residences,
Causing $4,000, 900 Loss.

Lake Charles. La.-Fiye thousand
persons are homeless, several are
missing, scores injured and property
damage to the extent of $4,000. 900 has
resulted here from fire which start
ed IN an old opera house, near the
center of town, wiping out thirty bust.
ness blocks and then burned a path
through the residential section of
the town late Saturday.
Dynamite was used to stop the path
OF flames. The flames were checked
In this manner, but not until they had
practically wiped out the town.
or the many persons missing, it
was Impossible to tell whether any
have been killed. Temporary shelter,
ing camps have been established on
the outskirts of the burning city, and
the thousands of homeless and in.
1ured are being cared for as comfort
ably as possible.
With the sudden drop In tempera.
ture, it is certain that the sufferings
OF the stricken people will be in.
tense. Lake Charles, while an old
community, is practically new city
of 10000 inhabitants. 1t is the big,
gest town in southwest Louisiana and
big rice and lumber district. It is
also the center of the Jennings oil
fields.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29
Famous New York Trees,

In front of Columbia university Ii
brary are two English yews which
were brought from England in 1900
and set out in St Johns park. Later
they were removed to the Elgin botan.
ical gardens at Fiftieth street, which
were then part of Columbia. In 1897
the trees were transplanted to Morn.
ingside Heights. On the upper part
of the island near Spuyten Duyvil
stands the largest tulip tree on Man.
haitian. 1t has a diameter of Ga feet.
Near Fordham square in the Bronx
is the Stenton willow, said to be 800
years old, and at the foot of Cypress
avenue are the two largest expresses
in the country. They stand on land
once a part of the Gouverneur Norris
estate.-New York Sun.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29

In the case of a crane fine results
are claimed for broken leg. Its slen-
der limb is no thicker than a lead
pencil. Instead of destroying the poor
bird, an English expert decided to try
to save leg and life. Linen bandages
dipped in gum were put on. These
set satisfactorily and weighed little or
nothing. After this the intelligent
bird kept to itself and needed no
further attention for a few weeks.
When the bandage was cut away the
leg worked as we'll as ever. slightly
deformed. Some naturalists say that
birds breaking their legs set them
themselves. using a sticky mud and
weeds or grass for bandages-New
York Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29
Have Their Troubles.

Samuel Gompers, at the recent con.
vention in Washington of the Civic
Federation, said of children:
Children should be protected from
wage slavery. for, when free as air
they have enough trouble, dear knows
walking along an East side street
I came on two tiny tots, the smaller
of whom was bawling as if to break
his lungs.
"a window opened and little CIR
shrieked:
Tommy, who's been a-hittin' o.
YEP
'Nobody's been a-hittin' of him,
the larger tot answered. He's swal
lowed worm"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29
Not Quite.

Young man." inquired her father,
sternly, will you give her home like
the one she has been used to?"
mo-" replied the truthful sutton,
'for there will be no grumpy father to
come home and make every one mis-
cradle by his kicking over trifies and
swearing at matters In general. There
win be no mother to scold her from
morning to night for wasting time
merely because she wants to be neat.
There will be no big brother to abuse
her for not doing half his work, and
no little brother to make enough noise
to drive her crazy when her head
aches. There won't be any younger
sister to insist on reading some trashy
novel while she does all the work
She will not have with me home like
she has been used to, not if can help
it"-Puck.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29

Elmira, N. Y.-Under a tent On the
grassy slope of the Langdon plot in
Woodlawn cemetery, with rain beat
ing fiercely against the canvas cover,
little group of mourners silently
watched on Sunday as the body of
Samuel L. Clemens was lowered into
an evergreen lined grave beside the
bodies of his wife and children. The
Rev. Samuel E. Eastman, pastor OF
Park church and a close friend of the
late humorist, conducted a brief and
simple service and Mark Twain's final
pilgrimage was at an end.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-04-29

cannot be proved beyond doubt, but
her husband must have been convinced
of the fact.
Thomas Phillip was farmer and
lived in East Fork township many
years ago. He had more than the av.
erage amount of intelligence and
passed much of his time reading the
high grade books and magazines of the
day.
Many of his neighbors declared he
had peculiar ways, and the women
seemed to be of the opinion that his
wife did not know much about the do
nestle side of life
She was advised to do this and to
do that.
Her neighbors we're all fond of
her''-this they exhibited by their care
full solicitation as to everything she
did, everything she wore, everywhere
she went, and everybody she was seen
talking to.
When Mrs. Smith called in the after
noon she never failed to tell Mrs Phil
lip how much better that blue gown
would have looked If she had only
trimmed it in white instead of black;
When Mrs. Brown and her husband
came over to supper the host was in
formed how much more delicious the
coffee would have been If it had been
allowed to boil just a speck longer.
Living about in the center of the
settlement Mrs. Phillip was the recip-
lent Of all the gossip in the neighbor-
hood-and she just had to listen to it
all, whether she wanted to or not
Those were only little miIestones
in the life which Mrs. Phillips neigh.
| bors led her
One day she took sick and died
from nervous prostration within a
short time. Her husband claimed all
this volunteer advice had worried her
| into sickness.
After she was buried he caused the
tombstone with the above inscription
to be placed at the head of her grave
He is buried beside her.