Putnam patriot., 1910-11-18
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Thanksgiving.

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 May we observe it in the right spirit 1 TRrkeys scarce al thirty cents live weight, but chickens are Plentif ul and
 can be had very reasonable.
 A new arrival in town is stopping al 1 the home of MT. and Mrs George I Hawiey. She arrived via the ''stork
 routen on Tuesday morning. early. and
 will remain permanently. She Is a dimin1live lady weighing about [ pounds. but is vigorous and healthy and has already made herself heard. Mrs. Hasley is doing nicely and Papa George HaA ley is more smiiing than ever.
 The mill af J. NJ. Tatem Sons. built by Contraehor John Murdeek of Pom | fret was completed this week, and John Arneld and son William are building the boiling up room which Is
 to be 20x3o and 1t will be but a short lime now until the mill will ee in con dition to operate. The company has a large number of orders on hand and are anxiously awaiting the completion
 of the mill that these orders may be filled.
 The work of raising the funds for the purpose of repairing the Methodist church is going successfully forM ard Enough has already been promised 10 pay for the material To be used and unite A bit to spare. The committee are greatly encouraged in the work and in a short time the church will be undergoing transforming operations 10 the pleasure of all concerned.
 The services being conducted night 1y al The chapel in fhoenixNiiie bt Rev. A. ii. Nitnee have proved to oe very interesting thu taf- The meet lings will be conducted nightly st s.a except on Sunday evening when the service will begin al : o'clock. special singing and interesting talks on every aas subjects are heard at each meeting Ali are invited to attend,
 Judge J M. TaIem, representative. elect, gave an oyster supper t9 fiis friends and constituents al ihe tongfe' sational chapel on Saturday evening \ About lO0 guests partook oi the supper
 al,ite a number coming from surround. ing towns. Alter the supper, "hich consisted or oysters served in various
 wavs, several kinds of luncheon ois.
 e,,if homemade eruileTs, cheese and coffee. the guests assembled in tne au-
 9.enee room of the building where Welcome Davis acted as toastmaster, introducing The speakers Tor me even ing. He first introduced NIT. latefn father. James E. Iatem ef PuInam
 vbo declined 10 make A speech, bu'
 who in q few humorous words intro.
 duced Judge l.. II. Fuller oi Putnam,
 N ho made the speech of the eyenlng He said that he had noticed that se had a turnover in politics about SC often and these turnosers usually came after each revision Of the tariH- How ever. ii is better that Democratic vic tory should come now than two years later. He spoke in the highest possi' hge terms of Goyernor-eiect balu win as A citizen and said he believed MT Rald gin is in line with progress lie rehearsed tue chief events of Prokress
 rhicn have come under . Republican administration and said that he De Iieyed for . Republican administrator l in 1912 Ar. Davis then introduce0 another Putnam man, silas M- Wnee' lock. who declined to make . speech but who thanked ali concerned fol their courtesy. Oliver Hiscox ol Woodssoek Valley wss next intfoduc d and in an interesting way reviewed inc historical development of th< board of selectmen and of the genera
 sssembly, and paid . tribute to tn<
 character of MT. Tstem- Rev A. n Witbee of the Methodist church va
 ne,t introduced and said that be be
 lieyed we should eventually see In ths
 election results the IniI of progre.'
 and he ws~ glad inst Ganneetieut yot
 ers were keen in their judgment Q
 ..sscuer ss eyinccd Dy their seieettoa