Putnam patriot., 1910-08-19

\ Noleou Company doing business here in fs-u.
 In ls-Ss fse9 yards of cassimere were produced. Part of the material being prepared al The Giope and fin- ished here.
 The Anieott Company and it's sue cessor, the Hamilton Woolen Con- pany of Globe Village. operated the null until lsso when if was leased 70 j. J. and J. HeliingweFfh.
 During these years cassinere and eroadcioth were produced. then satinet and at one time carpets. Ms. Hosea Ninton, who lived many years by this fond, had acarpet on her parlor woven in this mill. The mili was sold 10 MT. ssiner of Gardiner, Me, in is44. NIT. siner brought his family here and operated the mill until it was burned late in ls+o, never to oe rebuilt. Many ot The houses were moved to be put up leisewhere, some were torn down and burned.
 Two houses were moved to .syillage Corners the home of samuel Brett. and the twin cottage owned by \. D. kSkinner, two 10 East Woodstock, the ! home today of Frank Witter and the Swallows Nest, owned by NIT. White. Fl can not locate any others, save one 1 which WAS moved to Westville, and fstands on the brow of the hill over. looking the Shuttleshep. The land on the shores of the Pond. and east of the Pond was once entirely owned by members of the Child family after many years and many changes of own CTS Il is now nearly all owned by des- eendants of the Child family. l Perhaps some Peter Child of the fu- lure Will amass fortune with the aid Of this water power To MT. James B. Siner of Maiden. Mass. son of the Mr. SineF, owner Of mill in is44-isso. 1 am much indebted for the material for this paper, also to l NIT. F. W. Rowley of the Hamilton 1 Wooden Company. 1 much regret that these gentlemen were unable te attend this reunion. Both had expected 10 but were unable To when the day came. Both have taken much pains to look up and write out for me what they could find of the mills history. MT. 1 Siner has also sent q map showing the mill buildings, houses, roads, dam. gate, ponds, and raeewas, as they ap- peared in 1s45.
 To Aif. Siner, MT. Reuley and the residents of the I"English Neighbor- hood who have helped me with legends and memories of old days. tend my hearty thanks and extend them cordial invitation to meet with Us again some day at Pond Factory. To my friends and the Childses, send you hearty greeting,
 h lieu of my attendance at your biennial meet 1 ing. Pleasant memories ot childhood arc now pass I ing in review,
 ot good English Neighbofhood, the Factory Pond and you. 1 I'd be well pleased to visit, where passed my yonthiai days, l But from California to Podnnk is A long. long l ways. l There are only railways now with their noisy, dusty cars.
 lBnt soon there will be airships that will sail among the siars. Then we Il attend sounions or invite you to one here,
 And furnish transportation that will be without peer,
 Id Ike so well to pscnic at the Pond with you today, Some of Us were rcys together |. then we
 ased to Elay.
 There is where we ieaired to i'm Id learned to fish and skate What ialiy times se would recall and stories enald relate, to tell.
 About Grandfather Chester and a neighbor he knew well
 Both were fishing in the pond, each one upon either side.
 When strenuous shouts were heard which were echoed jar and wide, lilo, Chesiers come oser here, l have caugh, the devil suse.'
 (If he only had. how much less pain we mort als need eadure.) Grandfather hassened over, to see what he'd rulled out, Lo and behold, the man had caught twelve pound bull head poat, sorae may doubt the reported weight, but it <hould be understood That my poetic license, makes tue Deacon's story good.
 To sit saound the table ard mix jekes with beans and cake,
 Tempt fate w4th pie and eonghnuts and such
 taris as mothers make. To listen to the speeches and the stories you
 relate.
 Til we'd swell with nri1e to know that the
 Childses were 50 gref .. Q modestly assemble ie hsve oaf pictures
 .siook s'
 Ie :. ow now iew were q sang aud how foe
 the lahsldses look. Would be the choices, pleasure ard .a privilege
 most arc,
 Not ahle to be present, vii contribute now ny
 shaEr,
 Yoa have assembled there that histofic sros, wheae great grandfather Peters fnsi wooden
 iacters sol,
 To contemplate his foresight and do hoaer tO
 his name.
 I'm well pleased to join wita you to srtoi has
 grosias Gaue- That rlace should be historic as the birthplace
 of an sri.
 The name of Child be honored as connected
 with its start.
 The great resaits developed from tte master
 miad of oae.
 should inspire each descendant to be '.S.~
 tive Son"
 We might boast of Morse-a Child, and haAst