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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Mrs. George Wilcox was called to
Cambridge last Friday to the sick bed
of her aged mother, but on her arrival
found she had already passed beyond.
Mr.. Wilcox Joined his wife on Monday
to attend the funeral services.
Nelson Morse is confined to his bed
with the grip. HIS son Sidney made
him a short visit recently.
About 40 attended the concert ar
ranged by Miss Clara Davis. A varied
and entertaining program was pre-
sented.
Ebert Kinney of Putnam was the
guest Of relatives over Sunday.
q bert Lombard celebrdted his 55th
birthday anniversary last Saturday.
A number of relatives were entertain
ed at his home in the evening. Re-
freshments were served by his mother.
The north parish people are invited
to attend a Washington social which
the east Ladies Aid society is prepar-
ing for the 22nd. Mrs. John May and
Mrs. Everett May have the affair in
charge and promise good supper and
program.
Two aged people passed away at the
Town farm last week. They were Al
vim Child on the 9th, aged 81 years,
and Mrs. Anna Carpenter on the llth,
aged SIS years. Neither had any very
near relatives living. Rev. William
Carpenter of the west Baptist church
attended both funeral services.
Q Mrs. Charles NJ. Perrin spent sever
al days this week with her husband in
Hartford.
Harry Trask, lecturer of Woodstock
grange, expects to attend a lecturers
conference TO be held on Saturday at
the Putnam Inn.
State NJ aster Healey installed the Of
ticers of New London County Pomona
at Norwich On Thursday.
State Agent Thrall placed Florence
Tetreault, aged II, at the County
Home as she was not being properly
cared for at her home.
Jarda Nelson and Olive Whitney
were the guests of Carrie Barrett and
Maud Milligan last Monday night.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

Miss Alice Carpenter of Eastford
spent the weekend with Mrs. A. n.
Hammond.
Henry Esterbrooks is at the steam
mill taking the place of Henry Ira
venieck, who had his leg injured last
week by a load of logs being tipped
over and pinning his leg between them.
The social at the Baptist church last
week was wei! attended by the people
from this vicinity.
Miss Marjorie Hammond and Miss
Hazel Lincks, who are attending High
school in Westboro, are expected to
spend the weekend at their respective
homes here.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
80 Avenue kIeber, Paris,

ANSou"1 nay --f iVVVt
Mr.. Gilbert A. Tracy,
Nv dear Sir. | was greatly pleased
with your letter from the good old
town of the VOLTS den, and of the lion
like heroes whom American school
boys NOV patriafehs like myself have
always afiectionately called "0ld Put. n
Perhaps, too, you may have some
venerable neighbors who have not for
gotten that | WAS once in the habit of
making Fourth of July orations TO the
Putnamites at Woodstock.
| am glad that you like my INLAY
flower You will not, in dozen
guesses, guess hoW and 0here it was
written. 4 wrote it last summer in the
Forest of Fontainbleau. | spent the
whole summer until hoarfrost) in a
rustic vacation at BarbiZon-the Sc
auestered village where Millet panied
the "Angelus." A five minutes walk
took me from my inn the "Chef
dorm with the green and silent shade
of the finest forest in France. j kept
no journal, nor did 1 count the days,
but 1 think 1 spent among those trees
fully one hundred neutrality-suspicious.
even more-seated never twice in the
same spot, but always on some ditfer-
ent stone, or moss bank, or fallen tree
trunk; my chief companions being
owls, moles, black ants, and an occa-
sional green viper. 1t was thus-in
those sylvan surroundings - that /
wfote the poem which literally grew
up in the woods, like the flower itself.
As to the other poems of which you
speak, | may answer your kind in
quiry by saying that they have been
oil collected into single volume, of
stately size and elegant type, and
printed at the University Press at Ok
ford. | say printed for this volume
was made for my own private Use. 1t
is not on sale. / shall do myself the
honor to procure for you gift-copy
within a lew days, and when / receive
ii | shall autograph it, and mail ii to
you without delay.
Your alusion to 1.-THE Golden Agen
leads me To say that the VOLTS den is
not the only spot on earth that pes
sesses b ona tide of that iliustrious
journal: for a similar set, in red moroc-
co, is now shining in splendor on the
very writing table on which I am here
subscribing myself,
Yours, cordially,
THEODORE TaLT0N.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
EAsTF ORD
Winter-second edition.

Winter-second edition.
Grover Bowen, lately employed with
the Iatem Handle Co., West Thomp-
son, is nj home recovering from hard
attack Of the grippe.
Charles Clark, The genial manager Of
the Bowen store. is al home suffering
from some trouble with his knee. IL
is hoped that nothing serious will de-
velop.
Mrs. Jane Gray, who is at the Day
Kimball hospital, is improving in
health.
Mrs. Mary Marcy has moved into
the house formerly occupied by Frank
Brodie.
The Methodist Episcopal church has
purchased for parsonage The property
formerly owned by Mrs. Percie Dodge,
and sold by her TO Charles Reynolds
tsince deceased) of Middleiown Ac-
ton was taken upon this matter at the
fourth quarterly conference and the
deal was closed yesterday. This is
fine property, in a good location and
will be parsonage TO be proud oil after
very few minor repairs are done.
The society is generally gratified at Sc
curing the place.
There will be alI-day services at the
NJ. +. church on Sunday. AT 10.45
the pastor, Rev. A. IL. Withee, will
preach and this service will be follow
ed by the regular session of the Sun
day school at II O'Clock. At 2.30 there
will be a union service of the Method.
list and Baptist societies and at this
service the pastor Of the Baptist
church, the Rev. II. b. GoodseIl, will
preach, and at p. m. there will be
union service with the Methodist and
Congregational churches and the Con-
gregational pastor, the Rev. J. b.
King, will preach. These services
have been arranged for the purpose of
cele bra ting the reopening of the church
auditorium after an interval of three
months during which time it has been
undergoing extensive repairs. All are
cordially invited 10 attend these meet
ings.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
Legislative Incidents.

The Senate, on Wednesday, passed
in concurrence the House resolution
backing the Presidents Canadian re-
ciprocity bill.
The Senate passed the House resolu-
ton, in concurrence, for an investiga-
tion of ice and coal prices.
Representative Divert, of Putnam,
presented the petition of the BARRIERS of
his city, for the BARRIERS Commission.
Both Houses having no calendars
made up, had little legislation to do
this week.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
My Pretty Yoke

inquiry has been made as TO this ex-
preston found in the lately published
Nichols Memorial Tribute. 1t is in-
scribed upon half-sunken and de-
faced gravestone in the West Thomp-
son Burying Ground:
"Sacred to the memory Of Mrs. Mar
tina Flint Nichols. This young farm
er's wife dying at "A years of age leaves
this parting prayer:
And now to God on high l look
Have mercy on my rretty Yoke
ELLEN ID. LARNED.
Thompson, February II, 191l.I
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
A Letter that Will Interest our Readers.

In last weeks PATRIOT We referred
10 a large number of Manuscript folios
in Theodore Tilton's autograph, con-
sisting of ballads and lyrics, which Mr..
Gilbert A. Tracy, of this town, had re-
ceived from Paris correspondent.
Nine of these foIioS Mr.. Tracy had dis
tfihated 10 be placed in some of the
largest libraries in the country, where
they would be accessible to the great
est number of people.
One volume OF these folios. however,
Mr.. Tracy retained 10 be placed ia his
own library, which already contains a
unique assortment of works, contain
ing a variety of biographies of promi-
nent American celebrities, conspicuous
among which is that of Abraham Lin
coin, with other documents relating
to the great Martyr President, whom
he reveres above all other distinguis b.
ed Americans.
This retained folio of Tiiton's writ
ings Mr.. Tracy kindly exhibited to us
last week, as he knew il would please
US to see it. In this folio manuscript
book was a personal letter written by
Mr.. Tilton to Mr.. Tracy. This also We
were permitted to read. We found it
had reference TO interesting incidents
connecting him with this region that
would be very gratifying to our readers
to see, that we desired it to print. At
first Mr.. Tracy peremptorily refused TO
do so. We induced him, finally, to al.
low US that privilege, as ii was doeu-
ment that would help make Mr.. Til
ton better known in his private life,
beside pleasing our readers TO know he
had been associated with Mr.. Henry c.
Bowen's Woodstock S Fourth of July
Celebrations. It's here reproduced as
letter that should be made publicly
known:
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
VICINITY.
WEST aLoCEsTER.

Mrs. Henry Munyan returned home
from the Day kimball hospital last
week Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Flint and daughter, Miss
Marion, of Providence were the guests
of Mrs. Flint's parents, A. III. Smith
and vile, last week.
Mrs. ID. D. Hawkins was in Daniel
sen Saturday attending funeral of
her aunt.
Appropriate exercises for Lincoln
day were celebrated Monday by the
Clarkvile school, Miss Lucy E. Rey-
nolds, teacher.
Several here harvested their ice the
past week.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
In Memoriam
THEODORE TfLTON
Poet Journalist Orator
lS35-I907
Died in Paris
Buried in Barbizon

by IItflu
AT the same Mr.. Tracy Shove d us a
photograph of monument which he
had erected in the Danielson Cemetery
in memory of Theodore Titlon. lie
did this because of his high regard for
Mr., Tilton as man of letters. 1t is
also to his credit that he wished to have
others keep the man he so esteemed in
mind. The lettering on the marble
could not be distinctly transferred 10
the photograh, so we pl ace it under
meath the picture.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17

The regular meeting of Putnam
Grange was held Monday evening.
estate and National Legislation" was
the subject of discussion, led by Attor-
ney H. G. Bradford and George McFar-
lane, suD-master in Putnam High
School.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
Deaths

In Danielson, recently, Mrs. Marie
l.. Bates, aged 20.
In Dayville, teb. II, Rodolph Tet-
reault, aged ,.
In Danielson, Feb. IA, Marcus
Wood, aged rs.
In Danielson, Feb. 10, Julius Cordier,
aged as. Burial in Putnam.
In Putnam, Feb. Ia, WiIhelmine T..
Woisard, aged 40. Burial in New Ha-
ven.
In East Woodstock, Feb. 10, Alvin
Child, aged 81.
In East Woodstock, Feb. Il, Mrs.
Anna Hawkins Carpenter aged ss.
In Putnam, Feb. IA, Barbet Dubois,
aged 10 DAYS.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17

Tuesday evening, Feb. eth, Miss
May Ross, the violinist, accompanied
by Walter Dodge, the pianist, both of
Putnam, entertained a select musical
circle of fifty or more at Thompson. 1t
is the wish of those present. that If pos
sible they be engaged for Tuesday
evening, March 2lst, when no limita-
tons will be made on the time, and
bota Miss Ross and Mr.. Dodge will
render a selected and most interesting
programme
A good number from Thompson at
tended the Valentine Tea for the bene-
tit of the Day Kimball hospital at Put
nam on Tuesdoy.
John S. Lewis and daughter, Miss
Harriet Lewis, are the guests of rela-
tives in Germantown, Pa.
ID. w. Burgess and wife entertained
Miss Marjorie Burgess of Putasm ever
Sunday.
The Central Baptist church held its
annual roll call on Saturday afternoon,
there being large attendance.
Rev. John X. Moore preached a SER
| mon on Sunday morning appropriate
to Lincoln day at the Congregations
church. Iii the evening Miss Larned
gave nlslofleal Talk.
Zero weather this week.
The following books have just been
added 10 the public library;
Wheels of Time Barclay
j aek Hall Grant
Through Meleh Doorways Marks
Art in Great Britain ana Ireland
Armstrong
Rise of Silas Lapham Howells
Z Professional Aunt Nemyss
Complete Mother Goose Belts
Sure of the Antique Dyer
Old Fashioned Senator Coolidge
Cathedral Series:
Canterbury winners
Oxford Dearnier
York Brock
Over Bemertons Lucas
Book of Operas Krehbeil
Boy Scouts of America Seton
Sidney, Her Senior Year Ray
Lass of the Silver Sword Dubois
Louise Chandler M0ulton Whiting
Quiet Days in Spain Suffmann
Where the Iab0rers Are Few Deland
Mr.. Pratt Lincoln
Double Play Barbour
According TO Maria Lane
Old Harbor Hopkins
Biography of a Boy Bacon
Buckingham Letters Pollock
Boy with u. 5. Survey Rolt Wheeler
In and Out of a French Country
House Dodd
Stories of the Great Astronomers
Holden
Travel Lectures, 10 vols. Stoddard
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17

A healthy man is king in his own
right: an unhealthy man is an un-
happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters
builds up sound health-keeps vel
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
Maria

In Putnam, Feb. IA, Arthur Dufanlt
and Miss Aldia Gaisse.
In Plaintield, recently, Mark \.
Shepard of New London, \. IL. and
Miss Ethel Trip of Danielson.
In Moosap, Feb. Z, by Rev. John
Frederick, Irving 4. Rarnef and Miss
Annie MYERS.
In Putnam, Feb. IA, by Rev. John
Van 'den Mort, Frank Guilmet to
Miss Edwilda Boufdage.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, cause chronic constipation
Doan's Regulets operate easily, tone
the stomach, cure constipation. 2oc.
Ask your druggist tor them.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17
Births

In Putnam, at the Day Kimball
hospital, Feb. L, n son To Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward LillIbridge OF Danielsen
Weight, Sd pounds.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-17

Deans Rheumatic Pills tor Rheum-
atism d Neuralgia. Entirely vege-
liable. Bale. lSy1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
winner OF. DERBY
BURNS TO DEATH
Governor Gray and County Tax,
Geldings in Williams Stables, !.
Victims of Fire.

Lexington, Ky, November 26.--ln q
fro at "Stockwood." the farm of Cap
tain James Williams, Mt Spring Sta
ton. near Versailles. Ky, this after
noon, Governor Gray, winner of the
American Derby Mt Jacksonville, Fla.
last winter and this years Latonia,
Kentucky Derby. and County Tax, both
geldings, burned to death. Tho tire,
which was of unknown origin, de-
stroyed the stables In which tho
horses were auartered. before any at.
tempt could be made to rescue them.
Both horses had been big money win
ners for Captain Williams on various
race tracks In this country. ms well as
Canada.
Governor Gray was valued at. $4,000
by his owner, and County Tax WIS
held at $4,000. Shortly before the
Kentucky Derby last spring, Captain
Williams refused an offer of 100000
for Governor Gray.
Besides having two derbies to his
credit as three yenr-oId. Governor
Gray finished second in tho Kentucky
Derby and was in tho money In
several rich stalk u on the Canadian
tracks during tho past summer.
County Tax. also u three old.
was sprinter. and his best work
was shown In six-furlong races. AZ
the close of tho I.atonia meeting tins
month, both horses were retired to
Captain WilliRms's stock farm TO rcYt
during the winter months. There way
small insurance on both animals.
hnli-Drothers. and both sired by Garry
Hermann. Governor Grays dam was
neIana' County Tax was out OF Tact
full.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
NO ONE CAN PREDICT
OUTCOME OF RACE
Rival Camps Confident Of Capturing Automo
bile Classic Which Will Be run at
Savannah In-Dau

Savannah, Ca, November .6.-When
the shadows lift with the break of
day tomorrow, thirteen staunch little
racing cars Will be sent off III the two
contests preliminary to the great Van
dcrbilt cup race. Thirty minutes after
the conclusion of these events the big
race will start, and SO evenly matched
one tonight WAS willing to venture q
prediction as to the outcome
Never before has Savannah held so
many automobiles within her limits.
Six hundred visiting cars arc here for
the races.
Although few of the racers appeared
on the course to-day. Sunday was far
from being day OF rest i'll the rival
camps. Tho speedy machines were
given their final grooming before the
start, every piece OF mechanism be-
ing thoroughly gone over and tested
to ensure as far as possible against
failure ut some crucial moment The
iron-ncrvcd men who are to drive
them listened TO final Instructions.
Visiting tourists were pilotcd over
the oiled course this Afternoon by mem
bcrs OF the local reception committee.
and all pronounced II in nnc condition.
Early In the morning. 1900 national
Euardsmcn OF Georgia will take up
| their posts on either side of the seven
Teen mile course. Each man is equipped
with ball cartridges and instructed to
keep the course clear. lie understands
that If need be, he is to shoot and
shoot TO kill.
The person who has no knowledge
| of such things as carburcttcrs and
| sparkling plugs had no business in Sa-
Nannah to-day. Everybody talked au-
tomobiles, awhile, rode them awhile
and then talked them some more. IN
spite of the vast crowd here now, the
| local committee is expecting an even
| greater throng next Thursday when
| the Grand PriX race is to be run
| There seems TO he a feeling pre-
ralent here that this weeks events
VIII wind UP automobile racing in Sa-
Tannah, and this in spite OF the fact
that II promises 10 be financially sue
ccsSiul this year for the first time
! Many OF the promoters are beginning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
News of Ashland.

t1b~''hi ~ nc lIfleS- iDlSp1tTn.
Ashland. Va. NovcmDer .G.-NMrs :
j. boswell and little MICS boswell hny,.
rtturncd from visit TO relatives in
Augusta county.
Miss Lily Rice VIII be win her
brother, DR.. Charles Rice, I'm Denver.
Col, until Christmas.
II, Drewry, Kerr mas returned from
hunting trip near Murtinsynlc.
X. Beale Davis, Howard Harlan. Jr.
larry Rowe, Wallace White, Barrett
lrettSman, Mason Brent, oil old Ran
u a. Macon College boys, were in
dolph Macon College Richmond COL
lese game, and came to stay over sun
day With friends on the campus.
MISS Anne Turner Is tnc weekend
Or. Lewis has returned to his home
In ialeish. after VISIT 10 his son. Dr.
!. +. Lewis
mis- sisters the Misses Biincoc.
At tneir home here last night, Mr.
and Mrs. Ashby Taylor ccle bratcd their
iftecnth wedning anniversary. Their
per. and q delightful evening was
spent.
AIR. and Mrs. c. c. Bridges gave a
beautifully appointed dinner to-day. in
honor OF their forty-frst wedding an
niversary. Their. guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham b. tiobson. MIR. and Mrs.
George p. uutchings. Misses Elizabeth
nmd leila Tia, Graham ii95son' of kichh-
Bridges, Mr. and Mrs rutherford
Fleet. Misses Condo Roy and Arlene
Bridges. and Miss Elfledn r. Bridges.
Masters rutherford and Clifford fleet.
very Informal musicale was given
OH Friday afternoon by Mrs. Richard
Chencry. in honor Of Misses Blanton.
Spain, Fretwell Smith, Robinson and
Mock. Among those invited were
Misses May Baldwin. Annie Macon
Potts, Anne Hunter, Marguerite Wight
man. Julia Weislscr, Virginia Cox.
Margaret Lee, Martha Hughes, Vir-
ginia Perkins. Annie Cox. Maria and
Annie IIerndon, Margic Riker. Stuart
and Estcllc Blanton, Kitty Kent. Car
rie Nixon. Epic Blackwell. Lee Good :
win. Woodln, Mary and Cabel Jones.
Margaret Lilly and Augusta Nixon.
Mrs. Hill Carter. Jr.. entcrta incd the
bridge class on Friday,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
spccinl to Tho Times. DIspatch. ]


Lexington, Va, November 2s.-To-
morrow afternoon the Washington and
Lee squad will be given a short work
out just before they lenve for New Or
leans. En- route to New Orleans they
VIII stop over once for an afternoons
limbering up. but all hard work be-
fore the final game Is now over. The
men have not been driven hard dur
ing the past week. There have been
but two scrimmagcs, one Wednesday,
and the final one Saturday Some new
plays have been learned for use in
the Tulane game. but the main object
OF the coaches has been to keen the
men up 10 the fettlc. they showed in
the Carolina game, and to &c, the
bunch running we'll together. IIurd,
end: Burk. tackle, and Slater. quarter,
are not eligible under the S. l. a. a.
rules. and their places have been nll-
ell by Brown, Miller ana O'Qu!nn all
of whom have been aIterun ting on the
varsity during the whole season.
These changes. however. made the sig
nal work of the last week doulily I'M
portant To all outward appearances
Dr. Pollard has been SUCCESSFUL In both
of these particulars, the team is run
ming as unit despite tho loss Of tho
regulars and every man is in splendid
'Vuuiiiol i'cSplte colo weather the
whole has gone through their tasks
chcerfully and gladly. Despite the
defeat by Carolina the boys still have
their pepper and happy dcterminu-
ton to beat Tulane or know tho rca-
son why.
The final standing of Washington
and Lee for 1910 Is bound TO depend.
more or less, on ;hc outcome of the
Thanksgiving games Mt Richmond and
Norfolk. II Virginia defeats Carolina,
all critics will, of course. place Wash
inEton and Lee below both of these
teams. but II Carolina beats Virginia.
the relative standing of Washington
and Lee Will stu be u matter for ar
gument. IL V. j. l., after tying Caro-
ina, when Washington and Lee lost.
should mako better showing against
y. and NJ. than did W. and l., they may
be placed above the team from Lex
inSton, although V. 2. /. and w and l.
played desperate struggle to tie,
III which neither side could claim an
advantage. and although w. ana l.
played y. and NJ. when the Tarhecls
were at their best and on their home
grounds. Washington and Lee has no
excuse TO offer in regard TO the defeat