Putnam patriot., 1912-02-23
EAsTFORD

old Winter is still on the job.
 But six weeks more will bring April's smiles and showers.
 Mrs. Susan Bowen is reported as doing well since being operated upon at Dr. Mason s infirmary at WillimaG- tic.
 Miss Blanche Perry was stricken with appendicitis last Friday. Satur- day she was much better but on Sun day grew worse and Dr. Parker of Willimantic declared her trouble as appepdicitis. He did not advise an operation, until after the inflammation should be reduced. Her mother, Mrs. Emma Perry, and her sister, Mrs Nellie Williams, went from Eastford to Willimantic Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Williams returned on the even- ing train from Willimantic Mrs. Perry returned with Miss Perry Tues- day evening. Miss Perry is student at the Normal School at Willimantic. She is much improved at this writing.
 MT. William Spink had narrow escape from serious injury one day last week, when he fell from lthe limb of tree and landed on stub As it was he has been suffering some pain from the fall and has lost some days from his work. He is improving and will at the present rate soon be about his duties again.
 Rev. H. B. Goodsell of North Ash ford, formerly pastor of the Baptist church of that part of the town preach ed at the Methodist church last Sunday. His text was from Isaiah 25; S-9. The sermon was instructive and prophetic and very pleasing to his audience. Rev. Goodsell will move to Sterling very soon having accepted the pastor ate of the Baptist church there.
 The timbers for the repairs to the Methodist parsonage piazza were brought to the parsonage last week by the donor, MT. Elisha Perry, who not only cut and gave the timber but who handled them to the mill and had them sawed and delivered them at the parsonage, The boards for the floor have oeen ordered from millman in town and as soon as the weather per mits the work will be done.
 Friday evening, February Is, the members of the Methodist Episcopal church kept "open house. inviting to it's board the entire community, in celebration of ithe payment of mort gage of $500 on the parsonage which has been raised in a little less than year. The Society served clam chow der, baked beans, brown bread, wheat bread, doughnuts, cake and coffee to about 150 of it's friends. The ladies of the church served. After the supper the guest were invited to the auditon- urn of the church were the exercises were held. After the singing of a hymn by the congregation, the Rev H. B. Goodseil offered prayer. A solo fnI la after " hiph Ihe Pastor Rev. A. H. Withee made few introductory remarks and intro duced Mrs. Collins, the wife of the Rev. P. $. Collins, the pastor of the Baptist church, Mrs. Collins sang, His eve Is on the Sparrow, very touchingly. MT. Welcome Davis, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the church was presented and made few remarks in which he said that not as chairman of the trustees but a> member of the church he undertoot, year ago to raise one hundred dol lars toward the mortgage and that in sending out letters asking for eontri- buttons, he had asked God as did t Nehemiah of old to ''give him favor { with this man." He reported as the result of his efforts sl64 paid toward the mortgage.
 s. the Ladies Aid Society was next called upon and made few remarks, thank ing tn, S, present foT their cooperation during he year especially in the mat ter oi the 4th of July celebration and the church sale in December. She re. ported that the Ladies Aid society had raised during the year S25O clear Of all expenses, SlO6 of which had been paid toward the mortgage. She concluded by reading, by request, the poem writ ten by Mrs. Elizabeth Jewett Brown of Pomfret.
 After these remarks Miss Grace Law ton of Phoenixville sang solo,
 The Rev. J. B. King, the pastor Of ihe Congregational church was next Introduced. He read a few words of Erecting written by Mrs. King, as foi- lows: Mrs. King sends her congratu- Iations and good wishes to her Metno- dist brothers and sisters
 &Help one another" the snownakes
 said
 AS they cuddled down Tn their fieecy
 bed.
 ssOne of us here would not be felt,
 One of us here would quickly melt; But l'lI help you and you help me
 And then what a splendid driit
 there'll be.v
 This greeting was receiVed With much applause.
 MT. King made some facetious re- marks as 10 cremation in advance oi his formal speech. In his speech he Bpo ke of "Undigested Religion lie made an appeal for assimilation of { those truths which we received that they may result in spiritual brain and Drawn, that our lives and our Christian