Putnam patriot., 1912-06-07
EAST WOODSTOCK

NJ Paine and wife recently enter
 taiued Mrs. K. C. Paine aad children
 Of Thompson.
 Bernice Turner is home from Boston
 university.
 Mrs l.. II Lindeman Is visiting her l brother, Halsey Allen, and family in
 Holden, Mass. Nr. Lindeman, three
 daughters, and Sylvia May made the
 trip by auto last Saturday. Mrs. Hattie smith of Newton is i with Mrs. F. Rollins this week. Loren 5head and wife are spending i several weeks with their daughter, ] Mrs. Edgar Stone, in Waterford, Me. Mrs. J. E.. Child and four children | of Putnam were guests Of Roscoe Al. | ton last week.
 Miss Jessie Withey, stenographer, l who has been in Boston for several l years, has accepted A more lucrative l position in Hartford on State street.
 George F.. Moore and wife of Worces. ter made their annual visit to the local
 cemetery last Wednesday.
 Mrs. H. E. Bannister and children Of Webster spent several days last
 week with G. l.. Upham and wife.
 Mrs. Edgar Hager and children, who have been visiting Mrs. George John- son for several weeks, are now located
 in Webster.
 Benjamin Farrows and family are
 now settled in Brookside cottage, for
 mefly occupied by the late Mrs. susan C Rivers
 Joseph LaMountain has rented the Thufber place and moved there 5atur-
 day. Bert Cox, who had leased the property, is expecting to locate in 1 Worcester
 (. F.. Pike and wife recently enter
 tained Herbert Wheelock of Jewett City, an uncle of Mrs. Pike's.
 Albert Potter and wife, who have
 been spending two weeks at Spring Brook farm with Mrs. H. ]. Potter, re-
 turned to Abingdon Saturday. Memorial Day was observed with the usual exercises at the cemetery Thursday at S.3O a. m., Comrade J. NJ Paine having the program in charge, about fifty attending. There was mu- sic by a quartette composed Of Ezra
 May and wife and \. T. White and wife followed by the decoration of graves by five Veterans, four Sons of Veterans and six grandsons; prayer by
 Rev. T. A. Turner, song by quartette. Rev. r. A. Turner then gave an nd-
 dress followed by remarks by Albert Potter of Abingdon and singing of America by audience.
 Mrs. Roscoe Alton has been enter
 taining q friend from Worcester. J. F. Chandler writes Of lis safe ar- rival in California. It Is extremely hot there at the present time, mercury ] about 100 in the shade.
 l.. H. Lindeman has purchased the Gustavus Coombs property, and will repair 1t for Walter Henries and fam fly.
 Miss Mary F. Potter arranged exer- cises for Memorial Day which were given in the school room Wednesday afternoon, about thirty. five visitors be- ing present who greatly enjoyed the rogram.
 Song, America, School Welcome (originsl) Eleanor Lindeman Lineoln's Gettysbury speech School The Silent Captain Windsor White A Soldiers Memories V. T. Wetherell Woodstock in the Civil War J. NJ. Paine. Both gentlemen gave per sonal experiences.
 Song, Our Native Land, School In Confederate Prisons Ebenezer \. Bishop. Mir. Bishop was prison CT in Andersonville fifteen months .-y and the sutierings and tortures , which he and thousands of others endured are almost beyond be- lief. Exposed to sun, raiu and vermin, poorest of food and filthy water to drink, 1t is a miracle that even one is living after fifty years to rehearse the trials of imprison- meut.
 Our Heritage Dr. C. C. Gildersleeve As Il member of the school board Dr. Gildersleeve complimented Miss Pot ter on the very excellent record she has had as a teacher for the past twen- ty years, six years in this district. He was followed by Dr. E. k. Pike, son of a veteran, who spoke briefly but point edly. Supt, Charles E. Pratt, who was invited 10 speak on "Patriotism in our schools was unable to be pres ent. Rev. T. A. Turner's topic was "Memorial day" and he spoke in his usual interesting manner. The school closed the exercises by recitation, "Patriotism, ' salute to the flag, and song, "Ftag of the free n Miss Potter, assisted by Mrs. Ezra May, Mrs. J S May, Mrs l.. II. Lindeman, Mrs. N. I. N hite, Mrs. Emma BiNby and Mrs. Everett E, May served cake and punch
 to the guests and school.
 The missionary meeting for June
 will be held with Mrs. Chester k. May the l2th- Program in charge of Mrs.
 Turner. Miss Nellie Pratt and Mrs.
 R. E. Eddy were chosen to assist Mrs.
 May. The thank offering will be re- ceiNed at this meeting.
 n. G4l4o..i.,,-o bo., l,o,.. A.. town the past week. He spent Mon day and Tuesday in Norwich but will
 return to complete some business mat ters. He is stopping with his mother,
 Mrs. A. Nj. Gildersleeve.
 The oldest person in the town, Mrs.
 Harriet Hamilton, widow of Alexan- der II. Sessions, died May a0th at the home of her daughter, Mrs. w. F.,
 Hammond, aged % years, months.
 Mrs. Sessions was born in Brookfield,
 Nov l, 1919, and married May l, lS44, and lived in Union twenty three years, coming to this village in 1886 where she has since made her home with the exception of a few years spent In Mas saehusetts. Mrs. Sessions has been af
 tiicted with blindness, partial and to- tai, for nearly half a century but bore her cross cheerfully and patiently and has of necessity been confined to the house the greater part of the time. Mir. and Mrs. Hammond have cared for her
 tenderly and ministered 10 her every
 want. She was a member of the Con- gregational church, joining by letter in
 1897. Her funeral was held at her late
 home Saturday al o'clock, Rev. TIA. Turner conducting the services. Mrs.
 Everett k. May and Mrs. Jane Perry