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The Washington herald., 1912-01-12
Seventeenth street Property Sold.

A frame building In Seventeenth street,
nue., has been purchased by Frank wal
ter from Charles c. Glover as an invest
ment. The consideration in the transac-
ton has not been announced The lot
has q frontage OF SO feet and q depth
of 107 feet. The sale was made through
the ONCE OF Randall II. Hagner. A deed
of trust for $3.50 was given.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Died from Effects of carboIic Acrd

Mrs. Irving Morse, age1 4S, was found dead in her home at South Woodstock, Saturday afternoon. The body was discovered by her husband. It was lying on the floor in the front hall with comforter supporting the head and nearby was bottle that had contained carbolic acid.
 How the deadly poison was taken is not known, and no possible reason can be advanced why she should take her own life. Fifteen minutes before her body was found, E, c. Mcclellan, who was employed by Mir Morse, came in to the house seeking some article which he needed. He asked Mrs. Morse where she had placed 1t and she re. piled in very pleasant way. A few minutes afterward Mir. Morse came into the house seeking his wife. Not seeing her he went from room 10 room, finally coming upon her body in the front hall.
 With her husband she came to live in South Woodstoek, where they bought farm this spring. They came from Hartford, Mir. Morse pre- viously being travelling salesman. The body was taken to Hartford Mon day for burial.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Eyen Youngs.ers Can spol Them

50 numerous have couples from bor- der states seeking freedom in matri- monial ventures become in Putnam that they have been spotted the mo- ment they left the trains, but 1t re- mained for 11-year-old William Mur- ray, son of Captain of Police Murray, to demonstrate that the kids were as wise as their elders in this respect.
 The boy was on the street Thursday when he was accosted by a man who asked him where the city clerks office was. Young Murray said, "lts the town clerk you want, aint 1t, mister? You want to get marriage license, don't you?" The man did and the boy got a nickel for his advice. lie waited outside the town clerks office until the couple came out.
 Ibid you get it?" asked the lad.
 "sure" said the smiling prospectiv, bridegroom.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Interesting Locals

Never was such a sale as that at AL exander's shoe store. days more. Shoes almost given away. Got yoers2
 The square back Brassiere is just as popular as ever. We have it in all qualities from soc up. Mrs. J. A. Me- Intyre.
 We have many of the new fall mod els in our corset department. We fit and alter all models from sl upl Mrs. J. A. Mcintyre.
 All the new goods in our art depart ment. We have more of the directions for Irish crochet bags that you are well come to for the asking. Mrs. J. A. Mcintyre.
 Second hand instruments in good condition. One parlor organ oak case, one upright piano mahogany case, three E fiat comets, nickel plated, also a Helpmate sewing machine. Prices right. F. G. Letters < Co.'S Music Store.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Get the Habit

Getting automobile drivers in the habit of signaling with the hand when going to stop, when slowing up, when turning to right or when turning to the left is difficult. In large cities the education has been rapid because the driver must use it for his own protec- tion, but in the many medium.sized cities there is conspicuous ignorance of such rules, and generally the drivers from such cities when they get into big centers run amuck with the police or other drivers because of disobedience to recognized signals. No matter what the city, the driver should atcus- tom himself to such rules, and he can only get in the habit of such by con tinual attention to it in his home city or town. The car owners will work a great benefit to the industry if they will recognize this simple rule and many accidents will be averted.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Leads VOte.Getters

The first standings published show that Thomas McDermott of this city is miles ahead of any of the other com- petitors throughout New England in the worlds baseball series contest that is being conducted by Boston paper; in fact, he's so far ahead he's lonesome. He has lead of POS, 900 votes over his next nearest competitor, who is taxi starter in Boston. MT. McDermott is not going to let up, however, and will work along just as ardently as if he were trailing the field. Thousands more of votes came to him Monday, and his friends say that they would not be surprised if he collects million before the contest ends in September. As matter of fact he has nearly half a million now.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
DauieIson Saylngs Bank Closed

The Windham County Savings Bank of Danielson was Tuesday after. noon enjoined from paying out ot funds or receiving deposits by the state bank commissioners, pending an in vestigation into the affairs of the insti- tuition which is in progress.
 Bank Commissioner Norris S. Lip pitt, who was at the bank Tuesday, said that errors of long standing had been revealed by trial balance, taken during the examination by the com. missioners. An injunction was then secured.
 Mir. Ldppitt declined to state the amount of the discrepancy discovered, but said it was comparatively small. He said it was not likely that a receiv- CT would be asked, although the bank might be closed for year The ulu. mate outcome, he believes, will be fa- vorable.
 The bank has 5000 depositors. It's assets, according to the annual state ment of the bank commissioners are Ss4l ,509.27. John A. Paine is presi- dent and C. C. Young, treasurer.
 The bank was incorporated in 1s64, but there never has been a trial bal ance until the one taken by the com missioners.
 Commissioner Lippitt said there was no reason to suspect anyone of crimi- nal practices in connection with the banks affairs. The National bank has offered to make loans on pass books issued by the savings institution as security. The injunction covers q three-months' period but the bank may be opened before that time. No run on the bank was made and no grave doubts are expressed by deposit tors as to the ultimate outcome of the temporary difficulty.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Charged win Assault on Daughter

John Harrison, Swedish farmer of Eastford, 3S years old, was arrested Monday afternoon by State Policeman William E. Jackson, charged with committing a series sof indecent as- saults upon his l3-years old daughter Alma. IL is alleged that the assaults cover a period of two years, and that the last occurred in the presence of Harrison's wife, who caused his ar- rest. Harrison was taken before Jus tice of the Peace William II. Ross and was bound over pnder,sl ,000 bonds for the superior court. Dr. II. H. Con- verse of Eastford testified as to the girls condition, and Mrs. Harrison and the girl also told Of the assaults. The girl Is said to be in serious con- ditien.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Trolley Express From Norwich To Put
 nam


 Norwich business men, especially the wholesalers, have watched with in- terest the success of the trolley express between this city and Providence. And the business has been good ever since the service was inaugurated. Norwich jobbers feel that they would get ashare Of this business if they had the same facilities for quick delivery.
 There was meeting of the Norwich Business Mems association on Tues day. Regarding that meeting Nor wich paper says:
 In the afternoon there was meet ing of the jobbers and shippers of the city and the project of having a trolley express run from Norwich through to Putnam was discussed, and it was de- cded to circulate petition for signers among the business men and then pre-. sent it before the trolley officials for 1 their consideration. All the merchants are apparently in favor of the idea and about 9 signatures had been obtained l Tuesday night during the short time l the petition had been drafted. Presi. dent Fairclough and Charles w. Pearson are directing the petition. The local shippers believed that if a branch of the trolley express system can be established between this city and Putnam it will be of much value to tneir businesses and 10 the places through which the trolley runs. They call attention to the success that is at tending the recent opening of the trolley express between Putnam and Providence.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Common Council

The regular meeting of the Common Council was held on Tuesday evening with Mayor Macdonald presiding Present Aldermen Dady, Johnson, Nichols, Hawkins, Duvert, Mann, Bouthillette and Davis.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ordered filed. Permit was granted Emile Durand for addition to barn on lBattey street. No action was taken on the applica- ton of Charles Tetreault for member. ship on the police force. The police report showed 15 arrests, t sent to jail, 8 stores found open, and light out 40 hours. A list of the newly elected officers of Mansfield hose company was received and approved. It was voted to lay out streets as ap- pears in an advertisement on pages ( and '.
 The matter of reinstatlng Sergeant Patrick Hayes of the police force who has been off duty for unbecoming con duct was brought up. A motion that he be reinstated, made to get the mat ter before the council, was voted down.
 The following bills were ordered naid.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Said lie Had Been Robbed

William Billings, a mill operative. reported to the Killingly officials that he had been held up and robbed by two men Sunday night while he was on his way to call upon his fianee whom he was to wed the following day. He said that the men took $2eO that he had saved for the wedding and also his watch. The affair took place near Dayviile.
 The officials made an investigation and could get no clues. They are rather skeptlcal regarding some parts of the story at least. The weddln8 took place at Dayville Monday morn | ing as per schedule. although hstie later in the day than previously plaa-s ] ned.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09
Albert E. CoIcord's Body Pound

|. w. Trowbridge returned from Portland, Maine, Monday evening, Mrs. Trowbridge remaining with her daughter. The body of Albert l.. Col cord, son-in-law of MT. and Mrs. Trow- bridge, who is thought to have been drowned, has not been recovered. An undertow at the place where it is thought he fell overheard, may have carried the body out to sea.
 Just as we go to press word is receiv- ed that the body of Mir. Colcord was found Wednesday morning. No part ieulars have as yet reached relatives here.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09

-Adfer Town and wife recently en- tertained Mrs. F. E. Layalle and son Of Gardner.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09

G5S@ Beginning May 4th, the PATRI- or office will close Saturdays at D. m during the summer months.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09

paid;
 Demunage, s 300 Standard oil Co.,, 436 24 Elliott Wagon Co. 2000 l.. W. Cogswell, l2S79l Putnam Coal Co.,, 25 sl G. A. Hawkins, G. 80 F. Foisey, l.S0 Chandler X Morse, l.75 Geo. w. Perry, 356.l0 II. A. Gagne, 200 w. F. Rafferty, 1900 Petriso Co.,, 25s6 s5 Perry X Brown, 2f,i5 Ballard < Clark, 55 Wheaton Co, 6 9l Foundry, l0.47 Street Department, 444s0 Observer, 40 C. II. Brown, s.3i A. Light, 25.O0 Court Officials, l0S.3i F. w. Seward, 20 Si NJ. K. Joy. 2a.o0 Dr. Russell, 22.5o W. II. Mansfield, l.30 Mrs. Leonard, l0.00 Light X Power Co.,. 4Sf.70 Bosworth Bros, 1862 J. Vandale, 40 G. F. Holbrook, HOO B. F. Sheldon, 4.5O Case, Lockwood le Brainard, 22.00 Keiths Express, 100 A. w. Bowen, less F. $. Bruce, HOO Telephones, z6.l5 Patriot, 40 Spencer < washburaz 46 25 Peoples Store, s.2o Freight, f< .s5 II. DRseft, 3.as vs6 Dorn Iron Co l2-aO |J. r. Carpenter 3,0OO
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-09

Benjamin Brown, aged Si, died Thursday at the home of MT. and Mrs. Arthur J. Shippee at Putnam Heights MT. Brown, who was born in Rhode Island, passed his slst birthday ion Saturday of last week. For sixty years
 he was a resident of the nearby towr of lPomfret and for more than half [
 century had lived in what was knowr
 as the agate house" on the old pos road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
What Will Balkan War Cost?

From the Financial Dept of the New
 York Evening Post.
 The cost of the war is always at the start doubtful matter of calculation Even the little Transvaal war cost Eng land. on the average, $1 100000 a day; it lasted two years and seven months, and, by the chancellor of the exehequers re- port. caused a total expenditure of St,0S5,- coo GOO, of which S795, GOO was raised by British government bonds, sold in the open market The Manchurian war, which lasted year and half, cost something less than ;2,000, coo for the two con teetants, or upwards of 8, ,000, GOO daily, and fully half of this was borrowed from other markets by Russia and Japan. On the other hand the Turco-Italian war is estimated at Rome to have cost the Ital-
 ian government $160,000.000 or only about s420000 per day, while Constantinople cor respondents figure the total expenditure of Turkey at s6500o.000, or only a daily $120oO0.
 But the nature of the campaign made that necessarily a cheap war. The ques- ton is, then, whether a campaign with hundreds of thousands or mobilized ti< DDS fighting pitched battles along the whole line of Turkeys northern border, would not be vastly more expensive. A Vienna estimate in the current London Econo- mist, figures out that the mere bringing Into action of the 410,000 Infantry and cav airy of Bulgaria and Servia will cost the first of these governments $46O0OO per day, and the second of them $360,000 Con tinued at that perdiem rate, the expenses of those two beligerents would be $5O0O0,- coo to $600OO,000 per month, and it would still be left to reckon up the outlay of Turkey, Greece and Montenegro How then, will the money markets be affected? :?
 Precisely at this point in the inquiry 4 very curious consideration obtrudes. Bull garia is the best off financially of the Balkan states; 1t was in the Paris mar let, before the war broke out, to raise s36,000.000 loan for refunding older issues But Paris now reports its bankers un- willing to proceed with the negotiations if the proceeds are to be used for war The Servian debt, like that of Greece and Turkey. Is administered by foreign com missioners, and the one loan lately placed was carefully "ear-marked" chief ly for railroad building purposes. Greece has practically no foreign credit, and Montenegro is believed to have subsisted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
ENGLISH VIEW OF
 AMERICAN GOLFER r
 Englishman's Experience at
 a Country Club KEEP STRICT HOURS
Wandering Golf Player Describes the Habits of an American-Answers Man Who Plays Golf
 for Pastime
A Wandering Player, in the London Daily

A Wandering Player, in the London Daily
 Mail.
 Country Club, Illinois, U. s. A. l. The American golfer of the average kind lives his life in Every different way from that in which our men carry on the game at home. Let us assume that he is a business man and mixes up fis work and his play in summer days --sss the way that we do. If he lives in a to sleep out at his golf club at nights, most of the clubs being provided with a large number of bedrooms and having plenty of other accommodations in the near vicinity when they are full to over flowing, as is generally the case in the hot season. The club is usually situated within an hours journey by railway of the big city.
 Now, this American business golfer be- lieves in getting his work done before he does anything else, and getting it done as early in the day as possible, and if he Is a keen player-as most of them are-he does everything he can in the way of keeping himself fit for the game. His food and his ways of life are for the most part regulated with this object in view. His vitality in the early morn ing is wonderful. He is out of his bed at the club at about 6 o'clock in the morning, and goes through a process of shower baths, with which the establish ment is splendidly appointed By : o'clock he Is dressed in the thinnest flannels, and sits down to breakfast with 30 or 40 other members at 7:15. At this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

on subsidies from St. Petersburg and Vlenna-largely the military old clothes of it's rich relations.
 All this presents curious ana In many respects novel situation-especially with financial Europe united ins sdisapprobati.n Of the war. It is quite true that all of the hellgerents perhaps excepting Greece have been accommodating armaments and stores and 1t is also true that even poor nations can sometimes Gas with the Boer republics) feed and equip their armies rom their own resources, and fight for months without recourse to outside money markets
 But the impending campaign has little or no resemblance to the South African conflict. It is q contest carried on in a locality long familiar for military man. euYers, and so far as regards the Balk- an states 1t is a campaign of aggression and invasion rather than defence. As such, 1t may provide some ngv consdera- ton in the financial side of modern war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Had Complete AIibi

rom I1t-B1tS.
 A stout old gentleman was bitten lns the calf of the les by a dog He at once rushed to the justice of the peace and laid a complaint against a ma- In the neighborhood whom he supposed to be the owner of the offending cur The following was the defense offered at the trial;
 "First-By the testimony Tn favor of the general good character of my dog, shall prove that nothing could make him so forgetful of his canine dignity as to bite a calf.
 "Seeond-He Is blind and cannot seq to bite.
 "Third--Even If he could see to bite 1t would be utterly impossible for him 10 go out of his way to do so on ac- count of his severe lameness
 "Fourth-Granting his eyes and legs are good, he has no teeth.
 "Fifth-My dog Is always muzzled and chained in the yard.
 "Sixth--My dog died six weeks ago.
 "Seventh--I never had q dog"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
A Pagan Lerend If Woman
fine New York Trlbufle

rom the New ! 1OfK ITlDune.
 'sOur fable of the creation of wo- an is more poetical than your Chris
 Ian one. which forms woman out of a mans rib" said a Hindu as he watched he girls bathing in the sea. Listen.
 nd see If you don't agree with me.
 "Twashri, at the beginning of tim., '~eated the universe end man. nut when he came to create woman he found that he had exhausted his mate rials and no solid clements remained.
 "Twas shri mlised a while. Then an idea came to him, and in order to- make ihe first woman he took moonlight and the undulations of the serpent. the slenderness of reeds, and their soft in the wind, the tears of a raincloud. the velvet of flower petals. the grace of roe, the tremor of the grasses. the vanity of the peacock, the softness of the down of a doves breast. hardness of diamonds and the sweet ness of honey. the cruelty of the tiger and the warmth of fire, the cold of snow. the chatter of jay, and the coo of 2 dove-and out of these thinss s Twashri created woman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Stricter Insurance Laws

stricter rules for the insurance of ocean, going vessels are proposed by the London underwriters, who have been moved to action by the rise in the cost of ship re- pairs and building and the generally un- satisfactory year experienced by marine insurance interests.
 one of the forward steps taken by the underwriters Is a provision that all policies on steamers must contain a clause limiting the amount effected on disbursements to 15 per cent of the in sured value. The chief interest in this rom the ayman's point of view is that goes right to the roots of the so-called ,ver-insurance which has figured so rgelv during the past few years in 'ritlsh wreck inauiries.
 The new provision leaves little loop- ole for evi-doing and it is sufficiently vde to ensure that no inconvenience will e caused to honest owners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Skating in the Twelfth Century

From the Boston Transcript.
 Skating must have been difficult art before the introduction of steel blades, yet Londoners used to go in for 1t as early as the twelfth century. F4tzstephen, in his Description of London. pubhsned in lls0, records that when the great fenne or moore (which watereth the walls of he citie on the north sde) Is frozen. many young men play on the yce some stricing as wide as they may doe ..
 wiftlie: some tye bones to their feete and under their heels. and showing the with a little picked staffe do slide as swiftie as bird fiieth in the aire or an arrow out of a cross-bow.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Comic Song At Church

An amusing story of graphophono in a church is told al the expense of a devout congregation not far from London.
 graphophone for preaching purposes In the small parish, where there is no regular minister. A Sunday or two ago the congregation was assembled for the service, and when the time came for the sermon the machine was brought in and set reverently on the ta- be set aside for 1t.
 All was solemn attention. The grz-z-z-z of the machine could be heard distinctly. and then the machine ar- nounced: "Josephines Pig, comic songn'
 The sermon came to an abrupt end amid considerable confusion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

cigarettes was 12 per cent. The official statistics show that the consumption has increased by almost 100 per cent in the last four years, although even then the consumption was seven times greater than ten years previously. year ago the figures allowed one to estimate that each smoker of cigarettes in Germany got through as many as SEQ in the course of the 12 months. The total number smoked amounted to little short of 100000, and the total outlay on them is given as about 100000 sterling a year.
The Irish standard., 1912-05-04
Passing Of Irish Patriot.

Father Kennedy, parish priest of
Fermoy. Ireland, who has just passed
away, was one of the later martyrs
of the Irish fight for freedom. A,
Youghal and Menin in the eighties he
championed the cause of the rack
rented tenants, and his advice in the
drawing up and issue of the no rent
manifesto led to his prosecution and
unjust Imprisonment for six months
He was then released on the interfer-
ence of Mr.. Gladstone, who condemned
in NO measured terms this conviction
under the coercion act, and who wrote
the priest several sympathetic letters
Father Kennedy, who was only 81
when he died, was a strong supporter
OF the United Irish League, and his
death is considered a great loss by
the Nationalists.
The Irish standard., 1912-05-04

Day in Liverpool nine years since at
the old church Of ST. Alphonsus. He
worked some years at Liverpool;
Wigan and Widnes, and for the past
two and Il half years at Sacred Heart,
Warrington. The Gaelic cause in Ire
land should gain by his recall to
Waterford.
Westmeath,
AT the monthly meeting of the
Joint Committee Of Management of
the Mullingar District Lunatic
Asylum. Mr.. f. A. Shaw, Co. c.,
Chairman, presiding.
DR.. Laurence Gavin WAS unani-
mously elected Resident Medical Sup
erintendent of the institution. There
were other applicants, but only two
were deemed as complying with all
the necessary conditions to make
them formal for proposal to the meet
ing, and of these two only DR.. Gavin
was proposed and seconded
The Irish standard., 1912-05-04

to admire? We have no part or par
their creed. or with the oppressors
who have damaged their country.
Their strength, indeed, could We but
look Alright, is our strength, as their
weakness has been our weakness; it
is impossible that the Catholics of
Ireland, prosperous as l hope they will
De under self-government, should not
be source of comfort and a stay in
times of peril to us Catholic English
men,"