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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Legislal0rs-EIect Meet

All but three of the members elected
to the General Assembly from the 2Sth
and 10Th districts met at the Putnam
Inn Saturday for the purpose of get
ting acquainted and a general talk of
the situation. Besides the representa-
tives there were present, +. ID. Reach,
senator-elect of Killingly, Charles w.
Gates of Willimantic, and G.. Harold
Gilpatric of Putnam state central COM
mitteemen. Members Of the press
were invited in to dinner which was
served at one O'Clock with the follow
ing menu:
Oysters on Deep Shell
Sweet and Mixed Pickles
Consomme Eoyale
Celery Lettuce
Boiled Penobscot Salmon Egg Sauce
Pommes Marie
Fried Chicken n la Maryland
Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Green Peas
Waldorf Salad Mayonnaise
Ice Cream Cake
Crackers Cheese
Coffee
There was no speechmaking during
the time the diners were at the table
but a rapid fire of informal discussion
of topics of interest.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Trustee Of Arnold Eestate has $4,000

George +. Holbrook of Putnam, trus-
tee of the bankrupt estate of Ernest Nj.
Arnold of Putnam, has S3,72O.O9 in
cash with which to pay claims sggre-
eating over 100000. He filed his ac-
count with Referee Andrew j. Bowen
of Willimantic, Monday, and there
will be hearing on the matter as
soon as Referee Bowen decides upon
date. Notice of this hearing will have
to be mailed TO over 100 creditors.
The final meeting of the icreditors,
when IL is held, bids fair of being an
interesting one: AS will be remem-
bered, Ernest NJ. Arnold was.the in
vestment broker who started TO make
every one who invested with him
wealthy. He went to the .wall with
practically no assets and with liabili-
ties of over 500, 900. There were over
700 people from all over New England,
including some from this city, who had
given Arnold money to invest.
Arnold, so investigation showed, in
vested lOI vi Tile nnOlty btltb ChiliS w
him, in "wild cat" mining schemes.
The trustee found a great amount of
shares of stock in such companies.
When inventoried practically no value
was placed on these.
The settlement of the estate called
for considerable legal consultation.
Charles l.. Torrey, who represented
the trustee, presented bill of ss36.60,
Frank f. Russell who represented the
bankrupt, presented bill of S3S9.6O.
M. HI. Gel ssler | resented claim of
$101 so for "typewritlng actually done
and turned in on hearings on discharge
at 10 cents a page. George f. Hol-
brook, the trustee, has bill of 1896 so.
Referee Andrew j. Bowen will also
have bill, so that when these are paid
there will hardly be anything left for
the creditors except the experience
they had in Arnold theory of finance.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
A. NJ. E. Zion Mission

Fuller's Block, Union street, over
Perry IL Browns store. Rev. }. b.
Wallace, pastor.
Services as usual Bible class, L. M.
Young Peoples Lyceum, p. M.
Preaching 1870 p. m.
Prayer meeting as usual at above
address.
All are welcome.
Quite number were out last Tues
day at our watch meeting which was
greatly enjoyed by all present. Meet
ing began at $50 with song and
praise service until 1890, when there
was an intermission at which the la
dies served refreshments, after which
the pastor gave an address.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Latest News Condensed.

A private cable message brought
news of the death of Very Rev. Louis
Estevenon, s. s., S., superior general
of the fathers of the Blessed Sacrar
ment, In Rome, after short Illness, In
his sixty-second year. He was the
FOUNDER of the house of this order To-
Gated in East Seventy-sixth street, in
New York city, and was its superior
for two years.
Representatives OF boards of relief
parts of the state were in Hartford
Friday and held a session In the Office
of Tax Commissioner William III. Cor
bin in the Capitol. There was gem
eral discussion over the advisabiIity f
preparing and introducing certain bills
at the coming session of the General
Assembly which will tend to clarity
the taxing problem OF the state. These
bills will be prepared later and intro
duced before the General Assembly
next month. The question of taxing
automobiles, which is occupying the
attention of many assessors was gone
into at much length and a bill to make
an equal taxation on autos, according
to horse power will be adopted.
"Save your pennies was the advice
given by John ID. Rockefeller TO
number of school teachers to whom he
gave sleighrlde about his estate The
young school ma ans were so impress
ed with what they saw that one OF
them said AS she alighted from the
sleigh, "Just think, Mr.. Rockefellerr
you have this large estate with three
houses TO live in, while we must con-
tent ourselves with a small room In q
fiat" To which the oil magnate's Ia
comic reply was "Saye your pennies"
Jowett, the famous master of Balliot
college, Oxford, did not like American
stories because, as he said, they de-
pended for their point solely upon ex-
aggcratien. Yet he admitted that the
pest story he ever heard belonged 70
this class. 1t illustrated the speed Of
American life. A well-known citizen
was bidding farewell to his wife at the
car window in the Philadelphia Sta
ton, and before he could draw his
head in again he found himself kissing
a colored woman OH the platform As
New Orleans.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
100 Arrests

In the year that ended Tuesday
night there were fewer arrests in Put
nam than in any other year since Put
nam was incorporated as a city awhile
the total number of arrests will not be
a great deal smaller than during 1911,
which was also year of low record in
this respect, dozen or more of the ar
rests made during 1912 were of persons
wanted by officers in other cities who
had committed no,otiense here. The
arrests for 1912 were 100. Another fea-
ture is that fewer persons were arrest
ed for intoxication than ever before.
The police slips show that many eaus.
es entered into people getting into the
city court during the past twelve
months, but of serious crimes there
were very few.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
NO /


From the New London Day: "There
are a great many persons who still fan
TO grasp the real mission of a newspa-
per. The editor of the Day received a
communication from a Norwich man
recently which expressed the desire 10
know how much il would cost to have
an article printed in the paper. He
wrote that he wanted TO give two per-
sons call down, on the excuse that
they had lied about his mother. That
man was rather more definite than
some of the people who would like Ia
have the newspapers pull chestnuts
out of the fire for them, but there are a
good many others who are anxious Ia
have somebody else fight the battles
that they are afraid to take up them
selves.
Perhaps ii never occurred to the Nor
wich man that II he had any call down
to make he Is the proper person to at
tend to it, and that the most direct
way that would be to go to the parties
with whom he has had trouble and
state his case. Ii he, or any of his
relatives, have been slandered the civil
courts afford an opportunity to call the
offenders TO an accounting, without
taking the matter up personally.
1t Is so very much easier to have
somebody else take up quarrels that
there are frequent attempts 10 get the
newspapers TO accept responsibilities
that do not belong to them, and there
are people who become very much Of
Tended when they are informed that
that kind of work is outside of the pro-
vince of real newspaper
Very frequently the person who has
an axe to grind tries writing an anony-
| nous communication to a paper, in
the hope that 1t will be published.
Others call at the office of publication
and insist that their version of occur
rences and their comments ought to be-
printed.
Newspapers have enough business
looking latter their legitimate line Of
work. If they have any grievances ~
air it Is well understood that they have
to accept the responsibility. Under
the circumstances they are not looking
for opportunities to mix into other
peoples rows"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Parcels Post

The parcels post began doing BUSH
ness at the local post Office shortly al
ter it opened for business Wednesday
morning. The first package was sent
by Postmaster Letters TO friends In
Springfield. 1t was marked "perisha-
blen and was insured. Malcolm Will
ley was the next to send a parcei--a
hockey stick to his cousin, Richard
Holmes in Westerly, X. l. II was
within an inch or two of the length al
lowed. Twenty five packages were
dispatched during the day including
various ARTICLES among which were
eggs. Thirty-three parcels were deliv-
cred at the office this Thursday morn
ing besides that delivered by carrier.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
$50 TO Putnam"

A man who recently became bride
groom in this city, tells of seeking IL
cense to marry from the official charg-
ed with the duty of issuing the same
in the city of Boston. The prospective
benedict wanted the license at once.
"Nothing doing,p quoth the license
clerk, "you will have to wait five
days.
"Gan't you fix 1t so | can get one at
once?n inquired the swain.
"No.n
"Where can go to get license TO
marry and get IL quickly
"You go to Putnam, Connecticut,
and you'll have no trouble; that's the
way everybody's dom IL.
The advice was accepted.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
No City Election This Year

For the first time in the history of
the city there was no election of city
officials this year. Heretofore alder
men from Wards and have been
elected on "off" years, but owing to a
change in the city charter making all
officers elected bi-annually none was
held this year.
At the last election, December 4th,
1911, aldermen from Wards 2 and 4
were elected, their terms to commence
the first Monday in January, 1913. The
aldermen elected were: LaBue and
Hawkins, from the fourth ward and
Nichols and Davis from the second
ward. Mr.. Nichols having died the
three other aldermen will be the only
ones to take the oath of office at the
next meeting of the council. The
council will elect an alderman from
Ward to succeed Mr.. Nichols. This
will leave the personnel of the council
the same as before with the exception
of the alderman to be elected by the
councilt
The past year has been one of un-
usual i'm portance and the most impor-
tant recommendations made by the
mayor in his annual message have
been carried out. Highway improve
ment has been made to an unusual de.
gree. The system Of sewers has been
successfully completed and the city
has taken over the plant OF the Put
nam Water Company. One recon-
mendation that was made, and has
been made in each of the mayors mes
sages, has not been carried into effect
but the prospect is that something
will be done about it this year. The
matter is that of amending the city
charter and the ordinances. We un-
derstand that the mayor still holds to
his purpose in this important matter
and points out that the many changes
in the city since its inauguration and
the many things that have arisen have
made it glaringly apparent that re-
vision of the charter and ordinances OF
the city Is of paramount Importance.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Congregational Church Notes

The annual Church Day exercises
were held on Thursday evening. An
excellent supper was served at o
O'Clock in the gymnasium, followed by
social hour, after which reports of
the various officers were read. The
following officers were elected:
Bible School superintendent, &. f.
Child.
Church Committee, G. II. Gilpatric.
Deacon, f. e. Clark.
Clerk, f. j. Daniels.
Treasurer, f. w. Seward.
Historian, Harriet II. Brown.
Chairman of Ushers, John G. john
son.
Collectors, Dana Johnson, Donald
johnson.
An excellent address by Rev. f. Hill
Ceathern of Worcester closed the exer-
cises of the evening.
The attendance contest commenced
in the Bible school on Oct. 18th for
three months. Next Sunday, Jan. 9th,
is the last week of the contest as this
will complete the thirteen Sundays
composing the time for which the con-
test was arranged when com menced.
The side having the smallest attend
ance is expected TO serve supper to
the other side.
There was but one opinion about the
musical features of Christmas Sunday
Never has the ehorister given us more
acceptable selections and seldom have
the choir rendered the music so timely.
The remark of gentleman, who has
made music study ali his life, to the
effect that he never heard better pro
gram at Christmas service was
heartily seconded by members of the
congregation. In the evening so
charmed we're the people with the rem
dering of the ancient carols that, If the
choir heed the wish of the people these
melodies will be the one feature of the
Christmas Sunday evening programs.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Superior Court

A decision filed here Friday by
Judge Bennett of the superior court
gives divorce TO Catherine Bennett
from Frederick Bennett of Brooklyn.
The case was tried in the superior
court here during the present month.
Mrs. Bennett by the decree gets a
change of name TO Catherine Norton.
Another feature of the decision is that
by which Bennett is ordered by the
court TO release TO his former wife a
note and mortgage for $500 which he
held on her property, this being in the
way of alimony, which the plaintiff
asked for in the sum of 81 900. The
complaint alleged many acts of cruelty.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Eastern Star Elects Officers

The following officers of Jessamine
Chapter No. IS, O. E. S., were elected
on Wednesday evening:
Worthy matron, Emma NJ. Roberts.
Worthy patron, Robert T.. Harris.
Associate matron, Drill Il. Greene.
Secretary, Mary e. Kenyon.
Treasurer, Inez V. Hoyie.
Conductress, Mary j. Wright.
Associate conductress, Mildred w.
Flower.
Chaplain, Anna &. Levitt.
Marshall, Hattie h. Miller.
Organist, Emma q. Phillips.
Adam, Sarah e. Bolan.
Ruth, Lila b. Rich.
Esther, Edith M. Arnold.
Martha, Daisy r. Chase.
Electa, Alice K. Kennedy.
Warder, Laura +. Flower.
Sentinel, Edward III. Payne.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Methodist Church Notes

Next Sunday being the first one of
the new year, services of special in
terest have been arranged. At the
morning service the sacrament Of the
Lords Supper will be administered.
In the evening at O'Clock there will
be a roll call of the members of the
church. This promises to be a pleas
ant feature and those who cannot at
tend are requested to send greeting
or Scripture verse to be read by the
secretary in response to their name.
The annual meeting of the Sunday
school board for the election of officers
will be held this Thursday evening
at the close of the prayer meeting.
The December meeting of Rho Delta
class took the form of delightful
Christmas party at the home of Miss
Edna Sheldon, School street, on Satur-
day evening, instead of Friday, on ac-
count of bad weather. An interesting
program was given consisting of ap-
propriate Christmas quotations in res
ponse to the roll call, and the follow
ing papers: The Story OF Dorcas, by
Mrs. Webster; Description of Joppa,
Mrs. Merton Bartlett; From Joppa TO
Jerusalem, by Mrs. Gascoigne; also the
reading of New Years story by Mrs.
Stanley. A Christmas tree with
gift for each member of the class was
next enjoyed. Mrs. Gascoigne, teach
er of the class, was then presented
handsome casserole, a neat little pre-
sentation speech being made by Mrs.
Stanley in behalf of Rho Delta class.
Refreshments of popcorn and candies
completed the evening.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
DayviIle Post Office Broken Into

The post office at Dayville was
broken into at 1.30 this Thursday
morning. There was only 75c In PEN
MES taken as the postmaster carries
the receipts home with him. Entry
was gained by prying 'open the front
door. Three new chisels were left by
the burglars:
William Sayles, who lives over the
post office heard noise and raised his
window. A man on guard saw him
and warned his companions. Mr..
Sayles fired five shots at the fleeing
men but it is not known whether any
tosk effect.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Officers of A. G. Warner Pos.

Following are the newly elected Of
flee of A. G. Warner Post, G.. A. r.:
Commander, III. II. Pierce.
Senior vice commander, George Law.
Junior vice commander, IL. b.
WEIGH.
Quartermaster, John 0sgood.
Officer of the day, Charles Munroe.
Officer of the guard, Orrin Potter.
Surgeon. George f. Holbrook.
Chaplain, Joseph Mckachnie.
Delegate to the department encamp-
ment, Charles w. Grosvenor.
Alternate, George Holbrook.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Mail Packages Of Merchandise

The law requires that on and after
January /, 1918, the postage on all
matter of fourth.class "merchandiseo
must be prepaid by distinctive Parcel
Post stamps affixed.
Parcels weighing four ounces or less
are mailable at the rate of one cent for
each ounce, regardless of distance.
Parcels weighing more than four
ounces are mailable at pound rates as
shown in the following table:
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Baptist Notes

Clarence Pierce, who has just re.
signed the office after being superin-
tendent of the Sunday school of the
Baptist church for the past seven
years, never in all of that time missed
attending to his duties on Sunday.
Mr.. Pierce declined reelection to the
.ofIice. Charles f. Richmond was elect
ed Superintendent to succeed him.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03

Commencing JANUARY Istl 1918, The
charge for all legal notices In the PAT
RIOT will be 81 90 per inch or the first
and 80 cents per inch for
each subsequent insertion. These no.
tices demand the utmost care in their
and are condensed in
The change is in accord with estab.
slished rates throughout the state, and
81 necessitated by the increased cost of
Everything that enters into the max
ing of newspaper. AT that figure it
does not exceed our present established
rate of 10 cents a line for reading no.
ticeS.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
"A. BIanchette and wife have bee

"A. Blanchette and wife have been
visiting relatives in Lowell. Mr..
Blanchette returned home Wednesday,
his wife remaining for longer visit.
The fire departments Of Danielson
and Webster have received from the
committee of the common council Of
Putnam handsomely engrossed and
framed resolutions OF appreciation for
the services rendered to this city at the
big fire here on the night of Nov. 2.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
ST. Philip's lhurch

Services Friday evening at 7.S0, sun
day, Holy communion at IS and at
1880, Sunday school at noon, Evening
prayer at I.
Monday being the feast of theEpiph-
eny, the Holy Communion will be eel.
ebrated at 9 a. IN. The regular BIZ
monthly meeting of the lay committee
will be held in the guild room at 7.3U.
The vested choir will sing Sunday
mornings only for the,present.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
Advent Christian Church Notes.

Sunday Services, morning service
at 1880.
Sunday school at 200 M.
Evening service at 100
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at
7.30.
The Sunday morning service will be
followed by the celebration of Holy
Communion, and the reception of new
members into church fellowship.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03

Parcels may be insured against loss
in an amount equivalent TO its actual
value, but not to exceed $50, on pay
ment of fee of ten cents In parcel post
stamps and receive receipt for same.
Boston, Providence, Worcester, Nor
witch and New London are in the first
zone from this office.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
A Happy New Year

The PATRIOT wishes all of its read
ers a happy and prosperous New
Year.
New Years day was bright and
warm and passed off quietly. Not an
arrest was made by the police. The
theatre ard dance in Union hall
were well patronized. The stores closed
in the afternoon but the factories ran
all day.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

According to law passed by con
gress that has just gone into effect
ali notices of suppers. sales, enter
tainments, ETC.. must be marked
"ady." Hereafter a charge Of ten cents
a line will be made for all notices of
lthis kind where an admission fee is
charged or the affair Is given for the
purpose of making money.
we will continue to publish notices
of religious, society or other meetings
where there is no charge Of admis-
sion as items of news as heretofore.
~ PUTNAM PATRIOT.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03

There will be a meeting OF the
woman's Board of the Day Kimbsll
hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1913,
at 3 D. M. in Odd Fellows hall. Ex-
ecutive committee meeting at 2.3O p.
M. at same place and date.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-01-03

MIR. and Mrs. &. +. Waterman
have returned from brief visit with
Providence relatives.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
HISTORIC RAILROAD TRIP.
Fillmore and Webster on the Erie's
First Through Train.

Fillmore and Webster on the Erie's
First Through Train.
The completion of the Erie was the
most important event in the history of
railroad building down to that time-a
matter Of national consequence. Rec
ognitiOn Of this fact was made when
in May, 1851, a special train carried
on two days trip through the noun
tains and valleys Of southern New
York, sweet with the leaves and bios
SONS Of early summer, President Fill
more. four members of his cabinet and
other guests of national distinction.
Daniel Webster. majestic even un-
der his heavy burden of age and Ill
health. was secretary Of state I'm Fill
more's cabinet and rode on that first
through train. He made the journey
I'm a rocking chair lashed to a fiat car,
that he might lose nothing Of the seen
cry and the sweetness Of the fresh yer.
dure Nor was he too feeble to enjoy
the great barbecue at Dunkirk, where
oxen and sheep were roasted whole.
pork and beans We're cooked in yes
sells holding fifty gallons each, bread
was baked in lOaves ten feet long and
two feet thick. so heavy that two men
staggered under their burden. and the
whole was served at a table 800 feet
long, spread under a specially built
shed along Railroad street from Deer
10 Lion street
1t was a great day for Dunldrk; II
was a great day for New York state
and the nation, and it was a great day
also for President Fillmore, who found
the pork and beans especially to his
taste.-Wells Fargo Messenger.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1913-11-14
For the Earaehe.

81 am afraid have greatly inter
fered with my own practice" said a
celebrated aurist, by giving the fol-
lowing advice to many of my friends:
At the first symptoms of earache let
the patient lie on the bed with the
painful ear uppermost Fold a thick
towel and tuck it around the neck
then with a teaspoon I'LL the ear with
warm water. Continue doing this for
fifteen or twenty minutes. The water
will I'LL the ear orifce and flow over on
the towel. Afterward turn over the
head, let the water run out and plug
the ear with warm glycerin and cotton.
This may be done every hour until re-
lief is obtained. 1t is an almost inva-
riable cure and has saved many cases
of acute Inflammation. The water
should be quite warm, but not too hot"
Family Doctor.