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The Chitina leader., 1914-11-24
1ELEGRAPH|C NEWS

VALDEZ, Nov. 24.-The grand jury found no bill against A. F. Todd, the former Nome merchant who shot Dean Officer at Mccarthy during an election row. Officer ad- mits he was at fault; says he was drunk at the time and wanted to beat Todd up, and was reluctant about testifying against him. The wounded man has fully recovered He has the reputation of being a "scrapper" when intoxicated.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24.-The steam schooner Hanalei, engaged i'll the coasting service. with Los Angeles as her home port, went ashore on Duxbury reef near this city last night and broke in two this morning. She had 6v persons aboard, including passengers. Three pas. sengers and two seamen succeeded in swimming ashore, 43 were res cued, Is bodies have been recovered and brought to this city by the revenue cutter McCulloch, six more are believed to have perisned and the remainder may have succeeded in reaching shore. The Handle was vessel of 666 net tonnage and was built in Alameda, Cal, in 1901
 SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 24.--Re- markable changes in the ocean ported here by Capt. c. D. Pedar son. whaling master and explo-a- who has returned from the Far North with the whaler Herman
 According to Cant Pederscn. tho water between Hog Island ara Amaknak Island has shoalad frcr,
The Chitina leader., 1914-11-24

Coraova until the arrival of the steamer Mariposa from the south
 when he will go to Valdez for few days, returning on the same steamer to Seattle.
 Secretary of the Interior Frank lin K. Lane, recently rendered a decision in the case of tho United States against the Alaska Conner .cial Company, involving lands on Kodiak Island in which he upholds the findings of Register c. B. Walker and Receiver Frank A. Boyle of the Juneau land office. and paves the way for the defendant company to obtain title to the lands in question after thirty years of uncertainty, says the Juneau Empire. The case is of considerable importance on ac- count of the fact that the Agricui- tural Department desired the ground and has held actual possession of ii for a term of years for the use of an experimental station.
 The secretary, in adopting the de cision of the local land office in toto as his own states: There must al ways he liberal policy on the part of the United States government re-
 garding the settlement upon the public lands, if precedent is to control, which permits the play ot good faith upon those facts in the history of each case of doubtful
 force or import. In his decision the secretary states that ''the ad-
 mirable decision of the local officers SO clearly expressed the views of the
 department upon the merits of the
 case that their decision is adopted as the judgment of the department. The lands in question were settled upon and used by the Alaska Com. mercial company and its prede-
 cessors in 1883 and were cultivated
 for a period of 14 years. In 1907 the government took possession oi the land for agricultural experi-
 mental station purposes. The right of the government to appropriate the lands occupied by citizens except under homestead and mining laws is admitted in the decision, but the company successfully showed ar occupancy of the lands at the time of the passage of the organic act il 1884 wherein their rights were pro .Gcted as against the government.
 The case has been in the lanG office and. before the commissioner of the general land office, and up to the secretary of the interior, con | tinuously since 1908.
 Letters from President Wilson Secretary Lane and members of the Alaska Engineering Commission were read at last nights meeting
 of the Chamber of Commerce. These 'etters acknowledged receipt of sta tistics and data from the Chamber setting forth the advantages of the Copper River route for one of the government trunk lines.
 The organization decided to give dinner in honor of, Delegate Wick
 ershem during his short stay in the city he having arrived from the in terior on the train this afternoon and to extend a general invitation to citizens to participate. Time anc
 place. are to be arranged after . conference with Mir. Wickershan and to suit his convenience. Dr.. w H. Chase, M Finkelstein and E. F
 Medley are the committee oi arrangements.
 The transportation committee re
 ported that it has taken up with
 owners of boats the subject of estab fishing regular semi-monthly ser. vice between Cordoya ana Port Wells.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
THOM PSON

There has been farm sold bordering on the Quadic reservoir for a Bungalow colony sold by Nichols Ritter Good now Realty Co, N. Y.
 The Quinnatissett grange will hold a social and dance in the Grange hall Friday night.
 Mrs. Burt Chase who has been to the Day kimball hospital the last two weeks, returned to her ihome Sunday.
 Ebert Joslin at East Thompson will move to Thompson the first of April.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. B. Ream spent Sun day at Carolyn Halls.
 The post office has been moved in Vernon Stiles hotel, with Robert Dun- ming as post master.
 MT. Hutchinson has sub let the Yer non Stiles hotel to MT. Jerald from Nova Scotia. MT. Hutchinson is going to run an automobile delivery.
 Forest Rhodes and wife were in Thompson over Sunday
 Nelson Carpenter, an inmate of the Town Farm, died last week with Bright's disease.
 The Quadic people are to have an entertainment Saturday night in the Quadic school house. Basket lunch. Cake and ice cream for sale. No ad- mittance is asked Us the proceeds go towards getting a new organ for the Sunday school that is held every Sun day afternoon in the Quadic school house.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
High School Notes

At meeting of the board of directors of the Quinebaug Valley League last Saturday in Danielson, il was voted to hold the track meet and field day between the schools of the League at
 koseland Park on June 9th. Full ar engagements for this field day will be
 made later. It was also decided that
 Putnam and Killingly High schools,
 which are tied for the basket bull championship of the league play at
 Putnam on Feb. 27, and at Danielson
 on March 18th. If the result of this be
 tie, the final game will be played at Dayvilie on March 10th.
 The first game of the Championship ? series between the Putnam High school and Killingly High Basket Ball teams will be played in the High School gym on Feb. 27. The second game will be played ir Danielson March 13, and the third game, ifneces- sary, in Dayville March 20. The Putnam High School Basket Ball team defeated the Oxford High team last Friday night by a score of G6.d
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
Bradley Theater

All next week the Whiteside Strauss company will hold the boards at the Bradley Theatre, with daily matinees, starting Tuesday.
 The plays that will be presented by this excellent stock company during their engagement at the above theatre are certainly worthy of attention of the discriminating theatregoer The whiteside Strauss company manage ment have tried hard to make this the best popular priced stock company on the road and the massive productions given every play, warrant the critics saying "Wherever they have played, The Best We Have Ever Seen n
 "The Dairy Farm,n will be the of fering on Monday night. It is not a melodrama, but a dramatic gem and is at least refreshing to know that this company is one of the few that arc presenting class of plays that will not be of a disgusting nature. There will be five vaudeville features seen between the acts, and although this is not a necessary prop to this splendid organization, it helps to keep your mind interested while the scenes are being made, making one grand con. tinuous performance from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Ladies l5c tickets limited to l20 for Monday even ing. adv.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
WEST THOMPSON

Miss Ellen Sandstrom spent Sunday al her hotae here.
 Rev. and Mrs. Miller attended the ministerial kSeeting of the Norwich District held ia South Coventry Fues- day, Feb. 9th.
 Mrs. Nessey is entertaining Mrs. Lowe of Maine.
 J. \. Perrin is some what indisposed al present. lie was greatly missed by those who attended cnurch.
 The Young Peoples society was pleasantly entertained at Mt and Mrs. Daniel Perrin's on Wednesday even- Ing Of last week. An interesting pro- gram was given of songs, readings and instrumental music. after which re- Treatments were served and a social hour enjoyed. There were twenty-five present.
 Everybody at church Sunday" was observed Sunday in the Methodist church with a very pleasing result. An interesting sermon was preached by The pastor from the text found in z Kings 20;5. 1T have heard thy prayer. l have seen thy tears"
 Mrs. Madnga died at the home of her daughter after an illness covering nearly three years. The funeral was Saturday morning in the Sacred Heart church and the body was taken 10 East Douglas for burial. she was so years old.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
BRONCHITIS CONQUERED
Royersford, Pa, Man Tells How

At this season of year with sucD sudden changes, it is so easy to take cold, and almost before one is aware there is inflammation in the bronchial tubes-a hard cough and unless checked in time chronic pulmonary troubles may result.
 Townsend Young of Royersford, Pa. says: "A severe bronchial trou- ble contracted caused me much dilf cuIty about breathing. My chest felt clogged up and there was consider able soreness. I tried different rem edies without help: but I am glad to say that vinol cured my bronchial trouble which had lasted for three months. My breathing is all right and the soreness entirely gone from my chest"
 vinol contains the curative. healing principles of fresh cods' flyers (with- out oil) and tonic iron. We guaran- tee 1t to be delicious in taste ard to satisfy you with It's medicinal effects.
 P. 8. If you have any skin trouble try Saxo Salve. We guarantee it.
 .F. Donahue, Druggist, Putnam Conn.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
Justice Perrin Finds for Plaintiff.

The case of George NJ. Sampson vs. W. P. Jordan, in which plaintiff sought to recover damages for injuries to his automobile through collision with the defendant, in the town Of W oodstock last August, was tried be- fore Justice Charles NJ. Perrin, at North Woodstock, Monday afternoon. NJ. H. Geissler of Putnam represented the plaintiff and George l.. Hinman, of Wilimantic the defendant. Plaint- iii claimed that defendant was on the wrong side of the road. Defendant set up that plaintiff was guilty ot con- tributory negligence. The Justice found for the plaintiff his decision being that he recover S99 and costs. An appeal was taken.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Augustus Chandler died at her home in Guilford Feb. 7th. Her son Benjamin is well known in Wood stock.
 Will Child and wife are visiting rel- atives in New York and vicinity this week.
 The Ladies' Home Missionary meet ing was held with Mrs. Hall last week.
 A son, William Harvey, was wei comed into the home of Fred Howard and wife in Glastonbury Feb. 5.
 In spite of the storm of last Friday evening, forty people assembled at the home of G. M. Sampson and wife for a church social and were most pleasant ly entertained. Book titles were rep. resented in great variety of ways and a photograph guessing contest was in- teresting.
 Miss Lester entertained her nephew, Henry Burnitt, and friend over Sun day.
 The school social announced for Fri day evening has been indefinitely postponed.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Herbert Potter, wife and daughter of Ware are visiting relatives in town.
 Miss Sadie Kempton of Sturoridge has been d recent guest of her uncle, Ozias Milligan.
 Mrs. George Frink entertained her neighbors last Monday evening and a club known as the Maple Crest Club was formed. An evening with Lincoln was spent which, together with music and refreshments, made the time pass pleasantly and profitably.
 "A patriotic evening" is announced for the next meeting of the Woodstock grange. Valentines will also be 8 fea. tuTe.
 Mrs. Marvin Bates is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. T. Perrin, of Put nam.
 Miss Ada Clark of Providence is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Andrew Clark, this week.
 A birthday surprise party visited Herman Chaffee last Friday evening, about thirty being present. Refresh ments were served and pleasant evening enjoyed by all.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
EAST WOODSTOCK


 Miss Stella Frink spent the weekend with Mabel Richardson.
 Mrs. N. T. White has been spending a few days in Thompson.
 Allan Upham of Dedham was in town a couple of days last week.
 Miss Fanny Upham of Webster is the guest of her brother, G. l.. pham, and wife.
 Mrs. Mary A. Sanger, who lives with her nephew, Frank Warren, in Spring field, Mass, is gradually failing and confined to her bed. A nurse has been in attendance for some months. Mrs. Sanger is in her 9lst year and the last of her immediate family.
 Charles II. killam visited his father. Edward Killam, in Thompsonville last week and found him quite feeble. He is s4 years of age.
 Mrs. S. H. Peekham is suffering from rheumatism.
 Mrs. Frank Gordan, who has been in poar health for some months, IS going to Worcester hospital for treatment. William Nicely was in New Haven n couple of days last week on a business trip.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
 EAST WOODSTOCK

The following program will be given at East Woodstock Congregational Church, Friday evening, February 13, by the Second Congregational Church Choir of Putnam, assisted by a quartet from Clark College Glee Club. Annie Laurie Buck The Nursery Moffat
 The Choir q When Ships Put Out to Sea Ambrose
 Wallace Smith Thy Song Chapman Solo by Gladys A. Farmer Rock-a-Bye Neidlinger
 Ladies' Chorus The Shoogy-Shoo Ambrose May Time Stewart
 The Choir Trankadello Beuriet
 Charles B. Shaw Quartet-Sweet Genevieve Tucker
 Misses Farmer and Ellis
 Messrs. Paine and Smith The Owl and Pussy Cat Ingraham Cobwebs smith
 The Choir Overture to Poet and Peasant Suppe Miss Ellis and MT. Williams NObody's Lookin' Johnson To You Speaks
 Josephine M. Clifford Integer Vitae Horace
 Clark College Quartet Chorus-Lullaby Webster Solo by Gladys A. Farmer WhistIing Obligato by Fife l. Inman The Rosary Nevin Dinah Johns
 The Choir Dreaming Shelley Sweet and Low Barnby
 Ladies' Chorus Love's Reveiie Squire In the Time of Roses Reichert
 Gladys A. Farmer The Close of Day Johnson Kentucky Babe Geibei
 The Choir Cnorus-Old Song
 Solo by Josephine NJ. Clifford Song of the Mohegans Leavitt
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
NEW BOOKS
u,oodstock Library Received From the State

ror WoodstoCk lp'o'J
 the State
 rho following cooks have been re- ooiyed for the Woodstock Llbrary from the state grant:
 IaoerIof. Stories of the Christ Child Cabot. Across Northern Lab- rador. levitt, Country of the Pointed TiTs. Fraser. A Diplomats Wife; Moosefield, Story of a Roundhouse' Bryce South America; Moneypenny, life of Disraeli; Rowland, Signin- canoe of Art; Rhodes, History of the II. S. Sth Volunteers; Hare, Walks Tn Rome; Bergson, New Phllosphy; Zangwen, Italian Fantasies; Amefung and Holtzinger, Museum and Runs of Rome; Travelyan. Life of John Bright; Burgess, Mother West Winds Neigbbors; De Wolfe, House in Good Taste. Franck, Zone Policeman SS; Hil1guft. Socialism Summed Up; Fa- bre. Life of the Fly; John Big clovis Retrospections; White, MIX ing.
 Muir. Story of My Boyhood and Youth; Jordan, War and Waste; Farnsworth Log of a Would-be War Correspondent; Anderson, Farmer of Tomorrow; Jenkins, old Boston Post Road; Graysen, The Friendly Road Bound volumes of St. Nicholas, Cen tury and -cribners for 1915; 1onge, Young Duke; Yonge, Prince and the Page; Yonge, Lanees of Lynwood' Yonge. Gagged Lion; Yonge, Grisly Grissell Yonge, Pennfless Princesses; Yonge, Armourer's Apprentice; Yonge Unknown to History; Hollis, In the Days of St. Anselin; Baring-Gould, Pabo; Chatwolde, Knight of the Gold en Chain; Mcfarland, Legend of Reading Abbey.
 Whistler. For King or Empress; GiIliat, Forest Outlaws; Gilliat Wolf's Head; Creswick, With Richard, the Fearless; Blass, Heroines, of the Crusades; Ward, Forest Prince; Ag- uilar, Liays of Bruce; Hoffman, He roes and Heroines of English History; Gomme, Stories of English Kings; Gomme, Stories of English Queens; Gomme, St. George for England; Gomme, The March on London;s Gomme, Both Sides of the Border; Gomme, Under Drake's Flag; Stod- dard, With the Black Prince; Edgar, Cressy and Portiers; Hewlett, New Canterbury Tales; Bevan, Red Dixon the Outlaw; Morris, Dream of John Ball; Doyle, White Company; Robert Ammys, Poor Priest; Hodges, Saints and Heroes up to the Middle Ages.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
Empire Theatre

More and more people are getting he Empire habit and spend many pleasant and profitable evenings al the home of motion pictures on Elm street, Manager Hayden has inaugurated the feature of changing the pictures every day so that if you miss an entertain ment you lose the opportunity of sec ing the feature of that day. For the week end, Friday the big two reel fea- ture, Equality and Mercy, Saturday the two reel picture "By Man and Law" will be offered surrounded with variety of other good reels. The l7th of this month the house is holding benefit show for the Catholic band and tickets are now on sale at ten cents each. Something different all the time at the Empire. Get the habit Follow the crowd.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
DIED

DUNN-At Danielson, Feb. 6, Matthew J. Dunn.
 NEwCoMB-At Putnam. Feb. 4. Elmer F. Newcomb. LOURIE-At Norwich, Feb. 6. Mrs. Mabel Lourie, 27. Funeral, Feb.S, at Dayville.
 TOURTELLOTTE-In Switzerland Jan s. Mrs. Agnes M Tourtellotte of Chi cago, formerly of North Grosvenordale BAKER-At the Day Kimball hospital Feb. !. Mrs. Susan A. Baker.60. Fune- raj at Abingdon, Feb. 10. CARPENTER-At San Jose. Cal, Feb g. Miss Ella Frances Carpenter s. formerly of North Grosvenordale. Bur ial to be at Milford, Mass. BROWNLIE-At Dayyille. Feb. 8. Ardele 2-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs Thomas Brownie. MADAGA-At West Thompson. Feb. 5, Mrs. Betsy Malaga, so. Burial at East Douglas. Mass, Feb. :. cARPENTER-At East Thompson, Feb {, Nelson Carpenter. IEWIN--At Putnam Feb. 6, Edwin Levin. s4.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
OBITUARY
Mrs. Su san Baker.

Mrs. Susan Baker, wife of Warren Baker of Pomfret Landing, who had her leg amputated at the Day Kim. ball hospital few days ago in an eff. fort to stop the spread of blood poison- ing, died at three o'clock Saturday morning. She has lived nearly all of her life in Pomfret and was 59 years of age. A husband, d son, Sylvester of Putnam and two daughters, Mrs. Henry LaForte of Abingdon and Susie Of Stafford Springs, survive.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
W EST GLOUCESTER

Mrs. H. E. Smith entertained MT. Maze of Riverside, R. l., and her nephew, Henry Sampson of Fall River Sunday.
 The young people enjoyed straw ride Co a dance at Charles Rouse's Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Fred Ashton entertained friends last Wednesday afternoon.
 Walter A. Hawkins harvested his ice Tuesday.
 Several from this vicinity attended the bean supper and entertainment at the East Putnam church Saturday evening.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
EAST PUTNAM

The Everybody at Church" Sunday was success, the church more than doubling it's attendance.
 The entertainment given by the La dies Quartette of the Putnam M. E. church, assisted by MT. Battey, was enjoyed by all present. The attend anee was small owing to bad travel ing.
 The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Ashton Wednesday, afternoon. The next meeting will be held with Mrs Decatur on the first Wednesday in March.
 MT. and Mrs. Russ and family called on Mrs. Arthur Cutler Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Rawson are mak- Ing their home in Schenectady, N. | !, Tor the present.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
POMFRET CENTRE

Mrs. Sarah Nunn of Newark, N. J ., has been visiting her brother, John Perry.
 Mrs. w. E. Brown substituted in the Landing school last week, Miss Perkins, the teacher, having resigned to accept a position in New Britain Miss Bessie Carpenter of Putnam is the new teacher.
 Mrs. Alice Johnson is ill with sciatic rhe umatism.
 Miss Fanny Brown of Plainfield IS visiting her brother, k. k. Brown.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
ABINGToN

The funeral of Mrs. Warren Baker was held at the house Tuesday at l2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. MT. Irwin, burial in Westfield cemetery. Mrs. Baker died Saturday morning, Feb. |, at the Day Kimball hospital. She is survived by her husband and three children, Sylvester Baker of Elliotts, Mrs. Henry LaForte and Mrs. Susie Bassett of Abingdon. She was 59 years of age.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
Advertised Letters, Feb. B.:
GENTLEMEN

GENIIEMEN Adard A. Williams, C. F Baily, N C. McLean, Hector Cote, Sam Leon, Wm. Gould.
 LADIES
 Mrs B. Mulroney, Mrs. G G' Ravens, Jr.
 The Tuesday club, with invited guests, gave 4 surprise party 10 MISS Bessie Champlin, Bradley street We'd nesday evening in honor of her biflh- day. Cards were played and refresl . ments served.
 Miss Dena Butterlield from Dun stable, Mass is spending the week with her aunt, Mrs. F. D. Sargent.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
To Enjoy The Popular Dances,

The feet must be free from pain. Many women and men realize the comfort to be enjoyed by using Aliens Foot Ease. the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes before the dance. Since dancing has become so popular, Aliens Foot Ease is in demand every
 where because it rests the feet and makes dancing delight. For Free sample, Address, Allen $. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y. adv io
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
This Will Interest Mothers

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children relieve feverishness, head ache, bad stomach, teething disorders, move and regulate the bowels and des- troy worms. They break up colds in "A hours. Used by mothers for "A years. All druggists, 25c. Sample Free. Address, A. $. Olmstt d, Le
 Roy, N. Y. adv 6-S
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
FIREMEN'S BALL
Union Hall February 1srd
Fine Decorations. Fine Music, A Fine
 Time.

The annual ball of the Putnam Fire Department will be held in Union hall, Monday evening, February 23rd. There has so far been large advance sale of tickets and other departments have accepted invitations to be present.
 The decorations will be in the hands Of the American Decorating company of South Birmingham, who will trans- form the hail into pretty ball room. The Cargill orchestra of 10 pieces will furnish music for dancing and render a concert program from 9.
 This ball is always one of the annual public events of the season. Every body is invited and tickets may be had of members or at the box office the night Of the ball.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13

For any itchiness of the skin, for skin rashes, chap, pimples, etc.. try Doan's Ointment. 5ec at all drug Store. ao'
 During the shut in months Of the wintes keep in touch by telephone.adv
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13

If you want something and want 1t quickly one of the quickest means of getting it is by telephone. Have you one in your home? Adv
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
POMFRET

Victrolas for S15, $25, $40, s75 and $50, are to be seen at Geo. K. Shawis, besides large assortment of recordss Come in and let me play the late operas for you,
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13
BIRTHS

In Webster, Feb. 9th, a daughter, Jeannetie Elizabeth 10 Dr. and Mrs. T. A Saunders. Mrs. Saunders was Miss NJ ullan of Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-13

Your most distant friend is within almost instant reach if you have tel ephone.