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Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
OBITUARY
Mrs. Judith H. Barber

MFs.s4Iuaitll,s.IA. Barber widow ef Joseph Russell Barber, died at her holne on School street about eleven o'clock last Thursday morning. Mrs. Barber was born in Woodstock where she spent more than half of her life, coming to Putnam seventeen years ago.
 Her husband died over ten years ago. her only daughter, Mrs. Ella j.. Hopkins, nine years ago and son. William R., five years ago, leaving John F. Barber of Danielson her only surviving child.
 Besides her son. she is survived by eleven grand children and seven great grandchildren, the grandchildren being Charlotte and Judith Hopkins, Mrs. John P Sabin, Alfred, Sarah and Perry Barber, all of Putnam; Mrs. C.. Morrison Miller of Hartford, Mrs. All bert Williams, South Woodstock, Elsie and Byron Barber ef Danielson and Mrs. Florence Washburn.
 For many years she served as Town Committee from Woodstock for the Windham County Temporary Home and at the time of her death was an honorary member. During her active years she was ever ready to respond to the call of the sick and there are many living today who ascribe to her their recovery from dangerous ill nesses.
 For the past two and one-half years she has been almost helpless and for nearly a year, totally blind. Through it all she has borne her sufferinga with great fortitude and deeply ap- preciated every kinoness shown her.
 She was in her S6th year when sne died and it can truly be said of her that she came down to her grave in a good old age, like a shock of corn for the harvest. Her memory will long be cherished by many relatives and friends.
 Funeral services were held at her late home on Saturday afternoon Rev. George II. Stone of the Adventist church officiating. The bearers were John P. Sabin, Putnam; Floyd Bowen Thompson; Byron R. Barber, Daniel. son and G. Morrison Miller of Hart ford.
 Burial was in Grove street cemeter, and the funeral arrangements were in charge of N. A. Ballard.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
Meeting of Business Mems Association

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Putnam BusinessMen's Association Thursday evening, and ten new members were admitted. The meeting was held in the banquet room of Odd Fellows hall. Station Agent George l.. Baldwin gave an interesting talk on the unusual advantages ofPut- nam as a shipping center. Remarks were made by others present, and there was a general discussion of the situa- ton tending to creating a greater in :. terest in the association. A bullet lunch was served. The meeting ad journed until February 26th.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
[. 1. and K. Officers

The election of officers of the St. Aioysious T. A. k E. society held on Sunday afternoon resulted as follows: President, Frank II. Cordler.
 Vice president, Joseph r isgans
 Recording secretary, Bernard Me- Garry. ~se
 Financial secretary, Henry c. Tru- deau.
 Treasurer, Henry N. Benoit.
 Marshal, Armand Chapdelsine.
 Sergeant at arms, Helika Auger. Auditors, Albert Cavanagh, Joseph k. Egan, Bernard McGarry.
 The officers will be installed at the regular meeting in March with sor cial session following.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
J. Paul Kaufman Instructor at Trinity
 College

Ehe many friends of Mr. and Mrs. J.. Paul Kaufman in Putnam will read the following from the Hartford Cour- ant with interest. Mrs. Kaufman (uee Clarice E Ryther, is niece of l.. o. Williams.
 The instructor who will take charge of the classes in English and literature during the Trinity term at Trinity Col lege, beginning February ', pending the appointment of a professor to liil the chair made vacant by the resigna. ton of Professor Canston Brenton,is J. Paul Kaufman, q graduate of Yale University of the class of 1909. MT. Kaufman is at present an instructor and graduate student of Harvard Uni versIty. He was for some years an in. structor of English at Lafayette Col. lege and comes to Trinity highly rec commended by Professor Bliss Perry, Professor w. k. Castle and others. During the academic year 19l2l9l3 MT. Kaufman was an exchange lectur- CT at the University of Bordeaux, France. He will probably be in Hart ford next week.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
St. John Baptist Society Officers

At the meeting of ths St. John Bap- list society held Sunday officers were elecred as follows:
 President, Napoleon Jette.
 Vice president, Armand Magnan. Secretary, Joseph St. Jean.
 Treasurer, Joseph LaPaIme,
 Corresponding secretary, Origen Tou- chette.
 Guards, lAmedee Menard, Francois Brodeur.
 Directors, Victor Auger,i iOnesime Ro- billiard, Maxine Bibeault, Edmond Donohue, Rosaria Lacroix.
 Visiting committee, Omer Desautei, Louis Benoit, Arsene Benoit, Albert DuhameI. A. Dumas, Joseph Yandale, Oliver Labossiere.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
DEPUTIES
Two Democrats Appointed By Sheriff Fox
Windham County Has Nine Deputies.
 Entitled to Ten


 For the first time in nearly quarter of a century Windhsm county has a democratic deputy sheriff, in fact it now has two, James Haggerty of Will limantic and John NJ. Bessette of Brook lyn.
 Under the late Sheriff Sibley seven deputies were holding office although the county is entitled to ten. Sheriff Fox, upon assuming office, immediate ly appointed these deputies and has now added two more.
 Deputy Sheriff Haggerty is promi- nent resident of Willimantic where he has lived many years. He is veteran of the Civil war having joined the Union army at the age of 13 years. He is numbered among the prisoners of Andersonville prison. He was born in Hartford 64 years ago. During his long residence in Wilimantic he has held the office of burgess under the old borough government, became an alder man under the city government, has been special constable and during the last session of the legislature was in charge of the lieutenant governors room at the capitol.
 Deputy Sheriff Bessette was born in St. Alexandre, Car ada, April 16, 1861 [. He came to Brooklyn when Is years of age with his parents. He returned to Canada for few years and worked on farm for wealthy German family. While there he married and returned to Brooklyn and worked for the Quine- baug Company of Danielson as card grinder. In 1890 he bought out a bakery and built up large business.
 MT. Bessette has always been dem- ocrat and influential in his party. Among the French Canadians he has always been leader MT. Bessette was elected representative from the town of Brooklyn to the General As sembly in November, 1912, getting a majority of thirty-seven votes, chang ing a normal republican majority of thirty-five to thirty seven for the dem- ocrats. In the legislature, Mir. Bes- sette was member of the committee on insurance. While in the legisla- ture MT. Bessette succeeded in pre- venting the removal of the Brooklyn Savings bank to Danielson. MT. Bes- sette recommended l.. E. Smith of Putnam for county commissioner, who was later appointed by the governor, and recommended Harry Mann of Put nam for judge of the Putnam city court, who was also appointed. Mir. Bessette has been a registrar of the town of Brook lyn for twenty years, a justice of the peace for eighteen years, auditor two years, and tax collector for eleven years, chairman of the Brook lyn democratic town committee for six years, and is at the present time a member of the democratic state cen tral committee.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
Detective William J. Burns

Tickets for the lecture of Detective Burns, Bradley theatre, March ,, have been placed on sale and may be ob- tained at Geo. k. Shaw's. Those who have heard MT. Burns speak very highly of him as a lecturer. It is ap- parent that there could be nothing more interesting than his recital of the part he played in catching the dyna- mitefs in the West few years ago. It was in that investigation that the dictaphone was first used in detective work. MT. Burns lecture is one that appeals to III classes and all ages and tickets should be obtained at once. adv
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
DROPPED DEAD
Margaret Hammond, 10. Dies at Railroad
 Station
Was On Her Way to Daughters Home In
 PhiIadelphja

Mrs. Margaret Hammond, aged 70, of Philadelphia, dropped dead at the Putnam railroad station Saturday evening about six o'clock. Death was due to valvular heart trouble of which she had been a sufferer for some time.
 Mrs, Hammond had been living with her nephew, Albert N. Hammond and wife, Woodstock Valley, for over year. She wa in poor health and her daughter had come from Philadelphia to take her home with her. Notwith. standing the bad weather they decided to start Saturday afternoon so a public conveyance. .went to the Valley after them. They arrived in putn am just as the New York express was pulling out and, although the driver endeav. ored to hold the train for his passen. gers, they missed it. They sat in the waiting room and had decided that they would go to New London on the six o'clock train and there catch the Federal express for their destination. Mrs. Hammond was apparently feel ing as well as usual. Just before their train came in Mrs. Hammond was as- sisted by her daughter down the sub way stairs and up the flight between tracks ? and 5 where the New London train leaves. As she reached the top Of the stairs she collapsed. Passengers waiting for the train rushed to assist them and Dr. J. Russell was sum- moned. The body was taken to the baggage room on stretcher Medical examiner Dr. J. B. Kent was sum- moned and gave permission for the re- moval of the body and il was taken to Ballard X Clark's undertaking rooms.
 Mrs. .Hammond's husband died some years ago, and her daug hter, Mrs. John 1. Michigan, who lives with her husband, who is doctor,a at l0l6 DreX- el Road, Philadelphia, who was with her, is the only near relative who sur wives.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
Annual Meeting ". (. I. U.

Old Officers Reelected. Reports Read
 The annual meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was held at the home of Mrs. George F. Hol- brook, Elm street, Friday afternoon. It was intended to have also the an- nual Frances Willard memorial ser vice, but the amount of business that came up for action necessitated the postponing of this service until the next meeting, which will be the annu- al freewill offering meeting, Feb. 18th
 Reports of the meetings and the ac- tivities of the year were read by the secretary, Miss Anna Armstrong. With few exceptions the officers for the past year were reelected, the list being as follows:
 President, Mrs. John o. Fox.
 Vice presidents, Mrs. NJ. G. Leonard, Mrs. Mary Gardner, Mrs. c. C.Brown, Mrs. B. NJ. Kent, Mrs. G. F. Hol- brook, Miss Alice Cunningham.
 Corresponding secretary, Miss Alice Cunningham.
 Recording secretary, Miss Anna P. Armstrong.
 Treasurer, Mrs. Sarah M Keith.
 Superintendent of press work, Mrs. George +. Holbrook.
 Evangelstic work, Miss Alice John son, Mrs. G. F. Hobrook.
 Sunday school, Mrs. George Pratt, Miss Alice Cunningham.
 Flowers, Mrs. C. C. Brown, Mrs. M. G. Leonard.
 Scientific temperance, Mrs. J.O. Fox.
 Three new members were added to the organization at the meeting and it is doing much good and effective work.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
Will Talk Creamery

The farmers of Pomfret are taking a great deal of interest in public meet ing that is to be held in Pomfret hall this Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock to talk over the advisability of starting creamery in the town for the benefit of the milk producers. There has been feeling for some time that such an in- 55stii.ution is needed and would be pay ing proposition. The speakers will be @. C. White, professor of animal hus- bandry, who will talk on the creamery outlook; and H. l. Garrigus, farm su- who will talk on draft horses in New England. The meeting - an open one and free to all who are znterested in the subject.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
Civil Service Examinations

The Connecticut Civil Service Com- mission is arranging to hold tests for the establishment of eligible lists for various positions in the state service, the time and place to be advertised once a week for three weeks prior to such date,
 The commission wishes to get appli- cations from persons who would like to take up the work of nurse or attend ant at any state institution. Appoint ments will be made from the top of the list, as made up by the commis- sion, from the applications received.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06

At meeting of the school board il was voted to allow the Woonsocket and killingiy High basket ball teams to play in the Gym at the High school provided it entails no expense to the town. These two teams have been seeking neutral floor on which to play and made the request 10 play here.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06

Clarence Chase, MahIon Geissler and l.. H. Fuller, officers of Qaine- baug Lodge of Masons, attended a meeting of the grand lodge at Hartford "Wednesday and Thursday.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
GO TO CHURCH
 NEXT SUNDAY
YOU WILL BE PLEASED AND MAY
 GET THE HABIT
Committee From United Churches Making Strenuous Efforts to Get
 A Big Attendance

Every citizen of Putnam owes it to himself and to his city to go to church. next Sunday. not to speak of other obligations.
 The following from tie current issue of the "Congregationaist'' is pertinent in view of the present local movement.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
Annual Meeting Putnam Foundry
Financial Statement Given

At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Putnam Foundry and Machine Company held Thursday af- ternoon the following officers and di- rectors were reelected for 1914;
 President, Edward Mullan.
 Treasurer, c. Harold Gilpatric.
 Directors, The foregoing officers, Samuel Reynolds, F. G. Letters, l.. E. Smith, George w. Sampson.
 The following financial statement was presented by Treasurer Gilpatric: Accounts receivable S3l ,S25.97 Notes receivable ,385. .00 Cash 9,S55.Il Conslgnments 3,926. .59 Merchandise 44,643.07 Machinery and tools 25,2ol.0 or Real estate 3s, ,s92 % Patterns 3,000,m Prepaid insurance I37 % office furniture l,6l0.40 Teams l,627 50 Profit and loss account May 1,
 1913, 19,42S.l3 Total Sis1, ,5S2. .73
 January l, i9l4:
 Preferred stock $50, ,000.O0 Common stock 74,U0000 Accounts payable 1885 52 Notes payable 39, ,seS 75 Gain from May to Jan. 1 9,62s. .4G Total slsl 1882. 2.73
 The stock of the concern was well represented at the meeting.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06
EXONERATE
 POLICEMEN
Against Officers Chaffee and
 .Tetreanlt NOt Sustained
Council Elects same Members of Police
 Force

The regular monthly meeting of the Common Council was held Tuesday evening with Mayor Macdonald presi- ding and all of the aldermen present.
 The police report showed arrests, 6 sent to jail, electric light out 566 hours.
 The city auditors reported that they had examined the accounts of the va rIous city officers and found them cor rect.
 The bond of the captain of police was filed and accepted.
 Alderman Clark reported for the city property committee that he had met the selectmen and that they ,the select men, desired the room now occupied by the board of water commissioners for the town clerk. That when the Commissioners went into the room it was understood that it was temporary and was eventually to be used by the clerk as it is handy to the vaults. He stated that the selectmen would give the water commissioners the room on the ground floor now occupied by the city engineer or the room on the sec ond floor now occupied by, themselves. After some discussion 1t WAS voted that the water commissioners be neti fled that they must vacate their pres- ent room and that they can have either of the rooms above mentioned.
 Noted that the corporation counsel be authorized to collect all taxes and Assessments due the city that have been payable for year or more.
 Among the larger bills ordered paid
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-06

The council then went into execu- tive session from which they arose at the end of an hour. The following of- ' ficers were elected: Sergeant of police, Patrick Hayes; patrolman, Julius Cor dier. Fire police, Carver, Chaftee, re- treault, O'Brien, Mcclure, Martin.
 It was voted to adjourn to Feb. 17th, at which time the annual budget will be made up.
 The police committee reported their finding in the matter of the charges of Coroner Bill which alleged that Patrol men B. F. Chaffee and Charles Te- treault were guilty of neglect of duty in failing to arrest the man who shot Frank Roze in Putnam last August. The committee found that the evi. dence did not sustain the charge. The report was accepted.
 The report of the committee was a lengthy one setting forth the letter re- .ceived by the mayor from the coroner in which the charges were made, the
  davit of one of the witnesses, evidence taken at hearing held by the commit tee, and the finding of the committee.
 The report in substance was to the effect that the coroner had charged two policemen of the city with neglect of duty in not arresting the man who shot Frank Roze in Putnam last Au- gust after the man had been pointed out to them, that the coroner had not had the policemen to testify at the in- quest, that the police committee had held hearing at which the officers appeared and told their story, and that from a careful perusal of the tes- timony it was found so very conflict ing and apparently in some instances suntIustworthy that the committee found that the charges had not been proven.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-12-11

Fretwell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Now, this week.
Mr.. Raymond Hall was a business
visitor in Boise Monday and Tuesday
of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Paine were
Caldwell visitors last Saturday.
Mr.. WEIGH, the substitute mail car
rier for the rural routes died Monday
morning at the Boise hospital Appen-
dicitis and gangreen being the cause
The William Hall family is NOV
ing from their ranch on the upper
bench to their ney house near the
store this week. This will make it a
great deal more convenient for Miss
Hall who is teaching music in the
school and also for Ruth and Nova
who are attending school.
A box social was held in the River
Side school house Friday night. A
small crowd but a big time is report
ed.
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Miss Mammen took supper Tuesday
evening with the Kendalls.
George Sites was Boise visitor
last week.
Mrs. A. G. Salisbury spent several
days last week at the home of Mr..
Salisbury's sister at Lake Lowell.
Mr.. Rankin went to Arrowrock on
business last Friday.
Pearl and Hubert Newman spent
Sunday at home.
Rev. Mr.. Jones took supper Sunday
evening at the Prosser home.
Mr.. Kendall and Miss Mammen at
tended a teachers and directors meet
ing in Nampa Saturday.
Archie Kollenborn took a load of
fat hogs to Nampa last week.
J. Jones and wife were Nampa Wis
itors last week.
The Industrial club met last Thurs
day with Mrs. Perry. The attendance
was small on account of the weather.
Clarke Travis and R. Farley have
begun digging we'll on the o. v.
Bailey place.
George Sites and krma Jones spent
Tuesday evening at the Kendalls.
c. Aven. A. G. Salisbury, Keister
and Kendall attended the Traders Day
sale in Caldwell Monday.
A. G. Keister has started his winter
trapping.
Rob Hyslop and wife were Nampa
visitors Saturday.
George Sites went to Mountain
Home Sunday to look over some dry
homesteads.
Bruce Robinson of Nampa visited at
the Prosser home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Prosser went to Cald-
we'll last week after a COW that they
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GOOD CHEER CLUB GUEST
OF FORWARD CLUB
Local and Personal Items From the
Neighborhood

A very successful ten days revival
meeting conducted by the Rev. B. w.
Rice and w. S.: Hawkes. closed Sun
day evening. Twenty were added to
the church during this meeting.
Mrs. L. +. Cook attended the Bap-
fist convention at Caldwell and also
visited friends last Thursday and
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Milliner, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Thomas, Mr.. G.. w.
Milliner and Miss Mary Flynn were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Thomas.
Miss Mary Fugate, Mrs. w. P.
Bales and daughters and Miss Agnes
Van Laur visited at the w. c. Fugate
home Sunday
The Good Cheer club met with
Mrs. w. A. Minatt of Caldwell
Thursday afternoon, December the
3rd, with a goodly number in atten-
dance. After the regular routine OF
business, dainty refreshments were
ing will be with Mrs. Walter Thorn
as, December l7th roll call to be re-
sponded to by some Xmas sugges-
ton.
Mrs. G.. w. Milliner of Salt Lake
City was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Thomas Sunday evening. Mr..
Miliner is brother of Mrs. Thomas.
Mrs. w. c. Van Washer and son
were visiting the c. S. Wells family
Friday.
Quite number from this vicinity
attended the dance given at the
Lemp's ranch Friday evening.
Miss Bess HASTE and Mr. Robert
Milliner were Sunday evening guests
at the Walter Thomas home.
Herman Weick and family moved to
their new home near Notus Wcdnes-
day.
Mr.. Trotter and family who lived
on the Walter Griffith place moved to
Caldwell last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Doud and family of
Kansas are visiting at the Lane home,
They are thinking of locating here.
Mrs. Doud is twin sister of Mrs.
Lane.
Rev. Hawkes. is quite i'll with
pneumonia at this writing. 1t is %
be hoped that he will speedily recov-
er
Mr.. Brinkley has been suffering
with neuralgia the last week.
Miss Carrie Bow attended the
teachers meeting at Nampa Satur-
day.
W. A. Hall shipped registered
short horn calf to Mr.. Emory OF
Indian Valley this week. The cali
was seven months old and weighed
seven hundred and eighty two pounds
The many friends of Everett Wells
will be glad to know that he is stead
lily improving in health,
]. F. and Ethel Bales attended the
Canyon county Teachers Meeting al
Nampa Saturday. J. F. Bales was a
from Marble Front district.
L. S. Ollie Had rthe misfortune tC
lasc a valuable Jersey COW last week
Kirk Farmer, who has been in the
mountains the last summer, returned
recently and will assist on the Bales
Bros. ranch this winter.
M SIS Clara Summers was week
end visitor of Mrs. George Davidson
of Deer Flat.
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Mr.. M. R. Taylor motored through
the Big Bend country in the Law
renee car last Thursday, in the inter
est of the sale, to be held December
IS, under the management of the
Farmers Cooperation club.
Frank Howard was business visi-
tor in Caldwell Friday last.
Rev. P. F. Wisner who has been
employed for the past four years by
the Home Mission board, doing some
work in different places, arrived in
Parma from California last Thursday
night. where he stage until FRIDAY
forenoon, when he came to Roswell
He was a guest at the Presbyterian
manse for dinner and then with Mr.
Lawrence, motored to Big Bend to
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-12-11

Ernest Anderson of Parma, repre-
sentative-elect, is prominently men
toned as candidate for speaker of
the house. The only thing that will
interfere is the fact that Mr.. Ander-
son is a Democrat and the house is
Republican. A little thing like poll
tics should not stand between friends.
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purchased from S. McCampbell.
Mr.. Newman sold load of fat hogs
last week. They were seven months
old and weighed 1856 pounds each.
The Leichty children are out again
after a seige of the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles and Miss Mann
men were Sunday dinner guests at the
Avens.