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Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
PERTINENT TO PUTNAM
PEOPLE


 Miss Mary Wheeloek is at Pleasant View.
 Miss Gertrude Jones has returned from Utica, N. Y.
 Win. Brady of New York is the guest Of his parents on Church street
 -Iimothe Tetreault has returned from a i've weeks visit in St. Johnr Canada.
 George H. Ryder Is attending the annual convention of the National Association of Organists at Springfield this week, and is receiving much attention as one Of the veteran organ ist. He is 10 open new organ in a theatfe in that city next week by re- quest oi the builder.
 Mir and Mrs. Louis Bellerose of Oakland, Cal, are guests of Postmas ter Alexander Gilman and other fela- tlVes in Putnam. Mr. Bellefase WAS for l2 years m employe on the street railway hnes ot Oakland, his expert enee GOV ering the horse, cable and eiec- tde ear periods. He Is now retired on pension.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
Empire Theatre

Deep Purple, iS the offering al the Empire this Friday. IL is a story that has 10 do with the underworld and the central figure is reformed crook. For Saturday, something entirely new, From Champion to Tramp. This tells ol the down fall of an athlete by crook, ed work on the part of 8 rival How after trampiug all over the country he seeks a jon In a western mine and there finds the man who caused his disgrace about 10 participate In race
 He has dfugged his opponent 50 the hero 0f the tale enters and wins out
 lie saves the mine owners daughter and exposes the william and everything comes out right Fer Monday, a three reel feature, The Cipher Key, a story of an American ship building eoTpora- ten making a bid for batlleships fer a south American republic. Enemies of the country try to get the papers containing tae bids and succeed. Eaey are found to be iu cipher and then an attempt k made la procure the key. There are plots and counter plots and all sorts of intrigue as we'll as love story interwoven in the great feature, All af the programs arranged for the week are ,ae real Empire kind. Good tfom start to finish. Something inter- esting all the time. adv
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
BASE BALL
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hit and was lhe third oHt to Paige.
 Putnam looked like q sure winner for a few minutes in the 9tB. The crowd thought il ses going te 5e one of those last minute vietorl-s and The opporta- uity WIS certaiulN tbere but weak ef. fnrLs on the part cf Putnam balteEs, who had fbe game 10 theif hands. lost the opportunity H8liiaau singled oY third Dickinson pulled dowuLarrY5 $ hv bat looked like a hit. Gallagher uatted for Irving and c8pped single bv second tbat sent Gallagher down Hslh mea advanced on pHssed ball Vernon passed LeddY HHG lhe uases
 were fui Hith 0uIy one down. The cruWd Was hy this time up in the air and crowding on io fhe base ilHes yell ing aaa #HmpinZ about ike a Joe of Co. mancces. When Paige .lngied 10 cen ter Hela scaung HouiiBan nothing could hold %be croNd- The game aad
 to be stopped while excited fans were
 pushed back as far as possible but that
 WAS only Co tue edge o1 the diamond
 l. HereHx Wss IY. lie had pot been
 hitting Vernon and was 8 victim Of
 his quick breaking out. All kinds of
 advice VAS yelled at HiH, Ihe noise
 could be heard ali over the city. Gil
 son exeitedly dropped several pitched
 balls bat @ss working to keep the rest of his team on ibeir feel Vernon ap
 peafed cool W hen L HeTeux famed
 the crowd groaned. that is the Putnam contingent did While was up. he
 had chance 'to wiH his game. lie
 made beaut over the canvas the pfe
 vious inning. Even scratch hit
 meant a tied score. Perhaps in the excitement fl the bail had been hit 10 any part Of the field mispiay might have resulted. Many Putnam throat
 went hoafse at this staRe."One striker said Conway. Slipping, thought the crowd Then a foul for the second strike. aYatta boyt7 The big one
 Jeff peaches" ."Hii il oui, old man. 1 Nin your own game, Mhilei' were the prayers that could be heard above 1 the awful din. Vernon wound up
 with every ounce of steam he had let. | The bail whizzed towards the plate. White swung like the mighty Casey Of
 old and bit il in the same place that he | twice missed IL before. "Iou' re out,
 shouts Conway. There WITS a mo ment's $ silence. Then from GO0 South i bridge throats came the cry Of victory.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
Notes of the Game
THEY

| THEY SAY: l That fl was some crowd. It's now one and one. ] That there'll be something doing at | Sonthbrldge Satureay- l That the band played on. That the fat man and the dummy | were eNtEa features.
 That Charlie Falon holds the fea- | ture play record. That something on the bleaehers | looked good to Leddy. The wires got crossed on the signals | Of Irving and Larry. That it's long way to Southbridge l but large crowd will go. One stingy little bingle was needed | in the ninth.
 There was good sprinkling of fan | nesses and they enjoyed 1t. | Conway makes good tenth man | on the field. That the base ball bug is popular ! insect. Someone proposed observation boats | on the river next time. Teat the size of the crowd was pleasing to Manager Teddy. The ladies thought Charlie looked ! good in his new Putnam uniform.
 Lary didu do his comedy special | ly That fans are already arranging for | transportation Saturday. Paige k having the hardest kind Of l bntting lnek. The fans are still wondering why Gagnon iToze to1he ball. There Was hot time in Southoudge that night. It's pleasant 10 see good, clean sport ana good natured rivalry with no wrangling.
 That Rock played with Providence, Commetle with Fall River, Slim Me lntyre with Norwich and Vernon had a try with the White Sox. A few electric fans would have help ed some.
 That the demand for ginger pop ex- ceeded the supply.
 About b balls were used and they cost money.
 It's loo bad that Putnam hasn't a larger field.
 That Cy Peloquin was itching to get into il.
 That Gallagher and Leddy both bat ted a thousand.
 That these two men woald strength en the batting department.
 That the water boys were kept busy.
 That woman in the outlield said she thought that Charlie "eaught them flies just iovely.N
 It would have been different if that hit had been delivered W hen the bases were full That Conway makes you think Il liltIe 0t Silk O LouShlin.
 That the band did all of the pHTading as the players were too modest.
 lI looked like shut out which would haVe been bitter medicine.
 That Larry was willing to do his own base running put didn't get the chance.
 That the management may use Pe- pin for 4 pInch hitter.
 That there an organ in the parlor W whefe Tom and Charlie spend some of their evenings.
 That Pepin thought he could hold Leddy but has now changed his mind since he tried il in the alley.
 That tallon thinks it's easier to col leet flies in center garden then 10 col feet rent.
 That II was some trip to Baltimore and no one is saying much about it.
 Take your girl to the ball game.
 Take your whole family.
 Be there sure.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
Dr. Styles Dead

Dr. Elmer L. Styles of New Britain died suddenly of heart disease while driving his automobile in that place, Tuesday. He apparently felt the attack coming on as he attempted to run his machine, which was moving slowly, to the side of the road, and ran into a pole People in a house nearby saw him and Tau to his assistance and found him trying to take some stimu- lant which he carried with him. lie died in q short while.
 Dr. Styles practiced in Putnam some 10 years ago. lie sold out his practice Dr. c: l.. Miller He will be remem- bered by the elder citizens Of Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06

GAMEs sATrRnAY

C. A. (. have arranged g series Of three games with East killingly, A. A, best two out of three, the first game to be played in Putnam on the high school grounds next Saturday at 8:l5. The second game will be played the following week in East Kiliingiy. The Est KiHingly team has played l5 games and have lost but one. The local team has last two eut of ten.
 The ta5sd game of the series between Wessief. A A., end GFosRenordale, 4. C., wi ae played at North Gros- venordale 8attery for Wooster, Me Le1d and E eignd
 Putnam E i 0. Co of soath5ndge st 5ouLhbddge.
 Line 1p for Saturday
 Bedding. p, fif it's possible to gel him: Mclean, c; West, lo; Gsgnon 2d; Mccormick, SD; Paige, =; faIion cl; L'Hefeax, F; Leddy, f.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
Twenty Years With Herald
Henry E. Bowen Resigns from inc Ad. yerlisiug Department oi That Paper

Henry E. Bowen rSigned bis posi- ton last week from the advertising de paTtment of ithe New York Herald after connection of twenty years with that publication. Mir. Bowen comes from a newspaper family of three gen erations in New York, bis grandfather, Lewis Tappan, being the founde, oi the Journal of Commerce, and lhis f. . ther, Henry C. Bowen, of the Inde pendent. Ills first newspaper work WAS as publisher of the Brook yn Union, previous to it's being known as the Standard Union. He was also cot . neeted with the ,Cosmopolitan maga- zine during it's ownership by John Bresben Walker, and later with the Mail and Express, and placed in charge of the Brooklyn department by the late Col. Elliott F shepard.
 On Oct I, lsaa, MT. Bowen was en gagged by Albert tox, advertising manager of the New York Herald, and he nas remained with that paper until the present time. lie is now enjoying a much needed rest at his home, 740 Watching avenue, Plaintleld, New Jersey Prom The Editor X Publisher and the Journalist, New York City, July Sla
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
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 Malcolm Wiley left Monday for A visit of several weeks with relatives in Portland, Me.
 Sam Wilcox Of Uxbridge has been the guest of Henry wheeloek, Church street, for few days.
 The Misses Emma and Lauretta Remillard are spending two weeks vacation in Port Chester, N. |.
 Warren Bfadway underwent an operation At the Day Kimballshospit l Tuesday and k seriously i'll.
 Raymond C. Kennedy of Bridge port is the guest Of his mother Ms. Ida C Kennedy.
 -Misses Mary Griffin, Katherine Brady and hmmu Benoit, clerks in Bugbee's store, are away on their va. cations.
 -A number ol Iaiian army feser- xist, leit from the Putnam station on "Wednesday to report 10 lbe Italian consul at Boston
 .-Dr and Mrs Herbert W. Foster oi Hontelaif, \. ] were visitors with E.. < Poster and wife willie en route to Mmne oa 1aeatoa trip
 -Geofgl r erousscau has returned from two weeks stay ut Block is- E...I, e.5. a.55...-aa,. and children re muntne another week.
 -3 HaIoid Giipatric and Df. J. j. Russell returned from Juniper Polnt, Me, 1londuy, Mir Gilpathe returning the same day.
 Major A. D. Mcintyre has been spending a few days with his family after trip through the middle west and south
 The Rev. A.v. C, r. Huizinga ot Thompson will occupy the pulpit of thes esCongegallonal church next Sun day morning.
 Chester l. Child has been at Norlhlield attending a meeting oi the officers ot the Connecticut Sunday school Association.
 Arthur Mcintyre Is at Lake Suna- pee, N IL. where he Is acling as couns sellor and assistant superintendent at Camp Topanenus, a boys summer camp,
 The following post office employees are having their annual vacation: Ev- erett Burgess, clerk carrier l.. E. Rch. atdson, and fural carriers, Wilson A. Tewgood and Bertrand Andrews.
 Mi. and Mrs. j. B. Simard, their daughter, Miss Alma, and son Oliver, of Worcester, spent Sunday with V Chapdelaine and family, Church street.
 Rev. Charles F. Bedard has return. ed to Putnam and Is slowly recovering from his serious illness. One Of the fathers from the Assumption college At Worcester k assisting in lhe parish during hts eonNalescenee.
 The Secretary of State has suspen ded the automobile drivers license of James sherman ot Pomlret for the re. mmnder Of the year sherman plead guilty in the city court to driving an automobile while under the influence oi liquor.
 -tlgures compiled by Clerk Nah lon H.Geisslef ol the town school com, mittee show thaltthe total expense of the schools in Putnap during the Hs- cal year recently ended wHs S29,0 ,0}a 92, an increase from s26 ,9s7 48 Ia the pre-. eedins year.
 Miss Katherine Biu of nanielsuu gave an intensely interesting lecture on Settlement Work and Suffrage be- fore the Putnam Equal Franchise league on the high school grounds on Friday evening. other speakers were Miss Rosamond Danielson, Putnam Heights, and Mrs. Benjamin Green of Chicago, who Is guest of Mrs. Rienzi Robinson al .Danielson, Mrs. W. J. Bartlett presided.
 Deans Rheumatic sPilIs for Rheu. and Neuralgia. Entirely veg. aAk
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
Fair Proposition.

No bank win loan money to an indi yidual unless it knows all about the financial condition of the individual. Why, then, should any bank expect an individual to deposit money with il un- less 1t is willing to let the individual know all about its financial condition Sioux City Journal.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
Putnam South bridge

Two 6ase hits, ,Gagnon, Leddy, While, Gla ia2. Stolen bases, kallon, ,Goeney. Sacrifice hits, Giisons Bases on bali, White l. Vernon 7. Struck out, While 2, Neiuan D. Passed balls, Mclean. Time IS Cmpife, Conway.
 Gallagher oatled for McCormack in the 9Lh.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
PUTNAM NEWS

sIsssssI*..ss.sst--a' s.+'ss'4 --Geo. ?. Bfadley snl 5u"day al Pheasant View.
 -C. J. Meehan is entertaining hi' sister, Miss Lena Meehau of St. Louis w. J Bartlett and family are spen ding a month at Pleasure Beach.
 Lawyer NJ. II. Geissler Is spending a few days in Boston.
 Mrs. s. Diamond is visiting rela. tives in New York.
 -F. W. Barber and family are al Warren, N. IL, for stayi
 Mrs. II. C. Meiukin k at Chelsea Beach, \. ].
 Miss Ethel Dingwaiishns returned from visit with friends in Boston
 Robert I. .HurIey, captain Of the state police, was in Patnam Monday Miss Ella TouaeIiotte Is pending her vacation in Providence.
 VI Geo L. shaw sad vile havo re turned from il week al Pleasant Niet Ms. Anna KeHh and Miss Maf guedte Keith have fttuhed from ! months st8y at oasleHd Beach
 -Putuam Sestee00lsis lo have tts annual outing ut AIexauders LaEa on August b.
 -Miss saroh ihmes has returned from a Vucpllon spent in Norwich unt New London.
 -Df. and Mrs. W L. Weed of Nor walk motofed here tot a visit wi1h their son, E. l.. Weed.
 -Cynl RemiIlard, Jr., has returned from his vacation spent at Sound View.
 Mrs. Albertw whecloek of Hardwieki Mass, Is the guest of her brother, Law yer Charles l.. forrey.
 Misses Beatrice Pomeroy and An. nie Lathfop are spending tso weeks al the Willimnnlic camp ground
 Mrs. ( x. Audem Is tho guest ol her daughter, Mrs. Donald Chase, al Hampton Beach, N fl.
 --Dr A H. Slrahan k spending Il fortnight at Watch lllil and Block Is land.
 -Mfs Robert Bruce and twin ba- hies are spending two weeks al Ocean Beach
 The Mnnhasset Mig, Co. has pur chased two ton auto truck for haul ing freight
 Members of the Hook and Ladder company have planned to hold theiI annual clam bake d Philips grove Alexandet's lake, iu the near future.
 County Commissioners John A Dady, E. II. Hall and l.. Il. Corttis held business meeting in this city Friday and after il visited the Wind ham County Temporary Home.
 The Misses A. Maude Anderson oi Northteld seminary, and Eslella NJ Anderson of New Jersey, are spending their vacations with their mother, Mrs Frank Tripp, South Woodstock.
 Charles F. Belair of this city i, one of the crew of the Rattleship Con necticut which left Philadelphia Sat urday for Haiti with regiment ol marines numbering 50o men.
 Advertised letlers tof week of Au. gust 3:
 GENTLEMEN
 w ii Barry
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 Miss Nora Gigafdia, Ellie Humphy, Miss tdith IL Lowe.
 -Elks from all over Nindhum County attended the annual outing and clam bake Of Putnam Lodge at Webster lake this Thursday The llil- lies Band of Waterbury furnished the music.
 --The IEuleka silk mill which has been closed for the lpast eight months, has started up again. The Eclipse Manufacturing Co., The new industry recently located here, has begun opera. tons. All of the mills in the city are now running full time, and one, the hanhassst Mfg. Co, manufacturing iise duck Is rnnning night and day.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
HiaYatha diyeH at Hampton
Open.Air Mask of Famous Indian Epic a
 Great Success

Under the direction of Miss Mary Olney the young pe5pie Of Hampton presented, lust Saturday night, most picturesque and successful outdoor dramatization of Lonefellawi $ Hia. watha. The play was given in beam tifuI natural theatre in front of the Chelsea inn, under the shade of wide spreading naples. The stage. setting included a bright hued teepee, d camp fire and various Indian accessories, making the scene highly realistic. A perfect night, with fuil moon, added 10 the charm of the scene.
 The actors numbered about twenty five, all in gorgeous costume. The play was given wholly in pantomime, accom- panied by reading of selections from the poem, rendered by various members of the caste. The scenes given were ss follows: The calling of the nations and the smoking of the peace pipe, Hiawatha's childhood, Hia- wathAs wooing, Hiawntha's marriage feast, the wrestling with Mondamin, the blessing of the cornfields, the fam inc and the fever, the death of Mime haha, the boosting of Iagoo, the com ing of the black robed chief, the de- pgrture of Hia~atha.
 The principal actors were;
 Gitche Manito Leighton Nosworthv Hiawatha Marion PelI ,Iinnehaha May Congdon Nokomis Anna Bennett Paupukeewis MaIen Cartwright lagOo Margaret NosWorthy Mondamin Bernice Burnham Little hiawatha OSmos very Black. .robed chief Leighton Noteworthy Arrow maker Margaret Jewett
 A very large audience attended and manifested keen appreciation of the impressive dramatic quality and color ful beauty of the spectacle. The pro ceeds, amounting to more than $50, were for the benefit of the church.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06
Llne ap ior Saturday
Obituary
Mrs. Harrlett 4. MalheRson

Mrs. Harnett 4. {Waruer) Mathew. son, widow of William W. Mathew sson and mother Of Judge A. McC. Mathe wson Of New Haven, died at her home in Woodstock early Saturday morning from heart failure. Mrs. Mathewson was stricken last SatuF. day and her son was summoned from New Haven and has been with her ever since.
 Mrs. mathewson was born in New Berlin, N. | 73 years ago. She was married in that place fifty six years ago to mr. Mathewson, who died in 1901. shortly after their marriage they removed to Woodstock where Mrs. Mathewsou has lived ever since. Two children survive, Judge Mathew son of New Haven and Mrs. John D. Haskell of Wakefield Neh.
 Mrs. Mary Porter
 Mrs Mary lWashourn) Porter, wid- ow of C. Manilus Porter, died at tde home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles l.. Torrey, Putnam Heights, Monday af- ternoon after an illness of three years.
 Mrs Porter was born in New York city, Oct. 2sth, lS41, daughter of Philo and Olivia Lom bafdJ Nashburn. The family removed to Lebanon, this state, when she was a girl of l. years. She i married MT Porter At Lebanon in 1866 and they resided in Hebron up to the time of NIT. Porter's death in January, ls94. After MT. Porter's death Mrs. Porter went to Wilimantic to live but after short while there she came 10 l Putnam to make her home with her daughter. Two children were born to them, Annie, now dead, and Mrs. C. l.. Torrey Of Putnam.
 Funeral services were held at the Torrey home on Putnam Heights this Thursday morning at i0.30 o'clock, Rev, George D. Stanley of the Metho. dist church officiating. The body was taken 10 Hebron, where prayer was of- fered at the grave by Rev. Mir. Fitz. gerald of that place, and placed beside those Of the husband and daughter.
Putnam patriot., 1915-08-06

Deans Rheumatic sPlls for Rheu. matism and Neuralgia. Entirely veg. etabie. Safe. adv
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-09
TOO MUCH FOR BOOK AGENT
Busy Man Also Had Something He
Wanted to Show Breezy Caller
II Was the Door.

1--WE something want to show
you." said the breezy caller 81
couldn't go away without showing il
to you. My conscience would reproach
me If didn't show it to you"
Well, what is it?" asked the busy
man.
It's book, the most valuable book
ever published. A compendium of
knowledge. Six hundred pages. M.
merous Illustrations. And the price
is"
Hold on" said the busy man.
There's something | want to show
you. Id be mad all day il | didn't
show it to you"
What is it?" asked the breezy
caller.
The door. Good-day."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-09
Discouraging Dishonesty.

Punishment for giving short weight
is far from new, and the Turks long
ago took drastic measures to check
this tendency on the part of trades
men. The Sultan Achmet II, walking
through the streets OF STEAMBOAT, saw
at the door Of a bakers shop the
owner. his hands tied behind him, with
one ear nailed to a post. Upon inquiry
he was told the cause of the poor fell
lows predicament who is her"
asked the sultan. MAY it please your
highness," was the reply, he supplies
the bread for the imperial seraglio."
"Ah. my baker? Then set up another
post and nail his other ear to it. The
sultan's baker should have a double
reason for honesty"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-09
A Helnful Hint

81 am almost in despair about my
condition" somberly stated Alexander
Akenside, the well known dyspeptic
Il cannot seem to find anything that
will help me. My stomach"
. Il doubt there being any help for
you, Ellick," interrupted Sanford Mer.
ton, a pessimistic person. But if you
would have your stsmachic symptoms
deleted by a competent censor it
would relieve the rest of us nightly Sc
Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-09
Bible for Burmese Moslems.

A colporteur of the British and For.
eign Bible society in Burma reports
81 sold one Holy Bible to an orthodox
Mohammedan. He has been one OF
my bitterest opponents, and has often
laughed and scoffed at me as passed
his shop. l asked him why he wanted
to buy Bible, and he confessed that
he had secretly read an Urdu Gospel
bought from me by one of his servants
In this book he had found many good
things which he had never heard Of
and he now wanted to read the whole
Bible"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-09
Two VieWpoints,

"Alas!" sighed the writer. IF did
not have such large family making
daily demands on me what master.
pieces | could write and what wealth
| could win"
It's tough working all alone"
sighed the writer across the way. IF
| only had family to work for and
to make effort worth while, what
mighty things with the pen | could &C
complish. Judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-09
Cause for SUSPICION.

mother who frequently went out
to spend the day with her friends
had been accompanied always by her
seven-year-old son. One evening. on
returning home very much bored with
the days experiences, he said to her:
Mother, if you don't stop taking
me around with you so much, people
viii think you have married q
1warfi"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-09

Barnes Tormer-In the piece we
play tonight the scene is laid about
the time Of the Spanish war.
Hiram Subbubbs-Yep, and the eggs
the boys have been buyin' up was laif
about the same time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-09
Hard to Decide.

Proudley-lf Dobleigh has finished
his painting, why doesn't he send it to
the exhibition and let people see it?
Emmerley-Because he's in a guam
Diary about giving it a name Some
OF his friends want him to enter it as
The Falls of Niagara and others adj
wise him to turn the canvas upside
down and call it "A Yellowstone Pari
Geyser Puck.