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Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18
AUTO PLUNGE KILLS
  Mrs, Ida Freedley of Philadelphia and
 POmfret  Also Chauffeur oa Way from Town House 10 Summer Home

Mrs Ida Wells Ninten Freedley of Philadelphia and Pomfret, and her chauffeur, Duncan MeInnes, were killed near White Plains, N. Y., F'fi- day, when her automobIie became un- eentrollahle on a sharp curve and plunged down twenty-five foot em- hsnkment. The maid, Elizabeth Mar tn, was tossed over the windshield and landed In pile of sand and es- capped with shock and minor bruises.
 The victims were pinned beneath the car when it upset and Mrs. Freed. ley was instantly killed. Her neck anda both arms were broken and her body crushed. The chauffeur sustain- ed fractured skull and internal inju- ries and died few hours after the ac. cident in a hospital.
 Mfs. Freedley, who was D years old, was on her way from her home in Philadelphia to her summer place in Pemfret. The chauffeur was not fa- miliar with the road and Mrs. Freed
 
 The chauffeur had just turned his head to receive some directions from his employer when sthey came to sharp curve. As he hit the curve he tried to keep the car in the road, but It crashed through a fence and went down the bank turning over and over in the descent. Miss Martin was knocked unconscious for q minute but soon recovered and ran for help. X man who went to the assistance of the party rus he'd all three to the hospital. Mrs. Freedley was dead before the in- stitution lwas reached, McInn.s was breathing but soon died
 Mrs. Freedley was the widow of A. Tilinnhast Freedley,who was prom inent Philadelphia lawyer. Her son. Ninton Freedley graduated from Har- yard last year, and was first year student at the University of Pennsyl- vania Law School. He remained be. hind with friends as he had 10 take his examinations.
 The family have spent thelt sum- mers In fomftet for many years. They occupied the Louise Chandler Monlton place northeast of Pemffet street and not far from the home of Admiral Cas- par Y. Goodrich. fomfret people and especially the summer colony were shocked when they learned of Mrs. Fteediey's tragic death. Mrs. Freed- ley was also we'll known in Putnam where she was Il famiiarlhgure during the summer season.
 Mrs. Freedey's husband died in 1907. He was counsel for the Pennsyl. vania Senate Investigating committee In 1895, and was contributor to varl- ous legal publications and author of works on corporation and limited part- nership laws.
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18
Poy Scouts at EastfOrd
Some Hike, Some Ride Interesting Meeting

Some Hike Some Ride, Interesting Meeting
 The Boy Scouts of Putnam visited Eastford in force last Sunday on the invitation of Scout iMaster RalphsDa- wis and Miss A. F. Brown pastor of the Methodist church. The main event was union meeting in the .chureh, with addresses sby Frank w. Barber, super visor of schools, and Rev. C. J. Hartman, and music by the choir with solos by Miss Josephine NJ. Cliff ford of Putnam, and Mir. Barber. Over one hundred and ten persons were present.
 That Sunday being ChiIdren's day, was considered good opportunity to make scouting better known in East ford where the movement has foot hold, but has not been any too popular with some of the elders. Mir. Barber made strong address on organization taking his example from home and school office and farm. Mir. Hartman said thatsseouting was for efficiency, preparedness, and unselfish service, and was not military, nor "a matter of uniforms and mere play.
 Eight Scouts of Troops 1 and hiked out Saturday morning, under the lead ership of Harry A. Clifford and Mark F. Klebart. This party spent the night at Camp Eastford under canvas. Assistant Scout Master sNorman l.. Kennedy led six boys ofiTroop I, who hiked over on Saturday afterooon and spent the night in the open, using their own tents. Fred C. Alard twas proud Of the khaki shelter tent won recently as a first prize, when he received q mark Of 99S out Of possible 1000 in the contest calling for ia Knowledge of Putnam.
 Sunday afternoon automobiles owp- ed by s Diamond, Newton 4. Ballard, F. w. Barber, and Scout MasterWhit- man Danlelson, carried over scout Master James meAndrew, Assistant Scout Master Earl Hopkins, Commis. sioner Hartman and dozen scouts, and brought all hands home in the evening, Mir Dauielson making .two trips. Eastford people furnished milk to all corners, and supper sfor those who left on the second trip, and offered other generous hospitality which had 10 be declined.
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18
FRENCH SOCIETIES
To Observe St. Johns Day
Church Services and Program at Theatre

The members of the general com mittee representing all the French so- cieties of Putnam met last week in St. Johns hall and completed the pro gram for the observance of the feast of St. John the Baptist, to be observed Sunday, June 27th.
 The members of St. John Baptist, Council II, and ithe Union St. John Baptist Council La Concorde, the French Artison Society, Council Gag non and the Canadian Athletic Club, numbering about 100 will assist at a special mass at II clock at St. Mary's church with flags and banners. The little St. John Baptist will be at the head escorted by the Putnam Boys Drum Corps and the marshal twill be Joseph Rivard.
 The singing at the mass will be un- der the direction of Ovila Gnertin, which is being especially prepared for the occasion. An orchestra of eight pieces will accompany the singers. Rev. Fr. Bedard has invited Rev. Fr Bellerose to oificiate at the mass and deliver an appropriate address for the occasion.
 A concert will be held at the Empire theatre at 730 p. m., the music being furnished by Armand Gagne, Joseph BeIair and Edgar Ghampeau. There will be an overture by choir of fifty voices from the different societies Among those taking part will be Gill bert Dumochel and Mrs. Plante of Webster, Henry Gaudette and Miss Bertha Plessis, Putnam; and Hon. Jo- seph Lucier of Holyoke will deliver an address. Others who will take part will be Alderman Dr. 0mer LaRue, Dr. l.. 0. Morasse, Eugene Brouder, Mrs. Frank Cordier, Armand Magnan, Joseph Riyard and Ovila Guertin of Putnam; Miss Viola lFaucher, North Grosvenordale Misses Louise and An tonia Guerin, Yvonne Benoit, and Miss Juliette Normandi, New Bedford. The program will be concluded by the singing Of Les Montagnards in French by the Canadian Athletic Club.
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18
Settled Out of Court

The case of Ferdinand Gsgnon of the north end of the city against Henry Young of South Woodstock and John Jarvis of Putnam, which was to have been tried before justice of the peace Saturday morning, was settled out of court, the defendant paying the plain. tiff $50. The action grew out of a horse trade with Young last fall the plaintiff alleging that he was deceived as to the qualities Of the animal which he received in the trsde. Jarvis was merely bystander in the transaction who was brought into the case because of alleged statements he made con. corning the animal.
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18

-G. Harold Clip atric, cashier of the National bank, will be one of the guests at the meeting of the New England Bankers Association at the Griswoid Friday evening.
 A number of people from here at tended the Ringing circus in worces- ter Tuesday.
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18

-steepie Tom Fitzpatrick arrived in Putnam Monday morning on his way to Thompson where he is to paint flag pole on the Norman R. Ream es- tate and do other work for the summer colony.
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18

Israel Putnam lodge of Odd fe.. lows held their memorial exercises on Sunday afternoon. The members met at their shalI on Pomffet street and marched to the Grove street cemetery where the graves of deceased members were decorated and an address was de- Iivered by Rev. George D. Stanley q the Methodist church.
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18

M. K. Joy, agent of the Buick car, has sold two 1916 models and has four teen more enroute from the factory.
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18
Pupils PianOfOrte Recital

The pupils of Frederick Very are to give a pianoforte recital in Odd Eel lows hall this Friday evening. The following is the prog gram. J ack and the Besnstalk Maxim
 Miss Rhoda Giipatrie Dream Angel krogmann
 Miss Dorothy Wright Peasant Dance Klein
 Miss Elizabeth Wheelock Dance Caprice Grieg
 Miss Dorcas Bartlett Romance Brull
 Miss Ruth Child Postiiion Goddard
 Miss Marion Carpenter Au Matin Goddard
 Miss Ruth Bartlett ReVel oi the Wood Nymphs Barbour
 Miss Gertrude Perry Fanlaisie-Impromptu in ( sharp minor Chopin
 Miss Elizabeth Ash Sernads-d' Ariequin Schutt Etude in D fiat Liszt
 Miss K atharine Seward
Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18
New High School Principal
What Barre. Mass, Paper Says of Him


 Prof. Anson B. Handy has accepted the appointment to the principaIship of the high school at Putnam, Conn. He will finish out the school year here aud will remain ia Barre with his family during the summer.
 Anson B. Handy came to Barre as principal of the Barre high school three years ago from York, Maine. Amply fitted edueationally, being graduate Of the State Normal School at Bridgewater, Mass, and of Harvard University, and with a naturally good equipment of even disposition and sound common sense, lie has main- tained during his three years stay here a progressively growing reputa- ton as fine edisciplinnrian, a thorough and dependable executive, and citi- zen of the first class. The high school has prospered under his ltutelsge and guidance, and every good interest of the town has proiited by his active sympathy. Much as he will be missed in the high school his presence will be scarcely less missed among those forces that work for the town's general well fare. Holding office in nearly every organization for civic betterment, and president of the Mems Club for three years, his courage, sympathy and well-balanced moderation will be SC. rious loss to our town. We rejoice that his value and ability are recognized tin other circles and in the new field to which he is going he will soon prove his sterling worth.
 Putnam is city of some eight or nine thousand people, has large pro- gressise high school, is a county seat and an important manufacturing cen ter, employing over two thousand peo- pie In its manufacturing enterprises. Though with keenest regret at seeing MF. Handy's departure, we cannot but congratulate the citizens of Putnam on securing the services of one who is SD well fitted for the position, so perfect gentleman in private and 50 conscien- tious citizen in public.
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Putnam patriot., 1915-06-18

Ferdinand Caisse of New Haven is spending a week with relatives here.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
Dickinson Wins
Another From
New England

The Dickinson ball players won
from New England by a score of 6 to
8 On Sunday, the game being played
at the last named place before a
large crowd. 1t was a beautiful day
and some sixty people went from this
city to see Cannon Ball river cham
pions perform.
New England had taken the first
game from Dickinson on the Dickin-
son diamond and they were very
sure that they were going to take the
second on their own field. To make
everything doubly sure, Mr.. Bond,
the big Northern League batter of
1914 and Mr.. Sault, another heavy
hitter, were called in from Slope
county. One of the New Englanders
expressed it this way: "Our field is
absolutely air tight and we have a
long string of heavy hitters."
However, as the game progressed
it was evident that neither team was
maintaining an air tight field, as there
were plenty of errors on both sides;
but the Dickinson field work was bet
ter than the other fellows" and Gard
e pitched the best game.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
JAY w. REED ELECTED
DIRECTOR COMMERCIAL UNION

Reed Bros. of this city are represent
ed in Chicago this week by jay W.
Reed and Frank G. Reed, who are do
ing buying for their three stores and
at the same time attending a meet
ing. of the Retailers Commercial
Union, a syndicate of about four
hundred retail merchants, Incorporate
ed o the purpose of doing co-opera-
tive buying. The membership is
scattered over twelve of the Missis-
sippi river states and is limited to
n merchant in a town and these
four hundred merchants buy, during
a year, for their respective stores,
more than fifty million dollars worth
Of merchandise. This is an immense
buying power, so great that the bust
ness is being courted, solicited and
sought after by the best business
houses in America.
The convention is held this week
in Chicago at the Hotel Sherman and
four full floors of this big hotel are
reserved for the meetings and for the
display Of hundreds of lines of mer-
chandise exhibited by the foremost
manufacturers of the country. Reed
Brothers saw the possibilities of such
an organization and two years ago
they became members. This member
ship carries with it all the benefits
and privileges for their three stores.
The R. c. U. was organized only a
few years ago and most of it's growth
has been made in the past year or
eighteen months. AS far as we
know it is the only organization of it's
kind in this country, is purely mutual,
no n getting any profit out of it but
the members, and the public, through
them. At the business meeting of
this syndicate held Monday, Jay w.
Reed was elected one of the five d.
rectors for the coming year. This
not only brings honor to one of our
business men but also much respon-
sibility in the direction of the bust
ness of so big an organization Of the
merchants of this country. The buy
ing conventions are held twice a year
in Chicago, in July and February, and
it stands to reason that these mer-
chants will get the very best mer-
chandise for their money.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
DIVORCES DR., BRAGAW
FORMER LOCAL MINISTER

The New York Daily Times of July
26 prints the following dispatch from
Denver, Colorado:
"Mrs Louise Minor Bragaw, daugh-
ter of one of the oldest and most dis
tinguished families in New England,
obtained a divorce yesterday from DR..
Griswold Townsend Bragaw, Denver
Episcopal minister, who held his first
charge as a lay reader in Arvada, a
Denver suburb. He is a son of E. T.
Bragaw, a retired member of the
New York Board of Trade.
CDR. Bragaw did not defend the
suit and made 10 effort to disprove
Mrs. Bragaw's charges that he had
been arrested for borrowing money on
property not his own and that he fire.
quentcd Denver restaurants and wine
rooms in the company of other women
while she was i'll in a hospital.
"On November IA, 1906, New Lon
don and New York society attended
the wedding of Louise Minor, a grad
nate of the Boston Conservatory of
Music and descendant of the first
white child born in Connecticut, and
DR.. Bragaw, who was a widower.
DIR. Bragaw was graduated from
the medical school of the New York
University. His first wife was a
Miss Johnson of New York and Long
Island. About four years ago he de-
termined to give up medicine and go
into the ministry. After he had
served a proper time at Arvada he
asked to be ordained. Bishop Ohm
sted, however, refused his request.
The Bragaws ~thereupon removed to
Dickinson, N. D., where DR.. Bragaw
was later ordained by Bishop Mann.
"Last summer, says the complaint,
DR.. Bragaw failed to pay their board
and room rent and he permitted his
wife's wearing apparel to be attached
for the bill. He redeemed the
clothes. Mental cruelty was the
charge on which Mrs. Bragaw OBJ
tanned the divorce"
Several local people, including So
c%ieties, have financial remembrances
of Griswold Bragaw.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
GOODBYE UNTIL NEXT YEAR

1t is indeed gratifying to the people
Of Dickinson that the first Summer
School here has proven so satisfac-
tory. The members of the faculty
say they have enjoyed their work and
that they would enjoy coming back
next year. The student-teachers have
done a lot of hard work and have
learned a great deal and they do not
hesitate to say that a Summer School
at Dickinson is just what the teach
ers of this section of the state need.
Supt. Nelson of Beach says that
wherever his school and institute work
take him he is going to boost for a
larger attendance at the next years
Summer School at Dickinson and
work for the Normal School at Dick
inson. The teachers, too, as they
leave our city will in their several
communities be dickinson Normal"
boosters, for no one knows better than
they the need of such an institution
near at hand.
Dickinson was glad to welcome the
Summer School and bids the members
God-speed as they go to their homes,
with the hope that they may all re-
turn next year.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
QUESTION A UP
Dickinson Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the Evidence.

Again and again we have read of
strangers in distant towns who have
been cured by this or that medicine.
But D~ickinson's pertinent question has
always been elias anyone here in
Dickinson been cured" The word of
a stranger living a hundred miles
away may be true, but it cannot have
the same weight with US as the word
of our own citizens, whom we know
and respect, and whose evidence we
can so easily prove.
Mrs. E. w. Fish, E. Third St., Dick
4inson, says: "'Five years ago I was
so bad that I could hardly get up
when I was seated. My back felt as
though it was breaking in two and I
was nearly helpless. A friend ad-
.vised me to use Doan's Kidney Pills
and T did SO. I was cured. It is a
pleasure for me to recommend this
remedy"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply askgfor a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills+the same that
Mrs. Fish had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-adv.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
two or three minutes to spray a steer
or horse: The spray appears to keep
off all flies for two days.
WHO STOLE ''THE MILLIONAIRE
BARY?"

Did the plotting DR.. Pool finally &C.
complish his bold determination?
Did Valerie Carew, former Queen of
Burlesque, conquered by mother love,
seize an advantageous opportunity
and spirit away her loved one? Did
Marion Ocumpaugh have knowledge
of Gwendolyn's disappearance? Did
Justin Carew, finally recognizing his
wife and desiring a reconciliation, see
the light and kidnap his own child?
The detective, finding a piece of
torn dress belonging to Valerie, sus-
poets her. He sees Justin about to
leave the Ocumpaugh mansion and
suspects him. His trail leads to DR.,
Pools home and that scheming ply
sician denies all knowledge of the dis
appearance of the child. Philo .Ocum-
paugh, the millionaire, offers $4,000
reward for the recovery of the child.
adv.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
The Circus in Winter
One of the Busiest Seasons for the
Carl Hagenbeck- Wallace Show.

A circus of the caliber of the Carl
Hagenbeck- Wallace Show does not
run its season, dissolve and dispense.
In the winter the entire establishment
is maintained. Only the performers
and the workmen are dropped, and
with the former this is generally a
mere suspension of service, for con-
tracts r frequently made for several
years. owners, managers, contract
ing agents, advertising agents, treas
urer, bookkeepers and others find no
idle moments.
Railroad cars, suffering from the
hard effects of a seasons campaign,
need painter and carpenter; new acts
and novelties must be secured to keep
abreast of the times; the new route
must be laid out and considered, and
to do this the management must
know the population and character of
every town, have information of the
business conditions, vicissitudes of
the year, etc.
The question of transportation is
the most careful n involved. For
instance, up in agricultural Windsor
County, Vermont, nestles the village
OF White River Junction. 1t boasts
of a weekly newspaper, a public school
and a national bank. Its population
does not exceed $500, yet the Hagen
beck Wallace Circus makes almost an
nual pilgrimages thither because it is
a local trade center, three railroads
converging upon it in addition to two
rivers. Ordinarily the town would
not furnish enough patrons to pay for
the feed for three herds of elephants,
but the throngs conveyed there by
train and boat always fill the tents.
Not in any ways does the Carl Hag-
enbeck-Wallace Circus of the present
a resemble the show of other
years. The employees of the great
institution number almost 1000.
Twenty-Five tents that cover a space
equaled to a small-size farm is need
ed to house the big show in the day
time. At night the circus is trans
ported from city to city on three of
the longest trains in the world.
More than 400 performers, together
with the famous Carl Hagenbeck
trained wild animals, appear on the
program of the big show, which will
come to Dickinson Wednesday, Aug
ust 4, for performances at 2 and s p.
M, and an immense street parade at
10 o'clock a. m.-adv.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
John Orchard, Rev. j. G. Dickey and
Rev. J. C. Jorgensen.
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
AT EXPERIMENT STATION

Thursday afternoon DR.. William A.
Taylor of Washington, D. c., who, as
chief of the bureau of plant industry;
ranks next to the Secretary of Agri-
culture in the department, was a visi-
tor at the Dickinson station, inspect
ing the grain test work of r. w.
Smith, and the crop rotation, soil and
moisture records Of John c.. Thysell,
both U. S. government employees.
This was DR.. Taylor's first visit to
Dickinson and he greatly enjoyed his
ride about the city and to and from
the station with w. L. Richards.
DIR. Taylor went on west Thursday
night.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31
RELIEF FOR ANIMALS
ADDS DOLLARS TO VALUE

Relief from attacks by flies may be
brought to live stock on the farm by
the use of sprays. The following
spray is suggested in Extension Bull
letin No. 43 on "Flies and Their Con-
troll" by F.. L. Washburn, Enthomog-
list of the Minnesota College of Agri-
culture:
Three parts of fish oil and n part
kerosene.
The spraying is best done with a
knapsack sprayer, and it takes only
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31

struction and it was almost impos-
sible to secure a crew on that ac-
count. All agree that her safe limit
was 1900 passengers; yet she car
ried about 2,7OO when she turned
turtle. Greed of gain which will
sacrifice human life, should be held in
check before a tragedy rather than
r~eprimanded after the lives are
snuffed out.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31

All this week the authorities have
been busy trying to fix the blame for
the Eastland horror in the Chicago
river, which caused the death of
over 1000 persons. But of what
avail to the thousands of grief
stricken relatives and friends to de-
eide now who is at fault? The East
land was known to be of unsafe con-
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31

Not satisfied with the 4,O1O re-
ported by the state census enumera-
tor, the city commission of Mandan
employed men to go carefully over
every part of the report and ascer-
tain if omissions had been made,
They found 1852 names had been omit
ted, which gives Mandan a popula-
ton of 1852.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31

H. J. Blanchard and Jacob Nelson
umpired.
It is expected that New England
will come to Dickinson to play the
rubber about the middle of next week.
Our players go to Mandan for a
game August 1 and Werner comes to
Dickinson for the 9Th and Mandan for
the 18th.
Among the cars at New England
on the 25th were the following: H.
K. Nichols, D. A. Cutnaw, J. A. Cur
RE, G. A. Clarke, Henry Brown, M.
L. Ayers, H. J. Blanchard, F. L. Ro-
quette, Paul Kittleson, Nick Hartung,
T. N. Hartung, Mayor White and the
Otto WITCH and John Kunz al from
Manning, also the Robert Rudiselle
and Ray Graf motorcycles.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31

The city authorities are endeavor-
ing to enforce the ordinance requir-
ing the muffling of motorcycles in the
city limits, which will be greatly ap-
preciated by the people of the city,
many of whom have complained of
the terrible noise made by these ma
chimes.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31

Major Frank S. Henry, the eff
cient state land commissioner for the
past two years, whose term expires
September 1, has been unanimously
reelected for another term of two
years by the board of control of uni
versity and school lands.
The Dickinson press., 1915-07-31

The county fathers have decided
that the people of Billings county are
so ~lawab:ding that only one man is
needed to enforce the law and there
will be no deputy in the sherif's Of
flee after August 1.