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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09

There is nothing dignified about
shattered, burned, lettering Cd build
ing. Why will he use these literary
words?
with Il iatey restored beifJy.
1t seems to me as if this writer
couldn't help saying the wrong thing
4 zouave gave us piece Of bronze
from the big bell. It wasn't restored
at all. It was on the ground. broken.
"Tie church has D,odcJl Timber
roof"
There he goes again-the exact op-
, .ite of what even child could see
we're the facts. And yet in his method
zeal. earnest way he has tried to get
these things right That church. for
instance. has no root at all II has a
few pillars standing. 1t looks like
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09

f(AT OW, Julia I'm going You are sure
~ e you remember all l told you about
L baby"
Yes, maam."
You'll be sure 20 listen and go to him If
he cries."
Yes, ma'am."
And if he wants a drink TO get him nice
fresh glass Of water? Don't rouse him. YOU
know; just lift him up gently and put the
glass to mis- lips"
"Oh. yes; know, maam. I'll rememoer.
And If he should be sick be sure TO-
Oh don't know Just hate to leave him. 1t
seems actually heartless Of me.
"Whv. ! can take care of him, ma'am. Il
he should be sick, why, III telephone the
Doctor
Yes. and remember the Doctors telephone
number. It's in The little book, if you forget.
It's 444S-B Center"
Il know where to look for it, ma am
And my mothers telephone number, YOU
lnow is e32-W Outskirts; that's in the little
book, too
yes, mann
And my husbands people i've right around
the corner if you should need them Their
phone number is 454S Even.neside. They'll
come TO you in a few minutes If you call them
told them was going out and that you'd be
all alone With baby. oh. ! just nate to DO it;
somehow it seems almost cruel. Just suppose
something should happen. I'd never forgive
myself. Hark, Isn't that fire engine
81 don't hear anything, ma'am Only the
phonocraph downstairs
I'm positive ! heard fire engine whistle.
Julia. what would YOU do if there was fire.
I'D take the baby and get OUT
Pm sure you would if you could, Julia, but
promise me this: That you won't 90 TO sleep
Until we get home again. and that if You smell
smoke anywhere youql Immediately 90 and see
where it comes from. What's that noise IN the
Kitchen"
Its that mouse again, ma am. / guess.
oh. goodness, so it is. III forgotten all
about him. Just suppose he should get into
baby's crib I've heard Of nice doing that and
biting a baby terribly. Oh. ! simply CAN'T
20 out. II 60 l shan't enjoy myself bit
IF you don't go soon. ma'am. you'll be late.
Wa.n't it at o'clock that you were to
MEET
"Oh, yes. know, but its more important 10
care for baby than to be on time at a concert
Hark, He's turning in his crib. just know
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09

uvHEN | went to Belgium friends
~ said to me, you must take
W 'Baedeker's Belgium with
mu: it is the best thing on the coun-
IT," SO ! dad. l used it as went
around. The author doesn't give much
about himself. and that is a good feat
re in travel book. but | gathered he
vas German. a widely travelled man.
and he seems to have spent much time
IN Belgium. for l found intimate rec
srds of the smallest things. | used his
uide for five months over there. !
must say right here that l was disap-
Dinted in it. And that isn't Just the
rord. either. | was annoyed by it. 1t
g.ve all the effect of accuracy, and then
when | got there ii wasn't so. He kept
peaking of buildings as beautiful
zone of the loveliest unspoiled pieces OF
thirteenth century architecture IN Eu-
wpe." and when / took a lot OF trouble
and visited the building found 1t half
DOWN. or a butt-end, or sometimes Just
shes. I couldn't make his book tally
ID. 1t doesn't agree with the landscape
and the look of things. He will take
PERFECTLY good detail and stick it in
There il doesn't belong, and leave It
here. And he does it all in a pains
adng way and with evident sincerity.
His volume has been so popular back
ID his own country that it had brought
Z lot Of Germans into Belgium. saw
hem everywhere. They were doing the
sane thing | was doing. checking up
What they saw with the map and text
and things. Some Of them looked puz-
lied and angry. as they went around.
.eel sure they Will 90 home and give
Bsedeker a warm time. when they tell
hin they didn't find things as he had
represented.
For one thing, he makes out Belgium
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
Mr. Baedeker Is an Anh0r Who Has Written an Amasins
Book About Belgium He Finds Il Full ofhe Lo0eIieH
UnSboiled Pieces Of Thirteenth Century architecture
By ARTHUR GLEASON
BU ARTHUR GLEASON.

skeleton. have a good photograph Of
it. If Baedeker would stand under that
modern timber roof" in a rainstorm
he wouldn't think so much of it.
"The Hotel dc Vile contains small
collection Of paintngS.'
| don't like to keep picking on what
he says, but that sentence is irritating.
There aren't any paintings there, be-
cause things are scattered. You can see
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09
MY EXPERIENCE WITH BAEDEKER

lively country. full of busy. contentcd
people; innocent peasants and sturdy
Workmen and that sort of thing. Why.
it's the saddest place in the world. The
people are not CHEEKY at all. They are
depressed. It's the last place ! should
think of for holiday. now that ! have
seen it. And that's the way it goes all
through his work. Things are Just the
opposite Of what he says with so much
meticulous care He would speak of
gay cafe life" in a place that looked as
if an earthquake had hit it. and where
the only people were some cripples and
a few half-starved old people. If he
finds that sort of thing gay as he travels
around he is an easy man to please. It
was so wherever ! went. 1t isn't as if
he were wrong at some one detail. He is
wrong all over the place. all over Bel
GUM. It's all different from the way
he says it is. ! know his fellow coun-
trymen, who are there now. will bear
me out in this
Let me show one place. | took his
book with me and used it on Newport.
That's perfectly fair test. because
Newport is just like couple Of hun
dred other towns ! have seen.
"Nieuport," says Herr Baedeker. ~
small and quiet place on the Yscr
It is one of the noisiest places | have
ever been in. There was a day and
half in May when shells dropped into
the streets and houses every minute.
Every day at least a few screaming
three-inch shells fall on the village.
Aeroplanes buzz overhead. shrapnel
pings in the sky. Rifle bullets sing like
excited telegraph wires. If Baedeker
found Newport a quiet place he was
brought up in boiler factory.
His very next phrase puzzled me
",cith 3 800 inhabitants" he says.
And | didn't see one. There were
dead people in the ruins of the houses.
The soldiers used to unearth them from
time to time. | remember that the poet
speaks of the poor inhabitant below.
when he is writing of a body in q grave.
It must be in that sense that Baedeker
specifies those $500 inhabitants. But
he shouldn't do that kind Of imaginative
touch. It isn't in his line And il might
mislead people.
Think of a stranger getting into Nleu-
port after dark on wet night, with his
mind all set on the three hotels Bae-
deker gives him choice Of.
"AU npretendiag" he says.
Just the wrong word. Why. those
hotels are brick dust. They're flat on
the ground. There isn't room left.
He means demolished" He doesn't
use our language easily. can see that.
1t is true they are unpretending, but
that isn't the first word YOU would use
about them, not if you were fluent.
Then he gives detail that is unnec-
essary. He says YOU can sleep or eat
there for "trouc and holt. That
exactitude is out Of place 1t is labored.
ask you what d traveller would make
OF the "ils IL. pour dwcr, when he
came on that rubbish heap which l.
the Hotel Of Hope-"Hotol de PE@per-
once." That is just like Baedeker, all
through his book. He will give de
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09

I(AT OW, Julia. I'm going. You are sure
Y you remember all told you about
bahy7"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09

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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
PUTNAM, CONN. FRIDAY, MAYS 1916
IMPORTANT HEARING
Judge Thompson to Decide on Probate
OF Mrs. Mayors viii
Estate Estimated at SIS 600. Daughter
10 Protest

Judge Charles o. Thompson of the
probate court for the district of Pom
fret has assignee May 18th as the date
for the hearing of the petition of Sea-
bury Doane Brewer 'of Lake George,
n. Y, executor of ithe last Will and
testament of Mrs. Sarah Duncan Nay
lor, of Pomfret, to have the instrument
admitted to probate. To accommodate
council and parties in interest the
hearing will be held in the superior
court room in Putnam. The sdmis-
sion of the will to probate will be OPP
posed by Mrs. MAYORS daughter,
Mary Gilliat Naylor, who, it is under
stood, was cut off without penny, ex-
cept for some jewelry and the remain
der after a life estate in Mr.. Brewer
1t is said that the opposition will be
upon the ground of undue influence.
The estate which viii come under
litigation is valt..l at $4,000 aud
both sides The daughter is repre-.
scented by Evarts, Choate Il Sherman
of New York and Searls Il Russell of
Putnam. Another prominent hrm of
attorneys represents the executor and
beneficiary, assisted by Lawyer J f.
Carpenter of Putnam. The hearing
promises to be of unusual interest and
it is said a prior will, in which the
daughter was made beneficiary, will
figure prominently in the case.
Mrs. Naylor maintained a residence
in Pomfret but Travelled good deal in
this country and abroad. Her husband
died some years ago leaving her his
fortune. Mrs. Naylor had been in the
West up to short time before her
death and was enroute to Canada
when taken ill. She was taken TO a
hospital in Springfield, Mass, where
she died in February. In her will she
left all of her prope rty, except iewelry,
to Seabury Doane Brewer for life with
remainder TO her daughter. The
daughter was abroad at tie time of
the mothers death. Mr.. Brewer is
married and 1t is said was seeking a
divorce from his wife at Reno, Neva.
da, and that there was an understand
ing existing between Brewer and Mrs.
Naylor depending upon the outcome
of this proceeding. The daughter, it
is said, will be left without independ-
ent means of support If the will pre-
walls.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
Woodstock Academy Notes

Records for the fifth report cards
will soon close. The work for the
graduating class will close week
earlier than the rest, as graduation
day will be June 10Th this year. The
selection for class poet and prophet
and other officers is almost settled.
The Nay migrations of birds have
already begun. Many of the warblers
are back. Wrens and chewinks and
brown thrashers have returned also.
On Monday there was only one ses-
sion as Arbor Day was given up April
2Sth on account of the rain. AT |
O'Clock pupils and teachers joined in
raking up the Academy green. The
plan is D unique and picturesque one.
The Academy surroundings are worth
keeping in fine condition and the pu-
pills are careful to preserve the attrac-
tive appearance.
Members OF the graduating class
who enter college next year can take
the College Board examinations this
June at the Pomfret School
Girls have begun to play volley ball
and soon the croquet set can be put up.
Pupils have brought cowslips and
bIoodroot as we'll as violets and few
bluets TO the science classes. Hypaticas
are now in bloom also.
During the third week in May there
will be remarkably interesting free
lecture given by Wilbur Smith of the
State Audubon Society. There will be
iset of beautifully coIored slides and
Mr.. Smith will take up especially the
needs of protecting the birds, the vari-
GUS game laws and the value of certain
birds To the farmers.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
D. A. R. Call on Real Daughter Member

Fifteen members of the Elizabeth
Porter Putnam Chapter. ID. A. h.
went to Eastford by automobile Mon.
day afternoon to pay their respects to
Mrs. Sarah Bosworth Broadway, real
daughter of the Revolution, and a
member the Putnam Chapter.
Mrs., Broadway celebrated her sSth
birthday, Sunday, and is enjoying
good health for one of her years. She
is a daughter OF Allyn Bosworth who
died in 1880 when she was II years old.
A nephew, Emerson Lyon, lives in
the old homestead (which Mr.. Bos-
worth built on the shores of Black
Pond in Eastford.
Before going to the Broadway home
the daughters went to the Eastfofd
cemetery to place a marker on MI.
Bosworth's grave which was presented
nv the Sons of the American Reyolu
ton. There are only 20 Real Daugh-
tiers in the United States and two be-
side Mrs. Broadway live in Conneeti-
cut.
Mrs. Bradway was presented large
bououet of Lady Russell roses and
Nav basket which contained present
from each member of the Chapter,
over 50 in all, one TO be opened each
day. Mrs. Broadway was greatly
nleased at the honor shown her and
epjoyed the afternoon.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
RECEIVER APPOINTED
PiersOn Engineering & Construction
Have Much Business but ln-
sufficient Funds
Company Has Putnam Contract and
Some OF IFS Money Has Been
Garnisheed

Lawyer Benedict NJ. Holden of
has been appointed receiver for the
Pierson Engineering & Construction
Company of that city. This concern
has an uncompleted contract for street
improvement work ia Putnam and is
in an alteration with the city regard
ing the carrying on of the work. Some
of the funds of the company were gar
nisheed last week under a writ issued
in favor of Chandler & Morse for ma
terial furnished.
1t is stated that the company Is not
insolvent as the assets exceed the liza
bilities, not including profits on con
tracts now under way, but that the
corporation has not the,avaiIable funds
to proceed with their many contracts.
The corporation is capitalized for but
$4,000 and it is stated that the volume
of business done has been greater than
this limited capital warranted. To
add to the embarrassment some of the
money due the corporation has been
garnisheed and some of its machinery
has been attached.
1t is not expected that there will be
any let up in the activities of the cor
poration, for Mr.. Holden, under his ap-
pointment, has authority to carry on
the work, and this authority will be
followed by an order of the court per-
hitting the receiver TO borrow money.
One of the contracts which the Pier
son Company has calls for the build
ing OF a dam in connection with the
Nepaug water system for Hartford 1t
was said that it will require an out
lay of about $4,000 to bring this speci
fic contract to completion, and after
the job is completed and the final
measurements made by the engineer
of the water board, it is believed that
there will be close to $4,000 in the
gross sum found to be due TO the COM
pany.
While the assets are given Mt SAB,
900, the statement of assets given not
including possible profits on outstand-
ing contracts, the corporation has con-
tracted for .the building of bridges in
Bristol and Mystic, a paving contract
in Putnam and S69, 600 paving con
tract at White Plains, n. Y, in addi-
ton to the contract for the dam at Me-
paug.
While the expectation is, that the
he do
will pull through land be able to pay
all of Its obligations in full, an effort
will be made to reorganize the corpo.
ration, and the belief was expressed
that the plan of reorganization would
be successful.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
Mills Increasing Wages
New Schedule Has Gone Into Effect in
Most Instances

Mills in Putnam and surrounding
towns are, or are planning to increase
wages. This is in line with what other
mills in New England are doing. IT
will put much more money in circula-
ton in Putnam, the trading center of
this section.
The Waterman Worsted Company,
whose plant is running night and day
on regular orders of fine worsteds, is
believed to have been the first to an
nounced an increase. The raise went
into effect in this mill in the middle of
April, 10 per cent. being added to the
pay roll effecting about $50 hands.
The Putnam Woolen company also
granted an increase taking effect last
week.
The Nightingale Morse Corporation,
employing about 800 hands, gave no.
tice last week of 10 per cent. increase
which went into effect Monday. The
same raise was made by the Putnam
Manufacturing company employing
300 hands. Both of these mills manu-.
facture cotton cloth.
At the mills of the Grosvenordale
company at Grosvenordale and North
Grosvenordale and increase went into
effect Monday that effects over fifteen
hundred hands.
The French River Textile company
at Meehanicsville has not as yet an
nounced an increase but it is expected
that it will soon go into effect.
At the Manhasset company of this
city no raise has been granted and it is
understood none is at present eontem-
plated.
The factories are all enjoying good
business with orders ahead. So far
as known no war orders are being filled
in this section. Some of the manu-.
facturers are complaining that the pre-
sent increase coming in midseason
after the prices have been fixed greatly
effects their profits but they consider
business condisions very satisfactory.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05

again, "Fhey are mine, | loved them
and want to be with them When
the medical examiner and coroner ar
rived they ordered the people TO leave
the house. The yard outside was filled
with little groups of men and few
women. These were discussing many
points of the tragedy and telling of
things known to them concerning the
alleged murderer. The yard was fill
ing with automobiles and wagons. The
father of the murdered man, George
II. Pettis, and his son Elmer arrived.
Mrs. Pettis ran TO them and sobbed
for IA minute on the shoulder of each.
The fathers lips moved but no sound
could be heard. The brother asked
what was being done TO find the al
legged assailant.
HOW THE CRIME WAS PROBABLY COM
MITTED
Just how the crime was carried
through from start to finish will never
be known unless the guilty one is
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
Street Work viii Begin Monday

Mr.. Pierson WAS in the city Thurs
day and met Ithe mayor, highway
committee, city engineer and superin-
tendent of streets. They went over
the work in the north end of the city,
including Elm street, and it was de-
cided that the company should send
men here on Monday. The roadway
will be swept of its covering of screen
ings, oil places where it has ravelled
will be repaired and it will be top
dressed and covered with flush coat
of oil. It is now expected that the
work will soon be completed.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
CALL PASTOR
Unanimous Vote TO Ask Albert E. Stone
to Succeed Rev. ]. R. Stubbert
Young theological Student Also Wanted
10 Other Places

At meeting of the members of the
Baptist church held last Thursday
night it was unanimously voted to ex-
tend call to Albert h. Stone, a stu
dent in the Newton Theological Semi
nary, to become pastor of the church
to succeed Rev. John r. Stubbert re-
Gently resigned on account of ill health
Mr.. Stone has supplied several times
during Pastor Stubbert's illness and
created a very Favorable impression.
1t is understood that he has received
calls from Worcester and other places.
Mr.. Stone is native of Boston and
is iabout 30 years old. He fitted for
college at Moody's Mount Hermon
Boys School, Northfield, Mass, after
which he graduated from Colgate. He
then entered the Hartford Theoloe ical
Seminary and is now finishing his
training at Newton. During his prep
aration he has done considerable sup
ply work and has had more than the
usual experience in preaching.
Professor John NJ. English of the
Newton Theological Seminary highly
recommends Mr.. Stone as a man of
more than ordinaryAbility as preach
er and as leader Dr.. Coats of Hart
ford, secretary of the State Baptist
Convention, also recommends Mr..
Stone highly telling of excellent work
done in Windsor while he was a stu
dent in Hartford. r. Mapleston of
Sufffeld and others also speak highly
of The man and the preacher.
Mr.. Stone has accepted the call. He
will graduate from the seminary early
in June.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
Grange NeighbOrs' Night

Neighbors' Night will be observed
by Putnam Grange, Monday, May s,
having as guests the members of Wolf
Den and Senexet oranges. Both VIII
furnish program. The committee oil
arrangements consists of: Charles
Jacques, chairman; Walter j. Bart
lett, Howard G. Bradford, Volney e.
Reed and Fred Smith.
senexet's share of the entertainment
is
fiano Duet Miss Gladys c. Sheldon
Miss Helen Sturtevant
flay, Oysters Six Lady Members
~ VOL Den grange portion will be:
Two selections Male Quartet
Taper The Mexicans IN California
vocal solo Miss Virginia Sharpe
instrumental duet
Mrs. Leonard w atson
Miss Virginia Sharpe
greetings from Wolf Den Grange
Everett Brown
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
Interesting Locals
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
The Five Little TaiIOrs. and Guests,
Have Duck Dinner
|. L. Dragon Furnishes Excellent Spread
to Employees and Friends


A fine native duck, well Drowned,
stuffed, basted and piping hot graced
the center of a banquet table set up in
the tailor shop Of L. l.. Dragon, Gen.
trail Block, Sunday afternoon. There
were many things that went with it
as will appear below. There were no
bright lights, no mirro-ed walls, no
music, in fact the banqueters were sur
rounded by an army of clothes ready
for customers, but this did not detract
from the enjoyment. Once the eye be-
came fixed upon the banquet board all
else passed from sight, and SO did the
things on the table.
The dinner was given by the proprie-
tor. His men have been working night
and day as the rush season is on and
he wished TO show his appreciation for
their faithfulness. A long table was
used and those who sat down besides
the host were his employees: Arthur
Garseau, g. NJ. Ledoux, Joseph La
roche and t. Dragon. The special
guestswere Peter BONN, Nilfred May
nard, DeIor Viens, Louis Beausoleil,
Joseph Leon, 10 men with as good APP
petitites as the town affords.
Charles Mayhem served the banquet
and the menu was as follow
Blue Points on the Half Shell
Roast Native Duck Giblet Sauce
Cranberry Sauce, Celery,
Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Tarnip, Boiled Onions
French Peas
Imported Cake
Vanilla Ice Coffee
There were no speeches, impromptu
or otherwise, but there was plenty
Of conversation of a general character
and much good cheer. The guests ap-
preeiated being present and were pro-
fuse in their thanks TO their genial
host.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-05-05
To Discuss Two Sessions

BY request of parents interested in
the proposed plan Of two sessions for
the High school and Eighth Grade
next year, the Parent Teacher Associa-
ton mas appointed a meeting for the
discussion OF the subject in the High
School Hall on Wednesday evening,
May 10 at O'Clock. Allinterested are
cordially invited.