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Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
TOWN AND CITY OFFICIALS AND
CITIZENS SIGN PETITION
Ask Public Utilities Commission For
Hearing on Trolley Road
Matters.

All of the selectmen, ex-Mayor
McGarry, Mayor Marcy, other city
officials and prominent business men
and citizens signed the petition pre-
pared by committee of the Eastern
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
asking the public utilities commission
to grant hearing on matters relating
to the Shore Line Electric railway.
The petition was sent to Lawyer
Ernest c. Morse, chairman of the
committee, and he found signatures
easy to get. The matters to be consid-
cred relate primarily to fares under
the new schedule. Putnam also has
the matter of what it believes discrim-
ination in the matter of zones, and if
possible the matter of trolley connec-
lions will be brought up.
The city of Norwich had already
taken steps for hearing on trolley
matters, and the Eastern Connecticut
Chamber of Commerce will work in
conjunction with the city of Norwich.
A mass meeting of representatives
from all Of the cities and towns along
the road from New London is pray
ed for, and when held it is expected
that the gathering viii be large one.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
GIVES FATHER THE
LIE In COURT
Judge Geissler Then Orders
Vilborn Cloutier Arrested For
Perjury.
Original Complaint Charged Forgery
of Fathers Name to Order For
Goods.

Vilborn Cloutier gave the father.
who has time after time befrienled
him, the lie, in the city court, Satur-
day morning, and Judge Geissler or
dered him arrested on a charge of
perjury.
According to the testimony of wit
nesses Cloutier went to the Seder
store Friday with an order for mer-
chandise to the amount of $40 The
order purported to be signed by his
father, Louis Cloutier, liquor deal
er of the north end. Cloutier purchas-
ed mackinaw. pair of gloves and
suit of clothes. The clothes had to
be altered and so he took the mack
nav and gloves and went away.
| Eugene Bonneville, clerk in the
store, said that Cloutier had often
procured goods on order from his ia
Their. but that in this instance some
thing made him suspicious that all
was not right. He later found that
Cloutier senior did not sign the or
der. He heard of Cloutier junior be
and took the mackinaw away from
him. He did not find the gloves and
| Cloutier said he had sold them in a
saloon. He investigated this story
and found it to be false Cloutier
was then arrested.
When arraigned irr court, Saturday
morning. Cloutier plead not guilty.
He said that his father did sign the
order Before he was allowed to tes-
tify he was put under oath. He was
informed that. being under OATH he
would be guilty of perjury if he did
not tell the truth. He still main
tanned that his father signed the or
der
The court took short recess and
Mr. Cloutier was sent for. When he
arrived he was shown the order in
question and said that he did not
sign it Judge Geissler then ordered
the prosecutor to make out com
plant charging the defendant with
perjury, saying that he did not intend
to have the court trifed with in such
a manner.
Gloutier plead not guilty to the
second charge. When asked if he
wanted lawyer to defend him he
said:
mo sir, I've got no use for them"
The court found Cloutier guilty on
both counts and imposed sentence
of so days in jail on each count with
costs of 1929
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
THROUGH CLASSIFYING MEN
FOR NEXT DRAFT ARMY
Local Board Reviews Questionaires

The local exemption board, Messrs,
j. b. Kent, Charles L. Torrey and E.
r. Sullivan, completed reviewing over
1900 questionaires Monday, and have
classified all men subject to draft but
a few special cases where further in
formation is required or where the
QUESTIONABLE has not been returned
The latter have been handed to the
police.
The duties of the board have been
trying and exacting They have given
careful consideration to each individ-
ual case based upon the answers
made
An incident of the classification was
the placing of Irving II. Miron in
Class l. Mr. Mison waved exemption
and is ready for the call. He has
been acting as chief clerk in sending
out and receiving questionaires, a
duty that has entailed large amount
of detailed work
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
St. Philips Church

Cor Grove and Pleasant streets.
Rev. Frederick Leeds. Third Sunday
after Epiphany, Jan 27, 1918
Services: The Holy Communion at
a M, Mathis with sermon at 1915
"a m, the Church School at 1890 p.
10 THE hour cometh. and now is,
when the true worshippers shall wor-
snip the Father in spirit and in
truth" St. John iv.23,
The subject for the sermon at the
1915 a. m. service is what is the
American Episcopal Church,"
Note-As the 7.30 p. m. service
sas been temporarily discontinued on
account of light and fuel conseva-
son, it is earnestly requested that
those who may have planned to 90 to
Evening Prayer will attend one, or
both of the earlier services.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
MISS MABEL VERNON SPEAKS
HERE TUESDAY EVENING
Is Secretary of National Woman $
Party

Miss Mabel Vernon of Washington,
Secretary of the National Woman's
Party, who is coming to speak in High
School hall next Tuesday evening,
has been conceded one of the best
campaign speakers in the United
States. She has spoken on the streets,
in theatres, drawing rooms and polit-
zeal meetings from one coast to the
other
A Swarthmore graduate, Miss Yer
non has been interested in the suf-
frage movement since the Delaware
campaign in 1913, and since then has
devoted her energy to the work for
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
MARRIAGES SINCE MAY IS DO
NOT HELP MEN SUBJECT
TO DRAFT

Provost Marshal General Crowder
has announced that men of draft age
married since May Is, 1917, should
be placed in class one unless there
is some other reason for deferring
their classification. Government
agents are instructed to appeal to
district boards all cases in which To-
cal boards have granted dependency
exemption in this class of cases.
One case has come before the local
board. A man married a few weeks
age appealed from the board, which
put him in a deferred class The ap-
neal re 1lted against the appellant,
VIII nut in class one by the dis
trict board
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
Empire Theatre

A special bargain day program is
offered to the picture fans at this the
atre tomorrow, when a selected bill
of features will be shown. The Bond
of Fear, a five act Triangle play fea-
turing Belle Bennett, Helen Holmes
in The Lost Express, and William 5.
Hart in Dakota, make up this pro
gram of quantity and quality The
Brides Silence, a fiveact mystery
drama featuring Gail Kane, the ia
nous Broadway stage star, is the
feature attraction Monday. Walt
Whitman in The Tar-Heel Warrior, a
five-part Triangle play, and a startl-
ing episode of the great Western Sc
rial, Vengeance and the Woman, are
the features for next Wednesday.
Adv.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25
Advent Christian Church

Owing TO the resignation of our
pastor, to take effect the last Sunday
n March, it was thought advisable to
continue our Sunday morning service
at 1880 and our Sunday school at
noon, in our own church, uniting
with the other churches for the eve
ning service. Cottage meeting for a
time viii take the place of the Thurs
day night meetings usually held in
the chapel. The Young Peoples meet
ing will be held at the usual hour,
els. at the home of Miss H B. Fox,
SO Chapel street. All are welcome.
At the annual business meeting
following officers We're chosen: First
deacon, W. S. Ames, second 3eacon,
=. B. Kent; first deaconness, Mrs. j.
O. Fox, Sr.; second deaeonness, Hat
tie B. Fox; clerk, H. B. Fox; treasur-
er. Mrs. E. B. Kent; collector. H. A.
Keech; assistant collector, Harriet
Kendall; auditor, W S. Ames; organ
st. Mrs. E. B. Kent; ushers, Leroy
Ames, Merton Ames. The reports Of
the church treasurer, Sunday school,
Ladies' Aid and Loyal Workers So
ciety showed that during the past
year nearly $1,000 had been raised
BY the church for church support,
missions, charities and educational
work. All debts paid, with small
Balance in the treasury.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25

The Patriot is Putnam's Popular
Paper. Subscribe now.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25

the federal amendment, and it was
upon this subject that she was invit-
ed to speak at the conference of the
Non-Partisan League at St. Paul in
September, when her arguments
aroused the great audience to the
heights of enthusiasm.
1t is under the plans and arrange
ment of Miss Katherine Byrne, chair
man of the local branch, that Miss
Vernon is coming to Putnam Having
completed tour through the middle
Western and Mississippi Valley
States, she has spoken in many of the
large cities of New England Her
last big meeting was in Faneuil hall,
Boston, few weeks ago.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-25

Practically three full pages of re-
ligious news and views are published
every week in the Boston Saturday
Transcript. They are non-sectarian
and non-controversial but are up-to-
date and teeming with vitality and
spirituality Just now they contain
an around the world series of letters
from William l. Ellis, L. L. D., on re-
ligiOus conditions in the countries at
war. The Saturday Night Thoughts,
heart-to-heart religious talk on vital
topics, alone is worth the price of The
whole paper.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05
JUMBO NO. z LODE CLAIM

Beginning at Corner No. l, identi-
cal with position of Location Corner
No. l and Corner No. 2, Jumbo No.
8 Lode, Corner No. 8, Jumbo No 4
Lode of this survey previously des-
Cribed and Corner No. 3, Jumbo No 3
Lode survey No. 564, point for corner
inaccessible; from whence United
States Location Monument No 4 bears
S. A degrees Is minutes E. 2416.10
feet; thence S. II degrees So min
utes w. 1900 feet to Corner No. @,
identical with position of Location
Corner No. 2 and Corner No. 2 jun
BIO No. 3 Lode, survey No. 564, point
thence N. 81 degrees OF
w. 491.00 feet to Corner No.
8, on line "a, survey No. 564 Jumbo
No. 1 Lode, identical with Location
Corner No. 8; thence N. II degrees
So minutes E. 1900 feet to Corner No.
4, identical with Location Corner No.
4 and Corner No. 3, Jumbo No. 8
Lode, of this survey previously des-
cribed thence s. 81 degrees OF min
utes E. 491 feet to Corner No 1. the
place of beginning, containing an area
of 1924 acres. Magnetic variation
80 degrees 90 minutes E.
This claim is bounded upon the
end line by Jumbo No. 8 lode
claim, included in this survey; uponI
the southerly side line by Jumbo No
lode claim United States Survey No
564 upon the westerly end line byI
Jumbo No. lode claim United States
Survey No. 564, and upon the norther-
y side line by unsurveyed land.
The adjoining claims are the Jum-
DO Nos 1, 2 and Lodes, survey No. |
564 on the Southwest, the Jumbo Nos
and 10 Lodes, unsurveyed on the
the Jumbo Nos. 10 and 20I
Lodes, unsurveyed, on the Northeast,
the Jumbo Nos. rs and &c and the
Jumbo No. Fraction Lodes. unsurvey-
I'd, on the Southeast, all belonging to
he Kennecott Copper Corporation.
o. B. WALKER,
Register
First Publication Dec. 10, 1917.
LAST publication February Is, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Ella Bratnober, widow of H.
Bratnober, Henry Pulcifer, the ad-
ministrator of the estate of H. Brat
nober, and all the heirs and devil
sees of said H, BratnOber, and all the
persons having or claiming to have
any interest in the estate of said H.
Bratnober,
You and each of you are hereby
notified that l have performed the
annual labor required by law for the
years 1915, 1916 and 1917 upon the
following described quartz claims, sit
uated in the Copper Center Mining
District, now known as the White Riy-
er Mining District, Territory of Alas
ka, United States of America, to-wit:
% Orange Hill Quartz Claim, re.
corded in June list, 1911; (2) Califor-
ed July 22nd, 1914: and that unless
within the time prescribed by law
you pay your proportionate amount
of said expenditure your interest in
said claims and each of them will be
forfeited to me, under the provision
of the Statute of the United States
relating to the forfeiture by co-owners
of their interest in mining claims for
failure to contribute their proportion
ate share of the expenditures re-
quired by law for such annual work.
D. c. SARGENT
District of Columbia. IS.
United States of America.
Personally appeared before me, a
Notary Public, in and for the said
district, D. G. Sargent, of Nebesna
Territory of Alaska, United States OF
America, who deposes and says that
the statements in the above notice
are true, and that the said parties
notified have not contributed any
money or labor towards the asses
ment work on the mentioned claims
for the period stated.
D. C. SARGENT
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
this first day of November, 1917.
G. S. FERRY,
Notary Public for the
District of Columbia
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT.

In United States Commissioner Court
in and for Cordova Precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska, in Probate. In the
matter of the estate of A. B. Cooper,
deceased.
In accordance with the order of the
above named probate court issued on
the 31st day of January, 1918, notice is
hereby given that the undersigned ad-
ministrator has filed his final account,
asking that the same be allowed and
approved and that the probate judge
of the above named court has set the
4th day of April, 1918, as the day for
hearing on said final account, on
which day in the office of the above
named probate court In Cordova, Alas
ka, at the hour of p. m. any person
interested may appear and file OBJ
jections in writing, to said final &C
count and the allowance of the same.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, the 31st
day of January, 1918.
w. J. SHEPARD,
Administrators of the Estate of A. B
/ Cooper, Deceased.
First Publication Jan. 81, 1918.
Last Publication Feb. 20, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05
NOTICE.
United States of America, Territory of
l.. A

United States of America, Territory of
Alaska, S. to A. F. Stowe:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the year 1916
three hundred dollars in labor and i'm
provements upon the big A." Moi
felt" and Grows Nest" lode mining
claims, known as the Big Four group,
which are contiguous and in one
group, situate on right limit of Chitti-
stone river, about eight miles from the
mouth thereof, in Nizina mining dis
trict, Chitina recording precinct, AL
aska, the location certificates of which
are found of record in book 8, pages
142, 143 and 144 in the office of the
recorder of Chitina recording precinct,
at Mccarthy, Alaska, in order to hold
said claims under the provisions of
section 1924 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, and the amend
ments thereto, approved January 22nd,
1880, concerning annual labor upon
mining claims, being the amount re-
quired to hold said lodes for the period
ending on the 31st day of Dec. 1916.
And if within ninety days from the
personal service of this notice, or
within ninety days after the publica-
ton thereof, you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion of such ex-
penditure as cO-owner, which
amounts to seventy-five dollars, your
interest in said claims will become
the property of the subscribers, your
co-owners. who have made the requir-
ed expenditures, by the terms of said
section.
J. J. MILLER.
OSCAR HANSON.
First publication January %, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05

with position of Location Corner No
3, point inaccessible; thence S. 3
: degrees OF minutes E. 491 feet to
/ Corner No. 1, the place of beginning,
| containing an area of 1924 acres.
! Magnetic variation 30 degrees 90 min.
! utes f.
This claim is bounded upon the
/ easterly end line and upon the north
/ erly side line by unsurveyed land;
/ upon the southerly side line by Jum-
/ DO No lode claim included in this
I survey; and upon the westerly end
! line by Jumbo No. lode claim in
! Guided in this survey.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05
JUMBO no. 8 LODE CLAIM

Beginning at Corner No. l. identical
with position of Location Corner No.
2 and Corner No. 4, Jumbo No. Lode
of this survey previously described,
point inaccessible, from whence
United States Location MOnumen
No. bears S. 6 degrees OF minutes e.
2057.20 feet; thence S. II degrees 5
minutes w. 1900 feet to Corner No. 2
Identical with position of Location
Corner No. and Corner No. 3, jun
DO No. Lode of this survey previous
ly described and Corner No. 8, Jumbo
No. Lode, survey No. 564, point in
accessible; thence N. 81 degrees 0
minutes w. 49100 feet to Corner No
3, identical with Location Corner No
4; thence N. TT degrees So minutes e
1900 feet to, Corner No. 4, identical
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05

Madame Lydia, the palrAist, will be
found in the Currier G Nicholson
building on C. street. 16-tt
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05

Food means life; it means some
body's life; and you cannot escape res
possibility.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05
LOGGERS, ATTENTION!

We pay $40 per thousand for
hemlock logs and $11.50 for
spruce, delivered.
CORDOVA MILL & LUMBER
COMPANY
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05
J. J. MILLER.
OSCAR HANSON.

First publication January %, 1918.
Last publication April 2, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-05
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
PATENT

United States Mineral Survey No.
1919 In the United States Land
Office at Juneau, Alaska. Serial
No O2S64
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06

The debate at the High School last
evening was attended by a very small
audience. showing a lack of interest
by the general public In one OF the
most important activities Of the city
schools I'm the practical training of
tbs youth Of the city for real lfe
Nothing is OF more value 20 a man or
woman than the ability to speak In
public with ease and auency. Public
speoking Is not gift OF nature. but
comes by training and practice. Some
individuals naturally acquire the art
with greater ease than others. but
even the most gifted require prac-
tice before they are able TO entertain
and convince an audience. For this
reason the attention the schools are
nov giving the training OF school
boys and girls In public speaking
should be encouraged by all who have
the education OF the men and women
. OF the coming generation at hear. The
debate last evening was well worth
while. the four representatives of tn,
schol acqutting themselves with cred
u. The decision was awarded TO tn,
negative side OF the query: Resolved
that immigration should he restricted
by hteracy test. by vote OF tw,
20 three by the committee Of judges
The debaters were: Affirmative. AL
bert Phelps and Marion Cothran
Negative. Miss Alice Wells and Lloy,
Cothran.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
Jbs Saaitbn'aa aaa Scutbron
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Neill O'Donnell have
gone TO New York to spend sometime
Misses Minnie Lanham and Helen
Dorm spent the weekend with Miss
kathleen Walsh from Coker College.
Miss Inez King returns to Coker
this afternoon after spending the
weekend at home.
Miss Nyra Garner has been the
guest Of Miss Inez King for few days.
Mrs. r. L. scaffe was called to Char
lcston Monday evening on account of
the illness Of her father.
= Mrs. Altamont Moses and Miss Ar
mida Moses are visiting Mrs. ]. ID.
Hardy in Charleston.
Mrs. c. S. Browning and daughter,
Ruby, have gone to Savannah, Ca,
TO spend sometime.
Mrs. J. p. Marion and little daugh-
ter have returned from Laurens.
Rev. N. A. Murphy. of Spartanburg,
a former rector OF st. Anne's Church,
is In the city today.
Mrs. Fred Nash. OF North Carolina,
Is visiting Mrs. Annie L. Nash.
Charlton DuRant. Esq, of Man.
ming, spent Wednesday in the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
Jackson-Troublefield.

Quite q beautiful home wedding was
that Of Miss Rosa Jackson and Mr.. w.
III. Troublefeld which occurred at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Jackson. at Cain Sa-
vannah. on Wednesday evening April
3. at s o'clock. Rev. E. w. Reynolds
performing the ceremony. Quite
concourse of friends were present to
witness the ceremony and to give the
bride and groom happy send-away.
At the appointed hour the bridal
party filed into the parlor that had
been beautifully festooned with ever
green's for the occasion. Mr.. Albert
Jackson with Miss Dolly Hodge, Mr..
Chatter Jackson with Miss Ruth Jack
son acted az attendants and preceding
the marriage pair took their places
forming an aisle down which the
bridal couple passed to the minister
who very impressively said the sacred
rites that made this happy couple
man and wife.
Immediately after the ceremony
and when congratulations had been
extended to the bride and groom. q
sumptuous reception was held i'm the
dining room hard by given by parents
OF the bride in honor Of the happy oc-
casion.
After the reception period OF So
cial intercourse was enjoyed when the
bride and groom motored to Sumter
where they will be at home to Their
many friends at their residence Oh
Wright Street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
Harmony PI@sbytery Meeting.

Harmony Presbyterial Auxiliary will
meet with the Mayesville Auxiliary
April {, s, 9. 1918.
Each society is requested to send
delegates Names of delegates should
be sent at once to Mrs. G. ID. Cooper.
Mayesvlle, s. c.
An interesting program has been
arranged and a full attendance is de-
sired.
Rev. c. NJ. Richards. d. d., will be
the speaker Sunday, morning and
evening.
DR.. John Bradley will speak Monday
evening.
Mrs. S. c. Byrd. Miss Nell Sprun
! nrd Mrs. John Bradley will make talk,
! during the session.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-04-06
Misses Marie Rotholz, Eileen Hurs

Misses Marie RothOlz. Eileen Hurst
and Carita Randle and Mrs. Gainey
visited PinewOod Tuesday afternoon in
the. interest Of the concert to be given
here next week by the Choral Club for
the benefit of the Red. Cross. They
met with most cordial reception
and through the assistance Of the en-
thusiastic Red Cross members Of the
PinewoOd Chapter they sold Il large
number of concert tickets. Pinewood
will be represented at the concert by
large crowd, and the interest that
the Pinewood people have evinced in
the concert should be an example to
Sumter county people. If they can
come twenty miles to help make the
Sumter concert a success surely Sum
ter county people will do as much.