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Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mr. and Mrs Fred Williamson of Hartford were here Sunday.
 An auction was held Oct 30th at Herbert MeComber's place here.
 Aver Parsons spent Sunday with his cousin, Mrs. John Shepherd.
 John Arnold and family, who have been ill with the influenza, are inn proving.
 Mrs. Nancy Howard has been quite ill., but is more comfortable at pres ent writing.
 Prof. Butler and friend from New Haven spent the weekend in town. Miss Foster will remain for a while.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. Rich and little son from New Britain and MT. and Mrs. Leslie Harris and daughter Hazel of New Rochelle, arrived at F. A. Harris Sunday.
 The farmers are improving the beautiful fall days harvesting the abundant crops. Help is scarce and the patriotic women are lending q hand. One industrious farmers wife has already husked nearly 200 bush els of corn.
 Our community has been saddened by the recent death of Josie Poin- dexter. She endeared herself in the hearts of the people here, where many years of here life were spent, and the memory of her bright happy face will finger with us.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
WEST COLCHESTER

Mrs. Lewis Place and son Howard spent Sunday in East killingly.
 Mr. and Mrs. Randall Law and children are all sick with the infiuen- Za
 Mrs Nelson Baker is slowly reeov- ering from the pneumonia and Span ish influenza.
 Fred Moran is home for few days. His children are all on the gain from the influenza.
 Stanley Flynn has been under the doctors care for few days with a severe cold and fever
 Slas Baker and family have all been sick with the influenza. His sis ter, Miss Hattie Baker, has been car' ing for them.
 Edward Montie of Bowditch Mills has been quite sick and is now on the gain. Also Miss Esther Greene of Hawkins Village is sick.
 Mrs. c. w. Place spent last week Wednesday in Providence, 1t being her mothers birthday, Mrs. s E.. Swan being 93 years old.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
THOMPSON

Mrs. E. L. White spent Sunday in Boston.
 Mrs. Louis Ream has been quite i'll with the Spanish infuneza.
 Miss Nellie Ryan spent Sunday with her father, Thomas Ryan.
 William Bugbee was the guest of S. Sandstrom Tuesday evening.
 Priv. Arthur Elliott of Camp Dev- ems was home over the weekend.
 A. Vito is having his house painted and Fred Herrick is doing the work.
 Mrs. c. Appelt and children of Webster spent Sunday at Mir. Ryan's.
 Miss Gertrude Russ is again attend ing the T. NJ. H. S. at North Grosven- ordale.
 MT. and Mrs Steel and Rev and Mrs. Wm. B. Chase motored to Camp Devens Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. Earl Tourtellotte and son Marshal of Putnam spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs. E. Smith.
 Charles Raymond Chase, who en- listed in the Marine Corps, and who has been wounded in France, was able to spend Sunday with his father, C. V. Chase. Raymond went to hos pital in Boston Monday to undergo an operation
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
TOURTELLOTTE MEMORIAL
 HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Etta Swartz visited school Wednesday. She used to be stu dent here and at pesent she is attend ing a school in Worcester, where she lives,
 Miss Margaret O'Brien, who ex- poets to return to school soon. is re- covering from an attack of Spanish influenza. Her friends are hoping to see her back at school soon.
 Miss Gertrude Russ has returned to school after being out over two months on account of transportation. She rides to school with Miss Roma Sheldon, who at the time was board ing with Mrs. George Elliott of North Grosvenordale.
 The girls gymnasium class IS rap idly developing in muscle power and are hoping to overcome the boys who are also taking gymnasium lessons. The girls gymnasium teacher is Miss Harriet Moriarty, and F. k. Kutscher teacher the boys.
 The big play which will be given some time in the latter part of No vember was started Monday by John Heald of Webster. 1t will be a patri- otic play and about 100 or more char acters will take part. It will be given two nights, and tickets will be on sale soon.
 The typewriting tests for Novem- Der have arrived in the Commercial department and will be given out this week. All are anxious to take these tests and receive their awards. Miss Jeann Lariviere has already received I gold medal for typewriting 60 words per minute with less than five errors
 The Seniors of T. M H. S will have a Halloween party on Friday, Nov. 1, at the High school at O. clock. All people from the surround ing towns are cordially invited to at tend as the Seniors are anxious to have a big crowd. There will be mary games played and refreshments will be sold. Encourage all to come.
 Basket ball practice has begun and every Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day night the boys have the gymnasi- um, and Tuesday and Thursday the girls have it. The girls are getting up team cf heavy weights to play the Giris Alumni, who are nearly all heavy weights and their first game will take place in T. NJ. H. s. Gym. on Thanksgiving night.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Oscar Logan was in town for the week-end
 Miss Berniee Heavitt of Hartford spent Sunaav with her parents.
 Miss Olive Paine has returned to her duties in Washington, D. C.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ebenezer Bishop have gone to Boston for the winter.
 Orville Trask and wife were week end guests of Edgar Trask and fam fly.
 MT. and Mrs. M. D. Skinner expect to leave for Florida the first of next week.
 Ozias Milligan spent Sunday in Fitchburg with Mir and Mrs. Henry Brown.
 Mrs Ellen Paine and Miss Julia Smith have gone to Urban, Illinois, for the winter.
 Leonard Healey, Jr., of Simsburq visited his parents last Sunday. A friend accompanied him Nelson Richardson and his mother went to Slaterville last Sunday to at tend the funeral of his uncle, Simon Richardson.
 Mir. and Mrs c. Allison Potter Carlton and Florence Potter, also Porter Morse, motored to Worcester last Sunday to visit relatives. Mrs. Arthur c. Potter was called to Worcester on account of the death l of her grandmother, Mrs. Susan Dean) Cutting The funeral was or Sunday.
 Miss Josephine Poindexter died al the home of Mrs. Wendell Witter last Saturday after a short illness Sh' had the grip and heart failure result ed She was in her 39th year Miss l Poindexter was a former resident | here, but of late years had made hel home with New Hampshire relatives l She had been a guest of Miss Wittei since the first of September. A ser vice was conducted on Tuesday 1T l North Ashford, where she was bur l jed
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
EAST WOODSTOCK

Dr E R. Pike is i'll with influenza.
 Mrs. Christine Anderson has rent ed part of Miss Nellie Pratt's house
 Eleanor Lindeman is teaching in the Paine district this week for Clara Eddy
 Charles Guile and family of Put nam called on Mrs, \. NJ. Gudersleeve Sunday.
 Mrs. Joseph Spencer is visiting her son, F. l.. Spencer, and family, in Worcester.
 Mrs Flora Killam and daughter Harriet have returned to Wellesley Hills, Mass
 School opened Monday after being closed two weeks, owing Co influenza among the pupils
 R F Bowtell and wife of Bridge port are spending few days with Mrs. H. B. Comings
 Willard Davis of Mystic has been spending week with his parents. Mr and Mrs. Donald Davis.
 Franklyn Wetherell Is visiting in Walpole and East Douglas, Mass. with his grandmother. Mrs. Steere
 Mrs Flora Chase and son Percy of Southbridge and Mrs. Clara Worces- ter recently called on Mrs. Emily. AL len.
 Capt Harry Townsend has recover ed from his recent illness and spent a brief furlough with c. H. Potter and family.
 Services will be resumed at the Congregational church next Sunday. The church has been closed several weeks owing to the epidemic.
 c. H. Potter and wife, Arthur Pot ter and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. Cutting in Worcester Sunday. She was the grandmother of Mrs. Ar thur Potter.
 Mir. and Mrs Edwin Lyon have re- turned from their wedding trip, and with MT. and Mrs. Charles Lyon of Providence are visiting the brides mother. Mrs. Ella Clark, in the Cen ter district.
 Frank Thompson and family of Worcester were in town last week and moved some of the household goods of N P Wetherell to Worces- ter, where Mir. Wetherell will spend a portion of his time with his daugh- ter and family.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
SERVICE THAT WINS
 TIE SOLDIER HEART
Fred Lockley, '. M. c, A., Tells of the Gratitude of the Boys
 at the Front.

"One of the discoveries men are making over here,' Fred Lockley CT the Y. NJ C. A and of Portland Ore gpn, writes from London, 'ts that more pleasure can be had out of glv- ing than getting. Many q man who has spent money freely in the old days to buy pleasure Is finding that he gets more pleasure over here by the spend ing of ones self In he service of others.
 "A few months ago I went out with 6 fellow '. M C. A. secretary to hunt up out-of the-way detachments of troops A stable guard here, ma chine gun company there, platoon somewhere else We carried our goods in an automobile We had plenty of writing paper and envelopes for free distribution, and chocolate, cookies, chewing tobacco and smoking tobacco, cigarettes, razor blades, tooth paste and things of that kind for sale. American war service workers were busy everywhere. We found Sal vatlon Army lassles making doughnuts for the boys and K. of c. secretaries giving help. Books furnished by the American Library Association were to be seen on all sides
 Hearing firing at distance. we drove down the road and found score or so of men at machine gun practice. The officer gave the men half an hour recess to buy goods.
 "At another place we came in sight of lieutenant drilling platoon. l said 10 the lieutenant: How soon be- fore you dismiss the company We have r. NJ. C. A. goods for sale
 "fIe said: Right now. Sergeant dismiss the eompanyP
 And ten seconds later the company was in line waiting to buy goods from our travelling " Grateful is no name for it. The men can't do enough to show their gratitude"
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
ATTAWAUGAN

The epidemic seems on the wane in this vicinity.
 c. H. Frisbie, of Norwich, was in the village Tuesday.
 Some interesting letters from Tru- man Woodward have recently come to his parents. Extracts from them are found elsewhere in this edition.
 Mrs. George Brown continues to re cover slowly from the recent fracture of the left elbow sustained a fort night ago.
 Mr. and Mrs. w L. Ecciestone, daughter Hazel, and Miss Grace Dun canson, came from Mapleviile Sunday and called on their former pastor and wife. Rev and Mrs. W. E. Woodward They were accompanied by Mrs. Cooper, Mrs Ecclestone's mother.
 Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Woodward re ceived recently a communication from their son Lieut., Alvah G. Wood ward, of Taliaferro Field, Hicks, Tex as. in which he writes: We are still uuarantined in camp for the flu or rather from the flu as there is not case in camp. The course in aerial gunnery is a short one, but the work is very intensified. It is nothing but shoot. shoot. shoot all day long either on the ground or in the air, either with bullets or with camera-guns which photograph what would have been hit. Wet weather has interfer ed with the air work, but the time was employed on the ground. We are generally ready for bed when the time comes. We had show from town come out to camp one night last week. They brought both comedians and some excellent singers and per formers on musical instruments.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
EAST PUTNAM

Miss Exley called on Mrs. Orray Cutler Tuesday.
 MT and Mrs. C. E. Gibson are wis., iting in Providence
 Mrs Arthur Cutler entertained Quadic friends Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. Frank Smith visited MT and Mrs Ray Smith Sunday.
 Mrs Joseph Randall entertained friends from EaglevilIe Saturday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Baker of Southbridge called on Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Cady one day last week
 The new pastor, Rev. Mr. Rooke, gave his hearers very interesting sermon last Sunday.
 Mrs. L. c. Burrill and Mrs. Ralph Gibson visited Mrs. Henry Baker of South Woodstock several days last week.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
THE GROSVENORDALES NEWS SECTION

Wyman Rawson completed his work as boss painter for the Grosvenordale Co last week.
 Arthur Aucoin of the United States navy was home on a short furlough from Newport, R. l., last week.
 4 Halloween party is to be held at the high school Friday evening at s o'clock The public is invited.
 Big Closing Out Sale of Furniture at Racicot Bros. Store, Putnam, now going on. Big Bargains. Hurry adv
 George E. Whitney and Fred O.. Stone were in Worcester on import ant business last Wednesday after noon.
 Clarence Seaver has denied the re port that he has enlisted in the U. s. Marine Corps, and is waiting to be called.
 The annual fireman's supper given by Co. B is to be held at the Hose House in Grosvenordale this Friday evening.
 A meeting was held at the Hose House here last night to form dis trict nursing association in the two Grosvenordales.
 Raymond Chase of Thompson, who formerly attended the T. M. H. s. here, is home He was shot in the leg, but luckily no bones were hurt.
 Rev B. NJ. Donnolley acted as one of the deacons at the funeral of Fr. Deeelles at Hartford Tuesday. Fr Deeelles was formerly a eurate here.
 The Red Cross supper at the Swed- ish Lutheran church that was post poned because of the Spanish infiuen- ga epidemic, will now be held on Sat urday, Nov. g.
 The Alumni Association of the T. M. H. s. held meeting at the Hose House last Saturday afternoon. Ali ter the election of officers 1t was de cided to present the school with a service flag. The flag is to have 40 stars.
 Fire broke out in the chimney of a house in the three rows near the ball grounds last Friday. Prompt work by the firemen extinguiShed 1t before it made much headway. FIX eept for a hole in the roof the dam age was slight.
 Monroe Wilbur died at his home in Grosvenordale last Tuesday from kid ney trouble. Mir. Wilbur has been sick for about two months. He was a second hand of the farm depart ment of the Grosvenordale Co. He was 69 years old, and well known here.
 Mrs. Samuel Houle died at her home on Buckleys Hill Wednesday morning, Oct. 30. She caught the Spanish influenza. This changed to pneumonia and as she was not very strong, death followed. She IS sur vived by her husband and two chil- dren. They have lived on Buckley Hill now for about a year
 Mrs. Joseph Bonin, who has recent ly moved to Southbridge from North Grosvenordale, paid visit to the French Red Cross club of which she was a former president. The mem bers took advantage of the occasion to present Mrs Bonin with a beautl- ful electric piano lamp. There was a musical program and a delicious luncheon was served by the young ladies of the club. Everyone was loath to say good night While Mrs. Bonin was president of the club "A pieces were finished for the Red Cross
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
WEST THOMPSON

Charles Reach has purchased new Ford
 Harry Coville is now well enough to be up and around.
 Miss Lena Smith spent the week end with Miss Mildred Johnson.
 Miss Tonoa Miller spent several days in Providence last week.
 A son was welcomed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sayles on Oct. 2S.
 Mrs. Byron Tifft is taking care of MT. and Mrs. John Sprague for the winter.
 Master George Teift, who was very i'll the past week, IS now able to at tend school.
 Miss Ella Herriek spent the week end with her aunt and uncle, MT. and Mrs. Frank Herrick.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
MEETING OF THOMPSON SUE
 TRACE LEAGUE

Thompson.-The Thompson Suf- frage League met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Richard Barton. Eric II Johnson of Putnam gave an interesting talk on Women's Oppor- tunities He urged the women pres ent to prepare themselves for the new duties of citizenship which would un- doubtedly be their in the near future. He advised the study sf the methods and machinery of government, and the consideration and discussion of public affairs. Mr. Johnson's address was very timely and his suggestions were very much in line with the plans of the Connecticut Woman Sui frage Association, which Is one of the first organizations in the country to arrange citizenship courses for its members before the ballot has been given them.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
JACKSONVILLE

Samuel Adams is on the sick list.
 Leslie Mills is attending Beeker's Business college every day.
 The first Red Cross meeting was held in the new room at the post of fee Tuesday. There was large at tendance.
 Lieut. Daniel W. Foster of Mineo- la. x. l., is spending few days with his mother. Mrs George Allen. Lieut.. Foster is an aviator an deXpeets to leave for France soon.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
NORTH GROSVENORDALE

MT. and Mrs. William Johnson spent a few days with friends in Worcester.
 Mir. and Mrs. Sward and family ana Mir. and Mrs. C. E. Swanson visited friends in Brattleboro, over the weekend.
 The Red Cross supper which was to he held at the Swedish Lutheran church Sept. 2S, was postponed until she endemic had been checked. As ina Spanisb influenza has new nearly snbsided the supper will be given week from next Saturday, Nov S' a' precisely o'clock.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
POMFRET LANDING

Martin Hanley is able to be out and improving in health slowly.
 Arthur Darling has gone to work in Goodyear for the winter months.
 Fordyce Hilton and William Han- ley returned to high school at Daniel son last week.
 Jennie and Rosie Kempton were among those who resumed their stud- ies at the Putnam high school this week.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
are 100 Per Cent Patriotic

The Albanians in the employ or UHe Grosvenordale Co showed themselves to be very patriotic in the recent Fighting Fourth" Liberty Loan drive. The thirty-six Albanians in this employ subscribed for bonds to the extent of 100 per cent strong. The total of their subscriptions was S2,15O.0O worth of bonds. This ex- ceeded that of any other nationality in percentage of bonds bought dha would be very hard to beat M9ch credit and special mention IS que them. No other record as good was made in this district. They had iot to do in helping this town overscrioe its sauota by ITO per cent
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
WOODSTOCK

Will Chase and family visited Wor- eeSter friends early in the week,
 Miss Nellie Chandler and Ms Wood have gone to Putnam for the winter
 Big Closing Out Sale of Furniture at Racicot Bros. Store. Putnam, now going on. Big Bargains. Hurry adv
 Miss Susan Sumner and Miss Rilla Child have returned to Bristol and Ni3dletown, where their schools have reNnene1
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
Mankind and M nev

In this wiling old world a man will sit up all night 10 hear money talk. then work for money all day.--Atlanta Constitution.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01
POMFRET

Big Closing Out Sale of Furniture at Raeie0t Bros Store, Putnam nov going on. Big Bargains Hurry adv
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01

The Home Service Section of Ameri-
 can Red Cross
 ]. Y Dart, president; R \. Dun ming, secretary. Persons having rela- tives in the service and needing any assistance in getting information about them, can get such from either Mir. Dart or Mir. Cunning.
Putnam patriot., 1918-11-01

shall look back to the scenes and hap py days of their childhood
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-29
Drive Foes New Yank
Back Along Force Will
West Front Help Italy
First National Army Di-
vision Takes Over Sector
on u. S. Battle Front
MIssoURIANs IN LINE,
By United Press Leased Wire Dspcce I
10 The Star

By United Press Leased Wire Devcce
10 The Star
WASHINGTON, June e.;
The first American troops
landed in Italy yesterday,
Chief of Staff March an
nounced today.
They are mainly sanitary
forces and have been on the
high seas for some time. This
outfit is distinct from that
which Gen. Pershing will
send.
The 35th division Missouri ns.
uonal guardsmen-is one Of .th~w6|
whose training under the Briush
has finished and Is now being used
by Pershing. II Is under the com
mand Of Maj. Gen. NJ. Wright
At the same time Gen March an
nounced that the first national army
diyision--the 18th. raised in New
fork-to take over sector on the
West front. had done so this week
under command OF Gen. Evan NJ.
johnson
Five American divisions which had
been brigadcd with the British havo1
been turned hack to Pershing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-29
HUNS FAIL TO
REGAIN GROUND

PARIS. June es-German at.
temp,s TO recap,ure positions taken
by the French south OF the Aisne
were repulsed after stubborn bat
tie the war office announced today.
Southwest OF Rheims. there was
also sharp fighting. Italians hurled
the Germans from advanced post
tons temporarily occupied. Il was
reported.
Northwest OF Montdidicr. an Amer.
ican raid. in which 80 prisoners. In
cluding one officer. were taken. was
announced.
south of the Aisne. the Germans
attempted to eject the French from
positions taken yesterday" the com
munique said. Several battalions
attacked between the Posses -En-Das
and Cutry ravine. They were re
pulsed and the French front was in.
tegrally maintained,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-29
BEAUTIES PICKED
BY YBLUEJACKETS

Several girls from the MacDougall.
Southwick store were entered in the
contest. but II remained for Helen
Hagenburg TO capture the honors in
the red head division. She viii play
Venus" In the pageant.
Gertrude sawyer. of i3oT wes,
Boston ~. IN the winner Of the bru.
-sss~-~~csson. sho WIN uk~ tins par,
Cleopatra
The sailors also selected two
ladies in waiung' for each OF the
queens"
Ruth Miller and Margare, Cl,ricus
were chosen among the auburr-hair-
cd beauties: Martha Dahlstron and
Constance Hewitt among the blondes
and Frances Cotfcrdam and Dolly
Bergen among the brunettcs.
They win accompany the three
queens" wherever they 20 an 4 will
be the guests OF the Chamber OF
Commerce a; "A luncheon on Friday.
July IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-29

Here are the girls who will por
tray Venus Cleopatra" and
Peace" in the big paresn, at the
Seattle Girls Victory carnival From
several hundred entries these girls
were chosen by a committee of sail.
orn a, she Naval Training camp az
tne mcss-cesussfst. wh~u comps~xion.
bearing. face and figure were taken
into consideration.
barbara Potter. selected ~ the
prci,ies, blonde, won third place in
tho Universal Film beauty contest
several years ago when first prize
was captured by Gloria Fonda. also
a Seattle girl. Miss Potter lives at
1909 Ninth ave W. and is employed
at the u. r. Goodrich Rubber com.
pany office.
Surrounded by soldiers. s1ilora
and marines. Rhe will be one OF the
central figures. portraying Peace,
In the biz pageant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-29
FIGHT AT SEA
NEAR BELGIUM
British and Hun WarshipS
Stage Harmless Clash

LONDON. June 2s.--Four British
dcstroyers engaged II German dc.
stroyers OF the Belgian coast in a
long range battle Thursday. the ad-
mlralty announced today. No mate.
rial damage resulted TO either force.
-Four Of our dcstroyers. while IN.
trolling tho Belgian coast Thursday
evening. sighted eight enemy de-
stroycrr." tho statement said.
we engaged them at long range.
After an action lasting a quarter OF
an hour. three additional enemy de
stroyers Joined in the fight.
We fell back To our supporting
forces. The enemy did not follow
and the action was broken off. Our
ships were not damaged"