Putnam patriot., 1919-10-10

Woodstock, formerly of Eastford
 whose engagement to Miss Christine
 Paine of North Woodstock is an nounced.
 George Darling, an aged and re-
 Kenyonville and Eastford many years,
 will move to Putnam. where he has se- cured a situation with the betting
 concern of Grove street
 Thrift day, Friday. was observed by non-observance, with the exception I of watching an aeroplane, which pass
 ed over the village and furnished a
 topic for the minister in adressing the
 children on motive power. Mail-order houses do a thriving
 business here, and the bundles and packages brought in by the Putnam
 mail carrier under parcel post is as- tonishing. Merchants should adver- tise in The Patriot as never before. MT. and Mrs. Wright and daughter of New Haven and Misses Jeanette and Cornelia Trowbridge of New York motored from New Haven Sat urday afternoon to visit Miss Mary Trowbridge. They returned Sunday afternoon.
 Among the churches invited to be represented at the installation of Rev. Boynton Merrill at the Congregation al church, Putnam, last week, were those of Ashford, Abingdon, Chaplin, Hampton, Mansfield, Westford, Wind ham and Eastford
 The Eastford public schools among the best in the state--are sup piled with free text books, thus lead ing the nearby towns of Ashford, Mansfield, Windham, Chaplin and Hampton in the great movement for progressive education
 Merchant A. M. Bowen, who has had an enormous trade the past sea- son, asks: What do I care for com petition?" Our estimable citizen has stood the test these many years and halls all new enterprises with delirious delight. Let the good work go mer- rily on.
 Edgar Cutting moved Saturday in- to his newly purchased house on Fork hill" The basement, used sev- eral years ago as a tonsorial parlor, is to be improved and occupied by Mir. Baker as a shoe maker shop, "the last thing on earth" Now for resi- dent physician.
 The new state highway now ex- tends from the square opposite the Inn to a point beyond the former creamery building. and when finished will be a splendid piece of work. Supt. John Pitts is wanting for sup ply of metal culverts, which will be put in immediately on arrival.
 "Topsy," the valuable black and white feline at Gen. Lyon Inn, was taken and carried away in wagon Friday. Information as to the cats whereabouts was obtained by wit ness to the abduction and the pet re- covered Sunday at the home of fam fly living several miles from the vil- lage.
 The leaves that have beautified the trees on the common, or green, as 1t is called, are fast disappearing by the touches of rains and frost. These stately elms are of local pride, some of them having been transplanted long years ago by Captain Skinner, the father of Hiram Burnham, A. J. Bowen, James Keith and others.
 The sentiment here is that the next Republican nomination for governor of the State of Connecticut should go to Justice Milton A. Shumway of Dan ielson. It would indeed be an mex pressible pleasure to take the stump for our old-time school master. Gov
 ernor Shumwayl That looks good and sounds perfectly euphonious. Monday completed the 18th ami versary of Welcome Davis connection with the Tatem handle factory. He entered this long and faithful service under Hon. J B. Tatem, now of Put nam. MT. Davis is one of Eastford' s substantial citizens and a pillar of the M. E. church. May the succeeding years prove as useful as the ones gone by.
 By suggestion of Judge James M. Tatem, the name of Eastford's his toric hostelry will be changed to Gen. Lyon Inn. Gen Nathaniel Lyon, the | first general of the Northern army killed during the Civil war, was born near Phoenixville, where his last rest ing place is visited by thousands of tourists. In early days he was ire auent visitor to the Eastford hotel. Gen. Lyon Inn is most exceedingly ap- propriate.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. w. Kennedy spent the weekend in Boston. Friday eve ming MT. Kennedy attended the spe- cial session of lodge No. 34, Loyal Or der of Moose of the World, when re- ception was rendered the supreme off cers. including Prof. Albert Bushnell
 Hart of Harvard college, and was one of the principal speakers. MT. Ken nedy has declined the urgent call to conduct a membership campaign in Providence.
 Of special interest throughout this section is the telegraphic report that, beginning with October 1, milk pro
 ducers of eastern Connecticut, mem
 bers of the New England Milk Pro
 ducers' Association, increased the
 wholesale price of milk shipped to
 Boston and Providence one-half cent
 a quart, making the new price 9 1-2