Putnam patriot., 1919-02-21
EAST WOODSTOCK


n. T. White is slowly gaining. He
is still at the Day Kimball hospital.
c. II. Potter has been visiting
Corp. Harry Townsend in Portsmouth,
N. H.
Miss Eleanor Lindeman is home
from New Britain Normal school for
a much needed rest.
Carolyn Cox of the Centre district
has returned from a visit with her
sister, Mrs. George Chapman, in East
Hartford.
Eric Anderson moved his household
goods to Groton early in the week.
Mr. Anderson has been employed
there for several months.
Marguerite Bosworth and Annette
May attended the Valentine tea at
Putnam Saturday and assisted in
serving at the refreshment tables.
Mrs. F. A. Jordan. chairman of the
membership drive for the Day Kim
ball hospital in this town, reports
S161.75 collected by the various COM
mittees.
j. D. Sanger and c. H Killam
have been spending a few days in
Hartford and Middletown. Mr.. Kill
lam also visited relatives in Thomp-
sonville,
Seaman Theodore Cox has been
[ honorably discharged from the navy
and is at home for the present. He
was in the hospital several weeks, re-
covering from influenza,
The ladies are invited TO attend
missionary meeting At the home of
Mrs. Wendell Witter Saturday after
noon at $50 o'clock. Miss Miriam
Woodbury. will give an address.
William Nicely was called to Wa
terbury Wednesday, his wife being
i'll there with influenza. Her mother.
Mrs Davis, died Monday. Several
members of the family are also ILL.,
Mrs. J. +. Aldrich and Miss Pratt
entertained Privates Wendell Bos-
worth, Ralph Eddy and Cyril Paine
on Tuesday evening The boys ex-
! hibited some of their souvenirs and
related their war experiences. The
| ladies served cake and ice cream.
Privates Wendell Bosworth and
Ralph Eddy, 5lst artillery, arrived at
| their respective homes on Saturday.
The young men have been together
most of the time since their enlist
ment in December, 1917, and saw
several months at the front They
were in the st, Mihiel drive. Both
escaped without a scratch. The voy-
age home was very rough, encounter
| ing a 100 mile gale.
The Junior Boys give social next
week Friday evening. Rev. Harvey
Lawson will recite and Privates Bos-
worth and Eddy will relate war ex-
periences and exhibit their trophies.
For the Community club next We'd
nesday evening debate has been ar
ranged Resolved, That the proposed
League of Nations will make the peo-
pie of the world better and happier
and will forever abolish war. Lead
| ing speakers, Rev. f. B. Harrison, o,
A. Hiscox, c. M. Perrin, Ezra Nav.
Quite a little excitement prevailed
on Wednesday evening about 8 o.
clock. when it was reported that the
Almira Wright house was on fire.
Charles Johnson, the sole occupant,
was retiring. Looking out of the
window he noticed sparks of fire
alighting on the ground. Going out
of doors he discovered the chimney
on fire. also the roof was blazing. He
Immediately called for help, and sew
eral responded quickly, and by put
ting up ladders. Wendell Bosworth
and Merrill Keith carried water and
the flames were subdued. The SCOT in
the chimney was still burning Thurs
day morning. With the strong wind
blowing and given a few minutes
more the house could not have been
saved. 1t is large two. story house
and until recently has been occupied
by two families The nearest house
is two or three hundred feet away.