Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-10-24

day evening. Gilbert S. Deans had
charge.
Town Clerk Clark has not yet re-
ceived the usual number Of printed
game laws TO give each applicant for
a license.
It's claimed that, for 5ts size, East
ford consumes more candy than any
other place in Connecticut. But lit
tie gum is used.
And now chipaunk squirrel fur is
sought on account of its colorings and
short hair. Several school boys are
on the watch out.
Seems strange that local farmers
are obliged to buy potatoes out of
town for their own consumption, but
such is the case.
Preparations are already bssng
made for the Thanksgiving bali at
Bartlett's nall A jazz band will an
liven the occasion.
Eastford has no secret order at al.
Years ago the Masons held forth IN
Castle hall. An old sign still swings
over the outside door
Roosevelt sermon next Sunday
Theodore Roosevelt was something
more than an American-he was an
American institution"
The big crop shows that while our
farmers may be some pumpkins they
are small potatoes, and all on account
of spud scab and decay.
The town clock will not be set back
an hour under the daylight saving
plan next Sunday, the 26th. Reason
why: There amt none
Wonderful indeed Crystal lake is
just as clear as water By the happy
by, the lake has no inlet, being fed en-
tirely by bubbling springs.
Mashapaug Grange. will entertain
Quinabaug Pomona Grange at Union
tomorrow, when the fifth degree will
be conferred and basket lunch with
hot coffee served.
Sweet cider used to sell for only
eight cents a gallon; now forty to fif-
| ty Predicted that the price will
reach dollar before Jan. 1, the date
for swearing off.
L. H. Realey of North Woodstock
was a member of the committee at
Storrs who worked out the milk pro-
duction cost sheets for the Windham
county farm bureau
Probably more cattle exchanges
hands in Eastford than any other
town in Connecticut. For several
days herds have been larger and more
frequent than usual.
Supervisor John Fits of the state
highway department has just bought
new place which he will occupy in
| II
years at his present home.
The late Mrs Julia Eddy of Thomp-
son, who passed away in Worcester
the 18th, was grandmother to the
children of Charles Broadway of Put
nam, who formerly lived here.
Saturday the small boys of the
community were given a treat ..out in
the fields with God" by Rev. Mr..
Meacham, and the little fellows speak
in the highest terms of their outing.
Charles Lewis of Putnam has for
several days been the company of
his brother Dana While here he as
sisted in setting up the soda apparatus
at the prospective Gen. Lyon tea
room.
: A number from here attended the
duttIOil VII Tie csbdlN VI liit iasS
, Frank A. Young, Mt Hope, Saturday.
: III. c. Barlow acted as auctioneer and
a caterer was in attendance. Bidding
was brisk.
Those Woodstock vote gettefs who
forgot or neglected the women's bal
| lot at the recent town meeting should
go without their meals few times.
The way to a politicians memory Is
through his stomach.
The most modest maiden this side
of Adams Eden lives right here IN
educated Eastford. She refuses even
, to glance at trees from top to bottom
simply because they are just now
naked. nude and bare.
: The miscreants who stole all the
ice that Eastford had in reserve. evil
IDENTIFY had cold hearts, if not cold
feet. If apprehended they should De
put into the cooler at Brooklyn. IL
was a daring robbery. Police!
A matter of fact housewife asks hei
prohibitionist husband what he or she
is going to do to temper the Thanks
e giving and Christmas mincemeat, and
a what is to be poured over the, pud-
ding. Aye, squire, there's the real
!. rub.
A petite Putnam miss appears IN
print as having the honor to kiss Bel
$ GUMS king That's nothing. We've
< kissed several queens in our day, IN
GLIDING two or three recently at East
ford. There's difference in the Ma
\ lvor.
C. S. Hine, secretary of the State
A Board of Education, stated IN an IN
? terview that the enrolment at the
state normal schools did not show that
q there were more young women II
! Connecticut turning to school teach
ing than formerly.
Wednesday, Oct. 27. 1S19-one
6 hundred years ago-Thonas Ewing o.
Ashford offered "one-cent reward
for a runaway, Euphrates Squan, aaI
s indented boy" and stated that al
II persons are forbid harborlng or trust
ing him, on penalty of law:
A gigantic owl was seen on near
by road Friday evening. Hunter
claim they never saw so many OWL
: and wonder if they belong to the mes
t of Owls that disbanded in Putnam
several months ago. Where, y where
a is Peter Gardner and his gum
t. Stephen Rash was rash indeed q