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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
AGRICULTURE AND
COUNTRY LIFE.
Abingdon School to Be He Id In
Grange Hall, Abingdon,
February 25-2S
Fine Program Arranged For the -Four
Daye Sessions

At thr invitation Of the people of
Pomfrer and Abingdon the Wiudham
County Farmers Association and the
Connecticut Agricultural College will
hold an extension school in Grange
hall, Abingdon, February 25, &c. 27
and 2S. A committee composed of
the following is in oharage of the
school;
Local director, Frank X Haines.
chairman agricultural section.
Chairman home economics section,
Mrs. Frank X. Haines.
Secretary and treasurer. Willis Gov
ell.
Publicity and tickets. John r.
Stromberg.
Accommodations, Everett T.. Brown
The school is for every farm man,
woman, boy or girl within driving dis
lance of Grange hall, Everyone who
attends is asked to bring lunch, The
committee viii furnish coffee. A get
together and good time will follow
luncheon every day. The program for
the four days is as follows:
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21

Sterling; John Nichols, Jr., John ia
cobs, Jr.. Thompson; Sterry Kinney
Voluntowu; Ebenezer Skinner, John
Mcclellan. Woodstock; Amos D. AL
len, John Baldwin, Windham
Senators were called Assistants"
before the adoption of the eonstitu-
tion in 1918, and the regular October
session was dispensed with. The first
session opened at Hartford, on "the
first Wednesday of May" 1919, and
sessions were held alternately at
Hartford and New Haven until May,
1875. Since then all sessions have
been held in Hartford. Biennial SEES
sions have been held in Hartford
since 1876, opening on Wednesday
following the first Monday of Janu-
ary7
The following towns were incor-
porated since 1919: In New London
county-East Lyme, 1899; Ledyard.
1886; Old Lyme, 1855. Voluntown
WdS cut VII 1iOtH w iluilstil tOdlIy III
1881. Windham Chaplin,
1922; Eastford, is47; Putnam. 1855;
Scotland, 1887: Tolland County
Andover, 1848; Columbia, 1874.
Hartford, New Haven, New Lon
don and Fairfield counties were CON
stituted in 1866, Windham county in
1926, Litehfield county in 1751, Mid
dlesex county in 1855 and Holland
county in 1855.
Stonington is the oldest borough
in the state, being incorporated in
1901, or eleven years before Gull
ford, the next oldest. Stonington,
under the name of Southerton, or
namely belonged to Massachusetts,
and assigned by commission to
Connecticut in 1647. This order was
afterwards revoked and the town re-
annexed to Connecticut in 1862.
Woodstock was incorporated in
Massachusetts, 1890. and claimed by
Connecticut in 1749.
Pequot was constituted town in
1919, and named New London in
1858.
The representatives in congress
from Connecticut in 1922, the
fifteenth congress, were: Henry W.
Edwards, Samuel A, Foote, Jonathan
o. Moseley, Elisha Phelps, John Russ,
James Stephens and Gideon Tomlin-
son. The senators were Samuel w.
Dana and James Lanman.
Following are the town clerks in
the county hundred years ago.
Ashford, Josiah Byles; Brooklyn,
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
Wednesday. February 26, 1919
Agricultural Section

Agricultural Section
9.30-10, Fruit Varieties and Fertil-
izing; 1010-11, Cutting Dairy Feed
Costs; 11.10-12, Feeding the Cow
from the Farm; 1.15-2, Computing
Dairy Ratims.
Home Section
9.30-10, Fruits and Vegetables in
the Diet; 1o,10-11, Some Ways of Us
ing Winter Vegetables; 11.10-12, Sc
lection of Clothing; 1.10-2, Preserva-
ton of Meat
Joint Session
2.10-3, Matching and Growing
Chickens 3.10-4, An Attractive Farm
Home.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21

Zachsriah Douglass; Hampton, vii
liam A. Brewster; Killiugfy, Luther
Warren; Pomfret, T. NJ. Grusvenori
Thompson, John Nichols, Jr.; Plain
field, J. Hinekley; Sterling, Pierce
Smith; Windham, John Stamford
Woodstock. John Fox
Among the postmasters were: Ash
ford. David Bolles; Brooklyn, Adams
White, Jr.; Canterbury, Cad Bulke-
ley; Killinglg, Joseph Adams; Plain
field, Ebenezar Eaton; Pomfret, Lem
uel Grosvenor; Sterling, Benjamin
Tuckerman; Thompson, John Nichols,
Jr.; Windham, Charles Taintor;
Woodstock, Chester Kendall
The rates of postage on single let
tiers" for any distance not exceeding
30 miles was cents; over 80 to 50
miles. 10 cents; to $50 miles, u Y
cents; to 400 miles, 1914 cents, over
400 miles, 25 cents.
One hundred years ago Windham
county had three courts of probate.
John Baldwin was judge of the Wind
ham district. Sessions Lester, Plain
field district, and Lemuel Grosvenor,
Pomfret district.
The notaries public in the county
were: Windham, Samuel Perkins
Brooklyn, John Parish; Woodstock,
Jedediah Morse and John Mcclellan.
=. County court; David BolleS. Judge
James Gordon, Artemus Gurley.
Treasurer, Hezekiah Ripley; David
C. Bodies, clerk; Samuel Gray, clerk
of superior court; Edmund Freeman,
sheriff; Socrates Balloon, "gaoler."
In 1919 there were but three agri-
cultural societies in the state: Hart
ford, New London and Windham
counties. The officers of the Wind
hac County association were: Thorn
as Hubbard, president; Darius Math-
ewson, Amos Paine, vice presidents;
Lemuel Hayward, treasurer; William
Williams, secretary and librarian.
William Kline, Thomas Hubbard,
Edmund Badger, Ebenzer Thompson,
James Mcclellan, committee on cor
Among the turnpike roads with
names of companies and commission
ers was the Norwich 4 Woodstock.
The commissioners David Hyde,
Frederick Perkins; Thompson, Ezra
Hutchins, John Lathrop; Woodstock
& Somers, Eliphalet Young, Jabez L.
White; Woodstock & Thompson, Ezra
Hutchins, Theophilus B. Chandler;
New London & Windham counties,
Farwell Cort. Alexander Stewart, Jr.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
CONDUCTRESSES AND MOTOR
WOMEN RUN TROLLEYS
Signal From penny Squawker
Starts the Car

In a recent communication receiv-
ed by the family of Rev. W. D.
Woodward, Attawaugan, from their
son Truman, the latter writes -
sThis is the church which | visited
when went on pass into lie Mans. l
walked part way to the city, and rode
the rest on a street car. Il was the
first time since leaving home that |
have been on trolley. OF course we
had a conductress and motorwoman,
for the French army is not all demo-
bilized yet any more than ours is.
They have a bell signal to stop the
car, but when all is clear to start it,
the conductress blows peculiar whis-
tie which sounds like one of the toy
rubber balloon or sausage whistles
YOU hear at an American fair. My
chum and | had first class dinner at
a good hotel and later good supper
of French fried potatoes and beef
steak at another hotel We shopped
a little till our money gave out, and
then returned to camp some four kilo-
metres away. With typical American
curiosity and nerve we went all
through this church and in the midst
of our wanderings even ran into the
priest in his private study.
Somewhat abashed but undaunt-
ed we beat hasty retreat and set out
for the tower from which one can
look pretty nearly all over Europe.
But the tower door was locked,
whereupon we left the church and l
went over to the Y M. C. A., bought
a towel, some candy, some cookies,
and a little book of humor from the
A. E. F. trenches and camps, entitled
''Yank Talk" 1t is very interesting
to one who has been over here or in
the army and l purpose to bring 1t
home.
''The indications at present are
that we shall sail for home before
Washington's birthday. We have
been duly de-loused and equipped en-
tirely anew. Now we dwell in the
so-called Clean Camp, whereas for
two weeks we lived in tents in Dirty
Camp.
with love, Truman"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
WINDHAM COUNTY ONE
HUNDRED YEARS AGO
INTERESTING FACTS DUG FROM THE ARCHIVES BY
SOUVENIR" TAYLOR


"A bureau of information and &C.
sommodation." that is a new title re-
gently wished on William Harrison
Taylor of souvenir fame. Whoever
wished the soubriquet on Souvenir
knows that gentleman well. His 35
years attendance at sessions of the
general assembly, publisher of many
and varied legislative books. has filled
his head so full of facts that they are
almost heard to rattle when he walks
about with that springy step of his.
However, the facts come in very han
dy for others, as they are at the ser
vice of all and will be turned over
with a smile for the asking.
We never heard that Souvenir laid
any claim as prognosticator. Per-
haps he has it, but as yet it has not
reached this office. But as a dealer
Of legislative lore for years and years
back Souvenir is the dean. Recently
he has been looking back an even
hundred years to see who was doing
The work that kept the wheels of state
and the wheels of municipalities GO
ing. Here are some of the facts he
has unearthed regarding our state
and our county of Windham, which
he kindly sends The Patriot for the
interest of its readers.
State officers, 1S19-His Excel
iency Oliver Wolcott, Esq, governor;
His Honor Jonathan Ingersoll, Esq,
lieutenant governor; Thomas Day,
Esq, secretary; Isaac Spencer, Esq,
treasurer; Elisha Colt, Esq, comp
troller
Senators-Hon Jonathan Brace,
ESQ; Hon. Frederick Wolcott, Esq;
Hon. Elisha Perkins, Esq; Hon.
William Bristol, ESQ.,; Hon. Elijah
Boardman, ESQ.,; Hon. Daniel Tom
hnson, Esq, Hon. Sylvester, ESQ.,;
John s. Peters, Esq; Enoch Burrows,
ESQ.,; Peter Webb, ESQ.,; David
Hill, Esq; Joshua Stowe, Esq.
David Plant, Esq, speaker house
Of representatives, Ansel Sterling,
Esq, and Ralph l. Ingersoll, Esq,
clerks.
Members legislatures
Windham county: Stephen Knowl
ton, Jedediah Watkins, Ashford j;
Roger W. Williams, Brooklyn; Daniel
Frost, Jr, Asa Butts, Canterbury;
Joseph Prentiss, Hampton; Luther
Warren, David Chase, Killingly; Err
astus Lester, Vincent Hinckley,
Plainfeld; Joseph Scarborough, Lem
mel Ingalls,, Pomfret; Dixon Hall,
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
VOTED FOR AMENDMENT

Last week we published a list of
representatives from Wirdham eoun-
ty and the way they voted en- the rat
ification of the amendment to the fed
eral constitution providing for ma
tioual prohibition. The name of Rep
resentative Fayette L. Wright was in
advertentIy omitted. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that Mr. Wright vot-
ed in favor of ratification, as his con
stituents know full we'll that he is IN
favor of the measure.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
Thursday, February IT, 1919
Agricultural Section

Agricultural Section
9.30-10, Farmers from Farm Boys
10.1O=i1. Cropping Systems for Da-
Try FERNS; 11.107l2, Your Dairy Ra-
ton; 1852, Shall We Raise Sheep in
Windham County?
Home Section
9.30-10, Farmers from Farm Boys
10.0o-11, The Family Milk Pitcher;
11.10-12, New Clothes for Old; 1.15-
2, Home Care of the Sick.
Joint Session
2.1O-3, Poultry Feeds and Feeding
310-4, Less Hours and More Pay.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21

TIE Patriot snecializes in parnph-
lei / book woSk
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21

The Patriot does job printing.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
VICTORY CLASS SOCIAL

Miss Lillian Maertens entertained
her Sunday school class at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Maertens, on Saturday evening. A
delightful time was enjoyed. The en-
tertainment committee for this social
was in charge of Miss Elizabeth
Wheelock and Miss Mary Carpenter.
Attractive Refreshments were served.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
Tuesday. February IS, 1919
Agricultural Section

9.3o-10, Tie Best Abingdon Farm
10.t0-11, A Live Soil; 11.10-i2, APP
Piles That Bring the Price; 1.l5-Z, Es-
sentials of Dairy Rations.
Home Section
9.30-10, The Best Abingdon Farm
fo.f0-12, Planning Meals; 1.I5-&
Where Does The Money Go?
Joint Session
210-3, Prices and Profits; 3.10-4.
Possibilities of Poultry on Your
Farm.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Arthur Joseph Alders, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Balcome, Henri Breault, Her.
man Cook, William Evens, j. p. Ry-
an, Mrs. Walter Bates, Miss Fabianna
Plante, Miss S. A. Sisson.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-02-21
Friday, February %, 1919

Agricultural Section
9.30-1O, The Home Fruit Garden
! 1O.10-11, Essentials of Success in
Sheep Raising; 11.10-12, Beef Rails
ing Possibilities in Connecticut.
Home Section
9.30-10, The Home Fruit Garden
10.1O-11, The School Lunch; lilo
IL, Three Meals Day in Abingdon.
Joint Session
1.15-2, Farm Accounts: Why,
How? 2.10-3, Poultry House Con-
struetion and Remodelling; 3.10-4,
The Receipts from Pomfret Farms.
The Staff
Benjamis w. Ellis, County Agri-
cultural Agent, Windham County
Farmers Association, Putnam, Conn.
Fruit Growing and Dairy Feeding.
Henry Dorsey, Extension Agrono-
mist, Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege, Storrs, Conn. Farm Crops.
Roy E. Jones, Extension Poultry
man, Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege, Storrs, Conn. Poultry Culture.
A. G. Skinner, Specialist in Animal
Husbandry, Connecticut Agricultural
College, Storrs, Conn. Sheep Rails
ing.
A. W. Manchester, Farm Manage
ment Specialist, Connecticut Agricul-
tural College, Storrs, Conn. Farm
Management.
Miss Maud E. Hayes, Specialist in
Home Economics, agricultural Col
lege, Storrs, Conn. Home Economics.
Miss Charlotte Embleton, County
Home Demonstration Agent, Wind
ham County Farmers Association,
Putnam, Conn. Home Economies.
Mrs. B. W. Ellis, Putnam, Conn.
Ian Escape Gardening.
The legislative train leaving Put
nam at $50 a. m. will stop at POM
fret and Abingdon during the time the
school is in session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
Generous Rock Island.

Magnanimous, as always, Rock Island sup
ported outside candidates in tie Republican
primary for delegate to the state constitu-
tionaI convention about as freely it did
Rock Islanders. Had it stood by its own as
faithfully as Moline or Mercer county it might
have had representation in the convention. AS
it turned out Moline and Mercer county wiz
furnish the candidates. Captain CarlstrOm's
strength in the primary makes him a favorite
in the election. For the other place the race
lies between W. r. Moore Democrat and c. E.
Dietz Republican, both of Moline
It isn't the first time Rock Island Republi-
cans have given away that which it might have
had by better teamwork.
Incidentally it may be mentioned that
number of Rock Island election boards pulled
the customary bonehead play of turning in
their ballot boxes to the county clerk without
piling of the returns, and so caused a great
deal of unnecessary trouble to the newspapers,
the candidates and their friends. Among those
who we're delinquent were the boards in the
Third, Fifth, Sixth, Twelfth, Thirteenth and
Twenty-third precincts.
Election officers of course do all the law
requires of them when they finish their count
and turn their ballot boxes and records over
to the clerk but people are not in the habit of
waiting for official returns to know election
results. Some election boards, it seems, never
can be impressed with this fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
Recommending a Route.

The board Of supervisors is to be com
mended for taking a stand on I. route for hard
roads through the lower end of the county,
even if it had to overcome lot of internal
opposition, including that of its chairman. 1t
may be that it added an unnecessary mile or
two to the distance to AIedo, but from Rock
Island county standpoint the error was on the
right side, for the recommendation, il fol-
lowed, will give the most service to the most
people in the county.
1t may be that the state highway commits
sion will ignore the supervisors preference,
if it ever gets around to building road south
Of this city, but the board members at least
will have the satisfaction of knowing that they
have taken a course in line with the interests
Of their constituents.
And after majority of the members have
made decision it is only fair to expect those
composing the minority to be bound by it and
to do nothing, at least in an official capacity
to neutralize its effect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
The Senate Report.

1t was not kind or considerable, or even de-
cent for the majority OF the senate foreign
relations committee to display so much spleen
in connection with its report. It's sighting
references to the president, who has been
everywhere recognized as standing for what
the people of all the allied lands sacrificed and
fought, did it no credit
Mr.. Wilson has won a place in world his
tory which puts him beyond the reach of the
petty shafts that personal malice may aim at
him. While he has been contending for the
interests of all the people for all time he has
seen the senators who now refer so disrespect-
fully to him maneuvering for popular favor,
trying to gain some personal advantage at
whatever cost. His disgust with the whole mis-
cradle business has been genuine and he has
not taken the pains to conceal it. Like hun
CRY band of mosquitoes politicians have pes
tered him in his work, attacking him on ali
sides and on all OCCASIONS and for no other
reasons than because they were hungry.
% Without doubt the peace treaty and league
covenant are clear enough and broad enough
in their terms for all present purposes. The
committees reservations may do no harm, but
it is not likely that they will do much good
beyond giving those who spouse them some
thing TO crow about So far as the president
is concerned he never has been violently OPP
posed to reservations. With amendments, how
ever it is different They alter the form of
the compact and must be submitted to other
nations, reopening many sections closed only
after prolonged negotiation and the giving
way of points strongly contended for all
sides
Amendments really imperil the league and
the treaty and that is what the president is
campaigning the country at the present time
to make clear to the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
H2art, 0oH!O1m0
W Il MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON
by TEMPLE

who seems to be a nice fellow ard
| have gone with him several times,
Ny grandparents like him and
think it is all right for me TO keep
company with him.
There is another boy going with
me and l think more of him, but
lhey do not want me 10 keep com
pany with him. Should I give him
seems to think a lot of me, but !
only like him as a friend.
There are other girls who are
Jealous of me. Some are my best
friends. How can l treat them so
that they will not be SO Jealous, for
do not want to lose their friend
ship? LEE.
II girl Of your age goes with
boys at all, she should do so with
her parents or guardians APP
provaI. Since your grandparents
are willing you should go with one
young man, but do not approve OF
another, follow their advice and
trust to their discretion.
Be careful not to tell your girl
friends about the good times you
have. If you are considerate OF
their feelings and do not mention
matters which will make them jeai-
Gus, you will have no trouble.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am a
very ambitious girl, but do not have
enough money to ill my ambitions
want to go away next summer
and take a position in an office, but,
realize l must have money.
viii you please tell me how
can earn some2 ! go 10 school in
the mornings but have my after
Moons vacant.
SWEET SIXTEEN,
Your question calls for a marvel
Gus and inspirational answer.
while in truth my suggestion must
necessarily be commonplace. Prob
ably you can earn more money
sewing than in any other way II
you are not clever at making new
things. get work mending. darnins
and fixing over. Some girls make
quite a little pin money by darnins
stockings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11
NCIPIENT TUBERCULOSIS AND,
E4OPHHALMIC GOITRF.

something was said in this col
umn long time since about the
difficulty and in some instances the
impossibility of deciding whether
a patient is i'll of incipient (eSrly or
beglnning) tuberculosis of the lung
or a masked exophthalmic goitre
Exophthalmic goitre is the type Of
goltre in which wide, prominent.
staring or frightened looking ewes
are noted, exophthalmos meaning
bullying or protruding eyeballs
This feature Of the disease may be
but slightly noticeable, or over
looked by the casual observer. But
other features of exophthalmic
goitre are not overlooked, for the
patient is ill. Yet even the most
skillful and experienced physicians
are sometimes unable to decide
which disease the patient has; per-
haps one inclines to a diagnosis of
incipient consumption, and another
inclines to a diagnosis of hyper
thyrodism (Which is the symptom
producing state in exophthalmic
goitre)
What is the patient to do if the
doctors disagree in such a serious
matter? Do as the doctors direct.
The better treatment for either dis
ease, at least in the. first few
months, is prolonged rest in the
open air. If it happens to be tuber-
culosis, probably arrest will be at
tanned before the diagnosis Is made.
Whereas if it happens to be hyper
thyrodism alone. probably the pa
tient will be well on the road to
normal health again before the
diagnosis is settled. So, what's the
odds?
1t is certainly delightful to have
the doctors disagree about any
thing. There is nothing which
pleases chronic patients more than
a cordial disagreement among the
doctors. Still, that need not inter
fere with the treatment to any con-
siderable extent.
Drs. Nicholson and Goetsch OF
in the Adirondacks, report
in the American Review of Tuber-
cUlosis a new therapeutic test
which seems to differentiate many
of those borderline cases. The test
consists in injecting under the skin
of the patient an ordinary dose of
the active principle of the adrenal
gland which gland oversecretes in
exophthalmic goitre, and if this
causes a manifest increase in symp-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-11

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
young girl Is years of age and
have been married one year. My
life has been all happiness until
within the last month.
Ever since | married, my hUs-
band and l have lived with his
widowed mother and a sister. Is
enc grown brother and his twin
brother. We have got along fine
until lately. for We love each other
very dearly, but his sister got
angry and called me all kinds OF
names and we quarreled She said
l would have to leave. I told my
husband to take me into a house
by ourselves so l could be happy,
for all his folks have turned against
me. He said | was too fiery and
quick tempered. Then I cried ana
he pittied me. but said he would
have to help his brothers make a
living Do you think he. loves me-
10 you think he should take me
away? 1t would break my heart to
part from him, but l can't live
here any longer. His sister and
mother treat me badly and our
quarrel started over reading story
books. BEULAH.
Your husband should not have
married you until he was in a posi-
ton to make a home for you. Now
that you are married, however, his
duty is to you, and if his people
make it too unpleasant for you to
bear, he should leave with you and
make a home for you somewhere
else. l believe he loves you enough
to do this.
II you were reading story books
when you should have been help
ing them with The work, then you
were in the wrong and should do
all you can to show that you are
not a Stacker with the work. So
often a daughter-in-law goes into
a home and takes no responsibility
with the work. Do you make this
mistake?
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am an
orphan girl 1f years Of age, and
live with my grandparents. Re
Gently l have met a young man