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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
POMFRET CENTRE

The chairman of the W r c. sup
per which was served in Odd Fellows
hall last Saturday evening desires to
thank each and all who helped in ev-
cry way in making the supper and
the social hour which followed the
success it was.
The Four Minute contest was held
in Abingdon hall Monday, Feb. "a,
and enjoyed by a large audience. The
singing by the school children under
the direction of Miss Ash, music
teacher. was especially fine. Adj
dresses were given by Mr.. Trinder of
Hartford on Trade Schools; by Su-
pervisor Clapp on Preservation of
War Relies" reading by Blanche Bak-
er OF Pomfret. The contestants were
Elizabeth Koss, Ashford; Gladys Far
mum, Eastford; Gilbert Danielson.
Pomfret; William Hughes, Wood
stock. The judges were Mr.. Trinder
of Hartford, Mr. Bentley of Putnam,
Mr. Lord of Willimantic They
awarded the honor to Elizabeth koss
of Ashford; alternate, Gilbert Daniel
son of Pomfret, who will speak later
in the contest at Hartford.
The following program presented
at the last meeting of Wolf Den
Grange shows what high standard
Of work Is being maintained: What
Has the Grange Done for our Com
munity? What Can the Community
Do for the Grange?' Worthy Master
Covell What Can the Grange Do TO
Interest the Young Folks" Sister
Virginia Sharpe; Current Events,
The Present Livestock Situation"
Brother Howard White; violin and
piano duet, Bro Quentin Howe and
Sister Hildreth; Economy and Eli
cheney in the Household" Miss Hayes
of Connecticut Agricultural College;
patriotic singing by the grange; talk
on Fertilizers, Bro. Dorsey of Gonhee.
ticut Agricultural College; violin and
piano duet, Bro. Howe and Sister Hill
dreth; Bills Before the Legislature
Of Interest to the Farmer Bro. f. f.
Brown. The next meeting of the
grange will be held on March 18th, in
charge of the married members. It is
hoped large number will be present.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
POMFRET LANDING

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Darling visit
ed in Putnam on Tuesday.
Brad. Cameron is improving nicely
from his recent injuries.
Mrs. j. B. Clapp returned from
West Thompson on Tuesday.
Frank Noon is filing his ice house,
hauling the ice from Attawaugan.
Ivan Kempton and Harry Cady are
in Canterbury this week baling hay.
Thomas Hanley has his teams busy
hauling logs to the saw mill in John
sons woods.
Mrs. Whaples entertained her sis
ter, Mrs Bartlett of East killingly
last week Friday.
H. Fleck and family spent the week
end at their farm here. They brought
truck load of goods with them.
Fred Noon had an attack of vertigo
while driving through Goodyear last
Friday and fell from his wagon, sas-
tanning cuts about the head and
hands He is able to be out and work
ing as usual at the present time.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
FABYAN

Tom Lundigan spent the weekend
with his brother in Rockdale.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Putte Wednesday, Feb, 26.
William Duby of Worcester spent
the past week with Mr. and Mrs. F.
Duby.
Misses Anna and Clara Duby spent
the weekend with relatives in West
Thompson.
Miss Mildred Swanson of North
Grosvenor-Dale spent Sunday with
Miss Edna Rosene
Miss Ethel Baker spent Tuesday
evening in Webster with her aunt.
Miss Fannie Jennings
Mr.. and Mrs. John May and family
of East Woodstock We're the dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. May Sun
day.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
WEST THOMPSON

Miss Mary Saboski has been i'll the
past week.
Herman johnson visited Mr. Sand
strom and family Sunday.
Solomon st. Marie spent the week
end whit relatives in Southbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Allen spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs Harry
Coville.
Mrs Percy Wood Misses Olena and
Yvonne LaBonte spent Sunday with
Frank johnson.
The Misses Agnes Johnson and Ell
eanor Lassman spent the Jeek-end
with friends in Springfield and Holy
Oke
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
NURSE ASSOCIATION
ADOPTS RULES
Miss Linden Submits Report
For Month, January Is to
February Is
Large Attendance AT Meeting Is En-
eouraging

The unusually large attendance at
the meeting of the Putnam District
Nursing Association held Tuesday
evening was most encouraging as it
denotes interest in this important or
ganization.
Miss Linden, the district nurse.
gave an interesting talk concerning
her work. including the medical in
spection now being made at the
schools of the town,
The supply committee of which
Mrs. William l.. Macdonald is chair
man. reported a great deal of work
accomplished along this line, having
already made many bandages. com
presses, etc, for the use Of the nurse.
1t was voted at this meeting to co.
operate with the Home Economics
League, of which Miss Embeton has
charge 1t is the purpose Of the two
organizations to hold clinics in two
sections of the town, in charge of
the medical inspector. DIR. LaMarche,
and Miss Linden. Miss Embleton
will give lessons in cooking and sew
ing. Further details will be given
later in regard to this work,
pnias and reyulatioos regarding the
district nurse were adopted at this
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
LAMoNDY.swEET WEDDING
(Contributed)

Last Monday evening at 8 o'clock
Clarence Lamondy and Miss Joseph
inc Sweet were united in marriage at
the Baptist parsonage by the Rev. G.
c. S. MacKay. Mr.. Lamondy is SUI
perintendent of the Dean pin factory
and member Of the Odd Sellows'
lodge Miss Sweet is a member of the
Baptist church and also member of
the Sunnyside club Both young peo-
ple are very popular with the young
er set. Mr. and Mrs. Lamondy have
thte hearty good wishes of host of
friends. After a short wedding trip
with the brides sister and other
friends, they viii reside in Putnam.
far which their MANY friends are glad
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
THE CROSVENORDALES NEWS SECTION

contest. The Reds are gaining though
so no one can tell how they will come
out. The Kings Heralds met in the
church vestry directly after school
Thursday evening the mid-week pray
er meeting will be held with Mrs
Chas. A Austin.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
ORGAN RECITAL
Al ST. Philips Church Monday Eve
ming by Mr.. Very

Frederick Very of Providence is to
give an organ recital at st. Philips
church Monday evening, March II.
No admission will be charged but an
opportunity will be gwen to contrib
ute towards the expense.
Mr. Very's talent as a musician is
well known here and many will avail
themselves of the privilege to hear
him. He will be assisted by Mrs.
Penny as a soloist. The program is
as follows:
l. Grand Choeur in e Calkin
b Largo Handel
Vision Rheinberger
.. Andante Cantibi}e Widor
Cantilene Pierre
Pastorale Faulkes
Grand Chorus IN G Minor
Guilmant
Mr.. Very
/. 20 for the Wings of a Dove
Mendelssohn
2. Come Unto Me" Coenen
Mrs Penny
g. Fanfare Dubois
Intermezzo Callaerts
Tocatto from Suite Cothique
Boelman
Mr.. Very
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
NORTH CROSVENORDALE

f. E. Kutscher will chaperones the
Senior class to Washington next APP
riI
Word has been received from Priv.
Gustaf Olson, who is in Coblenz, Ger
many. doing guard duty on the Rhine
river
There will be a dance given in
Town hall, Thompson, on March IL
Pepp's Jazz band of Putnam will fur
nish the music.
The dance given by the Girls club
on Tuesday evening was attended by
large crowd and good time was
enjoyed by all
Mary and Gladys May, Ruth ellis
and Anna Duby of Fabyan, attended
the "Farmerette" given at the high
school Tuesday evening.
Private Leon Talabac, who has
been serving in the medical corps at
Camp Devens, has received dis dis
charge and is back in town.
1.-The Farmerette, which was given
at the Tourtellotte Memorial High
school Tuesday evening was very well
attended. The net proceeds amount
ed to $50, of which so goes to the
Senior class fund.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANDREW
FURLONG

Pomfret The funeral services for
Mrs. Andrew Furlong were held at
Holy Trinity church last Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. There was a
large gathering of friends and rela
tives from Pomfret, Putnam, Daniel
son. New York, Providence and Wor-
cester
There was high mass of requiem
with the pastor. Rev. j. j. Elty, Off
ciating and Rev. Adrian Dykeman Of
Arthur Routhier of Putnam as sub
deacon There was special singing by
a quartette from St. Mary's church,
Putnam, composed of Joseph }. Riv-
ard, Armand Magnan, Fred Gagnon
and Ovila Guertin. For the offertory
trio composed of Messrs. Rivard,
Magnan and Guertin sang Wine
Jesu," and Mr. Guertin sang Some
Sweet Day" There were many beau
tiful towers The bearers were John
Smith and John Henew of Providence
end William and Thomas Hanley,
Thomas Bannihan and Michael Sulli-
van. all of Pomfret. Burial was in
St Mary's cemetery, Putnam.
Card of Thanks
The undersigned wish to express
their sincere thanks to friends and
neighbors for their kindness shown
during their recent bereavement; al
so to those who sent beautiful flowers
for the funeral
Andrew Furlong
and Family.
Thomas Smith
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
obey Say


cetera; also to whiten up last seasons
golf balls.
That there are trout playing in
brooks hereabouts that next month
will be seen on some sportsman's dim
ing room table.
:
That with the approach of spring
the poets and Ford story tellers will
be heard from again
That some of the mony made dur
ing the good times while work was
plenty and wages were high. may
come in handy by and by.
s
That if you have a job you can
give returned soldier you should
inform Mr. Coss at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms
+
That the cid timers missed the red
shirts az the fremen's ball; also the
old familiar-25 years ago-"All
ready Mr. Cady."
s
That the St Jean hall could hardly
hold the crowd at the Mardi Gras eel
ebration Tuesday night
s.
That if the coming summer is as
much warmer than last summer as
the winter has been warmer than last
winter, fig leaves may again be in
vogue.
s
That it will soon be time to look
at last years straw Kettles and give
them the once over with soap or lem
on juice.
+
That the mud of the past week saw
ed the returned soldiers from being
homesick for France.
X
That we have not heard of any of
the boys standing in il hours at a
time Just to keep their feet in.
+
That the income tax is some puz-
zle, but everyone has to solve it,
=
That it is better to walk than to
ride in an auto and have to keep one
eye out for the bill collector.
i
That coal is going DOWN the
bins.
i
That we wonder now many will
! keep on raising a pig, working wan
/ garden, eating war bread and prae-
ticing other stay-at-home war meas.
ures.
| That Hooverize has been stricken
from many peoples vocabularies.
+
That the Jokes depicting this coun,
try after July may properly be
classed as dry" humor.
i
That the Junior prom. was one OF
the society seasons greatest success
es.
| v,an nar,a1 bic son R,tf ba
cause his wife presented him his sor
and heir on the first of the month.
s.
That it is noticeable that the mer
who make the most talk about Put
nam having daily paper do not ever
advertise in weekly.
s
That The Patriot still maintains
healthy growth from month to month
s
That fat mans trouser leg woult
be ample for willowy blonde
tight fitting skirt.
s
That the short tight skirts may us
so much less cloth that the old ma
may be able to have new suit thi
year after paying for his better half
wardrobe and Easter bonnet
s
That the railroad has awoke to TIL
fact that the shippers demand service
*
That it is easy to get advice 0
how to run newspaper.
s
That some people are willing
write fiery articles and let the edite
take the responsibility.
i
That we again call attention to tn
fact that there is no Elm street
Putnam. Main street extends fror
Union Square TO Providence street.
$
That we have photograph at thl
office for Arthur Merrill Bateman.
$
That those who have left soldier
letters at The Patriot Office shoul
call for them if they wish them re
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders foi
Children

For Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regu-
late the Bowels, and are a pleasing
remedy for Worms Used by Mothers
for 80 wears. They never fail. At all
,l,.,,eyor;e+u can,nIe FREE. Address
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07
PILES! PILES! PILES!

WILLIAMS PILE OINTMENT
For Blind, Bleeding and itching Pr:
For sv all druggists, mail5ec ar 90
WILLIAMS RIG CO.. Prors., Ci@v %
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07

School visits (follow-up work. 49,
February l3 mad IA in morning at
Israel Putnam school assisting Dir.
LaMarche.
Amount collected from fees $1425
Expenses Observation-Disclosures. $50
Nictoria Linden. K. n
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07

The Helping Hand club has post
poned its meeting one week
Uriel Wood has returned home al
ter spending a week with friends at
Fall River. -
Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Wood are
spending a few days with friends IN
Vaudeville, r. |.
A dance was held in Union hall Sat
urday night by the orchestra A large
crowd attended.
The Sunday school board met at
the parsonage Wednesday evening
Rev. Mr.. Darby spoke to them.
"The Farmerette" is to be gwen
Tuesday night in the high school au-
ditorium. Home made candy and
hand-painted cards will be on sale.
The preparations are well under
vay for the Senior supper, SATURDAY
March Sth, at the hose house, ana the
proceeds go toward the Washington
trip, which will be more expensive
this year than formerly,
The Blue side is nine points ahead
sf the Red side in the Sunday school
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07

Mrs. Adeline Braley viii soon rent
half of her house to tenants from
Wiisonville.
Harry Manning, who has been quite
i'll for the past two weeks, Is now on
the road to recovery.
John Fosberg and wife, who have
been suffering from severe colds, are
now able to be about again.
William johnson has gone to Bos-
ton for six weeks course OF treat
ment with a specialist, for asthma
Clarence Seaver and Oscar Lynch
have been working late every night on
a large shipment of raw cotton winch
is to be sent to Europe.
Mrs. Edwin Arnold and infant son
of Fabyan spen. Monday afternoon
with Mrs. Edward Mckeon. Mrs.
Arnold has been very i'll for some
time.
Several families of striking weav-
ers have found occupation in other
places and removed their families
from town, while other people are
moving into these places from OUT
SIDE.
A new form of sport has arisen at
the Tourtellotte High school. Two
teams have been chosen with K. Gels
sIer for one captain and r. Bates Tor
the other for matching games OF vol
ley ball, high and broad jump and bas-
ket ball.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-03-07

Miss G. Sullivan spent the week
end with K. Hogan.
The dancing class at the Girls club
has been postponed during Lent.
Miss Rose Kelly spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. William Ken
nedy. Moosup.
The Mardi Gras social given by the
G. e. Club was well attended by the
people of the Grosvenor- Dales and
surrounding towns. The girls wish
to express their sincere thanks for the
kind patronage. Their next affair
will be whist party st. Patrick's
night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-14
GAS POISONING
 CLAIMS VICTIM

George Arthur, age 51, a ship car penter, of 91 Elm street, was found dead in bed from gas poisoning at 9:55 yesterday morning, by Herbert Darl- ing and Benjamin St. Lawrence of the same address, both roomers there,
 St. Lawrence and Darling smelled gas, and traced it to Arthur's room they were forced to break down the door tn order to get in. They found the gas jet wide open.
 The Emergency hospital ambulance responded to @ call, Dr. J. F. Keegan in attendance. Dr. Keegan stated that the man had been dead for seven or eight hours, before being discovered. He was left at the above address
 Dr. John A. Maxwell of the Elmer gency hospital, responded to 6 cal for this man at 10 o'clock last Sun day morning, at which time he found him overcome from smoke from an oil heater. The room was completely filled with black smoke, and a roomer who found Arthur, thought he was burned. He recovered within a short time from this accident. Med .dcal Examiner Dr. 8. M. Garlick was notified, Death was probably acci- dental.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-14
LOTTTE A. MACKEY
 ys. Order of Notice ARTHUR J. MACKEY STATE OF CONNECTICUT, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, ss. (0vYVor1

Bridgeport, Feb. Il, A. D. 1919
 Upon the complaint of the said Lottie A. Mackey. praying for reasons therein set forth, for divorce and change of name, now pending before this court, having been returned there to on the first Tuesday of October, 1918.
 It appearing to and being found by this court that Arthur J. Mackey, the said defendant, is absent from this state and gone to parts unknown. and that notice of the pendency of the complaint was given as required by order of notice hereto fore issued, and now the plaintiff asks for a further order of notice in the premises.
 Therefore Ordered, that notice Of the pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order In the Bridgeport Evening Times and Far mer, a. newspaper printed in Bridge port, Conn.,, twice successively, com mencing on or before the 14th day Of Feb. A. D. 1919.
 FRED W. TRACY, Clerk of the Superior Court for Fair
 field County. B14o<
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-14

uted to its stockholders are permissa- ble deductions on the tax return.
 J. A. D. Query: I have a tax prob lem that is bothering me, and I would appreciate your opinion on same.
 am stockholder in a corporation that had a stock on January 1, 1918 of $30,000 and a surplus of $32,000. They wished to increase the capital to k60,000. The attorney suggested that they have the stockholders meet and declare dividend of $30,000. They did this and issued each stock holder a check on their bank for his part of the $30,OOO dividend. each stockholder then wrote his name on back of check and handed 1t to the secretary to pay for the new stock; these checks were cancelled and filed by the secretary and, of course, the checks did not go through the bank as suggested by the attorney. This was all done as a, matter of form, to make 1t easy for him to have the stock increased to the s6O,O00.
 I owned a part of this stock, and i what want to know is this: Will have to pay income and surtax on this special dividend that was Issued as d
 matter of form and will l have tc include same in my income report Of course. you understand this cor poration had paid income taxes or this surplus from time to time, a: same had been made and set aside. Answer: The dividend received by the stockholders must be accounted for by them in their individual tax returns and they are subject to sur tax only, under the provisions of the proposed revenue act. Had the transactions taken a different course and had the dividends been declared | as stock dividends, the situation
 would have been different. The cor 1 poration's tax return should be made in the regular form and the div 1 dends above referred to must be ac- counted for as outlined.
 U. B. Go. The Editor very much ap-
 preciates your kind comment on hi:
 modest efforts and will be pleased tc l hear from you again.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-14
THE EUROPEAN CORN BoRER.

Many inquiries have been received regarding the European Corn Borer which Is causing so much damage in Eastern Massachusetts. This very destructive pest was probably i'm ported into this country several years ago and was first discovered in 1917 when many stalks and ears of sweet corn growing near Boston were found | to be infested, according to c. M. Codding, agent in Entomology for the United States Department of Agricul- ture, with offices at Hartford, Conn. | In the fall of 1917 the borer was known to exist over an area of about | 100 square miles mostly north and northwest of Boston. Since then the spread has been rapid and at the present time over 300 square miles are | infested. While there has been no authentic report ot the European Corn Borer having been found in Con- necticut, we cannot be to careful in closely examining plants subject to jinfestation.
 During the winter the larvae or bor- 1 CTS are found in the corn stalks and | iocAliC VI lilV Elel<oSOoO NCSNo, CLS' During May they pupate. Within a few days. the moth emerges and pro- ceeds to lay as many as 700 eggs. The eggs hatch and the young borers start feeding upon early corn and weeds.
 The latter part of July these borers pupate and the first of August emerge as moths which lay more eggs. These soon hatch and the second generation of borers commence feeding on all parts of the corn plant except the roots. It is this second brood that causes the greatest damage and which winter over in the corn stalks, large grasses and weeds. The borer can be destroyed by pulling up and burning all corn stalks barnyard grasses and weeds growing in or near the garden AS many as 311 borers have been found in single hill -four stalks) ot Corn.
 A federal quarantine was estab- lished October 1, 1918, preventing the shipment of all corn products from the infested area, and it is hoped says MT. Coddfng, that through thi: and other methods that the borer vii
 be confined to it's present location.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-14
A BRAND NEW PROFESSION
Farm Mechanics a Profitable and At. tractive Vocation for War
 Disabled Men

Washington, Feb. 14.-In other days 8 Harm mechanic" was usually A. chap who could solder up the hole in a milk bucket, repair the pump or paint the wagon or tinker with the clock Today the term means that he is & highly skilled artisan, employed as such by larger farms. In the blowing iseason he is tractor operator, engineer of the motive machinery which pulls the gang blows, harrows and seeders, doing the work at one cut of half a dozen blow teams and men.
 He Is engineer and superintendent of the reaping and threshing In their season. He supervises and operates the cutting of silage and filling of silos He takes care of the dairy ma chinery Or the electric light plant of the farm. He looks after the upkeep of the automobiles and trucks of the IestabliShment. Such are in general the duties of the farm mechanic" for which disabled soldiers are being re- leducated by the United States govern ment through the Federal Board for Vocational Education. Disabled men fre given a support fund of S65 per AALOAbAA AiAAo AILluS Al1S eIlu udlO support for dependents All expenses of the course are paid by the govern ment.
 War disabled farm boys are prefer red for education along these lines. Their practical knowledge of agricul- tue being a valuable and almost essen tial basis upon which to build. Large farm and plantation owners forced by labor conditions to turn more to me- chanical labor saving devices are eag- CT bidders for competent men and of fer attractive salaries,
 The Federal Board of Vocational Education a Washington is desirouR of getting in communication with war disabled farm young men who would pe interested in taking training for the farm mechanics and similar courses.