Putnam patriot., 1920-03-26
EASTFORD
Shortage of hay.

/ If you take The Patriot you will
take comfort.
J Ten or more Eastfordites attended
the Boston auto show Saturday.
Winfred Russ of Willimantic spent
Sunday with Henry Cahoon.
!, The public library is now an open
book at the Center school building
! Warren Keith will save part of his
thumb, recently cut off in a mochine.
Mrs. Mary Warren, at the Day-Kim-
ball Hospital, remains about the same.
! Henry Kent. well known veteran
of the Civil War, will be II April 2S.
Those two trout in the spring may
not see where the joke comes in April
l.
Mrs. Darwin Lewis and Mrs. Cliff
ford Bowen are Eastford gifted must
clans.
Her many friends are pleased to
greet Miss Pansy Neff of Clark's Cor
ners.
But few incubator chickens so far,
owing to lateness of the season. Lots
of featherless old hens.
Ralph Davis, who holds an excellent
position at Bridgeport, spent the
weekend at his home here.
The homes of William Colburn and
Gilbert Dean have already been paint
ed and papered by Artist Nevilles.
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$3.50 per annum. Eastford Cash
Store.
Archie Green has cut down one of
the elms near the Eastford Cash Store
to make room for an addition to the
building.
N. w. Kennedy addressed the
Moose lodge at Putnam Sunday, at
Providence Tuesday and Willimantic
Wednesday.
Mrs. Clifford Bowen has rendered
her resignation as chairman of the en-
tertainment committee of the Com
munity CLUB.
Several tons of grain, to be distrib-
uted among vicinity dairymen, were
received by that enterprising farmer,
William Warren, Saturday.
A Leap Year miss declares two
males day between Eastford and
Abingdon just the thing Two mails
are surely coming
Roland, little son of Mrs Emma
| Blackmar, the mail driver, is recover
| ing from blood poisoning at the Day
Kimhall hospital.
The weekly fish-peddler arrived
With the grounding last week. He
has not yet filed his ice house Wait
until next summer!
Religious services fer the ensuing
six months will be resumed with spe-
eial program at the Congregational
church on Easter Sunday.
F. B. Walker has removed his big
auto truck, stored in the barn of the
little dam cottage sometime, to his
home in West Woodstock.
Charles Clark and Charles Trip at
tended the Republican state and con-
gressional conventions at New Haven
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Albert Darling, the veteran straw
berry man, reports that his beds are in
prime condition. He expects an UNI
usually large yield the coming season.
Several hereabouts who have not
been stung will attend the twenty
ninth annual meeting of the Connect
cut Beekeepers' Association at Hart
ford April 3.
Next meeting of the Community
Club Friday evening, April 8. The
guide board committee will report
what roads to take in and out of the
little burg with six corners.
Hon. and Mrs. A. Hammond of the
Valley were callers at the Converse
cottage Saturday. Mrs. Hammond
was teacher when Miss Sybil Converse
attended the Center school
Bakers bread is scarce, owing to
inadequate transportation facilities to
and from Abingdon station. Two
mails a day and jitney service would
overcome this condition Of things.
Heartfelt coincidence is rendered
Welcome Davis and family in the loss,
by pneumonia, of Mrs. White. which
occurred Wednesday of last week.
Obsequies at Providence Saturday
Mrs. Charles Clark has been enjoy
ing several days this week at the home
of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. R.
Miller, in East Thompson. Mr.. Miller
will change his passionate to Wood
stock.
The passing away of A. Walton
Pearson, editor of the Norwich Bulle-
tin for forty-three years, leaves N. W.
Kennedy of this place one Of the old
est-if not the oldest in service--of
any newspaper man now living in this
end of the state.
Two of A. Hammond's porkers at
the Eastford Cash Store have been
tickling the palates of local nipmucks
several days past. To quote another,
they were two handsome black pigs
and were named Ink" because they