Putnam patriot., 1920-06-11
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 Nearly all thoroughfares need re pairing
 l George French will be operated on for hernia.
 1 Crystal lake will scintilate with life this season.
 Busy as beehive: The Gen. yon tea room.
 Frank Lyon and his rife are instant death on woodchucks.
 Cow market bullish. Good supply of eggs. Many hogs.
 William Haywood is bound to shine. Painted his East-Ford
 4 number of changes among school teachers the coming year.
 The Eddy house near the lake is be ing repaired and enlarged
 The Congregational church will re- ceive fresh coat of paint. A prayer meeting was held at the chapel Wednesday evening. Oliver Bowen's new garage will be opened to the public next week. William Bates would like to ex- change farms with J. Whitford.
 The newly organized fire depart ment is all ablaze with lethargy, Town schools clcse the 16th with graduation exercises at the Centre
 Paradoxical as it seems, Lee Dodge, carpenter, has shingled his hair. Next.
 "Jakey" jags are less than fifty per cent normal Cider, even, is going down.
 Mayor Marcy and family of Putnam greeted old-time friends here Memori- al Sunday.
 The addition to the Eastford Cash Store has been painted grey with white trimmings.
 Largest quantity of turtles in years. Even automobiles are turning turtle. Roadside full of 'em.
 Politics is beginning to bubble. For President-well, "Souyenir" W. H. Taylor is still at the capitol
 Community Club meeting tonight Editor c. B. Johnson of Franklin, Mass, is expected to speak.
 The Patriot pleases particular peo- pie Subscribe for it at the Eastford Cash Store Only $1.50 per A sample of water from Eastford's famous spring has been sent away for analysis. Nearby barn the reason.
 Several well-known farmerettes with an eye to business, are raising blooded calves They are beauties
 "A cat has nine lives" while Top sy," the familiar feline at the Inn, has only one Poisoned eats the cause
 George Thayer is the only "old sol diera living in Union Thayer no oth= CTS. Only four left in Eastford. Hats off
 Cowslips and commercial travellers are alike, thick and tough this year. No satisfactory cause is given beyond H C, L. The school board will arrange for transportation of school children from the Axe Factory district to North | Ashford.
 George Darling is getting it in the | neck with carbuncle-a kind of wis ting relative that makes him exceed ingly sore Highway Commissioner II. H. Dav- export and wife were in town last week Delighted to see them. They like Eastford
 Presiding Elder Bath of Norwich will socn take dip into local Metho- dist waters. He will receive d pure aqua welcome.
 Quite a number from this locality attended the auction sale of personal property at the home of the late Aus tin Stevens, yesterday
 Says the Advertiser of Danielson; Eastford is to lose its minister. He Is going to South Africa where cannibals make soup of ministers.
 Aaron NJ. Bowen does not believe in keeping things dark That's why he has improved the hghting system at ! his store Improvement 1 Neighbor Jones is Johnny on the spot. He has tive acres of potatoes ready to be hoed the first of the sea sen Leave 1t to double ].
 Minister Meacham is turning over i his barrel of sermons" at Grinnel, Ia. He will return in two weeks. Next 1 October he goes to Africa.
 Some men are cranks and others are self-starters Darwin Lewis is trying to drive used or misused Maxwell auto and Oliver Bowen q Buick.
 Henry Bueh, Eastford's leading or- /. chardist. predicts an exceptionally small peach crop. owing to the severe winter. There will be a fair apple harvest.
 Df Pike of East Woodstock may open a branch office here Why not locate permanently? East Woodstocb is not in t with Eastford, up and dowr the Pike
 Carlton Tatem, a man of push, had quite a pull Saturday, when his new Dodge ear had to be extricated iron