Putnam patriot., 1920-01-30
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| 3ANf46Ay Httt@bfE VI Nsf+ next Monday afternoon.
 The open fish season has not beer
 much cf success here.
 Operations on the Lewis wood io will b. finished this week
 Is the proposed new guide board al the six corners showed under? | Dana Keith butchered 320-pounc spring pig the largest of the year.
 The new state road is not in very good state at this particular time.
 The mail to and from Putnam i' now being driven by one-horse power More frozen vegetables and apple: than usual, following the severe cold Ellery Bartlett, blacksmith, is hay. ing a calking good time shoeing hors- es.
 Wood choppers hereabouts get $2. 50 and over cord for cutting fire wood.
 1 The moon itself is getting lunatic- sih What on earth can be the matter with Luna.
 l An elaborate program is being ar- ranged for the February meeting of the Community Club. l Mrs. Arthur Keith entertained the Woman's Missionary Society yester- day fThursday) afternoon. | Ot.ni.,, D.x&l.tt 4. I youngest automobilist, and can show the older ones thing or two.
 It will take at least two months longer to cut off the lumber at the Brazos wood lot near Phoenixville. Owing to weather conditions. oper- ations at the J. M. Tatem & Sons han dle factory now begin at 8 instead of ' A. m.
 Interrogation: Who will succeed the late Charles A. Wheaton aa chair man of the Democratic town com mittee'
 Several more yearly subscriptions to Putnam's popular paper, The Patri- 1 ot, this week Nothing succeeds like success"
 John Young, Sr.. who never even had his feelings hurt during the Civil war, will celebrate his s3rd birthday March l4.
 Charles s. Deans has fed. and is still feeding, hundreds of birds during the severity of the winter Throw out the crumbs.
 | Interior improvements have been made to the Esstford Cash Store by Lee Dodge. carpenter, and James Nevilles, painter. | Minister Meacham gave the Sunday school lads and lassies bob-sled ride after Badgers spanking span Satur- day afternoon.
 Bobby. eat at the Inn, has five claws on one foot and only four on the other. and no tail at all. But who would be a cat7 The pastor being suddenly called | to Boston by the illness of his sister the regular c. F. meeting was omitted Sunday evening. l Miss Edith Burnham, sister to Mrs Archie Green of Bank street, left this week for Worcester. where she will reside with an aunt
 Both Ashford and Abingdon are tn the midst of bitter school fights. East. ford. sandwiched between the two l occupies neutral ground Owing to snow drifted roads, few only from this section attended the social hop given by Mrs. E. H. LeFor, at Abingdon Saturday evening. Basket ball at the chapel is all the rage just now. The adults play Tues day, Thursday and Saturday, and the 1 juveniles Monday and Friday. The road-scraper, in charge of Will l liam S Warren. did good work among the snow drifts between Eastford and Phoenixville Saturday and Monday.
 While carpentering at North Gros- venor-Dale one day recently nail he was driving hit Augustine Bartlett in | the eye. inficting a painful wound. Complaint Is entered that several owners of stock forced their cows tc remain in the open pasture during the intensely cold and stormy weather. | Warren Keith, who cut off thumb and severely injured his left hand ir lathe last week, was again taken tc a physician in Willimantic Monday.
 Eastford will he we'll represented at the quarter century wedding ami versary of Mir. and Mrs. W. N. Herin deen of Woodstock this tFriday) eve ming.
 The Center school. closed severa days on account of the death of Chas A. Wheaton. father to the teacher Miss Edith Wheaton. reopened Mon day evening.
 i In recognition of her services as crganist at the Christian Endeavol | meetings a handsome sum of money