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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17

The annual floral meeting of the
Thompson ". c. T. L. will be held
at Kings Daughters hall, Thursday,
June %, at o'clock sharp Members
having flowers are asked to contribute
as in former years.
The treasurer would like to have
those members who have not paid
their budget dollar bring or send it,
as this is the last meeting Of the year,
and she would like to cancel all in
dehtedness to the state before the an
nual meeting in August.
The floral committee, Miss Wood
ward. chairman; Mrs. Clara Mills, and
Mrs. Edna Walker. have the program
in charge. and pleasant afternoon IS
anticipated Hostesses. Mrs 4. Peck
ham. Mrs. +. Bixby. Mrs. r. Hunt
ington.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17
EAST PUTNAM

George Rabbit has gone to work
at Worcester.
Mrs. Frank Smith and Mrs. +. f.
Torrey were in Providence Friday.
Reuben Shekleton spent the week
end with his aunt, Mrs. Adm Chap
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving johnson of
Worcester were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jenner Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Adm Chapman en-
tertained friends from Norwich, Wor=
cester and Plainfeld Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Rhodes. Mr..
and Mrs Joslyn and Miss Blaekmar
Of Thompson called at W. H. Cady's
Sunday.
The members Of the Ladies' Aid
spent a very pleasant afternoon with
Mrs William Haelson last week. Two
quilts were tied The July meeting
will be with the Misses Reynolds.
Mrs. Ernest Torrey attended the
commencement at Boston University
Monday Her son, Robert Torrey, re-
eeived the NJ. A. degree. He is a
graduate of New Hampshire State
College. where he received the A. h.
degree in 1916.
The strawberry supper last Friday
evening was a very successful affair
There were $50 at the tables, after
which the following entertainment
was given: Music, orchestra; song
Down the Trail to Home, Sweet
Home" Evelyn Cutler; recitation,
Baskets of Daisies" Frances Cutler
and Richard Haelson; song, Our
Starry Flag" pupils of Putnam
Heights school; recitation THE Queer
Shepherd Dog" Madeline Gibson
music. Crimson Bushes" Martha
Torrey; music, orchestra; recitation,
when Grandma Was a Girl" Anna
Shippee; song, Beautiful Annabelle
Lee" Dorothy Chase; song. wind
Song" pupils of East Putnam school;
dialogue, How the First Flag Was
Made" Martha Torrey. jerome Tour
tellotte, John Torrey and William
Jacques; music. orchestra; song, Let
the World Go By" Grace and Evelyn
Cutler; reading Puzzled Dutchman,"
Miss Edith Cutler; song, out On the
Deep W NJ. Rabbit; music. orches-
ira. The orchestra from the Putnam
Baptist church rendered the music.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17
UNION

William Harmon and children visit
ed his brother, Thomas Harmon. Sun
day.
Miss Louise Thompson OF Prince
ton. Mass, spent the weekend with
Miss Myrtle Davidson.
C. A. Proulx, who has been mes
senger Of the House Of the General
Assembly. has returned home.
Miss Tessie Jonkowski and friend
Of New York. Mr. Rich and daughters
visited at Mrs Lena Wells Sunday.
Henry Buell., Mrs. Mildred Buell.,
Grace Buell.. Elsie HALFWAY, Ruth
Morse and Vera Morse spent last Fri
day evening at Mrs. George Thayer's.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17
DOES 1T PAY TO WORRY
ABOUT APPENDICITIS +?

Can appendicitis be guarded
against Yes, by preventing intes-
tinal infection The intestinal anti
septic. Adler-i-ka, acts on Both upper
and lower bowel, removing ALL foul.
deeaying matter which might start
infection. EXCELLENT for gas on
stomach or chronic constipation. 1t
removes matter which you never
thought was in your system and which
nothing else can dislodge. One man
reports il is unbelievable the awful
impurities Adler-i-ka brought out.
Joseph j. Dupre, Druggist.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17

The scene % an army battery pass.
ing through our village or Monday
morning enroute for Camp ncvens
was novel BY its method Of travel by
caterpillar tractors which were rather
noisy As they passed. thing that Is an
agreeable variation to the quiet So
common 20 our village.
At the annual meeting Of the La
dies Thimble Club held with Mrs
Harvey in lower district on Thursday
the officers elected for the ensuing
year were: Mrs. Stella Bernclow.
president: Mrs. Louis Blackmar. vice
president. Mrs. $. 7. Livingston, see
one vice president; Mrs. Matte Nun
van. secretary; Mrs. Rhoda Ballard.
treasurer. 1t was not decided where
to have the annual picnic but il will
probably be held at Logee's camp at
Kings pond or Whitin's Pond grove,
members TO be notified later.
Al the close Of the next regular
meeting Of the Quinnatisset Grange,
the marriage Of Mrs. Iris Soper
Brown to William MeNitf. proprietor
Of the local hotel, viii take place in
the presence of Grange members and
invited friends. Mrs Brown is a ma
tive Of Thompson and teaches in the
public school She is a graduate Of
Tourtellotte Memorial High school
MeNif, who served as chef Of the no
tel during the past year under the
management of Mr.. Casey of Wilt
mantle. has purchased the lease of the
hotel and will conduct the place with
his wife as matron.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17
WEST THOMPSON CARNIVAL
FOR SACRED HEART CHURCH

A biz out door carnival is TO be
staged on the athletic field, West
Thompson, Saturday. June IS, for the
benefit Of Sacred Heart church. The
carnival will follow the lines Of the
event last year. with few new in
novations. There will be a baseball
game and various other athletic
events and races and dancing in the
evening a. the French River Inn.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17
EASTFORD

Baseball has caugh, on to beat the
bat.
Roy Latham and Vernon Bowen
are convalcscent.
Keith's new handle factory has
been newly painted.
Quite attractive: The new veran-
da at Darwin Clark's
Subscribe for The Patriot at the
Eastford Cash Store.
DR.. Bowen Of Iowa called on rela-
tives here the first of the week.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17

Order of Moose. has voted for y.
Waldo Kennedy. district supervisor
to remain there until Jan. l next He
will be one of the speakers at the
Rhode Island state convention to be
held in Providence July 2.
At the monthly meeting Of the Com
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17

Naeationists are pouring in daily;
likewise commercial travellers.
New signs for the Gen. Lyon tea
room have been put up along the
highway
The cottage formerly occupied 5y
William Darling is rented by james
Neville.
George Bowen has improved his
building by making repairs and ap-
plying paint
Judge and Mrs, J III. Tatem are
making a two weeks motoring trip
through Vermont.
The Center school closes tins week
after a year complimentary alike TO
teachers and pupils
The spur state road leading from
Phoenixville to Eastfofi is now in
excellent condition.
Seleetman Clifford Bowen is doing
good work on the thoroughfares in
and around the village.
Joe 6urley has added materially TO
the appearance Of his property by en-
larging the dwelling house.
Glad to note that Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Eddy have decided to stay in
Eastford, near Crystal lake.
Mrs. Elvina Cronk and daughter,
Miss Edna, Of Bridgeport. are assist
ing at Gen. Lyon Inn and tca-room.
Large shipments Of railroad ties
the past and present week. "Blest be
the tie that binds" for it augurs
prosperity.
Kelley's boys camp at Crystal lake
will be in full swing by July /. The
Juveniles already there are having a
great time.
The Eastford Cash Store and Gen.
Lyon Inn have been put in excellent
shape by Augustine Bartlett and
James Neville.
Mrs Ida Converse has returned
from a visit to her sister, Miss Pansy
Nef, who is taking a course as trained
nurse at Brattleboro, VT
Wilcox Brothers have exeayated a
new cellar for Carlton Tatem, and a
Mr. Keen Of Pomfret has constructed
garage for Harry Tatem.
Oliver Bowen. who recently opened
garage, is driven with work In
other words, he drives almost con-
stantly Oliver is some chauffeur.
II is understood that the Putnam
Light a. Power Co. viii not, for the
present Al least, extend its system to
Eastford. which Is disappointment
to many.
Tom Jones COW bit off and tramp
led down more than il could chew in
Harry Tatem's garden the other day
and the old Harry and young Tom
was to pay"
sibley, an attaehe Of the Worces-
ter Telegram, is registered at the Inn.
Tie speaks very highly Of Harold Cor
bin, one Of the editors, formerly con
nected with The Patriot
The Congregational parsonage will
be occupied for month. and prob
ably the season, by Howard Black and
family Of New York. They declare
there is no place quite like Eastford.
The Congregational pulpit was sup
piled Sunday by Rev. DR.. Frank Of
Hartford. who delivered scholarly
address on the abstract theme Of feet,
By which all should watch their step
along the pathway Of life.
Interior improvements 10 Gen.
Lyon Inn have been made by Con-
tractor Augustine Bartlett Of Putnam
and Artist James Neville Of this
place. The "old type hosiery" was
never IN better condition 70 serve the
general public.
Bridgeport Lodge, No. 2s9, Loyal
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-06-17

munity Club Friday evening IL was
voted TO raze section of the horse
sheds near the chapel and put the re-
mainder in proper shape. The matter
of improving the street from the six
corners to Ellery Bartlett's residence
was also favorabiy considered.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
BUILDS PARSONAGE

Further realizing that the housing
proposition in Paris is a handicap in
many ways the congregation of the
Christian Church is this week carry
ing out previously considered plan,
and constructing parsonage for
their new minister, Rev. II. L. Patter
son.
The home is on Walnut street, and
work was begun last Friday by Con-
tractor Newt Petty. 1t is immediate
ly adjoining the Clovis Alden home
on the south side of the street, the
lot having recently been purchased
from Ribbons & Younkin, owners of
the subdivision. The house will be
built on the bungalow type, follow
ing the same appointments of the
Patterson home on Chestnut street,
and will have five rooms. The lot
cost $3.50 and the building is esti-
mated to cost $500. Rev. Patter-
son and family now have rooms in
the Randle home on S. Poplar street
and will move to the new parsonage
when it is completed about Novem-
Der 18th.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
WATERS PRESIDENT
LOCAL MINISTER'S

Rev. w. C. Waters of the First
Methodist Church was made presi-
dent OF the Paris Ministers Associa-
ton, at a special meeting at the
Bank of Henry, Saturday morning.
The reorganization of the ministerial
association follows the recent advent
OF two new pastors here.
Rev. John II. Buchanan of the
First Baptist Church was elected vice
president, Rev. II. L. Patterson of
the Christian Church, secretary.
Monday morning at the Bank of
Henry will be the time and place
of the ministers regular meetings,
committees being appointed to plan
the work for the association.
AT the request of the school prin-
cipals, the pastors have arranged to
attend chapel exercises at the schools
taking it turn about weekly. The
association plans hearty cooperation
in all affairs of common interest
that will generally benefit the town.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
METEODISTS MAKE
CONFERENCE PLANS
Eighty Second Gathering In Annual
Conference Will Be AT
Mckenzie, Tenn.

Eight delegates from the Paris
district will be representatives at the
eighty session of the Memphis
Annual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, which CON
venes this year at Mckenzie Wed
nesday morning, November the ninth,
closing as usual the following Sun
day night, when the appointments
for the year will be made.
These are: j. HI. Adams, Big
Sandy; Sam l.. Barger, Atwood; j.
G. Glasgow, Murray; j, NJ. Meadow,
Hazel; II. W. Clark, Mckenzie; Mrs.
L. L. Whitnell, Murray; j. A. Rob,
bins, Mckenzie; John Richardson,
Springville. The First Methodist
Church of Paris will be represented
by a large number OF the congrega-
ton members.
This conference was held last ye&a
at Mayfield, KY. 1t comprises the
part of Tennessee and Kentucky
west oil the Tennessee river, and has
a constituency of 70, 165 lay mem
bers compose 500 Methodist churches
the churches pastoral charges, the
pastoral charges eight districts sup
ervised by presiding elders, the Rev.
j. M. Pickens, being the popular
and beloved presiding elder of the
Paris district
bishop James Atkins of Waynes-
villo, N. c., will preside over the
conference at Mckenzie, this being
the fourth consecutive session OF
which Bishop Atkins has been the
president. The opening sermon OF
the conference will be preached the
Tuesday evening preceding the open.
ing of the yearly session Wednesday
morning, and will be followed by
the sacrament of the Lords Supper
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
COMMUNITY SALE
ATTRACTING MANY
Farmers Given Opportunity To Dis
pose Surplus Stock and
Machinery.

An innovation in agricultural cir
cles of the county, and one that
should prove of vast benefit to the
farmers, is the first Community
Sale launched Oct II by the Paris
Demonstration Farm, Inc.
The plan as advertised proposes
TO dispose of by auction for a small
commission, all surplus live stock,
farm implements, vehicles, or other
heretofore unstable possessions that
the farmers desire to. be rid of, or to
turn into ready cash or bankable
notes, each owner being permitted
to make such terms on his stock, etc,
as he wishes.
About thirty head of live stock.
as wel1 as other things, have al
farmers all over the county are
looking over their farms to determ-
inc what they can offer for the big
sale. G. E. Finch, manager of the
Community Sales for the Paris DEM
onstration Farm, is being kept busy
accepting stock, implements, etc,
and many buyers from over the coun-
ty and from adjoining counties will
be attracted to the Demonstration
Farm, which is one mile northeast
of Paris the day of the sale, solely
with the idea of procuring some of
the bargains that are certain to fall
from the hammer of the auctioneer.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
Manager Routon Of Cotton
Association Predicts
30-Cent Price.
34S Bales Of Staple Held
Under COOPERATIVE
Market Plan.
Recent Spurt In Prices Is
Bringing Smiles To
Farmers Here.

With their hopes buoyed by sud
den turning of the cotton market in
the past three weeks, values working
up some $40 bale better than pre-,
viously, and still further optimism
held out for a 25 to 30-cent price,
Henry County cotton farmers who
consigned their last years crop to
the local cotton association of which
Ed S. Routon is manager, under
auspices of the county council, are
all smiles and feeling better over
their erstwhile futile efforts in har.
vesting the crop.
Prices for the mid-week are hover
ing around 19 and 30 cents a pound,
although values worked lower during
the previous week, descending from
PIE to 1S cents a pound. When
the picking was finished last fall
there was practically no market for
the cotton, at any price. At that
time the local association assembled
1OS bales, which was stored in the
warehouse at the Mineral Wells
switch track, and taxed the storage
capacity. In addition some lao bales
were consigned to the association for
handling and stored in farm houses,
with indications that there are now
100 additional bales listed with the
association for disposition. 1t was
the cotton associations first efforts,
and inaugurated new era in cotton
selling in Henry County, bringing
about an arrangement with the gins
to handle cotton ginning on com
mercial basis instead of compelling
the cotton farmers to sell their cot,
ton to the gin people in the seed.
Numerous inquiries have been
made of Manager Routon during the
recent period of price ascension, and
in order that all interested may
understand the situation, he outlines
it as follows:
"It is the policy of the association
to act as the servant of those who
have grown cotton and do what the
farmers want done. To date very
few farmers have expressed them
selves as being ready to sell. Crop
reports show the smallest crop in
so years and cotton men who know
SdN Iildt d cent IoliOil 10 q
and that 80 cent cotton is possible.
THE association does not and will
not advise any farmer to hold or to
SELL Every farmer must act on his
own judgment.
Bring a sample of your cotton
to the county council office. The
association will get a grade on il
and sell when you are ready to sell
Call at the county council office
and get the market and arrange to
sell through the Cotton Association
One good farmer in another county
sold his cotton at IL cents when the
market that day on his grade OF
cotton was 20 cents Your cotton
will not be consigned but sold f. o. b
our station and the money put ir
the bank before your cotton is
shipped"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
PLANNING REVEALS
AT LOCAL CHURCHES

The fall and spring bring annual
revivals, or other meetings spelling
activity and progress to the various
local churches, and their announce
ment is always awaited with a gen
eral keen degree of interest.
Plans are being made by the
First Baptist Church to hold another
B. Y, p. u. training school here the
last of October, as the one last year
was SO successful and inspiring. An
nouncement of the leaders, the pro
gram and exact date to be made
when finally decided upon.
The annual revival at the First
Methodist Church will begin Sunday,
October 2, Rev. GuiCe of Salome,
Ark, a prominent and able evangelist
to do the preaching, the singer not
as yet selected.
From Nov. 6 to 20, the First Chris
tian Church will have a Home
Force Meeting" which will take the
place of revival, the preaching to
be by the pastor, Rev. Fl. l.. Patter-
son, the local church members to
conduct the singing.
No revival has been planned for
the Presbyterian Church until the
spring.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
Equalization Board Sends
Message To County
Court Clerk.
New Rate For County Pur-
poses Would Be 81
Cents Over 70.
More Revenue Needed Will
Adjust Final Rate
More Than 80.

The state board of equalization
having this week approved the as
sessmeht for Henry County as it
was made by the county assessor
and equalized by the county board,
the figures will be engrossed by
County Clerk w. /. Dale in time
for the tax rate for 1921 to be
fixed at the October meeting of the
county court.
A letter was received this week
from Chairman Louthan of the state
tax department saying that the state
board had approved the Henry Count
ty assessment as above, and would
mail a certificate accordingly within
few days Just as soon as some
possible minor changes in specific
complaints could be adjusted, but
that they would not be of sufficient
moment to even cause "a mutilation
of the books, which Mr.. Louthan
suggested to Mr.. Dale he immediate
make ready The letter from Chair
man Louthan further stated how
ever that the state rate for Henry
county was not ready to be an
nounced, and could not be certified
until all counties of the state had
been completed, but that same would
be available before the October
meeting of the county court.
The revised assessment figures for
Henry County aggregate, exclusive
of public utilities, $14,4SS,966 Last
year the aggregate was S16,953,1 100,
exclusive of public utilities; a de-
crease this year, therefore, of $4,-
AGA, or approximately 26 per
cent The state board has made no
change in this years figures, which
were the first above stated and
which represented an increase of
$22,1S0 over the aggregate turned in
by Assessor ~Anderson-this increase
having been made by the local equal
Continued on page twelve.)
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
Thirty-Five Per Cent Less
Than Normal Crop
Black Patch.
Quality This Year Said To
Be Better Than For
Many Years.
Improvement Continues and
Late Crop Is Turn
ing Out Well.
(By w. B. Kennedy

1t is hard to estimate what the
yield of this years crop will be.
We have only about SIS per cent of
an average acreage with very
poor stand on good deal of it, but
the fine growth of heavy body Is
going to make up largely for the
shortage in acreage We have been
estimating 55 million lbs. for this
district as the outside yield, but
with a continuation of good weather
and the crop all well matured, 1T is
possible for us to have a yield equal
to last year, which we estimate at
little above 65 million lbs.
don't think the yield will be this
large, but believe it is possible. To
be conservative we think SIS million
lbs. a good guess, and the indica-
tions are that the quality will be
good with a larger per cent of use
full leaf than we have seen for years,
and the per centage of lugs and
low grades will be light
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
County Court Committee Is
Seeking Cooperation
City Council.
Propose $1,000 Additional
If City Will Assume
All Maintenance.
Concrete Walks, Benches
Will Add To Decora-
ton of Yard.

AT a Joint meeting of committee
from the city council and the county
court committee appointed some
months ago to conduct the improve
ments of the court house yard, plans
were agreed upon tentatively, which
if developed will mean much to the
adornment of the court house yard
and provide a place of comfort for
the folks from the country when
they come to the city to shop
Beautifying the court house yard
and providing sufficient concrete
walks, as well as the maintaining
of the yard in tidy condition, etc,
has been a proposition that has con
fronted the city and the county court
for some time A year or two ago
the county court agreed to pay
5000 towards the expense of pro-
viding a walk with curb aud gutter
entirely around the big yard, but
the city finances were not such as
would permit the project to proceed
Subsequently the cost of materials
advanced, and now it is estimated
it will require an expense of $4,000
fOF lHe OUter Walk anu cuTD anu
gutter alone, to say nothing of build
ing a walk Immediately around the
building, and other walks to connect
up the four corners and also the
four ways out from-the centers of
the building. The whole project as
is now contemplated by the city will
assume a proportion of more than
$4,000, including cluster lighting
posts, walks, curbings, and water
fountains.
The city is apparently willing to
go ahead with the construction work
in the near future If the county
will subscribe $4,000 instead of the
$1,000 previously agreed. The county
court committee expressed its will
ingness, at the Monday meeting, to
recommend accordingly to the county
court at the October meeting, pro
Continued on page twelve.)
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
Chief Arnett KneU
'TWould Occur; Was
All Set For Fire

It's hard to put one over on Chief
John Arnett of the fire department,
and he was right on the job We'd
nesday morning around the three
o'clock hour when the Peoples Coal
& Ice Company plant caught on
fire.
The regular bright red fire fight
ing outfit, truck and all, was out
of commission, The engine had been
acting badly of late and Tuesday
morning il was decided to shop the
big truck for general engine over
hauling No chances were taken,
as the chief felt he knew a fire
would occur at the psychological
moment. 1t did but a big Nash
truck had already been loaded up
with ladders, hose, chemicals, and
other apparatus, and got away from
the central station right on schedule
The fire in the boiler room was ex.
tinguished with the 3-gal chemical
with very little damage.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-09-23
SHOPS EMPLOYING
ADDITIONAL FORCE

Along with the better conditions
developing throughout the south
since the cotton crop movement has
been rushed by the new high prices
and the outlook good for the tobacco
crop, the l.. & N. railroad is@ find
ing it's business on the increase.
1t is said that all the regular
engine and train crews out of Paris
are now making fun time, and this
week the forces at the shops here
have been increased to take care OF
the consequent burden upon that de-
partment of the service. Nineteen
additional men have been employed
in the car department, two in the
mechanical department, and one on
the labor gang. 1t is expected now
to take on additional forces at the
shops as the business continues to
increase,