Putnam patriot., 1923-12-14

HffkAHU an HifL9FiGai NkeleA iu WNtGi she has interestingly presented au theHtie facts about the towns earl days. ln her paper which was rea' before the Pafent-Teaeher Associa .tian Mrs Kent treats various phase taf He towns early history and its de aaIapment. wed from it's religion
 1i educational and industrial lie
 Rents paper was given as fol 
 4 lev months ago the attention oi
 rEal members of a wamaHH organ
 U0o of lhis city was directed (, ae aets that our own busy town oi Putnam is approaching her thrcl
 He and tenth birthday. May 1925 lHa1 na con futiFe history exists C. her organization and progress alona IEaria1 Iiaes during this period. and aiso that the number of participants in af eye4itHesses of events during thr first decade is rapidly leasening % i5 was decided by those most close. lIY related fd Che early settlers to take up Che subject The committee made | one feature of the years program and as soon as this action was made i known. valuable material was collect ed and f appeared the proposition eoald be better developed in sections.
 From Old Serapbook
 The present opportunity having been rendered t0 me. t gives me great pleasure Go offer to this progressive Organization certain items which came ] into my possession through the kind ness of Mrs Inez Hgyle. an old school mate at the Filfh District sehooihouse whe has loaned me highly prized let ters written to q local paper by her brother. L. cass Carpenter. which are absolutely authentic; others pre- served ty my father. who was inti- n5aJriv connected with all the carly activities and datsiis of the iucorpefa- fiou af Putnam: and q wonderful old scfapbook which E q yeritahle treas. ure=troxe ha been given me. Mrs. Ga eoiaue has also added interesting Heeailections told hy her mother, Mrs. Bradley lt is most regfetable that Witkia the past year three women. at ia8# uanoge1arians each - have dipped oat ai life leaving. SO far as know ua record of happenings in which theF may have borne an im- naetant raHt
 Briefly digf ing from my topic md quoting from another paper. l would inform Rau that the first known 9fsit bg white men te this vicinity oc- eurred m f635 and '36. The earliest settlement in the future Putnam town wss made m I6g3 SO that although she did not receive un original grant ef land from the Indians, her territory was included in that of pomfret and KlliugiV. aad was developed under ! Al. .#5 II 1 Falls. Pamfret Factory Wilkinson Qaiaehaug P e. and also killingly 1 formerly RattlesHakel Hill. now l known az Putnam Heights These names neIate fa their positions. re- speetisely ufeH the east or west sides #of the QuHehaHg River the boundary lime betWaeH kiIlngly, Thompson and Pomfrpt Thus it came to pass that Eai length after bitter opposition, the citizens of this locality put iu their thumbs. like Jack Harner in the his torie Christm pie. and pulled out that fine plum the beautiful Quine- haug Valley. rendering the remaining portion less desirable.
 In the Fifth District
 At the same time, too. Putnam ac. fWired some ancient dwellings and schoolhouses ef more or less value. the latter possessing for us today some spet iat Huterest.
 Along Fonfrtt road. in the old Cary ehoolhouse. which was located neaI the present building. besides sehoo sg sSious, occasional religious services were held on sunday afternoons. con dueted by noted clergymen and edu' catofs of that day. Among these, pr Manning, first president of Brown University. was prominent. The youth and elders then rode behind the family horse instead of the ubiquitous auto. as at present, on Sunday after moons.
 On killingly avenue, under tho shade of large tree still standing or the premises of Randolph Bullard was little red sehoolhouse, which when abandoned for the present building. was sold to David r.. Clark Sr.. moved hy oxen and attached a' an III te his dwelling lt ia still 1T constant Use. Mrs. Julia Place. hi. daughter las hea mother before her attended tha, school and greatly en joys taikng-about tt Another for nor pnpd ltitslis message ouns man. vote f6r=tue district schoolhouse he # white or red. and for the temper auce lessons which should be taugh there
 In the Gary District
 0u top of thc highest and bleakes hill in the village stood the old re' brick scho0lheusa. writes one who a The mature age of three years began therein his early education as pupil 9 the Rev. Iueius Holmes. who on wee days occupied the desk as teacher, am on Sundays as preacher. fhe oil building was then getting along t years. but hard times struck the vii lueg in lS87, and there was no none for a new schoolhuuse. so it was rt tainod. Facing south. it had ivy doors opening from the entry am was furnished only with hard eake seats. but the pupils were well taugh ! also by Alherus Bruce and dudg John A. Carpcatcr, remembered D some here present. being the esteem led father of Mrs. Warner. Mrs. Anni Child. and John r Carpenter, all Q this city
 Al that time the district include almost the entire Firth and Sixth pis tricis of today. and was the only plac for holding church services, lectures or any other entertalnments. Later