Putnam patriot., 1924-03-14
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 Finding Senator Child
 + could not be found in the deep snaW and the ear would not buage without it Mr Giipatrie decided e
 walk back te the PhoenixrIlle store and telephone for garageman to come from Putnam and haul his car Go town il Nas a mile and half back t8 the store. Judge Child decided t0 Halt in the ear and was provided , with blankets Bwcatera and robes.
 In due time Mir 6ilpatrlc arrived at fhe store l he minutes vent by and after d time Che feeling prevailed that Senator Child ought not to remain Iin the ear alone. as far away as he was fro HlAls companions The night was n't bitterly cold to be sure, but l So it was decided that relief party should xo after Che senator and bring him back Co the store. VT. Williams and MI Jenkins volunteered and of thee went Before they had gone far Mir Williams experienced q severe chill. but he pressed on. Then l A ferocious gust of wind blew MF. Jeu= kins hat of and it sailed, it appeared in the darkness, into the brook that fiows by at that particular point. Inis misfortune put sudden qaietua on the relief expedition, and the hikers returned Co the store.
 Rsseuing State Treasurer
 l. vas then that Mf. Fox volau- teered to attempt to drive hls ear to where Mr. Gilpatrie's was stalled. Mir. Bancroft and Mr. Jenkins went along with him. They were unable to nego- tiate the whole distance Co the Gilpat rie car and Mfr. Bancroft set out on foot. with a lantern to guide his steps, on the hike to determine if Senator Child was farinR well and Co induce him to return te the store. He succeed ed in his attempt and soon joined his waiting companions with the senator. Together the quartet waded through the snow, which had drifted at many points to a depth of more than three feet. The "reseue" party was greeted with modified cheer ton account of the hour) when they arrived back al the store tired to death.
 While Away the Night
 Various means were employed at the store to while away the slow mov ing hours Decks of playing cards were supplied and checkers were play- ed lt was makeshift board, made l from show card taken from the win dow. Pennies and niekels served a. "men
 There is at least one more story worth telling. that resulted from this "all night party" Mr. Jenkins con ceiyed the idea of going fishing EF- Iervbady wanted to know what on earth ha thought he could catch on night when the worst snow storm ot the winter was raging out of doors Broad. ly smiling. Mir Jenkins calmly re- l piled. My hat.
 Buying n fish line and hook. Mr. Jenkins and Mf Bancroft set out for the spot where Mir. Jenkins hat was Inst seen disappearing over the high way fence. headed for Che open brook. With Mr Bancroft holding the Ian tern. Mr Jenkins located his missing headgear and then began his fishing. He used much patience as his prinei- pad bait And he succeeded in land ing what be was after.
 Wulf Machine Stalled
 Otto F.. Wulf of the firm of Bug bee X Wuf successfully negotiated . NfiE itEMA tfHf FtWH NNAkfH0N9 AHA#A tfftNhf ing phoenixviile Hill There his car re- fused to respond Co the coaxlng of the accelerator The wheels simply would not propel the machine forward. MT. Wuif 'phoned to town for garage man 10 come and help him out of his difficulty Mir Wulf left his ear at Phoenxville and with Mrs. Wulf came home in the garageman's car, arriving at about $ o'clock Tuesday night. Ex- cellent driving and good fortune com bined in making it possible for them to get home after a wild" trip.
 Returning from Hartford from q business trip, O. r. Bancroft tele- phoned his garage foreman. Eldon s I Johnson, that the s. Q. s. signal was out and that it was up to Mir. John son to come to the rescue of his em- lployer. stranded in q deep drift at the roadside out Phoenixyille way Mir. Johnson started out around i 1 o'clock , Tuesday night and after sh0vellilg away five different snow drifts, en- countered en Che way out, finally ha to abandon the trip when further pro- , presS was impossible Mir Johnson and hts companion arrived back in Putnam at clock "Wednesday morn AftEa WI iAfthAhAH ANA# hsAhfHf HfthAA him. found shelter for the night at PhoeniXville.
 Dr. Overlook Needs Help ] Dr. $. B Overlook. coming home from Hartford. was unable Co negoti ate the hill al phoenixville and WIS forced Co phone for aid from the . Putnam Buick Sales Co, which sent its service truck In the meantime Alphnusc Dumas. with the municipal marty in hs ear, comprising Mayor Ch8pdelaiue, Prosecuting Attorney John F. Carpenter. Aldermen Ames and Richard slowly but surely pleWed throush the deep snow, stop ping BOW and then Co shovel away the drifts that blocked further pfo- eress Samuel Reynolds and those with him also moved homeWard with painstakiug care and back wcaryiug tffart
 Eventually Sir Dumas and Mr Rev 5 holds arrived in Putnam and 'phoned i back Co PhoeuiNvlle Co "break the good news Co their friends still