Putnam patriot., 1924-09-12
EAST WOODSTOCK

Sydney Hayward of Hartford was a guest of his uncle, Ernest Hubbard. on Sunday.
 son was born last Saturday to Ar. and Mrs. Ethal Barrett thee Es- tella Frinkl.
 The quarantine for scarlet fever at Rev. Il. D. Bakers will probably be lifted this week.
 Miss Dorothy Stone of East River Is visiting her aunt, Mrs Charles H. Potter, and family.
 Mrs. Caroline ChaiFee spent last week with her brother. James Perry. and family in Putnam.
 Mrs. Carl Morse and children spent last week in Newhuryport, Mass, the guest of Mrs. David Hobson.
 Miss Hilda Morrison. teacher in the Quassett district, whose home k in Maine, spent the weekend with An nette May.
 Mrs. F. U. Johnstone of Elmvale district attended the Republican State convention at New Haven Tuesday and Wednesday as delegate.
 Miss Ann Philhriek of New London 1 Is the new teacher in the Chandler district. She is boarding with Mrs. F. A. Jordan for the present.
 Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Shaw of Mon son. Mass, Mir. and Mrs. Plumb and daughter Priscilla of Milford called on Mir. and Mrs. Charles E. Pike Mon day.
 Robert and Kenneth Pike, Eva Far rows. Rebecca Hubbard and Constance Netherell are enrolled as freshmen at Woodstock Academy from this dis trict.
 Mrs. E. k. Pike returned home from St. Nincent's Hospital, Worcester. last week. Her aunt stayed at the home during her absence and Is stn with her.
 Miss Doris Lindeman returned on Monday to Potsdam. N. r., where she will continue her studies at the Nor maj school. Her parents accompanied her to Worcester.
 Mir. and Mrs Everett May, John May and daughter Mildred, W. \. Al drieh of Putnam motored to New Lon don Sunday. visiting Herbert and Harry May and their families,
 Mir and Mrs. Harry Ramsey, Mir. and Mrs. Harold Ramsey and child of Worcester were guests O. C. II. Potter and family on Sunday. Harold was a member of the family for several years and attended school here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles C. Aldrieh of san Diego, Calf. sailed Sept. Sth from San Pedro, Los Angeles harbor. on the $. $. Kroonland via the Pana- ma Canal. and will visit relatives in the east in October. MT. Aldrich is a native of Pomfret and a brother of Mrs. F. E. May. Their last trip east was in 1921.
 Mrs. A. M. Gildersleeve was a din- ner guest of L. H. Healey and family at Woodstock Hill last week Thursday In the afternoon her grandniece, Miss Maud Healey. took her for an automo- iblle ride through Pomfret, later i bringing her to her home. The day was much enjoyed by Mrs. Glider sleeve. who is nearing her eighiy-sixth birthday.
 l Mir. and Mrs. G. l.. Upham and daughter Ethel returned last week Thursday from very enjoyable auto mobile trip to North Woodstock, \. H., and took side trips to all the most not cd places in the White Mountain re zion. They were gone eikht days ana made the return trip of 200 miles or more in one day. Miss Ethel being the chauffeur. Alan upham remained for a week or two longer, as the noun tain air seems te agree with h.m.
 A large pine tree in the road lead ing south of the Lewis Morse farm, now owned by Mir. Cartier, was struck by lightning during the thunder show er last Friday evening about I.lo o'- clock. 1t was the only heavy clap of thunder. and several ran out thinking their barn was struck. The tree was completely shattered. The top was torn of, leaving only stump about ten feet high. That was splintered and the pieces thrown in every diree- ton. some 100 feet. The tree was an ed landmark and two and one-half feet in diameter.