Putnam patriot., 1925-08-07
FIFTY-ONE YEARS AGO
 PATRIOT OF AUG. 7. 1874

Fifty-one years ago today was fri- day, August 2, 1874 The village of Putnam had no street lights, telc- phone, water works. sidewalks, trol- ley ears, never dreamed of antomo- hiles or aeroplanes, nevertheless the Patriot went to press and was full of local news. Among the items print ed in the six column. eight page edi- ton were the following:
 Pile Up Big Score
 The Patriot and Quinehaug base ball teams had played il game theI previous Saturday. .Hhe Patriots played with but eight men and only eight innings were played on account of rain The score was Quinebaugs %, Patriots i3."
 To Determine Championship
 The same day the Rovers of Gros- venordale played one of series of games with the Sachems of Me ehaniesville to determine the cham pionship of Windham county. The Saehems beat the Ravers la to l6. The game was played on the Grosve- lnordale grounds. In the first game of the series the Quinebaugs beat the
 Rovers 40 Co 24.
 "The walls of the high school build ing are nearly finished and the roof will be put on this week.
 Parties from Putnam commenced going to Boston as soon as Tuesday
 to see Barnum's Hippodrome. Rum sent Frank Ossia to the
 county jail. Will our young men take warning?" "The lapper room which is being added to the old brick mill ot M. Is. Morse & Company is completed. "The new hose cart of the Putnam Woolen Company has been very neat. 1 ily and handsomely painted by w. C.
 pettis. 1t Is n fine looking hose car
 riage."
 Il Catches Big Piekerei I A pickerel weighing | t-2 pounds was taken from Quadic pond by Al bert w. Mowry, paymaster at the
 Mouohansett mill"
 4 Hiram W. Brown elected to the school committee of the fifth district
 declined to serve and the school board has been petitioned to appoint -l E. & Lyon.
 Last Sabbath evening Eastford : had an exciting temperance meet. , ifNt Nt tAtAhthAN tt"f@ Aftt Hsh , vote Co license at the coming fal ! election "
 Was a Joke In Those Days "A Frenehman attempting to ge on the gravel train, Wednesday morn
 ing, instead of catching hold of tn
 ear. furiously grappled a couple O fistfuls of sand, and the result wa { the man was thrown under the car He shrieked and shrieked, the ear [ still moving. The crowd Rathere' 2 around expecting to see a terribi 2 sickeaing sight. when. low and be ] hold the Frenchman was laying ol the ground kicking and laughing, am - laughing and hekingi He e*identl. | was somewhat frightened. but his jo. 2 surpassed his sorrow, and the las ] we saw of him he was still laughinI !. and kicking"
 ? An Exciting P. Nj. Three runaways occurred Wed. uesday The hack of C. A. Hoyle is in such condition that f will bs
 some few days or weeks before it is
 fit for use. As the horses attached
 to the hack were standing near the
 depot waiting for the 1 ?. m. train,
 the engine of the gravel train passed by furioualy blowing otf'. Of course the horses were frightened and they accordingly stepped upon the plat
 form, turned completely around, dragging the hack some twenty feet. when they freed themselves from the main part of the hack They ran to the stable taking with them only | she forward wheels. No sooner had \ the span started for their stable than | it was noticed that the Elm Street 4 House team, owned bv Sclectman I White, was after them in a hurry. I For time it was doubtful which would reach the stable first, the span or Mir. Whites horse. The pair, how. ever, won the race but right after them came the single horse. and he went into ths shed with such force that the carriage to which he was at. tached was considerably damaged and tipped over. While all of this was being done in the business part ex .hs town horse belonging to George M. Morse was exercising it's liberty J in the upper part of the village. Al laaNs br sxsf=kattf A. "A