Putnam patriot., 1925-02-13
POMFRET

Mrs. John Peterson of Pomfret s on the sick list.
 The Reetory School has fine ne~ skating and hockey court
 Mir. van der Laan of Boston is m pomfret for the weekend.
 4 son vas born to Mir and Mrs. Frank Grosvenor of Maiden, Mass.
 The Society of the Holy Name is holding a fair in Pomfret Hall, fri- day evening. February 20.
 4 son vas born Sunday to MT. and Mrs. Leo Leduc. nee Mary John son. at their home in Pomfret-
 Miss Josie Grosyenor with little Nuriel spent Thursday with Mr. l. Grosyenor in honor of his birthday.
 Miss Mona Converse of Southbridge is spending the weekend at the home of her mother, Mrs. Webster Perkins.
 Mir. John O'Nei and wife of Hart ford. motored to Providence on Sun day with Mrs. Michael O'Neil and daughter Annie.
 The third meeting of the Pomfret Neighborho0d whist tournament at Hibernian Hall last Friday was well attended. There were twelve tables in play.
 The Pomfret Neighborhood Art shop. at the rear of Pomfret Hall. open Fridays from : Co , supplies Pomfret with as fine a gift shop as any city affords.
 The radio at the home of W +. Hiaesmore IS wonderful. no fading. no static. can be heard distinctly 2 mile away. Mr BlaeEmore enjoys a grand program every evening.
 An ali day meeting of the Nomen's Benevolent Society of the Congrega- tional church met at the home of the Misses Reyes on Wednesday after noon. with an attendance of fifteen.
 Among Pomfret people To be in- stalled as officers in the Wolf Den grange on February II were Mrs. C. Harris, lady assistant steward; Fred efick Ash. assistant steward; Mrs. Charlotte Foley. pomona; Francis Fo. ley. gate keeper.
 Come to the Bazaar next Friday evening, February 20 in Pomfret street Hall. and enjoy yourself Old fashioned and round dancing, music by Dr. Sharpe's orchestra. There will be something doing every minute. Don't miss l.
 The Parent-Teachers Association of Pomfret held a meeting in 4. O. H. Hall on Thursday evening. Febru. ary ] and was we'll attended. After the meeting refreshments were sery- cd and dancing enjoyed by all Music was furnishd by Mrs. F. Foley and Alec Cardinal.
 The whist tournament being held al 4. Q. H. Hall given by the directors of the pomfret Neighborhood Associa, ton proved a great success, grand prizes being won by Mrs. A. Cardi. nal and Stephen Doonan. consolation prizes by Miss Mcdonald and John Quigley. All enjoyed A good time
 The event of one robin seen by a Windham man some weeks ago pales besides a chewink. alias ground ro- bin. fowhee. grasel. which has spent the winter in the pomfret woods. Robins are listed as frequent all year round dwellers: chewinks, as rare winter residents in the north. As they are soft bill birds. it is difficult Go find food for them. This one, since the heavy snows, feeds openly with other binds eating peanuts and crack ed corn
 Edward GroSvenor celebrated his slst birthday February i2. He re- ceived congratulations from his many friends and neiRhhors on his wonder ful health and vitality. Mir. Gros- venor is we'll known war veteran and highly esteemed by everyone. He still attends all the amusements that take place and is never SO happy as when surrounded by large ga- thering playing a good game of whist Being born on Linculnis birth day only adds charm to his many other fine qualifications.
 II the moon were not the perfect ladv that she is she might well b. indignant at the negleet shown the act she staged last Sunday afternoon between 4.30 and z At this time the earth returned the courtesy she show ed us month ago, when she SO sue cessfully obscured the sun for brief space Al 4.22 n. m precisely last Sunday we turned her our cold shoul- der as it were. For this event Con neetieut was not well placed so that he total ecliuse vas not visible here. hut g very few minutes Inter, two thirds of an unusually rosy moon emerged from a thin blue haze in the east. where she continued to brighten. and grow until at 7 approximately she was quite herself again It was a beautiful sight and one to be seen without either freezing or binding ones self. but an eclipse isded New En~lnud apparently paid little heed