Putnam patriot., 1926-07-23
ASHFORD

E. W. Moor of Norwich was a visit or last week.
 Charles Clark Is dealing extensively in cattle just now.
 Plans for the annual Sunday school picnic are under way
 Miss Ethel Gardner has decided not to go abroad in August.
 A neighborhood Rhode Island clam bake is being talked up.
 The Community Club should be aroused from it's lethargy.
 Charles r. Kennedy of Putnam is spending some time in town,
 Work on Miss Esther iiarmon's cot tage IS progressing slowly.
 \ large new sign, Birthplace of Gen. Lyon, swings on the square.
 \ double eesspool Is being put in near the Inn by William Hay ward.
 The Congregational pulpit was sup piled Sunday by Rev. J. N. McNeii of Orford, N. II.
 Mrs. Elsie Adams, nee Lewis. visit ed her father, Marc Lewis, the first of the week.
 Frank Lyon has bought the Chris topher Fitts place near the Center sehoolhouse,
 A hot water system will be installed at the cottage of Howard Black of Flushing, L. l.
 Ellery Bartlett motored to Say brook Saturday He may invest in real estate there.
 The Bonek summer residence is un- dergoing lead and oil improvements by James Neville.
 Much rejoicing over the state high way stretching to West Woodstock and further stations.
 Mesdames Charles and Paul Me Lean of Pine Orchard were here We'd nesday of last week.
 The tenement over A. s. Walkers new store is nearly ready for oeeupan- ey by himself and family.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. Scott and sister of Brooklyn. \. Y, have called on lo- cal friends the past week.
 The social hop at Gen. Lyon hall attracted large crowd and select at tendance last Friday night.
 W. J. Bartlett and family enter tained Rev. James r. English of Put nam at Gen. Lyon Inn Sunday after noon.
 An amateur ball game between New Jersey and New York contestants drew quite a crowd between showers Sunday afternoon.
 Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. Smith, Mir. and Mrs. A. N. Chenenoth and son, all of Willimantic. called on Eastford friends one day last week.
 Understood that the Congregational parsonage has been sold to the Misses Gurnee of New York. each of whom already owns a summer cottage here.
 J. F.. Baine of Millerton, N. r., and r. H. Whiteomb of New London, who registered at Gen. Lyon Inn the past week. have visited Eastford for many years.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Rose, Curtis V Rose and Philip C. Mitchell of Suf- field were visitors to Eastf0rd, Crys- tai Lake and the r. M. C. 4. camp Saturday.
 Mr. and Mrs. L. l.. Bradley and R. NJ. dascOigne or oouthbfldge mum bered among the Sunday motorists. Mir Bradley is brother so r. H. Brad ley of Putnam.
 Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Riker of Flat bush, L. l., motored to Eastford last Friday for weeks respite. Mir. Riker is chief of the Pilots Association. He likes Eastford
 Ia appreciation of the excellent care given her, Mrs MaeBain, who recent ly sustained severe injuries by falling down stairs at her home here, has pre- sented the attending nurse at Day Kimball Hospital valuable diamond ring.
 4 union service of the Senior and Junior Endeagor societies was held Sunday afternoon at the camp of Rep resentative Charles Tatem near Crys- tai Lake. The program was in charge of Miss Prudence Dean.
 The Rhode Island Association of Moose will hold it's annual field day at Crescent Park next Sunday. Seere- tary James J. Davis, the director-gen- eral of the national order. will be the principal speaker. N. Waldo Kennedy state supervisor, will attend.
 
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