Putnam patriot., 1926-10-29
Rev. Henry A. A.Coolidge of Same Family As Occupant of
 White House
Pfsetiees What He Breaches and ls a
 Friend Go Man

Practices What He Breaches and it
 Friend Go Man
 Stepping over the county lIne from either the towns af Wood rack. East ford. 1r Ashford and s,Ill remaining iH the Nutmeg state. one Hna- himself in the town of Union n Holland eoaH- tY While the town cover cousia- erahle area E includes some of the Wldest country iH the atate Hf Con 1eeticut One may also find an aban. d8sed gold mine among ifs rugged bills But t remained for sFeeial feature story writer of the Boston @Glabe tu uncover lH Union. minis Ger of the gospel a relative of Presl- dent Coolidge who Is working for the physical as well az thc spiritual Ipllft of the community The story. recently published. is interesting tt Is rspe- eialiy interesting Co the people af the uorthra stern corner nf Windham raan g.. for they are familiar with the io= caitg. f. not acquainted with thc min ist.r The story follaw
 4 Friend ,o Man
 II praarhe Christianity one day a seek pad l.ees t seven In Che little uau 1f tHigH. JHst out iae the center. 5oB aIii find nm ln rambling white farmhouse at the lds of che road. and hIs netgtbat Uhs aaeHt ta kHaT Wili te4 zau He friEnd 70 man
 H5z Hame Ee4 Henry a faaI- HH SHHHaiIE he Is pastor # the EuHFIagat rHareh Bat that does nut ela han + cannot 6 Eah=l ed Hs clerical collar daez not et hIm aFaft Indeed. the lselal caller H mHrr alf fa fHd hsm eHIia.le 3rs e8 .Ha 4lt uf daHsafee nIe hand baetenea attb automobile grease.
 And most of tbs tlme he working 4 Foa dflFe Htu the gard HE #Ii tsp #oHt from tht shed be ha= converted into garage and within few mn ufes. under tha HeIl 1f hz stimulating personality. Euu feel that sal haEg known him all Eour iife.
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 Same Ancestry as President
 And more than once he has agsd i life woman las dying and Ha ddr# for Was available But Mr Coolidge. &h9 Was raiird diagnosed her ease correctly and she reached q hospital lu time for au operation that saved her Not all the Coalidges are silent and reserved That ia characteristic at he White House braurh of the family Mir Coolidge s frank and open hS uH= ture. his speech quick and epiRram matie He seems c. think iH terms at proverbs
 He and the President came from the same ancestors and strangely enough his wife and the first ladt of the land are cousins, members of the tiandhue family "The Coolidges are ait one family. he saYs# Speaking ef the President he said. Were distant eou- sins We've never bothered to figure lt out but We like each other and let Il go at that haven't seen him m sev eral years. hut | hear him over the radio once in a while
 His great great grandmother wa. the first white child born in Leomin= Hter. Mass
 Mr Coolidge was born in Sterling and ordained q minister in 1892. ln 1914 his heart weakened and the doe lers said he would die He had heeH preacher. teacher and a scholar but h, had also learned to do thing with his hands, so hc went lnto th, garage business for a while
 "In 2h years m the ministry l hat saved S800 In five years in the gar age business saved Sson0. And ms life as we'll he added
 Union a Small Village
 Mr Coolidge came To Union abou Hve years ago Unions population | less than 300 Without any attempt t' be humorous. it can be truthtully sal, that the motorist IS apt to pas through the town without noticing it fl he isn't watchful The center ha' a town hall and small library, tht most modern building in the place The church and the residence of Johi Buckley. the United States pistric Attorney. dominates from a hilltop There is little white schoolhous, nearby \ fine highway leads tp th, outside world Agriculture and q for ast of pine arc the chief reaourcpz,
 The pine Is th, bcst u the state thank to the phosphoraus rock of th, vicinity Scattered about Che country ide are the homes of farmers and Aoodsmen The church in thp center