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Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Ponfret

Miss Renee Perkins is visiting friends in Fairfield.
 Mrs. Hugh Murphy was in Boston over the weekend.
 Miss Marion Brown of Cohasset, Mass. is visiting Mrs. Ida Piercv a Miss Katherine Move St.mford is visiting Ni~--s ..s Topsdeld. rrsy NiB,ba:.-..a sail for England on the "Berengaria" on August 9th.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Carroll and family spent Sunday at Atlantic Beach
 Mrs. Luis de Flores and Peter de Flores have retnured to thir home, Juniper Hill
 Mir. and Mrs. John Cyril Maude and daughter of London, England, are visiting Dr. and Mrs. T. Morris Murray.
 Mrs. James R. Hillyer, who has been spending the month at Miss Mathewson's will go next week to Mantaloking. N. J.
 Mir. and Mrs. Whitehead left for New York on Wednesday and will sail tomorrow on the ''ile de France" for two months in Paris and Cannes.
 Vinton Freedley is in New York where rehearsals have begun for "Girl Crazy" the new Aarons < Freedley Musical comedy to be pro- duced next month.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles van Brunt Cushman. Mir. and Mrs. Arthur B. Lapsley and Mir. and Mrs. John But Ter formed a weekend party at the Dunes Club. Naragansett Pier.
 Dr.. and Mrs. r. Grosvenor Good ridge are cruising from New London on their yacht which they will keep in commission until after the inter national cup races at Newport.
 A number of Pomfret friends at- tended the christening on Monday afternoon at Christ church of John Spencer. infant son of Mir. and Mrs. Theodore Spencer The chancel and haptistry of the church were beau tifully decorated with garden flow CTS. Mrs. Sears of Boston was god mother t0 the Sfiiiu and the gOd- fathers were Mrs. Spencer's father, Dr. T. Morris Murray and John C. Maude. of London, England. Follow ing the baptism there was a tea and reception at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Murray.
 The new Pontfret baseball diamond on the old Bradley estate which has been donated by Charles Swain of Pomfret will be dedicated next Sun day with a game between the Put nam Independents and the Pomfret Town Team. The St. Mary's Boy Scout Band will be present. The field has been carefully filled and seeded and is in firstrate condition. Bleachers have been erected through Mir. Swain's generosity. Each team has won one game and the rubber engagement is expected to produce some fast ball The game will be called at 800 p. m.
 On Thursday, August 7th, the
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Chance Discoveries by
 Favorites of Fortune

Every one has heard of Carrara marble. In 1929 party of English tourists exploring the mountains of Carrara found a dirty block of marble which had evidently fallen from clifY overhead. One of the visitors. who had some knowledge of geology, nos ticed that this stone had a pink tint that was unusual. The sample was taken to England. where ii -as found to be a new variety. A quarry was opened and proved profitable. Two women, Mrs. Wilson and Miss spen- cer. were crossing the Mojave desert. in southern California, looking for gold. They were not successful. and one night, feeling discouraged, eamped on the bank of a small creek and lit . Are to cook their supper. The Ire began to throw out dark, ill-smelling smoke, so that it was impossible to go near il or cook on it. and the poor. tired women were forced to collect more fuel and light fresh fire. In the middle of the night Mrs. Wilson sprang up suddenly. el know what it sr" she cried. "what on earth are you talking about7" demanded the oth- CT woman. Asphalt" was the an swer; and she was right. That find proved much more valuable than a gold mine, for thick deposit of as- phalt covered acres and made the for tune of many otha~s besides its dls- coverers.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
North Woodstock

Mrs. Lucy Barrett spent Wednes- day with friends in Putnam.
 Mrs. Lucias Goddard is spending a week with relatives in Worcester.
 George Brink is once more at his home but still has nuurse in at tendance.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter A. Williams of Worcester were recent guests of relatives here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Nelson Frink and daughter Thelma spent Sunday with 1 Mir. Friuk's mother in Willimantie. Mrs. Lottie May and cousin Miss Nellie Chandler are enjoying a weeks outing at the seashore in Mas sachusetts.
 Misses Alice and Luca Whitney have returned from their pleasure trip and are once more occupying the Bishop house.
 Arrows have been placed at the intersection of the State Road in the village. thus lessening some of the danger at this point where there have already been three collisions.
 orville Trask of Detroit. Michigan. has been spending a short time with his father. Edgar Trask. His wife at present is with relatives in North bridge. Mass, as she is not in the best of health.
 Frank Buyer of Webster, employ ed for the having season on the Cur witz farm. fell from the high beams in the barn. on Saturday, fracturing two ribh. An ambulance took him to the Day kimball Hospital where his injuries received attention. He is about fifty years old.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Mrs. Pamela Meek

Friends and relatives here of Mrs. Pamela Meek received word Of her death last Sunday evening at her hsne in East Douglas, Mass, and on Wednesday at 2 ?. m. attended her funeral.
 Mrs. Meek was the daughter of the late William Graves Child and Jane Sampson Child and was born here scventy-nine years ago last July 4th. She was a woman Of unusual cul. ture and refinement and for several yoars was a very successful teacher. She married Thomas H. Meek of East Douglas taking a mothers place to his two little motherless boys and a young cousin, Addie Cornell who rewarded her tender care by their love and ministrations in later years.
 Mrs. Week for the past twenty years or more had been helpless invalid not being able to even feed herself as she suffered from harden ing of the artocies. She bore her sufferings and afflictions with rare patience and smartness of spirit was a lesson to many of those less bur tlened. She had a host of friends who though they cannot wish her back, will sincerely mourn her loss She is survived by a stop son, Ed ward Week of Whitinsville, Addie Cornell of East Douglas and several pephews and nieces in the South. Hiss Lizzie Child of Putnam is the daughter of cousin as is also Miss Mamie Clark who has been caring Tor her for some time.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Claim Napoleon Sought
 Inspiration in Bathtub

Napoleon Honaparte was fond of taking baths. warm baths from whlef steam arose 10 enselop his~,Ii..rr There in the privacy of hi~e "sau. for campaigns camsarics s, 'a.n n, p,ans pun, sxsr sas G,sarsa ss au2aisbfher things and when .,,. ~~v lad mental problem to mas ~-ssr he would seek his thought.lnspir- ing baths
 The tuhs the French eonqueror used In his campaigns were crude affairs compared to those of today. They were quite appropriate for Bonaparte. small and round. He had more than one of these tuhs and he used them before Jena. wsgrsm. AusteriltE. Lsipsic. Before Waterloo he had sew sral of these baths. hot baths that would have scalded an ordinary per wpn. It is known that be stopped three times on the way to the battle from Paris to bathe. His baths were highly scented of eau de Cologne. and before he would enter the tub hs would sprinkle the liquid Iiberslly over his body.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
osler Merely Jocular
 in Famous SugGestion

Sir William osler was born at Bond head, Ontario, Canada, on July IF, iS4e, and died at Oxford. England. on December %. 1919. He was educated at Trinity college. Toronto. and at McGill university. Montreal. and also studied medicine at London. Leipsig and Vienna. From 1889 to 1904 he was professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins university. It Is not true that he said a man should he chloro- forHsed at co. In farewell address to his students in Baltimore in Febru- ary, 1905. he spoke of two fixed ideas that he had, the first being tine com parative uselessness of men abont 40 TiHT5 0f age, tine second being the uselessness of men above co years of age and the incalcnlable benefit it would be if men stopped work at this age. He added, in joeular way: Whether Anthony Trollope's sugges- ton of college and chloroform shonld be carried out or not I have become little dubious. as my own time Is getting so short" Much pub licity was given 10 this remark. with out it being made clear just under what circumstances he had uttered fl.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
West Woodstock

Bernard Sumner is attending the Junior Short Course at Storrs this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Backus left Monday for a two weeks visit in Canada.
 George Dudly Seymous of New Haven was a recent guest at the Will liamson homestead.
 The Missing Link" on the Stat. road from here to the Eassf~..'za- is nearing completion she ot
 Mir. and, .cI,aa" JIi,."oVN N.rcv and daughteesi eight ip h. Attended si''f Douglas ss 9ss and wesf Sunday.
 [ouite a delegation from here en- loved the band concert given last week in East Woodstock.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Miller and friends from Hartford were Sunday dinner guests at the Shepard home.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry Cheney of Hopkinton, Mass. were callers at Alonzo Towards Sunday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Albert Marshall and two children of Stamford were Sunday guests at the Bates home stead.
 Mrs. Jane Nj. Brett entertained at the Brick house over the weekend Miss Edna Weigman from Jackson Heights.
 Judge and Mrs. Vince R. Parmelee of Windsor were weekend guests of Mrs. Parmelees parents, MT. and Mrs. F. J. Williamson.
 Miss Alma Hendrickson and friend from West Hartford are stopping with Miss Hendrickson's parents, Mir. and Mrs. John Hendrickson.
 The Perrin children are enjoying their new pony Babe" recently pur chased for them by their father at the Vernon Styles Inn, Thompson.
 Mrs. Myron Esterbrook and the Misses Irene and Elinor Esterbrook motored Co Hartford Sunday, where they visited Miss Lillian Esterbrook at the Municipal hospital.
 Callers on Mrs. John Robinson Sunday were Mir. and Mrs. Charles Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Giant. of Hart ford. Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson of Quincbaug. and Mrs. Hattie stackpole and Alfred Johnson of Woodstock.
 The Woodstock Jr. Dairy club met with the West Bows Dairy club at the home of Mfr. and Mrs. John Perrin, Thursday evening where Mir. Wing instructed the boys in judging dairy cattle. Ice cream and cake were served by Mrs. Perrin.
 News was received here last week of the recent death of Mrs. John Pieehuta a former resident of this place and Putnam. Her death oc- cured at her home in Brooklyn, N. Y. where she has been an invalid for the past two years receiving devoted care from her husband and daugh- ters. Mrs. Pieehuta was forty-eight years of age and mother of seven children. of which five survive her, sll living in Brooklyn.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
East Woodstock

Mir. and Mrs Irving Mercy enter
 med guests over the weekend.
 Mr. and Mrs. George May of Ian 1ster. Mass. were in town on Tues iay.
 Mrs. Josephine Steere attended the Camp meeting at Douglas last week.
 Miss Fanny Upham is spending a week in Webster with Miss Nellie Back.
 Miss Eva Farrows Is spending two weeks vacation with relatives m Maine.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stanley Plympton Of Sturbridee, Mass. called on Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Spencer Sunday.
 The Band Concert. given under the direction of Nelson Frink, last Thursday evening, was well attend ed.
 Everett Burbank and family re- turned to Bedford Hills, N. Y. Tues day after a visit with L. H. Linde- man and family.
 Mr. and Mrs. Silas Allen and 1auehters. Hia and Marion of Wa terhurv spent Sunday with l.. H. Lindeman and family.
 Harry Townsend and family mo- tored to Ware. Mass. Sunday taking Herbert Potter. Jr. to his home, af- ter a visit of several weeks.
 Everett E. May returned last week Thursday from a six weeks stay at the Day Kimball Hospital following surgical operation.
 Mrs. wadsworth Tyler and three children of West Hartford have re- turned to their home after a visit to the formers parents, Mir. and Mrs. Arthur J. Thomas.
 Mrs. E. R. Pike was called to Stamford last week owing to the death of her brother Robert Granins- Miss Sarah Pike also attended the ! funeral which was held on Friday. Franklyn Wetherell, Roger Child and Ernest Peckham motored to Concord. N. H. and Lake Winnipe. saukee over recent weekend visit ing the family of Edward Bugbee and Charles Bugbee and wife, for mer residents.
 Mrs. Charles E. Bunce. Mir and Mrs. Louis c. Runce and two child. ren of South Manchester, Mir. and Mrs. 4. D. Brink and daughter. Mrs. Kenneth Swart of East Hartford were guests of Mir. and Mrs. Everett F. May on Sunday.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Rainfall Real Event in
 Parts of South America

Many people, if asked what vas ''e drisst place in the world. would p'uhp for Central Australia. where rsin ", last year after a drought that hs. lasted for seven years. They wou'e be wrong. says an English paper " there are some parts of South Amer lea where a seven years drought
 nothing, and a man can live out ua' PsalInist's three score and ten Wi.", out ever se.ing drop of rain- = course. If may rain sometimes. LOT" Ernest Hamilton has described ". coming of rain in Lima, the cepitAi V Peru, during visit he paid ths,. "We were fortunate enough ID " favored with the only shower w'n.,, Lima had enjoyed for seventy yeAis' he writes in his book Forty tea.' On" For i've minutes it rainea so' i'd tropical rain. The terror-strleAssA inhabitants thought the end or '"e world had come" But If America esH boast of some of the drsest places = the world. It also contains some oi 'ne wettest. Greytown. in Nicaragua, nas had as much as POT inches of ram ," a single year.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Woodstock

Mrs. Florence Paine Of Danielson ss spending the summer at Valley side.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Bowen have arrived and will he at Bald Hill for the summer.
 Henry Child. son of Mir. and Mrs. William Child. has been at Camp Woodstock for two weeks.
 Mrs. Julius Rutishauser and son, Harry, motored to New York City on Monday to spend a few days with friends.
 Mrs. Ethel Spalding Silverberg and children from Worcester spent five days last week with Mrs. Spalding and children.
 Lloyd Williams is selling the Hart ford Evening Times. Residents are receiving the paper by way of the General Lyon bus line.
 MT. and Mrs. John Healcy and daughter, Carolyn, of New 1ork City. are visitors this week at Mrs. Leonard Healey's home.
 Miss Anna Johnson was leader of the Christian Endeavor meetings at the Hill church Sunday evening. There was a good attendance.
 Mrs. Frank Shppey, Herbert Ship pcy and Miss Blanche Shippey mo tored to Wellesley Farms on Sunday to spend the day with relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas F. Loughlin and E. Carolyn Cox of East Hart ford were weekend guests of Mrs Ellen R. Cox of Woodstock Center.
 Rev. c. F. Hill of New York will be at the Swedish church, on Wed nesday evening. August 9th at O. clock d. s. [. to speak of his travels sn the far east.
 The Swedish Young Peoples soci zrty will conduct a food sale for th' 1benefit of the Nursee's Home Funs son the common opposite the Swed ssh church Thursday afternoon August 7th from 3.30 to 6 o'clock q s. {.
 Residents have received announce ments of the birth of daughter Sylvia Louise, to Rev. and Mrs David r. Hatch of Dover. N. H. or Friday. July IS. Mir. Hatch was formerly pastor of the Hill Congre' rational church.
 The Hill chapel was filled last Sunday evening to hear the first of Edward Chandler's series of three lectures on his trip around the world. His subject was Japan and was intensely interesting. This coming Sunday evening, August B, Mir. chandier's talk will be on China. Sunday evening. August 10. on India. All persons interested are cordially invited to attend these lee lures.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31

State Board of Education for the Blind has arranged to conduct a sale of articles, made by the older blind people of the state, at the Ben Grosvenor Inn. The expenses of the sale are to be born by the State Board so that all money taken in vii go directly to the. support and maintenaannee 0, Che blind who made .Ee articles. A partial list of articles to be on sale includes baskets, trays, teastands. aprons, table linen of all kinds. rugs and candy. The sale will be in charge of Miss Susan B. Todd, sales manager, for the State Board of Education for the Blind.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Rattler Has No Chance
 With Little Mongoose

What is perhaps the known enemey of poisonous snakes is that furry, weasel-llke creature. the mon. goose. It is really an ichneumon, and there are several varieties, one found in the south of Spain, another in Egypt. ard third in India II is easily tanned and will live in temper ate as well as in hot climates. Ii kills and eats cobras. karaits and all kinds of snakes, and has lately been import cd Into the United states. In the Southwest rattlesnakes often take refuge in old gold and silver mines, and are great danger to miners.
 IL Is now usual, when an old mine is to be reopened. first to let down mongoose or two Into the shaft and leave them there for a couple of days before the men go down. By that time any rattIesnakes which happened to be in the depths have been killed and eaten.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
South Woodstock

Miss Flora Chase. of Putnam, is with Mrs. R. K Stafford.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bates have
 n. spending week at Lakeside.
 Sanger and wife of Wor-
 honarSt last week, in Woodstock. ss,ser r.,r ,pe z HeUington of Boston visited @1 his parents taeser e@ the MsS' end.
 The mission meeting was held al the home of Mrs. J. F. Burleson last Thursday.
 Miss Edith Tourtellotte who has been in Northboro, Mass. Is au home again.
 Mrs Tourtellotte and little son Roy came home from the Day him- bail Hospital several days ago.
 Harold Johnston and family of Waterbury visited his father and sister Mrs. M. A. Nelson, over the weekend.
 Augustus F.. Hammond with wife and other relatives called on Mrs. C. C. Sheldon recently Mir. Hammond lived in South Woodstock in his early days when a young man. His parents at one time owned the house where Mrs. Sheldon now lives,
 Mir. and Mrs. Harvey C.. Strong of Amherst. Mass. were in town last week. when Mrs. Strong. who was the younger daughter of the late George \. and Elvira B. Spalding visited the place where she was born now included in Che farm of George Young and called on oldtime friend. of her parents.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Woodstock Valley

Mrs. Albert Darling has moved to Putnam.
 Mir and Mrs. A. N Hammond and Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Whiting spent Tuesday evening with Rev. and Mrs. Ianphear, in Chaplin.
 Mir. Hayter and son, Stanley. from Clinton. Mass. spent Sunday with Mrs. Havter and daughter, Dorothy, wro are spending their vacation in the Valley.
 Mir. and Mrs. Eugene Whiting of Detroit. Michigan. are returning on Saturday to Detroit, after spending two weeks at the Valley, and Up- ton, Mass.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31
Holland. Canal,

The inland canals of Holland are all most as thickly populated as the wa terways of China. Thousands of Dutch families live and die upon canal boats. Babies are born upon them, and many people never have any other homes On typical canal boat the freight cargo is carried in front, and the owner and his family live in the stern. In winter the boats are frozen tightly in the canals. but in summer they constantly move about from place to place.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31

Hubby Shopping with wife)-how would this cloth do for your ne" dress7 ~.
 wifey--It wouldn't do at all NV body's wearing that. a..
 Hubby-wen. here's some1h'ns else. How's this? .,
 Wifey-Oh, that wouldn't do ther. Everybody's wearing thai.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31

Goozlum--So this is the finest apartment in the city.
 Agent-There's no room for argu- ment-
 Goozlum-Then my wife would never be happy here.-The Pathfind- CT.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31

Bloofus--I don't see how you tell those pretty Blake twins apart.
 0bfuscus-That's easy. Irma al- ways blushes when we meet.--The Pathfinder.
Putnam patriot., 1930-07-31

Nurse--Mr. Shankweiler, you've had an addition to your family.
 Shankweiler-The deucel
 Nurse-Yes. twins How did you guess it?-The Pathfinder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-09
40 YEARS AT HULL-HOUSE
OBSERVED BY JANE ADDAMS
Anniversary Recalls History
of Great Tene-
ment.
Premier Of Britain and 9th
ers Congratulate Founder
Still on Duty.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 9.-For Jane Adams
today brought an observance Of twice
40 years at Hull-House."
Miss Adams is nearly 10 now, and
Hull-House Is celebrating its fortieth
anniversary. Under her guidance II
has grown from one building to a solid
block, making one of the worlds most
noted settlement centers.
For three days, starting today, Hull
House will keep open house. Many Of
those who have at one time or an
other made their home at Hull-House
are making this three-day observance
the occasion for homecoming.
Premier Unable to Attend.
Mackenzie King, premier of Canada,
messaged Miss Adams at the last min
ute that he would be unable to be
here. Others, however, had accepted
invitations to return to the settlement
center where they once lived. the list
including William L. Chenery, editor
OF Golfers Weekly; Walter Clifford
president of the American Telephone q
Telegraph Co.; Gerard Swope, head OF
the General Electric; Julia Lathrop
and DR.. Alice Hamilton.
Ramsay Macdonald, prime minister
Of Great Britain who brought his wife
to Hull-House on their honeymoon
sent Miss Addams cablegram Of con-
gratulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-09
WORKMAN INJURED
IN $4,000 FIRE
Shell Electrical Manufacturing
Plant Wrecked as Result
of Welding Spark.

One man was injured and property
estimated at $4,000 destroyed in a fire
which demolished the plant of the
Shell Electrical Manufacturing Co., at
4645 Clark road, today.
VIII Wise, employe of the company,
was removed to Georgetown Hospital
after attempting to quench the flames,
which were caused by spark from q
welding machine. Wise was said to be
badly burned on his hands.
The manufacturing company Is located
some distance from adequate water sup
ply, and the flames were swept beyond
control before firemen reached the
scene.
F. II. Shell, owner Of the plant, esti-
mated the damage at approximately
$4,000. Electric panels and switch
boards are manufactured at the plant.
Reserves from the seventh precinct
were summoned to establish fire lines
as a large crowd gathered at the scene
Children from nearby schools visited
the place, causing some concern.
A minor explosion OF containers OF
paint caused difficulty for the firemen,
who attempted to fight their way into
the building, but after one blast, they
managed to reach the interior and
fought the flames that swept to the roof