Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 9, 1916, Page 12

Specldlly for The Bulletin.) Tlowing afe’ the mairi parts of “which' i tmggr lnh ‘n rflaeen"( pPaper, un the heat d Parm Lite,in 18107 - & farm 1 have in mind consist- ot 300 acres; the stock was fifteen a yoke of oxen, twenty sheep, white Jiorse, & dozen’ pigs, Aty hens, ten geese, & few ducks. and & flock of turkeys. “The farm |produced practically everything the family consumed, both \Glothing End food. The sheep’ fur- nished the wool, which was carried at a “fulling” mill and made into rolls for spinning. At home it was spun into yarn and woven on a hand loom. For beds it was left white, for cloth- ing it was dyed any color desired—a competent housewife could make dyes of logwood, indigo or cochineal. The ‘white and black wool were mixed to , produce a_gray like the Confederate uniform. There were no ready-made clothes; all clothes were made in the home. There was no_woven under- wear. Stockings were knitted at home, as woll as mittens and tippeta. Caps with earlaps were of rabbit skin. Thore..were no shoes; in the Winter boots came up to tue knees. Several cows were killed each year. ‘There was a tanpvery near by, where the skins were tanned. A shoemaker made our boots. The fax, cut and laid down until the fibre loosened from the Woudy part, was put through a heckle worked by hand and then spun and Woven: This strong linen cloth was sed for Summer clothing, towels, etc. Bhe seed was saved to make flaxseed tha (agmedicine) or poultice for bruis- \ 8. { “For food we had fresh meat, pota- toes, beets, cabbages, parsnips, pump- kind for pies, apples, which lasted from Fall to Spring, cider which gave ue vinegar or produced a cider cham- pegne. Half a dozen pigs killed in the Fall gave us plenty of ham and con, lard, sausages, and salt pork. hcre were plenty 6t chickens for roasting and pot ples and eggs—tur- keys for Thanksgiving and Christ- mas; occasionally a roast goose with aprle sauce. “From the cows' milk we made both butter and cheese. What tutter and chcese the family did mot coneume was ‘#0ld in a nearby village—butter usually . drought 12 1-2 cents a pound. Cheese was sold at ‘s to 6 cents a pound. All eggs not used went to the ¥iflaze store and brought 10 ceats to 12 cents a dozen. made his own soap soap; it wis eof 2, and took the dirt oft your hands and face very thoroughly, some skin o unle ou were i in your ablution: ery stron that such a letter to most young be still a few s are gray who 1 /dért suppos ag ‘that’ meanis much folks. “Put there may old chaps whose bear wil! read it with intcrest and chuckle a little, perhaps, as some allusion in it recails incidents of their own long- past boyhood. Personally I can't tell whether it is.a true pictrre of farm life in 1840 or not, for 4 can't.remember quite so far back. But T can remexaber back to 1856 and the letter describes with | almost photographic fidelity the sort| of life then livéd on our own farm and on those Adloining us, such as e small boy might know abou Like the mccount, we kept our own sheep and d our own clothes made out of their wool at heme. The only difference I recall was that we didn’t weave the yarn on a hand-loom. Thege avas a small weaving mill in the nelwhorhood which toox our yarn, eptin and Aved at home, and wove it into such clothes as were desired, The cloth was then made into garmerts at home. Same with mittens, socks, caps, “tippets” “mufflers,” ete. Same with hides and feather, though we cer- tainly had shoes in the summer, made HEALTHIEST ON "IN THE FAMILY - ' HMATTIE WARREN Port Robinson, July Sth, 1915, “We have used “Truit-a-tives” in our house forover three yearsand have RAlways found them 2 good medicine. Ouir little girl, Hattie, wes troubled with Kidney Disease. -, "Fhe Poctor said she was threatened with Dropsy. Herlimbs and body weroall swollen and we began. tothink she could notlive. Tinally,wa decided to try “Frait-a-tives”, began fo showw inprovement after we khad givemher fewtciicts. Inashort time, tho swelling had 2!l gone down azd ker flech began tologk more natural. Now sho is the keclihiest one in the family and has no signs 2 old ailmeat. Wegan notsay.too much fof “ Fruita- be without 3 WARREN. Bowia Doz for 950, txiad sizc, e o At all ‘deaJers br seni postpuil on Tecelptof price By Fittii-a-tives Linited, by the same cobbler who pegged. to- gether ourkip” .winter boots. Same with flax and linen. The old spinning= wheels, both for wool and for: flax, still stand in my attic, and close be- side them is the “hetcnel” formed 80 tmportant a-tool in the pre- paration of flax. Unlike the farm Jescribed, we had no ducks or geese or turkeys. For some mysterious reason the heads of the family objectéd to both geese and ducks, ‘whether alive or dressed, whether raw or cooked. Some of the neighbors kept both, but 1 never even tasied goose till 1 was a man grown and had attained so much of inde- dependence that I could, of a Christ- mas, say, have a roast goose for din- ner,—a goosc roasted just to the right “crackle”,—a goose stuffed with sage and onions,—a goose as alluring to the eye and as tempting to the nostrils as it was provocative to the appetite. Turkeys we couldn't raise hecause of the foxes which caught and ate them as fast as they got big and tender enough to be forth a fox's while. But the pigs and the chickens and the array of vegetables and the pot-pies and the, butter and cheese and soft soap;—oh, ves, I rememiver them all I remember, also. the home-made sausage, ground by hand and carefally flavored ~ with home-raised sage, thyme, ete, according to a century-old receipt. (it was always “receet” in those days; no one had yet ever heard of a “res-i-pee”.) And 1 remember the Sunday morning loaf, of “rye-'nd- Injun”, baked in a huge round cast iron utensil, bigger than a milk-pan of somewhat that shape, and how this particular John Farmer,—wiho was only “little ~ Johnny” then,—used to watch his father in red shirt sleeves judiciously epiitting the huge loaf through exactly its longest dlameter and putting the first enormous slice, which was not only the hottest put also of course the biggest, on “little Johnny's” plate with .a_corresponding ‘hunk” of yellow home- churned butter (perhaps in winter col- ored a litt'e witah the juice of a grated carrot in the cream). Our farm wuas a little outside the limits wherein orthsdxy required baked beans as a part of the Sunday menu. ~ But, Gracious Peter! who wanted baked beans-after or with that rye-'nd-Injun"? And that “soft sosp.” Part of the fia. stone roughly. channeled with grooves to direct the draming of the “leach barrel” of wood ashes still makes one flag in the walk from my wocd-house door. Eut we, as I recall, did not use ir for the toilet For hand and face washing, thers was a harder kind, in yeilow bars sawn into shape by a fine wire but also home- made. Thers , was one oughten’ cakeé of a dark mansgany shade in covered disi. in the “guest-chamber heavily scentd with some exotic per- fume which “little Johnn; was occa- sionally permitted to smell af but which he would no more ‘have thought of touching than ne would f asing the' big family Bible for a scrap-book! at was orly for honored guests. —_— Does the reading of, the letter from which I have quoted so largely at the bexinning bring buck' to other old fel- lows like me recollections of similar methods of living? . Does it suggest the gusto and flaver of that former simple, indcpendent ife? Does it bring even a temporary stimulation to the jaded appetite, or evern. a momentary resvscitation of the flagging energies? Does it cause a sigh'of regret that the "good old_times” are gone for- ever, or does it bring a sense of re- lief that we won't ever huve to go through those “hard old times” again? Doubtless there wiil be, in many, as in myself, a mingled sense, hoth of re- lief and of regret. In a part of the letter which T haven't quoted. the writer states that the old farm of which he tells was twenty miles from a railroad, with only stage communication once a day. He recalls that there were no tele- graphs or telephones or cables. He might also have remembered that there were no trolleys and no “mov- ies” and no dynamite and no submar- ines He doesn’t montion rheumatism and erysipelas, which were about as common in the country, those days, as pebbles on a shore. Nor does he allude to appendicitis and infantile paralysis and grip and nervous pros- tration which have been !nvented since. Do you and | want to go back to the lsolation and narrower lives of 1840 or 1850 or 18607 Most assuredly we_do not. But, whether we want to or mot, it would be s mighty good thing for most farmers if they could and would rebufld on modern foundations some- thiag of the sturdy, sel-sufficing methods which, in those days, made each farm practically independent of the rest of the worid, so far as the real necessities of lifc are concerned. What did those old farmers care about the high price of clothing or shoc and harness leather? They made their own out of their own farm-pro- duced material. What did they care abcut the high price of flour and meat They raised their own grain and fattened' their own beeves, maut- ton*and pork. What did they care about the hizh price of coal or of horse and chicken-fced? They burn- ed wbod.cnut from their own forests and fed their stock *on home-grown corn and oats, ground, if desired, at the universel neighborhood grist-mill, where the grinding was paid for by the “toil” taken ou: of the grist. Now, farmers as well as other folks buy their flour from Minneapolis and pay according: their pork and beef from Chicago and pay according: their stock feed from. Dzkota or Missourl and pay according; their clothes from New York city and pay accerding: thev buy almost everything they have to consume on:the farm. And they pay_according, every time and all the time, ‘They not ‘only buy the things like Sugar and spices and tea and cof- fee which they can't raise themselves, but they buy a large proportion of the things they could raise. Every time thex buy such things they are not only paying for the things themselves. but e also paying for the automobiles and steam vachts and palatial resi- derces of the in-betwsen meat and grain” “kings” and for the support of the familles and tne clerks and the ‘which (Special to The Bulletin.) Putnam, Conn, Dec. 8.—The, gran- deur. of ritualistic ceremonial, the presence of an eminent dignitary of the church, the bishop of the dlocese and members of the clergy, the inspir- ation of one of the great feast'days of the church—the Immaculate Con- ception—festival music and. the devo- tion of the thousands of parishoners, combined Friday to add to tne glory and splendor of the golden anniver- sary_observance of the foundation of St.”Mary's parish. A Day of Jubilation. The day was one of jubilation for the Catholies of Putnam, and marked an_important milestone in parish his- tory. At the services of thé day none could escape the spirit of deep relig- fous fervor of the congregations, nor fail to note the feeling of thanksgiv- ing for the beautiful spiritual home and opportunities that are the precious possessions of the Catholics of this city today as the result of tiie flowe g of the seeds of the faith planted uere half a century ago. Services Began at 5 a. m. From long before sunrise Friday morning, when those of the parish who must Jabor came throush the cold and dark of the early morninz to kneel in prayer at the 5 o'clock mass, until the final notes of the Ladaute Domi- | REV. C RLES F. BEDARD uum marked the close of the impres- sive and inspiring vesper service, when another night had . fallen, the day was marked by such religious de- votion and enthusiasm as is manifest only upon extraordinary occasions. Crowds at Each Service. Hundreds of parishioners attended the early. morning masses, ati 5 and 7 o'clock, celebrated by Rev. Adrian Dykemans and Rev. Charles F.. Be- dard, and at the 9 o'clock mass and at vespers in the evening the church was crowded to the doors, many stand- ing and kneeling at the rear of the church and in the vestibules for lack of seating space. Pontifical High Mass. Archbishop “Roy, auxiliary of Car- dinal Begin of Quebec, was celcbrant of the9 o’clock Tass, preceding which he-bestowed the episcopal blessing up- on the congregation as he passed through the aisles,of {he. church, at- tended by ;members of the clergy and altar boys. Rev. U. O. Bellerose of Taftville was deacon and Rev. J. V. E. Belanger, Baltic, sub-deacon. Other officers of the mass were the pastor of,St. Mary’s, Rev. Charles F, Bedard, and Rev. George Gagnon, Quebec, the master of ceremonies. This ‘was a pontifical high mass, rich in church ceremonial of dignity. Few such ser- vices have - been celebrated in this section. of the state. - The music of the mass was sung by an augmented choir, assisted by an otchestra, Miss Elizabeth Byrne at the organ. In the sanctuary were Rt. Rev. J. J. Nilan, bighop of Hartford, and a number of priests from eastern Connecticut par- ishes, the number of the clergy being increased at the evening service, by which time they had been released from the duties of a feast day in their home parishes. Sermons in English and French. The English sermon at the pontifical mass . was . preached by . Rev.: Walter McCrann, Norwalk, whose boyhood home was in this city, the sermon in French by Rev. U. O. Bellerose. Both were eloquent discourses, containing historical reviews of the growth of the parish from its small beginning a delvery teams of ‘steen small retailers and peddicrs. Modern “business” with its involved forms of credit and its pitifully inade quate -methods; of transpowtation and distribution and its manipulated mar- kers and-its general spirit of “heads- 1-Win; tails-you-lose” may be de- thousand spread with our own butter and " uce- from OUr, OWN e e roaaa from Dakota wheat ground In Minne- sota. mills and trarsported by billion- doliar- . capi Tail and_ or- oo Eirorma. angés from Doést'this - mean that*Tm an fogey?” You tell, dear! THE FARMER. “old frw At Left—St. Mary’s Church; Top Center, Convent Chapel; Bottom Center, Perochial School; at Right, Rectory. ST. MARY'S PARISH, PUTNAM History of Church Since Its Beginning, With Small Number of Families, to Its Present Populous and Prosperous State—A Half Century Reviewed. half century ago, following mission- ary days of the church in this field, to its gtanding today as one of the finest parishes in eastern Connecticut with upwards of 4,000 souls. In each sermon a tribute was paid to the pio- neers who laid the foundation for tho growth of the church and for the teaching of their faith; and the ardu- ous, and frequently discouraging, la- bors of early pastors and curates were lauded. Both sermons contained spe- cial tributes to Rev. Charles F. Be- dard, who during the few years he has been in Putnam, has accomplish- ed marvelous results. To him it has been given to guide the parish into its present era of notable advance and achievement, and this work he is car- rying on with indomitable spirit and ceaseless energy. Specially Honored. During the mass Rewv. Father Bedard took occasion to direct the attention of the congregation to the unusual honor done the parish by Archbishop Roy, who had gladly come a great dis- tance to assist them in the observance of their golden vy, Music of High Order. Loesch’s mass was splendidly sung by the® choir, the organ and orches- tral accompaniment beinz of festival grandeur. The orchestra members were Emmett Irving, Henry Gagne, violins: Amadee Lucier, cornet: Henr Gaudette, fiute; William Pechie, b: Bishop Nilan at Vesper Services. At the pontifical vesper service in the evening the celebrant was Rt Rev. J. J. Nilan, bishop of Hartford, assisted by a number of pricsts. The sermon, in Irench, was preached by Archbishop Rov. tsfield’s vespers was sung by the ok There were €olo features at this ice, as at the pontifical mass jn the morning, when an Maria rena Gzllant and vespers a duet, O J by Ovila Guertin and Josaph Church and Vicinity Illuminated. In the evening the church was bril- liantly iiluminzated with hundr of electric lights_festooned from column to column and across the church. In the sanctu: at a lofty point, was suspended a dazzling 50 cant of the half century passed. All of the homes on streets ‘about the church property. where reside the majority of the Catholic population of ihe eity, were illuminated. w Inspiring Anticipations. Inspired by the observances of the day, the members of the parish, a short history of which follows, look forward to accomplishments during the next 50 vears that will not lack in lustre by contrast with the years of the half century that has come and gone, giving them so much in their religious possessions to be proud of and thankful for. History of St. Mary’s Parish. The town of Putnam was incor- porated in May 1855. It wae 12 years prior to this that Peter Donough, in 1843, 3 French Canadian, with a large family of children, migrated to Pom- fret Factory. Othdr Canadian families followed with trocps of children and after the opening of the threc great factories in 1848 foreign operatives were very generally employed. Tp to this immigration in Pomfret Factory and Rhodesville mastors and_workmen were alike mainly from old Puritan tamilies. First Catholic Pastor. But with the coming of the foreign- ers things were chanzed. Rev. Michael McCabe was sent by the Catholic bishop of Connecticut to look after these wandering sheep and to hold relipious services. Holy mass was celebrated in Quinebaug hall and an acre of land purchased for religious purposes. Putnam parish, as then corstrued, cmbraced also _Pomfret, Woodstock and Thompson. Rev. Wil lam “E. Duffy, Pascoag, R. L, was placed in charge as a missionary in 1855, and in the following year laid the foundation of the first Catholic liouse of worship in northeastern Con- necticut. It was a small wooden struc: turc. costing when completed a little over two thousand dollars, but was considered quite an achievement for this migratory and scattered popula- tion, most of the Canadians at first staving to carn a little money and then returning to Canada Father Vygen's Coming. Little progress, however, wac_made unt:1 the advent of Rev. Eugene Vysen In 1865, a mewly ordained clergyman from Belgium, congecrated to mission- ary work i the United States. Sent to administer the sacraments to the Catholics of Putnam, he was sreatly moved by the spiritual destitution of the people. Witaout resident priest or schools, it is me marvel that the parish failed to progress’ and the church of God suffered. The keen- eved young missionary saw it a glance the great capabfiitics of the fleld. Some half dozen large cotton manu- factories in Putnam and Thompson were bringing in hundreds of Cathclic tawilies. Putnam village gave promfSe of becoming an important business center and was the natural church home of the increasing Cathelic popu- lation. With much earnestness Fr. Vygen laid the need, and opportunity before the bishop of the diocese and was allowed to enter upon the Putnam pastorate, Congregation Formed. The result more than realized hir most sangwne expectations. Giving his_whole fime and energies to the work, within two years hc had se- cured the laying out and consecration of 2 conyenient Cathelic cemetery. pur- chased ladd: and -erected a pastoral residence, and fused the scattered ele- ments into a united and revercnt con- Srogation. Before proceeding to erect a worthy church edifice he returned to Kurope and gathered aid from many friends, and then entered upon his great work with redoubled enersy and enthusiasm. The wooden . structurs was soon replaced by a substantial brick structure with trimmings of light gray granite. The interior was very fine, fitted ,up with much care and taste. The altar was a gem of art, adorred with angels wrought .in Munich, of thc nighest or- der of art, jlealty and Lean‘y. Ahove and back of the altar were three stained glass windows. The semi- dome cverarching tno altar was _di- vided into five panels, colored in deep blue and studded with gold stars; in each was the representation of an adoring angel, each carrying an em- blem of the passion of our Lord The first carried the crown of thorns; tne secund the cress; the third the palm of victory; the fourth the chalice: the Hfth carryirg wheat, significant of the Bucharist. Puipit aud organ were in keeping. Church Consecrated- This beautiful structure. capable of seatifig fiftcen hundzed people, was formally consecrated as St. Mary's church by Rirht Rev. Bishop McFar- land Nov. 24th, 1872, and for mearly five years had served the purpose of its construction, receiving tnousands of soyful worshippers. when, aimost in & moment, it was reduced to ashes. So rapid was the fire that not one of its valued treasures was rescued—library, altar, organ, chalize wer> ail con- surced. The building h its con- tents was vulved at $55,000. With his accustomed energy and his undaunted spivit in the face of obstacles, Father Vygen at once commenced the erection of a chapel, celebratinz mass mean- while in Quinebauz hall. Nov. Ist, 1875, St. Joseph’s hali was dedicated y Right, Rev. Bishop Gaiberry—a neat and tastefu! building in the rear of} the blackened ruins, furnishing eeats for eight hundred peGple. The erec- tion of Catholic chnrch odifices in b, ne town: somewkat diminished the nun:ber of the congrezaticn at Put- nam. so that this hal continued to wccommodate the attendants. Assistant Appointed. In 1873 Rev H. Martial the much beloved and resy tor of the Grosvenordale paris: appointed assistant to Fathe Reva. Thomas P. Joynt, Alphanse Van Oppen and Edward Chapdelatne also ed as curates. Father : o - beloved by hiz parishioners and was respected and admired by all Citi- zens for his copsister:t Christian char- ecter and fzithful labors in hehalf of temperance, moraiity and all salutary enterprises. Father Vygen ¢ in October, 1834, Mourned by Many. The funeral of the beloved priest was one of the largest ever held in the city. Rich ard poor, Catheiic and Protestant alike .attended to show their respect and estcem for the man | and the priest. The services were most impressive as the body was laid to rest in St. Mary's cemetery. Mills and all places of business in Putnam ond surrounding towns were closed for the day. Father Van den Noort Appointed. Following Father Vygen in 1389, came Rev. John Van den Noort. He ook up the work where Father Vygen left off and directed his energies to the | building of « new church. ! Father Van den Noort was born in Holland in 1842. e studied in the diocese of Breda. where he was or- dained in 1857 at the aze of 25. After serving in that diocese for five vears an appeal was received from Bishop McFarland of the Hartford diocese for priests who could speak different lan- guages to work among the mixed con- Eregations in the Hartford diocese. Father John Van den Noort was cne to respond and arrived in 1872 and was appointed curate in Danielsor. After four years in Danieison he was ap- pointed pastor in Baltic. When Father Vygen died Father Van den Ncort was appointed to fill the vacancy in Put- nam. Memorial to Founder. The new church remains a monu- ment to Father Van den Noort. He took up the work of building as scon as he arrived. He traveled in Europe, examining some of the noted Catholic churches, that he might have a build- ing against which no architect should find occasion to criticize. Nov. 30th, 1902, the cornerstone of the new church was lald by Right Rev. Mi- chael Tierney of Ha:tford with all of the pomp and elaborate ceremony of the Roman Catholic ritual. It.was a big event for the Catholics of Putnam and an °poch-making ¢ay in the an- nals of St Mary’s parish. All of the Cattwle societies in the town partici- pated and a vast concoufse of people, Catholic and non-Catholic, were pres- ent from this and the surrounding towns to witness the impressive cere- mony. Z > Procession and Ceremonial. Shortly before two o'clock the pro- cession formed headed by the City band. From the convent yard it mov- ed to the front of the church, pre- ceded by Bishop Tierney, in full' epis- copal robes. From two pillars in front of the building hung an American flag fifteen feet long. On the left a plat- form was erected around the corner stone and seats were provided on the floor of the edifice for the band and guests. The socleties massed them- selves in the street below whilé the bishop and clergy proceeded to a spot, marked by a _large cross, where the altar wns to be erected. After a preliminary service here the party returned to the platform where the stone was blessed and set in place. The procession moved about the out- side of the church, the bishop blessing the ground work on all its four sides. Contents of Corner-Stone. Within the corner-stone was placed a small copper box, containing the document, local papers and _various coins. 'This document written in Latin, was read in French and Eng- lish to the congregation. Uowing is the text: ‘For the greater honor and glory of - A B 53 IN AN, AMUSING in “The y City by Proxy »» || - of Niu: A STIRRING SOCIETY DRAMA IN FIVE ACTS WITH AN DDAY—Alice Brady in the Woman in 47 and Beatrice Fairfax—TODAY 'ALL-STAR CAST THE PORULAR STAGE FAVORITE D BRIAN PHOTO-PLAY COMEDY “The Smugglers?”’ PATHE COMEDY God, and under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin in the mystery of Her Visitation, the corner-stone ~of . this church was lald by the Right Rev- erend Michael Tierney, Bishop of Hartford, in the year one thousand, nine hundred and two; under the glo- rious Pontificate of Leo XII during the administration of the Honorable Theodore.Roosevelt, president of these United States; the Honorable George McLean being governor of the state of Connecticut, the Honorable William Barber, mavor of Putnam, John Van den Noort rector of the parish and John H. Stapleton asist#nt; architect, Joseph Jackson of New York -city; builder, Elic® Belisle of Worcester, Mass. “Destroyed by fire in the year One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seven- ty-Five, this church is being rebuilt by the gen@rous offering of Faithful!” Father Bellerose Preacher. Rev. Father U. O. Bellerose, who on Friday at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary delivered a sermon in French, delivered an address in French at the laying of the, corner-stone, tak- ing as hij *ext. “The Church as God's Temple and the Home of the Soul!” Father James C. Clyne, 2 member of the Diocesan Mission band, spoke in English on the Church, “as devine in its perpetuity and strength.” The bishop also made a short ad- dress. During the ceremony the first church, a wooden structure, stood nearby, as it stands/ today at the cor- ner of Providence and Marshall strects, like a ghost of the past; de serted and humbled to the conditiops of a tenement house. So Father Van den Noort, second pastor of St. Mary’s parish assumed the burden that his predecessor had voluntarily assumed but was unable to carry to completion because his life suddenly was smapped off. The bur- den however, fell upon strong should- ers, o _successor worthy and well qual- ified to carrs on the great work to completion. ~ He supplied the need and the monument he erpcted Is a | credit to his courage, ability and ar- tistic taste. Church Dedicated. On Sunday, April 10th, 1904, the new i church was dedicated with more im- HEATR DAVIST ORR & DeCOSTA THE Songstress and the Song W FIVE PART TRIANGL A Pretty Story of a Fight of an Four Reel Ke: BRIADWAY Pearl Abbott & Co. In the Beautiful Comedy Sketch “SILVER THREADS” In a Pleasing Singing and Piano Act TODAY AND TONIGHT BLANCHE SWEET IN “THE DUPE” From the Story by Hector Turnbull PATHE WEEKLY LONESOME LUKE COMEDY E 4—SHOWS TODAY—4 Keith Vaudeville ' TRIANGLE PHOTOPLAYS JUPITER TRIO r | Sensational Triple Bar Experts and Muscular Marvels E FINE ARTS FEATURE BESSIE LOVE in “ASISTER OF SIX” Orphan Against a Wicked World. | A MODERN ENOCH ARDEN CONCERT ORCHESTRA Comedy | mat. 130 E to his end he set about having it re- modeled, renovated and. transformed into 2 model parochial school, light, airy, sanitary and finely equipped. As soon as th's work was completed the pupils were transferred to the new quarters and the old antiquated build- ings destroyed. A large flag pole was raised where these old buildings, long an eye sore, had stood, and a flag rais- ing was held. E Cemetery Improvements. St Mary’s cemetery had few vacant lots and had been allowed to run down somewhat. Fr. Bedard purchas- ed a contiguous tract of land and an- nexed it to the cemetery property and recuested his parishioners to take care of their lots. The cemetery proper- ty has thereby been much improved. $20,000 Rectory. The greatest undertaking was the building of a-fine new rectory at a cost.of nearly $20,000. This building was completed a few months ago and is now occupied. Still Progressing. With all of these improvements it would seem that St. Mary's parish is perfectly equipped for years to come. I'r. Bedard however, says no, he has further plans under consideration but pressive_cefemonies. The assistant|does not state the nature of them. curate, Rev. John Stapleton acted as| With such a progressive pastor in master of ceremonies. The bishop cel- | charze, the future of the parish seems ehrated o high mass, Rev. Fr. McQuil-| bright, indee , lan of Holy Cross (\oln;:.'; gn'r :\n] ad-, AR 2 dress in English and sRev. Fr. Lan- ary spoke in French. There again EAST HADDAM 2 procession and music and it was a| —_— day of rejoicin The city officials and many prominent citizens attend- ed. ©One of the interior decorations that attracted attention was a beau- tiful painting, St. Cecelia, over -the new organ, done by the pastor, leaving a personal touch upon the monument that was alreéady his. The *following memorial windows were placed in the church: One-giv- en by Isaac_Champeau in memory of his wife. Mrs. John Rearden, by Thomas Kenngdy and family. Miss T.esperance, in_memory of her father, The Catholic Society of Washington. The Altar society. Mrs. Herricks of Providerce. Rev. Fr. O'Leary in mem- ory of his mother. Sacred Heart and Toly Name societ: And_so the beautiful church dedicated and will gerve the needs was of the parish for years unless, like its | predecesors, some untoward calamity befalls, which God forbid. Parish Prospered. Under the administration of Fr. Van den Noort the parish progressed and flourished. The convent broadened its field and became one of the leading Catholic educational institutions for voung ladies in the state. As the parish grew the children in the pa- rochial schools increased in numbers, all of these parish instiutions were ably managed to meet the inereasoing demands of increased numbers. Fr. Van den Noort also exercised a be- nign influence and great spiritiual uplift in the parish. He was belov- ed by all. His philanthrophies were many and varied. He watched over bis flock with a jealous eye and saw that their material wants were satis- fied and that their spifitual needs were ministered to. His Influence made Putnam a better city. Resigns After 23 Years. On account of his many years of labor and his growing age, Fr. Van den Noort resigned his pastorate in August, 1912, after twenty-three years’ service, in favor of a younger man, Rev. Charles F. Bedard, the present pastor. Rev. Charles F. Bedard Appointed. Sunday, August 18, 912, at the two masses at_St. Ann’s Catholic church, Hartford, Rev. Charles F. Bedard, for twelve years pastor of that . church, announted that he had Been trans. ferrsd to Putnam and would take up his _new duties the following week. When Fr. Bedard arrived he imme- | giately investigated the needs of the parish with a view to its further pro- gress and betterment. He was full of energy, realized the great possibili- ties of his new parish and lost no time in setting to work for its physical and apiritual upbuilding. Changes in School. The fact that the parochial schools ‘were ovescrowded and not in the best sanitary condition was one thing that received his immediate attention. In seeking the solution of this first and most important problém he found that Notre Dame Academy for young la- dies was using waluable parish prop- erty with little return to the members of the parish. He found that this school was really a detriment to the parish and set about having it remov- ed. The pupils were soon transfer- red to a similar school in Hartford. Fine School Building. With this fine building as a means ' Children Cry 4 FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Funeral of F. R. Sage Held Monday— Tobacco Buyers About—Christmas Committee Named. F. R. Sage who has been ill for some morths died Friday, Dec. 1. The fu- neral was held from his home in North Moodus, Monday at 1 p. m. Rev. G. E. Davis officiated. Burial was in Mood- us cemetery. Mr. Sage was a kind and obliging man. Besides his wife, he leaves a large circle of friends to mourn his Concert Lectures By JOHN LOUW NELSON Lyric Baritone Monday Evenings, Dec. 11th, Jan. 8th and 22d. Norwich Club House 8t. Agnes Guild of Christ Church Course Tickets $1.50, Single Tickets $1. On Sale at Cranston & Co. —_— death. Miss Tlizabeth P. Peck, teacher in the Hurtford High school spent Sun- day here with her parents. Christmas Committee. A committee was appointed Sunday to arrayge for the Christmas exer- cises under the auspices of the Congre- gational Sunday school. The com- wittee follows: Mrs. Walter M. Gil- lette, Miss May Countryman, Mrs. E. E. Swan, W. R. Purple and Lloyd James. Miss Plumley of Clintonville is the new teacher in the First district, this making the third teacher here during the fall term. Rev. Frafkiin Cowntryman and fam- ily were in New Haven Tuesday and Wednesday. Tobacco Sales. Tobacco buyers have been about since the last tobacco damp and sev- eral sales have been made at satis- factory prices. Mrs. Waiter Gillette motored to Middletown Wednesday, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Chafree. Mrs. Emeline Stark who has been ili is gaining. Just for Conversation. We've heard about enough of what Europe_thinks of us, but it wovld be realiy interesting to know what Eu- rope thinks of itself, — Milwaukee Journal. “Is this a free translation?” asked a customer in the book store. { “No, sir,” replied the clerk, “it will cost you a dollar fifty.” Boston Transcript. CLEVE renders biscuits, Dec.2 - Join the Nation - Give Electrical Gifts which healthful, appetizing and digestible. FANERIAS tion of Electrical Progress SHOP EARLY WHILE THE ASSORTMENTS ARE : COMPLETE ~ The Norwich Electric Co. 42 Franklin Street Used and endorsed by the best cooks for more than a generation. SUDERIOR BAKING POWDER Made from Cream of Tariar cake and mufhns ' Dec.9 In This Celebra- will every day, in the year