Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30

-Mrs. Hannah Briggs, of Dudley. is the guest of Mrs. Ellen E. Johnson, of | Grove street.
 -Mrs. Mary F. killey of Lakewood,
 R. l., k visiting Miss A. E. Chollar, Grove and Center streets.
 Members of Putnam Grange are to visit Woodstock Grange at North
 Woodstock next Tuesday evening"
 Harold Sargent, of Norwich, has
 been visiting his parents, Rev. and
 Mrs. F. D. Sargent.
 Stokes Watson, who has been a porter al different hotels in this city for many years, has given up his place at the Putnam Inn.
 Mrs. K. NJ. Hoyle entertained this week her niece, Miss May Louie Car. penter of Denver, the daughter of the late l.. Cass Carpenter.
 Putnam Grange is To be visited hy members of Wolf Den Grange on the evening of November Is. The local grange are to serve supper. and the visitors will provide an entertaining program.
 Mrs. Mary Randlett, mother of Mrs. J. k. Stubbert of this city ,lied al her home in North Ashford on. Sunday night, aged S2 years. Her husband, the Rev. Asa Randleit, died on Tues day of last week, the funeral being held on Friday.
 Manager N. C klehart, of the Bradley Theatre has made arrange ments 10 announce ithe election re- turns every l5 minutes, Tuesday eVen- ing during the regular performance. Returns will be received from all parts of the country. On account of this special feature there will be conti. nuous performance election night, from ' to II o'clock Sky Farm has been booked to play at the Bradley Theatre, Thursday, November l2.
 Frank St. Sauvier, aged 50, who came to Putnam recently from Daniel son, has been missing from his home for about week, causing his wife great distress. He has been subject to pe- riods of insanity. A searching party found him at the Brooklyn jail, where he announced that he had been sent there for two years to await trial at the Superior court. His condition was re- ecgnized and he was detained until his case was settled, as he has no legal re sidenee in Putnam, it is claimed that Killingly should care for him.
 We urge every Republican elector to do all he can to swell the vote for States Attorney Charles T.. Searls, can didate for State Senator from this dis triet, and not assume he will easily be elected. But he should have the largest possible vote to express public qualification that he has consented lo accept the nomination. Ills friends are in hopes that the State Senatorship will be but step to lead to something higher in time. His personal claims should appeal to independents and Democrats for their support Besides his fitness for important political office because of his natural abilities, train- ing and experience in public affairs, he is gentleman of dignity and refine ment, affable to a degree that makes him esteemed by people of high and low degree alike.
 A Putnam High School Debating Club was formed Monday, with the following members: Raymond kenne- day, Alvin Martin, Lloyd Cole, How ard Knight, and Lindley Cain. That is good idea, as every boy-and girl, for that matter-should learn toexpress himself in public speaking as readily and fluently as in private conversation. Up to seventy years ago, and perhaps later, in almost every New England village the main winter evening enter tainments were spelling bees, singing schools the latter nowadays traves- tied1, and debating exercises among the scholars, often including some amusing personating of queer charac- ters. The ladies had quilting bees. To- gether these filled up their need of pub lie entertainments. There were no card parties in those days. If there were card playing it was done on the sly, and if found out, the players were regarded as on the downward road.