Putnam patriot., 1908-12-18


 Anthony Manly is the new clerk Al Hotel Chickering.
 Rev. John Walker, Rector of St. Philips church, has returned from q few days stay in New York. < Miss Mary Wheelock, who has been visiting friends in Uxbridge, Mass, for some weeks, has returned home.
 -DanielSon's Y. NJ. C. A. Tag Day netted sls7.05. The collectors received cash prizes-Miss Zylpha Colvin won the first prize, sl5.ll.
 Judge F. +. Russell, Mrs. Russell. their daughter Constance and Miss Nora I4eary, were in Worcester on Fri day.
 Mrs. Dutee Smith, on Fremont st., bas been entertaining her granddaugh- ter. Miss Marguerite Smith, of Wor. eester, for week.
 Mrs. Malissa Fisher has returned to Putnam after visit of five or six weeks with her daughter, Mrs. C. B. Johnson, in Franklin.
 Mrs. Daniel Cox died Saturday at home in the Gary district, aged e5. Mrs. Cox had been resident in the town of Putnam for about half a cen nFy. She is survived by her husband. Mrs. c. Byron Morse gave a bridge luncheon last Thursday, at her home on sunnyside. Covers were laid for twelve. The table decorations and place cards were red and green, i'll keeping with the holiday season.
 Mrs. Joseph Corey who just died in East KiIlingly, was said to have been the largest woman in the State, her weight being 395 pounds. She was A years old. She left husband and six children.
 A well-patronized sale and venis on supper was held in the Baptist church assembly hall, Tuesday afternoon and evening, under the management Of Mrs. George A. Vaughan and Miss Alice Morse. The hall was decorated with Christmas colors. If it is true that the gives twice who gives quickly" it is equally true lhst he-or more generally she-does Christmas shopping three times as sa- lisfaeterily to all concerned who does i both early in the season and early i'll the day.
 -Mr. N. W. Wells, wife and ehit. dren left oil Monday for Golden, Colo fado, where MT. Wells expects to To- cate. He failed in his endeavor, 1t sens, to retain the peach farm in south Woodstock set ont by his father, the late Lewis ]. Wells, which at one ume promised to be success. -Burglaries are always common at ihls time of the year in this part of the State, but seleom by professionals Aiew have been announced as having lsken place between here and MoosuF. People are so little troubled by thieves thai they get careless, and expose their property to be stolen by characterless creatures who think they can rob with out being detected. Temptation offered te such beings ought to be avoided.
 -It is suspected that boys or other evil disposed persons tempered with a. switch at North Grosvenordale on last Monday, that came near causing the wreck of freight train. 1t Is hard 70 conceive of human beings so degraded ss to blacken their consciences with the xanton destruction of life and proper r. But it is often done, only for the purpose of robbing their murdered vic tus. 1t is hoped that the attempted asstruction of train at North GrosNe nordae may prove to be a wrong sur nise, or if true, that the wretches may t detected.
 -cargil Council, No. 64. Knights oi tslumbus, has elected the following sioers for the ensuing year:
 Grand Knight-M. NJ. Dwyer.
 Deputy Grand knlght-Richard Er- sing.
 Recording Secretary-F. K. Lucier.
 Financial Secretary-Hector Duvert.
 Ireasurer-Cyril Remillard.
 Marden-John B. Daigle.
 thancelior-Richard German.
 lecturer-Richard German.
 Adyocate-J. J. McGarry.
 inside Guard-John Lucas.
 0utxide Guard-John O'Brien.
 fhysician-Dr. Omer LaRue.
 The chaplain will be selected by the esly elected officers.
 Putnam Council, $40, R. A., elect . tne following officers Monday night:
 aegent, E. w. Baker.
 sice Regent, K. NJ. Barney.
 rat Regent, G. 5. Bradley.
 vfalor, Jose ph Mckachnie.
 aec'y., W. $. Ames.
 collector, F. w. Seward.
 ifeas- Frank Thayer.
 Shapiin, E. Nj. Ellis.
 nude, Samuel Neil.
 warden, l.. H. Fuller.
 eentry, H. J. Thayer.
 trustee, Charles Arnold.
 asp. 10 Grand Council, E. W. Baker
 aisernaie, H. J. Thayer.
 -hev. H. A. Philbrook of Oxford,
 a'er pastor of the Universalist
 sca In Putnam, is confined to Ills
 "a car in this city last week Monday.
 failbrook's account of the acei-
 is as follows II was about To
 sf ears atPutnam for Mlddiefown,
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