Putnam patriot., 1908-11-20

-Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Vaughan have recently been the guests Of Hartford friends.
 Mrs. c. Harold Gilpatrie has been the guest of Mrs. Fred Case, in Wor- eester.
 The Cubs, In their bowling match with the Tigers, Tuesday evening. in Union Hall bowling alley, won by pins.
 County Commissioner C. l.. Bar, Der, of Central Village, we are glad 10 learn, has practically recovered from his recent illness.
 -J. K. Carpenter and daughter El- eanor were guests of the family of F.. B. Hosiner, in Sudbury, Mass, over Sunoay.
 -Repairs are under way at the cen tral fire station that will give the de partment members an additional room in the basement
 The "Ten- ef.Us Association are to hold Turkey in the Strawn social and dance, in Bngbee Hall, Thanks giving afternoon and evening.
 The basketball match, between the P. H. s. and the High School alum nj team, played in Armory Hall, on Tuesday night, resulted in favor of the F. H. S. Score, B to 22-2.
 Mrs. J. B. Kent is attending the Seth annual meeting of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Conference al Mystic today, Thursday. She Is to read an essay .on eCurrent Events.
 As We go To press next week one day earlier than usual, on account Of Thanksgiving coming on our puhlica- ton day, correspondents should send in everything for publication they pos sibly can by Tuesday morning.
 In giving an account of joe" Crandall's "Sutprise,h at the Chil- uiNh iiOiiO, tdSt WCNhs "S N4iiSo nun "Randailn instead of crandall. He must forgive "The Printer Man. as he only knew him as "Joeh ten years or so ago.
 There are many small industries that people Of small means can engage in profitably, if they keep a watchful lookout to see what is not sufficiently their neighbors, or what other places have to supply families that theirs do not have. The market for eggs ought to offer an opportunity 10 make at least a living for a small family when they can get from 50 to 45 cents a dozen six months in the year. On Tuesday Put nam had a visit from E. C. Rice, of Melrose, Mass, treasurer of the "Ply- mouth Rock Squab Company He has developed the greatest sqaab-grow- ing industry in the world, and his re- ceipts in one year have been in excess of Sl00 GOO. In recent shipment from Belgium he received i5,U0 birds for
 
 breeding purposes. There must be a large unsupplied market for sqaabs. This country ought to raise it's own breeding birds.
 No definite action was taken on the question of increasing the accommoda- lions of the High School, at the joint meeting of the School Board of the town and the committee appointed at the annual meeting, held Friday even- ing at the office of John k. Carpenter. The town would honor itself if it erect ed an entire new building worthy of our progressive town. Students from other towns are coming to Putnam in yearly increasing numbers, to attend the High School, and still greater num- bers would come were an up-to-date building put up, that would do credit to the town. A central town like Put nam, with its easy access by railroad to students from many towns, under a certain moral obligation to consider the needs of these dependent towns. The present High School building can be used for public school, as another one will shortly be needed in our rapidly growing town. At this meeting it was decided to close the Israel Putnam and smith Street schools, owing to the pre- valence of diphtheria and the absence of so many of the pupils.