Putnam patriot., 1908-07-03
Editorial Scraps.


 the second time nominated as eandi- date for Governor by the prohibition marty. That may show faithfuinesa and consistency, but one effect is 'o make if appear that the temperance vote k very small one, mol one ien.ii voting for theIrown candidate, as There are other questions affecting lhe well being of the state that the candidates oftbe other parties desire to have adop- ted. He was ise times refused ahtiiis- sion to the bar by the lawyers of faif- field county. Recently he passed ai examination before the board of bar eN- sminers in W ashington, receiving HIS credentials A an attorney Al IA" pe- fore the supreme court and eoaH ei aP' peals.
 Secretary Taft has resigned his ofilce ss Secretary of War, and has esep sue s.eded by Gen. Luke Wright, who ias followed Taftis footsteps from the fhi- sippines into the Cabinet and lhefe will represent him, being thoroughly fitted for the duties of the office.
 A legal meeting of the memoefs oi the Connecticut Bar Association K eo held in New Haven, al noon Jniy V Sor the purpose of acting upon pfopo1ea amendments to the constithliofi--the principal changes of which pfesias that the committees shall be appointed by the president, rather than be elect cd. and that ihe president shaii net be reelected more than twiee-=inaking the longest possible term sik Yeafs. Prof. George D N nifous has ben hoi1i- mated as president Of inc Assoctatians Al the recent meeting ef the mem tefs of the fifst Church of eheise setz enlist. heli n Boston at which A@ neubefs were present, mes stage nas read from Mfs Mnfy Bakef es. IddS fin which she said lhal new Christian Science churches, er Societies had been established af inc rate of one in every 4I2 Z days of Fl year. This is piie= nominal growth, with which no other religious bndS enn compare.
 At the international Book and Paper Exhibition which took plaee il Paris in 1907. one nf ihe features of the Anne. rican section WIS model business oi- flee. Adjoining this was reading room, where Ill. principal papers oi Ill countries were kept on file. When the awudssefl the international jury wefs published recently the iaet appeared that The If.hune had received Role medal and diploma, which haze been transmitted lo this country,
 The Supreme Court of Mexico hn' decided against the appenl of Nalke' the abseonding teller of the New Bfi tain bank, and ordered hln te he turn cd over to thc United states fer eNtfa aition.
 During q violent hailstetn ii Rem fremont, Trance, Inst May, maidstone were picked tp bearing iHases et In Virgin on Their surface, \ dioeesai commission investigated the miracle and after hearing lo7 witnesses Il al iirmcd the reality of the event.
 A new German novelty for the iih "knoll eotks, have pfematufeiy eN ploded and Killed four men \ lin piaything for ihs children
 Spain sent II waiship to Havana. eN pressise oi .lef friendship, tais,ns th' Cuban flag ,o her main pcak and hfint national salute to the Cuban govern 'mcnt. Ten sears ago there Was hieodA butehers going on throughout the Isl and between spain and hef then sub lccts. Now all k tranquility fNen enain sent H hostile fleet II would no disturb the uhaps, tier hts Anefieai Brother is her sale defense.
 Hearst struggled for ihfec wears k pei recount af the ballots when h' ran lof Mayor, claiming io haNe beet slefyased by fraud The recount wa ordered recently, and l~ most eeaAplet cd without finding any signs oi fraud
 The death of Grover Cleveland called forth laudalnfN praise ot such eharae ter that was as general as Il was aheN pecied, considering his treatment n President for two terms, and prove him an exceptional able and upright man. President Roosevelt, led in \ proclamation to the nation paying ths dead eN-President the tribute oi rct' sonal praise, as did Governor Woodrufl os our State. The press without eN' caption, joined in the tributes of praise and also from foreign governments His funeral WAS held last Sunday, al. tended py all immense eoneonrse ol prominent Isople. There was no ser mon, eulogy or song. Hut Inc mos' beautiful eutags ever written hs Will liam Wentworth was read over th, ~affined form of the dead former rresi dent and applied Ia him and his life He lies buried al Princeton,
 Rockville k fall of joy and activity This week in the celebration of the ten tennial .i the town of Vernon, o which II forms \ part. As eonlem porary says: "rhere k no oyeFcstimst ing the value and importance ei thes, centennial and hicenlennisl evlehrs lions though ihe State. They teNix, patriotism. encourage public spirif anu make in many ways for good citizen ship and human progress.
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