Putnam patriot., 1908-04-17

Past Regent. Charles Arnold, rep resented Putnam Council, Royal Ar canum, at the meeting of the Grand Council, in Waterbury on Wednesday.
 -S. K. Spalding delivered his lee tufe on "Winchestern before the Web ster Camp, Sons Of Veterans, last week "Wednesday evening.
 Union Fast day services at the congregational church at ioSo q. III. Key. Thomas II. Vincent of Webster will deliver the address.
 -Mrs. Haggai Leasitt and children returned to their home in New London Tuesday morning, after Sisi. with re- larlNes in this city.
 Rev. John J Etty of West Thomp- son, addressed large gathering in st. Mary's church, Tuesday evening, taking for his subject, eon the Firing Line.
 Miss Leavens of panielsen, has been appointed teacher of music at the Pat nam High School. Miss LeaVens sue eeeds Marcus Wood. of Danielson, who recently resigned because of ill-health.
 The Rhode Island Picture com pany will be at the Bradley theater, Friday and Saturday. afternoon and evening. The pictures are new and never before shown here. Prices and 10 cents. A list of pictures will be found in ad on another page.
 List of letters remaining at the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing April n:
 Eadies-Mrs. Henry C. Clark, Misses Mildred and Frances Lyon, Mrs. Elise Storen.
 Gentlemen-Missel Basinet, Henry Classic, Tom Byrnes, F. 5. Putnam, Edouard Leclaire.
 The ladies of the Benevolent So- ciety of the Congregational church of Danielson are rejoicing over the re- suit of their clearance sale, which proved to be remarkable financial success. The gross receipts, s256.60, netting S255. The object for which it WAS held now seems attainable and the committee has already been appointed 10 plan for averanda for the parsonage.
 The Uxbridge, Mass, "Compen- dium, of last week, says; "There was family reunion, Wednesday, al the home of Nayland r. Dasison, in Elm dale. on occasion of the nth birday of Mrs. Mary Davison, at which were Is daughters and grand children. A sumptuous dinner was served and the day and what it com memorated was made pleasant one for all.
 The Maiden, Mass. a Evening News" says: !" Senator Henry ]. Potter, of Woodstock, Conn, who represents the district in the Connecticut Senate re- presented by Senator Deans father,w ,was guest of Senator Dean at the State House yesterday. Senator Deans fa- ther and Senator Potter's father were in the Connecticut House together in 1850. The two Senators enjoyed the day talking of old times across the border.e Fifty.eight years ago Sena- tor Dean must have been at feast p years old, which would make him now over s0 years old. Net he has accepted an invitation to be present at the Busi. ness men's Banquet in this city next Wednesday evening. He k native of Ashford.
 local hunters are asking when the Fish and Game Commission are going to spend some money in Nindham county. Hungarian partridge have been planted in other counties and Nindbam Co. should mol be forgotten. Licenses from this city alone amount ed 10 500 this year. Between s20 GOO and sa0,O 900 are in tie hands Of the Com mission To be used tor the propagation of game in the state. If our town had an organization to speak its wishes to men having authority in things for towns, and similar organizations of oth- CT towns in the county should have an organization to speak for the county to express the wishes Of the people of the county, that organization would be power that would be needed and it's de- sires promptly and politely attended to, and all the organizations as State or ganization would be proportionately powerful in any direction when its de- sires were made known. They would in every case be gladly needed, where requests would receive no attention.
 The obituary notice of Professor C. A. l.. Totten, in another column on this page, written by MT. Burton E. Leay- it deserves a careful reading by all who admire a man faithful to his convic- tions regardless Of any cost, modest. as natures always are; hay ing no feeling of exaltaiIon on account of his own worth. although he had fill- ed positions requiring men of the great est abilities and highest character; no charge was ever hinied that he was not a Christian. or that he ever said any word derogalory Of doctrines believed in bv all exangeiick aurches. As MT Leavilt says,-and with close, iati- mate friendship with Professor Totlen for twelve years. no man is better en- titled to speak for him-his later life was devoted 10 showing what was the history and final destiny Of the human