Putnam patriot., 1908-12-04

The AalteS 3lu SDtlStN OI the Dap ..s. rbarch held a dollar social witl u,x Jesse Rich on Monday evening.
 Mrs James German, of Waterbury .,orn1er resident of this city, has beer yi.iting friends here.
 M. M Dwyer, of the Hotel Chick s,;ne was the recipient of two crate, 0f njneapples, the gift of friend wht is isspending the winter at Eden, Fla.
 -The ladies of the Non-Partisan W IT. will hold their next regular r,seting with Mrs. E. T. Whitmore on Nondav, December !, at p. m Sec MT. and Mrs. D. Newton Medbury announce the engagement of theil laughter, Elizabeth, to MT. Alden Rdehan Cole, of CarbondaIe, Penn.
 -The Noble Grand and Vice Grand If Mizpah Rebecca Lodge, will serve ! snnper in odd Fellows hall, Weanes- day evening, December g, at : o'clock All members are cordially invited tu attend.
 -The engagement of Miss Blanche Edna Winter, of Boston, and Israel Iindsley, of Providence, has been an- nenneed. The latter has relatives in ,his city, and both have friends here.
 -0ld mill men along the Quine- baug river say that the water is the lowest il has been in 5 years. Mills for the most part are running on short time or else running by steam as far as fitted for it.
 Stokes Watson, who spent much of his vacation at his old home in Farms vile, Va, has returned to the city, bringing with him two coon dogs. He used them in hunting where he was visiting and had good success and ex- peets to do as we'll in Connecticut.
 The Democrats of Ward ,, nomi- mated Ralph w. Tefit at their eaueus, last Friday night, and at the Ward 1 caucus, on Tuesday night, Dr. Omer LaRue was nominated. Both candi- dates will succeed themselves.
 The annual sale and supper, by the Epworth League, of the Methodist Episcopal church, will be held Friday esening, Dec. Huh, from to o'clock. sale and oyster supper will be serv- ed Tickets % cents. Fancy work and homemade candies for sale. Enter tainment at o'clock. Admission free. Putnam has become an attractive point for distinguished politicians to di>cass great .qaestions-pelitieal we suppose. Governor. elect Lilley came eaty and they have been stringing aIong ever sinee-Cengressmm Hig- gias and Attorney Chas. N. Cemstoek Oi Norwich were here this week. Tuesday morning deliveries on the two rahl routes, Nos. and I, from the Palnam post office, were commenced. The extended service on route l, also was commenced same time. This use ial service delights the farmers and hmilits as wellit may, as iuadds much hlheir daily comfort.
 Chandler & Co.'s store in Grosve- noFdale, was broken into Tuesday night Swas also the depot. A window of the store was broken in, and shoes and sioekings, which were in the window, were taken. Their value was about SID. Al the depot things were quite general Y disturbed and an oyercoat was miss ing
 Fifteen pigs and SOW at the Brook iyn Jail were bitten, last week, by dog which had the rabbies. The cog head Vas sent for examination, and when IL Was learned that he had been afflicted sllh rabbies, the pigs were killed. f0aF other pigs that are supposed to nave escaped being bitten, have been saned up and are being watched To s certain that they had not been at lacked.
 -Ihe annual meeting of the Putnam iefodieal Club was held at the home a'udge and Mrs. F. F. Russell, Grove a'eet, recently. The annual report of me Secretary and Treasurer, Miss $. lalaoeih Clarke, was read and accept VI It was voted to admit one Inew a'enoer, and to subscribe for IA or b magazines. Lucius F. Merriam was seiected President, and Miss $. Eliza Sh Clarke Secretary and Treasurer.
 -on Friday evening this week the "inoham High School basketball ssm Will come to Putnam to play the "ea high School the third game sche- 1s'eo In the Windham County Inter- 'ehoiastic League. It will be the first .lne between Putnam and Windham. = ''le frst game of the League series 4'aam was defeated by Killingly, at ,-'a'e son. and in the second game Kill s's was defeated by Windham at silhmantie.
 -ihe coming together of the peopls
 any community, in the endeavor to ,-as. -s's.e' Or carry out any object for the -.'e ~eai, is healthfui sign. The
 ~ncy In Putnam has been for some - pasi, to pull apart. Nothing is
 a ey this course in the long run,
 os he individual. It is to be asa s'lat Tag Day will help to check
 - cure this tendency, and while all
 - eT equally enthusiastic, that al
 no one will try to discourage the
 eeslnl carrying out of the plan