Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18

There was frost "Wednesday morn. Ing in various parts of this state. NIT. Els. Reynolds, wife and daugh. ter Belle, of Toledo. Ohio. were eue,ts ot Mrs. Carrie Ga>coigne and family. le past week.
 Mrs. D. H. Billings, and Miss \ W. Enyard have returned to the home ei the former, on Oak Hill, from their summers outing.
 Mrs. Sarah Paine aad son, of Alb ington, have moved 10 this city and are occupying tenement in the Jobn- son house, Grove street.
 st. James Band, of Danielson. gave a concert Tuesday evening in front of the Hotel Chickering. Those who en- loved the concert are indebted 10 Land lord Dwyer.
 -on Thursday next. Sept. 24. the ladies Of St. Philips Guild, will hold supper in their rooms for the benefit Of the Organ Fund. Fancy work and candy on sale during the afternoon.
 The (. T. A. L. convention closed at New Britain Tuesday. It was voted to hold the next annual convention in Putnam. Delegates attending from this city were Joseph Egan and James McGann.
 This year automobiles were among the vehicles 10 carry passengers to the Woodstock Fair, They had 10 pay license for the privilege or there would have been more of them. +. S. Bruce left here with passengers in his auto, took them to the Fair, and was back in 70 minutes time.
 The funeral of Miss Ellen Porter Holt was held al her residence in Pro- vidence, last week Wednesday morn- ing. Rev. Dr. J. E.. Mcconnell. pastor of the Union Congregational Church, with which the deceased was connect ed, conducting this service, as also the burial service at SlatersVille Cemetery the same afternoon.
 Manchester made its first trial of the direct primary on Tuesday, but il did not awaken any deep interest, as there was nothing i'll particular to call it out. No matter how good an inno- vation into old defective political me thods might prove, there will always be old tmoss backs who "donil want no change"
 The tennis tournament on the Eden street grounds k creating considerable interest There are also many taking advantage of Il to witness the sport. So far the contest has resulted as fol lows.
 Doubles-Walkera and Thayer defeated
 Morrell and Perry, s.6 6-4 Singles-Shaw defeated Walker, 6 0 62
 Burns Gilpatrie, h=0
 Thayer Burns, 6-2 6-l
 shaw Talem, 6-o 6-0
 Spratt Perry 6-2 t.
 Wages of mill hands in Whitins vile, Mass, and al the Linwood vil- lage, Mass, cotton mills, are to be re- dueed, beginning next Monday; the running time k to be increased from 10 hours to 50 hours. Altogether il means a cut of about 10 per cent.
 Officers of the High school athletic association have been elected as fol- lows
 Pres, Raymond Kennedy.
 Nice Pres, Arlo Tibbets.
 Treas. Alvin Martin. Sec'y., Alice Fuller.
 Mgr. tennis tournament, Raymond Kennedy, reelected.
 At a meeting of the junior class of the Putnam High school, held on Tuesday, the following officers were elected:
 President-EIoyd Cole.
 Nice -preSident-Nellie Quigley.
 Secretary-ltiady Wright.
 Treasurer-RaXmond Kennedy.
 The shoe store on Canal street, con- ducted by Alexander Nafbedian, under the name of the Union Shoe Company, will have an opening next saturday evening, to which the general public are cordially invited. MT. Narbedian has secured the services Of NIT. Walter Calm. formerly of this city but late of Winsted, to manage the business, which will hereafter be known as Alexander's shoe store. An orchestral concert will be given on the opening night. and all are welcome 10 attend.