Putnam patriot., 1908-11-20

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 The members of Mansfield Hose company held dance in A. 0. H. hall Wednesday evening.
 The ladies Aid Society of the Bap- tist church will hold cake sale at the store of Ballard X Clark, Friday after noon al 3.30
 The daughter of William Decater had finger nearly cut of while at work in Traey's Novelty Works. Dr. LaRue was called, who sewed it on and hopes to save it.
 Mrs. E. T. Whitmore attended the annual meeting of the Woman's Board of Missions, held in Hartford, Tues day, Nov. 10, as delegate of the East ern Connecticut Branch.
 In previous weeks issue we an. | nouneed the marriage of Mrs. Nellie Pettis Sanderson to Mr. Freeman H i. Hewitt, of Groton. Instead Of "Free- man" the name should have been Tru- man H. Hewitt.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end- i ing Nov. 16
 Ladies-Mrs. John Putnam, Mrs C. l J. shaw.
 Gentlemen-Clement Brooks, NJ. D. l Casavant, T. J. Chapman, Geo. Vol colt, T. Cody, John l.. Grout, Arthur f. Luther, Paul Laeasur, Philip Man. devllle, F.. S. Parkerton, /. S. Stratton X Son, Jacob Williams.
 Among the passengers to Norces- ter, last Friday, from this city, were the following: F. lE. Clarke, Mrs. +. B. Kent, Mrs. k. NJ. Wheaton, Miss NJ. Wheaton, Mrs. J. Richard Carpen- ter, Mrs. Mary Medbury, Mrs. Thomas Rawley, Miss Elizabeth Rawley, Mrs. Walter Arnold, Miss Alice sherman, Mrs. F. D. Sargent, Miss Gertrude Hall.
 Putnam Chapter, No. 4l, k. A. M., worked the Royal Arch degree on a party of Candidates at Masonic Temple last Thursday evening. Delegations attended from Danielson and Grosve- nordale. R. k. Companion, George Morris, Grand Scribe, of New London, was present, and eomplimented the officers on the excellence of the work. After the exercises lunch was served.
 During the past month we have had three showers of rain in this section, but altogether the fall of rain did not amount 10 more than an inch, whereas the average fall has amounted from six to eight inches. Not alone in this section but large part of the ter ritory extending west has suffered from an unusually severe drouth.
 -Dr. Neil .,facphatter was promi- nent guest at dinner given by he British Ambass ador and Mrs. Bryce, at the Embassy, Washington, in honor of the birthday of King Edward VII, last week. The British celebrities of Washington and elsewhere constituted the main portion of the guests. Dr. l Maephatter represented the Canadian Club of New York, of which he is Pre- sident, serving his fifth term. At the | annual banquet of the Canadian Club, held last May, in New York city, Am- bassador Bryce sat at President Mac phatter's right, as the guest of honor. at the banquet there were present G. A. Hammond, Dr. Omer LaRue, Wal- ter Gilpatrie, Ernest Morse of Putnam, and Frederick W. Shaw, and (. (. Knowlton5 of New York.
 The names of sextette of pedes- trians were disclosed last Tuesday night when Prosper Negiard, Timothy Tetreault, Donais Jelie, Louis St. Mar tin. Hermidas Ploufr and Nazaire La roaue, walked from the North Grosver- dale church crossing to the corner et l Elm and Providence street, this city, in an hour and five minutes, The young men had attended the wrestling match, and when they came out the trolley car had just gone. This meant l wait of an hour. Some one proposed walking home and the party mention ed above started out. Tim Tetreault set the pace and the youngsters follow ed. When they reached the corner oi Providence and Elm streets, Tim was for taking alittle turn around Roseland Park and back, but the others thought the time would be spent to better ad- vantage in Dreamland.
 | Elder Amasa Morse who spends his winters with his married daughter, at Stafford Springs, or in Ohio with ms son. left here on Monday with the ias- for who had come East to do some business in New York city. Eidef 1 Morse had bought his ticket to Akron, To-. expecting to start in weeks tune alone for his destination, although near | ly 95 years old, when he received le'- ter from his son, saying he was coming
 East and would accompany him houle'
 While not the least afraid to make the journey alone, be was glad to nave is made pleasant by the company oi ms | son. so he waited for him. The oiu oentleman seems as bright in inieiieet as he ever was, and can walk oil mic
 and hack without being oyer-taliguea. 1 He was brought up on farm in inc town of Ashford, but was ofaaahee .
 minister about sixty years ago. and mas continued 10 preach ever since "hefe-
 -,-aa hut never sought a pastor