Putnam patriot., 1908-10-23

employ of E. NJ. Arnold as sienogra- pher.
 Rev. J. A. Ferguson, pastor of the Adventist church, conducted services at Rocky Brook, K. 1. Sunday.
 -J. +. S. Gain, of Stamford has been spending a few days with his family in this city.
 Mi. A. J. Kingsley and wife, and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Dwyer were visitors in Worcester last Thursday.
 -Mr. A. J. Kennedy and wife, of South Lancaster. Mass, were recent guests of Miss Angie Kennedy.
 -J. A. Dady is laying new side walk and curbing in front of the John A. Dady Corporations plant on Bull lock street.
 Owing 10 the dry weather hunters have not been having very good luck. The ground is so dry the dogs cannot follow the scent.
 The public schools were closed last Friday, to give the teachers an oppor- tudity 10 attend the Teachers Conven- tion at Hartford.
 We are in receipt of subscription to the PATRIOT from NIT. Andrew Mills of Thompson. Mr. Mills is % years old but can read q newspaper without the aid of glasses.
 A gang of employees have been en- gagged fer week past in stringing new wires 10 East Putnam, 10 care for in. creasiag business i'll that section for the S. \. r. company.
 Contractor |. NJ. Maynard has just finished shingling the St. ] ohm block, on Providence street. This Is proha. bly, the largest shingled roof block in the city, being 75x35 feet-l4 ,2oo shin gles were used.
 Three members of the fire depart ment responded to astill aiarm,e at half-past four P. m. last Sunday. They quickly put out chimney fire in the brick tenement house at the corner of Providence and School streets, with an extinguisher.
 The last official net of the late Rt. Rev Bishop. Tierney, was the issuing of circular letter announcing dio- eesan collection on sunday, the 18th, for St. Thomas seminary, Hartford, the preparatory school for young men being educated for the priesthood.
 Nh. and Mrs. George Washington Holt announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary Florence, to MT. Her bert James smith, on Saturday the l7th of October, 1908, at Santiago de Cube, Cuba. The congratulations and best wishes of this entire community are extended to the young couple.
 "A team of local duck pin bowlers went to Norwich last Thursday even ing and were defeated by team on the Rose alleys by a total of 74 pins. The local team members were Nandale, Co derre, Warren, Bibeault and Gagne. A return game will be played on the local alleys this, Thursday, evening.
 Joseph Rita, who runs the boot blacking stand al the railroad station, will leave the last of the week for New York, en route to Castle Granda, italy, for two months visit with relatives. He will bring his wife with him when he returns. Castle Granda is about seven miles from where Jerry Matello, of this city, is visiting his parents at present.
 Frank Foisey, Jr., son of Mr. and and Mrs. Foisey of this city, has bought the bakery on Providence street, for merly owned by George Farley. MT. Foisey has for years conducted black smith shop in Thompson, but felt that he needed some lighter employment. Mr. Foisey has not moved his family to the city but will probably do so in the near future.
 New transportation rules on the \. Y., N. H. X H. railroad, went into effect last Thurday. All packages con taining explosives, infiammable arti- cles, or acids, must be marked, show ing their contents, and be labeled. h. formation as to to the kind and color of labels to be used on various consign- ments may be obtained upon inquiry at the local freight offices.
 -Quinebaug Pomona Grange, of Windam county, will meet with Quin- netisset Grange at Thompson Hill, Sat- urday, October 3lst. In the morning the Fifth Degree will be conferred on all applicants. and in the afternoon there will be fine program, open to Fourth Degree members, when Presi- dent Beach, of the Connecticut Agn- cultural College, Professor l.. A. Clin- ton of the Experimental Station, and Professor Stoneburn, head of the poul- try department will he present and ad- dress the meeting. This will probably be one of the best and most interesting meeting of the year, and will attract a large attendance.
 The Grand Lodge, 4. c. [. W., held it's eighth stated meeting in Hart ford, last Thursday. Reports of the officers were encouraging. Suspensions were the least Of any year niuee the adoption of the new rates New mem- bers are being constantly added, and the reserved fund Is increased to slo,-