Putnam patriot., 1908-05-15
Walter Wheaton vas in Boston on

Roy smith of Boston was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Dutee Smith. Ere mont street on Sunday
 Geo. \. Hammond, Chas. K Shaw and Louis Shaw, were in Boston last Friday.
 The Ballou mills, to permit Ter $ to the boilers, will be closed all this week.
 Miss Caroline Borhauer, of Wor. cester, spent Sunday with Miss $. Eli zabeth Clarke.
 The earding and spinning depart ments Of the Putnam Woolen compa- ny, after suspension for some time. resumed operations on Monday.
 former pastor of the Methodist church in this city, is being entertained:by friends here.
 Miss kathelene Leavitt of Worces- ter, and Miss Bernice Leavitt of Wood stock, were the guests of relatives on Woodstock avenue on Sunday.
 A telephone alarm on Monday af- ternoon called out Mansfield Hose com pany to fight a brush fire on Farrows street, which had got beyond local con trol.
 Arthur DuVert and John McGuire l .1, l convention of the St. Aloysius T. A. and B. Society to be held in New Bri- tain, sept. Ii and ).
 A dance held in Bugbee Hall Tues day evening, for the benefit of the F. H. :, base bail team, was we'll attend ed. The Ladies Singing Orchestra fur nished music.
 Two big generators 10 be installed at the power plant of the Connecticut Company, al the Dyer dam, have ar rived and will be placed in position at once. The machines at the plant are to be changed from 6o to D cycle.
 Our city officials have received in- vitalions from the committee of the kiliingly Bi-centennial Association to be guests in Danielson on the occasion of Governor N Woodrufi's visit, July Sd, the big day of Killings Bi-eentennial celebration.
 The 10th annual convention of Royal Arch Masens, Of Connecticut, was held in Hartford on Tuesday this week Among the committee appoint. ments was ] Nj. Gilmore, Of this ely, on the deinqaencies committee. \ liberal appropriation for the Masonic Home was recommended.
 Near the tracks al >MechaniesNille Il reservoir 40x25 is being built on the hill, from which pipe line will be run down to the village 10 supyiy the Va rious dwelling in the village. The wa ter supply comes from a spring and at the present time there is eight feel oi water in the reservoir. The water later on will be pumped, the reservoir walled up and housed in.
 The Knights of Columbus, of Con- nectieut. met in convention at Meriden, on Tuesday. Members present from this city were: Mayor MeGarry, I. r. Ryan, R. German, Isaac Champean, and Edward Mullan. The Stale mem- bership numbers s,205, a gain of All for the year. NJ. NJ. Dwyer, of this city, was elected q delegate 10 the National Convention. It was voted te hold the next convention at Bridgeport.
 By the removal from Eastford Of F. R. Jackson and r. Q. sumner, two able and upright business men, with their families, the people Of that town have net great loss, which they keen ly regret. Jackson & sumner were successfully engaged in business there for six years; they also had the post office. They have removed to Niiii- mantle, to which place they have trans ferred their lumber business.
 A burglar scare has set our care less housekeepers to give doors ana windows q more careful scrutiny before retiring nights. Early Sunday morn ing last three dwellings were entered; that of Rev. F. D. Sargent and Mrs. L. C. White on Grove street, and that oi Newton A. Ballard, on South Main street Nothing of value has been re- ported lost. Entrance was effected Tn each case through window. From what is said about the intruders-ior there was more than one-they could not have been regulars. The experts would not talk so as to be heard all over A house, as the providers on tisse ec- casions did, and also knocked things about so AS to awaken the sleepers- Two of the families found tracks of small bare feet under the windows where en- trance was effected. That would indi- cate poor boys or a woman
 A bronze statue of Alexander Ham, iltan- of heroic size, is to be unveiled Tn the grounds of Columbia university on the afternoon of Commencement Day, May 27th. The statue Is the "ofk of that admirable scuptor, William ordward Partridge, who stands among the leading seuIptefs ofihis country He is 4 brother of Rev. ". M. Part ridge. of MaFblehead, Mass, whose Easter sermon, illustrated with his likeness, we printed in our last week issue. He is nephew of Judge \. r. catlin. of wood.toeE. The statae is