Putnam patriot., 1908-11-06

ard are visiting A. N. Macdonald and family, Oak Hill.
 Daniel Byrne, of Boston, was the guest of his mother and family, Wood. stock avenue, on Tuesday.
 Frank Bennett, of New York city, spent Tuesday with his parents, Chap el street.
 Mrs. Herbert Hummer, of Salem, Mass, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Emily Vinton, Woodstock avenue.
 MT. J. F. Alexander is moving his family from Florence street to Pleasant avenue.
 The regular meeting of the W. C. C. T. |. will be held with Mrs. NJ. c. Leonard, 95 South Main street, Friday ofternoon, Nov. 6.
 Mrs. Ann Prentice left on Tuesday morning flor Pittsfield, Mass, where she will spend the winter with her daughter.
 Mrs. Willis Humes and her three sons, who have been spending the sum- mer, with MT. Myron Kinney, Mrs. Humes's father, started for their home in Bergen, N. J. on Wednesday.
 County director, Joseph F. Egan of the Connecticut State Union for Windham County. installed the officers of the St. Aloysius T. 4. & E. last Sunday afternoon at which Rev. F.. Van den Noort, the Chaplain was present.
 -Dr. Warren W. Foster, now in the Pension office, Washington, with oth- CTS, came home to vote. He is now the father of three boys, the oldest being : years. He left Washington Saturday and returned on Wednesday.
 -Ex- Mayor l.. F.. Smith, is confined to his home on Church street, suffering from a severe attack of the grip. He has been i'll since his return from Cuba, where he recently went to attend the wedding of his son.
 Rev. John Walker, Rector of St. Philips Mission, is entertaining his parents, who have bsen spending the summer in Canada. The senior MT. Walker has rented the home of Henry Morse, on Grove street, where he, with Mrs. Walker and their two daughters, will spend several months.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing Nov. ::
 Ladies-Mrs Mary Connor, Mrs.An. drew Carpenter, Miss Alice Reed, Mrs. II. F. Gordon, Miss F. W. White, NJ lie. Eudiqae Piouie, Miss Lauretta Jack son.
 6;entlemen-Geo. C. Banta, Thomas A. Lynch, Leo Peche, Hefnest Tatro, Prof. Sandone. MT. Taylor.
 -0sear Howland,of QuiDebaug, who has been so successful on the New En- gland Circuit, during the past summer season, is now with the Earl Mcdonald Stock company for tour Of 30 weeks, in the South. The company is al pres ent playing in the historic town on the Gulf of Mexico. This will make the second season MT. Rowland has filled Southern engagements.
 At Danielson one of the first to cast a ballot for Taft was our old friend Warren W. White, now e7 years old, who lived in this town many years. He was one of the old Free Soil party, which merged into the Republican. He says there are two men in Killing ly, besides himself that voted for John P. Hale of New Hampshire for Presi- dent.
 When the County Commissioners come to Putnam to grant licenses Tor the ensuing year, at least two remon- strances will have have been filed TOT their consideration and against places now doing business. A reme insurance against Louis Chapdelaine,w whose place of business is at l2 South Main street, is already in the hands of the proper authority. The protest states that Il is in remonstrance against Louis chap delaine, personally, as proprietor, ana not against the location Of his place oi business. It is based on the place ca- tering to an element that causes great amount of trouble to the police.
 We bring to the attention of our readers occasionally new methods ap- proved elsewhere, to secure more satis- factory municipal government. The "Des Moines' Plan,o which Is to suo- stitute for the present system Of muni- cipal government, Board Of Commis- sioners. President Eliot, of Harvard University, visited the West 10 make personal investigation into the work ings of the plan in Des Moines. lie delivered an enthusiastic address In Haverhill in support of the commits sion form of government. Portland, Oregon, has well-defined movement on foot for the Des Moines plan. IL Is a significant fact that the Mayor ana City Council of Montreal, representa- lives from Roanoke, Va, Wilmington, Del, and from Lincoln, Neo., nave VI si,ed Des Moines, within the past few weeks, to personally investigate into the workings of the new system Of city government. Our Business Men s As sociation may regard the matter oi sufficient i'm mportance to get President Eliot 10 give an address on the snpject-