Putnam patriot., 1908-05-22

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 l Last Friday afternoon the students of the Academy of Notre Dame attend ed the moving picture entertainment at the Bradley Theare.
 Mrs. T. P. Bothsm, Oak Hill, has
 been entertaining her daughter, Mrs.
 Anna Mann Wade, for several days the past week.
 Mansfield Hose Company, No. 5,
 will give dance in \. O. H. hall next
 Friday evening. Music by the Broad
 way Orchestra.
 invitations are out for birthday
 party, Saturday afternoon, May 23d, from 10 <, given by Arthur h. .dcfn- tyre, at the home of his parents, on
 farrows street, 10 celebrate his Huh
 birthday.
 l There is plan on foot to have a field Day at the Putnam Fair Grounds next month, in which the boys of Put nam High school and the kilIingly
 High School are to compete in numer- ous athletic events.
 A horse owned by NJ. k. Joy is sui 1 fering from severe wound in its breast inflicted by savage shepherd dog that rushed out at the horse as it was being dfiNen along school street The dog k 1 owned in knodesSile.
 -C. F. Barrett, of Bridgeport, an agent of the 0lds Mobile company, was through this section. Tuesday, coming i from Hartford in a large touring car. end of the Stale very rough compared with those at the central part and the western end.
 Edward Authier, a carpenter in the employ of contractor Rowe, had three of his ribs broken and was other. wise severely bruised, on Monday, by the breaking of staging where he was at work shingling house in the Mono hansett village, from which lie fell two stories.
 Notwithstanding the hard times ] office holders are just as eager to have the world understand that their salary com pensation k not equal to the worth of their services, but when they lose their places. they never feel glad. The members Of the Massachusetts Iegiss iature recently voted To increase their own salaries but the Governor vetoed il, as an unfit time to do se. The Fili- pino Assembly has just cut dowu the high salaries Of the American officials, they were so out of proportion to all native salaries.
 As two gentlemen were returning from church last Sunday they saw neatly. y.dressed old gentleman testing on the sidewalk, having the air of be- ing stranger and the attitude of war Veteran. One Of the gentlemen said to him: nYou seem to be stranger. tsI am. :" he replied. "iou look like an old war Veteran" "l am. l enlisted from this place in the Sixth Regimen. l live in Norwich, and came to see some relatives living here. My nan is C. H. Battey. No, have worn no army button for several years The C were replies To questions asked, and seemed to be noticed.
 Our readers who notice the reports of Congress doings will learn that the sum of s23, ,12s, ,oo0 for public buildings has been reported. Among the cities of this State who are to be favored are tue following: AnsonIa, ,se ,0t1; Bris- tol. s9o,o00; Danbury, s1l5,o00. How long. will it be before some one in Con- gress will think it necessary 10 remen- Der that our city should have public building9 Never Unless We can haNs a Senator or Representative who goes from this part of the State or that some organization of influence labors with such servants for our city. That Is the prevailing method nowadays to get share of the s22, ,oo0, ,0o0 or more ap- populations distributed over the coun- try for public buildings-and many a place smaller than Putnam gets such favors-eyery new Congress.
 In speaking of the improved ap- pearance of Grove street within few wears, we contrasted it with another, having equal natural advantages, in- tersecting it. We did not refer to Far rows street, which has not it's natural advantages, besides it is giving prom ise of a great transformation if the in;- portant improvements being made by one man, and he a nonresident, inspire the residents on that thoroughfare. MT. Ernest NJ. Arnold began work on a ra- tner rough and unattractiye part of that street, which he has transformed into one of the loveliest and most at- tractiye spots in the city. Ne mean his .sFasi Side Greenhouse and surround ing grounds. The grounds are not yet all as planned, but soon will be, when the whole will be lovely picture. This spring he has bought a few acre, con- nected with the Df. Miller Addition, nnsaited for building lots but jast suit cd for market garden. Here will soon he witnessed what sintensive' garden ing means, with continuous crops frsm carly spfing til late in the faii- Ii will 5.s the conapleuaent 10 the fioser garden. Property owners on that ssfeet should unite and plan 10 have ii widened to .. ,<a.s, ,ff.x- faat a. can Fsoxe easily be