Putnam patriot., 1908-07-10

7 "" uaS> Witl Ills parents, Rev. and Mrs. Sargent
 Mrs. Olive Kelley, who has been visiting with friends in Rhode Island, has returned home.
 Miss Sylvia Wheelock, the little daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Silas NJ '. Wheeiock, is spending few weeks in | xbridge, Mass, with relatives.
 Miss Mabel Clark teacher at North ampton, Mass, after few days visit with her mother in this city, went 10 Cottage City for the summer.
 Mrs. F. l.. Burnett, Grove street, has been entertaining her daughter, Mrs. Frederick Whitney who has gone to New York for the summer.
 Edmund R. Gagne, short-stop of the Putnam league team, has gone 10 stan- l stead, Canada, where he will remain i for two months.
 There were six deaths and six mar riages in the town of Putnam during i the month of June, according 10 the records in the Town Clerk $ office. Ida w. Kennedy, through her at i torneys, Searls X &Russell, has filed with the Gierkof the Superior Court an ap- plication for divorce from Nathan Wal do Kennedy, on statutory grounds.
 A party of Danielson High School students visited Putnam Tuesday ai- ternoon, and drove around the vicinity where they could see and appreciate the city's beautiful surroundings.
 The children of St. Mary's paro- i chial school, ill charge of several of the Sisters of Mercy, enjoyed delightful outing and picnic. on Monday after noon, at Wildwood Park. They were much amused with the theatre and other attractions.
 A delegation from Putnam Lodge 1 E. P. 0. E.. were at the station Tues day, and took charge of the body of Mrs. Anna B. Cox, who died at her home in West Thompson, on Monday. The body was taken to Shoatsburg \. J., her old home, for burial.
 Frank Carpenter, a brakeman in the crew of the yard switeher, in this city, was struck on the head by the Proyi- denee street bridge, Monday afternoon, and knocked to the ground. He was mounting the ladder between two Of the ears. and jumped on to the roof of the ear just as it reached the bridge and WAS hit on the back of the head.
 The East has suffered for ten days from hot wave which eulminated on Wednesday, On Tuesday the heat , rose to 97 degrees. In New York city the heat had been stifiing night and day for over week, and The suffering ! of the poor in the tenement houses was pitiable. There were many deaths in that city caused hy the heal, and in. sanity afflicted large number.
 Mrs Edwin May Of Worcester, died ! Tuesday morning at the residence of her sister, Mrs. |. II. Roberts, School street, after an illness of several weeks She is survived by her husband and | one son, Henry, also her mother and | two sisters. The funeral was held al the home of her sister Thursday after noon at ? o'clock, burial being in the Grove street cemetery.
 Last week there were two electric storms which passed over the. State and were very severe in some places. Three churches were struck by bolts in Hart ford on Friday, and many other bnild- ings were struck in other places. only one fatal accident: boy was struck and killed. The storm was compara- tively light in this town. The storm was heavy west of this city, Pomtret getting a good many shocks as il passed to the south.
 The officers of the Child Reunion Association have decided 10 arrange for a Reunion of the Child Family on ] Wednesday, August I2th, al Roseland i Park. An effort will be made to have collection of antique articles connected with the family on exhibi- ton at that time. Any one having | such articles are requested to notify the President of the Association, Ches- ter E. Child, or any member Of the Ex- ecutiye Committee-Mrs A. M. Gill; dersIeeve Mrs. T. H. Meek, and Mrs. Henry J. Potter.
 The Fourth passed off very quietly in this city, the proclamation Of the Mayor was carefully obeyed, and best of all, no one was injured that we have heard Of. From other towns of the State the same report has been made. IL is very evident that the celebration of the Fourth can be made such as the peopIe are determined to have Il. Ae- cording 10 the statistics collected up 10 Monday, = persons were killed and 2.786 injured--the largest list in nine wears. We regret 10 hear that among the injured is Mr.,W. W. sheldon, of south Woodstock, who had one of his legs severely injured by the bursting of a cannon fired as a salute.
 M. Nj. Dwyer. who is delegate 10 the National convention ofthe Knights of ..olunbas-to be held in St- Louis, August to 6-has made arrangements with the Grand Trunk Railroad for special rates and an attractive iiinefy. Tine party go from Worcester to Mont