Putnam patriot., 1909-07-23

M. Nj. Dwyer made business trir 4o Boston last Thursday.
 E. NJ. Wheaton was in Hartford on Thursday last.
 K. shaw entertained his father, F shaw, of Bayonne, N. J., last week, Mrs. c. 5. Bradley is spending 8 week at Atlantic City.
 Mrs. Everard Marshall, of New Jer- sey. is the guest of her aunt, Miss Ettie Burr, in Killingly avenue.
 Mrs. C.F. Waterman has returned from visit with relatives in Uncas- vile.
 William Fuller and his family are at Point Pleasant, Webster Lake, for the summer.
 Miss Greta Sears, of Providence WAS recently entertained by Miss Lo- retta Allard.
 Mrs. Chauncey Morse and daugh- Ter Miss Alice are spending two weeks in sharon, Conn.
 --Jere Emery of Medway, formerly of this city, has been the guest of Put nam friends.
 The Woman's Relief Corps will meet to sew with Mrs. Inez Hoyle, Friday afternoon, July 23.
 Mi. Chauncey Morse went to Mar blehead, Mass, on Monday for a two weeks stay with Rev. and Mrs. w. NJ. Partridge.
 -Wm. W. Dwyer, NJ. K. Joy, of Put nam. and T. T. Dwyer, of Webster, went to Woonsocket Friday to attend the light harness races.
 Members of Cargill Council, K. of C., have been invited to be the guests of oronoco Council, of Greenwich, at their Field Day, July 2s.
 Miss Psyche Webster and Miss Mabel Drabble of the Day kimball hospital have returned from a trip through the south.
 A. D. Mcintyre has resumed his duties as travelling salesman for Chi caeo corset firm, and is making trip through New York state.
 -Dr. E. l.. Simpson andfamiiy are spending a month at Alexander's Lake. They are occupying the Jacobs cottage on the south shore. The Doctor goes back and forth daily.
 -Cyrill Remillard returned from his vacation last Thursday evening. lie was at the tri-centenary celebration at Lake Champlain, also visited in>Mont- real
 Mrs. M. Brunn returned to her home in Brooklyn, N. Y., last Thurs day, after spending week with her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Champlain, on Bradley street.
 Miss Lulu Bennett, for many years teacher in the Israel Putnam school, but now residing in New Bedford, with her mother has been the guest Of Put. nam friends the past week.
 A district convention of delegates from the St. John Baptist societies m Windham and New London counties was held in North Grosvenordale Sun day.afternoon. The thirty delegates present were finely entertained ana
 
 The Onawa Club, composed of number of young business men, who during the winter months hold enter tainments of various kinds for the pur- pose of raising vacation fund, are planning to ocamp at Old Orchard Beach this simmer.
 Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter, D. A. R., are to make pilgrimage to Plymouth, Mass, Tuesday, August 5. Al members of the chapter and also friends are cordially invited to attend. For further particulars inquire of Mis- sias NJ. Wheelock or Mrs. C. Byron Morse.
 Brooklyn Jail is not only self-sup- porting but yields a revenue to the State. Perhaps that's the reason there is such a diminution of prisoners un- der the care of Sheriff Preston Sio- ley. There were 1l6 in the jail early in the season, now there are less than so. Summer work, especially during the recent "hotp weather, is not inviting, and that may, perhaps, be the reason why the criminal class preferred to be good rather than be sent to the Brook lyn jail.
 The drouth which had prevailed in Putnam for about forty days, was broken on Friday about o'clock by light shower, and a heavier one at ?. m., the fall of rain being about an inch and half. The rain was gladly welcomed not only for the suffering crops, but suffering humanity from op- pFessiye heat. The air was purified and cooled down to 5 degrees Saturday and Inc air was delightful all day. Peter Massey of Bailouville was badly injured near that place Monday morning, while cutting field oI nay ~ith his machine and horses The Cutler became clogged and Massey stepped down from his seat to adjust tae difficulty. He did net throw out hss cutter bar and when the horses staslesi suddenly the knives cut into