Putnam patriot., 1909-07-30

Rev. F. n. Sargent and wife are spending month in Brookline. N. H. 1 Harry E. Morse is entertaining w. l l.. Eeake of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Miss Elizabeth Wright and her brother John are guests of relatives in
 Plymouth, Mass.
 George Wilson, formerly a eondue- tor on the trolley line, is now driving a team for Barber's bakery.
 Elizabeth and Catherine, daughters of Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Russell, are guests of relatives in Johnstown, N: Y. The top story on the Labby block is nearing completion and the building will shortly be ready tor the roof. Mrs Perry P. Wilson is at Wood. l stock Valley, with her mother, Mrs. Mary P. Phillips, who is seriously III. The Long Bridge, on Bridge street, is being replanked. Selectman Shippee is experimenting the work. Miss Gertrude Jones has returnedj Aioih -NNe I0i ksldtCf WttStN stiC ildu ] spent her vacation.
 Mrs. Marshall Kenyon is spending the summer with her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Wagner, at Ann Arbor, Mich.
 A. c. Warner Woman's Relief Corps will hold their annual picnic at Wildwood Park, Aug. ,.
 Mrs. George Gilpatric. Fremont st., is entertaining her sister, Miss Etta Hodges, of Somerville, Mass. The Misses Leila and Nellie Kenne- dy, and the Misses Mary and Nellie Gordon, are at the Mount Pleasant House, Jefferson, Mass. Miss J osie Fuller, with party of young ladies, is spending this week at Judge Backs cottage at Alexander's Lake.
 Rev. w. $. MacIntyre will occupy the pulpit of the Baptist church next Sunday, Rev. J. K. Stubbert and fam fly being at Crescent Beach.
 Mrs. George Cockell and her little son, of Birmingham, Mass, are guests of Mr. George Cockell and wife, Grove street.
 -Dr and Mrs. J. B. Kent, who have been spending some days at their cot tage home at Crescent Beach, have re- turned.
 Miss Lillian Drouett, of Salem, Mass, has been engaged to supply the place of teacher of history in the High School, made vacant by the resignation of Miss Wallen.
 Attorney Steele, connected with the legal department of the Consolida- ted road, with his wife and wife, sis- ter, were in the city on Monday en route to iBrooklyn, where they will spend a few weeks at the Mortlake House.
 Thomas Kiernan, who had his leg broken at the mill of the Putnam Wool en Co.,, last week, is in a critical con- dition, gangrene having set in. His leg is to be amputated in an endeavor to save his life.
 Charles Morse has resigned as over seer of the weaving room at the Pow haitian mill after a continued service of fifteen years. A number of his fellow employees gathered at his home on School street and presented him with a gold watch fob. Refreshments were served, ana Harry Murphy gave q gra- phophone concert.
 MT. F.. T. Whitmore and family leave here this week to make their per manent home in Willimantic. The present owner of their late home on Elm street has commenced making inn provements, which include raising and enlArging the house to fit il for business purposes. That must look like sacri- lege to MT. Whitmore and family, but that is the order of business progress.
 Rev. and Mrs. T, P. Briggs are spending the summer at the Twist Cottage in Union. MT. Briggs will preach for the North Ashford and pos sibly the Westford Baptist church. the first and second Sundays in August. He also hopes to meet many of his old friends at the Sunday school picnic at Crystal Lake, August Sd.
 We give good deal of space in this issue in presenting the subject of get ting more effort put forth 10 improve the condition of our city. The best of our citizens are earnestly favoring it.; all of our citizens admit that more ought to be done to improve the natu- raj advantages of their city for business and residences; the clergy from their pulpits have pointed oat the special im- movements needed to make our city better and more attractive, declaring il can be done with little sacrifice If even a dozen of our leading citizens will unite and resoIutely lead the way. We have also an Association pledged 10 undertake this very work by uniting and educating the people to is great need andimportanee if their aspirations are 10 have their city what it should be in prosperity. in attraetiSeness and just prominence among the cities of the state. In short time the Business Mems Association is to have its quar-