Putnam patriot., 1909-07-30
An important Proposal to be Considered

nouneement made by Mir. Norman B. ] Ream, of New York. who owns mag nificent estate in Thompson, where he makes his summer home--that he pro- posed to build new public road from I Thompson Hill, through his extensive
 estate 10 the Putnam town line, and a large force of men have been engaged on this work of improvement for a
 number of weeks.
 Now MT. Ream proposes to continue
 the new road into the town of Putnam
 some quarter of mile or more, and of l fers our selectmen contribution of
 500 of the expense. The proposal is
 to have 1t of made of gravel. The total expense of this addition is estimated at between Sl 200 and Sl ,5oo-making Putnam,s share of the cost, therefore,
 at s70O to Sl ,0Oo.
 Our Selectmen have called special town meeting to act upon NIT. Ream's 1 offer, 10 be held in the Council room
 next Monday morning at 10 o'clock. This is an important matter and it should invite the attendance of our cit
 izen taxpayers, and Mr.-Ream's pro- posal should not be rejected until its l full benefit to the town is fully under stood. This is an era of good roads im- provement, as good roads adds greatly to the wealth of every section where built ana all parts of the surrounding
 country leading to any new improved l road.
 l although the weather is unsuited for The benefit of roads do not end with town lines. MT. Ream deems a short ] extension of his improved road across the town line into Putnam worth to him s500-and he Is an experienced bu- siness man, and does not make his of- fer i'm friendliness. Being of that ad-
 vantage to him individually 1t will be l an ad. antage also to all residents of each town even If not property holders. Putnam citizens will have the right to
 use the new improved thoroughfare just the same as 1t were all in their own town.
 We hope, therefore, that the voters at the public meeting next Monday will see good reasons to accept MT. Ream' $ business proposition. If not, we hope they may see good reasons why they should not reject 1t until disadvantages can be more thoroughly canvassed. 
 Miss Wilda Lucler will leave Put nam, August !, for visit to Montreal, Quebec, and St. Anne de Beaupre. She will be accompanied by two of the Sts- ters of the Convent of Notre Dame, of this city.
 Charles T. Thayer, Joseph Gagne, and William Fuller, have been named as committee, from Mansfield Hose company, to arrange for an outing and clambake at Phillips grove, Alexan- der's Lake, in August
 The Bijou Moving Picture compa- ny has opened in St. Johns Hall, Pro- vidence street. Program changes Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday. Mati- nees and evenings. Miss Ella Lam- bert, soprano, will sing the illustrated songs.
 The delegation to the National Con- vention Of the Knights of Columbus,
 which meets this year at Mobile, AL abama, on August 3-sailed on We'd nesday from New York for New Or
 leans. Tine party will be away about three weeks.
 Mrs. Helen Wiley returned Mon- day from three weeks stay with her sister, at Pleasant View, k. 1. Her mother, Mrs. A. W Macdonald, left Tuesday morning for the same place, for several weeks stay with her daughter, Mrs. N. II. Holmes, who has a summer cottage there.
 The brothers Messrs T. J. and Geo. C. Leonard, of Providence, who are so we'll known by our citizens made Put nam a flying visit on Wednesday af- ternoon. They had been to Eastford to attend the funeral of relative and were on their way back to Providence and only had time 10 make few nasty calls.
 A cute rogue stopped train due here at l0:5s Sunday night, near Leo nard's Bridge, by striking a match and setting fire to his 'kerchief, which he waved as the train approached. Con- ductor Wright jumpd off and asked the man what the danger signal was for. He told the absurd story that he had been lost for several hours and wanted to board the train to get out of the woods. The conductor didn't tell him all he had 10 do was to follow the track, but told him to get aboard. On reaching Willimantic the conductor went through the train looking for the stranger, but he had s.yamoosed" in the dark after his free ride to his desti- nation.
 Arthur Lucia, aged =, an inmate of the town farm, after heariug before Judge Wright of the probate court ,was ordered committed tothe Norsieh hos pital for the insane. Lucia manifested vicious dsposition, and had threat ened the lives of the other inmates of the farm. He was taken 10 Norwich on Tuesday by seiectman Pierce. La eia ~as injured in sih of July acci-