Putnam patriot., 1909-05-28
PUTNAM CONN., FRIDAY.
Flank Rhodes of Providence has been the guest of Putnam friends.

MI. anu MS. hatpH l.. heDN0n
 have been in Hartford and Ninsied
 the past week.
 Louis R. Fitch, of Southbridge was
 the guest of friends in Putnam over
 Sunday.
 Members of A. G. Warner W. R.
 C., No. 5s, are requested to meet in A
 0. H. hall, Sunday morning, May 30,
 at 10 o'clock, and attend in a body the
 Memorial service held in the Baptist
 church. Address by Rev. W. E. Bates,
 of Mystic. Sec'y. | Invitations have been sent out by
 Charles D. Hine, Secretary State Board
 of Education, to those interested, to
 attend the school celebration to be held
 at Canterbury Plains, on Friday, June 1 1, at 2:30 p. m. In the Town Hall
 there will be an exhibition of children s school work.
 l List of letters remaining in the
 Putnam Post Office for the week end-
 ing May 9:
 1 Ladies-Miss Boulard, Mrs. Rosanid Gilbert, Mrs. Marie Irwin, Miss Mary l Maloney.
 n.-Eugene Bartholomew,
 James Duffy, George Duval, Francis l L. L'Hendreax, G. l.. Reach, John Mar i jensen.
 Commencement exercises of Notre 1 Dame Academy will be held in St
 Johns Hall. Wednesday, June g, at l II o'clock, a. m. The members of the
 graduating class are Miss Mary Dren-
 nan, Middletown Miss Mary McAuliff,
 Hartford; Miss Beatrice Monohan, East l Hartford and Miss Molie Bree, of New
 Haven. The class motto is," Esto F.
 deies." A cluster essay, in which each
 graduate will have part, will be writ.
 ten with the motto as a subject. Miss Adah D. Lucier, of Charles street, and George C. Gunsalus, also of this city, were married Tuesday, in St. Maryis rectory, by Rev. J. Van den Noort. The young couple, after the ceremony, started off on two weeks wedding trip to New York. MT. Gun saus is telegrapher doing duty in the railroad signal tower this city. The bride is daughter of Napoleon Lucier, and has a host of friends and received
 many gifts.
 The Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter D. A. R., will decorate the graves of Revolutionary Soldiers in the Old Putnam and West Thompson Cemeteries, Thursday, May 27th. The
 trolley for West Thompson will leave Bugbee's Corner at 1.55 p. m., and for
 the Putnam Cemetery at 3.S5 p. m. Those wishing seats in carriages please notify Miss Manning. Should the day be rainy the decoration will be post
 poned until Friday.
 Allied w. Merriam Camp, No. Is, r. $. w. ", will attend divine ser vices at the Baptist church on Sunday, May 30th, at 10:30 a. m. The Camp will also participate in the Memorial services on Monday, May 3lst, acting as escort to A. G. Warner Post, No. 54, G. A. R. Assemble at G. A. R. Hall, May 30th at 10 a. m., and on May 3lst, at 9:30 a. m. Badges and white gloves will be worn. All soldiers and sailors
 serving during the Spanish War, or Philippine instruction, are cordially invited to parade with the Camp. ERNEST NJ. CARVER, Commander.
 Henry J. Thayer, Adjutant. -Information from Boston was re-
 eel, ed by our police Tuesday that boy Is years old, named Frank Rice, had been arrested charged with attempting to wreck a railroad train, in that city
 on Friday last. He admitted that he, in company with two other boys, had placed ties on the track to see the loco
 motive push them off. They then got
 on freight train and went 10 Putnam. ! One of the lads returned to Boston and
 was arrested and told where the other
 two lads were. Our police searched
 the city, but learned later that they
 had spent Monday in pool room and on Tuesday returned to Boston on a 1 freight train.
 Attorney Charles L. Torrey recent l ly came into the possession of the farm on Putnam Heights, formerly the old 1 historic Warren Tavern. MT. Torrey
 intends to devote some l9 acres to the raising of fruit, and the past week has | had a gang of men at work setting out
 800 apple trees and some i5 or 20 grape vines. The whole farm was surveyed and the trees are planted at regular in- l tery als as staked out, the holes Tor same
 being first carefully prepared. These 800 trees are only the beinning of the large orchard contemplated. The farm
 was once in the possession Of MT. Tor
 rey's great-grandmother, and as a boy
 he spent many months there.
 Two special trains passed through this eitv shortly after 5 o'clock, Tues
 day evening, carrying the members Of the ..I.ambsT Clab,r of New York, from Hartford to Bosten. This club is
 composed Of membership of the great est actors, artists and authors in this country. The money raised by their , annual .sGambelsH k devoted to char ifable institutions maintained for the benefit Of the profession They played f matinee performance In Hartford. ..rss . .x...-.a. 3,, Es-.uts,., f,a