Putnam patriot., 1909-12-10


 gently the guest of L. P. Merriam.
 Mrs. Helen Wiley is visiting with Miss Morrison and other friends in Bos- ton.
 An enjoyable meeting of the o. NJ. Club was held with Miss Mary whea- ton, Wednesday evening.
 c-Frank Monohan has sold his barber shop. on the Square, to Frank Rita, and will remove to Providence.
 -Mrs. F. $. Bruce and Miss Maude Redfern were the guests of friends in Boston last week.
 Caleb Shippee Is now express mes- senger between this city and Water bury.
 Last Saturday was quarterly pen. sion day, and many of the Veterans were in the city going through the for mula of turning their claims into hard cash.
 The moving picture apparatus in this city was inspected by State otfi- .eers, last week, and found to comply with the law.
 "Wednesday was the Feast of the Holy Conception, and large numbers attended the masses at St. Mary's Ca tholic church.
 James Rafferty, of this city, has received veterans button from the insurance company for which he is agent, having been in their employ for twenty years.
 The regular meeting of the Eliza beth Porter Putnam Chapter, D. X. R., will be held in the Chapter rooms in Kent Block, Monday, Dec. E, at 5 ?. m. A meeting of the Board will be held 1t 2:30 p. m.
 A freight car was discovered broken into, in the local railroad yard on Tues day. Several hundred yards of cloth were found missing. A railroad detec- tive found clews which prove conciu- sively that the break was not commit ted in this city.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing Dec. !:
 Gentlemen-Edmond Brisson, Ed ward Real.
 Ladies-Mrs. A. Frank Carpenter, Mrs. Y. Perry, Alice l.. Thomas, third class, Miss Mamie Walsh.
 Edward H. Parkhurst, of New Haven, son of venerable J. F. Park hurst, of this city, having been in Bos- ton on business, stopped here on We'd nesday, on his way home, to visit his father. who lives with his daughter, Mrs. Charles D. Sabin, Florence st.
 Fred Cutler aged So, of East Put nam, met with an accident Wednes- day while riding in his wagon, which came in collision with Keith $ express team under the Front street railroad bridge. MT. Cutler was thrown out, but escaped with severe shaking up. -s Beckwith's Almanac" Connee- tieut institution, founded by George Beckwith sixty-three years ago, and now edited by his granddaughter, and published by Melbourne J.. Parkhurst, grandson of the venerable J r. Park hurst of this eity-has the usual infor- rmation found in all amanaes, and Is guide to yachting, automobiiing, lrol- leying, &c. Copies for 1910 can oe haa fos 10 cents by addressing the puoiish- CT al New Haven.
 Dexter Eiliott's shoddy mill, al ClarksviIle, K. l., east border of Tut nam, resumed operations on Monday morning after having been closed TOT about month on account Of short wa ter supply, on which the plant has oe- pended. In the meantime new pow CT plant has been installed al cost ol about 5000, and the mill will hence forth be operated by steam when the water supply gives out.
 Following are the newly-eieeted oi- ficers of Putnam Aerie of Eagles;
 Worthy President-Wm. G. Authier' Vice President-Eugene Berthiaume Worthy Chaplain-James Quinn.
 Secretary-M. M. Dwyer.
 Treasurer-Charles Rivers.
 Inside Csuardi iau-ChaFles Tatro.
 Outside Guardian-Arthur Sower- butts.
 Trustee for years-J. Alfred Gagne. Worthy Conductor-J. fortney.
 Auditors-Thomas P. Ryan, Arthur Sowerbutts, Ferdinand Caisse.
 Physician-Dr. J. N. Landry.
 The Republicans of Willimantic elected their city ticket, excepting 'he Mayor. Edward F. Whitmore, son oi MT. and Mrs. E. T. Whitmore, was elected Alderman-at-Large. running ahead of his ticket in his own ward. Young MT. Whitmore went from tnis city to carry on the dry-goods business owned by his sister, widow Of A. D. Williams, who also went from tnis city 10 establish himself in that cils' Thus it came about that the entife ia- mily are united in Willimantic 10 tne loss of Putnam
 The case of Bowne Brothers, oi Eastford, vs. Mary Murphy, Of WOOL stock, vas appealed to the eupefio. Court on Saturday. The case was Ii'eo On Sept. 2lth, before T. Wetnerah, justice of the peace at East Woods'oeA' the verdict being in favor of me oe'en dan, ,arr.s.cted by Attorney M- H.