Putnam patriot., 1909-05-07

at the West. He will return to this
 city in few weeks. Next Saturday ! Elder Morse will reach his 95th birth.
 day, full of physical and mental vigor
 giving promise of rounding out a full century. Although blessed with lov
 ing children, it is suggested that the friends of the aged pilgrim, in the va rious towns in this county, where he
 was born and always lived, send him
 postal card messages of eongratulation.
 This will cheer and inspire him better 1 than anything else that can be offered l him. Postals can be addressed to him
 at Staff ord Springs.
 Dog Warden Herman Carver states
 that there will be between 30 and 75
 less dogs registered this year in Put.
 nam than were registered last year.
 We cannot understand on what facts
 he bases his extraordinary diminution
 of dogs. So far as the dogs we are ae- l quainted with, who visit us while at
 work early in the morning in our gar
 den, not one is missing this spring, but
 even seem to have additions to their
 number. They all receive glad well l come as friends. We can easily repair
 their foot-marks on the nicely prepared
 beds, but We could not make good their
 disappearance. We hope there will be
 a recount of the city dogs,-registered
 and unregistered
 The confidence in the voting ma chine which has been strongly express
 ed for the past two years, especially by
 the authorities and papers of Hartford,
 has been rudely shaken in the latter city. It failed to work in one of the
 wards at the recent election. The worst feature of the machines error is, that there can be no recount as in the ordi- nary way of voting. This would be l bad for candidate running for office. The trouble in the case reported may
 have been caused by defect that can
 be remedied. We have such confidence in the ingenuity of our people, that if all the voting machines so far invented should prove failures, there is ability and inventive ingenuity enough to pro duce voting machine that win work l absolutely faultless. The present un- satifactory, troublesome, and faulty | m ethod of recording votes must give
 way to some simpler form that can be relied upon.
 No one should omit to read the bio- graphical sketch of Emperor Charles Louis Bonaparte IIJ., found on anoth- 1 CT page of this issue. It is not only deeply interesting, but twill give to correct conception of one of the most unfortunate men among the rulers of Europe during the last century. What ever faults he had have been magnified by the press of this country, and his worthy and high traits of character were left unnotieed in order to bring him under supreme contempt. All fair-minded people will be glad to learn that in this and many other countries the character of the unfortunate EmPe- TOT is being rescued from unnecessary obliquity and set forth in true and more admirable light. This should be gratifying to those who have had mis- taken view of one of the most able men of the past century.
 A man giving his name as John Riley, of Central Falls, R. l., called upon Captain Murray at police head quarters, Friday afternoon, and told the Captain that people were yelling at him on the street. The Captain sized up the situation in an instant, and warned the man 10 get out of town or he would be put where there would be no danger Of his being yelled at. Riley said he came lastly from Danielson. and he took the Captains advice and immediately returned there. Before the night was over Riley got into se- rious difficulties in our neighboring be- rough. He entered the home and bed chamber of a Mrs. Charles Gilligan who awoke on his entrance, and called out for her husband. He entered has, tily when he heard his wife scream, as did also his son, and together they grappled with Riley, who, before they subdued him was sorely battered about the head and face. He was placed in the hands of the police and put where he was out of the way of the yelling populace He is now in Brooklyn jail awaiting trial on charge Of burglary. A circular letter bearing the sigma ture of District Deputy Sullivan, of Danielson, and a committee of eight members ,of Cargiil Council Knights of Columbus, calling the attention of members of the Order to the appeal of the Knights in this section for the re- election of Grand Knight NJ. NJ. Dwy- CT as delegate to the National Conyen- ton, to be held at Mobile, Ala, has been sent 10 aii delegates entitled to a seat in the State Convention To be held in Bridgeport next Tuesday. Mir. Dwy- CT was delegate 10 the convention At Sl. Louis lasl year. He became great ly interested in the movement and an ardent worker ii il te bring assessment relief for she older memtefs of the Or der. His ambition To be again 8 dele gate is inspired by desre 10 attain the end he started 10 accomplish fast year. All who are interested In this