Putnam patriot., 1909-10-15


 Mrs. Dutee Smith, of Fremont st., has returned from lengthy stay in New Hampshire.
 Miss Aline LaRue returned Mon- day from visit with her brother, Dr. Arthur IaRue, Naltham, Mass.
 MT. C. C. Brown and wife left here last Friday to spend g weeks outing at Crescent Beach.
 Miss Mary Avery has been enter taining Miss Dorothea Keep, of Farm ington, who is in the Boston Art school.
 Miss $. Elizabeth Clarke, Elm st. i, is'entertaining Mrs. E. A. Cauter, of Tenahy, NJ. Mrs. Cauter's maiden name was Alma Chesbro.
 Miss Katherine Copeland, of Bos- ton, Is substituting as teache, of French in the Putnam High School during the illness of Miss Avery, the regular teacher.
 The motormen on the Putnam troll l ley lines of the Connecticut Company have been provided with stools to sit on, similar to those beingeupplied to | all the other motormen on all the Com- pany's lines.
 Mrs. Ellen Stoddard and Miss $. Elizabeth Clarke took a delightful au- tomobile trip through Windham and Willimantic on Friday, calling upon friends in the former place. -Mrs.J. B. Tatem, Jr., and Miss NJ. Eden Tatem, left here Monday for a weeks visit in Washington, D. C. MT. Tatem left at the same time for busi. ness trip to Tennessee. On Thursday last the ladies of Hampton, 10 the number of fifty, en- joyed fine dinner and delightful so- cial hour with Miss Burnham, of the Prospect House, that place. The Quinebaug Lodge No. 2709, c. L. 0. of 0. F., and Martha C. Lewis Household of Ruth, No. 1852, give grand ball at their Lodge rooms, in Danielson, Friday evening.
 Miss Gertrude NJ. Jones has given up her position in the First National Bank in this city, to accept the place of private Secretary to one of the Profes- sors in the Geological department of Yale University.
 The Annual meeting of the Boar of Management of the Windham Coun- ty Temporary Home, and Town Com mittee, will be held at the Home on Thursday, October Fist, at l2 o'clock, noon.
 At their meeting on last Thursday evening, Putnam Aerie of Eagles ini- tiated one candidate and received three applications. The Eagles will hold their meetings in Foresteris Hall until next January.
 The ladies of the Eastern Star will serve another of their splendid suppers at Masonic Temple, Saturday evening, Oct Is, from to o'clock. Supper consists of oyster stew, escalloped oys- ters, baked beans, potato salad, hot rolls and brown bread. Relishes; Cake, tea and coffee.
 The annual State Baptist Gonven- ton will be held al Mystic on October 19. The Putnam Baptist church has appointed the following delegates: Rev. J. R. Stubbert, Rev. B. F. Benoit, Mrs. J. B. Kent, Mrs. N. A. Ballard, Mir. and Mrs. C. k. Pierce, Mrs. Ida c. Kennedy.
 Mrs. Mary H. Medbury, Attorney k. H. Johnson, and Rev. A. Oblitz, of this city, have been attending the Sep tember session of the Superior Court, in Norwich, where they were witnesses in criminal suit against some junk dealers charged with the larceny of cop per wire from the tracks of the Connec. ticut Company.
 On our sixth page we print state ment given out by Commander Peary, with a map illustrating the course to the North Pole, to refute Dr. Cooks claim that he had reached the North Pole. To the lay reader the statement will be as deeply interesting as to the scientist, but still cannot prove con- elusive to him until Dr. Cook has had the opportunity to present, as he claims he will, the proofs to show that he dis covered ali he asserts. The truth of the dispute will be settled finally, Of that there can he no doubt. Let us ali wait patiently for that event.
 Louis Gagne, of Montreal, Canada, has been visiting his parents on Wood stock avenue. MT. Gagne is employed as overseer in the spinning department in the silk mill, of which Wm. E- Holmes, formerly with Hammond, Knowlton A Co, is superintendent. George Pechie, formerly Of this city, in also with the same concern as boss dyer.c Mir. Gagne states that the oust- ness has been very prosperous and IS constantly broadening out. Last week the Town School Con- mittee held meeting and organized as I follows:
 chairman-George A. Hammond Secretary-Chas. L. Torrey. Visitors-Eric H. Johnson, M. F. Dutton- r IT Committee on Teachers-Enc n. Johnson, silas Wheeiock, F. A. Nof- i reli. v. p.;. IT Johnson ,.n,s c.