Putnam patriot., 1909-12-17
.Geo.sE. shaw was in Boston Mon-

Armand Farley has returned to
 his home, in this city, after . stay of
 six weeks in New Bedford.
 IT. Tetreault has renovated his bar
 Der shop by having 1t painted, papered
 and whisew ashed.
 Five additional names have been placed on the blacklist in the saloons
 of Putnam.
 -Mrs. Aluia ,Sibley of Warren has
 been the guest of her niece. Mrs. l.. O.
 Williams.
 i, -Adhemare Benoit has completed his tea store on Providence street, and
 opened it to the public last Saturday. The Morse Mills corporation are
 installing public city water in their tenements at the north end of the city. The body of the man found dead
 near the reservoir in kiliingly, last
 week, was buried in Danielson Sunday
 without being identified. Philip Maynard, ". Tharou, Nora
 oiConnor, Mrs. n. Cutler, and Mrs. Rhoda Clair, of this city, were in Will.
 limantic Sunday.
 Miss Margaret Gleeson and Miss Nellie Powers, of Willifnantic, were
 guests of Miss Anna Carter, of this city over sunday.
 --Chas. K. Shaw has moved his fam Fly from Fremont to Pleasant street to the dwelling formerly occupied by k. C. Jewett.
 Grand Ghanceltor,L. k. Jacobs of New Haven of the Grand Lodge of the k. of P. of Connecticut, was in this city on Wednesday in the interests of the order.
 The mills along the river are still losing time on account of low water, although not so many hours week as they were previous to our recent light
 rains.
 Skating has been enjoyed for the
 week past, but no accidents have as yet
 been reported hereabouts, although not a day goes by that life has not been lost through venturing on thin ice.
 The railroads, as usual at Christ mas time, are offering special rates 10
 persons desiring to visit Canada. Large numbers of French Canadians take ad- vantage of this offer to visit friends in Canada to spend Christmas with them. -Notre Dame Academy will close for the holidays vacation next We'd nesday, the 22d inst. The students
 will have two weeks to spend at their homes in various parts of the country, Patrick Vaughn, of Abingdon, q former resident of this city, was found , last week to be suffering from mental trouble. and was taken to the Norwich Hospital.
 Ida E. A. Wright, 43, of Pomfret, was found dead in the kitchen of her home, on Tuesday. Death was proba. ally due to dissipation, as three empty quart whiskey bottles were found, also a bottle of alcohol with little in it, in
 the room where she was found. Israel Putnam Lodge, |. 0. o. F., has nominated the following officers for the ensuing year: Noble Grand--C. Dwight Sharpe. Vice Grand-Archibald Macdonald. Secretary-L. H. Fuller. Secretary-Leon T. Wilson. 
 Jack Frost has been trying to get
 the right of way in thts section, but after several efforts, he found injunc- ions in the way, got out by old Sol and Boreus, and now with no snow or frost in the ground, he has to delay his usual lpranks to an unusually late season.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post office for the week end ing Dec. IA:
 Gentlemen-Enilien Dore, Clanson Stone, Harvey ]. Parker, Daniel Eli colt klimm, H. Eugene NickIess. Ladies-Mn. c. H. Bram well, Mrs. Mary Halligan, Miss May Williams. Work on the addition to the Day
 Kimball Hospital has been going on rapidly during the recent fine open
 weather. An extra large force of brick layers were put on to expedite the work, so that the walls have been fin- ished the full length of the first story.
 The highway connecting Putnam and Thompson has been completed. The proposition to build the road came from Norman B. Ream, the large pro- perty holder of Thompson, he indivi- dually to pay half the expense. He sent his check for s500 to our Select. men, and they have paid the share of expense due by the town of Putnam. The improvement has greatly benefited both towns.
 Deacon and Mrs. Charles C. Brown left this city on Monday afternoon to spend the winter in florida. They will 70 to Sea Breeze, where the bro ther of MT. Brown has permanent re- sidence, having lived there about eight years, and with him they will make their home. They 90 South not for health, but to escape the rigors Of our winter months They expect to return about the nrst week in April. Captain and Ms- withee have re- ceived DO copies of the Christmas Number Of the aWar Cry,'-she oflf- cial Gazette of the Salvation Army In the United States, which they are dc