Putnam patriot., 1909-09-24

Mrs. Joseph Weodson recently en- tertsined Mrs. Cozzens of Boston.
 There was no session of the Supe- rior Court on Wednesday.
 Mrs. A. H. Ssrahan has returned te her home in this city after a sum- ner's stay in the Adirondaeks,
 Justin Greene, after an illness of several months is now fast gaining his health and strength.
 MT. H. NJ. Randall and wife are entertaining Miss Anna Cady of South Weymouth, Mass.
 Col. G. D. Bates Is announced as a candidate for place on the town school board.
 The "Glub de Naturalization will meet in St. Johh's hall Sunday after noon at 1 o'clock.
 MT. F. A. Libby and family re- tuned home here after spending the summer at their home on Squirrel Isl- and, Maine.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church are to hold their dol lar social on Wednesday evening, Sept. 29. A program will be given and refreshments served.
 MT. P. G. Wright is every way sound except for his broken ankle, and is well cared for at the Day kimball Hos- pital, and is cheered by visits from his city acquaintances. He is not used to lying still, although past fourscore. It makes him feel lonely.
 Mrs. Helen Wiley, who visited her sister, Mrs. Wm. Holmes, at Pleas ant View, N. J., for few days the past week, returned Tuesday, bringing with her Richard Holmes, her nephew. Mir. and Mrs. Holmes expect 10 come Saturday te spend some days with the family of A. W. Macdonald, Oak Hill.
 Next week Hurlburt's store will be removed from Front street to Union Block, to occupy the store vacated by Shaw the jeweller. It has been fitted up in the finest style for the display of clothing goods. His ad. is found else where in this issue.
 -Aninteresting incident recently oc- cured in dining room in Seattle, Washington. f. Raymond Gilpatric, who has settled in that city in the in- tersst of an insurance company, was surprised to meet Arthur Wilkes, of Thompson, where they were boarding at the same house.
 "A meeting of the Windham Asso- ciation Of Congregational Churches and Ministers of the county, was held in the Congregational church on Tuesday. Twelve members were present. An address on temperance was delivered by Rev. Clarence Barber, Of Danlelson. At the afternoon session Rev. A. Van (. P. Huizinga read an able paper up- on "tEltimate Authority Of Human Truth, 2 as relating to the Scriptures. Rev Mir Burt, of Abingdon, gave an address upon Efficacy of Prayer
 A horse was stolen from the barn of Ralph J. Sabin, of pomfret, early Tuesday morning. Mir. Sabin did not miss his loss until he went to the stable te get his horse to hitch up. He inn mediately notified deputy sheriff Hol- brook, offering S25 for it's recovery. The horse is described as large and brown, with white spot on his forehead, rat tailed, large feet two behind white. With the horse went an old express wagon withoat any dashef, had in it a yellow blanket, half-spring cushion, and an old harness with work collar and iron h ames.
 The services at the Salvation Ar my, last Sunday evening, were con ducted by Mrs. Ida Norton, of Water bury. Mrs. Norton has been associa- ted in Salvation Army work with Gap tain and Mrs. Withee for some time past. She will conduct the service Sun- day afternoon at 8 ?. m. Capt. Nithee is arranging for campaign in the near future with Colonel Adam Clifford, as- sisted by the Boston Headquarters Band. The Colonel, assisted by this band, was heard here in March, and those who attended the services at that time, will be glad 10 have second pri- vilege. Meantime Captain and Mrs. Withee are conducting services on We'd nesday Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday at 3 and s D. m.
 Our citizens may be wondering If the extraordinary drouth has any in- furious effect on the public drinking water. The Putnam Water Company had two samples of the drinking wa ter analysed at the Middletown Chem cal Laborator last week. One was . sample of raw or unfiltered water, the other filtered. Of the former, the tn- dications showed . worse condition than the month previous. But of the filtered water, the chemist says: 1.-The above results [the analysesl compared with the sample of raw water submit ted at this time show a removal Of CO lor of s54 per cent; turbidity 72.2 per cent: bacteria 62.s per cent, and orga- nic matter, as represented by oxygen consumed, $ per cent. I believe the filtered water at the present time, is . safe and very satis factory water for