Putnam patriot., 1909-07-02

snnmer home al Gales ferry.
 Quite number. from this city are al New London, today, Thursday, at tending the Harvard Yale boat races.
 A son arrived at the home of May AT and Mrs. J. J. McGarry at : o'clock Wednesday evening.
 On the sixth page of this issue will .be found interesting Fourth of July reading matter.
 Judge Lynde A. Catiin attended tbe reunion of the Yale class of '5S, of which he was a member, at New Ha- ven, this week.
 The members of Putnam Grange attend Neighbors' Night a. Thompson Grange next Tuesday evening furnish ing part of the programme.
 Herman G. and Everett M. Carver left this morning, Thursday, for va- cation trip of two weeks in Albany, f-tica and other New York cities.
 -Danielson is to have an Armory- an appropriation of sl5,ooo having been granted for that purpose. Putnam is vel to have it's first public building.
 Miss A. NJ. Hopkins has resigned as teacher at the Gary district, and is 10 enter Pratt's Institute, Brooklyn, \. Y, in the fall.
 The heated term this week killed one hundred persons in New York city. Live temperately and drink no ice-cold water when the body is heated.
 Archie Macdonald leaves Monday for Los Angeles to attend the Eiks' Convention, as delegate from Put nam Lodge. He will be away about three weeks.
 The gold bracelet lost and found on Providence street sidewalks by Patrolman Cordier early Saturday evening was returned to it's owner on Monday.
 The School Board has elected Miss Clara A. Burrill to teach grade in the smith street school. Miss Burrill is also graduate of Putnam High School and the Willimantic Normal School. She has been teaching at Ballouyille.
 Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the town and city of Norwich will cele- brate the 250th anniversary of the set tlement. We have heard of no con- certed action of our citizens to take part in the celebration, but there is time yet for that. Monday being holiday, it will be A pleasant diversion for many to go down and see the magnificent dis plays in the celebration.
 Israel Putnam Lodge, I. o. O. F., has elected the following officers for the ensuing term of six months.
 Noble Grand-C. D. Sharpe.
 Vice Grand-Archibald Mcdonald.
 Secretary-L. H. Fuller.
 Treasurer-Leon T. Wilson.
 The officers will be installed July i3. by District Deputy Charles E.. Rich- ardson.
 A Stratford correspondent of the Bridgeport Standard, says of Father O'Connor, who went from West Thomp- son to Stratford, that he is greatly ap- precisted there. He has the confidence and support of his parishioners, and has accomplished much in the short time he has been there for his parish and the community, winning general esteem for his frank and manly way in dealing with everybody. He Is ap- proachable, courteous and fair, and is just the kind of man Stradford needs.
 Ut has been announced that the se- cond annual congress of the "Descend- ants of the Signers.of the Declaration Of 1ndependence,n of which Judge A. McC. Mathewson, of New Haven is President, is 10 be held in Philadelphia July 4th and 5th. On Sunday services will be held in Old Christ Church, at which Rev. George Washington Dame Will take part. On Monday the mem- bers of the Society will take part in the patriotic exercises of the city. In the afternoon the business meeting will be held in Old Independence Hall. The meeting will be the fourth held in the Hall in l26 years.
 No one will fail to read the third article on Birds of Connecticut which will be found on page 5. These articles are not only of high order Of merit but are interesting and instruc- tive. Our young readers should study the information given and then go in- to the orchards, meadows and woods and get acquainted with the birds If they do this they will find much plea sure in it, that will be remembered as long as they live, for they will love them more and more the better acquainted they get with the summer feathered visitors to Connecticut.
 -"The Thompson Messenger, which vas started by Rev. George H. Gum mings, Pastor of Thompson Congrega- tionai church, and was suspended when he resigned. after completing it's second year. Recently. on the. install lAllon of the church's present Pastor, Rev. A. v.c. r. Huizinga. the Mes was resumed publication un- eeT its old form, a l2me. folio, of which feuf numbers were issued. The last issue, The June number. appeared as 2 new series, being an eight page quar-