Putnam patriot., 1909-08-27
VOL. XXXVII.

Alden Cole, of Carbondale, Pa. spent Sunday with his parents.
 Mrs. NJ. H. Medbury is at Booth bay Maine.
 Misses Helen and Alta Sharpe have returned from Gales Ferry.
 -Jery Matello has returned 10 this eiiy after spending the winter in Italy.
 -Dr E. F. Perry and family return ed Monday from Washington, Conn.
 Henry Belair and wife of Water bury are visiting relatives in the city.
 Frank Thayer and wife have re- turned from Lords Point.
 Walter Gahan, who was recently taken i'll in Winsted, returned to his home in Putnam last Saturday.
 Miss Ruth Downs of Derby, Conn.,, has been spending few days the past week with Mrs. Abbie Child, on Grove street.
 Mrs. G. s. Bradley and daughter, Mrs. Walter Wheaton, and her ehil- dren, have returned from Raquette Lake, \. Y.
 MT. William Wheaton and wife, of Mechanic street, are receiving congrat- ulatious on the birth of an eight-po boy, Paul Brigham Wheaton, born on Tuesday evening, Aug. 24.
 Friends in Putnam have received cards from Rev. J. W. Walker and F. A. Morrell, who are now at York, En- gland. They announce their return to Putnam in October.
 There will be an examination for admission to Putnam High School on Thursday, September 2d, at 9 o'clock, in the Assembly Room of Israel Put nam School.
 -George B. Evans, of Providence, came to this city last Thursday to visit his brother, Robert Evans, s3 years old. a Veteran of the civil war, who i1f cc uii diiOW ottSSs'
 An alarm of fire called out the fire department to Lynch's store, Sunday morning about l0:50, to extinguish a blaze in the cellar, caused by lighted candle
 We are compelled to omit all refer .enee to the Convention of the (. T. A. |. of Connecticut, which is to be held in this city, Sept. ,, 6, and except to say. that the committee of manage ment report that everything is moving in fine order to have large and sue cessful meeting.
 Mark Reynolds, expressman, had his elbow crushed last Saturday. He was pulling on case with a truck mans hook when il slipped, and he fell backwards to the ground, striking on his elbow The bones were set and reset until Wednesday, when he was taken to the hospital for a final setting. At a special meeting of local Union Carpenters and Joiners, No. SIS, Put nam, the following committee was ap- pointed to make arrangements for the members to go to Crescent Park, Provi- dence, on Labor Day, Sept. 6th.;
 Capt. George Warren,
 Fred Reilley, Fred Tefft,
 Committee.
 Putnam. August "A, 1909.
 The auction of boxes for the Put nam Fair will be held at the office of Richard German, Front street, at 10 o'clock, Saturday morning, August 2s. Reserved seats will be put on sale al the same time. The fine list of attrac- tions, secured by the management, will make a demand for these seats, and to assure getting a choice location it is ne- cessary to be on hand promptly
 Finest B. Kent and family, who have been spending the mouth oi Att gust at Alton Bay, N. H., are to spend the last week in touring through the W hite Mountain section and coast ot Maine They made the trip in an au- tomobile. passing through Massachn- sets, stopping al Nashua, \. h., With friends. The distance to Alton Bay Is l7s miles. Returning, they expect to visit Portland. Bath, and Boothbay Harbor. Maine.
 Putnam aerie of Eagles WAS insu- ,,taa -.,.,l, Tho cpreu1onieS were held in odd Fellows and A. 0. II. halls. About twenty members of the order from Southhridge were present. The order starts in Putnam with charter membership of sT and with every indication that the order Will be successful. Officers were elected as follows ?. W P, Frederick Authier; worthy president, William C. Authier; W. V. president, Albert Brousseau' W. chaplain, Jeremiah Curran; secre- iary. NJ. NJ. Dwyer: treasurer, Charles Rivers: inside guard. Charles Tnei- Feault; outside guard, Arthur couvef- butts; trustees, J. A. Gagne, Thomas Ryan, James quinn: physician, Dr. j. \. Landry.
 Thursday, Aug IS. about 10 mem. bers and friends of A. C. Warner Woman s Relief Corps. No. 5, met at The home of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram L. Barrett on Oak Hill for basket picnic. The weather Ras perfect and the place
  Lleal The hest and hostess did every thing possible Tor the comfort anu Pleasure of their guests. l houatitai collation. xas served, after which ma-