Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-26

ing his niece, Mrs. Holden Arnold, of
Willimantie.
Mrs. Helen Wiley is in Westeely,
r. L., the guest of her sister, Mrs. Vim.
Holmes.
Last Monday Archibald Macpon-
aid and Charles Sedar went to Bridge
port as, delegates, 10 attend the dedi-
cation of the Elk's new Home.
Mrs. Julia MeGavitt returned TO
! Putnam ON saturday last, from II. lie
lena Island, :. G., where she has been
visiting her daughter for the past five
months.
A. v. Fisher, formerly with the b.
p. Buebee Corp, this city, with his
brother, has bought the James Hislop
dry goods store IN Westerly, Il. l., and
has moved his family there from Bur
lington, VI.
Several Putnam people have placed
orders Tor new automobiles. The autos
are becoming so numerous in this city
that a special driveway will have 10
be provided for them through the
State as was talked of over year ago.
--Messrs. +. NJ. Wheaton, Edward
Mullan and Isaac Champeau, were in
Hartford Tuesday, as delegates of the
Business Mems Association To attend
the hearing before the Legislative COM
mittee on the public utilities bill.
Victor Peloquin, who recently for
feited his Willimantlc license, has un-
til Saturday night to close out his
stock. As he has brother in the liz
quer business in this city, he will pro-
badly send the bulk OF his stock of
goods here.
Miss Florence Sargent has returned
TO her teaching duties al Cambridge,
Mass, after a week spent at her home
on Grove street. And her brother, Ha-
rold Sargent, of Norwich, has also been
a visitor there, to meet his parents just
returned from California.
List of letters remaining in the
Putnam Post Office for the week end
ing March rs:
Ladies-Mrs. L.. NJ. Hardy, Mrs. A.
Elizabeth Perry, Mrs. Eddie Tarbor.
Gentlemen-Walter Bugbee, Louis
Chapman, Tony Smith.
An amateur Minstrel Show is under
rehearsal and will be produced at the
Bradley Theater about April 10th. The
proceeds are for the benefit of the Day
kimbal Hospital. The company is
known as the "All Silks being conn
posed largely of employees OF the silk
mills.
st. Aloysias T. A. & b. Society are
to give whist in their hall, on Pom
fret street, Tuesday evening, March 30,
the proceeds To swell the fund being
raised to entertain the visitors of the
coming State convention, 10 be held in
this city. Refreshments will be served.
Admission is % cents, with cents ex-
ira for having clothes checked. The
public are cordially invited.
BENJAMIN Grosvenor, of Pomfret,
has donated an acre OF land near the
school house, for the use of the pupils
of that town, as a playground. mat
gift will be memorial TO Mr.. Grosve-
nor for all time, and better than agra
mite or marble shaft. 1t is generous
deed, and one that good men in other
towns can profitably initiate.
On the Bulletin board, in the free
Reading Room, India is pictured from
Bombay to Calcutta in attractive views,
placed there by the Elizabeth Porter
Putnam Chapter, ID. A. R.-the bulle-
tin committee. The 1l6 pictures In
clude all points of interest in this route,
and form most interesting and In
stractive collection.
CARD OF THANKs.-We wish to ex-
press our heartfelt gratitude and appre-
citation To the many friends who have,
both by loving words of sympathy and
kind deeds, given us comfort and help
during our long illness and recent be-
reavament.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A Lyon,
Mrs. Phebe +. Weaver.
" oodstoek, March 10Th. 1907.
The ladies of the Baptist church
served an old-fashioned supper in the
Baptist Assembly Hall, last Friday
evening, which drew large attend
ance. The entertainment which fol-
lowed the supper included the follow
lowing selections: Aud Lang Syne,
chorus; Jerusalem, NY Glorious Home,
chorus; recitation, Norman Kennedy:
Strike the Loud Cymball. chorus;. M
itation, chorus; My Grandma's Advice,
Helen Rich; Battle Hymn of the Re-
pulic, chorus; Sherburne, chorus; re-
citation. Mildred Bard; Cousin Jede-
diah, chorus The Dearest Spot Of
Earth to Me is Home, Sweet Home,
chorus.
Last Thursday afternoon was most
delightfully."- spent AT the home Of Mrs.
Frank G. Letters, where whist and
puzzle party was given for the benefit
OF the Old Putnam Cemetery fund of
the Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter.
d. 4. r. Eight tables were used by
the whist players, while those interest
ed in puzzles spent the afternoon in the
dining room. where interest was taken
ia matching pictures The honors in
whist were carried of by Mrs. J. Fred
Carpenter. Mrs f. 4. Clarke and Mrs.