Putnam patriot., 1909-09-03


 tufned from stay of two weeks at Oak Bluffs.
 Edward Sabin took a small mouth black bass from Killingly pound, last week Thursday, weighing l.2 lbs.
 Maurice Mouire returned last week Thursday evening from a two weeks vacation spent at Watch Hill.
 -Dr. John Brunette and wife, of Bfeckton, Mass, have been visiting with Mrs. F. E. Brunette, Grove st.
 Mir. Clarence Stetson and wife, of New York, are quests of MT. Stetson's parents, MT. and Mrs. A. C. Stetson, Providence street.
 Landlord E. C. Rogers, of the Put nam Inn, and wife, have returned from a vacation spent in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing August 30:
 Gentlemen-E. J. Gill, Harry W. Marsh.
 Ladies-Miss Clausser, Miss Hazel Cobb, Mrs. C. A. Whipple, Mrs. Grace Kelsey, Mrs. John Keller.
 Auto accidents and human slaugh- ter, trials of speed of flying machines, bloody strikes and Harriman's health, fill up large space of the daily paper this week.
 The small house on Bullock street, formerly owned by E. T. Whitmore, was bought by Mrs. Anna NJ. Prentice and is being moved across the street to be placed between her residence and the Dady silk mill. The cellar is com- peted.
 Arrangements are being perfected for the General Conference of the Con- gregatIonal Churches of Connecticut to be held November 5 and 9, at Tor rington. The report of the Sunday ob- serVanee and moral legislation will be made by committee, of which Judge E. NJ. Warner of this city is chairman The Boston Post sent out 700 gold headed canes to the selectmen Of the ya- rieas towns of New England outside of the large cities, one to be given 10 the eldest citizen of each town. If one is sent to our seleetmen they would prob ably have to bestow il on Elder Amasa Morse. School street, who is in his 95th year.
 Professor Elliot's prophecy that a new religion to suppiant Christianity Is soon to be established, reminds one of the exclamation made by distin- gaished Frenchman who visited this country many years ago; "Not peo- ples, Four hundred religions and only one sd2tee!s'
 This is the season of Agricultural State Fairs. That of Putnam has come and gone; Hartford has it's Fair next week. and September II, b, Is, Berlin will hold it's State Agricultural and ln- dustrial Exhibition. They are doing good, in promoting the interest Of agTi- culture, horticulture and domestic arts, and at the same time affords socia:grat- iiication to a large class of our ruralpo- pulation.
 The articles on the "Birds of Con neeticut," written by \. N. lphan, which have been running in the VA TRIor for nine weeks have been brought 10 a close with this issue. They are of a most useful and instructive cha racter, and we are glad that the "A TRfor has been honored in having been chosen as the medium for their pubic pre,entation. Our readers must have appreciated them as we have done.
 An of the Pastors of the churches in Thompson will give short addresses al the exercises at the Tourtellotte Me morial High School, Friday evening. Those of our citizens who were not able to attend the exercises Wednesday eve ming will do we'll to attend this, IT. day, evening. The exercises connected with the gift and acceptance of the Toartellotte Memorial High School will be the event of. this century in the history of the town of Thompson.
 The Willimantic Chronicle, in re- porting the public meeting in this ci'y last Friday afternoon, called by the State Board of Education, to discuss the question of locating the Traces Schools, says, Putnam Spreads it self That's true. It never was grow ing faster in dwellings and industries than just now; its citizens were never more aroused and united to make tnelf city what it's importance demands as home for worthy people and entef- prising business men. That's the kiho Of Spreading Itself it believes in and in which 1t is now indulging-
 -Mr. Geo. E. Shaw who, with his wife, was at Oak Bluffs, Mass, in let ter sent us last week, has this to say on 6 suggestive topic Mir. Lowney, of sLowney Chocolate" fame, has recent iydone for Mansfield, Mass, his native town. which you have long entreaIeo should be done for Putnam. As resi- dent of the town and always interested In It's welfare, he bought large, un- slightly tract of land near the depot and converted it into fine Puphc square, and frontingit built an elegant hotel. which appears to great advan-