Putnam patriot., 1909-01-15

Mrs. Julius Cordier and three chil: dren returned Wednesday from two weeks visit in Canada.
 MT. and Mrs. R. Emile Tile are to celebrate their silver wedding at their home on Mechanic street this Thurs day evening.
 The regular meeting of the Woman s Board of the Day kimball Hospital will be held in Odd Fellows hall, We'd nesday afternoon, January 2oth al 3 o'clock.
 Boston 10 resume her studies at the New England Conservatory of Music, accompanied by her friend, Miss Ada Warden.
 There was large attendance at the public installation of Court City of Putnam, F. of A, in Foresters' hall, last Thursday evening. The installing officers were J. C. Roche, of Walling- ford, and Mayor Thomas O'Laughlin, of Naugatuck, Grand officers.
 John c. Mitchell, deputy secretary of state, died at his home in Columbia on Saturday afternoon, after an illness of week. The funeral was held in Willimaniie on Wednesday afternoon. MT. Mitchell was brother of Mrs. A. NJ. Towne of this city.
 Miss Harriet H. Ross died on Wednesday morning al the home of her nephew, Gilman H. Brown, Grove street, with whom she had lived for the past five years. Miss Ross was born in Blackstone, Mass, in 1886, and resi- ded there until she removed to this city. The funeral and burial will take place in Blackstone Saturday.
 William Meehan, of Hyde Park, Mass, was drowned in Canton, Mass, last Sunday afternoon. Meehan was blacksmith and was for number of years employed by A. Scranton, South Woodstock. He was out fishing and the ice broke letting him into the wa ter. A police man who tried to rescue him was drowned with him.
 -The annual meeting of the stock holders of the First National Bank was held Tuesday afternoon and the fol- lowing directors elected for the ensu- ing year: Joseph W. Cutler, Eugene A. Wheeloek, Charles H. Brown, Will liam K. Barber, John F. Carpenter, Alexander \. Houghton, Lebbeus F.. Smith, Ransom H. Bradley, John 0. Fox. Officers will be elected Monday.
 Hast Sunday afternoon four Coun- eils of the Knights of Columbus met in r. of C. hall, this city, to witness the annual ceremony of installation. The Councils participating were Car gill, 64, of Putnam; Rose of Lima, 52, of Danieison: Mystical Rosa, No. l9, of Nauregan, and All Hallows, 27o, of Moosup. The occasion was also mark ed by the presence of States Deputy, James J. Kennedy, of New Haven, and Past State Deputy James E. Tev. lin. District Deputy Sullivan, of Da- nielson, was installing officer. At the completion of the ceremonies refresh ments were served. The joint install- ation was arranged at the suggestion of NJ. NJ. Dwyer, newly elected Grand knight of Cargill Council.
 Franklin Baker, janitor of Israel Putnam school was taken i'll Tuesday with what is believed to be diptheria. Although this is not certain, as the report from the culture has not been received. A meeting of the School Board was hastily called Tuesday evening, to see whether or not 1t would be advisable to close the school. The board decided the children were in no more danger in school than runn- ing about town, attending moving picture, shows and other public places. They were also justified by medical authority, which sustained their views. Of course if parents be- come disturbed and take their child ren out of school to any great number ii may later be decided to close; they are not doing so at the present time.
 The benefit to District and State in sending capable and experienced men to the State Senate is seen in the case of Charles E. Searls, our member from this District. He needed no instruc- tions or guidance on any matter that falls to the lot of a new member. h. stead, he was ready and promptIto act when occasion demanded, when the Senate was being organized, and led the way by his motions, which were promptly adopted, and after that also when the regular legislative business was being transacted. IL honors the voters of the District when they send such men to the General Assembly, and the entire people of the State are elated when such men are sent to help transact public affairs so important to their common interests.
 The Berea Quarterly for January, published by Berea College, and repre- senting the mountain region of the South, contains several noteworthy ar- ticles. The recent decision of the L. S. Supreme Court, sustaining the Jim Crow Law" as applied 10 schools con dncfed under Stafe charters. is discuss