Putnam patriot., 1909-02-05
Mayor John J. McGarry was in Nor

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 A. G. Warmer Post, G. A. R., will observe the Lincoln Centennial with appropriate exercises
 A tool-house is being constructed in the railroad yard, by home carpen- lers, just south of the station.
 -Raymend Gilpatrie, Amherst 'o9, is III at his parental home, Fremont street.
 Mrs. A. W. Macdonald is spend ing several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. w. H. Holmes, Westerly, R. 1.
 -G. A. Benson, of Stafford Springs, called upon old friends in this city last Saturday.
 Miss Helen Beebe, who has been visiting friends in this city, has return ed 10 her home in Boston.
 Mayor McGarry has ended his con- nection with Ballard & Clark. He has not announced what his plans are for the future.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Allard, is impro- ving after a surgical operation at the Day kimball Hospital
 Mrs. Dolly Tucker. of North Brook field, Mass. who has been visiting Mrs. Hiram Brown, Oak Hill, returned to her home this week.
 -aSouyeniru Taylor has issued the proof sheets of the Legislative Manual and Roll, and the members found them upon their desks last week ready for possible correction.
 Tuesday was Candelmas day at St. Mary's church. Special services were celebrated, at which the blessings of candles, for use during the year, took place.
 John Ii. Geeson sent, by John F. Kingsley, last Saturday, to New York, his noted stallion sSilver Staff,' which will be listed in the important horse sale at Madison Square Garden, next week.
 -Quinebaug Lodge will work the NJ. M. degree this, Thursday evening. Neighboring Lodges have been invited and all sojourning brethren will be welcome. There will be large atten- dance no doubt.
 -G. H. Hollister, of New Haven, came to this city last week, his errand being to see if there are traces of the gytsy moth in this section. We have heard of no complaints, but il is well to have an expert make an examina- ton.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing teb- ?:
 I.adies-Mrs. susan D. Cutler.
 Gentlemen-George Bratehell, Abra ham Cameron, Compagnie Aedieale Dunno, Frank Ostrowski, c. l.. smith, NJ. 4. Warner, mdse-
 Mary F. Tattoon, aged 19, daugh- ter Of Lloyd G. Tattoon. died at her parental home, School street, last week Thursday, after lingering illness. Her funeral was held Sunday afternoon. Burial in Grove street cementery. Be- sides her father, she is survived by an only brother.
 -"The Hardy Sixteen, chosen from the class of 1908, Amherst College, has just been announced. These men are elected for excellence in debating; from the sixteen, eight will be chosen to de- bate for the Hardy prize of $50 and s2o. The name of Fred R. Gilpatric, of this city, is one of the Hardy sixteen.
 Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Second Assistant Postmas- ter General, Washington, D. C.. until Feb. .23, le05, for conveying the U. S. mails for term Of tour years from July 1. 1909, on the route from Pomfret to Putnam, Conn. Blank proposals and information may be obtained from postn asters at Pomfret and Putnam.
 To freeze ice cream quickly is thus told in the National Magazine for Feb ruary: After the can has been filled and packed with fine ice and salt pour in cold water until il runs out at the drain on the side of the tub. Turn the crank rapidly and in five minutes the cream will be frozen and of fine grain. That is valuable hint and can be easi- ly tested.
 >...,,st;,, parsoiowr IF son of Mir and Mrs. Augustin Barsolow, of this city,t had his hand crushed while at work in the railroad yard, at New Ha- ven, last week. MT. Barsalow worked for many years in the hardware store of Chandler X Morse, and was we'll Known to all as .Gus.n He is now IY ard Master at New Haven, in the iiyision of the yard along the water front. His father and Alphonse Ma kion, his brother-in-law, went to New Haven Monday to see how the injured alan was getting along. The doctor Iold them he thought he could save he injured hand although Mwas badly brushed
 No one. we hope, will fail to read he sketch of the early life of Abraham Lincoln, on page Of this issue of the
 ATRIoT. it was written by Rev. J.
 Trox bridge, we'll known in this oanty. where he was born and had
 ved until few years ago. The sketch
 an epitome of Linc0ln's early life,