Putnam patriot., 1909-04-16
Mir. D. N. Medbury and wife are


 MT. D. N. Medbury and wife are visiting in Detroit, Mich.
 Fred Morrell and William Wright have returned to Yale.
 George Cockell has been spending a week in Brookline, N. H.
 Stephen Brady, of New York is the guest of relatives here.
 Mrs. Della Brown. of Rochester, \. Y., is visiting relatives in this city.
 -F. W. Perry is able to be about again after severe attack of quinsy sore throat.
 Miss Bessie F. Frost, of Bradley street, has been entertaining her sister, Mrs. Bunker, of Worcester.
 Mrs. George Ceekell, Grove street. has been entertaining Miss Lillian Metzger, of Norwich.
 Mrs. r. W. Perry is the guest of her son, Robert C. Perry, in New York city.
 Mrs. A k. Cole has been recent guest of Miss Jennie E. Green i'll Paw tueket.
 Charles O. Barrett, master of the Gunnery school al Washington, spent Easter Sunday i'll Putnam.
 Mrs. Lydia Haseall of Shrewsbury, Mass, has been the guest of Mrs. |. E.. Brunette, Grove street.
 Miss Bertha Richardson, who has been visiting her aunt, Miss Lilla Brown, in Boston, for week, has re- turned home.
 While cutting stick Friday after noon Napleon Lucier accidentally cut his wrist, making gash requiring six stitches to close.
 -Cargill Council, K. of C., of this city, is strongly advocating the re-elec- ton of Grand Knight Michael NJ. Dwyer, as delegate to the National Council.
 -J. W. Whipple, who has had a sawmill at work at Abingdon for seve- ral months, cutting off large tract of timber, has removed his mill to Hamp- ton.
 A short calendar session of the Su- perior court will be held in Williman- tic, Friday, April 90, to be followed by civil and criminal session, beginning Tuesday, May 4, with Judge Reed on the bench.
 On Fast Day business was gene rally suspended, the banks and manu- featuring establishments closing all day, and most of the stores closing at noon. Religious services were held in the Catholic, Episcopal, and Metho- dist churches.
 Ut is time to pay dog licenses, and get new tag Out of 300 dogs owned in town, but 25 up to date have been licensed this year. Owners should be made aware that if they do not obtain their licenses before May 1st an extra I
 The third degree will be exempli. fled by Cargill Council, No. 66, Knights of Columbus, on Thursday, April 29,on the largest class of candidates ever mi tiated into the order in this district. The councils from Willimantic, Dan- ielson, Wauregan, and Moosup, will be represented.
 Miss Mary E. Avery, of Farming ton, is the new teacher of French and German in the High School. She is a grand niece of Noah Porter, a former President of Yale University. Miss Robbins, whom she succeeds, has be- come teacher in the Pawtucket, R. l., High School.
 Rev. Welcome Elliott Bates of Mystic, will deliver the sermon to the G. A. R. on Memorial Sunday al the Baptist church, at lo.30 a. m. ,exchang- ing with the pastor, Rev. J ,R. Stub bert He will also deliver the Memo rial Day address at the Grove street cemetery the following day.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Board of the Day Kim ball Hospital will be held Wednesday, April 2l, at 3 P. m., at Odd Fellows Hall. Mrs. Leach, chairman of the Entertainment committee, desires a full attendance of the Entertainment Committee, so that arrangements may be made for the May entertainment.
 Putnam Lodge, No. 574, B. P. O.. E.. in the annual report dated April |, shows a total membership of l8l, to- tai gain of 2 during the year, 2l being initiated. and one being admitted by card. The receipts for the year were $l437. The lodge is exceedingly pros porous, and it is expected that there will be large increase in membership during the coming year.
 w. N. Cote reported to the police that cloth to the value of sl0 had been stolen from his peddling cart which he kept in his barn on George street. En- trance to the barn had been effected through scuttIe and the cart broken open. A peculiar story is related in connection with the theft is that large vicious dog was in the barn and made no disturbance, as he would have done were it not some one he knew.
 Tree after tree is threatened with destruction from pests or blighfs. Now q disturbing report is made that the