Putnam patriot., 1909-04-30

The Connecticut Valley kindergar- ten Association will hold their spring meeting in Scranton street school, New Haven, Saturday. May $.
 On Monday evening, May 3d, there will be meeting of the convention committee of the T. A. X B. Society in their hall on Pomfret street. Promi- nent members of the State Union will be present.
 -Wilfred Chapdelaine recently made trip of l60 miles on his motorcycle, passing through Providence, Taunton, Brockton, Boston, Marlboro, and Wor- cester.
 Mrs. w. H. Harris, Woodstock ave nue, has been entertaining her niece and husband, Robert J. Simpson, of Athol, Mass. MT. Simpson is superin- tendent of the l.. $. Starrett Company of that city.
 The w. C. T. l.. meeting, which was appointed for last Friday, was postponed on account of the rain, to Friday of this week, at 3 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Mary Gardner. A full attendance is desired, as matters of in- terest are to be discussed.
 HI. N. Hassard has been the guest of relatives in this city the past week. MT. Hassard is member of the Rhode Island legislature, serving as represen- tative from the city of Newport for the sixth consecutive year. He is chair man of two important committees.
 A Teachers meeting will be held at Canterbury Plains, Saturday. May 1, at l0:39 a. Ill. Subject Bleaching Aids, Katharine T. Harty, Danbury: sWork Books, ,p Charles D. Hine, Hart ford. Arrangements will be made for Union Exercises at the close of the year.
 Henry NJ. Morse of this city, late of Cohan X Harris minstrels, has been engaged by the First Battery Field Ar tillery in New York City, to stage large minstrel entertainment to be giv- en by the members of the Battery in Palm Garden, the latter part of May. MT. and Mrs. Morse are in New York, where rehearsals are in progress.
 There was hearing by the police committee, in the Council chamber, on Monday evening, relative to the charge against Police Captain Murray, who, 1t is alleged, refused to make an arrest when requested to do so. The commit tee reserved their decision, which they will probably m.ke public at the reg ular meeting of the Common Council next Tuesday evening.
 The mystery surrounding the dis appearance of little 4-year old Joseph Mailloux, who disappeared from his home in North Grosvenordale, April 8, and of whom no trace could be found, was solved Tuesday morning, when his body was found in the river about third of mile below his parents home. Arthur Faucher and Albert Vandale discovered the body as they were row. ing down the river inspecting their muskrat traps.
 -The severe cold weather this week, following a warm spell, and preceded by cold rain, must have hurt early vegetables and fruit trees-particularly the peach. Our Pomfret correspondent says the peach crop has been ruined by frost, for this season, in that town. We tried to get telephone communication with the Wells peach orchard, Wood stock, to learn if the frost had done any damage to the fruit buds, but failed. From other parts of the State we have heard nothing. 1t may be a little too soon after the frost 10 know definitely what damage has been done.
 A horse driven by Horace A. War ren became frightened by.a passing au- tomobile, driven by A. Delisle, near Bugbee's corner, Main street, and start 1 ed madly down Pomfret street. As MT. Warren was unable to control the l frantic animal, it swerved when near | the Kent block and the carriage struck 1 a hydrant, breaking it of, and was smashed. The fearful jolt fired out MT. 1 Warren as from a. catapult, landing | him on the earth about twelve feet ofi. | He received a severe scalp wound and | some cuts and bruises. He was taken into MT. Rafferty's office and given the | attention he needed, and was enabled | to go in search of his horse, which was found unhurt.