Putnam patriot., 1909-08-06

spending week in Augusta. Me.
 Mrs. F. ". Seward and daughter left today for Guilford.
 Thomas F. Ryan and wife spent Sunday in Paseoag.
 Mrs. F. A. Morrell and daughter, Miss Isabel, are at iSwampscott, Mass.
 Attorney Mahlon H. Gessler is is spending few days at his home in Thompson.
 -E. Irving Cutler is to leave here next week for Guthrie, Oklahoma. and will be absent three months.
 -Df. William Sandeli, of Louisiana, is visiting his son, pr. Sandel, of this city.
 Frank King is at the Day Kimbal, Hospital gaining strength after an ope- ration for appendicitis.
 The annual Ballard Reunion will be held in Nichols Grove, West Thomp- son, on Wednesday, August 18th.
 -J. Harry Mann went to Gales Fer " Saturday. He will remain there with his family during the month of August.
 Edgar Lucier, the little three year old son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Lucier, fell out of bed last week and dislocated bis riubt Shouldar
 Archibald Macdonald, who went to Los Angeles as a delegate from Put nam Lodge No. 54, B. P. 0. E.. To the National Convention, returned home Friday.
 Mayor John J. MeGarry, District Deputy of the K. of C., will shortly appoint degree team from the various towns in his district, and il will be de- veloped to work the different degrees during the winter months.
 MT E.. Bishop, of Boston, was In the city Friday on his way to his old home in Woodstock. He will return home in time to attend the funeral of his old friend ex Senator Chas. l.. Dean of Madden, Mass, native of Ashford, Conn.,, which will take place Monday afternoon. We suppose he will buried in Ashford, where he expected tospend his declining years.
 Miss Helena McGavitt arrived in this city. Tuesday, July 27th, from Hampton. Va., where she has been at- tending a summer school for several weeks past. She recently completed her fourth year as teacher in the Penn School, on St. Helen's Island, South Carolina.
 Arrangements have been made by ten members of the New England Or der of Protection for an outing and field day, to be held al Wildwood Park on August 2l. A band of music has been engaged to add to the pleasure of the day, which will be devoted to ath- letie games and various other pastimes. Lodge members from Putnam, Daniel son and Jewett City will be present.
 Last Friday afternoon Conductor Williams, running trolley car north, had remarkable experience near Me- chanicsville. A guy wire which SUD- ports the trolley wire, broke and en- tangled his body while the car was rushing along at full speed. He took a good grip of the car and braced him. self and saved himself from being pull ed off, or another and similar accident might have befell him, as that which killed poor Emil Jones two weeks pre- vious and near the same place.
 The buildings bnrned down at Wildwood Park are to be replaced by one large structure, plans for which have been completed. It will be pa. yilion which will include all the accom-. modations combined Tn the various structures destroyed. There will be a veranda on all sides F yards wide. 4 dance hall will have floor space of 5,000 square feet. The pavilion will oc- cupyithe site nearly covering that Of the old burned buildings and will be extended to the waters edge.
 A rear end collision between spe- cial and local freight, at North Wind ham, tied up traffic on the Consolida- ted road last Thursday night. Fire man John Montville, of this city, was the only one injured. He jumped, and striking on his head sustained severe though not dangerous scalp wound. He returned to this city where his wounds were dressed. A passenger train was sent to the scene from Willi- mantle, and passengers on the train from Boston, which leaves Putnam at six o'clock, were transferred to it, the Boston train backing back to Putnam The tracks were blocked for several hours. The cause of the wreck, AS sent in, was ..improper Tagging"
 Ut must be exceedingly gratifying to those citizens who are endeavoring to awaken public interest to improve our town and city, 10 notice the prompt nessland lunaInity with which the spe- cial town meeting accepted the propo- sition of Mf. Norman E. Ream, to build the continuation of his new road from tlIe Thompson line to the Putnam Pro violence road, he offering 10 contribute s5O0 towards the expense, and eour- teous voted him thanks for his geIler- osiry.. Then they voted to have our Be-
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