Putnam patriot., 1909-09-24

Mrs. R. Sykes is entertaining hei t.ther. Mr. Roth, of New Haven.
 -Dr. k. (. Paine, Of Thomson is the x;Si,lng physician al the Day kimball this month.
 The janitor of the Tourtellette Me. ,,orial High School, at Thompson, is Frank Rich, of this city.
 A. c. Warner w. K. C., No Ss. vii bald their next regular meeting in A n HI. hall, Sept. 2s, at 2:5o p. m. All members are requested to be present.
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 -The town of Abingdon will pass the asth anniversary of it's incorporation asa town in January, 1910. No doubt there will be a suitable celebration of the event.
 Beginning this week Friday at sun sci, until Saturday at sunset, the Jew ish people will observe that period as sacred holidays, under the direction of Rev. MT. 0blitz, in Odd Fellows Hall. All the Hebrews stores will be closed on those days.
 The following denominations of stamps of the new designs of 1908 issue, unperforated, can be had at the local post-office: One cent, two cents, three cents, four cents and five cents also The two cent Alaska ' ukon, unperfor- a,ed. It is expected that the Hudson Fulton new issue will be placed on sale Sept. 20.
 The eaucuses to name candidates for the various towns offices are to be held this week. That of the Republi- cans will be held on this, Thursday, evening, at Hammond Hall. That of the Democrats will be held in the City Court room, Friday evening at s so'clock. pr. Omer LaRue has returned from Boston where he has been in hospital for several weeks, having undergone an operation. His health is better, he having been regaining some of the large amount of flesh he lost since his sick ness. He thinks he will shortly start on trip to Europe.
 A clock Saturday morning the main driving pulley of the French Riv- .ef Textile mill burst, causing the clos ing of the mill all day. Al the Balou at f,fnlAair m thu same day, an accident happened Do the engine which caused the suspension of operation all day.
 List of letters rem maining In the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing sept. 2l:
 Gentemen-John Anderson, H. P. Brodinn, NJ. A. Brody, Walter Colby, Ii. c. Fletcher, Charles Gilbert, k. II. Hoohier, Clarence Johnson.
 Ladies Miss Rilla Bugbee, Mrs. Ina Howard, Mrs. George Robbi ms, Miss Elta smith, Miss Gertrude Wilson.
 MT. and Mrs. ]. W. Higgins, of New York city, were the guests of Mrs. lda G Kennedy, few days last week. Mir. Higgins is an officer at the boys school at Randall's Island. Mrs. Hig. gins was before her marriage Miss Ida Graham, and made her home with Warren White, below this city, for many years.
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 Last week we received a basket Of as fine straw wherries as we have ever eaten They were from k. M Arnold $ wonderful garden on Farrow street. When MT. Arnold gave us the basket, and told us what it contained We could hardly realize that strawberries could be raised hereabout two months after the usual strawberry season had closed. We did not ask how he could raise them so late tn the season.
 Candidates are being mentioned for the various town offices. For Sc lectmen, the most important depart ment in town affairs, are mentioned the names of the present Board: Ciar- ence Pierce, Dr. Omer LaRaue, Arthur shippee. It is highly proper for us to say that the affairs of the town have been well and satisfactorily managed under their control. The other Repuo' iiean names for Selectmen are Hector Duvert, and Luther Keith. Democrat names for Selectmen:are E. L. Davis and Joseph Lapalme. Only three ol the entire number can be elected. II the members of the present Board are not all northumberland they are all candidates, even Dr. LaRue-there is good list of new names to select from
 The Agricultural Fairs Of this State are not falling away, to judge ol Their great success this year, the repor being that all had an unusually large attendance. The weather was pleasant for all of them except that of Putnam which had its opening day .narred oy rain. Out West Is where the Fairs draw crowds. That of Minnesota the first week of Gepferuber. drew togeth.