Putnam patriot., 1909-04-23

Mrs. I. ". Trowbridge is the guest of her daughter in Portland, Me.
 WI. Bartlett is out with a new Franklin auto-
 Nelson Mansfield, of Boston, spent Monday, Patriots Day. with his parents on Eden street.
 The balcony on Central Block has been torn down, making a decided im- movement in the building.
 -Mt. and Mrs. John l.. Shaw of Springfield, have been the guests of Postmaster and Mrs. Letters this week.
 Mrs. John Taft, of Ubxbridge. has heen the guest of her niece, Mrs. c .Ha- rod Giipatric, Seward street.
 Mrs. George Gilpatrie, Fremont st, has been entertaining Mrs. Amy Lund, of Worcester.
 Mrs. H. ;. Morse has been enter taining Miss Esther NJ. Fox, of Bristol, R. I.
 Mrs. Jesse Rich and Oscar Rich, were recently guests of relatives in New York city.
 Mrs. c. A Hammond, Oak Hill, k entertaining Miss Nellie Scammell, nt st. Louis, formerly of this csty.
 -Mr.Chauncy r. Bosworth and wife have returned from their stay in Cali fornia and opened their home on Wood stock avenue.
 A. N. Law, who has been confined to the house for the past two months by severe illness, is able to be out again.
 Mrs. Fred Case and child, of Wor- eester were guests of her parents, MT. and Mrs. l.. E. Smith, Church street, last week.
 The ladies in connection with the st. Aloysius T. A. X E. society will hold social hop in Bugbee's Hall next Thursday evening, April l29th to which they cordially invite you to attend
 Mrs. C. F. Waterman has been en- tertaining her sister Miss Ethel Rowe during her spring vacation, who has re- turned to her duties as High School teacher at Warwick, K. l.
 Station Agent Jewett was in Bos- ton Saturday to attend lecture that evening before the Railroad Agents Association of New England, on "The Great Seaports of Europe given by Thomas F. Angerson.
 Rev. Adrian Dykeman, assistant pastor at St. Mary's Catholic church, left here on Monday for stay of three months in Holland, his native country He left New York Tuesday on steamer Rotterdam.
 A special meeting of the Putnam Cemetery Association is to be held in the City Council Chamber next Tues day morning at 9 o'clock to hear the re- port of the committe on the revision of the bylaws of the association. Israel Putnam Lodge, l. 0. 0. F., will observe the 90th anniversary of American Odd Fellowship by attend ing the morning service at the Baptist church next Sunday. All Odd Fellows are requested to meet at their hall at 10 o'clock, leaving for the church at l0.l5. According to orders received by Superintendent Anderson of the Con- neeticut company trolley lines no post CTS of any kind are to be allowed on the cars of the company. Hitherto the signs have been put on without charge l provided whoever wanted them on, furnished posters for them. The order viii be severe blow to amusement en- terpfIses and to baseball managers.
 The freight business has evidently been heavy on the Midland division ot the Consolidated road recently, the un- usual sight of three mogul locomotives hauling freight train out of the rail- road, Saturday, of such unusual length as has been seldom witnessed, and drew unusual attention. The train was on its way to Hartford. When the front locomotive reached the bridge, the last ear was passing the passenger station nearly half mile away, and heavily ffeighted.
 Congressman Higgins has reintro- dneed in the house at Washington the bill for the relief of Gen. Edward w. Whitaker of Ashford. The bill au- thorizes the president to nominate, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to reappoint Generally hitaker, late lieutenant colonel of the First.Con- necticut cavalry and brigadier general by hFeyet, captain in the army Of the United States; and when so appointed he shall be placed on the retired list of The army, unlimited, with the pay and efnoluments of retired officer of that grade. the retired list being thereby in- creased in number to that extent
 -The ladies Of Council de LaCon- ceFde, No. IA, Union St. Jean Rap lisle of America, held public install i4tion in Foresters hall Wednesday evening There was large attend silee. The exercises were in charge oi Installing officer Miss Evelina Cal ioaite, assisted by Matron of eererno- niess Miss ADrore Loi>eile, both of Will ilsH@ntie. i drill team consisting of -s yeaag ladies of Leqdipe Council or Wdimanlie, idei greatly to the ex-