Putnam patriot., 1909-01-08

last Saturday.
 The new two manual pipe organ for St. Philips church, will be in stalled next week.
 The W. C. T. T.. will meet at the home of Mrs. J. H. Gardner, Friday afternoon, at 3 P. m.
 Rev. B F. Benoit will preach in the Baptist church this city, next sun- day afternoon at s:so o'clock.
 Miss Mabel Boardman, Secretary of the Red Cross Society, reports that $500, O,0O0 has been received by the Amer ican National Red Cross Society.
 -George Vaughan, Jr., returned to Williston Academy on Tuesday, after spending the holidays at his parental home.
 Raymond Wheaton, John Holmes aud Raymond Gilpatric returned to Amherst Tuesday, and Fred Morrell, to Yale.
 MT. George Ceckell, wife and their son, of Birmingham, Mass, have been guests of MT. and Mrs. George Cockell' Grove street.
 Rev H. N. Brown, we'll and favo- rably known in this city, is to have charge of an all-day meeting at the Pentecostal church, Danielson, Friday this week.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing Jan. 4:
 Ladies-Mrs. Fred Evans.
 Gentlemen-William Flagg, w. w. Marsh.
 Michael Ladoux, aged 67, and Pe- ter Lambert, aged 6s, Veterans of the Civil War, who have lived many years in Putnam, left here Monday to enter the Soldiers Home at Togus, Me.
 MT. and Mrs. Nelson King, Grove street, celebrated their golden wedding last Tuesday. Only near relatives par ticipated in the anniversary celebra- ton.
 The home of Mrs. Chollar, of El- liott, was entered and ransacked by thieves. Deputy Sherif G. S. Holbrook went down there Monday to make an investigation but found no clew.
 An alarm of fire about 6 o'clock Sa- turday evening, called the department 10 Mohegan street. The fire was caused by defective chimney. It was soon extinguished and no great damage was done.
 The officers of PutnamCouncil, No. 34o, Royal Areanum, were installed on Monday evening by Grand Regent Hoyt of South Norwaik, assisted by Grand Guide Burr of Norwalk. The work was impressively performed, and the social hour that followed made the evening unusually enjoyable.
 Mrs R. P. Chase, of Bellevue st., Oak Hill, was surprised on her birth day, Monday, by call at s o'clock in the afternoon from half a dozen of her lady friends. Each presented her a choice birthday gift. Tea was served and the birthday was crowned with a joyous time.
 Senator Charles E. Searls, Repre- sentatives Joseph Nick Kachnie and John A. Dady, went to Hartford on Tuesday to attend to their Legislative duties. With Senators Searls and Luther in the upper house, that body will be strengthened intellectually. Represen- tative Nick achnie, when the House was being organized 'sdrew first prize,a his candidate ne nominated for Assistant Clerk, Sabin $. Russell, of Killingly, getting elected by loo votes over three other candidates.
 -aWonderful, has been the excla- nation applied to the weather as peo- l pie addressed each other on meeting l during the past week or two. Snow storms were promised and the skies looked threatening, but no snow fell. Monday and Tuesday there was a warm rain, but little more than inch of rain fell, and it cleared of quite warm K. L. Bullard, Putnam's Wea- ther Prophet, predicts good deal of rough winter weather yet to come, the worst about the middle of April. So let every one be prepared.
 The Congregational church, Thomp- son, which has been without regular pastor for some time, has now secured the services of Rev. Arnold C. Huizin- ger, of Hartford. He is a native of Holland, but has been educated in the United States, graduating from Yale md afterwards from Princeton. He was Professor of Languages in Trinity for bome years. He is still comparatively voung, but is perfectly fitted, by natu- Fai abilities, thorough education and tudent inelinations for such refined
 ass of people as constitute the mem- bership of the church and resident po- palaiion Of Thompson.
 The Canadian Athletic Club will hold their regular meeting next Sun |ay at the regular hour. This will be |n important meeting. The base ball tuaiion will come up for discussion, nd 1t will be decided whether Of not be Club will have team next year as heretofore If il Is voted 10 have a team
 Manager will be appointed. There lre several candidates in the field for Eea