Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-01-07


Miss Cora A. Eames, Of Boston .
and Me-. L. +. Brown, Of Morristown.
n. :. have been the guests, during the
holidays, of Mr.. e. NJ. Ellis and wife.
Church street.
Householders must watch their wa.
ter pipes to prevent their freezing. The
danger comes when the frost gets down
In the ground and reaches the pipes
usually near to the house.
SHERIFF Healey, OF Woodstock, was
In this city Monday morning on his
way 70 Brooklyn jail with . prisoner,
who was to work out fine and costs,
amounting 70 $Ia for heing drunk.
There IVES large crowd, on New
Years eve, who danced the old year
out and the new year In, ct the Eagles
first annual dance, in Hammond Hall,
Friday night. Their first affair was
decided success.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year at a meeting of
Camp F. Wilder Merriam, No. Is, Spa.
nish War Veterans:
Communicates. Henry J. Thayer.
Senior Vice Commander-Harry w.
Sharpe.
Junior Vice do.-Charles st. Onge.
Chaplain--C. w. Chase.
Officer of the Day.. st. Onge.
Officer of the Guard-A. II. Cutler.
Quartermaster Sergeant.--Frederi
\. Flagg.
Trustee for years-C. Reynolds
We are gratified at the remarks of
Mayor Macdonald, at the close Of the
meeting Tuesday evening, that the city
govern ment is not to be carried on in a
partisan spirit of any character, but all
are to work together IS ore family for
the city's best interests. We hope eve
ry citizen will unite in the same spirit
to sustain the Mayor In this detefmi-
nation. The result will be better city,
better public spirit and a happier
social state among all classes of our
citizens. The year thus begun and
maintained will have q cheering end
ing for all of US.
Charles Gorham was taken into
custody by the police Monday night,
as he had been acting strangely of late
and 1t was thought his mind was inn
pared. He appeared at church Sun
day night and acted strangely; Mon
day he thought the bank Shouid call a
meeting of the directors and loan him
money. Drs. Morrell and LaRue eN-
ahmed him and declared that his
mild was. deranged, and he was COM
mited by Probate Judge Wright to
the Norwich Hospital. He was taxed
toehat institution by Selectmen Pierce
ant Keith. He had been an inmate of
thai institution once before. Gorham
was p years old the day he was taken
away.
The Connecticut State Grange will
hold its 25th annual session, in Hart
ford next week Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Jan. IL, IL and l3. Be-
sides the opening exercises on Tues
day, State Master l.. HI. Healey will
make an address, after which all the
Stat officers will make their annual
reports. The Masters of Subordinate
and Pomona Oranges will hand writ
ten reports to the State Secretary. On
Wednesday morning the election of Of
ficers will be held. On Thursday the
insta lation of officers will take place
at 10a5 a. m. There will be three ses :
sions ON each of the first two days and
on the last day morning and afternoon
sessions. There will be addresses, dis
cussious, business andinteresting exer-
sesthroughout the general session.
Mary Scott, twenty-five years over
from Scotland, drifted into police head
quarters Tuesday morning. 1t did not
take The captain but a few moments TO
size Nary up as wanting to go 10 Jail.
1t seems, from her own story, she diff
ed INFO town from somewhere down
the line Monday night. She bought
little booze, and spent her last two bits
for a lights lodging. She had job
to winch she was to go the next MORN
ing, but she had been drinking lit
lie. and didn't feel well when the
whisth blew, and consequently the
boarding. house keeper put her out
She sad she couldn't stay on thestreet
as shewas afraid she would freeze. She
said.she hadn't done anything to be ar
rested lor, but rather hinted that she
was wiling TO get drunk in order to go
to Jail. She was finally sent to one Of
the Selctmen, but whether or no she
called Upon him is doubtful.
We call attention of all our readers
to the hitter found on our second page,
issued ly the Dairy Commissioner and
the Commissioner on Domestic AMI
mails, addressed to the farmers of Con-
necticuicut, in regard to keeping their
milk ard dairy products clean, As de-
manded by the public and POW is TO be
enforced by law. Ii is the few who are
eulpable either through Ignorance,
|earelessress or dishonesty. Sickness
and deah have been spread through
many Communities traced TO impure
milk, that could have been kept clean.
Now the State proposes to enforce the
rnies tina will insure milk, that Is 10
be furnished. clean, pure and free from
al germs- Not only The farmers should
read andheed this letter, but the con-
sinners If milk and dairy products.