Putnam patriot., 1910-04-29
Ralph Tavel spent Sunday with his parents in Worcester.

NoiHh iaNet sISDl -uuuay Nlln his parents in Worcester.
 The steeple on the chapel of Notre Dame Academy is being repaired.
 -Benjamin Lavigne, of Boston, has beenvisiting his parents on Bridge:st.
 Rev. B. F. Benoitlwill preach at the Putnam Baptist church next sun- day afternoon at 5:3e.
 -Isaac Ghampeau went to Hartford Wednesday, and remained over Thurs day to attend the eenseefation ceremo- nies of Bishop Milan.
 Patrick Moore, wanted by the Da- nielson police for assault, was arrested in this city this week and turned over 10 the Danielson officers.
 Charles Belair, Jr., of the U. S. Naval Training Station, at Newport, arrived here today, Thursday, to visit his parents on Elm street. William Carver, of Bar Harhor Me, is substituting for Principal Spratt of the High School during the latter's leave of absence to egain his health.
 MI. E. NJ. Brunn and wife, of Brooklyn, \. Y., have been guests of Mrs. Charlotte Ghanplin and her fam- fly, Bradley street. Mr. and Mrs. Brunn made the trip in their automo- bile.
 Delegates from the Councils of the K. of C. of Wauregan, Moosup, Ba- nielson and Putnam, elected to attend the State Convention of the Order, in Meriden, May 18th, are to meet in this city for conference next Sunday af- ! ternoon.
 A b uilding 50x24 is being built for R. H Bradley, on the south side of Canal street, just of Pomfret street The building is to be used for storage purposes, and an extension on the top for bill board use.
 Mrs. J. B. Kent went to New York on Monday to attend the annual meet ing of the Woman's Foreign Missiona- " Society. As Senior Secretary of the State of Connecticut, Mrs. Kent will report the years work, and will parti- cipate in all the deliberations.
 There was busy time at the rail- road station Wednesday morning when the bottom dropped out of box of honey bees that were en route by ex- press. It happened at busy time, when four trains were in, and in load. ing the express the men had to fight the bees with one hand while lifting freight with the other.
 List of letters remaining ip the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing April 26th:
 Gentlemen-H. l.. Bennett, Albert Myrons, R. H. Gilbert, William H. Hunt.
 Ladies-MIle. Cordelie Dion, Mrs. H. C. Hartford, Mrs. w. H. Johnson, Mrs. Ellie Platt.
 On Monday afternoon the policeof this city were notified of the discovery of the theft from the cottage at Pom- fret School, of three oyercoats, two of them of fur and valuable. The coats may have been stolen several days ago, as theywere not in use during the mild weather, and were not looked for until Monday when they could not be found. Two of the garments were the proper ty of Head Master Olmstead and his son.
 The Eastford "stage" came to town in style last Monday morning-an auto being used instead of the usual horse- power. The driver did not, perhaps, reckon upon the difference in speed, as he got along so early to his usual stops for mall that he had to route some of the postmasters out of bed. He got his one passenger into this city at 6:l5 A. m.-before the railroad station was opened for the days business. An ear ly storekeeper entertained the passen- ger until the opening hours at the pas senger station.
 Although not generally observed as il should have lbeen, there was that quietness throughout the city that in- dicated that Friday, Arbor Day, was being observed to large extent. The schools observed the day by appropri- ate exercises The Israel Putnam chil- dren planted rtrees-the lower grades planting ivy on the school grounds and the upper grades rock mapies. At the Smith street school among the exer- cises trees were set out. We have not learned what took place at the other public schools. At the Public Library there wereexhibited pictures and draw ings of the vaf1ous trees, which were placed upon the bulletin boards on Ar bor Day and Saturday. This was ae- complished through the good efforts of Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter, D. A. R., for which the Daughters are to be thanked.
 Snow and heavy frosts have visited the Middle West and some Southern States and .have done heavy damage to field crops and fruit-the loss being estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars. The fruit crop of Ohio alone suffered to, the,extent of forty million dollars, and the cotton crop of Georgia has been ruined. The very early warm weather led farmers to get in crops of III hindz severnI wAeka aooner than