Putnam patriot., 1910-11-18
-Ms. II. c. Carver spent salur.

--J bdEst afiu "4tr SEte E1t7e1 'i
 their son Albert and wife, in Noon-
 socket, on sunday.
 -Delof Dumas, who has been spend- IBg several months in the West, has
 returned home.
 -Df. J. N Landry has sold his all.
 tomoblle lie intends purchasing a
 larger one next spring.
 Robert j. simpson and wife, from
 Athol, Mass, spent sunday with Mi
 and Mrs w If. Harris, making their
 trip III their auto.
 --Byron Lanonday, who has been substituting as express messenger on i railroad routes, while men we're hay i ibg their vacations, has resumed his
 position in the office of the Adams Ex-
 press company iii this city,
 Congressman Higgins has been re elected Windham county giving him
 q majority of 352, being D more than
 his opponent, Jodoin, received in New
 London county. We congratulate him
 as our candidate.
 Word has been received in this city Of the death of Frederick Hasel. tine Fowler at his home In Walpole, Mass MT. Fowler was station agent in this city about twenty-five years ago and is well remembered by some of fha aIIar eaafaants bar
 Invitations are out for the marriage Of Ademor Benoit, son Of MT and M rs Louis Benoit, Daniel street, to Miss So phie Durochier, daughter of MT. and Ms Jean E. Defocher, at St. Mary E church, next Tuesday morning at \ o'clock. Reception after the ceremony at the home Of the groom x parents.
 The Fred Ley.company, Of Spring
 field, are rushing the work on the new long bride. They took advantage ol the.satef being drawn oil for laying
 thr sewer pipe, and worked their men
 all Saturday night, Sunday and Sun
 day night They expect only to build
 the abutments this year, leaving the
 bridge proper until warm weather re- turns
 There was large gathering Of Re. publicans in Ward two, at the caucus held in the ely court room Tuesday
 evening Mayor Mcdonald called the meeting to order and read the call. F. W. Perry was elected chairman. J Clinton Nicholas was unanimously nominated for Alderman by acclama. ton. HermanG Carver and C. Dwight sharpe were elected Ward Committee, The meeting then adjourned. s-Antonia Sabourian, age !, living in the upper part of the city, was sent out to get bill changed last Monday. She saw A man she knew and as Sed him to get 1t changed for her. The man step- ped into saloon, but failed in getting 1t changed there, so gave 1t back to the child. Az she was going up back street towards home, the same man overlook her and forced the bill from her. He disappeared and afterwards
 got the bill changed in the store at Me. cbanicsNile, and took nofth.eound
 trolley. The fellow k known 10 the
 police.
 The Captain of Police and num-
 Der of persons interested in music have
 received circular letter from the oii-
 yer Ditson Company, Boston, pub
 fishers Of the Musician, to be on the
 lookout for subscription swindler
 whom they say Is either working this
 locality or travelling this way. The
 man oilers subscriptions al cut rates,
 promises free copies of music, and that
 the subscriber's name will be printed in directory. He gives receipt on
 an ordinary blank form, signed J. K. Lewis, J. r. Irwin, or J. B. Moore.
 He Is 45 or 5o years old, rather tall,
 large frame and heavy features, has
 iron grey hair and mustache, and
 wears glasses while writing.
 Mf. 1aFntStc scSttr tSsAieus to
 have towns possess suitable library
 buildings and to have them suitably
 stocked with books and properly man aged. There are scores of library build ings throughout the country that he has aided te build. 4 citizen of En- field made request 10 Mir Carnegie to aid in supplying his town with free library building In response he re
 eeived tue following promise; "lt the
 town agree, by resolution ef the Goun-
 cil to maintain free public library, al l cost of not less than sl, ,2oo year, and provide suitable site for the building, Mir. Carnegie will be glad to give l SlS,oo to erect free public library building for Enlieid.' Putnam has done large and costly amount Of work | in providing the town with fine edaca. l tional buildings. ii it could get lib raty building as cheaply as Enfield, it would round-out our educational te, quirements.
 Margaret Sherlock