Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-02-25

Miss Mae Bradley has been the
guest Of Worcester friends for the past
few days.
List of letters remaining In the
Putnam Post ONCE for the week end
Ing February y:
Gentlemen-James Anderson, Chas.
II. Brown, Amos Carnegie, Andy Eas-
ton, A. Greenstein, Peter Light, c. u.
Polleys, Judson N. Thayer.
The special meeting Of the Conn
mon Council, called for Tuesday night
TO make up the annual budget to be NJ
recommended 1t the city meeting next
month, was postponed for week.
Il. A. Perry, roller coverer at the
Morse mill, severely iacerated the In.
dex finger Of his left hand, Tuesday,
while trying 70 cut belt. There Il
some doubt IS to whether the member
can be saved.
The postponed annual meeting OF
the w. G. T. z. will be held at the
home of Mrs. Mary Gardner, on Friday
afternoon of this week. at 8 O'Clock. II
is thought best to hold our "Frances
Willard Memorial services at the
same time. Will members please come
prepared with something for that ser.
vice. Sec'y.
Last Friday afternoon the funeral
services of Mrs. Everett Reynolds were
held at her home on George street, this
city. The services were conducted by
Rev. Samuel Thatcher, of 0neco. A
| quartette, consisting of Misses Gladys
Murfey and Gladys Williams and Har-
old Corbin and John Morse, Jr., sang
at the funeral. The body was taken on
Saturday TO West Thompson and put
in the receiving tomb.
! Rev. NJ. J. O'Connor, Pastor of the
ST. James parish, Stratford, formerly
of West Thompson, Is winning laurels
| of praise among all classes of people In
his parish because of his very active
interest In the matter of trolley facili-
ties for that town. The Trolley Exten-
sion committee printed in the Bridge
port Farmer resolutions thanking
Father O'Connor for his valuable ser.
vice in advocating the extension Of Z
trolley line in the interest of the work
ing people of Stratford.
| MIR. and Mrs. s. Diamond, Wood
stock avenue, entertained large gath
ering of relatives and friends, last Sun.
day, In honor of the confirmation OF
their son Morris, who has reached the
age of l3 years, which, according to the
Hebrew faith, marks the passing from
| boyhood TO manhood. There were a
| number of musical numbers rendered
during the afternoon. Refreshments
were served. Those present from out of
town were: Mr.. and Mrs. s. Goldman
and daughter Miss Anna, C. Diamond
and wife, and Fl. /. Booker, of Boston;
| Mrs. l.. Weiner and Mr.. and Mrs. L..
Schanes, Of New York; l.. Wesserman
| and son, of Moosup, and Miss +. G.
| Moskovitz, " oreester. A very enjoy.
able time was had bt all.
"A large party of influential Repub-
| leans of Connecticut have been in
Washington during the past week, ac-
cording to Especial in the Tuesday
| Courant, and had a number of confer
ences with the Connecticut Senators
and Representatives while there. The
| special says: "R. w. Thompson, Sen.
ator Bulkeley's Secretary, has gone on
a hurried trip to Connecticut What
the object of the hasty trip is not sta.
ted. Sheriff p. b. Sibley, of Daniel
son, was one of the delegation, and Mr..
G.. A. Hammond, of this city, was also
in Washington at the same time, and
with such reliable Republicans in any
| political conference, the affairs of Con-
neclicut would be safely guarded. The
| entire delegation returned home this
! this week.
A NJ. Bowen, the newly appointed
Milk Inspector for this town, recently
/ sent samples of milk taken from milk
men serving their customers in this
| city, TO Middleton n to be analysed.
He received report stating that the
milk was up to the required standard,
and its quality so good. indeed, that
the milkmen who supplied the milk
were complimented for its excellence.
The milk of the majority of the milk
men is yet TO be tested, and samples
are weekly sent to Middletown by Mr..
Bowen for that purpose. There are
about fifty dealers supplying this city
| with milk, and If they all receive the
same complimentary report, people
will have to cease their insinuations Of
distracted cream and waterdiluted
miik-so far at least as that Of the milk
served in this city. To learn this alone
pays to have a Milk Inspector.
I'm the Providence Journal OF Feb
ruary 10, is a sketch of the history OF
George e. Leonard, well known Ia this
city and the most Of the county west.
The sketch speaks of the early bust
, ness life of Mr.. Leonard, when Proyi-
dence owned . public market, and he
was,one Of company of three who did
business. in the public market. He Is
now the last living member Of the
three, and Is as hale and hearty as or
binary men are between forty and fifty
years. Mr.. Leonard sold out his bu-
siness two years ago, after being enga-