Putnam patriot., 1910-07-01

-E. A. Williams and wife were re- cent guests of Henry Williams.
 Joseph Plessis has returned from a weeks visit in Canada.
 Mrs. A. W. Fisher, of Westerly. spent Sunday in Putnam.
 Principal C. C. spratt, of the High school, and family, have gone to North Bridgton, Maine, for the summer.
 William P. Warren has returned from a trip to Bermuda. His wife went to New York 10 meet him. Miss Isabelle Morrell. who has been seriously ill with typhoid fever, is slowly recovering.
 Charles Thayer and family, of Gen. tral Falls, R. l., were the guests of H i. J. Thayer and family over Sunday.
 Mrs. Ella Clarke, South Main st., is entertaining her daug hter and grand daughter, of Worcester. -Ineandescent lights every hum dred feet have been placed on Church street from Bridge to Providence streets.
 Members of the Woman s Board of the Day kimball Hospital are request ed to meet with the executive and en- tertainment committees, Saturday at 3 p. m. in Odd Fellows hall. 
 MRS. J. B. KENT, President. List of letters remaining in the Putnam post office for the week ending June 2s:
 Wm. Larrives, $. C.. Rosene.
 Ladies-Mrs. II. R. Duntz, Mrs Flo renee Dyer, Miss Grace NJ. Thurber, Miss Mabel Wallace. Last week at the home of Miss Eva NJ. Chase of South Main street, mock wedding party was given. During the evening Miss Marietta Gordon an- nouneed the engagements of Misses Lila and Nellie Kennedy. In behalf of the party Miss Belle Murray and Miss Lena Gibney presented each of the Misses Kennedy cut glass dish and silver bonbon spoon.
 George A. Hammond was at the Hotel Griswold, New London, when the house opened on June 24, with a banquet for the Army and Navy Club, of Connecticut. Major Thomas A. Lake returned from the banquet with MT. Hammond, iwho later took him, with Silas Wheelock, for motor trip through Thompson Hill and the Gros- venordales.
 Rev. Sherrod Soule, of Hartford, and Rev. MT. Yale, of Enfield, enjoyed trip through this city, Thompson, Putnam Heights, Pomfret and Abing- ton, taking pictures of Congregational churches, closing the trip by visit to the Putnam Wolf Den. They were taken around in Geo. A. Hammond's $ utomobile. Rev. MT. Soule is long, time friend of Mir and Mrs. Hammond and was their guest while in the city He was the speaker at the graduating exercises of the High School last week Thursday evening.
 The following members of the Put am Fire Department will be sent as delegates to the State Convention in Waterbury, Sept. 13 and IA:
 Hose company No. 1-Foreman H. w. sharpe, Assistant Foreman Fred Flagg.
 Hose company No. 3-Foreman P. Gagne, Assistant Foreman w. $. Fuller.
 Eagle hose company-Foreman Phi lias Clauihier, Frank Dumas.
 The Hook and Ladder company will elect delegates at their meeting next month.
 We have received from Congress man. al. Large John c. Tilson, little book, recently published, containing hlaf- tone pictures of all the members of the present House of Representa- lives. Copies of ii can be had by ad- dressing the publisher, W. 5. Wick ham, Salamanca, \. Y., and inclosing p cents. It is handy picture book to have, as one can get acquainted not only with the features of the members of our State delegation to the House of Representatives of the United States, but of thefntire 3sS memDers-in many of whom, for years to come, we shall become deeply interested for their part taken in legislating for our country. Congressman Tlison, who early won distinction in the House, is likely to be a candidate again In the next Congress. He Is personally well known to many persons in our city, where he has been at times visitor.
 A large, weII-dressed man alighted from train at the railroad station one day last week and inquired for the Mayor. Upon being told that the Nay or had no permanent place where he could be found at all hours, he affected 10 be very indignant, and said it was . pretty state of affairs. Captain Mur- ray became suspicious of the fellow, and kept an eye on him. Later he dis covered him begging nickels on the street. The Captain approached him and asked if he knew the shortest way out of town. Again the stranger af- fecsed to be indignant at being thus accosted, but upon learning that his