Putnam patriot., 1910-08-26

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 Miss Irene Champeau has returned from visit of week with relatives in
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 Miss Marie Louise and Rose Rem. 1 illard, have returned from a visit of three weeks with friends in Canada. Thomas McDermott, who has been spending his vacation at Portland and other Maine points, has returned. !, Mrs. Charlotte champlin is visit. ing in Brooklyn, N. Y., the guest of MT. and Mrs. E.. NJ. Brunn. 1 Sisters Fabriola, Frances Glare and | Agnes Gonzaga, who have been stay. ing at Notre Dame Convent, returned to Hartford Friday.
 Mansfield Hose company IS arrang. ing for another outing and clambake at Phillips grove. The members plan to have their families present.
 R. F. Murray and wife, employees of the Chickering House, are spending a week in New York and places on the Hudson river.
 MT. simon Farley, wife and daugh- ter, are spending the summer at Na- hant, Mass, pleasant small watering summer resort.
 Judge and Mrs. +. F. Russell and their daughter Constance left this city Sunday morning, called To Plymouth, N. H., by the death of Mrs. Russeil's father, James Robie, of that place.
 Miss Marguerite Dwyer, of Paw tueket, who has been touring Europe since June, arrived in Ireland Satur- day, and is expected to return home on Sept. F.
 A sub master Is 10 be appointed in place of one of the lady teachers re- signed, at the High School. The school. has not had a sub.master for several years, and the Principal has felt the need of a male assistant for some time.
 A basket picnic for the colored peo- pie of Putnam and surrounding towns will be held at Wildwood Park, Satur- day, September 8. Dirner served at l:ao D. m. Wesley Luster, Putnam. Is chairman of the committee of arrange ments.
 MT. George E. Shaw and wife are guests of friends at Sanford Me. Mir. Shaw sent us postal card on which Is a picture of beautiful Town Hall Of that place, under which he writes; "This is the kind of a building Put nam ought to havet" Always think ing about .Putnam's Progress and Prosperity
 Ira w. Jackson, former manager, with Richard German, of the Bradley T.A.eatre, died al his home in Bridge port last Sunday. He was 5i years Of age, and had been in poor health for some time. The funeral was held at his late residence on Tuesday, burial being in New York. Mir. German at tended the funeral.
 Byron c. sherman, assistant phy- sical director of the New York West Side Y. NJ. C. A., who has been visit ing at his parental home here, left Sa- turday morning for Lake George, N Y., where he is to meet friend from Pittsburg and together they are to take canoe trip from the lake through lake Champlain and up the St. Lawrence River. Both men are Springfield Train ing School graduates.
 The police of this city have been asked to keep lookout for Rooefl Higgins, wanted in Webster for the theft of $50 from Thomas Sweeney, a truekman, who had employed Higgins. The latter is described as about D years of age, of dark complexion, smooth face and medium height His home is sup posed to be in Willimantic, and his wife is supposed to be in Noonsocket-
 Three weeks ago we printed one of "Uncle Horace Johnson's weather forecasts, inviting the attention Of our readers to it, 10 keep it in mind and see that his predictions were the sheer est guess-work. He said: "There will be a slight local disturb ance in the atmosphere from the lllh l to the 18th of August; also a furious disturbance from the 18th to the 2Dth, not of long duration lightning, thun- der and likely hail."
 Nothing of the kind predicted trans pired. Instead of furious disturbance the weather was unusually mild for several weeks and past his predicted dates. It would be impossible to go further anliss at any wild guess. The question is, are respectable papers jus tified in printing such arrant humous- Fgeryg
 Urgently requested by his friends, Hector Duvert has consented to be candidate for nomination as Represen. tative on the Republican ticket MT. Duyert is one of Putnsm's representa- tive French Canadian citizens. He has lived in Putnam forty years, coming here when he was B years old. MT. Duyert has been faithful to his party ] affiliations, and as . member of the ke- publican Town Committee for eight 1 yeas has been . hard worker for the l party's interest. He has never sought or held public oflice, but has on several occasions represented his town as dele