Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-16
This is the PATRIOTS Christmas

Pipes are being laid from the Put.
nam Inn, TO connect with the sewer on
Canal street.
If you have articles you don't want
or dom need, give them to the Saliva
ton Army. They will see that they
go 10 make some one happy.
A Teachers meeting will be held
In the Eldridge Gymnasium, Norfolk,
Friday, Dec. 10, al 2:sn pm. subject
Geography. speaker-Geo. b. Chand-
Ter, Rocky Hill.
The Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege short winter courses, 1911:
Dairy Hasbandry, Jan. 3, TO Feb. 10.
| Poultry do Feb. IA To March n.
Horticulture, Feb. 14to March "A.
-l9lo promises TO be a white Christ
mas. While this is in keeping with
the season, green Christmas with riv-
ers, brooks, wells and springs full of
water would be preferable TO the prev.
alent drouth.
NhiiuiSu navy NVu WHICH W
Santa Claus YETI He is laying out his
wares, doing up packages, and getting
ready for his annual visit. Remember
that good boys and girls fare better
than naughty ones-and Santa knows
who's who.
Mrs. Elizabeth kinloek left one
dollar at the PATRIOT office Monday
morning for the Soldiers monument
| fund. Mrs. kinlock is soldiers Wild
ow. Her husband was member of
the Third Rhode Island regiment.
If you will read what the Putnam
merchants have 10 offer in the line Of
holiday wares you will see that they
can serve you as we'll as their competi-
tors in the larger cities. If you trade
with them your money will go further
and you will encourage home indus
try.
Sharpen up the axe for the Yule
| log and the Christmas tree, and the
carving knife for the turkey, chicken,
duck or goose. But don't you forget
the warning in that popular little
poem, 1.-The night after Christmas
Even those blessed with good diges-
ton may go too far.
The water in the river was drawn
down saturday afternoon, and the
bridge builders worked night and day
on the abutments. People who saw
the men working in the Icy water
shivered as they watched. The work
men seemed not to mind the cold un-
pleasant job.
On our second page will be found
an article by Judge Lynde A. Catlin,
entitled Lecture on the Passion Play"
Although an old subject, Mr.. Catlin
has treated it in such a new way as TO
give II deep and attractive interest. ii
should be read by every one who de-
sires to know about the inner history
of the "Passion Play
Mr.. Arthur Benoit, OF this city,
attended the annual convention OF the
Secretary-Treasurers Of Les Artisans
Canadiens Francois, Of New England,
held last Sunday in Wiilimantic. In
the afternoon the routine business was
transacted. Biddeford, Me-, was the
place chosen for the next annual meet
ing. In the evening an open meeting
VI AS held, and q crowded audience lis
tened to able addresses by prominent
canadieus, when the aims and benefits
of Les Artisans were Thoroughly ex-
planned.
Harry III. Greene, son OF Warren
w. Greene, formerly of this city, As
sistant Street Commissioner OF the city
of Worcester, and for the past year In
full charge of that department Is TO re-
tire from that position and enter the
engineering department. The Worces-
Ter Gazette says:
stMr. Greene has done good work
since assuming the reins in the street
department, and he has earned the
compliments of members Of the city
council aud of the engineering depart
oent for the manner in which he dealt
with affairs of the street department
He notified members OF the city couu-
eli who were strong for him for street
commissioner that he did not want the
nlace. He has been educated As an en-
eineer and wants To follow that line OF
work While he had a chance 10 APP
My himself some 10 the work In the
street department, he felt he would IA
Their he closer 10 the technical side OF IL
and hence his desire 10 ket into the en-
gineering department.
A Putnam correspondent OF the
Norwich Bulletin writes III may De
a far cry 10 the time when the city and
town government in Putnam VIII be
consolidated. He draws his conelu-
sions from a clause In the proposed
new city charter, which says
aAboIlsh the Mayor and Common
fonneiI and place the executive and
administrative power Of the city In
com mission of three or five. A COM
nlete revision OF the charter
The consolidation OF the city and
town might be effected under those
clauses, but there has nothing been
said about consolidation. Ii would be
a good thing for both partiesif ii could
be effected by mutual agreement The
town Is small, and there are men OF
high business talents, outside the city
limits who would be effective in carry
ing on the proposed new system of gov
eminent. II The town appointed =
.o,n mittee 10 arrange terms with ST.