Putnam patriot., 1910-11-04

Francis Edwin May. formerly from Webster, died at his home, Mi ehigan avenue, Chicago. Oct. 2Stn.
 A blast set otf Saturday in the ex- cayation for the sewer near the trench sent railroad tie huriins through the air which shattered several windows in the Labby block.
 Sunday was busy day for the sewer construction gang. The water h the river was drawn off and four sections of pipe laid. The operation was watched by many curious people.
 "A party of grange members from Putnam, Woodstock and Thompson were at the special meeting of Quine- baug Pomona grange In Plainfield Sat. urday.
 The Halloween social and dance given in A. o. H. hall, Monday even- ing, was 6 very successful affair. The hall was appropriately decorated, pumpkins, autumn leaves, corn stalks, and Jack-o'lanterns being used with pretty effect. Cargill oschestra fur nished music for dancing.
 Twenty-Five new voters have been 1 added to the list of those entitled 10 cast ballots in the coming state elec- tion. The other twenty.six persons who applied to be made did not go through with their part and will not vote. The whole number of voters on | the list is l34s.
 The Woman's Relief Corps will hold sewing meeting with Mrs. Ida Johnson, Mechanic street, Friday afternoon, November 4th; also one with Mrs. Mekaehnie, Wednesday l afternoon, November 9th. Please take o'clock car for Mrs. Johnson's.
 The new piece of rock ballasted highway running from below the Fair grounds to Whites Crossing is practi- caIly completed. The surface has been rolled into a smooth, well round- ed roadway, one of the best pieces in the county, and it will undoubtedly prove an attractive stretch for auto- mobile drivers.
 Hon. Edgar NJ. Warner of Putnam, superintendent of prison and jail work of the state Christian Endeayor union' delivered an interesting and stirring address Sunday morning at,the Second Congregational church. MT. Warner has been brought into contact with a great number of ufifortunates, common drunkards, men who were "down and outn and Is a deep student Of cflminal. Waterbury Republican.
 The County Commissioners met in this city Monday and granted all of the applications for liquor licenses with the exception of one druggists li- cense which will be granted later, the applicant being out of town on Mon- day. Twenty-one licenses and four druggists licenses were granted. There were no remonstrances against any of them, which are all places being H. censed last year.
 The Swift bowling alleys in Union block closed its doors Monday night when the five year lease expired. Whe- ther it will be reopened or not has not been determined Reed Tourtellotte, one of the proprietors, has signified his intention to withdrawn and whether Mrs. Swift will make arrangements to continue has not been learned.
 Word has reached this city of the marriage last week Wednesday Of Louis A. Reeves, clerk in E. T. Tuck CTS store, to Miss Anna Anderson of Brooklyn, N. Y. The couple were quietly married by Rev. J. K. Stub bert at the Baptist parsonage on sun nvside Wednesday evening and took the boat train to New York from where they sent announcement to their friends, They will return to this city and reside on Arch street.
 Owing to the inquiries and dis- cussion that has been occasionea by the new Australian ballot the Repub- lican town committee has wisely de- cided to open a bureau of information and instruction on election day. For this purpose the vacant store in the German block, just south of Fire head quarters, will be utilized and men com petent to answer all questions and give proper instruction in the use Of the ballot wilt be stationed there dur ing the day so that any voter who does not know, or who is in doubt, as to the proper manner of voting can be en- frightened. If this privilege is taken advantage of as it should be the votes thrown out as improper should be de- creased to a minimum.
 -Mrs. Emma Shaw Coleleugh has received a very fiattering offer from the Hamburg American Line 10 &C., company their party who will this year repeat the South American cruise taken last year. Mrs. CoIeieugh gave one lecture during the cruise which mel with such general approval that