Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-11

Boston.
Miss Amy Conan was In Boston
Monday attending the millinery open
ings.
Miss Gertrude Medbury leaves this
week for visit TO her sister, Mrs. A.
b. Cole, in Garbondale, Pa.
g. o. Benson, formerly of Putnam,
is now clerk at the Columbia House,
Leominster.
William Griffin has gone to Bos-
ton to accept position in wholesale
leather house.
Mrs. Hattie Bailey and daughter,
Miss Lena, Of Springfield have been
guests Of Mrs. Frank Rich.
Frank w Wright. NJ. D., city
health officer of New Haven, spent
Sunday with his son, City Engineer
F. Walden Wright.
MIR. and Mrs. George A. Hammond
and Miss l.. ). Phinney were in Boston
Saturday attending, a matinee at the
| Shubert theater.
The body of Joseph Lovely, who
| died in Worcester, was brought TO this
city for burial Thursday. He was a
former we'll known resident here.
Miss Antonio Beaupre, aged 2s,
died at the Day kimball Hospital last
Saturday following an operation for an
internal trouble. Miss Beaupre lived
with relatives on Mohegan street.
Clarence Fitch of New Haven, nc !.
companied by his sister, Miss Ida,
called ON friends in this city Nednes-
day. Their father, the late Rev. La
than Fitch, was the first principal of
the Putnam High school.
Next Sunday, morning and even
ing, at the usual hours, Elder Thomas
Feltman, of Fieischman, n. Y, will
preach at the Adventist chapel. He
will also preach there again the Sun
day following. Mr.. Feltman Is very
interesting speaker. Mrs. Feltman &C.
companies her husband here.
Bruce 4 Howard, Putnam Auto
Station, are agents for the REQ Auto
mobile. Their ad will be found in
another column. The REQ Is medium
price lsl250) car equal to any on the
market at 5000. The agents invite you
to come, see, and try the 1910 car.
Mrs. Rafferty,, mother Of William
and James Rafferty,, Of this city, who
makes her home with the former, ON
Grove street, became critically Ill Tues
day nights blood. vessel bursting in her
head, causing paralysis of the throat
and tongue. She died on Wednesday,
aged 81 years. Funeral services will
be held in st. Mary's church, Friday
morning at 9 o'clock. Burial in st.
Mary's Cemetery.
--"The; Relation OF the Tariff to the
Silk Industry, and the Relation of the
Silk Industry to Manchester" will be
the topic of an address to be presented
at the next meeting of the Manchester
Business lden's Association, by Charles
Cheney, Treasurer Of Cheney Brothers
Silk works. That would be an excel
lent address to be heard In this city of
silk mills.
For long and faithful service in the
employ of the life insurance company
for which he is an assistant superin-
tendent, James Rafferty, received on
Friday gold bar inscribed 40 years."
TO be attached to handsome gold and
enamel long-service medal, which was
first presented him after ten years Of
service with the company.
Last Friday, at meeting Of the
committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds of the House of Representa-
tiyes, Washington, 1t was voted unani-
mousiy to report favorably a public
building bill. Connecticut is named
for five public buildings-one of them
being $1,000 for the city of Putnam.
Congressman Higgins will do all that
is possible 10 get 1t passed.
Judge Wright of the probate court
has appointed commission, consisting
of T.. NJ. Warner, +. W. Seward, of
Putnam, and e. IL. Child of Wood
stock, TO hear the claim of John Foun-
tain -gainst the estate of his mother,
Julia A. Cutler, who died about a year
and half ago, as the executor of the
estate has refused to pay the claim.
The hearing Is to be held on Saturday
in the Office Of the clerk of the superior
court. Searls 4 Russell are attorneys
for the executor, and Torrey 4 Geisler
for Fountain, whose claim is for $500.
Joseph Myers, q, formerly Of Wor-
cester was taken i'll while on Put
nam. bound car near GrosvenordaIe
Thursday afternoon. His condition
was apparently so serious that . tele-
phone message was sent TO Putnam 70
have the ambulance Of the Day Kim
ball hospital meet the car on its arrival
here. When the car arrived In Pit
nam, however, Myers had 30 far re-
covered that he declined 10 60 70 the
hospital and continued on his way TO
Norwich.
DIR. +. r. Perry. ~ . member Of
the registration committee Of the Put
nam High School Alumni Association,
organized last year, has secured . list
u more than 600 graduates and former
students, eligible 70 memhesship-and
the list h NOT yet completed. The list