Putnam patriot., 1910-05-06

Alden Morse is in New Bedford ,as- sisting in setting up machinery in a new mill in that city.
 Mrs. c. Fred Waterman has re- turned to Putnam after visit of month in Providence.
 The summer sojourners in the sur rounding towns are beginning to ar rive and open their houses.
 Arrangements are being made to have the town clerks records type written. As fast as the old books are filed loose leaf record books will be substituted.
 "A stage is being built in the Park theatre, and in addition to the regular motion pictures high class vaudeville will be introduced every Wednesday.
 Attorney Walter l.. Gilpatrie of New York city, spent the week end with his parents, MT. and Mrs. G. W. Gilpatric, Fremont street
 -Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Seward have had as recent guests Mrs. Edward IFete. Frank, Earl and Bessie Leete, al of Guilford.
 short calendar session and assign ment of cases of the Windham County Superior Court will be held in Willi- mantle Friday at 10 o'clock, a. m., Judge c. w. Wheeler presiding.
 There will be a meeting of the George N. Child Camp No. 2l $. Of V., in l. o. o. F. hall, Monday evening, May 9th, at 7.45 o'clock. Let each member make special effort to be present. Sec.
 The Bar Harbor express running between New York and Bar Harbor is to commence it's run June 20th, con- tinuing until the second week in Octo- bef. The trains will stop at Putnam.
 The annual meeting of the Eliza beth Porter Putnam chapter. D. A. k. will be held in the chapter room in Kent's block, on Monday, May g, at 8 o'clock, p. m. A meeting of the board al 2.3o p. m.
 City Engineer Wright spent Sum- day at his parents home in New Ha- ven. He went to Hartford Monday to attend meeting of the county engi- neers of the State Highway depart ment.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing May 3:
 Gentlemen-Rev. D. w. Adams.
 Ladies--Miss Florence Lattier, Mrs. Mary Thorton.
 The Elks at Altoona, Pa, have been victimized by fakir, who enjoy ed the hospitality for which the Eiks are noted, he claiming to be E. C. Rog- CTS of Putnam Lodge, No. 574. MT. Rogers is confident that the man was in Putnam few weeks ago, calling himself John Walsh, and claimed to be long distance walker.
 The horses on the Pomfret stage took fright at Primrose's minstrels band, which was playing on Main street Tuesday evening, and boited. The pole dropped, hitting the horses heels, and frightened them the more. There was one passenger in the stage. The driver stuck to the team and final- ly got them under control before any damage was done.
 The outside force of the telephone company commenced this week on new schedule which will be in force until October 29. The hours from Monday to Thursday inclusive will be from a. m. to F m., and from lz.oo to 5.30 D. m. Fridays the working hours will close at 4.30 p. m., and Sat urdays at F m.
 M. Diamond, proprietor Of dry goods, ladies' garments, and mems fur nishing business, in this city, with a store in the LaRue building, on Elm street, was adjudged bankrupt in the Hartford court, Friday. His liabilities amount approximately to 2,a0o, and his assets sl 800, consisting of stock Of goods and bills colleetible.
 The first blind man in the world, probably, to undergo such an expe- rience, William J Heinrichs, the sight less tenor soloist in a Boston church, made an air line flight of 32 miles Tn the balloon Massachusetts, Friday last, ascending at Pittsfield, Mass and land- ed two hours later. NIT. Heinriehs IS we'll known in this city where al one time he gave vocal lessons.
 Charles Belair and Louis Girard, who joined the U. $. navy last Janua- ", and have been stationed at the New port training station, are spending ten-day's furlough at their parental homes here. They are to report for duty on the battleship Connecticut al the Brooklyn navy yard, when their fur tough expires. Belair has been study- ing to become an electrician, and Gir- ard wireless operator. Both boys are satisfied at the manner they are treated by Uncle Sam, and are well pleased with the service.
 Charles T. Thayer of Chapman street, has been appointed wire chief of the Putnam division of the Southern New England Telephone company This is . new place in this division and has been created as . part of the new plan of the company in re-dls- fricfing the sfafe. The appointment