Putnam patriot., 1910-07-22


 i ploy of L. l.. Smith. Mrs. Nathan Weinberg is enter taining her brother from New London.
 Miss Mae V. Smith is the guest of relatives in East Thompson.
 Miss NJ. Gladys Murfeytis spend- ing vacation in West Woodstock.
 Miss E. J. whipple of Putnam Heights is the guest of relatives al An thony, R. I.
 l --Dr. Edward NJ. Harris and family | of Providence, are at their Putnam Heights residence for the summer.
 Miss witherspoon of Kentucky is a guest of Mrs. Rosa P. Danielson at her residence on Putnam Heights.
 Ralph l.. Kenyon enjoyed fish ing trip down the NarrAgansett Bay last week.
 Joseph Rivard WAS in Boston on Tuesday, and took in the Boston-De- troit ball game.
 -Jessamine Chapter, 0. +. s., will hold . social dancing party at Wild wood Park this Friday evening.
 Mrs. l.. H. Alton and daughter Helen, of Worcester, were guests of friends in Putnam on Wednesday and Thursday.
 District deputy Starkweather of Danielson, installed the rewly elected officers of Israel Putnam Lodge of Odd Fellows on Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. Mary Clark, of Center street, is entertaining Mrs. William T. Fetch CT and son Carroll, of Germantown, Pa.
 The brick for the new high school l building has commenced to arrive, and it is expected that the work of brick laying will be in progress within a l fortnight.
 The church spire of the First Con- gregatiopal church at Putnam Heights is being repaired by Contractor Ernest L.. Perry, some of the timbers being badly decayed.
 i Mrs. Robert E. Hudepohl, of Su- 1 perior, Wisconsin, is visiting Miss May Ross, Center street. Mrs. Hudepohl, who is director of a choir of twenty voices in Superior, will sing at the morning service at the Baptist church next Sunday.
 Major A. D.. Mcintyre and wife were two of party who went deep sea fishing out of Boston one day last week. pool was made up to be giv- en to the one catching the largest fish. A friend of the majors said jestingly, "If I get il I'll divide with you.n | Much to his surprise, ten pound cod which he landed was the winner, and the major received sl3.70 as his share.
 Henry Shaw ,colored, who has been | eoachman at the Harrison estate in Pomfret for the past IS years, was ta- ken to the State Hospital for the ln- sane at Norwich on Tuesday by Depu- 1 ty Sheriff George Holbrook and Con- stable Herman C. Carver. His insan- ity is not of the violent type, but he imagines that some one is seeking to injure him, and he carried club for protection.
 On our third page, this week, will be found the concluding part of the ar- ticle, utility of the Motor Vehicle" written for the National Grange. It will pay to read the entire article con- nectedly, to get the full benefit of what 1t promises may revolutionize the con- dition of farm life. IL may not be inn mediately accomplished, but once it is demonstrated by practical illustration to be sound in principle il will be adop- ted rapidly. Having the endorsement of the. \ ational Grange must commend it to the confidence not only of Patrons, but of all farmers and residents and owners of land in sparsely populated districts. We hope to hear more on this matter, and shall be glad to print original communications or selected articles on the subject, as it's discussion will be of deep interest 10 all classes of people.
 At the National Reunion of Elks, at Detroit, Mich, which closed it's ses- sion last Saturday, had the largest at- tendance of members ever known. At its parade last week Thursday, 20,000 members of the Order were in line, and the spectators, it is estimated, number ed o0O,0O0. At the election of officers, the following were successful: Grand Exalted Ruler-August Herr mann, of Cincinnati. Grand Treasuref-Edward Leach, of New York.
 Grand TiIer-P. H. Shields. Clarks- burg, W. Va.
 Atlantic City was chosen for holding the next convention. The membership of the Order numbers 33l ,2ss, made up of ,ao6 lodges. Since 1880 the Order has spent in charity s3.s5s PAS The total value Of the Elks' buildings in all the country Is sl7. .7ss .2s2. Last Monday afternoon Theodore P. Nelson, youngest son of Rev and Mrs. Roscoe Nelson of Windsor, Conn, was drowned in the Pennington riv- er He ~as in bathing with his broth CTS and some other boys, when he got into place beyond his depth and was carried under. The bOys made.frantIc efforts to rescue him and did ret him