Putnam patriot., 1910-08-05

II Lks VI kstthAtN Ao wv weeks vacation at Webster Lake.
 -1Ir. and Mrs. E. A. Wheeloek have returned from week at Watch Hill.
 William Law and wife, of Boston, are visiting his parents on Church street.
 Margaret Maloney is to substitute ali Barber's bakery while Beatrice Pomeroy is having her vacation.
 Attorney Huber D. Card has re- turned from his summer cottage at Matunuck, R. l.
 The Ballard Reunion will be held August l7th at Nichols Grove, West Thom pson.
 Joseph F. Egan returned Saturday from New York, and left this week for A trip to Portland and Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
 Misses Alice Maynard, Emma vad. nais, Julia and Mamie Casey, are occu. pying the Iwana cottage at Webster lake for two weeks.
 Walter A. Bussey, wife and chil- dren, of Norwich, are spending two weeks at the Cutler farm, East Put nam.
 D. German entertained his brother from Boston over Sunday. Mrs. Der. man went 10 Boston Tuesday to spend two weeks with him and his family.
 The Hook and Ladder company of The Putnam fire department, will have a clam bake at Phillips grove, Alexan- der's lake, next Sunday.
 Charles NJ. Ellis spent Sunday in Providence His daughter, Evelyn, is making a two weeks visit with rela- tives in that city.
 Mrs. l.. $. Hayward and children, and Miss Hubbard, are occupying the cottage of Rev. F. D. Sargent at Brook line, \. H., for the month of August
 Felix Thibeault, who sang at the Bradley theatre in this city, and Mu- sic Hall, Webster, is the soloist at the summer theatre at Hoag Lake, Woon- socket.
 Brother Uldric, Fr., Prefix at St. Gesaire college, Canada, is in town calling on his scholars and old &C., quaintances. While in the city he is the guest of Joseph Dupre, Providence street.
 The French Naturalization Club hold meeting in St. Johns hall this Thursd day evening, to consider the reg istration of voters, candidates for town offices, and other important matters.
 The New York Herald of last Sun day has an article of exceeding inter- est by Rear Admiral Goodrich, con- cerning the destruction of the gunboat Tecumseh in the Civil War.
 Charles K. Shaw, wife and son, Mrs. Mabel A. Randall, and daughter, Miss Fredell, Mrs. Sarah Ross, and Mrs. Francis Stone, are occupying the Ranachia cottage at Point Pleasant, Webster lake, for the month of August
 The Wheaton Building and Lum- Der company are at work on big or der for linside finish Of large office building in New York city. Among the items to be gotten out are TOO pan elless doors. Birch is the wood used,
 Rev. Thomas H. Vincent, pastor of the Congregational church in Web ster, preached his farewell sermon on Sunday last, closing three-year pas torate. He is to rest awhile before as- suming charge of another church.
 -G. A. Hammond left or Friday for Williamsburg and Northampton, ac- eompanied by his grandnieces, Edna Phinney and Isabelle Breckenridge. The party, with Miss Sara Phinneyi visited Mounts Tom and Holyoke.
 William F. Davis of Elizabeth, \. j., called on friends in this city this week. He is now connected with daily newspaper, having charge Of the city and county news. He Is spend- ing his vacation with his relatives Tn Dayville.
 Announcement has been made that six per cent. increase in wages has been granted employees in the building and bridge department of the New York, New Haven X Hartford railroad, to be effective at once.
 The Grange is surely growing in power. While this paper is going to press we hear of special cars ana crowded boats en route for the Quinni- tisset Grange picnic of Thompson al Webster Lake today. A special din- ner and particularly interesting pro gram has been arranged and crowds from this city as we'll as the surround- ing towns are moving in that direc- ton.
 The Misses Maud Lee and Sara Bottum of Northampton and Florence have been guests of Mrs. c. A. Ham, mond, having had luncheon at Point Breeze, Webster lake, Putnam House, Brooklyn, and . specially prepared shore dinner at the Shady Nook, as guests of the day of Robert smith, the manager of the New London Wash Silk company, New London.
 Lightning often plays funny pranks land affects peculiar results.