Putnam patriot., 1910-06-03

the New Haven road goes into effect Sunday.
 Prescott Warren of Willimantic spent Memorial day with his family in Putnam.
 MT. Kenary and family have re- moved from Oak Hill to a home on Pomfret street.
 Jesse Herndeed, now living in East Thompson, made Putnam visit on Wednesday.
 Mrs. Prescott Warren who has been visiting with Mrs. l.. D. Craw- ford Willimantic the last two weeks, has returned to her home in this city.
 Mrs. William s. Whitney and daughter of Ware, ihave been guests of MT. and Mrs. H. $. Whitney, Centre street.
 The third of the series of cake sales given by the D. A. R., will be at FIagg's store Friday afternoon, from te clock.
 Commencement exercises at the Connecticut Agricultural College will be held during the week beginning on sunday, June l2, with religious exer- cises.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam post office for the week ending May 51:
 Gentlemen-Joseph Blanchard, Mar bin Ain, Joseph Gaudet.
 Ladies-Mrs. w. M. Edmunds.
 William H. Taylor has received a letter from Mrs. Anna Lilley, widow of the late Governor George l.. Lilley, expressing her appreciation of gift of the Legislative History and Souven- il of l900-l0.
 The little plot of ground at the sta ton has been completed by the plant ing in the two circular beds, large variety of beautiful flowers, which set off the little park very handsomely. Now let every one do their best to have it we'll cared for.
 Mrs. George A. Hammond enter tained over the holiday her nephew, Andrew Breckenridge, senior in the Northampton high school. As he is first baseman on his school nine, he witnessed the local ball games :with much interest.
 -aHalley's Comet,n an instructive illustrated booklet, published by the American Book company, copy Of which has been sent us. The author is David Todd, NJ. A., Ph. D., ProIes- sor of Astronomy, and Navigator, and Director of the Observatory of Amherst College. It is interesting to young and old.
 Captain John Murray and Mrs. Murray were in Worcester Wednesday attending the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Cummings Hurley, sister of Mrs. Murray who died at her home in that city Sunday afternoon of heart disease. The funeral was held at St. Ann's church with high requiem mass, bur ial being in St. Paul's cemetery, War ren.
 Settlement of the milk war be- tween the producers of New England and the Boston contractors, seems Tar from a fact. The directors of the Bos- ton Cooperative Milk Producers con- pany, and the Hoods and Whitings had a conference Tuesday iniBoston, but came to no agreement. The Hoods offered to pay the winter price for nine months, and the Whitings for eight months, but the producers insist on twelve months.
 -J. $. Greene and family enjoyed an automobile trip with J. M.;Greene and wife of Worcester last Monday. The trip took them through Mystic and Westerly They noticed with pleas ure Decoration Day observance in number of towns and cities, notably in Westerly, where the streets were crowded with those eager for the par ade and band concert. The ride was taken between a. m. and p.m., .,wIth brief intermissions at Mystic shore and other points en route.
 "Wednesday morning trains be- tween Putnam and Willimantlc ran by the way of Plainfield, the track be- ing blocked at Pomfret by sa tail-end collision between two freight trains on account of slippery rails. Three cars and the woodwork lof one engine were burned. yThe only person injured was Robert Acker, a fireman, who was thrown to the ground from the top of box car, where he had climbed from the tender, when he saw that coiiis- ion was unavoidable. He was taken 10 the Day Kimbail hospital suffering with severe bruises and badly sprain- ed ankle.
 The newspapers of many cities have: made . great adoiaoout iau II years old, who started from the fom- fret School for Boys, last Friday, and tramped his way to New Britain. He took along with him but little money, and lacking knowlege in such endea- vors, he met with . trying experience, as many other lads have done in un- der similar endeavors to test their pc destrian powers in order to grauiy boyish curiosity. He was glsd to ge. back to school, . wiser lad because ot