Putnam patriot., 1910-05-13

Charles Tourtellotte of Providence wa. he guest of relatives over Sunday.
 -tIeorge Wilsonof Bridgeport, spent Sunday with relatives in this city.
 -Dr. C. C. Gildersleeve, of East Woodstock, is visiting physician al the Dsy Kimball Hospital this month.
 Ralph Smith, lad of IA years, ae- eidentally fell off small box Monday ana broke his arm.
 Rev. B. F. Benoitt preach at the Putnam Baptist church next Sum- day afternoon at 3:3U.
 MT. and Mrs. William Davison spent Sunday in Uxbridge. They are to move into a house on Bullock street.
 Attorney Huber D. Card has re- opened his office in the Bradley build- ing Elm street.
 Fred Coakley and family of provi- denee spent Sunday with relatives in ihs city.
 -J. \. Gilmore attended the meet ing of the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons in Hartford Tuesday.
 -Geofge Pray, who has been critical ly iii at his home on Chapman street, is slowly improving.
 Miss Flora Burgess, of Arlington Heights, Mass, has been the guest of E. NJ Ellis the past week.
 Waiter Hopkins of Pawtucket spent sunday with his mother in this city.
 -Chas. Belair and Louis Girardleft here Saturday evening for New York to join the battleship Connecticut, at the Brooklyn navy yard.
 Putnam grange entertained Wolf Den and Quinnatisset granges at their regular meeting Monday evening. One of the features was a May basket sale.
 Miss Grace B. Hayden, teacher at the High school, has rendered her re- signation to take effect at the close of the present term.
 Mrs. Jesse Rich, worthy matron of Jessamine chapter, o. k. S., was pre- sented handsome May basket, among the contents of which was silver ladel, at the regular meeting last week.
 Joseph McKachnie has been ap- pointed by Department Commander, E. s. Bishop, of Hartford, Chief of his Staff. Mir. Nick achnie is Past Post Com mander of A. G. Warner Post, c. A. R., of this city.
 The annual meeting of the Hart ford County Teachers Association will be held in. Unity Hall, Hartford, Fri day, May 13. Morning and afternoon sessions with appropriate programs.
 The body of Charles H. Wakefield Of Worcester, who died in that city on Friday, was brought to Putnam for burial in the Grove street cemetery on Monday.
 Miss Lillian Drouet is to be lin- struetor in the department Of elocution at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass, for the coming year. She will have charge of the voice work, and all col lege dramatics.
 Last week we referred to the heavy blossoms that whitened the pear trees in this section. This week we can tell the same pleasant story about the ap- Die trees, from which we infer that the fruit crop hereabouts will be an abund- ant one.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam Post Office for the week end ing May 10:
 Gentlemen-L. H. Breathitt, J. M' Holloran, TufieI King, A. Roskoxzka. 2 Ladies-Mrs. Edward Baeher, Mrs. F. Weeden.
 For two years the Elizabeth Porter Putnam Chapter, D. A. R. has had Tor its special object the erection of Memo riai Gates at the Old Cemetery. The tablets have arrived and tine WorK oi rebuilding the wall will be soon be com menced. The presentation ceremonies will occur June l4th, the details of which will be given later. Geo. B. Champlin and Geo. Lewis, of this city, probably hold the record for long distance walkers in Putnam. They walked to Providence last Sun day, a distance of thirty miles. They left here at 4:a0 .. m., and reached Pro yidence about p. m. Deducting time for the few stops they made, they COW cred the distance in seven and half hours. They returned by trolley-tired, but in good condition. Rev. s. Sherburne Mathews, DID,, for many years Congregational min- ister, died last week at his home in Roxbury, Mass, age 6a years MT. Mathews was pastor.of the Danielson Congregational church some years ago, and while stationed there preached in the Congregational church in this city, and became acquainted with many of our citizens.
 At noon of Wednesday, at the home of MT. and Mn. Edward E. San derso0 on Pomfres Rood, their daugh- ter, Mildred, was united in marFiage 10 Oren Wceks Of Arlington. the ceremo- ny being performed by Rev. F. D. saf- gent, pasaor. of the Second CongFsgor tional ehurch, h the pf0sence of ths