Putnam patriot., 1910-01-14

Mrs. George Shaw has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. lien, in Hartford.
A trolley car jumped the rails un-
der 1.-THE Front street bridge, Friday
morning, but was put back on them
without much difficulty.
Sergeant Patrick Hayes. Of the po-
lice force, is now able to sit up, and he
hopes to be back on duty In little
while.
Judge Ralph Wheeler will preside
alta special short calendar session Of the
Superior Court, To be held In this city
February It'll.
.. MIR and Mrs. Martin B. Sloane Of
Mansfield, Ohio. announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Leila B.;
Sloane, to Frank NJ. Bennett of New
York, formerly of this city.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Board Of the Day KIM
ball Hospital will be held Wednesday
afternoon, January 10, at 8 O'Clock,
in Odd Fellows Hall. Executive meet
ing at $50 p. m. Sec'y.
"A new siding is being put in for the
Connecticut company at West Thomp-
son. This siding, it is understood, is
needed for use under the new arrange
ment in running ears on the Putnam
division, which is TO go into effect at
an early date.
The funeral of Miss Olive Leisure,
whose dead body was found in the gut
ter, ON School street, last Thursday
morning, was held at O'Clock. Friday
afternoon, in the Baptist church, Rev.
J. K. Stubbert officiating. The en-
ployes of the Hammond Il knowlton
mill were allowed to attend the fune-
raj, and large number did so. The
body was taken to the Forest Hills Gre
matory, Saturday, for cremation.
c George II. Bramwell, an employe
at the mill of the French River Textile
company, Mechanicsville, slipped on
the ice and struck on his left hand as
he fell, his little finger coming In con-
tact with piece of casting and was
nearly severed, last Thursday. He was
taken to the Day Kimball Hospital
where it was thought theinjured finger
would have to be amputated, but after
being dressed Mr.. BramweIl was al
lowed to go home with the hope it
would be saved.
"A small audience listened to fine
concert by the Venetian Band in the
Bradley theatre Monday afternoon.
The program was entertaining and
was well received. The overture from
William Tell and sextette from Lucia
di Lammermoor, were the most in
spring TO the audience. No encores
! were given, as the program was hur-
ried il order that the band might take
the afternoon train for Worcester, where
they were scheduled for a concert in
the evening. The band was assisted
by Miss Caroline Lewis, soprano. Miss
Lewis has small but pleasing voice
which was displayed to advantage in
her first selection, "Charming Bird, J"
by David. The voice and the flute
were brought into prominence in some
of the passages of the composition and
it was difficult to distinguish the one
from the other, SO pure and clear was
. H.
she sang waltz song, "Polly," by
Hascall.
Mayor Mac Donald, in his Inaugu-
raj Address outlining his views in re-
gard to conducting the affairs of the
city, spoke of Sunday observance as
needing some modification, but did not
define wherein. He does not believe
in "wide-openn Sunday, however, as
he stated that nothing should be al
lowed to disturb religious services, but
as certain class were allowed TO keep
THEFT stores open Sunday to meet a
public demand, il was not just TO for
bid others in the same line of business
to open their stores. This was evident
~ TO prepare the public for a change TO
meet the unfair conditions. No doubt it
was arranged with the Prosecuting At
torney that the news rooms through
out the city, which have been closed on
sunday for the past six months, were
again opened last Sunday. The own
ers were notified that they would be
permitted TO keep their stores open
from to 10 O'Clock a. m.
In the annual report of NJ. r. Joy,
Chief of the Fire Department, read at
the recent meeting of the Common
Council, he has good word 10 say for
the Putnam firemen, for which he is
amply justified. They are uncomplain-
ing, as they are often unnecessarily
called out TO quench chimney fire or
other Insignificant fires. No body Of
firemen could be more alert when call
ed upon 10 any duty. We occasionally
look over some of their exploits in put
ting out fires. Recently the Fisher
shoe-shop building, as an instance.
We have looked over it several times,
in wonder, that such large infiam-
mabie structure, blazing from one end
70 The other and from the first story TO
the roef-as the eharred wood proves
ever could have been saved, but there
il Is, being repaired for continued use.