Putnam patriot., 1910-05-27

day afternoon at 5:Su.
 Tuesday was perhaps as warm as
 any day We have had this year, and
 was followed by light warm rain
 ideal weather for rapid growth of veg 1 citation.
 1 A number of the members of Quin- ebaug masonic lodge visited Putnam 1 Lodge at South Woodstock Saturday evening, and were royalty entertained.
 The third degree was conferred on a
 class of four.
 List of letters remaining in the
 Putnam post office for the week ending
 May 24th:
 Gentiemen-Fred Blanchette, Will liam Donovan, T. K. Hakn, Bissell
 Godfrey.
 Ladies-Misses Mary X Emma St. George, Mrs. Mary B. Lovely.
 Post Office hours for MemorialDay
 will beias follows: Office open from 6.3O a. m. 10 l2 m. and 5.a0 10 r. m.
 The money order division will be closed. There will De one delivery and collection by the city carriers. The ra-
 ral delivery service will be suspended for the day, but patrons may receive their mail at the office by calling dur ing the above hours.
 Rev. Father John Van den Noori is not only believer but tifeless ad- voeate and worker in beautifying and giving an attractive appearance to the large property and fine buildings own ed by his church. IL is a pleasure to walk through the neatly-kept grounds around the church and Academy and schools. In preparation for the Memo rial Day services, the members of his church met Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, from 6:30 to o'clock to put the burial lots and grounds in attrac tive order, and made the St. Mary's Cemetery quite neat in appearance. The farming season opened early in the spring with extra warm weather in March, but was succeeded by chilly weather until the last week in June making fires in the homes necessary for comfort, and overcoats have been necessary, with the exception of few days, during April and May. In consequence of this chilly wet weather vegetation is backward. Farmers say, however, there is still plenty of time to have good crops, besides farm work is in advance of ordinary seasons at this time.
 On Monday the school board gave out the contracts for supplying coal to the public .schools, the Putnam Coal and Wood Company receiving the three contracts. The following were the bids, the price given being per ton:
 Israel Putnam School, 90 tons of Jed do Egg-Putnam Coal and Wood Co.,, s7.l4. Myron Kinney X Son, s7.30. Whipple X Gilpatric, sI.50. John 0. Fox X Co.,, SIPS.
 High School, 35 tons of Jeddo Egg Putnam Coal and Wood Co.,, S7.29. Myron Kinney & Son, s7.75. Whip pie X Gilpatric, s7.6o. John 0. Fox X Co.,, S1.40
 Smith Street School, 35 tons of Jeddo Egg = Putnam Coal and Wood Co., s7.24. Myron Kinney X Son, s7.75. Whipple X Gilpatric, s7.5O. John 0. Fox X Co.,ISI.35.
 In a letter dated Dover, N. H., April %, printed in the Boston Globe, there is some interesting information about the fruit orchards of New Eng 1 land, and the difficulties owners have 1 to encounter in caring for them, and 1 also what some men have successfully | accomplished in engaging in fruit rais- l ing. Among these latter Is the name 1 of D. Roy Smith, now of Boston, but l is Putnam boy, and often visits his | widowed mother living in this city. 1 The writer says of him: 'sThe largest | orchard set out in Strafiord county is i that of b. Roy Smith, Of Boston, | lawyer, who last year bought the farm I Of Prof. Harry F. Hall, at Rochester i Neck, and planted last fall and this | spring 2,7o0 fruit trees, of which 75 per i cent are Baldwins.a Mir. Smith em- | ploys a foreman to manage his farm" We like to keep track of our Putnam | boys who have gone out from our midst to seek their life work in the wide f world. Such information as the above | about MT. Smith, will be gratifying 10 our citizens.
 The citizens of Willimantic have organized a society whose proposed work is to make their city attractive in cleanliness and giving it high re- putation as home city for the best classes who desire the advantages of religious and educational privileges of a high order. The movement was start ed by Rev. ". 5. Beard, and has won favor with ali classes of peopie-both Catholic and Protestant clergymen and the ladies joining gladly and hearth | ly in the work. The society is organ ized for that special service-just AS the PATRIOT has advocated for years. The members of the society will feel that they are responsible for the duties they have assumed to do. which will incite them to diligent activity to make tho rough work of their mission This movement. we feel assured, will lead | to beneficial improvement in the ap- pearance of that thriving city. Better than that, even, it will also arouse and l concentrate q public spirit that will re- |