Putnam patriot., 1910-05-06
A large new soda fountain is being Installed in Bart's drug store.

A large new soda fountain is being Installed in Bart's drug store. Fred II. Wood has removed with his family to New Bedford. -Mfs. w. J. Bartlett is spending a week with relatives in Utica, N. Y. Miss Ellen 0sgood of East Hart ford called on friends in the city on Wednesday.
 The annual meeting of the Putnam Business Mems Association will be held next Monday evening.
 Mrs. Lewis Williams is the guest of her son, s.. 0. Williams, South Main 1, street.
 Sister Mary Cammilus of Notre Dame academy is in Montreal to at- tend the funeral of relative. A number of the members of Quin- ebaug Lodge F. X A. NJ. went 10 Web ster Monday evsning and saw the third
 degree worked.
 1 Joseph $. Lowe has been appoint. ed foreman of bridges between Boston
 and Willimantic, with headquarters
 in this city.
 l Editor Carl E. Johnson and family
 of Franklin, attended the May dinner
 last Saturday. Mir. Johnson has at- I tended each of these events since the i plan was instituted
 IVY. X. Fiske, route agent of the Adams Express company, with an of. 1 flee in this city, has been appointed to
 a similar but more responsible position
 on the Shore Line between Boston and l New London, with an office in the l former city. He will be succeeded by 1 W. A. Dannell of Boston.
 The farmers in the towns sur
 rounding Putnam are hanging togeth- CT In their fight with the milk buyers. Only eight empty cans were accepted
 here last Saturday to be filled for Sum- day shipment. The usual number Is
 about 70. Monday morning Is cans
 were shipped from here and there has
 been a slight increase since. Henry NJ. Morse and Company in ssThe Rube and the Hodoo" open for a three nights engagement in South
 bridge this Thursday. Next week the company begin several weeks en- gagement which will include Norwich,
 Lowell, Lawrence, Haverell, Provi-
 dence and other places.
 Men were hustling ins the local
 railroad yard Wednesday installing
 hand switches in anticipation of a
 threatened strike of telegraph opera
 tors and switch tower men. It was
 rumored that the men would leave
 their posts at midnight Wednesday ] but they are all on duty this Thurs. day. There are three men employed
 at the local tower, each doing an eight
 hour trick out of the,24.
 The itinerary of the trip for mem bers of the Knights of Columbus who
 will attend the national convention in 1 Quebc from this section has been scom.
 pleted. The delegates will leave Put.
 nam Saturday afternoon, July 30th, foI i Worcester and Montreal. They will spend two days in the latter city then onward for three days stay in Que.
 bee. The return route will be through the White mountains to Portland, Me. ! thence by boat to Boston.
 Supreme Chief Ranger John F. Cosgrove of Hartford, head of the For esters of America, was the guest of the
 members of Court City of Putnam at a big smoker held in Hammond hall on Tuesday evening. Other prominent officials of the order were present. The members of all the courts in Nindham county were invited to be present. A leather suit case and a silk umbrella were presented 10 the Supreme Chief Ranger. CaTgill orchestra furnished music.
 In a recent issue of the Youths Companion appeared picture of Stee- pie Tom, who Is well known in this city, which he visits periodically. Steeple Tom does all kinds ofshigh climbing work, and he posed for the artist in Boston to make an illustra- ton for the story. Doubtless the pie ture was seen by many of his acquain- ces in Putnam. Tom is doing work here now, and will remain week or more. His speciality is painting flag poles, cleaning chimneys, fixing and painting steepies and spires. Any one desiring this kind Of work can reach him by addressing, PATRIOT Office.