Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-02-25

Miss Belle Ladd was the guest of
relatives In New Bedford over Sunday.
John Hubbard Of New Bedford has
been visiting relatives In the city.
Miss Florence Sargent Of Boston is
visiting her parents on Grove street.
Miss Gertrude Hall spent Sunday
with Mrs. Hermon Edmond ut Storrs.
Miss Josephine Guilmet spent Sun.
day with her parents In Wiliimantic
Miss Maud Williams ID In Provi.
dence caring for her brother who Is Iii.
Principal Spratt Of the High
school has resumed his duties after IN
illness Of some days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Sesrls re.
turned from their Southern trip on
Tuesday.
Miss Frances Warner of Holyoke
college Is visiting her parents on South
Main street.
Raymond Wheaton of Amherst
college is the guest Of his parents, Oak
Hill.
George Cockell, who has been visit
ing his parents on Grove street, re-
turned to South birmingham Friday.
Miss Laura Phinney has been sub
stituting as teacher in one of the
schools in Danielson the past week.
Iii If
York spent Sunday with Rev. and
Mrs. f. d. Sargent.
Jasper Holmes has removed his
family to this city and has entered the
employ of Hammond Knowlton Il Co
as boss dyer.
The schools, banks and post-office
observed Washington's birthday by
closing. Flags were generally flown
throughout the business section of the
city.
Miss Bernice Paine and Elizabeth
Wheelock spent Sunday in Wakefield,
Mass, and Miss Tarr and Sylvia
Wheelock in Essex, Mass.
e. E. Raymond and wife are re.
ceiving congratulations upon the ar.
rival of a l0-pound boy, born Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Frederick Shaw of Bayonne,
NJ, Is guest at the home of her son
Charles X. Shaw. &. G. Knowiton OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, was also entertained
there on Tuesday.
Timothy Taylor, an employe in the
mill of the French River Textile COM
pany at Mechanicsville, has patent
pending on a heel-spring for looms OF
more than two shuttles.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. o. Williams were
in Pawtucket Saturday, attending the
funeral of an uncle of Mr.. Williams,
Essex Sayles Owen, who died in Pueblo,
Colorado, February 10th. Mr.. Owen
was resident of Putnam in his boy
hood.
List of letters remaining in the
Putnam Post Office for the week end
February II:
Gentlemen-A. Angell George w.
Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott Brig
ham, Joseph Gaudet.
Ladies-Mrs. Minnie Arnold, Miss
Fesitte Reausoleil, Mrs. Helen Mayson
Mrs. l.. ID. Smith, Miss Bertha Erwin,
Joseph o. Carpenter of Yorktown
Heights, n. Y, proprietor of the
Whitney house in that place, is spend
ing a few days in Putnam. Mr.. Car.
penter expects to sell his hotel business
and has been looking at farms in the
surrounding townships with a view to
locating in this section.
Last Friday morning the city was
covered with coat OF glare lee SUI
perintendent OF Streets Dumas was
highly praised for the efficient manner
in which he sanded the walks on the
main thoroughfares. He began work
early and before people began to go to
work so that by the time business
began it was safe walking. But many
falls were reported. In only one in
stance, however, was any serious
result. Mrs. +. NJ. Wheaton, Oak
Hill, stepped out on the back porch
Thursday evening and fell breaking
her hip. Her daughter, Miss Mary,
who went to her assistance, also fell
but sustained no serious injury. Mrs.
Wheaton was carried into the house
and upon superficial examination II
was thought no bones had been broken
but upon q more thorough examina-
ton fractured hip was disclosed.
Mrs. Wheaton broke her arm while in
the West some months ago and had
scarcely recovered from that misfor-
tune. She has the sympathy of the
community.
Percy Bliven, president OF the
Bliven Manufacturing company, was
in this city Friday closing arrange
ments for the manufacture Of the troll
ley harp, on which he holds the pat
ents and for the manufacture and sale
of which q company was recently
formed with stockholders in Putnam
and Danielson. Mr.. Biiven has had
difficulty In securing . concern to do
the temporary manufacture until fac.
tory can be established in this section,
but the matter has been finally ar
ranged. A company In New Britain
Il to do the work and the harp will Be