Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21

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 Colonel c. D. Bates snd family left this Thursday morning to spend the winter In kissime, Florida.
 Don't forget the T. X. S R. Big Haliow cen social in A. 0. H. Hall, Monday sevening, Oct. Slst The fun begins at s o'clock.
 Israel Putnam Lodge, No. ss, I. 0. O. F., conferred the third degree on a class of six candidates Tuesday even- ing.
 There was no public gathering of the Hebrews of this city shis week in observance of Tom Kippur, but the solemn days of repentance have been observed in the homes.
 Fifty one applications from per- sons desiring to bs mode voters vers received by Registrars Leon T. Wilson and Thomas Rysn at their session in the selectmen's room Monday.
 Julius Cordier Of Oswego, x. Y., Is visiting bis son, fatrolman Cordier and family, Green street. Joseph Cor. dier, who had been visiting him seve- ral weeks. returned with him.
 Miss Caro L. Cooper of the Israel Putnam school, visited the High school Monday and gave an interest ing talk 10 the freshman class in an- cient history on her travels in Egypt.
 The heavy shower of Saturday af- 1 ternoon extinguished several forest l fires of greater or lesser extent that have prevailed in this section for week past. In the vicinity of the l town farm the fires were so bad that the fire department was sent for.
 Frank de Grandls, an Italian la. borer employed in constructing the sewer, was taken to the Worcester city hospital Monday morning suffering from eoncussion of the brain caused by being hit by piece of flying stone l from steam drill.
 -Kavorick, the Hungarian violin- ist, was we'll received by the large au- | diences at the Bradley theatre this 1 week. He gets an excellent tone, and his selections require great skill and | fine technique. He was recalled as of- ten as he was willing to respond; the audience seemingly couldn't get | enough.
 Captain of Police Murray is in re- | ceipt of the following telegram:
 Pittsburg, Pa. Can you find w. l.. Cleveland. Tell him his brother Charles died today Body in my charge.
 Samuel c. Jaimson, Coroner. l The police have made diligent in- quiry, but no such person can be found nor any one who ever heard of him.
 Henry NJ. Morse and company in l Uncle Seth and the Hoodoo, are play ing in vaudeville, and are now in Pennsylvania. The Jamestown IN. Y.l Journal, where they recently played, says: "Harry Morse X Co. in the comedy improbability, Uncle Seth and the Hoodoo, are one of the dis tinct hits of the bill.n The Yale Rovers basket ball team has been booked for Thanksgiving af- ternoon. In writing of his team the Rovers' Manager says: You may as- sure the public that this team is the fastest one in the University, and that any man playing is bonaiide mem- Der of Yale. If the men are not all that is claimed for them, money will be refunded.
 A local Chinaman has for long time had a piece of white marble to set his fiatiron on. Some curious person turned the stone over and on it found the following inscriptions:
 "Reqviescat in peace Aged ? years and two months. He did no harm to any man. Such is the Kingdom Of heaven
 Doubtless a piece of headstone from some cemetery.
 The seclion of the sewer on Wood stock avenue is completed excepting for finishing the man-hole at the june ton of the avenue and Marshall street. Two gangs of men started this week to prepare for laying the pipe across the river. Other sections are also be- ing worked, and occassonal blasts de- note that the men are at work.
 
 The Water Commissioners ap- pointed by the mayor, have not as yet met formally for organization. The stockholders of the Putnam Water company will meet in this city Satur day to see if the company will sell its plant and property to the city. After this meeting 1t is safe to assume that there will be some progress in the mat ter of the city owning and controlling it's own water system.
 The fire department was called out Saturday afternoon about 1 o'clock for | small blaze on the roof of the Ham, mond hall building. A general alarm was rung, but chemical extinguishers were found sufficient to subdue the lit- tie blaze, which was believed to have been caused by sparks from near by chimney.
 Camp ss74, Modern woodmen of America, held class initiation in For exfer's hall Monday evening. Ten new