Putnam patriot., 1911-08-04

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 Mrs. J. J. Russell and daughters ieit Monday morning for a stay in the Adirondacks.
 The Putnam Woolen company is installing new water wheel to gene. rate power for their No. mill.
 -The Keystone store in Bosworth block Is closing out and going out of business in this city.
 -Dutee Smith, son of Mrs. George Weatherhead of Southbridge, formerly of this city, has enlisted in the navy.
 Mi. and Mrs. F. F. Russell, and daughter Constance, are in the White Mountains, at Gray's Inn, Jackson, N. II.
 Superintendent of schools C. E. Pratt and wite, are spending this week at his former home in the western part of the state.
 Mrs. Fred Case and son, of Wor. eester, are at the home of her parents, MT and Mrs. L. E. Smith, Church street.
 Mrs. W. J. Bartlett and children, and Miss Gertrude Jones and Miss Jane Kennedy, returned on Saturday from months stay at Oak Bluffs.
 -Chauncy C. Talbot has been awar- ded second prize, piano, for getting subscriptions to Boston daily paper. He was but Is behind the fret premi- um, an automobile.
 -Dr. A. H. Strahan recently enter tained his sister, Mrs. Phillips, and her two sons, of Santa Barbara, Cal. This is Mrs. Phillips flrst trip east in 20 years.
 -Ewart NJ. Brunn of Brooklyn, N Y, has been spending few days with his wife and son, who are guests for the summer of Mrs. Charlotte Champ | lin, Bradley street.
 Victor Chapdelaine and family l took an automobile trip to Breton i Woods in the White Mountains, and Lake Sunapee, N. H., last week. This week they are touring to Providence and Brockton.
 The Misses Marion and Eleanor Carpenter, daughters of J. Richard Carpenter and wife, left Monday morn- ing for a week s visit with their cous- in, Spencer Child, and wife, Lancaster, Mass.
 Mrs. Dutee Smith returned Mon- ! day from stay of several weeks in Do- yer, N. H. She left the city Wednes- ! day for Cape Cod, accompanied by her granddaughter, Miss Rita Smith, and will spend the rest of the summer l there.
 The city had Sunday-like ap- pearance last Thursday when most of the stores closed for the Odd Fellows outing at Crescent Park. One hundred and fifty went from this city and smaller numbers from other lodges making a party of nearly 300. All spent very pleasant day and enjoyed an excellent shore dinner.
 Saturday evening the New Eng land delegation, which includes those from this section, left Worcester at s o'clock, to atterd the national conven- tion of the Knights of Columbus, stop ping day at:Niagara Falls. On the return trip the party will visit Toron- to, Thousand Islands and Montreal. The number of prisoners at the county jail in Brooklyn is averaging quite small this summer, varying be- tween 50 and 50. The high record mark for the institution is in excess Of 100, reached several years ago. The number held on criminal charges is al- so small at this time.
 New handcuffs have arrived for use of the police department. They are nickle plated and automatic, lock- ing when snapped on the wrist. They are also self-adjusting. The police night sticks have also arrived, and were carried for the first time Monday night. They are made of highly pol ished locust wood and are 26 inches long. As moral persuaders they are formidable looking weapons. If any one wishes the "honor" of being the first to try them, all that is necessary is to ssstart something" after ?. m.
 Funeral services for Colonel C. D. Rates were held in the Baptist church Thursday morning at II o'clock, Rev. JR. Stubbert officiating There was a large attendance of relatives and friends land many beautiful floral trib- ntes. Burial was in the Grove street cemetery. The bearers were Joseph NcK acbnie and William B. White more of A. c. Warner Post, C. A. R., Fugene A. Wheelock and Luther NJ. Keith of the Putnam Cemetery Asso- citation, and Archie Macdonald and Charles W. Bradway of the Town School Committee.
 -"Dot leedle German band drop ned into Putnam Tuesday We say dropped, for no one knows whence they came nor whither they went' pumpernick kle, sweitzercase, and werlz- burger. have preserved them wonder fnry for they do not look day older, aItbough Il is many years since they last blew here. There was Hans and