Putnam patriot., 1911-02-17

luIucu iroin WISH IN bOSlOn.
John johnson was in Boston Sat
urday.
Isaac Champeau was in Hartford
last Thursday.
Roger Mowry is i'll at his home on
Woodstock avenue.
e. NJ. Barney attended the "style
show" of gowns in Boston last Thurs
dayi
The Junior Prom of the Putnam
High school will be held Friday even
ing, Feb. "a.
Harry Houston Of New Haven
was in the city Monday TO give the
school teachers their first instruction
in teaching their pupils writing.
Miss Rhoda Dean, Mechanics
| street, entertained a number of friends
Saturday evening, in honor of her
sister, Miss Sadie Dean of Lowell,
Mass. Refreshments were served.
Miss Ellen F.. Osgood gave an ad-
dress on "Poetry of the Bible" before
the ladies' class of the First Congrega-
tional church in East Hartford last
Sunday.
The second degree was conferred
upon class of six candidates in Car
gill Council, X. of c., Sunday after
noon, the work being done under the
direction of the local officers.
The usual grant of 500 from the
State, for use in improving the school
library, has been received by the School
Board, the sum mentioned to be du-
plcated by the town.
The ladies of the Woman's Relief
Corps will serve a New England
boiled dinner, with all the name
implies in A. o. H. hall, Wednesday,
February %, from II to o'clock. Din
ner 25c. All are cordially invited.
Miss Isabelle Morrell entertained
number of friends at whist Saturday
afternoon at her parents home on
South Main street in honor OF her
classmate, Miss :Leonora Maybury of
Franklin, Tennessee, who has been her
guest while home from New York on
a short vacation.
A small wreck at Pomfret Thurs.
day evening blocked the west-bound
track for time, causing some delay.
Two box cars were thrown diagonally
from the rails and were responsible for
such inconvenience as was caused.
Robert Fillmore, brakeman, who
| lost foot from injuries received in the
local railroad yards about three months
ago, has been discharged from the hos
pital and has returned to his home in
! Boston.
Miss Charlotte Gascoigne, of Cush-
ing Academy, with a classmate, Miss
| Margaret Clarke, of Amesbury, Mass,
have been the guests of the formers
mother, South Main street.
"A derailed trolley car between
Central Village and Norwich, where
the trolleys use the steam roadbed,
caused the 800 trsin from New Lon
| don to be an hour and half late Sat-
urday.
| -Orrin w. Bugbee, of Willimantic,
formerly of this city, called on friends
here Monday. He was recently dis
charged from hospital in Chatanaoo-
ga, Tenn, where he was confined for
some time with typhoid fever contract
ed while on a trip through the South.
| Charles X. Shaw, who has been
visiting his family on Fremont street
the past week returned to Bridgeport
| Monday. Mr.. Shaw has opened an
insurance office in Bridgeport in the
interests of the NJ massachusetts, Mutual
Life Insurance Company.
Mrs. Wilhelmine Woisard, aged
40 years, died Tuesday night at the
home of her brother in-law, DR.. Omer
LaRue, where she has been staying
for several months. The body was
taken to New Haven Wednesday
morning where her husband and son
reside.
Arthur Andrews, age IL, is at the
home of his parents, Farrows street
with a badly burned face. He was
left at home alone last Saturday afte,-
noon. Upon looking at the fire he de-
cided it had gone out so put few
kindlings in the stove and poured on
some kerosene. There was flash Of
fire that burned the little fellows face.
| John A. T.. Warner has recently
had constructed on the top of his
| fathers house on South Main street. a
wireless telegraph apparatus. 1t has
attracted much attention and is a
mysterious looking net work of wires
and cross bars to the uninitiated. He
has been interested in wireless tele-
| graphy for some time, but this is the
most complete outfit he has had. he
expects to pick up messages from
| various points.
/ R. Z. Iii, who left this city about
| a wear ago for Woonsocket, where he
| has been working in another mill but
controlled by the same interests, has
returned to Putnam, and will be again
with the French River Textile COM
pany at Mechanicsyille. The machi-
| merry in the addition to the Mechanics
| Vile plant is gradually being gotten
into running order.
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