Putnam patriot., 1911-02-24

Miss Grace A. Taylor has been wis., iting relatives in Springfield.
 Mrs. Robert Anthony recently en- tertained her sister from Providence.
 Mrs. F. J. Daniels and Mrs. F. W. Seward were in Worcester Friday.
 Rev. A. H. Withee and wife, of Eastford, called on friends.in this city Mrs. Eunice Manchester, of Grand View, has returned from a stay in Pro- vidence.
 A number of persons from this city attended the funeral of Marcus Wood, in Danielson, Friday.
 Mrs. Clara Williams, now of Will limantie, visited her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Tatem, Jr., last week.
 MT. Chas. E. Pratt, Bradley st., returned last week from a weeks visit with her parents in Willimantie.
 Miss Ellen Wheelock and Mrs. George E. Shaw were in Providence Thursday last.
 The annual meeting of the w. c. T. U. will be held with Mrs. Mary Gardner Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. Wallace Leavitt, of Casper, Wyoming, was a recent guest of Miss Bessie Champlin, Bradley street.
 Miss Freda Sharpe, of Providence, has been the guest of relatives in this city.
 Fred Wood, of New Bedford form erly of this city, visited friends here on Thursday and Friday.
 City Engineer K, w. Wright spent Sunday with his parents in New Ha- ven.
 Herman B. Chandler, wife and daughter Dorothy, were recent guests of relatives in thIs city and Wood stock.
 --J. Harry Mann, who has been con- fined to his home by illness for over week, was out for the fist time Tues- day.
 A. N. Law is i'll at his home on Church street He was visited Sunday by his son, William, and wife of Dor chester, Mass.
 Charles Nichols, who recently con- ducted grocery store on Front street, and made an assignment for the bene- it of his creditors, is employed in Hartford on the electric street railroad. Judge Howard J. Curtis will pre- side at the March term of the Wind ham county superior court in this city. The first session will be held on Fri day, March 8.
 Louis Kinsman, who was injured in the focal yard last week, car wheel of freight crushing his foot, under went an operation on Saturday which, it is hoped, will avoid the need of an amputation of his foot. His home is in this city.
 Charles F. Martin, conductor on the N. Y., N. H. X H. railroad, who ran through this city on the Norwich x Worcester Division for some years, died at his home in Providence last Saturday. He was 57 years old. His father was at one time Station Agent in Putnam.
 Rev. J. H. Broderick of Moosup has been named by Rt. Rev. J. J. Mi Ian as the Windham county member of commission of priests of the dio- cese who will devote special attention to looking after the spiritual welfare of Catholic children who are dependents or inmates of public institutions.
 List of letters remaining in the Putnam post office for the week ending February 2l, 1911:
 Gentlemen-Lester Aronson, Will liam Robinson, Michels Centrone, C. Linquist, A. McAndrews.
 Eadies-Mrs. $. B. Bishop, Laurinda N. Pease Estate, Mrs Albert Nathan, Bertha D. Stlefield.
 A Teachers meeting will be held in Moo dus, East Haddam, Saturday, Feb. 25th Subjects and speakers:
 Language-E. T. N. Sadler.
 Drills-N. $. Light.
 Advanced Reading-C. D. Hine, &c., cretary State Board of Education.
 Efficiency in the Schools-W. 5. Da- kin.
 Geography-L. s. Staples.
 Waste iii the Schools-G. J. Vogel.
 Meeting opens at 10:l0 a. m. and closes at 2:49 D. m.
 A hearing on the admittance of the will and codicil of the late Harriet B. Harris, of Wilimantic, was heard in that city. Among the beneficiaries is Mrs. Jennie NJ. Willis, of this city, to whom is left sewing machine, one pair of white woolen blankets, will low rocking chair, haircloth black wal nut sofa, small castor sealskin sack, all of deceased's wearing apparel and the sum of S200 in money.
 A hearing was held in Williman- tic Monday morning before Referee in Bankruptcy Andrew J. Bowen, on the petition of Frank B. Whitely of Springfield, formerly of Thompson, to be discharged from bankruptcy. MT. Whiteley was present with :his attor- ney, F. F. Russell of this :city, and as there was no appearance of the credi- tors, Referee Bowen announced that he would recommend the granting of the petition.
 -Gurdon Withey of Danielson is a