Putnam patriot., 1911-06-23

City taxes can now De paid at ah! time They are payable on or Defor' July 10th.
 Raymond Wheaton shas returned from attending the commencemente ex ercises of Amherst college.
 John and William Holmes O Montreal, formerly of this city, arc calling on friends here.
 William Diggins, Grove street, i' spending the week in Ludlow and Rutland, VI.
 Miss Adah Alexander, of Boston, spent the week end with relatives in Grove street.
 Miss Josephine Gonroy and Miss Alice Fuller of Worcester have been the guests of relatives in the city.
 MT. and Mrs. George Blythe of Bradley street, have returned from visit with relatives in Providence.
 Miss Maude Case of Worcester has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. William D. Case, School street. The Eastern Star will give straw berry supper next week, the price of tickets beink 25 cents.
 The mortality table of the state board Of health for May gives for Put nam the following: Births l5, mar Fiages ,. deaths 16 Death rate 26.3. Martin and William Griffin, Dam iel Byrne, and Mss Loretta Altard, all of Boston, spent Sunday with relatives in the city.
 A young man on a motorcycle passed through Che city last Friday enroute for his home in Mexico from which he had come on his machine. Regent George w. Baker and vii. liam Dawson attended Royal Area nun meeting in New London last Fri day night.
 The examination of pupils for ad- mission to the Putnam High school will be held in Israel Putnam school hall this week Saturday at o'clock a. III.
 -Byron l.. Howard and wife were in Boston Monday and Tuesday at tending the class day and commence ment exercises Of the New England Conservatory of Music.
 A team of horses hitched to a lum Der wagon dashed through Main and Elm streets Friday afternoon, They were stopped on Providence street without having done any damage.
 Mss Laura Phinney of Fart Hart ford spent the weekend with her aunt Mrs. G. A. Hammond, Oak hill. Or Saturday MT. Hammond took her witt party of friends on an automobile trip through the surrounding country
 Rev. r. S. Irwin went to Norwich on Tuesday attending the annua meeting of the New London Archdea conry. MT. Irwin was appointed [ member of the committee on appro priations and apportionments.
 --Postmaster and Mrs. Frank G Letters and Mrs. Myra Munson of thi city and MT and Mrs. John l.. Shay of Springfield are spending the weel at Camp Bide a-wee, MT. Letters, sum mer cottage al Quadic.
 The muster committee of the fir department have circulated a petition among the storekeepers of the city re questing them to close each Thursday afternoon during July and August They have met n ready response on tn part of many merchants, over i0 hay ing already signed
 Ut will be welcome news to thos living in the vicinity where the ston crusher Is at work to learn that can vas cover to withhold the dust Ina been ordered. A fine, powder lik dust which arises from the erusher Ina proved very annoying to dwellers il its vicinity.
 Miss Harriet A. King returned l. Boston on Wednesday, after spendin. few days of her vacation with he aunt, Ms. Olive A. White. Betou coming to Putnam, she spent on' week with her haii brother, Rev Jer ome Wood of Fitchburg This is Mir Woods third year in that city whet' he is doing good work, and is very popular, and highly esteemed by hi own people and the whole community
 A company of Worcester and Prov tldonee has the contract to build new Clark residence at Pomtret street Pomfret, to replace a line one destroy ed by ire few months ago, Th' plans are completed and tits said cal for a structure That will cost abou SOC. .00o. 1t k expected that the con Strucuon work, decorating ct al, vii ntsquige about years ume.
 Wilson Tucker of West BoNlslon Mas, while riding with his friend asss Burnll Of East Putnam, while h SIS delivering wood on ffoNideae sues0 Friday, fell oil the wagon to th ground. Being 75 years ot age he sos IMned severe shaking ur He va takea ts the rear .! r. M. Leetaif stase ana made as comfortable as pos si6ls uHiil a doctor arrived who order ed hls removal to the hospital
 A man spent few days in the cit, Shls week and disposed of a good man. s,ards of cloth. He called al hoas