Putnam patriot., 1911-06-16

A class of candidates were initiated at meeting of the Sons of Netrans Monday evening. Refreshments were served.
 Mrs. G Harold Gilpatric and child ren and Mrs. Geo. w. Gilpatric will leave Friday to spend the summer in Name.
 -Dr. Wright, who succeeded pr. H. Sandel, and wife are to occupy the house of Miss F'lagg, Farrows street, this summer.
 Flag day exercises were held in Israel Putnam school hall Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. J. Richard Carpenter read an interesting paper on the Ame- r-ean flag.
 Israel Putnam Lodge, l. o. O. F., will observe Memorial Sunday next Sunday. Members are requested to meet at the hall at 3.l5. The line will form and march to the cemetery at 3.45. -E. H. Payne gave the teachers of Israel Putnam school an ice cream party Wednesday afternoon. His kindness was greatly appreciated by the teachers.
 Officer Ben Chaffee was sent to the Day Kimball hospital Wednesday night to care for an Italian laborer who had become violently insane. The man was in the hospital for treatment. His home is in Middetown.
 John Salvas, who has been work ing in Rita's barber shop this winter, will leave next Tuesday for Sieonsett, Nantucket Island, where he will open his barber shop for the summer as usual.
 A blast in the sewer trench on Grove street this Thursday morning ripped up gas and water pipe. For an hour or more that section of the city experienced the inconvenience of being without water.
 -Alphonse Benoit, of Baltic, former ly of Putnam where he was employed in Dresser's drug store, was married in Montreal Wednesday to Miss Amanda Peloquin of that city, formerly of Taftville. After wedding trip they will reside in Baltic.
 Roderick Miller was sentenced to six months in jail by Judge Fuller We'd nesday morning having been found guilty of being common drunkard. Miller was found wallowing in the Battey brook north of the city and might have drowned had he not been discovered.
 Ladies' night of Putnam Lodge of Elks, Wednesday night, was an un- usually pleasant affair. About 250 were present and spent the evening dancing, playing cards, billiards and pool. Music was furnished by the Cargill orchestra. Refreshments were served.
 Invitations have been received in Putnam for the marriage of Rev. Sid ney H. Dixon, formerly of St. Philips church, and Matilda k. NJ. Deacon, Wednesday evening, June 2S, at 7.3O o'clock, Chapel of St. Augustine, Tri- nity Parish, Tor East Houston street, New York city.
 John Lapoint, employed by the Wheaton Building x Lumber Co.,, was severely injured while working on the building corner of Pomfret and Canal streets this Thursday morning. A tackle with which he was pulling up lumber gave way and 2x4 joist fell striking him on the back. He was taken to his home in wagon apparent ly suffering great pain. He is an old man and it was though on superficial examination some bones were broken. The gift which the Putnam High school Alumnae association is to pre- sent to the new High school building, is in the form of frieze which is to be placed in the new hall along the north |, west and south sides. It is of plaster paris and is done by Capproni Bro. thers of Boston and the subject is "AleXander's Trump at Babylon" " The frieze is in sections varying in length from two to five feet and has not yet been unpacked although it arrived the first of the week. 1t will probably be put in place either the last of this week or the first part of next week.