Putnam patriot., 1911-02-17

Deen tue guest Oh neI pafcutst On ofoNc
street.
The banks closed Monday in hon.
or of Lineoln's birthday, which fell on
Sunday.
Mrs. Charlotte Champlin is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. f. NJ.
Brunn, in Brooklyn, n. Y.
An enjoyable meeting OF the o. NJ.
club was held with Mrs. John Sabin
on Monday evening.
Mrs. Robert Emerson of Provi-
dence recently visited Mrs. &. +. Wa
terman.
Putnam Grange is to give free
public stereopticon lecture on 'Plant
Food and Plant Life,' at an early
date.
Gilbert A. Tracy, of Killingly, has
spoken in the Tourtellotte Hall, Gros-
venordale, before the pupils 'of the
schools of Thompson, on Lincoln. MIR.
Tracy knew President Lincoln person
ally in Washington.
We have a copy of the "Model
Charter of the City of New Haven"
drafted by Judge Albert Nee. Mathew
son, of New Haven, formerly of Wood
stock. 1t is at the disposal of ony one
who would like to see it.
Daniel Caffrey, from the office of
the State Entomologist,w with two help
ers, is in this city making an inspec-
ton for brown tail moths. The men
will cover this whole section, inelud-
ing the towns of Putnam, Woodstock
Pomfret and Thompson.
The st. Jean Baptiste Society will
hold their annual Mardi Gras enter.
tainment in their hall. Providence ST.,
Tuesday evening, February 2S. There
will be an entertainment consisting OF
vocal and instrumental music. Re.
freshments will be served. Admission
So cents.
The cotton mills in the city are
running but 40 hours a week, or less,
owing to the unfavorable market. The
wooden mill is rushed, the card room
running nights until 9 O'Clock. Some
of the machinery in the mill known as
No. was started this week, and it is
hoped to operate this entire mill. 1t is
the first time in number of years that
the Nc. mill has been operated.
Post Office hours for Washington
Birthday, February %, 1911:
Office open from $50 a. m. to IL M,
and $50 to 7 p. m.
Money order division closed.
Registry division open during office
hours.
Morning collections and delivery by
city carriers.
Rural service suspended for the day.
Frank G.. Letters, Postmaster.
The wife of Charles T. Tufts, the
East Hartford engineer, who was kill
ed in the wreck at North Grosvenor-
dale, has brought suit as administra-
trix, to recover $1,000 from the n. Y,
n. II. d II. railroad company. The
cause of action is based on alleged ne
gligence on the part of the railroad
company in permitting an obstruction
to be on the tracks without giving
warning to Tufts.
Congressman Higgins, of this dis
trict, has sent word to one of our pro-
minent citizens, that Congress has
made an appropriation limiting the
price to be paid for a site for the new
Government post office building for
Putnam, to $4,000. Those who made
offers of sites to the committee from
Washington, who visited this city last
year to secure an appropriate site, will
be governed accordingly. The most
suitable site does not mean the cheap
est, but one to meet the best interests
of all our citizens-improved or not.
With the $50, 900 heretofore appropri-
ated for the building, makes total APP
priation of SIS, 600 for our proposed new
post office.
There have been some near acct
dents from children coasting on side
streets since our last heavy fall of snow :.
Parents should warn their children
where there was danger for children.
Two of these, while Roasting down a
side street into School street, Saturday
afternoon, came suddenly in front of
an automobile. 1t happened that the
auto was moving at very slow rate,
and although the sleds struck the
wheels, no fatalities resulted. The
auto driver notified the authorities,
and an officer was sent to warn the
children. Not wishing to deprive them
of their sport, they were told to slide
on the street itself, where they could
see and De seen by vehicles, and the Of
ficer remained to look after them.
The fourth number of the Tourtel-
lotte memorial high school entertain
ment course will be given by Pitt
Parker, of Boston, who will combine
wit and art to amuse and to instruct
his audience. In his work he is thor
oughly artistic, in his execution he is
rapid. The originality and seeming
spontaneity characterizing Mr.. Park
er's programs have made them popu-
lar forms of amusement and educa-
ton. His recital as distinct from his
pictures, is full of wit, good sense, and
inspiration. His pictures are always a