Putnam patriot., 1911-12-29


 Miss Nellie Burleson of Union i. spending her vacation with her par ents.
 Rev. B. F. Benoit will preach al the Baptist church in French Sunday afternoon at 3.30.
 Wilhelm Heinrich, the blind ten ar. we'll known in Putnam musical circles, died at his apartments in Bos ion on Tuesday of Bright's disease.
 -Mr. and Mrs. Preston B. Sibley will celebrate the fiflieth anniversary of their marriage, January ?, 1912, al their home in Danielson.
 The First National Bank was open Saturday evening so that the mer chants might make deposits after the days business.
 The 9.27 train from Boston was late Tuesday morning on account of the unusually heavy train. The switcher helped it up the grade be- tween here and Pomfret.
 Byron Lamondy of the Adams Ex. press Company's force is to be married in Woonsocket this week Saturday to Miss Lillian Bancroft of that city ,Iwho has been employed in Mechanicsville. MT. and Mrs. William D. Case an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Miss Maude Case, to Professor Charles Wesley Wilder, master in his- tory, Worcester Academy.
 Putnam Lodge No. 54, B. P. o. E., had class initiation of sixteen candi- dates Tuesday evening. A social ses. sion followed at which refreshments were served. The lodge is in flourish ing condition.
 The 4.O2 train for Boston was near. ly an hour late out of Putnam Monday afternoon owing to an accident that disabled the engine. A locomotive kept here for emergencies took the train to it's destination. Frank A. Howarth has gone to Hartford to take the examination for admission to the bar of the State Of Connecticut. The examination is held in the Supreme court room at the cap itol Friday and Saturday. George A. Vaughan of the Putnam ! Manufacturing Company was elected | member of the executive committee . of the Connecticut Manufacturers as- sociation, at meeting held recently in Hartford. Senator George A. Ham, mond of the Hammond x Knowlton Company was in attendance at the meeting.
 List of advertised letters at the Putnam post office for the week end ing December 26;
 Gentlemen-Arnold H. Bearce, l.. Diamond.
 Ladies-Mrs. Ciyton D. Allen, Miss Susan A. Eastwood, Miss Mildred |. Wightman.
 Horace N. Hassard, formerly ot Putnam, and who has represented the city of Newport in the Rhode Island legislature for so many years that he Is the dean.of the House, will call the House to order next Tuesday when the Legislature meets for organization.
 Edward Atwood who is at the County Home in Putnam, was taken back there Friday noon by First Se- ectman Robert E. Mitchell. The lad had come here to see his father, and in the meantime was provided with te k ens of the holidays. The little lad Is one of the brightest at the home, and says he likes the place very much Willimantic Chronicle.
 Copies of history of the W arren ismily have been received in this city. The book is by Dr. w. w. Foster of Washington, D. C., formerly of Put nam, with an introduction by Irving |, Foster, A. M. It is of lS4 pages and index and the title "Some Des- Nudants of Arthur Warren of Wey- mouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony" Farmers are blowing, and in De- ember. E. K. Sanderson plowed his helds Christmas afternoon and others have been doing the same. There IS eafcely any frost in the ground. Christmas day a man was seen sitting p his porch in his shirt sleeves. But Everyone tells us we shall see plenty of bid weather yet and there is little Oubt of it.
 At the meeting Israel Putnam lodge of Odd Fellows, Tuesday even- hg, the following officers were elected ulhe coming term:
 Noble Grand, William Manson.
 Vice Grand, George l.. Baldwin.
 Treasurer, Leon T. Wilson.
 Secretary, Lucius H. Fuller
 Trustees, J. Bartlett,C. D. Sharpe, T. Wilson.
 -Rey. John Norberry, pastor of the ehteeoStal church, Saratoga springs,
 l., and former pastor of the Peniei aaIeh at Grosvenordale, has accepted
 call to the Emmanuel church or 'oFidence, and will take up the work
 The church about the middle of Jan
 Al the annual meeting of the pufeh, Charles II. Tourtellotte, toF-
 e'iy of Putnam, was reelected tTus-
 for five years.
 -A goodIy company of schoolmates
 s birthday surprise to Wilton
 'eene Christmas night, December 9.