Putnam patriot., 1911-10-20
William o'Brien is visiting friends

Miss Jane Kennedy Is acting as cashier in the store of w. J. Bartlett.
 Miss Ruth Daniels has returned to New York, after spending her vaca. tion with her parents in Ring street.
 Mrs. F. E. Brunette has returned rom a visit with her daughter, Mrs. +. E. Whitney, Germantown, Pa.
 Will Sharpe of Stamford has been the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. '. D. Sharpe, School street.
 -Ex-Governor and Mrs. Frank B. Weeks of Middletown were guests of State Attorney and Mrs. Charles E. Searls at Thompson over Sunday.
 Miss Dorcas Bennitt, daughter of Dr. F, NJ. iBennitt of Springfield, has been the guest of friends in Pomfret and Putnam.
 -W.J. Bartlett, Charles Seder, and Thomas MeDermott, have been attend ing the worlds championship base ball grmes al New York.
 Putnam grangers expected to visit the grange at North Woodstock Tues day night, but were prever ted by the rain.
 -Myron Kinney and daughter, Miss Emma Kinney, have returned from visit with Rev, and Mrs Willis Hume in New York state
 State divisional Engineer F. Wal den Wright attended the funeral of the daughter of State Highway Commits sioner Macdonald at New Haven last week.
 The assessors will meet the tax payers at the City Council chamber from October 20th until November lst, from a. m. to 12 m. and from l to 4 p.m.
 Superintendent of Schools c. k. Pratt spoke on "Conneeted Reading for Beginners at two teachers insti- tutes on Saturday, in the morning at Norwich, and in the afternoon at New Haven.
 Rev. J. R. Stubbert, Samuel Hop kins and wife, Mrs. C. NJ. Fenner ,and Misses Fannie Truesdell and Florence Stubbert, attended the Baptist State convention at Waterbury this week, as delegates from the Baptist church in this city.
 There will be a civil service exam ination in North Grosvenordale Satur- day, October 2S, and as a result 1t Is expected to fill contemplated vaean- cy in the office of fourth class postmas- ter at Wilsonville, which paid S0O last year.
 A teachers institute will be held in Winsted on Saturday. Among the addresses will be one at 2.30 o'clock by Superintendent of Rural Schools C. E. Pratt of Bradley street on 1.-The Con- necticut method of teaching reading 10 beginners"
 General Nelson A. Miles passed through Putnam Tuesday afternoon. He came down on the train from Wor- cester, having been at his old home in Westminster, and changed to the New York express. His identity became known when he espied the G. A. k. button in the lapel of the coat of Chauncy Morse, who happened to be at the station. He spoke to MT Morse and made himself known.
 The senior class of the Putaam High school has elected the following officers:
 Pretident, Albert E. Luke.
 Vice president, Leslie Heath.
 Secretary, Gladys Fox
 Treasurer, Arthur Clapp.
 The officers of the sophomore clasf are as follows:
 President, Albert Pratt.
 Vibe president, Hazel Davis.
 Treasurer. Kenneth Sharpe.
 Secretary, Ransom Gascoigne'
 
 The Knights of Columbus coun- ciIs of Windham county are at worK on A plan whereby it is intended to rooke suitable arrangements for the transportation to church in thls ciIy op Sundays of the Catholic children Tn the Children's Home. For some 1ithe Cargill Council of this city has been meeting the expense, but It IS leit oy .ho other councils of the county that this is hardly a proper arrangement. The matter was discussed at the meet inc of the councils in Moosup last sun dav. but no definite action was takeh'
 -The sewer pipes have been laid on Elm street, and it is to be hoped that the State will soon begin the worK oi uniting thislbad piece of roadway Ill ranoir The local authorities nave fornd this street bugbear and .lt IS gonerally in very poor condition II the istate road builders can ilx this st reef so that it will remain in good condition permanently they Will 'de. so,ya the thanks of every citizen oi Putnam.
 Division I, A. o. H., will hold an
 ,o, n,aeting in their hall on Pomfret street. Sunday, October 2Sth at z'oV o,cIock. George Sheehan, state organ "a of the A. o. H. will be the speak CT, and it is expected that @ state , rres- rss'- idsnt M Philip Sullivan will also be pres ant Cargill orchestra will iufhisn ii n,rsie for the occasion, and there VIII he singing by ladies of home laien'. Tho Irish race of Putnam and the