Putnam patriot., 1911-04-07


 -Rienzi Brown has returned from his annual winter outing in Florida.
 Miss Louise Davison YVES in Wor- eester Tuesday.
 Mrs. George Tibbetts, School street, has been visiting in Willimantic.
 Miss Abbie Keith is spending the week in Washington, D. C.
 Miss Mary H. Daniels is spending the week in New York, the guest of her sister, Miss Ruth Daniels.
 John Foran has returned to New York after spending two weeks with his father, William Foran, of this city.
 Misses Mildred Carver, Leila Morse and Alva Adams were recent Worces- ter visitors.
 -Dr. Robert c. Paine of Thompson is house physician at the Day-kimball hospital this month.
 Superintendent of Schools Pratt and wife are spending vacation week in Boston.
 Allen Guild of Windham is spend ing his spring vacation with his aunt, Miss s. Elizabeth Clarke, Elm street. Miss Evelyn Ellis is the guest of her sister, Miss Flora Ellis, in New York city.
 Superintendent of Streets Dumas and men, are giving the city streets their annual spring cleaning.
 The senior class of the Putnam high school spent Monday and Tues day in Boston. Principal Spratt and his wife accompanied the class.
 Miss Helen Bradley, principal of a school in Berlin, has returned to that place, after spending the spring vaca- ti on in this city.
 M. NJ. Dwyer, Grand Knight of Cargill Council, is to represent that body at the state convention in Tor rington in May.
 It is rumored that the Bar Harbor express will run via Springfield and Hartford this season, instead of Put nom and New London, as formerly.
 Miss Amelia Erickson left Satur- day to make her home in the family of Rev. c. 1. Ramsey, in Penn Grove, NJ.
 -Employes of the Putnam Light x Power company are replacing the old poles about the business section of the city with new ones.
 MT. and Mrs. George Hathaway, Fremont street, have been in Provi- dence for few days. MT. Hathaway attended the Brown University ban- quet Friday evening.
 New rails are being laid between Clark's Corner and North Windham on the main line of the New Haven railroad, and all the section gangs be- tween Willimantic and Pomfret are at work on the job.
 In the case of Morris Diamond, bankrupt, formerly clothing dealer in Putnam, the United States district court has upheld the decision of Refer ee in Bankruptcy A. J. Bowen of Will limantic. Referee Bowen decided that Diamond should not be given his dis charge. About four o'clock Tuesday after noon, horse belonging to D. F. X. McEvoy, hitched in front of his bar Der shop, was frightened by hoop rolled on the sidewalk by little boy and dash up Main street. One of the employees of the Putnam Light & Pow CT Co.,, who was working on pole at | Bugbee's corner, attempted to stop the runaway, but the horse swerved to the right and headed down Pomfret street, where it was stopped without any da- mage to horse or caraiage.
 April 12 is going to be one big night for the Elks of Putnam. They have chartered a special train for the trip to Norwich, where they will be guests of the members of the lodge in that city, at the dedication of the new Elks, 1 home and will probably take along a band. The special will make stops at Danielson, where there are many mem- bers of Putnam lodge, and at Central Village, where the members from towns in that section will be picked up. A meeting of the officers of the Putnam High School Association was held at the home of the president, ;. NJ. W Nheelock, on Tuesday evening Reports of the committees in regard to the annual banquet and reunion were heard and acted upon. The commit tee to procure gift for the new school building reported Sl3S already received but are extremely desirous that all who have not contributed should send their remittances to Mrs. A. w. Bow en or Miss Wheelock at an early date. Rural route No. 3 from the Put nam postoffice has been extended so that the carrier, after leaving the offi- ce, instead of proceeding down Pomfret street in a westerly direction as hereto fore, turns easterly along said street and goes by way of South Main and Park streets to Wheaton's farm and re- turning along Park street reaches Pom- fret street by way of Arch and South Meadow streets, thence continuing as usual. This extension makes the route 27 2 miles long, the maximum length -Il---.<..i [. tha dara If rpept Pal rQns