Putnam patriot., 1911-04-28

-J HafleS IA. SnaW uds ittui tiSd from a business trip to New York.
 Mrs. J. O. Bacon, of Willimantic, was the guest of T. A. Lake and wife, Church street, Wednesday.
 Louis Girard of the battleship Connecticut is visiting relatives in the city.
 Miss Annie NJ. Sullivan has re- turned from trip to Washington, D.. C.
 Miss Caroline Borhaeur, of Lynn, has been the guest of Miss $. Elizabeth Clarke, Elm street.
 Mrs. A. D. Mcintyre is steadily improving from her recent critical ill- ness.
 Miss Judith Hopkins, of Wethers- field, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Sabin.
 Mrs. Prescott Warren has returned to her home on School street, after spending the winter in Willimantic.
 w. l.. Russell of Baltic has been appointed ticket agent at the local rail- road station. He was formerly clerk in the freight office here.
 John Morin is able to be at work again after an injury from flying chip that nearly cost him the sight of the left eye.
 Charles w. Bradway and wife en- tertained Miss Martha Bradway, and Mrs. $. Gertrude Houghton of Worces- ter last week.
 Work of laying the first layer of cement on the new bridge is being rushed. Two arches were so far com pleted Thursday.
 Tom Earle, proprietor of Earl's coffee house, Livery street, broke the little finger of his left hand while playing ball, Wednesday.
 $-E. k. Rhodes, who was operated upon for appendicitis at the Day Kim ball hospital, was removed to his home in Thompson Saturday and Is improv- ing.
 Mrs. William H. Taylor was re- gently called to Springfield by the death of her father, Wolcott H. Day. Luther Day of Pomfret is a brother of the deceased.
 Clarence and Walter Hutchins of Danielson have hired the E. NJ. Arnold farm, on Farrows street, for the sea- son and will conduct truck farm and market garden there. Mrs. s. NJ. Wheelock, regent of ] the local chapter D. A. R., was select ed to present the nomination of the Connecticut officers at the National congress at Washington last week.
 w. A. Dunnell, route agent of the Adams Express company, has moved his family to the house formerly occu- pied by Chauncy Morse and family, Wilkinson street.
 The ladies of the St. Jean Baptiste society held public installation in Forester hall Saturday evening. Wis itors were present from various places. There was short entertainment and dancing.
 Only small numberlof dogs have been registered by the town clerk, but from all appearances they are as nu- merous as ever about town. Saturday is the last day to register if you do not wish to pay an extra dollar. Invitations have been sent out for the marriage of Louis K. Tourony, em- pioyed in Earl's restaurant, to Miss Della King, daughter of Mrs. Rose King, at St. Mary's church, Monday morning, May at seven o'clock. Re ception at Is Lyon street after the cere- mony.
 A union meeting of the organiza- tion of railroad trainmen, conductors, fiagmen, telegraphers and operators will be held in New London next Sun. day. A general discussion of all things connected with their work will be held.
 By order of Judge Shumway, short calendar and assignment of eases for April 2S, 1911, will be postponed to May F, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m., at Willimantic. May term of court will be postponed from May ? to May Is, 1911, at 10 a. m., at Willimantic. Criminal session will be taken up first.
 Israel Putnam Lodge, No. 33, l. O. 0. F., conferred the siniatory degree on 22 candidates Tuesday evening, and next Tuesday evening IA more candi- dates will receive the same degree. Caterer Parker served refreshments at the close of the lodge. Sunday morn ing the lodge, with other members of the order in the city, will meet at their hall at 10 o'clock, and at 1915 will go in body to the Congregational church to attend service. The Rebekahs will also attend. Tuesday evening, May 9, team from Worcester will work the first degree on the entire class.
 The annual meeting of the Connec. ticut Forestry Association will be held Saturday, May 9th, at Higby Noun tain Reservoir, Middletown. Order oi exercises as follows: II to l2 a. m, in, spection of forestry work of board o water commissioners. Middlefnwn