Putnam patriot., 1911-08-04

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 Allen and Arthur Keith are visit ing in New Jersey.
 Mrs. Everett Wells and children of Rockland, R. l., have been guests of John Wells and wife, Grove street,
 -G. A. Hawkins and wife, and Sam- uel Rich and wife, are spending the month at Quonochontaug.
 U. B. Tatem has returned from Speculator, N. Y. His wife and daughter will remain for longer stay.
 Mrs. Carrie B. Gascoigne left this Thursday for Toledo, Ohio, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Frank A. Forster.
 Miss Josephine Clifford has return- ed from a two weeks svaeation in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
 The annual Ballard reunion will be held in Nichols grove, West Thomp- son, Wednesday, August Is, as usual.
 w. E. Hines, wife and daughter, Miss Marion, will spend next week at York Beach, Me.
 Mrs. Florence Botham and daugh- ter Charlotte, returned Tuesday from Newark.
 City letter carrier Henry Converse and family are camping at Webster Lake.
 
 Rev. Thomas Feltman and family are attending the camp meeting at Greene, R. I.
 Mrs. Rosa P. Danielson and fami- ly, Putnam Heights, have returned from an automobile trip to Maine.
 Judge k. NJ. Warner spoke at the open air meeting in Danielson Sunday evening.
 Mrs. k. E. Hobart of Plymouth, Mass, was entertained by Judge k. G. Wright and family over Sunday.i
 George E. Brousseau and family returned sMonday from ten days stay at Oak Bluffs.
 Henry Allard and wife will return to Waltham Sunday after spending two weeks with relatives in the city.
 Miss Loretta Allard of Boston, is expected home Saturday to spend two or three weeks with Ser parents, Jo- seph Allard and wife, Tatem street.
 Manager Morrell of the Bradley theatre has returned from Nova Scotia and will reopen the theatre on Satur- day of this week.
 Judge Mills of the Supreme Court of New York, has been the guest of Frank Rich and family. Judge Mills presided in the Thaw trial.
 John M. Nichols, son 'of the late Geo. H. Nichols, with his family, of Kansas City, is visiting his old home in Thompson.
 -The several camps Sons of Vetrans between Webster and Central village held an enjoyable outing at Wildwood Park, Wednesday.
 Post cards have been received from Alex Varbedian, who is now in Paris en route to visit relatives in Rou- mania.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank M. Bennett of Flushing, N. r., and Miss Eleanor Sloane of Mansfield, Ohio, are being entertained by M. w. Bennett and family of Chapel street. c. Fred Waterman and Percy l.. Waterman entertained their parents, MT. Charles Waterman and wife of Pawtucket, also their cousin, Mrs. Leighton, with her child, of Charlotte, N. C., on Tuesday.
 Mrs. James McGarry, Pomfret street went to Providence four weeks ago for a short visit. While there she fell down stairs breaking her arm and was thereby forced to prolong her stay. She is expected home in few days.
 Charles Rose, an Italian section hand on the railroad, was instantly killed by an electric shock Tuesday morning. He WAS moving near the track in .Plainfield, and picked up a trolley guy rope which touched the trolley wire. A companion who at- tempted to pick him up was thrown ten feet away.
 The machinery used by Dorsey & Bone in their handle factory in the old Fisher shoe shop building, was recent ly shipped to Gardner, Mass. It is understood that in settling the finan- eial affairs of the concern, and in the transfer of somei mortgages on the property an interest was acquired by q man from Gardner, who insisted that as part of the deal the plant be remov- ed to his town. .The title to the realty is again in T. r. Botham of this city.
 Ut is strange how many people will risk life and limb 10 save few steps by taking a short cut Since the sub way was built it has been the custom of quite a good many people to go down the railroad tracks To point south of the station, and then cross the tracks and go up the bank at the cor ner of South Main and Grove streets, thus saving the necessity of going up and down the subway stairs. To pro tect pedestrians as well as themselves, the railroad company has erected a fence where people were in the habit of crossing and put up a sign forbid