Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05

"lSo 4Nttitc heDl IS tIe guest OA hti sister, Mrs. K. E. Sanderson.
 Leland Bradley of Worcester spent Sunday at his home here.
 George Macfarlsne spent Sunday in Boston.
 Miss Florence Stubbert is in Bos- ton for few weeks pursuing her art studies.
 Miss krnestine Sherman and Mrs. Joseph Munroe have returned from a trip to Washington, D. C.
 Miss Ethel Rowe of Warwick. R. l.. spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. c. Fred Waterman.
 Arthur Robitaille has opened a garage at the junction of School and Front streets.
 Mrs. J. w. Dickerman and Miss Josie Randlett of Boston, have been guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Stub- bert.
 Schools close Friday to allow tea chers to attend the meeting of the Eastern Connecticut Teachers Asso- citation.
 Arthur Clouthier of Southbridge came to Putnam Tuesday to see his friend Peter Cournoyer, who is criti- cally ill having returned from Bos- ton hospital last Friday.
 The will of Mrs. Louise Chandler in the probate court in Boston We'd nesday, showing an estate of S295, ,42S, with 50,000 shares of worthless stock.
 George Tibbetts and son Arlo and Mrs. Tibbetts and daughter Mae, the former of Springfield the latter of Willimantic, spent Sunday with re- latives here.
 The will of the late Huber D. Card has been filed for probate in this city. MT. Cards mother and Attorney Sam- uel B. Harvey of Willimantic were named as executors.
 Earl Wood, lson of MT. and Mrs. A. F. Wood of Danielson, who has been a patient at the Day Kimball hospital, i'll with appendicitis and per itonitis, has undergone a second opera tion.
 Kirk Verify has resigned his posi- tion as designer for the French River Textile company, Mechanicsville, and removed from this city to Manchester, N. H., where he has similar position.
 --E. c. Jewett of Norwich, formerly agent here, called on friends Tuesday. He was enroute to Norwood, Mass, as delegate from the Norwich board of trade to the annual meeting of the Norwood board of trade.
 The highway committee have awarded the contract for building sections Is and of the sewer to Gamino x Roberts iof Providence. This firm is now tat work installing the Grove street section.
 Israel Putnam Lodge,! II. o. O. F., is to confer the first degree upon a class of thirty initiates next Tuesday evening, the work beginning prompt ly at s o'clock. All members of the order are requested to attend without further notice.
 Samuel Leather, of Worcester, for many years resident of Putnam, was given family surprise party and post card shower on Monday, the oc- casion being his S0th birthday. MT. Leather was for number of years de- signer at the mill of the French Riv- CT Textile company in Mechanics vile.
 The order of the postoffice depart ment directing that each piece of mail of every class be counted, and record kept of the time consumed in handling each class went into effect Monday, May l. As a result, work in the local postoffice is about b minutes behind schedule, city carriers commence de- livery about one-half hour late and ru ral carriers leave about 45 minutes later than usual.
 Louis Wilcox has leased the Wild wood .,park theatre for the summer season and will conduct it on lines similar to last year. lie will book only first class attractions. The open- ing will be on May 30. After that the park will close and about the middle of June will reopen for the summer. Besides the vaudeville acts booked by MT. Wilcox, moving pictures will be shown at the evening performances.
 The Gift Committee of the P. H. 5. Alumni Association announce that the time for receiving contributions has been extended to May 25th. Respons- es to the appeal have been gratifying, but it is hoped that still larger num- Der of former pupils will be represent ed by contributions of one dollar or less, which may be sent to Mrs. A. w. Bowen or Miss Wheelock.
 At a meeting of the local camp $. of ", to be held in Odd Fellows hall next Monday evening, four candidates will be initiated. The work will be done by Commander Salisbury and staff of the Webster camp. Promin- ent members of Nathaniel Lyon post, G. A. R. of Webster will be present and make addresses. A. c. Warner most this city, J. E. Tourtellotte camp,