Putnam patriot., 1911-02-24

MISS mac llODSlls ls SpSHuiHS thS week in New York.
 Mrs. H. J. Thayer was called to Woonsoeket last week by the death of her father.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Case of Worcester have been guests recently of MT. and Mrs. G. Harold Gilpatric.
 --C. E. Pratt of Bradley street, su- pervisor of schools, spoke on Seat Work at the Teachers Institute held at Wa terbury Saturday.
 Daniel Byrne, Boston, and Miss Isabelle Byrne of the Roosevelt hospi- tai, New York spent Sunday with their mother on Woodstock avenue.
 Mrs. G. E. Shaw of Pleasant ave- nuelis entertaining her sister, Mrs. Allen and her daughter, Miss Aileu of Hartford.
 Miss Martin of Bradley street en. tertained the Tuesday club this week and most delightful time was spent
  Mrs. Wheaton and Mrs. Stevens car ried of the honors of the afternoon. Ice cream, cakes and candy were served.
 Mayor Macdonald, C. w. Brad way and Silas Wheelock, members of the High school building committee went to Worcester, South Framing ham and Boston last week to look into the matter of interior finish and sup plies for the school rooms in the new High school building.
 A well dressed man wearing a dia- mond walked into the depot restaur- ant Monday. He ordered and ate a meal and then refused to pay for it, al- though he had plenty of money. The police were notified andi he was locked up. When he had sobered off he gave his name as John J. Malon, but would not give any address. He was taken into court at o'clock and paid S6 for the trouble he caused,
 Israel (Ted) Bennett died sudden ly on Monday at his home in Daniel. son. He had been about in his usual way during the day. When he. came home he complained of feeling i'll, and died shortly after medical aid arrived. The cause of death was heart failure. MT. Bennett was well known all over the count y as horse man. Very few races were held at agricultural: Fairs, or elsewhere, in this section, that his name did not appear in the list of en- tries.
 Geo Shippee, formerly manager of the town farm, sustained several bad cuts about his head by fall in the subway Wednesday afternoon. MT. Shippee was hurrying down the west stairs as he wished to be on the other side of the tracks to meet some friends on the Worcester train then coming in. As he started down the second flight of steps he slipped or stumbled and his head struck the stone stairs. He was helped to doctors office where his wounds were dressed.
 -Washington's Birthday was com. memorated in the schools, on Tuesday with appropriate exercises. At the High School, National airs were sung and patriotic recitaticns were given, and an old.fashioned spelling match was held. At Israel Putnam School there was appropriate singing, and se- veral of the pupils read essays on top ics fitting the day. Wednesday there was no school, and the banks and post office were also closed. A number of national flags were displayed about the city.
 Woodstock has had the reputation of having the supremacy in apple rais- ing over all other towns in the State. For quality they cannot be excelled anywhere. l.. II. Healey, North Wood stock, has a large orchard, and raises an average of 250 barrels annually all Baldwins. He brought to this of- flee some of his choicest specimens, and for size, looks and flavor, it is im- possible to conceive anything superior. For his first quality he gets S5 bar rel. A large amount of the choicest fruit is shipped abroad. Since Janua- " lst, Woodstock has shipped from Quinebaug station alone 5000 barrels of apples.
 Commenting on the re-appoint- ment of Frank G. Letters, after fifteen years of continued service, the Hart ford Courant says: !" There is, in this case, most certainly, and with it re- cord of efficient and expanded service that has made the name seem even more appropriate, if that be possible, than may be evident outside of the city that benefits by it's postmaster's ability to take care of his duties thoroughly well.n His faithful and self-sacrificing services to make the post office credit to the city as well as to himself, IS ap- preciated by every one of it's patrons. We are glad to say that no one wants to see any change in our post office.
 A citizen, who answered an adver- tisement for reproductions of photo graphs taken during the civil war, has been exhibiting one of them to friends and asking them if they can pick out a Putnam man. The picture Is one of the crew of the Monitor-that Yankee