Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

-Medenc Maynard Of New Bedford spent Sunday with relatives in the city.
 Mrs. Mary Marsh and son, Her. bert Marsh, iof Grove street, have re- turned from weeks visit in Boston.
 Mrs. Hiram N. Brown, Oak Hill, has returned from week at "The World in Boston"
 The pupils under Miss Hazel Bolles at the Israel Putnam school, hung her a May basket Wednesday night.
 The annual meeting of the State Council of Education will be held in the high school at Meriden, Friday, | May 12, at 8 o'clock p, m.
 Mrs. Anna Whittemore, Mrs. Flor ence Saurbutts and Mrs. Elmira Le- mon were local delegates who attended the department convention of the La dies of the G. A. R. in New Haven last | Thursday.
 | Sewer construction on South Main street has made it impossible to run trolley cars through this section and l passengers have to be transferred from one car to another at point between Center street and the Arch bridge.
 Rev. J. Van den Noort of St. Mary's church was in Hartford last week when Rt. Rev. J. J. Milan celebrated the first anniversary of his elevation to the episcopate. Over POO priests assisted al the pontitica! mass and att ended the dinner which followed.
 At no time in the history of the local postoflice, excepting during the holiday season has the entire force been kept so busy as at present, owing 1 to the large amount of clerical work involved in the count of mail matter ordered to be taken during May by the postotiice department.
 Manager Labby is keeping the 1 cosey little Park theatre up to the min- ute, and is showing all of the latest motion pictures and now and then livens things up with catchy vaudeville. Last Thursday night was | firemen's night and the department ! and their friends turned out in large numbers. The whole proceeds were | donated to the muster fund.
 The work on the new bridge is be- ing pushed rapidly. The side walls are being put in and the sidewalks are | laid over half across. The roadway will be constructed of cinders or gravel and macadamized, as the contract calls 1 for a roadway of the same construction | as Bridge street. It is thought that the bridge will De open to travel on Decoration day, Tuesday, May 30th. The Anti-Fly Crusade, of Detroit, Mich, have issued and sent out two little pamphlets one entitled "Beware of the dangerous house-fy," the other l "Swat that fly" These pamphlets set forth the dangers from flies as carriers of disease and give rules and suggest ions for dealing with the nuisance. l Copies may be had by addressing the Anti-Fly Crusade, Detroit.
 Miss Edith Fox, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John 0. Fox of this city, and a recent graduate of the Child Garden music school of Boston, played the fol- 1 lowing selections at a recital at the school, which was attended by John l 0. Fox and Miss Hattie B. Fox: Wedding March Grieg 1 Melody Swift Andante for left hand Leschetzy Arabesque Debussy Etude Chopin | Nocturne Liszt Valse Moskowski
 The state c. T. A. U. parade and field day committee of the New Bri- tain society have issued a circular giv- ing railroad fares from diff'rent points. The fare from Putnam will be S235 for adults and S1 50 for children. Tic kets will be good on regular trains Saturday, June 24th. The rates con- template including coupon of the Connecticut Co.,, New Britain to Der lin rrotting Park and return except on the childrens tickets. The rates named for children are for children under l2 years of age, and only includes trans portation to New Britain.