Putnam patriot., 1911-08-11

weeks vacation.
 Carl Kent has returned from his trip to New Hampshire.
 Charles NJ. Feuner and wife are spending two weeks at Chatham, Mass.
 -C. M. Elliott was in Boston on Tuesday.
 Charles Gorham has returned from Norwich.
 John Osgood is visiting relatives in Pittstield, Mass.
 Mrs. J. W. Church is at her sum mer home in Ashford. Miss Belle Ladd has returned from two weeks visit in Rhode Island.
 Miss Marguerite Keith has return- ed from month at Ocean Beach.
 Mrs. B. D. Gilbert and daughters are visiting in Wilimantic and Col chester.
 Edgar Champeau is visiting in Hartford, and Miss Rita Champeau in /, W oonsocket.
 Miss Adah Alexander, of Boston, is spending her vacation with her fa- ther on Grove street. Charles k. Belair and wife, Elm street,are visiting their son Henry and wife, in Waterbury this week.
 During July there were l9 deaths at the state insane asylum at Middle 1 town.
 The Hammond, Knowlton X Co.'S mill was shut down few hours Wed. nesday morning on account of broken 1 belt.
 IN. Peloquin, Victor Peloquin, and their sister, Mrs. Mouir, left Wednes- day for Canada. Their father S2 years old, is in a very feeble condition.
 Mrs. Ellen Johnson and daughter, Miss Mary Johnson, spent Sunday with MT and Mrs. George P. Newell, Washington, k. 1.
 The members of the K. o. K. A. who spent week at Rev. F. D. Sar- gents cottage, Oak Bluffs, returned home Saturday.N
 Fans from this city have been go- ing into Boston every day this week 10 see the Boston-Cleveland series. La joie is big drawing card in New Eng land.
 The annual held day of the New London County and Quinebaug Pomo- ma granges will be held at the Agri- cultural college at Storrs, Tuesday, August 15, and fine program has been prepared. Dinner will be bas- ket lunch.
 -Maste Holmes Bugbee has return | ed from two months visit with rela- tives in Attleboro, and will spend the remainder of the summer with his grandparents at the Bugbee homestead | in Woodstock.
 The school board has engaged the l following new teachers: Madame A. M- de Vivie,o ,ot Worcester, High school. Henry F. Crocker, Portland, Me-, and Miss Florence Webb, Israel Putnam school.
 Rev. Charles F. Bronson, wife and daughter Helen, of Michigan, are the guests of Mrs. J B. Bowen. Mr.Bron- son is the son of a former pastor of the Baptist church, Rev. B. F. Bronson, and Mrs. Bronson is the sister of Mrs. Bowen.
 The sewer on Providence street has been completed except for the manholes. Work is now being done on Church street, north Of Providence street, and on Van den Noort street..
 Attorneys NJ. H. Geissler and H.. 1 C. Bradford ,and Harold ;. Corbin and l Frank C. Howarth returned Monday from their automobile trip 10 Montfe- al. They report an enjoyable trip, but had their full share of tire troubles.
 The post office department has designated the Putnam post office as a depository for postal savings. The new postal savings bank will be open l September 1. Several of these banks are already in operation in the state, and are proving a success so far.
 Governor Baldwin's veto of the resolution carrying S4,00O for Souven- ir Taylor's Legislative History was finally overridden and annulled by the house on Tuesday, when the measure was repassed in concurrence with the senate by vote of IA to 73.
 Tt is now intended by the com- mittee in charge to hold the dedica- tion of the new High school building on the evening of Labor Day, Septem- her 5th. The building is practically completed, and all that remains is 10 have it inspected and accepted by the building committee. 1 Harold R. Stupbert, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. k. Stubbert of this city, was married to Miss May Bickford of Boston on Monday, the ceremony be- ing performed by the groom's father at the summer home of the family at Crescent Beach. They will reside in Boston.
 A nut lock, a device invented and patented by Timothy Taylor of Me chanicsville, has been attached over 1 one of the bolt plates on track 3 at the passenger station. The purpose of the lock is to prevent the nut turning and making a loose joint, and proves very