Putnam patriot., 1911-09-15

 ington, Conn.,, where they have been spending the summers
 In a cartoon in Boston paper, J Ward Healey, formerly principal oi the Israel Putnam school, is carica- tured as the political boss of Leomin- ster, Mass.
 Final settlement has been made by the town with the Fred T. Ley com. pany of Springfield, for the construe. ton of the new concrete bridge across the Quinebaug river.
 Merrill r. Paine and his mother, Mrs. Paine, returned Saturday from Saybrook where they spent the sum- mer. MT. Paine enters Clark Univer- sity, Worcester, next week.
 Putnam Nest of Owls dedicate thelr new hall in the Wheaton build- ing this Thursday evening. The Grand officers will be present, and an inter- esting program will be given.
 pr. A. H. Strahan and daughter Marjorie attended the State fair at Hartford last week. The doctor was one of the few that had'I the pleasure of shaking hands with President Taft.
 -E. M Wheaton, president, and l.. 0. Williams, secretary of the Putnam Business Mems Association, were in- vlted to a reception given by Presi- dent Taft Wednesday Afternoon at his summer home in Beverly, to the exec utive officers of the business mems as seciations of New England.
 There are 15s pupils in the High school this year, an increase of 31 over last year. There are also 55 pupils in grade eight, so that the new building shelters in all 2i3 pupils. There are about 40 pupils from the town of Pom- fret, some of whom are taken Ito and from school in F. $. Bruee's auto truck.
 A new song hit, "When the bugle sounds it's warning, athe music written by Manager Jutras of the Star theatre, was introduced at that play house last week and came into instant favor.'The words are catchy and the music lively and the kind that becomes popularly whistled ,on the street and sets the blood jingle. The words are by Geo. Manchester.
 Monday was the last day on which ten per cent of the ve.ers Of Putnam might have filed petition to have the question of license or no license for the sale of liquor incorporated in the warning for the annual town meeting. As this was not done there will be no vote on the question this year, the town remaining in the license column.
 Miss Frances l.. Warner left Fri day for Newton, to begin her duties as assistant to the teacher of English in the Newton High school. Miss kath. crime DuMerritt, formerly teacher in the Putnam High school, is teacher of French and German in the same school.
 Mrs. Mary H. Medbury attended the dedication services of the new me morial entrance and bronze tablets al Fort Griswold, In Groton, on Wednes' day of last week, when lthe keys were presented to Governor Baldwin by Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, honorary state regent of the D. A. R. Mrs. Medbury is a past regent of the Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter of this city, and rep resented that body.
 -J. E. Blanding attended dinner given by himself, J. $. Dingwall, alse of this city, and several other agents o a tea company at sWillimantic We'd nesday. The agents in this section | formed two teams to see who eoulo dispose of the most soap, the losers to buy dinners for the winners. The win ners were only S22. .25 ahead out of To tai sales of S1440 Mr. Dingwall was captain of the losing team. Miss NJ. Edith Cruff of Thompson is to leave Boston Friday morning fo San Fra ncisco, from which port sh' 1 will sail on October 1 on the steamship 1 Siberia for China, where she lis to b'
 located at Swatow, China, as a teach CT at the girls boarding school. Mis- 1 Cruff is graduate of the Putnam Higf school, Mt. Holyoke college, and th' WiIlimantic Normal school. She hai had several years ex perience as teach CT and goes to China under the auspic' es of the Baptist Foreign missionary society.