Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10

buhuaS NItu &SiatiNS SS III AhAs City. -F. w. Wright, L. P Merriam and J. G. Johnson, attended the opera in Boston Saturday.
 -F. Raymond GilpatTic of New Britain, was the guest of his parents | over Sunday.
 Edward Mayhew has resumed his duties at the Bugbee store after being confined to his home a week with the grip.
 -St. Joseph's church, Dayville, was damaged by fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire is thought to have originated from the heater in the basement. The loss of $500 is covered by insurance.
 The annual meeting of the Non- Partisan w. C. T. U. is postponed to Monday, March 13, and will De held with Mrs. William H. Sharpe at 8 o'clock. A good attendance IS desired. List of letters remaining in the Putnam post office for the week ending March ', 1911
 Gentlemen-Arthur Brown, Wm. NJ. Moore. Giles Potter, Burt Wood.
 The funeral service of Sister Der nardice, of Willimantic, sister of MT. Isaac Champeau, of this city, was held in Willimantic last Thursday morn- ing. Rev. J. J. Papillion was eele- brant of the requiem high mass, and Rev. John Van den Noort, of this city, was deacon. Burial was in St. U oseph's cemetery, Willimantic.
 Deputy Sheriff George F. Hol- brook sold at auction Saturday two dwellings belonging to the estate of the late Joseph Berthiaume, situated on Van den Noort street. Attorney J F. Carpenter purchased both houses, one going for 1000 and the other for &, 2,520. It is understood that MT. Car penter purchased the property as the of the estate.
 William K. Moody, who fills the place of his father D. l.. Moody, in the management of the Northfield in- stitutions, has issued an appeal for the sum of $75,000 to rebuild Mount Her mon dormitory, recently destroyed by fire. The school is doing a great, good work in educating 200 students. Any sum sent will be thankfully received. Address Wm. R. Moody, East North field, Mass.
 At the regular monthly meeting of Division 1, A. 0. H., held on Sunday, P. J. O'Brien, Thomas P. Ryan, J H. Rafferty, F. A. Murray, and James O'Brien, were appointed committee to make arrangements for the coming Patrick, to be held in their hall on Pomfret street, Friday evening, March 17th at s o'clock. The Irish race of Putnam and the surrounding towns are cordially invited to attend, also the Roman Catholic clergy. Father Don nelly of Grosvenordale will be the ora tor of the day, and as this is his first appearance before the public in this vicinity rousing welcome should be given him.
 A. J. Black of Providence, a com- mercial traveller, connected with a wholesale house in Boston, became suddenly insane at the Putnam Inn Monday afternoon. He was troubled with the hallucination that someone had wronged him terribly, but just how or who it was, was not clear to him. His relatives in Providence were communicated with by wire, and Barrak K. Smith took MT. Black to Providence, where he was met by h:s two sons and doctor al the railroad station with an automobile. It is understood that he has had similar at tacks before. He caused considerable excitement while raving in the hotel lobby.
 The second Annual Conference of the State Board of Charities and Cor reclion, will be held in New Haven April 24, 20 and 26. Henry w. Farm ham. of New Haven, is President; 5. B. Overlook, Nj. D., of Pomfret, is one of the Vice Presidents; Judge A. McC. Mathewson, of New Haven, is mem- ber of the Executive Committee. On Wednesday, lthe last session, Judge Mathewson will preside. Judge k. M. Warner, of Putnam, will speak on the "Habitual Drunkard. The object of the Conference is to promote more ac- curate Knowledge of, and a wider in- terest in, charitable reformatory and preventive work, and to provide an op- portunity for persons interested in such effort to compare and discuss princi- pies, methods and results.
 -Allton Bennitt, son of Dr. +. NJ. Bennitt, and grandson of Mir. and Mrs. c. Jerome Alton, late of this city, has been elected second honor man in the senior class of the university of Penn sylvania. This means that he is one of the most popular and prominent men in the graduating class. MT. Bennitt is student in the Wharton school of finance and commerce of the university. He is president Of the Wharton school student association. He was captain of the university crew last year and has been a member eilher of the freshman or the varsity