Putnam patriot., 1911-05-12

Church street has been receiving 6 top dressing the past week.
 Robert Hammond of Providence spent Sunday with friends in the city.
 Oscar Conan has returned from q visit with his daughter in Atlantic Mass.
 -Wm. Brady of 1.-The Gentleman from Mississippi" company, is visiting his parents in this city.
 Putnam chapter, R. A. NJ. will work the first and third degrees this Thursday evening.
 There was an enthusiastic meeting of Putnam Grange Monday night when class of Is candidates were initiated.
 -J. J. Gilligan of Woonsoeket was in the city Saturday to visit his daugh. ter at Notre Dame Academy.
 Frank T. Ellis returned to New York city Monday afternoon, after spending few days vacation with HIS parents Tn Putnam.
 The stock and fixtures of the gro cery store formerly owned by James Sullivan was sold at private sale on Tuesday.
 The oil for the streets is expected to arrive before the week is out. The stone crusher is also expected this week.
 Mrs. Richard Haurahan and dau- ghter Catherine of Providence spent a few days this week with her uncle, John Brennan, church street.
 Miss Psyche Webster has taken up her duties as Matron at the Day Kim ball hospital, after a several months rest at her home in North Carolina.
 A surprise party was given George Blythe at the home of F. W. Seward, Saturday evening The occasion was MT. Blythe's birthday.
 James Rafferty was in Bridgeport Saturday attending meeting of super intendents and assistants of the Metro politan insurance company.
 "Wednesday morning a trolley car jumped the track on the curve at the corner of Elm and May street. It was soon put back on the rails and no da- mage done.
 A number of the members of Car gill council K. of C., were in Worcester Sunday afternoon to witness the con- ferring of degrees on a class of 75 can- didates in Alhambra council.
 Fred Bruce, son of Mir. and Mrs. t '. $. Bruce, Livery street, has returned home after an absence of three years. He has been employed Tn railroad of flee in Chicago. He will spend the summer with his parents.
 -Dr. J. J. Russell, class of 'S7, has received an invitation to attend the an nual meeting and banquet of the al- umni association of the New York Homeopathic Medical college, We'd nesday, May 3lst.
 Of the accidental deaths in this state during April, seven were due to burning, five each were by trolley, fall ing and drowning, three by train, two by exposure, and one each by automo- bile, suffocation, asphyxiation and electrocution.
 Ewing Cain,7 year old son of E.. s. Cain and wife, was operated upon at the Day Kimball hospital last Friday, and an abscess removed from behind the ear. MT. Cain came on from Port Chester and remained over Sunday. The family recently removed from Ere mont to Farrows street.
 Engineer Denman of the Fred T. Lev Company, who are building the new bridge, slipped while walking over the structure, Monday, and fell through the woodwork spraining his ankle and sustaining several bruises. He was carried to the street and taken to his hotel in carriage. He was able to take the afternoon train for Boston.
 The work of laying new rails on the Midland division, westbound tracks, between this city and Willi- mantle, has progressed rapidly and new iron is now in place over much oi the distance between ClaTk's Corners and North Windham. Rails have been distributed ready for laying near ly as far east as Hampton. New ties and repairs to the foadbed are also be- ing made, large force of section men being employed.
 Miss Isabelle Byrne, whose home is in this city, was a member oi the class of nurses graduated from the Roosevelt hospital, New York, Friday evening. Her brothers, John b. Byrne of this city and Daniel Byrne ol Boston. attended the exercises. Miss Bvrne is shown special honors at the end of her course of training, being se- lected by preference from the class 10 be one of the hospital staff. She IS to have supervision of the operating de- partment.
 -E. NJ. Wheaton has arranged TOT large orchard on the land near ms house south of the city. The worR oi setting out the little trees has been go- ing on this week and many or them are now in place. MT. Wheaton buiit a new house on his property in tna'