Putnam patriot., 1911-01-27

--i1rs. III. F. Wilder is recovering
from an attack of pneumonia.
DIR. J. B. Kent is in New York TO
| spend two weeks visiting his son and
attending to vari, us business matters.
F. s. Bruce has been entertaining
his cousin, William DeWolf, of Chica-
go, has returned home.
| Mrs. Dell Tibbetts has returned
home from fortnight's visit at SOM
ellsworth, n. II.
| -Arlo Tibbets went to Springfield,
Tuesday, where he will be employed
in the electrical department of the Lud-
low Manufacturing company.
The "Willimantic Journal after
this month, is to be printed and pub
lished by Mr.. Wilder, proprietor of the
"Observer," of this city.
Tuesday evening the local Lodge
of Elks held its regular meeting and
ed by social session.
Work on sewer on Lee street Sec
ton is not progressing rapidly, as the
cutting has to be dug about fifteen feet
for the pipes to be laid and much blast
ing is necessary,
-Cargill Co ancil, X. of c., has voted
an appropriation of $50 to the fund be-
ing raised by the Society for the Cath
olic University of America.
Edgar E. Warner, of this city, will
address the Christian Endeavor Con-
vention at Danbury, this week Fri
day. His subject will be "Good Citi-
zenship."
L. H. Fuller and Edward Mullan
attended the annual meeting of the
Mystic Valley Water Co., this week.
Both of the gentlemen were elected Di-
rectors, and Mr.. Fuller was chosen
Treasurer and General Manager for the
ensuing year.
Miss Florence Thatcher, teacher in
the Mechanicsville school, was in Will
limantic Tuesday. 1t is understood
| that she is to take the school at Storrs,
which is to be vacated on February 1,
| by Elizabeth NJ. Eddy, of Thompson,
the present teacher, who is to teach in
| Morristown, n. j.
-Southington Is making a similar ef-
fort to that of Putnam in endeavoring
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water system. The town and existing
water company did not arrive at a sat-
isfactory arrangement as to terms for
the price of the existing plant, and
hence recourse was had to the courts.
One trial has been had, and an appeal
is I o be taken from the decision to a
higher court, no matter which side
wins. A law bill larger than the sum
that divided the parties, is likely to be
incurred ere it is settled. TheJ Judge de-
cided that the water company cannot
make claim after the date the town
meeting voted to buy, but there are
| many questions under the law as to
what the company can claim as just
items to make up the value of the pro-
perty.
By the courtesy of the County Com
mIssioners we have received a copy of
their biennial report of the Windham
county affair for 19O9-1910. The show
mechanically especially-is one to
| give satisfaction to all citizens of the
county, taxpayers particularly. And
yet every year we hear demand that
this tried and experienced body of
county officers, who have won the con-
fidenee of all good citizens for their
faithful performance of their offiial du-
ties, should be changed. 1t lis urged
that the outgoing member should be
replaced by some one seeking his place,
on the sole ground that he has held 1t
long enough. His long service and eX-
perienee and faithfulness are the very
reasons why he should be re-appointed.
| n speaking of the management of the
Temporary Home and Couaty Jail,
the Commissioners, say, by their con-
tlnuing, they " look for the same favo-
rable results as in the past" and so
may we look for the same favorable re-
suits by continuing in office the pres
ent Commissioners.
The Connecticut Company has been
agreeaoly surprised by the way that
the trolley line, recently completed be-
tween WilIimantic and South Coven-
try by the Company, has paid. For a
good many years there has been talk
of trolley line from Putnam, through
the Woodstocks and further on to con
meet with lines running to Worcester
and Springfield. The times demand
this: there is an increasing interest in
the demand for quick transit to build
up our unprovided back country, for
the mutual benefit of our central cities
and owners of land in the back and
outlying country now deprived of rap
id transit. This will never be accom-
plished until there is some public dis
cussion and action to bring it about.
Not to do so manifests too great indif-
ference to the subject to induce capital
lists to seek and learn what the field Of
fers. II an experienced organization
can be induced to build trolley line
from Willimantic to South Coventry,
| and gets surpyiSad that it NAYS il NAV