Putnam patriot., 1912-05-31

Mrs. George Gilpatric was in Wor- cester Tuesday.
 Mrs. George Hathaway was re- cent visitor in Willimantic.
 Thomas F. Ryan and wife have re- turned from trip to Pascoag.
 Miss Margaret Tupper has been entertaining her sister, Mrs. Driver, of | Kansas.
 Mrs. Reuben Sykes is i'll with ty- phoid fever at the Day Kimball hospi- tai.
 Mrs. w. H. Sterns of Bradley street entertained the Tuesday club at a porch party this week.
 -G. Hodges of Somerville is visit ing his daughter, Mrs. George Gill patric
 Miss Marion Hines of Worcester has been the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Eugene Hines.
 Miss Eliza Leathers of Worcester, formerly resident of this city, is the guest of local friends.
 The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. J H, Gardner, Friday afternoon al o'clock.
 A number of Putnam grangers at tended the meeting of Quinebaug Po- mona grange at Brooklyn Saturday.
 Rev. B. F. Benoit will preach in French at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3.30.
 Miss Nellie Seaver of Willimantic has been the guest of friends in this city.
 Charles Lennon, proprietor of the Hotel Dewitt, Webster, died suddenly in that place last week.
 Misses Carrie and Harriet Sweet of Springfield, have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. William F. Rafferty.
 Mir. Willis Carroll, clerk at Dono- hue's drug store, has just passed the Board of Pharmacy of the State of Rhode Island.
 Frank N. Breault and Clarinda Cadieaux, both of Putnam, were mar ried at St. Mary's church Tuesday morning.
 A rehearsal by the Elizabeth Por- ter Putnam chapter, D. A. R. glee club was held with Miss Bertha Sar- gent of Grove street Tuesday afternoon.
 Senator Hammond of this city and Simeon H. Wheaton of Eastford are doing jury duty at the May term of the United States District Court at Hartford.
 The cage at police headquarters was taken down Tuesday and will be set up in the Municipal building do- ing away with the office in the Brad ley building.
 There was a large attendance at the select dance given by the Merry Maids in Union Hall last Thursday evening. The Ideal orchestra of Web ster furnished excellent music.
 Post office hours for Memorial day: 6,30 a. m. to F m., and 5.30 to te 7.30 D. m. Money order division closed. One delivery by city carriers. Rural service suspended. Midnight returns from the New Jersey primary election indicate Roosevelt victory, and the Republican Progressive League claims the colonel will have at least Is out of the 2S dele gates.
 The sewer gang on Elm street have struck ledge in front Of the Congregational church which will keep this much travelled street torn up for some time.
 Il. G. Wilson and wife of .New York recently visited the formers brother in this city. They have been visiting in Woodstock Valley and will leave Friday for Lake Maranacook. -k. c. Jewett, formerly station agent in this city, but later of Norwich, has accepted the position of assistant superintendent of the American Ther- mos Bottle company, that is soon to erect large factory in Norwich. Two Italian laborers working on the sewer near May street were injured by cave-in Tuesday afternoon. They were taken to the Day Kimball hospi- tai in the ambulance. One had his collar bone broken, while the other had a severe shock and may have in- ternal injuries.
 A meeting of the commission to investigate concerning the advisabili- ty of establishing State insurance for workmen, appointed by the governor, will hold public meeting at Norwich l in the board of trade rooms, Monday, June Sd, at 2.30 p. m. The committee is desirous of hearing from all persons who, by virtue of their occupation, special interest or knowledge, may be able to throw light upon the subject.
 A Hartford paper of Friday had the following item relative to the hear ing before the water commission In l the supreme court room in the eapital: At the hearing, William Wheeler, nresident of the Putnam Water com panv. was on the witness stand most of the day MT. Wheeler was mem her of the firm of Wheeler & Parks Of Boston, who constructed the plant of the company. The examination was of a technical nature and was not com