Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27

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 Mrs. Elizabeth Norcross of Rail. road street is spending two weeks with relatives in Saybrook.
 Mrs. Clayton N. Gill of Ham pton was the guest of friends iu Putnam last week.
 The w. C. T. L. will meet at the home of Mrs. $. NJ. Keith, 24 King street, Friday afternoon.
 Lack of water has been interrupt. ing the running of the mills in the city the past week.
 R. E. Hi has resumed his position as designer for the French River Text ile company.
 The ladies of the D. A. R. are hold ing their annual outing at the Wolf Den today, Thursday.
 -Employes of the Child Lumber Corporation of Putnam are engaged in cutting off the timber land near Bush Hill in the town of Brooklyn.
 The palms that have graced the enclosure at the railroad station this summer have been removed within the building for the winter.
 The Aldrich residence on Grove street has been purchased by Ernest B. Kent from Adeline A. Cruff of Thompson.
 -Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Rogers and family of New London were enter- tained over Sunday by MT. and Mrs. w. N. Phillips.
 MT, and Mrs. Nelson O. Jones of Syracuse, N. Y, are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. George H. Ryder, South Main street.
 While the democratic congression- al convention was in session Monday, Raymond Jodoin, one of the eandi- dates, was in this city calling on his customers in the grocery trade. Next week begins the open season on game birds. Licenses are now be- ing issued to hunters who are looking forward to some good sport, as game is reported plentiful.
 The wedding of Miss Alexina Ben oft of this city, and Edward Bassett of Central Falls, R. l., will take place in St. Mary's church next Monday morn- ing.
 e. NJ. Holman of Saybrook, mem- Der of the state board of charities, was at the almshouse in Putnam last week making regular visit of inspection, and finding conditions satisfactory.
 The mo nthly bulletin of the State Board of Health shows that there were only six deaths in Putnam during Au- gust, representing an annual death rate per thousand of 9.9.
 Putnam firemen are planning to attend the muster to be held by the Southbridge fire department, Satur- day, October l9. It is thought that all of the local companies will take part. A. A. Brodeur, Thomas P. Ryan, and Theodore Boulay were elected del egates of the local Court F. of A. to meet the grand officers of the State at Norwich, Sunday.
 Many people walk over to view the work being done on Perrin hill. The grading is nearly finished and some of the macadam has already been put on.
 The second social dancer rolf the sea- son will be held in Kent's block, for merly A. o. Ii. hall Saturday evening. It is good place to take your friends for a pleasant evening. Music'by the Ideal orchestra of Webster, which means good music
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 A pest has attacked the white, sil- yer and yellow birch trees in some nlaees in Connecticut, and working great havoc It appears as white worm and matches out as green bug. | The leaves on the trees die almost inn mediately and fall oil.
 John Salvas, who recently return- ed from Nantucket where he conducts A barber shop summers, has hired the shon of D. F. x. McEvoy on Main street and will conduct 1t himself. | MT. McEvoy had to give up work on account of eyeItrouble'
 Besides large sums to relatives, s1O1 900 for the maintenance Of the TourteIlotte memorial high school at ,rhompson, erected in memory of his two daughters, is left by the will of the late pr. Jacob F. Tourtellotte. just 1 filed for probate at Minneapolis.
 The 2sth senatorial district con- yantion was held in the Hotel Chick ering Tuesday afternoon. Simeon A. Wheaton of Eastford was chairman, and pr. Omer LaRue of this city sec- ,a,srv Frank P. Warren Of Killing lv received the unanimous nominati on with no opposition.
 At all masses Sunday Fr. Bedard thanked the congregations for theiI generous offering at the monthly col lection the previous Sunday. He an nounced that the collection amounted