Putnam patriot., 1912-08-02


 w. J. Bartlett spent the weekend with his family at Pleasure beach.
 Representative Charles :. Hyde of Canterbury was in Putnam Tues day.
 Mrs. John Llnnehan and son spent Sunday with relatives in Prov idence.
 George Lewis of the B. D. Bugbee store is enjoying his vacation this week
 Carl T. Kent has been making a tour by auto on the shores of Connecti- cut, Rhode Island and Mass.
 Andrew Frost has been called to i Peekskill, \. Y, owing to the death of his father, which occurred last week.
 Rev. George Stanley, Mrs. Stanley | and their sons, Frank and Robert are at the Willimantie Camp grounds this i week.
 Bishop $. C. Partridge, who with his family are spending the summer on the SeneXet road, is spending few days in Boston.
 Miss Elizabeth F. Nichols of this city was in Worcester recently and furnished the music for the wedding of a relative.
 Miss Bertha Chapman of Brook lyn, x. r., who has been the guest of Dr. A. w. Catlin, has gone to Monson, Mass, for visit.
 Senator George A. Hammond will have party of guests at the reunion of the Connecticut Legislative clubs at Savin Rock next month.
 Miss Louise C. Hoppin of Provi- dence came from her country home at Pomfret, and is the guest of Mrs. How ard Hoppin of Providence for week or more at the Imperial.
 No finding has yet been filed by the commission that heard the evil dence in the procee iings relative to the taking over by the city of the plant and property of the Putnam Water company.
 Fifteen members of the Second Cong reg gational church choir left Mon- day for Crescent beach, where they are to enjoy weeks outing. MT. and Mrs. l.. 0. Williams and Miss $. Eliza beth Clarke accompanied the choir.
 At a meeting of Couseil Gagnon, 1O3, Union St. Jean Baptiste Tuesday night, Alderman Hector Duvert and Henry N. Benoit were chosen delegate and alternate respectively to attend the convention of the order at Fall River, September and 4.
 It is noted by Providence ex- changes that Mrs. George w. Daniel son and Miss Rosamond Danielson, who have been visiting the formers brother, Dr. Fenner H. Peckham, at Warwick neck, motored back to their home at Putnam Heights Friday, ac- companied by Dr. Peckham.
 There will be only small amount of criminal business for the superior court for Windham county to consider at the September term. Few prisoners are held at the county jail in Brooklyn for presentation before the tribunal when it is convened Tor the fall session.
 School children and others who have much spare time during these summer days are earning a consider able income through their industry in the huckleberry pastures. They come home with brimming pails of berries and sell them, as they usually do, at the rate of 15 cents quart. It Is not hard days work to pick 10 quarts.
 The Putnam telephone division shows a constant growth. The current issue of the Telephone Bulletin credits the local division with 1 ,369 stations, making it one of the very important divisions in the eastern district ot the state. The Putnam division is also one of the largest in area in the eastern part of Connecticut.
 -Tvler Cruttenden of Norwich, dep- uty of the state dairy department, came to Putnam Friday morning and took samples of milk from some deal CTS that came here to make deliveries or shipments. His visit was surprise for the dealers. Friday, Inspector Fowler of he state dairy department was also in towns in this vicinity, making inspection of stables, cattle, sanitary conditions, etc. Present indications are that the l field day, August z, being arranged bv Putnam lodge of Elks will be | oom nlete success. All that is needed to insure this is good weather. Mem- hers of the lodge in Putnam, Daniel son and Webster and in all that ter ri,orv where the local organization has jurisdiction have responded promptly ,o the nlans for the outing and a large a..a,dance and q fine time is looked for.
 The State road work on Perrin hill attracts many sightseers. Contractor Vito has installed the latest maehi- nery and equipment for economically handling the job. The steam snoFei ;s yhat interests sightseers the most II eats up the dirt yard after yafd anu tsens a steady stream of soil flowing from wagon to wagon in an endless A h;a undertaking and