Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30

-bIs T.. T TefFNs IT. r. W |. DAfIH- CT, and A. H. Welch, attended a meet ing of the Sons of Veterans at Savin Rock last;Thursday.
 Clerks Chapdelaine and Johnson of the local post office and CarrierClark have been promoted to rhe fifth grade with an increase in salaries of Sl00 per annum.
 -P. A. Gardner, F.. D. Ellis, and Fred Dumas, will attend the Owls banquet at Bridgeport Friday evening" and will remain over for the field day Saturday.
 The Journeyman barbers of Put nam Local, No. 405, which is eom- posed of members from Putnam and Danielson, will hold thelr annual out ing and clambake at Phillips Grove, AleXander's lake, next Sunday.
 Willis D. Carroll, clerk in Dona- hue's drug store, attended an outing Wednesday of the Rhode Island Col lege of Pharmacy, of which he is a graduate, al Bay Shore on the Provi- dence River.
 III. W. Sharpe, Joseph A. Gagne, Charles Thayer, Bert Field, William Hughes, Frank Thayer, John Daigle, and others, will make up party for a deep sea fishing trip. They will go to New London Saturday evening and then to the fishing grounds near Mon- tauk Point.
 Captain John Murray has received from the police department of the city of New York the circulars that an nounce atreward a of 1000 for the ap- prehension of Gyp the Blood and Lefty Louie, two of the gunmen wanted in connection with the sensational killing of Herman Rosenthal.
 The body of John Hudson, who WAS found dead in this city last week Sunday, was buried in Grove street cemetery. The body was held at Smiths undertaking rooms during the week while investigation was being made to determine where the dead mans relatives are located, but the search for them hls been without avail. It was reported that MT. Hud- son had a son in Worcester, but no such person can be found there.
 The A. Vito Construction compa- ny of Thompson is the lowest bidder for three contracts that are toi be awar- ded this week by Highway Commis- sioner Macdonald for State road work. The bids are for 6,535 feet Of gravel road in Plainfield, l9, ,S60 feet of gravel macadam road in Ellington, and for F, 750 feet of gravel in the town of Somers, the total value of the contracts being s67 900.
 1 Advertised letters August 27:
 GENTLEMEN l Dr. A. $. Higg ins, Jr., pr. l.. k. Rainsford, Dr. G. G. Shelton, pr. Ii. P. NJ ansfield, Dr. J. H. Churchill, Dr. B. A. Byron, N. O'Connor,t Allen l Thomas, John Gradt, Dr. G. 0. Now l ", J. N. Williams, Melvin l.. Stark, Leontyna Sam borska.
 LADIES
 Margaret A. Diack, Harriet N. Nor- 1 rall, Harriet Morris, Mrs. Mary Gee, Mary Durney.
 Representative Joseph Walker Of 1 Union has been in Putnam and sur rounding towns making an investlga- l ton as mem Der of the state commls- sion appointed at the last legislature into the value of Woodland tracts in | this town and others hereabouts, He visited Thompson, where he found that Frank Ramsdell, one of the asses sors, had prepared map of the wood land property in that town that was ot great value in getting at the informa- l ton wanted
 l Peter Fountain, years of age, son l of Lotus Fountain of Livery street, had his face badly torn by a dog that stays 1 about a stable in that street, about o'clock Monday afternoon. As the story is told, the boy took hold of the dog by the head and gave it shaking. | The dog was resting in chair at the time and resented the treatment. The dogs bite tore the little fellows face from beneath the left eye to the lip. Dr. H. R. Lowe attended the boy, who later was taken to the hospital. It was said that the child will be marked for life.
 Rev. John Van den Noort left last | Thursday afternoon for Hartford en 1 route to New York, sailing from there 1 to his old home in Dongen, Holland. Father Van den Noort's departure, in 1 respect to his wishes, was quiet, and 1 only a few of his parishioners were at the station to bid him farewell. To | those gathered there he stated that he hoped to return to Putnam for visit. | Tears dimmed his eyes when he turn. ! ed to leave the city where the greater part of his valuable life's work has been accomplished and where his la- bors will ever be gratefully remem- bered by the members of parish that | owes him so much.
 | -October l9 has been selected as the | date for the firemen's muster 10 be held in the neighboring town of South bridge. This is to be the only muster in this part of New England during ! the coming fall. The local depart ment, which entertained the South bridge companies at the muster here 1 last october. has received invitations