Putnam patriot., 1912-12-13

Miss Florence Hewett has return
ed to Groton after visit in this city.
Mrs. Geo. E. Shaw has been visit
ing friends in Newport.
Miss Bertha Sargent is visiting
Miss Marion Tourtellotte, formerly of
Putnam, in Northampton, Mass.
The o. NJ. Club was entertained
by Miss Alice Morse, Pleasant avenue,
this week
-Myron Kinney and daughter, Miss
Emma Kinney, have returned,from a
visit with relatives in the West.
The ID. A. II. held a Christmas
sale at the home of Miss 5. Elizabeth
Clarke Tuesday afternoon.
The W. G. T. L. will meet with
Mrs. Geo. f. Hobrook, los Elm street,
Friday afternoon at ? O'Clock.
The annual meeting of the Wood
stock Agricultural Society,will be held
Ou SATURDAY Vi tHlS WEEK.
Rev B. F. Benoit will preach In
French at the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at $50,
The new parcels post stamps are
expected at the post office in few
days. Preparations are under way for
handling the rush of holiday mail.
Mrs. George w. Gilpatric and her
sister, Miss Eta Hodges, are guests of
F. Raymond Gilpatric and wife, New
Britain.
Israel Putnam Lodge, L. o. o. F.,
worked the initiatory degree Tuesday
evening. Next Tuesday they will
work the first degree, and nomination
of officers will take place.
State Policeman w. +. Jackson
was in the city Wednesday and took
James Duffy, colored, of School street,
into custody. 1t is understood that
Duffy was wanted by officials in He
bron for being implicated in some acts
of vandalism in that place.
Superintendent of Streets Frede-
rick Dumas returned from st. Robert,
Canada, Wednesday afternoon, where
he attended the funeral of cousion,
who died from injuries received from
fall from building.
Among Worcester visitors Mon
day were Mrs. Samuel Rich, Mrs.
Charlotte Champlin, Mrs Gilmore and
daughter, Mrs. Eugene Brousseau,
Samuel Walsh and wife; also Mrs. l..
E. smith and Miss Jennie West, who
spent the day with Mrs. Frederick
Case.
Willis d. Shippee has been pro-
NOTED and now is the foreman at the
freight depot, taking the place oil
Henry johnson, who was injured
Day by being knocked
down by an engine and having his
right arm cut off above the elbow.
The new automobile markers to be
used on and utter Jan. l, 1918, Will be
blue background with white figures for
private owners, and those to be used
by manufacturers, dealers and livery
men, white background with blue
figures.
beginning January 10 ten week
in ten cities OF this state, in
Guiding Putnam and Willimantici VIII
be begun by workers for equal suffrage,
lasting a week in each city and ending
with a mass meeting in the largest au'
ditorium in the place. The campaign
will open in Putnam March 9th.
Miss Helen Common, l6, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Michael Conner, Prov
idence street, died at her home Wed
nesday of pneumonia. She was born
in Putnam and had large circle oil
friends and acquaintance. she was
an eperalor at the local telephone ex-
change.
-Alyerez Muire, who broke his leg
at the EIks' outing last August while
plaving ball, has again left the Day
Kimball hospital where he returned
for further treatment after he had been
discharged. He had been about on
but the member did not heal
a., II should and he returned To the
hospital.
F. Clifford Davis, Danielson, who
had his automobile drivers license
by the secretary OF state
after the accident in which David rem
merry met death by being struck by the
car which Mr.. Davis was driving, fol
lowing the investigation of the matter
nv the secretary of state, Mr.. Davis
being held blameless, has had the sus-
pension raised and his license restored.
Harry Demonio, who has farm
in North Gresvenordale, Is going BACK
before the footlights. Demonio, an
swering the calls of his profession, has
travelled probably as many miles as
any nerson in the vaudeville profess
sion. He has done his comedy aero
hattie aet in about every country under
the sun where a white man might go
and expect TO find an audience his
activities covered more than a score OF
wears and he did not quit until his
health temporarily broke down. Then
ne bought the farm IN the nearby
town