Putnam patriot., 1912-05-31
Ra~ Beginning May 4th, the PArRI- ar office will close Saturdays at p. m. during the summer months.

-C. c. Brown and wife are at their summer cottage, Crescent Beach.
 -C, l.. Adams has resumed his former position at The Observer office Judge A. McC. Mathewson of New Haven was in Putnam on Monday.
 -Silas NJ. Wheelock spent the last Of last week in New York on business -F A. Libby and wife, Ring street left Wednesday for their summer home at Squirell Island, Me.
 Walter Gahan has returned from Gardner, Mass, to the home of his parents, Elm street, this city.
 Frank C. Leonard of Philadelphia was a recent guest of Mrs. NJ. G Leonard, South Main street.
 HI. l.. Burt has returned from a few days visit with relatives in East ham pton, Mass.
 Ralph Tefft is the delegate from Putnam lodge of Elks to the annual session of the grand lodge of Elks to be held at Portland, Ore, in July.
 Mrs. 5. NJ. Wheelock and daugh. ters, Sylvia and Elizabeth, will leave Saturday for their summer cottage at Pleasant View.
 Charles T. Thayer, wire chief of the Putnam, Danielson and Moosup divisions of the 5. N. E. T. company, Is spending this week in New York. The sidewalk at the northeast cor ner of the Bosworth block has been changed to grade. Heretofore there have been two steps to the street level. Sons of veterans, whether mem- bers of any camp or not, and grand sons are requested to meet in Owls hall at 10 a. m. Decoration Day.
 Putnam High school won from Becker Business college of Worcester on the local grounds Friday afternoon by a score of 13 to 4. Blackmar pitch ed fine game.
 The fire department was called out on still alarm at ll.30 Saturday morning for brush fire near Farrows street. Not all of the companies were required to respond.
 We have received from George M. Whitaker, president of the farmers national congress, copy of the official proceedings of the thirty-first annual session.
 The new steel cells at the Munich pal building were finished and accept ed by the police committee last Friday. Spring locks, as agreed upon, were put on Thursday.
 Thomas P. Ryan and wife have been visiting in Pittstield, Mass. Mr. Ryan returned Monday, his wife re- maining for longer stay.
 The temperature ran up to so de- grees in the sun in Putnam Friday af- ternoon, making it one of the hottest May days here for number of years. List of advertised letters at the Putnam post office, May 2S, 1912.
 GENTLEMEN
 Willie Barger, G. Hickey, Patrick Kalahar, Henry J. Sampson, Sowel- lant, E. J. Whitcher.
 LADIES
 Misses Sadie King, Miss Springer. After long wait caused by so many rainy days the oil has at last been applied to the city streets. The work was in charge of Alderman Hawkins, chairman of the highway committee. 10000 gallons were ap- piled.
 Miss Helen Alton has returned to her home in Worcester after success ful season of forty-two weeks as so- prano with the "Florentine Singers. '" The act starts the last of July, after a months engagement at Hammer stein's, N. r., on the Orpheum Time, going to the Pacific coast.
 Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick of Willi- mantle and his helper, Fred Lamarche, are in this city this week. They do all kinds of high climbing work, steeples, flag poles, chimneys, etc. They paint, gild, gold leaf and repair, and are m asters of their trade. They can be addressed at this office.
 My ron w. Robinson, M. D., resi- dent physician at the Soldiers Home at Noroton for 13 years, died suddenly Monday of heart sdisease, being found In his room. He was born in Lebanon Tn this state, May 4, 1889, and was graduate of Berkshire medical college in Pittsheld. He served in the regular and volunteer armies during the civil war as surgeon, being with the Slxtn Connecticut Volunteer regiment. Af- ter the war he returned to Colchester, where he lived until receiving his ap- ointment at Noroton.
 The Young Buffalo Wild West and Nol. Cummins' Far West will exhibit ln Putnam Friday, June II, afternoon and night. Sam Feidler, contracting agent of the big exhibition is in the ely, purchasing the large quantities of supplies used by the show, arranging
 N-N Siouhuss anu iHahln5 all oA e necessary arrangements for the adver- Using cars that will follow. The Young Buffalo Wild West and Col tumminsi Far East is said to be one oi the largest tented amusement enter pHses In this country. Col. Cummins mas Just returned to America alter a SIX years tour of Europe with his ex- hioition.