Putnam patriot., 1912-10-18

Miss Bessie Champlin entertained
 the O. NJ. and Tuesday clubs on Tues
 day evening.
 The sewers are practically conn.,
 pleted. All over the city house con-
 nections are rapidly being made.
 The Arcanum club dance in Union
 hall Tuesday night was success. EN-
 eellent music was furnished by the La
 dies Colonial orchestra of Worcester.
 s-Captain Murray located a couple of rabbits this week that were stolen
 from the Feltman home on Farrows street. A bicycle missed al the same time has not been found.
 At a meeting of the directors of
 the First National Bank held on Mon- day, Sias NJ Wheeloek was elected a director to fill the anexpired term of his father, the late E. A. Wheelock.
 Attorney II. E. Deming of New l York, who has been ill at his summer home at South Woodstock for the past two weeks, was taken to Ia New York hospital this Thursday morning.
 -At meeting of the directors of the Putr am W oolen.company held on Tuesday Slas NJ. Wheelock was elect ed treasurer to succeed his father, the late E. A. Wheeloek.
 Assistant Postmaster Charles NJ. Letters who was reported last week as critically ill with pneumonia, is reeov' ering. At one time his lifeswas de spaired of, and the news that lie will | get well is gratifying.
 The assessors of the town have or 1 ganized with Walter ;. Carpenter, 1 chairman, and Allen w. Bowen clerk. The attention of taxpayers is called 10 the necessity of properly filling out lists; each separate piece of property ] to be bounded, on back of the sheet. A parlor car attached to the l0.30 a. m. train from Boston, and trans ferred to the Norwich division attract ed notice and curiosity Tuesday The car contained ? stockholders of the | Lawton Manufacturing company of l Plainfield. The party returned to Bos- 1 ton in the same ear on the o'clock train.
 The RhodeIsland company is rum ming it's trolley express ears through to 1 Providence street for the accommoda- ton of local shippers who have con- l signments to be loaded in that section of the city. Some heavy shipments have recently been sent out of here by the trolley route.
 ! Dean were married Wednesday noon by Rev. ]. k. Stubbert. After we'd ding trip they will live ons Mechanic street in the house now occupied by ] Mrs. G. D. Bates. Mir. Moss is em- 1 poyed as d bookkeeper in the Morse mill office.
 The wedding of State Divisional Engineer F. Walden Wright and Miss | NJ. Gladys Murfey, will take place at the home of the brides parents, MT. 1 and Mrs E. C. Murfey, Grove street, Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 22d. Both of the young people are well known in l this city. r.Wright is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank w. Wright of New Haven. The wedding will be a quiet one. They will make their home in this city.
 Willie Walsh, about 10 years of age, son of Samuel Walsh and wife, Grove street, was hit by an automo. bile about fourio' clock Wednesday af- ternoon. The machine was driven by Arthur Tourtellotte. The boy was rid ing on the back of wagon, and as ! Tourtellotte, who was running slow and had sounded his whistle, attempt ed to pass the team, the lad jumped off and ran right in front of him. No bones were broken and it is hoped he will be all right in a few days as the only pain he complains of is one in his chest.
 The original intention of MT. and Mrs. G. A Hammond was to celebrate | the fiftieth anniversary of their we'd ded life with an elaborate reception in- cluding their large number of friends m the State as well as in other States. As with many it would carry with il the custom of making presents, this was abandoned, and they quietly left l Friday afternoon for New York, mak- ing their home at the Belmont hotel as they have always done since 1t was opened to the public. MT. Hammond | had known the present managers as clerks in Murray Hill and the Everett for over thirty years, making 1t an 1 ideal home. They have received nu- merous congratulations and many pre- l sents, and take this method to thank l kindly one and all.
 The Navy League of the Urited | States had their headquarters at ll6 l Waldorf Astoria, where MT. Ham, mond met the officers and received
 his membership tickets on Saturday. The Navy League were assigned quar-
 ters on the government tug Patuxent,
 nearly two hundred present. After tour of the feet they visitedsthe new
 dreadnought Arkansas, and for an
 hour were escorted over the big ship,
 and every detail of it's operations were
 explained The party were landed
 back at 42d street dock stearly twelve.
 The day was perfect for the cruise and
 it was an agreeable social party. Many l signitied their intentions of joining