Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13

a business trip to New York.
 The ladies of the D. A. R. held a successful food sale Friday afternoon.
 The monthly collection will be taken at all masses at St. Mary's church next Sunday.
 Mrs. Clara Williams of Williman- tic was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Tatem, Jr., last week.
 Ut is reported that the apple crop in this section will be a large one. The orchards hang heavy with fine fruit.
 -G. Harold Gilpatric and family re- turned Friday morning from Juniper Point, Me, where they spent the sum- mer.
 Miss Isabelle Byrne of the Roose- welt hospital, New York, has been the guest of her mother on Woodstock avenue.
 Thomas McDermott of Hotel Chickering was in Hyde Park Mon- day to act as best man at the wedding of a friend.
 -Silas NJ. Nheelock is building a cottage at Pleasant View. Other Put nam men are considering building at the same place.
 Charles l.. Sadeau, wife and child of Danieson have been spending few days with Joseph Allard and family, Tatem street.
 Miss Fabiola Perreault, book keeper at Bosworth's Grain store, is enjoying her vacation this week, down the Providence river.
 -Pptnam was well represented at the base ball games between Washing ton and Boston, at Boston last week Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
 County Commissioners k. H. Cor ttis, K. H. Hall and C. E. Barber were at the county jail in Brooklyn Friday for a monthly visit to the institution.
 John and Charles Kenney have left the employ of the French River Textile company, at Mechanicsviile, to accept positions elsewhere. Both were employed in the office.
 Miss Esmerilda Macdonald, who has been spending the summer vaca- ton here with her parents, Mayor ana Mrs. Macdonald, has returned to her duties as teacher at Morristown, N. J.
 Twenty-Five persons were acci- dentIy drowned, twelve killed on the railroad, nine by falls, and the remain ing twenty nine came to their deaths through various other causes in Con. necticut during August.
 Deputy Highway Commissioner H.H. Davenport of Pomfret and sev- eral of the county road inspectors were al Windham Inn Willimantlc last Thursday night at supper. Friday morning they went to Rocky Point for A shore dinner making the trip in automobiles.
 The democrats of Pomfret nave named the following delegates to the Second district congressional conven- tion of the party; Selectman E. T. White. F O. Davis, NJ. E. Gallup and C.1M. Arnold. The delegation will support Raymond Jodoin of Sprague for the nomination.
 At the Day Kimoall hospital Sat urdav afternoon Mrs. Warner of Dan- ielson, an aged woman who was brought to the institution about three weeks ago, suffering from a broken hip. died. The body was taken in charge by Undertaken A. F. Wood oi Danielson and removed to that place, where the deceased had lived tor many years.
 -People who do not wish to miss the south bound car out of Putnam at night will be interested in change of time that has been put into effect oy the Connecticut company. The last south. bound car now leaves west Thompson at ll.15 p. m., and IS due to leave from the square in Putnam at II 80, instead Of II .35, as has been the case for a number of years.
 From Quadic, in the town oi Thompson, has come complaint to' the members of the state fish and game commission that English pheasants are playing havoc with cornfields, considerable amount of damage being reported. This indicates that the birds are prospecting and multiplying In section where they would have been retarded as very much of curiosity few years ago.
 All day Monday the incoming trains brought pupils that were to en- ter upon the school year at Notfe Dame academy Tuesday morning. The fame of this educational institution Is becoming more fsr-reaching each year and pupils are coming to It's doors from wider field. Among the ar- rivals were Miss Beatrice lDwyer, daughter of NJ. M. Dwyer, formerly Of Putnam. who was accompanied by her mother, and Miss Dorothy Dwyer Of Danbury.
 The thunderstorm Saturday even- ing was an expensive one forithe Put nam Light X Power company. Every light north of May street east Of the railroad, with one exception, was burned out besides some damage done at the power station and the mill of the French River Textile company, Mechanicsville. The damage will amount to sl50 or more. The streets in tha husiness section were in dark