Putnam patriot., 1912-01-26


 ily from Bradley to Church street.
 Mark H. Wilson was in Boston Wednesday.
 Attorney Charles L. Torrey was in Norwich on business Tuesday.
 -Elbert Kinney has returned from an extended trip to Mexico. Miss Nj. Eden Tatem has returned from a short stay in Providence.
 MT. and Mrs. H. J. Thayer were in Wilaimantie Saturday.
 Mrs. G. k. Shaw has returned from a brief visit with her sister, Mrs. Allen, in Hartford.
 Miss Loretta Allard of Boston is at the home of her parents, Joseph All lard and wife, Tatem street. Mrs. George u. Taylor is seriously . ill with pneumonia at her home on South Main street.
 Mrs. A w. Towne was recently called to Willimantic by the illness of her mother.
 F. Walden Wright returned Fri day from trip to Hartford and New Haven.
 Mrs. w. C. Klebart of Webster has been the guest of her parents, Thomas E. Rawley and wife, Grove street.
 Mrs. E. NJ. Brunn and little son of Brooklyn, N. Y., are guests ot Mrs. Brunn's mother, Mrs. Charlotte Champlin, of Bradley street.
 A meeting in the interests of edu- cation will be held in Palmer Memori- al hall, Montville, Thursday evening, Feb. 1st.
 Eugene Brousseau has been serious ly ill with blood poisoning contracted by cutting corn on his foot He is slowly recovering.
 The annual retreat for the pupils of Notre Dame academy is being con- ducted by Rev. c. A. Nolan, c. $. R., of New York city.
 Mrs. Taylor has returned to her home in Springfield after visit with her daughter, Mrs. Wallace H. Sterns, Bradley street. The bans of Edward Durocher and Miss Emerence Charron were publish ed at the St. Mary's church, Sunday morning.
 MT and Mrs. George Gilpatric and c. Harold Gilpatric have been in Wor- cester, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Gilpatric's mother, Mrs. Amy Lund.
 Rev. Newton l. Jones of South Hadley, formerly pastor of the Con- gregational church in Thompson, has accepted a call to the First Congrega- tional church, Orleans, Mass.
 The body of Henry A. Putnam, aged 62, was brought from Worcester Saturday and taken to the Putnam Heights cemetery for burial He was former resident of East Putnam.
 First Selectman John Pitts of Hampton met with an accident re- gently He was splitting rail when piece of the rail struck him with considerable force on the right shin slightly spiintering the bone.
 The Ideal Singing orchestra which has made a wide reputation among our local dancers in this city are book /, ed to play in the Town Hall, Daniel son, this week Saturday evening. Many from here will attend this social. Frank and Flora Ellis ef New York have been called to Putnam on account of the illness of their father, Charles M. Ellis. Mrs. l.. F. Brown of New York and George F. Flames of Boston, sister and brother of Mrs. El- lis, are also here.
 At the annual meeting of the Past Grand Commanders of Connecticut, Knights ,Templars, held in Hartford last Thursday, Edward E. Fuller, of Holland, brother of Judge l.. H. Fuller of this city, was elected president.
 List of advertised letters at the Putnam post office for the week end dng January 23:
 GENTLEMEN
 Wolter Carey, George Ledoux, Hen- " W. Mason.
 Miss Nellie Perkins, Mrs. Noise White.
 Captain Thomas Keith Bates, 41 years master mechanic of the Slater mills, Webster, died suddenly at his home Monday night, aged v years. Death was caused by angina pectoris and chronic myocarditis. He was ill but few hours. Captain Bates was we'll known in this section. Years ago he worked in the Quinebaug mill in Danielson.
 -Jchn Coffey, for many years a res ident of Dayville, where he had been employed in the mill, died Friday morning at the Day Kimball hospital of blood poisoning. A week ago Sat urday MT. Cofey slightly punctured the skin on one thumb with pin or a knife, the wound being so slight that there was barely a trace of blood. Blood poisoning developed neverthe- less, the pain on Monday and Tuesday being so intense as to be almost un- bearable. On Wednesday afternoon MT. Cofiey went to the hospital, but the trouble had become so far ad-
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