Putnam patriot., 1912-06-07
a Beginning May 4th, the PATRI. or office will close Saturdays at p. m. during the summer months.


 Miss Gertrude Hall and Miss sWe ebt spent the wee k-end in Boston.
 George Broadhurst of Whitinsville spent Decoration Day in the city.
 Mrs. Walter A. Wheaton enter. tained the Tuesday club this week.
 -Dr. Carl T. Ross of the New York hospital is the guest of his uncle, E. G Wright, Chapman street.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Vaughn of Worcester were guests of Charles T. Sabin and wife Decoration Day.
 -George P. Newell, wife and daugh- ter Barbara, spent Sunday with H. l.. Burt and family.
 The commencement exercises at Notre Dame Academy will be held on June 18th.
 Miss Marguerite Marten of Willi- mantle spent the week end with Mrs. C. E. Pratt of Bradley street.
 There will be cake sale in the stamp store in Central block at D. III. Friday, for the benefit of the Clean City League.
 -Dr. $. B. Overlook is attending the annual meeting of the American Med ieal association at Atlantic City this week.
 Word has been received from Clayton Seward of his safe arrival in California. He is delighted with his first view of the state.
 Mrs. $. M. Wheelock and children left Monday to open their cottage at Pleasant View. Mrs. C. F. Waterman went with them.
 At the regular session of the School Board Tuesday afternoon, the resigna- was accepted. MT. Johnson still re- mains on Il board.
 The regular monthly meeting of Elizabeth Porter Putnam chapter, D. A. R., will be held in chapter rooms Monday at 8 p. III. Committee meet ing at 2.30.
 John Macdonald, son of Mayor Macdonald, has returned from Vaipa- raiso, Indiana, where he has been at- tending a school of civil engineering. He will remain at home until fall. The trolley express service from Providence to this city will be inaug- urated on July 15. The delay is due to the necessity of filing tariffs with the interstate commission.
 At meeting Of Mansfield Hose company, No 8, held Tuesday even- ing J ames Barnes was elected delegate and John Byrne alternate, to the State fremen's convention to be held in New London, August 26 and 27.
 CARD-The chairman and 'members of the memorial committee of the w. R. C. desire to express their thanks to all those that contributed or assisted in any way towards procuring, erect ing ard dedicating the soldiers monu- ment.
 The annual memorial service of Israel Putnam lodge of Odd Fellows will be held at the Grove street eeme- tery Sunday afternoon at 3.3O. Rev. George D. Stanley, pastor of the Meth odist church, will deliver the address. Singing will be by the Odd Fellows quartet.
 Noel J. Dupre entered the employ of N. T. Hurlbut in his Putnam store on Wednesday. MT. Dupre has work ed as salesman in various Putnam stores for number of years past, and by his pleasant manner and thought fulness for the comfort and accommo- dation of those he has served he has made many friends.
 The taking of evidence in the ease of the Connecticut Contracting com pany vs the city of Putnam, has been completed before lthe special commits sionor, Attorney Thomas Coogan, In Hartford. The arguments in the case are to be submitted in the form oi briefs, it is understood. A decision in the matter is expected in fortnight. This Thursday evening at p. m', in the hall of the Tourtellotte memo rial high school, the sermon before the class of 1912 will be delivered by Rev. A. J. Francis of the Clarendon Street Baptist church, Boston. The exercis- es will take the form of public union service of all the churches in Thomp- son.
 List of advertised letters at the Putnam post office, June 4, 1912.
 GENTLEMEN NH. Allen, Fred Gayot, Edward A Habert, pr. Fred Rogers, r. k. Stei- gelman ?, Frank Whaley.
 LADIES
 Mrs. Wm. c. Derby, Miss Minnie h. Fuller, Mrs. D. C. Mitchell, Miss Eve iyn Pelletier, Miss Elizabeth smith, Mrs. christophas Tillinghast 2'
 At the contest between twenty two steam fire engines at the MOTIFS town, Pa. Centennial, during the week of May to II, first water was won by the Norristown fire engine company which by request was siokeo by Adds H. Welch of Woodstock aV' enue, engineer of Putnam's pumping station. Distance five squares tiiii' five seeouds. After the contest the en zine eomp,any presented MT. Weief with fine stem winder and set Eigir gold watch, a complete sufpfise V