Putnam patriot., 1912-09-13

Mrs. Hiram Brown, Oak Hill, is visiting her brother in Paseoag.
 Miss Bertha l.. Sargent returned Tuesday from her summer vacation.
 Help is very scarce heresbouts ac- eording to mill men and contractors, so much so as to make the,situation border on seriousness.
 Mrs. H. J. Dsuplaise of Walling- ford has been visiting friends in this city. She formerly resided here. Her maiden name was Anna Gadbois.
 Miss Lillian Sweet, bookkeeper for the Putnam Light x Power com- pany, is having her vacation. Miss Alta Sharpe is substituting for her.
 A real estate transaction recorded on Friday notes the transfer of two cottages on Woodstock avenue from Sophrinia E. Page to Erastus Whea. ton.
 Mir and Mrs. P. Coleman of Bridgeport and Mrs. k. K. Thayer and son of New London have been guests of Mayor and Mrs. Archibald Mac donald
 ID. F. X. McEvoy, who recently underwent an operotion for an eye trouble at a Worcester hospital, has re- turned to his home here. His condi- tion is satisfactory.
 Carrier Henry N. Benoit and Ru- ral Carrier Herman E. Johnson have returned from their annual vacations. Carrier l.. E. Richardson began his vacation on Tuesday.
 Miss Aldea Turgeon of Chapel street, who left last Wednesday with the Rita family for Nelson, British Columbia, has sent word that they reached that place last Sunday even- ing at SIo'clock
 Ut is rumored that the parochial school buildings in St. Mary's parish will, within year or two, be torn down and modern brick buildings built to replace the present wooden structures.
 A petition is being circulated in Worcester and Fitchburg, Mass ask ing that the Fitchburg express, pass ing through Putnam at 20 p. m., for New York and 9,15 for Fitchburg, be continued through the winter.
 The Corbin family reunIon will be held at the home of MT. and Mrs. Sid- ney A. Grant, Connchusett farm, one mile north of Thompsonville, Septem- Der 12th, or If stormy, next pieas- ant day. Dinner at one o'clock.
 The annual meeting of thetWom- ans Board of the Day Kimball hospi- tai will be held on Friday, September 20, at 3 p. m. in Odd Fellows hall. A full attendance is desired.
 Mrs. J. B. Kent, Cor. Sec.
 Bans have been published in St. Mary's church of the marriage of Fred Lahaie of Danielson and Archange Du- rocher of this city, to take place in this city next Monday morning. A re- ception will be held in the town hall Danieson the following Saturday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. E. +. Whitmore of Willfmantic, formerly of Putnam, en- terlained a Labor day party of friends at their Crescent beach cottage, includ- ing MT. and Mrs.l J. B. Tatem, Jr., John Byrnes and Mrs. Shaw of Put nam, MT. and Mrs. Howard Whitmore of Hartford, Miss Bernice Williams and Alden Whitmore of Willimantic.
 Miss Stella Callerasni of Mechan- icsville fractured a bone in the right leg below the knee while alighting from train at East Thompson Sun day night. She was brought on the train to this city and taken to the Day Kimball hospital in the ambulance which was in waiting when the train arrived.
 A letter recently received in this city from Dr. Huntington Sandal, for merly of Putnam, states that he will not come east this year and probably not until after the Worlds fair. The Doctor is at Silverton, Oregon. He ex- poets to go to California for a month returning again to Oregon. He expects to sell his business in the spring and remove to Salem.
 -Advertisodl Letters, September 10:
 GENTLEMEN
 k. J Byle, D. E.. Whitton Machiel Co.,, Frank Freeman, George Guard, George Leavens, z. Bussette, Rev. w. H. Powell, Fred A. Rivers drank Du- rocher, Alfonzo Frisco, Master Lucius Andrews.
 LADIES
 Mrs. Louis Narabon, Nelle l.. Auge, Miss Flora Dion, Mrs. Jennie Gurley, Miss l.. c. Wilson, Mrs. NJ. l.. Car penter.
 William $. Simmons of Central Village, who has been agent of the State Board of Education about eight cen years, finished his duties Saturday night. He resigned several months ago, but has held the post until his successor was chosen. MT. Simmons was a conscientious and efficient officer. He was in Putnam every Sat urday to examine children for certifi- cates to allow them to go to work and was well known here.
 Tuesday was an unlucky day for the local Adams Express office. After their horse had run away in the after noon damaging harnes and wagon, one