Putnam patriot., 1912-04-12

Miss Alice Morse was in Worces- ter Tuesday.
 Rev. F. D. Sargent lectures before the Norwich Y. NJ. C. A. next Tues day evening.
 At the city meeting held this Thursday morning, 5000 was appro- priated for the sprinkling of streets.
 Miss Barbara Newell is the guest of her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. H.. l.. Burt, while her parents are on a trip to New York.
 A son was recently born to MT. and Mrs. H. G. Fay in Pawtucket. Mir. Fay was formerly principal of the Put. nam High school.
 The Putnam Foundry and Ma chine company will soon begin build- ing an addition to their plant to ac- commodate their growing business.
 Charles T. Thayer, wire chief of the telephone company has received new Maxwell messenger runabout, one of four purchased by the company.
 The meeting of Cargill Council, K. of C. will be held Sunday morning at 11.3O o'clock instead of in the after noon. This is to allow the members to attend meeting of the Moosup Coun- cil in the afternoon.
 We are in receipt, through the To- cal agent, l.. H. Fuller, of a very well gotten up and convenient desk memo randum calendar, issued by the New Home Insurance company of New York, the largest company in the world.
 Representative Higgins has pre- sented in the house petition from the Ashford w. C. T. U. favoring the pas sage of the Kenyon-Sheppard interstate liquor bill Also the petition of the Thompson grange favoring the parcels post bill.
 State Policeman Robert Bridgman of Rocky Hill on Tuesday inspected the Star theatre and issued license to its proprietor, showing that the place complies with the requirements of the state police relative to theaters.
 On Tuesday, Ransom H. Bradley purchased the K. Newton Tourtellotte farm on the River road, tract of about 37 acres, adjoining land owned by MT. Bradley. MT. Bradley is to make inn provements to the buildings on his new purchase,
 Mrs. Mary (Exton) Clarke, widow of the late Edgar Clarke, died at her home on Elm street at 6 o'clock this Thursday morning. She had been in poor health for some time, and her death was not unexpected. The fune- ral will be held from her late residence Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
 County Commissioners Charles k. Barber of .Plainfield, E. H. Hall of Windham, k. H. Corttis of Thompson and Sheriff Preston B. Sibley of Dan- ielson were at the children's home on Tuesday afternoon relative to plans for a barn to replace the one recently de- stroyed by fire.
 Don't forget the social dance in Union hall this Saturday evening and also Collins Novelty Singing orches- tra next Saturday evening, April 20th. George Hardy, the great tenor singer, will sing all his latest song hits and will have for the effects his electrical novelties.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Perry, whose body arrived here from Dakota, where she died, were held 'at l.. E. Smiths undertaking rooms Fri day afternoon, Rev. F. D. Sargent of the Congregational church officiating. Burial was in the Putnam Heights cemetery.
 Announcements have been sent out of the approaching marriage of Miss Leda Langlois of North Grosven- ordale and Alven Lachance of this city, the wedding to take place on April Is. There is to be a reception for the couple in North Grosvencrdale on Saturday evening, April 20. MT. Lachance is employed in the Dean pin factory in this city.
 In the current issue of the Motor- cycle, a New York publication, ap- pears a short story by H. Jerome Mann, son of Alderman and Mrs. J. Harry Mann of this city. The story is . narrative of a trip which MT. Mann took with a chum into Connecticut, riding tandem on motorcycle. It de- tails some experiences that are of hu- morous nature, and the story is well told.