Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-11-01

Mrs. W. ii. Holmes and son Rich
ard of Westerly, r l., are guests of A.
W. Macdonald and family, Oak Hill.
Reuben Chapman, formerly agent
of the Adams Express Co., here, now
OF Nantucket, visited friends over
Sunday.
A. c. Cutler has removed to East
/ Hartford. He is foreman of a bridge
construction gang on the Consolidated
road.
Vernon 5. Warren of Furnace,
Mass, formerly of Putnam has bought
the Luther Warren place on Putnam
Heights and is living there.
Election dance, T tuesday, night in
kents hail. Election returns will be
read. Special decoration. Music by
Ideal Singing orchestra -Adv.
L. +. Smith and wife are enjoying
weeks automobile trip to Newport,
New Bedford, Narragansett Pier and
other places
Assistant Postmaster Charles Let
tiers, who has been critically ill with
pneumonia, has so far recovered as 10
be able TO be out of doors.
Edward Mullan has been appoint
ed to the board of water commissioners
to fill the uneXpired term of the late
+. A, Wheelock.
-Amide Lucier, Edward Irving and
George Warren are recognizing the
Putnam City band All but one of the
old members are still living in Putnam
and % of these have agreed TO join.
Judge +. NJ. Warner addressed
the brotherhood of the First Congrega-
tional church, Willimantic, Monday
evening. His subject was The For
gotten Humanity.
Announcement is made of gift OF
a number of books to Putnam High
school from Prof. Walter {. Bronson
head of the English department OF
Brown university, an alumnus OF the
ScllOOl dHu We'll hHO"h III thio Siey
Il. H. Healey, secretary of the
state board of agriculture, and Mrs.
Healey are to leave on Wednesday of
next week for Spokane, WASH, where
they are to attend the sessions of the
national grange. They will be away
about six weeks, visiting relatives in
the west on their trip.
Advertised Letters, October 20:
GENTLEMEN
Peter Currier, W. j. Mathews, Toney
Gerssler.
Dele Rosie Kelly, Miss X. O. Brien,
Mrs. Maud l.. Davis.
The body of Mrs. Michael Frank
lin has been brought here from Hyde
Park and buried in st. Mary's ceme-
terry. Mrs. Franklin and her husband,
who died several years ago, were at
one time residents of this city.
Plans for the new telephone build
ing on Grove street have been submit
ted to contractors for bids which will
probably be opened soon. As soon as
the contract is awarded work VIII COM
mence, probably this month
Ray c. Bosworth and Joseph
Rivard took an auto trip TO Hartford
this week leaving Monday and return
ing Tuesday night. They were shown
over the state capitol building by f. ..
Davis. member of the fish and game
commission.
Representative of concerns that
construct fire proof vaults have been
in the city getting the measurements
and ideas of what will be required by
The town at the town and city build
inc. The different concerns will sub
nit bids to the committee in charge OF
installing the vaults.
Liable Constantin, a french
drama, was presented in the Bradley
theatre Monday evening by the COM
pany of French players, headed oy +.
paul Marcel. seen here few weeks
ago. The audience was not as large as
on the company's previous visit out
was Just as enthusiastic and apprecia-
tive.
An alarm of fire was rung in from
box Al at ll:2O Wednesday evening.
Before the companies had time TO re-
spond the fire was extinguished with
a nail of water. The fire was at the
garage of Sheriff Holbrook in the rear
az the Clarke place on Elm street. 1T
was started from the outside and Is
thought to have been caused by some
one throwing down lighted match or
cigar. A man on his way home DIS
covered the fire.
Putnam lodge B. p. .. +. have
elected a committee to carry out plans
for a charity ball to be held some time
in the near future. Every year dur
ing the holidays this lodge sees that
many worthy poor people in the city
are cheered and made to realize some
of the Joys of the season. The proceeds
from the charity ball will be used for
this purpose.
"A week or two ago it was reported
that p NJ. Johnson and mis- son Ed
ward johnson had sold their interest
in the City Hotel to man from Bos-
ton. Although there was deal on for
The transfer ii never was consumated
and now has been terminated MI.