Putnam patriot., 1912-06-14

visitor in Putnam Saturday.
 Rev. John Van den Noort is at. tending the retreat at Keizer Island.
 -Silas M. Wheelock spent Sunday al Pleasant View.
 Everett Wells of Rockiand, R. l., spent Sunday with his parents, John Wells and wife, Grove street.
 Miss Eunice Park, contralto solo, ist at the Park church, Norwich, W as a recent guest of Mrs. w. J. Bartlett.
 Rev. B. F. Benoit will preach in French at the Baptist church next Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock.
 Misses Anna Lucier and Msrceline Montville spent Monday in .Worees- ter.
 Frank Guilmet and wife of Moos- up and John Bordaehe of Willimantic were guests of local relatives over Sun day.
 There will be meeting of the Clean City League, Friday evening, June 21, in the municipal building. Reports of committees will be heard.
 The ladies of the St. Philips Guild will hold a cake sale at the home of Mrs. F. A. Morrell, Friday, June l4th, from to o'clock p. m.
 A Worcester paper says: "Dr Helen A. Goodspeed of II Lincoln square has gone to her country home in Putnam, Conn, where she will re main until October To-"
 Charles Sumner Blackmar of North Franklin, Mo-, was visitor in Putnam Thursday. MT. Blackmar's father, Edwin C., was born in East Woodstock in 1855, leaving that town to locate in Ohio in 1S3S.
 The northbound p. m. trolley car jumped the track on Elm street Mon- day evening, and the rear trucks went into the sewer ditch. No one was in jured and the ear was put back on the rails without much difficulty.
 
 CT construction work in this city, have completed about one-third of their con- tract. The work has been delayed on Elm street by the extra time necessa- " for the rock excavation.
 There will be a meeting of Wem- ans Board of Day kimball hospital on Wednesday, June 20th, at. 3 ?. m, in Odd Fellows hall. The executive committee will meet at 2.30 p. m. at the same place.
 The summer colony at AleNander's lake has grown rapidly since the be- ginning of the present month and will be increased by new cottage arrivals during the present week. The club house, leased by Judge NJ. A. Shum- way and Hon. F. A. Jacobs, is now oc- eapied by their families and guests.
 p. J. O'Brien of Mechanicsville and Thomas P. Ryan of this city, have been named as delegates from Putnam division, No. l, A. o. H., to the State convention of the organization to be held in Bridgeport, August'2l and 22. The State parade will be held in that city August 20.
 pr. J. J. Russell and Charles Seder have bought Buick runabouts Model S6 and J. A. Gagne Model B Buick touring car of the local agent, M. k. Joy. E. l.. Kelley has also purchased new Model 35 Buick touring ear and Cortland D. Arnold, Ford roadster which he will use in his business.
 A horse on Union street took fright at an incoming train Saturday aiter- noon, broke away from the hitching post and dashedcfor Main street. A bag of shorts in the wagon was thrown out and strewn along the street. No other damage was done as the horse was easily stopped as it turned the corner,
 -Dr Gardner l.. Miller of ProvI- dence, formerly of Putnam, spent Sat urday night in this city. He was en- route by automobile to the home of his birth in Stafford. It was the doctors first visit here in over twenty years. He has grown much stouter and many citizens who knew him twenty-five years ago passed him by without rec ognizing him as he stood in the door way of local drug store.
 -Steeple Tom is doing work on the Ream estate. He is painting water tank l50 feet high, and will also do the flag pole and other work that Will keep him busy for 10 or F days more' He has also booked other jobs around the city and suburbs that will Keep him here some time longer. He cleans and repairs lchimneys and stacks, re- pairs steeples and flag poles, and does all kinds of high altitude work on any kind of structure. Gliding is one Of his specialties as is fire place repairing. He may be addressed at the Patriot office.
 -Dr. E. F. Perry of this city, presl- dent of the Windham County Medical soeiety has named Dr. S. B. 0verloek, fomfFet, Dr. George NJ. Burroughs, Danielson, and Dr. R. C. White, Will Amantic, a committee of the organiza- uon 10 confer with the committee on scientific research of the State Medical society in relation to the arrangement oi programme for the semi annual meeting of the state and county soeie- " to be held jointly at Willimantlc