Putnam patriot., 1912-06-07

al his home in this city.
 Miss Albena c. Dix of Arlington x. J., is visiting Mrs. I. G. Kennedy
 Mrs. F. NJ. Barrows of Hartford is visiting her brother, F. D. Dunham.
 Mrs. F. D. Dunham and daughter attended wedding in Willimantie on Tuesday.
 Miss Verna NJ. Fuller, nurse at the Worcester City hospital, was home with her mother, Mrs. Miriam Fuller, over Sunday.
 MT and Mrs. w. F. Bailey of Ar lington, N. J., are the guests of c. E. Heath and wife, Mechanic street.
 -Gustaf Johnson is now occupying the Heath cottage on Woodstock ave hue.
 Mrs. Hiram Brown, Oak Hill, is spending a few days in Pomfret, the guest of her sister.
 Miss Sarah Bottome of Holyoke, spent Memorial day with Senator and Mrs. George A. Hammond.
 Mrs. George w. Child is in East Woodstock with her daughter, Mrs. N. T. White.
 Manning Durfee and wife of Som- erville, were recent guests of friends here.
 The large palms which attract so much attention at the railroad station have been set outside for the summer.
 Mrs. A. w. Macdonald spent Mon- day with her daughter, Mrs. w. H. Holmes in Westerly.
 Mrs. Archie Lacroix and daughter of Church street, spent few days with relatives in Canton last week.
 William Mclaughlin spent the weekend with his parents in IProvi. dence.
 Landlord Rogers of the Inn has returned from his fishing trip to New Brunswick, and reports some good sport.
 There will be a meeting of the Clean City League at the municipal building Friday evening, J une 2l. All are requested to be present with reports.
 Rev. F. D. Sargent is to deliver the address at the memorial service Of the Odd Fellows in Willimantic on Sunday afternoon. He will be taken to Willimantic at the close of the Sun day morning service by G. A. Ham, mond in his auto, returning in time for the evening service.
 A. $. King, who has been in the employ of the Adams Express compa- nv for 2 years, the last seven of which he was located at Litchfield as agent, has resigned his position and returned to Putnam, and will engage in busi- ness with his father, Nelson King, in the laying of concrete sidewalks, grav- el roofing, etc.
 Robert Smith of Woodstock, and James Duffy of Putnam, colored, re- ceived sentences of 120 days and 90 days respectively in jail with costs when they appeared in the town court of Killingly Friday morning. The men were intoxicated and caused trouble on a southbound trolley car last Thursday night.
 The first musicale by the Putnam pupils of Frederick Very twill be given in Odd Fellows hall, Thursday even- ing, June 13, the program being made up of selections of high grade. The pupils taking part are the Misses Ruth and Dorcas Bartlett, Miss Katherine Seward, Mrs. George $. Bradley, Miss Lemyra Ellis, and Kenneth Sharpe.
 The case against Arthur C. Cutler of Putnam, and Walter E. Jones Of Beverly, for larceny of fifty 5OO-mile mileage books, the property of the New Haven railroad, came up in the muni- cipal court at Boston Friday morning. Both men had previously acknowl- edged their guilt. The prisoners were bound over to the coming term Of the Suffolk county superior court. The case will come up Wednesday, June l9.
 -Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick has been kept busy in Putnam and surround ing towns since his arrival over a week ago. He does chimney cleaning, re- pairing, painting, all kinds Of high work. iron and brick stacks, water tanks, makes a speciality of gliding and fire place work, flag poles raised, painted, or repaired, church spires ,ete. He may be addressed at the Patriot office. Steeple Tom has received many press notices for his daring work of some of the highes steeples, flag poles, and chimneys, in the country.
 -Hearings before the commission that is listening in Hartford to the evidence relative to the taking over by the city of the plant and property oi the Putnam Water company was re- snmed Wednesday. It is said that the water company's evidence is not quite completed before the commis- sion. but nearly so. IL is anticipated that the hearings will continue during this week and next, and that conside' rable time will elapse after the hear ings are completed before a decision & to the price that the city is to pay fol The property is announced by the com