Putnam patriot., 1912-04-19

Mrs. A. C. Luke is i'll at her home on Church street, and is under a nurse $ care.
 Past Regent George w. Baker at- tended the annual session of the Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum at New Haven on Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Mrs. Carrie Northrup iof South bridge was the guest of her cousin, Miss i Angie Kennedy of Church street, seve- ral days last week.
 Putnam grange was represented at | the Neighbors' Night of Woodstock grange at North Woodstock Tuesday night.
 Superintendent of streets Dumas is repairing streets preparatory to sprinkling with oil. The new sprink. ling cart has arrived. Senator George A. Hammond is beautifying the spacious grounds about his residence on Oak Hill by set- ting out variety of trees, shrubs, and frs.
 Prof. w. D. Tillson, superintend- ent of the Broadway schools, Norwich, and Charles Treat, were over Sunday guests of MT. Treats brother.in-law, H. w. Thompson.
 MT. and Mrs. w. E. Davison of Bullock street, entertained over Sun day Mrs. Nellie Paine of Uxbridge, principal of the graded schools in that town, and MT. and Mrs. Arthur Davi- son of Elmville.
 John A. C. Warner is the subject of an illustrated sketch in recent is- sue of an electrical magazine, giving a description and views of his wireless telegraphy outfit.
 Israel Putnam lodge of Odd Eel lows conferred the initiatory degree on nine candidates Tuesday evening, and are to hold special meeting this Fri day evening to work the same degree on another class.
 Mrs. Rebecca J. Smith of New Ha- ven, editor of the Herald of Life, and well known Adventist preacher, died at the home of Edward Dotzauer, New London, on Tuesday. Death was due to an apoplectic shock.
 There was largely attended meeting of employees, mostly weavers, of the French River Textile company, Mechanicsville, in Foresters' hall ,Sun- day afternoon, and an organization Of the Industrial Workers of the World was formed. A delegate was present from Providence.
 Everett s. Geer, president oe the Hartford Printing company, and edi- tor of Geer's directory, who has been i'll with pneumonia at his home on Niles street, Hartford, for the last four weeks, is now recovering.
 -The Day KimbaIl hospital has been unusually busy the past week. On Saturday every private room in the building was occupied, and every bed in the male ward was in service, al- though. for the first time In months there was not patient in the female ward.
 Ut is hoped by the residents of Church street that when the "cleanss up" day is announced, that the Lowe lot, corner of Church street and Wood- stock avenue, will have due attertion. It might be made pretty spot in- stead of the unsightly place it is now, caused by people making it dump ing ground.
 Mrs. George w. Whittlesey, aged 79 years, died at her home in the Saw yer district Wednesday morning. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at o'clock. At nearly the same hour, and in the same vicinity, the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Logee died on her first birthday. The funeral will be held Friday at p. m.
 In another column will be found new advertisement of Richard Cor man, insurance agent, offering auto- mobile insurance covering every con- ceivable liability. With the increase of machines this field of insurance has greatly ,broadened and the cost has been figured very close. No one with a valuable automobile can afford to be without protection for the machine, nor for damage that may be accident ally caused to other persons or pro- perty by such machine.