Putnam patriot., 1913-02-21

--hafOtu .. SOipiu Oi NoiSSotSi spent Sunday with friends in the city.
 Miss Louise Rivard recently made business trip to Providence.
 Percy L. Waterman has been on business trip to New York.
 Mrs. Lena Greene has left for trip to Cuba.
 A new speed regulator is being in- stalled in the mill of the Putnam W ooien Company.
 Work, which was stopped during the cold snap, has begun again on the new telephone building.
 Ernest Bousquet, IT,, had an op- eration performed on his nose at St. Vineent's hospital, Worcester, Friday.
 Rev. B. F. Benoit will preach in French at the Baptist church next sunday at 3.30 p. m.
 Mrs. J. Harry Mann and daughter Miss Marjorie, are spending a few weeks in New York.
 George Farley returned Sunday from a Worcester hospital where he underwent an operation.
 -Silas M. Wheelock and Henry A. Wheelock have been in New York on business.
 Rev. c. F. Bedard has returned from his trip to Panama and occupied his pulpit last Sunday.
 The mission for the English-speak- ing people of St. Mary's parish will commence next Sunday.
 A few members of the lodge of Ma sons in this city were in Woodstock for the session held by the Woodstock lodge Saturday night.
 Samuel Royster, who stabbed Bill Collins, the Central Village wrestler, at Westerly few months ago, has been sentenced to State prison for two years by the Rhode Island court.
 -S. Diamon is fitting up the store recently occupied by Mrs. J. A. Me Intyre and will remove from the Brad ley building in the near future.
 Rose and Mary Halwey, aged 4 and years, were taken to the Chil- dren's Home by Sheriff Holbrook Sat urday afternoon. They were sent there by the probate court of Willi- mantle.
 By the will of the late Dr. Helen A. Goodspeed of Worcester her real es- of her brother, Lawrence P. Good speed of Providence. The will men, tions no other property and is a short document.
 It appears that moving pictures in Danielson-Sunday evenings are thing of the past. A notice was served by the state police, who it appears have a right to revoke licenses for cause, to open DO more on Sunday.
 The post office hours for Washing toms birthday are as follows: Office open from 6.30 a. m. to F and 5.30 to : D. m.; money order and postal sav- ings closed; morning delivery and col lection by city carriers. The rural ser vice will be suspended for the day.
 Judge A. J. Bowen, referee in bankruptcy, took the papers in the Ernest Arnold bankruptcy case to the United States District court at Hart ford, Thursday. It is stated that Searls & Russell, counsel for Arnold, will appeal a motion for the discharge of the bankrupt, which the referee re- fused to allow.
 A type of trolley car may be adopt ed by the Connecticut Company which may be used in summer as well as winter thus doing away with the open car with the running board These cars have entrances at the ends and may be thrown open in summer and closed in winter.
 Sealed proposals will be received al the office of the fourth assistant postmaster general until March IS, for carrying mail from July l, 1913, to June 30, 1917, on two routes out Of Putnam, one between this city and North Woodstock, 998 miles and back twelve times per week; the other to Eastford, IA miles and back, six times week.
 The monthly bulletin of the state board of health shows that there were B deaths representing an annual oeatn rate per thousand of PA during Janu- ary. In December there were births and 32 marriages. Ashford and East- ford had no deaths. Infectious dis eases were reported in Putnam as fol- lows: Small pox 2, scarlet fever l, diphtheria and croup 4, consumption z.
 The total number of bills presented this session of the Connecticut legisia- ture is said to be about one-third less than last session. In the senate there have been offered $40 measures divided As follows: Bills, ASA; joint resolutions, s9; senate resolutions, 47; petitions, 70. The house has received ,25S measures divided as fellows: Bills, l,02l; joint resolutions, l32; petitions, 65; house resolutions, 40.