Putnam patriot., 1913-10-17
Items of Local Interest


 spending a few days in the city
 Geo. NJ. Fine spent the weekend with friends iH Pittslield.
 Mrs. F.Raymond Gilpatric of New Britain is the guest of L. 0. Williams
 Last Thursday evening there was an open meeting of the fraternal bene- fit league in Foresters' hall.
 Miss Meinken has returned to New York after visit with her brother, II. C. Meinken and wife.
 Mrs. Ellen NJ. Bugbee has been en. teFtaining Mrs. sAnn Bugbee of Web ster.
 Miss Ethel Rowe of Pawtucket spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. C. Fred Waterman.
 The only observance of Columbus day in this city was the closing of the banks.
 William T. Darou of East Green wieh spent Sunday with friends in the city.
 -G Allen Hawkins and wife have returned from their summer cottage at Quonocontaug where they spent the summer.
 -services will be held in the Pente- costal church, Elm street, every Sun. day afternoon at three o'clock, Rev. H. N Brown, preacher.
 Miss Mae Bradley has returned from Boslon. Her niece Charlotte Bo- tham, is recovering from an operation for appendicitis.
 -Dr Lee $. Seward and wife, who have been visiting F. w. Seward and family, left Tuesday for their home in California.
 This Thursday evening the Sacred Heart and Holy Name society will hold a whist in St. Mary's hall. Tine proceeds will be used for band uni forms
 -A.C. Cutler of Fast Hartford spent Sunday with friends iu Putnam. Mrs. Cutler is in private hospital in Will hmantic suffering with nervous trouble.
 The choir of st. Maryis church, 9 o'clock mass, will commence rehears- als of the Christmas music on Friday of this week. Loesch's St. Michael's mass is to be sung.
 
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 GENTLEMEN
 Arthur Ray, k. E. Page, Y. NJ. Tyler, John Malone, Comasina Angelo, A. W. Reynolds, Norman Santer, Eastern Conn. Cotton S Woolen.
 Charts for testing the eyes have been distributed to most of the schools in the slate. The e,directious furnished by the state board of education will be followed and the teachers will com- plele the lest
 Daniel ]. Byrne assumed his dn- ties as treasurer of theWndham Coun- ty Savings bank at Daniels1n Tuesday morning. He will reside with his mother in this city going back and forth daily.
 Some time Saturday night an au- tomobile ran into q fence on the north side of the railroad bridge on Provf dence street. A switch kept the auto from going over, a drop of nearly thii- ty feet, to the tracks below. The acct- dent happened late at night and it is not known who was in the machine.
 Miss Caroline Borhauer, former teacher of languages in the Putnam High school, but now of Lynni has been granted years leave of absence, which she will spend with her mother at her home in Germany Miss Bor- hauer will sail from Boston October It.
 October reports show that every town in Connecticut is served with telephones. The number of subscri- bers is lo5,9i3. There are 66 eXehan- ges The average per day of compile ted exchange connections for the en- tire system is 557, BIT. The employees number 2,72S
 -It k noticed that Putnam Is not lhe only city in this section where there is a crying need of help in the factories, We notice that in Norwich, Taftville, and other places in that sec tion the same cry goes up. What the reason k no one seems able to deter mine In TAltvilie 1t is said that there ...-.. n ,-,aat,t fanaaaanfe
 The city stone crusher is al work in the rear of Connor's blacksmith shop. The sewer tt this point was putthrough solid ledge, and great mass of stone was taken cut. This stone is now being crushed for use on Main street and k said 10 be of excel lent quality
 CARD OF TuANKs-Ih undersigned wish to publicly leNpress their thanks and appreciation to the many kind friends who spoke kind wordsSof sym pathy and did many acts of kindness during the illness of their wife, daugh- ter and sister, and also 10 those who sent beautiful flowers
 Samuel Hopkins
 Adv William Rich and Family
 The appointment Of United States Marshal for Rhode Island has been perplexing problem. Thomas F. Haven who had the united support of the two congressman and prominent members of the party has been de- clared ineligible because he Is mem her of a firm that eonducts the depot