Putnam patriot., 1913-03-28
PUTNAM CONN, FRIDAY, MARCH 2s 1913

-C. NJ. Kent and family entertain- ed Harold Kent of Boston over Sun day.
 Clarence Barrett and family of Hartford spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Hiram Barrett, Oak Hill.
 Miss Loretta RemiIlard and Beat rice Maynard, were in Worcester last Friday.
 Ut is reported that Albigence Co., we'll of the River road is seriously ill, having suffered two shocks.
 A number of the members of Car gill council, are planning to take the fourth degree in few weeks atBridge- port.
 Ut is said that :the prospect of the legislature granting Putnam the priyi- lege of issuing sl25,o00 in sewer bonds looks very favorable.
 Judge Joel Reed, who has been holding court here, left Wednesday af- ternoon for Waterbury to hold ses. sion in that place.
 Miss Ethel Brown of this city and Mrs. C. Woodson of Brooklyn both un- derwent operations for appendicitis at the Day kimball hospital Wednesday.
 Miss Beatrice Dwyer, stud ent at Mt. Saint Joseph's Seminary, Hart ford, is spending the Easter vacation with her parents at their home on Woodstock avenue.
 About II o'clock this Thursday morning the wind unrooied half of the Putnam Inn block. The tin came off and curled up like paper. The roof of Union block is also somewhat dam aged.
 About 150 volumes in French have been ordered for the Public Library, and are expected to arrive soon. The books had to be ordered from abroad to secure suitable bindings for library purposes, which has caused delay.
 Miss Marjorie Richardson, daugh- ter of Charles Richardson and wife, this city, underwent an operation for appendicitis in Providence Monday. She is getting along nicely. Miss Richardson is a student at Brown University.
 It is understood that the material fc T the three tlre proof vaults that are to be installed at the municipal build- ing is ready for shipment as soon as the weather is favorable for installing them. There are three of them and they are 9x15 feet which will give ample room to hold the records of the various departments of the city and town government for many years.
 George B. Champlin, who is in the Middle West as representative of a Hartford concern, was in Dayton Ohio, last Sunday, but left before the flood. He telegraphed his concern at Spring field, H., unable to get out as there is no train service. The Hartford firm have notified his relatives in this city, thus relieving their anxiety.
 At Miss Elizabeth Robinson's pri- vate school Rose Falles and Pauline Marion were not absent during the term recently closed; Albona St. Onge was absent only one day. Those who receive honorable mention for pro- ficiency in their studies are Rose Falles in all branches; Pauline Marion for writing; Alborna St. Onge for spelling; Austin Davis for excellence in the study of Latin.
 The Putnam Business Mems Asso- citation passed a resolution Tuesday relative to the General Assembly re- scinding the appropriation ofsl ,OOO,000 for the improvement of New London harbor made at the last session. They put themselves on record as against the repeal and setting forth reasons why they thought the matter should be carried out as planned. Among the reasons given were:
 That it would give Connecticut pro- minence in coastwise and internation- al shipping, provide better facilities for export of manufactured products and import of raw material, make this state a gateway of trade for all New England and benefit the State gene rally.