Putnam patriot., 1913-06-13

home here for the summer vacation.
The regular meeting of Putnam
Grange was held Monday evening.
William st. Onge and wife return
ed from their wedding trip last Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. Walter A. Wheaton, Pros
peet street, entertained the Tuesday
club this week.
Francis A Rondeau of Pawtucket
was visitor with friends in Putnam
over Sunday.
Miss Helen Leavens of Danielson
has been re.engaged 10 teach music in
the Putnam schools.
p. j. 0pBrien of Providence, for
merly of Mechaniesville, has been
visiting Putnam relatives.
Mrs. George Blythe and son have
returned from a months visit with
relatives in Philadelphia.
"A moving picture operator took
pictures of the parade Sunday and
they will later be seen at some theatre.
IS. NJ. Wheelock returned We'd
nesday .evening from months trip
abroad. Mrs. Wheelock was in New
York to meet him.
Local X. of G. members were at
Webster Sunday for the comforting OF
the third degree upon class of candi-
dates in Webster council.
-Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick is point.
ing and repairing the 90 foot stack at
the pumping station. The Job will
take him about two weeks.
"A special car attached to the ex-
press from Boston last Thursday after
noon carried number OF summer
residents to their places in Pomfret.
Caroline GaIlini, Matilda Carlette.
Mary Gallina and Elvira Bertis sailed
Thursday from New York for Naples.
They have been living at Mechanics
willie.
Charles Bove left today for New
York where he will take steamer
for France and will go from there to
visit relatives in Italy. He expects to
be gone two months.
Tent eaterpillars are making rec
ORD for being about in numbers this
season. A local man reports seeing a
tiny bush near Arlington that had six
nests upon it.
Misses Dorcas and Ruth Bartlett
will play at pianoforte recital given
by the pupils of Mr.. Frederick Very in
Froebel hall, Providence, Monday,
June 18th, at IL a. m.
Under an arrangement made by
town school committee, all teachers
who have been reelected will be re-
q uired to return their contracts, sign
ed. by June 10, or their places will be
considered vacant.
Rev. Charles B. McDuffee of Pal
mer Mass. will exchange pulplts with
Rev. F. ID. Sargent next Sunday. he
will also deliver the baccalaureate adj
dress to the graduating class of the
Putnam High school in the evening
at the Congregational church.
Saturday was tie burning day for
the section men along the line of the
Norwich branch from Plainfield to
Putnam. Piles of old ties, recently re-
placed by new ones. were burned to
get them out of the way.
The silk and allied industries that
recently adopted the 80 hours week
schedule are now adjusted to the new
condition after a week of trial. The
of putnam are among
the first in the state TO adopt the short
err time for working.-Willimantic
Chronicle.
Advertised Letters, June 10:
GENTLEMEN
VIM. A. Rivere, Richard Stockdale,
r. +. Ellis, Aiken Soap Co., Walter
Arcy, w. c. Rivers.
LADIES
Mrs. p. Brylan.
Rev. j. b. Wallace, former pastor
of the A. NJ. +. Zion mission was
to the church at Great Bar
rington, Mass. He will be succeeded
by Rev. &. A Gooding. The supper
given by the mission June 3, was not
in honor of the pastor as rumored, but
was for raising the conference claims
and rent of hall.
The dedicatory exercises and the
transfer of the equestrian monument
upon the battlefield of Gettysburg to
the memory of General John Sedg-
wick, erected by a commission on be-
half of the State of Connecticut, will
take place on Thursday, June 18th, at
IL a. m. when the monument will be
turned over to the War Department.
The commission trusts many will be
able to be present and participate in
paying tribute to the memory of the
gallant commander of the Sixth Army
Corps upon that famous field.
There has been no session of the
Superior court in Windham county
this week. Court will come in next
week in Putnam if Judge Shu mway is
not obliged TO be in Rockville. The
cases of w bite vs. City of Putnam, and
Lsbby VS. City of Putnam will be ta-
ken up. The first is for injuries
caused by a runaway. plaintiff claim
ing the city was guilty of negligence
in not giving warning of steam roller
at work. The second is claim for
damages to the Labby building for
which the plaintiff claims the city Is