Putnam patriot., 1913-02-07

Mrs. F. E. Powers of Worcester is the guest of Miss $. Elizabeth Clarke.
 Mrs. c. F. Waterman was in Prov idence Wednesday.
 Miss Mary Wheelock entertained the o. NJ. club Wednesday evening.
 -C. M. Elliott was in Boston Tues day.
 Henry Welch is again able to be out after an illness of three weeks.
 George w. Baker has recovered from an attack of appendicitis.
 Frank Bellavance, who has been the porter at the Putnam Inn for some time, has resigned.
 Miss Mae Bradley is visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter Carl in Ashmont, Mass.
 Miss Baldwin of Maiden has been the guest of her brother, George l.. Baldwin and family.
 Rev. B. F. Benoit will preach in French at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock.
 -Icemen are delivering newly cut ice five and one-half inches thick. If the cold snap holds on a few days more houses will be speedily filled and all fears of ice at 50 cents :a hundred this summer will be allayed.
 Raymond c. Kennedy, son of Mrs. Ida G. Kennedy, this city, is assistant secretary of the Y. NJ, c. A. at New ark, N. J., and is also connected with the national organization.
 e. 0. Benson, clerk in a hotel at Camden, N. C., formerly of this city, has returned to Danielson on account of an attack of rheumatism which is aggravated by the southern climate.
 Carl T. Kent has been transferred from Putnam to the Norwich division of lthe Southern New England tele- phone company and has gone to that city to assume his new position.
 A requiem mass was sad at the funeral of Mrs. Riene Lalibertie at St. Mary's church Tuesday morning. The burial was in St. ,Mary's cemetery. She was S7 years of age land resided in the north end of the city.
 Hebrew residents in the country districts outside of Putnam are taking advantage of the parcel post irates to receive shipments of kosher meat from Worcester and Boston, The deliveries are over the k. r. D. routes.
 Governor Baldwin has appointed Dr. $. B. Overlook of Pomfret to commission which will examine into the sanity of William E. Phillips, now a prisoner in the Windham County jail at Brooklyn, and who is reported as insane.
 The ground hog saw his shadow last Sunday, Candlemas day, and has returned to his warm winter quarters for another six weeks. A flock of geese was seen going south this week. There should be no more fear for the ice crop with such signs of further cold weath. CT in evidence.
 Henry Johnson who was severely injured in the railroad yard Thanks giving morning has received 5000 from the railroad company. He will also receive pension of S35 per month. MT. Johnson is slowly regaining his strength at the Day Kimball hospital and will in all probability be discharg- ed within few weeks.
 Martha A. France, who recently came to Putnam, died at the Day Kimball hospital recently. Her age and residence previous to coming to Putnam are not known. Funeral ser vices were held at l.. k. Smiths un- dertaking rooms Tuesday Rev. C. J.. Hartman officiating. Burial was in Grove street cemetery.
 Next Tuesday evening, Feb. II, the Israel Putnam Lodge, No B. LODE will work the first degree. At this meeting it is expected the degree team will appear in new regalia. At the regular meeting held on Tuesday enening an invitation was received from Puritan Lodge No. 43, of Stam- ford, to pay them a fraternal visit on Saturday evening. March p. A com mittee was appointed to get rates, etc, and report at the next meeting.
 The insurance held by the owner and occupants of the Hotel Chickering has been adjusted. The settlement for the damage 10 the building is said to have been about S1l ,500, for the hotel fittings iand furniture some over S6000, C. C. Talbot S150. Work of clearing up the debris preparatory to rebuild ing has already been begun and il is expected will be pushed rapidly.
 Some thirty ladies from Putnam and Danielson were entertained at the home of Mrs. Mabel A. Randall, Ring street, last Friday afternoon, the ocea- sion being the 10th birthday of her mother, Mrs. Sarah F. Ross. A de- lightful afternoon was enjoyed. Mrs. Randall served the guests luncheon of salads, sandwiches, cake, coffee and ices, being assisted by Mrs. w. l.. Russell, Miss Helen Sharpe. Mrs. F. R. GiIpatric of New Britain, and Mrs.  C. K. Shaw ofsPawtucket.
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