Putnam patriot., 1913-06-13
Miss Verna Fuller of Worcester
was in Putnam Monday.


Miss Verna Fuller of Worcester
was in Putnam Monday.
John A. Sloan of Pawtueket visit
ed relatives in Putnam Monday.
DIR. r. A. Morell returned from a
months stay in Maine, Wednesday
night.
The state board of equalization has
INCREASED Putnam's grand list $1,000
| 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A. Stetson
of New York have been the quests of
A. g. Stetson and wife, King street.
The many friends of DR.. :. b.
Overlook will be glad to learn The had
very good night last night and is
getting along nicely.
--Asahel Battey passed his 81 birth
day on Tuesday. He has lived in
Putnam and in the same house for 10
years. He is doubtless the oldest resi-
dent of the town.
Members of W. r. c., No. SO, are
cordially invited to spend Tuesday af-
ternoon, June II, with Mrs. EIinor
Young of Dayville, leaving Bugbee's
corner on the l.35 trolley.
After several attempts which fail
ed the Killingly freshman and p. IL.
5. freshmen got together on the local
baseball diamond. There was nothing
in sight but Putnam all the way the
final score being P. II. 5. 3S, X. H. ;.
6.
Mrs. w. III. Holmes, recently re-
elected State Regent, and the regent of
Elizabeth Clarke chapter, ID. A. r., of
Ansonia, is the guest of Mrs. f. j..
Daniels, Ring street.
States Attorney and Mrs. Charles
| E. Searls are to tour Norway, Sweden
and Russia this summer. They will
| sail from Boston, Tuesday, June 24th,
or the steamship Baucker. They will
be gone about two months.
Miss Ida r. Williams, died at
the home of her parents, Eugene Will
liams and wife, Harrisville, on Mon
day, aged 48 years. Funeral was held
this Thursday afternoon. Burial was
in Grove street cemetery.
John A. Backus of Millbury, who
was elected principal of the High
school has notified the committee of
his acceptance. Merrill p. Paine,
principal of Israel Putnam school has
resigned, as he intends to enter college
in the fall. His resignation was ac-
cepted.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
decorate the graves of their dece ased
members Thursday, June 10. VIII
leave Putnam on the 2 O'Clock trolley
for West Thompson, returning on the
next car will visit Grove street ceme-
terry.
The Norwich Free Academy offers
scholarship in the Norwich Art
school this scholarship will,be awarded
on competitive basis TO any student in
the New London or Windham coun-
ties, Norwich students will not be
eligible, all work must be delivered TO
the art school before the tenth sof Sept
will be madr on the fifteenth of Sept
ember.
A ha in, n wi h lie
Thursday evening will be held a
Scotch English affair that promises a
good time for those taking part. The
Kilties Band of Waterbury will take
part and Mayor Archibald Macdonald
of this city will have them in charge.
A parade will be the first thing on the
program.
Henry T. Wallace of the town of
Griswold has been appointed by Sher-
i'll Sibley as assistant deputy jailer at
the county.jai to succeed ID. q. Park.
recently resigned. The new assistant,
who is young man of 20, has taken
up his work. He has had experience
in Jail management, having been con-
nected with the New London county
jail at Norwich.
The following teachers have &C.
cepted contracts for next year:
High school-Principal John A.
Backus, Margaret Leach, commercial;
Mary f. Robbins, domestic science.
Israel Putnam school-All teachers
except Principal Paine and Miss Flor
ence Webb, resigned, will De the same.
Smith Street school-The same corps
remains, Miss Edith NJ. Kent, princi-
pal, at an increased salary of $500.
Sawyer district, East Putnam and
Gary district schools remain the same.
First severe thunder storm of the
season swept Putnam Saturday after
noon, breaking about $50. Clouds of
dust drove all of the shoppers to cover
before the rain came down In torrents.
The rain spoiled trade for an hour or
two, but there was fortunately no
great damage by the storm, although
at one of the theaters several persons
in the audience became hysterical
when vivid flashes of lightning, fol-
lowed by crashes Of thunder, came out
of the blackened SIX y.
-Hillard Bruce, Norwich news
paper man, called at the Patriot office
recently. He had not been in the city
since he was here to report the Put
nam fair in 1899. Since then he has
| been on daily papers iniFlorida, Ohio,
North Caroline, New Jersey and other
states. November oath of last year he
| completed 20 years of active newspap-