Putnam patriot., 1913-08-15

sister in the Thousand Islands.
 Miss Ettie Burr is visiting her niece in Tenafiy, N. J.
 pr. H. W. Sharpe and family are camping at Alexander's Lake.
 Earle Tourtellotte has gone to Bridgeport to work in a machine shop.
 There will be special meeting of the Common Council next Tuesday evening.
 Mark Gallant and wife have been visiting in New York for few days this week.
 Mrs. Geoge F. Parry was in Hart ford Monday to attend the Pray Ran dall wedding.
 Alderman J. Harry Mann is at Gales Ferry with his family for the rest of the month.
 -Fr. Bedasd has announced that he will begin taking the census of St. Mary's parish the 18th of September
 City Engineer George w. Perry returned Friday from Groton where he is supervising the construction of a road.
 Misses Lizzie and Grace Child are enjoying few days visit at their uncle's, J. NJ. Paine's, in East Wood stock.
 -Loran T. Dixon returned to North Woodstock on Saturday after spending number of weeks with friends in Putnam.
 Marion and Eleanor Carpenter, South Main street, are spending few days with their uncle, Judge C. H.. Child, of Woodstock.
 Friends of F. H. Converse, of Grosvenordale, veteran of the Civil war, will be lglad to learn that he is improving from his recent illness.
 -E. l.. Kelley, wife and Mrs. Lillie Leach, motored to Lawrence Satur- day where they called on MT. Kelley's mother. They returned Sunday even ing.
 Miss Margaret Hyde, who has been spending her vacation in North Woodstock, was guest of Mrs. Abbie Child on Saturday, leaving on Sunday morning for New York.
 Rev. c. F. Bronson and wife of Benton Harbor, Michigan, are guests of Mrs. J. B. Bowen, Laurel street. MT. Bronson occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church, Sunday morning.
 Ten sisters of the order of the Holy Ghost arrived here from Hartford Wednesday and with those previously arrived will constitute the teaching force in the St. Mary's school.
 Advertised Letters, August P:
 GENTLEMEN
 Charles K. Smith.
 Mademoiselle Ida Boucher, Mrs. Emma Dupre, Mrs. Fred A. Moore.
 John P. Sabin has begun boring three rtwenty.foot wells in the lot of the new post office site. Every differ ent soil formation will be noted, sample taken and sent to the depart ment at W ashingtop.
 A. G. Warner w. R. C. No. 3S will hold an all-day picnic at the home of Mrs. Hiram l.. Barrett on Grand View Sept. 4th. All members are cor dially invited to be present and bring friends Should it be stormy, it will be the next day.
 There was large gathering of the Ballards of this section at the annual Ballard reunion held at Nichols grove, West Thompson, Wednesday. Among the features of the day was the reading of the family history for the last year, statistics of births, mar riages and deaths. A fine dinner was served in the grove and while the old. CT folks gossiped and visited the young CT generation played games.
 Word was received in this city that Joseph A. Gagne of Woodstock avenue had had a shock while visiting relatives in Canada and is in critical condition. His wife tel egraphed her son, Joseph A. P. Gagne, who wasiin Providence on his vaca- tion, and he returned to Putnam im- mediately. He left Wednesday for Canada to do all he can for his father and bring him home as soon as he recovers.
 -Dr. s. B. Overlook, the prominent Pomfret surgeon, remains at the Hart ford hospital but his condition is slow ly improving. Two of the most emil nent specialists in the country were called in consultation, one from New York the other from Boston, and they diagnosed the case as an infectious in- fismmation of the twelfth rib where it articulates with the spinal column. They are confident that the doctor will recover but admit that his recovery will be slow.
 John C. Paine of Bridgeport has been the guest of his sister Mrs. Perry F. Wilson the past week. During his stay he visited many old friends here and in Woodstock where he was born. MT. Paine came to Putnam in 1889 and was clerk in the post office here about year under the late postm sster Perry P. Wilson, from here went to Bridgeport where he commenced work for inc Wheeler and WiIson sewing