Putnam patriot., 1913-07-04

Henry Church of Hartford was in
the city Monday.
William Warren, Oak Hill, is con-
fined to his home by illness.
Mrs. Lille Leach has returned
from six weeks stay in Maine.
Lewis +. Law and wife are enjoy.
ing their annual outing at Quonocon-
taug.
Alvin Martin of Bradley street has
returned from weeks stay at Wash
ington, ID. {.
Miss Ruth. White, teacher in
New jersey, is spending her vacation
with her mother on Grove street.
Frank o. Davis took the oath of
office Tuesday and Immediately as
sumed the duties of county commits
sioner.
w. j. Bartlett and Eugene Hines
recently motored to Pleasure Beach,
where their respective families are
spending the month.
Charles E. Belair, quartermaster
on the Battleship Connecticut, is
spending a furlough with his parents
on Elm street.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Bennett
and daughter Elizabeth of Flushing,
n. Y, are at Mr.. Benefits home on
Chapel street for few weeks visit.
Harold s. Gorbin, formerly of Put
nam, now with the Curtis Publishing
Company, Philadelphia, was recently
promoted to the position of'head proof
reader of the first reading department.
Louis Bodo held delightful re-
ception at the opening of his new
home on Walnut street, Tuesday even
ing. There were number of friends
present. Refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Park are to
over the Fourth Mr.. and
Mrs. John Fallon and two daughters
of bingham, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Holden and daughter, of Dorchester,
Mass.
The fire alarm went off Wednes-
day afternoon and the firemen hurried
to headquarters but did not leave the
building as it was discovered that it
was false alarm. Crossed wires or
something of the sort was the cause.
Michael .Daigle, son of Joseph
Daigle, Harrison street, was awarded
a gold medal at Worcester business
college for efficiency in short hand. He
acquired speed of sixty words min
ute during an hours test.
AT meeting of the State Board of
Agriculture, over which Gov. Baldwin
presided, ii. III. Lee was chosen vice
president and trustee of the Connecti-
cut Agricultural college and Leonard
H. Healy, of Woodstock, was elected
secretary.
Isaac Jutras, formerly manager of
the Empire theatre, when 1t was the
Star, was in this city Saturday. He is
now manager of the Fritz & Lswler
and Maree Ramey Players, stock
entour in New York state.
Mr.. Jutras will try to book Putnam if
his dates come right and he assures his
friends that he is representing good
The July number of The Standard,
the official paper of the Connecticut
School association, has a cover
picture of Rev. George ID. Stanley, pas
tor of the Methodist church here. The
issue contains tribute to Rev. Mr..
Stanley's work as president of the
Windham County Sunday School as
ISOLATION, as well as an article contrib
uted by Mr.. Stanley.
Mrs. John b. Daigle, Woodstock
avenue, was recently called to Fall
River on account of the death of her
father, John b. Gamache. Mr.. Ga
maches' death followed an accident
June 2lst when his carriage was hit by
an automobile and he was thrown out
and sustained injuries causing clot
of blood to form on the brain. He was
a merchant and real estate dealer.
People should instruct their child
rem not to eat berries that they are not
familiar with. A LITTLE girl in Brook
Ign died last Thursday from eating
poisonous wild berries. 1t is thought
that the berries she ate were swamp
sumac or dog wood berries. Thesymp-
toms In the girls case were similar to
what is found in opium poisoning, the
pupils of her eyes contracting to pin
points.
In wreck at JewettCity Tuesday
engineer Bruce of this city sustained
slight injury to his leg by jumping
from his cab. The southbound boat
freight ran into the local near the
Jewett fCity station. The local was
switching and a fiagman had been
sent out. The boat freight was rolling
along As miles an hour aud either the
fiagman did not go back far enough or
not at all, for the engineer Of the fast
freight had no warning until too late.
Five cars were pushed of the track
and damaged.
No preparations have been made
for a public observance of the Fourth
in this city. 1t is safe tosassume that
the day will be quiet one as has been
the case for several years past. The
barbarous custom of high explosives