Putnam patriot., 1913-05-02

-E. l.. Kelley was in Boston Fri day.
 Charles Seder has been in New
 York this week.
 Mrs. Mabel A. Randall is seriously ill at her home on Ring street.
 Mrs. William F. Rafferty is visit. ing in Springfield.
 Henry w. Johnson of Providence
 was in this city on Thursday.
 Frank T. Ellis of Boston, has been the guest of his mother the past week.
 The Misses Florence and Louise Kenyon have returned from Florida.
 Mrs. Robert Sands has been the guest of her mother in Canton, Mass.
 Mrs. William P. Warren has re- turned from a visit in Woonsocket.
 There will be short calendar ses- sion of the Superior court atWilliman- tic this Friday.
 Mrs. Frederick s. Hills of Albany, has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. George H. Ryder.
 Rev. B. F Benoit will preach in French in the Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3.30.
 1 A, K. Cole, and D. N. Medbury and wife, were the guests of MT. and Mrs. A. B. Cole in Worcester Sunday. -Dr. 5. B. Ovelock, Pomfret, has a new Buick, model 30, and F. K. Haynes a new Ford touring car bought from the local agent, NJ. R. Joy. Engineer F. Walden Wright has accepted position as supervisor for a construction company int New Haven. | He will enter upon his duties Monday.
 The following item concerning F. | M. Messenger, a former agent of the Grosvenordale company, is taken from the Burning Bush of this week: F. M. Messenger is no longer con- nected with the Burning Bush or in any manner affiliated with the Metro. politan church, nor with any of it's branches.
 F. o. Davis of Pomfret, a member of the State fish and game commits sion has cle sed his real estate office in this city and will devote his whole time to his official duties. A farewell reception was given Miss Louise Gallagher, teacher of the Sth grade, Israel Putnam school, last Friday afternoon. There was dancing, games and refreshments. The Woodstock Agricultural so- ciety has offered $50 trip to Washing ton, D. C., to the Windham county boy whose acre or half acre of corn, grown during the coming season, scores the greatest number of points.
 The handcar used by the Oxford burglars to make their getaway, that mysteriously disappeared, has been found in the Maanexit river at Web ster. This bears out the theory of the officers working on the case.
 Grand Knight John B. Byrne and M. NJ. Dwyer are the delegates, with Hector Duvert as an alternate, from Cargill council of Putnam, to the state convention of the Knights of Colum- bus to be held at Danbury, May 13.
 The firemen at the fire of the Ta- tenn factory last Thursday morning were served hot coffee by the ladies in the neighborhood. It was an act of ladies that the men will not soon for get.
 Rev. C. J. Hartman, who is Scout Master of Troup M Boy Scouts of America, is organizing a second pat rol of boys of about 12 years of age. Plans are on foot looking to the or ganization of a local council consist ing of representative citizens whose mission is to advise and stand back of the Scouts.
 About SO members of Israel Put nam lodge of Odd Fellows went to Central Village Thursday evening and the degree team from the local lodge conferred the degree on a class of B candidates. The local men went down on the 611 train and came back on a special trolley car arriving about midnight.
 Mrs. Joseph Langlois of this city was 5S years old last Wednesday and the occasion was fittingIy celebrated. There were seven children and nine grand children present and without previous notice they met in body and marched in on her bearing sil- yer set and other gifts. A most hap py time was spent.
 The pipe organ in the Congrega- tional church at Wauregan has been put in thorough repair by George H.. Ryder of this city. On Friday even- ing of last week MT. Ryder gave re- cital to a delighted audience, using the following program:
 Coronation March Meyerbeer Gloria 18th Mass Mozart Overture Fra Diavolo Auber Offertoire in c
 Evening Hour Ryder Cathedral March
 Fanfare Lemmens Twilight Whispers Ryder Hallelujah Chorus Handel Improvisation
 Lee V. Stanford Seward, son of MT. and Mrs. F. w. Seward, was among the graduates of the Hahne- man medical college, San Francisco, California, last Friday, receiving the degree of NJ. D. He graduated from the Putnam High school and soon af- terward, about SIX years ago, went to the coast to live with an uncle. He