Putnam patriot., 1913-10-24

fze p HaerfglzH sf Dfaaea L9tid Iiss began Wednesday to ran night and day to nB orders
 state Policeman Robert V. Bridg- r8an of Hartford Nas 10 Pginam on a buaness trp Friday.
 --Mrs .aar.es T. -ghaysr and daBzh- ter Catherine. Grove street have Deen guests of friends in Providence.
 -sehools are al closed today. Fri day, io aiiow the teachers to attend t8e s.ate convention being held in Hartford and Se9 Hsyen.
 -Mfs F M g.aa= as.s ..aa..ss44s .aa..ss44s sssfs returned to New York Friday, accom- panied Dy Miss Bessie Cnauplins who viii remain with them tNo weeks.
 Assistant Postmaster Charles H- Letters. who has been having trouble eith his eye, fs slowly improving and Is able to go ogl daily.
 -sget Macdonald, tfageliHg engineer for the Grand Trunk railroad, who has been visiting relatives in Putnam, fe- turned to Montreal Wednesday.
 -P. ". sepafd Is removing his office from tae Rear of ElHott's shoe store to nion oek, hasiug q part of :. i. Hammond of1lee.
 Putnam Order Of Moose had a class initiation In Fofester's hal Wed. Hesday evening with 8 large atten- dance Refreshments were served.
 Work ofBuiIdlog tbe new amscite roadway on Man street has been be- gun. Just how far il viii be carried is not definitely settled.
 Work on the new concrete retain ing walls on the east side Of the faii- road tracks on south Main street "as commenced this week.
 -Mf and Mrs. George s Bradley have been entertaining V. F eoney el Waterbury, representative Of the N a. IefUay library bureau.
 The delay in opening the neW trade school in gbiz city is said t9 5e due lo Ihe Hines gf Charles b. lime Of Hartford. secretary of the state board of education.
 -Dau.elson has been undergoing ar epidemic sf small poz in 3 light form. By saeclaating the whole borough and maintaining 6 strict quarantine IL is thought the spread Of the disease has been stopped
 Passengers on the steam trains on the Norwich & Worcester line this week note that the cars have been fu- migated as protection b the travel iag pubic against the small pox epi- demic nov prevalent in towns south ol Putnam.
 Announcements have been receiv- ed ID Putnam Of the marriage ia Wof- eester, Wednesday, Of Miss Louise Pulsam Hicks and irving Bowman Pierce. They will make their home iH Philadelphia. Miss Hicks was fof q number of years physical instructor ia tue Putnam High school
 M. L. Kennedy Is building an ad- diiion b his new livery stable on South Main street. The addition is 20x52 feet and viii be used for salesroom and demonstrating room for wagons and carriages. The business has been increasing since Mir. Kennedy moved io this end Of the city.
 The public utilities commission Of Connecticut has ordered an investiga- ton Of and report on the manner in which the wires Of telephone and cleo. tuc lighting companies are strung on poles in this city, to determine if the wires are properly strung for the pro- lection Of linemen that are called upon 10 work among them.
 -Drs. ] E. kent, ,Omer LaRue, E.F. Perry, F. A. A9rfell and Nj ] Bullard were in Danielsou Monday evening to attend at the home of Dr. W II J udson a meeting Of the members ot the medi cal stafl Of the Day kimball hospital. Danielson members of the staff were present at the conference.
 Patrick J. Hurihe, formerly of Putnam, now of WiIlimantic, who has been track inspector between NilIi- aud Middletown and as far as Plainfield on the Providence division of the New Haven road, has been 10 the western part Of the state with headquarters at Danbury.
 Eva C. Medbury of Pomfret has brought case for divorce against her husband, Daniel S. Medbury of iDe- troit, Mich, and has retained Searls X Russell In her complaint she al- legcs assertion, They were married on Aug. l8, lgl0, and Medbury, 1t Is alleged, deserted her the same day. They have one minor child, Llliian Fsteile Medbufy
 Stokes Watson, porter at the John son House, Wnlimanrle, formerly oC Putnam, and famous as coon hunt CT, expects to enjoy some hunts in the near future. Tuesday morning Stokes received by express good booker coon dog from Lamiield, Missouri, in the heart of the Ozark mountains, Stokes plans to try out his new "dawg" Saturday night over Lebanon way.
 The committee having in charge the re assessing of property valuations meetings but have not as yet finally decided the manner of making the re- assessment. Friday they met Chester -.- L 1