Putnam patriot., 1914-07-24
Items of Local Interest


 Mrs. J. \. Douty is at oakland Beach for a few days.
 Noel ] Dupre recently spent a few days in New York city.
 -Henfy E. Kennedy of Montreal pas the guest Of friends in The city last week.
 Donald and Dana Johnson return cd Saturday from a months cruise on tho scoutship Pioneer.
 -G Harold GIpatric has returned from a few days with his family at Juniper Point, Maine.
 Everett Wells and wife Of North eeituate, R. l., have been guests of Mir. and Mrs. John Wells, Grove street.
 -Dr. W. II. Holmes, superintendent of schools at Mount Vernon N 9t. spent sunday with 4. w Macdonald and family, Oak hill.
 George Newell, wife and daughter Barbara of Washington, k. l., and Nrs. II. L. Burt of this city left this Friday fer 8 stay at Fishers Island.
 Allan smith of Boston has been visiting friends in the city He Is em- ployed al the south Terminal in Bos- ton.
 -Siias NJ. Wheeiuek, agent of the Putnam Nooleu company, returned from A business trip to New York last Thursday.
 Miss Ethel Johnson with her guests, the Misses Scott of 5omeryille, and Miss Mildred Carver motored to Holyoke last week.
 Mir and Mrs. George A Naug han have gone 10 Maine where they will camp in the woods for several months on account of the ill health of MT. Vaughan, who k agent for the Put. nam Manufacturing company.
 Louis Chapdelaine, who has been III for a number Of months past, Is gaining in strength and is able to be about. Since his illness he has been tapped sixteen times and in all 24o quarts Of water have been taken from his body.
 The body of Charles C. Williams, a former resident of this section, was drought from Fall River Monday morning and taken to Pomfret for in terment in the Pomfret Street cemete. y.
 William J. Brady, actor, who has been visiting his parents on Church street, left for New York Sunday night. He will have an interview with the manager and probably start fehearsing for the coming season.
 According to the current issue of 1he monthly bulletin of the State Board of Health Putnam had one of ane lowest death rates in the state 3. There were only four deaths in all and one Of these an infant. There were II aifths and 12 marriages in May.
 At a recent meeting of the Putnam Barbers' Union, Localt45, Delor Niens was elected delegate and Ernest Fe. treault alternate to the Journeyman BarbeTs' international Union Of Amer. lea to be held at Indianapolis begin ming Tuesday, October 9th.
 Advertised letters, July 2i;
 GENTLEMEN
 Adolph Burton, Albert Szydic, (. C, Putnam, Timorthy Haywood, Geo. N. Galloway, Borsodi Shines,
 LADIES
 Miss Ella Baldwin, Mrs. |. J. Good hue, Miss Grace Norton, Mrs. Walter Procthr, Mrs. F.. T. Rost, Mrs. Edwin Smith, Miss Flora Tebbetts, Mrs. Joe Ihibodeau.
 Milton Carver, son of MT. and Mrs. Hermon C. Carver, School street !, Wriles his parents that he has just re- ceived n promotion with an increase in salary of S200 year. The young man is stenographer in the immigration bureau at Washington, D. (.
 The marriage has been announ eed of Miss Leona Jacques of Putnam Heights and S Pendar llumphries of the Central House, Banielson,of which he Is manager. The couple started in an automobile for Providence, but du- ring the first two hours made only about two miles owing to difficulty with the engine.
 A plan Is being contemplated by the School Board to have room ia Israel Putnam school and room in ghe High school building fitted up for a domestic science department with sessions each afternoon. Special pu- piis in the branches taught including sewing, dressmaking and cooking, are to be received. The salary for teach CT in this department k 10 be paid by the state according to an arrangement for cooperative High school and state trade school course
 Members of the committee of the common council appointed to investi- gate motor driven fire apparatus re- gently visited Soulhhndge and in- specled that city's new Se,aQ0 truck, ,OuthhTidge officials ran their truck through the principal streets for the benefit of the committee. Thursday afternoon new truck for the WesteF- sy department was brought to Putaam fsom the factory en route to its desti, nation and members of the committee xxpre yen A ride ahnuf thA atts fn If