Putnam patriot., 1914-08-07
Items of Local Interest

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 -George r.. Brousseau and family have returned from two weeks stay at Block Island.
 Chester M Elliott and family have returned from weeks stay at Lords Point.
 Miss Eva Lacrolx has returned from a months visit with relatives In North Adams, Mass.
 Miss Rose F Levitt of New Lon don is enjoying Chautaugua week with relatives on Bolies street.
 Noel Dupre Is having his annual vacation and will spend part of the lime m camp at Webster lake.
 Miss Hazel Davenport of Fomffet was weekend guest Of Miss Bessie Carpenter on the Putnam Heights road.
 -Frank Jaryis and c. C. Hosworlh fnotofed to Cape Cod Thursday and saw the opening of the new Cape Cod canal
 -Maurice Mouir is having his an- nual vacation which he will spend at Watch Hill, New ondon and other summer resorts.
 William Vaudale of Hartford and Philip Benoit Of Pawtueket are spend- ing a part Of their vacations with fela- lives in Putnam.
 Arthur Maynard has purchased new Buick roadster, formerly owned by Dr. $. E. overlook of Pomffet, through NJ k. Joy.
 Rev. Charles r. Bedard announced at 5t. Mary's church Sunday that Che contract had been awarded for fur nishing new pews for the church.
 Fred Bonneville has resigned his position at Seder's store where he has been for number of years He is to be succeeded by William Ouimette of Danielson.
 A large plate glass window was put In the store of B. D. Bugbee to re- place the one broken by bullet from an unknown source the night before the Fourth Of July.
 Miss Nellie Myers Of Boston has been in the city to see her sister, Mrs. F. C. Rogers who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Day Kimball hospital.
 -Dr. and Mrs ]. E. Kent and Dr. and Mrs. 'J NJ. Kent have returned from Crescent Beach. Dr. ] NJ Kent has returned to New York and Mrs. Kent and children remain for visit
 -B. Q. Williams, ehoitmastef of the Congregational church, was at tres- cent Beach Monday making arrange snents for the annual outing of the choif at that resort the last of this month.
 Mi. and Mrs. Charles Warner and daughter, Miss Elmira, of Baltimore, are guests of Mrs. Warmers parents, Ifzam Bennor and wife, South Main street. Miss Matte Schaut of Balti- more Is also their guest
 -Ata meeting of Cargili Couneil Knights of Columbus, Thursday even ing the first and secod degrees were worked on a class of candidates. t.N' temporaneous addresses were made by several members and refreshments were served.
 C. Harold Gilpatric, cashier Of the First National bank, left for Juniper Point, Maine, Monday morning where he will join his family al their sum mer cottage. lie was accompanied by his father, George N, Gilpatue, who will spend two weeks there.
 Miss A. N Enyard, accompanied by Miss Mira Bennor, has been 10 Saratoga Springs where she visited her father whose home Is in New York city. Miss Benner has returned to her home in Putnam and Miss EnSard has gone 10 Princeton, Mass, for Jew weeks.
 -George IL Ryder of Putnam has contract for cleaning, renoEating and volclng ,the large pipe organ in Mechanics hail, Worcester Mr Ky der and four assistants will begin the work at once and the work will take over month. The organ was built by F. e. and G C. Hook and NIT. Ryder helped to installed the instru. ment.
 The school board have elected the following teachers in addition to those announce some weeks ago: Miss Mil dred Dur(ee of Putnam Heights 10 teach the Heights school; Miss lnez Bowler, WateNille, Maine, teacher of English and Latin al the High school, salary Ss00; Miss Mildred Pierce, New Bedford, Mass, history and science al High school salary SGa0.
 The will of Miss Sarah pike has been admitted To probate. The estate Is estimated to be about Sl5,0 ,000. After making numerous bequests to many relatives and friends $500 is left for the care of a lot in Grove street leemetery. The Congregational church gets Sl ,iS0 outright and trust fund of q .fso Is given to the Day kimball hospital the income to be used for general expenses.
 The work on Woodstock avenue