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

Miss Josephine M Clifford is spen dine her vacation in Inc vicinity Of Point Jadith.
 Mrs Henry Belair of Waterbury is the guest Of 3ir and Mrs. Charles L. BeIair school street.
 Waller A. Bussey and family of Norwich are visiting relatives in East Putnam
 -County Health Officer George F.. Hinman Of WiliimantIc was in the city Wednesday on business.
 Charles 5. Boissoneau of Fall Riv- CT spent the weekend with friends in the city.
 Mrs. Dolor Viens and her sister, Miss Bella Trottier, are visiting at Rock land and Nantasket
 Rev. F. w. Armstrong, formerly pastor Of the Pentecostal church, is spending the week end in the city.
 NV. L. Russell, the railroad ticket agent, and Mrs Russell, have returned from a months trip to the Pacific coast.
 Miss Catherine Byrne, for over l5 years cashier and bookkeeper at the Peoples Store, has resigned her posi- ton.
 IL E. smith and wife are touring the White Mountains and Canada in their automobile driven by Fred $. Bruce.
 Mrs Harry Forbes of New London came to Putnam Monday afternoon to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. George Farley
 Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney, Honorary State Regent of the D. A. K. returned to Hartford Monday after visit with friends in Putnam. She was the guest of Mrs. Mary II. MedbuTy.
 -H. l.. tBurt and son, Edward II. Burt, spent Sunday at Fishers Island, where Mrs. Burt and her daughter, Mrs. George P. Newell Of W ashingten, | k. L., are spending several weeks. Members of the Putnam fire de- partment are planning for trip to Rocky Point on the Providence river and real Rhode Island clam bake, next Sunday. They will go in a large | auto truck.
 There were 24 new accounts opened at the postal savings department al ahe local post office during July and l13 deposits made. The amount de. deposited was s, ,723, making the total amount on deposits s25, ,562. A dance in honor of the Tuskegee Institute Singers that appeared al the ehautauqua was held al the home of II. J.l Hall Tuesday night. Refresh- ments were served and there was vo. cal and instrumental music.
 -George F. Mcclure died Wednes- day morning at the home Of his sister, Mrs. Annie McCabe on Water street. tie was about 60 years of age. He had only lived inPutnam about six months coming here shortly after his mother \ died.
 -Employes of the plant department in telephone divisions in the eastern district, which includes Wlndham and | New London counties, have been in | number of instances laid oil recently. some of them have gone to New York 10 secure employment
 Four perfect heads of cabbage raised by F. F. Rockwell of South | W oodstock have been put on exhibi- ton in. Chandler X Morse's window, The combined weight of the four heads which are of different varieties, is 52 l2 | pounds. Their weights are 10 3.4, II l.A, h l.2, and 16 pounds Ia ounces l Judge J. Harry Mann was among l the passengers on the train that struck the auto truck loaded with ice st Dan. ielson Saturday morning. lie was | thrown from his seat as were the rest of the passengers, but was not injured, He was starting for his annual vaea- ton at Gales Ferry.
 Cyril Gendron, mill operative, had the index finger of his hand pull ed oil and his hand lacerated by catch ing il in N machine in the Morse mill. The man was working on a speeder and attempted to clean it while il was in motion. He was taken to the Day kimball hospital.
 -lndicalions are that the cavalry that is to be eneamped in Pomtret, Au. gust S-l6, will range ger good part of thai section of the county, as far west as Hampton and To the Wood stock line. What liberties are to be extended to the public in visiting the location ot the maneuNers is something that cannot he aseertained hereabouts al this time, though many interested in seeing the soldiers have been mak- ing inquiries.
 So far as known the only person who has gone from this section 10 take part in the European war is Emil De- Larue N ho is chauffeur for nr. NJ. Murray of New York, who spends his summers in Abingdon. The man sailed from New York :N ednesday morning on the steamship Rochambeau for France, his native land. Mir. DeLarue will join the aeroplane division of the Ltrapph army ft, xsbfah Ina ANaS affaeAa4