Putnam patriot., 1914-08-07
Happenings in Putnam

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 James c. Ribea1lt and wife Of Worcester spent sunday aith relatives in this place
 The front Of the PeIogHin building on Pomfret stfeet is being changed and ne8 store put in.
 Mrs. William MaeKibbon of Wor- cester has been the guest Of Mrs. W A. Wheaton, Oak llil
 The State of Maine express went through this city east bound Friday night in three sections
 Tine Ballard family reunion will be held at Nichols grove, West Thompson, Wednesday, Aug 18th.
 Frank Lamondy, pfessman at the Observer office, is spending q weeks vacation with his brother In Dorches- ter.
 Miss Bella Byrne, a trained nurse in Roswell hospital, New York, is the guest of her mother on Woodstock ave nue.
 -Dr Elliott and wife Of Laurel, DeIeware, are guests of Mrs lEiliott's parents, Nr. and Mrs James McGarfy, Providence street.
 --Dr. II. l.. Pease has gone to Wash. ington, D. C., to attend the meeting Of the American Osteopathie Society at the Hotel Willard.
 -George Clarke, letter carrier on route 7, is having his annual vacation and substitute Howard Carpenter is covering the route.
 The Tuskegee Institute singers were entertained at the home of Hem derson j. Hall while in this city ap- bearing al the Chautauqaa.
 Fred Gagne, Jerry Labby, Henry Massieotte, and George Hopkins mo. tored to Hills lGrove, K. l., Wednes. day, to attend the horse races.
 The A. C. Warner Woman'5 Re. lief Corps are to hold meeting at the home of Mrs. Lillie Leach, Seward street, next Monday afternoon.
 Mrs. Hiram N. Brown, Oak Hill, has returned from visit with Miss Dolly Tucker of North Brook field, who came to Putnam with her for visit.
 Twenty-four new subscribers were added to the Putnam telephone ex- change during July. The total list is now l587, the largest,in the history of the exchange.
 Judge Harry Mann left Satur- day morning to join his family at their summer cottage at Gales Ferry where he will spend his vacation returning to Putnam Aug. IT.
 Misses Celia Benoit, Belle Murray and Lena Gibney are among a party Of girls employed in the Hammond X Knowlton silk mill who are spending a week at Savin Rock, West Haven.
 Louis Wilcox of the firm of Davis X Wilcox, ice dealers, severely injured his leg when he tried To jump upon an ice cart, missed his footing and fell. His leg was badly skinned and sprain. ed and he is confined 10 his home.
 Another new counterfeit of S5 bill has appeared in this state and k reported so good by bank officials that il is difficult To detect. Five dollar gold certificate number E9l7l4372 ap. pears in upper right and lower left side of bill
 George w. Perry, city engineer, and Antonio Vito, of the Vito Con. struetion company, have returned from the Adirondack region in New York state where they went to exam inc contracts to be let for state road work
 W. S. Johnson, member of the State Central committee of the Pro. gressive party has received word that there has been large sale of tickets for the State rally 10 be held in Hart. ford, August 10th, at which Colonel Roosevelt and George w Perkins will be present.
 Miss Gertrude Jones has returned from a visit with Miss Ruth White in Passaic, N J Miss White k regu iar teacher in Che schools of Passae and remained there this year to teach in summer school. She expects te return 10 her home in this city in about two weeks for a short stay.
 George Lewis, manager of the shoe department of the Bugbee store, is haN- ing his vacation. He attended ball game in Worcester Saturday in com pauy with Charles Richardson Of Clin. ton. Mir. Richardson came to Putnam and spent the weekend with relatives in his former home.
 The cotton mills in the city con tinue to run full time, the ManhaS Sel mill, winch manufactures tire duck running night and day, The four silk thread mills are not busy and only run part time while the woolen mill ana the shoe shops are running but very uttle A manufacturer stated Ned nesday that he thought business would be worse before 1t was better on ac count of the European war.
 The committees in charge of St Marv's fair to be held in NJ. Mary }, hall September lst, Srd and 4th hav, ahnnt ..nnsnn,atnh lheir ,,lans Ear.