Putnam patriot., 1914-01-23
Notes About the Town

Smith E rect school ln the absence on account offllnezfof Miss Rath Elliott.
 Joseph Blaae8elte has been in New York attending the furniture eAhi1i. tloa.
 -Res. s F Herat wiH preach in French al 5ae Bsp.ist church sunday afternoon al a.81,
 Ms Ralh E. RylAer Of EastHaft. fsd vas lAa weekend guest of her un. cle. L. 0. Williams south Hdn street.
 Raymond Chandler recently trap. pei an eiaht pound fox near theWhea- toa faral in the southern section oi the toWn.
 The new refeetise eope has been in- stalled in the High school. u is the intention from time to time to have different citizens give illustrated lee tf res 10 the pupils.
 Sherin John 0 Fox has rendered Us resignation as democratic state e5atraI committeeman Of gHe ssh dls. tricl. Hc beiieye that bis office should be divorced ffom politics
 s delegation from Ear9iIl Council K al C, wenl from'lAIs ely to Witii- n lulic sunday to witness Che working of the third degree on large class of candidates by San Jose council Of that city
 The many friends of Mrs, Ellze- beth Norcross will be pleased to leafn that she has returned from the Day Kimball hospital, and is at her home on Railroad street much improved in health.
 Tine entrance to the Empire thea ire is being femodeied with stee cett- ing material It will be done in white and electrically lighted making q showy entrance.
 -Putnam lodge of l1lks will lose but few members by transfer ta lhe ncw lodge To be formed in Wnfimnntic most of tbe Wuimaatie members Of the order belonging 10 the Norwich lodge
 -Mr. and Mrs Hayden were guests of Manager Stephenson of the Empire Theatre Monday and Tuesday Mr. Hayden is an expert pianist aud ne companisl, and the management hope to secure his services.
 -Rev. r. ]. O'Leary, former resi-. dent or Putnam, has been transferred from New Canaan to the parish in westerly, in bis new charge having n parochia school under his direction, and also the assistance Of a eutale.
 The A. NJ. l1 Zion mission had an mex peeted visit from their former pastor, Rev. E. Nalnee on Sunday, and they listened to an excellent ser= mon. The collection amounted ito s3 with a speciali collection of S2 10 for singing books.
 Work on the Grand Trunk railroad extension was resumed at Webster on Monday morning. The first work will De the construction sof culYerls and bridges steam shovels are 10 be put in service and large gang of men em- ployed The work in the vicinity has been stepped about year
 Advertised Letters, Jan 2olh;
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 Miss Mildred Emo, Miss Caroline l Reyes
 Anthony Potvln, ngineef at the mill of the Putnam Manufacturing company, slipped on his door step | when he started for work "Wednesday 1 morning The fail broke his ankle. lie was taken to the Day Kimbal hos pitai.
 A man walking down the main | line of the New Haven road from Pom fret Tuesday reported that he found man lying in the woods so iii that he | could not walk. Captain of police l Murray sent two men to SCOUT the | woods, out it proved q wild goose chase as they discovered no one except two tramps al the tramp house near the poor farm.
 From the Department of Com merce, bureau of the census, clerks of school committees Of school boards m this section are receiving requests for figures showing the value of school properties in the respective towns, lev. Aes thereon for school purposes, collee tioa of taxes and other revenues, in slebtedness, etc, for each independent school distuet
 William Brady, of the" Within the Law company, now playing in Wor. cester, has spent several days with his mother in this city, returning in the evening in time for the performance. A Worcester paper says of him; "W ] Brady is the typical, gruf, brow. beating inspector Of police, whose mot 10 is make somebody pay for crime, whether Il is She guilty party or not.
 Judge William D. o'eonnell of the city court of Derby, who died last Frl- day, is well known to Putnam law. yers. shortly after his admission to the bar he came to Putnam lo look the field over with a possibility of locating here. lie made very favorable im- ptession at that tune upon the mem bers of the bar with whom he talked,