Putnam patriot., 1914-10-23
Happenings in Putnam

day from visit with friends in Bo
 ton.
 -Dr. James NJ. Kent Of New Yor
 was the guest Of his parents, Dr. an
 Mrs. J. E. Kent, Church street, ovl sunday.
 -Mr and Mrs. Edward ". MulIa have returned from their wedding tfi and are residing at their new home O Chapel street.
 Charles Johnson, county sealer ( weights and measures, Is making a inspection in Willimantic. Putnam came under his eye some months agC
 Mrs. E. [. Earnshaw and daugh ter, Miss Marion Earnshaw, of Nev York are guests of Mrs M. C. Leonard south Main street.
 -Delor Viens returned Monday from Indianapolis where he has beer for two weeks attending the Nationa Barbersi Convention as delegate from Putnam local.
 The old Putnam fair grounds nc longer exist. The fence that enclosed the grounds ihas been torn down streets laid out and trees planted and the whole laid out in house lots.
 Schools along lhe Quinebaug Val Iey will not haze q basket ball league this year as some Of the schools refused To come in aeaia. Putnam however will have a High school team and the candidates for the team are now prac- lieing and q schedule being arranged.
 The rain has raised the Qunine- baug river and it has been worth thou sands of dollars to the mills along the Quinebsug valley. Most of the mills in Putnam are running full lime, some are running night and day, but much time has been lost on account of shut downs wal ting for water.
 The piece of State road from Mar shall street to the Woodstock town line is now completed Good maead am road ways now lead to and from Putnam and Pomfret, Woodstock, Thompson, and killingly, the only piece of unimproVed road now being to Putnam Heights and East Putnam.
 A scheme is being worked which will put the II. X K base bail team on good financial footing when the sea son of 1915 opens. A paper is being circulated and the signers agree to pay fl.75 at once or to pay 25 cents per month for seven months in return for which they are to receive a ticket to fifteen games during the season. This team made a very good record the past season playing independent ball.
 The Putnam Trade School con. tinues to expand and Supervisor Mar. tin now has about fifty pupils under his charge learning the vafions branches that the school affords be- sides the young women who take the domestic science cour Sc, which depart. ment Is carried on al the High school building although il is under the su. peryision of the state,
 Apple buyers that are usually securing the country round about at this time of year are noticeable by their absence. A Woodstock farmer stated the other day that the' first man that came along and made him au o(- fer for fruit on the trees would buy something as he felt that he could not get enough for them to pay for the picking.
 There were Gl5 tramps cared for at the town farm the past year. Nest ol of these eases were just lodging The town has tramp house near the rail- road track but does not feed the wan derets. There Is stove and If the 'members of the fraternity have enough ambition they may chop wood, which is supplied, and have ire. The "Po- gey as it Is called, is a mile south of the city,
 "A rumor has gained currency that there is plan on foot to have spec ial town meeting called tG see if the town will help the federal government lo decide to change the site for the pro- posed post office building by offering 10 take the site at the corner ol South Main and Grove streets oil the govern mentis hands. What 1t Is planned to have the town do with the property fl lt should come into it's possession is not known
 -Aitef an oyster supper 4whieh @as served by Che Ladies Social Circle in the gy ynaasium of the Congregational ehuteh, Wednesday evening, Ernest ts Morse, son bchalf of the gathering, presented the pastor, Rev. f. n. Sar- gent, and &rs sargent torty-dve car nations in honor oflhe 45th anniver- saFy of their marriage Mr Sargent delivered an illustrated lecture on hol land in lhe chapel which was instmc Give and interesting,
 -Goffes pondents of aii papers doing duty in lhts section have been request ed 10 warn hunters and others who seek the woods at this time of year in search of game or nuts to use eNtraor- dinafy care not to carelCssly starr for est fires. Il would be butter not to smoke al all in the woods, but if one must smoke care should be taken that lighted matches, burning cigars, ciga- Tettes or hot ashes from pipes ure not