Putnam patriot., 1914-03-27
Notes About the City

Attorney E. C. Morse was in VII. Ilmantic last Thursday.
 Frank E. Witter Of Revere, Mass, called on friends here last Thursday
 John P. sabin and wife attended inc Boston automobile show
 Mrs. C. r. Waterman is the guest of Mrs. E. II. Reach in Danielson. Ralph L. Kenyon of Waltham, is calling OH Putnam friends this week Mrs. ]. Harry Mann has returned from il two weeks stay in New York. --Geofge A. Vaughan has been ap- pointed administrator of the estate of A. (. Luke.
 Miss Constance Russell is still con fined 10 her home with muscular rheu' matism.
 William Rich, one of Putnam's oldest citizens, is critically iii at his home on Water street.
 Attorney Robert C, Perry of New York Is the guest of his father, r. w. Perry, Grove street.
 The season for bee hunting k ap. preaching for those who marked the bee trees in the fall and know how to secure the honey stored.
 "A eablegram from Rome says that Rt. Rev. John J. Milan, bishop of Hartford, was received in private au- dience by the Pope on Friday.
 -G. Harold lGilpatrie, state central committeeman oi the 2Sth district, went to New Britain Friday to be pres ent at the republican banquet in that city.
 The W. C. T L. will meet with Mrs. Mary Gardner on Saturday after noon at } o'clock, instead Of Friday. It will Dc T Neal Dow memorial meet. ing.
 William Brady, the actor whose company played Providence last week, took the opportunity to spend several days Wnh his mother, brothers and sisters, on Church street.
 According to the calendar satur. day was the first day of spring but the weather did not indicate it. The boys were playing ball and marbles, how ever, Tn The sunny places.
 --George A. Hammond, his niece, Miss Helen Hammond, and her friend, Miss Davis of Boston, left Friday Tor trip 10 Washington. They Will De gone week.
 Willis E. Abbey, gun maker,and Miss Eva May Rudd, both ot Fulton, N.Y.,w were married in Putnam Thurs day night by Justice NJ. II. Geissler' The couple came here fromProvidenee. -F. $. Bruce has sold his automo- bile truck to Hartford palties and has new one in It's place. He has also sold truck toWaler Hawkins of East Putnam, and delivery auto to l.. E. Smith.
 Tine work of restoring the interior of the Bradley building recently gut ted by fire Is being rushed, and 1t is probable that some of the tenants will be able to return to their offices in the second story in the near future.
 Samuel Leach has resigned his pos sition AS designer for the. Waterman Norsted company He will be sue seeded by Henry Allard, son of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Allard, Florence street.
 Advertised Letters, March 24;
 aENTLEMEN
 Rufus Coppoek, W. E. Gould, Giu- scope Reale.
 Mrs. A. II. Randall, Miss Viola Hickey, Miss Fannie r. Rexiord.
 Ut Is now stated that plans for a High school base ball league in the Quinebaug Valley has been abandoned and the Putnam team will play inde- pendent ball.
 "A committee appointed by the common council have been iEvestigat- ing different street sweepers with the prospect of the city buying one for use on the stretch of amieite roadway. Heretofore the work of cleaning the street has been done by men with brooms and has been a considerable weekly expense to the city. The com mittee will report to the meeting of