Putnam patriot., 1914-08-14
Items of Local Interest


 ly made a trip to Boston in theii auto mobile.
 William Dwyer left Monday for Alberta north west territory where he wiil make his home.
 Leon T. Wilson and family have returned from stay of several weeks at Pleasant View, R. !.
 Ut is rumoted that some of the cot ton mills in the city are to go on short time beginning next week.
 IA. NJ. Case and wife Of Hartford have been guests Of Mr. and Mrs. sam usl r Reynolds, Fremont street.
 Charles A Thayef and family Of Pawtucket, k. E. are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J Thayer King street.
 Arthur Duvcrt of the Peoples Store is having his annual vacation. He is visiting Boston and shore resorts near that city.
 Miss Ellen Wheelock left Monday Co visit her sister Mrs. C. Harold Gil- patric at her summer cottage at Jani. per Point, Maine.
 Mir Henry Belair returned to Waterbury Monday after visit of two weeks with Mr.fad Mrs. Charles l.. Belair and family, school street.
 Rose Kennitz 76, died at her home on the road from Anderson's corner To West Thompson Tuesday morning. She has lived Tn Putnam but short while.
 John Shaw, superintendent of the Manhasset Manufaetuung Company, was operated on al Worcester hospi- tal Tuesday morning for ulcers Of the stomach.
 Alex Gilman and wife, Joseph Ri- ward and Miss Louise RiVard left Ffi- day for Sound View where they have cottage for two weeks.
 "A number Of young people from the Methodist church went to Willi- mantle Monday where they will 70 into camp on the camp ground during ghe camp meeting.
 The city improvement of Bullock street, as voted by the common coun- ell, was begun Wednesday morning New curbing Is being set and lines and grades established.
 States Attorney and Mrs. Charles I,. Searls have returned from stay of several weeks at Nantucket. They re- turned somewhat earlier than usual on account of the disagreeabIe weather al the seaside.
 Advertised letters, August 1.
 LADIES
 Miss Annie Gfemis, Mrs Edmund L Horne, Mrs. R. J. Lavelle, Mrs. Mabel Westeott, Mrs. Maynard Oliver
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 Homer Bishop, Henry Sullivan, Lewis potty, F ]. smith, D. Hush neroil.
 -One of the regulars from Fort Ethan Allen, Nt, arrived in Putnam I company at Hampton. He started with his troup but when he reached Keene, N. IL, he was left behind on account of a serious illness.
 Mayor Archibald Macdonald Is eN- pecled home from Nova Scotia the last of the week. lis son John, who graduates this year from the engineer ing department of Valparaiso Uniser- sity, Indiana, is also expected home the latter part Of this month.
 There was large and enthusiastic meeting of the Circle of Advancement of French Canadians held in St. Johns hall, Thufsdny evening. A number present took out their first naturaliza- tion papers and 63 names were added to the roll.
 A W Barber lost horse Friday afternoon in a peculiar manner. The animal was out to pasture south of the Monohansett yillage some boys chased the animal and it stumbled over a root of tree and went down breaking its leg and had to be shot This is the second horse Nlr. Barber has losl within month.
 A thief got away with a tin box containing about S15 in money and some Ghautaaqua tickets, at the grounds near the big tent, Thursday. George E. Shaw had the box in his possession. lie set it down near the base of n tree while he took photo graph with his camera and when he returned il had disappeared.
 Work Is to begin al once on repair. ing the amieite roadway built in the city last year. Theodore Phillips .of New Britain, who did The work, is in the city 10 sipetiutend the repaits. When the road was built last year the weather was stormy and cold most Of the time and there are spots where the top layer has worn oil The piece from Front and Pomiret streets to Union street, which was built in good weather, is in excellent condition and will need no attention.
 The first yarn to be spun at the Putnam Trade School has been spun Lhgs week. While the looms have been in operation ever since the