Putnam patriot., 1914-05-08
items of Local Interest


 Edward Mulian has bought new touring car.
 -The Putnam woolen mill is shut down this week.
 Armand Magnan and wife, and Arthur Magnon and wife, visited feia- tiyes in Manyille, R. l., Sunday
 Mrs. Laurence Mulvey of woon- socket was the guest Of her parents, MT. and Mrs E. k. smith, Sunday.
 Merrill F. Paine Of Clark Univer- sity, Worcester, was the guest of his mother over Sunday.
 Mrs. Nj. r. smith, Fremont street, is visiting her son, D. Roy smith of Boston. at his summer home near Do- yer, \. H.
 Lawrence Goodspeed Of Pfovi dence, former resident of Putnam, was in the city Sunday calling on old friends.
 -Dr. M, Roy Sharpe and wife Of Ux- bridge motored to Putnam Sunday and called on the formers parents, DT. and Mrs. N. II. sbafpe, Church street.
 --Ge0rge If. Ryder gave an organ re- oilal al the Congregational church in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening. lie re. gently removed the organ to the front Of tue church.
 The Putnam Higb school Assoeia- tion are to give two dances in Odd fel- lows hall on the evenings of May 2g and June 5 Tickets may be had Of members of the association.
 -Mfs Charles Tetreault, Miss Lou ise Rivard and Miss Daigle attended l the district convention of the unionSt. Jean Bapliste society at Taftvile Sun day.
 A special meeting of the Lumber l Manufacturers Association of South efn New England Of which C. l.. Child Is president is to be held it the Hotel Garde, Hartford, Wednesday, May l8, al l1.80 8. m.
 --The body Of Mrs. John w. Bridge | was brought to Putnam Saturday for burial in Grove street cemetery where burial services were held in Che chap el She was formerly resident of Putnam.
 There were nineteen new accounts opened at the postal savings depart ment at the local post office during the month Of April. Mum Der Of deposit ors s1, amount g. 1923, total amount on deposit April 50, s20,0S6.
 --Over at the Whipple place in the | Abingdon neighborhood is n motherly | old cat that has just adopted family | of three orphaned puppies. She washes and cares for them as if they | were her own offspring and is cores pondingly proud Of them.
 The senlor class honofs at the Put nam High school have been announe ed. The three pupils having the high est average for the whole course are; Albert Pfatt, classical eonfsei \ line LcCiair, commercial couisei Kenneth Sharpe, general course.
 -Deputy Judge M II. Geissler pre' sided at session of the city court | Monday morning in the absence Of ! Judge Mann who is still confined To | his home by illness. Two cnses Of in goxieatlon were disposed of, the first | cases in . week.
 Putnam owners of summer cot | tages at Gales Ferry, Lords Point, Pleasant View and other resorts near i New London will seek to have the | New Haven ioad put on an early | morning train for their convenience during the summer months.
 Mrs. Sarah Ann Twist, 77, sister of Deputy Sherifi George F, Holbfook of this city, is dead at her home in West N Woodstock. She had been i'll | with pneumonia since Monday. Mrs. | Twist was born on the Holbrook ? ace | in Pomfret but she has been resident of Woodstock for many years.
 "A tank car containing 5000 gallons | ol oil for Putnam's streets arrived some | days ago but owing to the cold wealth CT there was delay In applying it.The l work was begun Saturday and will be | continued until the streets are all 1 sprinE led in accordance with vote of 1 the common council.
 There were changes in the staff at | the Day kimball hospital beginning | Friday, May ist. Dr, k. r. Todd of 1. Danieison went on duty as adjunct | surgeon with Dr x. B. Overlook, sur geon-in chief. Dr. J. E. Kent of Put. nam goes on duty on the medical side, relieving Dr. +. A. Morrell of Putnam. Real and personal property belong ing 10 the estate of the late Ellen ] EowaTth was sold ct the Howarth home on Grand View last Saturday J C. Witter ot Danielson, auetioneer. There was a large gathering present and the bidding was brisk In the af- ternoon the real estate, consisting of the home, was sold to NJ. k. Joy for S2, 800.
 County Sealer of Weights and Measures Charles J. Johnson of North l Grosvenordale has been looking over | the measures and scales in Putnam. lie stated that most of the machines |