Putnam patriot., 1915-01-15

Mrs. Israel Linsley, who has beer the guest Of Mrs. Ellen Bugbeei has re turned 10 her home in Worcester.
 Miss <. Elizabeth Clark has re- tamed fom q visit with her sister Mrs. r. E. Guild. Windbam.
 -Mr4.lE e Neinkin has been ea tedamlng aet sizler, Mrs. Henry Mark of Btoae ya, \. !.
 -Harula sargent and vile Of Nof' ce,tef -peut sunday ~ith the former 5 parents, Rev aud Ms. F. D. sargent.
 Harry = Neinkia bad the Put. nam Fey -esas at ais home saturday evening for 2 meeting.
 Mrs. Ernest C. Morse and son Chandler returned Saturday from a two weeks visit with relatives in Brooklyn, N Y.
 -J Richard Carpenter is in Bridge port attending the 71th anniversary of the New London County Mutual Fire insurance company.
 --Isettefs have teen received from Lindley Gain by friends in Putnam. He left the state keformntory at Ches- hire several weeks ago and is al the home of his parents in Port Chester, N Y,
 At the Postal savings Division of the local post office there were g nc counts opened during the month of December Amount deposited s4s32 Balance to eredit of deposilors at close of month a6.al5.
 Advertised letters for week ol Dee l2
 GENTLEMEN
 Frank W ARans, .iehn ColeY, See. Y. A C. A. Tom Aoutana Gaetano, II j. l.eahy, Mex S1one
 LADIES
 Mrs Alzte IL Brown, Mrs. George Lapofl, Mrs +. D Lewis, Miss Stark Mrs. Webster.
 Charles M Nichols, (. Dwight sharpe and Charles E. Richardson, members of Israel Putnam Lodge of Odd Fellows, were in Danielson Tues day night to assist District Deputy Grand Master A k. Shoales of Wan fegan and suite at the installation of the newly elected officers of Quinebaug lodge of Danielson.
 -C. NJ. Blair, brakeman on the yard switeher crew, k confined to his home in Webster from injuries received when he fell between two freight ears in the local railroad yard. The cars had been shunted to a siding and had come to a stop when Blair started for the end of the cars to climb down. When he neared the end of the car he slipped on ice that covered the walk and went down between the ears. lie received numerous cuts and bruises but no bones were broken He Is an old employe.
 The new federal revenue tax has had the effect of closing some ef the halls Tn the small surrounding towns. X taN K imposed'o places ol amuse- ment and as these halls were let sev erai times 2 year for vadous entertain ments il is believed they come under the law The income derived, the owners say, does not warrant the pay ing of tax so they will be kept closed, --Aceordiag to the report of Fire Chief Joseph Maynard recently com piled foI the year l9l4 most of the fires in the city were caused oy defective chimneys. The common council has several times considered the matter of enacting legislation to have ehimneys cleaned and inspected at specified in- terValS but no action has yet been taken.
 The ElizaDeth Porter Putnam chapter, n. A. R, are forming plans for improving the Wolf Den property in the spring The spot where General Putnam shot the wolf and the den he crawled into after the animal k view ed by all persons coming to this sec ton The Daughters have already made some improvements, building q gateway and erecting flag pole on top ot which the stars and stripes are kept waving
 The recent rain and thaw raised the water in the Qatnebaug river so that il has been running over the dam at the Gargia Falls for the first time in a number ol weeks Some oi the mills have been taking advantage of the How to run evenings to make up for lost time. The Waterman worsted company and The Manhasset Mannfae. turing company are both running al night, the latter concern having order for tire duck that will keep il on night and day schedule for some tim to come, They have recently eompls ted large addition b their mtll an machinery is being installed.