Putnam patriot., 1916-09-01

 mantle Thursday calling on Mrs. Ed ward Stone.
 Miss Hazel Converse Is spending week with Der grandparents, mr. and Ms. Calvin Munyan, Thompson.
 -dr. and Mrs Guertin and daugh- ter are The guests Of Mrs. Guertin sis- ter, Miss Sarah Brady
 Arthur Lavaliee of Providence and bis brother Charles Of PIainfeId spent Tuesday night with Alderman and Mrs. J Dapre.
 Albert smith of Washington, this state, and Mir and Mrs. Charles Bi&by, of Bndgewater, Mass are guests of Dr. and Mrs. L. F. Perry.
 Work k progressing rapidly on the foundation of the new building being efseled for the Daughters ot the Holy Ghost
 Mrs E. ( 1urpless and daughter, Miss Edna, have been spending the past week with Rev and Mrs. John k Stnbbert and family atCreseent Beach.
 Miss Charlotte Gascoigne returned to Boston sunday after a months visit with her mother, Mrs Carrie 5. Gas coigne, South Mnin street.
 Miss Helen Bradley, Mrs. Carrie B. Gascoigne, and Leland Bradley, mo- tored to Southbfidge Tuesday where they were guests of L. E. Bradley
 Misses Elizabeth and Isabelle Byfne were in Hartford Thursday vis- iting their cousin, Sr. M Leontine at Mount St Joseph Seminary.
 -Postmaster AlexaadeEGilman was at New London "Wednesday attending meeting of prominent eastern Com ueeueut democrats.
 "A new grocery store k to open on Battey street in the store formerly oe- cupied by Regis BouthiIlette. The firm name will be Buraud * Month gns.
 Henry Converse, letter carrier at the Putnam postotlice, will begin his annuat vacation next Monday and with Mrs. Converse will spend il at Fishers Island.
 Judge Milton A. Shumway and and wife md States Attorney and Mrs Charles F.. Searls left Saturday for motor trip through the Berkshires, re. returning Thursday
 John kempf, who operates the switches in the railroad tower from l2 m. to a. m. was called to NewLon' don Thursday in connection with an investigation Of Wednesday mornings wreck.
 Rev. C. F. Bedard, pastor of St Mary's parish, is making imp rove ments at the patochial school that will bring the rooms up to high standard of equipment He intends to have the school one of the best in the state.
 A rumor ghined currency in the city Monday morning that there was a death at the Day Kimhall hospital from an automobile accident Of Sunday. At the hospital il was reported that they had received no accident eases of any kind over sunday.
 Rev. X. N Hand, former pastor of the Putnam Baptist church, now of Newport, N. j., with his family will arrive in Putnam next week Tharsday and remain unul Saturday. They will attend prayer meeting al the Baptist church next Thursday evening.
 Friends of Mrs. John Addison Por. ter of New Haven, who has a summer home in Pomtret, have received word that she win shorlly open her Pemfret house for a few weeks. At present she and her daughter, Miss Agnes Porter, are at Island Nilla, Grand Isle, in Lake Champiain, hnving arrived there while motoring in their Cadillac eight.
 Word has been receiv ed from Miss Ardelle Wright, daughter of Mrs. F. G Wright, Chapman street, She is at present in SaIt Lake city. She a-riv- i ed there late because an automobile | ran into the engine of the train on | which she was riding and three people were killed. Miss Wright left Putnam last week Monday for California after a visit of several weeks with her mother.
 
 -Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick has re- l turned Io Putnam sfrom Brookline, 1 Mass, where he has just finished ! large job on wealthy man's estate. He is keeping his eye oa work oeiag done in the city of Philadelphia and hopes to get an engagement ss steeple 1 jack when the statue of William Penn on the city hall Is repainied. There is s stairway part WAY up and from there i one can reach door in the crown of the that and step out on the brim-if one has the courage. The orim is six feet wide. Steeple Tom examined the job while in Philadelphia some months ago, and is keeping In close touch with the developments.