Putnam patriot., 1917-02-09
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John c. Johnson spthb hHc wy" end in New York on business
 The Odd Fellows held whist m their hali last Friday evening.
 Rev. F. D Sargent attended the Am- herst banquet nt Boston the past week.
 Earl Dimon Of Hartford spent Sun day with bis father in Putnam.
 Orrin Potter, Woodstock avenue, will .oserye his s5lh birthday neXtSaaday-
 Mrs. F.. Ii. Bfunn Of Montciaif, NJ, ss visiting her mother, Mrs. Chsfiotte shamplin, Bradley street.
 Albert Langlier has sold his lunch ,oom on Livery street to AIphonse Le' Clair.
 Mrs.C. J. Meehan entertained the Ladies Auxiliary of st. Philips church, Thursday afternoon.
 Miss Katherine Seward entertained number of tables st whist Tuesday evening. Refreshments were served
 Lieutenant l.. B. Fullerton Of ~ilii- mantle wss unable To be present to ad. dress the Odd Fellows Tuesday even ing.
 Word has been received here of the death in Charlotte, \. C., of Mrs. Vii. giam Bamber The family formerly lived in Putnam.
 Norman Warren, C 5. A , stationed st Fort Wood, \ Y.5 spent the week end win bis father ard grandparents, Oak Hill.
 Miss Marjorie Bradford k able to re- same her duties in the office of the clerk Of the superior court after an III. ness Of some days from the grip.
 Mrs. Helen Nj Wiley returned on Meduesday from Portland, Me where she spent three weeks with her sister ln law, Mrs W. A. Macdonald.
 The early morning trip Of the troi- ieys had lo be enneeled saturday on account Of he snapping of T feed wire on Grove street, due 10 the intense cold
 Rev. Charles Bedard of -t 1aryis church announced sunday the ap Yaintmeat Of A P GAgne and Wii- liam r Raflefiy as trustees Of the chufeh
 The Puinam Councils, ~t. Jean Bap tiste Society, are making preparations to entertain the State convention to be held in Putnam, Owls hall, the fourth sunday in this month.
 l.. F. smiths automobile hearse made trip to Danielson very early Tuesday morning. The men carried carried shovels and were forced to use them several times to get through
 NJ. II. GcissIer, w NJ, of Qlinebaug lodge of masons, F.. C. Morse, and A. W Marcy, were in Hartford Wednes- day and Thursday attending the meet ing of the masonic grand lodge.
 The State Civil Service Commission will hold tests Friday, Feb. l6, al 7 o'clock at Room 72, State Capitol, Hartford, 10 i'll eligible lists for State Prison attendants, for pending ap. poinlmenls at MetheIslield.
 John Haywood of Gardner, Mass, who recently purchased the pettis and Jackson farms for bird preserve, is to be married very soon and will go 10 California on his wedding trip His man will be in Putnam very shortly and begin work on the new purchase
 Every new spaper store was crowded Saturday afternoon by citizens desit. ing,papers containing inform ation Of the severance oi diplomatic relations with Germany. The papers were all sold out long before the demand had suosided.
 In Hartford sunday paper sp. pearei an article over hall page in length "On lhe North Island of New Zealand with George k. faayer.n Mr. Thayer Is father of Charles T. rhayer, Grove street, Putnam.
 pomfret Schools ice hockey team defeated the team ot Providence En. glish Classical High school, at Pom. fret, Saturday afternoon, Is to O The game was played in bitterly cold weather, two fifteen minute periods with only two minute rest between.
 Engines on the mail train running from New York to Boston are changed in Putnam, The heavy locomotive that brings the train from New York Is changed for lighter one on account of the bridge al Blackstone not being deemed safe for the larger engine. The bridge Is being strengthened.
 Miss Louise Rivsrd has returned from visit with Miss Viola Faacher in Boston. Edgar Faucher, Miss Faueher's father, formerly employed in the Bugbee store, though living In North Gfosvenordale, k now running lodging house on Columbus avenue Boston.
 Just as q freight train rolled into Putnam early Monday morning t wheel came of of box car. IL the ac. cident had happened while the heavy train was running at good speed on the down grade between Pomfret suC Putnam there might have been sefi' ous pilink up of cars.