Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-24
PUTNAM NEWS

Mrs. Mirism j. Fuller has been Wis.
iting in Worcester several weeks.
+ Sergeant Michael j. Daigle, Of Camp
Devens, Aver, was at home Sunday
No services at the Bsptist church on
sunday, Aug. rs.
mrs. J. A. Daily, Mrs. a. Y. Frost
and daughters, are at Pleasant View
this week
Rev. Albert f stone Of the Baptist
church is spending his vacation at
Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Schmid Of
Providence were guests Of Mrs. F. +.
Lowering sunday
Rev. Robert Armstrong, pastor Of
the Congregational church in spencer,
has been visiting friends in Putnam.
Miss Ruth child returned TO Win
sted saturday, after visit with
+ friends in Massachusetts md Putnam.
Miss Marjorie Collins OF Center street
is attending the Norwich Commercial
/ School
Miss Mary Ross has been organist at
the Baptist church in .the absence OF
Mrs. >. Rich
Miss Beatrice Pomefoy and Miss AM
ME Lathfop are spending their yaca-
ton At the Willimantic camp ground.
Arthur Blackmaf employed at the
Office Of the Manhasset Company is
spending his vacation at Block Island.
Miss Josephine NJ. Clifford has re.
turned from week 5 vacation spent
with friends at York Beach, Me.
Mrs. Charles Belair, School street,
returned Saturday after two weeks
visit with her sons, Antonio, of Hart
ford, and Henry, Of Waterbury.
Miss Emma Barrett is at Nantucket,
the guest of Miss Hattie Anderson of
New York, who has cottage there for
| August.
Archibald Macdonald, Jr., has made
application to Join the aviation corps.
He has been ordered TO report in Bos-
ton October 18th for examination.
Frank +. Greenslitt and wife, Harry
7. Greenshtt OF Pawtucket, and Miss
Edna Scarborough of Providence, were
{ Sunday guests of Mrs Ida @. Kenne-
/ dy.
Mr. and Mrs Norman L.. Kennedy
leave today for Dcug laslown, New
Brunswick, to visit Mrs. kennedyis
parents. They expect to be away three
| weeks.
Rev q. ID Stanley preached at the
Baptist church sunday morning, Civ
ing an enlightening sermon on the
| character of Judas. Miss Meyers oil
Salem, n. j :, and Charles E. Ross OF
ST. Louis sang solos.
Stanton ID, Wicks of Pomfret spoke
on Hogs and Combinations at the an
nual summer field meeting of the Con
necticut Berkshire association held ut
the estate of Commodore Morton f.
Plant, Eastern Point, Wednesday.
A class of thirty candidates will re-
eeive the first and second degrees at
meeting of Cargill Council, X. of c.,
Tuesday evening. This is one of the
largest classes in the history of the
council.
An examination for clerks and car.
riers at the Putnam post office will be
held September Sth. Men between Is
nnd 40 years are eligible. Information
can be obtained at the post office. 1t
is anticipated that there Will be va.
cancies at the local office on account of
the draft.
Members of the G.. A. iR. attending
the national encampment ut Boston
from Putnam were Arson A. Buchan-
Young. While they were there Bu-
chanan and Young were met by Isaac
Champeau, who took them into one OF
the large department stores and pro-
cured excellent seats for them to see
the parade.
Two new pamphlets have arrived
al the office OF the Farmers Associa-
ton this week Peaches, Their L &c and
Conservation; and Practical Methods
of Drying Fruits and Vegetables. II
anyone wishes copies of either or both
OF these, they can get them by calling
at or writing to the office of the Asso-
citation, Union Block, Putnam.
Miss Ardele Wright of stockton
Cal, who has been taking a summer
course for teachers at Columbia Uni
versity, New York city, has been
spending the week with her mother,
Mrs. f.. G.. Wright, Chapman street.
She was accompanied by Il friend, Miss
Marguerite HORNE, also of stockton,
who has never been in the East before.
They will leave for California this Fri
day evening