Putnam patriot., 1917-11-30
Thanks I. M, (. 4. Fund Committee !

| vice president Of the state campaign committee, acknowledging receipt of n l check for s6 ,295 07, the amount collect ed in Putnam district. MT. Prince congratnlstes the district on it's fine showing made and the | promplness with which the report is made stating that il was the first report to reach the state committee certified by auditors. 1 The amount contributed wns sub. | scribed 10 by more than 5000 people. Putnam gave S4 .210.34: Pomfret, sl ,645 7; W oodstock, S394 70; Thomp, son, $l ,129 41; and 27 boys and girls pledged Sl0 each. This makes grand total oi S7,649.72
 Francis Ryan and Carl Johnson have enlisted in the naval reserve.
 ~ergant, Hyde smith is home on a short fuflough.
 Miss Beatrice Dwyer sanc William Dwyer of AlIston, Mass, are guests of Putaam friends.
 Mrs. Lucia Goleord, Portland, Me, is the guest of her father, 1. W. Tfow. bridge.
 Mrs. William Walsh and family spent he holiday with relatives in Providence.
 Ovid Hickey, the Providence bell boy, ,,who.wes shot by n jealous woman is now working in Boston.
 Merrill r. Paine, Northampton, Mass, is the guest Of his mother on Center street.
 Thanksgiving dinners were served inmates of the Day kimbaIl hospital, the county home and the town farm.
 MT and Mrs. William Gaenon, Webster, were Thanksgiving guests of Mir and Mrs Peter | Beiair.
 Miss Florence Tanning and Miss katheleen Breen Of Pawtucket are guests of Ms. John ]. Tanning and family.
 Ewaft Brunn, New YorK, spent the holiday with Mrs. Brunn and son, at the home of Mrs. Brunn1s mothet, Mrs. Charlotte Champiin, Bradley street.
 Mrs. Emma Taft and Miss Susie l Vinton were the holiday guests of Henry Wl&elock, and sisters, Church street
 Dana and Donald Johnson, sons of Prosecuting Attorney and Mrs. E. II. Johnson, are at the home of their par ents for the Thanksgiving recess
 William RAfferlY, Jr., n student al a New York state preparatory school, IS at lhe home of his parents, Nil and Mrs. Winam katierty, TOT the Thanks giving vacation.
 Soldiers from Camp DeVens passed through Putnam Wednesday evening The men lett tae train to eet sand wiches and pc and stole two turkeys from the restaurant in the Ghickenng house blucR
 MT. and Mrs Bana Serwin of Bur lington, Nt., are on their wedding trir here, Wishing John II. Bulger ana family, School street. Mrs. Serwin is a sister of Mf, Bulger.
 Beginning Saturday there will be r revenue tax on all parcel post packages ot 25 cents postage or over. A one cent tax will be required for each twenty five cent charge or fraction thereof.
 Forty children from the Children s Home were guests of Manager Smitt of the Bradley theatre, Thanksgiving ] afternoon. They enjoyed Mae Marsh in Sunshine Alley and other pictures
 A, P. Levitt has received an ap pointment from the government as Inspector of Leather in Jeilersonville, Indiana. He left this Friday for taal place
 Mrs Charles Ryan has gone to At lanta, Ga, where her husband is ir camp. They will keep house during the winter as Private Ryan has arfan eed to be out oi camp from 6 ?. m, tc 6 a. m.
 Joseph Pray has graduated from the State Trade shop, maehinist depart. ment. Edward Angel has also lett. Both boys are employed in machine shop recently opened on South Main street where machines for sewing cloth in mills are to be made.
 Automobiles driver by Roy ship. pee of Putnam and C. Il Pellett of Danielson were in near collission on School street Wednesday morning In turning out to avoid the crash Pe- lett ran into a hydrant breaking il. Roseland lake water flooded the street until the valve WAS closed. December l7.26 has been set as the period for obtaining 5000 new mem- bers of the Red Cross in the Putnam | district. The committee that will di-