Putnam patriot., 1917-07-13
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 Private Leon Talbot has been sent to training camp in Georgia.
 Leland Bradley, son of George S Bradley, has enlisted in the medical corps and is at Fort Sloeum, N. Y.
 A gang of truckers arrived Tuesday afternoon 10 work at the local freight depot
 \. NJ. Parker and wife are at Middle bofo for the summer, where Mir. Par keF has depot restaurant.
 J Harry Mann and family have 1 opened their summer cottage at Gales Ferry.
 Miss Nellie stone, a teacher in New buryport, Mass, is at her home on earnyside for the summer
 The Dean pin factory is building a new store house. The foundation will be of cement and the building of wood
 MT. and Mrs Herbert J. smith left Saturday for a stay at Fishers Island, N. Y.
 Miss Alice Maloney, of the City Hos- pital Worcester, spent Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. P. J. Ma loney, School street.
 Fred Ruggles, 55, an employe in the mill of the Manhasset Company had his hand badly torn last Friday night when he caught it in a machine.
 Mrs. Ellen King Hogan is assisting at the Putnam Savings bank in place of Michael J. Daigle, who is in the quartermaster' reserve corps at Aver. A. L. Griswold, formerly station agent of Putnam and recently freight agent at Hartford, has resigned his po- sition.
 Miss Bessie Carr and Miss Margaret Marango, nurses at St. Vineent's hos pital, Worcester, have been guests of John Gahan and family of Elm street
 The wooden box fastened to pole near the Putnam Inn, which has COW cred the switch to the subway lights, was removed this week and a small metal covering substituted.
 It developed at the trial of Peter Holder, %, Tuesday morning on a charge of threatening to kill his wife, that he had not registered for the mili tary draft.
 Sergeant Michael Daigle of the Quartermaster's department in camp at Aver Junction writes home that he is enjoying excellent health. A rumor gained currency that he was ill.
 Alfred Gagne and wife, Miss Ada Labby and Alferie Bibeault motored to Boston Sunday. They saw the Elks assembling for the national conven- tion. MT. Gagne is a member of Put nam lodge.
 Steeple Tom Fitzpatrick has re- turned from Waterbury where he has finished work on the twin spires of St. Anne's church which are 205 feet high and topped with 10 foot crosses.
 A canning demonstration is being held at the East Putnam church this afternoon under the supervision and instruction of Miss Rosamond Dan ielson.
 Leroy Tourtellotte, who owns an orange and grape fruit grove in Lii mona, Fla, is the guest of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Jerome Fourlellotte, Putnam Heights. II is his first trip north in some years.
 Ralph smith, Jr., of Walnut street, recently enlisted in the U. 5. navy, has been home on short furlough. He is learning 10 be a bugler and is stn- toned at the training school at New port.
 Maurice Mcintyre and his brother, Arthur, who have been visiting their father, A. D. Mcintyre, have return ed, the former to Oakville, where he is assistant purchasing agent, the latter to Newark, N. J., where he is in the employ of the American Radiator company.
 The Misses Sylvia and Elizabeth Wheelock are at the Wheelock sum- mer cottage, Pleasant View. They are accompanied by Mrs. w. F. Rafferty and daughter, Elizabeth. They gave a weekend house party having as guests Miss Catherine Russell, Allen Averill and Lawrence Baekus. MT. Wheelock and MT. Rafferty spent Sunday at the cottage.
 Q During the month of June the re- ceipts of the automobile department amounted to s56, ,sS7.96. This is an in- crease of $, ,944.6l over the receipts for the corresponding month of last year. The increase indicates that the total re- eeipts for the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, will exceed sl,500,000. The entire automobile legislation enacted at the last session of the general as- sembly is now in effect. Several sec- lions became effective on Sunday.