Putnam patriot., 1917-08-17

Joseph FlaRg of Hartford spent sun
day at his home here.
Miss Martha Ryan is the guest Of
relatives in Pittsfield.
Principal and Mrs. A. b. Handy
have returned from trip TO Amherst.
Mrs. Z r Perry is spending week
with relatives in Bridgewater, Mass.
Mrs. o. f. Barrett and son of Proyi.
dence are guests OF relatives in this
city.
Henry Merriam of Boston has been
the guest Of his brother and sisters In
this city.
Miss Doris Salvas, Blackstone, is the
guest of her grandmother, Mrs Joseph
SalVas, Green street.
Howard T.. Brown and wife are en-
pertaining Mrs. Walter Fafrar and
daughter of Waterbury.
There will be a band concert at
Wildwood park Sunday bv the Amer
lean band of Willimantic
A photograph has been received
from Private Leon Talbot of his COM
pany at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Harriet Elizabeth Baker, wife of
Sylvester Baker Of Putnam, died at
her home in Elliott Monday, aged A..
Albert Jarvis is building a retaining
wall OF cement and cement sidewalk
at his property on Providence street.
Joseph Beaudoin has returned from
Lowell where he went to join the med
ica corps but found that its quota
was full
Joseph Henderson Hall has pur.
chased the George Taylor property at
the corner of South Main and Center
streets.
Joseph Kiley, formerly OF Mechan-
iesville, well known In Putnam, has
enlisted and is at Fort Washington,
Maryland.
Miss Margaret Quinn Of Worcester
has been the guest of Beatrice Dwyer
and Sunday they visited the soldiers
camp nj Aver
Everett Davis of the General Flee,
trio Company, Lynn, is spending his
vacation nj the home of his parents in
the Gary district.
Miss Helen sharpe, book keeper OF
Putnam Light \ Power Company, is
spending her vacation with her sister
in Providence,
Mrs. Joslin and daughter, Gertrude
Joslin, have returned from week 5
vacation spent with Mr.. and Mrs
William w Warren al Tuisset, r. |.
B. w. Seward and wife motored tc
Worcester Sunday and Thursday went
to Providence river resort where
they had shore dinner.
Rev. George ID. Stanley of Putnam
and Rev. a. Ii. Withee of Mystic are
| to be among the ministers 10 preach al
the Willimsntie camp grounds.
Mrs. J. +. Curran and daughter, Mil
lieent, OF Worcester spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Currsn's parents, Mir. anC
Mrs, r. \. Maloney, on School street
Misses Jeanne Duval and Cora Beau
regard, who have been guests of Put
nam relatives, returned TO HarItor,
Tuesday. They are studying To be
come Sisters of the Holy Ghost.
p. +. polan, New York city, Rev
Walter McCrann, Norwalk, Rev
Cornelius Kueilings, Waterbury, Mrs
William Geary, Portland and X. T
McCrann, Providence, have beer
guests Of Mrs. Peter Dolan, Chapman
street.
The highway committee of the com
mon council is To carry out instruc
tions and see that sidewalks in III,
city are repaired They are getting
figures on the work and il will be done
and charged up 10 the abutter,
Those wishing TO pickle cucumber,
should buy now. 1t will be difficult
to get the very small eueumhers, as la
Dor difficulties are preventing theil
being picked. Some growers say they
will not attempt TO pick them less thar
three TO four inches long.
John Phinney, haydeuville, Mass.
and daughter, Miss Lora Phinney
Hartford, were guests this week of Mr.
and Mrs. G. A. Hammond, Oak Hin
Mr.. PhinEey, veteran of the tivi
| war, attended the reunion OF his regi,
ment in Norwich Wednesday anC
came 10 Putnam from here.